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The United States on January 9, 1975

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President
Jr.
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. R · since Aug 9, 1974
Senate
38 D · 27 R
66 senators · 94th Congress
House
—
0 representatives
Supreme Court
6 R · 3 D
9 justices by appointing party
Union
50 states
26 amendments in force
Unemployment
7.2%
Dec 1974 · $1 then ≈ $6.49 today
Public debt
$475B
as of Jun 30, 1974
1975-01-09/executiveThe administration
President Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. R
since Aug 9, 1974
Vice President Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller R
Director of the Office of Management and Budget Roy Ash I
since Feb 2, 1973
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development James Thomas Lynn R
since Feb 2, 1973
Secretary of Commerce Frederick B. Dent R
since Feb 2, 1973
Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Caspar Weinberger R
since Feb 12, 1973
Ambassador to the United Nations John A. Scali R
since Feb 20, 1973
Secretary of Defense James R. Schlesinger R
since Jul 2, 1973
Director of Central Intelligence William Colby I
since Sep 4, 1973
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Russell E. Train R
since Sep 12, 1973
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger R
since Sep 22, 1973
Attorney General William B. Saxbe R
since Jan 4, 1974
Secretary of the Treasury William E. Simon R
since May 9, 1974
White House Chief of Staff Donald Rumsfeld R
since Sep 21, 1974
1975-01-09/congress94th Congress
Senate · 38 D · 27 R · 1 C
John Jackson Sparkman (Democrat, AL)John Little McClellan (Democrat, AR)John Varick Tunney (Democrat, CA)Floyd Kirk Haskell (Democrat, CO)Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Democrat, DE)Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. (Democrat, FL)Samuel Augustus Nunn (Democrat, GA)Richard Clarence Clark (Democrat, IA)Rupert Vance Hartke (Democrat, IN)Walter Darlington Huddleston (Democrat, KY)John Bennett Johnston Jr. (Democrat, LA)Edward M. Kennedy (Democrat, MA)Edmund Sixtus Muskie (Democrat, ME)William Dodd Hathaway (Democrat, ME)Philip Aloysius Hart (Democrat, MI)Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (Democrat, MN)Walter Frederick Mondale (Democrat, MN)William Stuart Symington (Democrat, MO)John Cornelius Stennis (Democrat, MS)James Oliver Eastland (Democrat, MS)Michael Joseph Mansfield (Democrat, MT)Lee Warren Metcalf (Democrat, MT)Quentin Northrup Burdick (Democrat, ND)Thomas James McIntyre (Democrat, NH)Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. (Democrat, NJ)Joseph Manuel Montoya (Democrat, NM)Howard Walter Cannon (Democrat, NV)John Orlando Pastore (Democrat, RI)Claiborne de Borda Pell (Democrat, RI)James George Abourezk (Democrat, SD)Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. (Democrat, TX)Frank Edward Moss (Democrat, UT)Henry Martin Jackson (Democrat, WA)William Proxmire (Democrat, WI)Robert C. Byrd (Democrat, WV)Jennings Randolph (Democrat, WV)Gale William McGee (Democrat, WY)Harry Flood Byrd Jr. (Independent, VA)James Lane Buckley (Conservative, NY)Ted F. Stevens (Republican, AK)Paul Jones Fannin (Republican, AZ)Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. (Republican, CT)William V. Roth Jr. (Republican, DE)Hiram Leong Fong (Republican, HI)James Albertus McClure (Republican, ID)Charles Harting Percy (Republican, IL)James Blackwood Pearson (Republican, KS)Edward William Brooke III (Republican, MA)John Glenn Beall Jr. (Republican, MD)Robert Paul Griffin (Republican, MI)Jesse Helms (Republican, NC)Roman Lee Hruska (Republican, NE)Carl Thomas Curtis (Republican, NE)Clifford Philip Case (Republican, NJ)Pete V. Domenici (Republican, NM)Robert Taft Jr. (Republican, OH)Dewey Follett Bartlett (Republican, OK)Mark Odom Hatfield (Republican, OR)Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. (Republican, PA)J. Strom Thurmond (Republican, SC)William Emerson Brock III (Republican, TN)Howard Henry Baker Jr. (Republican, TN)John Goodwin Tower (Republican, TX)William Lloyd Scott (Republican, VA)Robert Theodore Stafford (Republican, VT)Clifford Peter Hansen (Republican, WY)
House ·
1975-01-09/supreme-courtThe bench
William Orville Douglas D
Associate Justice · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · since Apr 15, 1939
William Joseph Brennan, Jr. R
Associate Justice · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · since Mar 21, 1957
Potter Stewart R
Associate Justice · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · since May 7, 1959
Byron Raymond White D
Associate Justice · appointed by John F. Kennedy · since Apr 12, 1962
Thurgood Marshall D
Associate Justice · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · since Aug 30, 1967
Warren Earl Burger R
Chief Justice · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · since Jun 23, 1969
Harry Andrew Blackmun R
Associate Justice · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · since May 14, 1970
Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr. R
Associate Justice · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · since Dec 9, 1971
William Hubbs Rehnquist R
Associate Justice · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · since Dec 15, 1971
1975-01-09/weekWithin a week · Jan 2, 1975 – Jan 16, 1975
Law An Act to Establish Rules of Evidence for Certain Courts and Proceedings
Jan 2, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-595
Law Joint resolution to provide for the establishment of the American Indian Policy Review Commission.
Jan 2, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-580
Law An original joint resolution authorizing the Architect of the Capitol to permit certain temporary and permanent construction work on the Capitol grounds in connection with the erection of an addition to a building on privately owned property adjacent to the Capitol grounds.
Jan 2, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-581
Law A bill to declare that certain land of the United States is held by the United States in trust for the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma.
Jan 2, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-582
Law An Act to amend title 18 of the United States Code to permit the transportation, mailing, and broadcasting of advertising, information, and materials concerning lotteries authorized by law and conducted by a State, and for other purposes.
Jan 2, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-583
Law To improve judicial machinery by amending title 28, United States Code, with respect to judicial review of decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission, and for other purposes.
Jan 2, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-584
Law A bill to recognize the 50 years of extraordinary and selfless public service of Herbert Hoover, including his many great humanitarian endeavors, his chairmanship of two Commissions of the Organization of the Executive Branch, and his service as 31st President of the United States, and in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of his birth on August 10, 1974, by providing grants to the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace.
Jan 2, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-585
Law An Act to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide certain benefits to members of the Coast Guard Reserve, and for other purposes.
Jan 2, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-586
Law A bill to convey certain land of the United States to the Inter-Tribal Council, Incorporated, Miami, Oklahoma.
Jan 2, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-588
Law An Act to amend the Act of August 10, 1939 (53 Stat. 1347), and for other purposes.
Jan 2, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-589
Law A bill to authorize the conveyance of certain lands to the United States in trust for the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma.
Jan 2, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-590
Law An Act to authorize the conveyance of certain lands to the United States in trust for the citizen band of Pottawatomie Indians.
Jan 2, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-591
Law An original bill to extend certain authorizations under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, and for other purposes.
Jan 2, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-592
Law An Act to direct the Administrator of General Services to release certain conditions with respect to certain real property conveyed to the State of Arkansas by the United States, and for other purposes.
Jan 2, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-593
Law An Act to amend section 3(f) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, with respect to American Samoa, Guam, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
Jan 2, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-594
Law A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 and title 35 of the United States Code to change the name of the Patent Office to the "Patent and Trademark Office".
Jan 2, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-596
Law An Act to modify the tax treatment of members of the Armed Forces of the United States and civilian employees who are prisoners of war or missing in action, and for other purposes.
Jan 2, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-597
Law A bill to authorize the President to appoint to the active list of the Navy and Marine Corps of certain Reserves and temporary officers.
Jan 2, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-598
Law A bill to amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to provide for the disposal of certain excess and surplus Federal property to the Secretary of the Interior for the benefit of any group, band, or tribe of Indians.
Jan 2, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-599
Law A bill to amend the Trademark Act to extend the time for filing oppositions, to eliminate the requirement for filing reasons of appeal in the Patent Office, and to provide for awarding attorneys fees.
Jan 2, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-600
Law An Act to amend title 35, United States Code, "Patents", and for other purposes.
Jan 2, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-601
Law General Accounting Office Act of 1974
Jan 2, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-604
Law A bill to amend section 510 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936.
Jan 2, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-605
Law A bill to amend the act of September 2, 1960, as amended, so as to authorize different minimum grade standards for packages of grapes and plums exported to different destinations.
Jan 2, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-606
Law A bill to increase the borrowing authority of the Panama Canal Company and revise the method of computing interest thereon.
Jan 2, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-607
Law A bill to discontinue or modify certain reporting requirements of law.
Jan 2, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-608
Law An Act to extend until January 31, 1976 the authority of the National Commission for the Review of Federal and State Laws on Wire-trapping and Electronic Surveillance, and for other purposes.
Jan 2, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-609
Law A bill to expand the authority of the Canal Zone Government to settle claims not cognizable under the Tort Claims Act.
Jan 2, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-610
Law An Act to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1975.
Jan 2, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-611
Law A bill to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, to provide more flexibility in the allocation of administrative grants to coastal States, and for other purposes.
Jan 2, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-612
Law A bill to establish a working capital fund in the Department of Justice.
Jan 2, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-613
Law An Act to provide a People's Counsel for the Public Service Commission in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
Jan 2, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-614
Law An Act to amend the act of May 13, 1954, relating to the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation to provide for a 7-year term of office for the Administrator, and for other purposes.
Jan 2, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-615
Law An Act to extend for 2 years the authorizations for the striking of medals in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the cable car in San Francisco and in commemoration of Jim Thorpe, and for other purposes.
Jan 2, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-617
Law Trade Act of 1974
Jan 3, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-618
Law Eastern Wilderness Areas Act
Jan 3, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-622
Law Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974
Jan 3, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-629
Law Hazardous Materials Transportation Act
Jan 3, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-633
Law Speedy Trial Act of 1974
Jan 3, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-619
Law Grand Canyon National Park Enlargement Act
Jan 3, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-620
Law An Act to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (82 Stat. 906), as amended, to designate segments of certain rivers for possible inclusion in the national wild and scenic rivers system; to amend the Lower Saint Croix River Act of 1972 (86 Stat. 1174), and for other purposes.
Jan 3, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-621
Law International Air Transportation Fair Competitive Practices Act of 1974
Jan 3, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-623
Law Joint resolution making urgent supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and for other purposes.
Jan 3, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-624
Law A bill to amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States to permit the importation of upholstery regulators, upholsterer's regulating needles, and upholsterer's pins free of duty.
Jan 3, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-625
Law An Act to establish the Canaveral National Seashore in the State of Florida, and for other purposes.
Jan 3, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-626
Law Deepwater Port Act of 1974
Jan 3, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-627
Law An Act to amend title 10, United States Code, to enable the Naval Sea Cadet Corps and the Young Marines of the Marine Corps League to obtain, to the same extent as the Boy Scouts of America, obsolete and surplus naval material.
Jan 3, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-628
Law An Act to provide for the duty-free entry of a 3.60 meter telescope and associated articles for the use of the Canada-France-Hawaii telescope project at Mauna Kea, Hawaii.
Jan 3, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-630
Law A bill to designate certain lands as wilderness.
Jan 3, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-632
Law An Act to make technical amendments to the Act of September 3, 1974, relating to salary increases for District of Columbia police, firemen, and teachers, and to the District of Columbia Real Property Tax Revision Act of 1974, and for other purposes.
Jan 3, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-635
Law Military Construction Appropriation Act, 1975
Jan 3, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-636
Law Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act
Jan 4, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-637
Law Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975
Jan 4, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-638
Law National Health Planning and Resources Development Act
Jan 4, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-641
Law Federal-Aid Highway Amendments of 1974
Jan 4, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-643
Law Amendments of 1973 to Federal Law Relating to Explosives
Jan 4, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-639
Law National Arthritis Act of 1974
Jan 4, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-640
Law Harry S Truman Memorial Scholarship Act
Jan 4, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-642
Law Headstart, Economic Opportunity, and Community Partnership Act of 1974
Jan 4, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-644
Law A bill to provide for a plan for the preservation, interpretation, development, and use of the historic, cultural, and architectural resources of the Lowell Historic Canal District in Lowell, Mass., and for other purposes.
Jan 4, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-645
Law Export-Import Bank Amendments of 1974
Jan 4, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-646
Law Social Services Amendments of 1974
Jan 4, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-647
Law A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey any interest held by the United States in certain property in Jasper County, Ga., to the Jasper County Board of Education.
Jan 8, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-648
Law A bill to amend title 10 of the United States Code in order to clarify when claims must be presented for reimbursement of memorial services expenses in the case of members of the Armed Forces whose remains are not recovered.
Jan 8, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-649
Ruling Fusari v. Steinberg
Jan 14, 1975 · 419 U.S. 379
Ruling Sosna v. Iowa
Jan 14, 1975 · 419 U.S. 393
Ruling International Telephone & Telegraph Corp. v. Local 134
Jan 14, 1975 · 419 U.S. 428
Ruling Schlesinger v. Ballard
Jan 15, 1975 · 419 U.S. 498
Ruling Maness v. Meyers
Jan 15, 1975 · 419 U.S. 449
Ruling Cousins v. Wigoda
Jan 15, 1975 · 419 U.S. 477

Each office is shown as it stood at the end of the day. Cabinet records come from Wikidata and have gaps for some historical offices.