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  • Arrangement Statement

  • Title: James C. Miller papers
    Date (bulk): 1981-1989
    Collection Number: 89059
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 177 manuscript boxes (73.8 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Speeches and writings, correspondence, memoranda, notes, reports, studies, statistics, clippings, and other printed matter relating to domestic policy in the United States during the presidential administration of Ronald Reagan, and especially to policy regarding regulation of commerce, planning and implementation of the federal budget, and administration of federal government agencies.
    Creator: Miller, James Clifford
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    Boxes 5-7, 87-89, and 177 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

    Use

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1989.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], James C. Miller papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical Note

    James C. Miller III is an American economist, former US government official, and Hoover Institution senior fellow. He has held numerous government positions throughout his career, including chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (1981-1985) and director of the Office of Management and Budget (1985-1988). In 1981, Miller was administrator for the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs and executive director for Vice President George H.W. Bush's Presidential Task Force on Regulatory Relief. Between 1977 and 1981, he was a resident scholar at the Center for the Study of Government Regulation at the American Enterprise Institute, serving as co-director of the center from 1978 to 1981.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    The James C. Miller papers consist primarily of speeches and transcripts relating to domestic policy in the United States during the presidential administration of Ronald Reagan. Writings, memoranda, correspondence, notes, reports, studies, photographs, and printed matter are also included. The collection spans the years 1971 through 1989, with the bulk of the material covering the period from 1981 to 1988. Subjects include regulation of commerce, planning and implementation of the federal budget, and administration of federal government agencies.

    Arrangement Statement

    Descriptions of contents reflect the majority of items in each box. Please note that not all items or subjects in a container may be listed.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    United States -- Politics and government -- 1981-1989
    United States -- Commerce
    Budget -- United States
    Trade regulation -- United States
    Reagan, Ronald
    United States. Office of Management and Budget
    United States. Federal Trade Commission