Turner (James W.) Papers [ca.1996-2004]

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Turner (James W.) Papers [ca.1996-2004]

Comprised of correspondence,schedules, committee meeting handouts, forms, reports, financial and traveldocuments, amendment and bill information, and other documents, the James W. TurnerPapers, [ca. 1996-2004], chronicle Turner’s activities as a congressman from Texasin the United States House of Representatives, including his chairmanship of theBlue Dog Coalition, his tenure as Deputy Democratic Whip, as well as his membershipon the Committees on Homeland Security, Armed Services, and Oversight and GovernmentReform.

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