U.S. Government, Policy, and Politics

These are a range of documents that struck me as informative, interesting, or useful.

V.O. Key, The Matching Requirement In Federal Grant Legislation

This is a preliminary study written by V.O. Key for the Federal Security Agency in February 1942. The full title is "The Matching Grant Requirement in Federal Grant Legislation In Relatio...

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Legislative Reference Service Criticism in 1936

This is an excerpt from the March 12, 1926 Congressional Record where Representative Thomas Amlie (P-WI) criticized the performance of the Legislative Reference Service, an agency that wa...

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Postal Reorganization Act 1970

This is a copy of the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 as enacted by Congress. This came from the U.S. Statutes at Large. The law since has been amended.

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The Curious Aftermath of JFK's Best and Brightest Affair

AN article by Ron Rosenbaum and Phillip Nobile in the July 9, 1976 copy of the late magazine, New Times.

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Representative John D. Dingell Criticizes the U.S. Postal Service in 1976

This is an excerpt from the September 1, 1976 Congressional Record where Representative John D. Dingell (D-MI) criticizes the Postmaster General and U.S. Postal Service as "worthless." T...

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Brochure on the White House

This is a brochure published by the National Park Service in 2007. It provides basic information and history about the White House, the official residence of the President of the United ...

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Luther Patrick On Partisanship, the Rules for a Congressman, and More

On March 18, 1940, Rep. Luther Patrick, a Democrat from Alabama, took to the floor of Congress to speak of partisanship. In doing this, he enumerated the "rules for a congressman in Washi...

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Reagan Bush 1984 Presidential Nominating Convention Guide

This is a digitized copy of the information booklet provided to attendees of the 1984 Republican presidential nominating convention.

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