Selected Records on "New World Order"

The materials in FOIA 2008-0872-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. FOIA2008-0872-F attempts to illuminate a phrase first defined by President Bush in an address before a joint session of Congress on the Persian Gulf Crisis and the federal budget deficit, 09/11/90: "We stand today at a unique and extraordinary moment. The crisis in the Persian Gulf, as grave as it is, also offers a rare opportunity to move toward an historic period of cooperation. Out of these troubled times, our fifth objective -- a new world order -- can emerge: a new era -- freer from the threat of terror, stronger in the 2008-0872-F 2 pursuit of justice, and more secure in the quest for peace. An era in which the nations of the world, East and West, North and South, can prosper and live in harmony." These materials consist of correspondence responding to questions about the term "new world order"; press releases of statements where President Bush used the term "new world order", cables conveying news reports; papers analyzing the "new world order" theme; a list of references to "new world order" in public statements by senior U.S. official; speeches delivered by senior administration officials including President Bush that reference the "new world order" idea; reports concerning international press responses to the "new world order" concept, photocopies of newspaper and magazine articles regarding the "new world order", and information memoranda regarding the relationship of the "new world order" concept and the rule of law. Read less