FELDSTEIN, MARTIN: Files, 1982-1984 – REAGAN LIBRARY COLLECTIONS

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FELDSTEIN, MARTIN: Files, 1982‑1984

Chairman, Council of Economic Advisors

Martin Feldstein is a prominent American economist currently the George F. Baker Professor of Economics at Harvard University, and the president emeritus of the National Bureau of Economic Research

His collection is arranged in nine series as follows: SERIES I: Correspondence; SERIES II: CEA Staff Memorandums to the Chairman, 1982-1984; SERIES III: Memorandums to the President, 1982-1984; SERIES IV: Memorandums to Administration Officials 1982-1984; SERIES V: Chronological File, 1982-1984; SERIES VI: Subject File; SERIES VII: Speeches And Prepared Testimony, 1982-1984; SERIES VIII: Staffing Memorandums, 1982-1984; and SERIES IX: Invitation Regrets, 1983-1985

SERIES DESCRIPTIONS

SERIES I: CORRESPONDENCE, 1982-1984 (0.2 l.ft.; OA 9810)

This series consists of material relating to requests from Congressmen/Governor’s for explanation and facts on the current economic situation including taxes, tax rates, unemployment and inflation and administration plans to combat these economic problems; surveys to leading economists on projected GNP and inflation rates; textile manufacturers calling for tariffs on imports; steel industry leaders comments on steel imports; outside requests for Feldstein as a speaker or guest; comments on the debt crisis in developing countries; and personal correspondence on his outside work as an editor for the Journal of Public Economics, recommending persons for positions and awards and thank-you notes and acknowledgement of meetings.

SERIES II: COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISORS STAFF MEMORANDUMS TO THE CHAIRMAN, 1982-1984 (0.8 l.ft; OA 9810-9811)

SERIES III: MEMORANDUMS TO THE PRESIDENT, 1982-1984 (0.2 l.ft; OA 9811)

SERIES IV: MEMORANDUMS TO ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS, 1982-1984 (0.4 l.ft., OA 9811)

SERIES V: CHRONOLOGICAL FILE, 1982-1984 (0.3 l.ft.; OA 9811)

This series consists of material relating to economic statistics for unemployment; inflation; price indices; savings; interest rates; Federal Reserve policies; gross national product; federal revenues, deficits and budgets; taxes; economic recovery; corporate and personal income; trade; and the long term outlook for the economy. These memos are addressed to the President, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and various White House staff. It appears Feldstein regularly notified the Press Office of upcoming releases of economic information and some background information for help in public statements on the economy. The material is arranged chronologically.

SERIES VI: SUBJECT FILE (0.7 l.ft.; OA 9811-9812)

This series consists of material relating to economic policies and actions of the Reagan administration. It contains a group of material related to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The OECD is the organization body that administered the Marshall Plan and remains active to this day. The Council of Economic Advisor members were often the chief US representative to this organization’s executive committees and working parties. The Chairman of the CEA rotated with other countries as the Chairman of the Economic Policy Committee of this body. Each Reagan member of the CEA contains a series of OECD material and it is often arranged as a separate series of material. In Feldsteins’ collection it is part of this subject file.

SERIES VII: SPEECHES AND PREPARED TESTIMONY, 1982-1984

(1.0 l.ft.; OA 9812-9813)

SERIES VIII: STAFFING MEMORANDUMS, 1982-1984 (0.2 l.ft.; OA 9813)

SERIES IX: INVITATION REGRETS, 1983-1985 (0.1 l.ft.; OA 9813)

CONTAINER LIST

SERIES I: CORRESPONDENCE

OA 9810

Chron: Correspondence September 1982

Chron: Correspondence October 1982

Chron: Correspondence November 1982

Chron: Correspondence December 1982

Chron: Correspondence January 1983

Chron: Correspondence February 1983

Chron: Correspondence March 1983

Chron: Correspondence April 1983

Chron: Correspondence May 1983

Chron: Correspondence June 1983

Chron: Correspondence July 1983

Chron: Correspondence August 1983

Chron: Correspondence September 1983

Chron: Correspondence October 1983

Chron: Correspondence November 1983

Chron: Correspondence December 1983

Chron: Correspondence February 1984

Chron: Correspondence March 1984

[Chron: Correspondence April 1984]

Chron: Correspondence May 1984

Chron: Correspondence June 1984

[Chron: Correspondence July 1984]

SERIES II: CEA STAFF MEMORANDUMS TO THE CHAIRMAN, 1982‑1982

OA 9810 (Continued)

Memos by Lincoln Anderson to CEA Chairman

Memos to CEA Chairman from Chris Ballanger, CEA Staffer

Memos to CEA Chairman from Andrew Berg, CEA Staffer

Memos to CEA Chairman from Geoffrey Carliner, Special Assistant

Memos to CEA Chairman from John Earle and Thomas Knieser, Staffers

Memos to CEA Chairman from Jeff Frankel, Staffer

Memos to CEA Chairman from Daniel Frisch, Staffer

Memos to CEA Chairman from Ken Froot, Staffer

Memos to CEA Chairman from Suzanne Greenspan, Staffer

Memos to CEA Chairman from Stephen Halpert, Staffer

Memos to CEA Chairman from William Haraf, Staffer

Memos to CEA Chairman from David Henderson, Staffer

Memos to CEA Chairman from Gail Ifshin, Staffer

Memos to CEA Chairman from Thomas Knienser, Staffer

Memos to CEA Chairman from Evan Krewel, Staffer

Memos to CEA Chairman from Paul Krugman, Staffer (1)-(3)

Memos to CEA Chairman from Larry Lindsey, Staffer (1)-(8)

Memos to CEA Chairman from Thomas S. McCaleb, Staffer

Memos to CEA Chairman from Steve McNees, Staffer

Memos to CEA Chairman from Greg Mankiw, Staffer

Memos to CEA Chairman from Rob Myer, Staffer

Memos to CEA Chairman from Glen Nelson, Staffer

Memos to CEA Chairman from Bill Niskanen, Member, CEA (1)-(11)

Memos to CEA Chairman from William Poole, Member, CEA

Memos to CEA Chairman from David Reitman, Staffer

Memos to CEA Chairman from Dan Roberts, Staffer

Memos to CEA Chairman from Charles Shorin, Staffer

Memos to CEA Chairman from Lawrence Summers, Staffer (1)(2)

Memos to CEA Chairman from Robert Thompson, Staffer

Memos to CEA Chairman from Adrian Throop, Staffer

Memos to CEA Chairman from Kathy Utgoff, Staffer

Memos to CEA Chairman from Bob Villanueva, Staffer

OA 9811

Memos to CEA Chairman from Ben Zycher, Staffer

SERIES III: MEMORANDUMS TO THE PRESIDENT, 1982‑1984

OA 9811 (Continued)

Memos to the President (Eyes Only) 10/18/1982‑07/05/1984 (1)‑(8)

Memos Not Sent

SERIES IV: MEMORANDUMS TO ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS 1982‑1984

OA 9811 (Continued)

Responses to Craig Fuller (1)(2)

Responses to Dick Darman (1)-(8)

Memos to Others (Other Than the President) (1)-(6)

SERIES V: CHRONOLOGICAL FILE, 1982‑1984

OA 9811 (Continued)

Chron File: Memos [Includes Some to the President] and Correspondence October 1982

Chron File: Memos [Includes Some to the President] and Correspondence November

1982

Chron File: Memos [Includes Some to the President] and Correspondence December

1982

Chron File: Memos [Includes Some to the President] and Correspondence January 1983

Chron File: Memos [Includes Some to the President] and Correspondence February 1983

Chron File: Memos [Includes Some to the President] and Correspondence March 1983

Chron File: Memos [Includes Some to the President] and Correspondence April 1983

Chron File: Memos [Includes Some to the President] and Correspondence May 1983

Chron File: Memos [Includes Some to the President] and Correspondence June 1983

Chron File: Memos [Includes Some to the President] and Correspondence July 1983

Chron File: Memos [Includes Some to the President] and Correspondence August 1983

Chron File: Memos [Includes Some to the President] and Correspondence September 1983

Chron File: Memos [Includes Some to the President] and Correspondence October 1983 (1)(2)

Chron File: Memos [Includes Some to the President] and Correspondence November 1983 (1)(2)

Chron File: Memos [Includes Some to the President] and Correspondence December 1983 (1)(2)

Chron File: Memos [Includes Some to the President] and Correspondence January 1984 (1)(2)

Chron File: Memos [Includes Some to the President] and Correspondence February 1984

Chron File: Memos [Includes Some to the President] and Correspondence March 1984

Chron File: Memos [Includes Some to the President] and Correspondence April 1984

Chron File: Memos [Includes Some to the President] and Correspondence May 1984-July 1984

SERIES VI: SUBJECT FILE

OA 9811 (Continued)

[Anderson]

[Asian Countries] ‑ China

[Asian Countries] – Japan (1)-(3)

Bonyhady, Bruce

Budget Review Board

Business Round Table

Capital Budgeting

CEA Applicants

Department of Commerce

[Congratulations Letters Upon Appointment]

Consumer Survey ‑ The Conference Board

Controlled Correspondence

Coutroubis

Crank Letters

Data Resources, Inc.

Dean Witter Memos

Debt, International

Democratic Statements

Economic Report 1983

Economic Report 1984 (1)(2)

Economic Report to the President [1984?]

Economic Summit Meeting Notes

[European Countries] ‑ Belgium

[European Countries] ‑ France

[European Countries] ‑ Italy

[European Countries] ‑ Spain

[European Countries] ‑ Switzerland

[European Countries] ‑ United Kingdom

Export‑Import Bank of the United States

Fan Letters and Hate Mail

Federal Reserve

Federal Reserve Board Statements

[The Financial Times, Monday, 10/31/1983, "The Financial Times Survey - West Germany"]

[The Financial Times, Monday, 11/14/1983, "The Financial Times Survey - Singapore"]

[The Financial Times, Monday, 11/21/1983, "The Financial Times Survey - The Netherlands"]

Flat Tax

Forms to Keep

[Fulbright Alumni]

Group Mailings

Hand Written Material (Back‑up Material)

Health

Infrastructure

Legislative Affairs

[Letters of Support]

Mailing List Backup

Markov, Andrei R.

White House Mess Bills

Military Manpower Task Force

OA 9812

National Bureau of Economic Research Publications

National Security Council, October 1982-March1983

National Security Council, April 1983-June 1983

National Security Council, July 1983

National Security Council, August 1983 (1)(2)

[Oil]

Old Engagements