Records of the White House Office of Records Management (George H.W. Bush Administration)

This series contains materials pertaining to offers of golf lessons and tips for President Bush, requests for the Chief Executive to address the 1989 and 1991 Ryder Cup Teams, a proposed match between Bush and Quayle, and an offer to construct a putting green on the White House lawn.

This series contains materials pertaining to requests for President Bush to meet with the 1992 NCAA champion Yale Women's Gymnastics Team and the 1991 NCAA champion University of Alabama Women's Gymnastics Team.

This series contains materials pertaining to speeches given by President Bush in honor of NHL and NCAA champions from 1989-1992.

This series contains materials pertaining to requests to go fishing with President Bush and petitions for him to condemn hunting as an inhumane sport.

This series contains materials pertaining to the support of President Bush for Atlanta and Salt Lake City as sites of the 1996 and 1998 Olympic Games. It also includes a speech made by him honoring the 1992 American Summer and Winter Olympic Teams as well as the 1991 and 1992 annual reports of the U.S. Olympic Committee.

This series contains materials pertaining to the Interstate Greyhound Racing Act of 1991, a request that President Bush meet with the 1989 winner of the Daytona 500, and an inquiry as to the chances of him meeting with 1990 Winston Cup stock car racing champion Dale Earnhardt.

This series contains materials related to a recommendation that President Bush greet representatives of the East Coast Greenway caravan and a resolution concerning the use of snowmobiles in Voyageurs National Park.

This series contains materials pertaining to the National Rifle Association and donation of the African Safari Club to the U.S. Shooting Team.

This series contains materials pertaining to President Bush meeting with members of the 1992 U.S. Olympic Ski Team prior to their departure for Albertville and the inclusion of his photo and letter in the program for the 1992 Masters World Cup Cross Country Skiing to be held in Anchorage, Alaska.

This series contains materials pertaining to the support of President Bush for the World Cup to be held in the U.S. in 1994, information on how sites for the World Cup matches will be chosen, and remarks made by the President to the 1992 U.S. Women's Soccer Team.

This series contains materials pertaining to requests to play President Bush in tennis, offers to improve his backhand and other ground strokes, and fundraising efforts for the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

This series contains materials pertaining to requests to run with President Bush and his approval of H.J. Resolution 547, National Walking Week.

This series contains materials concerning matters pertaining to all religion. Examples of the topics include: religious freedom, abortion, adoption, atheists, and health and welfare. This category also contains cassette recordings of sermons, video recordings, speeches and general prayers.

This series contains information about the rights of the Jewish community in Syria to emigrate.

This series contains materials concerning the President receiving or signing Bibles and also some prayers sent to the President.

This series contains materials concerning prayers sent to and said for the President and Mrs. Bush as wells as information concerning the National Prayer Day and prayers said for the soldiers in the Gulf.

This series contains a support letter.

This series contains materials concerning information on Atheism, Unitarian and General Synod.

This series contains materials concerning information relating to Catholics.

This series contains an Anti- Zionist letter. It should be noted that this neither this letter not it's author are related to Hinduism.

This series contains materials concerning the conditions and plight of the Soviet Jews.

This series contains information on Islam.

This series contains information concerning Protestant meetings.

This series contains materials on and about the Southern Baptist Convention.

This series contains information concerning Eastern Orthodox Churches.

This series contains information concerning Episcopalian Churches.

This series contains information concerning Mormons and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

This series contains materials concerning Harvest of Peace Resolution and Peace Tax Fund.

This series contains cassette tapes of sermons and information for meetings.

This series contains cassette tapes of sermons and information concerning views and ideas for universal health care.

This series contains material pertaining to quarterly and annual reports of government agencies, charitable foundations, businesses, and corporations. These records include information on the following topics: United States cities and ports; environmental issues; border control, drug interdiction, global security, and foreign policy; sports; the 1990 census; voting; and space exploration.

This series contains information on safety studies and services including the Fire Safe Cigarette Act, Firefighters Safety Study Act, Independent Safety Board Act, Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, injury deduction technology documentation of benefits and costs, national uniformity for food safety and related labeling standards, Safety of Pesticides in Food Act, and reports from the National Safety Council.

This series contains information regarding Fire Prevention Association's public awareness drive, fire safety at home, national fire service issues, hotel and motel fire safety, oil fires in Kuwait, the Benjamin Franklin Memorial Fire Service Bill of Rights, Fire Protection Act, automobile safety standards, and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.

This series contains information about helmet and seatbelt laws, drunk driving, a study on the effects of car size on fatality and injury risk in single-vehicle crashes, lock systems and steering locks, and concerns about on the job employee driver training and safety classes.

This series contains information on Comprehensive Occupational Safety and Health Reform Act, national study of safety and health issues relating to certain petrochemical plants, Federal Employees Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1991, and a report on criminal enforcement of workplace safety.

This series contains information on the Department of Transportation's proposal to abolish the Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee.

This series contains information on the President's 1987 Annual Mine Safety and Health Report, the 1987 annual report on mine safety and health issues, and the safety issues of American coal miners.

This series contains information and research materials on alternative fuels, fossil energy, geothermal energy, recycling, cold fusion, the use of aerosols, ozone, the effects of chlorofluorocarbons (CFC), global climate change and global warming, the Superconducting Super Collider, human fetal tissue research, fetal cell transplants, and biomass/MSW conversion to renewable energy. It also contains reports including The Farm Animal and Research Facilities Protection Act of 1989, Electromagnetic Fields Research and Information Dissemination, Our Changing Planet: The FY 1991 U.S. Global Change Research Program, and The President’s Council on Competitiveness: Report and National Biotechnology Policy.

This series contains letters, memoranda, and guest lists relating to White House social events in general. Letters from members of Congress, first family friends, and the general public request White House events and suggest possible guests for White House events. Members of Congress generally write requesting Rose Garden ceremonies for certain groups or to recognize the signing of legislation. A large portion of this category includes thank you letters from guests who attended White House events. Memoranda among White House staff include information about policies and procedures relating to White House social events.

This series contains letters, memoranda, agendas, and guest lists regarding breakfast events at the White House. Most letters are from members of Congress and major organizations requesting breakfast meetings with the President. Memoranda discuss the feasibility of hosting particular events at the White House.

This series contains letters, memoranda, schedules, and guest lists primarily regarding White House state dinners. A large part of this category consists of thank you letters from guests who attended state dinners. Memoranda provide information about individuals invited to perform at White House dinners, and schedules include detailed information about the course of evening events at the White House from the cocktail reception through the dinner to the entertainment. This category also includes guest lists for informal White House dinners and movie parties hosted by the President and Mrs. Bush.

This series contains letters and memoranda about White House luncheons. Letters are similar to those found in the previous categories including requests for luncheons and thank you notes following events. A major portion of this category includes information relating to the National Medal of the Arts luncheon hosted annually by the President and Mrs. Bush in the East Room.

This series contains letters and memoranda regarding White House receptions. Letters and memoranda document requests for White House receptions from members of Congress, White House staff, private groups, and the general public. Also included in this category are thank you letters from individuals who attended a White House reception. A large portion of the thank you letters relate to various Christmas receptions hosted by the President and Mrs. Bush.

This series consists primarily of letters, memoranda, and guest lists. These materials document the people and groups that attended White House social events, as well as the entertainment provided during these events.

This series contains reports to Congress sent under Presidential authority and accompanying transmittal letters, as well as drafts, final texts, and cards of speeches and reports delivered by President Bush or prepared by White House staff for publication. Many of the speech drafts are annotated by President Bush and other senior White House staff members. The series also includes speech-related correspondence, memoranda, notes, fact sheets, and press releases. This series does not contain notes or talking points for debates or news conferences, but it does contain formal statements delivered by the President to the media at the beginning of news conferences.

This series contains materials relating to Presidential remarks given to groups such as the National Conference of State Legislators, National Association of Attorneys General, American Legislative Exchange Council, and Republican Governors. In these speeches Bush emphasizes familiar themes like states acting as laboratories, "individual empowerment," economic reform, the war against drugs, and a possible capital gains tax cut. Topics covered in lesser detail include term limits, Governors’ Ethanol Coalition, state technology programs, Governor’ Commission for the Family, and the Model State Volunteer Service Act.

This series contains materials relating to the development of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the fishing industry in the state, whether or not to give the Governor the authority to export Alaska North Slope Crude Oil, and the necessity of creating an EPA regional office in Alaska to put into effect the one percent wetlands rule.

This series contains materials relating to a recap by Governor Rose Mofford of issues and problems of great interest in Arizona, the Arizona Student Assessment Program, and the possibility of extending the demonstration status of the state's Medicaid program.

This series contains materials relating to the Upper Arkansas Initiative. The author of the correspondence concerning this matter is appalled at the EPA's use of funds to hold the "Upper Arkansas Jamboree." He does not want his tax dollars used to hire a public relations firm to promote the image of the EPA.

This series contains materials relating to offshore oil drilling, California's Proposition 65, providing for warning requirements for foods, drugs, cosmetics, and other medical devices; bio-fuel technology; resistance to tax measures in the state; and issues of great significance to the state's farmers such as NAFTA, immigration reform, and federal assistance in water development.

This series contains materials relating to the Upper Colorado River Commission.

This series contains materials relating to the 50th anniversary plans of the Connecticut Sports Alliance where President Bush received the Gold Key Award. It also contains material relating to a proposal submitted to the FDIC to help strengthen the banks of Connecticut.

This series contains materials relating to a possible scandal involving the Delaware River Toll Bridge Commission and one constituent's complaints concerning the state's court system.

This series contains materials relating to the clean-up efforts in Florida after the devastation caused by Hurricane Andrew. Also found here are records on Governor Lawton Chiles' opinion that the federal government is solely responsible for buying back 73 leases off the coast of southwestern Florida.

This series contains materials relating to attempts by Senator Sam Nunn to obtain federal disaster relief for several counties in Georgia that were hit by tornadoes.

This series contains materials relating to President Bush's participation in the 50th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii's extreme vulnerability to the disruption of its petroleum supplies, highlights of the 1992 Hawaiian Congressional primary, the devastation caused by Hurricane Iniki on the island of Kauai, and pleas by a local group for President Bush to restore Hawaii to its former status as a sovereign, independent nation.

This series contains materials relating to natural resource payments and their impact on Idaho counties for the 1989 fiscal year.

This series contains materials relating to an attempt by Senator Alan Dixon to get President Bush to meet with the Illinois State Chapter of Sister Cities International during a visit by the group to Washington, D.C., and a letter sent by Representative Lynn Martin to Governor John Sununu concerning a fund-raising missive for the state.

This series contains materials relating to H.R. 1216, the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and Enhancement Act. This piece of legislation alters the boundaries of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and authorizes appropriations for land acquisition and development.

This series contains materials relating to H. J. Res. 379, Commending the Citizens of the Sioux City, Iowa, Tri-State Area for their heroic actions in helping victims of United Airlines Flight 232 on 7/19/89. There is also records concerning an attempt by Senator Tom Harkin to get President Bush to expedite Governor Terry Branstad's request for emergency assistance in the wake of severe storms that have hit parts of Iowa, and how President Bush and the Republican Party can win back the Senate seat currently held by Harkin in the 1990 election.

This series contains materials relating to Governor Mike Hayden and his ordering of special benefits for Kansas state employees who volunteered for or were called to active military service with the National Guard. Hayden informs President Bush of the actions he has taken in a letter.

This series contains materials relating to an appearance by President Bush in the state. This could possibly be a fundraising event.

This series contains materials relating to clean-up efforts in the wake of Hurricane Andrew, a dispute involving the establishment of the Port of South Louisiana and the reporting of trade statistics, and the formation of an ad hoc committee to advise and assist President Bush on matters concerning patronage in the state.

This series contains materials to work done by the State of Maine Task Force on Affordable Housing and S. 1756, the Maine Acadian Culture Preservation Act. The bill provides for the establishment of a center for the preservation and interpretation of Acadian culture in Maine.

This series contains materials relating to the future of public education in Maryland, the planting of trees and seedlings all over the state through programs such as the Tree-Mendous Maryland Program, Maryland's possible participation in the Rural Development Initiative, and an offer from Governor Donald Schaefer for Maryland's Emergency Response Team to go to the Persian Gulf and help control oil pollution caused by Iraq.

This series contains materials relating to the 1992 economic miracle performed in the state by Governor William Weld and possible budget difficulties faced by Massachusetts in 1989.

This series contains materials relating to an effort to convince President Bush to bring to an end a proposal to build a confined toxic disposal facility in Portsmouth Township.

This series contains materials relating to the state's open enrollment program, which was championed by President Bush. There are also records on the retirement of Daniel F. Foley from the regular court bench of the Minnesota Court of Appeals. President Bush sent Foley a letter to honor his 25 years of service as a judge.

This series contains materials relating to a request by Representative Gillespie V. Montgomery for the White House to arrange a special ceremony honoring the one millionth participant in his G.I. Bill Program, a suggestion for President Bush to avoid Governor Kirk Fordice because of his poor environmental record, and efforts by Montgomery to obtain federal disaster assistance for several counties in the state in the aftermath of torrential rains and tornadoes.

This series contains materials relating to the state's drug control strategy and Governor John Ashcroft's designation of the Missouri Department of Economic Development as the lead agency for community service in the state.

This series contains materials relating to Presidential remarks given at the Five-State Conference in Helena, Montana, on September 18, 1989. Bush speaks at length on the course that American education will follow in the next 100 years. Another topic covered by these records is the decision of state Attorney General Marc Racicot not to mount a campaign for the U.S. Senate in 1990.

This series contains materials relating to an assertion in a telegram that contrary to appearances Nebraska is on Bush's side.

This series contains materials relating to a reappointment by President Bush of the U.S. Commissioner to the Pacific Salmon Commission and claims by the Western Shoshone National Council to large areas of land in Nevada. The state attorney general, Frankie Sue del Papa, tells why these claims have no factual foundation and should not be given much credence.

This series contains materials relating to the dismal economic situation in the state and offering possible solutions, the closing of Pease Air Force Base and Portsmouth Naval Yard, the introduction of legislation under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Program to study segments of the Merrimack and Pemigewasset Rivers. There are also records concerning the possibility of Louis Bergeron, a prominent politician in New Hampshire, switching from the Democratic to the Republican Party.

This series contains materials relating to a possible state law denying AFDC-dependent women welfare benefits for any child born while the woman is on welfare, the support of the New Jersey Congressional Delegation for the state's application for $412 million in reimbursement for a disproportionate share of Medicaid payment claims. Finally, there is a note of appreciation from the President's nephew, John M. Walker, Jr., thanking the President for inviting him and his wife to a White House dinner.

This series contains materials relating to crime in the state; the New Mexico Public Lands Wilderness Act, H.R. 5796- Conducting Certain Studies in New Mexico, which authorizes the Departments of Agriculture and Interior to undertake environmental and other studies in the state; and a briefing given President Bush on important issues concerning New Mexico.

This series contains materials relating to a critique of Governor Mario Cuomo's budget plan by CHANGE-NY, a proposal by Benjamin Gilman and other Republican members of the New York Congressional Delegation that President Bush make a “Whistle Stop Tour” through their districts in the Hudson Valley in conjunction with the 1992 campaign, Senator Alfonse D'Amato asking President Bush to put federal agencies “on notice” in case Cuomo makes a request for federal disaster assistance in the wake of the worst storm to hit New York City in fifty years, and the possibility of President Bush fighting Cuomo's efforts to cut the Youth-at-Risk project by $7 million.

This series contains materials relating to efforts by Senator Jesse Helms to secure funding for a bar deepening project in the Cape Fear River near Port Wilmington.

This series contains materials relating to poverty in the state, a request for a waiver concerning the Dayton Area Health Plan, the chances of Ohio being selected as the location for the Patriot Missile Battalion, and the proposed closing of the Miamisburg, Ohio Mound Facility.

This series contains materials relating to education in the state and thanks given by Representative Mickey Edwards to Governor John Sununu for taking time out from his busy schedule to give a speech to the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce.

This series contains materials relating to Oregon's intention to request a waiver from the federal government to implement its Medicaid rationing program and Senator Bob Packwood's request that President Bush sign a letter to a select group of Oregon business leaders endorsing Dave Frohnmayer, the Republican candidate for Governor in 1990.

This series contains materials relating to a political briefing given to President Bush concerning prospects for Republicans in the state in 1992 and the Knoll Homestart Program, a new initiative designed to make available $100 million in mortgages to Pennsylvanians whose incomes do not exceed 150 percent of their county's median income level. According to the best estimates, this project should provide mortgages for 1500 Pennsylvania families.

This series contains materials relating to Rhode Island's 1990 state budget and Governor Edward DiPrete's 1989 State of the State Message.

This series contains materials relating to the necessity of federal disaster assistance for the state in the aftermath of Hurricane Hugo; Senator Strom Thurmond urging President Bush to bring to a halt the perception that South Carolina was losing military assets, such as the transfer of units and ships from Charleston Navy Base to a new facility in Ingleside, Texas, because of diminishing political influence; and the circumstances that caused Debourdieu, a project on the South Carolina coast, to fall into bankruptcy.

This series contains materials relating to a minor boundary change between South Dakota and Nebraska. By law, notice of the proposed alteration must be given to President Bush. George S. Mickelson, governor of South Dakota, notifies the White House of the impending slight territorial modification.

This series contains materials relating to H.J. Res. 540, passed by the Tennessee House of Representatives. This piece of legislation encouraged the government of Kuwait to extend the right of suffrage to female citizens.

This series contains materials relating to the Matagorda Island "Rip-Off," the railroad Commission of Texas and the passage of an emergency measure to increase the state's oil production, a briefing given to President Bush on the political climate of the state in 1992, and President Bush's acceptance of an invitation to deliver a commencement address at Texas A and M University in 1989.

This series contains materials relating to H.R. 429, the Central Utah Project Completion Act. Governor Norman H. Bangerter urges President Bush to sign the bill because it constitutes a significant contribution to the development and reform of water resources in all the western states..

This series contains materials relating to community-based mental health programs in the state.

This series contains materials relating to Governor Douglas Wilder's use of state aircraft for personal travel and Senator John Warner's desire to use the military to help fight the problems faced by urban areas all across the country. He envisions the armed forces playing a role providing training and jobs for youth and displaced workers.

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This series contains materials relating to Parental Choice Initiative, an educational voucher initiative which will grant 1000 low-income children the option of attending private schools beginning in November 1990; Parental and Family Responsibility Initiative, part of a welfare reform package; and the Clearinghouse for Workplace Child Options, an attempt to address the need to provide child care for working parents.

This series contains materials relating to a proclamation issued by President Bush setting forth July 10, 1990 as ”Wyoming Centennial Day” and Governor Mike Sullivan agreeing to accept an invitation from President Bush for Wyoming to become an applicant for a State Rural Development Council.

This series contains materials relating to recommendations from special negotiations with the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI), Department of the Interior draft report on H.R. 3351-American Samoa Study Commission Act, and Department of Justice comments on Department of the Interior draft report on H.R. 3351.

This series contains materials relating to an exchange between President Bush and Representative Ben Blaz concerning efforts by Guam to redefine its status as a U.S. territory, H.R. 4164-Guam Excess Lands Act, the views of various agencies and departments with respect to H.R. 4164, H.R. 98-Guam Commonwealth Act, and Department of the Interior draft testimony concerning H.R. 98.

This series contains materials primarily relating to the question of whether or not Puerto Rico should be admitted as a state. President Bush carries on a dialogue with a number of prominent Puerto Rican politicians-Rafael Hernandez Colon, Miriam J. Ramirez de Ferrer, Luis A. Ferre, and Arturo J. Gusman. In addition, there is information concerning S. 244-Puerto Rico Status Referendum Act, which generates a considerable amount in the way of draft testimony and draft reports from assorted departments and agencies, such as the United States Trade Representative, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Health and Human Services. Other subjects covered in lesser detail include Puerto Rico's place in Bush's anti-drug war, progress achieved by the island's Caribbean Development Program, and measures that should be taken to preserve Puerto Rico's rain forests. Finally, mention should be made of a Presidential memorandum issued by 1991 which took the place of a similar note put out by JFK in 1961. By the terms of this piece of paper, Puerto Rico would henceforth be treated as a state.

This series contains materials relating to the breakdown of law and order that occurred on the Virgin Islands in the wake of Hurricane Hugo, the alleged misconduct of Governor Alexander Farrelly and other high officials is especially emphasized, and an apparent incident involving the squandering of federal funds whereby sand was barged in from Fort Lauderdale to restore beaches destroyed by Hurricane Hugo.