SMALL-STRINGER, KARNA: Files, 1981-1984 – REAGAN LIBRARY COLLECTIONS

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SMALL-STRINGER, KARNA: Files, 1981-1984

Media Relations, White House Office of

Public Affairs Directorate, NSC (see separate inventory)

The Office of Media Relations handled all press contacts with the White House other than the actual White House press corps. It was created in the fall of 1981 from the Office of Media Liaison in the Press Office and the Television Office from the Office of Communication. The office had various names throughout the administration including: Office of Media Liaison; Office of Media Relations and Planning; Office of Media Relations and Broadcasting; Office of Media and Broadcasting Relations. The Office’s staff, physical location in the White House and general functions remained exactly the same during these various name changes. For ease of use and to reflect their organizational unity the Library is naming this office: Office of Media Relations.

At the start of the Reagan Administration, Karna Small-Stringer was a Deputy Press Secretary under James Brady, the White House Press Secretary. After Brady was injured in the March 1981 assassination attempt on President Reagan, Larry Speakes, another Deputy Press Secretary, was appointed Acting Press Secretary. In June 1981 Speakes was named Principal Deputy Press Secretary, officially taking over most of Brady’s duties. In September, Small-Stringer was appointed as Director of a newly created office, Media Relations. This office combined the Office of Media Liaison (a unit of the Press Secretary’s Office under Lou Gerig) and the Television Office function which was in the Communications Office. During her time as Director of Media Relations, Small-Stringer also did press and public affairs work for the Public Affairs Directorate of the National Security Council. In March 1984 she left the Office of Media Relations to perform the NSC function full time. See her NSC collection for material relating to work at the NSC.

Lou Gerig was the Deputy Director under Karna Small-Stringer for a period but soon left the White House. The Library does not have a separate collection for Mr. Gerig. His work product, mostly related to the old Office of Media Liaison, is part of this collection.

A preliminary arrangement was completed on this collection in 2007. The material is arranged as follows: Series I: Events, 1981-1984; Series II: Subject File; Series III: Pool Reports, 1982-1983; Series IV: Linda Perryman / Lou Gerig Files, 1981-1984.

SERIES I: EVENTS 1981-1984

Box 1

California Broadcasters Briefing - 09/24/1981 (1)(2)

Luncheon for Columnists - 09/25/1981

Briefings for Out-of-Town Editors 10/02/1981 and 10/05/1981 (1)-(3)

Letters to Out-of -Town Editors - 10/02/1981 and 10/05/1981 Briefings (1)-(4)

Clippings - Briefings - 10/02/1981, 10/05/1981 and 10/16/1981 (1)-(3)

Briefing - Strategic Decisions: 10/06/1981 Meese and Weinberger

Briefing for Joe Sterne's Editorial Page Editors 10/16/1981 (1)-(3)

Box 2

Cancun - 10/21/1981-10/22/1981

Lunch with Secretary Haig & Columnists - AWACS, Foreign Policy - 10/30/1981

Corporate Communications Briefing - 11/05/1981

Hugh Sidey Interview for World Book Year Book - 11/09/1981 (1)(2)

Magazine Publishers Association Reception - 11/12/1981

Voting Rights: Briefings - 11/12/1981 (1)(2)

Hispanic Briefing - 12/02/1981

American Press Institute - 12/03/1981

CIA Executive Order on Intelligence Briefings - 12/04/1981

Ben Wattenberg Christmas Interview - 12/16/1981

Gannett Reception - 12/16/1981

Tony Brown - 01/21/1982 (1)(2)

State of the Union and Response - 01/27/1982

Dan Rather Interview - 01/27/1982 (1)(2)

Box 3

Independent TV Association - 01/27/1982 (1)(2)

Columnists Lunch - 01/28/1982 (Meese, Stockman, Williamson) (1)(2)

Ultra Magazine - 02/02/1982

Joe Sterne's Group - 02/08/1982 (1)(2)

Let Poland Be Poland -International Communication Agency - 02/03/1982

Columnist Lunch / Weidenbaum - 02/09/1982

Speakers Briefing - 02/12/1982

Luncheon for Financial Press - 02/16/1982

Regional Briefing Northeast - 02/19/1982 (1)-(4)

PBS Radio to Schools - 02/22/1982

Box 4

American Press Inst. Editors - 02/25/1982

Caribbean Basin - Columnist Lunch Brock/Enders - 02/25/1982

National Newspapers Association Reception - 03/11/1982 (1)(2)

Black Publishers Briefing - 03/18/1982 (1)(2)

Pat Buchanan Lunch with RR - 03/19/1982

Briefing: Agricultural Editors - 03/22/1982

Briefing with State - 03/23/1982-03/24/1982

Ohio Broadcasters Briefing - 03/24/1982

Enterprise Zones Meeting with Legislators & Businessmen - RR & VP - 03/24/1982

Enterprise Zone Lunch for Urban Columnists - 03/26/1982 (Cancelled)

Press Conference Questions - 03/31/1982 (1)(2)

Regional Editors (Medium-Small) API Briefing - 04/01/1982

Southeast Briefing - 04/16/1982 (1)-(5)

Box 5

National Public Radio News Director Briefing - 04/19/1982

American Newspaper Publishers Association Editors Briefing - 04/20/1982

Ad Council Meeting - 04/23/1982

Broad Street Communications Group Briefing - 04/29/1982

Mid-West Briefing - 04/30/1982 (1)-(4)

Interview with Daily Pantagraph - 05/06/1982

Chicago Briefing - 05/10/1982 (1)(2)

ABC Affiliates Meeting / Satellite - 05/11/1982 or 05/12/1982

Philadelphia Trip - 05/14/1982

Reception for Magazine Publisher’s Association - 05/19/1982 (regret)

Editorial Page Editors Lunch - START and Europe -05/25/1982 (1)(2)

Box 6

Columnist Lunch: START and Europe - 05/26/1982

National Association of Broadcasters Briefing - 06/16/1982 (1)(2)

Regional Briefing West, Los Angeles Century Plaza 07/01/1982 (1)-(3)

St. Louis Trip - 07/22/1982 (1)(2)

Iowa / Chicago Trip 08/01/1982-08/02/1982

Montana Trip - 08/11/1982

Utah Trip 08/24/1982

Columnist Briefing on Ronald Reagan's Mid-East Speech, 09/02/1982

Topeka - 09/09/1982 and Utah 09/10/1982

Cox Briefing - 09/13/1982

Catholic Press Lunch with Meese on Social Issues - 09/14/1982

American Newspaper Publishers Association Briefing - 09/15/1982

Surrogates Briefing - 09/16/1982

American Society of Magazine Editors Briefing - 09/21/1982 or 09/22/1982

Box 7

Columnists Briefing - Lebanon - 09/22/1982

Business / Trade Press Briefing - 09/24/1982 (1)-(5)

RR Interview with Ed Grimsley, Richmond Times Dispatch - 09/29/1982

RR Teleconferencing - 10/14/1982 and 10/18/1982 (1)(2)

Speech to Farm Network - 10/15/1982 (1)(2)

Peoria Trip - 10/20/1982

American Society of Newspaper Editors Board Briefing - 10/22/1982

Election Night - 11/02/1982

Speech for Foreign Students - 11/03/1982

Columnists Briefing / Elections - 11/03/1982

New Orleans Trip 11/16/1982 and South Florida Trip 11/17/1982

Teleconference / Jobs - 11/19/1982 (1)(2)

Box 8

RR Arms Control Speech - 11/22/1982

Columnist Briefing on MX - 11/23/1982

Debolt Family Visit - 11/5/1982

American Press Institute Briefing – 12/10/1982 - Managing Editors

RR Radio Interview with 6 Correspondents - 12/18/1982

Pete Peterson Group Meeting 01/19/1983

Paul Harvey Meeting with RR - Chicago 10/19/1983

State of the Union Planning January 1983

State of the Union TV Anchors Lunch / Briefing – 01/25/1983

Columnist Lunch on Arms Control & Budget – 01/28/1983

Budget Briefing for Administration Spokesmen - 01/29/1983

Margaret Heckler - HHS

Conservative Columnist Briefing on Defense Budget - 02/03/1983

Lunch / Briefing for Local Anchors - Budget, Economy - 02/07/1983 (1)(2)

Joe Sterne Editorial Page Editors - Budget / Lunch Briefing - 02/08/1983

Regional Briefing – 02/09/1983 (1)(2)

Box 9

Regional Briefing - 02/14/1983 (3)

Young Presidents’ Organization Teleconferencing 02/14/1983 (1)(2)

RR with Sperling Breakfast 02/15/1983

Sperling Breakfast with RR 02/23/1983 (1)(2)

Newsweek Teleconference - 02/24/1983

Briefing: Louisiana Broadcasters – 03/03/1983

National Newspaper Association Reception – 03/10/1983

Payment in Kind Radio Actuality - RR - 03/10/1983

Afghanistan Day Audio Tape 03/21/1983

Defense Speech - 03/23/1983 (1)-(4)

Box 10

Arms Control 03/30/1983

Arms Control 03/31/1983

Arms Control Speech 03/31/1983 (1)(2)

Phil Donahue Show – April 1983 (No)

Pittsburgh Trip - KDKA-TV - Interview (Baker) Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Editors

(Gergen)

Briefing for Farm Editors – 04/18/1983

RR with Wall St. Journal Editorial Board (No)

API Briefing for Editorial Page Editors – 04/13/1983

RR Statement on Long Term Agreement (Grain) to Farm Radio Network - 04/22/1983

RR Phone Call to Nashville Dinner (For Howard Baker) 04/22/1983

American Newspaper Publishers Association Speech New York - 04/27/1983

WH Press Corps Briefing on RR's Central America Speech - 04/27/1983

Analysts Briefing Central America 04/27/1983

Times Mirror Reception - 04/28/1983

Columnist Lunch: Central America 04/28/1983

Editorials - Pro and Con - Central America

American Business Press Drop-by - Phoenix - 05/05/1983 (No)

RR Phone Call to Allan Dale Show en Route to San Antonio - 05/05/1983

CBS Owned and Operated Briefing - 04/26/1983

Box 11

Briefing Michigan Broadcasters - 04/29/1983

San Antonio Speech: Cinco de Mayo - RR - 05/05/1983 (1)-(3)

Columnist Briefing - 05/06/1983 (Stockman, Svahn, Bell)

Chamber Teleconference on Export Trade - 05/10/1983 (1)-(4)

Ad Council Conference - 05/11/1983-05/12/1983 (1)-(3)

Jess Marlow Interview - 05/18/1983 on Central America - KNXT

Briefing - Bonneville Executives 05/19/1983

Schultz Briefing on Middle East and Williamsburg - 05/20/1983

Miami Trip - RR - 05/20/1983 - Cuban-American Event

Box 12

Regan Briefing / Analysts with Wallis - 05/23/1983 - Williamsburg

Williamsburg Briefing for NBC, CBS, Wallis, Nau, Sprinkle - 05/24/1983

Minneapolis - KSTP-TV Interview – 06/09/1983 - on road

Columnist Briefing on START - 06/09/1983 with McFarlane

Williamsburg Planning

RR Phone Calls to LA Times and US News - Journalist & Photographer Killed -

Nicaragua / Honduras - 06/22/1983

World Communications / Teleport - 06/23/1983

Associated Press Institute Briefing -06/23/1983

Photo Op for PM Magazine - Buffalo (Ms. Ballachino) 07/07/1983

Radio Broadcasting Award - 07/14/1983

WCBS Sports Interview - 07/18/1983

Columnists / Central America / Tony Motley - 07/22/1983

Leo Jaffe, USIA Photo Op -07/21/1983

McLaughlin Group Breakfast - 07/29/1983 (1)(2)

Phone Call: Kilpatrick - 08/04/1983 or 08/05/1983

WCBS - Radio Interview on Education

Hedley Donovan Interview (BK)

Box 13

McNeil Lehrer (One Hour Show) (On Hold)

RR Crossfire Interview with Braden / Buchanan

Rowny Briefing for Columnists - Arms Talks - 08/18/1983

James J. Kilpatrick Interview - 09/08/1983

Republican National Committee Teleconference – 09/09/1983 (1)-(3)

Hispanic, Labor, Religious Briefing - 09/14/1983

Secretary Schultz / Columnists - 09/21/1983

Regional Broadcasters Briefing – 09/21/1983 (1) (2)

Parade Magazine Article on “How I Stay Fit” – 09/23/1983

Betty Ann Williams Photo Op (New President of Washingtion Press Club) 09/29/1983

Ambassador Fairbanks - Columnist Briefing – 09/29/1983

Group TV Presidents Briefing – 10/06/1983 (1)(2)

Donald Lambro Interview - 10/06/1983

Box 14

Ethnic Briefing - White House / State - 10/18/1983 (1)-(6)

United Press International Hispanic Radio Network 10/18/1983

Regional Editors Briefing 10/24/1983 (W.H. out card to Terry Abdoo 12/12/84)

Two Reel-to-reel Tapes - Out-of-Town Press 10/24/1983 (Stored in Audio/Visual for

preservation)

Cassette #1 - Secretary Regan, Ruckelshaus and Kilpatrick (Stored in Audio/Visual for

preservation)

Cassette #2 - Ambassador Kirkpatrick, Secretary Heckler (Stored in Audio/Visual for

preservation)

Newhouse Briefing 10/24/?? (W.H. out card to Abdoo 12/12/??)

Prime Minister Charles Interviews - 10/25/1983

Columnist Briefing / McFarlane on Grenada – 10/26/1983

United Press International Reception – 10/31/1983

Tom Vail, Cleveland Plane Dealer- Off the Record Chat – 11/01/1983

Aspen Institute - 11/03/1983-11/07/1983

Box15

ABC's "The Day After" 11/20/1983 (1)-(5)

Associated Press Managing Editors Association Convention - Speaker

RR Interview with St. Louis Globe Democrat (did not do)

Columnists - Middle-East / McFarlane - 12/08/1983

Gannett - RR Briefing 12/14/1983 (1)-(4)

1984 Olympics Article

Kissinger Briefing - 01/10/1984

Columnist Briefing: U.S.-USSR - Bud McFarlane - 01/18/1984

Box 16

State of the Union Planning 1984 (1)(2)

Columnist Briefing on State of the Union 01/25/1984 (W.H. out card to K. Small

1/16/85)

Network Anchors and Producers on State of the Union 01/25/1984 Lunch

Network Anchors Briefing Luncheon on President’s State of the Union Address

01/25/1984 (1)(2)

Joe Sterne Editorial Page Editors – 01/30/1984

CBS Affiliates – 01/31/1984

Conservative Columnist Breakfast with Svahn - Family Values - 02/09/1984

Knight-Ridder RR Interview - 02/13/1984 (1)(2)

Sperling Breakfast 02/15/1984 (W.H. out card to Abdoo 2/20/85)

Box 17

Women's Writers - RR's Women's Issues - Briefing & Lunch - 02/17/1984

Magazine Publishers Association Briefing 02/23/1984 (1)(2)

United Press International Latin American Board Reception - 03/01/1984

Business Press Editors - 03/07/1984 (1)-(4)

Two Reel-to-reel Tapes - Untitled (Stored in Audio/Visual for preservation)

National Newspapers Association – 03/08/1984 (1)(2)

RR Interview with KTSP on Senator Goldwater

SERIES II: SUBJECT FILE

Box 17 Cont.

Volunteer Action Awards

Agriculture

Atlanta Daily World (Black Paper)

Balanced Budget Amendment

Blacks

Block Grants

Jim Brady Assassination Attempt (1)(2)

Box 18

Budget

Business / Small Business

Newspapers Endorsing Reagan during Campaign

Campaign Miscellaneous

Campaign Material - Highlights of Foreign Policy Task Force - Campaign/Transition

Communications Plans (1)-(4)

97th Congress (1)-(3)

Crime

President’s Task Force on Victims of Crime

Defense

Domestic and Economic Policy Task Force—Campaign / Transition

[Domestic Issues Briefing Materials]

Program for Economic Recovery 02/18/1981 (1)(2)

Education

Midterm Elections 11/02/1982

Energy (1)

Box 19

Energy (2)-(4)

Enterprise Zones

Environmental Protection Agency

ERA [empty]

Ethnic

Fairness II - An Executive Briefing Book (Notebook) (1)-(7)

[Fairness II - An Executive Briefing Book]

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Pay Increases (Federal Executive, Legislative and Judicial)

Federalism (1)(2)

Box 20

Federalism (3)-(5)

White House Fellows

Foreign Affairs

Foreign Service

Foreign Trade

Africa

Canada

Caribbean Basin Initiatives – OAS (Organization of American States) 02/24/1982

(1)(2)

Central America

Central Latin America / Caribbean Basin / Mexico

China / Taiwan

Falklands / Argentina

France

Ireland

Middle East

Poland

Saudi Arabia

Soviet Union

Freedom of Information Act

Gun Control

Handicapped

Health and Human Services

Hispanic

Hispanic Interview during Hispanic Heritage Week

Holidays

Housing

Intelligence

Interior

Jewish

Justice Department

Labor

RR Interview with Art Laffer for Newscope

Letters from RR (1)(2)

Mailings 1981-1982 (1)-(3)

Hispanic Mailing List

Box 21

Maps

Miscellaneous Briefings 1981-1983

National Security

NASA

News Summary (1)-(4)

Non-Press Office Briefings

Nuclear Freeze/Reduction

Op-Ed Pieces

Patriotism and Freedom

Gene Pell Interview for Metromedia Special

Presidential Scholars

Presidential Speeches - Trip to Europe 1982 - Karna Small (Notebook) (1)(2)

[Press Guidance]

Private Enterprise Task Force

Private Sector Initiatives

[Promises - A Progress Report on President Reagan's First Year]

Puerto Rico - Statehood

RR Radio: Planning & Technology (1)-(4)

Box 22

Ratings / Demographics

Refugees (1)-(3)

Regulatory Relief (1)(2)

Religion

Republican

Science

Social Issues: Abortion

Social Issues: School Prayer

Social Issues: Drunk Driving

Social Social Security

Spanish Projects (1)-(4)

White House Staff

State and Local Officials

Department of State

Strategic Weapons Systems--AWACS, B1 Bomber, MX (1)-(3)

Students

Supreme Court

RR Tapings (1)(2)

Box 23

Trade Reorganization

Transportation

Treasury

Trivia - Information on Greetings, White House and Executive Office Building, Former

Presidents

Unemployment / Jobs (1)(2)

Veterans / POW's / MIA's

Voting Rights Act

Waste, Fraud & Abuse

Waste and Fraud (President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency)

Women

Women’s Briefing 02/10/1984 (Karna)

Women’s Magazine Interview

SERIES III: POOL REPORTS 1981-1983

Box 23 Cont.

Unofficial Foreign Visits or Working Visits

Visit of the President Chun Doo Hwan of Korea - Background and Remarks 02/02/1981

State Visit of Prime Minister Thatcher of Britain 02/26/1981

President's Trip to Canada (Ottawa) 03/10/1981-03/11/1981

Meeting with President-Designate Viola of Argentina 03/17/1981

Meeting with Itler Turkman, Foreign Minister of Turkey 04/02/1981

Meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Jagielski of Poland 04/02/1981

Prince Charles Visit to U.S. 05/01/1981-05/02/1981

Visit of Prime Minister Suzuki of Japan 05/07/1981-05/08/1981

Visit of Chancellor and Mrs. Schmidt of the Federal Republic of Germany

05/20/1981-05/23/1981

Visit of Mother Teresa of Calcutta 06/04/1981

Visit by President Jose Lopez Portillo to Camp David 06/08/1981-06/09/1981

Visit of Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser of Australia 06/30/1981

Visit of Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada 07/10/1981

Ottawa Summit 07/20/1981-07/21/1981

Visit of President Anwar Sadat 08/05/1981-08/06/1981

Visit of Prime Minister of Israel 09/09/1981-09/10/1981

Visit of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sophia of Spain September 1981

Cancun, Mexico 10/21/1981-10/24/1981

Visit of King Hussein of Jordan 11/02/1981-11/03/1981

Visit of President Mubarak of Egypt 02/03/1982-02/04/1982

Visit of Italian President Pertini 03/24/1982-04/01/1982

President's Trip to Barbados Easter 04/04/1982-04/11/1982

Visit of Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus of the Netherlands 04/19/1982-04/22/1981

Visit of President Figueriedo of Brazil 05/12/1982-05/13/1982

Visit of King Hassan II Morocco 05/18/1982-05/21/1982

European Trip - Versailles, France, Rome, Italy and NATO Summit

06/04/1982-06/10/1982

Visit of Prime Minister Gandhi of India 07/30/1982

Visit of President Marcos of Phillippines 09/15/1982-09/16/1982

Meeting with the President of Panama 10/01/1982

Trip to Nevada, California, Mexico and Texas 10/07/1982-10/11/1982

Trip to North Carolina 10/26/1982

Visit of President Soeharto of Indonesia 10/12/1982

Visit of Gemayel of Lebanon 10/19/1982

Trip to Brazil, Columbia, Costa Rica 11/30/1982-12/04/1982

Visit of President Naron of Israel 01/05/1983

Visit of Japanese Prime Minister Nakasone 01/18/1983

Trip of President to Chicago 01/19/1983

Trip to Boston 01/26/1983

Visit of Egypt's Hosni Mubarak 01/27/1983

Trip to St. Louis 09/01/1983

Meeting with Chancellor Bruno Kreisky of Austria 02/03/1983

Visit of Prime Minister Willoch of Norway 02/18/1983

Trip to California Queen's Visit and Oregon 02/28/1983-03/05/1983

Trip to Orlando for National Association of Evangelicals and EPCOT Center 03/08/1983

Box 24

Visit of Prime Minister Lubbers of the Netherlands 03/15/1983

Visit of President Zaunda of Zambia 03/30/1983

Trip to California for Easter, Speech on Arms Control in Los Angeles

03/30/1983-04/03/1983

Trip to Pittsburgh for National Alliance of Business Conference on Dislocated Workers

04/06/1983

Visit of Sultan of Oman 04/12/1983

Trip to Houston 04/29/1983-04/30/1983

SERIES IV: LINDA PERRYMAN / LOU GERIG FILES, 1981-1984

Box 24 Cont.

Breakfast with President, Editors and Broadcasters 02/19/1981

Meeting with Governons’ Press Secretaries 02/23/1981

Reception for National Newspaper Association 03/12/1981

Seminar for Ohio Broadcasters 03/25/1981

Magazine Publishers Association 04/03/1981 Cancelled

Economic Media Briefing 04/15/1981 (1)(2)

Economic Media Briefing 04/21/1981 and Meeting with Governors

Briefing for Local Officials 04/22/1981

Associated Press Broadcasters 06/04/1981

Radio Television News Directors Briefing 06/12/1981

Media Relations Briefing 10/02/1981 and 10/05/1981

Sterne Group 10/19/1981

Briefing for Black Journalists 11/12/1981

Briefing for the American Press Institute 12/03/1981

Briefing for Northeast Media 1983 Budget 02/19/1982

Briefing for Southeast 04/16/1982

Press Briefing for the Midwest 04/30/1982

National Association of Broadcasters [Briefing] 06/16/1982

Briefing in Los Angeles for Editors and Broadcasters 07/01/1982

Tuition Tax Credit Briefing 08/10/1982 [Blank forms]

Briefing for Catholic Press 09/14/1982 (With Meese)

Briefing for Columnists on Lebanon 09/22/1982

Briefing for American Business Press 09/24/1982

Columnist Briefing on MX 11/23/1982

Regional Briefing 02/09/1983

Specialized Press on State of the Union Lunch 01/27/1984