Martin Anderson papers, 1888-2015, bulk 1960-2010

Correspondence, 1958-2014

Scope and content:

This series consists of correspondence and accompanying documents created and accumulated by Martin Anderson between 1958 and 2014. Correspondents include academics, scientists, political staffers, business leaders, reporters, Republican activists, Republican consultants, reporters, media staff, editors, and publishers. They include Alan Blinder, Alan Greenspan, Alfonse D'Amato, Alvin Rabushka, Arnold Beichman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Arthur Laffer, Arthur Burns, Bernie Krisker, Bill Maher, Bill Ward, Bryce Harlow, Charles Koch, Condoleezza Rice, Dana Rohrbacher, David Gergen , David Henderson, Dennis Bark, Donald Rumsfeld, Edward Feulner, Edwin Harper, Edwin Meese III, George Woods, George H.W. Bush, George Schultz, Grover Norquist, Grover Rees, Henry Kissinger, Jack Kemp, James Wilson, John Rhodes, Karl Rove, Kirby Hanson (Reagan Foundation), Lamar Alexander, Laurie Rice (Atlas Society), Lou Cannon, Lowell Weicker, Jr., Lowell Wood, Martin Feldstein, Michael Deaver, Michael Duffy, Michael Halbouty, Milton Friedman, Moya Olsen Lear, Nancy Reagan, Newt Gingrich, Paul Laxalt, Pete Wilson, Richard Whalen, Richard Allen, Robert Cannon, Jr., Tatsuo Arima (Mitsubishi Corporation), Tim Naftali, Tom Wolfe, William Simon, Jr., William Simon, Sr., William Kristol, and Wren Powell (Nancy Reagan's Assistant). Correspondent names in file level scope and content notes are followed by their organization when the person represented an organization.

The series also includes printed matter (press clippings, newsletters, etc.), press releases, Anderson's notes, lists, drafts of letters and other documents, office files (meeting agendas, etc.) and conference material.

Of note, the series includes correspondence between Martin Anderson and Richard Nixon regarding the 1992 election, and correspondence pertaining to Martin Anderson's involvement with Pete Wilson's and Arnold Schwarzenegger's Governor's Economic Advisory Councils.

Many files include documents whose association with the correspondence contained therein is unclear.

Contents

Access and use

Parent restrictions:
Boxes 66, 71, 124, 380, 381, 577-580, 628-632, and 849-850 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.
Parent terms of access:
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library Archives.
Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
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