Box and Folder Inventory

Box 40

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Box 40: Correspondence, Trade, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, 1990-1991, 1993-1996 - Personal, Armey, Richard K., Awards and Certificates, n.d., 1984, 1986-2002

F 1:      Correspondence, Trade, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, 1990-1991, 1993-1996.

Topics include free trade, Uruguay round of talks, and World Trade Organization.

F 2:      Correspondence, Trade, North American Free Trade Agreement, 1992-1996.

Topics include free trade, trade with Mexico, trade with Canada, illegal immigration, job competition, environmental impact, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, exodus of U.S. business to Mexico, cheap labor, and truck safety compliance.

F 3:      Correspondence, Transportation, 1990-1992.

Topics include Department of Transportation, mass transit, Amtrak, railroads, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, fuel economy requirements, cycling, traffic safety, gasoline tax, and highway maintenance.

F 4:      Correspondence, Transportation, 1993-1994.

Topics include traffic safety, automobile safety, mass transit, speed limit, and Dallas Area Rapid Transit.

F 5:      Correspondence, Transportation, 1995-2000.

Topics include traffic safety, Amtrak, highways, speed limit, and automobile safety.

F 6:      Correspondence, Transportation, Aviation, 1990-1992.

Topics include airline competition, new runways at DFW International Airport, smoking on domestic flights, Wright Amendment, computerized reservation systems, flight attendant duty time, sale of USAir to British Airways, and noise reduction.

F 7:      Correspondence, Transportation, Aviation, 1993-1996.

Topics include sale of USAir to British Airways, economic problems of airline industry, bankrupt airlines, air traffic controllers, Wright Amendment, and job requirements for pilots.

F 8:      Correspondence, Transportation, Aviation, 1998-2000.

Topics include Airline Passenger’s Bill of Rights, Wright Amendment, and budget of the Federal Aviation Administration.

F 9:      Correspondence, Transportation, Trucking, 1990-1994, 2000.

Topics include safety, deregulation of intrastate trucking, larger trucks, trucking rates, and undercharge.

F 10:    Correspondence, Treasury, 1990, 1992, 1999.

Topics include currency.

F 11:    Correspondence, Urbanization, 1993-1994.

F 12:    Correspondence, Veterans, 1990-1992.

Topics include veterans’ hospitals, disabled veterans, Vietnam Conflict, prisoners of war, missing in action, military pensions, veterans’ benefits, Agent Orange, cost of living adjustment, retirement pay to former spouses of veterans, and health care.

F 13:    Correspondence, Veterans, 1993-1996.

Topics include disabled veterans, veterans’ benefits, health care, veterans’ hospitals, cost of living adjustments, and Gulf War.

F 14:   District, Area Budget Requests, 2001-2002.

Folder include “City of Dallas: Legislative Program for the 107th Congress” (booklet); list of projects at the Denton Municipal Airport; and request for funds from McKinney Municipal Airport.

F 15:    District, Community Crusade Against Drugs, 1987, 1991, 1993-1994.

Folder includes correspondence, memos, and list of participants regarding efforts to stop drug abuse.

F 16:    District, Data and Miscellaneous, n.d., 1986, 1990, 1996-1999, 2001.

Folder includes election, census overviews, and general information on the 26th congressional district in Texas.

F 17: District, Maps, n.d., 1994, 1996-1999.

Folder includes maps of the 26th congressional district in Texas.

F 18:    District, Panda Energy, 2000-2001.

Folder includes correspondence re Panda Energy, a company based in Armey’s congressional district, and problems the company had with power plant it built in China.

F 19:    District, Surface Transportation Issues, 1999.

Folder contains a notebook detailing various ground transportation issues as well as touching briefly on aviation concerns in the 26th congressional district of Texas.

F 20:    District, 26th Congressional District of Texas, An Overview and Analysis, [1998].

This folder includes a notebook which was developed to give Armey’s staff in Washington an overview of the district as well as key people in the district.

F 21:    District, University of North Texas, Maskless Lithography, 2001.

Folder includes brochures and typescript on funding needs.

F 22:   Campaign, Clippings, 1987-1988.

Topics include Denton County (Texas) politics, Randy Kaisner, judicial campaigns in Denton County, and military base closings.

F 23:    Campaign, Clippings, 1993-1994.

Topics include Bill Clinton, Jack Kemp, Republican Party, George H.W. Bush, Phil Gramm, Robert Dole, LeEarl Bryant, and Jerry Coker. Folder also has a copy Texas Republic magazine with Richard K. Armey’s caricature on cover.

F 24:    Campaign, Clippings, 1995-1996.

Topics include Gerald Frankel.

F 25:   Campaign, Correspondence, 1995-1996.

Topics include National Ignition Facility, Sue Kelly, and liberal agenda. Correspondents include Bill Baker and Paul M. Weyrich (president of Free Congress PAC). Attached to a form letter by Richard K. Armey is a speech he gave before the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in which he targeted union bosses and trial lawyers.

F 26:    Campaign, District 12 Congressional Seat of Texas, Clippings, 1989.

Folder contains clippings re election for congressional seat formerly held by Jim Wright. Among the candidates vying for the seat and mentioned in the folder were Bob Lanier, Jim Hunter, Laraine Bethke, Pete Geren, Jim Lane, Bill Turner, and George Petrovich.

F 27:    Campaign, Miscellaneous, 1977, 1983-1984.

Folder contains correspondence, clippings, and campaign literature on Richard K. Armey’s first election to Congress. Correspondents include Guy Vander Jagt.

F 28:    Campaign, Miscellaneous, 1985-1986.

Folder contains correspondence, campaign literature, and press release re Richard K. Armey’s first re-election campaign. Folder also has a bumper sticker on the Texas Sesquicentennial as well as a political button from the North Dakota Republican Victory Club. Note: Some of the campaign literature could not be dated conclusively; however, it did indicate a re-election bid by Armey. Folder also has a press release from Jack Fields re a contested election in Indiana.

F 29:    Campaign, Miscellaneous, 1987-1988.

Folder contains correspondence, memos, and clippings. Also included are sheets detailing Richard K. Armey’s work in Congress. Topics include military base closings, Fund for a Conservative Majority, campaign finance, George H.W. Bush, and House Republican Conference. Correspondents include Jerry Lewis.

F 30:    Campaign, Miscellaneous, 1989-1990.

Folder contains clippings, a Richard K. Armey newsletter, and a press release from Armey. Topics include congressional pay raise.

F 31:    Campaign, Miscellaneous, 1992.

Folder includes members and contact information for the Republican National Committee and a copy of Congressional Research Service report, “Contingent Election: Congress Elects the President and Vice President.”

F 32:    Campaign, Miscellaneous, 1993-1994.

Folder contains transcript of Meet the Press with Tim Russert interviewing Jack Kemp. Also on the program were David Broder and Robert Novak. There are also transcripts of This Week with David Brinkley with Brinkley, Sam Donaldson, and George Will interviewing Robert Dole; and Brinkley, Donaldson, and Cokie Roberts interviewing Al Gore. Folder also has an information packet for the Kay Bailey Hutchison campaign, an analysis of the 1994 congressional elections, and memos to Richard K. Armey re his election as majority leader.

F 33:   Campaign, Miscellaneous, 1997-1998.

F 34:   Campaign, Miscellaneous, 1999-2000.

Folder contains guide on key votes of the 105th Congress, memos, correspondence, list of Democratic Party state officials who switched parties during Bill Clinton presidency, copy of an amicus brief concerning disputed Florida votes in the 2000 presidential election, and a group of articles on Catholic voting patterns. Correspondents include Roy Blunt and Tom Davis (chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee).

F 35:   Campaign, Miscellaneous, 2001-2002.

F 36:   Campaign, National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), 1986-1992, 1994-1996, 1998, 2000-2002.

Folder contains correspondence and memos primarily concerned with schedules for meetings and workshops hosted by the committee. There are some pieces of correspondence on House Council letterhead. The House Council was the major source of revenue for the NRCC. Topics include campaign fund-raising, budget, Republican Congressional Leadership Council, Contract with America, and Newt Gingrich. Correspondents include Guy Vander Jagt, Jack Buechner, Spencer Abraham, Bill Paxon, Michael N. Castle, John Linder, and Tom Davis.

F 37:    Campaign, Texas, Gubernatorial, Clippings, 1990.

Folder concerns campaign for Texas governor. Among the candidates vying for the office and mentioned in the folder were Clayton Williams, Jack Rains, Kent Hance, Tom Luce, and Ann Richards.

F 38:  Personal, Armey, Richard K., Awards and Certificates, n.d., 1984, 1986-2002.