Description
Briefing book and meeting notes relating to foreign and domestic policy planning between the election and inauguration of
Ronald Reagan as president of the United States.
Background
Robert Elliot McCarthy was born on February 16, 1920, in San Francisco, CA. He was a graduate of the University of California
at Berkeley, as well as Boalt Hall Law School. As an undergraduate, McCarthy was a part of the Navy ROTC, and he later served
as a commissioned officer aboard the destroyer USS Boyd in the Pacific Theater of World War II. McCarthy married his wife, Pat, when his ship returned from combat in the Pacific
at the end of the war.
Extent
1 manuscript box
(0.2 Linear Feet)
Restrictions
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Availability
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.