| | | | | | Creator: | William S. Cohen | | Title: | Guide to the William S.
Cohen Papers | | Dates: | 1955-2001, bulk 1972-2001 | | Abstract: | Personal papers
consisting of the records created by Cohen and his staff in the course of
Cohen's duties as a member from Maine of the U.S. House of Representatives from
1973 to 1978, as a U.S. Senator from 1979 to 1997, and as Secretary of Defense
from 1997 to 2001. | | Quantity: | 1,500 linear
feet | | Identification: | MS 106 | | Location: | Off-site storage. |
BackgroundWilliam S. Cohen was born on August 28, 1940 in Bangor, Maine. His
father Reuben, a baker, was a Russian-Jewish immigrant and his mother, Clara,
is of Irish-Protestant extraction. Cohen graduated from Bangor High School in
1958, and from Bowdoin College with an A.B. cum laude in Latin in 1962. An
accomplished athlete, he was named to the Maine all-state high school and
college basketball teams, and, while at Bowdoin, he was inducted into the New
England All-Star Hall of Fame. In 1965, he received his LL.B cum laude from
Boston University Law School and, during that same year, he became the
assistant editor-in-chief of the American Trial Lawyers Association and a
partner in a Bangor law firm. Cohen was the Assistant County Attorney for Penobscot County from
1968 to 1970. In 1968, he was an instructor at Husson College in Bangor. He
held an appointment as an instructor in business administration at the
University of Maine from 1968 to 1972. Cohen was the vice president of the
Maine Trial Lawyers Association from 1970 to 1972, and a member of the Bangor
School Board from 1971 to 1972. He was a fellow at the John F. Kennedy
Institute of Politics at Harvard University in 1972, and was named one of the
U.S. Jaycee's ten outstanding young men in 1975. Public LifeWilliam Cohen was first elected to public office as a city councilor
in Bangor, a position he held from 1969-1972; he was also the mayor of Bangor
from 1971-1972. He was elected as a Republican to the House of Representatives
in November of 1972 from Maine's Second Congressional District. This election
followed an intense campaign during which he walked 600 miles across the
district "to find out what is on people's minds." Walking was to become Cohen's
trademark; in most of his campaigns he walked through the towns and cities he
represented, talking informally with his constituents. Cohen was elected to the Senate in 1978, when he defeated incumbent
William Hathaway. During his congressional career, Cohen was known as a
moderate Republican who voted his own way. He sees himself as part of a
tradition of independent-minded representatives from Maine, a group including
William Pitt Fessenden, who cast a deciding vote against the impeachment of
President Andrew Johnson in 1868, and Margaret Chase Smith, who became one of
the first members of her party to condemn McCarthyism in her 1950 Declaration
of Conscience. Cohen continued this tradition of independence, but also became
known as a bridge-builder between Republicans and Democrats. On the occasion of
Cohen's appointment as Secretary of Defense, President Clinton noted that Cohen
is a man "with a creative, independent, inquiring mind" who "is just what is
needed for this team." Cohen was appointed to a number of committees while in Congress, and
two of these appointments propelled him into the center of major constitutional
crises. In 1974, when Cohen was a freshman member of Congress and a member of
the House Judiciary Committee, he became involved in the impeachment inquiry
concerning President Nixon and his involvement with Watergate. Cohen was one of
a small group of Republicans who were the first to break ranks with their party
when they voted in favor of Nixon's impeachment. Cohen became involved in a second constitutional crisis in 1986,
when he was appointed to the select Senate committee formed to investigate the
sale of weapons to Iran and the funneling of these proceeds to the Contra
resistance movement in Nicaragua. At that time he was a member of the Select
Committee on Intelligence, which had been conducting its own closed-door
hearings into the scandal. Cohen was one of only three Republicans to join
Democrats in signing the majority report that held President Reagan responsible
for the actions of those involved in the Iran-Contra affair. Legislative HighlightsAfter Watergate, Cohen became a leading Congressional advocate for
more stringent ethics laws, and he has maintained an interest in government
ethics throughout his career. He supported the 1978 Ethics in Government Act,
which included provisions for the creation of a statutory office of independent
counsel. During his years in Congress, one of Senator Cohen's major focuses was
overseeing the operation of the government and fighting for policy changes. His
principal platforms for this have been the Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of
Government Management, of which he was Chairman or ranking member from
1979-1997, and the Aging Committee, which he chaired from 1995-1997. Cohen served on the Committee on Aging from 1975 to1997, and his
numerous legislative actions on behalf of seniors included: the Nursing Home
Patients Bill of Rights in 1975; ending mandatory retirement at age 65; and
major legislation on long-term care insurance. Through his service on the Governmental Affairs Committee as a
member of the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management from
1979-1997, Cohen sought policy changes aimed at making the government more
effective. His efforts resulted in: simplification of Federal purchasing
practices; improvement of aviation safety; and tighter control on Medicare
charges. Cohen was also a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and
the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, establishing a national reputation
for thoughtful expertise on defense and intelligence issues. In 1983, he
publicly introduced the idea of nuclear "build-down," a plan which would
require the U.S. and the Soviet Union to eliminate one or more existing weapon
for each new one deployed. Although this plan was defeated in committee, it
became part of the overall U.S. arms control position. In Senate debate on the
Persian Gulf crisis in 1990, Cohen was a strong and early voice insisting on
executive compliance with the War Powers Act, urging President Bush to seek a
vote from Congress on entry into the war. Constituent ServiceDuring his twenty-four years in Congress, Cohen and his staff
responded to more than 50,000 requests for assistance. In addition, he received
and replied to nearly two million letters regarding issues before the Congress,
and traveled back to Maine more than five hundred times to meet with
constituents and appear at events. In response to the needs of the people of
Maine Cohen played leading roles in: helping Maine businesses and industry
compete in national and world markets; settling the Indian Land Claims
controversy in the late 1970's; supporting Navy Projects for Maine Facilities
such as Bath Iron Works and the Brunswick Naval Air Station; and assuring the
survival of dairy farmers in New England. Secretary of DefenseWilliam S. Cohen was sworn in as the nation's 20th Secretary of
Defense on January 24, 1997. In an address before Congress on the eve of his
confirmation, Cohen stated that his priorities as Secretary would be the
maintenance of quality personnel, the ensurance of combat readiness, and the
modernization of the nation's forces for the 21st century. He served as
Secretary of Defense until January 2001 when Donald Rumsfeld was sworn in to
serve with the George W. Bush administration. President Clinton nominated Cohen for Secretary of Defense after
Secretary Perry's announcement that he would retire from the position in 1996
because Clinton perceived the need for bipartisan support for the men and women
serving in the military. As a Republican in a Democratic administration, Cohen
brought with him to the position the respect he had garnered during a
congressional career of supporting a nonpartisan national security policy. A
moderate Republican, he served on both the Senate Armed Services and
Governmental Affairs Committees from 1979 to 1997 and was a member of the
Senate Committee on Intelligence, 1983-91 and 1995-97. He participated in the
drafting of several important laws related to defense matters, including the
Competition in Contracting Act (1984), the GI Bill (1984), the
Goldwater-Nichols Defense Reorganization Act (1986), the Intelligence Oversight
Reform Act (1991), and the Federal Acquisition Reform Act (1996). Significant events in U.S. defense history during Cohen's tenure as
Secretary of Defense included the terrorist bombing of the destroyer USS Cole
in Aden, Yemen; the largest defense spending increase in 15 years; salary and
housing improvements for military personnel; institution of harassment training
to protect homosexuals in the military; a successful air campaign in Kosovo;
NATO enlargement with three new democracies; reduced nuclear weapons in Russia;
and military to military ties with China. During his tenure, Cohen achieved a
smooth transition for potential computer problems at the turn of the millennium
and led the move toward a high tech digital and paperless Pentagon. Cohen also
accomplished the creation of the Joint Forces Command for foreign threats and
the Joint Task Force for Civil Support to create a state of readiness in
homeland defense for domestic threats such as terrorism. As he left office,
Cohen cautioned that Russia, China, asymmetric warfare, and weapons of mass
destruction were issues likely to confront incoming Bush administration
national security officials. AuthorWriting has been Cohen's principal avocation for many years, and his
published works include:
Of Sons and Seasons(1978) , a volume of poems.
Roll Call (1981), a
journal of Cohen's first year in the Senate.
Getting the Most Out of Washington(1982), a manual on cutting through government
red tape.
The Double Man(1985), written with Senator Gary Hart, a novel
on international espionage and terrorism.
A Baker's Nickel(1986), a second volume of poetry.
Men of Zeal(1988), written with Senator George Mitchell,
an account of their experience investigating the Iran-Contra affair.
One-Eyed Kings(1991), a spy thriller involving Soviet and
American covert actions that converge in the Middle East.
Murder in the Senate(1993), a mystery written with Thomas B. Allen.
Easy Prey: The Fleecing of America's
Senior Citizens and How to Stop It(1995), a work of non-fiction concerning fraud
and the elderly. Return to the Table of Contents
SummaryThe William S. Cohen congressional papers consist of the records
created by Cohen and his staff in the course of Cohen's duties as a member of
the U.S. House of Representatives from 1973 to 1978 and as a U.S. Senator from
1979 to 1997. They include correspondence, memos, reports, press releases,
appointment calendars, speeches, voting records, photographs, videos, and
memorabilia. These files document Cohen's legislative and committee-related
work, the attention and services he offered to his constituents, his public
relations and press activities, and the administrative activities of his office
in Washington D.C. and in the six state offices in Maine. The Department of
Defense documents, primarily in electronic format, include trip reports, public
statements, correspondence, photographs, and videotapes from 1997-2001. Cohen's
private papers, the bulk of which consist of the manuscripts for the nine books
he has written, are also included. Private Papers, 1956-1996, 33 boxesThe bulk of Cohen's private papers consist of records related to
writing, Cohen's major avocation. Drafts of his poetry and manuscripts from the
nine books he has written are included here, and they attest to Cohen's avid
interest in writing poetry, fiction, and accounts of his own experience in
Congress. The papers also document several aspects of Cohen's life and career
before he entered the U.S. Congress in 1973. They include his yearbooks from
Bowdoin College, where he received his A.B. cum laude in Latin in 1962,
correspondence with his colleagues in the American Trial Lawyer Association,
and material related to the JFK Institute of Politics where Cohen was a fellow
in 1972. U.S. House of Representatives Papers, 1972-1980, 211 .5 cu. ft.
boxesThis record group consists of the files that were created by Cohen
and his staff in the course of Cohen's duties as a member of the U.S. House of
Representatives from 1973 to 1979. They document the five major functional
areas of a congressional office: a) personal/political/official, b) constituent
services, c) legislative, d) press/media activities, and e) office
administration. Each of these five functional areas contain records which form
a series. The personal/political/official records document Cohen's personal
activities, and they consist of biographical information, scheduling records,
Cohen's personal correspondence, and records from the four campaigns he
conducted while he was in the House. These campaign records include brochures,
voting records, position papers and newsclippings. Audiovisual campaign
materials may be found with the audiovisual materials (record group 4). The legislative records document the legislative process, and the
bulk of the files contained in this series consist of Cohen's correspondence
with his constituents about specific legislative issues. Also included are
records related to Cohen's service on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee from
1973-1979. As a freshman member of that committee in 1974, Cohen participated
in the Nixon impeachment inquiry, commonly known as the Watergate crisis. Draft
articles of impeachment, Cohen's correspondence with other Judiciary Committee
members, and other records which document the decision he made to vote in favor
of Nixon's impeachment may be found in this series. A number of Cohen's aides worked on legislative issues such as
health, aging, the environment, and the fishing industry. Files received on
these and other legislative subjects were few in number, so they have been
filed with Cohen's Senate legislative papers, under the appropriate subject
headings. This also includes files related to long-term Maine issues such as
the controversy over the Dickey-Lincoln power plant and the Indian land claims
settlement of 1980. The constituent service records document the representative function
of the Cohen office. This involves activities such as managing casework and
coordinating service academy appointments. Due to the confidential nature of
case work files, they were removed from the collection before it was
transferred to the University of Maine. The records in this series consists of
two boxes of service academy applications and screening committee records,
which are arranged alphabetically according to the last name of each
applicant. Press/media records reflect the efforts of Cohen's staff to
communicate with the public about Cohen, and they consist of newspaper
clippings, press releases, speeches, and special mailings. Office
administrative records include staff memos, general correspondence, and
applications for internships in Cohen's office. U.S. Senate Papers, 1973-1996, 1161 boxesThese records were created by Cohen and his staff in the course of
Cohen's duties as a U.S. Senator from 1979 to 1996. Some of the legislative
papers from Cohen's time in the House of Representatives are also included. The
records in this category document the five major functional areas of a
congressional office, which are the same as they are in the U.S. House of
Representatives. The personal/political/official records include Cohen's personal
correspondence with Presidents Bush, Reagan, and Carter as well as other
political and public figures. Records from his two Senate campaigns, the first
in 1984 and the second in 1990, are also found in this series, and they consist
of Cohen's voting records, position papers, and newsclippings. The bulk of the legislative records were created by Cohen's
legislative aides, who were responsible for drafting bills, and providing him
with up-to-date information about pending legislation and advice on possible
legislative strategies. Each aide was usually assigned to several subject
areas, such as agriculture, defense, education, transportation, and the
environment, and the records are organized according to these subject areas.
They contain memos from aides to Cohen, copies of bills, transcripts of
hearings, briefing books, and staff project files. The legislative records also
reflect Cohen's service on various committees, such as the Committee on Aging,
which he was a member of from 1977-1997, and the Senate committee formed to
investigate the Iran-contra affair in 1987. Cohen's Iran-contra files include
drafts of the questions he asked of witnesses who participated in the public
hearings, advisory memos from legislative aides, and drafts of speeches and
floor statements. The constituent service records consist largely of correspondence
which was handled by a Correspondence Management System (CMS), used to produce
responses to individual letters from constituents. The care with which this
correspondence was handled documents the priority status that constituent
service was given in the Cohen office. The correspondence for each year that
Cohen was in the Senate (with the exception of 1996) was microfilmed, and the
microfilm copies and masters of this correspondence are included with the
audio-visual materials. The press/media records are made up of newsclippings, press
releases, speeches, and documentation concerning the television show Washington
Perspective which Cohen participated in with Sen. George Mitchell. Video and
audiocassette tapes of Cohen on television talk shows and on the Senate floor
can be found with the audiovisual materials. The office administrative records include travel itineraries, an
office policy manual, staff memos, and administrative reports. Audiovisual Materials, 73 boxes and 63 reelsRecords in this group encompass Cohen's career in both the U.S.
House and the U.S. Senate. Included here are over 600 videocassette recordings
of Cohen's speeches, television interviews, his own radio and television
broadcasts, and his statements from the floor of the House and the Senate.
Audiocassette tapes, microfilm, reel-to-reel tapes and other audiovisual
materials, created to communicate information about issues and events with
which Cohen was involved, are also found in this series. Much of this material
was generated for the four campaigns Cohen waged during his term in the House,
as well as his Senate campaigns of 1984 and 1990. Photographs and Memorabilia, 120 linear ft.Photographs of Cohen with family members, constituents, and VIPs, as
well as several hundred negatives which were taken by the Senate Photo Studio
are found in this series, as well as plaques, framed photographs, trophies,
honorary degrees, and other objects that were given to Cohen as tokens of
esteem from constituents, universities, corporations, and other
institutions. Department of Defense, 1996-2001, 5 GB (16 CD-ROM disks) and 6
boxes of videotapesSecretary Cohen's papers from the Office of the Secretary of Defense
consist of files kept in the office for reference purposes; official federal
records created by Cohen and the staff at the Pentagon are retained by the DOD
and by the National Archives. Cohen's DOD papers are copies of unclassified
documents. The records in this group are divided into five series: official
correspondence, trips, public statements, conferences/hearings/special events,
photographs, and news. The official correspondence series consists of a variety of letters
to and from congressional leaders, other cabinet offices, and heads of state as
well as reports to Congress and the President; staff memos regarding scheduling
and suggested talking points for meetings; and related reference material such
as President Clinton's speeches and detailed Congressional committee reports on
defense matters. This is the only series of material generally not available
the public in other forms. Trip materials include itineraries, points of contact, speeches,
statement alternatives, background papers, talking points, and reference
materials for the specific visits and meetings organized by country or
location. Photographs of travel are in the photographs series. Public statements include transcripts of speeches, interviews, press
conferences, and congressional testimony; text of reports, announcements, and
news articles; press advisories and correspondent memoranda; and copies of
related correspondence. This material is duplicated in seven bound volumes
provided by the Historical Office, Office of the Secretary of Defense. The series titled conferences/hearings/special events covers
activities of the Office of Secretary of Defense that were treated separately
from other functions. Files generated by Cohen's congressional confirmation
hearings for the Secretary's position, the 1997 Kassebaum Report on Gender
Integrated Training and Related Issues in the military, preparation for
hearings in the Armed Services and Appropriations Committees in Congress, and
Y2K readiness are included. The photographs, nearly 3,000 images, document diplomatic meetings
with the Secretary hosting heads of state visiting this country, Secretary and
Mrs. Cohen during foreign visits at ceremonies or visiting the troops, and
Secretary Cohen with important public figures in this country, either at
meetings or social events. These jpeg images taken by Department of Defense
photographers are identified in most cases. The news files are items prepared by the American Forces Information
Service on behalf of DOD staff for daily information on world events. Contents
are organized by date and by branch of service and topic within each date.
Press releases from the Pentagon are included. The records in this group are divided into five series: official
correspondence, trips, public statements, conferences/hearings/special events,
photographs, and news. Each series has a corresponding notebook with a hard
copy of the Main Menu along with contents for each CD in the series. The
photographs are JPEG images of official events including award ceremonies,
meetings with dignitaries, and travel. The news files are primarily the
research gathered on behalf of DoD staff for daily information on world events.
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Organized into the following six record groups: Private Papers,
1956-1996; U.S. House of Representatives, 1972-1980; U.S. Senate, 1973-1996;
Audiovisual materials, 1972-1997; Photos and memorabilia, 1955-1997; and
Department of Defense, 1996-2001. Original order maintained wherever possible, series and sub-series
alphabetical by function or staff member and chronological within the
sub-series. U.S. Senate and U.S. House record groups are each arranged into the
following five series: Personal/Political/Official, Constituent Service,
Legislative, Press/Media, and Office Administration. Audiovisual materials and
photos and memorabilia cover Cohen's House and Senate years combined as they
were interfiled in this manner by staff. The papers are arranged in folders in 1/2 cubic foot boxes, except
where format requires oversized boxes. Return to the Table of Contents
Restrictions on AccessThis collection is kept at Fogler Library's offsite storage facility.
One week's notice is required for retrieval. Restrictions on UseMulti-media, press, public statements, most campaign materials, and
all U.S. House of Representatives files open for research; restrictions apply
to some campaign files along with many Department of Defense, U.S. Senate and
private papers. For series and subseries with restrictions, details are
included in the scope and content note at that level of the finding aid. Return to the Table of Contents
| | | | | | | Names: | | | William S.
Cohen. | | Organizations: | | | United States. Congress -
Ethics. | | | United States. Congress -
House of Representatives. | | | United States. Congress -
Senate. | | | United States. Department
of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense. | | Subjects: | | | Aging - United
States. | | | International
relations. | | | Iran-Contra Affair,
1985-1990. | | | National security - United
States. | | | Political ethics - United
States. | | | Watergate Affair,
1972-1974. | | | Watergate Trial,
Washington, D.C., 1973. | | Places: | | | United States - Military
policy. |
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William S. Cohen Papers (MS 106), Special Collections, Raymond H.
Fogler Library, University of Maine, Orono, Maine. In 1998, archivist Frances O'Donnell appraised the collection and then
devised an organizational scheme for it, based on standard archival principles
and current theory and practice within the congressional archives field. The
boxes were already organized according to general categories suggested by
Senate archivist Karen Paul in the1992 editions of The Documentation of
Congress, and Records Management Handbook for U.S. Senators and Their Archival
Repositories. These two books provided guidelines for the further processing of
the collection. Return to the Table of Contents
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | MS 106.1 Private Papers
1956-1996 33 boxes | | The papers in this category were not created as a result of
William Cohen's official duties in the U.S. Congress. Rather, they were created
in the course of his personal and public life, and contain many of his
reflections on his life, family and career. They consist of two series, which
are personal and professional records, 1956-1977, and book material,
1975-1996. | | Access to records in the Private Papers record group is
restricted. Consult the Special Collections Department for further
information. | | MS 106.1.1 Personal and Professional Records
1956-1997 2 boxes | | | Arranged alphabetically, by subject. Consists of drafts of
Cohen's published and unpublished poetry, family notes and records, and
material documenting aspects of Cohen's career before he entered the U.S.
Congress in 1973. This latter category includes Cohen's yearbooks from Bowdoin
College where he earned an A.B. cum laude in Latin in 1962, and material
related to the JFK Institute of Politics where Cohen was a fellow in 1972. From
1965 to 1966, Cohen was assistant editor-in-chief for the Journal of the
American Trial Lawyers Association, and correspondence with his colleagues in
that organization is included here. Cohen was named one of the ten outstanding
young men of 1975 by the U.S. Jaycees, and material related to that honor is
also found in this series. | | | Access to records in this series is restricted. Consult the
Special Collections Department for further information. | | MS 106.1.2 Book Material
1975-1996 31 boxes | | | Arranged alphabetically by title of book. Between 1978 and 1995,
William Cohen authored the nine books listed below. This series consists of the
manuscripts for these books which document the revision process they went
through. Accompanying correspondence from publishers, notes from friends and
colleagues, newspaper clippings and reviews of the books are also found in this
series. The books are: Of Sons and Seasons (1978),
a volume of poems; Roll Call (1981), a journal of
Cohen's first year in the Senate; Getting the Most Out of
Washington (1982), a manual on cutting through government red tape;
The Double Man (1985), written with Senator Gary
Hart, a novel on international espionage and terrorism; A
Baker's Nickel (1986), a second volume of poetry; Men of Zeal (1988), written with Senator George
Mitchell, an account of their experience investigating the Iran-Contra affair;
One-Eyed Kings (1991), a spy thriller involving
Soviet and American covert actions that converge in the Middle East;
Murder in the Senate (1993), a mystery written
with Thomas B. Allen; and Easy Prey: The Fleecing of
America's Senior Citizens and How to Stop It (1995), a work of
non-fiction concerning fraud and the elderly. | | | Access to the records in this series is restricted. Consult the
Special Collections Department for further information. | | | MS 106.1.2.1 A Baker's Nickel
1986 2 boxes | | | MS 106.1.2.2 Double Man
1982-1985 8 boxes | | | MS 106.1.2.3 Easy Prey
1995 1 box | | | MS 106.1.2.4 Getting the Most Out of Washington
1982 1 box | | | MS 106.1.2.5 Men of Zeal
1988 3 boxes | | | MS 106.1.2.6 Murder in the Senate
1993 1 box | | | MS 106.1.2.7 Of Sons and Seasons
1978 1 box | | | MS 106.1.2.8 One Eyed Kings
1991 5 boxes | | | MS 106.1.2.9 Roll Call: One Year in the Life of a Senator
1981 4 boxes | | | MS 106.1.2.10 Book Clippings
1975-1996 3 boxes | | | MS 106.1.2.11 Coalition Group
1974-75 2 boxes |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | MS 106.2 U.S. House of Representatives
1972-1980 211 boxes | | In November 1972, William S. Cohen was elected to the U.S. House
of Representatives from Maine's second congressional district. He was
re-elected to the House in 1974 and again in 1976. Representative Cohen's
office was in the Cannon Building in Washington, D.C. The activities in this
office were organized into four main areas: administration, legislation,
constituent service and press/media activities. The records described here were
created by Cohen and his staff while he was in the House, and they reflect
these four basic areas of activity, plus Cohen's personal and political
activities. The series are: Personal/Political/Official Records, 33 boxes;
Constituent Services Records, 2 boxes; Legislative Records, 151 boxes; Press
Relations/Media Activities Records, 16 boxes; and Office Administration
Records, 8 boxes. | | Members of Cohen's staff included: administrative assistants
Michael Harkins and Thomas Daffron; legislative assistants Fred Gants, Bobbie
McCarthy, Thomas Heyerdahl, Susan Collins, Michael Hastings, Cynthia Hilton,
and Jean Streeter; casework Sally Lounsbury, David Clough and Helen Lyons;
press assistants Mark Harroff, Richard Fallon, and Thomas Bright; personal
secretaries Betty (Driver) Barrett, Linda Craig, Jill Gibson, and Cynthia
Whiteman; and other assistants Joseph Kieffer, Pamela Barker, Anne Burfield,
Edward Simeone, Mary Pat Lennon, Robert Tyrer, and Carol Hicks. | | Cohen also maintained three district offices in Maine while he was
in the House. Members of the Bangor district office staff were Dale Gerry,
Jacqueline McDermott, Dawn Hart, and Kim Corthell. Christian Potholm, Jane
Titcomb, David Clough, Judith Gleason, Helen Kent, David Ault, and Nancy Holmes
were assigned to the Lewiston office. The only other district office at that
time was located in Presque Isle staffed by Jane Johnson. There are no records
from the district offices represented in Cohen's papers from the U.S. House of
Representatives. | | Access to some records in the U.S. House record group is
restricted. See information at the series and subseries level. Consult the
Special Collections Department for further information. | | MS 106.2.1 Personal/Political/Official Records
1973-79 34 boxes | | | This series documents the activities of Cohen and his staff that
are not directly related to legislative activities or constituent service, but
are nonetheless part of the routine of every officeholder. Maintaining
biographical information, scheduling meetings, and coordinating campaign files
are some of the activities documented in the records here. The bulk of the
files in this series were handled by Cohen's personal secretaries, who were
Betty (Driver) Barrett, Linda Craig, Jill Gibson, and Cynthia (Whiteman)
Waters. The files are organized into five sub-series: a) general files, b)
campaign records, c) personal correspondence, d) accepted invitations, and e)
membership files. | | | MS 106.2.1.1 General files
1973-1978 3 boxes | | | | Arranged alphabetically. Biographical information, financial
disclosure forms, guest books, schedules, and calendars are found in this
subseries, as well as Cohen's personal notes about his experiences as a member
of Congress. Cohen's schedules record daily events such as committee meetings,
press conferences, and meetings with groups and individuals. Cohen launched a
"Citizens' Hour" program which was designed to give his constituents an
opportunity to talk informally with him about their concerns during scheduled
office hours held in district offices and town halls. This was an unusual
outreach effort for that time, and Cohen's schedules include appointments for
many "Citizens' Hour" sessions held throughout Maine. | | | | American Notes Box 1
1973-1978 | | | | Schedules Box 2
1973-1978 | | | | Subject files, Warren Conference Box 3
1973-1978 | | | MS 106.2.1.2 Campaign Records
1972-1978 18 boxes | | | | Arranged chronologically according to each campaign, and then
alphabetically within each campaign. Cohen was elected to the U.S. House of
Representatives in November, 1972, defeating his Democratic opponent Elmer H.
Violette. He won his seat in the House again in 1974 when he ran against Mark
Gartley, and in 1976 when his opponent was Democrat Leighton Cooney. In 1978,
he ran for a seat in the U.S. Senate, and defeated incumbent Democrat William
D. Hathaway with 57 percent of the vote to Hathaway's 34 percent. Cohen's
campaign chairman for all of his campaigns in the House and in the Senate was
Lewis Vafiades, a lawyer from Bangor, Maine. Cohen considered running for the
Senate in 1976 against Edmund Muskie, but decided against it, and information
about that decision is included here. The bulk of this subseries consists of
files from Cohen's campaign for the U.S. Senate in 1978. Records from this
campaign, and from his campaigns of 1972, 1974, and 1976 include
correspondence, interest group mailings, strategy papers, position papers,
research reports and studies, and voting records and analyses. Campaign records
are also found in the audiovisual series in the form of tapes and films of
television commercials, interviews, and speeches. The photo and memorabilia
series also contain campaign materials in the form of posters, bumper stickers,
buttons, photographs, etc. | | | | Access to some of the records in the Campaign series is
restricted. See information at the subseries level. Consult the Special
Collections Department for further information. | | | | MS 106.2.1.2.1 General
1972-1976 3 boxes | | | | | 1972. | | | | | 1974 Folders. | | | | | | Administrative Files
1974 | | | | | | Administrative Notes and Correspondence 2
folders
1974 | | | | | | General Brochures
1974 | | | | | | Budget
1974 | | | | | | Fund Raising
1974 | | | | | | Miscellaneous
1974 | | | | | | Newspaper Articles
1974 | | | | | | Poll Data
1974 | | | | | | Press Releases
1974 | | | | | | Maine Statewide Study
1974 | | | | | | Research: Cohen vs. Gartley 4 folders
1974 | | | | | | Campaign: Vol. 1 (Strategies) 3 folders
1974 | | | | | | Campaign: Vol. 2 (Strategies) 4 folders
1974 | | | | | | Strategy Papers
1974 | | | | | | Political File 2 folders
1974 | | | | | | Visits to Maine
1974 | | | | | | Voting Record Analysis on Labor 2 folders
1974 | | | | | 1976 Folders. | | | | | | Advertising
1976 | | | | | | Administrative Corr.
1976 | | | | | | Congressional Report
1976 | | | | | | Consultant Report
1976 | | | | | | Financial Law
1976 | | | | | | Fund Raising
1976 | | | | | | Muskie vs. Cohen
1976 | | | | | | Political Action Committee
1976 | | | | | | Position Papers, Statements
1976 | | | | | | Maine Statewide Study 3 folders
1976 | | | | | | Maine 1st Congressional District
1976 | | | | | | General Information
1976 | | | | | | Stationary
1976 | | | | | | Strategy Papers
1976 | | | | | | T.V. Spots
1976 | | | | | | Voting Record Analysis, Consumer 2 folders
1976 | | | | | | Voting Record Analysis, Defense
1976 | | | | | | Voting Record Analysis, Education
1976 | | | | | | Voting Record Analysis, Environment
1976 | | | | | | Voting Record Analysis, Farm/Rural
1976 | | | | | | Voting Record Analysis, Labor 2 folders
1976 | | | | | | Cohen Voting Record 2 folders
1976 | | | | | | Voting Record Analysis, Misc.
1976 | | | | | | Voting Record Analysis, Business
1976 | | | | | | Voting Record Analysis, Cohen
1976 | | | | | | Walk, Thank-You's 2 folders
1976 | | | | MS 106.2.1.2.2 Biography clippings
1978 1 box | | | | MS 106.2.1.2.3 Complaint for Fair Campaign and Correspondence
1978 | | | | | Complaint for Fair Campaign Practices Code, 1978, 3 folders. | | | | | Correspondence, 1978. | | | | | July 1977-Dec. 1977, 1978, 2 folders. | | | | | Feb. 1976-Jan. 1977, 1976. | | | | | June-Dec. 1977, 1978. | | | | | Jan-Apr. 1978, 1978, 2 folders. | | | | MS 106.2.1.2.4 Debates, Financial Info.
1978 1 box | | | | | Debates, 1978. | | | | | Endorsements, 1978. | | | | | Hathaway Campaign Spending Reports, 1978, 2 folders. | | | | | Campaign Contributions, 1978. | | | | | FEC Reports, Hathaway, 1978. | | | | | FEC Reports, Expenditures, 1978, 2 folders. | | | | | Cohen for Senator Committee, 1978. | | | | | Cohen for Senator Committee: Budget, 1978. | | | | | Executive Finance Committee File, 1978. | | | | | Cohen Report of Receipts and Expenditures, 1978. | | | | | Gahagan Candidate, 1978. | | | | | Newscripts re: Gahagan, 1978. | | | | MS 106.2.1.2.5 Interest group mailings and related
1978 1 box | | | | | Autodealers mailings, 1978. | | | | | Conservationists for Cohen, 1978. | | | | | Dear Island Residents, 1978. | | | | | Cohen opposes Dickey-Lincoln flyers, 1978. | | | | | Educators for Cohen, 1978. | | | | | Elderly Handbill, 1978. | | | | | Farmers for Cohen, 1978. | | | | | Fisherman for Cohen, 1978. | | | | | Law Enforcement Officers for Cohen, 1978. | | | | | Physicians for Cohen, 1978. | | | | | Portland Endorsements, 1978. | | | | | Senior Citizens for Cohen, 1978. | | | | | Small Business for Cohen, 1978. | | | | | Sportsmen for Cohen, 1978. | | | | | Teacher's Flyer, 1978. | | | | | Various Mailings, 1978. | | | | | Veterans for Cohen, 1978. | | | | | Women's Flyer, 1978. | | | | | Working people for Cohen, 1978. | | | | | York County Endorsements, 1978. | | | | | "Grand Ole Party" Invite, 1978. | | | | | Various Flyers, 1978. | | | | | Interest Group Ratings, 1978, 3 folders. | | | | | Media Correspondence, 1978, 2 folders. | | | | MS 106.2.1.2.6 Media-Newsclips
1978 2 boxes | | | | | Cohen for Senator Releases, 1978, 2 folders. | | | | | Aug-78, 1978. | | | | | Sep-78, 1978, 4 folders. | | | | | Oct.-78, 1978, 6 folders. | | | | | Nov-78, 1978, 4 folders. | | | | | Newsletters, 1978. | | | | | WSC Newspaper Endorsements, 1978. | | | | MS 106.2.1.2.7 Polling material-Position papers
1978 5 boxes | | | | | Polling Material, 1978. | | | | | Cohen Record: Vol. 1, 1978, 5 folders. | | | | | Cohen Record: Vol. 2, 1978, 3 folders. | | | | | Position Papers, 1978, 3 folders. | | | | | Cohen Congressional Index, 1978, 3 folders. | | | | | Position Papers; Statements, 1978, 2 folders. | | | | | Position: Abortion, Agriculture, 1978. | | | | | Hathaway Position Papers, 1978, 2 folders. | | | | | Position: Defense, 1978. | | | | | Position: Economy, 1978. | | | | | Position: Educ-Elderly, 1978. | | | | | Position: Election Reform, 1978. | | | | | Energy, 1978, 2 folders. | | | | | Environment, 1978. | | | | | Ethics, 1978. | | | | | Fed-State Relations, 1978. | | | | | Foreign Policy, 1978. | | | | | Forestry-Government, 1978. | | | | | Health, 1978, 2 folders. | | | | | Housing, 1978. | | | | | Indian Affairs, 1978. | | | | | Labor, 1978. | | | | | Public Works, 1978. | | | | | Small Business, 1978. | | | | | Tax Policy, 1978. | | | | | Trade-Transportation, 1978. | | | | | Veterans-Women, 1978. | | | | | Agr-Ethics, 1978. | | | | | Fed-Veterans, 1978. | | | | | Hathaway Campaign Brochures, 1978. | | | | | Hathaway Clippings, 1978, 2 folders. | | | | | Hathaway Congressional Record, 1978. | | | | | Hathaway Sponsored Laws, 1978. | | | | | Ralph Nader Congress Project, 1978. | | | | | Hathway Quotes, 1978. | | | | | Consultant Reports, 1978. | | | | | Maine Statewide Study, 1978, 4 folders. | | | | MS 106.2.1.2.8 Research reports and studies
1978 1 box | | | | | Maine Statewide Study, 1978, 4 folders. | | | | | Senate Candidates Questionaire, 1978. | | | | | Speech Nuggets, Cohen, 1978. | | | | | Stationary and Envelopes, 1978. | | | | | Strategy Papers, 1978, 2 folders. | | | | | Voting Record, 1978. | | | | | Voting Studies: 1965-66, 1965-66. | | | | | Voting Studies: 1967-1968, 1967-68. | | | | | Voting Studies: 1969-1970, 1969-1970. | | | | | Voting Studies: 1971-1972, 1971-1972. | | | | | Voting Studies: 1975-1976, 1975-1976. | | | | | Voting Results, 1978. | | | MS 106.2.1.3 Personal Correspondence
1973-1978 5 boxes | | | | Arranged alphabetically, by last name of correspondent.
Contains Cohen's correspondence with friends, colleagues, VIPs, and political
organizations, such as the Republican National Committee. Letters of
recommendation written by Cohen on behalf of others, and letters of
congratulations to him on his election victories are also found in this
subseries. | | | | Personal Correspondence Box 1 A-F
1973-1978 | | | | Personal Correspondence Box 2 G-M
1973-1978 | | | | Personal Correspondence Box 3 M-R
1973-1978 | | | | Personal Correspondence Box 4 S-Z
1973-1978 | | | | Personal Correspondence Box 5 Letter of
Congratulations
1973-1978 | | | MS 106.2.1.4 Accepted Invitations
1973-1978 5 boxes | | | | Arranged chronologically by year, and then by month. Cohen
received many invitations to appear at a variety of events both within the
state of Maine and throughout the nation. The invitations which Cohen accepted,
which shaped his daily, weekly, and monthly schedules, are found here. | | | MS 106.2.1.5 Membership Files
1973-1979 3 boxes | | | | Arranged alphabetically by name of organization. Cohen was a
member of a number of organizations and committees, such as the Maine
Congressional Delegation (composed in 1975 of U.S. Senators Edward Muskie and
William Hathaway, and U.S. Representatives Cohen and David Emery), the Unity
College Board of Trustees, and the Governing Board of Bowdoin College. Files
from these memberships are included here, and they consist of minutes of
meetings, correspondence, memos and reports. Cohen was also a member of the
Republican Committee on Committees, and files in this subseries document the
manner in which Republicans were selected for various U.S. House committees.
Cohen's requests to Gerald Ford, then chairman of this committee, for certain
committee appointments, and letters from Cohen's colleagues requesting his
support for committee appointments may be found in this subseries. | | | | Folder Titles | | | | Congressional Fellowship Program
1976-1977 | | | | Bar Memberships
1976-1977 | | | | Boston University Law School Alumni
1977 | | | | Downtown Bangor Association
1978 | | | | Bowdoin College Membership
1975-1979 5 folders | | | | Bowdoin College
1975-1979 2 folders | | | | Bowdoin College
1975-1979 | | | | Capitol Hill Club
1977 | | | | Membership Files; Committee 1
1973-1974 | | | | Membership Files; Committe 2
1973-1974 | | | | House Wednesday Group
1973-1978 2 folders | | | | Congressional Delegation Members Meeting
1975 12 folders | | | | Congressional Delegation Members Meeting
1975 4 folders | | | | Members of Congress for Peace through Law
1973-1975 | | | | New England Congressional Caucus
1975-1977 | | | | Patterson School Of Diplomacy and Intn'l Commerce
1975 | | | | Poland Springs Preservation Committee
1977 | | | | The Ripon Society
1977 | | | | Unity College
1975-1977 4 folders | | | | Unity College Board of Trustees
1979 | | MS 106.2.2 Constituent Service Records
1972-1979 2 boxes | | | The constituent service function covers activities such as
answering constituent mail, managing casework, and coordinating service academy
appointments. Sally Lounsbury was the principal staff assistant involved with
managing constituent services in the Cohen office from 1974-1997. | | | This series consists of two boxes of service academy
applications and screening committee records. The applications are arranged
alphabetically according to the last name of each applicant. Cohen was
responsible for nominating high school students from the second district in
Maine to the U.S. Naval, Air Force, Military and Merchant Marine Academies.
Applications to the academies include photographs, letters of recommendation,
transcripts, and Cohen's correspondence with the candidates. In 1973, Cohen
created an Academy Screening Committee to assist him with these nominations,
and correspondence and reports from this committee are also found in this
series. Casework involves working with federal agencies on behalf of individual
constituents, so therefore casework files are confidential in nature, and most
of them were removed from Cohen's papers before they were transferred to the
University of Maine. | | | Military Applications, A-Z; Academy Screening Records
and Correspondence
1973-1976 2 boxes | | MS 106.2.3 Legislative Records
1972-1980 154 boxes | | | While in the House of Representatives, Cohen was a member of
committees on Aging, Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Judiciary, and Small
Business. Cohen's files related to his service on the Judiciary Committee are
found in this series, as is a large volume of correspondence from constituents
dealing with legislative topics. General records, which consist of Cohen's
voting record, bill digests and memos, and a small group of files referred to
as "Maine Affairs," are also included here. | | | Several of Cohen's assistants worked on committee-related
issues, as well as general legislative issues such as health, energy, the
environment, etc. Since the University of Maine did not receive many files
created by Cohen's legislative staff while he was in the House, the ones that
were received have been filed in the U.S. Senate legislative series, under the
appropriate subject headings. This includes files related to Cohen's other
committee appointments dealing with aging, fisheries, and small business
issues, as well as legislation and projects which covered Cohen's tenure in
both the House and the Senate, such as the controversy over the Dickey-Lincoln
power plant on the St. John River, and the Maine Indian land claims settlement
of 1980. The records included here are divided into three main subseries, which
are a) general records, b) legislative correspondence, and c) U.S. House
Judiciary Committee Records. | | | MS 106.2.3.1 General Records
1972-1980 7 boxes | | | | The bulk of these files were maintained by Cynthia Hilton. The
records in this category fall into four general areas: | | | | MS 106.2.3.1.1 General Files
1973-1978 2 boxes | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. Files in this category consist of
legislative memos, Cohen's legislative profile, Congressional Record inserts,
and legislative digests. The digests are arranged chronologically by month, and
contain information about legislative initiatives taken up by the House during
1978. There is also a legislative issues index, which provides Cohen's position
on a number of issues. | | | | | Folder Titles | | | | | Cohen Congressional Issues Index, 1975-78, 2 folders. | | | | | Cohen Insertions in Congressional Records, 1974. | | | | | Miscellaneous Legislative Items, 1977. | | | | | Bilingual Education, 1977-78. | | | | | Legislative Digest: 95th Congress, 1978, 4 folders. | | | | | Legislative Digest: 95th Congress, 1978, 4 folders. | | | | | Squaw Mountain Corporation, 1970. | | | | MS 106.2.3.1.2 Bill Digests
1973-1978 1 box | | | | | Arranged chronologically by year, and then by month.
Includes summaries of bills before Congress, committee actions taken,
amendments, commentaries, and memos. | | | | | Folder Titles | | | | | Feb-May, 1975. | | | | | June-October, 1975. | | | | | Nov-December, 1975. | | | | | Jan.-April, 1976. | | | | | May-July, 1976. | | | | | Aug.-Sept., 1976. | | | | | Feb-May, 1977. | | | | | June-Sept., 1977. | | | | | Oct.-Dec., 1977. | | | | | 93rd and 94th Congress, 1973-74. | | | | | 95th Congress 1st Session, 1977-78. | | | | MS 106.2.3.1.3 Maine Affairs
1972-1974 3 boxes | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. Includes files on a variety of
legislative issues important to the people of Maine, such as the potato
industry, immigration, Franco-Americans, housing, and native Americans. Files
include correspondence with constituents, Maine officials, elected
representatives both in Maine and in the Federal government, and reports and
recommendations. | | | | | Folder Titles | | | | | Agriculture, 1973. | | | | | Agriculture Advisory Committee, 1974. | | | | | Canadian Bound Neighbors, 1974. | | | | | Community Mental Health, 1973. | | | | | Customs, 1974. | | | | | Economy, 1972. | | | | | Economy, 1972-1973. | | | | | Education, 1972-1974. | | | | | Franco-Americans, 1973-1977. | | | | | Franco-Americans, 1977. | | | | | French Americans, 1974. | | | | | Great Northern, 1973-1974. | | | | | Growth, 1973. | | | | | Health and Welfare, 1973-1974. | | | | | Health, Education, and Welfare Programs, 1972-1973. | | | | | Home, 1973. | | | | | Immigration, 1973-74. | | | | | Indians, 1972-1974. | | | | | Maine General, 1974. | | | | | Maine State Housing Authority, 1973-1974. | | | | | Maine State Legislation, 1973-1974. | | | | | Moosehorn Nat'l Wildlife Refugee, 1973-1974. | | | | | Muskie, 1974. | | | | | Natural Resource, 1972. | | | | | New England Congressional Caucus, 1973-1974. | | | | | New England Power Pool, 1973-1974. | | | | | New England Regional Commission, 1973-1974. | | | | | Oceanus, 1972-1974. | | | | | Olsen Home, 1973. | | | | | Pine Tree Legal Assistance, 1973. | | | | | Potato Future, 1973-1974, 2 folders. | | | | | Power Authority, 1973-1974. | | | | | Presidential Classroom, 1973. | | | | | Railroad, 1973. | | | | | Regional Medical Program, 1973. | | | | | Regional Planning, 1973. | | | | | Republican State Committee, 1973. | | | | | Rural Health Project, 1971-1974. | | | | | Rural Isolated Child Project, 1972-1973. | | | | | Rural Youth Corps, 1973. | | | | | Shapiro Brothers Shoe Company, 1973. | | | | | Ship Industry, 1973. | | | | | Shoe Industry, 1973. | | | | | Social Services, 1973. | | | | | Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area, 1971-1974. | | | | | State of Maine, 1972-1975, 2 folders. | | | | | Taxes, 1973. | | | | | University of Maine, 1973. | | | | | Upward Bound, 1973. | | | | | Veterans, 1973-1974. | | | | | White Mountains Wilderness, 1973, 3 folders. | | | | MS 106.2.3.1.4 Voting Record
1973-1978 1 box | | | | | Arranged chronologically by year, and then by month. Gives
the daily roll call record of the members of Congress, plus short summaries of
bills, resolutions, and acts, and a record of Cohen's vote on each of these
legislative items. | | | | | Folder Titles | | | | | Jan-December, 1973, 2 folders. | | | | | Jan-December, 1974, 2 folders. | | | | | Jan-December, 1975, 2 folders. | | | | | Jan-December, 1976, 2 folders. | | | | | Jan-December, 1977, 2 folders. | | | | | Jan-December, 1978. | | | MS 106.2.3.2 Legislative Correspondence
1973-1978 104 boxes | | | | Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by
subject within each year. Each constituent's original letter is filed with a
copy of Cohen's response. Topics covered include the economy, education, the
elderly, defense, agriculture, and the environment. The views of his
constituents expressed in this correspondence were an important factor in
legislative decisions Cohen made while he was in the House. A number of letters
concerning the Nixon impeachment inquiry of 1974, which Cohen was involved with
as a freshman member of the House Judiciary Committee, are also found here.
These letters express strong feelings, both pro and con, about the possibility
of Nixon's impeachment due to his involvement with the Watergate scandal.
Cohen's responses to these letters reveal his commitment to resolving the issue
in a fair and non-partisan manner. | | | MS 106.2.3.3 Judiciary Committee Records
1969-1980 43 boxes | | | | Cohen was a member of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee from
1973-1979. The papers in this section are concerned with issues, which were
under the jurisdiction of this committee, and they include Cohen's papers from
the Nixon impeachment inquiry of 1974. This inquiry was conducted due largely
to what has become known as the Watergate scandal. On June 17, 1972, five men
broke into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at the
Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C. They were arrested and charged with
burglary and wiretapping. Former White House aide E. Howard Hunt, Jr., and G.
Gordon Liddy, who was the general counsel for the Committee for the Re-election
of the President, were also arrested. Nixon denied any involvement in this
break-in, but he was later implicated in the cover-up. During the course of the
impeachment inquiry articles of impeachment were drafted by William Cohen and
other members of the House Judiciary Committee. These articles were passed,
and, rather than face almost certain impeachment, Nixon announced his
resignation on August 8, 1974. The U.S. House Judiciary Committee records are
arranged into seven groupings: a) general files, b) the Gerald R. Ford vice
presidential confirmation records, c) the Richard M. Nixon impeachment inquiry
records, d) the Nelson A. Rockefeller vice presidential confirmation records,
e) newsman's privilege, f) speedy trial, and g) women's rights. | | | | MS 106.2.3.3.1 General Files
1972-1976 1 box | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. Includes committee correspondence
and memos, and documentation on some issues brought before the Judiciary
Committee, such as the Black Powder Bill, and the establishment of rules of
evidence for certain courts and proceedings (H.R. 5463). | | | | | "Freund, Paul, transcript of press conference", 1972. | | | | | Black Powder Bill, 1974. | | | | | D.C Representatives, 1972-76. | | | | | Lindbergh Kidnapping Act and proposed amendments, n.d.. | | | | | Memos and reports, 1973-74. | | | | | Rules of Evidence, 1973-74. | | | | | Rules of Evidence, 1972-76, 3 folders. | | | | MS 106.2.3.3.2 Gerald R. Ford Vice Presidential Confirmation
Records
1973-1974 2 boxes | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. In October of 1973, Vice President
Spiro T. Agnew resigned due to charges leveled against him concerning
extortion, bribery, and income-tax evasion. President Nixon nominated Gerald R.
Ford to be Vice President after Agnew's resignation. Records include
transcripts of proceedings, newsclippings, and background information
concerning the House Judiciary Committee investigation and confirmation of
Ford's nomination. | | | | | "Nomination of Gerald Ford, WSC notes", 1973. | | | | | Application of 25th Amendment to Vacancies of Office, 1973. | | | | | Gerald Ford reports, 1974. | | | | | Gerald Ford reports, n.d.. | | | | | Information re: nomination of Ford to Vice President, 1973, 3 folders. | | | | | Information re: nomination of Ford to Vice President, n.d.. | | | | | Newspaper clippings: nomination of Gerald Ford, 1973. | | | | | Report of Nomination Proceedings, n.d.. | | | | | Report of Nomination Proceedings, 1973, 2 folders. | | | | | Arthur Fletcher re: Gerald Ford, 1973. | | | | | Clarence Mitchell re: Gerald Ford, 1973. | | | | | Dr. Maurice Dawkins re: Gerald Ford, 1973. | | | | | Edward Boland re: Gerald Ford, 1973. | | | | | Excerpted Portions of transcripts, 1973. | | | | | Index of Rockefeller Nomination Hearings, 1973. | | | | | James Carson re: Gerald Ford, 1973. | | | | | Michael Harrington re: Gerald Ford, 1973. | | | | | Report of Nomination Proceedings, 1973, 2 folders. | | | | | Statement by Gerald Ford, 1973. | | | | | Transcript of Nomination Proceedings, 1973, 4 folders. | | | | | William Bittman re: Gerald Ford, 1973. | | | | MS 106.2.3.3.3 Richard M. Nixon Impeachment Inquiry Records (i.e.,
Watergate)
1969-1974 33 boxes | | | | | Arranged into two broad categories: a) subject files and b)
statements of information on the impeachment inquiry. The subject files are
arranged alphabetically, and they include draft articles of impeachment,
newsclippings, Cohen's statements from the hearings, drafts of his speeches,
his notes and correspondence, journal articles, Grand Jury material, files on
the historical and legal aspects of impeachment and the role of the special
prosecutor, and the stenographer's minutes of the hearings. The statements of
information, which were supplied by the impeachment inquiry staff to every
member of the Judiciary Committee, are annotated by Cohen and include material
on events prior to and following the Watergate break-in, the ITT antitrust
case, and domestic surveillance activities. | | | | | Impeachment Inquiry Subject Files, 1969-1975, 16 boxes. | | | | | | Amendments offered
n.d. | | | | | | Article Specifications
n.d. | | | | | | Failure to Comply with Subpoenas
n.d. | | | | | | President's Response to Committee Subpoenas
1974 | | | | | | Articles of Impeachment
1974 | | | | | | Articles of Impeachment
n.d. 2 folders | | | | | | Draft Articles of Impeachment
n.d. | | | | | | Proposed Articles of Impeachment
n.d. 5 folders | | | | | | Views on Articles of Impeachment
n.d. | | | | | | Debate on Articles of Impeachment
1974 | | | | | | Clippings
1969-1974 5 folders | | | | | | Articles about Watergate
1975-92 | | | | | | WSC Impeachment Statements
1973-4 5 folders | | | | | | Draft of Statement re: Spiro Agnew
n.d. | | | | | | Draft of Statement re: Washington Post article
n.d. | | | | | | Notes re: impeachment
n.d. 5 folders | | | | | | The Mad Hatter of Watergate
1973 | | | | | | Draft impeachment speech for lecture circuit
n.d. | | | | | | Correspondence w/ Congress members
1973 2 folders | | | | | | "Correspondence w/ corps, societies, etc."
1973-75 | | | | | | Impeachment Correspondence
1974 4 folders | | | | | | Letters and memoranda of Grand Jury material
n.d. | | | | | | Brief for Richard M. Nixon
1973 | | | | | | Impeachment
1973 | | | | | | High Crimes and Misdemeanors pamphlet
n.d. | | | | | | Inquiry of CIA involvement in Watergate
1973 | | | | | | Standard of Proof for Voting
1974 | | | | | | Can a President be indicted prior to conviction
on impeachment?
n.d. | | | | | | High Crimes and Misdemeanors
1974 | | | | | | David Dennis memo
1974 | | | | | | Justice Department memo
1974 4 folders | | | | | | Impeachment- Selected Materials
1973 2 folders | | | | | | Justice Department memo
1973 2 folders | | | | | | Footnotes
n.d. | | | | | | Hind's Precedents
n.d. | | | | | | Constitutional Ground for Presidential
Impeachment
1974 | | | | | | Impeachment Inquiry: Its meaning
n.d. | | | | | | White House Staff and Campaign Organizations
1974 | | | | | | President's Responsibility for Subordinate Acts
n.d. | | | | | | Impeachable Offense
1973 | | | | | | Memo on Historical origins of impeachment
1973 | | | | | | Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
1974 | | | | | | Respondent's Rights before Impeachment Committee
1974 | | | | | | Constitutional Standard for Presidential
Impeachment
1974 3 folders | | | | | | Paul Sarbanes Impeachable Conduct
1974 | | | | | | "Possible Grounds for Impeachment"
1973 | | | | | | Congressional Conference
1973 | | | | | | "Constiutional Law-Separation of Powers"
n.d. | | | | | | Peter Rodino re: expansion of staff activities
1973 | | | | | | Rules for Impeachment Inquiry Staff
n.d. | | | | | | Brief History of Nixon Impeachment Inquiry
1974 | | | | | | John Doar Memorandum
1974 2 folders | | | | | | Work of Impeachment Staff as of 2/5/74
1974 2 folders | | | | | | Summary of Inquiry Activities
1974 | | | | | | Impeachment Inquiry Status Report
1974 | | | | | | AFL-CIO
n.d. | | | | | | Raol Berger- "Impeachment for High Crimes and
Misdemeanors"
1971 | | | | | | "Raol Berger- The President, Congress, and the
Courts"
1974 | | | | | | Raol Berger's "Review of Impeachment"
1974 | | | | | | Sam Ervin: "Executive Privilege: The Need for
Congressional Action"
1973 | | | | | | John Feerick ""Impeaching Federal Judges"
1970 | | | | | | Jefferson Fordham Book Review
1974 | | | | | | Richard Falcon: "High Crimes and Misdemeanors"
1974 | | | | | | Lawrence Hogan: "The Impeachment Inquiry of
1974"
1975 | | | | | | Philip Kurland: "Tenure of Federal Judges"
1969 | | | | | | Timothy Walthall: "Executive Privilege: Stealing
Fire from the Gods"
1969 | | | | | | Lean Yankwich:"Impeachment of Civil Officers"
1969 | | | | | | Page proofs of Committee Report
1974 2 folders | | | | | | Hearing on Kleindienst nomination to attorney
general
1972 | | | | | | Hearing on Kleindienst nomination to attorney
general
1974 | | | | | | Minority Memorandum
1974 2 folders | | | | | | New York Times
1974 2 folders | | | | | | New York Times
1974 2 folders | | | | | | Washington Post
1974 2 folders | | | | | | Washington Star News
1974 2 folders | | | | | | New York Times
1974 | | | | | | Washington Post
1974 | | | | | | New York Times
1974 | | | | | | Washington Post
1974 | | | | | | Washington Star News
1974 | | | | | | Impeachment Clippings
1974 14 folders | | | | | | Impeachment Clippings
1974 13 folders | | | | | | Impeachment Clippings
1974 15 folders | | | | | | Impeachment Clippings
1974 14 folders | | | | | | CRS memo on past procedures
1973 | | | | | | Impeachment Presentation Procedures
1974 | | | | | | Nixon Memorandum
n.d. | | | | | | Participation of President's Counsel
1974 | | | | | | Procedures for Handling Impeachment
1974 | | | | | | House Judiciary Subpoena Power
1974 | | | | | | Impeachment Inquiry Procedures
1974 | | | | | | Republican Special order
1974 | | | | | | Procedures for taking depositions
1974 | | | | | | Report of Impeachment Inquiry Procedures
1974 | | | | | | Committee Responsible for Impeachment Conduct
1974 | | | | | | "Impeachment Inquiry Procedures, drafts and
final"
1974 2 folders | | | | | | Rules of Procedure
n.d. 2 folders | | | | | | Manual on Legislative Procedure in U.S. House
1973 2 folders | | | | | | Statement of Peter Rodino
1974 | | | | | | "Conscience of the Nation"
1974 | | | | | | John B. Anderson statement
1974 | | | | | | WSC remarks
1974 | | | | | | David Dennis statement
1974 | | | | | | Walter Flowers statement
1974 | | | | | | Lawrence Hogan statement
1974 | | | | | | Edward Hutchinson statement
1974 | | | | | | Albert Jenner statement
n.d. | | | | | | Trent Lott statement
1974 | | | | | | Robert McClory statement
1974 | | | | | | Draft of minority report
1974 | | | | | | John Rhodes statement
1974 3 folders | | | | | | Elliott Richardson statement
1973 | | | | | | Peter Rodino statement
1974 4 folders | | | | | | Documents of Nixon's finances
1974 | | | | | | Milk Support Price Decision
1974 | | | | | | ITT Anti-Trust Decision
1974 | | | | | | Presidential Watergate Statement
1973 | | | | | | National Watergate broadcast
1973 | | | | | | Independent property audit
1973 | | | | | | Letter to Nixon from CPA firm
1973 | | | | | | Submission of tapes
1974 | | | | | | Presidential Pardon
1974 | | | | | | Press Conference with the President
1973 | | | | | | Text of a Legal Opinion by the Attorney General
1974 | | | | | | Statement by the President
1974 | | | | | | Text of a letter from Nixon to Arthur Sampson
1974 | | | | | | Presidential Statements on Watergate
1974 | | | | | | Republican Actions relevant to Watergate
1974 | | | | | | Alexander Cook:"Impeachment Charges"
1973 | | | | | | Sam Gamson:"Watergate Facts"
1974 | | | | | | Analysis of Presidential Counsel
1974 | | | | | | Lawrence Hogan, Edward Hutchinson, Albert Jenner
1974 | | | | | | Charles Wiggins memos
1973 | | | | | | Memos to Judiciary Committee
1973-74 | | | | | | St. Clair to Rodino
1974 | | | | | | Doar to St. Clair
1974 5 folders | | | | | | President to Rodino
1974 2 folders | | | | | | St. Clair to Doar
1974 4 folders | | | | | | Doar to Committee Members
1974 | | | | | | Subpoena
1974 | | | | | | Failure to comply with Subpoena
1974 | | | | | | Confidential report from Doar to Committee
1974 | | | | | | Rodino to President
1974 3 folders | | | | | | Subpoena
1974 | | | | | | Request for open sessions
1974 | | | | | | Request for open sessions
1974 | | | | | | Rodino to President
1974 | | | | | | Subpoena
1974 | | | | | | President to Rodino
1974 | | | | | | Doar to Committtee
1974 | | | | | | Subpoena re: ITT
1974 | | | | | | Subpoena re: domestic surveillance
1974 | | | | | | Subpoena re: milk price support
1974 | | | | | | Subpoena re: IRS
1974 | | | | | | St.Clair to Rodino
1974 | | | | | | St. Clair to Committee
1974 | | | | | | Nixon's response to Committee
1974 | | | | | | Subpoena amendments
1974 | | | | | | Resolutions and Motions
1974 | | | | | | Elliot Richard
1974 | | | | | | "Face of the Nation"
1973 | | | | | | Rodino to Richardson
1973 | | | | | | Rodino referral of impeachment question
1973 | | | | | | Rodino press release
1973 | | | | | | Rodino Opening Statement
1973 | | | | | | Samuel Ervin to Rodino
1973 | | | | | | Rodino on Progess of Impeachment
1973 | | | | | | Rodino on Impeachment staff expansion
1973 | | | | | | Rodino on special impeachment counsel
1973 | | | | | | Rodino appointing minority counsel
1973 | | | | | | Rodino appointing minority counsel
1973 | | | | | | Rodino memos
1973 | | | | | | Rodino news release
1973 | | | | | | Rodino results of 2/14 meeting
1973 | | | | | | Rodino memorandum news release
1973 | | | | | | Rodino re: White House
1973 | | | | | | Rodino re: Judge Sirica's decision
1974 2 folders | | | | | | Rodino: overview of impeachment inquiry
1974 | | | | | | Rodino to Wayne Hays: request for funds
1974 | | | | | | Rodino news release
1973 | | | | | | Special Prosecutor: Bills, reports, etc.
n.d. 3 folders | | | | | | Special Prosecutor: Published Hearings
1973 | | | | | | Watergate Special Prosecution Force
1975 | | | | | | Special Prosecutor and Watergate legislation
n.d. | | | | | | "Stenographic Minutes, Executive session"
1974 13 folders | | | | | | "Stenographic Minutes, Committee Business"
1974 2 folders | | | | | | "Access to Documents, Tapes and Grand Jury
Testimony"
1974 | | | | | | Enforcement of Congressional Subpoenas
1974 2 folders | | | | | | "Executive Privilege, Owen J. Roberts Lecture"
1974 | | | | | | Memo on the Right of the Committee
1974 2 folders | | | | | | Official Subpoena Power, draft and final
1974 | | | | | | Right of the House to all Presidential Documents
1974 | | | | | | Testimonies of Witnesses in Hearings
1974 | | | | | | Charles Colson
1974 | | | | | | Henry Peterson
1974 | | | | | | Testimonies of Witnesses in Hearings
1974 | | | | | | Descriptions of Recorded Presidential
Conversations
n.d. | | | | | | Sept. 15th White House Conversation
n.d. | | | | | | June 1972 Executive Office Tape
1974 | | | | | | Report by Home Services, Inc.
n.d. | | | | | | Tapes: A Technical Monograph for the Layman
1973 | | | | | | Transcripts
1971-73 2 folders | | | | | | Transcripts
1971-73 2 folders | | | | | | Submission of Recorded Presidential
Conversations
1974 7 folders | | | | | | Submission of Recorded Presidential
Conversations
1974 3 folders | | | | | | Analysis of Presidential Transcripts
1974 | | | | | | Comparison of transcript passages
1974 | | | | | | Published Transcripts of 8 Recorded
Conversations
1974 | | | | | | Comparison of White House and Judiciary
Transcripts
1974 | | | | | | Wiretapping and electronic surveillance
1974 | | | | | | Brief on behalf of the President
1974 2 folders | | | | | | Published Impeachment hearings
1974 | | | | | | Investigation of IRS use for Political Purposes
1974 | | | | | | Watergate: Chronology of a Crisis
1974 | | | | | | Published Watergate Hearings Book 1
1974 | | | | | | Published Watergate Hearings Book 2
1974 | | | | | | Published Watergate Hearings Book 3
1974 | | | | | | Published Watergate Hearings Book 4
1974 | | | | | | Published Watergate Hearings Book 5
1974 | | | | | | Published Watergate Hearings Book 6
1974 2 folders | | | | | | Examination of Nixon's Tax Returns 1969-1972
1974 | | | | | | Impeachment inquiry publications list
1974 | | | | | Impeachment Inquiry Statements of Information, 1974, 17 boxes. | | | | | | Statements of Information 1-2
n.d. | | | | | | Statement of Information 3
n.d. | | | | | | Statement of Information 4-5
n.d. | | | | | | Statement of Information 6-7
n.d. | | | | | | Statement of Information 8-9
n.d. | | | | | | Statements of Information re: Milk Industry
n.d. | | | | | | Events Prior to Watergate Break-In
n.d. | | | | | | Events Following the Watergate Break-In
n.d. 3 folders | | | | | | Anti-trust case glossary
n.d. | | | | | | Milk Price Supports
n.d. | | | | | | Domestic Surveillance Activities
n.d. 2 folders | | | | | | White House Use of the IRS
n.d. | | | | | | Events Prior to Watergate Break-In Book I Vol. 1
12/2/71 to 6/17/72 3 folders | | | | | | "Events Following Watergate Break-In Book II,
Vol. 1"
6/17/72 to 2/9/73 3 folders | | | | | | "Events Following Watergate Break-In Book II,
Vol. 2"
6/17/72 to 2/9/73 4 folders | | | | | | "Events Following Watergate Break-In Book II,
Vol. 3"
6/17/72 to 2/9/73 3 folders | | | | | | "Events Following Watergate Break-In Book III,
Vol. 1"
n.d. 3 folders | | | | | | "Events Following Watergate Break-In Book III,
Vol. 2"
n.d. 3 folders | | | | | | "Events Following Watergate Break-In Book III,
Vol. 3"
n.d. 2 folders | | | | | | "Events Following Watergate Break-In Book III,
Vol. 4"
n.d. 2 folders | | | | | | "Events Following Watergate Break-In Book III,
Vol. 5"
n.d. 2 folders | | | | | | "Events Following Watergate Break-In, Book IV,
Vol. 1"
n.d. 3 folders | | | | | | "Events Following Watergate Break-In, Book IV,
Vol. 3"
n.d. 3 folders | | | | | | "Events Following Watergate Break-In, Book IV,
Vol. 4"
n.d. 3 folders | | | | | | "Events Following Watergate Break-In, Book IV,
Vol. 5"
n.d. 3 folders | | | | | | "Events Following Watergate Break-In, Book IV,
Vol. 6"
n.d. 2 folders | | | | | | "ITT Anti-trust Case Book V, Vol. 1"
n.d. 3 folders | | | | | | "ITT Anti-trust Case Book V, Vol. 2"
n.d. 3 folders | | | | | | "ITT Anti-trust Case Book V, Vol. 3"
n.d. 3 folders | | | | | | "Milk Producers Campaign Contributions and Price
Supports Book VI,Vol. 1"
n.d. 3 folders | | | | | | "Milk Producers Campaign Contributions and Price
Supports Book VI, Vol. 2"
n.d. 3 folders | | | | | | "Milk Producers Campaign Contributions and Price
Supports Book VI, Vol. 3"
n.d. 3 folders | | | | | | ""Milk Producers Campaign Contributions and
Price Supports Book VI, Vol. 4"
n.d. 2 folders | | | | | | "Domestic Surveillance Activities Book VII,
Vol. 1"
n.d. 3 folders | | | | | | "Domestic Surveillance Activities Book VII,
Vol. 2"
n.d. 3 folders | | | | | | "Domestic Surveillance Activities Book VII,
Vol. 3"
n.d. 3 folders | | | | | | "Domestic Surveillance Activities Book VII,
Vol. 4"
n.d. 3 folders | | | | | | "Domestic Surveillance Activities Book VII,
Vol. 5"
n.d. 3 folders | | | | | | "Domestic Surveillance Activities Book VII,
Vol. 6"
n.d. 3 folders | | | | | | "Domestic Surveillance Activities Book VII,
Vol. 7"
n.d. 3 folders | | | | | | "Domestic Surveillance Activities Book VII, Vol.
8"
n.d. 2 folders | | | | | | "White House Use of the external Revenue Service
Book VIII, Vol. 1"
n.d. 3 folders | | | | | | "White House Use of the external Revenue Service
Book VIII, Vol. 2"
n.d. 2 folders | | | | | | "Events Following Watergate Break-In Book IX,
Vol. 1"
n.d. 3 folders | | | | | | Additional Material
n.d. | | | | | | "Events Following Watergate Break-In Book IX,
Vol. 2"
n.d. 3 folders | | | | | | "Events Following Watergate Break-In Book IX,
Vol. 2"
n.d. 3 folders | | | | | | "Events Following Watergate Break-In Book IX,
Vol. 3"
n.d. 3 folders | | | | | | "Events Following Watergate Break-In Book IX,
Vol. 4"
n.d. 2 folders | | | | | | Tax Deduction for Gift of Papers Book X
n.d. 3 folders | | | | | | Statement of Information re: Cambodia Bombing
Book XI
n.d. 2 folders | | | | | | Statement of Information re: Cambodia Bombing
Book XI
n.d. 2 folders | | | | | | Cambodia Bombing Reports
n.d. | | | | | | Analysis re: Cambodia Bombing
n.d. | | | | | | Gov't Expenditures at Nixon's Private Estates
Book XII
n.d. | | | | | | Report on Impoundment of Funds Book XII
n.d. | | | | | | Events Following Watergate Break-In Book I
n.d. 3 folders | | | | | | ITT Litigation Book II
n.d. 2 folders | | | | | | Political Contributions by Milk Producers Book
III
n.d. 2 folders | | | | | | White House Surveillance Activities Book IV
n.d. 2 folders | | | | | | Summary of Information
n.d. 4 folders | | | | | | Summary of Information July 19, 1974
n.d. | | | | | | Index to Investigative Files
n.d. | | | | | | Index to Investigative Files
n.d. 3 folders | | | | | | Assessment of Minority Members' Statements
n.d. 2 folders | | | | | | Published Hearings of Sufficient Grounds for
Nixon Impeachment Book I
1974 | | | | | | Published Hearings of Sufficient Grounds for
Nixon Impeachment Book II
1974 | | | | | | Published Hearings of Sufficient Grounds for
Nixon Impeachment Book III
1974 | | | | | | Published Hearings of Sufficient Grounds for
Nixon Impeachment Book IV
1974 2 folders | | | | | | Published Hearings of Sufficient Grounds for
Nixon Impeachment Book IV
1974 | | | | | | Published Hearings of Sufficient Grounds for
Nixon Impeachment Book V
1974 2 folders | | | | | | Published Hearings of Sufficient Grounds for
Nixon Impeachment Book VI
1974 2 folders | | | | | | Published Hearings of Sufficient Grounds for
Nixon Impeachment Book VII
1974 2 folders | | | | | | Published Hearings of Sufficient Grounds for
Nixon Impeachment Book VII
1974 3 folders | | | | | | Published Hearings of Sufficient Grounds for
Nixon Impeachment Book VIII
1974 | | | | | | Published Hearings of Sufficient Grounds for
Nixon Impeachment Book IX
1974 2 folders | | | | | | Published Hearings of Sufficient Grounds for
Nixon Impeachment Book X
1974 | | | | | | Published Hearings of Sufficient Grounds for
Nixon Impeachment Book I
1974 | | | | | | Published Hearings of Sufficient Grounds for
Nixon Impeachment Book II
1974 | | | | | | Published Hearings of Sufficient Grounds for
Nixon Impeachment Book III
1974 | | | | | | Published Hearings of Sufficient Grounds for
Nixon Impeachment Book IV
1974 | | | | | | Published Hearings of Sufficient Grounds for
Nixon Impeachment Book XI
1974 | | | | | | Published Hearings of Sufficient Grounds for
Nixon Impeachment Book XII
1974 | | | | | | Published Hearings of Sufficient Grounds for
Nixon Impeachment Appendix
1974 | | | | | | Published Hearings of Sufficient Grounds for
Nixon Impeachment Appendix I
1974 | | | | | | Published Hearings of Sufficient Grounds for
Nixon Impeachment Appendix II
1974 | | | | | | Published Hearings of Sufficient Grounds for
Nixon Impeachment Appendix III
1974 | | | | | | Published Hearings of Sufficient Grounds for
Nixon Impeachment Appendix IV
1974 | | | | MS 106.2.3.3.4 Nelson A. Rockefeller Vice Presidential Confirmation
Records
1974 4 boxes | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. On December 19, 1974, Rockefeller
was sworn in as vice president of the United States, succeeding Gerald R. Ford,
who assumed the presidency upon Nixon's resignation. Records include
transcripts of proceedings, newsclippings, and background information on the
House Judiciary Committee investigation and confirmation of the nomination of
Nelson A. Rockefeller to be Vice President. | | | | | Index of Rockefeller Nomination Hearings, 1974, 2 folders. | | | | | Rodino re: Rockefeller, 1974. | | | | | Transcript of Rockefeller nomination, 1974, 4 folders. | | | | | Ada Ryan re: Rockefeller, 1974. | | | | | American Conservative Union re: Rockefeller, 1974. | | | | | Arthur Eve re: Rockefeller, 1974, 2 folders. | | | | | Bella Abzug re: Rockefeller, 1974. | | | | | Council re: Rockefeller, 1974. | | | | | Curtis Dall re: Rockefeller, 1974. | | | | | Dr. Maurice Dawkins re: Gerald Ford, 1974. | | | | | G. Domhoff and Charles Schwartz re: Rockefeller, 1974. | | | | | Howard Robison re: Rockefeller, 1974. | | | | | J. Dilworthe re: Rockefeller, 1974. | | | | | Jeanne Mirer re: Rockefeller, 1974. | | | | | John Anderson re: Rockefeller, 1974. | | | | | John Rhodes re: Rockefeller, 1974. | | | | | Joseph Rauh re: Rockefeller, 1974. | | | | | Lyn Marcus re: Rockefeller, 1974. | | | | | National Association for Justice re: Rockefeller, 1974. | | | | | Probing the Rockefeller Fortune, 1974. | | | | | Questions about Room 5600, 1974. | | | | | Rev. Kenneth Lee re: Rockefeller, 1974. | | | | | Rockefeller Questions and Answers, 1974, 9 folders. | | | | | Shirley Chisolm re: Rockefeller, 1974. | | | | | Statement by Laurence Rockefeller, 1974, 2 folders. | | | | | Statement by Nelson Rockefeller, 1974, 3 folders. | | | | | Status Report of Rockefeller, 1974. | | | | | Summary and Index of Hearing, 1974, 3 folders. | | | | | Summary of Proposed Trust of Rockefeller, 1974. | | | | | William Ronan re: Rockefeller, 1974. | | | | | CBS Report:"The Rockefellers", 1974. | | | | | Rockefeller, WSC notes, 1974, 3 folders. | | | | | A Study in the Power of Money, 1974. | | | | | Analysis of Public Record of Rockefeller, 1974, 2 folders. | | | | | Clippings on Rockefeller, 1974. | | | | | Cohen's Statements during Rockefeller Proceedings, 1974. | | | | | Hearings on Rockefeller Nomination, 1974. | | | | | IBEC Write-Up, 1974. | | | | | Information re: Rockefeller hearing, 1974, 4 folders. | | | | | Information relating to L. Judson Morhouse, 1974, 4 folders. | | | | | Memoranda on the Attica Prison Disturbance, 1974, 2 folders. | | | | | Memoranda re: New York conflict of interest, 1974. | | | | | Memoranda re: Rockefeller Financial Affairs and Investments, 1974. | | | | | Questions for Laurence Rockefeller, 1974. | | | | | Rockefeller Financial Group, 1974. | | | | | Statements re: Rockefeller, 1974, 3 folders. | | | | | A Baker's Nickel Manuscript, 1974. | | | | | Analysis of Public Record of Rockefeller, 1974. | | | | | Debate on Rockefeller Nomination, 1974. | | | | | Exam of Rockefeller's Tax Returns and Financial Record, 1974. | | | | | Hearings on Rockefeller Nomination, 1974, 2 folders. | | | | | Positions of Rockefeller, 1974. | | | | MS 106.2.3.3.5 News Source and Information Protection Act
(Newsman's Privilege)
1973 1 box | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. These records deal with legislation
pertaining to newsman's privilege, a statutory privilege giving reporters the
right to refuse to disclose their sources of news information. Cohen introduced
H.R. 5928 concerning this issue on March 21, 1973. This was his first major
piece of legislation. Records include an analysis of the bill by Cohen,
amendments, and reports by news agencies about the bill. | | | | | Folder Titles | | | | | Background Materials, 1973-74, 4 folders. | | | | | Committee Information, 1973-74, 2 folders. | | | | | H.R. 5928, 1973-74, 2 folders. | | | | | Legislation, 1973-74. | | | | | Notebook, 1973-74. | | | | MS 106.2.3.3.6 Speedy Trial
1974 1 box | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. The Speedy Trial Act (H.R. 17409)
requires prosecutors, courts, and defense counsel to avoid delaying tactics
during trials. Records include background information files about this bill,
Cohen's statement of endorsement, and correspondence from Cohen's colleagues
asking him to either support or reject the bill. | | | | | Folder Titles | | | | | "Speedy Trial, Admin. Office Proposal", 1974. | | | | | "Speedy Trial, Amendments w/Explanations", 1974. | | | | | "Speedy Trial, Bill is amended", 1974. | | | | | "Speedy Trial, Maine Dockets", 1974, 3 folders. | | | | | "Speedy Trial, Proposed Amendments", 1974. | | | | | "Speedy Trial, section analysis", 1974. | | | | | Speedy Trial Act, 1974, 3 folders. | | | | | Speedy Trial Statements, 1974. | | | | MS 106.2.3.3.7 Women's Issues
1977-1980 1 box | | | | | Arranged alphabetically by subject. Contains information
about a number of "women's" issues, which were referred to the House Judiciary
Committee, including abortion, domestic violence, and the protection of the
privacy of rape victims. Reports, newsclippings, correspondence, newsletters
from various groups concerned with abortion, and material documenting Cohen's
1978 endorsement of the extension of the deadline for the ratification of the
Equal Rights Amendment are found in this subseries. Files were maintained by
Jean Streeter, who worked with Cohen from 1976-1982. There are some related
files on women's issues in the Senate legislative files, under the Judiciary
category. | | | | | Folder Titles | | | | | Abortion; Legislative Background, 1977, 2 folders. | | | | | Domestic Violence, 1978. | | | | | Employment Discrimination Against Women, 1974-76, 2 folders. | | | | | Equal Rights Amendment, 1980. | | | | | Equal Rights Amendment, 1979. | | | | | Equal Rights Amendment Extension, 1978. | | | | | Equal Rights Amendment Form Letters, 1978. | | | | | Equal Rights Amendment Republicans, 1980. | | | | | Equal Rights Amendment Supporters, 1978. | | | | | Equal Rights Amendment Thank You’s, 1978. | | | | | Equal Rights Opportunity Clippings, 1978, 2 folders. | | | | | General Information, 1977-78. | | | | | House Judiciary Committee, 1977-78. | | | | | Miscellaneous, 1979. | | | | | Women's Issues, 1977-78. | | MS 106.2.4 Press/Media Relations Activity Records
1973-1978 23 boxes | | | This series documents the efforts of Cohen's press secretaries
to communicate effectively with constituents about Cohen via television, radio,
newspapers, and mailings. Cohen's press secretaries were Mark Haroff, 1973;
Richard Fallon, 1974-1975; and Thomas Bright, 1975-1979. Records include
newsletters, press releases, special mailings, speeches, and radio scripts.
Some bound copies of articles by and about Cohen which span his service in both
the House and the Senate have been filed with Cohen's U.S. Senate press
records. Photographs and audiovisual materials were also used to communicate
information about Cohen and are arranged in a separate series. | | | Records in this series are divided into four subseries: a) news
clippings, b) press releases, c) speech files, and d) files that had been
maintained and saved by Thomas Bright, added to the collection in 2009. | | | MS 106.2.4.1 Newsclippings
1973-1978 12 boxes | | | | Arranged alphabetically and chronologically. The first
section, Maine news clippings, mention Cohen and other Maine politicians plus
issues of importance to Maine citizens. Clippings are from newspapers such as
the Bangor Daily News, the Portland Press Herald, and the St. John Valley
Times. The second section, News magazines, includes copies of magazines saved
in their entirety, dating primarily from the Watergate era. | | | | Folder Titles | | | | State Issues
1973 | | | | Oct-Nov
1974 | | | | Nov 11-18
1974 | | | | Nov 24-30
1974 | | | | Dec 1-4
1974 | | | | Dec 8-14
1974 | | | | Dec 15-20
1974 | | | | Dec 22-26
1974 | | | | Dec 29-Jan 4
1974 | | | | Jan 1-19
1975 | | | | Jan 1-26
1975 | | | | Jan 5-11
1975 | | | | Jan 12-17
1975 | | | | Feb 12-15
1975 | | | | Feb 16-22
1975 | | | | Feb 23-Mar 1
1975 | | | | Mar 2–Apr 5
1975 | | | | Mar 16-22
1975 | | | | Mar 23-29
1975 | | | | Apr 6-May 3
1975 | | | | May 4-10
1975 | | | | May 11-17
1975 | | | | May 18-24
1975 | | | | May 25- June 1
1975 | | | | June 1-14
1975 | | | | June 8-15
1975 | | | | June 15-29
1975 | | | | Jun 9- Jul 6
1975 | | | | Jul 6-27
1975 | | | | Jul 13-30
1975 | | | | Jul 27- Aug 30
1975 | | | | Jul 27- Aug 10
1975 | | | | Aug 10-17
1975 | | | | Aug 17-24
1975 | | | | Aug 20-26
1975 | | | | Aug 24-31
1975 | | | | Sept 1-8
1975 | | | | Sept 9-16
1975 | | | | Sept 20-24
1975 | | | | Sept 25-30
1975 | | | | Oct. 1-8
1975 | | | | October
1975 | | | | November
1975 | | | | Dec-January
1975-76 | | | | January
1976 | | | | Jan-February
1976 | | | | February
1976 | | | | Feb-March
1976 | | | | Mar 3-17
1976 | | | | Mar 18-31
1976 | | | | Apr 2-17
1976 | | | | Apr 18-May 1
1976 | | | | May 2-20
1976 | | | | May 21-Jun 4
1976 | | | | Jun 5-30
1976 | | | | Jul 1-21
1976 | | | | Jul 22-31
1976 | | | | Aug 1-8
1976 | | | | Aug 9-17
1976 | | | | Aug 19- Aug 31
1976 | | | | Sep 1- 17
1976 | | | | Sep 18-30
1976 | | | | Oct 1- 21
1976 | | | | Oct. 6-16
1976 | | | | Oct 22-31
1976 | | | | Nov 1-15
1976 | | | | Nov 16-30
1976 | | | | Dec 1-11
1976 | | | | Dec 12-31
1976 | | | | Jan 1-15
1977 | | | | Jan 16-25
1977 | | | | Jan20-Feb 24
1977 | | | | Feb 23-Mar 14
1977 | | | | Mar 15-31
1977 | | | | Apr 1-21
1977 | | | | Apr.22-May 14
1977 | | | | May 15-31
1977 | | | | Jun 1-Jun14
1977 | | | | Jun 15-Jun 30
1977 | | | | July 1-Jul 20
1977 | | | | Jul 22-Aug 11
1977 | | | | Aug 12-Aug 31
1977 | | | | Sept 1-Sept 8
1977 | | | | Sept 9-14
1977 | | | | Sept 8-21
1977 | | | | Sept. 22-Sept. 30
1977 | | | | Oct. 1-Oct. 14
1977 | | | | Oct. 15-Oct. 31
1977 | | | | Oct.22-Nov. 14
1977 | | | | Nov. 15-Nov. 30
1977 | | | | Nov. 30- Dec. 18
1977 | | | | Dec. 9- 18
1977 | | | | Dec. 19-27
1977 | | | | Jan. 7-31
1978 | | | | Jan 10- 19
1978 | | | | Jan 20-31
1978 | | | | Jan. 31-Feb. 25
1978 | | | | Feb. 1- Feb. 21
1978 | | | | Feb. 22- Mar. 1
1978 | | | | Mar. 2- Mar. 6
1978 | | | | Feb. 23- Mar. 22
1978 | | | | Mar. 23- May 12
1978 | | | | Jun 5- Jun 14
1978 | | | | Jun 15- Jun 26
1978 | | | | Jun 27- Jul 8
1978 | | | | Jul 9- Jul 31
1978 | | | | Aug 1- Aug 8
1978 | | | | Aug. 9- Aug 31
1978 | | | | Sept. 1- 21
1978 | | | | Sept. 22- Oct. 11
1978 | | | | Oct. 12- 19
1978 | | | | Bostonia, Spring
1977 | | | | Bowdoin Alumnus, Spring
1977 | | | | Bowdoin Alumnus, Late Winter
1977 | | | | New Yorker, Oct 14
1974 | | | | New Yorker, Oct 21
1974 | | | | New Yorker, Oct 28
1974 | | | | Newsweek, Oct 22
1973 | | | | Newsweek, Jan 14
1974 | | | | Newsweek, Jan 28
1974 | | | | Newsweek, Mar 11
1974 | | | | Newsweek, Mar 18
1974 | | | | Newsweek, May 6
1974 | | | | Newsweek, May 13
1974 | | | | Newsweek, May 20
1974 | | | | Newsweek, Jun 17
1974 | | | | Newsweek, Jun 24
1974 | | | | Newsweek, Jul 15
1974 | | | | Newsweek, Jul 22
1974 | | | | Newsweek, Jul 29
1974 | | | | Newsweek, Aug 5
1974 | | | | Newsweek, Aug 19
1974 | | | | Newsweek, Sep 16
1974 | | | | Newsweek, Nov 4
1974 | | | | Newsweek, Nov 11
1974 | | | | Newsweek, Dec 9
1974 | | | | People Weekly, Sep 2
1974 | | | | Time, Aug 25
1952 | | | | Time, Oct 22
1973 | | | | Time, Oct 29
1973 | | | | Time, Dec 10
1973 | | | | Time, Jan 28
1974 | | | | Time, Feb 4
1974 | | | | Time, Mar 11
1974 | | | | Time, Mar 25
1974 | | | | Time, Jun 3
1974 | | | | Time, Jun 10
1974 | | | | Time, Jul 1
1974 | | | | Time, Jul 8
1974 | | | | Time, Jul 15
1974 | | | | Time, Jul 22
1974 | | | | Time, Jul 29
1974 | | | | Time, Aug 5
1974 | | | | Time, Aug 26
1974 | | | | Time, Sep 2
1974 | | | | Time, Sep 23
1974 | | | | Time, Dec 16
1974 | | | | Time, Feb 10
1975 | | | | Time, Aug 4
1975 | | | | U.S. News and World Report, Jul 29
1974 | | | | U.S. News and World Report, Nov 11
1974 | | | | U.S. News and World Report, Aug 4
1975 | | | MS 106.2.4.2 Press Releases
1973-1978 3 boxes | | | | Arranged chronologically. These releases, issued by Cohen's
press secretary, announce actions and votes Cohen took on issues involving the
elderly, crime, agriculture, etc. Also included are indexes which give one-line
summaries of issues mentioned in the releases. | | | | Folder Titles | | | | Index of Press Releases
1973-74 | | | | Index of Press Releases
1973 | | | | January
1973 | | | | February
1973 | | | | March
1973 | | | | April
1973 | | | | May
1973 | | | | June
1973 | | | | July
1973 | | | | August
1973 | | | | September
1973 | | | | October
1973 | | | | November
1973 | | | | December
1973 | | | | January
1974 | | | | February
1974 | | | | March
1974 | | | | April
1974 | | | | May
1974 | | | | June
1974 | | | | July
1974 | | | | August
1974 | | | | September
1974 | | | | October
1974 | | | | November
1974 | | | | December
1974 | | | | Press Releases
1974 | | | | Index of Press Releases
1975 | | | | January
1975 | | | | February
1975 | | | | March
1975 | | | | April
1975 | | | | May
1975 | | | | June
1975 | | | | July
1975 | | | | August
1975 | | | | September
1975 | | | | October
1975 | | | | November
1975 | | | | December
1975 | | | | Press Releases
1975 2 folders | | | | Index of Press Releases
1976 | | | | January
1976 | | | | February
1976 | | | | March
1976 | | | | April
1976 | | | | May
1976 | | | | June
1976 | | | | July
1976 | | | | August
1976 | | | | September
1976 | | | | October
1976 | | | | November
1976 | | | | December
1976 | | | | Press Releases
1976 2 folders | | | | Index of Press Releases
1977 | | | | January
1977 | | | | February
1977 | | | | March
1977 | | | | April
1977 | | | | May
1977 | | | | June
1977 | | | | July
1977 | | | | August
1977 | | | | September
1977 | | | | October
1977 | | | | November
1977 | | | | December
1977 | | | | Index of Press Releases
1978 | | | | January
1978 | | | | February
1978 | | | | March
1978 | | | | April
1978 | | | | May
1978 | | | | June
1978 | | | | July
1978 | | | | August
1978 | | | | September
1978 | | | | October
1978 | | | | November
1978 | | | | December
1978 | | | | Aging
1977 | | | | Agriculture
1977 | | | | Aroostook Agriculture
1978 | | | | Aroostook Newsletter
1977 | | | | Clothespin
1978 | | | | Computer mailings
1977 | | | | Consumer Index
1978 | | | | Dickey-Lincoln
1977 | | | | Energy
1977-78 | | | | Farm and Power Equipment
1977 | | | | Farmer Letter
1977 | | | | Fish mailings
1977 | | | | Fish newsletters to Washington and Hancock counties
1976 | | | | Fish newsletter
1976 | | | | Fish letter
1977 | | | | Fish
1978 | | | | Fish tour
1978 | | | | Fisherman
1978 | | | | Franked mailings
1975-78 | | | | Franking Commission Approvals
1976-78 | | | | Fuel Oil/Energy mailer
1977 | | | | Health Care
1977 | | | | Indian Claim
1977 | | | | Indian Land Claim reprint
1978 | | | | Indian statement
1978 | | | | Indian districtwide
1978 | | | | Loring
1977 | | | | Mobile Home Dealers
1977 | | | | Newsletters
1973-75 | | | | Nursing
1977 | | | | OSHA
1977 | | | | Second District Farmer
1978 | | | | Small Business
1977 | | | | Small Business Tax
1977 | | | | Small Business
1978 | | | | S/MED Business Conference
1977 | | | | S/MED Newsletter
1976 | | | | S/MED Newsletter
1978 | | | | Taxpayer
1978 | | | | Telegram piece from Panama
1977 | | | | Textile
1977 | | | | Veteran's Brochure
1977 | | | MS 106.2.4.3 Speech Files
1973-1978 3 boxes | | | | Arranged alphabetically by subject. Includes drafts of
speeches given by Cohen on a variety of subjects, such as the environment,
foreign affairs, government, and defense. Speeches were given at events such as
conferences, dedications of buildings, community gatherings, award ceremonies,
and committee hearings. Files also include newsclippings, magazine articles,
and other kinds of background material. | | | | Folder Titles | | | | Agriculture
1975-1977 | | | | Anti-trust
1976-1977 | | | | Bangor
1970 | | | | Budget
1974 | | | | Presidential Compliance With Subpeona
1974 | | | | Commencements
1973-1978 | | | | Commencements
1973-1978 | | | | Commerce
1975-1978 | | | | Congress
1975-1979 | | | | Draft of Speech to 93rd congress
n.d. | | | | Crime
1973-1978 | | | | Defense
n.d. | | | | Dickey-Lincoln
1973 | | | | Economy
1973-1977 | | | | Education
1973-1978 | | | | Elderly
1975-1978 | | | | Elderly
1975-1978 | | | | Energy
1974-1978 | | | | Energy
1974-1978 | | | | Senate Announcement Speech
1977 | | | | Environment
1973-1978 | | | | fisheries
1973-1978 | | | | Foriegn Affairs
1973-1978 | | | | Government
1973-1978 | | | | Government
1973-1978 | | | | Government
1973-1978 | | | | Health
1973-1978 | | | | Holiday/Special Days
1973-1978 | | | | House of Representatives
1973-1978 | | | | Indian Affairs
1973-1978 | | | | Labor
1973-1978 | | | | Law
1973-1978 | | | | Maine Press Association
1973-1978 | | | | Minorities
1973-1978 | | | | Nixon Vote
1973-1978 | | | | Postal Service
1973-1978 | | | | Poverty
1973-1978 | | | | Press
1973-1978 | | | | Republicans
1973-1978 | | | | Republicans
1973-1978 | | | | Republicans(Lincoln Day)
1973-1978 | | | | Small Business
1973-1978 | | | | Speeches to 1978
1973-1978 | | | | Veteran's Affairs
1973-1978 | | | | Women
1973-1978 | | | | YMCA
1973-1978 | | | | Youth
1973-1978 | | | MS 106.2.4.4 Thomas Bright
1973-1978 5 boxes | | | | Arranged alphabetically. This sub-series includes a number of
documents related to Loring Air Force Base, the Dickey-Lincoln hydroelectric
project, the declining shoe and textile industry in Maine, and Cohen's
opposition to a United Nations anti-Zionist resolution. | | | | Folder Titles | | | | Campaign
1976 | | | | Campaign, Carter research
1976 | | | | Campaign, Muskie research
1976 | | | | Campaign, advertisements
1978 | | | | Campaign, correspondence
1978 | | | | Campaign, early stages
1978 | | | | Campaign, financial statements
1978 | | | | Campaign, interregnum
1978 | | | | Campaign, memoranda and notes
1978 | | | | Campaign, news clippings
1978 | | | | Campaign, publications
1978 | | | | Campaign, radio recordings
1978 | | | | Campaign, sample packet
1978 | | | | Connally, John
1973-1976 | | | | Correspondence, Bright
1975-1978 | | | | Correspondence, Cohen
1975-1978 | | | | Correspondence with editors
1975-1978 | | | | Interview transcripts | | | | Invitations | | | | Issue briefs | | | | Memoranda
1972 | | | | Memoranda
1975-1978 | | | | Miscellaneous office
1975-1976 | | | | News articles
1975-1978 | | | | News clippings
1975-1976 | | | | News clippings
1977-1978 | | | | News releases
1975 | | | | News releases
1976 | | | | News releases
1977 | | | | News releases
1978 | | | | News releases, Weekly Column
1975-1976 | | | | News releases, Weekly Column
1977 | | | | News releases, Weekly Column
1978 | | | | Office mailings
1975-1976 | | | | Office mailings
1977 | | | | Office mailings
1978 | | | | Office mailings, book of franked mailings
1975-1978 | | | | Problem stories | | | | Radio actualities
1978 | | | | Radio scripts
1975-1978 | | | | Speeches, n.d. | | | | Speeches
1975 | | | | Speeches
1976 | | | | Speeches
1977 | | | | Speeches
1978 | | | | Statements
1974-1976 | | | | Statements
1977-1978 | | | | Telegrams | | MS 106.2.5 Office Administration Records
1973-1978 8 boxes | | | The administrative function of a congressional office includes
the management of the office budget, the staff payroll, and the formulation of
office policies. Records in this series fall into two general subcategories,
which are: a) general administrative records, and b) general correspondence.
| | | MS 106.2.5.1 General Administrative Records
1975-1978 1 box | | | | Arranged alphabetically. This sub-series consists of
administrative memos and internship applications. The internship applications
contain correspondence which describe the responsibilities interns had in the
Cohen office and how they were expected to interact with the public and other
staff members. | | | | Access to records in this series is restricted until January
2039. Consult the Special Collections Department for further information. | | | MS 106.2.5.2 General Correspondence
1973-1978 6 boxes | | | | Arranged chronologically. The Cohen office received mail from
constituents that fell into four general categories: legislative issues,
personal difficulties constituents were having in dealing with the Federal
government, scheduling issues, and general mail. The legislative mail went to
the legislative assistants to answer, the mail dealing with personal
difficulties went to the office caseworker, mail dealing with Cohen's schedule
went to his personal secretary, and the general mail was parceled out by the
administrative assistant to various members of the Cohen staff to answer. This
subseries consists of general mail, and it contains copies of letters sent to
constituents expressing congratulations, sympathy, and thanks. Responses to
requests for information about issues, copies of bills, Cohen's biographical
information, and other general requests are also included. | | | | Folder Titles | | | | Congratulations to others, anniversaries, etc.
1973-1974 2 folders | | | | Congratulations
1975 | | | | Constituent relations
1975 6 folders | | | | Miscellaneous requests
1975 5 folders | | | | Congratulations
1976 | | | | Constituent relations
1976 6 folders | | | | Sympathy
1976 | | | | Thank you letters
1975-1976 2 folders | | | | Congratulations
1977 | | | | Constituent relations
1977 14 folders | | | | Requests
1977 2 folders | | | | Sympathy
1977 | | | | Thank you letters
1977 6 folders | | | | Congratulations
1978 | | | | Constituent relations, arms sales
1978 | | | | Constituent relations, congratulations to Cohen
1978 | | | | Constituent relations, congratulations to others
1978 | | | | Constituent relations, equal rights, energy, gun
control
1978 | | | | Constituent relations, foreign policy
1978 | | | | Constituent relations, form responses
1978 | | | | Constituent relations, human rights
1978 | | | | Constituent relations, Indian land claims, internal
security
1978 | | | | Constituent relations, Middle East
1978 | | | | Constituent relations, Miscellanous topics
1978 8 folders | | | | Constituent relations, Panama
1978 3 folders | | | | Constituent relations, requests
1978 2 folders | | | | Constituent relations, thank you letters
1978 2 folders | | | | Constituent relations, trade
1978 | | | | Constituent relations, Trilaterial Commission,
voting record
1978 | | | | Constituent relations, visits
1978 | | | | Constituent relations, world food reserve
1978 | | | | Constituent relations, world peace tax
1978 | | | | Daffron correspondence
1978 | | | | Republicans, state correspondence
1976-1978 | | | | Staffing
1978 | | | | Thank you letters
1978 | | | | Yellow carbon paper copies of correspondence
1978 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | MS 106.3 U.S. Senate
1973-1996 773 .5 cu. ft boxes and 388 1.5 cu. ft.
boxes | | After serving three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives,
Cohen was elected to the U.S. Senate in November of 1978, unseating incumbent
Senator William D. Hathaway with 57 percent of the vote. He was re-elected in
1984 and again in 1990, and was a member of the Senate until he became the
nation's twentieth Secretary of Defense in January, 1997. Senator Cohen's
office in Washington, D.C. was in the Dirksen Building from 1979-1984, and the
Hart Building from 1984-1997. Cohen had a large Senatorial staff, which
included press secretaries, administrative assistants, legislative assistants,
office managers and a personal secretary. Cohen also had six Senate offices in
Maine in Augusta, Bangor, Lewiston, Presque Isle, Portland, and Biddeford. | | The records in this group are organized into five series which
reflect the four basic areas of activity in the Cohen office (administration,
legislation, constituent services and press/media), as well as Cohen's personal
and political activities. The series are Personal/Political/Official Records
(68 boxes), Constituent Services Records (not completely processed),
Legislative Records (558), Press Relations/Media Activities Records (114
boxes), and Office Administration Records (5 boxes). The largest series is the
legislative one, which includes files related to Cohen's activities on the
Governmental Affairs, Armed Services, Aging, Intelligence, Judiciary, and
Indian Affairs Committees, as well as his 1987 appointment to the special
committee investigating the Iran-contra affair. Other files in the legislative
series document Cohen's attention to a broad range of issues, most of which
deal with the concerns of his Maine constituents. | | Access to records in the U.S. Senate record group is restricted.
Consult the Special Collections Department for further information. | | MS 106.3.1 Personal/Political/Official
1963-1996 72 boxes | | | Files in this series reflect activities in the Cohen Senate
office that do not directly relate to the legislative process or providing
constituent service. Rather, they document routine tasks such as maintaining
Cohen's daily, weekly, and monthly schedules; coordinating his travel
arrangements; maintaining campaign files, biographical information, and
correspondence; and generating financial disclosure and other required reports.
Activities Cohen undertook in an official or political capacity are also
documented here, and they include conferences he participated in, as well as
his service on the Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission from
1986-1993. The bulk of the papers in this category were created by Cynthia
Waters, who was Cohen's personal secretary from 1978-1996. | | | The files are organized into seven subseries: a) general files,
b) campaign records, c) personal correspondence, d) accepted invitations, e)
schedules, f) travel records, and g) Roosevelt Campobello International Park
Commission records. | | | Access to some of the records in the Personal/Political/Official
series is restricted. See information in sub-series description level. Contact
the Special Collections Department for further information. | | | MS 106.3.1.1 General Files
1978-1996 5 boxes | | | | Arranged alphabetically. Biographical information, award
letters, financial disclosure forms, and Cohen's endorsements of political
candidates are some of the records found in this subseries. Also included are
manuscripts of books sent to Cohen by his colleagues and constituents and a
copy of the 1978 Senators Orientation Committee Handbook. | | | | Access to records in this sub series is restricted until 2017.
Consult the Special Collections Department for further information. | | | MS 106.3.1.2 Campaign Records
1975-1996 8 boxes | | | | Arranged chronologically according to the two campaigns Cohen
waged while he was in the Senate, and then alphabetically within each campaign.
In 1984, Cohen was re-elected to the Senate with 74 percent of the vote in a
victory over Elizabeth Mitchell, the majority leader of the Maine House of
Representatives. In 1990, Cohen won a third term in the Senate with 62 percent
of the vote in a decisive victory over Neil Rolde, an eight-term legislator in
the Maine House of Representatives. | | | | Files from Cohen's 1984 and 1990 campaigns consist of memos,
newsletters, position papers, special interest group profiles, reports on voter
attitudes, and speeches. Information about his 1984 opponent Elizabeth Mitchell
is also included here in the form of reports from the Mitchell Senate campaign,
newsclips, and roll calls. A small group of files compiled for use in Cohen's
anticipated 1996 campaign is also in this subseries, and it includes letters
written to Cohen by his constituents expressing appreciation for his
assistance. | | | | Access to records in this sub series is restricted. Details
will be included in the sub-series level descriptions when they are added to
this inventory. Consult the Special Collections Department for further
information. | | | MS 106.3.1.3 Personal Correspondence
1979-1996 18 boxes | | | | Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically according to
the last name of each correspondent within each year. Original letters from
Cohen's friends and colleagues are filed with copies of Cohen's responses to
them. The correspondence consists of letters of sympathy and thanks,
congratulations to Cohen on his re-elections in 1984 and 1990, and Cohen's
exchanges with friends concerning his poetry and other literary works. Letters
of sympathy to him upon the death of his father, Ruby Cohen, in 1995, requests
from constituents seeking audiences with the President and other White House
officials, and job recommendations Cohen wrote for friends and colleagues are
also found in this series. | | | | Access to records in this sub series is restricted until 2017.
Consult the Special Collections Department for further information. | | | MS 106.3.1.4 Accepted Invitations
1979-1996 23 boxes | | | | Arranged chronologically by year and then by month. Cohen's
day-to-day schedule was shaped by the many invitations he received. This
subseries consists of invitations accepted by Cohen to attend functions such as
fund raising events, commencement ceremonies, and seminars. Individual meetings
with constituents, special interest groups, colleagues, and visiting
dignitaries are also recorded here. From 1995-1996, Cohen's daily schedules
were interfiled with his invitations, so daily schedules from that time period
are included here. | | | | Access to records in this sub series is restricted until 2014
with the exception of records for 1995-1996 which are restricted until 2017.
Consult the Special Collections Department for further information. | | | MS 106.3.1.5 Schedules
1979-1995 8 boxes | | | | Arranged chronologically. This subseries consists of Cohen's
daily, weekly, committee, long range, and projected schedules. Some of the
events noted are press conferences, interviews, sessions in recording studios,
receptions, trips to Maine, commencement exercises, and his meetings with the
Armed Forces, Intelligence, and Aging Committees. Some of Cohen's schedules
from 1995-1996 were filed with invitations he received, so schedules from that
period may be found in the Invitations subseries. | | | | Folder Titles | | | | Appointment book
1979 | | | | Daily, weekly, and long range schedules
1979 3 folders | | | | Appointment book
1980 | | | | Daily, weekly, and long range schedules
1980 3 folders | | | | Miscellaneous scheduling items
1979-1980 | | | | Daily, weekly, and long range schedules
1981 7 folders | | | | Daily, weekly, and long range schedules
1982 5 folders | | | | Daily and weekly schedules
1983 3 folders | | | | Daily schedules
1984 3 folders | | | | Committee schedules: Armed Forces, Government
Affairs, Intelligence
1984 3 folders | | | | Daily and weekly schedules
1985 4 folders | | | | Committee schedules: Armed Forces, Government
Affairs, Intelligence
1986 3 folders | | | | Daily and weekly schedules
1986 3 folders | | | | Committee schedules: Armed Services, Governmental
Affairs, Intelligence
1986 3 folders | | | | Daily schedules
1987 2 folders | | | | Committee schedules: Aging, Armed Forces,
Governmental Affairs, Intelligence, Special Panel (Iran), Transportation
1987 6 folders | | | | Projected schedules
1987 | | | | Daily and weekly schedules
1988 4 folders | | | | Committee schedules: Aging, Armed Forces,
Governmental Affairs, Intelligence
1988 4 folders | | | | Daily schedules
1989 3 folders | | | | Committee schedules, Aging
1989 | | | | Committee schedules, Armed Forces
1989 | | | | Committee schedules, Commerce, Science and
Transportation
1989 | | | | Committee schedules, Governmental Affairs
1989 | | | | Committee schedules, Intelligence
1989 | | | | Long range schedules
1989 | | | | Daily schedules
1990 4 folders | | | | Committee schedules: Aging, Armed Services,
Governmental Affairs, Intelligence
1990 4 folders | | | | Long range schedules
1990 | | | | Daily and weekly schedules
1991 3 folders | | | | Committee schedules: Armed Services, Governmental
Affairs
2 folders | | | | Long range schedules
1991 | | | | Daily and weekly schedules
1992 3 folders | | | | Committee schedules
1992 | | | | Daily and weekly schedules
1993 2 folders | | | | Committee schedules: Aging, Armed Services,
Governmental Affairs, Judiciary
1993 4 folders | | | | Daily and weekly schedules
1994 2 folders | | | | Daily and weekly schedules
1995 2 folders | | | | Daily and weekly schedules
1996 2 folders | | | MS 106.3.1.6 Travel Records
1979-1990 5 boxes | | | | Arranged chronologically. Files in this subseries document
some of the trips Cohen embarked on as an official representative of the United
States. He participated in several trips taken by Congressional delegations
which were referred to as CODELs. In 1985, Senator Robert Dole led a CODEL to
the Far East, and this was known as the CODEL Dole. Cohen was a delegate on
this trip, as were Senators Moynihan, Domenici, Wilson, and Evans. The
delegates visited Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China, and spoke with
officials on issues affecting US relations with those countries. | | | | Cohen also participated in several of the Wehrkunde
Conferences sponsored by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). The
Wehrkunde Conferences, usually held annually in Munich, Germany, provide a
forum for examining NATO security problems. They are attended by senior foreign
policy, defense officials, and non-government experts from NATO member nations.
Cohen led the American delegation for several Wehrkunde Conferences in the late
1980s and early 1990s. | | | | In 1984, Cohen visited the USSR Academy of Sciences in Moscow
and spoke to officials there about his concept of nuclear build-down. Cohen
also met poets Yevtushenkov and Voznesiensky on this trip, and correspondence
with Yevtushenkov is included here. Records in this subseries consist of
itineraries, invitations, correspondence, brochures, speeches, newsclips,
briefing memos, and Cohen's personal notes and poetry. | | | | Administrative travel records, such as receipts, travel forms,
etc. are also included. | | | | Folder Titles | | | | Trips taken
1978-1980 | | | | Codel Nunn Asian Visit
January 1979 | | | | Israel trip
1979 2 folders | | | | Bundestag trip, Munich
February 7-15, 1980 | | | | Christian Democratic Union Trip, Bonn
January 9-13, 1980 2 folders | | | | Codel-Baker, Europe
August 7-16, 1980 2 folders | | | | England trip
December 2-6, 1980 | | | | Geneva trip
December 8-10, 1983 | | | | Soviet Union trip
February 16-20, 1984 3 folders | | | | Foreign travel
1980-1985 | | | | Codel-Dole Far East trip, schedules
August 1985 | | | | Codel-Dole Far East trip, background material,
Beijing
August 1985 | | | | Codel-Dole Far East trip, background material, China
August 1985 2 folders | | | | Codel-Dole Far East trip, background material, Hong
Kong
August 1985 | | | | Codel-Dole Far East trip, background material, Hong
Kong
August 1985 | | | | Codel-Dole Far East trip, background material,
Shanghai
August 1985 | | | | Codel-Dole Far East trip, background material, Tokyo
August 1985 | | | | Codel-Dole Far East trip, background materials
August 1985 8 folders | | | | Codel-Dole Far East trip, briefing materials, China
August 1985 | | | | Codel-Dole Far East trip, briefing book, China
August 1985 | | | | Codel-Dole Far East trip, briefing materials, Hong
Kong
August 1985 | | | | Codel-Dole Far East trip, briefing materials, Japan
August 1985 | | | | Codel-Dole Far East trip, briefing materials, Korea
August 1985 | | | | Codel-Dole Far East trip, letters
August 1985 | | | | Wehrkunde Conference
1985 3 folders | | | | Wehrkunde Conference
1986 3 folders | | | | Asian conferences (Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul)
November 1986 10 folders | | | | Wehrkunde Conference
1987 2 folders | | | | Wehrkunde Conference
1988 2 folders | | | | Wehrkunde Conference
1990 2 folders | | | MS 106.3.1.7 Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission
1963-1993 5 boxes | | | | Arranged chronologically. The Roosevelt Campobello
International Park was dedicated in 1964 as a unique memorial to United States
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The park is located at the southeastern
end of the Canadian Island of Campobello, and was created as a tribute to the
cooperation and lasting friendship between Canada and the United States. Funded
by the federal government of each country, it is the only international park in
the world located in one country and administered jointly by an International
Park Commission with equal representation from both countries. | | | | William Cohen was appointed as an alternate on the
International Park Commission in 1985, and became a Commission member on May
12, 1986. Records in this subseries include minutes, memos, and correspondence
produced by the Commission, plus a 25-year history of the Park written in 1989.
| | | | Access to records in this sub series is restricted until 2014.
Consult the Special Collections Department for further information. | | MS 106.3.2 Constituent Service Records
1979-1996 | | | Congress devotes substantial time and resources to the provision
of constituent services. These services include answering requests for
information, responding to inquiries regarding legislative issues, assisting
groups in the home state with their efforts to secure federal grants, and
helping individuals who are having specific difficulties involving the Federal
government (casework). | | | Constituent service was a high priority in the Cohen office in
Washington D.C. and in the six Maine offices in Augusta, Bangor, Biddeford,
Lewiston, Presque Isle, and Portland. The bulk of the records in this series
consist of correspondence that was handled by a Correspondence Management
System (CMS). This system, used in Cohen's Washington D.C. office, was used to
produce responses to constituents' individual letters. Records from the
Biddeford and Presque Isle state offices are also found in this series, and
they document various projects, such as a study on the erosion of Camp Ellis, a
dredging project in Wells Harbor, and the closing of the Loring Air Force base
in Limestone, Maine. Due to their confidential nature, casework files, which
are individual requests for assistance, are not included in this series. | | | MS 106.3.2.1 State Offices
1976-1996 45 boxes | | | | By 1983, six U.S. Senate field offices were established in the
state of Maine. They are located in Augusta, Bangor, Lewiston, Portland,
Biddeford, and Presque Isle. Each office serves the residents of one or more of
Maine's sixteen counties. The purpose of each state office is to establish a
means of communication between the Senator's office in Washington and his
constituents in the home state. The state office staff members are responsible
for articulating the Senator's position on various issues to his constituents,
and for communicating the concerns of the constituents to the Senator. They are
also responsible for tracking the development of local issues and events, and
communicating about these events with the Washington office. Each state office
also employs one or more caseworker who is responsible for assisting
constituents with difficulties they might be having with the Federal
government, such as securing Social Security benefits and pensions. | | | | Access to records in the State Offices series is restricted
until 2017. Consult the Special Collections Department for further
information. | | | | MS 106.3.2.1.1 Bangor Office
1989-1990 5 boxes | | | | | Arranged alphabetically by the name of the consituent. A
selection of letters written to the Bangor office were saved in this series on
a wide variety of legislative issues. | | | | MS 106.3.2.1.2 Biddeford Office
1979-1996 17 boxes | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. The Biddeford office was
established in 1983 to serve the people of York county. Linda Leeman was the
representative for that office from 1983-1996, and her assistants during that
time were Anne Demers, Debbie Willis, and Diane Deering. Records consist of
project files on a number of issues pertinent to the people served by this
office. Some of the major topics mentioned are reports on beach erosion at Camp
Ellis in Saco; the creation of the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve in
Wells; a study done by the US Army Corps of Engineers on Perkins Cove in
Ogunquit; and the proposed closing of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in
Portsmouth. Records include studies and reports, (many of them done by the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers), environmental assessments of projects by the U.S.
Dept. of the Interior, correspondence, memos, and newsclippings. | | | | MS 106.3.2.1.3 Lewiston Office
1991 2 boxes | | | | | Arranged alphabetically by the name of the consituent. A
small selection of letters written to the Lewiston office were saved in this
series on a wide variety of legislative issues. | | | | Presque Isle Office
1976-1996 21 boxes | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. The Presque Isle office was
established in 1979 to serve the people of Aroostook County. From 1979-1984,
the representative for Presque Isle was Kathryn Swanson, with assistants Ted
Johnston and Dayle Ashby. From 1984-1996, the representative was Dayle Ashby,
with assistants Carol Jacobs, Lori Ireland, and Florence McKay. In 1993,
Congress voted to close 130 military bases throughout the country, including
Loring Air Force base in Limestone, Maine. The bulk of the records in this
category are about Loring, and records include petitions from constituents
seeking to keep Loring open; agendas and minutes of the Loring Development
Authority of Maine; reports and statements concerning the environmental impact
of the closing; and files that document suggestions for the potential reuse of
the base. Other records included in this category are itineraries and
correspondence documenting Cohen's yearly walks through Aroostook County,
newsclippings and memos about the Allagash flood of 1991, and files concerning
the closing of the U.S. Coast Guard station in Eastport, Maine. | | | MS 106.3.2.2 Correspondence: Correspondence Management System
1979-1996 70 boxes | | | | Most of the correspondence in the Cohen Senate office was
handled by a large computer system known as a Correspondence Management System.
Most Senate offices use a system like this one to respond to high volume issue
mail. It provides a method for creating many similar, but individualized
letters by using approved paragraphs or letters of text merged with
correspondent names and addresses. | | | | The correspondence in this category is arranged
chronologically, according to a document numbering system. It contains routine
requests for flags, biographical information about Senator Cohen, and
information about the U.S. Senate, as well as correspondence about legislative
issues. The correspondence is from government officials, as well as Cohen's
constituents and colleagues. Most of this correspondence is also available on
microfilm. | | | MS 106.3.2.3 Correspondence: Issues, Messages and Requests
1979-1996 500 boxes | | | | This is the general collection of correspondence containing
letters that were written by consitituents to Senator Cohen. | | | | The correspondence in this category is arranged
chronologically, according to a document numbering system. Many letters address
concerns related to legislative issues, but routine requests are also found in
this series. Some correspondence is from government officials as well as
Cohen's constituents and colleagues. Most of this correspondence is also
available on microfilm. | | MS 106.3.3 Legislative Records
1961-1996 548 boxes | | | The legislative function of Congress includes the formulation
and passage of bills that become law, the "executive" function of providing
advice and consent on nominations and treaties, the "judicial" function of
impeachment, and the oversight, investigative, and budgetary functions. The
Senate has a complex organizational structure, relying on committees and
subcommittees to process most of the legislation that flows through it. While
in the Senate, Cohen was a member of a number of committees, some of which
focused on the formulation of legislation, and others that focused on the
judicial, oversight and investigative functions. | | | Cohen had a large staff of legislative assistants who worked on
committee related as well as general issues. Cohen's legislative directors were
Thomas Heyerdahl (1979-1988), Robert Savitt (1989-1993), and John Veroneau
(1994-1996). The directors, assistants, and aides held very important roles:
they would draft bills, advise Cohen on possible legislative strategies, do
research on pending legislation, represent him at meetings, and keep him
abreast of current issues. | | | The records in this series consist of files created by Cohen and
his many legislative assistants and aides. The files are organized according to
subject, and then according to the staff members who created them. Each staff
member was assigned to several subject areas and usually acquired the files of
those who had previously covered those subjects. Therefore there is overlap
among the files as to who created them and the subjects they cover. Some of the
subjects represented are defense, government affairs, energy, aging, the
environment, trade, transportation, and education. It should also be noted that
some of Cohen's U.S. House legislative files have been filed in this series.
| | | Records include briefing memos written to Cohen by his aides,
which provide concise summaries of many important issues. Correspondence from
constituents and special interest groups, reports from Congressional Research
Service on a wide variety of subjects, copies of letters Cohen wrote to Federal
departments in support of various legislative concerns, newsclippings, bills,
amendments, and Cohen's floor statements and requests from his colleagues
seeking his support on legislation ("Dear Colleague" letters) are also found in
this series. | | | MS 106.3.3.1 General Records
1978-1996 10 boxes | | | | The general legislative files in this category fall into four
subdivisions, which are: | | | | Access to records in the General Records sub-series is
restricted until 2017. Consult the Special Collections Department for further
information. | | | | MS 106.3.3.1.1 General Files
1978-1996 2 boxes | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. Files in this category consist of
legislative memos, newsclippings, analyses of Cohen's voting records by various
special interest groups, and correspondence concerning his committee
assignments. | | | | MS 106.3.3.1.2 Legislative Activities
1981-1995 2 boxes | | | | | Arranged chronologically. These reports were prepared by the
Senate Computer Center and the Committee on Rules and Administration. They
document measures and amendments that Cohen sponsored and co-sponsored. A
subject index. to these measures is also included. | | | | MS 106.3.3.1.3 Legislative Agendas Goals and Accomplishments
1988-1994 2 boxes | | | | | Arranged chronologically. Prepared by Cohen's legislative
assistants, these records contain agendas, goals, and accomplishments for the
100th to the 104th Congresses (1988-1994). They outline what each assistant
would like to see achieved in his or her subject area for a particular
Congress, and they also contain evaluations of previous Congresses, which
highlight some of Cohen's major legislative accomplishments. | | | | MS 106.3.3.1.4 Senate Record Vote Analysis
1988-1996 4 boxes | | | | | Arranged chronologically. These records, compiled and
written by the staff of the Senate Republican Policy Committee, provide an
index to the Senate voting record. Arranged by subject (abortion, agriculture,
environment, foreign affairs, welfare, etc.), they provide a synopsis of each
vote, and a record of how each Republican and Democrat in the U.S. Congress
voted on it. | | | | | General Files, 1978-1996, Boxes 1-2. | | | | | Legislative Activities, 1981-1995, Boxes 3-4. | | | | | Senate Record Vote, 1988-1996, Boxes 5-8. | | | | | Legislative Accomplishments, 1988-1994, Boxes 9-10. | | | MS 106.3.3.2 Aging, Health, and Social Services
1974-1996 32 boxes | | | | Cohen was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives Select
Committee on Aging from 1975-1979, and a member of the U.S. Senate Special
Committee on Aging from 1979-1997. The records in this series reflect Cohen's
service on both of these committees. The Senate Committee on Aging serves as a
focal point for the study and review of the problems of older Americans
pertaining to health, income, employment, housing, etc. It also conducts
oversight of programs and investigates reports of fraud and waste. The
Committee does not have legislative authority, but it often submits its
findings and recommendations for legislation to Congress. While on the Aging
Committee, Cohen worked for more stringent health and safety standards in
nursing homes, spoke out on the long-term care crisis, worked to lower the cost
of prescription drugs, and led a number of investigations into health care
fraud and abuse issues. | | | | The records in this series are not only directly related to
Cohen's service on the House and Senate Aging Committees, but to related health
and social issues as well. Files are arranged into five broad subdivisions
which reflect the work of the staff members (both members of Cohen's personal
staff and the staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on Aging) who created them.
The subdivisions are a) Cynthia Hilton, 1974-1983, b) Mary Gerwin and Priscilla
Hanley, 1982-1996, c) Helen Albert and Victoria Blatter, 1990-1996, d) Winthrop
Cashdollar, 1982-1996, and e) Michael Townsend, 1988-1996. | | | | Access to some of the records in the Aging, Health and Social
Services series is restricted. See information at the subseries level. Consult
the Special Collections Department for further information. | | | | MS 106.3.3.2.1 Cynthia Hilton
1974-1983 11 boxes | | | | | Cynthia Hilton was a member of Cohen's staff from 1973-1997,
and worked mostly on health and aging issues. James Dykstra, who worked with
Senator Cohen from 1979-1991, handled health and aging issues circa 1980, and
some of his files are also found here. Records in this subseries fall into two
broad categories: | | | | | Legislation Cohen either introduced or co-sponsored, 1974-1983, 5 boxes. | | | | | | Arranged alphabetically by subject. Files deal with
adolescent pregnancy, continuing care contracts, home health standards, and the
rights of nursing home patients. Records consist of memos, copies of bills,
Cohen's statements, and correspondence. | | | | | | Folder Titles | | | | | | Adolescent pregnancy, H.R. 2314
1977-1978 | | | | | | Adolescent pregnancy
1977-1982 | | | | | | Age discrimination
1977-1978 | | | | | | Aging
1979-1982 | | | | | | Aging, demographics
1978-1980 | | | | | | Aging, general information
1978-1982 | | | | | | Aging, retirement
1977 | | | | | | Byssinosis, H.R. 3480
1976-1977 | | | | | | Career education, H.R. 710
1977 | | | | | | Compensated involuntary retirement, H.R. 5573
1977 | | | | | | Continuing care contracts, H.R. 807
1976-1977 4 folders | | | | | | Continuing care contracts, H.R. 807
1978 2 folders | | | | | | Crime victim compensation
1976-1982 | | | | | | Data on elderly, H. Con. Res. 343
1977-1978 | | | | | | Disability
1983 | | | | | | Education of elderly, H.R. 2398
1975-1979 | | | | | | Elderly, attorney fees, H.R. 2026
1976 | | | | | | Elderly property tax, H.R. 9636
1973-1977 | | | | | | Energy and the elderly
1980-1982 2 folders | | | | | | Health Care Financing Administration: hopital
liability
1983-1984 | | | | | | Health education, H.R. 3205
1974-1975 2 folders | | | | | | Home Health Agency
1982 | | | | | | Home health standards
1977 3 folders | | | | | | Housing
1979 | | | | | | Independent living centers, H.R. 6577
1977 | | | | | | Life Safety Code
1974-1980 | | | | | | Maine Turnpike independent living centers, H.R.
11733
1978 | | | | | | Nursing home patient ombudsman program, H.R.
11594
1978 2 folders | | | | | | Nursing homes
1982 | | | | | | Old-age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance
(OASDI) report by Joel M. Greenberg
1978 | | | | | | Older Americans Act, H.R. 10482
1978 | | | | | | Patients Bill of Rights Amendment, H.R. 7407
1974-1980 | | | | | | Periodic Physical Exam Act, H.R. 5845
1977 | | | | | | Railroad Crossing Safety Act
1973 | | | | | | Resources for the elderly
1978-1982 2 folders | | | | | | Rural elderly
1978-1982 | | | | | | Social Security, actuarial increase in benefits,
H.R. 8006
1977-1979 | | | | | | Social Security, aliens, prisoners
1980-1983 | | | | | | Social Security, amendments
1983 | | | | | | Social Security, cost of living adjustment
1982 | | | | | | Social Security, disability legislation, H.R.
3236
1979-1980 | | | | | | Social Security, future: background info
1981 | | | | | | Social Security, general
1982 | | | | | | Social Security, general
1983 | | | | | | Social Security, guide books
1982 | | | | | | Social Security, international
1981 | | | | | | Social Security, refinancing bill
1977 | | | | | | Social Security, unified budget
1982 | | | | | | Social Security, women
1982 | | | | | | Staff list, Select Committee on Aging
1977 | | | | | | State Social Security Deposit Act
1979 | | | | | | Statistics
1980 | | | | | | Student benefits
1981-1982 | | | | | | Supplemental security income
1982 | | | | | | Surviving Spouse Civil Service Retirement
Annuities, S. 628
1974 | | | | | | Taxation
1982 | | | | | | Transportation, reduced fares, H.R. 2401
1977 | | | | | | Trustees report
1982 | | | | | | Universal coverage
1980 | | | | | Aging Committee hearings, 1977-1981, 6 boxes. | | | | | | Arranged chronologically. These files record Aging
Committee hearings, and they consist of briefing memos, statements of
witnesses, newsclippings, and newsletters from special interest groups.
Subjects covered include education, counseling, Medicaid, home health care, and
energy assistance. | | | | | | Folder Titles | | | | | | Elderly Crime Victims Compensation, New York
February 16, 1977 | | | | | | Education and training in aging
March 4, 1977 | | | | | | Counseling of the elderly, Dallas, Texas
March 7, 1977 | | | | | | Retirement age policies
March 16-17, 1977 | | | | | | Fragmentation of services for elderly
April 7, 1977 | | | | | | Medicaid cutbacks, Subcommittee on Health
April 22, 1977 2 folders | | | | | | Alternatives to retirement, Subcommittee on
Retirement Income
May 10-11, 1977 | | | | | | Active Americans over 65
May 25, 1977 | | | | | | Adult care homes
June 8, 1977 2 folders | | | | | | Weather disasters and the elderly
June 29, 1977 2 folders | | | | | | Adult care homes
June 29, 1977 | | | | | | Full committee business meeting
July 13, 1977 | | | | | | White House meeting by Select Committee on Aging
with President Carter
July 15, 1977 | | | | | | Hypertension
July 21, 1977 | | | | | | Older American programs oversight
August 3, 1977 | | | | | | Older Americans Act and minority elderly, Los
Angeles
August 23, 1977 | | | | | | Impact of Older Americans Act on minority
elderly
August 23, 1977 | | | | | | Age stereotyping and the media
September 8, 1977 | | | | | | Older Americans programs oversight
September 15, 1977 | | | | | | Medicare gaps, Health Subcommittee
October 18, 1977 2 folders | | | | | | Age stereotyping and commercials
January 26, 1978 | | | | | | Crime and elderly, joint full committee and
science and technology
February 1, 1978 | | | | | | Aging Committee business meeting
February 2, 1978 | | | | | | House Select Committee on Aging
February 6, 1978 | | | | | | Home care for the elderly
February 22, 1978 | | | | | | Home care and income problems of the elderly
February 23, 1978 | | | | | | Hearing on President's budget
March 2, 1978 | | | | | | Senate Aging Committee, standards in home health
care
April 17, 1978 | | | | | | Health management organizations and the elderly
May 2, 1978 | | | | | | Future of health care and the elderly
May 17, 1978 2 folders | | | | | | Demographics of the aging
May 24, 1978 | | | | | | Alternatives to institutionalization, Washington
State
June 16, 1978 | | | | | | Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and
Means, Omnibus Medicare
June 19, 1978 | | | | | | Poverty among America's aged
August 9, 1978 | | | | | | Home health agencies
August 10, 1978 | | | | | | Medicare amendments report
August 31, 1978 | | | | | | Fraud and racketeering in Medicare and Medicaid
Octover 4, 1978 | | | | | | Sale of health insurance to the elderly
November 28, 1978 | | | | | | Nursing home standards
December 8, 1978 | | | | | | Medicare supplemental insurance, S. 395
February 8, 1979 | | | | | | Medicare home health amendments
February 26, 1979 | | | | | | Geriatric Medicine, S. 711
March 21, 1979 | | | | | | Executive session, Aging Committee
March 28, 1979 | | | | | | Food Stamp cutbacks
April 11, 1979 | | | | | | Fires in homes for aging
May 4, 1979 | | | | | | Home care services
May 7 and 21, 1979 | | | | | | Home health care
May 21, 1979 2 folders | | | | | | Fire safety code, S. 1267
June 4, 1979 | | | | | | Medicare card reduced rate transportation, S.
1269
June 4, 1979 | | | | | | Mental equity, S. 1289
June 6, 1979 | | | | | | Meals on Wheels Week, S.J. Res. 85
June 6, 1979 | | | | | | Medigap (Pepper), S. 1295
June 7, 1979 | | | | | | Fire safety code update, S. 1387
June 21, 1979 | | | | | | Executive Session, Aging Committee
July 25, 1979 | | | | | | Energy assistance
August 30, 1979 | | | | | | Regulations to implement the Comprehensive Older
Americans Act
October 18, 1979 2 folders | | | | | | Adapting Social Security to a changing workforce
November 28, 1979 2 folders | | | | | | Rural elderly housing
January 9, 1980 2 folders | | | | | | Organizational meeting, Aging Committee
February 25, 1980 | | | | | | Older American regulations
March 24, 1980 | | | | | | Work after age 65
April 24, 1980 | | | | | | Family Care Demonstration Project, S. 2603
April 24, 1980 | | | | | | Work after 65: Options for the '80s
April 24, 1980 | | | | | | How old is old?
April 28 and 30, 1980 2 folders | | | | | | Work after 65: Options for the '80s
May 13, 1980 | | | | | | Work after age 65
May 13, 1980 | | | | | | Elder abuse
May 28, 1980 | | | | | | Energy assistance for the elderly, impact,
briefing book
1980 | | | | | | Social Security, What Changes?
September 16, 1980 | | | | | | Energy and the elderly
October 24, 1980 2 folders | | | | | | Social Security financing
November 21, 1980 | | | | | | Social Security
December 3, 1980 3 folders | | | | | | Older women and estate tax policies
February 4, 1981 | | | | | | Executive Meeting, Aging Committee
February 26, 1981 | | | | | | Impact of budget on elderly
March 20, 1981 | | | | | | Budget cuts and elderly
March 27, 1981 | | | | | | Energy and the elderly
April 9, 1981 | | | | MS 106.3.3.2.2 Mary Gerwin and Priscilla Hanley
1990-1996 4 boxes | | | | | Mary Gerwin was the staff director for the Aging Committee
from 1991-1997. She was also Counsel to the Subcommittee on the Oversight of
Government Management for the Governmental Affairs Committee from 1981-1986,
and minority staff director of this Subcommittee from 1987-1991. Priscilla
Hanley handled health and aging issues in 1990 as a legislative assistant, and
was the staff member for health on the Aging Committee from 1995-1997. | | | | | Records in this subseries consist of the records of the
Aging Committee, and they include hearing record books (1 box, 1993-1996),
administrative records (1 box, 1991-1996), and selected documents from the
Aging and Governmental Affairs Committees which deal with Social Security
Disability and Medicare fraud and abuse (2 boxes, 1982-1992). | | | | | Access to records in this series is restricted until 2017.
Consult the Special Collections Department for further information. | | | | MS 106.3.3.2.3 Helen Albert and Victoria Blatter
1990-1996 5 boxes | | | | | Helen Albert was the Chief Investigator for the Senate Aging
Committee from 1992-1997. Victoria Blatter was on the Aging Comittee staff from
1992-1997, and handled issues such as prescription drugs and nursing homes.
| | | | | Files are arranged alphabetically, and they consist of the
many investigative hearings and reports Albert and Blatter compiled on issues
of fraud, abuse, and related health and aging topics. A report issued by Cohen
in 1994 entitled Gaming the Health Care System is also included. | | | | | Access to some of the records in this series is restricted
until 2017. Consult the Special Collections Department for further
information. | | | | MS 106.3.3.2.4 Winthrop Cashdollar
1982-1996 8 boxes | | | | | Winthrop Cashdollar worked with Cohen circa 1983-1990 on
education, aging, health and welfare issues. This subseries also contains some
contributions from Elizabeth Liess and John Veroneau. | | | | | Files are arranged alphabetically, according to broad
subject areas. Materials consist of one box of general records on aging, two
boxes on health issues, three boxes on Social Security issues, and two boxes on
welfare. Records deal with issues such as income, age discrimination, social
security disability, welfare reform, child-care issues, and health care reform.
| | | | | Access to some of the records in this series is restricted
until 2017. Consult the Special Collections Department for further
information. | | | | MS 106.3.3.2.5 Michael Townsend
1988-1995 4 boxes | | | | | This subseries consists of U.S. Senate Aging Committee press
materials. Michael Townsend was the assistant press secretary for Senator Cohen
from June 1993 until January 1995. He was the press secretary for the Aging
Committee from 1993-1995, and he compiled many of the files found in this
subseries. | | | | | Files are arranged alphabetically, and they include an
information guide for senior citizens, newsclippings, press releases, Cohen's
statements, and memos and correspondence. Many of the memos are directed to
various media representatives to inform them about Aging Committee hearings and
investigations. There are also files on health care fraud and health care
reform, Medicare, mental illness, and Social Security. | | | | | Access to some of the records in this sub series is
restricted until 2016. Consult the Special Collections Department for further
information. | | | MS 106.3.3.3 Agriculture
1979-1996 17 boxes | | | | The files in this subseries chronicle some of the issues and
concerns involving Maine agricultural industries, which include the potato,
blueberry, dairy, poultry, and cranberry industries. As Chairman of the
Oversight Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, Cohen
conducted several investigations into agricultural issues important in Maine.
During the 1980s, he initiated a meat and poultry inspection program and
conducted an investigation into U.S. government trading policies in response to
the subsidized Canadian potatoes which flooded the Maine market. Records
related to agricultural issues can also be found in the Commerce, Trade,
Government, and Environment subseries. | | | | This group has two subdivisions, which reflect the work of the
staff members who created them: a) Robert Umphrey and Robert Porter, 1979-1987,
and b) Eben Adams and John Veroneau, 1989-1996. | | | | Access to some of the records in the Agriculture series is
restricted. See information at the subseries level. Consult the Special
Collections Department for further information. | | | | MS 106.3.3.3.1 Robert Umphrey and Robert Porter
1979-1987 9 boxes | | | | | Robert Umphrey worked with Cohen from 1979-1984 on
agricultural, forestry, trade, and fisheries issues. These issues were turned
over to Robert Porter in 1984, who handled them until 1989. Porter was also a
staff member on the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management for the
Governmental Affairs Committee from 1986-1987. | | | | | Files are arranged alphabetically, and they touch on
problems in the potato industry, such as potato blight and the effects of the
introduction of low-priced Canadian potatoes into the eastern U.S. market in
the mid-1980s. A few files refer to the poultry industry, which declined
rapidly in the mid-1980s due to high labor and feed grain-shipping costs.
Cohen's efforts on behalf of the blueberry industry in Maine are also
documented here. Due to a surplus in the Maine wild blueberry crop in
1983-1984, he initiated a pilot program that incorporated blueberries into the
Federal school lunch program. Files on the dairy industry are also in this
group, and they deal with the development of the dairy price support system and
the decline of dairy farming in Maine. | | | | | Records include briefing memos, applications for economic
assistance from Maine businesses to Federal agencies, studies and reports,
"Dear Colleague" letters seeking Cohen's support on legislation, Maine
Congressional Delegation correspondence, newsletters from the National Milk
Producers Federation, and reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. | | | | | Folder Titles | | | | | Agribusiness-European Economic Community Restrictions. | | | | | Agriculture, 1983. | | | | | Agriculture appropriation, Fiscal year 1985, 1986, 2 folders. | | | | | Agriculture clips, 1984. | | | | | Agriculture coop services (USDA) closing, 1983. | | | | | Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS), 1983. | | | | | Agricultural export, 1982-1984. | | | | | Agricultural Fast Track Amendment, 1984. | | | | | Agricultural Weather Program, 1979-1981. | | | | | Agway, Inc., 1981-1983. | | | | | Aroostook County Trip, July 1984. | | | | | Aroostook County Trip, October-November 1984. | | | | | Aroostook flood, 1981. | | | | | Blueberries, 1984. | | | | | Blueberries, general info., background, 1984. | | | | | Blueberries, news clips, 1985. | | | | | Blueberries, pesticides, 1980-1982. | | | | | Blueberry surplus, acknowledgments, August 1984. | | | | | Broccoli, 1982-1983. | | | | | Canadian briefings, potato dump case. | | | | | Canadian briefings, potatoes, 1981-1983, 2 folders. | | | | | Colby Cooperative Starch Company, assistance applications, 1984. | | | | | Colby Cooperative Starch Company, production, inventory, profit and loss, 1983-1984. | | | | | Commodity futures: background info, November 1980. | | | | | Council of Farmer Cooperatives, April-June 1983. | | | | | Dairy export, international trade, 1981. | | | | | Dairy in Maine, 1985-1986. | | | | | Dairy legislation and general info, 1983. | | | | | Dairy, news and articles, 1984, 2 folders. | | | | | Diary price supports and general info, March 1981-June 1982, 2 folders. | | | | | Eastport, port development, 1979. | | | | | Economic Development Administration, 1983-1984. | | | | | Eggs, poultry: imports, 1983. | | | | | EnerGroup, Inc., 1981. | | | | | Enterprise zones, 1981. | | | | | Export trading companies, 1980-1981. | | | | | Export trading companies, 1982. | | | | | Family farms, 1979-1980. | | | | | Farm Bill, export, 1981. | | | | | Farm credit system reform, 1985. | | | | | Federal crop insurance, background, May-November 1982. | | | | | Fertilizer Institute, 1984-1985. | | | | | Food inspection, 1985-1987. | | | | | Food inspection, prior legislation, 1987. | | | | | Food inspection, memos and letters, 1987. | | | | | Food inspection, news articles and reports, 1987. | | | | | Food inspection, reports and hearings, 1987. | | | | | Food inspection, research and reports, 1987. | | | | | Food Safety Audit, 1986. | | | | | Fungicide: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 1986. | | | | | Industrial Outlook, 1985. | | | | | International Trade Commission, 1982. | | | | | Johnson Products, Fuel Alcohol Production from Potato Processing, 1980-1983. | | | | | L and S Sales, Inc., financial statement, September 1984. | | | | | L and S Sales, Inc., general info, 1984. | | | | | L and S Sales, Inc., performance, 1985-1987, 3 folders. | | | | | Laurel Plastics, c. 1980. | | | | | Maine grain terminal, 1982. | | | | | Maine Guarantee Authority, Umbrella Bond Program, 1981. | | | | | Market value appraisal: Potato processing plant, Caribou, Maine, 1982. | | | | | McCurdy Herring Petition, 1981. | | | | | Mearl Corporation, 1981. | | | | | Meat and poultry inspection reports, 1981-1986. | | | | | Meat inspection program, 1987. | | | | | Milliken Medical Center, Katahdin Valley Health Center, 1978-1981, 2 folders. | | | | | New England Council, 1982. | | | | | Organic farming, 1983-1984. | | | | | Paul, Dr. Allen B., 1979. | | | | | Pesticides: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 1982-1983. | | | | | Potato Blossom Festival, 1984. | | | | | Potato diversion, 1980. | | | | | Potato Dump Case, 1982. | | | | | Potato futures study, 1979, 4 folders. | | | | | Potato futures, background, New York Mercantile Exchange, 1979-1980. | | | | | Potato futures, general info, 1979-1980, 3 folders. | | | | | Potato futures, trading in Maine, 1979-1980, 2 folders. | | | | | Potoato, government procurement, 1983. | | | | | Potato import problems, pre-1981. | | | | | Potato market order, background, 1980. | | | | | Potato research, pre-1981. | | | | | Potato research and information, 1982-1983. | | | | | Potato Service, Inc., 1982. | | | | | Potato trade, 1981-1982. | | | | | Potatoes, 1980. | | | | | Potatoes, 1982, 2 folders. | | | | | Potatoes, Canada, general, 1982. | | | | | Potatoes, current issues, foreign import, 1984. | | | | | Potatoes, general info, pre-1979, 2 folders. | | | | | Potatoes: Maine Potato Council, 1982-1983, 2 folders. | | | | | Potatoes: Maine Seed Potato Board, 1980. | | | | | Potatoes: New York Mercantile Exchange, 1980. | | | | | Potatoes, newsclips, 1984. | | | | | Potatoes, newsclips, 1985. | | | | | Potatoes: seed potato import legislation, 1980. | | | | | Potatoes: seed potato imports, 97th Congress, 1980-1982. | | | | | Poultry, egg, avian flu, 1983. | | | | | Poulty embargo, 1980. | | | | | Poultry export, 1981. | | | | | Poultry industry in Maine, 1979-1982. | | | | | Poultry processing, 1985. | | | | | Press release, emergency loans for farmers, 1984. | | | | | Rural Electrification Administration revolving fund, S. 1300, 1983-1984. | | | | | St. John's irrigation funding, 1984, 2 folders. | | | | | Small Business Administration, 1981. | | | | | Smoked herring, 1982. | | | | | Soil conservation: American Soil Conservation Service, 1982. | | | | | Soil conservation: issues, 1984. | | | | | South Paris Utilities District, 1979, 2 folders. | | | | | Southern and Central Maine trip, August 1984. | | | | | Staley Manufacturing Company, general info, 1982-1984. | | | | | Sugar supports, legislation, 1981-1984, 2 folders. | | | | | Superior Mining Project, Aroostook County, 1982, 2 folders. | | | | | Tobacco price support, 1981. | | | | | United Fresh Fruit, 1980-1982. | | | | | University of Maine Cooperative Extension Service, 1984. | | | | MS 106.3.3.3.2 John Veroneau and Eben Adams
1989-1996 8 boxes | | | | | John Veroneau handled agricultural and fisheries issues from
1989 to January, 1994, at which time he became legislative director for the
Cohen office. These issues were then turned over to Eben Adams, who worked with
Senator Cohen from 1992-1996. | | | | | Files are arranged alphabetically, and they deal with the
potato, blueberry, and dairy industries. They also chronicle the development of
the cranberry industry in the early 1990s in southern Maine. Significant
legislation includes the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact, which was
introduced as S. 2069 and co-sponsored by Senator Cohen in 1994. This law
helped to assure the viability of dairy farming in the Northeast. | | | | | Materials consist of newsclippings, briefing memos, floor
statements, Cohen's correspondence with the USDA, and his requests to the
Committee on Appropriations for research funding. Reports from the General
Accounting Office on crop insurance and pesticides, as well as reports on a
number of issues from the Congressional Research Service and the Maine Dept. of
Agriculture are also found in these files. | | | | | Access to some of the records in this sub series is
restricted until 2017. Consult the Special Collections Department for further
information. | | | MS 106.3.3.4 Commerce and Transportation
1979-1996 73 boxes | | | | Records in this subseries deal with commerce and
transportation issues, and therefore cover subjects such as communications,
highway safety, inland waterways, marine fisheries, maritime issues, and the
regulation of interstate common carriers (including railroads, buses, trucks,
vessels, pipelines, and civil aviation). | | | | Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, issues concerning
aviation, highways, maritime issues, and railroads were handled by Dale Gerry
and Paulina Collins. David Wilby handled these issues during the latter part of
the1990s. Fishery issues are very important in the state of Maine, and records
about them were created by Michael Hastings, Timothy Woodcock, Jeffrey Kaelin,
Katherine DeCoster, Eben Adams, and John Veroneau. Communications records were
created by Jeff Minsky, Kelly Metcalf, Dale Gerry and Paulina Collins. | | | | The files are organized into seven major groups, which are: a)
General Records, b) Aviation, c) Communications, d) Fisheries, e) Highways, f)
Maritime, and g) Railroads. | | | | Access to some of the records in the Commerce and
Transportation series is restricted. See information at sub-series level.
Consult the Special Collections Department for further information. | | | | MS 106.3.3.4.1 General Records
1979-1993 2 boxes | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. Records related to appropriations
for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Maine Department of
Transportation (MDOT), as well as to the DOT budget and MDOT grants, are
included here. These records document some of the issues related to state and
federal government monies allocated for the upkeep and expansion of the
transportation infrastructure, particularly in the state of Maine. Records
consist of correspondence, press releases, reports, and legislative notices
from the U.S. Senate Republican Policy Committee. | | | | | Access to some of the records in this sub series is
restricted until 2016. Consult the Special Collections Department for further
information. | | | | MS 106.3.3.4.2 Aviation
1979-1996 8 boxes | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. As a result of the Airline
Deregulation Act of 1976 (passed by Congress in 1978), carriers nationwide
started to abandon air service at smaller communities in favor of new routes in
more lucrative markets. This resulted in a loss of service throughout New
England. The New England Regional Commission held hearings throughout New
England in order to determine essential air service for smaller communities.
Records related to the determination of essential air service are included
here. Other files in this category deal with reuse plans for the Charleston Air
Force Base and several issues concerning the Bangor International Airport. One
of these is a 1990s controversy concerning restrictions against international
airline carriers enroute to Cuba to stop in Bangor for refueling and
maintenance. These restrictions were due to the U.S. economic embargo against
Cuba. | | | | | Other records document legislative initiatives co-sponsored
by Senator Cohen, such as: · S. 764, the Air Travelers Security Act, a
1984 bill designed to assure the continued protection of the traveling public
in the marketing of air transportation. · S. 2177, a 1988 bill designed
to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to provide for use of the nation's
airports on a cost-recovery basis. | | | | | Records include legislative memos, Cohen's statements, and
correspondence from the U.S. and Maine Departments of Transportation, the Air
Transport Association, the Regional Airline Association, and the Maine
Congressional Delegation. | | | | | Access to some of the records in this sub series is
restricted until 2017. Consult the Special Collections Department for further
information. | | | | MS 106.3.3.4.3 Communications
1981-1995 9 boxes | | | | | Records in this subseries document a number of legislative
initiatives supported by Senator Cohen in the telecommunications field. An
anti-trust suit brought against ATT (settled in 1982 and effective in 1984)
resulted in that company's divestiture of its 23 Bell Operating Companies. This
divestiture brought about enormous changes in the telecommunications industry.
With the impending ATT breakup, the Federal Communications Commission proposed
a charge for access to the long distance network that would apply to all
customers. In 1983, Cohen cosponsored the Universal Telephone Service
Preservation Act (S. 1660), which was designed to place a two-year moratorium
on this charge. Cohen also supported S. 66, the1983 Cable Telecommunications
Act, which sought to eliminate unnecessary government regulation over cable
telecommunications. This bill became law in 1984. After the deregulation of the
cable television industry, however, the price of cable services increased about
sixty percent, and in 1992 Cohen supported S. 12, the Cable Television Consumer
Protection and Competition Act, designed to combat rising cable rates and poor
service. Cohen later supported an override of the President's veto on this act,
and the bill became law in October 1992. Cohen also supported the
Telecommunications and Deregulation Act of 1995 (S. 652), aimed at making the
communications industry more competitive. | | | | | Files are arranged alphabetically, and they were created by
Jeff Minsky, Dale Gerry, Paulina Collins, and Kelly Metcalf. Records include
correspondence with the National Association of Broadcasters, the Federal
Communications Commission, ATT, and the National Telephone Cooperative
Assocation. Reports and surveys on cable television rates and services, copies
of bills, letters from Cohen's colleagues seeking his support, and memos from
Cohen's aides providing incisive summaries of many issues related to the
telecommunications industry are also found in this subseries. | | | | | Access to some of the records in this sub series is
restricted until 2016. Consult the Special Collections Department for further
information. | | | | MS 106.3.3.4.4 Fisheries
1974-1996 28 boxes | | | | | In 1976, the Magnuson Fishery and Conservation Management
Act, the nation's premier fisheries law, was passed in order to control fishing
by foreign vessels within 200 miles of U.S. shores, and to establish a regional
program to manage interstate fisheries. This act was introduced as H.R. 200 and
co-sponsored by Senator Cohen. The establishment of this 200-mile limit created
boundary disputes with Canada concerning the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank,
and documentation concerning the settlement of these boundaries is included in
these files. Other topics covered are the effects of low-priced fish imports on
Maine seafood producers, the United Nations Conferences on the Law of the Sea,
the decline in groundfish, fishing regulations and management, U.S.-Canadian
trade policies, and the development of aquaculture. Files related to the
fishing industry may also be found in the Trade and Environment subseries. | | | | | Files are arranged into four general subdivisions, which
reflect the work of the staff members who created them: a) Michael Hastings and
Timothy Woodcock, 1974-1981, b) Jeffrey Kaelin, 1981-1984, c) Katherine
DeCoster, 1983-1991, d) Eben Adams and John Veroneau, 1987-1996. | | | | | MS 106.3.3.4.4.1 Michael Hastings and Timothy Woodcock, 1974-1981, 5 boxes. | | | | | | Michael Hastings worked with Cohen from 1973-1980 on
fisheries issues, as well as defense and foreign relations. Timothy Woodcock
worked on fisheries issues circa 1980. (He also worked with Cohen on the Maine
Indian land claims case and the Iran-Contra Committee). There are also some
files in this category created by William Stelle. | | | | | | Files are arranged alphabetically, and they deal with
bluefin tuna legislation, the East Coast Fisheries and Boundary Treaties with
Canada, and the Marine Fisheries Conservation and Management Fund Act of 1974
(introduced by Cohen as H.R. 15163). Files on the establishment of the New
England Fishery Management Council, off-shore drilling on Georges Bank, and
foreign fishing off the U.S. Coast are also found in this category . | | | | | | Records consist of Cohen's correspondence with the
Department of Commerce on behalf of the fishing industry, newsletters and
correspondence from the Maine Fisherman's Cooperative Association and the Maine
Lobsterman's Association, newsclippings, press releases, and briefing memos.
| | | | | | Folder Titles | | | | | | American Fisheries Promotion Act
1980-1981 | | | | | | Bluefin tuna legislation: testimony, reports
1981 3 folders | | | | | | Canadian fishery resources, general
1977-1982 | | | | | | Cohen statements on fisheries
1977-1978 2 folders | | | | | | East Coast boundary dispute
1979-1982 5 folders | | | | | | East Coast boundary dispute, species chart
1979 | | | | | | East Coast Fishery Agreement
1980 2 folders | | | | | | East Coast Fishery Agreement
1980-1982 5 folders | | | | | | Fisheries
1974-1977 3 folders | | | | | | Fisheries
1977-1979 | | | | | | Fisheries and logbooks
1977-1979 3 folders | | | | | | Fisheries communications
1972-1978 3 folders | | | | | | Fisheries development, S.1656
1979 | | | | | | Fishermen and the IRS
1974-1976 2 folders | | | | | | Fishery funds
1979 | | | | | | Fishery issues
1977-1979 | | | | | | Fishery legislation, "An Overview of
Legislation...U.S. Marine Fisheries Policy"
1980 | | | | | | Fishery legislation passed, 97th Congress
1981-1982 | | | | | | Foreign fishing and 200 Mile Zone Law
1975-1979 | | | | | | Fundy Pride Vessel Project
1976-1982 | | | | | | George's Bank, offshore drilling
2 folders | | | | | | Groundfish Management Plan for New England
1981-1982 | | | | | | Groundfish regulations
1978-1979 2 folders | | | | | | Gulf of Maine Boundary Dispute, background
1979-1981 2 folders | | | | | | Lobster management and draft plan
1977-1978 2 folders | | | | | | Longshoremen and Harbor Workers Compensation Act
1981 | | | | | | Longshoremen's Compensation Act, H.R. 25
1981 | | | | | | Loran radionavigation system
1978 | | | | | | Maine Marine Law Institute
1980 | | | | | | Marine Fisheries Conservation and Management Act
Fund
1974-1975 | | | | | | Miller Swordfish Case
1980-1981 | | | | | | New England fish marketing
1980 | | | | | | New England fisheries development
1981 | | | | | | New England Fishery Management Council
1978-1981 | | | | | | New England fishing economics, prices
1980-1981 | | | | | | Northwest Fisherman's Association-Canadian trade
1979 | | | | | | Red tide and the crab industry
1974-1983 | | | | | | State Commercial Fisheries Research and
Development Act
1981 | | | | | | Tariff schedules
1980-1981 | | | | | | Testimonies: impact on border state industry,
U.S.-Canada trade policies
1981 | | | | | | Trade agreements, North America
1981 | | | | | | Trade hearing, opening statement
1981 | | | | | | U.S.-Canadian relations, general
1981 | | | | | | U.S.-Canadian trade issues, fishing
1978-1981 2 folders | | | | | | U.S.-Canadian trade policies, correspondence
1981 | | | | | | Washington County Vocational Technical Institute
1981 | | | | | | Whiting Development
1979 | | | | | MS 106.3.3.4.4.2 Jeffrey Kaelin, 1981-1984, 12 boxes. | | | | | | Jeffrey Kaelin worked on fisheries issues from 1981-1984.
Robert Porter and Robert Umphrey also contributed to the files in this
category. The files are arranged alphabetically, and they document the
formulation of the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act, (S. 3123, introduced by
Senator Cohen in 1982), and amendments to the Magnuson Fishery and Conservation
Management Act. Other topics covered include the 1984 International Court of
Justice settlement of the Georges Bank boundary dispute, the Third United
Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, and efforts to improve the New
England Fishery Management Council. Files on the lobster, scallop, dogfish, and
sardine fishing industries are also found in this category. | | | | | | Records consist of reports from the GAO, correspondence
with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), copies of
bills, and research reports from the National Marine Fisheries Service. | | | | | | Folder Titles | | | | | | Agricultural Export Equity and Market Expansion
Act
1983 | | | | | | Anadromous Fish Conservation Act
1980 | | | | | | Anadromous Fish Conservation Act
1982 | | | | | | Anadromous Fish Conservation Act
1982-1983 2 folders | | | | | | Anadromous Fish Conservation Act, background
1982 | | | | | | Anadromous Fish Conservation Act, bill drafts
1982 | | | | | | Anadromous Fish Law Memo
1979-1983 | | | | | | Aquaculture
1979-1983 | | | | | | Associated Fisheries of Maine
1983 | | | | | | Atlantic Salmon Convention Act
1982 | | | | | | Atlantic salmon, St. John River
1983-1984 | | | | | | Bankruptcy and fishermen
1983 | | | | | | Belon oysters in Maine
1984 | | | | | | Bigelow Lab
1983 | | | | | | Canadian Fisheries Agreement, briefing
1980 | | | | | | Canadian-U.S. boundary disputes
1980 | | | | | | Canadian fish subsidies
1980-1982 | | | | | | Canadian fishing assistance
1982 | | | | | | Canadian-U.S. Treaty, Senate Foreign Relations
Committee Hearing
1980 2 folders | | | | | | Capital construction fund for fishery processing
facilities
1982-1984 | | | | | | Casco Bay Rescue Association
1984-1985 | | | | | | Clams, management
1983-1984 | | | | | | Commercial Fisheries Research and Development
Act
1979-1982 | | | | | | Commodity Credit Corporation, Food for Peace
Program, fish
1980-1984 | | | | | | "Conditions of Competition..." hearing
September 1984 | | | | | | Countervailing Duties Petitions
1982 | | | | | | Deep seabed mining
1979-1985 | | | | | | Dogfish market
1982-1983 | | | | | | Eastern boundary, geographical maps and reports
1983 | | | | | | Energy and tax credits
1981-1982 | | | | | | Energy conservation tax credits
1980-1983 | | | | | | Exclusive Economic Zones Bill
1982-1985 3 folders | | | | | | Finance Authority of Maine (FAME)
1983-1984 | | | | | | Fish net tariffs
1981-1984 | | | | | | Fish related press releases
1984 | | | | | | Fish Restoration and Management Projects Act
1981 | | | | | | Fish restoration in Maine
1983 | | | | | | Fish trade, background info
1981-1985 2 folders | | | | | | Fish waste processing
1984 | | | | | | Fisheries associations
1983 | | | | | | Fisheries Loan Fund
1983 | | | | | | Fisheries Obligation Guarantee Program
1982-1984 | | | | | | Fisheries products inspections
1983 | | | | | | Fisheries Technology Service, Maine
1983-1984 | | | | | | Fisheries Trade Investigation
1982-1983 2 folders | | | | | | Fisherman Economics Survey
1982 | | | | | | Fisherman's Contingency Fund
1983 | | | | | | Fishermen's Protective Act
1981 | | | | | | Fishery Conservation and Management Act
1981 | | | | | | Fishery legislation, 98th Congress
1983-1984 | | | | | | Fishing development, marketing, and distribution
1983 | | | | | | Fishing industry, miscellaneous issues and
papers
1981-1984 | | | | | | Fishing industry organizations
1977-1979 | | | | | | Fishing Vessel and Gear Damage Compensation Fund
1981-1982 | | | | | | Friends of Animals, fishing restrictions
1984 | | | | | | Fuel tax exemption for fishermen
1983 | | | | | | Gear conflicts
1983 | | | | | | George's Bank
1984-1986 | | | | | | George's Bank, International Court of Justice
1984-1985 3 folders | | | | | | Green Lake hatchery-hydroelectric project
1984 | | | | | | Groundfish landing reports, interim rules
1982-1983 | | | | | | Groundfish, scallop investigation: conditions of
competition
1984 | | | | | | Gulf of Maine Boundary Dispute
1984 | | | | | | Gulf of Maine Boundary Dispute, Woodcock memos
1981-1983 2 folders | | | | | | Gulf of Maine, George's Bank Dispute
1982 | | | | | | Habitat conservation, National Marine Fisheries
Service
1983-1984 | | | | | | Health and benefits issues for seafarers
1981-1983 | | | | | | Herring-Food and Drug Administration
1984 | | | | | | | | | | | | Herring management plans
1983-1984 | | | | | | Illegal fish trade
1979-1981 | | | | | | International joint ventures
1983-1984 2 folders | | | | | | International Marine Scientific Research Act
1983 | | | | | | Jellyfish Control Act-Slime
1982 | | | | | | Kirby Report, articles
1983 3 folders | | | | | | Labeling imported fish products
1984 | | | | | | Law of the Sea
1979-1983 4 folders | | | | | | Law of the Sea
1982-1984 4 folders | | | | | | Lobster management
1982-1984 3 folders | | | | | | Lobster measurement
1983-1985 | | | | | | Lobstermen associations
1983 | | | | | | Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act
(MFCMA), amendments
1981 | | | | | | Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act
(MFCMA), amendments
1982-1983 | | | | | | Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act
(MFCMA), hearings, testimonies
1982 3 folders | | | | | | Maine Fishermen's Forum
1984 | | | | | | Maine Groundfish Association
1984 | | | | | | Maine Marine Sanctuaries
1982-1983 3 folders | | | | | | Marine Mammal Protection Act waivers
1984 | | | | | | National Advisory Committee on Oceans and
Atmosphere (NACOA), reports
1983-1984 | | | | | | National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), budget
1982-1983 | | | | | | National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS),
proposed rules
1982-1983 | | | | | | National Ocean Policy Study (NOPS)
1981 | | | | | | National Oceanic and Atmoshperic Admininstration
(NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), budget
1984 2 folders | | | | | | National Oceanic and Atmoshperic Admininstration
(NOAA), A-76 Circular, Contracting Out
1983 | | | | | | National Oceanic and Atmoshperic Organization
(NOAO), reorganization
1983 3 folders | | | | | | National Oceans Policy Commission
1983 | | | | | | National Sea Products Limited (NatSea)
1984 | | | | | | New England Fisheries Development Foundation
1983-1984 | | | | | | New England Fisheries Management Council
1982-1984 2 folders | | | | | | North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization
(NASCO)
1981-1985 3 folders | | | | | | Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Organization
1983 | | | | | | Oceanic charts
1984 | | | | | | Optimum yield, fisheries
1982 | | | | | | Pigeon Hill Bay, Army Corps of Engineers
1984 | | | | | | Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) fish
contamination
1983 | | | | | | Port of Eastport
1982 | | | | | | Portland Fish Pier
1981-1984 2 folders | | | | | | Recreational fisheries, boating and fishing
opportunities
1983-1985 | | | | | | Reciprocal oyster standards, U.S.-France
1981-1983 | | | | | | Red tide
1981-1984 | | | | | | Remote sensing capabilities
1981-1982 | | | | | | Salmon genetics and responses
1982-1983 | | | | | | Salt cod
1984-1985 | | | | | | Saltonstall Kennedy funds
1979-1984 | | | | | | Sardine processors, correspondence and materials
1982 | | | | | | Sardine processors, guidelines, background
1980-1981 | | | | | | Sardine processors, press clips
1982 | | | | | | Sardines
1983 2 folders | | | | | | Scallops
1982-1984 | | | | | | Scallops, U.S.
1979-1982 2 folders | | | | | | Scallop draggers and lobstermen
1981-1984 | | | | | | Sea Grant
1983 | | | | | | Seafood market
1982 | | | | | | Seafood processing, environmental effects and
issues
1979-1982 2 folders | | | | | | Shrimp
1982-1984 | | | | | | Special Trade Representative letters to the
International Trade Commission
1982-1983 2 folders | | | | | | Squid market
1983-1984 | | | | | | Station WOU, New England Telephone
1981-1983 | | | | | | Stinson Canning Company-immigration
1983 | | | | | | Stonington Fish Pier
1983-1984 | | | | | | Striped bass
| | | | | | Striped bass, airlift by Air National Guard
1982 | | | | | | Surimi minced fish products
1984 | | | | | | Surplus Commodity Program, Department of
Agriculture
1984 | | | | | | Taxes, fishermen-Maine Boat Tax
1983-1985 | | | | | | Trade issues, fish
1984 5 folders | | | | | | Tuna tariffs
1983-1984 | | | | | | Unemployment compensation tax exemption for
fishermen
1981-1984 4 folders | | | | | | U.S.-Canada Salmon Treaty
1983 | | | | | | U.S. Fishery Development Corporation, Marine
Resources Development Bank
1984 | | | | | | U.S. Fishery Development Corporation, House
hearing
1983 | | | | | | U.S. Fishing Zone, Governing International
Fishery Agreement (GIFA)
1982-1983 | | | | | | U.S. imports of fishery products, hearing
1984 | | | | | | U.S. Ocean Policy
1981 | | | | | | U.S.-Soviet fishing venture
1985 | | | | | | U.S. trade and Canadian fish
| | | | | | U.S. trade and Canadian policy
| | | | | | Winterport and Searsport
1982-1983 | | | | | MS 106.3.3.4.4.3 Katherine DeCoster, 1983-1991, 2 boxes. | | | | | | Katherine DeCoster worked with Cohen from 1983-1991 on
fisheries issues, as well as environment, energy, and housing issues. Files are
arranged alphabetically, and cover topics such as aquaculture, the Atlantic
salmon, fishing boat insurance, lobster and tuna management, and U.S. Canadian
trade relations. Records include correspondence, reports, and newsclippings.
| | | | | | Access to some of the records in this sub series is
restricted until 2012. Consult the Special Collections Department for further
information. | | | | | MS 106.3.3.4.4.4 Eben Adams and John Veroneau, 1987-1996, 9 boxes. | | | | | | John Veroneau handled agriculture, trade, fisheries, and
fiscal issues from 1989 to January, 1994, at which time he became legislative
director for the Cohen office. Many of these issues were then turned over to
Eben Adams, who worked with Senator Cohen from 1992-1996. | | | | | | Files are arranged alphabetically, and they cover topics
such as groundfish restoration, seafood inspection, and fisheries management.
The Consumer Seafood Safety Act of 1992 (S. 2538); the Groundfish Restoration
Act of 1992 (H.R. 2919); and the Gulf of Maine Act of 1994 (S. 2241) are some
of the significant legislative initiatives mentioned in this category. The Gulf
of Maine Act, introduced by Senator George Mitchell, sought to establish a Gulf
of Maine Council that would promote the environmental and economic health of
the Gulf of Maine. | | | | | | Access to some of the records in this sub series is
restricted until 2017. Consult the Special Collections Department for further
information. | | | | MS 106.3.3.4.5 Highways
1980-1995 7 boxes | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. Files in this category deal with
highway issues particularly as they relate to Maine. Safety issues documented
here concern drinking and driving, driver fatigue ("tired truckers"), air bags,
motorcycle helmet laws, seat belts, and the dangers posed by oversized trucks
and trailers. Legislative actions recorded in this subseries include: ·
The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), Public
Law 102-240), which was a bill designed to develop a national intermodal
surface transportation system, to authorize funds for the construction of
highways, and for highway safety and mass transit programs. · The
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1987 (H.R. 2, Public Law 100-17), which was a bill
to authorize funds for the construction of highways, highway safety programs,
and a mass transportation program. Senator Cohen voted to sustain a veto of
this bill by President Reagan, but the veto was overridden and this act became
public law in April 1987. · The Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of
1991 (S. 1204), which was the first major overhaul of the federal
transportation system since the establishment of the interstate highway system
in the mid-1950s. | | | | | Records include correspondence with organizations such as
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and Parents Against Tired Truckers (PATT),
as well as memos from legislative assistants, press releases, copies of Cohen's
statements, and "Dear Colleague" letters. | | | | | Access to some of the records in this sub series is
restricted until 2016. Consult the Special Collections Department for further
information. | | | | MS 106.3.3.4.6 Maritime Records
1980-1996 6 boxes | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. The bulk of the records in this
subseries concern a proposed dry cargo terminal project on Sears Island in
Searsport, Maine. First discussed in the 1970s, the terminal was never built
due to legal actions initiated against the project by the Sierra Club and other
environmental groups. Other issues documented here include: · "Cunard"
legislation, which refers to S. 1197 (1983), a private bill designed to allow
two foreign passenger vessels, the Cunard Countess and the Cunard Princess, to
be re-flagged as American vessels. · The National Maritime Heritage Act
of 1993 (S. 1727), introduced by Senator Cohen for the purpose of preserving
America's endangered maritime heritage. | | | | | Records include chronologies of events related to the Sears
Island project; correspondence from the Maine Congressional Delegation, the
Sierra Club, and the EPA; copies of bills; and reports. | | | | | Access to some of the records in this sub series is
restricted until 2017. Consult the Special Collections Department for further
information. | | | | MS 106.3.3.4.7 Railroads
1979-1994 13 boxes | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. Records in this group document a
number of issues concerning railway systems, particularly as they relate to
Maine. Maine ranks high in the nation's pulp and paper production, and rail
transportation is critically important for the delivery of these products. Rail
passenger transportation, though it has decreased, has also been very important
throughout the state. Some of the issues documented in these papers are: Amtrak
expansion, the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company, Bethel Ski Train,
Boston's Central Artery Tunnel, and the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad
Company. Records include the 1986 Maine Central Railroad labor dispute.
Employees at Maine Central, owned by Guilford Transportation Industries (GTI),
began a strike on March 3, 1986, and it quickly encompassed other railroads
owned by Guilford. When the strike spread to the Conrail system in May,
President Reagan established an Emergency Board to investigate the sources of
the dispute. Records documenting this case and other issues and legal actions
related to Guilford, (described in the Journal of Commerce (1/7/93) as a
"contentious, litigious collection of small Northeastern carriers") are also
included here. · The controversy during the 1990s concerning the
abandonment of the Skinner-Vanceboro line of the Canadian Pacific Limited (CP).
CP was losing $7 million a year on this line, and, as in every case of railway
abandonment, the harm of abandonment to shippers and the community is weighed
against the financial burden of continued operations. Cohen and the other
members of the Maine Congressional Delegation strongly opposed this
abandonment, and records concerning a hearing convened by the Interstate
Commerce Commission (ICC) in Bangor about this case are included here. ·
The 1986 sale of the Federally owned Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) -
the preeminent freight-railroad system in the Northeast - to Norfolk Southern
Corporation. A request for the authorization of this sale was expressed in S.
638, the first bill taken up by the Senate in 1986. | | | | | Records consist of correspondence, statements from members
of the Maine Congressional Delegation, news articles, legal notices, petitions,
briefs, and summaries. | | | | | Access to some of the records in this sub series is
restricted until 2015. Consult the Special Collections Department for further
information. | | | MS 106.3.3.5 Defense
1977-1996 129 boxes | | | | Cohen was a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee
during each of his three terms in the Senate. He served as the Chair of the Sea
Power and Force Projection Subcommittee from 1981 to 1986 and again from 1995
to 1996. He was Chair of the Strategic and Theater Nuclear Forces Subcommittee
from 1981 to 1983. The roll of the Senate Armed Services Committee in defining
the defense program grew during Cohen's years under the leadership of John
Tower, Barry Goldwater, Sam Nunn, and Strom Thurmond. This period was also
marked by extremes in the global political environment leading to dramatic
changes in the nation's military requirements. Defense spending peaked in the
mid 1980s and the committee took the roll of overseeing defense reorganization
within a broad view of national security. A primary function of the Committee
is authorization for the entire defense appropriations budget, an annual effort
requiring research reports, hearings, and debates. | | | | As was the practice of Maine Senators before him, Cohen
actively pursued defense policy which would support economic development in
Maine and participated in all aspects of the oversight role of the Senate Armed
Services Committee. He and his staff focused extensively on foreign relations
and intelligence as related to national defense; veterans as well as active
duty personnel or manpower in the military; defense contractors worldwide; base
closure review and defense conversion; defense reorganization and the changing
nature of warfare; and other topics including many specifically corresponding
to the different branches of the military. | | | | The records in this subseries are arranged by subject area
under a) Foreign Relations, b) Intelligence, c) Loring Air Force Base, and d)
Veterans and by staff members names under e) James Bodner and Chris Mellon, f)
James Dykstra, and g) Dale Gerry depending on the manner in which the issues
were handled in the office. | | | | MS 106.3.3.5.1 Bodner and Mellon
1983-1992 4 boxes | | | | | The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), under the
chairmanship of Senator John Tower, held hearings in 1983 to review the
organization of the Department of Defense. By 1985, Senator Barry Goldwater,
then chair of the SASC, and ranking minority leader, Senator Sam Nunn, were
taking the Committee's conclusions to the Senate floor in a series of speeches
arguing for reorganization of the DoD which was eventually achieved through the
Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986. Senator
Bill Cohen, again with the support of Senator Sam Nunn, proposed legislation in
1986 to reform the U.S. military response to low intensity conflicts and
unconventional warfare such as terrorism, insurgency, and guerrilla activities.
Their amendment to the National Defense Authorization bill unified the special
operations forces and established the office of Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict. As a member of the
subcommittee on Seapower and Force Projection, which he chaired from 1983 until
1987 and later the Projection Forces and Regional Defense subcommittee, Cohen
continued to monitor the DoD restructuring, particularly with regard to
preparations for unconventional warfare. | | | | | Jim Bodner and Chris Mellon were Cohen's legislative
assistants handling terrorism and defense reorganization issues for this
period. Arranged chronologically, the materials in this subseries include
testimony by Joint Chiefs of Staff with perspectives on reorganization from the
different branches of the military, staff memos, talking points for Cohen's
interviews and meetings, Dear Colleague letters seeking support for proposals,
government publications on DoD reorganization, transcripts of hearings held to
approve appointment of the first Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special
Operations and Low Intensity conflict, and briefing books. | | | | | Access to records in this subseries is restricted until
2013. Contact the Special Collections Department for further information. | | | | MS 106.3.3.5.2 James Dykstra
1979-1990 5 boxes | | | | | Jim Dykstra worked on Cohen's staff dealing with
defense-related issues, foreign affairs, and intelligence. With the defense
materials in this subseries Dykstra assisted with matters related to the SASC
subcommittees on Manpower and Personnel (1979-1987) and Sea Power and Force
Projection (Cohen was chair 1981-1987) along with DoD reorganization and armed
services spending oversight in the Government Affairs Committee. In 1982, the
Manpower subcommittee held hearings on the Uniformed Services Former Spouses
Protection Act, cosponsored by Cohen, to authorize payment from military
pensions to the former spouses of members of the armed services. The measure
passed as part of the Department of Defense Authorization Act. | | | | | The Senate Armed Services Committee conducts hearings to
review presidential nominations for defense-related positions in the
government. In 1989, President Bush nominated John Tower to be Secretary of
Defense. The hearings included harsh investigations into Tower's personal life
which resulted in allegations of abusive public drinking and womanizing. Many
of the allegations were unsubstantiated, and Cohen was an outspoken supporter
of his Senate colleague. Cohen questioned the processes by which the Senate
approves presidental nominees. | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. Materials include transcripts of
hearings conducted by Senate committees, staff memos, correspondence from
constituents, Dear Colleague letters, talking points, news clippings, reports,
and briefing books. Some of this material may have been created by Cohen staff
members Mike Hastings and Jeff Minsky. | | | | | Folder Titles | | | | | Anti ballistic missile, 1982. | | | | | Articles and features, 1989-1990. | | | | | Budget questions to Department of Defense, fiscal, 1984-1985. | | | | | Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), conventional force study, 1984-1985. | | | | | Chemical weapons, 1983-1989. | | | | | Civil Aeronautics Board, Ray Bell case, 1979, 2 folders. | | | | | Civil defense, 1982-1983. | | | | | Cohen: honors, thanks, etc., 1980-1983. | | | | | Correspondence, defense, 1982-1986. | | | | | Cruise missile, 1982-1984. | | | | | Defense, general, 1983-1985. | | | | | Defense Officer Personnel Management Act (DOPMA), 1979. | | | | | Defense organization, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1983-1985, 2 folders. | | | | | Defense organization, Senate Armed Service Committee, 1983-1986, 2 folders. | | | | | Defense questions asked of Senator Cohen, 1981-1982. | | | | | Defense reorganization, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), 1983-1984. | | | | | Defense spending, 1981-1983. | | | | | Defense spending and procurement, 1983-1985, 2 folders. | | | | | Drug abuse in the military, 1983-1985. | | | | | Extremely low frequency (ELF) communication system, 1980-1981. | | | | | General Electric engines, alternate fighter engine, 1984. | | | | | Government Affairs hearing, procurement, 1981. | | | | | KC-135 tanker aircraft, 1979-1984. | | | | | Manpower Subcommittee questions, 1979-1983, 2 folders. | | | | | Medical issues, military, 1980. | | | | | Miscellaneous military issues, 1982. | | | | | Military and the media, 1984. | | | | | Military personnel issues, 1980-1985, 2 folders. | | | | | Military preparedness, 1980-1984. | | | | | Military reform, 1982-1984. | | | | | Strategic weapons, MX missile, 1981-1983, 2 folders. | | | | | Naval Security Group, Winter Harbor, Maine, 1979-1980. | | | | | NAVSTAR global positioning system, 1981. | | | | | Rapid Deployment Force (RDF), 1981-1983, 2 folders. | | | | | Reserves, Maine National Guard, 1980-1985. | | | | | Reserves, National Guard Technicians, 1982. | | | | | ROLAND all-weather short-range air defense system, 1979. | | | | | Sea power, AEGIS cruisers, 1981-1984. | | | | | Sea power, air power, 1981-1983. | | | | | Sea power, anti-submarine warfare, P-3 aircraft, 1984. | | | | | Sea power, AV-8B aircraft program, 1979-1980. | | | | | Sea power, battleships, 1981-1982. | | | | | Sea power, C-5 and C-17 aircraft, 1981-1984, 2 folders. | | | | | Sea power, general, 3 folders. | | | | | Sea power, Sealift program, 1982-1984. | | | | | Sea power, shipyard security, 1982. | | | | | Sea power, submarines, 1981-1984. | | | | | Senate Armed Services Committee-general, staff members, 1979-1984. | | | | | Shipbuilding, 1980. | | | | | Spare parts, defense, 1983. | | | | | Strategic Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence (C3I). | | | | | Strategic weapons, general, 1980-1981. | | | | | Strategic weapons, Midgetman Missile, 1987. | | | | | Strategic weapons, Over the Horizon, Backscatter (OTH-B) Radar System, 1983-1990. | | | | | Survivor benefit pensions, 1979-1984. | | | | | Tactical aircraft, F-20 fighter, 1984-1985. | | | | | Tactical weapon systems, 1982. | | | | | Tower, John, nomination, Secretary of Defense, 1989. | | | | | Uniformed Services Former Spouses Protection Act, 1981-1984. | | | | MS 106.3.3.5.3 Foreign Relations
1977-1990 17 boxes | | | | | Cohen designated staff members to handle foreign relations
aspects of defense issues arising in the Senate. The files are divided into
four categories reflecting this specialization within his Senate office. | | | | | MS 106.3.3.5.3.1 James Dykstra, 1977-1982, 2 boxes. | | | | | | Cohen's yes vote on the sale of Airborne Warning and
Control Systems (AWACS) to Saudi Arabia was controversial on Capitol Hill and
at home in Maine within the Jewish community. He initially opposed the sale,
agreeing that sophisticated weapons in the hands of an unstable government in
the Middle East posed a threat to Israel. Two hours before the Senate vote in
November 1981 he changed his mind, reasoning that if the arms sale had been
blocked and the Middle East peace process failed, Israel would be blamed. Jim
Dykstra's files reflect the development and media coverage of this issue. | | | | | | The Senate Armed Services Committee takes an active
interest arms control negotiations and agreements as they relate to the
national defense. Cohen traveled to Europe with Senator Howard Baker and others
in 1980 to visit NATO headquarters in Brussels and other NATO countries in
order to understand issues facing the alliance including disagreements among
members. Background materials related to SALT II reflect attention to this
issue in Cohen's office beginning in 1977 on the House side. (For more
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty materials, see subseries SALT II.) | | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. Materials include news clippings,
statements, trip summaries, reports, articles, letters, government documents
related to MX missiles, and briefing books for NATO, SALT II, and strategic
weapons survivability. | | | | | | Folder Titles | | | | | | Arms control publications, reports
1981-1982 | | | | | | Arms control, publications, reports, MX Missile
1979-1981 2 folders | | | | | | North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO),
briefing book
1980 | | | | | | North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO),
Europe
1980-1981 2 folders | | | | | | North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO),
Status report
c. 1980 2 folders | | | | | | Research, legislation, Reserve call-ups to
active duty
1981 3 folders | | | | | | Royal Navy spending cuts
1980-1982 | | | | | | Saudi Arabia AWACS, arms sales: articles
1981 | | | | | | Saudi Arabia AWACS, arms sales: Cohen's decision
1981 | | | | | | Saudi Arabia AWACS, arms sales: Senate action
and debate
1981 | | | | | | Saudi Arabia defense sales, background
1981 2 folders | | | | | | Steiger, William, press releases
1970-1972 | | | | | | Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT) II
1977-1981 5 folders | | | | | | Strategic nuclear weapons survivability
1878-1979 2 folders | | | | | MS 106.3.3.5.3.2 SALT II, 1978-1982, 4 boxes. | | | | | | During the 1970s and 1980s, the Soviet Union and the U.S.
negotiated to limit various components of nuclear warfare such as delivery
mechanisms (ICBMs) and actual warheads. The process was initiated with the
first Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) resulting in the Anti Ballistic
Missile treaty in May 1972. Almost immediately, discussions known as SALT II
began, concluding with a signed agreement in 1979, but President Carter
postponed ratification in 1980 due to lengthy Senate debate and the invasion of
Afghanistan by the Soviet Union. Cohen, a freshman member of the Senate Armed
Services Committee, took part in hearings throughout the debates in Congress.
His staff covering Foreign Relations, Michael Hastings, developed extensive
background files beginning in the House years and those files are included
here. The files provide context for Cohen's proposals for legislation and
policy related to nuclear build down and technology transfer in the early to
mid 1980s. | | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. Materials include research
articles and clippings, reports and statements from the Carter Administration's
Department of State and Department of Defense, research prepared by the
Republican National Committee, briefing memos and hearing books, procedures for
Treaty ratification, staff memos, and Cohen's handwritten notes. | | | | | | Folder Titles | | | | | | Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT) II,
general files
1979-1982 4 folders | | | | | | Administrative materials
1979 3 folders | | | | | | Americans for Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
1979 | | | | | | Arms Control Association
1979 | | | | | | Articles, research
1978-1979 3 folders | | | | | | Background, journal articles
2 folders | | | | | | Clippings
1979 3 folders | | | | | | Congressional delegation to Europe
1980 | | | | | | Conservative groups
1979 2 folders | | | | | | Documents, reports, abstracts
1979 3 folders | | | | | | Heritage Foundation
1979 | | | | | | Impact of SALT
1979-1980 2 folders | | | | | | Individual statements, Senate
1979 3 folders | | | | | | Issues paper, SALT 1
c. 1979 | | | | | | Maine lobbying
1979 | | | | | | Masters, hearings
1979 | | | | | | Memos and analysis
1978-1979 5 folders | | | | | | Miscellaneous
1979-1980 3 folders | | | | | | Miscellaneous, anti-treaty
1979 | | | | | | Miscellaneous, pro-treaty
1979 | | | | | | North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) - SALT
1977-1979 | | | | | | Republican National Committee
1979 2 folders | | | | | MS 106.3.3.5.3.3 Technology Transfer, 1979-1988, 2 boxes. | | | | | | Cohen cosponsored bills to establish an Office of
Strategic Trade in 1980 and 1982 in response to reports of the legal and
illegal transfer of weapons technology from the U.S. to the Soviet Union. Some
of the concern was focused on the academic exchange between the two countries.
These efforts, along with the Export Administration Act of 1979 and amendments
in 1983, improved the coordination of export control in the Department of
Commerce and the Department of Defense. The Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs and the Committee on Governmental Affairs (of which Cohen was a
member) reviewed the proposals. Staff member Peggy Weeks created the files for
1979 to 1983 with additions from Michael Hastings in 1979 and James Dykstra
after 1983. | | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. The files include briefing books,
clippings and research articles, testimony, background files, staff memos, and
Dear Colleague letters. | | | | | | Folder Titles | | | | | | Kama River Truck Case-factory export verus
national security
1979 | | | | | | Nuclear non-proliferation
1985 | | | | | | S. 2606, Creation of Office of Strategic Trade,
background
1980 2 folders | | | | | | S. 2606, Office of Strategic Trade Act
1982-1986 | | | | | | S. 2606, Office of Strategic Trade, background
1980 | | | | | | S. 2606, Office of Strategic Trade,
correspondence, Government Affairs hearing
1980 | | | | | | S. 2606, proposal to establish an Office of
Strategic Trade
| | | | | | S. 2606, permanent subcommittee on
investigations, hearing
1980 | | | | | | S. 2606, testimony, Committee on Government
Affairs
1980 2 folders | | | | | | Student exchange programs
1980-1983 | | | | | | Technology Transfer, Office of Strategic Trade
1980-1984 2 folders | | | | | | Technology Transfer, permanent subcommittee on
investigations
1982 | | | | | | Technology Transfer and Trade, East-West
1979-1988 2 folders | | | | | MS 106.3.3.5.3.4 Robert Savitt and James Bodner, 1982-1990, 9 boxes. | | | | | | Cold War defense build-up in the U.S. peaked under the
Reagan administration, and the de-escalating of the arms race began. In 1983,
Cohen cosponsored a nuclear build down resolution in support of annual arms
reduction in the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. based on the principal that
modernization of forces comes with the price of reduction of forces--each new
warhead built would require destruction of two old warheads. The files in this
subseries extensively document the debates surrounding other proposals for
slowing the arms race including the Midgetmen, Minutemen, and MX missiles.
Cohen's files also reflect Congress's oversight role in reviewing the Nuclear
Non-proliferation Treaty of 1975. | | | | | | In 1986, Cohen supported a compromise which would have
made the $100,000 package for aid to the Nicaraguan democratic resistance
contingent on reducing human rights violations and link it to progress on
negotiations for democratic reforms. The measure passed without these changes.
(See also subseries Bodner and Mellon in Foreign Relations for more on
Nicaragua.) | | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. Files include, reports,
transcripts of hearings, staff memos, news clippings, briefing books, and
Cohen's statements. | | | | | | Folder Titles | | | | | | Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty
reinterpretation
1986-1987 4 folders | | | | | | Anti-Satellite/Ballistic Missile defense, Office
of Technology Assessment
1984 | | | | | | Anti-Satellite capability, congressional action
1983-1985 | | | | | | Anti-Satellite, Cohen
1984 | | | | | | Arms control, Cohen, Los Angeles Times
1985 | | | | | | Arms control, director and disarmament agency
nomination
1983 | | | | | | Arms control talks
1984-1985 | | | | | | ASAT-U.S. miniature homing vehicle
1984-1985 | | | | | | Ban on weapons in space and attacks in space
1983 | | | | | | Briefing book, defense issues
1984 | | | | | | Build down
1983-1985 | | | | | | Build down, administration comments
1983-1985 | | | | | | Build down, analyses
1983-1984 3 folders | | | | | | Build down, briefing book
1983 2 folders | | | | | | Build down, miscellaneous
1983 3 folders | | | | | | Friendship quilt
1984 | | | | | | Genocide treaty
1985 | | | | | | Greece, relations
1986 | | | | | | Hearings, Strategic and Theatre Nuclear Forces
Subcommittee
1983 | | | | | | India
1985 | | | | | | Institute for East-West Security Studies
1986-1988 | | | | | | Institute for East-West Security Studies, arms
control
1986 | | | | | | Institute for East-West Security Studies,
strategic stability
1987 | | | | | | Institute for International Sport-Sport Corps
1989-1990 | | | | | | Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM),
notes on situation
1985-1988 | | | | | | Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM),
rail garrison
1988-1989 | | | | | | Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM),
reports on modernization
1983-1986 7 folders | | | | | | Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM),
Senator Wilson points
1985 | | | | | | Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty,
interpretation
1988 | | | | | | Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF),
negotiations
1983 2 folders | | | | | | International Physicians for the Prevention of
Nuclear War
1985-1986 | | | | | | Ireland
| | | | | | Japan, issues on trade
1982 | | | | | | Maine Peace Mission
1984-1987 3 folders | | | | | | Man at Sea, search
1984 | | | | | | Maneuvering re-entry vehicles
1984 | | | | | | Midgetman Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile
1983-1985 | | | | | | Midgetman (mobile missile) versus MX (silo)
debate
1986 | | | | | | Midgetmen, cost-effectiveness, Wilson Amendment
1986-1987 | | | | | | Midgetmen, research funds transfer, Levin-Nunn
Amendment
1987 | | | | | | Midgetmen, small ICBMs
5 folders | | | | | | Military balance
1983 | | | | | | Military strategy and doctrine
1983 | | | | | | Moscow Book Fair, U.S. exhibits
1984-1985 2 folders | | | | | | Mutual and balanced force reduction
1986-1987 | | | | | | MX debate
1983 3 folders | | | | | | MX hearings, questions and answers
1983 2 folders | | | | | | MX history, record
1983 | | | | | | MX, letter to the President
1983 | | | | | | MX missile in Congress
1984 | | | | | | MX missile plan
1985 | | | | | | MX missiles
1983-1984 2 folders | | | | | | MX nuclear missile debate
1985-1989 2 folders | | | | | | New Zealand
1984-1985 | | | | | | New Zealand and Cohen
1985 | | | | | | New Zealand, port call denial
1984-1987 | | | | | | Nicaragua
1984-1987 | | | | | | Nicaragua, articles
1986-1987 | | | | | | Nicaragua, Contra aid debate
1986 | | | | | | Nicaragua, Contra aid debate, articles, analyses
1986 | | | | | | Nicaragua, Contra aid debate, press clips
1986 | | | | | | Nicaragua, Contra aid debate, speeches,
proposals
| | | | | | North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
1982-1986 3 folders | | | | | | North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO),
conventional forces
1983-1984 | | | | | | North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO),
intermediate-range nuclear forces
1983-1984 | | | | | | North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), no
first use
1982-1984 | | | | | | North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO),
tactical nuclear forces
1983 | | | | | | Nuclear freeze
1983-1984 2 folders | | | | | | Nuclear weapons build-down, clippings
1983 2 folders | | | | | | Nuclear weapons non-proliferation
1983-1984 3 folders | | | | | | Philippine bases hearing preparation
1984-1986 | | | | | | Potsdam Conference, Institute for East-West
Security Studies (IEWSS)
1988 | | | | | | Proliferation, People's Republic of China
1984-1985 2 folders | | | | | | Strategic Forces modernization
1983-1984 2 folders | | | | | | U.S.-China nuclear cooperation agreement
1985 | | | | | | U.S.-Soviet flight test, pause on new multiple
warhead missiles
1983 | | | | | | U.S.-Soviet cultural exchange
1984-1986 | | | | | | U.S.-Soviet relations, arms control, NATO,
nuclear non-proliferation
1984 | | | | | | Vandenberg Group-congressional bi-partisan group
on foreign policy
1984 | | | | | | Winter, Paul: Soviet project, Reserves travel
1981-1984 | | | | MS 106.3.3.5.4 Dale Gerry
1976-1996 81 boxes | | | | | Dale Gerry worked for Senator Cohen in his Bangor district
office in the mid 1970s and then in the Senate office as Legislative Assistant
handling issues related to defense. From 1994 to 1996, he served as Legislative
Director for Cohen. Because of the longevity of his career, the scope of this
subseries is broad. The overarching theme for armed services during this time
period was defense reorganization, which encompassed changes in the strategic
forces to respond to more diverse threats, expansion of the role of women in
the military, and an increased reliance on special forces. Arranged
alphabetically by subject, most of the files are in the Armed Services
subseries including categories such as Base Closures, Bath Iron Works, Military
Construction, and Women in the Military. Two related subjects, Coast Guard and
Merchant Marine, were maintained in separate subseries. Dale Gerry's files can
also be found in Defense: Veterans, Defense: Loring Air Force Base, Project
Files (1976-1985, also defense-related), and Commerce and Transportation. | | | | | MS 106.3.3.5.4.1 Armed Services, 1976-1996, 75 boxes. | | | | | | Dale Gerry's files parallel the activities of the Senate
Armed Services Committee (SASC), of which Cohen was a member throughout his
Senate career. This subseries details every aspect of Cohen's work with SASC
and the subcommittees for projection forces, strategic forces, nuclear
deterrence, and military personnel. Gerry also helped Cohen respond to
constituent issues related to these topics. Highlights of the material include:
| | | | | | Base closure-The Base Realignment and Closure Commission
met throughout 1991 and 1992 and concluded with recommendations to close six
bases in the U.S. Cohen was not a member of the Commission, but he and his
staff paid close attention to the process because of Loring Air Force Base in
Maine. Gerry's files (5 linear ft.) cover the period 1988 to 1995 and include
all the meeting minutes, hearing transcripts, reports and recommendations from
the Secretary of Defense, fact sheets and assessments for the individual
bases. | | | | | | Confirmation hearings-The SASC conducts hearings to review
presidential nominations for defense-related positions in the government. In
1989, President Bush nominated John Tower to be Secretary of Defense. (See
James Dykstra subseries for more on the controversial Tower nomination.) In
1992, Les Aspin was confirmed and after he resigned in late 1993, William Perry
was nominated and confirmed. | | | | | | DOD Authorization-The SASC annually engages in a rigorous
review of the Department of Defense Authorization bill prior to appropriations.
Dale Gerry's files directly related to DOD Authorization span 1981 to 1993 (6
linear ft.). However, much of the material in the other Armed Services files
resulted from the process of studying evidence for or against appropriations
for specific technologies, projects, or contracts for the military. | | | | | | Homosexuals in the military-In connection with his
legislative responsibilities for military manpower and personnel issues, Gerry
documented the deliberations over unit cohesion and the ban on gays in the
military. Changes were made in July 1993 when Secretary of Defense Aspin
implemented the so-called "don't ask don't tell" policy. The files include
extensive research and legal history, clippings, letters to constituents, and a
500-page report, Sexual Orientation and U.S. Military Personnel Policy: Options
and Assessment, prepared by the National Defense Research Institute. | | | | | | Loring Air Force Base-Gerry's Loring files focus mainly on
the legal challenge to the Commission's recommendation to close Loring in 1992.
Cohen and the other members of the Maine delegation to Congress filed a
lawsuit-along with several municipalities in Aroostook County and the Save
Loring Committee-against officials of the Department of Defense and the
Commission. The lawsuit specifically challenged the methods by which the Air
Force reviewed Loring AFB. Gerry's files also include information on potential
uses for the base after closure, such as the Junior Leadership Corp. (See more
of Dale Gerry's files on Loring Air Force Base closure and reuse in the Loring
Air Force Base subseries.) | | | | | | Maine-Cohen and his staff frequently heard from Maine
firms bidding on government contracts for defense or in negotiation with the
defense department. At least twice, Cohen's office became involved in resolving
disputes between government bureaucracy and private industry. The Maine
companies include Bath Iron Works, Crowe Rope, Dumont Refrigeration, Fairchild
Semiconductor Corporation, Gowen Marine, Fiber Materials Incorporated, Keyes
Fiber, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Group, Saco
Defense Inc., Tom Sawyer Inc., Tracor Marine, and Wallace Marine. Another Maine
issue was Air National Guard low-level air training in military operations
areas proposed for western and northern Maine in the early 1990s. | | | | | | Projection forces-The U.S. military focus in the late
1980s through the 1990s emphasized expanding and modernizing conventional units
such as fighter jets, aircraft carriers, helicopters, and air/sea lift craft.
Cohen was chair of the Sea Power and Force Protection subcommittee monitoring
this effort. | | | | | | Women in the military-In 1987, Senators Cohen and Proxmire
(D-WI) cosponsored a bill "to increase the combat support assignments open to
women in the Armed Forces." Though the bill did not pass, the debate had a
significant impact on Pentagon policies including increasing the number of
billets open to women and improving sexual harassment training. Gerry's files
on women in the military include two boxes of material he received from Senator
Proxmire's staff when Proxmire retired from the Senate. | | | | | | Access to records in this sub series is restricted until
2017. Consult the Special Collections Department for further information. | | | | | MS 106.3.3.5.4.2 Coast Guard, 1979-1996, 3 boxes. | | | | | | The United States Coast Guard, controlled within the
Department of Transportation from 1967 to 2003 when it was transferred to the
Department of Homeland Security, is concerned primarily with regulating
commerce in the ports, enforcing fisheries laws, policing the coast, and
facilitating safety at sea. Like the Merchant Marine, however, the Coast Guard
is viewed as a supplement to the military. While this capacity may be the
reason for the files being maintained by staff member Dale Gerry, many aspects
of the Coast Guard's work in Maine were relevant to Cohen as a Senator. Maine
has 3500 miles of coastline where commercial fishermen and recreational boaters
rely on the Coast Guard for marine safety and where the Coast Guard has a
prominent role in drug interdiction. | | | | | | Materials in this subseries relate to: light houses in
Maine; Maine businesses with Coast Guard contracts; consolidation of vessel
documentation offices in Boston in early 1980s; constituent correspondence
related to reductions in funding for Coast Guard; proposed reductions in
navigational aids in 1982; and the reopening of the Eastport search and rescue
station in1989 after a one year closure. Cohen and his staff followed Coast
Guard funding and authorization measures closely and frequently provided
testimony at hearings of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and
Transportation and the Senate Appropriations Committee in favor of maintaining
and expanding Coast Guard funding and programs. | | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. Materials include correspondence,
reports, clippings, memos, statements, hearing transcripts, and press
releases. | | | | | | Access to records in this sub series is restricted until
2017. Consult the Special Collections Department for further information. | | | | | MS 106.3.3.5.4.3 Merchant Marine, 1980-1996, 3 boxes. | | | | | | The merchant marine serves as a national resource for sea
lift in times of war or emergency. As a senator from a state with a major
shipbuilding company, a maritime academy, and three shipping ports, Cohen and
his staff became actively involved in any related legislation and oversight.
Some of the specific issues that arose during this period were: cargo
preference requiring that the government reserve certain percentages of cargoes
to American flag vessels; the effect of defense spending cuts on Maine people;
the government-maintained training ship at Maine Maritime Academy and the Ready
Reserve Force; the National Maritime Heritage Act sponsored by Senator Cohen in
1994; diversification at Bath Iron Works through improved technology and
reaching out to international markets; foreign shipbuilding subsidies; and
passenger vessel safety. Other staff members contributing to these files
include Michael Hastings and Melanie DeMayo. | | | | | | Arranged alphabetically, files include letters from
industry trade organizations, reports, correspondence, news clippings, and
staff memos. | | | | | | Access to records in this sub series is restricted until
2017. Consult the Special Collections Department for further information. | | | | MS 106.3.3.5.5 Intelligence
1980-1989 2 boxes | | | | | Cohen served on the Senate Select Intelligence Committee
from 1983 to 1991 and again from 1995 to 1997. He was the ranking member during
the 100th and 101st Congresses, 1987-1991. While the National Archives holds
the official records of the Committee, these two boxes primarily reflect the
intelligence-related work of Cohen's personal staff: application of the Freedom
of Information Act with regard to classified documents; authorization to offer
and pay a reward for information concerning terrorist activities; Congressional
oversight of government intelligence operations; U.S. counterintelligence
policy including legislation related to equity with Soviet intelligence
cosponsored with Senator Leahy; military and economic events in Nicaragua;
confirmation of CIA Director William Webster in 1987; and disputes over
intelligence information allegedly leaked from the committee. | | | | | Jim Dykstra worked on Cohen's personal staff from 1979 to
1983 and worked on the Senate Select Intelligence Committee staff from 1983 to
1991, serving as staff director when Cohen was the ranking member. Mike
Hastings also contributed to this sub-series. See related materials in the
Senate: Legislative: Foreign Relations subseries and the Senate: Legislative:
Iran-Contra Committee sub-series. | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. Materials include transcripts of
hearings conducted by Senate committees, staff memos, correspondence,
editorials, press releases, news clippings, and briefing books. | | | | | Folder Titles | | | | | American-Soviet Diplomatic Equivalence to United Nations, 1985-1986, 2 folders. | | | | | Boland Amendment and Nicaragua, 1986-1988. | | | | | Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Deputy Director confirmation, 1987-1989, 2 folders. | | | | | Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Deputy Director nomination, 1989. | | | | | Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Director confirmation, 1986-1987, 2 folders. | | | | | Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Information Act, 1982-1985. | | | | | Cohen-Nunn Honduras Mission letter, 1984. | | | | | Cohen, Soviet travel identification, 1985. | | | | | General Richard Collins, embezzlement trial. | | | | | Government Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, hearing, Soviet espionage, 1985. | | | | | Freedom of Information Act, 1985. | | | | | Intelligence Committee, general issues, 1985-1988, 2 folders. | | | | | Intelligence Identities Protection Act, 1981-1984. | | | | | Intelligence, press articles and statements, 1987-1988. | | | | | National Intelligence strategy, 1985-1987. | | | | | North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Greece and Turkey, 1983-1989. | | | | | Oversight legislation, post Iran-Contra, 1987. | | | | | Select Committee on Intelligence, Helms dispute, 1987-1988. | | | | | Subcommittee on Intelligence, changing world environment, 1990-1991. | | | | | Wehrkunde Conference, 1985. | | | | | Yamal Pipeline, Soviet threat to the West, 1980-1981. | | | | MS 106.3.3.5.6 Loring Air Force Base
1976-1995 12 boxes | | | | | The military installation at Loring Air Force Base in
Limestone, Aroostook County, Maine, became a high priority constituent issue
for Cohen's office during the House and Senate years. Loring was closed in 1994
after the second round of base closures, but not without a tremendous fight
from opposition in the state and the U.S. congressional delegation from Maine.
The fight to keep Loring open and the efforts to convert the base to private
sector uses are good examples of cooperation and coordination among members of
Maine delegation to Washington including Cohen, Olympia Snowe, Edmund Muskie,
and George Mitchell. Throughout its history as an active base and as a result
of the transition to civilian uses, Loring and related issues were handled by
various staff members in Cohen's office. The files in this series are divided
into three categories reflecting the functional focus of the materials:
Humphrey and Hastings were staff members working on Cases and Projects related
to Loring; Closure and Reuse covers the activities for physically closing the
base and readjusting to other economic uses; and Defense Conversion is the
effort to switch companies from solely relying on defense contracts to more
private contracts as the defense budget shrank at the end of the Cold War. | | | | | MS 106.3.3.5.6.1 Hastings and Umphrey, 1976-1981, 2 boxes. | | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. Files in this subseries created
by Michael Hastings and Robert Umphrey, constitute an extension of Bob
Umphrey's files in Senate: Legislative: Cases and projects which document
Loring AFB activities from 1973 to 1978. In 1979, efforts by Senators Cohen and
Ed Muskie and others on behalf of Loring over a period of several years
resulted in rejection of the Department of Defense plan to reduce the force at
the Limestone, Maine, installation. Instead, in October 1979, the DOD announced
a plan to strengthen the base for strategic reasons. Material includes staff
memos, reports, clippings, Save Loring Committee reports and minutes, and
correspondence. | | | | | | Folder Titles | | | | | | Air Force Base Closures and National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
1976-1979 2 folders | | | | | | Cohen-Muskie letter to Chairman of Armed Forces
Committee
1979 | | | | | | Economic Adjustment Committee
1978-1979 | | | | | | Economic readjustment, information and
correspondence
1978-1980 | | | | | | Loring Air Force Base, economic adjustment
planning assistance
1978-1979 | | | | | | Loring Air Force Base trip
1980 | | | | | | Loring clips
1979 | | | | | | Loring economic impacts
1978-1979 | | | | | | Loring, final Department of Defense decision
1978-1979 | | | | | | Loring, Maine Delegation meeting
1978-1979 | | | | | | Loring, meeting with Secretary of the Army
1977 | | | | | | Loring, memos
| | | | | | Loring, Military Construction Amendment
1979-1980 | | | | | | Loring, miscellaneous
3 folders | | | | | | Loring Readjustment Committee, meeting and notes
1979-1980 2 folders | | | | | | Loring-related publications
1976-1980 2 folders | | | | | | Loring, section 612 compliance, reduction costs
1976-1979 | | | | | | Loring, strategic aspects
1979 | | | | | | Military Construction Authorization Amendment
1976 | | | | | | Military Construction Authorization Act
1981 | | | | | | Official correspondence, Environmental Impact
Statement, Air Force
1976-1977 | | | | | | Save Loring meetings
1979 | | | | | MS 106.3.3.5.6.2 Closure and reuse, 1985-1995, 6 boxes. | | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. Files created by Congressional
staff members John Veroneau, Kathy Decoster and Dale Gerry. Loring Air Force
Base survived the first attempt to close it in 1976 but was slated for closing
in 1991, along with five other bases, after the Base Realignment and Closure
Commission hearings. Cohen reacted by participating in a lawsuit-along with the
other members of the Maine delegation to Congress, several municipalities in
Aroostook County, and the Save Loring Committee-against officials of the
Department of Defense and the Commission in an attempt to reverse the decision.
The lawsuit specifically challenged the process used by the Air Force to review
Loring AFB. (See files related to the base closure hearings and ensuing legal
battles in the Dale Gerry sub-series of Senate: Legislative: Defense.) This
effort failed, and the process of planning for readjustment, accomplishing an
environmental cleanup, and finding new social and economic uses for the base
began. Materials include hearing transcripts, testimony, policies regarding
base closing procedures and costs, staff memos, joint letters and press
releases from Maine's Washington, D.C. delegation, and defense reauthorization
budgets for 1994. | | | | | | Access to records in this sub series is restricted until
2016. Consult the Special Collections Department for further information. | | | | | MS 106.3.3.5.6.3 Defense Conversion, 1987-1994, 4 boxes. | | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. Files in this category were
created by Kathy Decoster, John Veroneau, Dale Gerry, Cathy Mitani, Jim Bodner,
and Kate Lambrew. In an effort parallel to the base closures, the
government--in this case the Senate Armed Services Committee--worked to support
conversion of defense contractors and former military bases to private sector
commercial industry and community use. Cohen was on the SASC subcommittee for
Defense Technology, Acquisition, and Industrial Base. He took a strong interest
in defense conversion because so many Maine firms relied on defense contracts
for survival. Conversion involved not only redirecting research and development
to find alternative uses for bases and manufacturing companies, but
facilitating the change with job training and community assistance. Records in
this sub-series include hearing transcripts, staff memos, and Cohen's
statements, as well as industry letters and brochures. | | | | | | Access to records in this sub series is restricted until
2015. Consult the Special Collections Department for further information. | | | | MS 106.3.3.5.7 Veterans
1977-1996 8 boxes | | | | | Veteran's affairs is a high priority constituent service
issue for all Senators. With his parallel interests in defense, healthcare, and
government oversight, Cohen followed veteran's issues closely. He was an
advocate for veteran's services in Maine and worked, along with Senator George
Mitchell, to correct problems with the treatment of PTSD patients at the Togus
VA hospital in Maine in the mid 1980s. He supported legislation to expand
veteran's education assistance, co-sponsored bills to enhance healthcare
services provided by the Veteran's Administration, and fought on behalf of
MIA/POW's and their families. | | | | | Staff members working on veteran's issues for Senator Cohen
included Jim Dykstra, Jeff Kaelin, Jim Bodner, Dale Gerry, Melanie DeMayo,
Sheila Gall, and Kathy DeCoster throughout the Senate years. The work was
shared because veteran's issues touched on other issues such as health care and
because of the complexity of the cases arising in veteran's affairs. Papers
created by each of these staff members can also be found throughout the other
subseries related to Defense. | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. Materials include transcripts of
hearings conducted by Senate committees, staff memos, correspondence, speeches,
news clippings, reports, Dear Colleague letters, lists of MIAs and POWs (1987),
briefing books, and Cohen's handwritten notes. | | | | | Access to the records in this subseries is restricted until
2017. Contact the Special Collections Department for further information. | | | MS 106.3.3.6 Education
1983-1995 21 boxes | | | | Records in this subseries focus on education issues,
particularly as they relate to Cohen's Maine constituents. Subjects covered
include vocational education, financial aid for students, literacy issues, and
education for various disadvantaged groups. Some files on labor-related issues
are also included here. The files are arranged into three subdivisions based on
the work of the legislative assistants who created them: a) Winthrop Cashdollar
and Libby Woodcock,1983-1990, b) Wendy Cramer, 1991-1992, and c) Kelly Metcalf,
1992-1995. | | | | MS 106.3.3.6.1 Winthrop Cashdollar and Libby Woodcock
1983-1990 6 boxes | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. Winthrop Cashdollar worked with
Senator Cohen circa 1983-1990 on education, aging, health, and welfare issues.
Libby Woodcock worked with Cohen on education during the same period. Some of
the issues represented here concern vocational education and education for the
handicapped, migrants, and the disadvantaged (as outlined in Chapter 1 of the
Education Consolidation and Improvement Act). Issues concerning Maine Indian
Schools and IMPACT Aid (financial aid for federally-connected students) are
also documented here. | | | | | Legislative initiatives include the 1990 reauthorization of
the Perkins Act (S. 1109 and H.R. 7) and the 1987 Senate Resolution 157, which
was introduced by Cohen to endorse continued funding for vocational education.
Records include briefing memos, research reports, and correspondence with the
Bureau of Indian Affairs and vocational education associations such as NASDVE
(National Association of State Directors of Vocational Education). | | | | | Folder Titles | | | | | Agenda for 101st Congress, 2nd session, 1990. | | | | | Appropriations, fiscal year 1988. | | | | | Appropriations, fiscal year 1989, Labor, Heath and Human Services, Education. | | | | | Articles, educational, 1989. | | | | | Asbestos in schools, 1983-1989. | | | | | Background info, data and news, education, 1983-1989, 2 folders. | | | | | Budget, fiscal year 1989. | | | | | Bush, George, visit to Pease Air Force Base, children's letters, 1989. | | | | | Bush education plan, 1989. | | | | | Chapter One issues, 1988. | | | | | Child care and education, 1985. | | | | | Children's issues, 1987. | | | | | College costs, 1988-1989. | | | | | Congressional Research Service, 1989-1990. | | | | | Cooperative Association of States for Scholarships (CASS) Program, 1988-1989. | | | | | Correspondence letters, 1983-1985. | | | | | Dear Colleague letters regarding education, 1990. | | | | | Department of Education Act, 1979-1981. | | | | | Developmental Disabilities, 1984-1986. | | | | | Developmental Disabilities, 1987-1989. | | | | | Draft registration and student aid, 1983. | | | | | Dropouts and "At Risk" students, 1985. | | | | | Earth Day contest certificates, 1990. | | | | | Educational Excellence Act, 1989. | | | | | Financial Aid information, 1990. | | | | | The G.I. Bill, 1986. | | | | | Gifted and talented, 1989. | | | | | Governmental information on education, hearing, 1989. | | | | | Government student loans, 1988-1990. | | | | | Handicapped education, 1982-1984. | | | | | Handicapped education, legal fees, 1985-1986. | | | | | Handicapped higher education, 1985-1986. | | | | | Higher education, 1984-1986. | | | | | Higher education legislation, 1986. | | | | | House resolutions, 1987-1988. | | | | | Impact aid, Indian schools, 1986, 2 folders. | | | | | Indian schools, 1986. | | | | | Labor, Health and Human Services, H.R. 2990, Education appropriations, 1989. | | | | | Language and literacy hearings, 1989. | | | | | Loan defaults, 1987-1990. | | | | | Loan default hearing, 1990. | | | | | Loans: Maine Educational Loan Marketing Corporation (MELMAC), student loans, 1983-1985. | | | | | Maine facilities, 1982-1985. | | | | | Maine guaranteed student loan reconciliation, 1988. | | | | | Margaret Chase Smith Library, 1987-1988. | | | | | Math and science, background and hearings, 1990. | | | | | Merit pay for teachers, 1983. | | | | | Migrant education, 1983-1989. | | | | | National Diffusion Network, education, 1982-1987. | | | | | National Forum on Excellence in Education, 1983. | | | | | News clippings, education, 1988-1989. | | | | | Northeast Regional Exchange, Inc. (NEREX), 1983-1986, 2 folders. | | | | | Perkins Vocational Education Act, 1985-1990, 2 folders. | | | | | Miscellaneous programs, 1987-1988. | | | | | Reform, general education, 1988. | | | | | Reports and articles, 1988-1989, 2 folders. | | | | | River Valley Alternative School, 1989. | | | | | School discipline, 1984. | | | | | Statements, education, 1986-1990. | | | | | Tax code and education, 1985. | | | | | Teaching and teachers, 1983-1985, 2 folders. | | | | | Trio programs, 1984-1989. | | | | | Tuition tax credits, 1986, 2 folders. | | | | | University of Maine Farmington, Health Fitness Center, 1989. | | | | | Validity Generalization-General Aptitute Test Battery (VG-GATB), 1990. | | | | | Vocational education, S. Res. 157, 1987. | | | | | Voice of America, possibility of training center, University of Maine, 1988. | | | | | Voucher program, 1983-1986. | | | | MS 106.3.3.6.2 Wendy Cramer
1991-1992 6 boxes | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. Wendy Cramer worked on education
issues from 1991-1992. Kim Corthell and Priscilla Hanley also contributed to
the files in this category. Some of the issues represented here focus on
alcohol and drug education, student financial aid, school health education
programs, and programs aimed at raising the aspirations of Maine students.
Legislative initiatives include the America 2000 Excellence in Education Act of
1991, which was co-sponsored by Senator Cohen. This act was described by
President George Bush as a national strategy designed to attain specific
educational goals by the year 2000. Other legislative initiatives include the
Elementary and Secondary Education bill (S. 2) and the1992 reauthorization of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (S. 1150). Files include copies of bills,
articles and memos, research reports, correspondence, and copies of Cohen's
statements. | | | | | Access to some of the records in this sub series is
restricted until 2013. Consult the Special Collections Department for further
information. | | | | MS 106.3.3.6.3 Kelly Metcalf
1992-1995 9 boxes | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. Kelly Metcalf worked on education,
labor, and communications issues from 1992-1995. Files in this category focus
on vocational education and various educational programs and legislative
initiatives. Senator Cohen strongly supported "tech prep" education, which is a
planned sequence of study in a technical field. One important legislative
initiative he was involved with was the School-to-Work Opportunities Act, which
was signed into law in 1994. Two provisions from Cohen's "tech prep"
legislation were included in this bill. One allowed tech prep programs to begin
in the ninth grade, and the other encouraged the involvement of colleges in the
development of tech prep programs. Other legislative initiatives documented
here include the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
(ESEA) in 1994, and the National and Community Service Trust Act, signed into
law by President Clinton in 1993. Other subjects covered include the high cost
of college education, the reauthorization of Head Start in 1994, literacy,
financial aid, and TRIO (Special Programs for Students from Disadvantaged
Backgrounds). Records consist of memos, correspondence, copies of bills, and
research reports. Memos related to constituent meetings on labor and education
issues are also included here. | | | | | Access to some of the records in this sub series is
restricted until 2016. Consult the Special Collections Department for further
information. | | | MS 106.3.3.7 Energy
1961-1996 45 boxes | | | | Records in this subseries document attempts made by Senator
Cohen and other members of the U.S. Congress to decrease New England's
dependency on foreign oil by promoting the use of other sources of energy and
by encouraging energy conservation and efficiency. Related issues concern the
proposed reorganization of the Department of Energy in the early 1980s,
problems posed by nuclear waste, energy assistance programs, and a
long-standing controversy over the proposed Dickey-Lincoln power plant in
northern Maine. The records are divided into four subdivisions based on the
work of the legislative assistants who created them: a) Thomas Heyerdahl,
1961-1985, b) Carol Woodcock, 1979-1983, c) Katherine DeCoster, 1984-1991, and
d) Wendy Cramer and David Wilby, 1991-1995. | | | | MS 106.3.3.7.1 Thomas Heyerdahl, Dickey-Lincoln Hydro-electric
Project
1961-1985 12 boxes | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. Thomas Heyerdahl worked with
Senator Cohen from 1974-1988, and was his legislative director from 1979-1988.
The papers in this group are concerned solely with the Dickey-Lincoln power
plant, a proposed hydroelectric power project on the St. John River in northern
Maine. Consisting of two dams, it was designed to be a low-cost source of power
for the state of Maine and New England. The Dickey-Lincoln project was debated
for over fifteen years, and was opposed by Maine residents due to the
prohibitive costs involved in its construction and operation, and its projected
impact on the environment. The project was finally defeated in 1985. | | | | | Records in this group consist of a number of studies, design
memorandums, environmental impact statements, and other reports about the
Dickey-Lincoln project that were done by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and
other organizations. Memos, news-clippings, correspondence, and records of
public meetings are also included. | | | | | Folder Titles | | | | | Atlantic Center for the Environment, 1979. | | | | | Background files, 1965-1979, 3 folders. | | | | | Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, peak energy forecast 1980 to 1995, 1980. | | | | | Cohen statements and speeches, 1973-1978. | | | | | Cohen statements and speeches, 1979. | | | | | Congressional Record, copies of related material, 1974-1982. | | | | | Congressional speeches and action, 1981-1985, 2 folders. | | | | | Debate, 1980-1985, 3 folders. | | | | | Decision report prepared for President Carter by Governor Longley, 1978. | | | | | Energy potential of northern Maine, 1980, 2 folders. | | | | | General files, 8 folders. | | | | | Issue, briefing book, 1980-1985, 4 folders. | | | | | Letters, 1973-1981. | | | | | Letters, 1974-1981. | | | | | Memos to Cohen or staff, 1973-1980. | | | | | National Audubon Society, 1979-1980, 2 folders. | | | | | New England load and capacity report 1981-1996, 1981. | | | | | News clippings, 1963-1980. | | | | | News clippings, 1977-1982. | | | | | News clippings, 1977-1980, 3 folders. | | | | | Oil, gas reduction, 1980. | | | | | Other. | | | | | Public meeting, Augusta, October 1977, 2 folders. | | | | | Public meeting, Fort Kent, October 1977, 2 folders. | | | | | Public meeting, St. Johnsbury, November 1977. | | | | | Related government publications, appropriations for water development, 1980-1981. | | | | | Related government publications, Canadian environmental and resource concerns, 1978. | | | | | Related government publications, Cobscook Bay, 1978-1980, 2 folders. | | | | | Related government publications, Design Memoranda, 1967-1977, 5 folders. | | | | | Related government publications, economic feasibility studies, 1982-1983, 3 folders. | | | | | Related government publications, Environmental Impact Statements, 1977-1981, 34 folders. | | | | | Related government publications, Environmental Impact Statements, Federal Water Polution Control Act section 404 evaluation, 1978-1980. | | | | | Related government publications, fish and wildlife mitigation, 1980, 5 folders. | | | | | Related government publications, flood control, energy, environmental conservation, 1979-1980. | | | | | Related government publications, hydro-power evaluation, 1979-1981, 2 folders. | | | | | Related government publications, Milan Power Development, c. 1977. | | | | | Related government publications, Passamaquoddy Tidal Power Project, 1961-1977, 2 folders. | | | | | Related government publications, transmission corridors, 1976. | | | | | Report preparted for L.L. Bean, attitudes toward project, 1977. | | | | | Reports, 1973-1980. | | | | | Reports, 1974-1980. | | | | | River Conservation Fund, 1977-1980. | | | | | Testimony, statements by others, 1961-1981, 2 folders. | | | | MS 106.3.3.7.2 Carol Woodcock
1979-1983 14 boxes | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. Carol Woodcock worked on housing
and energy issues from 1979-1983. Timothy Woodcock also contributed to the
files in this category. Some of the issues chronicled here are · A
proposal to abolish the Department of Energy (DOE). After the fuel crisis of
the mid-1970s, the continued utility of the DOE came into question. In 1981,
President Reagan introduced a proposal to abolish the four year old department,
in order to improve government efficiency and reduce costs. In line with this
proposal, Senator Roth of Delaware introduced the Federal Energy Reorganization
Act of 1982 (S. 2562), which was a bill to transfer the functions of the DOE to
other agencies, and to establish the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(FERC) as an independent agency. A hearing was held on this bill by the
Governmental Affairs Committee in September 1982. Concerned that the bill
placed too much emphasis on developing nuclear power at the expense of other
energy resources, Senator Cohen introduced an amendment to S.2562 which called
for a balanced energy policy and a strong commitment to energy research and
development. · A plan submitted by International Generation and
Transmission of New Hampshire in 1979 to import Canadian electrical power. This
was an attempt to relieve New England of its dependence on imported oil through
the use of hydro and nuclear generated electricity from Canada. ·
Problems related to nuclear power, and the disposal of nuclear waste. The 1979
nuclear accident on Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania prompted Maine citizens
to be concerned about the possible dangers of living near the Maine Yankee
nuclear power plant in Wiscasset, Maine. Records about this are included here,
as are legislative initiatives such as the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982,
which became public law in 1983. This law confirmed the responsibility of the
U.S. Department of Energy to manage high-level radioactive waste. ·
Energy assistance funding and weatherization programs. | | | | | Records include legislative memos which provide summaries of
a number of energy issues, hearing materials, newspaper clippings, and
correspondence from Cohen's colleagues and energy organizations. | | | | | Folder Titles | | | | | Appropriations, continuting resolution, 1982. | | | | | Appropriations, energy, 1981, 2 folders. | | | | | Appropriations, energy and water, 1982. | | | | | Appropriations, second round, 1981. | | | | | Bangor Dam, 1979. | | | | | Biddeford: waste-to-energy incinerator, 1984. | | | | | Budget, alternative energy, environmental groups, 1982. | | | | | Budget, President's energy programs, 1982, 2 folders. | | | | | Budget request, energy, 1983, 2 folders. | | | | | Budget, second resolution, Senate. | | | | | Canadian electricity imports, 1978-1979, 2 folders. | | | | | Canadian energy policy, 1982. | | | | | Central Maine Power, Sears Island proposal, 1978-1980, 3 folders. | | | | | Coal information, 1980. | | | | | Coal leasing, 1983, 4 folders. | | | | | Coal leasing moratorium, 1983. | | | | | Coal leasing, watt giveaway and environmental consequences, 1983-1984. | | | | | Coal sale, Powder River, 1982-83. | | | | | Coal slurry pipeline, 1982-1983, 2 folders. | | | | | Continuing resolutions, energy, 1982-1983. | | | | | Conservation caucus, 1981-1982, 2 folders. | | | | | Conservation of energy, 1981-1982. | | | | | Conservation Service Reform Act, 1984. | | | | | Conservation subcommittee hearing, weatherization grants, 1981. | | | | | Conservation tax credits, 1981. | | | | | Conservation, weatherization and furnace retro-fitting, 1979-1981, 2 folders. | | | | | Construction work in progress, 1983. | | | | | Construction work in progress, 1984. | | | | | Daylight savings time extension, 1983. | | | | | Department of Agriculture, energy grants program, 1980-1982. | | | | | Department of Energy, abolition of agency, subcommittee hearing, 1982. | | | | | Department of Energy authorization, 1981. | | | | | Department of Energy budget resolution, 1981. | | | | | Department of Energy, elimination, energy future, 1985. | | | | | Department of Energy, extended burn-up, appropriations, 1982. | | | | | Department of Energy, functions and oversight hearing, 1983. | | | | | Department of Energy, hearing, environmental and safety issues, 1987. | | | | | Department of Energy, proposed energy cuts, 1981. | | | | | Department of Energy, reductions in force, 1982. | | | | | Department of Energy, Reagan's attempt to abolish, 1981. | | | | | Department of Energy, reorganization, 1981. | | | | | Department of Energy, reorganization, 1982. | | | | | Department of Energy, Reorganization Bill, hearing, 1982, 2 folders. | | | | | Department of Energy, reorganization, general information, 1982, 4 folders. | | | | | Department of Energy, reorganization hearing, witnesses and testimony, 1982. | | | | | Department of Energy, reorganization plan, 1982, 2 folders. | | | | | Department of Energy, research and development facilities hearing, 1982. | | | | | Department of Energy, S. 2562, transfer of functions to other agencies, 1982, 2 folders. | | | | | Economic Regulatory Administration, escrow settlement account, 1983. | | | | | Energy Assistance Bill, Danforth. | | | | | Energy assistance funding, 1981-1982. | | | | | Energy assistance, HEAP program abuse, 1981. | | | | | Energy assistance, Home Energy Assistance Program, 1983-1985. | | | | | Energy assistance, Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Bill, 1981. | | | | | Energy assistance, Maine correspondence, 1979-1980, 3 folders. | | | | | Energy assistance, optimal weatherization, national conference proceedings, 1980. | | | | | Energy assistance, President's budget, 1982. | | | | | Energy Assistance Program, 1982-1983. | | | | | Energy assistance, stop-gap funds, government shut-down, 1981. | | | | | Energy assistance, supplemental appropriations, 1982. | | | | | Energy assistance, weatherization, 1980-1981. | | | | | Energy assistance, weatherization, 1982. | | | | | Energy assistance, weatherization, winter, 1981-1982. | | | | | Energy assistance, Weatherization Assistance Program, annual report, 1981-1982. | | | | | Energy assistance, Weatherization Assistance Program, background, 1980-1983. | | | | | Energy assistance, Weatherization Bill S. 590, Cohen, 1982. | | | | | Energy assistance, weatherization initiative, 3 folders. | | | | | Energy assistance, weatherization, jobs bills, 1983. | | | | | Energy assistance, weatherization, National Community Action Foundation, 1984. | | | | | Energy assistance, weatherization, pending legislation, 1981. | | | | | Energy assistance, weatherization, proposed rules, 1982. | | | | | Energy assistance, weatherization, reconciliation, spending cuts, 1981. | | | | | Energy Emergency Preparedness Act, S. 2332, 2 folders. | | | | | Energy, general policy statements, 1979-1981. | | | | | Energy Information Administration (EIA). | | | | | Energy Information Administration, info gathering, 1984. | | | | | Energy research and development, 1981-1983. | | | | | Energy resiliency, 1982. | | | | | Energy systems, physical security, 1983. | | | | | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Project, 1982. | | | | | Federal Energy Reorganization Act, Percy-Cohen Amendment, 1982. | | | | | Gorham International, 1981-1982. | | | | | Hague International, 1980. | | | | | Hague International, 1982. | | | | | Hague International and Department of Energy. | | | | | Hypothermia and the aged, 1981. | | | | | Interior appropriations, 1982. | | | | | International Generation and Transmission, 1979, 3 folders. | | | | | New England Energy Park Project, E.G. and G., Inc., 1979-1980. | | | | | Nuclear, Clinch River Breeder Reactor Project, 1979, 2 folders. | | | | | Nuclear, Clinch River Breeder Reactor Project, 1981-1983, 2 folders. | | | | | Nuclear, Clinch River Breeder Reactor, briefing book, 1982, 2 folders. | | | | | Nuclear, Clinch River Breeder Reactor, funding, 1982. | | | | | Nuclear, Clinch River Breeder Reactor, funding plan, 1983. | | | | | Nuclear, Clinch River Breeder Reactor, Nuclear Regulatory Commission process exemption, 1982. | | | | | Nuclear, Clinch River Breeder Reactor, plutonium requirements, 1982-1983. | | | | | Nuclear, correspondence, 1980. | | | | | Nuclear, costs versus coal. | | | | | Nuclear, criteria for preparation, 1980. | | | | | Nuclear, decommissioning plants, 1981-1982. | | | | | Nuclear evacutation plan, 1980-1981. | | | | | Nuclear, imported fuel, 1981. | | | | | Nuclear, light water reactor improvement program, efficiency, 1981-1982. | | | | | Nuclear, Maine Yankee, 1980-1983, 3 folders. | | | | | Nuclear, Maine Yankee, anti-nuclear sector, 1979. | | | | | Nuclear, Maine Yankee Referendum, 1980. | | | | | Nuclear, Maine Yankee Referrendum, 1982. | | | | | Nuclear, Maine Yankee Shutdown, 1979, 3 folders. | | | | | Nuclear Nonproliferation Act, 1981. | | | | | Nuclear, planning basis, 1978. | | | | | Nuclear power plant risks, 1980-1983. | | | | | Nuclear, Reagan's policy, 1981. | | | | | Nuclear Regulatory Commission Authorization, 2 folders. | | | | | Nuclear Regulatory Committee, 1981-1982, 2 folders. | | | | | Nuclear, spent fuel reprocessing plant, Barnwell, South Carolina, 1981-1982. | | | | | Nuclear, Three Mile Island, 1979. | | | | | Nuclear, Three Mile Island assistance legislation, 1980-1982, 2 folders. | | | | | Nuclear, Three Mile Island clean up, 1982. | | | | | Nuclear waste, armed forces, 1982. | | | | | Nuclear waste disposal, Department of Energy Crystalline Rock Project, 1983. | | | | | Nuclear waste management, 1979-1980. | | | | | Nuclear waste policy, 1982, 2 folders. | | | | | Nuclear waste site, Maine, 1980. | | | | | Nuclear waste transport, 1980. | | | | | Petroleum, alcohol fuels, appropriations, 1981. | | | | | Petroleum, Amoco (Standard Oil Company) consent agreement, 1980, 2 folders. | | | | | Petroleum, Amoco (Standard Oil Company) leaves Maine, 1978-1982. | | | | | Petroleum, divorcement, 1982. | | | | | Petroleum, Economic Regulatory Administration, oil over-charges, 1982-1983. | | | | | Petroleum, ethanol plant in Maine, D.W. Small and Sons, Inc., 1980-1981. | | | | | Petroleum, ethanol plant at Washburn, Maine, Johnson Products, Inc., 1980. | | | | | Petroleum, fuel allocation cut-backs, 1979. | | | | | Petroleum, fuel grade ethanol plant, Auburn, Maine, 1982. | | | | | Petroleum, fuel overcharge bill, 1981-1982. | | | | | Petroleum, gas, oil from Canada, 1980. | | | | | Petroleum, gasohol, 1982. | | | | | Petroleum, gasoline and distillate supply, 1982-1983, 2 folders. | | | | | Petroleum, gasoline retailers, 1980. | | | | | Petroleum, Gulf Oil correspondence, 1980-1984. | | | | | Petroleum, lead emissions, Environmental Protection Agency, 1982. | | | | | Petroleum, McClure's Bill, Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act, 1981. | | | | | Petroleum, Mobile-Marathon merger, 1981. | | | | | Petroleum, Natural Gas Policy Act, 1980. | | | | | Petroleum, natural gas use, Maine, 1982-1983. | | | | | Petroleum, New England oil supply, 1979-1980, 4 folders. | | | | | Petroleum, oil de-control, 1982. | | | | | Petroleum, oil, Excess Profits Tax Act, S. 340, 1991. | | | | | Petroleum, oil import fee, 1981-1982. | | | | | Petroleum, oil shortage, Maine, 1979. | | | | | Petroleum, oil supply and price, winter, 1981-1982. | | | | | Petroleum, Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other producers, 1979-1980. | | | | | Petroleum, Post Emergency Petroleum Act (EPAA), conference report, 1982. | | | | | Petroleum, Regional Strategic Petroleum Reserve, 1982. | | | | | Petroleum, Residential Conservation Service, 1982. | | | | | Petroleum, Residual Entitlements Program, 1980. | | | | | Petroleum, Residual Entitlements clean up lists, 1981. | | | | | Petroleum retailers, Case for Legislative Relief, 1980, 2 folders. | | | | | Petroleum, service station reports, letters, 1980. | | | | | Petroleum, standby oil controls, 1981, 2 folders. | | | | | Petroleum, strategic reserve, 1981-1982. | | | | | Petroleum, summit on middle distillates, 1979. | | | | | Petroleum, Texaco, 1979. | | | | | Petroleum, Texaco credit restrictions, home heating oil, 1980. | | | | | Petroleum, waste oil, 1979-1980. | | | | | Petroleum, Webber Fuel Company, 1979. | | | | | Residential energy credit, Enertrol, 1979. | | | | | Renewable energy, conservation, 1983. | | | | | Renewable energy debate, 1982, 2 folders. | | | | | Renewable energy, Matsunaga "At Risk" Amendment, 1981. | | | | | Savitz, Dr. Maxine, 1982. | | | | | Solar Bank, 1982. | | | | | Solar Bank funds to Maine, 1983. | | | | | Solar Energy National Security Employment (SENSE) Act, 1982-1983, 2 folders. | | | | | Solar, renewable energy sources, 1982. | | | | | Solar tax credits, 1981. | | | | | Tax credits, 1981. | | | | | United Timber, biomass project, 1983. | | | | | Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS) debate, 1983. | | | | | Williams, Bill, energy assistance, 1979. | | | | | Windfall profit tax, 1980-1981. | | | | | World supplies of energy, 1982-1983. | | | | MS 106.3.3.7.3 Katherine DeCoster
1984-1991 12 boxes | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. Katherine DeCoster worked on
energy, environment, and housing issues from 1984 to 1991. Records in this
group document issues such as · The residential energy tax credit. The
first proposal Cohen sponsored while he was in the U.S. House of
Representatives called for giving income tax credits to homeowners who invested
in energy-saving measures for their homes. In 1984, the energy credits were
imperiled when the Senate Finance Committee voted to repeal them. Cohen
introduced a bill that managed to save them, therefore sending out a strong
message about the importance of practicing energy conservation. · The
difficulties involved with the storage and disposal of nuclear waste. In 1986,
the DOE released a draft Area Recommendation Report proposing 12 sites as
potentially acceptable high-level nuclear waste repositories. Two of these
sites were in the state of Maine. Correspondence from individual citizens and
groups protesting these sites are included here. Cohen co-sponsored the Nuclear
Protections and Safety Act of 1987 (S. 1085), designed to establish an
independent oversight board to ensure the safety of nuclear facilities.
· The rise in home heating oil prices. The Governmental Affairs
Committee conducted a hearing on home heating oil prices in January 1990. The
price of oil escalated even further after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in August
of that year. · Government energy efficiency. In 1991, Cohen
co-sponsored the Government Energy Efficiency Act (S. 1040), which was a bill
to provide a Government-wide comprehensive energy management plan for Federal
agencies. · Fuel efficiency, fuel price increases, and the use of
synthetic fuels. | | | | | Records include legislative memos, newspaper clippings,
Cohen's statements made at several Governmental Affairs hearings, and "Dear
Colleague" letters. | | | | | Access to records in in this sub series is restricted until
2017. Consult the Special Collections Department for further information. | | | | MS 106.3.3.7.4 Wendy Cramer and David Wilby
1991-1996 7 boxes | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. Wendy Cramer worked on energy
issues from 1991-1993, and David Wilby worked on them from 1993-1996. Records
in this group document issues such as · Energy conservation, efficiency,
and assistance. Cohen was a strong advocate for the Low Income Home Energy
Assistance Program (LIHEAP). In 1993, he protested proposals by the Department
of Health and Human Services to significantly reduce this funding, and in 1994
he urged the Department of Health and Human Services to release emergency fuel
funds to provide needed assistance to Maine citizens who were affected by the
unusually cold winter. · Controversy over the Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge. Due to a federal Wilderness designation, nearly half of this refuge (8
million acres) was closed to development. In 1987, the Department of the
Interior concluded that the Coastal Plain area of the Refuge was the nation's
"best single opportunity to increase domestic oil production." Records here
document the controversy over this proposal, and efforts made by environmental
groups to block drilling on the Coastal Plain. · The National Energy
Security Act of 1991 (S. 1220). This act was designed to strike a balanced
approach to energy problems by striving to reduce energy consumption and raise
domestic energy production. Title XV of this act included much-debated
provisions concerning the reform of a 56 year old law entitled the Public
Utility Holding Company Act. This reform was designed to bring competition to
the generation of wholesale electric power, and protests concerning this came
from several quarters. | | | | | Records consist of correspondence from organizations such as
the National Wildlife Federation, the League of Conservation Voters, and the
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, as well as memos,
news-clippings, and reports. | | | | | Access to records in in this sub series is restricted until
2017. Consult the Special Collections Department for further information. | | | MS 106.3.3.8 Environment
1976-1996 57 boxes | | | | Katherine DeCoster, who worked on environment issues from
1983-1991, created the bulk of the files in this subseries. She also worked on
energy and housing issues. Other staff members who contributed to the records
in this subseries are Jean Streeter, who worked on environment issues from
1979-1982, and Carol (Hicks) Woodcock, who handled environment, energy,
forestry, and housing issues from 1977-1983. David Wilby, Wendy (Rice) Cramer,
and Kate Lambrew, in addition to working on energy and education issues, also
contributed to these files. Files related to environmental issues may also be
found in the Energy and Commerce subseries. | | | | Records in this subseries are arranged into seven
subdivisions: a) General Records, b) Air Pollution, c) Animal Welfare and
Wildlife, d) Land and Resource Management, e) Ocean and Coastal Resources, f)
Waste Management and Clean-up, and g) Water Pollution. | | | | Access to records in the Environment sub-series is restricted.
See information in subseries description. Consult the Special Collections
Department for further information. | | | | MS 106.3.3.8.1 General Records
1979-1996 11 boxes | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. Files in this subseries document
subjects such as Cohen's environmental record, the efforts made in the early
1990s to elevate the Environmental Protection Agency to Cabinet status, and the
UN Conference on the Environment and Development (UNCED) which took place in
Brazil in 1992. There are also hearing records on the use of organotin-bearing
paint on boats, requests to the Senate Appropriations Committee for funding for
various environmental projects, and files on Maine weather service stations.
| | | | | Access to some of the records in this sub series is
restricted until 2017. Consult the Special Collections Department for further
information. | | | | MS 106.3.3.8.2 Air Pollution
1979-1996 4 boxes | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. This subseries covers subjects such
as acid rain (particularly in regard to its effects on forests), global
warming, hydrocarbon emissions, and the Clean Air Act (which Cohen consistently
supported). Records include copies of bills; reports from the Sierra Club, the
National Clean Air Coalition, and the EPA; newsclippings; and press releases
and statements. | | | | | Access to records in this sub series is restricted until
2016. Consult the Special Collections Department for further information. | | | | MS 106.3.3.8.3 Animal Welfare and Wildlife
1979-1996 4 boxes | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. This subseries deals with various
legislative efforts made to protect endangered species, ensure the proper
treatment of laboratory animals, and develop wildlife sanctuaries. A bill to
designate certain lands in Alaska as wilderness (H.R. 4922, 1986), and a bill
to reauthorize the Endangered Species Act (S. 725, 1985) are two legislative
initiatives mentioned here. Records include copies of bills, newsletters and
correspondence from advocacy groups such as the International Fund for Animal
Welfare, and reports from the Congressional Research Service. | | | | | Access to records in this sub series is restricted until
2016. Consult the Special Collections Department for further information. | | | | MS 106.3.3.8.4 Land and Resource Management
1979-1996 23 boxes | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. This subseries deals with a variety
of issues concerning the use and development of land and cultural resources in
Maine. Records include several topics related to Acadia National Park,
including the park boundary, funding and improvements to park infrastructure,
Isle au Haut, environmental concerns, and economic impacts of the park. Records
also include the 1988 Northern Forest Lands Study, which was conducted by the
U.S. Forest Service to assess the impact of potential land ownership changes in
the northern regions of New England and New York. Other issues covered are
wetlands protection, and the timber industry. | | | | | Access to records in this sub series is restricted until
2017. Consult the Special Collections Department for further information. | | | | MS 106.3.3.8.5 Ocean and Coastal Resources
1979-1996 3 boxes | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. Records in this subseries document
Congress' struggle over the leasing of offshore tracts for oil and gas
drilling, and a national debate on the funding of coastal zone management
programs. Some files on Georges Bank, a highly productive fishing area off the
coast of Maine, are found in this subseries. Other files related to Georges
Bank and the Gulf of Maine may be found in the Commerce subseries, under the
Fisheries category. | | | | | Records include reports from the U.S. Dept. of the Interior
on undeveloped coastal barriers, regulation reports from the General Accounting
Office concerning the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, and background material on the
Coastal Barrier Resources Act (S. 1018, 1982). This act, designed to protect
and conserve fish and wildlife resources, was co-sponsored by Senator Cohen and
signed into law in October, 1982. | | | | | Access to records in this sub series is restricted until
2014. Consult the Special Collections Department for further information. | | | | MS 106.3.3.8.6 Waste Management and Clean-up
1979-1996 6 boxes | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. The Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, (otherwise known as
Superfund), was the first Federal law designed to address the potential
environmental health hazards associated with waste sites. Cohen co-sponsored
this act, and the bulk of the material in this subseries deals with Superfund
initiatives that took place throughout Maine. Files related to how and where
trash is transported, processed, recycled and disposed (flow-control
legislation) are also found in this series. Cohen supported the Flow Control
Act of 1995 (S. 3998), as well as 1995 amendments to the Solid Waste Disposal
Act (S. 534). | | | | | Records include reports and correspondence from the EPA, the
Maine Municipal Association, and the Eastern Maine Development Corporation, as
well as copies of bills, briefing memos, newsclippings, CRS reports, and "Dear
Colleague" letters. | | | | | Access to records in this sub series is restricted until
2017. Consult the Special Collections Department for further information. | | | | MS 106.3.3.8.7 Water Pollution
1979-1996 6 boxes | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. These files record some of the
difficulties encountered by Maine paper companies to re-license their
hydroelectric dams, due largely to the stringent water quality standards
required by the Clean Water Act. Indian land claims issues surrounding the
licensing of the Bowater Dam in Maine are also documented here. Legislative
efforts made to ensure safe drinking and ground water, such as the Safe
Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1995 (S. 1316), the Ground Water Safety Act of
1987, and the Clean Water Act amendments of 1981 and 1987, are also documented
in this subseries. | | | | | Records include copies of bills, Maine Congressional
Delegation correspondence with the EPA and the Department of the Interior,
newsclippings, and research reports. | | | | | Access to records in this sub series is restricted until
2017. Consult the Special Collections Department for further information. | | | MS 106.3.3.9 Foreign Relations
1977-1996 15 boxes | | | | In Cohen's Senate office, a range of topics qualified as
foreign relations in addition to foreign policy issues, and these were managed
separately from the Defense: Foreign Relations issues. Staff members Jim
Dykstra, Chris Mellon, Bob Savitt, Sheila Gall, Matthew Ballard, and Ben
Neaderland maintained the files. The following groups of materials are
organized in chronological order, though there is some overlap both in time and
subject. The files within each subseries are arranged alphabetically. | | | | Record types include correspondence, staff memos, press
releases, trip itineraries, reports, Congressional Research Service reports,
Dear Colleague letters, clippings, hearing transcripts, and handwritten notes.
| | | | MS 106.3.3.9.1 James Dykstra
1977-1990, inclusive1979-1985, bulk 5 boxes | | | | | Legislative Assistant James Dykstra worked on Foreign
Relations primarily from 1979 to 1985 for Cohen's office. His files reflect the
Senator's interest in the growing global interdependence of nations and
economies-travel abroad, co-sponsorship of legislation related to foreign
policy, international conferences, and human rights advocacy around the world.
Cohen paid particular attention to the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977, Central
American politics, Middle East peace negotiations throughout the 1980s, and the
views of his pro-Israeli constituency and the Maine Jewish community in the
late 1970s and early 1980s. In 1980, he served on the Commission on United
States Policy Toward the Soviet Union sponsored by the Council on Foreign
Relations. In 1981, he authored a report entitled, "Global Interdependence of
the U.S. and Western Europe: A Case Study of the Persian Gulf and the Iran-Iraq
War." | | | | | Folder Titles | | | | | American Council on Germany, 1979-1981. | | | | | Asia: Glomar Java Sea Resolution, 1984-1985. | | | | | Center for Strategic and International Studies. | | | | | Central America: Contradora, peace by negotiation, 1983-1985. | | | | | Central America: foreign relations proposal to the President, 1987. | | | | | Central America: Grenada, 1983. | | | | | Central America: Kissinger communications, 1983-1984. | | | | | Central America: Nicaragua, 1984-1988. | | | | | Central America: State Department Publications, 1982-1985. | | | | | Chinese-Japanese reports and treaties, 1979-1983. | | | | | Cohen, co-sponsors and votes, 1980-1985, 7 folders. | | | | | Council of Europe, 1981. | | | | | Council on Foreign Relations, 1980-1981, 3 folders. | | | | | Council on Foreign Relations, annual reports, 1979-1982, 2 folders. | | | | | El Salvador, 1982-1983. | | | | | European trip-Israel, 1983. | | | | | European trip-London, England, 1983. | | | | | European trip-Rome, Italy. | | | | | European trip-Stockholm, Sweden, 1983. | | | | | European role in Africa and U.S. interests, 1981. | | | | | Folts, David: memos, reports, clips, 1980-1981, 2 folders. | | | | | Foreign relations, affairs-correspondence, 1982-1985, 2 folders. | | | | | Foreign relations series, 1990. | | | | | France: panel on U.S. Western Europe relations, 1981. | | | | | Germany, 1980-1982. | | | | | Global interdependence, U.S. and Western Europe, 1981, 2 folders. | | | | | Great Britain, 1980-1981, 3 folders. | | | | | Honduras, 1983. | | | | | Human rights covenants, 1984-1986, 3 folders. | | | | | Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, Inc., 1982. | | | | | Israel: industry, 1982-1986, 2 folders. | | | | | Israel: pro-Israel constituency, 1977-1982, 2 folders. | | | | | Israel: U.S.-Israeli strategic cooperation, 1984. | | | | | Jews in the Soviet Union, 1984. | | | | | Middle East: Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), 1983. | | | | | Middle East Foreing Aid, correspondence, 1981-1985. | | | | | Middle East-Israel, 1980-1988, 4 folders. | | | | | Miscellaneous reports and memos, 1979-1983. | | | | | Nicaragua, 1983. | | | | | Oslow, Norway, 1980. | | | | | Panama Canal, 1977-1979. | | | | | Philippines, advancement of human rights, Ministry of National Defense, January 1979. | | | | | Philippines, the case against Benigno S. Aquino, Jr., Ministry of National Defense, January 1979. | | | | MS 106.3.3.9.2 James Bodner and Chris Mellon
1985-1991 5 boxes | | | | | Chris Mellon and Jim Bodner's files for this period are
dominated by four topics: Nicaragua, the Persian Gulf, apartheid in South
Africa, and terrorism. | | | | | In 1985, President Reagan, proposed and Congress approved,
over $100 million in aid to the democratic resistance movement in Nicaragua in
their effort to defeat a leftist Sandinista regime supported by the Soviet
Union. Accusations of misuse of the funds prompted controversy that threatened
the dispersal of the remaining $40 million in aid in 1986. At the same time,
investigations had begun into the possible illegal solicitation by the Reagan
administration of foreign aid for the "Contras." Cohen was to have a
significant role in the hearings which began in May 1997 in the Senate Armed
Services Committee (see Iran Contra subseries). Background information and some
of Cohen's statements are included here. | | | | | The Persian Gulf "troubles" covered in these files began
with Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in the summer of 1990. Operation Desert Shield
brought together a multi-national force to prevent Saddam Hussein's troops from
continuing on to invade Saudi Arabia. In December 1990, hearings were being
held in the Armed Services Committee to debate the next step. The transcripts
in include statements by Gen. Colin Powell, Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney,
and Henry Kissinger. The files include Cohen's extensive handwritten notes from
these hearings. | | | | | The United States Congress, overriding a veto from President
Reagan, opposed the South African policy of apartheid in 1986 with economic
sanctions. In 1989, the House passed a measure to strengthen sanctions,
including the immediate ban on American firms doing business in South Africa,
but the bill failed to reach the Senate floor for a vote. Chris Mellon's
comprehensive research files and memos document the many proposals, statements
and debates on U.S. policy toward South Africa. | | | | | Cohen sponsored legislation "to combat terrorism and other
forms of unconventional warfare" (S. 2453) in 1986 with 27 co-sponsors. The
Armed Services Committee's Subcommittee on Sea Power and Force Projection,
chaired by Cohen, held hearings. | | | | | Access to the records in this subseries is restricted until
2012. Contact the Special Collections Department for further information. | | | | MS 106.3.3.9.3 Sheila Gall and Matthew Ballard
1986-1994 4 boxes | | | | | Sheila Gall followed Chris Mellon in working with Jim
Bodner on foreign relations. She handled issues related to several countries as
well as the United Nations, world hunger, human rights and terrorism. Matthew
Ballard inherited her files and continued on the same topics in the mid 1990s.
The files cover: Robert Gates confirmation as Director of Central Intelligence
in 1991; Operation Restore Hope in Somalia in 1992-1994; Cohen's membership in
the Strategic Study Group at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy
following the Gulf War; State Department reorganization in 1993; spending for
counter-terrorism; the Israeli Enterprise Fund and loan guarantees; and the
embargo on Haiti in 1993. Each file relates to the 1990s with the exception of
files on Nicaragua and South Africa from the late 1980s. | | | | | Access to the records in this subseries is restricted until
2015. Contact the Special Collections Department for further information. | | | | MS 106.3.3.9.4 Ben Neaderland
1994-1996 1 box | | | | | Ben Neaderland worked with Jim Bodner on foreign relations
during Cohen's final two years in the Senate. His files consist of memos and
research providing country-specific background information for meetings,
interviews, or votes-some were addressed to Jim Bodner as summaries of issues
for Bodner to discuss with Cohen. In several cases, the memos advise Cohen to
participate in Dear Colleague letters such as one about an amendment which
would lift an embargo restricting needed humanitarian aid for Azerbaijan. | | | | | Access to the records in this subseries is restricted until
2017. Contact the Special Collections Department for further information. | | | MS 106.3.3.10 Fiscal Affairs
1977-1996 23 boxes | | | | The files in this category are arranged into three groups: a)
Banking, 1977-1996, b) Budget, 1981-1996, and c) Taxes, 1981-1995. There is
overlap in subject matter among these categories. Records in this subseries
include memos, news releases, Cohen's statements, copies of bills, resolutions,
and "Dear Colleague" letters. | | | | Banking, 1977-1996, 3 boxes Arranged alphabetically. Files in
this category were created by Susan Collins, Eben Adams, Matt Ballard, and Kate
Lambrew. The recession of 1991 put banks in New England under considerable
stress, and these files record efforts made by the U.S. Congress to assist
them. At the same time there were a number of failures of savings and loan
institutions, many of which were due to speculative and fraudulent activity.
These failures resulted in higher taxes for many, and Cohen introduced S. 955,
the State Thrift Deposit Insurance Act of 1991, which was an effort to require
those states with a history of excessive S and L losses to pay an added premium
in order to continue receiving Federal deposit insurance protection. | | | | Budget, 1981-1996, 9 boxes Arranged chronologically. These
files, created by John Veroneau, document efforts made by Cohen and other
members of the U.S. Congress to eliminate the federal budget deficit. Attempts
to establish a constitutional amendment to balance the budget were made in 1982
and 1986, but Cohen did not support these efforts because he felt that Congress
could address the deficit without the aid of a constitutional amendment. In
1992, he supported a balanced budget amendment for the first time, and it was
defeated in June of that year. In 1993, he joined three other Senators in a
bipartisan effort to reduce the budget deficit through significant spending
cuts and fewer tax increases. In 1995, he praised the Budget Reconciliation Act
(S. 1357), but was the lone Republican to vote against this bill because he did
not feel that the tax cuts it called for should be mixed with efforts to
balance the budget. In 1996, he was a member of another bipartisan effort, made
up of 22 Senators, to craft a seven-year balanced budget agreement. General
files about Maine's economy, including an economic history of Maine written in
1989, are also found here. | | | | Taxes, 1981-1995, 11 boxes Arranged alphabetically. Mary
Gerwin handled tax issues from 1981-1984, and John Veroneau handled them until
he became legislative director in 1994. Records in this category cover a
variety of tax-related subjects, such as President Reagan's 1985 tax reform
proposal. The goal of this proposal was to achieve tax simplicity and fairness
for all taxpayers, and its effects on different groups, such as small
businesses, are discussed. This proposal resulted in the Tax Reform Act
(H.R.3838), which was signed into public law in October 1986. Other topics
include a 1985 debate on an oil import fee, Cohen's support of a 1989 tax
credit for the construction and rehabilitation of low-income housing, and files
on luxury, kerosene, gas and corporate taxes. | | | | Access to records in this sub series is restricted until 2017.
Consult the Special Collections Department for further information. | | | MS 106.3.3.11 Government
1979-1996 | | | | During his service in the U.S. Congress, Cohen perceived a
high level of cynicism and disillusionment on the part of the American public
towards the bureaucratic nature of the Federal government and the integrity of
public officials. His career is marked by a number of efforts aimed at making
Congress, and the Federal government in general, a stronger and more effective
institution. This subseries consists of Cohen's records from his service in
three areas: a) the Committee on Governmental Affairs, b) the Joint Committee
on the Organization of Congress, and c) other congressional reform efforts,
including campaign finance reform. | | | | MS 106.3.3.11.1 Committee on Governmental Affairs
1979-1996 51 boxes | | | | | William S. Cohen was a member of the Committee on
Governmental Affairs from 1979-1997. During this time, he served on the
Subcommittee on the Oversight of Government Management as either Chair or
ranking member. While serving on the Oversight Subcommittee, he was responsible
for many legislative initiatives geared towards reforming the government's
procurement process and combating Federal fraud and dishonesty. Cohen
introduced many of these initiatives with Senator Carl Levin from Michigan.
| | | | | The bulk of the files in this subseries were created by Kim
Corthell, who worked with Cohen on the Oversight Subcommittee from 1978-1996.
Mary Gerwin, (counsel to the Oversight Subcommittee from 1981-1986 and minority
staff director from 1987-1991), Jeffrey Minsky, Paulina Collins, and Margaret
Weeks also contributed. The files are arranged into two general chronological
categories and then alphabetized within each of these categories: a) 1979-1986
and b) 1987-1997. There is overlap on some of the dates in each category. | | | | MS 106.3.3.11.1.1 Governmental Affairs
1979-1989 19 boxes | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. These files document a number of
legislative initiatives introduced by Cohen which were aimed at reforming
Federal purchasing practices. They are: · The Anti-Kickback Enforcement
Act of 1986 (S. 2250). This act was designed to strengthen federal law
prohibiting subcontractor kickbacks in government procurement. · The
Civilian Agency Multiyear Contracting Act of 1984 (S. 2300). This authorized
civilian procuring agencies to enter into multi-year contracts. · The
Competition in Contracting Act. This act was introduced by Cohen in 1982 as S.
2127 and again in 1983 as S.338. It produced major reform in procurement
practices by promoting an increase in competition in government contracting.
· The Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986 (S. 1134). This act was
introduced by Cohen to combat fraud in federal programs. · Cohen also
supported the 1983 reauthorization of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy,
which fostered improvements in federal procurement practices. | | | | | Other files in this category deal with the constitutionality
of the special prosecutor provisions of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978
and the 1982 amendments to this act, introduced by Cohen as S. 2059. These
amendments changed the name "special prosecutor" to "independent counsel" (to
remove the Watergate connotation of an investigation), and outlined the
responsibilities of the Attorney General in conducting investigations. Social
security disability amendments, the reauthorization of the Office of Government
Ethics, and the formulation of legislation dealing with computer security and
computer matching are some of the other issues documented in these files. | | | | | Records include briefing material for hearings, GAO and CRS
reports on procurement practices, responses to Cohen's requests for comments on
his legislation from individuals in the Federal government and in the
contracting industry; Cohen's statements and speeches; copies of bills; and
various reports from the Oversight Committee on pending legislation. | | | | | Folder Titles | | | | | Airport transfer, Washington, D.C., S. 1017, 1986. | | | | | Anti-Kickback Enforcement Act, S. 2250, 1986. | | | | | Anti-Kickback Enforcement Act, briefing memos, 1986. | | | | | Anti-Kickback Enforcement Act, correspondence, 1986, 2 folders. | | | | | Anti-Kickback Enforcement Act, minority staff memo to Governmental Affairs members, 1986. | | | | | Anti-Kickback Enforcement Act, press releases, 1986. | | | | | Anti-Kickback Enforcement Act, subpoenas served, 1986. | | | | | Board of Contract Appeals Independence Enhancement Act, S. 2223, 1986. | | | | | Certificates of Competency, small business contracting, 1981. | | | | | Civil penalties for finanacial disclosure provision violations, hearing, 1986. | | | | | Civilian Agency Multiyear Contracting Bill, S. 2300, 1983-1984, 2 folders. | | | | | Competition in Contracting Act, S. 338, 1981-1983, 4 folders. | | | | | Competition in Contracting Act, S. 2127, 1981-1984, 3 folders. | | | | | Competition in Contracting Act, 1982-1983, 6 folders. | | | | | Competition in Contracting Act, 1983-1985. | | | | | Competition in Contracting Act, constitutionality, 4 folders. | | | | | Competition in Contracting Act, implementation, 1984. | | | | | Competition in Contracting Act, letters and articles, 1982-1983, 3 folders. | | | | | Competition in Contracting Act, press reports, 1983-1986. | | | | | Computer crime, 1983. | | | | | Computer crime bills and memos, 1984. | | | | | Computer crime, clippings, articles, 1983, 3 folders. | | | | | Computer crime, continuing resolution, 1985, 2 folders. | | | | | Computer crime, Health and Human Services, Inspector General Report, 1983. | | | | | Computer crime, hearing preparation, 2 folders. | | | | | Computer crime, statements and Dear Colleague letters, 1984-1987. | | | | | Computer crime, surveys, 1984. | | | | | Computer matching, 1974-1982. | | | | | Computer matching, 1982. | | | | | Computer matching, 1982-1989, 4 folders. | | | | | Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act, S. 2756, 1986, 3 folders. | | | | | Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act, S. 2756 hearing. | | | | | Computer matching correspondence, 1982-1985, 2 folders. | | | | | Computer matching inventory, 1982. | | | | | Computer security, 1983. | | | | | Congressional Reports Elimination Act, S. 992, 1985, 2 folders. | | | | | Consultants Reform Act, 1980-1981. | | | | | Contract Disputes Act, amendments, 1986. | | | | | Countervailing duty and its waiver, trade and fishery issues, 1979. | | | | | Debarment and suspension procedures, 1981. | | | | | Defense Acquisition Reorganization and Improvements Act, 1986, 4 folders. | | | | | Defense subcontractor kickbacks, 1985-1986, 6 folders. | | | | | Defense subcontractor kickbacks, correspondence, 1986. | | | | | Defense subcontractor kickbacks, memos, 1986. | | | | | Defense subcontractor kickbacks, news clippings, 1986. | | | | | Department of Education Organization Act, 1979. | | | | | Department of Labor's Enforcement of Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 1985. | | | | | Employee Retirement Income Security Act, background, 1985. | | | | | Employee Retirement Income Security Act, correspondence and witness letters, 1985-1986, 2 folders. | | | | | Employee Retirement Income Security Act, memos and reports, 1985-1986. | | | | | Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, 1981-1986. | | | | | Fedeal Procurement Reform, 1982-1984. | | | | | Foreign Assistance Reorganization, 1979, 2 folders. | | | | | Foreign Missions Act, 1982. | | | | | Former Presidents' Benefits, 1981-1987. | | | | | General Service Administration (GSA) contracts, 1981. | | | | | Government Affairs Committee hearing: Consolidated Banking Regulations Act, 1979. | | | | | Government Affairs, miscellaneous, 1979-1989. | | | | | Government competition, 1980. | | | | | Government contracting, legislation, 1983, 4 folders. | | | | | Government contracting, letters and articles, 1982-1983. | | | | | Government Management and Year-end Procurement Control Act, 1980, 2 folders. | | | | | Government Procurment Code, 1979, 4 folders. | | | | | Grace Commission, 1985. | | | | | Grace Commission, procurement, 1984-1985, 2 folders. | | | | | Grace Commission, procurement recommendations, briefing memos, 1985. | | | | | Grace Commission, procurement recommendations, correspondence, 1985. | | | | | Grace Commission, procurement recommendations, press release, 1985. | | | | | Hamilton Jordan Private Relief Bill, S. 1475, 1985. | | | | | Hughes Aircraft Company communications to employers, 1984-1985. | | | | | Hughes Aircraft Company communications to suppliers, 1984-1985. | | | | | Hurry-up spending practices, David Stockman nomination as director, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), 1981. | | | | | Independent Counsel (Special Prosecutor), cases, 1976-1986, 2 folders. | | | | | Independent Counsel (Special Prosecutor), cases, 1980-1985, 2 folders. | | | | | Independent Counsel (Special Prosecutor), cases, Carter/Reagan briefing book investigation, 1983-1984. | | | | | Independent Counsel, cases, legislative history, 1980-1986. | | | | | Independent Counsel, Constitutionality, 1978-1982. | | | | | Independent Counsel, Constitutionality, cases, 1976-1981, 2 folders. | | | | | Independent Counsel, correspondence, 1981-1982, 3 folders. | | | | | Independent Counsel, Donovan case, 1981-1984. | | | | | Independent Counsel (Special Prosecutor), Ethics in Government Act, Amendments, 1982. | | | | | Independent Counsel, Ethics in Government Act, hearings, 1979-1982. | | | | | Independent Counsel, Ethics in Government Act, hearings, 1980-1983, 4 folders. | | | | | Independent Counsel, Ethics in Government Act, hearings, background, 1981. | | | | | Independent Counsel, Ethics in Government Act, hearings, Cohen testimony, 1982. | | | | | Independent Counsel, Ethics in Government Act, hearings, Department of Congress, 1981. | | | | | Independent Counsel, Ethics in Government Act, hearings, information, 1979-1981, 2 folders. | | | | | Independent Counsel, Ethics in Government Act, hearings, information for the Record, 1981. | | | | | Independent Counsel, Ethics in Government Act, hearings, newsclippings, 1981-1987. | | | | | Independent Counsel, Ethics in Government Act, news releases, 1981-1982. | | | | | Independent Counsel, Ethics in Government Act, reports and record, 1981. | | | | | Independent Counsel, Ethics in Government Act, thank-you letters. | | | | | Independent Counsel, Ethics in Government Act, witnesses, correspondence, 1981. | | | | | Inspectors General, legislation, 1981. | | | | | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Taxpayer Assistance, briefing memo, 1982. | | | | | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Taxpayer Assistance, info for the Record, 1982, 3 folders. | | | | | International Application of Antitrust, 1980. | | | | | Mark-up, agenda, 1986. | | | | | Mark-up, miscellaneous, 1979-1980, 2 folders. | | | | | Meese, reimbursement filing, 1985. | | | | | Miscellaneous memos, 1981-1989, 4 folders. | | | | | National Archives legislation, 1982-1986. | | | | | National Rifle Association (NRA), Firearms Owners Protection Act, 1985. | | | | | Nuclear exports to India, 1980, 4 folders. | | | | | Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1980, 2 folders. | | | | | Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), 1983. | | | | | Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), administrator nomination, 1981. | | | | | Office of Federal Procurement Policy, administration proposal, 1985. | | | | | Office of Federal Procurement Policy, debarment hearings, 1981, 2 folders. | | | | | Office of Federal Procurement Policy, debarment final report, 1981. | | | | | Office of Federal Procurement Policy, reauthorization, 9 folders. | | | | | Office of Government Ethics, appearances, 1983-1986, 2 folders. | | | | | Office of Government Ethics, authorization extension, 1983. | | | | | Office of Government Ethics hearing, correspondence and witness letters, 1982-1983. | | | | | Office of Government Ethics hearing, memo, March 28, 1985. | | | | | Office of Government Ethics hearing, miscellaneous / back-up, 1983. | | | | | Office of Government Ethics, press release and for the Record, 1983. | | | | | Office of Government Ethics, reauthorization hearing, memo, 1983. | | | | | Office of Management and Budget, nomination of director, 1985. | | | | | Pay equity, 1984-1987. | | | | | Postal Service, Cohen memos, 1985-1986. | | | | | Postal Supervisors Arbitration Rights, 1979. | | | | | Procurement, miscellaneous, 1982-1985. | | | | | Program fraud, 1981. | | | | | Program fraud, 1982-1986, 7 folders. | | | | | Program fraud, American Bar Association, 1982-1985, 2 folders. | | | | | Program Fraud Civil Penalties Act, S. 1566, 1981-1985, 10 folders. | | | | | Program Fraud Civil Penalties Act, S. 1566, contractors' concerns, 1981-1982. | | | | | Program Fraud Civil Penalties Act, S. 1566, general background, 1985, 2 folders. | | | | | Program Fraud Civil Penalties Act, S. 1566, hearing, 1985. | | | | | Program Fraud Civil Penalties Act, S. 1566, press releases and clippings, 1985-1986. | | | | | Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act, S. 1134, 1985-1986. | | | | | Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act, S. 1134, analysis and copies. | | | | | Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act, S. 1134, beneficiary program issues, 1986. | | | | | Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act, S. 1134, briefing memo, 1985. | | | | | Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act, S. 1134, Cohen remarks, 1986. | | | | | Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act, S. 1134, constitutionality, 1986. | | | | | Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act, S. 1134, defense contractors' points, 1985. | | | | | Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act, S. 1134, draft report, 1985, 2 folders. | | | | | Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act, S. 1134, knowledge standard, 1985-1986, 2 folders. | | | | | Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act, S. 1134, materials for the record, 2 folders. | | | | | Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act, S. 1134, press releases, 1985. | | | | | Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act, S. 1134, as reported, 1985-1986. | | | | | Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act, S. 1134, staff briefing memo, 1985. | | | | | Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act, S. 1134, statements and rebuttals, 1986. | | | | | Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act, S. 1134, testimonial subpoena authority, 1984-1989, 2 folders. | | | | | Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act, S. 1134, witness letters, correspondence, 1985-1986. | | | | | Prompt Payment Act of 1982, 1983-1987. | | | | | Prompt Payment Act of 1982, implementation problems, 1985. | | | | | Prompt Payment Amenedments, 1986-1987. | | | | | Revenue sharing, general info, 1975-1979, 2 folders. | | | | | Revenue sharing, government operations, 1976, 2 folders. | | | | | Revolving Door Post Employment Act, 1985-1986. | | | | | Revolving Door retirement policy, 1985. | | | | | Secret Service hearing, president protection, 1981. | | | | | Shippers' export declarations, confidentiality, 1979. | | | | | Social Security Administration, briefing and memos, 1982. | | | | | Social Security Administration, disability benefits hearing, correspondence. | | | | | Social Security Administration, disability benefits hearing, correspondence, thank you letters, 1982, 2 folders. | | | | | Social Security Administration, for the record, 1979, 3 folders. | | | | | Social Security Administration, hearing, press release, 1982. | | | | | Social Security Administration, reports, studies, releases, 1982-1983, 3 folders. | | | | | Social Security, Administrative Law Judges, correspondence, 1983-1985. | | | | | Social Security, Cohen/Levin Bill, 1982. | | | | | Social Security, disability, 1982-1983, 2 folders. | | | | | Social Security, disability, 1983-1984. | | | | | Social Security, disability legislation, 1982-1984, 2 folders. | | | | | Sole-sourch contracting, 1981-1982. | | | | | Soviet bloc technology, hearing, 1980. | | | | | Sunset Act, 1979-1980. | | | | | Synthetic Fuels Corporation, 1983, 2 folders. | | | | | Sythetic Fuels Corporation, memos, 1983. | | | | | Taxpayer assistance, 1981-1982. | | | | | Taxpayer assistance, 1982. | | | | | Trade, 1983-1984. | | | | | Trade, U.S.-Canadian. | | | | MS 106.3.3.11.1.2 Governmental Affairs
1987-1997 32 boxes | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. Records in this category document
efforts Cohen made to improve aviation safety, reauthorize the office of
independent counsel, review the process by which Federal courthouses were
constructed, and streamline Federal acquisition laws. The effect of political
influence on the procurement process was also examined in an investigation of
government contracts with the Wedtech Corporation. | | | | | In response to reports issued by the National Transportation
Safety Board suggesting that poor FAA surveillance was a contributing factor in
several airplane crashes, Cohen conducted a 1995 investigation of the Federal
Aviation Administration's inspection system. As a result of this investigation,
he called a hearing to investigate reports of inspection lapses. Reports,
questionnaires, hearing material, and other kinds of data related to this
investigation and other airline safety investigations are included in this
category. | | | | | In 1993, Cohen conducted a review of government contracting
practices pertaining to computer-related purchases. As part of this review, he
sent questionnaires to a number of Federal agencies in order to survey how they
purchased computers. In October, 1994 he published the results of this survey
in a report entitled Computer Chaos. In 1995, Cohen introduced S. 946, the
Information Technology Management Reform Act, which implemented the findings
and recommendations as reported in Computer Chaos. This Act became effective in
August 1996 and it reformed the way the Federal government buys computers. It
was also Cohen's last legislative victory before his retirement from the
Senate. Records related to the formulation of the Information Technology
Management Reform Act include questionnaires and responses, a copy of Computer
Chaos, bills, memos, and other kinds of background material. | | | | | Other legislative initiatives mentioned in this category
are: · The Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1993 (S. 1587). This
was designed to simplify the Federal procurement process. · The Lobbying
Disclosure Act of 1993 (S. 349). This act required that lobbying activities of
"special interests" be disclosed to the public. · S. 928, which was a
bill designed to improve the cost-effectiveness of Federal property management.
It especially addressed the expensive process of building Federal courthouses.
| | | | | The reauthorization of the Office of the Independent Counsel
was a recurring issue. Files related to the 1987 Independent Counsel
Reauthorization Act (S. 1293), and the 1993 Independent Counsel Reauthorization
Act (S. 24), both introduced by Senators Cohen and Levin, are included here.
| | | | | Access to records in this sub series is restricted until
2017. Consult the Special Collections Department for further information. | | | | MS 106.3.3.11.2 Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress
1991-1993 7 boxes | | | | | In 1992, Congress passed the Boren-Domenici resolution
(co-sponsored by Senator Cohen) which called for the creation of a Joint
Committee on the Organization of Congress. Some of the factors that made 1992 a
prime time for Congressional reform were the more than 100 change-oriented new
members of Congress, public criticism of the institution following many
scandals, and a viable third party candidate, Ross Perot, whose popular support
challenged the institution. | | | | | The Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress was made
up of six Republicans and six Democrats each from the Senate and the House as
well as the Republican and Democratic leader of each chamber. Cohen was one of
the six Senate Republicans named by Minority Leader Robert Dole to serve on the
committee. The committee was charged with making a "full and complete" study of
the operation and organization of Congress with a view toward strengthening its
effectiveness, simplifying its operations, improving its relationships with and
oversight of other branches of government, and improving the orderly
consideration of legislation. Some of the issues the committee examined were
the committee structure, staff and scheduling, ethics rules, and the budget
process. The committee was in session from November 1992 until December 1993,
at which time a final report was issued. The Legislative Reorganization Act of
1994 was introduced in February as a result of the committee's deliberations.
| | | | | Records in this category were created by David Wilby, who
worked with Senator Cohen from 1991-1997 on this committee and on a number of
other issues, such as the environment, energy, congressional reform, election
law, and Indian affairs. The files in this category consist largely of hearing
materials, which are arranged chronologically. They include testimonies given
by individuals on several aspects of Congressional reform, hearing summaries,
briefing memos, and correspondence. Background materials, which include reports
prepared for this committee on topics such as the jurisdictional evolution of
House and Senate Committees, committee reorganization, and budget reform, are
also included. | | | | | Access to some of the records in this sub series is
restricted until 2014. Consult the Special Collections Department for further
information. | | | | MS 106.3.3.11.3 Congressional Reform
1979-1996 6 boxes | | | | | Records in this category deal with several aspects of
congressional reform, especially campaign finance reform. Files fall into two
general subdivisions, and are arranged alphabetically in each subdivision. The
material in the first group (two boxes), dates from 1979-1988, and was created
by Tom Heyerdahl, Bob Savitt, and Christian Zur. Subjects covered include
campaign finance, ethics, franking, and the Keating Five, a term which refers
to the involvement of five U.S. Senators in a scandal involving a savings and
loan association. The material in the second group (the last four boxes), dates
from 1989-1996, and it was created by David Wilby. Some of the subjects covered
are campaign finance, ethics, salaries, perks, gifts, and term limits. Several
files concerning U.S. Senator Robert Packwood, who resigned his seat in 1995
after the Select Committee on Ethics recommended his expulsion for sexual
misconduct, are also in this group. | | | | | Records consist of correspondence, memos, newsclippings, and
newsletters from Common Cause, a citizen's lobbying organization promoting
accountable government. | | | | | Access to some of the records in this sub series is
restricted until 2016. Consult the Special Collections Department for further
information. | | | MS 106.3.3.12 Housing
1978-1996 19 boxes | | | | Files in this series reflect housing issues as they relate to
Maine citizens, particularly in regard to the aged, the homeless, and Native
Americans. The records are arranged into two subdivisions, based on the work of
the legislative assistants who created them: a) Carol Woodcock, 1978-1983, and
b) Katherine DeCoster, 1983-1996. | | | | Access to records in the Housing sub-series is restricted. See
information in sub-series level description. Consult the Special Collections
Department for further information. | | | | MS 106.3.3.12.1 Carol Woodcock
1978-1983 7 boxes | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. Carol (Hicks) Woodcock worked with
Senator Cohen from 1977-1983 on housing, energy, environment, and forestry
issues. Jean Streeter also contributed to some of the files in this category.
| | | | | During the 1980s, the Department of Housing and Urban
Development funded many housing and community development projects throughout
the country. Many of the files in this series concern HUD funded projects in
the state of Maine, as well as housing projects funded by the Farmers Home
Administration of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. As Chairman of the Senate
Select Committee on Indian Affairs from 1981-1983, Cohen conducted several
hearings on Indian housing issues. He convened a hearing on the Indian Housing
Act of 1982 (S. 2847), in order to scrutinize this legislation with reference
to both Indian affairs and an emerging national policy on housing. Cohen
co-sponsored the Indian Housing Act of 1983 (S. 856), which called for an
Indian Housing Program. Cohen was also the Chairman of the Senate Special
Committee on Aging, and many of the files in this series reflect his concerns
about housing for the elderly, such as the Elderly Home Equity Bill, which he
introduced in 1983. | | | | | Materials consist of briefing memos, reports, newsclippings,
and applications for Urban Development Action Grants (UDAG), which were
administered by HUD. Correspondence and reports from the Maine State Housing
Authority, the National Association of Home Builders, and letters of support
from Cohen to HUD concerning applications for grants are also found in this
subseries. | | | | | Folder Titles | | | | | Aging Committee Hearing on Housing, 1982-83. | | | | | Auburn Housing Authority, 1978-80. | | | | | Bath Iron Works, 1982. | | | | | Biddeford Housing, 1981-82. | | | | | Brewer Housing Projects, 1982. | | | | | Brooke-Cranston Emergency Home Purchase Act, 1980. | | | | | Brunswick Congregate Housing, 1982. | | | | | Housing Budget Cuts, 1981-82. | | | | | Budget (General), 1984. | | | | | Census of Population and Housing, 1984. | | | | | Centreville Commons, Housing Project- Lewiston, 1981-82. | | | | | Concurrent Budget Resolution, 1982-83. | | | | | Congegrate Housing, 1982. | | | | | Correspondence Housing, 1981-83. | | | | | Downeast Housing Associates, Eastport Project, 1981. | | | | | Due on sale clippings, 1982. | | | | | General Economic Statements, 1982, 2 folders. | | | | | Elderly Home Equity, 1982-83. | | | | | Employee Retirement Income Security Act Amendments, 1981. | | | | | Equity Sharing- Elderly Housing, 1982. | | | | | Extension- Housing Authorization, 1983. | | | | | Farmer's Home Administration Allocation Formula, 1983, 2 folders. | | | | | Farmer's Home Administration- Manchester Housing project, 1981-82. | | | | | Farmer's Home Administration- Allagash Housing Project, 1982. | | | | | Farmer's Home Administration- Allagash Housing Project, 1982. | | | | | Farmer's Home Administration- Rental Assistance, 1983, 2 folders. | | | | | Federal Housing Administration Revitalization Act, 1981. | | | | | Federal Housing Association Guarantee Programs, 1981-82. | | | | | Financing Adjustment Factor, 1981. | | | | | Fiscal Year Budget (General Information), 1983. | | | | | Garn Proposal: Reorganize Financial Institutions, 1982. | | | | | Section 202, Heinz Bill, 1982. | | | | | Home Equity Conversion Spector Bill, 1982-83. | | | | | Home Mortgage Disclosure Act and Redlining, 1980. | | | | | Housing Bail-Out Proposals, 1982. | | | | | Housing Budget Request, 1983, 2 folders. | | | | | Housing and Community Development Act, 1980. | | | | | Housing and Community Development Act, S. 1338, 1983, 3 folders. | | | | | Housing Legislation, 1979, 2 folders. | | | | | Housing Legislation- 2nd Session, 1982. | | | | | Housing Market, 1982. | | | | | Housing Organizations, 1983. | | | | | Housing Outlook, 1983. | | | | | Housing Representatives, meetings, 1977-81. | | | | | Housing and Urban Development 235 Program, 1980. | | | | | Housing and Urban Development Appropriations, 1980. | | | | | Housing and Urban Development-Centreville, 1980-81. | | | | | Housing and Urban Development-Deregulation of Rents for Federally Insured Project, 1982. | | | | | Housing and Urban Development-Rental Increases, 1982. | | | | | Housing and Urban Development-New Initiatives, 1982. | | | | | Housing and Urban Development-Occupancy Rules for Section 8 of HUD Program, 1983. | | | | | Housing and Urban Development-Occupancy Rules for Section 8 of HUD Program, 1983. | | | | | Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill, 1983. | | | | | Housing and Urban Development- Census: Minority Requirements, 1983. | | | | | Housing and Urban Development- Census: Mortgage Sale- Section 202, 1983. | | | | | Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Fiscal Year 1983, 1983. | | | | | Indian Housing Act, 1982, 10 folders. | | | | | Indian Housing Act, 1983. | | | | | Lugar Housing Proposal, 1982, 2 folders. | | | | | Madawaska Housing, 1981-82. | | | | | Maine State Housing Authority Bond Issue, 1982. | | | | | Mathias Mortgage Reduction Bill, 1983. | | | | | Mitchell Housing Bill (S.2277), 1982. | | | | | Mortgage Foreclose Legislation, 1983. | | | | | Mortgage Interest Deductions, 1981. | | | | | Mortgage Subsidy Bond Tax Act, 1979. | | | | | New Community Development Block Grant Reductions, 1982. | | | | | New England Non-Profit Housing Development Corporation, n.d.. | | | | | National Apartment Association, 1984. | | | | | National Association of Homebuilders, 1981. | | | | | National Housing Act Amendment, 1982. | | | | | National Housing Week, 1982-83. | | | | | New Federalism, 1983. | | | | | No-cost, no-subsidy housing bill, 1982. | | | | | Older Americans' Housing Demonstration Act, 1982. | | | | | 100 State Street Housing- Portland, Maine, 1981. | | | | | Park-Danforth Housing project, 1981-82. | | | | | Pejepscot Housing Inc., 1981. | | | | | Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Housing Authority., 1978-82, 4 folders. | | | | | Presidental Commission on Housing., 1981. | | | | | President's Fiscal Year Budget Housing Programs, 1983. | | | | | Presque Isle- Housing State of the Art, 1982. | | | | | Housing Proposed Budget Cuts, 1981-82, 2 folders. | | | | | Public Housing, 1981-82. | | | | | Public Housing Authorities, 1981. | | | | | Reagan's New Federalism, 1982. | | | | | Reconciliation Bill- Housing, 1981. | | | | | Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, 1981. | | | | | Realtors, 1980-82. | | | | | Realtors, 1983. | | | | | Residental Mortgage Investment Act, 1982. | | | | | Riegle Bill (S. 2483), 1982. | | | | | Section 8 Housing Legislation, 1980. | | | | | Section 202 Direct Loan Program for Housing for Elderly and Handicapped- Extensions, 1982. | | | | | Senator Dodd's Multifamily Housing Development Bill, 1982. | | | | | Small Cities Community Development Program, 1981-82. | | | | | State of Maine Home Equity Development Project, 1980-83. | | | | | Tax Cut, 1981. | | | | | Housing- Tax Incentives for Saving, 1981. | | | | | Thank-You Letters, 1983-84. | | | | | Bangor Urban Development Action Grant, 1982. | | | | | City of Bath-Urban Development Action Grant, 1979-81. | | | | | Lewiston-Urban Development Action Grant- Poultry, 1982. | | | | | Munjoy Hill Housing Project,Urban Development Action Grant Application, city of Portland, Maine, July 29, 1982. | | | | | Congress Square, Urban Development Action Grant, Portland, 1980-81 . | | | | | Urban Development Action Grant, Portland, 1981 . | | | | | Urban Development Action Grant, Saco Industrial Park, 1982-83 . | | | | | Winterhaven Apartments- Augusta, 1982. | | | | | Wyandotte Industries, OSHA Inquiry, 1980-81. | | | | MS 106.3.3.12.2 Katherine DeCoster
1983-1996 12 boxes | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. Katherine DeCoster worked with
Cohen from 1983-1991 on housing, energy, and environment issues. Jennifer
Goldthwait, Kate Lambrew, and Paulina Collins also contributed to the files in
this subseries. | | | | | During the 1980s and 1990s, the rising cost of housing
prevented many Maine citizens from affording conventional home loans. As a
result, housing in Maine was financed largely by federal funds. The files in
this subseries contain applications for Housing Development Action Grants
(HODAG) and Urban Development Action Grants (UDAG) (both administered by HUD),
and requests for housing loans from the Farmers Home Administration (FmHa)
(administered by the Dept. of Agriculture). There are also files related to the
Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), designed to offer heating
assistance to qualified residents. Other files deal with mobile home standards,
rental assistance for the elderly, and homeless shelters in Maine. | | | | | Significant legislative initiatives include the Rural
Homelessness Assistance Act (S. 2181), co-sponsored by Senator Cohen and
designed to establish a $30 million grant program to assist rural communities
in providing shelter, health, and social services to the homeless. Cohen also
co-sponsored the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 (S. 566), intended to
authorize a new corporation to support efforts for achieving more affordable
housing. Records in this subseries include Cohen's correspondence with HUD on
behalf of his constituents, briefing memos, reports, copies of bills, and
applications. | | | | | Access to records in this sub series is restricted until
2017. Consult the Special Collections Department for further information. | | | MS 106.3.3.13 Indian Affairs Committee
1973-1983 18 boxes | | | | The items in this subseries extend from Cohen's participation
on the Select Committee on Indian Affairs Committee from 1979-1983. Topics
include program appropriations, proposed reorganization of the Bureau of Indian
Affairs, economic development on reservations, the fishery, housing, and energy
industries as related to Indian Affairs. The Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act
of 1980 (S. 2829) was sponsored by Senator Cohen, and it resolved the large
claims to land that were raised by the Penobscot and Passamoquoddy tribes in
the early 1970s. The Aroostook Band of Micmacs were omitted from this action
until 1991, when Sen. Cohen introduced S. 374, a settlement act which rectified
the omission. Further legal issues that arose during the 1990s concerning the
land claims settlement act and the Passamoquoddy and Penobscot tribes are also
documented in this subseries. | | | | MS 106.3.3.13.1 General Indian Affairs
1979-1996 9 boxes | | | | | These files in this subseries are arranged
alphabetically. | | | | | Access to records in this sub series is restricted until
2017 with the exception of two boxes on the Maine Indian Land Claims settlement
which are open. Consult the Special Collections Department for further
information. | | | | MS 106.3.3.13.2 Timothy Woodcock
1973-1983 9 boxes | | | | | Files in this subseries were created by Timothy Woodcock who
worked with Cohen from 1979-1983, and was staff director for the Select
Committee on Indian Affairs from 1981-1983. Arranged alphabetically, the bulk
of the records in this subseries are related to the Maine Indian Land Claims
settlement. | | | | | There are no restrictions on use of the records in this sub
series; they may be accessed by consulting the Special Collections
Department. | | | | | Budget, Indian Affairs, 1984. | | | | | Budget, Indian Affairs Committee, 1983. | | | | | Bureau of Indian Affairs reorganization, 1982. | | | | | Economic development, 1982. | | | | | Federal cylinder project, 1983. | | | | | Fishing industry, 1982. | | | | | General information, 1973-1977. | | | | | Housing, 1982. | | | | | Legislative calendar, 1981. | | | | | NIHB Health Reporter, 1981. | | | | | Oil production, 1981. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, background: index. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, background: correspondence, Gang of 14. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, background: James Russell Wiggins. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, background: transcripts, Justice Dept., 1981. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, background: Court of claims referral. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, background: Muskie comments. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, background: Ehlke. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, background: other members with claims. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, background: union information. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, background binder. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, background: court decisions, ancient bill. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, background: court decisions (6 folders). | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, briefing, hearing books(6 folders). | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, chronology of Maine Indian Land Claims 1604-1980. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, Cohen statements. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, course syllabus and notes, Federal Indian Law, 1981. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, Court of Claims legislation. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, Indian claims (4 folders). | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, Indian claims, letters. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, Indian claims, Wichita (H.R. 3377). | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, Indian proposal, 1978. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, Litigation report, U.S. v. Maine. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, Memo of understanding, 1978. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, Memoranda and correspondence, 1980. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, Memoranda on Maine negotiations, 1977-1979. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, Miscellaneous materials, pre-1980. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, Notes, Hastings. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, Related publications, Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 1981. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, Related publications, Analysis of American Indian Policy, 1981. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, Related publications, Analysis of Laws Governing Access, 1979. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, Related publications, Daedalus - American Indians, 1981. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, Related publications, Energy Development in New Mexico, 1982. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, Related publications, Federal Indian Taxation, 1954-1977. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, Related publications, Indian Land Claims Under the Nonintercourse Act, 1978. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, Related publications, Indian Treaties, American Nightmare, 1976. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, Related publications, Indian Tribes: a Continuing Quest for Survival, 1981. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, Related publications, Management of Fuel and Nonfuel Minerals, 1979. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, Related publications, Nations, 1:1(July 1981) to 1:3 (Oct 1981). | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, Related publications, Oversight of Health and Evironmental Decisionmaking, 1980. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, Related publications, What Indian Water Means to the West, 1982. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, Statute of limitations. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, Trade and Intercourse Acts 1790-1873. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, Trade and Intercourse cases. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, Trade and Intercourse legislation to settle claims, Nonintercourse Act, 1980. | | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims, Trade and Intercourse notebook, Federal Bar Association conference, 1980. | | | MS 106.3.3.14 Iran-contra Committee
1984-1992 13 boxes | | | | The Iran-contra affair refers to certain related events that
began in early 1985 when Robert McFarlane, head of the National Security
Council (NSC), became involved in the sale of arms to Iran. He believed that
such a sale would secure the release of Americans who were being held captive
in Lebanon by Iranian terrorist groups. A portion of the money that Iran paid
for the arms was diverted by the NSC to the Contras, rebels fighting to
overthrow Nicaragua's Sandinista government. The sale of weapons to Iran
directly contradicted the U.S. government's forcefully stated policy to refuse
to bargain with terrorists or sell arms to Iran, while the diversion of funds
to Nicaragua, handled by NSC staff member Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North,
directly violated the Boland Amendment, a law passed in 1984 that banned U.S.
military aid to the Contras. These illegal activities came to light in November
1986 and immediately caused a public uproar. | | | | The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (of which Cohen
was the ranking member) was one of several standing committees conducting
preliminary investigations and issuing reports on these events. In January
1987, Congress established two new Select Committees charged with undertaking a
comprehensive investigation of the Iran-contra affair. These were the Senate
Select Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan
Opposition, and the House Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms
Transactions with Iran. Cohen was one of eleven Senators appointed to the
Senate Select Committee. The Senate and House Select Committees conducted a
joint investigation of the Iran-Contra Affair and held joint public hearings,
which extended from May 5 to August 3, 1987. During this time, the Committees
heard testimony from 32 witnesses. Cohen was involved with questioning a number
of these witnesses. | | | | The records in this subseries consist of Cohen's files related
to this investigation. The first five boxes are arranged according to the last
names of the witnesses in these hearings, as well as others involved in the
investigation. The witness files consist of short biographies, summaries of
interviews, memos, statements given to the press, excerpts from previous
testimonies given before other committees, and possible questions to be used in
the hearings (many of which were suggested by L. Britt Snider, Cohen's staff
liaison to the Iran-contra committee.) The published transcripts of these joint
hearings and the final report of the committees are also included. Cohen,
together with Senator George Mitchell, wrote a book about his experience on
this committee: Men of Zeal (Viking Penguin Inc., 1988). Some of Cohen's book
material and committee papers are intermingled both in this subseries, and in
his book material in the Private Papers series. | | | | Access to records in this sub series is restricted until 2013.
Consult the Special Collections Department for further information. | | | MS 106.3.3.15 Judiciary Committee
1979-1996 19 boxes | | | | William Cohen was a member of the U.S. Senate Judiciary
Committee from 1993-1995, and served on its subcommittees on Juvenile Justice
and Courts & Administrative Practice. Records in this subseries reflect not
only his work on the Judiciary Committee, but his involvement with other issues
related to the Federal judicial process as well. The bulk of the files in this
group were created by Kim Corthell, who also worked with Cohen on the Committee
on Governmental Affairs. Other staff members who contributed to the files in
this group are James Dykstra, David Schanzer, Patricia Bassey, Tracey Carnes,
Marshall Kofler, and Steven Higgins. | | | | Files are arranged alphabetically. Subjects under the
jurisdiction of the Judiciary Committee which are represented here include
anti-trust issues, bankruptcy, court secrecy, qui tam suits (suits initiated by
private citizens), civil rights, class action lawsuits, crime, drugs,
immigration reform, the North American Free Trade Agreement, religious
expression in schools, stalking, terrorism, gun control, and violence (as
related to gangs, video games, song lyrics, and against women). The Judiciary
Committee also conducts confirmation hearings for Presidential nominations for
Supreme Court justices, court of appeals judges, and district court judges, and
material related to several confirmation hearings may be found here. | | | | Significant legislation represented in these files includes
· A bill sponsored by Cohen in 1992 designed to protect victims of
stalking (S. 2922). This legislation became law in the 1993 Commerce,
Judiciary, State and Justice Appropriations bill. · The Violence Against
Women Acts of 1991 (S. 15) and 1993 (S. 11). Both co-sponsored by Senator
Cohen, these bills were designed to combat violent crimes against women on the
streets and in the homes. · The Protecting Class Action Plaintiffs Act
of 1995 (S. 1501). This was a bill introduced by Cohen to address the growing
trend of settlements in class action lawsuits that promote the interests of the
plaintiffs' attorneys to a greater extent than the plaintiffs themselves.
· The Judiciary Committee also debated aspects of legislation on
immigration reform (S. 269, the Immigration Control Act of 1995) and court
secrecy (S. 1404, 1994). | | | | Records consist of hearing material (briefing memos to Cohen
from his aides, questions Cohen asked witnesses, and statements of Cohen and
witnesses), reports on a variety of subjects from Congressional Research
Service and other sources, and Cohen's correspondence with colleagues,
constituents, and the Department of Justice. There is also a small group of
files on women's issues, not all of which were handled by the Judiciary
Committee. | | | | Access to some of the records in this sub series is restricted
until 2017. Consult the Special Collections Department for further
information. | | | MS 106.3.3.16 Labor
1986-1995 7 boxes | | | | A number of labor-related issues are documented in this
series, and they include unemployment (particularly in Maine), extension of
unemployment benefits, striker replacement, and attempts to amend and repeal
the Davis-Bacon Act. Kelly Metcalf created most of these files, with some
contributions from Paulina Collins. | | | | Files are arranged alphabetically. Significant legislation
represented here includes: · The 1993 Federal Emergency Unemployment
Compensation Extension (EUC) (S. 382), designed to extend unemployment benefits
by 20 to 26 weeks. H.R. 920 was passed in lieu of this bill, providing for this
extension. · The Striker Replacement bill (S. 55), also introduced in
1993, aimed at prohibiting employers from hiring permanent replacements for
striking workers. · The Family and Medical Leave Act, enacted into law
in August, 1993, entitled employees to take a certain amount of unpaid time off
from their jobs for family and medical reasons. · An unsuccessful
attempt to repeal the Davis-Bacon Act was made in 1995 (S. 141). The
Davis-Bacon Act, created in the 1930s, requires contractors on federally funded
projects over $2,000 to pay locally prevailing wages to workers. ·
Material related to the controversial nomination of William Gould to the
National Labor Relations Board in 1994 may also be found here. | | | | Records consist of memos from Kelly Metcalf and other
assistants on a number of labor-related issues, "Dear Colleague" letters, and
correspondence with the U.S. Department of Labor, labor organizations, and
Maine constituents. Labor-related memos may also be found in the Education
subseries. | | | | Access to some of the records in this sub series is restricted
until 2016. Consult the Special Collections Department for further
information. | | | MS 106.3.3.17 Project Files
1973-1995 29 boxes | | | | In addition to assisting Senator Cohen with the formulation of
legislation, a number of Cohen staff members were also involved with studies of
various legislative, political, economic, or foreign policy issues. These
studies were referred to as projects. As projects sometimes lead to legislative
action, the distinction between project and legislative work is not always
clear. Also, in addition to studies of issues, project files may also include
requests from cities, towns, or states for information and assistance in
obtaining federal funds or grants. Several case files, which consist of
requests from constituents for personal assistance in dealing with federal
agencies, are also found in this category. The cases included here are those
that have significance beyond the personal circumstances of the individuals
involved. | | | | Tom Daffron was Cohen's chief administrative assistant from
1979-1989. In 1979, he organized a Maine Projects Room in Cohen's Washington,
D.C. headquarters where a group of staff members familiar with Maine issues
worked on projects. The Maine Projects Room lasted about 1 1/2 years. This
subseries is comprised of project files created by the group who worked in the
Maine Projects Room, as well as by others who worked on later projects. Dale
Gerry, Thomas Heyerdahl, Carol Hicks, Kate Lambrew, Sally Lounsbury, Robert
Umphrey, and Timothy Woodcock are the creators of the files. The files
themselves consist of correspondence between Cohen and various Federal agencies
and Maine constituents, Cohen's statements before Senate committees, copies of
bills, press releases, newsclippings, reports, and correspondence with
attorneys. Each group of files is arranged alphabetically. Project files may
also be found in the Housing subseries, and in the Constituent Service series.
| | | | Access to some of the records in this sub series is
restricted. Consult the Special Collections Department for further
information. | | | | MS 106.3.3.17.1 Dale Gerry
1976-1986 10 boxes | | | | | The bulk of these records deal with defense-related issues
pertaining to Maine. Files on the Loring Air Force base, Maine Maritime
Academy, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Brunswick Naval Air Station, and Bath Iron
Works may be found here, and they outline specific issues and problems, such as
the presence of asbestos at Loring and radiation at Portsmouth. | | | | | Folder Titles | | | | | Active Reserve, Force Mix Report, 1984. | | | | | Air New England, termination of service, 1981-1984. | | | | | Airport certification, Maine Department of Transportation, six small municipal airports, 1983. | | | | | Analysis of the Effects of Varying Male and Female Force Levels, Annex One, March, 1985. | | | | | Analysis of the Effects of Varying Male and Female Force Levels, Annex Two, March, 1985. | | | | | Analysis of the Effects of Varying Male and Female Force Levels, Annex Three, March, 1985. | | | | | Analysis of the Effects of Varying Male and Female Force Levels, Annex Four, March, 1985. | | | | | Analysis of the Effects of Varying Male and Female Force Levels, Appendices, March, 1985. | | | | | Bangor Housing Authority, Air Force, 1985. | | | | | Bar Harbor Airlines, slot allocation , landing fees, 1982-1985. | | | | | Bath Iron Works, 1976-1985, 3 folders. | | | | | Bath Iron Works, clippings, 1984-1985. | | | | | Bath Iron Works, Portland, Bath berthing, 1983-1985. | | | | | Bath Iron Works, Portland expansion, 1982-1984. | | | | | Beauregard, Mark R., Lt. Air Force, 1984. | | | | | Beirut Hostage Crisis, 1985. | | | | | Boggs Shipping Act, 1983. | | | | | Brunswick Naval Air Station Clear Zone, 1977-1981. | | | | | Brunswick Naval Air Station Clear Zone, commercial properties, 1981. | | | | | Burns, Deborah-Rachel Carson Wildlife Center, 1981. | | | | | Canadian bonded labor, 1977-1980. | | | | | Cape Porpoise Pier, Kennebunkport, Maine, 1980-1981. | | | | | Casco Bay Transit Service, 1981-1983. | | | | | Chapman, Douglas, lawyer to Joseph LaFrance, Navy, 1985. | | | | | Coast Guard Cutter DUANE, 1985. | | | | | Cookies to Beirut, 1983. | | | | | Cornwall Industries, Inc., wood products, South Paris, Maine, 1981. | | | | | Corvus Systems Case, Air Force, high frequency antenna, 1983, 5 folders. | | | | | Costs of the National Service Act (H.R. 2206), a Technical Analysis, 1980. | | | | | Data General, United States Coast Guard, 1981. | | | | | Defense projects in Maine, 1979-1982, 2 folders. | | | | | Delta Steamship, termination of government subsidy, 1984. | | | | | Department of Defense, program to ship service vehicles at government expense, 1983-1984. | | | | | DiMillo's Restaurant, Army Corps, 1980-1984. | | | | | Dow Pines, Air Force, 1981. | | | | | Eastport, tranfer of facilities, 1983-1984. | | | | | Eaton W. Tarbell and Associates, 1981-1985. | | | | | Exempting piggyback trailers from the Federal Excise Tax, 1983. | | | | | Fiber Materials, Inc., Maine, 1980-1983, 3 folders. | | | | | Frigates, 1976-1983, 3 folders. | | | | | Fuhrmann, F.Y. 87 Auth., 1986. | | | | | Gas Tax File, 1983-1984. | | | | | Gas Tax File, 1984. | | | | | Gax Tax File, against Gas Tax, 1982. | | | | | Gas Tax File, amendments, 1982. | | | | | Gas Tax File, mass transit, 1982. | | | | | Gas Tax File, press clippings, info, articles, 1982-1983. | | | | | Gas Tax File, pro Gas Tax. | | | | | Gas Tax File, summary, 1982. | | | | | Heavy truck tax, 1982-1984, 2 folders. | | | | | Hydrosources and Associates, James Michaud, 1983, 2 folders. | | | | | Keyes Fiber #2, meeting with Gerald Carmen, GSA, 1981-1983. | | | | | Keyes Fiber, #3, 1981-1983. | | | | | Keyes Fiber, #4, 1981, 2 folders. | | | | | Klein Trauma Unit, 1975-1981. | | | | | Klein Trauma Unit, 1982. | | | | | Lewiston Auburn Air Show, 1983. | | | | | Loring Air Force Base, 1980-1982. | | | | | Loring Air Force Base, asbestos, 1983, 4 folders. | | | | | Loring Air Force Base, asbestos, 1983-1988, 3 folders. | | | | | Loring Air Force Base, correspondence and general information, 1979-1981, 8 folders. | | | | | Loring Air Force Base: Keep Loring Committee, correspondence, 1980-1982. | | | | | Loring Air Force Base, salary and economic impact statement, October, 1980. | | | | | Loring operation and management, 1980-1981. | | | | | Maine Maritime Academy, Madeira incident, 1986. | | | | | Maine Maritime Academy, 98th Congress, 1983-1984, 3 folders. | | | | | Maine Maritime Academy, 98th Congress, 2nd session, 1984, 2 folders. | | | | | Manpower files, women in the military, 1985, 2 folders. | | | | | Maremont Corporation, Saco, 1979-1985. | | | | | Marines: Lebanon and Grenada, 1983. | | | | | Merrill Industries, Inc., Army Corps, 1981-1983. | | | | | Mexico, transfer of gold disks, 1980-1983. | | | | | Mikulec Industries, April, 1985. | | | | | Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1981. | | | | | Minesweepers, Navy, Portland, Maine, 1981. | | | | | Navy Communications Unit, Cutler, 1979-1983. | | | | | Penobscot River, rafters vs. Great Northern, 1980. | | | | | Portland Celebration 350, 1981-1982. | | | | | Portland City Terminal Facility, 1983-1986. | | | | | Portland Valve Company, Navy, 1981-1983. | | | | | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, 1980-1984. | | | | | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, asbestos hearing, 1983. | | | | | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, prison asbestos, Dick Johnson, 1984. | | | | | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, radiation files, 1980-1986, 2 folders. | | | | | Portsmouth, U.S.S. Albacore, 1984-1985. | | | | | Poulin, Paul J., SSGT, 1984-1986. | | | | | Pratt and Whitney, Maine, 1979-1985, 3 folders. | | | | | Procurement Assistance Center, proposal, Maine, 1985. | | | | | Raytheon's Maine subcontractors, 1979-1980. | | | | | Ridgeway Electronics, Inc., Augusta, Maine, 1983-1984, 2 folders. | | | | | Searsport, Military Sealift Command, tankers versus barges, 1982. | | | | | Shipping Act of 1984, 1982-1984, 3 folders. | | | | | Soviet attack on Korean jetliner, September, 1983. | | | | | Stinson, Ralph P., Army, 1982. | | | | | Transportation, ICC/USDA, contract to haul, 1981-1982. | | | | | U.S.S. Ranger, 1983-1984. | | | | | Volunteer Army and the draft, newsclippings, statements, etc., 1981-1985, 4 folders. | | | | | Vulcan Engineering Company, Navy, 1985. | | | | | Watt, Thomas-recreational boating, 1983. | | | | | Wright-Pierce, architects, 1981. | | | | | White House, painting, 1980-1982. | | | | MS 106.3.3.17.2 Thomas Heyerdahl
1979-1980 1 box | | | | | These files concern energy related projects in Maine, such
as the Big A Hydro project, the New England Ethanol project, and the
establishment of the Pittston Oil Refinery in Eastport. | | | | | Folder Titles | | | | | Allen, Russell, 1978-1980. | | | | | Big A Hydro Project, 1985-1986, 2 folders. | | | | | Energy projects, miscellaneous, 1981-1987. | | | | | MacArthur, Charles, 1981-1984. | | | | | New England Ethanol Project (NEEP), 1984-1986, 2 folders. | | | | | Pittson Oil Refinery, Eastport, 1973-1985, 2 folders. | | | | | Pittson Oil Refinery, Eastport, 1980-1981. | | | | | Ward, Bob, 1980-1981. | | | | | Wood Stove Tax Credit, 1979-1982. | | | | MS 106.3.3.17.3 Carol (Hicks) Woodcock
1979-1980 6 boxes | | | | | Issues important to Maine, such as the spruce budworm
epidemic, the poultry industry, petroleum reserves, the State Energy Assistance
Plan, and housing projects are documented in this subseries. Files concerning
the Civil Aeronautics Board and the Department of Transportation are also
included. | | | | | Folder Titles | | | | | Agriculture Department, Food Stamps for Indians, 1979. | | | | | Agriculture Department, Fort Halifax, 1979. | | | | | Agriculture Department, Lippman Brothers, 1979. | | | | | Agriculture Department, Maplewood, 1979. | | | | | Agriculture Department, poultry industry, 1980. | | | | | Agriculture Department, root knot nematode in potatoes, 1977-1979. | | | | | Agriculture Department, Spruce Budworm Project, 1975-1978. | | | | | Agriculture Department, Spruce Budworm Project, 1978-1979. | | | | | Agriculture Department, Spruce Budworm Project, 1979-1980, 4 folders. | | | | | Agriculture Department, Spruce Budworm Project, correspondence, 1979-1980, 2 folders. | | | | | Agriculture Department, Spruce Budworm Project, environmental impact statement (amended), 1979. | | | | | Agriculture Department, Spruce Budworm Project, environmental impact statement (final), 1979. | | | | | Agriculture Department, Spruce Budworm Project, five year management program, 1980. | | | | | Agriculture Department, Spruce Budworm Project, general information, 1979-1980. | | | | | Agriculture Department, Spruce Budworm Project, information portfolio, 1980. | | | | | Agriculture Department, Spruce Budworm Project, opposition to budworm spraying, 1979-1980. | | | | | Agriculture Department, Spruce Budworm Project, spraying controversies. | | | | | Civil Aeronautics Board on Delta Airlines, 1979-1980. | | | | | Civil Aeronautics Board, Gatwick-Logan, 1979. | | | | | Civil Aeronautics Board, umbrella radar, 1979. | | | | | Community Services Administration, crisis intervention, 1979. | | | | | Community Services Administration, Personal Energy Program, Joyce Harmon, 1979. | | | | | Community Services Administration, Winter Emergency Assistance Program (WEAP), 1978-1979. | | | | | Community Services Administration, York County Community Action Corporation response to annual grantee assessment, 1979. | | | | | Energy Department, Aging Committee hearing, 1979. | | | | | Energy Department, energy assistance, pricing policies, elderly, disabled, 1979. | | | | | Energy Department, Iranian Oil Cutoff, 1979. | | | | | Energy Department, SSI Energy Assistance Payments, 1979-1980. | | | | | Energy Department, State Energy Assistance Plan, 1979. | | | | | Energy Department, strategic petroleum reserves in Maine, July, 1977. | | | | | Environmental Protection Agency, New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC), 1979. | | | | | Farmers Home Administration (FMHA) housing cuts, 1979-1980. | | | | | Farmers Home Administration (FMHA) housing programs, 1979-1980. | | | | | Farmers Home Administration, Maine Housing Rehabilitation Project, Phase II final report, 1978-1979. | | | | | Federal Aviation Administration, DC-10s, 1979. | | | | | Federal Aviation Administration, written test examiner, 1980. | | | | | Housing and Urban Development Department, Action Grant, Biddeford, Bangor, 1979. | | | | | Housing and Urban Development Department, Capehart housing, Charleston Air Force Base, 1980. | | | | | Housing and Urban Development Department, fair market rents, 1979-1980, 2 folders. | | | | | Housing and Urban Development Department, Fair View Acres, 1979. | | | | | Housing and Urban Development Department, Lewiston, 1978. | | | | | Housing and Urban Development Department, loans, HUD 235 program. | | | | | Housing and Urban Development Department, Lockwood Apartments, Waterville, Maine, 1980. | | | | | Housing and Urban Development Department, Madawaska, 1980. | | | | | Housing and Urban Development Department, modernization funds, 1979. | | | | | Housing and Urban Development Department, Old Town, 1979-1980. | | | | | Housing and Urban Development Department, Portland, 1979-1980. | | | | | Housing and Urban Development Department, press releases, 1978-1979. | | | | | Housing and Urban Development Department, Section 8, observations. | | | | | Housing and Urban Development Department, Sinclair, 1980. | | | | | Housing and Urban Development Department, Tall Pines, 1979-1980. | | | | | Transportation Department, poultry, 2 folders. | | | | | Trip to Maine, 1979. | | | | | Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG), Biddeford, Maine, 1979. | | | | | Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG), correspondence, memos, news clippings, 1978-1979. | | | | | Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG), funds, Fort Kent, Maine, 1979. | | | | | Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG), general information, 1978-1979. | | | | | Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG), Portland, Maine, 1979. | | | | | Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG), rehabilitation project, 1979. | | | | | Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG), South Portland, Maine, 1979. | | | | MS 106.3.3.17.4 Kate Lambrew
1976-1995 2 boxes | | | | | Kate Lambrew worked with Cohen from 1995-1996. These records
are concerned solely with a group of Maine residents known as the Round Pond
Landowners, and their proposal to have their property deleted from the Acadia
National Park boundary established by Public Law 99-420. | | | | MS 106.3.3.17.5 Sally Lounsbury
1973-1995 6 boxes | | | | | Files in this category deal with labor issues such as
problems with apple growers and foreign labor, the logging industry, and the
rights of home workers. In 1981, President Reagan proposed the closure or
transfer to local control of the U.S. Public Health Services hospitals and
clinics. Martin's Point Clinic in Portland, Maine was transferred, and files
concerning this clinic are found here. Files on Nasson College, train service
in Maine, and Social Security issues are also included. | | | | MS 106.3.3.17.6 Robert Umphrey
1973-1979 3 boxes | | | | | The closing of the Loring Air Force Base in Presque Isle,
Maine is the focus of the records in this category, which consist of
correspondence, studies of the closing's impact on the economy and environment,
and general information. A 1978 letter from President Jimmy Carter to Senator
Cohen concerning military base realignments is also in these files. | | | | | Folder Titles | | | | | Analysis of the draft Environmental Impact Statement for Loring, 1977. | | | | | Answers to questions and comments concerning the draft Environmental Impact Statement, 1976. | | | | | Candidate basing actions, reduction of Loring Air Force Base, 1977. | | | | | Cohen, Bill, number one strategic air command base, 1978. | | | | | Description of proposed action and alternatives affecting Loring. | | | | | Economic impact of reductions at Loring Air Force Base, net costs in federal funds, 1977. | | | | | Economic and social costs, Loring Air Force Base impact study, May, 1976. | | | | | Economic and social costs, Loring Air Force Base impact study, final report, August, 1976. | | | | | Environmental impact analysis of proposed realignment of forces, August, 1976. | | | | | Environmental impact statement, draft, September, 1976. | | | | | Environmental impact statement, draft, revised, 1977. | | | | | Environmental impact statement, final, appendix B, 1976, 2 folders. | | | | | Environmental impact statement, final, 1977. | | | | | Environmental impact statement, final, appendix A, 1977, 2 folders. | | | | | Environmental narrative, economic situation, northern Maine, 1974-1975. | | | | | General information, Loring Air Force Base, 1975-1978, 19 folders. | | | | | Hearings on Loring, May, 1976. | | | | | Martindale, Ward W., advantages, disadvantages of closing Kincheloe compared with Blytheville, 1976. | | | | | Operational and resources evaluation, Base realignment proposal, February, 1977. | | | | | Report: Government, Transportation, Civilian Community Utilities and Land Use, 1976. | | | | | Report: Institutional Characteristics, Transportation, Community Utilities, Land Use, 1976. | | | | | Report of the President's Economic Adjustment Committee, April 17, 1973. | | | | | Resources evaluation base realignment proposal, Loring, August, 1976. | | | | | Save Loring information, 1977. | | | | | Section 612 of Public Law 94-431 to Loring Air Force Base, 1976-1977. | | | | | Socioeconomic assessment of potential impacts, May, 1976. | | | | | Socioeconomic assessment of potential impacts, January, 1977. | | | | | Summary of completed military base economic adjustment projects, 1961-1977. | | | | MS 106.3.3.17.7 Timothy Woodcock
1979 1 box | | | | | Export controls on cattle hides, World Trade services, and
several individual cases are the topics covered in these files. | | | | | Folder Titles | | | | | Export controls on cattle hides, 1979, 3 folders. | | | | | Internal Revenue Service (IRS), American Stabilis, 1979. | | | | | Internal Revenue Service (IRS), double taxation on retirement income, 1979. | | | | | Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Renard A. Koehnemann case, 1979. | | | | | Nicaraguan economy, 1979. | | | | | Ohio's corporation laws, 1979. | | | | | Winkin, John, sports clinics for training the mainland Chinese in American sports, 1979. | | | | | World trade services, 1979. | | | MS 106.3.3.18 Trade
1977-1996 25 boxes | | | | Records in this subseries deal with trade issues particularly
as they relate to the Maine footwear, wool, potato, and fishing industries.
General small business issues are also documented in this category, as are
issues concerning the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the U.S.
Canada Free-Trade Agreement, and the North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA). The files are organized into two subdivisions, based on the work of
the legislative assistants who created them: a) Robert Umphrey and Robert
Porter, 1977-1989, and b) Eben Adams and John Veroneau, 1988-1996. | | | | MS 106.3.3.18.1 Robert Umphrey and Robert Porter
1977-1989 15 boxes | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. Robert Umphrey worked with Cohen
from 1979-1984 on agriculture, forestry, trade, and fisheries issues. These
subject areas were turned over to Robert Porter in 1984, who handled them until
1989. | | | | | Records in this group reflect some of the struggles Maine
industries have had in competing with subsidized imported goods from Canada and
other countries. | | | | | In November 1981, Cohen chaired a hearing conducted by the
Senate Oversight of Government Management Subcommittee on the impact of
U.S.-Canadian trade policies on small American businesses located in border
states. Witnesses representing the potato, fishing, wood products, and maple
syrup producers presented testimony to this subcommittee, and records related
to this hearing are included here. | | | | | The footwear industry has long been important in Maine, and
records related to a 1984-1985 U.S. International Trade Commission
investigation of difficulties experienced by this industry are also present in
this category. | | | | | For many years, Maine was the leading manufacturer of
clothespins in the nation, and problems presented by imported clothespins to
this Maine industry are documented here. | | | | | Significant legislative initiatives mentioned in these
papers are: | | | | | The Small Business and Agricultural Trade Remedies Act of
1983 (S. 50). This bill was introduced by Senator Cohen to provide improved
access to trade remedies, particularly for small businesses. | | | | | The American Footwear Act of 1984 (S. 2731). This bill was
introduced by Cohen to impose a global quota on non-rubber footwear imports
into the United States. | | | | | The Omnibus Trade Act of 1987 (S. 490). Co-sponsored by
Cohen, this bill was intended to authorize negotiations of reciprocal trade
agreements and to strengthen United States trade laws. | | | | | Records include hearing briefs, Cohen's statements, briefing
memos, and correspondence from organizations representing the footwear, wool,
potato, and other industries. | | | | | Folder Titles | | | | | Acorn, Inc., Lewiston, Maine, 1982. | | | | | Agricultural trade, 1981-1982. | | | | | American Textile Manufacturers Institute (ATMI), 1984-1985. | | | | | Anti-dumping laws, administration views, 1987. | | | | | Anti-dumping laws, foreign views, 1987. | | | | | Atkins, Small Business Administration, 1984. | | | | | Automobile imports, 1980. | | | | | Bates Fabric, 1981. | | | | | Bi-lateral relations with Japan, 1982-1984. | | | | | Bi-lateral trade with Canada, fishing, 1986. | | | | | Bills, 97th Congress, 1981-1982. | | | | | Bills, miscellaneous trade, H.R. 3398, 1984. | | | | | Canada trade hearing, general background, 1978-1982, 4 folders. | | | | | Canada trade hearings, border broadcasting dispute, 1981. | | | | | Canada free trade, agriculture, 1988-1989. | | | | | Canada free trade, miscellaneous and news clippings, 1984-1985. | | | | | Canadian trade, briefing book, 1981-1982. | | | | | Canadian trade hearing, memos, statements, 1981, 4 folders. | | | | | Canadian trade, lumber, 1984. | | | | | Canadian trade relations: trip to Maine, January, 1982. | | | | | Caribbean Basin Initiative, 1981-1983, 2 folders. | | | | | Clothespins, 1977-1979, 2 folders. | | | | | Clothespins, 1979-1982. | | | | | Clothespins, correspondence, 1978. | | | | | Clothespins, quota, 1978-1979, 2 folders. | | | | | Cohen amendments, 1983-1984. | | | | | Competitiveness and trade, hearing, March 25, 1987. | | | | | Competitiveness and trade, hearing, March 31, 1987. | | | | | Cornwall Industries and Economic Development Administration (EDA), 1984. | | | | | Cornwall Industries and International Trade Administration, 1982. | | | | | Co-sponsor letters, 1986. | | | | | Co-sponsorship, 98th Congress, 1984. | | | | | Domestic content, 1984. | | | | | Domestic content for autos, 1982-1984, 2 folders. | | | | | Duchess Footware Corporation, South Berwick, Maine, 1981-1982. | | | | | Economic Development Administration (EDA) re-authorization, 1981-1982, 2 folders. | | | | | Economic Development Administration (EDA), cuts in program, 1981-1982, 2 folders. | | | | | Economic Development Administration (EDA) loan, Searsport, 1981. | | | | | Export administration, renewal, 1983, 4 folders. | | | | | Export of hazardous substances, 1981. | | | | | Export promotion, 1981-1982. | | | | | Far East trade briefings, August, 1985. | | | | | Farm Bill, 1985, 2 folders. | | | | | Farmers Home Administration loan request, L and S Sales, 1983. | | | | | Farmers Housing Administration, 1985-1986. | | | | | Footwear, 1984, 4 folders. | | | | | Footwear: American Footwear Industry Recovery Act (non-rubber), 1985. | | | | | Footwear 201, background, caucus, 1982-1984. | | | | | Footwear caucus, 1984-1985. | | | | | Footwear caucus, news clippings and articles, 1983-1984. | | | | | Footwear caucus, opposition, 1984. | | | | | Footwear caucus, support, 1982. | | | | | Footwear, Cohen floor statements, 1984-1985. | | | | | Footwear, Cohen statements, 1984. | | | | | Footwear, Cohen testimony before finance committee, 1984, 2 folders. | | | | | Footwear facts, records, 1985. | | | | | Footwear, hide prices, 1979, 2 folders. | | | | | Footwear, imported leather uppers dispute, 1982-1984, 3 folders. | | | | | Footwear, footwear imports, finance committee hearing, 1984. | | | | | Footwear Industries of America (FIA), facts, background, 1984-1985. | | | | | Footwear industry, 1979-1982. | | | | | Footwear, International Trade Commission (ITC) hearing briefs, 1985, 2 folders. | | | | | Footwear, International Trade Commission (ITC) post-hearing briefs, 1984-1985. | | | | | Footwear, International Trade Commission (ITC) section 201 amendment HP 3398. | | | | | Footwear, International Trade Commission (ITC) section 201 escape clause, 1984-1985, 2 folders. | | | | | Footwear, Koss Shoe Company, Honduras, 1982. | | | | | Footwear, letters, 1985. | | | | | Footwear, meeting with Vice President Bush, 1985. | | | | | Footwear, mill closures, 1984. | | | | | Footwear, news clippings, 1984-1985, 2 folders. | | | | | Footwear, Nike, 1979-1980. | | | | | Footwear, Nike, trade restrictions, 1983-195, 2 folders. | | | | | Footwear, non-rubber footware studies, 1984. | | | | | Footwear, Odlo cross-country ski wear, 1983. | | | | | Footwear Petition, section 301 Trade Act, 1982-1983. | | | | | Footwear, post ITC decision, 1984. | | | | | Footwear Reform Bill, S. 2845, 1984. | | | | | Footwear restrictions, opposition briefs, 1985, 6 folders. | | | | | Footwear study, General Accounting Office, 1986. | | | | | Footwear, Tanner's Council, general, 1980-1985, 3 folders. | | | | | Footwear, Textile-footwear briefing book, 1985. | | | | | Footwear, textile legislation, 1985. | | | | | Footwear, textiles, 1989. | | | | | Footwear, trade, 1977-1979, 2 folders. | | | | | Footwear, trade legislation, imports, 1984. | | | | | Forestry, Canadian imports, 1983-1984, 2 folders. | | | | | Fort Fairfield, Oppenheimer Companies, Inc., 1983. | | | | | General Agreements on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Ministerial, 1982. | | | | | Generalized system of preferences, 1982-1984. | | | | | Gibbons Trade Reform Bill, 1983-1984. | | | | | Government procurement, 1983. | | | | | Hearings, Trade Subcommittee, July 1985, 2 folders. | | | | | Hillcrest Foods, Inc., Lewiston, Maine, 1979-1981. | | | | | Imported steam, September-November, 1982. | | | | | Industrial innovation, 1979. | | | | | International monetary exchange rate, 1984. | | | | | International monetary fund, 1982-1983. | | | | | International Monetary Fund, Argentina loan, 1984. | | | | | International Trade Commission (ITC) Amendment, Agricultural Producer, 1984. | | | | | International Trade Commission (ITC) legislation, 1984. | | | | | Israel and U.S. free trade, 1983-1984. | | | | | Japan: economic friction, 1985-1986. | | | | | Japan: free trade and surplus, April 1986. | | | | | Japan: Toyota Motor Corporation, April 1986. | | | | | Japanese trade information pack, 1982-1984. | | | | | Loan liquidations, 1982. | | | | | Maine trade, briefing book, January, 1982. | | | | | Machine Tool Builders' petition, 1983. | | | | | McCain Foods, Inc., purchase, international trade, 1982-1984. | | | | | Meat and poultry inspection, hearing, May, 1987. | | | | | Mitchell-International Joint Economic Council (IJEC) proposal, 1984. | | | | | Multifiber Agreement (renewal in 1981), world textile trade, 1983. | | | | | Multilaterial trade negotiations, background, 1979. | | | | | New England Council trade speech, March 11, 1987. | | | | | Norrwock Shoes, Skowhegan, Norridgewock, Maine, 1981. | | | | | Omnibus Trade Act, corporation and trade association views, 1987, 2 folders. | | | | | Omnibus Trade Bill, amendments, 1987. | | | | | Portland Fish Pier, 1980-1983, 2 folders. | | | | | Potato Council case, International Trade Commission (ITC) determination, 1983. | | | | | Potatoes: Department of Agriculture, Economic Development Administration, 1981-1983. | | | | | Potato reports, 1982-1983. | | | | | Press releases on trade, 1982-1983. | | | | | Reciprocal Trade and Investment Act, 1983. | | | | | Regulations, country of origin, 1984-1985. | | | | | Rockland Fish Pier, 1983-1984. | | | | | Small business, 1980. | | | | | Small business, 1984-1986, 2 folders. | | | | | Small Business Administration, 1985. | | | | | Small Business Committee hearing: plutonium, F.B.I., Silkwood case, 1976. | | | | | Small business, general information and troubles, 1978-1980, 3 folders. | | | | | Small business, material injury standards and special provisions, 1984. | | | | | Small business, technical corrections amendments, 1984. | | | | | Small business trade assistance, 1982-1983. | | | | | Small business, trade, background, 1981-1984, 2 folders. | | | | | Small Business Trade Bill, 1982-1984. | | | | | Small business, trade, briefing, 1984. | | | | | Small Business Trade Remedies Act, 1982-1983. | | | | | Small Business Trade Remedies Act, finance hearings, 1983-1984, 2 folders. | | | | | Small business conference, White House, 1979-1980, 2 folders. | | | | | Specialty steel and trade, 1984. | | | | | Steel subsidies, 1984, 3 folders. | | | | | Strategic trade office, 1982. | | | | | Tariff measures, H.R. 3398, 1984. | | | | | Tariffs and trade, general agreements, 1981-1982. | | | | | Tariffs Bill, legislation and sections, 1984. | | | | | Textile and Apparel Trade Enforcement Act, 1985. | | | | | Textile, Apparel and Footwear Trade Act, 1988. | | | | | Textile industry, 1875-1979, 2 folders. | | | | | Textile Quota Bill, 1985-1986, 2 folders. | | | | | Textiles, Fiber and Wool Identification Act, 1984. | | | | | Textiles, general, 1981-1984. | | | | | Textiles, Northern Textile Association Dinner, 1983. | | | | | Textiles, Northern Textile Association, woolen imports, rope. | | | | | Tomato War, 1979. | | | | | Trade Act of 1974, Amendements to section 201, 1984. | | | | | Trade Act of 1974, background, 1982. | | | | | Trade adjustment assistance, 1979-1980. | | | | | Trade Bill, 1985-1986. | | | | | Trade Bills, summaries, news clippings, reports, 1987. | | | | | Trade: free trade zones, 1984. | | | | | Trade issues, articles, 1981-1987. | | | | | Trade issues, articles and reports, 1986, 2 folders. | | | | | Trade Department, Strauss hearing, 1983. | | | | | Trade Law Reform Act, 1983. | | | | | Trade policy, issues, information pack, 1982-1984, 2 folders. | | | | | Trade reciprocity, 1982-1984, 2 folders. | | | | | Trade reciprocity legislation, 1982-1983. | | | | | Trade Reorganization Act, S. 121, reported by Government Affairs Committee, 1983, 2 folders. | | | | | Trade Reorganization Act, mark-up, 1983. | | | | | Trade, textiles, 1984. | | | | | United States Customs Service, 1982-1984. | | | | | United States Department of Agriculture, information, 1983. | | | | | University of Maine, New Enterprise Institute, 1983. | | | | | Ware Knitters, Inc., stitching facility, 1982. | | | | | Wine Equity Act, 1983-1984. | | | | | Wool Committee Meeting (ATMI), 1984. | | | | | Wool industry, 1981-1984, 2 folders. | | | | | Woolens, Eastland Woolen Mill, Corinna, Maine, 1981-1985. | | | | | Woolens, trade, textiles, 1979-1981. | | | | MS 106.3.3.18.2 John Veroneau and Eben Adams
1988-1996 11 boxes | | | | | Arranged alphabetically. John Veroneau handled trade-related
issues from 1989 to January, 1994, at which time he became legislative director
for the Cohen office. These issues were then turned over to Eben Adams, who
worked with Senator Cohen from 1992-1996. | | | | | Some of the issues documented in this category are: | | | | | The Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations under
the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). GATT provides an agreed upon
set of rules which govern world trade. Since 1947, it has conducted seven
negotiating rounds, which reduced the average tariff level worldwide. The
Uruguay round, conducted in 1993, required member nations to phase out import
tariffs on a wide range of items. | | | | | The U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement of 1989. This agreement
was designed to resolve many outstanding bilateral trade issues, and to
eliminate tariffs on goods traded within ten years of implementation. | | | | | The North American Free Trade Agreement of 1993 (NAFTA). The
purpose of this agreement was to allow goods and services to be exchanged
unimpeded by tariff and non-tariff barriers. It was not supported by Senator
Cohen, primarily because it was built on the U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement
which he felt was being openly violated, especially by a New Brunswick sales
tax that was being collected at the Maine border, and Canada's continued
practice of subsidizing its industries that compete with Maine industries. | | | | | The "Made in USA" policy of the Federal Trade Commission.
Senator Cohen felt that, due to changes in the global market, "Made in USA"
claims should not be limited to companies whose goods are virtually 100 percent
American-made. | | | | | Issues related to the import of wool coats into the USA from
Eastern Europe. These imports threatened Maine companies such as the Carleton,
Cascade, and Eastland Woolen mills. | | | | | Anti-dumping issues. This term relates to problems created
when foreign companies sell their goods in the United States at prices below
the market price, or even below the cost of production. | | | | | The Textile, Apparel, and Footwear Trade Act of 1990 (S.
2411). This bill was co-sponsored by Senator Cohen and designed to provide for
orderly imports of textiles, apparel, and footwear. | | | | | The Department of International Trade and Industry Act of
1987 (S. 330), sponsored by Senators Roth and Cohen. This act was introduced to
create a Department of Trade that would combine the U.S. Trade Representative
with trade-related functions of the Department of Commerce. | | | | | Records include reports, correspondence from Maine
organizations and industries, briefing memos, Cohen's statements, and fact
sheets on trade issues distributed by the White House press secretary and
members of the U.S. Senate. | | | | | Access to records in this sub series is restricted until
2017. Consult the Special Collections Department for further information. | | MS 106.3.4 Press Relations/Media Activity Records
1973-1996 113 boxes | | | Cohen's press secretaries and their assistants communicated with
Cohen's constituents through newsletters, press releases, weekly columns,
specialized mailings, and radio and television broadcasts. Cohen was featured
on a weekly radio program for several years, and from 1989-1991 he and Senator
George Mitchell had their own monthly television program entitled Washington
Perspective. This program provided a timely way for the Senators to talk about
their positions on a number of issues, and to receive feedback from their
constituents. The press staff was also responsible for maintaining speech
files, newspaper clippings, and information on important issues. Audiovisual
materials, such as videos of Cohen's appearances on television talk shows and
tapes made of his speeches were also maintained by Cohen's press staff are
filed under the Audiovisual and Photographs series. The press secretaries in
the Cohen Senate office were Thomas Bright (1979), Alan Brewer (1980), Bob
Tyrer (1982-1986, with assistants Michele Carpentier, Mary Beth Carozza, Kim
Corthell, Donna Saucier, and Debi Griffith), and Kathyrn Gest (1987-1996, with
assistants John Siafsky, Douglas Jones, Laura Head, Michael Townsend, and Andy
Antrobus). Records in this series are divided into five subseries: a)
Administrative press files, b) Columns, releases, radio beepers, d) Issue
files, e) Newspaper clippings, and f) Speeches. | | | MS 106.3.4.1 Administrative Files
1979-1995 2 boxes | | | | Arranged alphabetically. Contains memos and correspondence
about Cohen's radio and television programs, samples of special mailings to
different interest groups, and booklets produced for senior citizens and
visitors to Washington. Congressional Record inserts, "Dear Colleague" letters,
mass-mail registrations, and transcripts of six interviews Cohen did from
1987-1994 with "Meet the Press" are also included. | | | | Folder Titles | | | | Administrative correspondence and clippings
1989-1995 4 folders | | | | Booklets
1980 | | | | Bright, Tom, Washington Post article as printed in the Maine Sunday Telegram
1979 | | | | Congressional Record synopsis
May, 1987 | | | | Dear Colleague letters
1979-1981 | | | | Committee statements
1979 | | | | Congressional Record reprints
1977-1981 | | | | Franked mailings
1979 | | | | Mass mail registrations
1984-1987 4 folders | | | | Mailings, Canada-U.S. fish treaty
1979 | | | | Mailings, Citizens' Hour announcements
1980 | | | | Mailings, energy letter with speech
1979 | | | | Mailings, environment
1980 | | | | Mailings, farmer letter
1979 | | | | Mailings, fisherman's letters
1979 3 folders | | | | Mailings, fisherman's letter, U.S.-Canadian fisheries boundary agreement
1980 | | | | Mailings, foreign competition
1979 | | | | Mailings, Guide for Maine Veterans
1979 | | | | Mailings, health care industry
| | | | Mailings, Maine taxpayers (Roth Amendment)
1980 | | | | Mailings, Report to Aroostook County
1980 | | | | Mailings, Reports to Maine
1979 4 folders | | | | Mailings, Report on Small Business
1980 | | | | Mailings, Report to Senior Citizens
1980 | | | | Mailings, Report to Veterans
1980 | | | | Mailings, Senior Citizens' Book
1980 | | | | Mailings, specialized
1979-1983 | | | | Mailings, Veterans
1979 | | | | Meet the Press appearances, six transcripts
1987-1994 | | | | Newsletter registration
1983 | | | | "Senator Bill Cohen Welcomes You to Washington," guide for visitors from Maine
1993 | | | | Senior citizens information guidebook
1993 | | | | Today Show interview transcript, Whitewater
1994 | | | | Work orders: letters, reports, announcements, etc.
1979-1981 | | | MS 106.3.4.2 Columns, Releases, Radio
1979-1996 10 boxes | | | | This subseries contains weekly columns, press releases, and
radio beepers which are interfiled and arranged chronologically by year, and
then by month. These communications were faxed or mailed to Maine newspapers,
TV stations, and radio stations, and to national news outlets when the news
covered was of national interest. They provide information about Cohen's
legislative initiatives, his commentaries on world events, announcements of his
committee hearings, and other kinds of news of interest to Maine residents.
Indexes to the news items for some months are also included. | | | MS 106.3.4.3 Issue Files
1979-1996 27 boxes | | | | Arranged alphabetically. This subseries consists of
information files kept by Cohen's press secretaries on a variety of subjects.
Some of the subjects covered are aging, the Campobello Commission, Central
America, contra aid, defense, Cohen's accomplishments, blueberries, computers,
the environment, violence, gun control, the independent counsel, Indian
affairs, trade, and Social Security. Records include press releases,
newsclippings, Cohen's floor statements, correspondence, Congressional Research
Service reports, opinion/editorial pieces by Cohen which were offered to
various newspapers, memos concerning Cohen's television appearances, issue
briefs from various federal agencies, and news releases from various Senate
committees. | | | | Folder Titles | | | | Academy Seminars
1988-1991 | | | | Acadia
1988-1989 | | | | Acadia
1988-1989 | | | | Acadia
1988-1989 | | | | Acadia
1988-1989 | | | | Acadian Culture Legislation
1989 | | | | Acid Rain
1981-1991 | | | | Administrative Dispute
1995 | | | | Affirmative Action
1995 | | | | Aging
1981-1989 | | | | Aging
1986-1987 | | | | Agriculture
1990-1994 | | | | Air Transportation
1987-1993 | | | | Jack Anderson
1989 | | | | Aroostook county
1988 | | | | Army Corps of Engineers
1988-1991 | | | | Asia Trips
1994 | | | | AWACS Vote
1981 | | | | Berlin Wall
1986 | | | | Balanced Budget
1992-1995 | | | | Bangor Airport
1986-1988 | | | | Baseball Anti-trust
1993-1994 | | | | Bath Iron Works
1982-1995 | | | | Bath Iron Works
1982-1995 | | | | Bath Iron Works
1982-1995 | | | | Bath Iron Works
1982-1995 | | | | Bath Iron Works
1982-1995 | | | | Bath Iron Works
1982-1995 | | | | Bath Iron Works
1982-1995 | | | | Betaseron
1993 | | | | Blueberries
1984-1993 | | | | Bogus Airparts
1995 | | | | Boat Luxury Tax
1993 | | | | Bosnia
1992-1995 | | | | Boston Artery Project
1994 | | | | Brody Judgeship
1990 | | | | Brody Judgeship
1991 | | | | Brunswick Naval Air Station
1994 | | | | Breye Nomination
1994 | | | | Budget/Bipartisan Plan
1993 | | | | Federal Budget
1988 | | | | Maine Budget
1991 | | | | Reconciliation Budget
1993 | | | | Budget-Stimulus Package
1993 | | | | Byrd's History of Line-Item Veto
1993 | | | | Speckled Caribou
1987-1990 | | | | Clothespins
1982 | | | | David Cheever
1984-1985 | | | | Challenger
1986 | | | | Cable TV Town Meeting
1986 | | | | Campaign Spending
1987-1994 | | | | Campobello Commission
1986-1989 | | | | Casework by State Offices
1994 | | | | Campaign of 1990
1990 | | | | Campaign of 1990
1990 | | | | Campaign of 1990
1990 | | | | Neil Rode
1990 | | | | Neil Rode
1990 | | | | Campaign 1990 Clippings
1990 | | | | Campaign 1990 Clippings
1990 | | | | Campaign 1990 Clippings
1990 | | | | Campaign 1990 Clippings
1990 | | | | Canadian Border Issues
1994 | | | | Caribou Weather Station
1990-1994 | | | | Carleton Bridge Openings
1989 | | | | Central America
1983-1990 | | | | Central Artery
1995 | | | | Child Care
1989-1991 | | | | China
1989 | | | | Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act
1993 | | | | Clinton Promises
1993 | | | | Coast Guard
1982-1989 | | | | Cohen Miscellaneous
1974-1991 | | | | Cohen Miscellaneous
1974-1991 | | | | Cohen Miscellaneous
1974-1991 | | | | Civil Fraud Bill
1985-1986 | | | | Civil Fraud Bill
1985-1986 | | | | Cohen Newsclips
1990-1992 | | | | Competition in Contracting Act
1985-1986 | | | | Competition in Contracting
1982-1991 | | | | Competition in Contracting
1982-1991 | | | | Competition in Contracting
1982-1991 | | | | Computer Marketing
1982-1990 | | | | Computer Marketing
1982-1990 | | | | Computer Marketing
1982-1990 | | | | Computer Marketing
1982-1990 | | | | Computers
1995 | | | | Computers
1995 | | | | Company Closings
1994 | | | | Concessions
1994 | | | | Congress and Presidency
1989 | | | | Congress-Term Limits
1979-1991 | | | | Congressional Reform
1993 | | | | Consumer
1992-1994 | | | | Constitutional Bicentennial
1986-1987 | | | | Contra Aid
1984-1987 | | | | Contra Aid
1984-1987 | | | | Contra Aid
1984-1987 | | | | Contra Aid
1984-1987 | | | | Contract With America
1994 | | | | Counterintelligence
1990 | | | | Counterintelligence
1990 | | | | Courts
1990 | | | | Criminal Aliens
1993 | | | | Cutler Naval Computer
1992 | | | | Tom Daffron
1994-1995 | | | | Peter Dawkins
1988 | | | | Peter Dawkins
1983 | | | | Defense Appropriations
1987-1994 | | | | Defense-Arms Control
1983-1984 | | | | Defense-Arms Control
1986-1988 | | | | Defense-USS Augusta
1985 | | | | Bangor DFAS Center
1993 | | | | Base Closings
1993 | | | | Defense
1988-1993 | | | | Defense
1988-1993 | | | | Defense
1988-1993 | | | | Defense
1988-1993 | | | | Defense
1988-1993 | | | | Defense
1988-1993 | | | | Defense
1988-1993 | | | | Defense
1988-1993 | | | | Defense
1988-1993 | | | | Defense
1988-1993 | | | | Defense
1988-1993 | | | | Defense
1988-1993 | | | | Defense
1988-1995 | | | | Defense
1988-1995 | | | | Defense
1988-1995 | | | | Defense
1988-1995 | | | | Defense
1988-1995 | | | | Defense
1988-1995 | | | | Defense
1988-1995 | | | | Defense
1988-1995 | | | | Defense
1988-1995 | | | | Defense
1988-1995 | | | | Defense
1988-1995 | | | | Defense
1988-1995 | | | | Defense
1988-1995 | | | | Defense
1988-1995 | | | | William Dickinson
1987 | | | | Disability
1983-1992 | | | | Disability
1983-1992 | | | | Disability
1983-1992 | | | | Disinformation
1986 | | | | District of Columbia
1992-1995 | | | | D'Oench Dhume
1995 | | | | D'Oench Dhume
1995 | | | | Drugs
1989-1991 | | | | Duck Stamp Program
1988 | | | | EDA
1994 | | | | Education
1994 | | | | Education
1986-1991 | | | | Education-Pell Grant Fund
1993 | | | | Dept. of Energy
1993-1994 | | | | Elections in Maine
1997 | | | | Energy
1991-1993 | | | | Energy
1991-1993 | | | | Energy
1991-1993 | | | | Environment
1990 | | | | Environment
1991 | | | | Environment
1987-1991 | | | | Environment
1988-1991 | | | | Environment
1988-1990 | | | | Environment
1987-1990 | | | | Environment
1987-1991 | | | | Equal Rights Amendment
1988-1989 | | | | Expedited Recession
1993 | | | | Family Violence
1994 | | | | Farmers Home Administration
1989-1991 | | | | Federal Buildings
1994-1995 | | | | FDIC Mismanagement
1993 | | | | FDIC Mismanagement
1993 | | | | Federal Property Management
1993 | | | | Federal Property Management
1993 | | | | Federal Service Commission
1990 | | | | Fiber Materials
1990 | | | | Filibusters
1994 | | | | Fishing
1981-1993 | | | | Fishing
1990-1994 | | | | Fishing
1982-1986 | | | | Fishing
1988-1990 | | | | Fishing
1989-1990 | | | | Flag burning
1986-1990 | | | | Foreign Affairs
1990 | | | | Forest Products
1991 | | | | Fort Fairfield Flooding
1994 | | | | Fort Fairfield Review
1988 | | | | France
1994 | | | | Franking Privileges
1990 | | | | Gates Nomination
1987-1991 | | | | Gay Issues
n.d. | | | | Germany
1993 | | | | G.I. Bill
1985-1987 | | | | Gignoux Courthouse
1981-1990 | | | | Government Ethics
1982-1988 | | | | Government Reform
1995 | | | | Grant Announcements
1981 | | | | Ida May Green thank you letter
1987 | | | | Ground Transportation
1989-1991 | | | | Gun Control
1989-1991 | | | | Haiti
1994 | | | | Hatch Act
1990-1993 | | | | Health
1987-1988 | | | | Health
1987-1988 | | | | Health
1987-1988 | | | | Highway Bill
1987-1991 | | | | Hill Brothers Shoes
1991-1992 | | | | Homosexual Rights
1993 | | | | Honoraria
1988-1990 | | | | Housing
1986 | | | | Housing and Urban Dev.
1994 | | | | Hurry-Up Spending
1980-1983 | | | | Illiteracy
1989-1991 | | | | Independent Counsel
1993-1994 | | | | Independent Counsel
1993-1994 | | | | Independent Counsel
1993-1994 | | | | Indian Affairs
1994 | | | | Information Technology Management Reform Act
1995 | | | | Iran Contra
n.d. | | | | Iran Contra
n.d. | | | | Iran Contra
n.d. | | | | Iran Contra
n.d. | | | | Iran Contra
n.d. | | | | Iran Contra II
n.d. | | | | Iran Contra III
n.d. | | | | Iran Contra III
n.d. | | | | Iran Contra Intelligence
1987-1991 | | | | Iran Contra Intelligence
1987-1991 | | | | Iran Contra Intelligence
1987-1991 | | | | Iran Contra Intelligence
1987-1991 | | | | Iran Contra Intelligence
1987-1991 | | | | Iran Contra, Maine
1987 | | | | Iran Contra, Maine
1987 | | | | Iran Contra news clippings
1987 | | | | Iran Contra news clippings
1987 | | | | Iran Contra, recent
1994 | | | | Iran Contra Senate Intelligence Report
1986-1987 | | | | Iran Contra Tower Report
1986-1987 | | | | Iran Contra Webster Nomination
1987 | | | | Iran-Iraq War
1987-1988 | | | | Iraqi War
1990-1991 | | | | Iraqi War
1990-1991 | | | | Iraqi War
1990-1991 | | | | Israel
1989-1991 | | | | Defections
1987 | | | | FBI and CISPES
1988 | | | | Marines
1987 | | | | Oversight Bill
1987-1988 | | | | Oversight Bill
1987-1988 | | | | Oversight Bill
1987-1988 | | | | Soviet-UN
1985-1987 | | | | Soviet-UN
1985-1987 | | | | U.S. Embassy in Moscow
1987 | | | | Yurchenko
1985 | | | | Jackson Lab
1989-1990 | | | | Job Corps
1994 | | | | Judiciary
1994 | | | | Juvenile Justice
n.d. | | | | Juvenile Justice
n.d. | | | | Rap Music
1994 | | | | Crime Bill
1994 | | | | Judiciary Committee
1994 | | | | Video Games
1994 | | | | Memos and Hearings
1994 | | | | Kuwait Work
1991 | | | | Kickbacks
1985-1986 | | | | Kennebunk Reimbursement
1989-1990 | | | | International Paper Strike
1988 | | | | General Labor
1989-1993 | | | | Letters to the Editor re: Cohen
1988-1989 | | | | Libya Chemical Plant
1989 | | | | Arthur Liman
1989 | | | | Lincoln Dam School
1983-1986 | | | | Low Income Energy Assistance
1992-1993 | | | | Plant Closing
1988 | | | | Loring Air Force Base
1991 | | | | Loring Air Force Base
1991 | | | | Loring Air Force Base
1991 | | | | Loring Air Force Base
1991 | | | | Loring Air Force Base
1991 | | | | Loring Air Force Base
1991 | | | | Loring Air Force Base
1991 | | | | Lobbying Disclosure
1993 | | | | Loring Reuse
1993-1994 | | | | Lighthouses
1988-1990 | | | | Machias Seal Island
1984 | | | | Maine Background
1986-1988 | | | | Maine Budget Shortfall
1987 | | | | Maine Flooding
1987-1991 | | | | Maine Judges
1989 | | | | Henry Mert
1988 | | | | Maritime Heritage Act
1993-1994 | | | | Medical Research
1995 | | | | Miscellaneous
1993-1995 | | | | Maine Ku Klux Klan
1987 | | | | Maine Growth
1989-1991 | | | | Maine People
1990-1991 | | | | Members of Congress
1989 | | | | Minimum Wage
1989 | | | | Mount Blue Band
1988 | | | | New Zealand
1985 | | | | Northern Forest Lands
1991 | | | | Nuclear Waste High Level
1986 | | | | Nuclear Waste High Level
1986 | | | | Nuclear, Maine Yankee
1987-1991 | | | | NAFTA
1993 | | | | National Performance Review
1993 | | | | National Service
1993 | | | | NATO
1994 | | | | Northeast Dairy Compact
1994 | | | | North Korea
1994 | | | | Ted O'Meara
1990 | | | | Packwood Diaries
1993 | | | | Panama
1989 | | | | Paper Industry
1993-1994 | | | | Pease Air Force Base
1990-1991 | | | | Pork Projects
1993 | | | | Portsmouth Dredging
1989-1991 | | | | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
1986-1995 | | | | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
1986-1995 | | | | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
1986-1995 | | | | Potatoes
1990-1991 | | | | Preview of 104th Congress
1994 | | | | Provential Sales Tax
1993-1994 | | | | Persian Gulf
1981-1991 | | | | Prompt Payments
1987-1990 | | | | POW-MIA
1982-1987 | | | | Potatoes
1986-1991 | | | | Potatoes
1986-1991 | | | | Postal Service
1989 | | | | Philippine Bases
1986-1987 | | | | Philippine Bases
1986-1987 | | | | Pension Reform
1986 | | | | Presidential Election
1988 | | | | Dan Qualye
n.d. | | | | Radiation Experiments
1986 | | | | Radon
1985-1991 | | | | Railroads
1986-1990 | | | | Random to Save
1995 | | | | Reagan
1980 | | | | Recoll Management Corporation
1991-1992 | | | | Regulatory Reform
1995 | | | | Regulatory Reform
1992 | | | | Regulatory Reform
1992 | | | | Elimination Reports
1985 | | | | Republican Majority Commission
1992 | | | | Republican Moderates
1992 | | | | Republican Party
1992 | | | | Rufuseniks
1989-1990 | | | | Saco Defense
1988-1991 | | | | St. John Valley Walk
1991 | | | | Samantha Smith Foundation
1983-1986 | | | | Sears Island Cargo
1989-1993 | | | | Small Business in Maine
1994 | | | | Margaret Chase-Smith
1986-1994 | | | | Adlai Stevenson
1952-1954 | | | | Social Security
1994 | | | | Social Security
1994 | | | | Social Security
1994 | | | | Social Security Background
1994 | | | | Space Station
1994 | | | | Spies
1985-1995 | | | | Stalking Bill
1992 | | | | Stalking Bill
1992 | | | | Stalking Bill
1992 | | | | Stalking Bill
1992 | | | | Stalking Bill
1992 | | | | Anthony Stout
1992-1994 | | | | Striker Replacement
1994 | | | | Supreme Court Nomination
1989 | | | | Bush and Reagan State of the Union
1987-1991 | | | | South Africa
1986-1987 | | | | South Africa
1986-1987 | | | | Synfuels Oversight
1983-1984 | | | | Cohen Sports
1984-1992 | | | | Savings and Loan Fraud Bill
1990 | | | | Secrecy Leaks
1987-1988 | | | | Samantha Smith
1987-1991 | | | | Soviet Film Festival
1986 | | | | Trade Adjustment Assistance
1986 | | | | Trade Zone
1991 | | | | Trade Bill
1988 | | | | Trade, eggs
1986-1987 | | | | Lumber Trade
1985-1986 | | | | Protection Trade
1987 | | | | Textile Trade
1985-1988 | | | | John Tower
1989-1991 | | | | John Tower
1989-1991 | | | | Trilateral Commission
1977-1978 | | | | Cohen T.V. Guide Article
1987 | | | | Terrorism
1984-1989 | | | | Terrorism
1984-1989 | | | | Taxes
1986-1993 | | | | Tributyltin
1985-1988 | | | | Tributyltin
1985-1988 | | | | Technology Reinvestment
1994 | | | | Telecommunications
1995 | | | | Television Violence
1993 | | | | Term Limits
1994 | | | | Terrorism
1995 | | | | Clarence Thomas
1991 | | | | Canada Trade
1989 | | | | Trade Conference
1992-1994 | | | | Travel Filing
1989 | | | | U.S.-Russian Trade Center
1993 | | | | U.S.-Soviet Relations
1984-1991 | | | | Veterans
1983-1994 | | | | Veterans
1983-1987 | | | | Veterans
1985-1989 | | | | Veterans
1985-1986 | | | | Violence Against Women
1990-1992 | | | | Violence Against Women
1993-1994 | | | | Violence Against Women
1993 | | | | "The Washington Perspective"
1989-1991 | | | | "The Washington Perspective"
1989-1991 | | | | "The Washington Perspective"
1989-1991 | | | | Watergate
1994 | | | | Welfare Reform
1987-1994 | | | | Wells Beach
1989 | | | | Wetlands
1993 | | | | Weather Service Office
1983-1989 | | | | Wedtech
1987-1988 | | | | Welfare
1987 | | | | Whistle-Blowers
1986-1989 | | | | Whistle-Blowers
1993-1994 | | | | Whitewater
1994 | | | | Winter Harbor
1995 | | | | Women
1988-1993 | | | | Writers
1985-1986 | | | | WSC events and visits
1987-1989 | | | MS 106.3.4.4 Mailings
1989-1993 8 boxes | | | | Arranged alphabetically by topic. This series contains copies
of mailings addressed to specific constituent groups, mailing lists, copies of
speeches reproduced and included in mailings, and documents related to plans
and strategies for direct mail campaigns. | | | | Folder Titles | | | | Access to Capital, mailing list
1990 | | | | Additions for mailing list
1992 | | | | Adolescent health mailing list, Maine colleges and
universities
1994 | | | | Aging, consumer fraud
1992 | | | | Aging newsletter
1993 | | | | Aging newsletter (Stacy's)
1992 | | | | American Association of Retired Persons (AARP),
letter and rebuttal
1992 | | | | American business list, tape conversation
1992 | | | | Andrews, John
1992 | | | | Arms control
1989 | | | | Bath Iron Works
1991-1993 2 folders | | | | Bids on government contracts
1983 | | | | Bill's newsletters
1992 | | | | Blueberries
1989 | | | | Boat tax repeal
1993 | | | | Brunswick Naval Air Station, follow-up
1993 2 folders | | | | Brunswick Naval Shipyard, squadron announcement
1991 | | | | Bumper stickers
| | | | Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages, liquor licenses
1991 | | | | Business, lumber, mailing list and topics
1991 | | | | Business, manufacturers mailing list, background,
mailings
1992 | | | | Canadian tax, New Brunswick
1993 | | | | Census information on Maine
1989-1990 | | | | Citizens' Hours
1992-1992 2 folders | | | | Citizens' Hours, Alfred
1993 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Bath
1992 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Bethel
1991, 1993 2 folders | | | | Citizens' Hours, Bingham
1992 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Boothbay Harbor
1992 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Brunswick
1992 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Calais
1992 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Camden
1992 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Damariscotta
1992 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Dover-Foxcroft
1992 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Eastport
1992 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Eliot
1991 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Farmington
1991, 1993 2 folders | | | | Citizens' Hours, Fort Kent
1992 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Fryeburg
1991, 1993 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Gorham
1992 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Houlton, including "Meet with
Senator Bill Cohen,"
1992 2 folders | | | | Citizens' Hours, Islesboro
1992 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Jackman
1992 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Kennebunk
1993 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Kezar Falls
1993 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Kingfield
1991, 1993 2 folders | | | | Citizens' Hours, Kittery
1991-1993 3 folders | | | | Citizens' Hours, Lee
1992 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Lincoln
1992 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Lisbon
1991, 1993 2 folders | | | | Citizens' Hours, Livermore
1991, 1993 2 folders | | | | Citizens' Hours, Lubec
1992 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Machias
1992 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Madawaska
1992 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Madison
1992 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Mattawamkeag
1991 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Millinocket
1992 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Milo
1992 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Norway
1991, 1993 2 folders | | | | Citizens' Hours, not sorted responses
1991 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Parsonfield
1992 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Patten/Sherman
1992 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Pittsfield
1992 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Rangeley
1991, 1993 2 folders | | | | Citizens' Hours, Rockland
1992 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Rumford
1991, 1993 2 folders | | | | Citizens' Hours, Sanford
1992-1993 2 folders | | | | Citizens' Hours, Skowhegan
1992 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Union
1992 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Unity
1992 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Van Buren
1992 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Waterville
1992 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Westbrook
1992 | | | | Citizens' Hours, Wiscasset
1992 | | | | Citizens' Hours, York
1993 | | | | Complaint mail, Corbett letter
1992 | | | | Contra aid
1997 | | | | Correspondence management system (CMS), description
of operations
1990-1991 | | | | Cutler, defense
1993 | | | | Defense Authorization Bill (pro-WSC with comments),
postcards
1992 | | | | Defense Authorization Bill, postcards
1992 | | | | Defense, con B-2
1992 | | | | Defense, response to con Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
| | | | Defense contractors mailing list
1991-1992 2 folders | | | | Defense conversion
1992-1993 | | | | Defense, pro Bath Iron Works
1992 | | | | Defense, response to pro Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
1992 | | | | Deficit, bipartisan reduction plan
| | | | Department of Inland Fisheries, sportsman and
hunting licensees
1991 | | | | Dickey-Lincoln
1979 | | | | Direct mail
1992-1993 | | | | Doctors mailing list
1993 | | | | Dover-Foxcroft meeting with Bill Cohen
1992 | | | | Eastern Maine podiatry
1991 | | | | Economic seminar, access to capital in the 1990s
1992 | | | | Education reform
1992 | | | | Energy and environment response examples
1991 | | | | Energy and water development
1980-1992 | | | | Environmental regulations, brochure
1993 | | | | Environmentalism
1988-1989 | | | | Express list, Cohen's profile
1991 | | | | Farmers list
1991 | | | | Fishermen
1992 | | | | Footwear
1984 | | | | Foreign trade zone conference attendees
1991 | | | | Franked accounts
1991-1992 | | | | Freedom of choice
1992 | | | | Freedom of choice, abortion
1992 | | | | Geographic mailings, Loring
1991 | | | | Goodies list, Cohen profile
1991 | | | | Government reform
1995 | | | | Government waste
1993 | | | | Health
1991 | | | | Health care
1994 | | | | Health care conference attendants, leaders
1991 | | | | Health care follow up
| | | | Health care fraud
1993 2 folders | | | | Health care leaders
1991 | | | | Health care reform
| | | | Health care respondents
1991 | | | | Health care system
1991-1992 2 folders | | | | Healthy ME, Healthy Maine program
1992 | | | | "Help" leaders list project
1991-1992 2 folders | | | | Hospital antitrust
1993 | | | | Housing
1989 | | | | Israel, loan guarantees
1993 | | | | Jackson-Tower Amendment, MX missiles
1982 | | | | Jewish, pro-Israel
1988 | | | | Leaders, town managers, selectmen, envionmental
mandates
1992 | | | | Letter head, master copies
1993 | | | | List aquisition, piece-meal projects
1989-1990 2 folders | | | | Long term care conference
1993 2 folders | | | | Long term care conference, attendants
1993 | | | | Loring
1992 | | | | Loring civilian employees
1993 | | | | Low flying military aircraft
1992 | | | | Low level flight
1992 2 folders | | | | Lumber, timber
1992 | | | | Mail memo, comments
1991-1992 | | | | Mail plan
1994 2 folders | | | | Mail plans and strategies (including John Heinz's
plan)
1989-1991 | | | | Mail save
1991 | | | | Mailing lists
1989 | | | | Mailing lists
1993 | | | | Maine Indian Land Claims
1993 | | | | Medicare, physician overcharges, seniors, Caribou
1992 | | | | Medicare, physician overcharges, seniors, Penobscot,
Waldo, Hancock
1992 | | | | Medicare, physician overcharges, seniors, follow-up
1992 | | | | Merchant Marine list
1991 | | | | Metro Mail, info and ME voter tape contract
1991 | | | | Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
1989 | | | | Municipal town mailing, populations under 1,000
1989 | | | | National Taxpayers' Union release on franked
mailings
1992 | | | | New Brunswick Free Trade Agreement
1993 | | | | Pesticides
1992 | | | | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Memphis Award
1992 | | | | Portsmouth Saved!
1993 | | | | Postal problems
1992 | | | | Potato farmers
1989-1992 | | | | Prescription drugs
1992-1993 4 folders | | | | Prescription drugs, Cumberland and York counties
1993 | | | | Prescription drugs, enclosure
1993 | | | | Prescription drugs, hearing in Bangor
1993 | | | | Prescription drugs, hearing invitation, seniors
1992 | | | | Pro Israel, loan guarantee letter
1991 | | | | Profession code statistics, professionals list
1991-1992 3 folders | | | | Prospectus
1992 4 folders | | | | Railroad retirees and employees
1991 | | | | Recoll mailing list
| | | | Reducing the deficit
1992 | | | | Republican state committee
1993-1994 2 folders | | | | Sears Island mailer
1993 | | | | Security of Senate
1992 | | | | Senior housing list for Cumberland County
1992 | | | | Small business assistance
| | | | Soccer letters, Olympic soccer for women
1992 | | | | Social Security, cost of living adjustments
1992 | | | | Stalking tabulations
1993 2 folders | | | | Stationery
| | | | Taxpayers Bills of Rights II
1992 | | | | Veterans
1986-1989 | | | | Veterans lists
1991 | | | | Veterans, VA funding
1992 | | | | Veterans, VA medical facilities
2 folders | | | | Veterans, VA tape
| | | | Violence Against Women Act
1993-1994 | | | | Violence against women, anti-stalking
1992 2 folders | | | | Violence against women, hearing
1993 | | | | Violence against women, letter
1991 | | | | Volunteer conference
1993 | | | | Volunteer conference invitations
1992 | | | | Women
1988-1989 | | | | Womens' conferences
1991-1992 | | | MS 106.3.4.5 Newsclippings
1973-1996 53 boxes | | | | Arranged chronologically by year, and then by month. From
1979-1985, articles about Cohen that appeared in Maine newspapers and some
national publications were collected and systematically maintained by Cohen's
press secretaries and their assistants. During 1979 and from 1983-1985, daily
summaries of these news items were also compiled and filed with the clippings.
Some of the newspapers represented are Bangor Daily News, Portland Press
Herald, Brunswick Times-Record, Lewiston Daily Sun, and Kennebec Journal. Some
of the national publications included are the New York Times, Business Week,
and the Wall St. Journal. Most of the clippings mention either Cohen, his
colleagues, his campaign opponents, or Maine state representatives. After 1985,
news items were collected less consistently due to their availability in
electronic formats. Some clippings about Cohen from 1985-1996 are included in
this series, as are magazine articles and bound copies of news articles about
him and editorials written by him from 1973-1996. | | | MS 106.3.4.6 Speech Files
1979-1996 12 boxes | | | | Arranged alphabetically by subject. This subseries contains
speeches, many of them handwritten or annotated, given by Cohen at events such
as commencements, dedications of buildings, Senate hearings, and testimonial
dinners. Some of the subjects covered are defense, health, education, and the
economy, and there are also files on individuals such as Margaret Chase Smith,
Robert Dole, and John Tower (nominated as Secretary of Defense in 1989). Some
files span ten to fifteen years. For example, a file on Margaret Chase Smith
contains drafts of speeches Cohen gave at events such as the dedication of the
Margaret Chase Smith building in Bangor in 1984, Smith's ninetieth birthday
celebration in 1987, and her memorial service in 1995. Speeches given by
others, apparently used by Cohen for reference purposes, are also included in
these files. | | | | It should be noted that these speech files are not
comprehensive; many of Cohen's statements and speeches may be found throughout
his papers. | | | | Folder Titles | | | | Drafts of Speeches
n.d. | | | | Senate Acceptance Speech
1984 | | | | Aerospace Industry
1980 | | | | AFL-CIO
1984 | | | | Aging
1991-1995 | | | | Agriculture
1995 | | | | American Legion
1995 | | | | American Logistics Institution
1981 | | | | American Paper Industry
n.d. | | | | American Paper Institute
1981 | | | | Anti-Defamation
1979-1986 | | | | Anti-Defamation
1979-1986 | | | | Arms Control
1983-1989 | | | | Astronautics
1980 | | | | Athletics
1981-1990 | | | | Arts and Humanities
1979-1983 | | | | WSC Awards
1995 | | | | Babson College
n.d. | | | | Howard Baker
1987 | | | | Howard Baker
1979 | | | | Bangor Historical
1991 | | | | Red Barry
n.d. | | | | Bawks S and L's
1990-1991 | | | | BIW
1979-1995 | | | | BIW
1979-1995 | | | | BIW
1979-1995 | | | | BIW
1979-1995 | | | | Blessing of the Fleet
1982-1987 | | | | Blue Knights
1994 | | | | Books and Poetry
1991 | | | | Bowdoin Award
1989-1995 | | | | Ron Brown
1996 | | | | Budget
1990 | | | | Intro to V.P. Bush
1986 | | | | Bush-Quayle
n.d. | | | | Campaign
1996 | | | | Susan Curtis
n.d. | | | | Gene Carter
n.d. | | | | Child Immunization
n.d. | | | | China
1989-90 | | | | Choate
n.d. | | | | CIA
1995 | | | | Commencements
n.d. | | | | Commencements
1979-1996 | | | | City Commissioners
n.d. | | | | Civil Rights
1979-1995 | | | | Civility in the Senate
1995 | | | | Coast Gaurd
1989 | | | | Rueben Cohen
1995 | | | | Communications
1981-1985 | | | | Comprehensive Health Care Act of 1990
1990 | | | | Congress vs. President
n.d. | | | | Consumer Protection
1992 | | | | GE Contractors
1985-1987 | | | | County Commissioners
1984 | | | | Covert Bill
1993 | | | | Credit Union League
1988 | | | | Defense
n.d. | | | | Defense
n.d. | | | | Defense
1979-1982 | | | | Defense
1983-1989 | | | | Defense
1990-1991 | | | | Defense
1991-1992 | | | | Defense
1993-1996 | | | | Deficits
1985 | | | | Handicapped
1986 | | | | Drugs
1985-1993 | | | | Peter Dawkins
1978-1984 | | | | Dedications
1983-1993 | | | | D'Oench
1995 | | | | Bob Dole
1995-1996 | | | | Paul Duke
n.d. | | | | Eagle Scouts
n.d. | | | | Economy
1980-1993 | | | | Economy
1980-1993 | | | | Education
1979-1990 | | | | Eisenhower Essay
1996 | | | | Elderly
1982-1992 | | | | Elderly
1978-1991 | | | | Energy
1979-1992 | | | | Energy
1979-1992 | | | | Environment
1980-1990 | | | | Environment
1980-1990 | | | | FAA Air Safety
1992-1996 | | | | Fisheries
1981-1992 | | | | International Trade Commission
1984 | | | | Franco-American Festival
1989 | | | | Bob Gates
1987 | | | | General Notes
1981-1991 | | | | General Notes
1985 | | | | General Notes
1985 | | | | General Notes
1984 | | | | Germany
n.d. | | | | Ruth Baden
1993 | | | | Barry Goldwater
1985-1988 | | | | GOP Radio Address
1994 | | | | Government
1981-1994 | | | | Government
1981-1994 | | | | Government
1981-1994 | | | | Government Oversight
1993 | | | | Grace Commission
1985 | | | | Haiti
n.d. | | | | Hart
1979-1987 | | | | Health
1984-1995 | | | | Health
1984-1995 | | | | Health
1984-1995 | | | | Health
1984-1995 | | | | Health
1984-1995 | | | | Holidays and Special Days
1990 | | | | Holilngs Story
n.d. | | | | Housing
1981-1985 | | | | Husson College
1984 | | | | Indian Affairs
1980-1981 | | | | Introductions
1977-1991 | | | | I.R.S.
1993 | | | | Iran-Contra
1987 | | | | Iran-Contra
1987 | | | | Israel
1979-1995 | | | | Japan
1989 | | | | JFK Files
n.d. | | | | Henry Kissinger
1979-1991 | | | | Labor
1988-1992 | | | | Law
1968-1982 | | | | Law Enforcement
1987-1992 | | | | Sugar Ray Leonard
1981 | | | | Legal Reform
1995 | | | | Lincoln Day Republicans
1978-1994 | | | | Line-Item Veto
n.d. | | | | Lobby Reform
1994 | | | | Loring AFB
1980-1991 | | | | University of Maine Hockey
1993 | | | | University of Maine Law Albums
1990-1994 | | | | Lippman
n.d. | | | | Maine
1993-1994 | | | | Maine Press Association
1987 | | | | Marriot in Portland
1988 | | | | Maine Republicans
1984-1994 | | | | Maine Republicans
1984-1994 | | | | Maine Republicans
1984-1994 | | | | Maine Republicans
1984-1994 | | | | Maine Republicans
1984-1994 | | | | John McCain
1988 | | | | Maine Bar Association
n.d. | | | | Medical Testing
n.d. | | | | Memorial Day Background
1973-1981 | | | | Miscellaneous Addresses
1993-1995 | | | | G.J. Mitchell
1995 | | | | Moderate Republicans
1987-1991 | | | | Muscular Dystrophy
1987 | | | | Muskie
1994-1996 | | | | Military procurement for CBS interview
n.d. | | | | Muskie
1980 | | | | Muskie
1979 | | | | MX
1985 | | | | NATO
n.d. | | | | NATO
1980-1991 | | | | Naval Power
n.d. | | | | New Zealand
1985 | | | | Nicaragua
1983-1985 | | | | Nominations
1990 | | | | Ambassador Norris
1988 | | | | Nuclear
1984-1992 | | | | Nuclear Arms
n.d. | | | | Nuclear Winter
1984 | | | | Notes for various speeches
n.d. | | | | Packwood
1985 | | | | Pac-man and Picasso
1983 | | | | Payson Museum
1983 | | | | Pensions
1985 | | | | Phillipines
1986 | | | | Portsmouth Shipyard
1995 | | | | Possible Topics
1988-1989 | | | | Public Relations Journal
1980 | | | | Product Liability
1994 | | | | Public Broadcasting
1996 | | | | Random Scrawls
1995 | | | | Dan Rather
1981-1989 | | | | Ronald Reagan
1984-1987 | | | | Redskin MVP
1981 | | | | Registered Reform
1995 | | | | Republicans
1980-1994 | | | | Retirement From Senate
1996 | | | | Retirement From Senate
1996 | | | | Roasts
1979-1987 | | | | Roasts and Jokes
n.d. | | | | University of Rochester
1988 | | | | Rockhurst Collection
1988 | | | | Rudman
1986 | | | | Rural Housing
1985 | | | | Salt II
1979-1985 | | | | Ship Commission
1984 | | | | Shoes
1984-1990 | | | | S and L Scandal
1993 | | | | Cohen Statements
1992 | | | | Small Business
1988 | | | | Small Business
1985 | | | | Margaret Chase Smith
1984-1985 | | | | Social Security
1984-1991 | | | | Special Operations
1986 | | | | Speeches by others
1950-1996 | | | | Speeches by others
1950-1996 | | | | Speeches by others
1950-1996 | | | | Speeches by others
1950-1996 | | | | Speeches by others
1950-1996 | | | | Stonecutter
n.d. | | | | Taiwan
n.d. | | | | Terrorism
1986 | | | | Torch of Liberty Award
1980 | | | | John Tower
1982-1995 | | | | John Tower
1982-1995 | | | | John Tower nomination
n.d. | | | | Trade
1985-1995 | | | | Trade
1985-1995 | | | | Transportation
1982-1991 | | | | Tree of Life
n.d. | | | | TV Coverage
1984 | | | | Unfunded Mandates
1994-1995 | | | | Unemployment
1983-1993 | | | | Umaine DPC Dedication
1993 | | | | USA
n.d. | | | | US-USSR Relations
1979-1995 | | | | US-USSR Relations
1979-1995 | | | | University of Maine
1996 | | | | Veterans
1979-1994 | | | | Veterans
1979-1994 | | | | Veterans
1979-1994 | | | | Veterans
1979-1994 | | | | Volunteerism
1989-1993 | | | | Waldo County Hospital
n.d. | | | | Waste Dump
1986-1991 | | | | Waterville Centennial
1988 | | | | West Palm
1984 | | | | William Carlos Williams 100th Birthyear
1983 | | | | Women
1981-1991 | | | | Writer's Conference
n.d. | | | | Olga Zhondetskaya
1993-1994 | | | MS 106.3.4.7 Thomas Bright
1979 1 box | | | | Arranged alphabetically. Records in this subseries had been
maintained and save by Thomas Bright, Cohen's Press Secretary from 1975-1979.
These records were added to the collection in 2009. | | | | Folder Titles | | | | Asia Trip
1979 | | | | Carter Administration
1979 | | | | Constituent Services
1979 | | | | Dickey-Lincoln hydro-electric project
1979 | | | | Dickey-Lincoln hydro-electric project
1979 | | | | Dickey-Lincoln hydro-electric project
1979 | | | | Legislative topics
1979 | | | | Loring Air Force Base
1979 | | | | Military Selective Service Act
1979 | | | | News clippings
1979 | | | | News clippings
1979-1980 | | | | Office mailings
1979 | | | | Office mailings, book of franked mailings
1979 | | | | Office memos
1979 | | | | Photo negatives, Pope visit to the White House
1979 | | | | Press and Public Relations
1979 | | | | Press and Public Relations
1979 | | | | Statements
1979 | | | MS 106.3.4.8 Website
1996 | | | | Extant version of Senator Cohen website
1996 1 3.5 disk | | | | | Web page: Senator William S. Cohen, Career Highlights, 02 Jan 1997, 1 page. | | | | | | Includes the following sections: Watergate, Iran-Contra
& Ethics, A Force for Moderation, Expertise on Defense, Intelligence and
Foreign Affairs, Service to Seniors, Making Government Work Better, Promoting
Maine Abroad, Working for Maine People, Author, Poet | | | | | Website: Senator William S. Cohen 1996 home page, 02 Jan 1997, 1 page. | | | | | Web page: Biography of Senator William S. Cohen, 02 Jan 1997, 1 page. | | | | | | Includes the following sections: Background, Public Life,
Senate Assignments, Awards, and Interests. | | | | | Web page: How to Reach Senator Cohen, 02 Jan 1997, 1 page. | | | | | | Offers ways to reach Sen. Cohen in Maine and Washington
D.C. In Maine, Senator Cohen could be reached at offices in: Augusta, Bangor,
Biddeford, Lewiston, Portland, and Presque Isle. In Washington D.C. at: Hart
Senate Office Building. | | | | | Web page: Statement of Senator William S. Cohen, 02 Jan 1997, 1 page. | | | | | | Statement made on January 16, 1996 in City Council
Chambers- Bangor, Maine saying that he would not be running for re-election.
Senator Cohen thanked the people of Maine and his family for all of their
support. | | MS 106.3.5 Office Administration Records
1979-1996 5 boxes | | | Arranged alphabetically. Thomas Daffron was the chief
administrative officer in the Cohen Senate office from 1979-1989, and Robert
Tyrer held this position from 1989-1996. They were responsible for overseeing
all the activities in the office, including all personnel decisions and the
formulation of office policies. Records in this series contain administrative
memos and correspondence, intern manuals and applications, office expense
account statements, staff biographies, a William S. Cohen State Office
Guidebook (1995) and background information files (which consist primarily of
newsclippings), on well-known politicians and political figures. Drafts of some
of Cohen's speeches may also be found in this series. | | | Access to the records in the Office Administration Records
series is restricted until 2022. Consult the Special Collections Department for
further information. |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | MS 106.4 Audiovisual Materials
1972-2001 73 boxes and 63 reels | | Records in this group encompass Cohen's career in the U.S. House,
the U.S. Senate and the Department of Defense. Included here are 755
videocassette recordings of Cohen's speeches, television interviews, his own
radio and television broadcasts, and his statements from the floor of the House
and the Senate. Also included are 16 mm. film reels, audiocassette tapes,
reel-to-reel tapes and early videotape formats, created to communicate
information about Cohen and the issues and events with which he was involved.
Original film, video and audio elements used to create election campaign
advertisements form the core of the collections, while the majority of the VHS
tapes are reference copies documenting his activities in other broadcast
venues. | | The audiovisual materials are divided into three series by format
and arranged within each series by function. Film reels comprise approximately
65,000 ft. from 1972 to 1984 of silent and sound 16 mm. film as original shots
for ads and completed television spots. Audio recordings on 12 cassettes and 63
reels from 1972 to 1992 reflect similar campaign material as well as some of
Cohen's own radio broadcasts for constituents in Maine. Videotapes are grouped
by format: 2-inch wide tapes are 21 reels of campaign ads from 1972 and 1978
with reference copies on DVD and VHS; 1-inch wide tapes (41) from 1983 to 1991,
3/4 in. wide Umatic (46) from 1974 to 2001, and Betacam tapes (57) from 1989 to
1999 are a combination of original campaign footage, news clips and duplication
masters for campaign materials in film; and VHS tapes (755) are
reference/viewing copies organized into categories such as campaign, speeches,
hearings, interviews, news clips, floor statements and Department of
Defense. | | Videotape
1974-2001 21 reels | | | 2-inch videotape
1974 and 1978 21 reels | | | | 2 inch videotape: Congressman Cohen (part 1)
23 Jan 1974 1 item | | | | | Film transfer of announcement for campaign for second term
in House of Representatives; col., 2:15. Clip on announcement in last 1
min. | | | | 2 inch videotape: Congressman Cohen (part 2)
23 Jan 1974 1 item | | | | | Film transfer of announcement for campaign for second term
in House of Representatives; col., 2:15. Clip on announcement in last 1
min. | | | | 2 inch videotape: Cohen for Senate
26 Sep 1978 1 item | | | | | Campaign spots. Clip is bakery. | | | | 2 inch videotape: Testimonial 60 and Bio
06 Jul 1978 to 05 Aug
1978 5:30 | | | | | Testimonial 60 is 60 second campaign commercial with Maine
people talking about Cohen; Bio is background on Cohen and his campaign
including the walk, testimonials, office in Washington, background, Watergate,
etc. Clip is walk section of ad. | | | | 2 inch videotape: Testimonial 60 and Bio
06 Jul 1978 to 05 Aug
1978 5:30 | | | | | Copy 2: Testimonial 60 is 60 second campaign commercial with
Maine people talking about Cohen; Bio is background on Cohen and his campaign
including the walk, testimonials, office in Washington, background, Watergate,
etc. Clip is Watergate section of ad. | | | | 2 inch videotape: Indian, Indian, Walk, Pay Raise,
Testimonial
01 Jan 1978 3 min. | | | | | Campaign ads for Cohen in his run for the Senate including
his position on the Indian Land Claims issue (compared to Hathaway), his
campaign walk, the Congressional pay raise issue, and personal tesitmonials.
Clip is Indian Land Claims issue. | | | VHS
1974-2001 755 cassettes | | | | Campaign
1984-1991 16 cassettes | | | | Cohen Retires
1996 13 cassettes | | | | Crime, Violence, Drugs
1990-1996 9 cassettes | | | | Defense
1988-2000 60 cassettes | | | | Dept. of Defense
1997-2000 101 cassettes | | | | Floor Statements, etc.
1987-2000 99 cassettes | | | | Foreign Policy
1987-1995 9 cassettes | | | | Health Care/Aging
1990-1996 48 cassettes | | | | Interviews
1987-2000 53 cassettes | | | | Maine
1993-1995 14 cassettes | | | | Misc.
1989-2000 27 cassettes | | | | Newsclips
1987-2000 200 cassettes | | | | Other Politicians
1990-2000 25 cassettes | | | | Prerecorded
1987-1992 22 cassettes | | | | Public Appearances
1991-1998 10 cassettes | | | | Senate Hearings etc.
1974-2000 31 cassettes |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | MS 106.5 Photographs and Memorabilia
1955-2001 120 linear ft | | This record group consists of photographs of Cohen with family
members, VIPs, constituents and colleagues. Several hundred negatives produced
by the Senate Photo Studio are also included. Memorabilia consists of plaques,
trophies, honorary degrees, and other tokens of esteem which were given to
Cohen from constituents, universities, corporations, and other institutions and
associations. | | MS 106.5.1 Prints
1955-1996 9 boxes | | | | | | Photos 1
1972 | | | Photos 2
1972 | | | Photos 3
1972 | | | | Photos 3.2
01 Jan 1972 to 31 Dec
1972 1 item | | | | | Cohen walking with an unidentified man at the University of
Maine. Scanned | | | Photos 4
1972 | | | Photos
1973 | | | Photos 1
1974 | | | Photos 2
1974 | | | | Photos 7.3
01 Jan 1974 to 23 Dec
1974 1 item | | | | | Cohen working in a potato field. Scanned | | | Photos
1975 | | | | Photos
01 Jan 1975 to 23 Dec
1975 1 item | | | | | Cohen sitting in the oval office with President Ford and
others. Scanned. | | | Photos 1
1976 | | | Photos 2
1976 | | | | Photos 2.2
01 Jan 1976 to 23 Dec
1976 1 item | | | | | Cohen standing alone. Shot is from his waist up.
Scanned. | | | | Photos 2.3
01 Jan 1976 to 23 Dec
1976 1 item | | | | | Cohen with his wife, Diane, and children, Kevin and Chris,
on election nightin Bangor, 1976. Scanned. | | | | Photos 2.4
01 Jan 1976 to 23 Dec
1976 2 items | | | | | Cohen speaking with a farmer? Scanned. | | | Photos 3
1976 | | | | Photos 3.3
01 Jan 1976 to 23 Dec
1976 1 item | | | | | Cohen standing with farmer with his arms crossed.
Scanned. | | | Photos 4
1976 | | | | Photos 4.5
01 Jan 1976 to 23 Dec
1976 1 item | | | | | Cohen playing basketball on a farm.Scanned. | | | Photos
1977 | | | | Photos
31 Dec 1977 1 item | | | | | Cohen on the mall at the University of Maine for homecoming.
Scanned. | | | Photos 1
1978 | | | | Photos 1.14
01 Jan 1978 1 item | | | | | Ship in the Kennebec River, USS Oliver Hazard Perry,
scanned | | | Photos 2
1978 | | | | Photos 2.1
31 Dec 1978 1 item | | | | | Cohen with wife and son at his acceptance for the senate.
Scanned | | | Photos Aroostook
n.d., 1975-1976 | | | Photos USS Augusta
n.d. | | | Photos Awards/Degrees 1
n.d., 1975-1981 | | | Photos Awards/Degrees 2
n.d., 1975-1981 | | | Photos Awards/Degrees
1988-1990 | | | Photos Bangor Office Opening
16 July 1984 | | | Photos Bath Iron Works
1978-87 | | | Photos Bath Iron Works
1987-1990 | | | | Photos: Bath Iron Works 1987-1990 1.24
08 Jun 1989 1 item | | | | | Cohen and BIW Attendees at Press Conference. Scanned | | | Photos Bath Iron Works
1992 | | | Photos Blue Album 1
1975-1985 | | | | Photos: Blue Album 1975-1985 1.5
01 Jan 1975 to 01 Jan
1985 1 item | | | | | Portrait of Congressman Cohen leaning against a pillar with
capitol dome in background. | | | Photos Blue Album 2
1975-1985 | | | | Photos: Blue Album 1975-1985. 27.12
01 Jan 1975 to 01 Jan
1985 1 item | | | | | Cohen shaking hands with a demolition derby car driver, the
driver is wearing a helmet, the two men are in front of a car that says Cookie
Monster on the side. Scanned | | | Photos Book Signing
n.d. | | | Photos Campaign Contact Sheets
n.d. | | | Photos Campaigns
1990 | | | Photos Canada Trade Conference
n.d. | | | Photos Ceremonies 1993
1993 | | | Photos Ceremonies n.d.
n.d., 1984-1990 | | | Photos Elected Officials 1
n.d. | | | Photos Elected Officials 2
n.d., 1988-1994 | | | Photos Exec. Branch Officials 1
n.d., 1983-1996 | | | Photos Exec. Branch Officials 2
n.d., 1983-1996 | | | | Photos: Exec. Branch Officials 4.15 1 item | | | | | Cohen and man behind microphones. Scanned | | | | Photos: Exec. Branch Officials 4.16
20 Mar 1992 1 item | | | | | Cohen with Colin Powell and two other people. Scanned | | | | Photos: Exec. Branch Officials 4.17
27 Dec 1983 1 item | | | | | Cohen and FBI Director William H. Webster. Scanned | | | | Photos: Exec. Branch Officials 4.18
07 May 1996 2 items | | | | | Cohen, Snowe, Baldacci and others seated around table.
Scanned | | | | Photos: Exec. Branch Officials 4.19
n.d. 1 item | | | | | Cohen with CIA Director Bob Gates, the photo is signed.
Scanned | | | Photos Factory Visits 1
n.d. | | | Photos Factory Visits 2
n.d., 1989 | | | Photos Fishing
n.d., 1978 | | | Photos Foreign Leaders 1
n.d., 1991-1993 | | | | Photos: Foreign Leaders 8.13
n.d. 1 item | | | | | Cohen and Yeltsin smiling and looking at book. Yeltsin is
pointing. Scanned | | | Photos Foreign Leaders 2
n.d., 1979-1996 | | | Photos Groups (identified) 1
1976 | | | Photos Groups (identified) 2
1977-1980 | | | | Photos: Groups (identified)11.12
1977-1980 1 item | | | | | Cohen and Jed Lyons shaking hands over Bowdoin bike-a-thon
sign. Scanned | | | Photos Groups (identified) 3
1977-1980 | | | Photos Groups (identified) 4
1979-1984 | | | Photos Groups (unidentified)
197?-1980 | | | Photos Groups (On Capitol Steps)
n.d. | | | Photos Headshots
1972-1978 | | | | Photos: Headshots
1972-1978 1 item | | | | | Headshot of Cohen. Scanned. | | | Photos Home Grown 1
n.d. | | | Photos Home Grown 2
n.d. | | | Photos Home Grown 3
n.d. | | | Photos Home Grown Contact Sheets
n.d. | | | Photos Impeachment Hearing 1
1972-1974 | | | Photos Impeachment Hearing 2
1972-1974 | | | Photos Impeachment Hearing Contact Sheets
1972-1974 | | | Photos In Meetings
n.d. | | | Photos In Meetings Contact Sheets
n.d. | | | Photos In the Office
n.d. | | | Photos Interns 1
1970-1994 | | | Photos Interns 2
1970-1994 | | | Photos Interns 3
1970-1994 | | | Photos Iran Contra
n.d. | | | Photos Israel Trip
n.d. | | | Photos JFK School
1972 | | | Photos Lunches, etc.(Bowdoin Reunion) 1
1990 | | | Photos Lunches, etc. 2
1978-1986 | | | Photos Military Trips
n.d. | | | Photos Miscellaneous 1
n.d. | | | Photos Miscellaneous 2
n.d. | | | Photos Miscellaneous 3
n.d. | | | Photos Miscellaneous Maine 1
n.d. | | | Photos Miscellaneous Maine 2
n.d. | | | Photos Miscellaneous Maine Contact Sheets
n.d. | | | Photos Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
n.d. | | | Photos Presidents: Bush 1
1981-1992 | | | Photos Presidents: Bush 2
1981-1992 | | | Photos Presidents: Carter
1979 | | | Photos Presidents: Clinton
1993-1996 | | | Photos Presidents: Ford
1975 | | | Photos Presidents: Reagan 1
1984-1990 | | | Photos Presidents: Reagan 2
1984-1990 | | | Photos President Contact Sheets
n.d. | | | Photos Refuseniks
1989 | | | Photos Saco Defense
1989 | | | Photos 1988 Soviet Trip
1988 | | | Photos Speaking of Sports-Baseball 1
n.d. | | | Photos Speaking of Sports-Baseball 2
n.d. | | | Photos Speaking of Sports-Basketball
n.d. | | | Photos Speaking of Sports-Misc.
n.d. | | | Photos Speaking of Sports-Running
n.d. | | | Photos Speeches, Events 1
n.d. | | | Photos Speeches, Events 2
n.d. | | | Photos Usable Headshots 1
1980-1996 | | | Photos Usable Headshots 2
1980-1996 | | | Photos Usable Headshots 3
1980-1996 | | | Photos Usable Headshots 4
1980-1996 | | | Photos Usable Headshots 5
1980-1996 | | | Photos Usable Headshots 6
1980-1996 | | | Photos Usable Headshots 7
1980-1996 | | | Photos Usable Headshots Contact Sheets
1980-1996 | | | Photos Veterans 1
1985 | | | Photos Veterans 2
1983-1990 | | | Photos Veterans 3
1983-1990 | | | Photos Veterans 4
1983-1990 | | | Photos VFW Contact Sheets
n.d. | | | Photos Visit to Fort Campbell, KY
1980 | | | Photos Scenic Washington
1978 | | | Photos WSC Contact Sheets
n.d. | | | Photos WSC and Bi-Coastal Celebs 1
n.d. | | | Photos WSC and Bi-Coastal Celebs 2
n.d. | | | Photos WSC and Bi-Coastal Celebs 3
n.d. | | | Photos With Individuals
n.d. | | | Photos WSC 1
n.d. | | | Photos WSC 2
n.d. | | | Photos WSC w/Senators 1
n.d. | | | Photos WSC w/Senators 2
n.d. | | | Photos WSC w/Senators 3
n.d. | | | Photos WSC w/Senators 4
n.d. | | | Photos WSC and seniors 1
n.d. | | | Photos WSC and seniors 2
n.d. | | | Photos WSC and seniors 3
n.d. | | | Photos WSC and seniors 4
n.d. | | | Photos WSC and seniors 5
n.d. | | | Photos Albert, Carl
1973 | | | Photos Ashe, Arthur
1975 | | | Photos Baker, Sen. Howard
1979 | | | Photos Bisson, Arthur
1976 | | | Photos Bridges, Lloyd
n.d. | | | Photos Brock, Bill
1977 | | | Photos Burke, Yvonne
1972 | | | Photos Caron, Lillian
1973-1977 | | | Photos Carter, Rosalyn
n.d. | | | Photos Clark, Dick
n.d. | | | Photos Cleveland, James
1976 | | | Photos Conte, Silvio
n.d. | | | Photos Curtis, Kenneth
1973 | | | Photos Cohen, Wm. age 3 approx.
1943? | | | Photos Downs, Hugh
1978 | | | Photos Emery, David
n.d. | | | Photos Ervin, Sam
n.d. | | | Photos Frankland, "Buddy"
1977 | | | Photos Friedman, Jerry
1984-? | | | Photos Goodman, Julius
1975 | | | Photos Goldwater, Barry
n.d. | | | Photos Geer, Will
n.d. | | | Photos Haig, Alexander
n.d. | | | Photos Hathaway, William D.
n.d. | | | Photos Horton, Frank
1975 | | | Photos Jackson, Henry
1975 | | | Photos Jenner, Albert
n.d. | | | Photos Jones, Harold
1974 | | | Photos James, Longley
1975 | | | Photos Marks, Marc Lincoln
n.d. | | | Photos McCain, John
n.d. | | | Photos McKelvey, William
1977 | | | Photos Mondale, Walter
1979 | | | Photos Monks, Robert A.G.
1972 | | | Photos Muskie, Edmund
1976 | | | Photos Nunn, Sam
n.d. | | | Photos O'Neill, Thomas P.
n.d. | | | Photos O'Neil, Tip
1984 | | | Photos Percy, Charles H.
n.d. | | | Photos Peterson, Russell
1979 | | | Photos Presidents: Nixon
-1991 | | | Photos Rhodes, John
n.d. | | | Photos Richardson, Elliot
1979 | | | Photos Richardson, Harry
1974 | | | Photos Rockefeller, Nelson
n.d. | | | Photos Rogers, William
1977 | | | Photos Russo, Martin
1978 | | | Photos Sanders, Col. Harlan
1977 | | | Photos Smith, Margaret Chase
n.d. | | | Photos Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr
n.d. | | | Photos Studds, Gerry
n.d. | | | Photos Towe, Peter
n.d. | | | Photos TV News Shows
1990-1992 | | | Photos Udall, Morris
n.d. | | | Photos Violette, Elmer
n.d. | | | Photos Washington, Walter
1976 | | | Photos White, Theodore
1978 | | | Photos Wilson, Tim
1975 | | | Photos WSC and Agnes Yarnell
1983 | | | Photos WSC and Lew Vafiades
1983-1988 | | | Photos WSC and Paul Zimmerman, Colin Powell
1986-1992 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | MS 106.6 Department of Defense
1997-2001 6 series, 5 GB (16 CD-ROM disks) | | These Unclassified Documents are digital copies made from
reference files kept by the DOD staff and stored on CD-ROM disks using Acrobat
Reader when Secretary Cohen was leaving office. The official records of the
Office of Secretary of Defense are held by the National Archives and Records
Administration. Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen's collection of papers
including correspondence with Congress and heads of state, reports, memos,
press releases, and travel itineraries, trip books, public statements, talking
points, briefings, news clips, photographs, conferences, hearings and special
events are accessed through the Correspondence Retrieval System using Acrobat
Reader. The records in this group are divided into five series: Official
Correspondence, Trips, Public Statements, Conferences/Hearings/Special Events,
Photographs, and News. The photographs are JPEG images of official events
including award ceremonies, meetings with dignitaries, and travel. The news
files are primarily the research gathered on behalf of DoD staff for daily
information on world events. | | Access to some of the records in the Department of Defense record
group is restricted. Consult the Special Collections Department for further
information. | | MS 106.6.1 Collection of Official Correspondence
1997-2001 1.9 GB (4 CD-ROM disks) | | | Correspondence includes 1997-2001 external memos, detailed
briefings on department activities and expenditures, letters to and from
Congressmen and Congressional committees, reports to the Congress, letters to
and from foreign heads of state, letters to and from President Clinton, letters
of appointment, thank you letters for support on Defense issues, and copies of
related reference materials such as President Clinton's speeches. | | | Secretary of Defense
1997 522 MB (361 folders and 2,703 files on 1
CD-ROM Disk) | | | | This sub-series for the year of 1997 includes 317 categories
(folders) including country names and topics related to national defense. | | | Secretary of Defense
1998 518 MB (351 folders with 2,291 files on one
CD-ROM disk) | | | | This sub-series for the year of 1998 includes 351 categories
(folders) including country names and topics related to national defense. | | | Secretary of Defense
1999 495 MB (325 folders with 1,910 files on one
CD-ROM disk) | | | | This sub-series for the year of 1999 includes 325 categories
(folders) including country names and topics related to national defense. | | MS 106.6.2 Trips
1997-2001 1 binder and 1 CD | | | Divided into chronological sub-series 1997-1999 and 2000 that
are subdivided by long trips and short trips and then by geographic location.
The main menu for each sub-series is a list of international place names with
dates and a list of three Short Trip Binders. Each place name links to a table
of contents with the Overall Trip Material, Country/Area Specific documents,
Press Clips/Wire Pulls, and Classified Annex (this link leads to a statement
that the classified materials are not included). | | | Overall Trip Materials are itineraries, points of contact, and
passenger manifests and the links lead to the specific documents that were
scanned from notebooks. Country/Area Specific contents include the countries or
areas and links to a further content lists which link to the actual speeches,
statement alternatives, background papers, talking points, and reference
materials for the specific visits and meetings. Press Clips/Wire Pulls includes
transcripts of interviews with Secretary of Defense Cohen, press availability,
question and answer scripts, news clips, news summaries, and articles. These
are copes paper originals kept in a notebook at the Pentagon. | | | Includes "List of Trips and Meetings" for January 1997-January
2001 and "List of Stateside Meetings with Foreign Dignitaries" January
1997-Janaury 2001 (include dates, locations, and participants, 27 pages). | | | Germany (Wehrkunde Conference)
03 Feb 2000 to 06 Feb
2000 30 objects | | | | Overall trip materials, documents specific to 36th Munich
Conference on Security Policy, meetings with Ukrainian officials, signing
ceremony for Declaration of Principles for Defense Equipment and Industrial
Cooperation with United Kingdom, press clips and wire pulls covering
events. | | | Morocco and South Africa
10 Feb 2000 to 17 Feb
2000 27 objects | | | | Description of Secretary of Defense trip to Morocco, Nigeria,
and South Africa. Overall trip materials, no specific information for Morocco,
trip to Nigeria was canceled enroute, meetings in South Africa with President,
MOD, MPW,MOE, The Standing Committee on Defense, and with Nelson Mandela. Press
clips and wire pulls are also included. | | | Hong Kong, Vietnam, Japan and Korea Volume 1
08 Mar 2000 to 18 Mar
2000 48 | | | | Includes Trip announcement, overall trip material, trip
schedule, specific information on Asia (Vietnam, Japan, and Korea). Mainly
deals with press in Asia and with CNN, and the Today Show. | | | Hong Kong, Vietnam, Japan and Korea Volume 2
08 Mar 2000 to 18 Mar
2000 64 | | | | Includes overall trip material, Itinerary, delegation roster,
points of contact, Frace press article, key themes summary sheet Hong Kong,
biography of Michael Klosson, and various talking points. In Vietnam: Scope
paper, bi-lateral issues, talking points, meeting, site visit, case narrative,
central Identification lab, pictures, Secretary of Defense speech to National
Defense Academy. In Japan: News article, speech outline, answers. In Korea:
News articles, itinerary and talking points, SOFA meeting, Seoul press
conference, press clips/ wire pulls, news summary, TV coverage, Atsugi Health
Hazard. In Hong Kong: Biographies. In Vietnam: Bios. In Japan: scope paper,
bios, lunch with foreign minister Kono, meeting and dinner with defense
minister, office call, meetings. In Korea: Key themes, main points, watch out
items, scope paper, meeting with minister and president, bio of MOD, talking
points, and pre-departure policy briefing. | | | Nigeria and The Gulf
31 Mar 2000 to 12 Apr
2000 53 objects | | | | Includes overall trip material, area specific unclassified
material. In Nigeria meeting with President, no information povided on Israel,
Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Oman. Press clips
and wire pulls included. Last topic is Classified Annex. | | | Belgium, Lithuania, Sweden & Russia
06 Jun 2000 to 13 Jun
2000 51 objects | | | | Includes overall trip materials, country specific unclassified
material-In Belgium F-16 ceremonies, meetings with Secretary of Defense and
Russian MOD. In Lithuania meetings about multilateral cooperation with PM,
Speaker, and MOD. In Sweden dealing with ship Vasa's revival. In Russia meeting
with Secretary of Defense, MOD, and signing ceremony. Also inlcuded press clips
and wire pulls, the last topic is Classified Annex. | | | China and Australia
10 Jul 2000 to 17 Jul
2000 66 objects | | | | Includes overall trip material and press clips/wire pulls. In
China, lunch with mayor of Shaghai, various press conferences, lunch with mayor
of Beijing, and meeting with PRC leaders. In Australia, remarks made at working
luncheon. | | | China and Australia Volume II
10 Jul 2000 to 17 Jul
2000 102 objects | | | | Includes overall trip material, in China- Secretary of Defense
visits many sites in China including stock exchange. In Australia- meetings and
luncheons with MOD. Also included are press clips/wire pulls and Classified
Annex. | | | Asia
13 Sep 2000 to 22 Sep
2000 100 objects | | | | Includes overall trip material, in The Philippines--meetings
with SND, General, and President. In Singapore-meetings with Prime Minister,
President, visit to the USS Germantown (meet with Admiral, Captain, and
Commander). In Indonesia-meet with President, Vice President, LTG, MOD, and
TNI. In Thailand-dinner with Prime Minister/MOD. In Korea- one meeting. In
Japan- attended a hosted breakfast. Also includes press clips/ wire pulls and
Classified Annex. | | | Tunisia, Greece and UK
06 Oct 2000 to 11 Oct
2000 39 objects | | | | Includes overall trip material. In Tunisia- trip themes. In
Greece- meetings and signing ceremony. In the U.K.- meetings and speaking about
NATO. Also includes press clips/ wire pulls and classifed annex. | | | Brazil, Argentina, Chile
16 Oct 2000 to 17 Oct
2000 21 objects | | | | Includes overall trip material. In Brazil- meeting with MOD.
In Argentina- meeting with MOD. In Chile- cancelled face to face meeting with
MOD. Also includes press clips/ wire pulls and classifeid annex. | | | Persian Gulf
15 Nov 2000 to 22 Nov
2000 33 objects | | | | Includes overall trip material. No information provided for
Bahrain, UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Jordan, Egypt, or Israel. In Kuwait-
Arcent-OA mission. Also includes press clips/ wire pulls and classified
annex. | | | Brussells (NATO), Belgium
03 Dec 2000 to 06 Dec
2000 27 objects | | | | Includes overall trip material. In Belgium- SYG letter, letter
to German MOD apologizing for accident at the Pentagon, and presentation by
Secretary of Defense and MOD of Ukraine. | | | Short Trip Binder (Volume 1)
06 Jan 2000 to 28 May
2000 76 objects | | | | Includes information on Secretary of Defense's trips to:
California(2), New York City (2), San Antonio & Ft. Hood Texas, Bangor,
Maine, Kosovo, Germany, and Belgium, Louisville, Kentucky, New Jersey & New
York, and Indianapolis. | | | Short Trip Binder (Volume 2)
05 Jun 2000 to 07 Sep
2000 57 objects | | | | Includes information on Secretary of Defense's trips to : New
Orleans, Beaver Creek Colorado, Tampa Florida, Annapolis Maryland, Atlanta
Georgia, Vail Colorado, Milwaukee & Cleveland Ohio, Norfolk Virginia,and
Bangor & Brunswick Maine. | | | Short Trip Binder (Volume 3)
08 Sep 2000 to 20 Dec
2000 73 objects | | | | Includes information on Secretary of Defense's trips to: Miami
Florida, New York City, Chicago Illinois, Boston Massachusetts, Norfolk
Virginia, Boca Raton & Tampa Florida. Also includes the script for the 2000
USO/DoD Secretary of Defense Holiday show. Many artist, politicians, and
celebrities are in attendance. | | MS 106.6.3 Public Statements
1996-1999 11 volumes; 470 MB (86 folders with 1,086
files)on 2 CD-ROM disks | | | Series include transcripts of speeches, interviews, press
conferences, and congressional testimony; text of reports, announcements, and
news articles; press advisories and correspondent memoranda; and copies of
related correspondence. The material on both disks is duplicated from seven
bound volumes entitled Public Statements of William S.
Cohen Secretary of Defense and provided by the Historical Office, Office
of the Secretary of Defense. The four volumes for 1999 are not included in
electronic format. | | | Main Menu Volume I
5 December 1996-26 April 1997 1 volume | | | Main Menu Volume II
28 April 1997-14 July 1997 1 volume | | | Main Menu Volume III
9 July 1997-29 December 1997 1 volume | | MS 106.6.4 Conferences/Hearings/Special Events
1997-2000 86.5 MB (22 folders with 335 files) | | | This series encompasses several subseries maintained separately
from the chronological correspondence files in Secretary Cohen's office. Each
subseries is centered around a significant event outside the daily functions of
the office. Files generated by Cohen's congressional confirmation hearings for
the Secretary's position, the 1997 Kassebaum Report on Gender Integrated
Training and Related Issues in the military, preparation for hearings in the
Armed Services and Appropriations Committees in Congress, and Y2K readiness are
included. | | | Confirmation Preparation and Hearing
22 January 1997 | | | | Transcript: Confirmation Hearing of the Senate Armed
Services Committee
22 January 1997 67 pages | | | | | Confirmation of former Senator William Cohen to be Secretary
of Defense, Chaired by Senator Strom Thurmond (R-SC) | | | | Statement before Committee on Armed Services
22 Jan 1997 9 pages | | | | | Statement of William S. Cohen Secretary--Designate
Department of Defense before the committee on armed services in the United
States Senate. Included is a short biography and then a copy of his speech for
the committee. | | | | Biography: William S. Cohen
01 Jan 1997 2 pages | | | | | Biography of Secretary of Defense nominee William S.
Cohen. | | | | Cohen: Defense Related Issues
01 Jan 1997 4 pages | | | | | Synopsis on Secretary of Defense nominee William S. Cohen's
position on defense related issues while serving as a member of Senate. Topics
included DoD Reorganization, Military Personnel, International Security, and
Counterintelligence Programs. | | | | Hearing: William S. Cohen statement
16 Jul 1996 2 pages | | | | | Cohen's statement at the hearing on the implementation of
the information technology management reform act of 1996. U.S. Senate,
subcommittee on oversight of government management, and the District of
Columbia, committee on governmental affairs. | | | | News Clips and Wire Pulls
various dates 40 pages | | | | | Collection of clippings from various newspapers including
the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and the
Portland Press Herald. | | | | Interviews with news media
January 23-27, 1997 35 pages | | | | | Various interviews from the media. Included is Larry King,
newshour with Jim Lehrer, Dan Rather, and Peter Jennings. Also contains DoD
newsbriefings and news releases concerning Cohen. | | | | Memo: Confirmation Book
06 Jan 1997 4 pages | | | | | Includes answers to SASC pre-hearing questions for
secretary-designate Cohen. Also includes advanced policy questions from the
SASC. | | | | Letter: Strom Thurmond
24 Dec 1996 27 pages | | | | | Letter congratulating Cohen on his nomination and also
includes advanced policy questions. | | | | Statement: William J. Perry
1994 8 pages | | | | | Statement of William J. Perry, deputy secretary of defense
nominee to be secretary of defense. | | | | Statement : John G. Tower
January 25, 1989 10 pages | | | | | Statement of John G. Tower before the committee on Armed
Services. He was nominated by Reagan but not confirmed by the Senate | | | | Hearing questions
1989, 1993, 1995 12 pages | | | | | Copies of the confirmation hearings for John White, William
Perry, Les Aspin, and Richard Cheney. | | | | Prepared Questions for the Record for William
Perry, Les Aspin, Richard Cheney
22 Jan 1997 18 pages | | | | | Contains a list of prepared questions that were asked at the
confirmation hearings of three previous Secretary of Defense nominees. | | | | Selected questions and answers
22 Jan 1997 20 pages | | | | | A list of questions and answers form various members of the
house and senate. | | | House Int’l Relations Committee Hearing Prep
Book
March 1997 | | | Senate Armed Service Committee Prep Book
April 1997 | | | Interview with Stephen Rosenfeld on SecDef Views on
Strategic Nuclear Policy | | | Kassebaum Report on Gender-Integrated Training
December 1997 18 objects | | | | Includes remarks on Kassebaum report, memo tasking services
for their assessment, information paper on Kassembaum report, condensed report,
complete report, members of the Kassebaum panel, public affairs strategy,
legislative affairs strategy, questions and answers, and related
information. | | | Service Chiefs’ Testimony SASC Readiness
September 1998 | | | Defense Reform Binder
February 1999 | | | Senate Budget Committee Prep Book
March 1999 | | | House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee Prep Book
March 1999 | | | Y2K Prep Book
01 Jul 1999 20 objects | | | | Includes agenda, seating chart, attendance, Y2K DoD overview
brief, joint staff, USD (Policy), STRATCOM, DoD director of audits comments,
service briefings, and functional briefings. | | | FY 2001 Budget Issues
February 2000 | | | Miscellaneous Briefings and Events (Volume 1)
2000 | | | | Cabinet Meeting, Wednesday January 14, 10:00 a.m.
The Cabinet Room
January 14, 2000 | | | | | TALKING POINTS:The President's Upcoming State Of The Union Address, January 14, 2000. | | MS 106.6.5 Photographs
1996-2000 3 CD-ROM disks | | | Travel and publicity stills organized by year and then by month.
Images of Sec. Cohen hosting heads of state visiting this country, images of
Sec. and Mrs. Cohen with dignitaries in foreign countries, images of Sec. Cohen
during foreign visits (i.e. at ceremonies or reviewing troops), images of Sec.
Cohen with important public figures in this country. The files open as
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Photo Editor version 3.01 | | | 1996-1997 and USO Photos
1996-1997 362 MB (725 jpeg files) | | | | 1996-1997 photos
1997 | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense luncheon with Deputy Secretary of Defense John P. White 001, 21 Jan 1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | White (on left) and Cohen in conversation at dining table
set up in office. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense luncheon with Deputy Secretary of Defense John P. White 002, 24 Jan 1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | (From left) White, Cohen, Robert Tyrer, James Bodner, and
unidentified man in conversation at dining table set up in office. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense luncheon with Deputy Secretary of Defense John P. White 003, 24 Jan 1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | (From left) Cohen, Robert Tyrer, James Bodner, White, and
unidentified man in conversation at dining table set up in office. | | | | | Photograph: President William Clinton, Vice President Albert Gore, and the unified commanders at the Pentagon 001-005, 29 Jan 1997, 5 photos. | | | | | | First image is (from left) posing at entrance to Pentagon:
?uniform, VP Gore, Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen, Pres. Clinton,
?uniform, DepSecretary of Defense John P. White. Four additional images of same
group, some with flags hanging in interior background | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense and Mrs. Perry host dinner in honor of Senator and Mrs. Cohen 001-003, 05 Jan 1997, 3 photos. | | | | | | Two views of guests standing and talking including
Secretary of Defense William Perry and his wife, Senator William Cohen and his
wife Janet Langhart Cohen, Secretary of State Madeline Albright, and three
others. One view of same group seated at dining table with salad served. | | | | | Photograph: William S. Cohen's first Defense meeting w/Service Secretaries and Service Chiefs 001-004, 24 Jan 1997, 4 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen meeting with DoD chiefs and
secretaries | | | | | Photograph: William S. Cohen's first entrance in the Pentagon as Secretary of Defense 001-002, 24 Jan 1997, 2 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense William Cohen and Janet Langhart
Cohen ascending the steps of the Pentagon. They are flanked by military
personnel that are saluting. | | | | | Photograph: SecDef Cohen meets Mr. David Cooke, Director of Administration and Management 001-002, 24 Jan 1997, 2 photo. | | | | | | Mr. Cooke and Secretary of Defense Cohen looking at a
folder together. | | | | | Photograph: Senator Cohen's swearing in ceremony as Secretary of Defense 001-004, 24 Jan 1997, 4 photo. | | | | | | President Bill Clinton, Senator William Cohen, Janet
Langhart Cohen, and Vice President Albert Gore. VP is swearing in the Senator
as Secretary of Defense. | | | | | Photos-Invitation: Secretary of Defense hosted Black History Month Ceremony 001-005, 19 Feb 1997, 1 page, 4 photos. | | | | | | An invitation to the African-American History Month
Ceremony at the Pentagon. Discussion and reception information is included.
Images include Secretary of Defense Cohen, Janet Langhart cohen and Admiral J.
Paul Reason at celebration. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense hosted honor/cordon for His Excellency Turhan Tayan Minister of Defense of the Republic of Turkey 001-006, 20 Feb 1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | MOD Tayan ascending Pentagon steps with Secretary of
Defense Cohen, they are flanked by military personnel; Cohen and Tayan seated
at meeting table. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense hosted dinner in honor of the Deputy Secretary of Defense John J. Hamre, 15 Sep 1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Janet Langhart Cohen sitting at a table looking away from
camera. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense meeting with National Security Advisor of the Republic of Korea 001-002, 11 Feb 1997, 2 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen shaking the hand of NSA of
Korea in front of large word map, and then seated at meeting table. | | | | | Photograph: Visit of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 001, 13 Feb 1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen standing next to PM Netanyahu
in front of large world map. | | | | | Photograph: Visit of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 002, 13 Feb 1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | PM Netanyahu and Secretary of Defense Cohen standing on a
stage at a ceremony on the grounds of the Pentagon. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary and Mrs. Janet Cohen 001, 17 Sep 1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen and Janet Langhart Cohen
descending the steps of the Pentagon flanked by military personnel. | | | | | Photograph: Visit of Prince Sultan Minister of Defense and Aviation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 001, 26 Feb 1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen and Prince Sultan walking the
grounds of the Pentagon followed by members of their staff. They are all
flanked by military personnel. | | | | | Photograph: Visit of Prince Sultan Minister of Defense and Aviation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 002, 26 Feb 1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Prince Sultan and Secretary of Defense Cohen standing on
stage during a ceremony at the Pentagon. Members of their staff are to their
left. | | | | | Photograph: Welcome ceremony in honor of William S. Cohen Secretary of Defense 001-022, 14 Feb 1997, 22 photos. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen and Janet Langhart Cohen with
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Senator Strom Thurmond, unidentified
people at welcoming ceremony; includes standing during National Anthem and
Secretary of Defense Cohen at the podium. | | | | | Photograph: Deputy Secretary of Defense/CJCS hosted Armed Forces Welcoming Ceremony in honor of William S. Cohen, Secretary of Defense 001-002, 14 Feb 1997, 2 photos. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen speaking to unidentified man
whose back is to the camera and Secretary of Defense Cohen and Mrs. Cohen
standing together. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense hosted the Big 8 Luncheon 001, 01 Mar 1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen on right side in the middle of
the table with the "Big 8". No date is given for the photo. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense hosted the Big 8 Luncheon 002, 01 Mar 1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | (From Left) Secretary of Defense Cohen and unidentified
man standing behind their chairs talking. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense hosted the Big 8 Luncheon 003, 01 Mar 1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | (From Left) Unidentified man and Secretary of Defense
Cohen with their arms around each other. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense hosted Honor/Cordon in honor of His Excellency Syed Hamid bin Syed Jaafar Albar, Minister of Defense of Malaysia 001, 20 Mar 1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | MOD of Malaysia and Secretary of Defense Cohen ascending
the stairs of the Pentagon flanked by military personnel. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense hosted Honor/Cordon in honor of His Excellency Syed Hamid bin Syed Jaafar Albar, Minister of Defense of Malaysia 002, 20 Mar 1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen and MOD Albar standing in front
of large world map. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense hosted Honor/Cordon in honor of His Excellency Syed Hamid bin Syed Jaafar Albar, Minister of Defense of Malaysia 003, 20 Mar 1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense and his staff meeting/eating with MOD
and his staff. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense hosts Women's History Month Ceremony; Mrs. Tipper Gore, Keynote Speaker 001, 05 Mar 1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | (From Left) Mrs. Tipper Gore, Secretary of Defense Cohen,
two unidentified women, and one unidentified man. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense hosts Women's History Month Ceremony; Mrs. Tipper Gore, Keynote Speaker 002, 05 Mar 1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | (From Left) Mrs. Tipper Gore and Secretary of Defense
Cohen standing together. | | | | | Photograph: No caption 001, 01 Mar 1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | (From left) Unidentified woman, unidentified military man,
and Mrs. Cohen standing together. | | | | | Photograph: No caption 002, 01 Mar 1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | (From Left) Secretary of Defense Cohen and Mrs. Cohen in
front of large painting of the Great Wall of China. | | | | | Photograph: No caption 003, 01 Mar 1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | (From left) Unidentified woman, Secretary of Defense
Cohen, Mrs. Cohen, unidentified man. | | | | | Photograph: No caption 004, 01 Mar 1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen and Mrs. Cohen meeting
unidentified Asian man and his staff/family. | | | | | Photograph: No caption 005, 01 Mar 1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | (From left) Unidentified man, Secretary of Defense Cohen,
and Mrs. Cohen at a dinner/ceremony. | | | | | Photograph: No caption 006, 01 Mar 1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen at large round table with
unidentified men. | | | | | Photograph: No caption 007, 01 Mar 1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense and Mrs. Cohen toasting with
unidentified couple. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 001, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen sitting in a boardroom,
unidentified military man is giving a lecture in front of a screen. The photo
was taken over Secretary of Defense's right shoulder. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 002, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen in conversation with three
unidentified men. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 003, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen is sitting down with a group of
military personnel at a small table. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 004, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen sitting in between two
unidentified men on a panel. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 005, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen in an office with an
unidentified foreign military man. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 006, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen on left with unidentified man
in hallway. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 007, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen in a military bunker with
military personnel. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 008, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen shaking hands with American
military in a barrack. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 009, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen and Mrs. Cohen getting off of a
plane and are greeted by an unidentified dignitary. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 010, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | (From Left) Secretary of Defense Cohen, Mrs. Cohen,
unidentified woman, unidentified man in front of an airplane. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 011, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen and Mrs. Cohen getting off
airplane. Mrs. Cohen is being greeted by unidentified military man. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 012, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen in the cockpit of a plane with
unidentified military personnel. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 013, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Mrs. Cohen and two unidentified women on a military
plane. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 014, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen in an informal meeting with
unidentified military personnel. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 015, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen speaking at a podium in front
of a group of military troops. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 016, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen is on a military plane standing
with the flight crew. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 017, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen walking from a plane with
unidentified military personnel. The photo was taken at night. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 018, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen flanked by two unidentified men
during a national anthem. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 019, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen shaking hands with military
personnel. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 020, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen eating lunch with members of
the United States military. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 021, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen standing at podium on a
military base speaking to U.S. Military force "Blue Spaders". | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 022, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen walking with troops through
military camp. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 023, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense walking away from helicopter with
military personnel and staffers. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 024, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen speaking with U.S. military
personnel about "Minestrike". | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 025, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen meeting with two U.S. military
personnel. They are in front of a large map. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 026, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Makeshift gravesite entitled " Garden of Peace" the poem
reads: "Don't fade my dear rose, you are my only hope, not to cry anymore, and
be back home in Bosnia to plant thousands roses more." | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 027, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen and Mrs. Cohen walking away
from U.S. Plane flanked by soldiers. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 028, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen sitting down in an office with
unidentified man. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 029, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen posing for picture with U.S.
Marines. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 030, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen standing on left shaking hands
with an unidentified man. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 031, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen standing with unidentified
man. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 032, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense sitting at a press conference with
unidentified men. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 033, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen and Mrs. Cohen walking off a
plane. Secretary of Defense is shaking hands with unidentified man. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 034, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen and unidentified officer
saluting at a military base. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 035, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen sitting alone in an office
reading. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense travels to Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and Belgium 036, 03 Mar 1997 to 07 Mar
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen at large press conference with
two unidentified men. | | | | | Photograph: Secretary of Defense 001, 03 Apr 1997 to 03 Apr
1997, 1 photo. | | | | | | Secretary of Defense Cohen hosts full
honors/press/breakfast in honor of Minister of Defense of Israel His Excellency
Yitzhak Mordechai. |
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