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RIGGS,
DOUGLAS A.: Files, 1983-1985 (6.9 l.ft., Boxes 1-18)
Office
of Public Liaison: Special Assistant to the President, 1983-1985
Biography
Born
in Rigby, Idaho in 1944, Douglas A. Riggs received a bachelor’s degree from
Brigham Young University in 1966 and a master’s degree in labor relations from
West Virginia University in 1967. He
served in the U.S. Army from 1967 to 1970.
Following military service, Riggs attended law school at Cornell
University receiving his law degree in 1973. Riggs moved to Anchorage, Alaska
to work as an associate in a private law practice where he focused on labor
relations and the TransAlaska Pipeline System. In 1975 he served as General Counsel and
subsequently as Executive Director of the Alaska State Housing Authority. From 1977 to 1979 Mr. Riggs served as Special
Counsel and Administrative Assistant to Governor Jay Hammond of Alaska. In 1980 he was a partner in the law firm Bogle & Gates with a focus on corporate matters,
including representation of management in labor relations.
Riggs
replaced Robert Bonatati in the White House Office of
Public Liaison in July 1983 as an associate director before being promoted to
Special Assistant to the President in November 1983. Riggs was responsible for liaison between
the White House and organized labor, veterans, military service groups,
sportsmen, fraternal organizations, nuclear power industry, the maritime
industry, the American overseas community and other special constituent
groups. He was responsible for enhancing
the relationship between these groups and the White House while developing
support for President Reagan and his policies.
Following
a nomination by President Reagan and eventual confirmation by the United States
Senate in May 1985, Mr. Riggs served as General Counsel of the United States
Department of Commerce. He served as the
chief legal officer of the Department and the legal adviser to Secretary Malcolm
Baldrige. His
duties included coordinating the legislative and regulatory programs of the
Department. In 1988 Mr. Riggs joined
Pitney Bowes Inc. where he served as General Counsel, Secretary, Corporate
Communications Officer, and Corporate Planning Officer, and in 1996 became Vice
President, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer until 2000. Currently Mr. Riggs is an attorney at Robins,
Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi
with a specialization in corporate governance.
Scope
and Content
Riggs’
files consists of two series: SERIES I: Correspondence and Memoranda; SERIES
II: Subject File.
SERIES
I: CORRESPONDENCE AND MEMORANDA,
1983-1985 (4.3 l.ft., Boxes 1-12)
This
series consists of correspondence between Douglas Riggs and various labor,
veterans, and government officials regarding invitations to seminars and
conferences, introductions, speech drafts, and guest lists. Some of the topics covered include the
Airline Deregulation Act, Law Enforcement Act of 1985; POW/MIAs; presidential
reelection of 1984; union protests against apartheid in South Africa;
healthcare for American veterans; and presidential messages to various
conventions. Memoranda include internal
messages sent to and from Riggs covering automobile imports, trucking
deregulation, labor strategies, requests for meetings,
schedules, travel plans, and routine administrative matters. Both filing sets are arranged
chronologically.
SEREIS
II: SUBJECT FILE, 1983-1985 (2.6 l.ft.,
Box 12-18)
This series consists of files regarding
the American Legion; economic recovery; the Hobbs Act; information on various
national and local labor leaders; labor strategy; maritime issues; the National
Labor Relations Board; nuclear power assembly; and schedules. It is arranged alphabetically.
Container
List
SERIES I: CORRESPONDENCE AND MEMORANDA
Box 1
June 1983-September 1983 Incoming
Correspondence
October 1983 Incoming Correspondence
(1)(2)
[November 1983-December 1983 Incoming
Correspondence]
January 1984 Incoming Correspondence
February 1984 Incoming Correspondence
(1)-(4)
March 1984 Incoming Correspondence
(1)-(5)
Box 2
April 1984 Incoming Correspondence
(1)-(4)
May 1984 Incoming Correspondence
(1)-(4)
June 1984 Incoming Correspondence
(1)-(4)
July 1984 Incoming Correspondence (1)
Box 3
July 1984 Incoming Correspondence (2)(3)
August 1984 Incoming Correspondence
(1)-(4)
September 1984 Incoming Correspondence
(1)(2)
October 1984 Incoming Correspondence
(1)(2)
November 1984 Incoming Correspondence
(1)(2)
December 1984 Incoming Correspondence
(1)(2)
Box 4
December 1984 Incoming
Correspondence (3)
January 1985 Incoming Correspondence
February 1985 Incoming Correspondence
(1)(2)
[March 1985 Incoming Correspondence (1)(2)
[April 1985 Incoming Correspondence]
July 1983August 1983 Correspondence
[Outgoing]
September 1983 Correspondence
[Outgoing] (1)-(3)
October 1983 Correspondence [Outgoing]
November 1983 Correspondence
[Outgoing] (1)(2)
December 1983 Correspondence
[Outgoing] (1)-(4)
Box 5
January 1984 Correspondence
[Outgoing] (1)-(4)
February 1984 Correspondence
[Outgoing] (1)(2)
March 1984 Correspondence [Outgoing]
(1)-(3)
April 1984 Correspondence [Outgoing]
(1)-(3)
May 1984 Correspondence [Outgoing] (1)(2)
Box 6
May 1984 Correspondence [Outgoing]
(3)-(6)
June 1984 Correspondence [Outgoing]
(1)-(4)
July 1984 Correspondence [Outgoing]
(1)-(3)
August 1984 Correspondence [Outgoing]
(1)-(3)
Box 7
September 1984 Correspondence
[Outgoing] (1)-(4)
October 1984 Correspondence [Outgoing]
(1)-(6)
November 1984 Correspondence
[Outgoing] (1)-(3)
Box 8
December 1984 Correspondence
[Outgoing]
January 1985 Correspondence [Outgoing]
(1)(2)
February 1985 Correspondence
[Outgoing] (1)(2)
March 1985 Correspondence [Outgoing]
(1)(2)
April 1985 Correspondence [Outgoing]
(1)(2)
August 1983September 1983 Memorandums
(1)(2)
October 1983 Memorandums (1)-(3)
November 1983 Memorandums (1)
Box 9
November 1983 Memorandums (2)-(4)
December
1983 Memorandums
January
1984 Memorandums (1)-(3)
February
1984 Memorandums (1)-(3)
March
1984 Memorandums (1)-(4)
April
1984 Memorandums (1)(2)
Box 10
May 1984
Memorandums (1)-(5)
June 1984
Memorandums (1)-(4)
July 1984
Memorandums (1)(2)
August
1984 Memorandums (1)-(4)
Box 11
September
1984 Memorandums (1)-(4)
October
1984 Memorandums (1)-(4)
November
1984 Memorandums (1)-(3)
December
1984 Memorandums
January
1985 Memorandums (1)(2)
Box 12
February
1985 Memorandums (1)(2)
March
1985 Memorandums (1)(2)
April
1985 Memorandums
SERIES
II: SUBJECT FILE
Box 12,
Continued
Age 60 Rule
Alaska Pension Funds (1)(2)
AFLCIO
News 11/10/1984 Issue
[American Legion, New York – 1984
Meeting with Riggs – Petitions] (1)-(8)
Box 13
[American Legion, New York – 1984
Meeting with Riggs – Petitions] (9)-(14)
Armor Piercing Bullet (1)(2)
Boys Nation/Justis
Cottage Industry/Antosh
Davis/Bacon [Davis Bacon Act]
Economic Recovery Speaking Points (1)(2)
Fifty Mile Rule (1)(2)
Firefighters
Fraternal Organizations
Box 14
Gift Record of Items Given to Riggs
Joseph Karel
Hasek
Hobbs Act (1)(2)
Jaycees (1)(2)
Labor Appointments (1983-1984)
Local Labor Leaders (1)-(4)
List of Labor Leaders (1)-(3)
Labor Publications
Labor Strategy (1)-(4)
Box 15
Legal Liaison (1)(2)
Liaison with American Community
(1)-(4)
Maritime (1)-(4)
Maritime Act of 1983
Maritime Alaska Bill (1)(2)
Maritime Boggs Bill
Maritime CDS (Construction
Differential Subsidy) Payback (1)(2)
[Maritime] Cove Shipping (1)
Box 16
[Maritime] Cove Shipping (2)(3)
Maritime Cunard
Bill
Maritime Notes
Maritime Reagan/Bush Promises
Maritime Suggested Policy Goals
(1)-(3)
Maritime: Who is Who
Mooseheart
Information
MX File (1)(2)
National Federation of Independent
Unions – 04/11/1983
National Labor Relations Act
National Labor Relations Board (1)-(3)
Box 17
National League of Postmasters
Nuclear Power Assembly Meeting (1)-(3)
History of Old Executive Building
Operating Differential Subsidy
Pershing Hall
Phelps/Dodge Teamsters
Private Organization List
Projected Schedules
(09/16/198301/12/1984)
Projected Schedules
(01/13/198402/05/1984)
Projected Schedules
(02/06/198403/01/1984)
Projected Schedules
(03/02/198403/11/1984)
Projected Schedules
(03/12/198409/13/1984)
Rotary International
Schedule Proposals
(03/08/198302/26/1984)
Schedule Proposals
(02/27/198405/11/1984)
Sportsmen’s Groups
Taxi Vouchers
Travel Vouchers (1)(2)
Box 18
Travel Vouchers (3)-(6)
United Mine Workers
Voting Rights of Military Personnel