These records pertain to the day-to-day activities (both routine and substantive) of the Bush White House. Almost all information for President George H. W. Bush, excepting national security affairs, flowed through the Chief of Staff, who essentially controlled access to the president.
Series & File Units
John Sununu Issues Files
This series contains materials pertaining to many of the issues that faced the George H. W. Bush Administration including: the transition from the Ronald Reagan Administration, abortion, fetal tissue research, AIDS, the Exxon Valdez oil spill; international trade (especially international textiles); the savings and loans industry; the steel Voluntary Restraint Agreement (VRA) program; the Clean Air Act, the White House Conference on Global Climate Change; the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC); the automobile industry; the Brazil Environmental Conference; civil rights; relations with China following the student demonstrations in Tiananmen Square in 1989; immigration policy for Chinese students studying in the United States after the 1989 demonstrations; Most Favored Nation status for the People's Republic of China; the credit crunch; planning for the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum; the National Drug Control Strategy; the 1990 Houston Economic Summit; the London Economic Summit; the Uruguay Round of economic negotiations; the 1990 Education Summit; the 1990 Bipartisan Budget Agreement; oil drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf; wetlands conservation; the spotted owl issue; turtle excluder devices; the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); proposed Presidential Fast Track authority; Financial Interest and Syndication Rules (FIN/SYN); global warming; the National Energy Strategy; the Persian Gulf War; and the nomination of Supreme Court Justices David Souter and Clarence Thomas. There is also correspondence from many members of Congress and several conservative organizations, including the National Right to Life Committee and the Heritage Foundation.
Date
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Local ID
GB-COS-015
NAID
580478
Record Type(s)
Textual Records
Extent
21 linear feet, 5 linear inches
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
Restrictions
Access Restriction
Restricted - Possibly
Materials may be closed under restrictions of the Presidential Records Act and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Withdrawal sheets in processed folders will indicate specific restrictions.
Use Restriction
Unrestricted
Container List
Container ID 29142
Budget [1990] - Press Report #3 [7]
NAID
702272
Local ID
29142-001
Record Type(s)
Textual Records
Availability
Online