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President & Mrs. Jimmy Carter To 'Members Of Congress And Their Immediate Family,' [December 1977], Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter 2019 University of Mississippi

President & Mrs. Jimmy Carter To 'Members Of Congress And Their Immediate Family,' [December 1977], Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter

Eastland Correspondence: Carter Administration

Copy printed invitation from President & Mrs. Carter to Members of Congress and their immediate family, re: White House Christmas Party on 13 December 1977; envelope. Attached: printed card, re: parking. Originals removed to VIP Restricted Access location.


President & Mrs. Jimmy Carter To Senator & Mrs. James O. Eastland, [November 1977]., Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter 2019 University of Mississippi

President & Mrs. Jimmy Carter To Senator & Mrs. James O. Eastland, [November 1977]., Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter

Eastland Correspondence: Carter Administration

Copy printed invitation from President & Mrs. Carter to Senator & Mrs. Eastland, re: White House reception on 17 November 1977 for the 10th anniversary of the American Film Institute. Original removed to VIP Restricted Access location.


Patricia Wald To Senator James O. Eastland, Undated, Patricia M. Wald 2019 University of Mississippi

Patricia Wald To Senator James O. Eastland, Undated, Patricia M. Wald

Eastland Correspondence: Carter Administration

Handwritten memorandum undated from Patricia Wald to Eastland, re: Eastland's message to attorney general. Envelope from Mondale's office.


President And Mrs. Richard M. Nixon To Senator James O. Eastland, 5 January 1973, Richard M. Nixon, Pat Nixon 2019 University of Mississippi

President And Mrs. Richard M. Nixon To Senator James O. Eastland, 5 January 1973, Richard M. Nixon, Pat Nixon

Eastland Correspondence: Nixon Administration

Engraved invitation from President and Mrs. Nixon to White House reception on 5 January 1973; envelope.


Ralph Bunche Awards Program, 2 July [1974], Gerald R. Ford, Betty Ford 2019 University of Mississippi

Ralph Bunche Awards Program, 2 July [1974], Gerald R. Ford, Betty Ford

Eastland Correspondence: Nixon Administration

Copy printed invitation of Vice-President & Mrs. Ford to Ralph Bunche Awards Program of Community Relations Service on 2 July [1974]. Attached: copy printed program of event with handwritten notations; 2 pages.


Darrell M. Trent Memorandum, Circa June 1973, Darrell Melvin Trent 2019 University of Mississippi

Darrell M. Trent Memorandum, Circa June 1973, Darrell Melvin Trent

Eastland Correspondence: Nixon Administration

Copy typed signed memorandum from Darrell M. Trent, re: abolishment of Office of Emergency Preparedness on 1 July 1973 according to Reorganization Plant No. 1 of 1973.


President Gerald R. Ford To Senator & Mrs. James O. Eastland, 3 October 1974, Gerald R. Ford 2019 University of Mississippi

President Gerald R. Ford To Senator & Mrs. James O. Eastland, 3 October 1974, Gerald R. Ford

Eastland Correspondence: Ford Administration

Copy printed invitation from President & Mrs. Ford to Senator & Mrs. Eastland, re: White House dinner on 3 October 1974; Black Tie card and regrets card. Originals removed to VIP Restricted Access location.


President And Mrs. Johnson To Senator And Mrs. James O. Eastland, 7 October 1965, Lyndon B. Johnson 2019 University of Mississippi

President And Mrs. Johnson To Senator And Mrs. James O. Eastland, 7 October 1965, Lyndon B. Johnson

Eastland Correspondence: Johnson Administration

Copy printed invitation from President & Mrs. Johnson to Senator & Mrs. Eastland, re: White House reception A Salute to Congress on 7 October 1965; envelope; 2 printed tickets and RSVP cards. Original removed to VIP Restricted Access location.


Kathleen O'Gorman On The Conditions At Us Immigration Facilities, Ryan Denham 2019 WGLT, Illinois State University

Kathleen O'Gorman On The Conditions At Us Immigration Facilities, Ryan Denham

Interviews for WGLT

IWU Professor of English Kathleen O'Gorman spent the summer of 2019 interviewing children being held at U.S. immigration facilities, as a volunteer on behalf of the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law. She spoke about this experience and the conditions of these detainment centers with WGLT's Ryan Denham.


President & Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower To Senator & Mrs. James O. Eastland, [March 1957], Dwight D. Eisenhower, Mamie Doud Eisenhower 2019 University of Mississippi

President & Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower To Senator & Mrs. James O. Eastland, [March 1957], Dwight D. Eisenhower, Mamie Doud Eisenhower

Eastland Correspondence: Eisenhower Administration

Copy printed invitation from President & Mrs. Eisenhower to Senator and Mrs. Eastland, re: White House reception on 5 March 1957. Envelope. Original removed to VIP Restricted Access location.


President & Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower To Senator & Mrs. James O. Eastland, [January 1955], Dwight D. Eisenhower, Mamie Doud Eisenhower 2019 University of Mississippi

President & Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower To Senator & Mrs. James O. Eastland, [January 1955], Dwight D. Eisenhower, Mamie Doud Eisenhower

Eastland Correspondence: Eisenhower Administration

Copy printed invitation from President and Mrs. Eisenhower to Senator and Mrs. Eastland, re: White House reception on 14 January 1955. Envelope. Original removed to VIP Restricted Access location.


Ilo Wallace To Mrs. James O. Eastland, Undated, Ilo Wallace 2019 University of Mississippi

Ilo Wallace To Mrs. James O. Eastland, Undated, Ilo Wallace

Eastland Correspondence: Roosevelt Administration

Handwritten letter undated from Ilo Wallace to Mrs. Eastland, re: joining the Ladies of the Senate in their Red Cross work; envelope. Original removed to VIP Restricted Access location.


Card: Democratic National Committee, 2019 University of North Florida

Card: Democratic National Committee

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

Holiday card from the Democratic National Committee to Dr. Edna Saffy. No date given. Box 10 Folder 14


Photograph: Reproduction Photograph Of President Bill Clinton Seated At Desk, 2019 University of North Florida

Photograph: Reproduction Photograph Of President Bill Clinton Seated At Desk

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

Reproduction photograph of President Bill Clinton seated at desk. Message thanking Edna Saffy for support and friendship during the president's first term. ; No Date. Box 10 Folder 15


Photograph: Reproduction Of Vice President Al Gore Embracing Tipper Gore, 2019 University of North Florida

Photograph: Reproduction Of Vice President Al Gore Embracing Tipper Gore

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

Reproduction of Vice President Al Gore embracing Tipper Gore. Message thanking Dr. Edna Saffy for her loyal support. Date: December 2000. Box 10 Folder 15


Pathways, Not Punishment: An Annotated Snap Employment And Training Advocacy Toolkit For Policy Newbies, Angela Eastlund 2019 Illinois State University

Pathways, Not Punishment: An Annotated Snap Employment And Training Advocacy Toolkit For Policy Newbies, Angela Eastlund

Student Research – Stevenson Center

For someone brand new to public policy advocacy, the concept can seem broad and putting it to practice can seem vague. In part, this is because the spectrum of public policy advocacy is broad and contains a vast variety of actions under its umbrella. The Chicago Jobs Council’s policy advocacy strategies around SNAP Employment and Training that are recounted in this toolkit are shared in context with the intent of shedding some light on the why, how, and when particular strategies are utilized. Our hope is that the examples shared here can be used to inform anyone that is a …


The Fiduciary Obligations Of Public Officials, Vincent R. Johnson 2019 St. Mary's University School of Law

The Fiduciary Obligations Of Public Officials, Vincent R. Johnson

St. Mary's Journal on Legal Malpractice & Ethics

At various levels of government, the conduct of public officials is often regulated by ethical standards laid down by legislative enactments, such as federal or state statutes or municipal ordinances. These rules of government ethics are important landmarks in the field of law that defines the legal and ethical obligations of public officials. Such provisions can form the basis for the kinds of government ethics training that helps to minimize wrongful conduct by public servants and reduces the risk that the performance of official duties will be clouded by appearances of impropriety. Codified government ethics rules also frequently provide mechanisms …


Digital Political Information Consumption And Ambivalent Political Attitudes., Dane Ryan Warner 2019 University of Louisville

Digital Political Information Consumption And Ambivalent Political Attitudes., Dane Ryan Warner

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Understating how individuals form, reinforce, or change attitudes has a long history in political science research. This study seeks to contribute to the existing literature by bridging the gap between the ambivalence and digital political communications literature by examining the relationship between digital political information consumption and ambivalent political attitudes. Using the American National Election Studies 2016 Time Series Study, I examine the role of digital political information consumption as a moderator of value conflict and ambivalent political attitudes. The findings suggest that increased levels of information gather significantly reduce group ambivalence, candidate ambivalence, and value ambivalence.


The Relevance Of The Constitution In Today's Society, Matthew Reiber 2019 Boise State University

The Relevance Of The Constitution In Today's Society, Matthew Reiber

Boise State University Theses and Dissertations

How relevant is the Constitution in today’s society? This is the document that guides the three branches of government in day to day operation, demonstrating that what the Constitution means to the people of the United States is essential in gauging how relevant people think our government is. In this experiment, I surveyed 348 different college students on Boise State campus with a list of different questions to first find out their general knowledge of our Constitution, then their opinion of it. Students were randomly assigned to receive a text about a Supreme Court case that involves interpreting the Constitution …


Francis, Anne Elizabeth (Mcfarland), 1919-2000 (Sc 3460), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2019 Western Kentucky University

Francis, Anne Elizabeth (Mcfarland), 1919-2000 (Sc 3460), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3460. News clippings, photographs, programs, biographical sketch, etc. related to Congressman William H. Natcher of Bowling Green, Kentucky.


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