George Bush Presidential Library 1000 George Bush Drive West College Station, TX 77845 phone: (979) 691-4041 fax: (979) 691-4030 http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu [email protected] Inventory for FOIA Request 2000-1291-F Records on Charles G. (Chase) Untermeyer Extent 1,250 folders Access Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Bush Presidential Records, Bush Vice Presidential Records, and Quayle Vice Presidential Records is governed by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)(5 USC 552 as amended) and the Presidential Records Act (PRA)(44 USC 22) and therefore records may be restricted in whole or in part in accordance with legal exemptions. Copyright Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States government as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Researchers are advised to consult the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, USC) which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Provenance Official records of George Bush’s presidency and vice presidency are housed at the George Bush Presidential Library and administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the provisions of the Presidential Records Act (PRA). Processed By Staff Archivists, June 2002. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released. Related Collections Related material may be found in FOIA request 1999-0432-F entitled “Records from Selected White House Office of Personnel Files.” Scope and Content In January 1981, Chase Untermeyer became the Executive Assistant to Vice President George H. W. Bush. Untermeyer left the vice presidential staff in March 1983 to serve as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations & Facilities. On May 7, 1984, President Reagan appointed him Assistant 1 2000-1291-F Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. Chase Untermeyer resigned this position in April 1988 to head the Bush presidential transition. When President Bush took office in 1989, Untermeyer came to the White House as Assistant to the President and Director of Presidential Personnel. As Director of Presidential Personnel, Untermeyer and his office were responsible for approximately 4,000 presidential appointments throughout the Bush administration. During his tenure in the White House, Untermeyer became chairman of the White House Task Force on Puerto Rico. In 1991, Bush appointed him Director of the Voice of America. The materials in FOIA 2000-1291-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. FOIA 2000-1291-F contains of incoming and outgoing letters, memoranda, forms, and printed material. Letters include public and congressional mail and outgoing form letters concerning presidential appointments. There are also letters concerning the issue of estadidad (statehood) for Puerto Rico. Memoranda documents include correspondence with President Bush on final presidential appointment and delegation decisions. White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Subject File categories contain correspondence; memoranda; news clippings; and brochures from the general public, Congress, and the Bush administration. WHORM Subject File GI002 concerns Gifts to the President, PU concerns Publications, and TA005 concerns Trade Agreements. The WHORM Alphabetical Files contains one letter from Sid Bass. The Staff and Office Files contain correspondence, memoranda, and publications maintained by individual staff members and offices. There are personal data statements, resumes and recommendations for specific agencies, board, commissions, and departments, and Senate confirmation reports. Printed material includes news clippings and articles about federal jobs and the federal appointment process, Chase Untermeyer and Andy Card's trip to Puerto Rico, and the Untermeyer/Kendrick wedding. There are reports by the General Accounting Office, the President's Commission on Federal Ethics Law Reform, the National Committee on the Public Service, and the President's Commission on the Federal Appointment Process. Also included in this collection of documents: Untermeyer speeches; invitations to White House dinners and other functions; programs for various performances, lectures, and ceremonies; and greeting cards. System of Arrangement Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in six collection areas—Bush Presidential Records: WHORM Alphabetical Files; Bush Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files; Bush Presidential Records: Staff and Office Files; Bush Vice Presidential Records: WHORM Name Files; Bush Vice Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files; and Bush Vice Presidential Records: Staff and Office Files. As policy, WHORM Alphabetical Files and WHORM Subject Files are processed at the document level; whereas, Staff and Office Files are processed at the folder level, that is, individual documents are not selected and removed from a folder for processing. While this method maintains folder integrity, it frequently results in the incidental processing of documents that are not wholly responsive to the subject area. The WHORM Subject File compiled by the White House Office of Records Management is comprised of a series of documents assigned a letter/number combination and filed in a subject category. A complete listing of the subject categories including a detailed description of each category is available in our research room and on our website at http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/research/find/whorm/whorm.html. Please note that the arrangement of this FOIA is different than the usual arrangement by OA/ID number. Series were not placed in consecutive boxes by the White House staff. This FOIA request has been 2 2000-1291-F arranged so that similar records and series are together. Therefore, the OA/ID numbers on processed material will not be consecutive. Please note that a single asterisk "*" indicates that the category is entirely processed and open. The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2000-1291-F. Bush Presidential Records: WHORM Alphabetical Files Name Bass, Sid Bush Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files Category Case Number GI002* Scanned: Case Number 073928 PU Scanned: Case Number 171098 TA005* Scanned: Case Number 360026 Bush Presidential Records: Staff and Office Files Chief of Staff John Sununu Files* Chief of Staff: Personnel (Untermeyer/Horner) [OA/ID CF00468] Correspondence Office Maureen Hudson Files Chase Untermeyer Form Letters 1 through 3 [OA/ID 07910] Counsels Office C. Boyden Gray Files—Personnel File Untermeyer (Clearance Memos for Presidential Appointees) [1] [OA/ID 45054] Untermeyer (Clearance Memos for Presidential Appointees) [2] [OA/ID 45054] Copies of Personnel Selection Memos [1] [OA/ID 45054] Copies of Personnel Selection Memos [2] [OA/ID 45054] Copies of Personnel Selection Memos [3] [OA/ID 45054] Copies of Selection Memos [1] [OA/ID 45054] Copies of Selection Memos [2] [OA/ID 45054] Copies of Selection Memos [3] [OA/ID 45054] Copies of Selection Memos [4] [OA/ID 45054] Presidential Announcement Memos 1/89–5/90 [1] [OA/ID 45054] Presidential Announcement Memos 1/89–5/90 [2] [OA/ID 45054] Presidential Announcement Memos 1/89–5/90 [3] [OA/ID 45054] Presidential Announcement Memos 1/89–5/90 [4] [OA/ID 45054] Presidential Announcement Memos 1/89–5/90 [5] [OA/ID 45054] Diana C. Kendrick Transmittal Memos to Attorneys for Financial File (Presidential Personnel & White House Staff) [1] [OA/ID 45054] Diana C. Kendrick Transmittal Memos to Attorneys for Financial File (Presidential Personnel & White House Staff) [2] [OA/ID 45054] Diana C. Kendrick Transmittal Memos to Attorneys for Financial File (Presidential Personnel & White House Staff) [3] [OA/ID 45054] 3 2000-1291-F Kendrick/Untermeyer Memos RE: Completion of Full Field Background Investigations for Presidential Appointees 3/89–11/90 [OA/ID 45055] Kendrick/Untermeyer Memos RE: Presidential Personnel Financial Files [OA/ID 45055] May 1990–November 1990 Chase Untermeyer "Personnel Selection" Memos [OA/ID 45055] June 1990–Nov. 1990 Chase Untermeyer "Personnel Selection" Memos [OA/ID 45055] May 1990–November 1990 C. Boyden Gray Clearance Memos for Presidential Appointees "Untemem" [1] [OA/ID 45055] May 1990–November 1990 C. Boyden Gray Clearance Memos for Presidential Appointees "Untemem" [2] [OA/ID 45055] May 1990–November 1990 C. Boyden Gray Clearance Memos for Presidential Appointees "Untemem" [3] [OA/ID 45055] Presidential Personnel and Counsel Presidential Personnel Status Reports [1] [OA/ID 45055] Presidential Personnel and Counsel Presidential Personnel Status Reports [2] [OA/ID 45055] Presidential Personnel and Counsel Presidential Personnel Status Reports [3] [OA/ID 45055] Presidential Personnel and Counsel Presidential Personnel Status Reports [4] [OA/ID 45055] Mark Paoletta Files—Subject Files Untermeyer File [OA/ID 45565] Untermeyer, Chase—Tour Guide for West Wing and OEOB [OA/ID 45567] John Schmitz Files—Alphabetical Subject Files Chase Untermeyer [OA/ID 45700] Financial File—Alphabetical Name File Charles G. Untermeyer [1] [OA/ID 20395] Charles G. Untermeyer [2] [OA/ID 20395] First Lady's Office, Scheduling Ann Brock Files Chase Untermeyer Swearing-in 9/6/91—Voice of America, D.C. [OA/ID 04375] Gift Unit Charles Free Files Gift Unit Presidential Staff Gifts Received 1989: Untermeyer, Chase (CGU) [OA/ID 08378] Gift Unit Presidential Staff Gifts Received 1991: Untermeyer,