Les Aspin papers, 1960-1998.

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Les Aspin papers, 1960-1998.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/173701890

Papers, 1960-1998, of Les Aspin, a Democratic Party politician. The papers reflect his special interest and expertise in military and defense issues, issues of concern to his constituents, and life as a politician, including his many campaigns for re-election. The papers consist of mailings, articles and speeches, schedules, weekly reports, voting records and legislative profiles, campaign-related materials (including photographs), press releases, videotapes, sound recordings, and project files which include constituent correspondence, subject files on local and national issues, and briefing books. These files contain documentation on the Kenosha Chrysler plant closing and other economic issues in Kenosha, Beloit, Janesville, and Racine. Also includes public statements made by Aspin while Secretary of Defense.

103.8 c.f.,18 reels of microfilm (35 mm),162 videorecordings,60 tape recordings, and3.7 c.f. of photographs and negatives.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6926070

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Aspin, Les

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Les Aspin was a Democratic congressman representing Wisconsin's First Congressional District, 1970-1993. While in Congress he served on the Armed Services, Government Operations, and Budget Committees and in 1985, he was selected to chair the Armed Services Committee. In 1993, left Congress to serve as Secretary of Defense in the Clinton administration and resigned in 1994. Aspin then joined the Marquette University faculty in the international affairs program in Washington, D.C. as well as invo...