Guide to the Dick Thornburgh Papers, 1932- AIS.1998.30.17

Arrangement

Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title
Dick Thornburgh Papers, Series XVII. Ongoing Career
Creator
Thornburgh, Dick
Collection Number
AIS.1998.30.17
Extent
59.5 Linear Feet
Date
1993
Abstract
In May 1993 Dick Thornburgh returned to Washington, rejoining Kirkpatrick & Lockhart as counsel in their Washington office. That role has enabled Thornburgh to devote time to clients, and yet retain the opportunity to pursue outside interests and challenges which have been many and varied. For example, his foreign trips include visits to Taiwan, Russia, and several to Hong Kong, regarding the rule of law. Trips to Guatemala (regarding governmental corruption), to Nigeria (regarding federalism, interstate relations and other governance issues), and to Buenos Aires (on fighting corruption) are also well documented. Other trips abroad concern his continued dedication to the rights of persons with disabilities. Major challenges include, for example, his appointment as Examiner in the WorldCom bankruptcy proceedings, the largest ever filed, and his choice in 2004 by CBS to conduct an investigation into the "60 Minutes Wednesday" segment on President Bush's service in the Texas Air National Guard. During the 1990s he embarked upon a new mini-career on television as a legal commentator on subjects such as the O.J. Simpson case, and President Clinton issues. One constructive by-product of the horrific September 11 attacks on the World Trade Towers was a review for the National Academy of Public Administration of FBI plans for reorganization, a task force that Thornburgh was asked to chair, and additional service as a member of the FBI Director's Advisory Board. Digital reproductions of portions of the collection are available online.
Language
English .
Subtitle
Series XVII. Ongoing Career, 1993-
Author
Nancy Watson.
Sponsor
This finding aid is available on line as result of a Commonwealth of Pennsylvania grant to the University of Pittsburgh and with collaboration of the Archives Service Center and the Digital Research Library.
Publisher
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Address
University of Pittsburgh Library System
Archives & Special Collections
Website: library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections
Contact Us: www.library.pitt.edu/ask-archivist
URL: http://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections

Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Dick Thornburgh, February 27, 1998.

Previous Citation

Dick Thornburgh Papers, 1932- , AIS.1998.30, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh

Preferred Citation

Dick Thornburgh Papers, 1932- , AIS.1998.30, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Nancy Watson, Curator of the Thornburgh Papers, Holly Mengel, Project Archivist, and a team of graduate students. Processing was made possible by a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 2002.

Revision and rearrangement for the encoded version of the finding aid provided by Holly Mengel in 2004. Information about the collection title and the controlled access terms was extracted from the MARC record in the University of Pittsburgh catalog Voyager ID number: 3608599

Copyright

Permission for publication is given on behalf of the University of Pittsburgh as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Accruals

Additional material is being added on a regular basis to reflect Thornburgh's still active career.

Subjects

    Corporate Names

    • WorldCom (Firm)
    • International Republican Institute
    • American Bar Association
    • National Academy of Public Administration
    • National Organization on Disability (U.S.)
    • Columbia Broadcasting System, inc.
    • Cable News Network
    • Washington Legal Foundation. Legal Policy Advisory Board
    • Russian-American Institute for Law and Economics
    • U.S. Committee on Hong Kong
    • World Committee on Disability
    • United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Director's Advisory Board
    • United States. Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 1987
    • Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham
    • Urban Institute
    • State Science & Technology Institute

    Personal Names

    • Thornburgh, Dick
    • Thornburgh, Ginny (Judson)
    • Yakovlev, Veniamin
    • King, Larry
    • Blitzer, Wolf
    • Simpson, O. J. -- Trials, litigation, etc.
    • Rather, Dan

    Geographic Names

    • Pennsylvania -- Economic conditions
    • Russia (Federation)
    • Hong Kong

    Other Subjects

    • Judges -- Selection and appointment -- United States
    • Personal papers
    • Government
    • Environment
    • Politics
    • Social action
    • Business and Industry
    • Larry King live (Television program)
    • Late edition (Television program)
    • 60 minutes II (Television program)
    • Lawyers -- United States
    • Rule of law
    • Home rule -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
    • White collar crimes -- United States
    • Political corruption -- United States
    • Child pornography
    • Internet pornography

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