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Subseries 3. Campaign in Progress
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Scope and Content Notes: Among the scores of material generated during any campaign for political office, there are those core files that really can be called "the campaign" files, here referred to as "campaign in progress." These include such items as correspondence, media appearances and advertisements, financial information, and scheduling, etc. They are the foundation upon which a campaign proceeds up to and including election day, and essentially track its progress. A court case challenging the procedures for filling the Senate vacancy delayed the onset of Thornburgh's campaign. Within a week after the court decision on August 6th, Thornburgh submitted his resignation as Attorney General, and the campaign was off and running. Researchers will be interested in the online videos available here of campaign ads and Thornburgh's concession speech on election night, November 5, 1991.
The "Campaign in Progress" files are organized in the ten following sections: 1) Campaign actions and issues, including staff files, general campaign files and endorsements; 2) Media, including transcripts of the debates between Thornburgh and Harris Wofford, press kits, mailings sent by campaign staff to editorial writers, and other coverage by newsletters and bulletins; 3) Campaign issue statements, released by the Thornburgh campaign, arranged chronologically by date; 4) Opposition research regarding Harris Wofford's record and campaign issues; 5) Campaign briefing binders, documenting Thornburgh's and Wofford's positions on issues, campaign strategies, and other research; 6) Finances, including receipts and expenditure reports, campaign contributions, and FEC fundraising reports; 7) Pennsylvania county briefing materials, including general information and history for each, arranged alphabetically by county name; 8) Campaign correspondence, including two separate groups of materials: general correspondence to and from Thornburgh (arranged alphabetically by sender's last name) and post-election condolence letters and responses (also arranged alphabetically by sender's last name); 9) Election results and post-election analyses, including post-election coverage and reports; 10) Articles and news clippings, including one section of clippings used for research on comparative positives and negatives of Dick Thornburgh, Harris Wofford, and Robert P. Casey (including his gubernatorial officials William Keisling and Donald Mazziotti).
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Section: Campaign Actions and Issues
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Volunteer requests June-September, 1991
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Telephone etiquette and volunteer phone banks September-October, 1991
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Contacts for information on various issues September, 1991
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Memorandum from Harold Miller regarding campaign strategy July 29, 1991
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Scheduling, events and speaking requests September, 1991
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Campaign staff contacts and biographies of Ginny and Dick Thornburgh April-August, 1991
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"Dick Thornburgh: Rhetoric v. Reality," by Citizens for Senator Wofford in response to Thornburgh's announcement speech September 2, 1991
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Responses to Democrat charges about Thornburgh tax increases September 3, 1991
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Thornburgh campaign endorsements list September-October, 1991
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Bedford County Press Endorsement September 4, 1991
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Lancaster New Era Endorsement September 14, 1991
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Pennsylvania State Troopers Association Endorsement September 25, 1991
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National Association of Whole-saler Distributors Endorsement October, 1991
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Pennsylvania State Troopers Association Endorsement October 8, 1991
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Johnstown Tribune Democrat Endorsement October 20, 1991
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Transport Workers Union of America Endorsement October 22, 1991
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National Federation of Independent Business Endorsement October 28, 1991
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Citizens for Law and Order (CLO) Endorsement October 30, 1991
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Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation PAC Endorsement undated
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Endorsement letter from President Ronald Reagan undated
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Pro-Thornburgh "Letters to the Editor campaign" October, 1991
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Murray Dickman's files, regarding voter turnout and campaign mailings, etc. June-October, 1991
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Paul Critchlow's files, regarding media and public relations 1991
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Direct Opinions poll: "Thornburgh is the Top Choice for Pennsylvania Senator" July 25, 1991
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Miscellaneous campaign material 1991
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Section: Media
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The Media Team (public relations consultants), strategies, issues and ads July-August, 1991
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Media summary prepared by the Media Team, and notes September 3-9, 1991
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CNN "Evans and Novak" regarding Thornburgh's career as Attorney General and upcoming candidacy for U.S. Senate August 17-19, 1991
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Thornburgh and Wofford debate, "The Editors" September 6, 1991
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Thornburgh and Wofford debate, Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters October 18, 1991
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Memorandum to Thornburgh from Dan Eramian regarding election press appearances November 2, 1991
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Thornburgh advertisements August-November, 1991
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Wofford advertisements August-November, 1991
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Commercial script drafts 1991
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"A Look at Nate Smith," Black Opinion magazine, Thornburgh photo with Nate Smith, president of Operations Dig and Careers (a Pittsburgh-based career and development program) May-June, 1991
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Keystone Gazette article by Dick Thornburgh regarding his Senate campaign and his record as Governor May-November, 1991
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Direct mailings 1991
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Campaign press kit 1991
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Campaign article mailing October, 1991
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Announcement speech, news clippings and statements sent to editorial writers September, 1991
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Factual analysis on Wofford advertisements, sent to editorial writers October 1-16, 1991
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Clippings and news releases sent to editorial writers October 11, 1991
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Media advisories sent regarding Thornburgh's campaign schedule August 27-October 31, 1991
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White House Bulletin, coverage of Attorney General Thornburgh's candidacy for Senate June 4-November 4, 1991
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Pennsylvania Report, coverage of Thornburgh's candidacy for Senate August-October, 1991
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Thornburgh campaign press kits 1991
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Section: Campaign Issue Statements
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Positions on health care and fast track authority September 3, 1991
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Thornburgh's record on helping veterans September 10, 1991
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"Thornburgh's Commitment to Persons with Disabilities" September 16, 1991
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"Thornburgh urges Congressional Support for School Reform Initiatives" September 18, 1991
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"Thornburgh's Assistance to Small Businesses" September 19, 1991
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"Thornburgh Calls for 'Industrial Renaissance' Initiative to Create Jobs at Abandoned Industrial Sites" September 23, 1991
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"Dick Thornburgh: Fighting for Lower Taxes" September 25, 1991
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Letter to Editor of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from Dan Eramian, spokesman for Thornburgh for Senate, regarding civil rights issues September 27, 1991
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"Testimony of Dick Thornburgh regarding USAir's application for Pittsburgh-Italy service" October 1, 1991
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"Dick Thornburgh: Fighting for Jobs" October 3, 1991
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"Thornburgh Calls for Federal Enterprise Zone Legislation" October 10, 1991
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"Dick Thornburgh is Good for Taxpayers" October 10, 1991
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"Thornburgh Urges Prompt Action in Multilateral Steel Agreement to Protect Steel Jobs Against Foreign Competition" October 15, 1991
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"Thornburgh Calls for Overhaul of Senate Confirmation Process" October 16, 1991
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"Thornburgh issues Six point Plan for Congressional Reform" October 25, 1991
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"Thornburgh Calls for Tax Relief for Working Families" October 27, 1991
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"Seniors Defend Thornburgh Record" November 2, 1991
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"Thornburgh says National Health Insurance Could Cost Pennsylvania Jobs" November 4, 1991
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"Fact Sheet: Dick Thornburgh and Harris Wofford" May-November, 1991
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"Dick Thornburgh's Agenda for the 90s" May-November, 1991
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"Thornburgh Administration Accomplishments Related to America 2000," national education program introduced by George Bush May-November, 1991
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"Dick Thornburgh's Commitment to Basic Education" May-November, 1991
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Positions on jobs, unemployment compensation, taxes, abortion, health care, foreign trade, family leave, gun control, Social Security, education and transportation (includes Rick Stafford's notes) May-November, 1991
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"Dick Thornburgh's Proposals to Create and Preserve Jobs in Pennsylvania" May-November, 1991
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"Straight Talk about Dick Thornburgh's Record of Helping Senior Citizens" May-November, 1991
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"Dick Thornburgh: Protecting Our Environment" May-November, 1991
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"Thornburgh Environmental Position" and "Snapshot of the Thornburgh Environmental Record" May-November, 1991
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"Dick Thornburgh's 14-Point Plant Plan for Affordable Health Care," Thornburgh and Wofford's positions and background material May-November, 1991
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"Responsible Health Care Reform," essay by Dick Thornburgh, candidate for United States Senate May-November, 1991
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"Bank of Credit Commerce International (BCCI) Facts" May-November, 1991
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"Fact Sheet: Working People" May-November, 1991
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"Dick Thornburgh: Leadership on the Issues" May-November, 1991
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Positions on issues concerning Philadelphia, PA July-September, 1991
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Positions on issues concerning Pittsburgh, PA August, 1991
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Positions and research on the Jewish community 1990-1991
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Thornburgh positions May-November, 1991
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Thornburgh campaign responses and defenses of record in response to Wofford attacks August-October, 1991
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Section: Campaign Statements regarding Harris Wofford
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"Harris Wofford and the Savings and Loan Crooks" May-November, 1991
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"Did Bryn Mawr College Have a Deficit While Harris Wofford was President?" May-November, 1991
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"Straight Talk About National Health Insurance," letter from U.S. Congressmen, letter to editor with corrections, and memorandum May-November, 1991
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"Harris Wofford: Pennsylvania's Last Choice for the U.S. Senate Seat," preliminary opposition research binder prepared by Thornburgh campaign May 23, 1991
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"Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania: Senator Wofford in Violation of Federal Law" September 4, 1991
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"State GOP questions Wofford fund raising," Philadelphia Inquirer September 6, 1991
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Section: Campaign Briefing Binders
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Thornburgh's briefing binder, regarding positions, Wofford, issues research and strategy reports (annotated) May-November, 1991
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Items removed from Thornburgh's campaign briefing binder July-August, 1991
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Research and issue material, prepared by Harold Miller August 17, 1991
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Box 915
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"Work plan and Defensive Issues Paper," prepared by Harold Miller July 4, 1991
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Section: Fundraising
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Lists of donors September 20, 1991
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Fundraising events and plans September-November, 1991
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Campaign contributions, report of receipts and disbursements August-September, 1991
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Fundraising and reimbursement receipts 1991-1992
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Federal Election Commission (FEC) reports August 16, 1991-June 30, 2002
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Section: County Briefing Materials
Box 916
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Clearfield 1991
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Cumberland 1991
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Huntingdon 1991
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Lackawanna 1991
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Montgomery 1991
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Northampton 1991
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Philadelphia 1991
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Schuylkill 1991
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Susquehanna 1991
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Washington 1991
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Westmoreland 1991
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Box 917
Section: Alphabetical Correspondence
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A-Z August-November, 1991
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A-Z December, 1991-January, 1992
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Section: Election Results and Post-election Analysis
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Thank you calls to be made by the Governor November 2, 1991
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Election results newspaper coverage, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette November 7, 1991
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Media Team's and other analyses of campaign and defeat November 20, 1991
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"White House Bulletin" and Mike Berman's "Washington Political Watch," analyses of election results December, 1991-July, 1992
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Section: Articles and News Clippings regarding Thornburgh, Casey and Wofford
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Thornburgh's Gubernatorial record 1979-1987
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Articles from end of Thornburgh administration ("administration positives") January, 1987
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Card file indexing positive and negative news clippings regarding Dick Thornburgh, Harris Wofford and Robert Casey 1986-1991
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Positive and negative news clippings regarding Dick Thornburgh, Harris Wofford, and Robert Casey 1986
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Donald Mazziotti and William Keisling, officials in the Casey administration February-October, 1987
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Positive and negative news clippings regarding Dick Thornburgh, Harris Wofford, and Robert Casey 1987-1991
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