Records on Phillip D. Brady Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary

The materials in FOIA 1999-0735-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. FOIA 1999-0735-F contains files created by Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary Phillip D. Brady. The Staff Secretary reported through the Chief of Staff to the President and was responsible for ensuring that all documents forwarded to the President were correct in form and content and that the 1999-0735-F 1 President's wishes for further action were respected. All materials intended for the President came to his office, and he reviewed and forwarded them directly or staffed them for senior staff comment and clearance before forwarding. In addition, he oversaw the creation of the President's daily schedule, reviewed presidential correspondence, and coordinated the administration of medals awarded by the President including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The files document Brady's tenure in the position from early 1991 through 1992. Included in the chronologically arranged files are letters, memoranda, agendas, reports, options papers, printed materials, invitations, and schedules. These materials document all aspects of the Staff Secretary's responsibilities and the issues confronting the Bush Administration during 1991 and 1992, but more substantive decision making materials have been removed in accordance with the Presidential Records Act. Prominent correspondents include cabinet secretaries and senior White House staff members including Jack Kemp, Louis Sullivan, Barbara Hackman Franklin, Sam Skinner, and Shirley Green. Additional letters are from members of Congress, the general public, and interest groups and are generally related to specific issues or current events. Mail analysis reports and summaries of White House Comments Line phone calls are particularly interesting. Read less