Records on Secretary of Education Lauro Cavazos and the Education Summit with Governors of 1989

The materials in FOIA 2007-0107-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. 2007-0107-F 2 FOIA 2007-0107-F contains materials from agencies and individuals including the United States Department of Education, the White House Executive Office of the President, and the National Governors' Association. These records relate to Secretary of Education Lauro Cavazos and the 1989 Education Summit with Governors held at the University of Virginia. The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Alphabetical Files and Subject File categories contain letters from various organizations, government agencies, cabinet members, and private citizens regarding educational issues, as well as letters from constituents regarding Secretary Cavazos's work as Secretary of Education. Also included are newsletters and promotional material from various national education organizations. The Staff and Office Files contain correspondence, memoranda, and publications maintained by individual staff members and offices. Materials include published articles on education in general as well as the Education Summit in specific; press releases detailing the statements from the Education Summit and overviews of the Education Excellence Act of 1989; the Joint Statement of President's Education Summit with Governors; informational memoranda regarding education issues and topics likely to be discussed at the Education Summit; transmittal notes and cover sheets; agendas from Domestic Policy Council Meetings on Hispanic Education; Education Summit schedules for President and Mrs. Bush, Cabinet members, Governors, staff, and spouses of Governors and Cabinet Members; maps of the University of Virginia and Monticello; menus from a dinner for the Governors at Monticello; hotel bills from the Summit; and Department of Education published reports. The Bush Vice Presidential Staff and Office Files contain speech cards and notes. These materials consist of speech cards containing a proposed speech to be given by Vice President Bush on the occasion of the swearing-in of Secretary Cavazos in 1988. A handwritten notation on the first card indicates that the speech was not given. Also included is a page of general notes regarding press guidance for the nomination of Secretary Cavazos. The Federal Records consist of a letter from Bonnie Guiton, Special Adviser to the President for Consumer Affairs, to Chief of Staff John H. Sununu regarding the federal role in education. Read less