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Subseries 9. Oppositions Research, Harris Wofford
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Scope and Content Notes: Thornburgh's opponent, Senator Harris Wofford, previously had served under Pennsylvania Governor Robert Casey as Secretary of Labor and Industry (L & I) from 1987-1991. Then, after U.S. Senator John Heinz (PA) died in May 1991, Governor Casey appointed Wofford to fill Heinz' seat, until a special election could be held to elect a new Pennsylvania Senator. Wofford had also been an aide in the Kennedy administration and was the former president of Pennsylvania's Bryn Mawr College. Thornburgh was not impressed with Governor Casey's choice of the 65-year-old Secretary as U.S. Senate candidate, saying, "I knew Wofford slightly and regarded him as a classic 1960s liberal; he had a distinguished record in the civil rights area but was hardly a powerhouse candidate for the 1990s. Media reaction to the appointment was similar" (
Evidence, p.300).
Harold Miller, the primary researcher for the campaign, was responsible for providing information and research about Wofford, his record as president of Bryn Mawr, as secretary in the Casey Administration and as interim U.S. Senator. Harold Miller's other issue research will be found in the "Issue research" materials in this campaign.
The Opposition research materials are organized as follows: 1) Wofford's record, research on his life in public service, as president of Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania Labor and Industry Secretary, and U.S. Senator; 2) Wofford's positions on issues, as used in his campaign; 3) "The Campaign," core group of Wofford campaign planning materials, including finances, advertisements, debates, and endorsements; 4) Clippings, from Wofford's years under Governor Casey up and including this election.
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Section: Research on Wofford's Record
Section: Pre-gubernatorial Record: President of Bryn Mawr College and Kennedy Administration
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Bryn Mawr College: budgets and deficits 1970-1977
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Bryn Mawr College, budgets for the President's office 1972-1974
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Bryn Mawr College, General fund, gifts and unrestricted resources 1955-1974
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Bryn Mawr College, financing, investments and endowments 1970-1976
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Bryn Mawr College, Treasurer's Preliminary Report on Operations 1971-1976
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Bryn Mawr College and other community college tuition rates 1969-1977
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Solicitation of funds from Adnan Khashoggi, prominent international arms dealer and orchestrator of the Iranian arms scandal 1970-1978
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Lemann, Nicholas, "The Unfinished War," The Atlantic, Wofford's record with the Kennedy administration December, 1988
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Section: Record as Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor and Industry under Governor Robert Casey
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Secretary Wofford's testimony before the Pennsylvania State Senate Committee of Appropriations, budget hearings for the Department of Labor and Industry 1987-1991
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Labor record 1987-1991
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Illegal use of federal funds to send Casey Administration public relations letter to 235,000 employers in Pennsylvania March-May, 1990
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PennSERVE program for job training and community service 1989-1991
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Resignation letter to serve as U.S. Senator after the death of Senator John Heinz May 8, 1991
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Section: Record as Appointive U.S. Senator and Related Materials
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Governor Casey's announcement speech that Wofford replace Senator John Heinz in the U.S. Senate May 8, 1991
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Remarks made on the floor of the U.S. Senate May 9-October 8, 1991
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Voting record in the U.S. Senate July-October, 1991
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Vote on Department of Transportation appropriations that cost Pennsylvania 14 million dollars in federal highway funds September 18, 1991
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Sponsored and co-sponsored bills May-October, 1991
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"Waste Watch" rating in the Senate, by the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) 1991
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Wofford making commitments of position on National Energy Security Act in return for efforts to secure funds for campaign November 1, 1991
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Allegheny Busway Project campaign fraud September 12, 1991
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Memorandum regarding Wofford and Peace Corps August 29, 1991
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"Spare Us from Harris: Senator Harris Llewellyn Wofford Fact Book," prepared by the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania September-October, 1991
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Negative facts about Wofford's record 1991
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Section: Campaign Positions
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Abortion July 18, 1991
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Agriculture 1991
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Capital gain tax cuts September 20, 1991
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Civil disobedience: Wofford's remarks to the American Bar Association (ABA) August 6, 1968
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Civil Rights Bill October 29, 1991
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Drug kingpins June-October, 1991
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Environment October 23, 1991
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Environment Crimes Bill October 10, 1991
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Gun control May 25, 1991
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Higher education September-October, 1991
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Israel June 17, 1991
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Military base closings September 11, 1991
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Miscellaneous positions August-September, 1991
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National health insurance October 31, 1991
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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and "fast track" September, 1991
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Nuclear arms race and California Democrat Alan Cranston 1983
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Pornography September 20, 1991
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Product Liability Reform Act October 29, 1991
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Striker replacements August-September, 1991
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Union County, PA and hazardous waste November 1, 1991
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Women 1968-1991
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Section: The Campaign" (Wofford)
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Democratic Party platform 1980-1984
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Hiring James Carville as campaign consultant 1991
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Campaign staff July 29, 1991
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Poll conducted by Petts Research, Inc. August-September, 1991
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Campaign contributions October 22, 1991
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Fundraising events September 16, 1991
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Finances and income June-September, 1991
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Campaign funds and receipts 1991
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Citizens for Senator Wofford memoranda 1991
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Books and articles by and about Wofford 1946-1991
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Attacks on Thornburgh: "burning records" "flap" 1987
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Attacks on Thornburgh, false advertising September 3, 1991
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Attacks on Thornburgh, negative advertising and campaign bulletins October-November, 1991
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Attacks on Thornburgh, involvement in the Bank of Credit Commerce International (BCCI) scandal 1988-1991
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Pro-Wofford advertisements 1991
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Anti-Wofford advertisements 1991
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Debate between Thornburgh and Senator Wofford October 18, 1991
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Endorsements for Senator Wofford 1991
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Section: News Clippings regarding Campaign and Election
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May-December, 1991
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