Box and Folder Inventory

Box 9

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Box 9: Clippings, October 2002 - Press, Press Conferences, June 1997

F 1:      Clippings, October 2002.

Topics include campaigns, Iraq, Saddam Hussein, Belo Corporation, Scott Armey, and authority to use force against Iraq.

F 2:      Clippings, November 2002.

Topics include campaigns, elections, and Michael Burgess.

F 3:     Press, Miscellaneous, 1985-1987.

Folder contains correspondence, memos, and projected budgets for various communications activities. Also included is a resume for Edward W. Gillespie, who served as Richard K. Armey’s press secretary.

F 4:      Press, Newsletters, 1985-1987.

Topics include education, tax reform, privatization, abortion, budget, defense, gun control, Mount Alto, Oliver North, and foreign affairs. Folder also includes correspondence, memos, and statements by Richard K. Armey which appeared in the Congressional Record. This material was apparently used in drafting the newsletters.

F 5:      Press, Newsletters, 1988-1995.

Topics include foreign affairs, tax reform, agricultural subsidies, budget, Stealth bomber, education, military base closure, flat tax, and congressional pay raise.

F 6:      Press, Newsletters, 1996-2001.

Topics include economy, health care, tax reform, crime, budget, auto insurance, Medicare, China, marriage penalty tax, and Social Security.

F 7:      Press, News Releases, n.d.

Topics include capital gains tax, trade with Taiwan, immigration, drug trafficking, teenage drinking, budget, and Richard K. Armey named to Taxpayer Hall of Fame.

F 8:      Press, News Releases, 1985.

Topics include Richard K. Armey’s freshman year, home employment, comparable worth, Coalition for Strategic Defense Initiative, budget, Minority Opportunity Restoration Act, labor, terrorism, Arthur D. Nicholson Jr., House Trade Expansion Caucus, and U.S. foreign policy with Soviet Union.

F 9:      Press, News Releases, 1986.

Topics include drug war, urban homesteading, tax reform, budget, housing, campaigns, and Soviet jamming of radio broadcasts.

F 10:    Press, News Releases, 1987.

Topics include urban homesteading, budget, military base closure, Mount Alto, privatization, and tax reform.

F 11:    Press, News Releases, 1988.

Topics include Crime Stoppers, urban homesteading, and military base closure.

F 12:    Press, News Releases, 1989, 1991-1992.

Topics include congressional pay raise, tax reform, urban homesteading, military base closure, term limits, Clarence Thomas, House banking scandal, John Sununu, economy, budget, Mai and Clyde Ding, campaigns, House Republican Conference, corporate welfare, average fuel economy standards, and conservatism and election of Bill Clinton.

F 13:    Press, News Releases, 1993.

Topics include military base closure, budget, Bill Clinton, North American Free Trade Agreement, crime, health care, honey subsidy, Robert H. Michel, school choice, and statehood for the District of Columbia.

F 14:    Press, News Releases, 1994.

Topics include Bill Clinton, assault weapons, flat tax, term limits, and health care.

F 15:    Press, New Releases, 1995.

Topics include Contract with America, Barney Frank, flat tax, B-2 bomber, Medicaid, Medicare, Department of Commerce, abortion, lobbying, veterans, budget, federal speed limit, and Richard A. Gephardt.

F 16:    Press News Releases, 1996.

Topics include flat tax, Bill Clinton, budget, tax on union members, tax reform, Dallas public housing, Robert Dole, abortion, immigration. Folder includes some releases from the Office of the Majority Leader.

F 17:    Press, News Releases, 1997.

Topics include Sonny Bono, health care, tax reform, flat tax, military voting rights, Omega Boys Club, flexible work hours, abortion, National Endowment for the Arts, Newt Gingrich, Medicare, Cornerstone Schools of Detroit, welfare, auto insurance, Internal Revenue Service, budget, education savings account, school choice, Results Act, and Scrap the Tax Code tours. Folder has a few releases from the Office of the Majority Leader. Folder also has a letter from Bill Clinton.

F 18:    Press, News Releases, 1998.

Topics include J. Dennis Hastert, tax reform, cloning, school choice in District of Columbia, Ronald Reagan National Airport, privatization, Scrap the Tax Code tour, auto insurance, health care, military base closure, parental approval for abortion, Microsoft, International Monetary Fund, Internet, Barry Goldwater, Tiananmen Square, homosexuals in federal workplace, religious freedom, assisted suicide, National Basketball Association and drug policy, education savings account, Internal Revenue Service, trade with China, death of police at Capitol, partial birth abortion, immigration, missile defense, Bill Clinton, school prayer, Social Security, Joe White, Newt Gingrich, Steve Largent, and Jennifer Dunn. Folder includes a few releases from Office of Majority Leader. There is also a letter from Republican House leadership to Bill Clinton.

F 19:    Press, News Releases, 1999.

Topics include J. Dennis Hastert, budget, missile defense policy, tax reform, telecommunications, Bill Clinton, impeachment, flat tax, Kosovo, auto insurance, environment, Y2K, budget, Social Security, technology, gun control, health care, Legal Services Corporation, U.S. foreign policy with Russia, child abuse, school choice, and education. Folder contains some releases from the Office of the Majority Leader.

F 20:    Press, News Releases, 2000.

Topics include tax reform, Paul Morrell, health care, marriage tax penalty, Social Security, budget, trade, education, Internet tax, energy prices, International Monetary Fund, Internet privacy, missile defense policy, public housing in Dallas, crime, Taiwan, Legal Services Corporation, trade with China, Microsoft, eContract, death tax, government waste, Department of Housing and Urban Development, partial birth abortion, Al Gore, Boy Scouts, and Bill Clinton. Folder contains some releases from the Office of the Majority Leader. Folder also has a letter from several members of House to the Federal Communications Commission wanting to keep the Internet regulation-free.

F 21:    Press, News Releases, 2001-2002.
Topics include tax reform, abortion, Brian Gunderson, Sudan, school choice, Tom Daschle, health care, pensions, Social Security, budget, Phil Gramm, stem cell research, and AmeriCorps. Most releases in this folder are from the Office of the Majority Leader.

F 22:    Press, News Releases, Weekly Columns, 1985-1987.

Topics include budget, trade, terrorism, urban homesteading, Federal Aviation Administration, deficit, line-item veto, AIDS, Paul Johnson, defense spending, small business, immigration, and privatization. The majority of the material in this folder is primarily print-outs of columns found on a computer disk.

F 23:    Press, Press Conferences, April- May 1996.

• April 23, 1996. Topics include appropriations, budget, health care, and Bill Clinton.
• May 7, 1996. Topics include Newt Gingrich, gasoline tax, budget, minimum wage, and labor unions.
• May 14, 1996. Topics include defense spending, budget, Bill Clinton, minimum wage, health care, and trade with China.
• May 21, 1996. Topics include Bill Clinton, tax reform, gasoline tax, welfare, and budget.

F 24:    Press, Press Conferences, June 1996.

• June 4, 1996. Topics include Bill Clinton, tax reform, and campaigns.
• June 11, 1996. Topics include Bill Clinton, campaigns, Robert Dole, arson of black churches, and immigration.
• June 18, 1996. Topics include health care, PACs, arson of black churches, immigration, and Internet.
• June 25, 1996. Topics include Bill Clinton, health care, Newt Gingrich, and use of military for favorable votes.

F 25:    Press, Press Conferences, July 1996.

• July 9, 1996. Topics include Bill Clinton, budget, minimum wage, welfare, campaigns, Robert Livingston, and campaign finance reform.
• July 16, 1996. Topics include campaign finance reform, campaigns, Bill Clinton, labor unions, health care, District of Columbia, and welfare.
• July 23, 1996. Topics include tax reform, campaigns, labor, Arthur Coia, campaign finance reform, and economy.
• July 30, 1996. Topics include Bill Clinton, terrorism, health care, minimum wage, campaign finance reform, and House Republican leadership.

F 26:    Press, Press Conferences, September 1996.

• September 4, 1996. Topics include Bill Clinton, tax reform, airline security, campaigns, immigration, Newt Gingrich, ethics, and Nancy Johnson.
• September 11, 1996. Topics include immigration, campaigns, Robert Dole, ethics, and Nancy Johnson.
• September 17, 1996. Topics include campaigns, Bill Clinton, immigration, Newt Gingrich, and ethics.
• September 24, 1996. Topics include Jim McDermott, ethics, Newt Gingrich, and immigration.

F 27:    Press, Press Conferences, February- March 1997.

• February 11, 1997. Topics include Bill Clinton, budget, Social Security, capital gains tax, campaign finance reform, Newt Gingrich, and ethics.
• February 25, 1997. Topics include budget, Social Security, Bill Clinton, and partisanship.
• March 4, 1997. Topics include budget, Newt Gingrich, ethics, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, and campaign finance reform.
• March 11, 1997. Topics include Bill Clinton, budget, drug enforcement policy and Mexico, and Mexican economy.
• March 18, 1997. Topics include tax reform, budget, and Bill Clinton.

F 28:    Press, Press Conferences, April 1997.

• April 8, 1997. Topics include budget, Newt Gingrich, and Bill Clinton.
• April 15, 1997. Topics include tax reform, budget, trade with China, ethics committee, and campaign finance reform.
• April 23, 1997. Topics include Newt Gingrich, ethics, and budget.
• April 29, 1997. Topics include floods in North Dakota, budget, and taxes.

F 29:    Press, Press Conferences, May 1997.

• May 6, 1997. Topics include budget and tax reform.
• May 13, 1997. Topics include budget, census, and National Endowment for the Arts.
• May 20, 1997. Topics include budget and Bill Clinton.

F 30:    Press, Press Conferences, June 1997.      

• June 3, 1997. Topics include budget, census, tax reform, and medical savings accounts.
• June 10, 1997. Topics include tax reform and census.
• June 17, 1997. Topics include automobile insurance, tax reform, House Republican leadership, budget, Medicare, and Newt Gingrich.
• June 24, 1997. Topics include tax reform, budget, religious freedom in China, and trade with China.