Register to the The Senatorial Papers of John H. Chafee, Washington Office: Press Releases

Series: Press Releases/Subject File
Dates: 1977-1999
Extent: 34 box(es) (17 linear feet)
Types of Materials: articles
correspondence
memoranda
notes
photographs
reports
speeches

Scope and Content Note
The series contains records used for research on issues handled by Senator Chafee and his staff. The records consist of press releases, correspondence, memoranda, speeches, photographs, notes, news articles, news clippings, congressional floor statements, and administrative reports. The folders that contain only press releases are organized in chronological order at the end of the series. The folder titles of press releases from 1983 through 1987 can be referenced in the Press Release Master Log file.
The series includes conference notes, speech drafts notes, notes on appropriations for military contracts, housing developments, oceanographic research, environmental management projects, and parks and recreation service grants. The records also include call-in questions from listeners and viewers of radio and television talk shows on which Chafee appeared.
The series also contains transcripts from radio and television talk shows, press conferences, and newspaper columns. The folders titled “Cutline” contain photocopied news articles, photographs, and op-ed pieces authored by Chafee.
The ‘Listen-In’ public forum floders contain schedules and press releases from town meetings that Chafee attended. The radio conference call folders list the topics discussed during the call, topic summaries, and their corresponding press releases.
Arrangement
The folders are arranged alphabetically by subject.

Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
1 1 Abortion 1981-1982
2 Abortion 1983
3 Abortion 1987-1988
4 Abortion 1991-1993
5 Acid Rain 1984
6 Acid Rain 1987-1988
7 Aging 1983
8 Agriculture 1985-1986
9 Agriculture 1987
10 Agriculture 1991, 1992
11 AIDS Testing 1988
12 Airports 1979
13 Airports 1980-1982
14 Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) 1981
15 Alaska Lands Act Wildlife Refuge Amendment 1980
16 All Volunteer Force 1977-1979
17 American Heritage Rivers 1997
18 America’s Cup Sep 29, 1983
Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
2 19 Anadranons Fishery Conservation Act 1978-1979
20 Anti-Arson Act 1977-1981
21 Anti-Drug Programs 1988
22 Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 1991
23 Arms Control 1979-1982
24 Arms Control 1983-1984
25 Arms Control 1987-1988
26 Arms Control 1992
27 Arts Enrichment Bill 1978
28 Arts: Helms Amendment, Providence Journal 1991
29 Art in Federal Buildings 1978-1982
30 Asbestos 1977-1980
31 Automobile Legislation 1981
32 Aviation 1979
33 Awards 1987-1988
34 Awards 1991-1994
Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
3 35 Baker, Howard 1979
36 Banking 1983
37 Banking 1991
38 Banking Reform 1988-1994
39 Banking, Rhode Island 1993-1994
40 Barrier Beach Legislation 1981-1982
41 Big River Reservoir 1988
42 Billboard Legislation 1991-1992
43 Blackstone Heritage Corridor 1987-1994
44 Blackstone River Valley Commission 1992
45 Block Island 1991, 1992
46 Boating 1991-1993
47 Boats as Second Homes 1987
48 Bradford Dye 1987
49 Breakfast Club 1987
50 Broadcasting May 25, 1984
Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
4 51 Brown and Sharpe Strike 1982
52 Brown University 1988
53 Budget 1980-1982
54 Budget 1983-1984
55 Budget 1984
56 Budget 1987
57 Budget 1992-1994
58 Business Conferences 1977-1981
59 Busing 1980-1982
59A Call In Programs 1993-1994
60 Cambodian Refugee Crisis 1979
61 Campaign 1982
62 Campaign 1987
63 Campaign Finance Reform 1997
64 Campaign Funding 1988
65 Campaign Reform 1987-1988, 1993
Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
5 66 Canob Park 1981-1982
67 Cape Verde 1978
68 Central America: Death Squads 1983-1984
69 Central Falls 1987
70 Chafee Articles 1983-1984
71 Chafee Articles 1987
72 Chafee Campaign 1988
73 Chafee Campaign 1988
74 Chafee Campaign Announcement 1988
Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
6 75 Chafee Campaign Endorsements 1988
76 Chafee Campaign Polls 1988
77 Chafee Campaign Press Releases 1988
78 Chafee Campaign Television Spots 1988
79 Chafee Leadership Post 1984
80 Chafee, Lincoln 1988
81 Chafee Newsletters 1979-1981
82 Chafee Op-Ed Pieces 1979-1980
83 Chafee Op-Ed Pieces 1979-1982
84 Chafee Op-Ed Pieces 1982
85 Chafee, Personal 1986, 1987, 1994
86 Chafee Re-Election 1982
87 Chafee Staff Appointments 1984
Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
7 88 Charitable Organizations 1979-1980
89 Child Abuse 1983
90 Child Care 1983, 1986
91 Child Care 1987
92 Child Care 1987-1988
93 Child Care 1997
94 Children’s Caucus 1983-1994
95 Chrysler Stock 1983
96 Civil Rights 1983-1984
97 Civil Rights 1987
98 Civil Rights 1987-1988
99 Clean Air Act 1981-1982
100 Clean Air/Water Bill 1987-1988
101 Clean Water Act 1980, 1994
Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
8 102 Clean Water and Air Bill 1987-1994
103 Clean Water Bill 1983-1984
104 Clean Water Bill 1991-1992
105 Clean Water Proposals 1981-1982
106 Cliff Walk, Newport 1988-1993
107 Clinton Impeachment 1999
108 Clinton Impeachment 1999
109 Clinton Rhode Island Trip 1993, 1998
Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
9 110 Coastal Barrier Resources Act 1988
111 Coast Guard 1981-1982
112 Coast Guard 1988
113 Combined Sewer Overflow Plant, Newport, Rhode Island 1987
114 Committees 1981-1982
115 Community College of Rhode Island 1988
116 Congress 1981
117 Congress 1981-1982
118 Congressional Competitive Caucus 1987
119 Congressional Payfreeze Bill 1978
120 Conrail Lines 1981-1982
121 Constituent Mailings 1993
122 Consumer Affairs 1981-1982
123 Consumer Affairs 1983
124 Contras 1986, 1987
125 Convention Center 1987
126 Corporate Takeovers n.d.
127 Corruption 1987
Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
10 128 Cranston Astrologer 1988
129 Credit Union 1991-1992
130 Customs Office Merger 1983
131 Cutlines 1984
132 Cutlines 1985-1987
133 Dairy Bill Nov 16, 1983
134 Defense 1979-1982
135 Defense 1987-1988, 1994
136 Defense Mapping Agency 1987
137 Democrats 1986-1988
138 Derecktar, Robert E. 1986, 1987
139 Dickinson, Brian: News Articles 1988
140 Diprete, Edward 1987-1988
Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
11 141 Disabled Counseling 1988
142 Disabled Persons Bill 1983-1984
143 Disabled Persons Bill 1984
144 Disabled Persons Bill 1984
145 Disabled Persons Bill 1987-1988
146 Draft Registration 1979
147 Drug Laws 1988
148 Economic Market 1988, 1994
149 Education 1979-1982
150 Education 1983-1984, 1994
Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
12 151 Education 1987
152 Education 1987-1988
153 Elderly Housing, Coventry, Rhode Island 1988, 1994
154 Electric Boat 1981-1982
155 Electric Boat 1988
156 Electric Boat 1991-1992
157 Electric Boat: Bim Holt Meeting 1982
158 Electric Boat Merger 1997
159 Electric Boat: Trident Submarine Contract 1988, 1994
160 El Salvador: Run-Off Elections/Conflict 1984
Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
13 161 Employment and Tax Breaks 1982
162 Endangered Species 1992-1993
163 Endangered Species Act 1997
164 Energy 1992
165 Energy Bills 1979-1982
166 Energy-Utilities 1983-1984
167 Enterprise Zones 1983-1984
168 Environment 1979-1982
169 Environment 1983-1984
Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
14 170 Environmental Protection Agency 1993-1999
171 Environment: Picillo Farm Clean-Up 1982
172 Equal Opportunity/Voting Rights 1981, 1982
173 Equal Rights Amendment 1981, 1982
174 Farmland Conservation 1980-1981
175 Federal Building 1979-1980
176 Federal Emergency Disaster Agency 1997-1998
177 Filibuster Mar 1, 1983
178 Fisheries 1983-1984
179 Fishing Legislation 1979-1982
180 Flag Burning 1995
181 Floods, Snow Removal 1993-1997
182 Florida Everglades Preservation 1997
183 Foreign Affairs 1981
184 Foreign Affairs 1983-1984, 1993
185 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 1981
186 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act May 18, 1983
187 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 1987-1988
188 Fox Point Hurricane Barrier 1999
Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
15 189 Gambling 1993, 1998
190 Gas Masks 1997
191 Global Climate Change Speech Mar 27, 1999
192 Global Warming 1997
193 Golden Parachutes: Executive Pay-Outs 1984
194 Good Friday Agreement Statement Apr 24, 1998
195 Grants 1982
196 Grants 1983-1984, 1993
197 Gun Control 1979-1982, 1994
198 Gun Control 1981-1982
199 Gun Control 1997-1999
200 Gun Control: Public Health and Safety Act 1993
201 Haffenreffer Relocation 1997
202 Hart Building Republican Television Antenna 1987
203 Hasbro Plant 1998
204 Hazardous Waste Bill 1983-1984
205 Hazardous Waste Projects 1980-1982
Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
16 206 Health Care 1997-1999
207 Health Care Bill 1984, 1994
208 Health Care Survey 1992
209 Health Programs/Food Stamps 1980-1982, 1994
210 Heating Assistance 1998
211 Heritage Rivers Initiative 1998
212 High-Growth Industry Hearings 1982, 1983
213 Highways 1980-1981, 1994
214 Highway Bill 1984
215 Holmes, John 1983
216 Holocaust Reparations 1997
217 Home Health 1998
218 Housing 1980-1982, 1992-1993
219 Housing 1997, 1998
220 Housing Projects 1982-1985
221 Housing, Section Eight 1997
222 Hurricane George Relief Effort 1998
223 Identities Act, CIA 1983
224 Immigrant Benefits 1997
225 Indian Issues 1997-1999
226 Individual Retirement Accounts 1981
227 Industrial Development Bonds 1982
Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
17 228 Intelligence Agents Identity Bill 1981-1982
229 Intelligence Agents Identity Disclosure Legislation 1982
230 Interns 1980-1983, 1994
231 Israel Military Industries, Ltd. 1997
232 Jamestown Bridge 1982
233 Jamestown Bridge 1984
234 Jewelry Trade 1980-1982
235 Jewish War Veterans Feb 1, 1984
236 Job Corps 1999
237 Job Training 1983
238 Judgeships 1982-1983, 1994
239 Kassebaum, Nancy L. Kansas State University Lecture Sep 9, 1996
240 Kennedy, Patrick 1998
241 Kosovo Statement May 3, 1999
Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
18 242 Labor 1983
243 Labor 1993-1997
244 Lebanon 1984
245 Legislative Memoranda 1982
246 Lighthouses: Point Judith Museum, Block Island 1993-1997
247 Listen-In Meetings 1980-1982
248 Listen-In Meetings 1983-1984
249 Longevity Hearings n.d.
250 Luxury Car Tax 1984
251 Mailing Lists 1982
252 Mass Mailing Reports 1983
253 Medicare 1984
254 MicroFibers Inc. Scandal 1997
255 Military Academy Nominees 1979-1982
256 Military Academy Nominees 1984
257 National Parks Tribute 1997-1999
258 Navy 1984
259 Navy 1993-1999
Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
19 260 Newport Hospital 1983
261 News Conference, Channel 10 May 29, 1997
262 News: Meet the Press Transcript (see also folder 279) Aug 1, 1999
263 Nominations 1997-1999
264 Ocean and Coastal Development 1983
265 Oil Imports 1979-1982
266 Oil Imports 1983
267 Omnibus Appropriations Bill 1998
268 Panama Canal 1977
269 Parks 1983-1984
270 Pensions 1980-1982
271 Pensions 1983, 1984
272 Physical Fitness 1978
273 Political Speeches 1983
274 Polling 1979
275 Population Census 1980-1981
276 Portugal 1980
277 Presidential Libraries 1983-1984
278 Press Conferences 1981
279 Press Conference, Meet the Press 1983
280 Press Conference Topics 1997
281 Press Requests Jan-Mar 1994
282 Productivity Award 1984
283 Providence Federal Building 1977
284 Quarter Bill 1997
285 Quonset Point Container Port 1998
Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
20 286 Radio Conference Calls 1987, 1988
287 Radio Conference Calls 1988
288 Radio Conference Calls 1993
289 Radio Conference Calls 1991
290 Radio Conference Calls 1992
291 Radio Conference Calls 1993
Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
21 292 Radio Shows 1979, 1981
293 Radio Shows 1980
294 Raytheon Contract 1979
295 Regional Commissions 1979
296 Reno, Janet 1997
297 Republican Conferences 1981
298 Republican National Convention 1988-1992
299 Republican National Platform 1984
300 Rhode Island 1992-1994
301 Rhode Island Economy 1980-1982
302 Rhode Islanders Saving Energy (RISE) 1979-1980
303 Rhode Island Political Opponents 1978
304 Rhode Island Project 1979-1982
305 Rhode Island Statistical Data 1979
306 Robert E. Derektor Shipyard 1988
307 “Rolled Sleeves” Program 1978
Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
22 308 Save Our Bucks Task Force 1978
309 School Prayer 1984
310 Securities and Exchange Commission 1984
311 Senate Codes of Conduct 1993, 1997
312 Senate Salaries, Perks 1978
313 Senatorial Disclosures 1987
314 Senior Environmental Employment Project Nov 16, 1983
315 Sewage Treatment Plant 1979-1983
316 Silver Stocks 1983
317 Small Business 1978
318 Small Business 1979-1982
319 Small Business 1993-1994
320 Small Business News Letter Jul 1993
321 Social Security 1982
322 Social Security 1983-1984
323 Social Security 1993-1994
324 Social Security 1997-1999
325 Social Security Program 1979
326 Social Security Program 1983-1986
Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
23 327 Speaking Points 1980
328 Strategic Arms Limitation Talks 1979
329 Striped Bass Program 1979
329a Summaries 1981-1994
330 Superfund 1984
331 Superfund 1993-1994
332 Taxation of Americans Abroad 1981
333 Tax Break Committee 1979
334 Tax Code 1979
335 Taxes 1981-1982
336 Taxes 1983-1984
337 Taxes 1993, 1994
338 Tax Relief 1997-1999
339 Tax Resolution 1980
340 Telephone Access Charges 1984
341 Television News 1979
342 Tenet, George 1997
343 Title X Pregnancy Counseling Act: Letters to Newspaper Editors n.d.
344 Tobacco 1997
Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
24 345 Tobacco Bill 1998
346 Tobacco Bill 1998
347 Tobacco Bill 1998
348 Tobacco: Kids Act 1998
349 Town Meetings 1993
350 Trade 1993-1994
351 Trade Relations 1997
Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
25 352 Trade Bill 1983-1984
353 Trade Competitiveness 1987
354 Transportation 1977-1978
355 Transportation 1993-1994
356 Transportation 1997, 1999
357 Trawler Ban 1997
358 Tuition Tax Credits 1983
359 Turkey 1979
360 Unemployment 1980-1982
361 Unemployment 1993-1994
362 United Nuclear Waste Dump 1982
363 United Parcel Service, Teamsters Strike 1997
364 University of Rhode Island Marine Lab 1979
365 Unused Office and Salary Account Money 1987
366 Urban Jobs 1980-1982
367 Urban Jobs and Enterprise Zone Act 1980
368 Veterans Administration 1994
369 Veterans for Peace Convoy 1988
370 Voice of America Broadcasting 1980
Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
26 371 Wall Street Journal: Rhode Island Article Jun 28, 1983
372 War Colleges 1997
373 Washington Classroom Series 1983-1984
374 Waste Transfer Station 1999
375 Water Pollution Film: “In Our Water” n.d.
376 Weekly Schedule Advisory 1993-1994
377 Welfare 1994
378 Wetlands 1983-1984
379 Wetlands 1993-1994
380 Wildlife Act 1980
381 Wildlife Bills 1979-1982
382 Wildlife Preservation 1993
383 Wildlife Protection 1983-1984
384 Windfall Profits Tax 1979
385 Windfall Profit Tax 1979-1980
386 Women Business Owners Conference Feb 1984
387 Women’s Conferences 1993, 1994
388 Women’s Issues 1983-1984
389 Work Incentives Improvement Act 1998
390 Youth Employment 1979
391 Youth Leadership Conference 1980
392 Youth Leadership Programs 1980-1982
Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
27 393 Press Releases 1977
394 Press Releases 1977
395 Press Release Activity Log Oct 1977-Jul 1980
396 Press Releases 1978
397 Press Releases 1979
398 Press Releases 1979
399 Press Releases 1979-1980
400 Press Releases 1980
401 Press Releases 1980
Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
28 402 Press Releases 1981
403 Press Releases 1981
404 Press Releases Jan-Jun 1981
405 Press Releases Jul-Dec 1981
406 Press Releases 1982
407 Press Releases Jan-Jun 1982
Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
29 408 Press Releases Jul-Dec 1982
409 Press Releases 1983
410 Press Releases Jan-Nov 1983
411 Press Releases 1984
Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
30 411A Press Releases 1985
412 Press Releases May-Dec 1986
413 Press Releases Jun-Dec 1986
414 Press Releases Jan-Jun 1987
415 Press Releases Jul-Dec 1987
Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
31 416 Press Releases Jan-Apr 1987
417 Press Releases May-Dec 1987
418 Press Releases Jan-Jun 1988
419 Press Releases Jul-Dec 1988
420 Press Releases 1989
Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
32 421 Press Releases 1990
422 Press Releases Jan-Jun 1991
423 Press Releases Jun-Dec 1991
424 Press Releases Jan-Jun 1992
425 Press Releases Jun-Dec 1992
Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
33 426 Press Releases 1993-1994
427 Press Releases Jan-Jun 1994
428 Press Releases Jul-Dec 1994
429 Press Releases Jan-Sep 1995
430 Press Releases Oct-Dec 1995
431 Press Releases Jan-Apr 1996
432 Press Releases Jan-Mar 1997
433 Press Releases Mar-Jul 1997
434 Press Releases Jul-Sep 1997
Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
34 435 Press Releases Sep-Dec 1997
436 Press Releases Jan-Mar 1998
437 Press Releases Mar-Jul 1998
438 Press Releases Jul-Dec 1998
439 Press Releases 1983-1987
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