Records, 1986.

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Records, 1986.

Consists of items related to the work of the task force including correspondence, an executive order, newspaper clippings, subject files, meeting files, and audio tapes. The bulk of the collection consists of records from meetings of the task force including presentations and documents received by the task force from presenters. There are also log sheet guides for each meeting to assist in finding presentations on the audio tapes.

2.5 ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7944022

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Alexander, Lamar, 1940-

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Lamar Alexander was the Governor of Tennessee from 1979 to 1987, and the president of the University of Tennessee from 1988 to 1991. He served as Secretary of Education from 1991 to 1993, and in 2003 he was elected as a U.S. Senator from Tennessee. From the description of Alexander, Lamar, 1940- (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10569252 ...

Tennessee. Governor's Task Force on Tort and Liability Insurance Reform.

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The Governor's Task Force on Tort Law Reform and Liability Insurance was created by Governor Lamar Alexander by Executive Order 74 on June 30, 1986. The Task Force was created to study the issue of liability insurance because it had become prohibitively expensive and in some cases was not even available at any price. Additionally, there was a belief that higher jury awards were partly responsible for the dramatic rise in insurance premiums. T he Task Force was asked to study the related issues o...