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Collection Summary

Historical Background

Contents of the Collection

Administrative Information

Description of Series

Department of Justice, Special Counsel-Administrative

Department of Justice, Special Counsel-Correspondence

Department of Justice, Special Counsel-Printed Material

Department of Justice, Special Counsel-Speeches

Department of Justice, Special Counsel-Subject Files

Meese Commission, Vice-Chairman-Administrative

Meese Commission, Vice-Chairman-Correspondence

Meese Commission, Vice-Chairman-General

Meese Commission, Vice-Chairman-Hearings

Meese Commission, Vice-Chairman-Report of the Attorney General's Commission on Pornography

Meese Commission, Vice-Chairman-Research

Personal-Correspondence

Personal-Education

Personal-General

Personal-Photographs

Personal-Printed Material

Personal-Speeches

Texas Secretary of State, General Counsel-Correspondence

Texas Secretary of State, General Counsel-Election Recounts

Texas Secretary of State, General Counsel-Governor Clements' Re-election Campaign

Texas Secretary of State, General Counsel-Legislation

Texas Secretary of State, General Counsel-Reapportionment

Texas Secretary of State, General Counsel-Speeches

White House, Speechwriter-Administrative

White House, Speechwriter-Correspondence

White House, Speechwriter-Media Research

White House, Speechwriter-Memorabilia

White House, Speechwriter-Oversized Materials

White House, Speechwriter-Speeches and Communications

White House, Speechwriter-Subject Files

White House, Speechwriter-Watergate

William F. Buckley, Jr., Assistant

University of Texas, Tarlton Law Library

Guide to the Papers of Harold J. "Tex" Lezar at the Tarlton Law Library



Collection Summary

CreatorLezar, Harold J., 1948-2004
TitlePapers of Harold J. "Tex" Lezar
Dates1961-1998
AbstractThis collection documents the education and public service career of Harold J. "Tex" Lezar, a speechwriter and special assistant to President Richard Nixon from 1971-1974 and a 1976 graduate of the University of Texas School of Law.
Size39 linear ft.
RepositoryRare Books & Special Collections, Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin  727 E. Dean Keeton St., Austin, TX 78705-3224, (512) 471-7263

Historical Background

Born in Dallas, Texas on September 30, 1948, Harold J. "Tex" Lezar Jr. earned his bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1970. After graduating, he served as an assistant to William F. Buckley at the National Review before becoming a speechwriter and special assistant to President Richard Nixon from 1971-1974, which encompassed the Watergate era. In 1974, Lezar relocated to Austin, where he earned a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law and was editor-in-chief of the Texas Law Review. Following his graduation in 1976, Lezar worked at the law firm of Mandell & Wright in Houston from 1977-1979. After a short term as General Counsel to Texas Secretary of State George W. Strake Jr., he joined the Department of Justice as Special Counsel to Attorney General William French Smith in 1983. In 1984 he gained the title of Assistant Attorney General for Legal Policy and Chief of Staff. The same year he married Merrie Spaeth, the director of White House media relations. In 1985, Lezar left full-time government service but remained active in public affairs. He served as vice-chairman on Attorney General Edwin Meese's Commission on Pornography from 1985-1986. After an unsuccessful bid to become State Attorney General in 1989 followed by a failed attempt to unseat Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock in 1994, Lezar was appointed president and chief executive officer of Empower America. Co-directors of this conservative Washington-based lobbyist group included Jack Kemp, Jean Kirkpatrick, William Bennett, and Lamar Alexander. At the time Lezar died on January 5, 2004, he was a partner with the Houston law firm of Clements, O'Neill, Pierce, Wilson & Fulkerson.

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Contents of the Collection

The Harold J. "Tex" Lezar Jr. Papers document Lezar's education and public service career through 39 linear feet of correspondence, reports, article clippings, photographs, legal documents, financial documents, creative works, and artifacts spanning the years 1961-1986. Inter-office memoranda, correspondence, administrative records, photographs and article clippings measuring 12.1 linear feet document the turbulent atmosphere of the White House during President Richard Nixon's second term. Multiple drafts of President Nixon's 1974 State of the Union address highlight Lezar's contributions as a White House speechwriter. Collections of correspondence, newspaper and magazine articles, and presidential mail samples reflect public opinion during the Watergate years. A notable example is a letter dated May 28, 1976 to Lezar from fellow speechwriter Ray Price speculating about the identity of Deep Throat. Speeches, memoranda, correspondence, and legal documents constitute 6.0 linear feet and detail Lezar's administrative duties as Special Counsel and Chief of Staff of Attorney General William French Smith in the Department of Justice from 1983-1985. 1.9 linear feet of correspondence, reports and inter-office memoranda document Lezar's position as General Counsel to Texas Secretary of State George W. Strake Jr. from 1979-1980. 12.5 linear feet of article clippings, journals, correspondence, reports, testimony and memoranda cover the proceedings of Attorney General Edwin Meese's Commission on Pornography from 1985-1986. Reports prepared by the Investigative Service Division of the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C. in 1978 document organized crime's involvement in the pornography industry. Testimonies and letters written by vice-chairman Dr. James Dobson reflect the Commission's concern over the contributory effects of pornography on child molestation.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Gift of Merrie Spaeth, widow of Tex Lezar, Feb. 2004.

Processing History

This collection was processed by Janice Carter, Erin Hammeke, Cara Johnston, Katherine Kelly, Andrea Knowlton, Stephanie Kolich, Molly Mackey, and Adrian Whatley during the fall of 2004.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

Department of Justice, Special Counsel-Administrative

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F9214Appointment Books, 1981,1983
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F931Photographs, 1983
7Travel Vouchers, 1981-1984
8Financial Disclosures, 1981-1984
9Luncheon Bills, 1983-1984
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F949Addresses, 1983-1984
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F977Resumes, 1982-1984
8Resumes, 1981-1984
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F1015Log Book, 1984

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Department of Justice, Special Counsel-Correspondence

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F913Letters, 1984
4Letters, 1983
5Letters, 1982
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F921Letters, 1984
Original folder titled "Lezar - Chron (1984: Aug -)"
3Letters - Drafts, 1983-1984
4Letters - Drafts, 1984
6Invitations, 1983-1984
7Memoranda, 1981-1984
8Notes to Attorney General, 1983-1984
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F979Letters about Lezar's Replacement, 1981
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F9810Letters to Edwin Meese on Cabinet Counsel on Legal Policy, 1982
11Letters and Notes on General Motors A-Body Axels Case, 1984
14Memoranda, 1984
15Memoranda, 1984
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F994Letter and Article from Richard Wilkins, 1984
7Memoranda, 1984
10Memoranda, 1983-1984
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F1012Correspondence, 1982-1984
3Memoranda from Jonathan C. Rose on Conservative Commentary, 1983
4Memoranda and Summary, 1983-1984
6Memoranda, 1984
Original folder titled "TL - Action"
10Memoranda and Report, 1981-1982
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F1021Memoranda, 1984
2Memoranda and Agenda, 1984
4Memoranda, 1984
5Memoranda, 1984
11Memoranda, 1984
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F1032Memoranda, 1984
5Congressional Subpoena of Department of Justice Investigative Files, 1984
Memoranda concerning the subpoena
10Memoranda, 1984
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F1731Memoranda, 1984
Includes notes to Merrie Spaeth
2Memoranda, 1984
Memoranda from Department of Justice to Edwin Meese
6Memoranda, 1982
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F1778Letters, 1984-1986, 1984-1986
Includes handwritten notes

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Department of Justice, Special Counsel-Printed Material

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F9510Department of Justice - Annual Report, 1982
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F9812New Directions, 1981-1983
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F992Biotechnology Working Group, 1984
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F1009Register of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Courts, 1983
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F1011President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control, 1983
9Four Years of Reform, The Department of Justice, 1985
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F1733Clippings, 1983-1984
5Legislative Veto, 1983
Includes handwritten notes of Tex Lezar
7Judicial Restraint, Undated
9Final Presidential Task Force Report, 1983
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F1742Legislative Veto - Legal Materials - INS v. Chadha, 1983
3Legislative Veto, 1983
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F1779Clippings, 1981-1984
Includes handwritten note

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Department of Justice, Special Counsel-Speeches

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FWilliam French Smith Speeches, 1983
On topic of Judicial Restraint
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F896William French Smith Speeches II (1 of 3), 1982
Original binder titled "Attorney General's Speeches Volume II, 2/25/82 thru 7/19/82". Includes index
7William French Smith Speeches II (2 of 3), 1982
8William French Smith Speeches II (3 of 3), 1982
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F901William French Smith Speeches III (1 of 3), 1982
Original binder titled "Attorney General's Speeches Volume III, 7/28/82 thru 3/3/83". Includes index
2William French Smith Speeches III (2 of 3), 1982-1983
3William French Smith Speeches III (3 of 3), 1983
4William French Smith Speeches IV, 1983
Original binder titled "Attorney General's Speeches Volume IV, 3/14/83 - ". Includes index. Last three indexed speeches were not present in binder.
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F9311Mrs. Smith/Americana Associates, 1983.05.18
Mrs. Jean Webb Smith is the wife of the Attorney General
12Mrs. Smith - Junior League, 1981
13Mrs. Smith - California Speech 1st Draft, 1982
14Mrs. Smith - California Speech 2nd Draft, 1982
15Mrs. Smith - California Speech 3rd Draft, 1982
16Mrs. Smith - Final Drafts, 1982
17Mrs. Smith - Nan Robertson Tribute, 1982
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F941Mrs. Smith/Phillips Collection, 1983.04
2Mrs. Smith - United Way, 1983.03
3Deputy Attorney General - ABA Speech, 1984.08.08
10James A. Baker III to the Texas Law Review Annual Banquet, 1982
Original folder titled "Jim Baker"
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F998William French Smith to the Federal Legal Council, 1981
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F1734William French Smith Speeches, 1981
On topic of Judicial Restraint
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F1741Farewell Toast, 1984
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F1756William French Smith Speeches I, 1981-1982
Original binder titled "Attorney General's Speeches Volume I, 5/9/81 thru 1/30/82". Includes index to Volumes I, II, III.
7Deputy Attorney General, 1981-1982
Originally in binder. Includes index.
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F17613William French Smith, 1982
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F17715William French Smith, Speech, 1981
William French Smith before the American Law Institute.

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Department of Justice, Special Counsel-Subject Files

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F905Courts - Diversity Constitutional Issues 1981 P-11 (1 of 2), 1981-1982
Originally in binder
6Courts - Diversity Constitutional Issues 1981 P-11 (2 of 2), 1981
Originally in binder
7Chadha Draft and Various Articles on Congressional Veto and/or Separation of Powers, L-1 (1 of 4), 1973-1981
Originally in binder
8Chadha Draft and Various Articles on Congressional Veto and/or Separation of Powers, L-1 (2 of 4), 1977-1979
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F911Chadha Draft and Various Articles on Congressional Veto and/or Separation of Powers, L-1 (3 of 4), 1978
2Chadha Draft and Various Articles on Congressional Veto and/or Separation of Powers, L-1 (4 of 4), 1982
6Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy, Nomination, 1984
7Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy, Swearing-In Ceremony, 1984
9Lezar, Barbara, 1979-1981
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F925Institute of Judicial Administration, Inc., 1984
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F932Press Releases, 1981-1984
3Price, Ray, 1983
4Spaeth, Merrie, 1982-1983
5Strake, George W., 1982-1983
10Smith, Jean Webb, 1981
Originally in folder titled "AG - Mrs. William F. Smith (Jean Webb)"
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F944FBI History, 1982-1983
5Office of Legal Policy - Report 1983, 1983-1984
6Office of Legal Policy - Remarks/Speeches/Testimony, 1982
7American Petroleum Industry/ D.C. Representatives, 1982
8Anecdotes and Quotes, 1981
11Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, 1983
12Conservatism, 1981-1982
13Conservative Criticism, 1983
14Conservative Criticism, 1983
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F951Constitutional Amendment - Prayer, 1982
2Constitutional Speeches, 1983
3Courts, 1982
4Court - Stripping, 1982
5Courts - Jurisdiction Diversity, 1981
6Court Jurisdiction - Press Release, 1982
7Court Reform, 1982
8Daniel, D. B., 1982-1983
9Delays, 1983
11Department of Justice - Activities, 1981
12Department of Justice - History, 1980-1981
13Dolan, Tony, 1981-1982
14Executive Privilege, 1982-1983
15Fein, Bruce, 1983
16Garment, Len, 1983
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F961GOP Issues, 1981-1982
2Grammar, 1981
3Higginbotham, Pat, 1981-1984
4Higginbotham, Pat, 1982
5Hodel, Don, 1982
6International - Antitrust, 1980-1982
7Legislative Veto, 1981-1983
8Lehman, John, 1981
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F971Litigiousness, 1983
2Mitchell, John, 1983
3Paley, William, 1980-1982
4Polling, 1981
5Regulation, 1981
6Regulatory Relief, 1981-1983
10Schmults, Ed, 1983-1984
11Smith, Joseph Kingsbury, 1984
12Special Prosecutor Act, 1981
13Speech Topics, 1981
14Starr, Kenneth, 1983
15Steadman, Charles, 1982
16Style Manual (National Labor Relations Board), 1983
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F981Transfer of Techonology, 1983
2Texas, 1981-1982
3Texas - Clements, 1981
4Texas Issues, 1981-1982
5Texas - Prisons, 1982
6Toasts, 1982-1984
8Court Vacancies, 1984
Originally in untitled binder
13DOJ Retreat Transcript, 1984
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F991Law Reviews and Unpublished Articles, 1981-1983
3President Reagan's Judicial Appointments, 1984
5Articles and Clippings, 1984
6Talks and Articles, 1980-1984
9Articles and Clippings, 1984
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F1001Travel, 1983
2Vizas, Chris (1 of 5), 1984
3Vizas, Chris (2 of 5), 1984
4Vizas, Chris (3 of 5), 1984
5Vizas, Chris (4 of 5) - Mail for Tex, 1983
Original sub-folder titled "Mail for Tex"
6Vizas, Chris (5 of 5), 1983
7White House - Speech Writing, 1981-1982
8Wick, Charles, 1984
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F1017Articles - Crime Package, 1984-1985
8Reading Information, 1984
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F1023Proposal for Reorganization, undated
Photocopy from book, Chapter 9: "The Department of Justice" by Michael E. Hammond
6Mandate for Leadership II - Selected Chapters, 1984
Bound photocopies; Tabbed "Introduction and Overviews", "Dept of Justice", "Congressional Budget Process", "Federal Regulatory Process", and "Implementing Policy".
7Heritage, undated
8Retreat (1 of 2), 1984
Originally in binder
9Retreat (2 of 2), 1984
Originally in binder
10International Court of Justice, 1984
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F1033Memoranda on Congressional Subpoena of Department of Justice Investigative Files, 1984
4Congressional Subpoena of Department of Justice Investigative Files, 1984
Subpoena, correspondence, and research
6William French Smith - Resignation, 1983-1984
7William French Smith - Departure Materials, 1984
Includes correspondence
8William French Smith - Departure Materials, 1984
Includes correspondence and speeches
9William French Smith - Departure Materials, 1984
Includes correspondence and speeches

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Meese Commission, Vice-Chairman-Administrative

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F10719Expense Vouchers, 1985
Originally in binder
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F1088Commission Members' Address List, undated

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Meese Commission, Vice-Chairman-Correspondence

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F1052Letters - Public Opinion, 1986
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F1062Letters - Pornography in the Media, 1985-1986
5Letters - Playboy settlement, 1986
8Letters - Pending Pornography-Related Legislation, 1982-1986
9Memoranda - Anti-Pornography Initiatives, 1982-1986
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F1071Letters - Guidance on Speaking with the Media, 1985
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F1095Letters - Forms and Submissions, 1985
7Letters - Lezar's Invitation to Join the Meese Commission, 1985
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F1112Letters - Public Opinion, 1986
5Letters - Public Opinion, 1986
6Letters - Public Opinion, 1986
7Letters - Inter-Commision, 1986
9Letters - Federal Communications Committee, 1986
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F11211Letters - Public Opinion, 1985-1986
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F11311Letters - Public Opinion, 1985-1986
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F1141Letters - Inter-Commission, 1985-1986
2Letters - Inter-Commission - Commission Report, 1985-1986
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F1151Letters - Public Opinion, 1985-1986
11Memoranda - Adult Businesses, 1979-1985
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F1162Letters - Public Opinion and Commission Report, 1985-1986
4Letters - Petition for National Standard of Decency in the Media, 1986
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F1172Letters - Public Opinion, 1985
6Letters - Clergy Concerns, 1985-1986
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F1249Memoranda - Pornography and Prisoners, undated
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F1305Letters - Changes to the Commission Report, 1986
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F1312Letters - Reports and Clerical Costs, 1986

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Meese Commission, Vice-Chairman-General

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F1043Photograph of Meese Commission, 1985
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F1067Lawsuits against Meese Commission, 1986
Includes transcript of proceedings from Jan. 24 1986 involving Penthouse and Playboy lawsuits
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F1075Commission Speeches, 1985
17Commission Charter, 1985
Originally in binder
18Commission Members' Resumes, undated
Originally in binder

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Meese Commission, Vice-Chairman-Hearings

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F1063Chicago Hearing - Statements - Burton Joseph, 1985
4New York Hearing - Statements, 1984-1986
11Houston Hearing - Summaries, undated
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F1076Washington D.C. Hearing - Agenda, 1985
Originally in binder
7Washington D.C. Hearing - Statements - Assistant Attorney General, 1985
Originally in binder
8Washington D.C. Hearing - Speech Draft by Senator Dennis DeConcini, 1985
Originally in binder
9Washington D.C. Hearing - Statements - Association of American Publishers, 1985
Originally in binder
10Washington D.C. Hearing - Statements - Professor Lillian BeVier, 1985
Originally in binder
11Washington D.C. Hearing - Personal Stories, 1985
Originally in binder
12Chicago Hearing - Schedule, 1985
Originally in binder
13Washington D.C. Hearing - Introduction and Agendas, 1985
Originally in binder
14Washington D.C. Hearing - Statements, 1985
Originally in binder
15Washington D.C. Hearing - Schedule, Index, and Witness and Staff Lists, 1985
Originally in binder
16Washington D.C. Hearing - Correspondence, 1985
Originally in binder
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F1081Houston Hearing - Schedule and Questions for Consideration, undated
2Houston Hearing - Statements, 1985
3Houston Hearing - Statements, 1985
4Houston Hearing - Statements, 1985
5Houston Hearing - Notes, 1985
6Houston Hearing - Correspondence, 1985
10Social Science Hearing - List of Witnesses, undated
11Miami Hearing - Statements and Schedule, 1985
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F1091Miami Hearing - Statements, 1985
2Miami Hearing - Correspondence, 1985
4Statements, 1985-1986
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F11112New York Hearing - Statements, 1986
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F1121New York Hearing - Statements, 1986
2New York Hearing - Statements, 1986
3New York Hearing - Correspondence, Statements, 1985-1986
4New York Hearing - Statements, 1986
6New York Hearing - Schedule, 1986
12Chicago Hearing - Statements, 1985
13Chicago Hearing - Schedule, 1985
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F1135Chicago Hearing - Statements, 1985
7New York Hearing - Statements, 1986
8New York Hearing - Statements, undated
9Chicago Hearing - Witness List, undated
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F1147Miami Hearing - Statements, 1985
8Miami Hearing - Agenda, 1985
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F1155Statements - Mary Steinman and Terese Stanton, undated
8All Hearings - Schedule, undated
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F1178Miami Hearing - Statements, 1985
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F1186Miami Hearing - Statements, 1985
9Chicago Hearing - Statements, 1984-1985
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F12311Houston Hearing - Report, undated
12Washington D.C. Hearing - Statements - Special Agent Ken Lanning, undated
14Work Session Transcript, undated
15Chicago Hearing - Schedule, 1985
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F1242New York Hearing - Correspondence, undated
10Houston Hearing - Correspondence, undated
11Los Angeles Hearing - Schedule, 1985
13Los Angeles Hearing - Report, undated
19Los Angeles Hearing - Statements - James S. Reynolds, 1985
23Los Angeles Hearing - Correspondence, 1985
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F1253New York Hearing - Correspondence, 1985
4Chicago Hearing - Schedule, 1985
5Miami Hearing - Correspondence, 1985
6Washington D.C. Hearing - Statements, undated
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F1262Chicago Hearing - Witness List, 1985
3New York Hearing - Work Session Agenda, 1986
9Los Angeles Hearing - Work Session Agenda, 1985
13Houston Hearing - Statements, 1985
14Los Angeles Hearing - Schedule, 1985
16New York Hearing - Correspondence, 1985
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F1271Work Session Transcript, undated
3Chicago Hearing - Schedule, 1985
4Miami Hearing - Work Session Transcript, 1985
5Miami Hearing - Work Session Transcript, 1985
7Correspondence - Accomodations, 1985
8Chicago Hearing - Correspondence, 1985
10Miami Hearing - Statements, undated
11Washington D.C. Hearing - Statements - Special Agent Ken Lanning, undated
12Los Angeles Hearing - Witness Schedule Draft, 1985
13Miami Hearing - Schedule, 1985
15Correspondence - Travel arrangements, 1985
16New York Hearing - Schedule, 1986
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F1283Los Angeles Hearing - Correspondence, 1985
4Washington D.C. Hearing - Statements, 1985
5Chicago Hearing - Statements, 1985
11Statements, undated
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F1297Agenda Draft, 1986
For the week of 4/29/86
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F1333Los Angeles Hearing - Summary, 1985
4Miami Hearing - Summary, 1985
5Los Angeles Hearing - Findings, undated
6Washington D.C. Hearing - Statements - Special Agent Ken Lanning, 1985

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Meese Commission, Vice-Chairman-Report of the Attorney General's Commission on Pornography

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F1049Remarks by Henry E. Hudson, 1986
10Press Conference - Media Reactions, 1986
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F1056Drafts - Outline of the Summary, undated
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F1089Drafts - Constitutional Theory and Reality, undated
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F1093Drafts - Recommendations for the Justice System and Law Enforcement, 1986
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F1106Drafts - Civil Rights, undated
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F1113Drafts - Pornography and Privacy, 1986
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F1145Memoranda - Report Revisions, 1985-1986
6Drafts - Ch. 1, 6, and 8, 1985-1986
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F1191Drafts - (I) Ch. 1 and 4 (1 of 7), 1986
2Drafts - (I) Ch. 5 (2 of 7), 1986
3Drafts - (I) Ch. 5 (3 of 7) , 1986
4Drafts - (I) Ch. 9 (4 of 7), 1986
5Drafts - (I) Ch. 9 (5 of 7), 1986
6Drafts - (I) Ch. 11 (6 of 7), 1986
7Drafts - (I) Ch. 13 and 14 (7 of 7), 1986
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F1201Drafts - Performers in Commercial Pornography, 1986
2Drafts - (II) Ch. 14 - Child Pornography (1 of 2), 1986
3Drafts - (II) Ch. 14 - Child Pornography (2 of 2), 1986
4Drafts - Ch. 14 - Alternatives to Law Enforcement, 1986
5Drafts - (III) Ch. 11 - Recommendation for the Justice System and Law Enforcement Agencies (1 of 3), 1986
6Drafts - (III) Ch. 11 - Recommendation for the Justice System and Law Enforcement Agencies (2 of 3), 1986
7Drafts - (III) Ch. 11 - Recommendation for the Justice System and Law Enforcement Agencies (3 of 3), 1986
8Drafts - (IV) Ch. 1-8 (1 of 3), 1986
9Drafts - (IV) Ch. 1-8 (2 of 3), 1986
10Drafts - (IV) Ch. 1-8 (3 of 3), 1986
11Drafts - (V) Ch. 5 - Production, Distribution, and Technology (1 of 3), 1986
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F1211Drafts - (V) Ch. 5 - Production, Distribution, and Technology (2 of 3), 1986
2Drafts - (V) Ch. 5 - Production, Distribution, and Technology (3 of 3), 1986
3Correspondence - Disagreement within Committee, 1986
4Drafts - Nonviolent, Sexually Explicit Material and Sexual Violence, undated
5Drafts - Organized Crime, undated
6Drafts - Citizen and Community Action and Corporate Responsibility, undated
7Drafts - Production/Distribution, undated
8Drafts - Sex Offenders and Pornography, undated
9Drafts - Effects on the "Average Individual", undated
10Drafts - Contents and Summary, undated
11Drafts - (VI) Production, Distribution, and Technology of Sexually Explicit Material (1 of 4), undated
12Drafts - (VI) Production, Distribution, and Technology of Sexually Explicit Material (2 of 4), undated
13Drafts - (VI)Production, Distribution, and Technology of Sexually Explicit Material (3 of 4), undated
14Drafts - (VI)Production, Distribution, and Technology of Sexually Explicit Material (4 of 4), undated
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F1223Drafts - (VII) Ch. 5 - Production, Distribution, and Technology (1 of 5), 1986
4Drafts - (VII) Ch. 5 - Production, Distribution, and Technology (2 of 5), 1986
5Drafts - (VII) Ch. 5 - Production, Distribution, and Technology (3 of 5), 1986
6Drafts - (VII) Ch. 5 - Production, Distribution, and Technology (4 of 5), 1986
7Drafts - (VII) Ch. 5 - Production, Distribution, and Technology (5 of 5), 1986
8Drafts - (VIII) Ch. 1-8 (1 of 2), 1986
9Drafts - (VIII) Ch. 1-8 (2 of 2), 1986
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F1231Drafts - (IX) Ch. 1-9 (1 of 4), 1986
2Drafts - (IX) Ch. 1-9 (2 of 4), 1986
3Drafts - (IX) Ch. 1-9 (3 of 4), 1986
4Drafts - (IX) Ch. 1-9 (4 of 4), 1986
5Working Session, April - May, Washington D.C., 1986
6Drafts - Social Science Findings, 1986
7Drafts - Constitutional Theory and Reality, undated
9Correspondence - Deadlines, 1986
16Drafts - The History of Pornography, 1986
17Drafts - First Amendment Theory and Reality, 1986
18Correspondence - Organized Crime, 1986
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F1241Drafts - Organized Crime, undated
3Working Session, April - May, 1986
4Drafts - Imagery Found Among Magazines, Books, Films "Adults Only" Pornographic Outlets, 1986
6Drafts - Citizen and Community Action and Corporate Responsibility, undated
7Drafts - Production, Distribution, and Technology, 1986
8Drafts - Recommendations on Child Pornography, undated
12Drafts - Law Enforcement Recommendations, 1985
14Correspondence - Deadlines, 1986
15Drafts - Child Pornography, 1986
18Drafts - Rise of the Pornography Industry, undated
21Drafts - Production, Distribution, and Technology, undated
24Drafts - Law Enforcement Recommendations, undated
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F1257Drafts - Ch. 10 - Organized Crime, 1986
8Drafts - Ch. 13 - Citizen and Community Action and Corporate Responsibility, 1986
9Drafts - Ch. 12 - Alternatives to Law Enforcement, 1986
10Drafts - Chairman Biographies and History of Pornography, 1986
11Drafts - Law Enforcement, undated
12Drafts - Law Enforcement, Legal and Constitutional Considerations, undated
13Drafts - Victims, 1986
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F1261Correspondence - Deadlines and Votes on Issues, 1986
4Drafts - Outline of Constitutional Theory and Reality, undated
5Drafts - Affidavits for Search Warrants, undated
6Drafts - List of Witnesses, undated
7Drafts - Pornography and Privacy, 1986
8Drafts - Bibliography, undated
11Drafts - Proposed Regulation Alternatives for Rock Music, undated
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F1276Remarks by Henry E. Hudson, 1986
9Drafts - Report Outline, undated
17Correspondence - Regarding Drafts, 1986
18Remarks by Commissioners, 1986
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F1281Drafts - Obscenity and the Electronic Media, undated
2Drafts - Personal Statments of the Commissioners, undated
6Drafts - Computers, undated
7Drafts - Pay Television, undated
8Drafts - Pornographic Films, undated
9Drafts - Pornographic Paperback Novels, undated
10Drafts - Sample Forms, undated
For obscenity statutes, forfeiture statutes, and search warrants
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F1291Drafts - Report on Pornography Research Since 1970, 1986
2Drafts - Harms of Pornography, 1985
3Drafts - Organized Crime, undated
4Drafts - Appendix A, Appendix B, and Appendix C, 1986
5Drafts - Appendix D, 1986
6Drafts - Appendix E and Appendix F, 1986
8Drafts - Ch. 16 - 18 and Appendices, 1986
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F1301Drafts - Appendices A-F, 1986
2Drafts - Ch. 16-18, 1986
3Drafts - Ch. 11 - First Amendment Considerations, 1986
4Drafts - Ch. 5, undated
7Transcripts of Proceedings, 1986
"Transcripts of Proceedings" of the U.S. Attorney General's Commission on Pornography: Public Meeting of Commissioners. 2/27/86
8Transcripts of Proceedings, Copy 2, 1986
9Drafts - Ch. 12 - Citizen and Community Action, 1986
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F1311Drafts - Ch. 6 - Child Pornography, 1986
3Drafts - Ch. 4 - Regulation of Pornography, 1986
4Drafts - Ch. 7 - Social Science Research Analysis, 1986
5Final Draft - Part 1, 1986
6Final Draft - Part 2 (1 of 2), 1986
7Final Draft - Part 2 (2 of 2), 1986
8Final Draft - Part 3, 1986
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F1321Final Draft - Part 4 (1 of 3), 1986
2Final Draft - Part 4 (2 of 3), 1986
3Final Draft - Part 4 (3 of 3), 1986
4Final Draft - Part 5 (1 of 3), 1986
5Final Draft - Part 5 (2 of 3), 1986
6Final Draft - Part 5 (3 of 3), 1986
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F1331Drafts - Ch. 12 - Organized Crime, 1986
2Drafts - Historical Overview of Pornography Industry, 1986
7Drafts - Ch. 10, 1986
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F1341Drafts - Ch. 6 - Child Pornography, 1986

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Meese Commission, Vice-Chairman-Research

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F10311Printed Materials - Clippings, 1985-1986
12Correspondence, 1985-1986
13Printed Materials - Pornography: Solutions through Law, 1985
Book edited by Carol A. Clancy, Esq
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F1041Printed Materials - Gold and Silver Coinage Proposals, 1983
2Printed Materials - Clippings, 1982-1986
4Printed Materials - Clippings, 1985
5Printed Materials - Clippings, 1985-1986
6Printed Materials - Clippings, 1986
Includes transcript of CBS Evening News broadcast 7/9/1986
7Printed Materials - Clippings, 1985-1986
8Printed Materials - Clippings, 1978-1986
Includes some correspondence
11Printed Materials - Clippings, 1984-1986
12Printed Materials - Legal, 1985
13Printed Materials - Clippings, 1984-1986
14Printed Materials - Media Credibility and Social Responsibility, 1984
Proceedings of the Seventh World Media Conference
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F1051Printed Materials - Clippings, 1986
3Correspondence - American Gold Eagle Coin, 1982-1983
4Printed Materials - Clippings, 1985-1986
5Printed Materials - Legal, 1972-1973
7Printed Materials - Clippings, 1986
8Printed Materials - Clippings, 1977-1983
9Printed Materials - Clippings, 1977-1979
10Printed Materials - Clippings, 1977-1985
11Printed Materials - Clippings, 1971-1981
12Printed Materials - Clippings, 1985-1986
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F1061Correspondence, 1977-1986
Includes newspaper clippings and a magazine
6Printed Materials - Legal, 1986
10Printed Materials - Legal, undated
Child Pornography Guidelines
12Printed Materials - The Seduction of Society: Pornography and its Impact on American Life, 1984
Book by William A. Stanmeyer
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F1072Notes, undated
3Printed Materials - Legal, 1977
4Printed Materials - Clippings, 1986-1987
21Guest List - Conference Regarding Federal Obscenity Laws, 1982
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F1087Printed Materials - Clippings, 1985
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F1096Printed Materials - Clippings, 1985
8Printed Materials - Newspaper, 1985
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F1101Printed Materials - Newspaper, 1985
2Printed Materials - Clippings, 1985
3Printed Materials - Clippings, 1985
4Printed Materials - Clippings, 1985
5Printed Materials - Clippings, 1986
7Correspondence, 1982-1986
8Printed Materials - World Media Report, 1986
9Printed Materials - Newspaper, 1986
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F1111Printed Materials - Newspaper, 1986
4Printed Materials - Clippings, 1986
8Printed Materials - Clippings, 1986
10Correspondence, 1986
11Printed Materials - Legal, 1984
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F1125Printed Materials - Clippings, 1986
7Printed Materials - Legal, 1981
8Printed Materials - Legal, 1982
9Printed Materials - Legal, 1979
10Printed Materials - Legal, 1984
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F1131Printed Materials - Legal , 1978
2Printed Materials - Legal, 1985
3Printed Materials - Legal, 1984
4Printed Materials - Legal, 1985
Denver National Conference
6Printed Materials - Legal, 1982
10Printed Materials - Clippings, 1985
12Printed Materials - Legal, 1978-1986
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F1143Printed Materials - Reports, 1983-1985
4Printed Materials - Clippings, 1985-1986
9Printed Materials - Legal, 1985
California Commission on Crime and Punishment
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F1152Printed Materials - Legal, 1986
3Printed Materials - Clippings, 1986
4Printed Materials - Grant Proposals, 1985
6Printed Materials - Legal, 1985-1986
7Printed Materials - Reports, 1985-1986
9Printed Materials - Reports, 1980-1985
10Printed Materials - Legal, 1979
12Printed Materials - Legal, 1978
13Printed Materials - United States of America vs. Sex: How the Meese Commission Lied about Pornography, 1986
Book by Philip Nobile and Eric Nadler
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F1161Printed Materials - Clippings, 1980-1984
3Printed Materials - Legal, 1985
5Printed Materials - Legal, 1982
6Printed Materials - Legal, 1977
7Printed Materials - Organized Crime, 1984-1985
8Printed Materials - Organized Crime, 1978
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F1171Printed Materials - Reports, 1985
3Printed Materials - Organized Crime, 1985
4Printed Materials - Organized Crime, 1985
5Printed Materials - Organized Crime, 1985
7Printed Materials - Reports, 1985
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F1181Printed Materials - Reports, undated
2Printed Materials - Clippings (1 of 2), 1984-1985
Music lyrics
3Printed Materials - Clippings (2 of 2), 1984-1985
Music lyrics
4Printed Materials - American Sunbathing Association, 1984-1985
5Printed Materials - Reports, 1982-1985
7Printed Materials - Reports, 1985
8Printed Materials - Legal, 1978-1985
10Printed Materials - Reports, 1985
11Printed Materials - Reports, 1984
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F12115Correspondence - Cable Television (1 of 3), 1986
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F1221Correspondence - Cable Television (2 of 3), 1986
2Correspondence - Cable Television (3 of 3), 1986
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F1238Correspondence, 1985
10Printed Materials - Legal, undated
13Printed Materials - Organized Crime, undated
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F1245Printed Materials - Legal, 1986
Includes some correspondence
16Correspondence, 1986
17Printed Materials - Legal, 1985
20Printed Materials - Reports, 1985
22Correspondence, 1985
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F1251Correspondence, 1985
Includes printed material
2Printed Materials - Reports, undated
14Printed Materials - Organized Crime: Federal Law Enforcement Perspective, 1983
Record of hearing of President's Commission on organized crime
15Printed Materials - American Sunbathing Association Nudist Park Guide, 1985
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F12610Printed Materials - Reports, 1985
Includes pornography definitions
12Printed Materials - Computer Pornography, 1985
15Printed Materials - Legal, 1985
17Printed Materials - Legal, 1985
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F1272Printed Materials - Legal, 1984
Anti-pornography laws and first amendment values
14Printed Materials - Burden of Proof, undated
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F1306Printed Materials - Reports, undated

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Personal-Correspondence

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F989Photograph and Note, 1981
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F10212Department of Justice years, 1981-1984
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F13811John David Ver Standig, 1973-1974
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F1522Thomas P. Martins, Jr., 1974
4White House Departure, 1973-1974
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F1666Letter and Photograph of Vice President - Requested by Tex Lezar, 1974-1977
15White House Years, 1973
16Ray Price - Note and Photograph, 1974.08
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F1705Office Forms, 1971-1974
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F1721Birthday Note, September, 1971
2Telegram, 1966.10
4Cartoons and Clippings, undated
8Notes from Julie, 1974-1976
9Wedding Gift, 1988.01
14Invitations to White House Events, 1973
15Memorabilia - Invitation and program to Nixon's inauguration, 1973
28Ray Price - Speculation about Deep Throat's Identity, 1976.05
29Ray Price - Book on Nixon's Presidency, 1975.07
30John Connally, 1976.08-1976.10
31William F. Buckley, Jr., 1972-1976
35Membership dues - Yale Club and Mercersburg Academy, 1994-1995
36Note from "B" - undated, undated
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F1738Invitation from Justice Scirica, 1996
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F1759Letters - American Rocket Society, Buhl Planetarium, 1961
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F1768Recommendation to Texas Bar, 1977
10Empower America - Dole Presidential Campaign, 1996
Includes attachments - schedules and speech drafts
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F1771Richard Nixon - Letters, 1990-1993
Includes photographs
3Republican Party, 1993-1998
10Letters, 1971-1999
Includes letters from Ray Price
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F1785National Review - William F. Buckley, 1970-1980
Includes handwritten notes.

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Personal-Education

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F8811Harvard Law School, 1980
Application for summer program.
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F9213Admission to Bar of Supreme Court, 1977
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F1525Oxford University College, 1973
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F1535Law School Applications, 1973
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F15622Rhodes Scholarship Application, 1971
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F1571Law School Applications (Backup), 1973
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F1727Deferrence of Entrance into Oxford, 1971
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F1761Drafts - Law Review Article, 1975-1976
Drafts and research materials. Originally in a binder
2Assignments - Law School, 1976
Contains handwritten notes. Originally in a binder
4Correspondence - Law Review, 1976-1977
Originally in folder titled "Review Correspondence"
5Assignments - Law Review, 1975
Contains handwritten notes
7Assignments - Moot Court, 1975
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F17712Law School - clippings, 1975-1976
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F1781Yale - Thesis, 1970
2Yale - Thesis notes/drafts, 1970
Includes handwritten notes.
3Yale - English, 1967-1969
4Yale - Creative writing, undated
6Yale - Poetry, 1967
7Yale - Sociology, 1968
Includes handwritten notes.
8Yale - Psychology, 1968
9Yale - Pamplets, 1970

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Personal-General

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F929Department of Justice - Personal Files, 1981-1984
12Maps and Directions, undated
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F1643Memorabilia - Inaugural Ball, 1973
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F17211Nameplate and Nametag, undated
18Memorabilia - Richard Nixon Commemorative Pens, undated
33Memorabilia - Mustang Information, 1994
34Daniel & Lezar, L.L.P. , 1995-1996
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F17310Speech to Bentwood Republican Women's Club, 1989
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F1766