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 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:

2 inch videotape: Testimonial 60 and Bio, 06 Jul 1978 to 05 Aug 1978

 Item
Identifier: MS 106_4
Scope and Contents

Testimonial 60 is 60 second campaign commercial with Maine people talking about Cohen; Bio is background on Cohen and his campaign including the walk, testimonials, office in Washington, background, Watergate, etc. Clip is walk section of ad.

Dates: 06 Jul 1978 to 05 Aug 1978

2 inch videotape: Testimonial 60 and Bio, 06 Jul 1978 to 05 Aug 1978

 Item
Identifier: MS 106_4
Scope and Contents

Copy 2: Testimonial 60 is 60 second campaign commercial with Maine people talking about Cohen; Bio is background on Cohen and his campaign including the walk, testimonials, office in Washington, background, Watergate, etc. Clip is Watergate section of ad.

Dates: 06 Jul 1978 to 05 Aug 1978

Biography: William S. Cohen, 01 Jan 1997

 Item
Identifier: MS 106_6_4
Scope and Contents

Biography of Secretary of Defense nominee William S. Cohen.

Dates: 01 Jan 1997

Brown Family Letters

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0075
Abstract

The collection contains personal correspondence of members of the Brown family, who lived in Burton, New Brunswick and Linneus, Maine in the last half of the 19th century.

Dates: 1860-1997; Majority of material found within 1860-1874

Cohen: Defense Related Issues, 01 Jan 1997

 Item
Identifier: MS 106_6_4
Scope and Contents

Synopsis on Secretary of Defense nominee William S. Cohen's position on defense related issues while serving as a member of Senate. Topics included DoD Reorganization, Military Personnel, International Security, and Counterintelligence Programs.

Dates: 01 Jan 1997

William S. Cohen Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0106
Abstract

Personal papers consisting of the records created by Cohen and his staff in the course of Cohen's duties as a member from Maine of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1973 to 1978, as a U.S. Senator from 1979 to 1997, and as Secretary of Defense from 1997 to 2001.

Dates: 1955-2001; Majority of material found within 1972-2001

Hearing questions, 1989, 1993, 1995

 Item
Identifier: MS 106_6_4
Scope and Contents

Copies of the confirmation hearings for John White, William Perry, Les Aspin, and Richard Cheney.

Dates: 1989, 1993, 1995

Hearing: William S. Cohen statement, 16 Jul 1996

 Item
Identifier: MS 106_6_4
Scope and Contents

Cohen's statement at the hearing on the implementation of the information technology management reform act of 1996. U.S. Senate, subcommittee on oversight of government management, and the District of Columbia, committee on governmental affairs.

Dates: 16 Jul 1996

Kassebaum Report on Gender-Integrated Training, December 1997

 Sub-Group — Cd-rom_disk Conferences/Hearings/Special Events, 1997-2000
Identifier: MS 106_6_4
Scope and Contents

Includes remarks on Kassebaum report, memo tasking services for their assessment, information paper on Kassembaum report, condensed report, complete report, members of the Kassebaum panel, public affairs strategy, legislative affairs strategy, questions and answers, and related information.

Dates: December 1997

Letter: Strom Thurmond, 24 Dec 1996

 Item
Identifier: MS 106_6_4
Scope and Contents

Letter congratulating Cohen on his nomination and also includes advanced policy questions.

Dates: 24 Dec 1996

Memo: Confirmation Book, 06 Jan 1997

 Item
Identifier: MS 106_6_4
Scope and Contents

Includes answers to SASC pre-hearing questions for secretary-designate Cohen. Also includes advanced policy questions from the SASC.

Dates: 06 Jan 1997

News Clips and Wire Pulls, various dates

 Item
Identifier: MS 106_6_4
Scope and Contents

Collection of clippings from various newspapers including the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and the Portland Press Herald.

Dates: various dates

Photos, 01 Jan 1975 to 23 Dec 1975

 Item
Identifier: MS 106_5_1
Scope and Contents

Cohen sitting in the oval office with President Ford and others. Scanned.

Dates: 01 Jan 1975 to 23 Dec 1975

Photos: Blue Album 1975-1985 1.5, 01 Jan 1975 to 01 Jan 1985

 Item
Identifier: MS 106_5_1
Scope and Contents

Portrait of Congressman Cohen leaning against a pillar with capitol dome in background.

Dates: 01 Jan 1975 to 01 Jan 1985

Prepared Questions for the Record for William Perry, Les Aspin, Richard Cheney, 22 Jan 1997

 Item
Identifier: MS 106_6_4
Scope and Contents

Contains a list of prepared questions that were asked at the confirmation hearings of three previous Secretary of Defense nominees.

Dates: 22 Jan 1997

Selected questions and answers, 22 Jan 1997

 Item
Identifier: MS 106_6_4
Scope and Contents

A list of questions and answers form various members of the house and senate.

Dates: 22 Jan 1997

Statement before Committee on Armed Services, 22 Jan 1997

 Item
Identifier: MS 106_6_4
Scope and Contents

Statement of William S. Cohen Secretary--Designate Department of Defense before the committee on armed services in the United States Senate. Included is a short biography and then a copy of his speech for the committee.

Dates: 22 Jan 1997

Statement : John G. Tower, January 25, 1989

 Item
Identifier: MS 106_6_4
Scope and Contents

Statement of John G. Tower before the committee on Armed Services. He was nominated by Reagan but not confirmed by the Senate

Dates: January 25, 1989

Statement: William J. Perry, 1994

 Item
Identifier: MS 106_6_4
Scope and Contents

Statement of William J. Perry, deputy secretary of defense nominee to be secretary of defense.

Dates: 1994

Transcript: Confirmation Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, 22 January 1997

 Item
Identifier: MS 106_6_4
Scope and Contents

Confirmation of former Senator William Cohen to be Secretary of Defense, Chaired by Senator Strom Thurmond (R-SC)

Dates: 22 January 1997

Web page: How to Reach Senator Cohen, 02 Jan 1997

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MS 106_3_4_8
Scope and Contents

Offers ways to reach Sen. Cohen in Maine and Washington D.C. In Maine, Senator Cohen could be reached at offices in: Augusta, Bangor, Biddeford, Lewiston, Portland, and Presque Isle. In Washington D.C. at: Hart Senate Office Building.

Dates: 02 Jan 1997

Y2K Prep Book, 01 Jul 1999

 Sub-Group — Cd-rom_disk Conferences/Hearings/Special Events, 1997-2000
Identifier: MS 106_6_4
Scope and Contents

Includes agenda, seating chart, attendance, Y2K DoD overview brief, joint staff, USD (Policy), STRATCOM, DoD director of audits comments, service briefings, and functional briefings.

Dates: 01 Jul 1999