Reagan Library Topic Guide – Robert Bork

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BORK, ROBERT

WHORM ALPHABETICAL FILE Bork, Robert

WHORM SUBJECT FILE

FE010 casefile 596077

FG006-01 casefiles 492848, 497600, 512299, 519576, 524397, 524425, 524450, 524491, 526619, 533258

FG031-01 casefile 492869

FG051 casefiles 475275, 495361, 495366, 495396, 497159, 497167, 498951, 515440, 515874, 522113, 522284, 522332, 524597, 524601, 524665, 524718, 525046

FO003-02 casefiles 514077, 531582

GI002 casefiles 520724, 521357, 531366

MC003 casefiles 514684, 515729, 517892

SO001 casefile 492896

SP casefile 546507

SP931-31 entire category

SP931-42 entire category

SP931-44 entire category

SP931-45 entire category

SP1188 entire category

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TA004-11 casefile 524581

TR001 casefile 532866

TR196 casefile 506340

WHITE HOUSE STAFF AND OFFICE FILES

CABINET SECRETARY Risque, Nancy: Files OA 16066 Bork, Judge Robert (1)(2)

CHIEF OF STAFF, OFFICE OF THE Baker, Howard H., Jr.: Files Box 3 Judge Bork Nomination (1) Judge Bork Nomination (2) Judge Bork, Nomination of (1) Judge Bork, Nomination of (2) Judge Bork, Nomination of (3) Judge Bork, Nomination of (4)

Duberstein, Kenneth: Files – Office of the Chief of Staff Box 3 Nomination of Judge Bork

COMMUNICATIONS, OFFICE OF Griscom, Thomas C.: Files Box 3 Bork (1)-(7)

COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT, OFFICE OF Bryan, Patricia Mack: Files OA 19247 [Robert Bork]: Carla Hills Group Analysis of Bork (1) [Robert Bork]: Carla Hills Group Analysis of Bork (2) [Robert Bork]: Carla Hills Group Analysis of Bork (3) [Robert Bork]: Carla Hills Group Analysis of Bork (4) [Robert Bork]: Carla Hills Group Analysis of Bork (5) PMB Supreme Court: Carla Hills Study (1)-(6) [Robert Bork]: Civil Rights/Religion PMB Supreme Court: Bork, Robert – Confirmation Witnesses (1)-(4) PMB Bork, Robert – Constitutional Issues – Hearings PMB Supreme Court: Bork, Robert – Endorsements (1)-(5) [Robert Bork]: Ethics PMB Supreme Court: Bork, Robert – Miscellaneous (1)-(10) [Robert Bork]: Newspaper Articles (1)-(18) PMB Supreme Court: Bork, Robert – Notes (1)-(7) 11/17/2020 Bork - 3 PMB Bork, Robert – Press Releases [Robert Bork]: Responses to Studies (1)-(4) [Robert Bork]: Speeches and Articles (1)(2) Bork, Robert – Talking Points (1)(2) [Robert Bork]: Testimony / Pre-Supreme Court [Robert Bork]: Witness Testimony (1)-(3) PMB Supreme Court: Bork, Robert – Witnesses (1)-(7) PMB Supreme Court: Bork, Robert – Witnesses [Background on Witnesses] [I] (1)-(6) PMB Supreme Court: Bork, Robert – Witnesses [Background on Witnesses] [II] (1)-(4) Cases [Legal Issues Raised at Bork and Kennedy Confirmation Hearings] (1)-(11)

Cohen, Benedict S.: Files CFOA 1339 Robert Bork – American Bar Association Robert Bork – AFL-CIO Study Robert Bork – Anti-Bork Sleaze Robert Bork – Antitrust Robert Bork – Articles – List Robert Bork – Baker Speech Draft Robert Bork – Balance on Court Robert Bork – Joseph Biden Document Request Robert Bork – Carla Hills Group Reports (1)(2) Robert Bork – Case Summaries (1)-(3) Robert Bork – Civil Rights Act Article – 1963 Robert Bork – Civil Rights / Women's Rights Robert Bork – Columbia Law Review Study I Robert Bork – Columbia Law Review Study II Robert Bork – District of Columbia (D.C.) Circuit Confirmation Robert Bork – Faculty Petition against Bork (1)(2) Robert Bork – Favorable Testimony (1)(2) Robert Bork – Feminist Men’s Alliance Study and National Women's Law Center Study (1)(2) Robert Bork – First Amendment Robert Bork – Hostile Studies (1)(2) Robert Bork – List and Précis of Prior Testimony (1)(2) Materials on Judge Robert Bork (1)(2) Robert Bork – Miscellaneous Robert Bork – Miscellaneous Articles and Speeches (1)(2) Robert Bork – Outreach Robert Bork – Outreach / Academia Past Nominations – John Parker, Clement Haynsworth, Robert Bork Robert Bork – Public Citizen Study (1)-(3) Robert Bork: Ronald Reagan Statements on Bork and Judicial Selection in General Robert Bork – Rebuttal of John Frank “A Response to the Critics of Judge Robert H. Bork," Department of Justice Judge Robert Bork – Senate Judiciary Committee Questionnaire (1)(2) Robert Bork – Senate's Role in Confirmation (1)-(3) Robert Bork – Solicitor General Nomination Robert Bork – Statements to Be Inserted in Record Robert Bork – John Paul Stevens and Warren Burger Statements 11/17/2020 Bork - 4 Robert Bork – Studies by Professors Robert Anthony, Gary Born, and Gary Lawson (1)(2) Robert Bork – Summary and Copies of Prior Testimony (1)-(8) Robert Bork – Testimony by Professors Herma Kay, Kathleen Sullivan, and David Richards (1)(2) Robert Bork – Validity of Roe v. Wade Robert Bork – Watergate Robert Bork – White House Briefing Book (1)(2) Robert Bork – White House Study, Joseph Biden Critique (1)-(3) Anthony Kennedy, Douglas Ginsburg, Robert Bork – Criminal Law (1)(2) Judge Gerald Tjoflat (1)-(8) Judges Pasco Bowman, James Ryan, Clifford Wallace, and William Webster (1)-(3) Judge Laurence M. Silberman (1)-(4)

Cox, Christopher: Files OA 15526 [Profiles: Possible Supreme Court Nominees (ca 1987)] (1)-(3) [Profiles: Possible Supreme Court Nominees (ca Late 1987)] (1)-(2) Robert Bork: Background Information (1)-(7) Robert Bork: Correspondence / Witnesses (1)-(12) Robert Bork: Magazine Articles, Etc. (1)-(5) Robert Bork Nomination: Biographical Material, Printed Opinions, Bork Book (1)(2) Robert Bork Nomination: Drafts and Notes (1)(2) Robert Bork Nomination: External Memos and Correspondence (1)(2) Robert Bork Nomination: Internal Memos (1) Robert Bork Nomination: Internal Memos (2) Robert Bork Nomination: Internal Memos (3) Robert Bork Nomination: Internal Memos (4) Robert Bork Nomination: Internal Memos (5) Robert Bork Nomination: Internal Memos (6) Robert Bork Nomination: Internal Memos (7) Robert Bork Nomination: Lewis Powell Resignation Letter Robert Bork Nomination: [Miscellaneous, September-October 1987] (1)-(3) Robert Bork Nomination: News Clips (1)-(9) Robert Bork: Panels (1)(2) Robert Bork Nomination: [Potential Nominees, October 1987] (1)-(3) Robert Bork Nomination: Public Outreach (1)-(3) Robert Bork Nomination: Ray Randolph Meetings [Robert Bork Nomination: Remarks of Nina Totenberg on "All Things Considered"] (Note: Includes audio tape transferred to A/V for storage.) Robert Bork Nomination: Republican National Lawyers Association Robert Bork: Testimonies, Articles, and Statements (1)-(17) Miscellaneous Robert Bork [and Douglas Ginsburg] Material (1)-(4)

Culvahouse, Arthur B.: Files OA 15066 Supreme Court – Robert Bork – Attorney General News Summary and White House News Summary Clips (1)-(12) Supreme Court – Robert Bork – Carla Hills – Essays Notebook (1)-(4) 11/17/2020 Bork - 5 Supreme Court – Robert Bork - Copy of Candidate Notebook – Rehnquist/Scalia (1)(2) Supreme Court – Robert Bork – Democratic Response to Blue Book (1)(2) Supreme Court – Robert Bork – Draft Op-Eds and Letters to the Editor (1)(2) Supreme Court – Robert Bork – Editorials/Op Ed Beginning 10/01/1987 (1)-(3) Supreme Court – Robert Bork – Financial Matters / Taxes Supreme Court – Robert Bork – [General Files] (1)-(13) Supreme Court – Robert Bork – Justice Department Material (1)-(3) Supreme Court – Robert Bork – Letters (1)-(3) Supreme Court – Robert Bork – Media Activities Supreme Court – Robert Bork – 08/28/1987 Meeting with Law Enforcement Officials (1)(2) Supreme Court – Robert Bork – Memoranda (1)(2) Supreme Court – Robert Bork – News Clippings (1)-(19)

OA 15067 Supreme Court – Robert Bork – News Clippings Beginning 10/01/1987 (1)-(6) Supreme Court – Robert Bork – News Clippings, Editorial/Op Ed (1)-(10) Supreme Court – Robert Bork – Nina Totenberg NPR Report Supreme Court – Robert Bork – Notebook for Murder Board (1)(2) Supreme Court – Robert Bork: Notebook on Candidates (1)-(9) Supreme Court – Robert Bork – Notebook on Witnesses Supreme Court – Robert Bork – Opposition (1)(2) Supreme Court – Robert Bork – Press Briefings (1)-(5) Supreme Court – Robert Bork – Prior Congressional Testimony (1)-(8) Supreme Court – Robert Bork – Senate Floor Material Supreme Court – Robert Bork – Senate Judiciary Committee (1)-(15) Supreme Court – Robert Bork – Senate Judiciary Committee: Falsgraf Letter to Biden Supreme Court – Robert Bork – Senate Judiciary Committee: Fellers Letter to Shepherd Supreme Court – Robert Bork – Senate Judiciary Committee: Janofsky Letter to Biden Supreme Court – Robert Bork – Senate Judiciary Committee: Morris Letter to Biden (empty) Supreme Court – Robert Bork – Senate Judiciary Committee: Rhyne Telegram to President Reagan Supreme Court – Robert Bork – Senate Judiciary Committee: Tate Letter to Biden and Thurmond Supreme Court – Robert Bork – Senate Judiciary Committee: [Gerald Ford Statement at Confirmation Hearings] Supreme Court – Robert Bork – Speeches Supreme Court – Robert Bork – Support (1)-(10) Supreme Court – Robert Bork – White House News Summary Clips Beginning 09/21/1987 (1)-(14)

OA 15217 Supreme Court – Robert Bork – White House Talking Points (1)-(5) A Response to the Critics of Judge Robert H. Bork," Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs 11/17/2020 Bork - 6

OA 16588 Speech: Business for Bork – Tuesday, 09/29/1987 Remarks: Office of Public Liaison Briefing/Supreme Court Nominee – Friday, 10/30/1987

Keisler, Peter: Files See Boxes 23-38 Series III: Supreme Court Nominations: Subseries A: Robert Bork

Koch, Kathleen D.: Files OA 18941 KDK Bork, Robert (1)-(3)

Kruger, Robert M.: Files OA 18385 RMK/Bork, Robert H. (1)-(14)

McGrath, C. Dean: Files OA 15543 Robert Bork Nomination [I] (1)-(3) Robert Bork Nomination [II] (1)-(7) [Robert Bork Nomination: Briefing Materials] (1)-(3)

Raul, Alan Charles: Files OA 19157 Bork, Robert H. - Federal Judiciary Almanac Entry] Bork, Robert – Letters re: Nomination to Supreme Court [Bork, Robert – Post-Hearings] [Profiles of Candidates for Powell Supreme Court Seat: Bork] (1)(2) Supreme Court – Judge Robert Bork (1)-(8) [Supreme Court Candidate: Judge Bork] (1)(2) Supreme Court Nominations [I] Supreme Court Nominations [II] (1)-(15) [Supreme Court Nominations] (1)-(7) Supreme Court - Powell Replacement

Stephens, Jay B.: Files OA 15516 Robert Bork (1)-(7) [Robert Bork – Background Material] (1)-(3) [Robert Bork Background Materials] (Notebook) (1)(2) [Robert Bork]: Howard H. Baker Speeches [Robert Bork]: Civil Rights [Robert Bork]: Comprehensive Summary (1)(2) [Robert Bork]: Confirmation (1)-(4) [Robert Bork]: Contact Lists – Academics / Lawyers (1)-(3) [Robert Bork]: Document Requests (1)(2) [Robert Bork]: Documents from Department of Justice (1)(2) 11/17/2020 Bork - 7 [Robert Bork]: Drafts – Talking Points and Senate Speeches (1)(2) [Robert Bork]: Financial Disclosure [Robert Bork]: Hills (Carla) Report (1)(2) [Robert Bork]: Judiciary Committee Document Request [Robert Bork]: Peter Keisler Memorandums – Miscellaneous [Robert Bork]: Legal Memorandums – Confirmation Process [Robert Bork – Media Coverage, Articles, and Opinions] (Notebook) (1)-(13) Robert Bork Meeting – Los Angeles, California, 08/27/1987-08/28/1987 (1)(2) Robert Bork Meeting – Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, 08/28/1987 [Robert Bork]: Miscellaneous (1)-(5) Robert Bork Murder Board – Foreign Policy (1)(2) [Robert Bork: National Law Journal Article] [Robert Bork]: National Law Journal – Financial Requests [Robert Bork: Newspaper Articles] (1)(2) [Robert Bork: Newspaper Articles– Editorials] (1)(2) [Robert Bork: Newspaper Articles – Op-Ed Pieces] (1)-(3) [Robert Bork]: Organizational Endorsements [Robert Bork]: Poll [Robert Bork]: Lewis Powell Retirement, Bork Nomination Statement [Robert Bork]: Presidential Event – Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, 08/26/1987 (1)-(4) [Robert Bork]: Proposed Editorials, Op-Ed Pieces, Letters to the Editor (1)(2) [Robert Bork]: Republican National Committee Talking Points [Robert Bork]: Resignation – Exchange of Letters [Robert Bork]: Senate Questionnaire (1)(2) [Robert Bork]: Senate Speeches (1)(2) [Robert Bork]: Spokesmen [Robert Bork]: Talking Points (1)(2) [Robert Bork]: Tax Information [Robert Bork: Telephone Contact] [Robert Bork]: White House News Summaries (1)-(9) [Robert Bork]: White House Talking Points (1)(2) [Robert Bork]: Witnesses (1)-(4) Materials on Judge Robert H. Bork ("Blue Book") (1)(2) A Response to the Critics of Judge Robert H. Bork," Department of Justice, 09/12/1987

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, OFFICE OF Cribb, T. Kenneth: Files – Domestic Affairs Box 15 Bork Nomination [Judge Robert Bork] (1)-(7)(

Box 16 Bork Nomination [Judge Robert Bork] (8)-(14) [Bork, Judge Robert] HHB’s Office re: Bork [Howard H. Baker , Chief of Staff] Bork Nomination [and the Business Community] Bork Supporters [Cribb File] (1)-(5)

McIntosh, David M.: Files Box 7 11/17/2020 Bork - 8 [Bork] Bork 08/31/1987 (1)(2) [Bork Briefings] [Bork]: Business Groups Bork Clips (1)-(10)

Box 8 Bork Clips (11)-(25) Bork – Congressional Support and Opposition (1)(2) Bork – Constituent Updates [Bork]: Crime Issue Bork – Criminal Justice (1)(2)

Box 9 Bork – Current 08/17/1987 (1)-(4) [Bork]: Democrats Bork Events Bork Filibuster [Bork, Handwritten Notes] [Bork]: Jewish Groups [Bork: Justice Stevens] [Bork:] Materials on Judge Robert H. Bork (1)(2) Bork – Miscellaneous (1)-(3) Bork – News Clips (1)-(7)

Box 10 Bork – News Clips (8)-(16) [Bork Nomination – Talking Points and Supporting Material] (Binder) (1)-(9)

Box 11 [Bork Nomination – Talking Points and Supporting Material] (Binder) (10)-(13) [Bork Op-Ed] Bork – Op-Eds Bork – Opposition Bork – Polls Bork – Precedent Bork – Presidential Statements (1)-(4) [Bork – Response to Critics (Justice Department Report)] Bork – Response to White House Report (1)(2) [Bork]: Rodota File [Bork-Senate Judiciary Committee] Bork Strategy (1)(2)

Box 12 [Bork: Suggested Talking Points] (Binder) (1)-(3) [Bork Support] Bork – Supporters (1)-(3) [Bork Supreme Court Nomination] (1)(2) [Bork:] White House Pro-Bork Activities – Baker Memos (1)(2) Bork – WHO Post Mortem (1)(2) 11/17/2020 Bork - 9 Business Group/Danner-Roosevelt Room Re: Bork

FIRST LADY, OFFICE OF THE First Lady, Office of the: Press Office: Records OA 15743 Judge Bork

INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS, OFFICE OF Black, Judy: Files OA 16830 Bork Nomination

Rairdin, K. Kae: Files OA 16934 Judge Bork Nomination (1)-(13)

LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS, OFFICE OF Ball, William: Files OA 15329 Bork Material (1)-(10)

Harlow, Bryce: Files OA 15359 Bork

Kennedy, Nancy: Files OA 18523 [Bork Nomination – Suggested Talking Points – July 1987] (1)(2)

Legislative Affairs, Office of : Records OA 17437 Tuesday, 08/04/1987 – GOP Leadership – Debt Limit, CATAS, Welfare Reform, Contras, Bork (Sen)

OA 18180 Department of Justice: Bork

OPERATIONS, WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF Chew, David L.: Files, White House Office of Operations OA 14941 Judge Robert Bork Nomination (1)-(6)

POLICY DEVELOPMENT, OFFICE OF Bauer, Gary: Files OA 16925 Materials on Judge Robert H. Bork (1)(2)

POLITICAL AFFAIRS, OFFICE OF Lord, Jeffrey: Files Box 1 11/17/2020 Bork - 10 Background for [Bork] (1)(2) Background Material on Judge Robert H. Bork (1)(2)

Political Affairs, Office of : Records OA 18654 Bork

PRESIDENTIAL PERSONNEL, OFFICE OF Presidential Personnel, Office of: Records OA 13522 Bork, Robert Herron – Solicitor General

PUBLIC AFFAIRS, OFFICE OF Gibson, Thomas F. III: Files OA 15044 Judge Robert Bork – Background (1)-(19) Judge Robert Bork – Blue Binder (1)-(12)

Public Affairs, Office of the: Records OA 15308 [“Judge Bork: Separation of Powers and Special Prosecutor Bills,” by Gary Lawson] [“Judge Robert Bork’s Decisions in Which He Wrote No Opinion: An Analysis of the Regulatory and Benefit Cases,” by Robert A. Anthony] [“The Judicial Performance of Robert Bork in Administrative and Regulatory Law,” by Richard B. Stewart] The Essays and Their Authors [Essays re Judge Bork] (Binder) (1)-(3) Bork Clips before Hearings (1)-(8) Bork Clips before Labor Day (1)-(12) Bork – Congressional Record (1)-(13)

OA 15309 Bork Clips before Hearings (1)-(27) Bork Clips after Hearings (1)-(12)

OA 15470 Bork - Opinions, etc. (1)-(6) Memos Internal – Bork (1)-(3) Bork - Media Plans (1)(2) Memos Internal - Bork (Authored by Rodota) (1)-(3) Bork Correspondence - Miscellaneous Bork Endorsement Information Bork Presidential OP-ED (Never Sent) Norman Lear - People for the American Way \ Surrogate OP-EDs on Bork (1)(2) Bork Statements (1)-(3) Biden Bork - Materials Gathered by Allison Hartwell (1)-(3)

OA 15523 Summary of Bork Initiatives (Binder) (1)(2) 11/17/2020 Bork - 11 References to Bork Nomination - Presidential Scheduling (Binder) (1)(2) Bork Chron 07/26/1987-08/02/1987 (Binder) Bork Chron 08/03/1987-08/11/1987 (Binder) Bork Chron 08/12/1987-08/17/1987 (Binder) Bork Chron 08/18/1987-08/25/1987 (Binder) Bork Chron 08/26/1987-09/07/1987 (Binder) Bork Chron 09/08/1987-09/10/1987 (Binder) Bork Chron 09/11/1987-09/16/1987 (Binder) Bork Chron 09/17/1987/09/20/1987 (Binder) Bork Chron 09/21/1987-10/09/1987 (Binder)

OA 16024 [Bork Confirmation] (1)-(5) [Bork Confirmation - Ford Library Material]

OA 16026 [Requests for Bork Materials] [Bork Editorial Analysis 11/19/1987]

OA 19194 [Talking Points Regarding Judge Bork] (1)-(6) Bork Talking Points [Materials Regarding Bork Nomination] (1)(6)

OA 19200 Materials on Judge Robert H. Bork (1)(2)

OA 19208 Bork 07/30/1987 Bork and Criminal Justice 09/10/1987 Issue Brief and Talking Points Bork and Civil Rights 09/29/1987 [Issue Brief and Talking Points]

PUBLIC LIAISON, OFFICE OF Anderson, Carl: Files OA 15050 [Bork Articles: Press Releases] Bork Articles – Through July 1987 (1)-(12) Bork Articles, August 1987 (1)(2) Bork Articles, September 1987 (1)(2) [Bork Clippings (Carl Anderson Copy)] (1)-(12) Bork – Correspondence Bork – 09/23/19878 Event [Bork – Events and Support] Bork – Issues and Talking Points Bork – Media Plan (1)-(2) Bork – Miscellaneous Information Bork Nomination Overview and Qualifications, Carl Anderson (1)-(12) [Bork – Office of Public Liaison] (1)-(5) Bork – Opposition Information Bork – Support Letters (June 1987-September 1987) 11/17/2020 Bork - 12 Bork – White House Press Releases / Summary

OA 19405 Bork Briefing 07/29/1987 Bork Briefing – POTUS 09/30/1987 (1)(2) Victims Meeting – Bork – Anti-Crime Coalition 10/19/1987 (1)-(4)

Archie, Timothy: Files OA 14875 [Bork’s Senate Opposition – Alleged Historical Precedents]

Arey, Linda: Files OA 15052 [Bork Nomination] (1)-(3) [Bork Nomination Memos]

Beserra, Rudy: Files OA 17128 Bork Nomination I (1)-(4) Bork Nomination II (1)(2) [Bork Nomination III] [Bork Nomination – Returned Mailings] [Bork: A Response to the Critics of Judge Robert H. Bork, Department of Justice, 09/12/1987]

Danner, Donald: Files OA 15705 09/28/1987: Briefing/450 Support for Bork/100 Business Leaders

De Moss, Charlotte: Files OA 18826 Bork Updates (1)(2) Bork Constituencies (1)-(4)

Dewhirst, Mary: Files OA 17791 Bork (1)-(3)

Green, Max: Files Box 5 Bork (1)(2) [Bork Material] (1)-(3) Bork Nomination [Bork Nomination] (1)-(3) New Bork 09/07/1987 (1)-(4) National Jewish Coalition on Judge Robert Bork, October 1987

Kojelis, Linas: Files OA 18285 Bork (1)-(3) 11/17/2020 Bork - 13 Post Bork – New Nominee (1)-(3)

Range, Rebecca: Files OA 15172 [Bork] (1)-(10) Bork Nomination: Essays and Reports

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