Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Robert E. McCarthy papers
- Dates:
- 1980-1981
- Creators:
- McCarthy, Robert E.
- Abstract:
- 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.
- Extent:
- 1 manuscript box (0.2 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Robert E. McCarthy papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Background
- Scope and content:
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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.
- Biographical / historical:
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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.
A practicing lawyer for more than 40 years, McCarthy was selected in 1980 to be a consultant on president-elect Ronald Reagan's presidential transition team in the Office of Policy Coordination, and he was later appointed by Reagan as Chairman of the Legal Services Corporation in 1983.
McCarthy passed away on August 28, 2005.
- Acquisition information:
- Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1997.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-02-09 13:49:15.664245
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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.
- Terms of access:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Robert E. McCarthy papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563