Edwin Meese papers, 1966-1988

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Edwin Meese papers, 1966-1988

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Speeches, correspondence, memoranda, reports, schedules, press releases, legal documents, printed matter, photographs, and sound recordings, relating to California politics and administration of the California state government during the governorship of Ronald Reagan; and to American domestic policy, Republican Party politics, and federal administration of justice during the presidency of Ronald Reagan.

678 manuscript boxes, 46 cubic foot boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 1 envelope, 4 phonotape cassettes.; (342 linear feet)

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Hoover Institution Archives

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Hoover Institution Archives

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Meese, Edwin, 1931-

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Reagan, Ronald, 1911-2004

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