COLLECTION FINDING AID



ARTHUR BURNS PAPERS, (1957) 1969-87 (1988-90)

Counsellor to President Nixon, 1969-70;
Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System, 1970-78;
Ambassador to West Germany, 1981-85



CONTENTS

Summary Description | Biographical Information | Introduction | Series Descriptions | Container List


SUMMARY DESCRIPTION

The collection includes extensive files on U.S. domestic and international financial and monetary affairs, bank regulation and reform, administration of the Federal Reserve, and related issues. It also includes Dr. Burns' 1969-70 files from the Nixon White House on domestic and economic issues and 1981-85 files from his service as the U.S. Ambassador to West Germany.

QUANTITY
264 linear feet (ca. 480,000 pages)

DONOR
Arthur F. Burns and Helen Burns (accession numbers 83-NLF-007, 86- NLF-028, 87- NLF-037, 88- NLF-031, 94-NLF-018, 98-NLF-018, 00-NLF-004, 02-NLF-052, and 08-NLF-064)

ACCESS
Open. Some items are temporarily restricted under terms of the donor's deed of gift, a copy of which is available on request, or under National Archives and Records Administration general restrictions (36 CFR 1256).

COPYRIGHT
Dr. Burns donated to the United States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain.

Prepared by: Sandra Raub Mitchell, September 1985 (Revised by: Karen Rohrer, July 1987; William McNitt, August 1994; J.P. Schmidt, 2013-15)
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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION


Arthur F. Burns


April 27, 1904 - Born in Stanislau, Austria. The Burns family immigrated to the United States when Burns was 10 years old, settling in Bayonne, New Jersey.

1925 - Received A.B. and A.M. degrees in economics from Columbia University

1926-27 - Lecturer in economics at Columbia

1927-44 - Economics instructor at Rutgers University. Burns advanced through the ranks and was named a full professor there in 1943.

1930-68 - In addition to teaching, Burns joined the staff of the National Bureau of Economics as a research associate in 1930. He later served a/s the institute's director of research, 1945-1953; president, 1957-1967; and chairman, 1967-1968.

1934 - Received Ph.D. in economics from Columbia University

1941-42 - Visiting professor of economics at Columbia University

1944-69 - Professor of economics at Columbia University. Burns was named the University's John Bates Clark Professor in 1959.

1953-56 - Appointed Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers by President Eisenhower. Also served as chairman, Advisory Board on Economic Growth and Stability.

1956 - Chairman of the Cabinet Committee on Small Business

1957-58 - Member, U.S. Advisory Council on Social Security Financing

1961-66 - Member, President's Advisory Committee on Labor-Management Policy

1968 - Economics adviser to presidential candidate Richard M. Nixon

Jan. 1969-Jan. 1970 - Counsellor to President Nixon. Burns also served on the Cabinet Committee on Economic Policy

Feb. 1970-Mar. 1978 - Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Sept. 1973-Jan. 1978 - U.S. Alternate Governor to the International Monetary Fund

Aug. 1971-Jan. 1978 - Member, Emergency Loan Guarantee Board

Oct. 1971-Apr. 1974 - Head of the Committee on Interest and Dividends, part of Nixon's Economic Stabilization Program

1977-81 & 1985-87 - Distinguished Scholar, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

1981-85 - U.S. Ambassador to West Germany

June 26, 1987 - Died at age 83 of complications following coronary bypass surgery.

Publications include: Production Trends in the United States Since 1870 (1934); Measuring Business Cycles (with Wesley C. Mitchell, 1946); Frontiers of Economic Knowledge (1954); Prosperity Without Inflation (1957); The Management of Prosperity (1966); and The Business Cycle in a Changing World (1969).


INTRODUCTION

Origin and Arrangement of the Burns Papers
The papers were created and accumulated by Dr. Burns while he was Counsellor to President Nixon, 1969 70, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, 1970 78, Distinguished Scholar, American Enterprise Institute, 1978-81 and 1985-87, and U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, 1981-85. Dr. Burns donated the papers to the Ford Library in 1981. The Library has retained the original file scheme of the papers, and material on a given topic is often located in several different file segments or series. For example, material on legislative issues of interest to the Federal Reserve can be found in the Federal Reserve Board Subject File, in the Congressional Correspondence File, in files on staff members concerned with congressional liaison, and in files relating to Burns' congressional testimony. A very small portion of this collection was compiled by Helen Burns, Arthur Burns’ wife, following the later’s death.

White House Files, 1969-70
This series relates to Burns' functions as Counsellor to President Nixon from January 1969 through January 1970. Known as Nixon's chief of staff for domestic affairs, Burns was charged with the development of domestic programs and policies. As head of the White House Office of Program Development he was also in charge of establishing task forces on numerous domestic issues. The series documents the whole range of domestic issues, as well as some aspects of foreign affairs such as trade and aid. Of particular significance are files on agriculture, labor relations, poverty and welfare, the federal budget process, campus unrest, commerce questions, housing and construction, urban renewal, education, unemployment, and the economy.

Federal Reserve Board Files, 1970-78
The files, arranged into seventeen series, reflect the wide range of responsibilities of the Federal Reserve System. [Appendix A outlines the structure of the Federal Reserve System and its relationship with the executive and legislative branches of government.] While the System's interests lie mainly in the area of monetary affairs, the collection also includes a substantial amount of material on fiscal matters collected by the Fed for use in projecting future economic developments. Some major areas of concern to the Federal Reserve Board, documented in the papers, are described below.

Domestic and International Monetary Policy
Included is material on both the formation and conduct of the nation's monetary policy such as minutes and background files for meetings of the Federal Open Market Committee; correspondence with the Federal Reserve Banks, especially the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; correspondence with the White House and Treasury Department; and material concerning Federal Reserve interactions with foreign central banks and international monetary organizations such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Group of Ten, and the Bank for International Settlements.

Domestic monetary issues of concern to the Fed included the level of the nation's money supply, the availability of credit, and the level of interest rates. The Federal Reserve Board (although possessing virtually no statutory authority to make international monetary policy) also considered international issues such as the balance of payments, swap arrangements with other central banks, U.S. gold policy, the recycling of surplus OPEC funds, and multilateral assistance to countries in financial difficulty, particularly Italy, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. The Board was also represented on the National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Policy.

There is a particularly large body of valuable material relating to international monetary reform. The United States' deteriorating balance of payments position in the early 1970s led to President Nixon's unilateral suspension of the convertibility of the U.S. dollar into gold on August 15, 1971. The Burns Papers include Federal Reserve and Treasury memoranda discussing various reform proposals and files on numerous international meetings which were subsequently held to discuss international monetary reform. Included is material on the December 1971 Smithsonian meeting where the dollar was devalued for the first time since 1934 and on meetings of the Group of Ten and the IMF held in the next several years. In March 1973, after the dollar was devalued a second time, a new international system of floating exchange rates was agreed to at a Paris meeting of the Group of Ten and European Economic Community. Final agreement on abolishing the official price of gold and on amending Article IV of the IMF's Articles of Agreement came at a meeting of the IMF Interim Committee in Jamaica in January 1976, shortly following French-American discussions on the matter at the Rambouillet summit.

Banking Regulation and Reform
Present in the files is correspondence with other federal bank regulatory agencies -- the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, and staff memoranda concerning banking regulations enforced by the Fed.

Of particular interest is the material relating to bank regulatory reform. During the 1970s Congress considered a number of legislative proposals relating to reform of the financial industry. Many recent innovations in banking such as the removal of Regulation Q interest rate ceilings on certificates of deposit, the payment of interest on checking accounts and the approval of negotiable order of withdrawal (NOW) accounts nationwide, and the development of creative mortgage financing were debated during Burns' tenure as Fed Chairman. The Burns Papers include material on the Commission on Financial Structure and Regulation (Hunt Commission) established in 1970 by President Nixon to study problems experienced by financial institutions such as commercial banks, savings and loans, and credit unions. There is also material on resulting legislative reform proposals such as the Financial Institutions Act, first introduced in Congress in 1973 and later re-submitted with some modifications by the Ford administration in 1975.

In addition to material on specific reform proposals, the papers also include files on the FINE (Financial Institutions and the Nation's Economy) Study, a massive study conducted by the House Committee on Banking, Currency and Housing in late 1975. This study explored financial reform including topics such as housing finance and regulation of international banking. Comprehensive reform legislation, "The Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act," imposing uniform reserve requirements and allowing banks and other financial institutions to greatly expand their services, was signed into law by President Carter on March 31, 1980.

The voluminous material relating to banking legislation includes correspondence with members of Congress, copies of Burns' testimony before various congressional committees, and published congressional hearings. Staff memoranda analyze legislative issues, report on the progress of bills, and document lobbying done to influence such legislation.

Incomes Policy, Government Loan Guarantees
The Burns Papers also include material on domestic aspects of President Nixon's "new economic policy" of 1971, especially the Economic Stabilization Program set up to combat inflation. There are files on several temporary agencies which were established to issue and enforce domestic economic controls (most notably wage and price controls) and material on legislation to temporarily extend the program. Dr. Burns, as Federal Reserve Chairman, served as head of one such agency -- the Committee on Interest and Dividends which issued guidelines on the payment of dividends and the level of interest rates.

Also present in the files is material relating to the Federal Reserve System's role as lender of last resort. During the 1970s the Federal Reserve was concerned with federal loan guarantees to Penn Central Railroad and Lockheed Aircraft and provided emergency assistance to commercial banks during the New York City financial crisis of 1975. The files include memoranda concerning the appropriate role of the Fed and the passage of legislation authorizing such assistance, as well as reports and minutes of the Emergency Loan Guarantee Board.

Administration and Reform of the Federal Reserve System
Finally, the papers also contain material relating to the administration of the Federal Reserve System, with information on personnel policies, budgets and Federal Reserve Bank building facilities.

There is also material on congressional attempts to exert greater control over the Federal Reserve System. During the 1970s several bills were introduced to reform the Federal Reserve System, including proposals to allow the President to appoint the Federal Reserve Chairman to a term approximately coterminous with his own. House Concurrent Resolution 133, a non-binding resolution passed in March 1975, directed Federal Reserve officials to appear before House and Senate banking committees semiannually to testify concerning monetary goals for the upcoming year and urged the Fed to pursue monetary growth to fight recession. The Federal Reserve Reform Act, enacted in 1977, placed new restrictions on the Federal Reserve System, including Senate confirmation of the President's choice of Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board, and required the Fed to make quarterly reports to Congress concerning its monetary targets. Also, in 1978, after several years' debate, Congress passed legislation requiring an audit of certain Federal Reserve operations by the General Accounting Office.

Post-Federal Reserve Period, 1978-1987
Immediately following Arthur Burns' service as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, he became a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI).  At AEI Burns focused on public speaking and writing, particularly on the American economy, especially inflation.  In his post-Federal Reserve period, Burns also served on the board of several organizations, and was a policy adviser for Ronald Reagan's 1981 Presidential campaign and aided the Reagan administration as a member of the President's Economic Advisory Council.  Records documenting these activities can be found in the General Subject File (W series); Trip Files (T Series); and Speeches, Congressional Testimony, Interviews, and Writings (E Series).

            In 1981, President Reagan appointed Arthur Burns U.S. Ambassador to West Germany.  Burns had already developed a friendship with West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt well before assuming this post.  This closeness brought great candor in their meetings, which is documented in the "Memoranda and Notes to the File" section of the Ambassador's Subject File (U Series).  Burns devoted a substantial portion of his time as ambassador to promoting understanding between the U.S. and West Germany and encouraging international exchanges and education.  This was critical given the growing division between the two countries in respect to the U.S's approach to the Soviet Union, and the presence of U.S. troops and atomic weapons in West Germany.  The records document Burn's attempt to help West Germans understand U.S. policies in these areas.  Dr. Burns was also involved in matters related to conditions in Berlin and the NATO alliance, and often met with the Soviet ambassador in Berlin and with U.S. military commanders stationed in West Germany.  Materials pertaining to Arthur Burns' ambassadorial post are found in several series, including: Speeches, Congressional Testimony, Interviews, and Writings (E Series); Personal File (P Series); Newspaper Clippings (R Series); Trip Files (T Series); Ambassador's Subject File (U Series); Ambassador's Correspondence File (V Series).  Burns resigned from the post in 1985 and returned to AEI.

Related Materials (September 1985)
Several subject categories in the White House Central Files include material relating to issues touched upon by the Burns Papers, especially categories FI (Finance), FO (Foreign Affairs), BE (Business-Economics), IT (International Organizations), and FG 131 (Federal Reserve System).

The files of several White House staff members also include related material, particularly those of staff members in the Office of Economic Affairs and members of the Domestic Council. The files of L. William Seidman, Assistant to the President for Economic Affairs and Executive Director, Economic Policy Board, especially include material on a wide range of both domestic and international economic issues. Material on banking reform can be found in the files of Domestic Council Associate Director Paul C. Leach.

The records of the Council of Economic Advisers, 1974-77, include similar files on a wide range of international and domestic economic issues. Papers of Julius Shiskin consist largely of published material on economic matters, particularly the collection of statistical data.

Additional papers of Arthur Burns, 1930-69, consisting of personal material and files relating to his service as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, are held by the Eisenhower Library.


LIST OF SERIES

A 1-34 White House File

B 1-125 Federal Reserve Board Subject File

C 1-17 Federal Reserve Board Staff Files

D 1-7 Federal Reserve Bank Files

E 1-63 Speeches, Congressional Testimony, Interviews, and Writings

F 1-15 Federal Open Market Committee Published Minutes, 1962-76

G 1-55 Federal Open Market Committee Meeting Files

H 1-4 Federal Open Market Committee Memoranda

I 1-2 Certificates

J 1-13 Economic Policy Board File

K 1-42 Name Correspondence Files

L 1-11 General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1969-73

M 1-56 General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

N 1 Presidential Correspondence

O 1-17 Congressional Correspondence

P 1-28 Personal File

Q 1A-12 Chronological File

R 1-16 Newspaper Clippings

S 1-20 Publications

T 1-18 Trip File

U 1-6 Ambassador's Subject File

V 1-26 Ambassador's Chronological File

W 1-13 General Subject File

X 1-17 White House Alphabetical Correspondence File

Y 1-11 Scrapbooks

Z  Audiovisual Materials


SERIES DESCRIPTIONS

White House File, 1969-77.  (Boxes A1-A34, 14.0 linear feet)
White House staff memoranda, incoming and outgoing correspondence, newspaper clippings, reports and printed material. The files document the whole range of domestic issues facing the Nixon administration: welfare reform, the economy, housing, education, labor relations, urban renewal, and many more.

Arranged alphabetically by subject.

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Federal Reserve Board Subject File, 1969-78.  (Boxes B1-B125, 50.0 linear feet)
Memoranda, correspondence, reports, telegrams, briefing papers, newspaper clippings, public statements, and printed material written by Burns or received by him, primarily from Federal Reserve Board staff members, U.S. government officials, and foreign banking officials. The files relate to both domestic and international monetary affairs. Subjects include: Federal Reserve Board organization and administration; bank regulation and reform; government loan guarantees; the Economic Stabilization Program; the international monetary crises of the early 1970s and subsequent international monetary reform; and international efforts to assist countries in financial difficulty.

Arranged alphabetically by subject and thereunder chronologically. Materials from an accretion are filed in the last seven boxes. Records relating to international meetings attended by Burns may be filed either under the name of the organization or under "Trips" (if Burns attended more than one event during the course of his travel.)

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Federal Reserve Board Staff Files, 1969-78.  (Boxes C1-C17, 6.5 linear feet)
Memoranda to Burns from fellow Governors of the Federal Reserve Board and members of the Board staff concerning both domestic and international monetary policy. The folder title list enumerates some of the important policy matters that each staff member handled.

Arranged alphabetically by name of staff member. Materials from an accretion are filed in the last box.

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Federal Reserve Bank Files, 1969-78.  (Boxes D1-D7, 2.8 linear feet)
Correspondence of Chairman Burns, and occasionally other Federal Reserve Governors, with officers of the twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks. Also, occasionally, Federal Reserve staff memoranda about the reserve banks, speeches given by bank officials, and bank reports and publications. Topics include requests and directives to the banks from the Board of Governors; personnel and administrative matters; discount rates; bank opinions on monetary issues; and proposed visits to the banks by Chairman Burns. The files on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York also include material on open market operations as well as reports on bank representatives' attendance at meetings of the Bank for International Settlements.

Arranged alphabetically by bank.

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Speeches, Congressional Testimony, Interviews, and Writings, (1958) 1969-78.  (Boxes E1-E63, 27.2 linear feet)
Files on speeches, remarks, congressional testimony, interviews, and writings prepared by Dr. Burns, primarily as Federal Reserve Board Chairman and Ambassador to West Germany. Most Federal Reserve-related files include a press release of the final version of the public statement. Other material often present, but not always, includes: drafts; background material such as staff memoranda, statistical tables, reports and printed material, bills before Congress, and copies of speeches and testimony given by others; and published congressional hearings.

Burns made nearly 100 appearances before congressional committees while Chairman and also presented numerous speeches. Both domestic and international economic topics are addressed. During his period as ambassador, Burns frequently spoke of the NATO alliance, atomic weapons, democracy, international education and exchanges, youth, democracy, European and American economic situation, and East-West relations. The subject of a particular speech or congressional appearance is often indicated in the folder title.

Arranged chronologically by date of speech or testimony.

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Federal Open Market Committee Published Minutes, 1962-76.  (Boxes F1-F15, 3.8 linear feet)
Bound annual volumes publishing Federal Open Market Committee minutes of actions, memoranda of discussion, and occasional attachments. These records, documenting the monthly FOMC meetings, were published by the Federal Reserve Board after a five-year lag. Occasionally the Fed made deletions from the original documents for reasons of confidentiality or national security. In May 1976 the FOMC voted to discontinue the lengthy memoranda of discussion and started producing a more detailed record of policy actions (released to the public following the next month's meeting). The records of policy action were later published in the Federal Reserve Bulletin and in the Fed's Annual Report to Congress.

Arranged chronologically.

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Federal Open Market Committee Meeting File, 1970-78.  (Boxes G1-G55, 22.0 linear feet)
An extensive collection of minutes of actions, memoranda of discussion, records of policy actions, transcripts of meetings, and background briefing materials relating to the monthly FOMC meetings and occasional telephone conferences held between meetings. Major topics include the setting of monetary policy and the Fed's actions in implementing the policies agreed upon, domestic economic conditions, and international monetary/foreign exchange matters. The transcripts cover only the meetings between March 1976 and March 1978. For earlier meetings, the minutes of actions, memoranda of discussion, and records of policy actions provide the only record of the discussions. The briefing books cover the entire period, although the information for 1970 is less complete than for other years.

Arranged chronologically by the date of the meeting and thereunder alphabetically by title.

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Federal Open Market Committee Memoranda, 1970-77.  (Boxes H1-H4, 1.4 linear feet)
Memoranda and attached reports distributed to members of the Federal Open Market Committee. Most of the documents relate to broader questions of FOMC policies and procedures, including questions of access to FOMC records, rather than to specific meetings. Some information on the Committee on the Directive and other FOMC committees appears. Major topics are domestic monetary policy and foreign exchange, with only occasional items touching on broader aspects of foreign and domestic economic policies and conditions.

Arranged chronologically.

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Certificates, 1967-87 (1990).  (Boxes I1-I2, 0.5 linear feet)
This series consists of various certificates presented (primarily) to Arthur Burns. A few items pertain to Helen Burns, wife of Arthur Burns. Some of the documents relate to the White House, including Arthur Burn’s Presidential appointment to various posts, and flying aboard Presidential aircraft.

Arranged alphabetically. Certificate presentation cases are filed at the end of the series.

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Economic Policy Board File, 1974-77.  (Series J1-J13, 5.3 linear feet)
This series contains Economic Policy Board agenda, minutes and memoranda, and options papers prepared by other agencies. The documents pertain to the domestic and international economic climates, monitoring of food and grain prices, energy consumption, exports and imports, and regulation of industries. While this series consists primarily of material found in boxes 19 through 36 of the L. William Seidman Files, it also contains interfiled Federal Reserve Board documents. Burns, although not officially a member of the EPB, was invited to attend meetings whenever he chose and regularly received copies of Board memoranda.

Arranged chronologically and then by three subsequent sub-series: Material on Task Force Study, Quarterly Domestic Economic Review, and Evaluation of Inflation Impact Statement Programs. The Material on Task Force Study, a chronological series established by Burns, is a series of memoranda and reports to inform members of the Economic Policy Board of events and potential items in the news and before Congress. The Evaluation of Inflation Impact Statement Programs is a study of government agencies and their approaches to evaluating economic impacts of their proposals, contributing to inflation.

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Name Correspondence File, 1969-78.  (Boxes K1-K42, 16.7 linear feet)
Professional and occasional personal correspondence, memoranda, reports, professional papers, telegrams, news clippings, invitations, articles, and printed materials. Most of the correspondence is between Burns and his professional colleagues in the banking community and academia. Other correspondents are corporate officers, lobbyists, economic consultants, government officials and concerned citizens. Many retired economists maintained an ongoing correspondence with Dr. Burns. The largest files contain extensive papers on economic theory and forecasting, the majority of which are concerned with national issues such as banking and government policy, and occasionally international monetary affairs.

Arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent or organization. Materials from an accretion are filed in the last box.

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General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1969-73.  (Boxes L1-L11, 4.4 linear feet)
Correspondence, reports, telegrams, news clippings, articles and printed material. The majority of the correspondence is between Burns and members of the public, professional colleagues, businesses, and occasionally, government officials and legislators. The general public correspondence includes comments and questions on the national economy. Business and professional correspondence concerns economic theory, government policies, banking and international monetary affairs. Also included here are invitations for meetings and speaking engagements, and occasional personal correspondence.

Arranged alphabetically and thereunder in annual accumulations (e.g. "K" 1969, "K" 1970). A log of correspondent names precedes each annual alphabetical accumulation. No A-C files were received from Dr. Burns. (Portions processed upon request.)

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General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78.  (Boxes M1-M56, 22.4 linear feet)
See preceding series. The nature of the material remains the same, although there are over five times as many papers for a comparable time span. There are no name logs for this period.

Arranged in one continuous alphabetical sequence. (Portions processed upon request.)

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Presidential and Special Correspondence, 1957-81.  (Box N1, 0.4 linear feet)
Photocopies of correspondence exchanged between Burns and Presidents John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan and other prominent individuals. A few documents are addressed to Helen Burns, Arthur Burns’ wife. This material consists of both personal and official exchanges. In accordance with Burn's deed of gift, the correspondence of living Presidents remains closed to research until their deaths.

Arranged alphabetically. A small accretion is filed at the end of the series.

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Congressional Correspondence, 1969-78.  (Boxes O1-O17, 6.8 linear feet)
Outgoing correspondence from Burns and some Federal Reserve staff to members of Congress, especially members of House and Senate committees on banking and the Joint Economic Committee. Prominent correspondents include Wright Patman, William Proxmire, Henry Reuss, Charles Percy, Jacob Javits, John Sparkman, Hubert Humphrey, and Fernand St. Germain. The letters are occasionally accompanied by staff memoranda, incoming letters, and outgoing enclosures. Also included are a few copies of congressional speeches and press releases and occasional printed material. The correspondence includes solicitations of Federal Reserve opinions on legislation before Congress, referrals of constituent mail, personnel recommendations, and congressional requests for information.

Arranged chronologically with separate chronological sequences on Patman, Proxmire and Reuss at the end of the series. While there is duplication between these latter files and the preceding general chronological file, each contains unique material. Additional and often more substantial material on the Fed's relations with Congress will also be found in other series such as the Federal Reserve Board Subject File and the Speeches, Congressional Testimony, Interviews, and Writings File.

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Personal File, (1969-74) 1978-87.  (Series P, 12 linear feet)
This series consists of personal correspondence and miscellaneous records accumulated by Dr. Burns following his work at the Federal Reserve. The “Correspondence” subseries primarily contains materials from the time Dr. Burns was serving as Ambassador to West Germany. Some of the documents relate to his official work as Ambassador, but are personal in nature. Additional correspondence, as well as documents pertaining to travel and speaking engagements, are included in the “General” subseries.

In addition to general correspondence with family, friends, and associates, this series includes a collection of birthday cards, his state department personnel file, and a collection of materials, including letters, articles, and speeches, devoted to his memory. This series also contains some records related to Dr. Burns’ wife, Helen Burns, and their son, David Burns. A copy of the handwritten journal kept by Dr. Burns, January 1969 – July 1974, is also included in this series. The original diary constitutes a separate collection at the Ford Library.

Arranged alphabetically, and chronologically thereunder.

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Chronological File, 1969-77.  (Boxes Q1A-Q12, 5.9 linear feet)
Carbons of correspondence signed by Burns and, occasionally, members of the Federal Reserve Board staff. January 1970 files are from Burns' service as Counsellor to President Nixon. Correspondents include U.S. and foreign officials; colleagues in banking and academia; members of Congress; friends; and the general public. The correspondence includes replies to invitations, thank you notes, transmittals of speeches and papers, as well as substantive letters concerning domestic and international monetary matters.

Arranged chronologically.

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Newspaper Clippings, 1969-73.  (Boxes R1-R16, 6.2 linear feet)
Newspaper and magazine clippings and wire stories, formerly arranged in loose-leaf binders. Material dating from August 24 through September 1971 is missing. Clippings are largely from national publications such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the Journal of Commerce, the American Banker, Time and Newsweek. There are also clippings related to Arthur Burns’ service as U.S. Ambassador to West Germany. Topics include the Federal Reserve System and Chairman Arthur Burns and domestic and international economic matters.

Arranged chronologically. An accretion is filed at the end of the series.

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Publications, 1969-85.  (Boxes S1-S20, 9.4 linear feet)
Occasional issues and substantial runs of business, economic, political, social, and health journals, congressional hearing and reports, newsletters, reports, and yearbooks. Some issues are missing in the case of longer runs. Also articles and books primarily concerning domestic and international economic matters. Many of the books are non-English language.

Arranged alphabetically by title or subject into three sub-series: 1) journals, newsletters, reports, and yearbooks, 2) articles and books, and 3) congressional publications. Some publications received from Dr. Burns have been incorporated into the Ford Library book collection. They are listed in Box S10. An accretion of publications was filed alphabetically at the end of this series beginning in box S15. Oversized volumes are filed in boxes S19 and S20.

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Trip File, 1978-87.  (Boxes T1-T18, 7.8 linear feet)
This series consists of schedules, letters, telegrams, speeches, background information, and briefing materials related to trips made by Arthur Burns, primarily in his official capacity as the U.S. Ambassador to West Germany. Although most of the material is routine trip planning records, there is some substantial material related to diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union pertaining to Berlin, and relations between U.S. military bases in West Germany and the surrounding communities.

Arranged chronologically. A trip log appears at the beginning the series.

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Ambassador's Subject File, 1981-85 (1986, 1987).  (Boxes U1-U6, 2.5 linear feet)
This series consists of memoranda, notes, reports, schedules, letters, and telegrams compiled by Arthur Burns during his service as the U.S. Ambassador to West Germany. Included in the series is a sub-series of notes and memoranda to the file that document Burns’ meetings with West German officials, primarily Helmut Schmidt, and his correspondence with Secretary of State George Shultz and President Ronald Reagan. These documents provide insight into the political behavior of Schmidt, West German foreign and domestic policies and politics, Burns’ assessment of West German leaders and policies, and U.S.-West German relations. Other topics represented in the series include West German relations with East Germany and the Soviet Union, conditions in Berlin, arms control, deployment of atomic weapons in Europe, U.S. defense spending, NATO, trade, and international and economic conditions. Also included in the series are administrative records related to Burns’ appointment, resignation, and selection of an aid, and a register of meetings and daily schedules.

Arranged alphabetically.

Ambassador's Correspondence File, 1981-85.  (Boxes V1-V26, 11.4 linear feet)
This series consists of letters, memorandums, telegrams, invitations, articles, and newspaper clippings compiled by Arthur Burns during his service as the U.S. Ambassador to West Germany. The bulk of this series consists of routine and courtesy correspondence and invitations. Included throughout the series is more substantial material related to embassy operations, exchanges with senior West German political leaders (especially Bundestag members and state Minister-Presidents), international cultural affairs, international education and exchanges, international business matters, the German-American Tricentennial, peace movements, youth, visits of American officials (including President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George Bush), West German visits to the U.S., dealings with Soviet Union officials regarding Berlin, NATO, national security, military bases in West Germany, and U.S. activities in the Caribbean and Central America.

Arranged by year-long period (cut-off in the summer), thereunder alphabetically by first letter of surname of correspondent or topic, thereunder roughly chronologically.

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General Subject File, (1969) 1977-87.  (Boxes W1-W13, 5.5 linear feet)
This series contains correspondence, speeches, reports, agendas, interviews, and newsletters compiled following Arthur Burns’ service at the Federal Reserve System, pertaining to his board service, consultancies, and other professional activities.

There are several subseries devoted to Burns’ board memberships with organizations such as the Tax Foundation, the Twentieth Century Fund, the Trilateral Commission, and the White Rose Foundation. These primarily consist of correspondence, meeting minutes, and annual reports. The series also includes records of his work as Distinguished Professorial Lecturer at Georgetown University, Director of Research at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and consultant for Lazard Freres & Co., including frequent correspondence with general partner Frank Zarb. Papers and reports related to Ronald Reagan’s economic policy taskforces, which were formed prior to his election in 1980, compose one of the Subject File’s more extensive subseries. Burns served as chairman of Reagan’s Task Force on International Monetary Policy and as a general member of the Economic Policy Coordinating Committee. Other topics include the Bergel-Hauptman Case concerning academic freedom at Rutgers University, Germany, the International Monetary Fund, the Federal Reserve, Richard Nixon’s transition into the White House, publishing opportunities and other requests, Burns’ bibliography and honorary degrees, and Burns’ monthly, weekly, and daily schedules.

Arranged alphabetically.

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White House Alphabetical Correspondence File, 1969-70.  (Boxes X1-X17, 7.4 linear feet)
Incoming and outgoing correspondence from Burns' service as Counsellor to President Nixon. Correspondents include U.S. and foreign officials; colleagues in banking and academia; members of Congress; friends; and the general public. The correspondence includes invitations, thank you notes, transmittals of speeches and papers, as well as substantive letters concerning domestic and international monetary matters.

Arranged alphabetically.

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Scrapbooks, (1961) 1969-80.  (Boxes Y1-Y11, 2.4 linear feet)
This series consists of scrapbooks associated with specific events and those of a general nature. The majority of scrapbooks consist of clipping related to Arthur Burns featured in major U.S. newspapers.

Arranged in two sections: specific and general. The specific section is arranged alphabetically. The general section is divided into two subsections: removed clippings and original volumes, thereunder by volume number. Volumes 1 through 3 contain loose clippings that needed to be removed from the original volumes.

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Audiovisual Materials, 1954-87.  (1,495 photographs, 126 copy negatives, 22 audio tapes, five audiocassettes, and two records)
This material consists primarily of photographs and audio recordings sent to Arthur Burns while he was chairman of the Federal Reserve Board (1969-79) and later U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany (1981-85). Among the photographs, which date from 1954 to 1987, are official White House photos from the Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan administrations, as well as official Federal Reserve Board photos. The photographs also document public appearances by Burns at various functions.

The majority of the audio recordings are off-the-air copies of appearances by Dr. Burns and others on network news programs including “Face the Nation,” “Issues and Answers,” and “Meet the Press.” Other recordings are of various lectures and remarks delivered by Dr. Burns.

The photographs and audio recordings were transferred unarranged to the Ford Library, and have been arranged chronologically. Photographs removed from the Burns Papers manuscript series are arranged in parallel folders.

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CONTAINER LIST

Box A1 - White House File, 1969-70

Box A2 - White House File, 1969-70

Box A3 - White House File, 1969-70

Box A4 - White House File, 1969-70

Box A5 - White House File, 1969-70

Box A6 - White House File, 1969-70

Box A7 - White House File, 1969-70

Box A8 - White House File, 1969-70

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Box A29 - White House File, 1969-70

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Box A31 - White House File, 1969-70

Box A32 - White House File, 1969-70

Box A33 - White House File, 1969-70

Box A34 - White House File, 1969-70

Box B1 - Federal Reserve Board Subject File

Box B2 - Federal Reserve Board Subject File

Box B3 - Federal Reserve Board Subject File

Box B4 - Federal Reserve Board Subject File

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Box B119 - Federal Reserve Board Subject File (Accretion)

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  • Box C1 - Federal Reserve Board Staff Files

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    Box C16 - Federal Reserve Board Staff Files

    Box C17 - Federal Reserve Board Staff Files (Accretion)

    Box D1 - Federal Reserve Bank Files

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    Box D4 - Federal Reserve Bank Files

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    Box E1 - Speeches, Congressional Testimony, Interviews, and Writings

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    Box F1 - Federal Open Market Committee Published Minutes

    Box F2 - Federal Open Market Committee Published Minutes

    Box F3 - Federal Open Market Committee Published Minutes

    Box F4 - Federal Open Market Committee Published Minutes

    Box F5 - Federal Open Market Committee Published Minutes

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    Box G1 - Federal Open Market Committee Meeting Files

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    Box H1 - Federal Open Market Committee Memoranda

    Box H2 - Federal Open Market Committee Memoranda

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    Box H4 - Federal Open Market Committee Memoranda

    Box I1 - Certificates

    Box I2 - Certificates

    Box J1 - Economic Policy Board File

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    Box K1 - Name Correspondence File

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    Box K22 - Name Correspondence File

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    Box K27 - Name Correspondence File

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    Box K30 - Name Correspondence File

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    Box K31 - Name Correspondence File

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    Box K42 - Name Correspondence File (Accretion)

    Box L1 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1969-73

    Box L2 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1969-73

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    Box L3 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1969-73

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    Box L4 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1969-73

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    Box L5 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1969-73

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    Box L6 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1969-73

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    Box L7 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1969-73

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    Box L8 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1969-73

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    Box L9 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1969-73

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    Box L10 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1969-73

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    Box L11 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1969-73

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    Box M1 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

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    Box M2 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

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    Box M3 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

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    Box M4 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

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    Box M5 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

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    Box M6 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

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    Box M7 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

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    Box M8 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

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    Box M9 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

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    Box M10 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

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    Box M11 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

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    Box M13 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

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    Box M14 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

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    Box M15 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

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    Box M16 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

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    Box M17 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

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    Box M18 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

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    Box M19 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

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    Box M20 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

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    Box M21 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

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    Box M22 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

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    Box M23 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78.

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    Box M24 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

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    Box M25 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

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    Box M26 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

    (Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)

    Box M27 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

    (Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)

    Box M28 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

    (Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)

    Box M29 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

    (Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)

    Box M30 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

    (Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)

    Box M31 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

    (Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)

    Box M32 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

    (Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)

    Box M33 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

    (Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)

    Box M34 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

    (Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)

    Box M35 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

    (Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)

    Box M36 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

    (Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)

    Box M37 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

    (Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)

    Box M38 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

    (Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)

    Box M39 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

    (Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)

    Box M40 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

    (Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)

    Box M41 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

    (Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)

    Box M42 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78.

    (Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)

    Box M43 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

    (Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)

    Box M44 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

    (Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)

    Box M45 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

    (Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)

    Box M46 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

    (Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)

    Box M47 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

    (Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)

    Box M48 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

    (Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)

    Box M49 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

    (Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)

    Box M50 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

    (Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)

    Box M51 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

    (Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)

    Box M52 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

    (Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)

    Box M53 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

    (Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)

    Box M54 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

    (Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)

    Box M55 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

    (Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)

    Box M56 - General Alphabetical Correspondence, 1974-78

    (Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)

    Box N1 - Presidential and Special Correspondence

    Box O1 - Congressional Correspondence

    Box O2 - Congressional Correspondence

    Box O3 - Congressional Correspondence

    Box O4 - Congressional Correspondence

    Box O5 - Congressional Correspondence

    Box O6 - Congressional Correspondence

    Box O7 - Congressional Correspondence

    Box O8 - Congressional Correspondence

    Box O9 - Congressional Correspondence

    Box O10 - Congressional Correspondence

    Box O11 - Congressional Correspondence

    Box O12 - Congressional Correspondence

    Box O13 - Congressional Correspondence

    Box O14 - Congressional Correspondence

    Box O15 - Congressional Correspondence

    Box O16 - Congressional Correspondence

    Box O17 - Congressional Correspondence

    Box P1 - Personal File

    Box P2 - Personal File

    Box P3 - Personal File

    Box P4 - Personal File

    Box P5 - Personal File

    Box P6 - Personal File

    Box P7 - Personal File

    Box P8 - Personal File

    Box P9 - Personal File

    Box P10 - Personal File

    Box P11 - Personal File

    Box P12 - Personal File

    Box P13 - Personal File

    Box P14 - Personal File

    Box P15 - Personal File

    Box P16 - Personal File

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    Box P18 - Personal File

    Box P19 - Personal File

    Box P20 - Personal File

    Box P21 - Personal File

    Box P22 - Personal File

    Box P23 - Personal File

    Box P24 - Personal File

    Box P25 - Personal File

    Box P26 - Personal File

    Box P27 - Personal File

    Box P28 - Personal File

    Box Q1A - Chronological File (Accretion)

    Box Q1B - Chronological File (Accretion)

    Box Q1C - Chronological File

    Box Q2 - Chronological File

    Box Q3 - Chronological File

    Box Q4 - Chronological File

    Box Q5 - Chronological File

    Box Q6 - Chronological File

    Box Q7 - Chronological File

    Box Q8 - Chronological File

    Box Q9 - Chronological File

    Box Q10 - Chronological File

    Box Q11 - Chronological File

    Box Q12 - Chronological File

    Box R1 - Newspaper Clippings

    Box R2 - Newspaper Clippings

    Box R3 - Newspaper Clippings

    Box R4 - Newspaper Clippings

    Box R5 - Newspaper Clippings

    Box R6 - Newspaper Clippings

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    Box R10 - Newspaper Clippings

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    Box R14 - Newspaper Clippings

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    Box R18 - Newspaper Clippings

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    Box R20 - Newspaper Clippings

    Box R21 - Newspaper Clippings

    Box R22 - Newspaper Clippings

    Box S1 - Publications

    Box S2 - Publications

    Box S3 - Publications

    Box S4 - Publications

    Box S5 - Publications

    Box S6 - Publications

    Box S7 - Publications

    Box S8 - Publications

    Box S9 - Publications

    Box S10 - Publications

    Box S11A - Publications

    Box S11B - Publications

    Box S12 - Publications

    Box S13 - Publications

    Box S14 - Publications

    Box S15 - Publications

    Box S16 - Publications

    Box S17 - Publications

    Box S18 - Publications

    Box S19 - Publications (Oversized)

    Box S20 - Publications (Oversized)

    Box T1 - Trip File

    Box T2 - Trip File

    Box T3 - Trip File

    Box T4 - Trip File

    Box T5 - Trip File

    Box T6 - Trip File

    Box T7 - Trip File

    Box T8 - Trip File

    Box T9 - Trip File

    Box T10 - Trip File

    Box T11 - Trip File

    Box T12 - Trip File

    Box T13 - Trip File

    Box T14 - Trip File

    Box T15 - Trip File

    Box T16 - Trip File

    Box T17 - Trip File

    Box T18 - Trip File

    Box U1 - Ambassador's Subject File

    Box U2 - Ambassador's Subject File

    Box U3 - Ambassador's Subject File

    Box U4 - Ambassador's Subject File

    Box U5 - Ambassador's Subject File

    Box U6 - Ambassador's Subject File

    Box V1 - Ambassador's Correspondence File

    Box V2 - Ambassador's Correspondence File

    Box V3 - Ambassador's Correspondence File

    Box V4 - Ambassador's Correspondence File

    Box V5 - Ambassador's Correspondence File

    Box V6 - Ambassador's Correspondence File

    Box V7 - Ambassador's Correspondence File

    Box V8 - Ambassador's Correspondence File

    Box V9 - Ambassador's Correspondence File

    Box V10 - Ambassador's Correspondence File

    Box V11 - Ambassador's Correspondence File

    Box V12 - Ambassador's Correspondence File

    Box V13 - Ambassador's Correspondence File

    Box V14 - Ambassador's Correspondence File

    Box V15 - Ambassador's Correspondence File

    Box V16 - Ambassador's Correspondence File

    Box V17 - Ambassador's Correspondence File

    Box V18 - Ambassador's Correspondence File

    Box V19 - Ambassador's Correspondence File

    Box V20 - Ambassador's Correspondence File

    Box V21 - Ambassador's Correspondence File

    Box V22 - Ambassador's Correspondence File

    Box V23 - Ambassador's Correspondence File

    Box V24 - Ambassador's Correspondence File

    Box V25 - Ambassador's Correspondence File

    Box V26 - Ambassador's Correspondence File

    Box W1 - General Subject File

    Box W2 - General Subject File

    Box W3 - General Subject File

    Box W4 - General Subject File

    Box W5 - General Subject File

    Box W6 - General Subject File

    Box W7 - General Subject File

    Box W8 - General Subject File

    Box W9 - General Subject File

    Box W10 - General Subject File

    Box W11 - General Subject File

    Box W12 - General Subject File

    Box W13 - General Subject File

    Box X1 - White House Alphabetical Correspondence File

    Box X2 - White House Alphabetical Correspondence File

    Box X3 - White House Alphabetical Correspondence File

    Box X4 - White House Alphabetical Correspondence File

    Box X5 - White House Alphabetical Correspondence File

    Box X6 - White House Alphabetical Correspondence File

    Box X7 - White House Alphabetical Correspondence File

    Box X8 - White House Alphabetical Correspondence File

    Box X9 - White House Alphabetical Correspondence File

    Box X10 - White House Alphabetical Correspondence File

    Box X11 - White House Alphabetical Correspondence File

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    Box X13 - White House Alphabetical Correspondence File

    Box X14 - White House Alphabetical Correspondence File

    Box X15 - White House Alphabetical Correspondence File

    Box X16 - White House Alphabetical Correspondence File

    Box X17 - White House Alphabetical Correspondence File

    Box Y1 - Scrapbooks

    Box Y2 - Scrapbooks

    Box Y3 - Scrapbooks

    Box Y4 - Scrapbooks

    Box Y5 - Scrapbooks

    Box Y6 - Scrapbooks

    Box Y7 - Scrapbooks

    Box Y8 - Scrapbooks

    Box Y9 - Scrapbooks

    Box Y10 - Scrapbooks