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Michael Pertschuk

A Register of His Papers in the Library of Congress

Prepared by Connie Cartledge with the assistance of Allyson H. Jackson and Patrick Kerwin
Revised and expanded by Laura J. Kells

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Manuscript Division, Library of Congress

Washington, D.C.

2003

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Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006018

Table of Contents

Collection Summary

Selected Search Terms

Names:

Subjects:

Occupations:

Administrative Information

Provenance:

Processing History:

Transfers:

Copyright Status:

Restrictions:

Preferred Citation:

Biographical Note

Scope and Content Note

Organization of the Papers

Description of Series

Container List

Part I: Federal Trade Commission, 1970-1984, n.d.

Correspondence, 1977-1984, n.d.
Subject File, 1970-1984, n.d.
James Clifford Miller File, 1977-1984, n.d.

Part I: Scheduling File, 1973-1984

Part I: Speeches, Statements, and Writings File, 1949-1986, n.d.

Part I: Miscellany, 1954-1985, n.d.

Part II: Book File, 1959-2002, n.d.

Part II: Miscellany, 1967-2001, n.d.

Collection Summary

Title: Papers of Michael Pertschuk
Span Dates: 1949-2002
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1977-2001)
ID No.: MSS61779
Creator: Pertschuk, Michael, 1933-
Extent: 49,400 items; 149 containers; 59.6 linear feet
Language: Collection material in English
Repository: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Abstract: Lawyer, federal trade commissioner, and lobbyist. Correspondence, memoranda, email, speeches, statements, book files, subject files, and other papers primarily concerning Pertschuk's career as chairman and commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission and consumer and tobacco control issues.

Selected Search Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.



Names:
Pertschuk, Michael, 1933-
Anderson, Jack, 1922- --Correspondence
Bailey, Patricia Price, 1937- --Correspondence
Brinkley, David--Correspondence
Carter, Jimmy, 1924- --Correspondence
Cohen, David, 1936- --Correspondence
Dingell, John D.--Correspondence
Florio, James J., 1937- --Correspondence
Glantz, Stanton A.
Goldfarb, Lewis H.--Correspondence
Horowitz, David, 1937- --Correspondence
Kessler, David A., 1951-
Koch, George William, 1926- --Correspondence
Koop, C. Everett (Charles Everett), 1916-
Magnuson, Warren Grant, 1905- --Correspondence
McCarthy, Colman--Correspondence
Miller, James Clifford--Correspondence
Mondale, Walter F., 1928- --Correspondence
Muskie, Edmund S., 1914-1996--Correspondence
Nader, Ralph--Correspondence
Navasky, Victor S.--Correspondence
Peterson, Esther, 1906- --Correspondence
Pitofsky, Robert--Correspondence
Ransom, Alan A.--Correspondence
Reagan, Ronald--Correspondence
Rice, David Ainsworth, 1940- --Correspondence
Rudman, Warren B.--Correspondence
Simpson, Alan K.--Correspondence
Stern, Philip M.--Correspondence
Strauss, Robert S.--Correspondence
Watson, Jack H., 1938- --Correspondence
Weinberger, Caspar W.--Correspondence
Pertschuk, Michael, 1933- Giant killers (1986)
Pertschuk, Michael, 1933- Revolt against regulation: the rise and pause of the consumer movement (1982)
Pertschuk, Michael, 1933- Smoke in their eyes : lessons in movement leadership from the tobacco wars (2001)
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce
United States. Federal Trade Commission

Subjects:
Antitrust law
Citizens' associations
Consumer protection
Energy industries--Law and legislation--United States
Food law and legislation--United States
Lobbying
Medical care--Law and legislation--United States
Public interest--United States
Tobacco industry--United States
Tobacco--Law and legislation--United States
Trade regulation--United States
Transportation--Law and legislation--United States
China--Description and travel
United States--Politics and government--1977-1981
United States--Politics and government--1981-1989

Occupations:
Lawyers
Lobbyists

Administrative Information

Provenance:

The papers of Michael Pertschuk, lawyer, federal trade commissioner, and lobbyist, were given to the Library of Congress by Pertschuk in 1984. Several additions were given by Pertschuk between 1989 and 2003.

Processing History:

The Pertschuk Papers were processed in 1992 and revised and expanded in 2003.

Transfers:

Sound recordings of interviews and a video recording have been transferred to the Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division where they are identified as part of these papers.

Copyright Status:

Copyright in the unpublished writings of Michael Pertschuk in these papers and in other collections of papers in the custody of the Library of Congress has been dedicated to the public.

Restrictions:

Restrictions apply governing the use, photoduplication, or publication of items in this collection. Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division for information concerning these restrictions.

Preferred Citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Michael Pertschuk Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Biographical Note

Date Event
1933, Jan. 12 Born, London, England
1954 B.A., Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
Married, Carleen Joyce Dooley (divorced 1976)
1954-1956 First lieutenant, artillery, United States Army
1957 Assistant in instruction, Yale University Law School, Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
1959 LL.D., J.D., Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
Admitted to Oregon bar
1959-1960 Law clerk for United States District Court Judge Gus O. Solomon, Portland, Oreg.
1960-1962 Associate in law firm, Hart, Rockwood, Davies, Biggs & Strayer, Portland, Oreg.
1962-1964 Legislative assistant, Senator Maurine B. Neuberger of Oregon
1964-1968 Consumer counsel, Senate Commerce Committee
1968-1977 Chief counsel, staff director, Senate Commerce Committee
1977 Married Anna Sofaer
1977-1981 Chairman, Federal Trade Commission
1981-1984 Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
1982 Published Revolt Against Regulation: The Rise and Pause of the Consumer Movement. Berkeley: University of California Press
1984- Codirector, Advocacy Institute, Washington, D.C.
1984-1985 Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, D.C.
1986 Published Giant Killers. New York: Norton
1989 Published with Wendy Schaetzel The People Rising: The Campaign Against the Bork Nomination. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press
2001 Published Smoke in Their Eyes: Lessons in Movement Leadership from the Tobacco Wars. Nashville, Tenn.: Vanderbilt University Press

Scope and Content Note

The papers of Michael Pertschuk (1933- ) span the years 1949-2002, with the majority of the papers concentrated from 1977 through 2001. They focus on Pertschuk's work in the arena of consumer protection and consist of two parts processed at different times. Part I relates primarily to Pertschuk's career in the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Part II focuses primarily on his writing projects and his work in the field of public interest lobbying and as a tobacco control advocate in the years following his departure from the Federal Trade Commission.

Part I

The bulk of the papers in Part I documents Pertschuk's career as chairman and commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission. This part consists of four series: Federal Trade Commission; Scheduling File; Speeches, Statements, and Writings File; and Miscellany. Many of the files contain photocopies rather than original items.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) series (1970-1984) constitutes more than half of Part I. Papers in this series are divided into three subseries: Correspondence, Subject File, and the James Clifford Miller File . The Correspondence subseries (1977-1984) is divided into five sections: chronological correspondence, congressional correspondence, federal agencies correspondence, personal correspondence, and the public interest and complaint file. The majority of the correspondence pertains to questions about the commission's regulatory investigations, policies, and hearings. Also included are complaints by the public and government officials requesting inquiries into the practices of various businesses and corporations. Correspondence in later years focused on Congress's attempts to limit the FTC's power and the commission's less aggressive role in the regulation of antitrust cases, advertising, and other consumer issues. The Personal Correspondence subseries includes letters of a more personal nature and provides a glimpse of the private Pertschuk.

Papers in the Subject File subseries document Pertschuk's efforts to make the FTC more active in regulating antitrust and consumer issues in four broad areas: energy, food, health, and transportation. Under his chairmanship, consumer initiatives included efforts to regulate children's advertising, food advertising, the automobile industry, funeral parlors, and professional groups. After his election as president, Ronald Reagan named a new FTC chairman, James Clifford Miller, and Pertschuk became one of the seven commissioners. Also interfiled in this subseries are a few items pertaining to Pertschuk's duties while commissioner under Miller. Files relating to the John D. Dingell report, written by Pertschuk at Congressman Dingell's request, detailed the commissioner's assessment of the Reagan administration's attitude toward regulation. Further evidence of the differing philosophies of Pertschuk and Miller is documented in the James Clifford Miller File. This subseries pertains to Pertschuk's tenure as a commissioner at the FTC during Miller's chairmanship, 1981-1984. Major topics include advertising substantiation, antitrust enforcement, and deception.

The Scheduling File contains correspondence, memoranda, appointment books, calendars, and invitations relating to Pertschuk's duties as chairman and commissioner of the FTC. Most of the invitations are requests for him to speak about consumer issues. Also included are scheduling papers pertaining to his career as chief counsel for the United States Senate Commerce Committee.

Papers in the Speeches, Statements, and Writings File relate primarily to Pertschuk's articles, books, and speeches on consumer topics. More than half of the series is comprised of papers pertaining to two of Pertschuk's books, Revolt Against Regulation: The Rise and Pause of the Consumer Movement and Giant Killers. Revolt Against Regulation, which began as a series of lectures at the University of California at Berkeley, is a history of government regulation told from an insider's perspective. Giant Killers described lobbying strategies used by citizen groups to defeat big business and government administrations. Additional material relating to this book is filed in Part II. In addition, there are writings authored during his service with the Senate Commerce Committee and poetry written by him in 1949 and 1950. The notebook file compiled by his FTC staff contains most of his speeches, sntatements, and writings created during his tenure at the commission. A partial index precedes the notebook file.

The final series in Part I, Miscellany, consists primarily of biographical material about Pertschuk and papers relating to his career with the Senate. Other files chronicle his trip to China in 1976.

Among Pertschuk's correspondents are Jack Anderson, Patricia P. Bailey, David Brinkley, Jimmy Carter, David Cohen, John D. Dingell, James Florio, Lewis H. Goldfarb, David Horowitz, George W. Koch, Warren G. Magnuson, Colman McCarthy, James Clifford Miller, Walter Mondale, Edmund S. Muskie, Ralph Nader, Victor S. Navasky, Esther Peterson, Robert Pitofsky, Alan A. Ransom, Ronald Reagan, David A. Rice, Warren B. Rudman, Alan Simpson, Philip M. Stern, Robert S. Strauss, Jack H. Watson, Jr., and Caspar W. Weinberger.

Part II

Part II of the Michael Pertschuk Papers is comprised of two series: Book Files and Miscellany. The general theme in these files is public interest activism with a concentration on the issue of tobacco control.

Book Files constitute the major portion of the addition, the largest of which relates to his book Smoke in Their Eyes: Lessons in Movement Leadership from the Tobacco Wars. Included are reference files documenting the individuals, organizations, and events surrounding the possible negotiated settlement between public health advocates and the tobacco industry in 1997-1998, transcripts of interviews with leaders in the anti-tobacco movement, and drafts of this publication. Individuals featured include Stanton A. Glantz, David A. Kessler (1951- ), C. Everett Koop, and Michael L. Myers. Files on Giant Killers supplement material on that book in Part I. Files pertaining to The People Rising: The Campaign Against the Bork Nomination contain book reviews and document efforts to publish and promote the book about the coalition which worked to defeat the nomination of Robert H. Bork to United States Supreme Court.

The Miscellany series relates to the Advocacy Institute, a nonprofit organization co-founded by Pertschuk. Much of the material concerns tobacco control efforts. Other items include his speeches and writings on consumer issues and the tobacco movement.

Organization of the Papers

The collection is arranged in six series:

Description of Series

Container Series
BOX I:1-99

Part I: Federal Trade Commission, 1970-1984, n.d.

BOX I:1-41 Correspondence, 1977-1984, n.d.
Incoming and outgoing correspondence with the president, White House staff, members of Congress, government officials, FTC staff, friends, acquaintances, and the general public with appended material such as clippings and pamphlets pertaining to Pertschuk's duties as FTC chairman and commissioner.
Arranged alphabetically by type of correspondence and therein alphabetically by name, organization, or topic or chronologically.
BOX I:41-82 Subject File, 1970-1984, n.d.
Correspondence, memoranda, briefing books, reports, charts, minutes of meetings, bills, motions, orders, petitions, speeches and statements, notes, photographs, clippings, and printed matter relating to Pertschuk's activities at the FTC.
Arranged alphabetically by type or subject of material and thereunder chronologically.
BOX I:82-99 James Clifford Miller File, 1977-1984, n.d.
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, bills, motions, orders, petitions, speeches and statements, notes, clippings, and printed matter relating to Pertschuk's tenure as a commissioner under chairman James Clifford Miller.
Arranged alphabetically by type or subject of material and thereunder chronologically.
BOX I:99-104

Part I: Scheduling File, 1973-1984

Correspondence, memoranda, appointments books, calendars, and invitations consisting primarily of speech requests and invitations to Pertschuk while commissioner and chairman at the FTC. Also includes material relating to Pertschuk's career with the United States Senate.
Arranged by type of material and therein chronologically.
BOX I:104-123

Part I: Speeches, Statements, and Writings File, 1949-1986, n.d.

Correspondence, memoranda, speeches and speech notes, articles, book drafts and notes, poetry, notebooks, research material, and printed matter.
Arranged alphabetically by type of material and therein chronologically.
BOX I:123-124

Part I: Miscellany, 1954-1985, n.d.

Correspondence, memoranda, military orders, notes, biographical material, photographs, clippings, and printed matter relating chiefly to Pertschuk's military career, Senate career, and trip to China.
Arranged alphabetically by type or topic of material and thereunder chronologically.
BOX II:1-23

Part II: Book File, 1959-2002, n.d.

Correspondence, memoranda, printed email, book drafts, notes, interview transcripts, research material, and book reviews.
Arranged alphabetically by book title, then by type of material, and therein chronologically.
BOX II:23-25

Part II: Miscellany, 1967-2001, n.d.

Correspondence, memoranda, printed email, biographical material, speeches, writings, interview transcripts, reports, and printed matter.
Arranged alphabetically by type or topic of material and thereunder chronologically.

Container List

Container Contents
BOX I:1-99

Part I: Federal Trade Commission, 1970-1984, n.d.

BOX I:1-41 Correspondence, 1977-1984, n.d.
Incoming and outgoing correspondence with the president, White House staff, members of Congress, government officials, FTC staff, friends, acquaintances, and the general public with appended material such as clippings and pamphlets pertaining to Pertschuk's duties as FTC chairman and commissioner.
Arranged alphabetically by type of correspondence and therein alphabetically by name, organization, or topic or chronologically.
BOX I:1 Chronological
1977, Apr.-1978, Feb.
(9 folders)
BOX I:2 1978, Mar.-Sept.
(8 folders)
BOX I:3 1978, Oct.-1979, Mar.
(8 folders)
BOX I:4 1979, Apr.-1980, Jan.
(11 folders)
BOX I:5 1980, Feb.-1981, Jan.
(10 folders)
BOX I:6 1981, Feb.-1983, July
(10 folders)
BOX I:7 1983, Aug.-1984, Oct., n.d.
(7 folders)
Congratulatory, 1977 See Container I:63, Congratulatory correspondence
Congressional, 1977-1984, n.d.
A-B
(6 folders)
BOX I:8 B-C
(12 folders)
BOX I:9 C-D
(12 folders)
BOX I:10 D-F
(12 folders)
BOX I:11 F-H
(11 folders)
BOX I:12 H-M
(13 folders)
BOX I:13 M
(10 folders)
BOX I:14 M-R
(13 folders)
BOX I:15 R-S
(11 folders)
BOX I:16 S-W
(12 folders)
BOX I:17 Y-Z
(2 folders)
Unidentified correspondence
Federal agencies
Administrative Conference of the United States, 1977-1980
(2 folders)
Agriculture Department, 1977-1980
Center for Science in the Public Interest, 1978
Civil Aeronautics Board, 1978-1979
Commerce Department, 1977-1980
(2 folders)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 1979-1980
Council on Environmental Quality, 1978-1980
Defense Department, 1977-1981
Energy Department
1977-1979
(2 folders)
BOX I:18 1980-1981
(2 folders)
Environmental Protection Agency, 1977-1980
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1978-1981
Federal Communications Commission, 1977-1979
Federal Home Loan Bank Board, 1977-1980
Federal Reserve System, 1977-1981
(2 folders)
General Accounting Office
1977-1978
(2 folders)
BOX I:19 1979-1981
(5 folders)
Health and Human Services, Department of, 1977-1981
(2 folders)
BOX I:20 Housing and Urban Development, Department of, 1977-1979
Interior Department, 1977-1980
Internal Revenue Service, 1977-1981
Justice Department
1977-1980
(6 folders)
BOX I:21 1981
Labor Department, 1977-1981
Library of Congress, 1977-1978
National Bureau of Standards, 1978
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1977-1979
National Science Foundation, 1977-1978
Office of Management and Budget
1977-1979
(5 folders)
BOX I:22 1980-1981
(3 folders)
Securities and Exchange Commission, 1977-1979
Small Business Administration, 1978-1980
(3 folders)
State Department, 1977-1980
Tennessee Valley Authority, 1979
Transportation Department, 1977-1980
Treasury Department, 1977-1980
United States Commission on Civil Rights, 1978-1980
BOX I:23 United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, 1977-1980
United States Regulatory Council, 1978-1981
Veterans Administration, 1977- 1980
White House See also Container I:29, Personal
1977-1979
(6 folders)
BOX I:24 1979-1981
(7 folders)
Personal For additional material see Container I:63, Congratulatory correspondence
1977-1979
(3 folders)
BOX I:25 1980
(8 folders)
BOX I:26 1981, Jan.-1982, May
(11 folders)
BOX I:27 1982, May-1983, Mar.
(7 folders)
BOX I:28 1983, Apr.-1984, July
(9 folders)
BOX I:29 1984, Aug.-Oct.
(3 folders)
White House, 1978-1981 See also Container I:23, Federal agencies
Public interest and complaint file, 1977-1981
A
(7 folders)
BOX I:30 B
(11 folders)
BOX I:31 B-C
(10 folders)
BOX I:32 C-F
(14 folders)
BOX I:33 F-H
(10 folders)
BOX I:34 H-K
(11 folders)
BOX I:35 K-M
(9 folders)
BOX I:36 M-N
(10 folders)
BOX I:37 N-P
(10 folders)
BOX I:38 P-S
(12 folders)
BOX I:39 S-T
(11 folders)
BOX I:40 T
(4 folders)
U-Z
(5 folders)
BOX I:41 (3 folders)
BOX I:41-82 Subject File, 1970-1984, n.d.
Correspondence, memoranda, briefing books, reports, charts, minutes of meetings, bills, motions, orders, petitions, speeches and statements, notes, photographs, clippings, and printed matter relating to Pertschuk's activities at the FTC.
Arranged alphabetically by type or subject of material and thereunder chronologically.
BOX I:41 Accomplishments
General
1977-1980
(5 folders)
BOX I:42 1980-1982
(2 folders)
Notebooks, 1978-1980
(5 folders)
Summaries, 1980
BOX I:43 Action for Children's Television, 1982-1983
Administrative Conference of the United States, 1978-1983
Administrative law judges, 1980
Advertising, 1977-1984
(5 folders)
Alcohol advertising
1976-1979, 1981
(3 folders)
BOX I:44 1981-1984, n.d.
(7 folders)
BOX I:45 American Association of Advertising Agencies, Inc., 1980-1981
American Committee on East-West Accord, 1983
Antitrust issues, 1977, n.d.
Attorneys general, 1979-1984
(2 folders)
Automobiles
General, 1970, 1978-1980, 1982
(2 folders)
Investigation, 1980
(2 folders)
Awards and certificates, 1977-1979, n.d.
Baleysuit Corp.
1982
BOX I:46 1982-1983
(5 folders)
Biographical notebook, 1977-1980
(2 folders)
"Black Death" working paper, 1982-1983
BOX I:47 Breakfast group, 1979-1983
Briefing books
Deception, 1982
(2 folders)
Energy, 1977
(2 folders)
Federal Trade Commission Improvements Act, 1979-1980
(2 folders)
Funerals
1982
BOX I:48 1982-1983
(3 folders)
St. Louis, Mo., trip, 1980
(2 folders)
Truth in Lending Act, 1978
(2 folders)
BOX I:49 Budget
Lamb, Robert, proposed book, 1980
Reagan administration, 1981-1984
Reauthorization, 1982-1983
Bureau directors' meeting, 1979-1980
(3 folders)
Bureau of Competition, 1980-1981
Bureau of Consumer Protection, 1980
Bureau of Economics, 1979-1980
BOX I:50 California Commission on Campaign Financing, 1983-1984
Carter, Jimmy, administration, 1979-1980
Chairman, office of, 1977-1980
(3 folders)
Children's advertising
Background information
1972-1976
(2 folders)
BOX I:51 1977
(2 folders)
1978-1982
(6 folders)
BOX I:52 1983, n.d.
(3 folders)
Budget, background information, 1977-1978, n.d.
Cereal notebook, 1977
Correspondence, 1977-1980
A-B
(2 folders)
BOX I:53 C-S
(10 folders)
BOX I:54 T-Z
(3 folders)
Freedom of information requests, 1978
(3 folders)
General
1973-1976
(3 folders)
BOX I:55 1977-1978
(8 folders)
BOX I:56 1979-1983
(7 folders)
BOX I:57 1984, n.d.
Legislation, 1978
Meetings, 1977
(3 folders)
Memoranda, 1977-1981
(3 folders)
BOX I:58 Orders, motions, and petitions
1977
(3 folders)
1978
(6 folders)
BOX I:59 (2 folders)
1979
(6 folders)
BOX I:60 1980-1982
Prejudgment, 1978
(2 folders)
Rulemaking
Issues, 1978
(3 folders)
Pertschuk's withdrawal, 1980
Television
1977
(2 folders)
BOX I:61 1977-1978
(2 folders)
Cigarettes, 1977, 1983-1984, n.d.
Civil Aeronautics Board, 1983-1984
(3 folders)
Competition
General, 1978, 1980-1981
BOX I:62 Programs fact book, 1980
(3 folders)
Confirmation hearing, 1977
Conglomeration, 1979-1981, n.d.
Complimentary letters, 1977-1981
(2 folders)
BOX I:63 Congratulatory correspondence, 1977
(4 folders)
Consumer Affairs Council, 1979-1980
Consumer Interest Research Institute, 1981-1983
Consumer Product Safety Commission, 1981
Consumerism, 1979-1984
BOX I:64 Consumers
Unfairness jurisdiction, 1980-1982
Union, 1981-1982
Council on Economic Priorities, 1984
Corporate priorities, 1978-1979
Criticism, 1979
Democracy Project, 1981-1983
Democratic party platform, consumer papers by Pertschuk, 1975-1976
Dingell, John D., report, 1984
(3 folders)
BOX I:65 (1 folder)
Disqualifications from decisions due to conflicts of interest, 1977-1980
Drug advertisements, 1981-1984, n.d.
(3 folders)
Energy crisis
Gasoline shortage, 1979
Iran shortfall, 1979
(2 folders)
Enforcement plan, 1981-1984, n.d.
(1 folder)
BOX I:66 (1 folder)
Equal employment opportunity, 1979-1982
(4 folders)
Ethics, 1980
Federal Trade Commission, seminars, 1979
Food advertising
Center for Science in the Public Interest petitions, 1983-1984
(2 folders)
BOX I:67 General, 1977-1984, n.d.
(8 folders)
Formica, 1979, n.d.
General Motors\Toyota venture
Commission's testimony before Congress, 1983-1984
BOX I:68 Disclosure of information, 1984
Early termination of waiting period, 1984
General, 1983-1984
(2 folders)
Hearing, 1984
Michigan attorney general requests, 1981-1984
Public statements analysis, 1983-1984
(2 folders)
BOX I:69 Generic drugs, 1979
Government advertising, 1979-1980
Health care, 1977-1980
(3 folders)
Humor, 1977-1981, n.d.
Import restrictions, 1980, n.d.
Improvements, 1977-1978
Improvements Act lobbying, 1980
Inflation, 1978-1980
(2 folders)
BOX I:70 (1 folder)
Institute for Policy Studies, Washington School, Washington, D.C., 1981-1982
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., case program, 1981-1983
Justice Department, 1978-1980
(2 folders)
Legislative veto of commission's rulemaking, 1982-1983
Log of telephone calls, visits, and meetings, 1977
MacIntosh, Toby, transcripts, 1981, n.d.
Memoranda of conversations and meetings, 1979-1982
Mergers, 1979-1982
Minorities, 1980
BOX I:71 Nader, Ralph, 1977, 1981-1982, n.d.
National Academy of Public Administration, 1979-1984
(4 folders)
National Association of Attorneys General, 1979-1980
(2 folders)
National Commission for Review of Antitrust Laws and Procedures, 1977-1978
(2 folders)
BOX I:72 Network for Better Nutrition, 1981-1982
(7 folders)
New Framework group project, 1984
BOX I:73 Nomination, 1977
(2 folders)
Office of Policy Planning and Evaluation, 1980
Office of Public Information, 1979-1980
Photographs, 1979-1981, 1983, n.d.
(2 folders)
Policy review sessions, 1980-1981
Professionalism
American Medical Association, 1982-1983
Cases and opinions on the professions, 1976-1983
(2 folders)
BOX I:74 Contributions and lobbying, 1982
General, 1981-1982
(2 folders)
Press, 1982-1983
Professions
Handouts, 1982, n.d.
Package, 1982
Rulemaking, 1979-1981, n.d.
State action and preemption, 1980, n.d.
Testimony, 1982
BOX I:75 Unfairness, 1982, n.d.
Public participation, 1979-1984
(2 folders)
"Reaganomics", 1970, 1983-1984, n.d.
(3 folders)
Reform, internal, 1980
Regional offices, 1977-1984
BOX I:76 Regulatory Council, 1978-1980
(3 folders)
Regulatory reform, 1978-1980, n.d.
(5 folders)
Reorganization, Federal Trade Commission, 1982
BOX I:77 Retreats, executive, 1977-1978, n.d.
Rulemaking, 1980, n.d.
(2 folders)
Sexism task force, 1980
Small business, 1979-1982
(5 folders)
Speakers bureau, 1979-1980
BOX I:78 Staff
Management team meetings, 1980
(2 folders)
Memoranda, 1977-1984
Stockman, David, 1981
Subpoenas, 1980
Sunshine meetings, 1978-1982
Television appearances
“Bill Moyers' Journal,” 1980
General, 1980
"Phil Donahue," 1980
Correspondence
Transcripts
BOX I:79 "Phil Donahue" and "60 Minutes," 1980
Correspondence
(5 folders)
Correspondence logs
Transcripts, 1980-1982
Themes and goals, 1980
BOX I:80 Transition, 1976-1980
(2 folders)
Unfairness, 1980-1982, n.d.
United States
Congress
General
1979
(3 folders)
BOX I:81 1979-1980
(4 folders)
McClure amendment, 1979-1980
Unfairness, 1979-1980
(2 folders)
House of Representatives, reauthorization hearings, 1982
(2 folders)
BOX I:82 (1 folder)
Senate
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, history, 1978
Reauthorization hearings, 1982-1983
(3 folders)
White House dinner, 1980
BOX I:82-99 James Clifford Miller File, 1977-1984, n.d.
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, bills, motions, orders, petitions, speeches and statements, notes, clippings, and printed matter relating to Pertschuk's tenure as a commissioner under chairman James Clifford Miller.
Arranged alphabetically by type or subject of material and thereunder chronologically.
BOX I:82 Advertising substantiation
Analgesic cases, 1983
Crawford, Carol, 1984
Legislative correspondence, 1981
Miller, James Clifford
Industry reaction, 1981-1984
Statements, 1981-1984
(2 folders)
BOX I:83 Muris, Timothy J., statements, 1982
Order modifications, 1983
Pertschuk, Michael, statements and memoranda, 1981-1984
Press coverage, 1980-1984
(2 folders)
Press packages, 1983
Public comment proceeding, 1979-1984
(4 folders)
BOX I:84 Staff report, 1978-1981
(2 folders)
Studies, 1979-1983
(3 folders)
Antitrust enforcement
1979-1983
(4 folders)
BOX I:85 1983-1984, n.d.
(2 folders)
Bachman v. Miller, 1982-1983
(2 folders)
Budget
General, 1981-1984
Reauthorization, 1982-1983
(4 folders)
Bureau of Economics
1978-1982
BOX I:86 1982-1984
(3 folders)
Calvani, Terry, 1980-1984
Campbell, Tom, 1982-1983
Carley, Jack, 1982-1984
Cases, fiscal year 1984, 1983-1984
(4 folders)
BOX I:87 Congressional relations, 1981-1983
Consumer protection enforcement
Crawford, Carol, 1983-1984
(2 folders)
General, 1977-1983
(6 folders)
BOX I:88 Credit practices rules, 1983-1984
(2 folders)
Deception
Background information, 1984, n.d.
(2 folders)
Case examples, 1980-1984
(2 folders)
General, 1982-1984, n.d.
Law, analysis of, 1984, n.d.
Miller, James Clifford, statements and correspondence, 1981-1984
(1 folder)
BOX I:89 (2 folders)
Muris, Timothy J., 1982-1983
National Association of Attorneys General, 1982-1984
Pertschuk, Michael, statements and correspondence, 1982-1983
Press, 1981-1984
(3 folders)
Pricing, 1982-1984, n.d.
(2 folders)
Defects
1981-1983
BOX I:90 1984, n.d.
Deregulation, Reagan administration, 1981-1984
Douglas, George, 1982-1984
(2 folders)
Elderly, 1979-1984
(3 folders)
Equal Credit Opportunity Act enforcement, 1982-1984
BOX I:91 Federal Trade Commission, paralysis of, 1981-1984
(6 folders)
Fraud squad, 1983-1984
Intervention, 1981-1984, n.d.
(3 folders)
BOX I:92 International Telephone and Telegraph Financial Corp. (ITT)
1980-1983
(9 folders)
BOX I:93 1983-1984
(2 folders)
Merger
Enforcement, 1981-1984
Guidelines, 1982
Miller, James Clifford, 1981-1984, n.d.
(6 folders)
Muris, Timothy J., 1982-1984
(1 folder)
BOX I:94 (1 folder)
National Association of Attorneys General, 1984
Opposition, 1981-1983
Order modification, 1982-1984
(3 folders)
Oversight hearings
1982-1983
(3 folders)
BOX I:95 1983-1984
(9 folders)
BOX I:96 Perks and junkets, 1982-1984
Professions, 1982-1983
(2 folders)
Regional offices, 1982-1983
(5 folders)
Regulatory reform, 1983-1984
BOX I:97 Resale price maintenance, 1982-1984
(5 folders)
Robinson-Putnam Act, 1981-1984
Rulemaking standards, 1981-1984
Secrecy, 1976-1984
(2 folders)
BOX I:98 (1 folder)
Spaeth, Merrie, 1982-1983
Status reports, monthly, 1981-1983
(5 folders)
Tollison, Robert D., 1982-1983
BOX I:99 Unfairness, 1982-1984
Used car rule, 1982-1984
(2 folders)
Visigoths, 1982-1983
Yandle, Bruce, 1983-1984
BOX I:99-104

Part I: Scheduling File, 1973-1984

Correspondence, memoranda, appointments books, calendars, and invitations consisting primarily of speech requests and invitations to Pertschuk while commissioner and chairman at the FTC. Also includes material relating to Pertschuk's career with the United States Senate.
Arranged by type of material and therein chronologically.
BOX I:99 Appointment books
1977-1981
(5 folders)
BOX I:100 1982-1983
(2 folders)
Invitation file
1973-1979
(7 folders)
1980
Jan.-Feb .
(2 folders)
BOX I:101 Mar.-Nov.
(11 folders)
BOX I:102 Dec.
1981
(4 folders)
1982
Jan.-July
(6 folders)
BOX I:103 Sept.-Dec.
(4 folders)
1983
Jan.-Oct. 16
(8 folders)
BOX I:104 Oct. 18-Nov.
(3 folders)
1984
(7 folders)
Speakers calendar, 1981-1982
BOX I:104-123

Part I: Speeches, Statements, and Writings File, 1949-1986, n.d.

Correspondence, memoranda, speeches and speech notes, articles, book drafts and notes, poetry, notebooks, research material, and printed matter.
Arranged alphabetically by type of material and therein chronologically.
BOX I:104 Articles
1973-1974, "The Lawyer Lobbyist," Verdicts on Lawyers
1975, "A Law to Call Your Own”
1976, Oct. 17, "Smoking in China," Washington Post
1978, Summer, "The FTC, Advertising, and Consumer Self-Protection," Journal of Optometric Education
BOX I:105 1979
Jan., "A Fable of Regulation," Across the Board
Apr., "Needs and Licenses," AEI Journal on Government and Society
Apr., "Regulatory Reform through the Looking Glass," ABA Journal
Oct., "What's Wrong with Conglomerate Mergers?" Fordham Law Review
1980, Sept.,"The King's Dilemma," Chemtech
1981
Aug., "Those Big Mergers Are a Political Threat," Washington Post
Dec., "Like Big Joe's Forklift, Bureau Director Persevered," Legal Times of Washington
(2 folders)
1982
July, "Reaganism Is Harmful to Your Health," Nation
Dec., "Evidence at the FTC," Washington Post
1983
Jan./Feb., "A New Era in Merger Enforcement," Regulation Magazine
May, "AMA Versus Competition," American Psychologist
May 9, "Tattered Banner of Sexism," Washington Post
May 29, "The Case for Consumerism," New York Times Magazine
(3 folders)
June 4, "Resale Price Maintenance--Why the Per Se Rule Should be Enforced," National Journal
Dec., "The Politics of Tobacco: Curse and Cure," New York State Journal of Medicine
1984
May 6, "Confessions of a Chronic Dissenter," New York Times
May 14, "Love That Market," New Republic
June, "Professionals: Should They Be Treated As Businesses?" At Home with Consumers
July, "The New Politics of Smoking," Internist Magazine
Undated, "An FTC Commissioner"
Book file
Giant Killers (1986)
Chapter 1
Drafts
(2 folders)
Notes
Chapters 2-3
Drafts
(1 folder)
BOX I:106 (7 folders)
Interviews
Forbes, Rip
Kitzmiller, Michael
BOX I:107 Knight, Peter
Liebengood, Howard, and Mehren, Charles
Myers, Matthew L.
(2 folders)
Weymuller, Robert
Notes
(2 folders)
Chapter 4
Drafts
(4 folders)
Editorial comments
Interview, Angoff, Jay
Notes
BOX I:108 Chapter 5
Drafts
(3 folders)
Interviews
Amodio, Jay
Babcock, Hope
White, Lee
Miscellany
Outlines
Chapter 6
Drafts
(2 folders)
Interviews
Neas, Ralph, and Taylor, William L.
(2 folders)
BOX I:109 Notes
Chapters 7-8
Drafts
(9 folders)
BOX I:110 (7 folders)
Interviews
Cohen, David
(2 folders)
BOX I:111 (2 folders)
Hedlund, Jay
Mawby, Michael
Sheekey, Kathleen
Wertheimer, Fred
Notes
(5 folders)
Outline
Conclusions
Drafts
(2 folders)
BOX I:112 Notes
General
(3 folders)
Prospective chapters
Revolt Against Regulation (1982)
Preface
Chapter 1
Drafts
Notes
Chapter 2
Drafts
Notes
Chapter 3
Drafts
(2 folders)
BOX I:113 Notes
(3 folders)
Chapter 4
Drafts
Notes
Chapter 5
Drafts
(2 folders)
Miscellany
Notes
(2 folders)
Epilogue
Index
BOX I:114 Book reviews
(2 folders)
Contract
Correspondence, 1981-1984
(4 folders)
Early drafts
(2 folders)
General
(2 folders)
BOX I:115 Lectures
Comments
(2 folders)
Magnetic cards
Originals
(4 folders)
Reaction to
Marketing and promotion
General
BOX I:116 Interviews
Press packages
Miscellany
General, n.d.
(6 folders)
BOX I:117 "The Great Garbage Can Lobby," 1969-1979, n.d.
(4 folders)
Journal of Consumer Policy, 1983-1984
Notebooks
Index, 1977-1984
1977
(3 folders)
1978
Jan.-June
(2 folders)
BOX I:118 July-Nov.
(2 folders)
1979
(3 folders)
1980
Jan.-Sept.
(3 folders)
BOX I:119 Nov.-Dec.
1981
1982
(4 folders)
1983
Jan.-May 24
(6 folders)
BOX I:120 May 26-Dec.
(6 folders)
1984
Jan.-Apr.
(4 folders)
BOX I:121 May-Sept.
(4 folders)
Notes and references, 1970-1984, n.d.
(2 folders)
Poetry, 1949-1950, n.d.
Senator's handbook, 1975-1978
(4 folders)
BOX I:122 Speech file
Consumers, 1968-1976, n.d.
(4 folders)
Role of congressional staff, 1975-1976, n.d.
Speeches, 1964-1970
"Stalking the Wild Deception and Other Adventures in Reaganland," n.d.
Drafts
(2 folders)
Notes
(1 folder)
BOX I:123 (1 folder)
Unidentified writings, n.d.
(3 folders)
BOX I:123-124

Part I: Miscellany, 1954-1985, n.d.

Correspondence, memoranda, military orders, notes, biographical material, photographs, clippings, and printed matter relating chiefly to Pertschuk's military career, Senate career, and trip to China.
Arranged alphabetically by type or topic of material and thereunder chronologically.
BOX I:123 Advocacy Institute, 1985
American Ethical Society, 1974-1984
Biographical file, 1964-1983, n.d.
(4 folders)
BOX I:124 China trip, 1976
(4 folders)
Military file, 1954-1963
Senate file
Correspondence, 1962-1977
(2 folders)
Memoranda, 1976-1977, n.d.
Photographs, 1966, 1975, n.d.
Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va., 1985
BOX II:1-23

Part II: Book File, 1959-2002, n.d.

Correspondence, memoranda, printed email, book drafts, notes, interview transcripts, research material, and book reviews.
Arranged alphabetically by book title, then by type of material, and therein chronologically.
BOX II:1 Giant Killers
Book reviews, 1986-1987
Correspondence
Miscellaneous, 1985-1990, n.d.
W. W. Norton, 1980-1987
(2 folders)
Marketing and promotion, 1986, n.d.
Miscellany, 1986, n.d.
Royalty statements, 1987-1991
The People Rising
Book reviews, 1989-1991, n.d.
Correspondence, 1988-1991, n.d.
(2 folders)
Marketing and promotion, 1989-1990, n.d.
Miscellany, 1987-1989, n.d.
BOX II:2 Other books on Robert H. Bork nomination, 1989, n.d.
Talking points, 1988-1989, n.d.
Revolt Against Regulation, 1982-1986, n.d.
Smoke in Their Eyes
Book outlines and summaries, 1997-1999, n.d.
Book reviews, 2000-2002, n.d.
Correspondence, 1997-2001
(2 folders)
Drafts
Comments, 1998-2000, n.d.
(3 folders)
BOX II:3 (2 folders)
Texts
1999
(5 folders)
BOX II:4 2000-2001
(6 folders)
Interview questions, 1997, n.d.
BOX II:5 Interviews
Aronson, Mary, 1999
Blanke, Douglas, 1999
(2 folders)
Bloch, Michele, 1999
Carol, Julia, 1997
(2 folders)
Crawford, Linda, 1997
Douglas, Cliff, 1998
DuMelle, Fran, 1999
Ericksen, Michael, 1999
Filler, Timothy, 1999
Ford, Anne, 1998
Hafner, Dudley, 1999
Hamburg, Richard, 2001
Harvey, Pharis, 1998
BOX II:6 Kaufman, Nancy, 1999
Kessler, David A. (1951- ), 1998
Kirshenbaum, Michael, 1999
Koop, C. Everett, 1999
Myers, Matthew L., 1997-1999
(9 folders)
Nader, Ralph, 2001
Nesbit, Jeffrey, 1997-1999
(2 folders)
BOX II:7 Noltenius, Jeanette, 1999
Novelli, William, 1997-1999
(2 folders)
Sciandra, Russell, 1998
Seffrin, John, 1997
Sneegas, Karla, 1999
Waxman, Henry A., 1999
Weissman, Robert, 1999
Wilkenfeld, Judith, 1997
Zatonski, Witold, 1998
Zeller, Mitchell, 1997-1998
(2 folders)
BOX II:8 Miscellany, 1998-2001, n.d.
Notes, n.d.
Reference file
Chapter file
Chapters 1-5, 1986-1988, 1996-1999, n.d.
(7 folders)
BOX II:9 Chapters 6-9, 1991-1998, n.d.
(11 folders)
BOX II:10 Chapters 10-20, 1996-1999, n.d.
(10 folders)
BOX II:11 Chapters 21-32, 1996-1999, n.d.
(10 folders)
BOX II:12 Chapters 33-36, 1983, 1995-2001, n.d.
(5 folders)
Epilogue, 2000-2001, n.d.
Subject file
Advisory Committee on Tobacco Policy and Public Health
Koop-Kessler report, 1997
(2 folders)
Meeting transcript, 1997
(3 folders)
BOX II:13 Miscellany, 1997
Advocacy infighting, 1991-1998
(2 folders)
Advocates against negotiated tobacco settlement, 1994-1999, n.d.
(2 folders)
Alternative plans, 1996-1997
American Cancer Society
Analysis of proposed tobacco settlement, 1997
(2 folders)
General, 1995-2000, n.d.
(3 folders)
BOX II:14 International activities, five year plan, 2001, n.d.
(3 folders)
American Heart Association, 1997-2001
American Lung Association, 1993-1999, n.d.
(2 folders)
American Medical Association, 1997-1998
American Psychological Association, science advocacy training workshop, Washington, D.C., 1997
(3 folders)
BOX II:15 American Public Health Association, 1997-1998
(2 folders)
Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, 1997-1998
Asbestos, 1997-1998
Bankruptcy, 1997-1998, n.d.
Bloch, Michele, 1998-1999
Carol, Julia, 1996-1998
Clinton administration (Clinton, Bill), 1996-1999
Coalition for Workers' Health Care Funds, 1998
Conferences, 1997
Daynard, Richard, 1997-1998
Editorials and commentary, 1997-1998
ENACT: Effective National Action to Control Tobacco, 1997-1998, n.d.
BOX II:16 Facts, 1997, n.d.
Farmers, 1997-1998
Glantz, Stanton P.
Analysis of proposed tobacco settlement, 1997-1998
(2 folders)
Miscellany, 1991, 1997-1999, n.d.
(3 folders)
Humphrey, Hubert H. (1942- ), 1996-1998
(2 folders)
International issues
General, 1997-2000, n.d.
(2 folders)
BOX II:17 International smuggling issues and the framework convention on tobacco control, resource material, 2001
International trade issues and the framework convention on tobacco control, resource material, 2001
(2 folders)
Kessler, David A. (1951- ), 1996-1998, n.d.
Kluger, Richard, 1996-1998
Koop, C. Everett, 1996-2000
Leadership, 1959, 1983, 1989-1999, n.d.
(2 folders)
McCain bill, tobacco legislation
General, 1998
(2 folders)
Reaction to failure of bill, 1998-1999, n.d.
BOX II:18 Metaphor, 1968, 1998, n.d.
Miscellany, 1990, 1997-2001, n.d.
(3 folders)
Myers, Matthew L., 1996-1999, n.d.
(2 folders)
Nader, Ralph, and Public Citizen, 1997-1998
National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids
Case study, n.d.
(3 folders)
BOX II:19 General, 1995-1999, n.d.
(2 folders)
Opinion polls, 1996-1998
(2 folders)
Organizations against tobacco settlement, 1997-1998
(2 folders)
Policy and theory, 1991, 1996-1998, n.d.
Resolving conflicts, 1983-1986, 1997-1998, n.d.
Save Lives, Not Tobacco, the Coalition for Accountability, 1997-1998
(2 folders)
BOX II:20 Sciandra, Russell, 1997-1998
Scruggs, Richard F., and trial lawyers, 1997-1999
“Sea change” against tobacco, 1996-1998
State attorneys general
Miscellany, 1997-1999
Multistate tobacco company settlement, 1998, n.d.
Strategy
General, 1997-1998
“Inside/outside,” 1992-1998
Sutton, Charyn D., and Onyx Group, 1997-1999, n.d.
(2 folders)
Time line, 1997-1998, n.d.
(2 folders)
BOX II:21 Tobacco advocacy caucus meeting, Chicago, Ill., 1996-1997, n.d.
Tobacco industry
Front groups, industry, law firms, 1994-1999
(2 folders)
Lobbying power, 1997-1998
Tobacco settlement, 1996-1998, n.d.
(5 folders)
TP-Talk, tobacco policy discussion, 1998-1999
BOX II:22 United States Congress, 1997-1999, n.d.
(3 folders)
United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 1995-1998, n.d.
(5 folders)
BOX II:23 Wall Street, 1997-1999
Warner, Kenneth E., 1996-1999
Waxman, Henry A., 1996-1999
BOX II:23-25

Part II: Miscellany, 1967-2001, n.d.

Correspondence, memoranda, printed email, biographical material, speeches, writings, interview transcripts, reports, and printed matter.
Arranged alphabetically by type or topic of material and thereunder chronologically.
BOX II:23 Advocacy Institute
Bangladesh file, 1995-1998, n.d.
(2 folders)
Miscellany, 1985-1986, 1997-2000, n.d.
Tobacco control project
Advisory Committee on Tobacco Policy and Public Health, 1997
ASSIST: American Stop Smoking Intervention Study, 1995-1998
(3 folders)
Miscellany, 1997-2000, n.d.
(2 folders)
BOX II:24 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Grant proposal, 1996
(3 folders)
Miscellany, 1997-1999
Tobacco control leaders, interviews, 1997-1998
(2 folders)
World Conference on Tobacco OR Health, Chicago, Ill., 2000
Biographical file, 1977-1987, 1999-2001, n.d.
BOX II:25 Federal Trade Commission, 1975-1985, n.d.
(2 folders)
Personal correspondence, 1980-1989, 1997-2000, n.d.
Speeches and writings
Speeches, 1967, 1984-1986, 1994-1999
(2 folders)
Writings, 1975, 1985-1989, 1997-2000, n.d. For additional material see Containers II:2-II:4, Drafts
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, D.C., 1983-1985
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