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Subseries 9. Domestic Policy Council, Economic Policy Council, and Council on Competitiveness Files
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Scope and Content Notes: During the Bush Administration, Attorney General Thornburgh was a member of four sub-cabinet groups established by the President: the Domestic Policy Council (DPC), of which Thornburgh was Chairman, the Economic Policy Council (EPC), the National Security Council (NSC), and the Council on Competitiveness (CC). Files reflecting the Attorney General's participation in three of these groups are here.
The primary function of the Domestic Policy Council was, as President George H.W. Bush said, "to serve the primary channel for advising me on the formulation, coordination, and implementation of domestic and social policy" (
Evidence, p.272). While Thornburgh's interest in the DPC, EPC and the CC related to the types of issues he was familiar with from his years as Governor of Pennsylvania, he soon discovered that "domestic policy was a relatively low priority for this administration," especially in light of the end of the Cold War and the "containment" of Saddam Hussein (
Evidence, p.273). Unfortunately, Thornburgh says, the unwillingness of White House decision makers to take the DPC, EPC, NSC, and CC seriously resulted in these groups having little impact both on the administration and on the nature of domestic policy (
Evidence, p.274), despite the fact that decision memoranda to the president presented meaningful options for actions on a wide variety of issues.
These files are arranged in chronological order and contain a mixture of DPC, EPC and CC files. By far, however, the majority of files relate to the DPC, due mostly to the tendency of overlap between the organizations' primary objectives. Files not labeled specifically as EPC or CC are DPC files.
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Final report on working group on federalism January 13, 1989
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Meeting with Yale and Bates February 2, 1989
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Structure and Organization February 14, 1989
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Meeting regarding transboundry shipment of hazardous waste and Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC's) March 2, 1989
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Clean Air Act April 20, 1989
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EPC deliberations on steel trade policy April 27, 1989
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Acid Rain May 5, 1989
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Acid Rain May 15, 1989
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Air Toxics May 17, 1989
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Air Quality Standards May 24, 1989
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Meeting with Roger Porter May 26, 1989
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Air Quality Standards June 5, 1989
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Meeting with Roger Porter June 30, 1989
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Adoption and Welfare Reform July 6, 1989
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Adoption and Welfare Reform July 25, 1989
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National Drug Policy August 4, 1989
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National Drug Policy August 10, 1989
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National Drug Policy August 15, 1989
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Food Safety Regulations September 14, 1989
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Education Summit, Charlottesville, VA September 27, 1989
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Meeting with Bill Myers November 8, 1989
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Working Group on Volunteerism November 15, 1989
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Anti-Poverty Agenda November 16, 1989
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Meetings for December November 27, 1989
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Low Income Opportunity and Infant Mortality November 30, 1989
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Volunteer and Medical Professional Liability December 21, 1989
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Meeting with Roger Porter December 23, 1989
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Briefing on Second National Drug Control Strategy January 5, 1990
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Second National Drug Control Strategy January 9, 1990
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Second National Drug Control Strategy January 11, 1990
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Immigration and Medical Malpractice Liability January 17, 1990
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Joint Production Ventures (EPC) January 19, 1990
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Outer Continental Task Force January 22, 1990
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Legal Immigration Reform February 9, 1990
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Educational Issues February 20, 1990
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Meeting with Roger Porter April 27, 1990
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Medical Malpractice May 14, 1990
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Low Income Opportunity Strategy May 21, 1990
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Low Income Opportunity Strategy June 20, 1990
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Meeting with Ede Holiday June 20, 1990
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Violent Crime and Savings and Loan June 22, 1990
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Meeting with Ede Holiday July 5, 1990
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Medical Professional Liability Reform July 12, 1990
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Meeting with Ede Holiday July 18, 1990
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Letter to the Council on Competitiveness regarding Business-Higher Education Forum report July 18, 1990
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Letter to the White House regarding Business-Higher Education Forum report July 19, 1990
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Low Income Opportunity Strategy July 25, 1990
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Hispanic Education August 1, 1990
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Breakfast with Ede Holiday August 1, 1990
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Meeting with Ede Holiday September 19, 1990
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Meeting with Sununu on Health Care Reform October 16, 1990
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Breakfast with Ede Holiday November 1, 1990
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Meeting with Richard Porter November 5, 1990
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Breakfast with Roger Porter November 7, 1990
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Utilization of the DPC in a more pro-active role in federal government November 15, 1990
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Infant Mortality November 16, 1990
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National Energy Strategy (EPC) November 19, 1990
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Medical Professional Liability Reform November 21, 1990
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Economic Empowerment November 28, 1990
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National Energy Strategy (EPC) November 28, 1990
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Breakfast with Ede Holiday November 29, 1990
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National Energy Strategy (EPC) December 12, 1990
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Volunteer Liability Reform Announcement with President Bush December 13, 1990
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Health Policy Meeting with Governor Sununu December 14, 1990
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Civil Justice Reform Meeting with Vice President Quayle December 14, 1990
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Meeting with Vice President Quayle (CC) December 17, 1990
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Infant health and care December 19, 1990
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Medical Professional Liability Reform December 21, 1990
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Meeting with Richard Porter December 27, 1990
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Medical Professional Liability Reform January 2, 1991
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National Education Goals--Second report January 9, 1991
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Medical Professional Liability January 10, 1991
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Third National Drug Control Strategy January 10, 1991
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Economic Empowerment January 22, 1991
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Meeting with Ede Holiday January 23, 1991
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Breakfast with Ede Holiday February 12, 1991
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Math and science education February 26, 1991
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Opportunity Action Plan Announcement February 27, 1991
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Balanced Budget Amendment March 15, 1991
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Meeting with Lamar Alexander March 27, 1991
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Briefing for Presidential Appointees March 28, 1991
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Border security April 1, 1991
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Job Training Charter April 1, 1991
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Comprehensive Violent Crime Control Act and related legislation April 4, 1991
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Job Training Charter April 10, 1991
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Meeting with Governor Martinez April 25, 1991
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Education Strategy May 9, 1991
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Commendation letter for Navy Captain Dave McMunn May 31, 1991
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Wetlands and Economic Empowerment June 13, 1991
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Economic Empowerment (DPC and EPC) June 20, 1991
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Wetlands July 2, 1991
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Domestic Policy Breakfast July 26, 1991
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Meeting with Ede Holiday July 30, 1991
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Exit Memo (DPC, EPC, and CC) August 2, 1991
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