(2025-0088-F Segment 2) Contract with America

43 folders, approximately 2,327 pages

This collection contains records related to the Contract with America, a Republican legislative agenda starting in 1994 which resulted in new legislation aiming to reduce the size of government, cut taxes, and reform welfare. This collection contains correspondence from Congress, coalitions and commissions, public relations firms, and state and local governments in opposition to the Contract with America. Correspondence from Cabinet leadership and White House offices discuss distributional analysis on taxation, governance issues, legal reform proposals, revenue estimates, and social security issues associated with the Contract with America. The collection also contains articles, budget analysis, clippings, remarks, reports, and summaries either promoting or in opposition to the Contract with America.

The materials in FOIA 2025-0088-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. This collection contains records related to the Contract with America, a Republican legislative agenda starting in 1994 which resulted in new legislation aiming to reduce the size of government, cut taxes, and reform welfare. This collection contains correspondence from Congress, coalitions and commissions, public relations firms, and state and local governments in opposition to the Contract with America. Correspondence from Cabinet leadership and White House offices discuss distributional analysis on taxation, governance issues, legal reform proposals, revenue estimates, and social security issues associated with the Contract with America. The collection also contains articles, budget analysis, clippings, remarks, reports, and summaries either promoting or in opposition to the Contract with America.

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Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collection areas—Clinton Presidential Records: White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Subject Files and Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files. The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) contains a variety of series created to organize and track documents and correspondence. The WHORM Subject file was compiled by the White House Office of Records Management and is a series of categories designated by a letter/number combination. Staff and Office files were maintained at the folder level by staff members within their individual offices and document all levels of administration activity. Staff and Office files are processed at the folder level, that is, individual documents are not selected and removed from a folder for processing. While this method maintains folder integrity, it frequently results in the incidental processing of documents that are not wholly responsive to the subject area. FOIA 2025-0088-F includes WHORM records from these subject codes: FI004 Budget – Appropriations LE Legislation LE002 Vetoes and Repeals and Recissions PL005-02 Democratic Party PL005-04 Republican Party PU001-07 Clippings to the President WE001 Children (Welfare Services – Adoption – Abuse) WE011 Homeless.

Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Clinton Presidential Records is governed by the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Chapter 22, as amended) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552, as amended) and therefore records may be restricted in whole or in part in accordance with legal exemptions.

Official records of William Jefferson Clinton’s presidency are housed at the Clinton Presidential Library and administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the provisions of the Presidential Records Act (PRA).

Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996 (United States)

Staff Archivist, 2024. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2025-0088-F (seg 2):
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File
Category Case Number
FI004 104437
LE 119025
LE002 087152SS
LE002 087188SS
LE002 096236SS
PL005-02 268326
PL005-04 087612
PL005-04 088225
PL005-04 093516
PL005-04 096972
PU001-07 110902SS
WE001 107383
WE001 110466
WE011 094068

Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files
Chief of Staff
Stephanopoulos, George
Republican Contract with America [OA/ID 5186]
Communications
Costello, Brenda
District of Columbia: -- GOP – “Contract with America” [OA/ID 17326]
Walker, Ann
Contract with America: - Republicans Sign Historic ‘Contract with America’,
940927 [OA/ID 12968]
Republicans – Contract with America – Sep 94 [OA/ID 11812]
Council on Economic Advisers
Baily, Martin
Contract with America [1] [OA/ID 7789]
Contract with America [2] [OA/ID 7789]
Jolin, Michele
Contract with America [OA/ID 23908]
Box 2
Mazur, Mark
(23) Contract with America – Distribution [OA/ID 10117]
(24) Contract with America – Revenue [OA/ID 10117]
(25) Republican Contract with America – Fall 1994 [1] [OA/ID 10117]
(25) Republican Contract with America – Fall 1994 [2] [OA/ID 10117]
Stiglitz, Joseph
Budget – “Contract with America” (Prepared by GOP) [OA/ID 9551]
Stone, Charles
[Contract with America] [unfoldered] [OA/ID 20785]
Council on Environmental Quality
General Files
Contract with America [OA/ID 41276]
Counsel’s Office
Lindsey, Bruce
Republican Agenda: Contract with America [OA/ID 24779]
Domestic Policy Council
Burke, Dennis
Contract with America [OA/ID 9826]
Intergovernmental Affairs
Farrow, Jeffrey
US Congress, Hispanic Caucus Research Services, Contract with America: Congressional
Research Services Memo [OA/ID 40316]
US Congress, Hispanic Caucus, Research Services, Contract with America: U.S. Congress – Cong. Hispanic Caucus Institute [OA/ID 40316]
US Congress, Hispanic Caucus, Research Services, Contract with America: U.S. Congress Congressional Hispanic Caucus [OA/ID 40316]
Box 3
US Congress, Hispanic Caucus, Research Services, Contract with America : U.S. Congress Contract with America [OA/ID 40316]
Legislative Affairs
Griffin, Pat; Brophy, Susan; Paster, Howard
[Contract with America] [loose] [OA/ID 11003]
[Contract with America Vote Report] [OA/ID 11003]
[March 13, 1995 – Note to Susan from Kiki [Catherine A. Moore] about regulatory white
paper – Contract with America and Environmental Regulation] [loose][OA/ID 11002]
National Economic Council
Holstein, Elgie
Contract with America [OA/ID 17394]
Oval Office Operations
General Files
Folder 1: Jan 19 95 The Impact of A Balanced Budget Amendment and the Contract with America on the State of Ohio [OA/ID 5950]
Folder 6: May 16 96 United Steel Workers of America / A Union Contract with America [OA/ID 5950]
Public Liaison
McAfee, Flo
Christian Coalition Contract with American Family 06/1995 [OA/ID 10832]
Matsui, Doris
Contract with America’s Children Campaign [OA/ID 8451]
Special Envoy for Americas
General Files
Contract with Americas – Response [OA/ID 11833]