1998-0411-F

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

This FOIA request contains material pertaining to Geraldine Ferraro, former congresswoman from New York and 1984 vice presidential nominee. Other than a small amount of routine correspondence from Ferraro concerning legislative matters, the majority of material concerns the 1984 presidential and vice presidential elections. This includes thousands of pages of mail received by Vice President George Bush concerning his debate with Ferraro in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 11 October 1984. These letters refer to the debate as well as to statements made by Barbara Bush, George Bush, and Bush's Press Secretary Peter Teeley about Ferraro. Because this correspondence concerns activities outside the statutory or ceremonial duties of the vice president, it has been determined that all incoming and outgoing letters on these subjects are personal rather than vice presidential records and are not available for review at this time. The majority of material that remains open for research include tax returns and financial disclosure forms for Ferraro and her husband, John Zaccaro, and Walter and Joan Mondale.

Please note that a "*" indicates that a collection is entirely processed and open. A more detailed description of the materials is available in the finding aid for the office or category.

A "**" indicates files or documents that were incidentally processed as part of this FOIA request.

BUSH PRESIDENTIAL RECORDS: WHORM SUBJECT FILE