Chester E. Finn, Jr. papers, 1966-2000

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Chester E. Finn, Jr. papers, 1966-2000

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Speeches and writings, memoranda, reports, correspondence, agenda, and printed matter, relating to education in the United States, and especially to educational policy during the presidential administrations of Richard M. Nixon and Ronald Reagan, and to activities of the Educational Excellence Network and of the United States National Assessment Governing Board.

208 manuscript boxes; (86.7 linear feet)

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Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace

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American educator; staff assistant to the president of the United States, 1969-1970; special assistant for education to the governor of Massachusetts, 1972-1973; United States assistant secretary of education for research and improvement, 1985-1988; director, Educational Excellence Network. From the description of Chester E. Finn papers, 1966-2005. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754870962 Biographical Note American educat...