Abstract This collection consists of the White House files and the personal papers of Harry S. Dent. It documents his involvement with the South Carolina and national Republican Party; his political work for President Richard M. Nixon’s Presidential administration and his peripheral involvement in the Watergate scandal; his legal career after his departure from the White House staff; his evangelical work with his wife through their ministry Laity Alive and Serving, including their missions to Romania...

Scope and Contents note The White House files contain agendas, articles, brochures, clippings, copies of correspondence, invitations, lists, maps, copies of memoranda, minutes, newsletters, polls, postcards, reports, schedules, statements and telegrams.The material in this series dates from 1968 to 1973 with the bulk of the material dating from 1969-1972 when Dent was Deputy/Special Counsel to U.S. President Richard M. Nixon. It is divided into two chronological subseries: the Subject File, arranged...