Reagan Library Topic Guide – The Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 (ERTA)
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THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY TAX ACT OF 1981 (ERTA)
WHORM SUBJECT FILE
BE
case file 009071
BE003
case file 057752, 058201
BE003-15
case file 054560
BE004
case files 007948, 020732, 034476, 036806, 040801, 049133, 060635, 062988,
066331, 069435, 077040, 087912, 178058, 180827,
FG001
case file 255374, 339334, 541340
FG006-01
case files 050735, 061335, 119379, 206444
FG010-02
case file 168913
FG025
case file 057386
FG036
case file 200939
FI004
case files 020678, 023375, 026107, 038338, 039683, 066428, 075978, 131161
FI010-01
case file 021106
FI010-02
case files 015674, 016376, 018637, 018674, 018746, 018794, 019006, 019298,
019324, 020686, 021480, 021660, 023197, 023579, 023361, 023764, 024106,
025652, 026120, 026801, 027466, 027670, 027865, 027946, 028104, 027133,
028273, 028723, 028848, 029064, 029231, 029737, 030079, 030803, 032243,
032423, 032520, 032634, 032834, 033014, 033127, 033676, 034436, 034454,
034530, 034531, 034561, 034565, 034662, 034718, 034729, 034730, 034732,
034733, 034734, 034735, 034736, 034739, 034740, 034742, 034748, 034765,
034853, 034865, 034868, 034896, 034902, 034903, 034905, 034906, 034907,
034908, 034913, 034953, 034969, 034971, 034973, 034996, 035000, 035001,
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2-ERTA
035002, 035004, 035007, 035033, 035068, 035124, 035130, 035142, 035216,
035217, 035229, 035234, 035236, 035329, 035330, 035331, 035342, 035450,
035546, 035549, 035590, 035630, 035631, 035642, 035767, 035850, 035851,
035877, 035973, 036090, 036228, 036302, 036556, 036652, 037072, 037254,
037293, 037362, 037403, 038511, 037525, 037766, 037808, 038341, 038551,
039038, 039283, 039684, 039766, 039979, 040055, 041142, 042025, 042487,
042545, 043644, 045270, 046774, 046955, 047014, 047206, 047572, 047896,
047939, 048161, 048236, 049634, 049651, 049655, 050038, 050810, 051037,
051057, 051117, 054233, 055008, 055854, 057751, 058067, 058449, 065405,
065606, 065964, 066523, 068509, 069050, 071469, 074456, 074906, 076912,
077318, 078070, 078424, 078886, 081971, 083556, 084869, 085984, 094585,
096965, 097135, 098359, 101459, 103847, 111599, 112909, 113869, 113871,
115346, 117751, 119195, 120814, 125369, 125505, 126529, 126671, 133584,
136971, 137307, 137373, 137417, 141074, 141118, 141246, 142924, 144523,
145917, 146289, 150466, 150499, 156923, 160445, 163180, 171695, 180827,
188601, 199560, 239658, 251487, 261542, 263040, 279903, 279904, 306124,
345854, 352418, 449390, 458274
JL003-01
case file 028507
LE
case file 113112
LG
case file 131272
MC003
case files 027821, 031186, 036789
ME002
case file 036024
PR003
case file 088249
PR005-01
case file 233518
PR007-01
case files 043366, 043369, 043446
PR007-02
case files 019596, 019634, 019636, 019637, 019896, 019987, 033021, 033029,
033044, 033054, 033060, 034760, 034706, 034707, 034709, 034710, 034711,
034712, 034713, 034714, 034715, 034716, 034717, 034919, 034780, 034892,
034893, 034894, 034895, 034955, 034956, 124931
PR012
case files 039056, 040179, 040183, 040840, 054106, 059047
PR013
case files 030824, 080553
PR015
case files 089486, 139004
PR016-01
case file 076254
PU
case files 035469, 265031, 267739
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SO004
case file 032989
SP230-82
case files 056678, 060189
SP281-05
entire category
SP281-15
entire category
SP504
entire category
SP529
entire category
TA
case file 144187
TR001
case file 038521
UT
case files 042056, 080207
WE007
case file 026375
WE010
case file 449748
WHITE HOUSE STAFF AND OFFICE FILES
ADVANCE, OFFICE OF PRESIDENTIAL
Advance, Office of Presidential: Event Files
OA 8493
Reception for Tax Program Supporters 09/15/1981
CABINET AFFAIRS, OFFICE OF
Cribb, T. Kenneth: Files – Cabinet Affairs
OA 3809
Background on the President’s Tax Program (Binder) (1)(2)
Program for Economic Recovery (1)(2)
Fuller, Craig: Files
OA 4691
[Economic/Budget Policy, January 1981]
[Economic/Budget Policy, February 1981]
[Economic/Budget Policy, March 1981]
[Economic/Budget Policy, April 1981] (1)-(3)
[Economic/Budget Policy, May 1981]
[Economic/Budget Policy, June 1981]
[Economic/Budget Policy, July 1981]
[Economic/Budget Policy, August 1981 – OMB Budget Proposals]
OA 8981
[Economic Planning Group Meeting 02/27/1981] (1)-(6)
Economic Planning Group Meeting, 02/27/1981 - OMB Discussion Papers I (Binder)
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(1)-(7)
Economic Planning Group Meeting, 02/27/1981 - OMB Discussion Papers II
(Binder) (1)-(7)
[Economic Program Working Group Meeting 02/11/1981] (1)(2)
Economic Program Working Group Meeting 02/12/1981 (1)-(3)
[Economic Program Working Group 02/13/1981] (1)-(5)
[Economic Program Working Group Meeting 02/13/1981] (1)-(3)
Hodapp, Nancy “Missy”: Files
OA 5876
Economic Recovery Program - Communications Effort February 1981
OA 5877
PER - Program for Economic Recovery - 02/18/1981
COMMUNICATIONS, OFFICE OF
Gergen, David: Files
OA 7887
[Briefing Material-Economic Package-04/14/1981]
OA 8159
Economic Policy - Congressional Tax Vote 07/30/1981
Economic Policy [February 1981-December 1981] (1)-(3)
[Economic Program, The Presidents: The Summer of 1981]
[Economic Recovery; Program for – 02/18/1981]
Economy [June 1981-October 1982](1)(2)
CONSUMER AFFAIRS, OFFICE OF
Knauer, Virginia H.: Files, Office of Consumer Affairs
Box 6
Economic Recovery Program (President’s)
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS
Council of Economic Advisers: Staff Economists: Files
Series 65: B – Michael McKee
OA 10242B
Reagan Tax Program 07/24/1981-08/07/1981
Reagan Tax Proposal 01/20/1981-07/28/1981 (1)-(4)
Series 73: B – Susan Nelson
OA 12495
Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981
Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981: Effects (1)(2)
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT, OFFICE OF
Goldfeld, H.P.: Files
OA 9714
HPG Economic Recovery Program Press Kits
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Rusthoven, Peter: Files
OA 11411
Economic Recovery Program
COUNSELLOR TO THE PRESIDENT, OFFICE OF
Meese, Edwin: Files
OA 2408
Tax Bill Materials (1)-(7)
DOMESTIC POLICY COUNCIL
Bledsoe, Ralph: Files, Domestic Policy Council
Box 168
[Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981]
Box 174
[The Heritage Foundation: An Analysis of the Reagan Tax Cuts and the Democratic
Alternative]
EXECUTIVE CLERK, OFFICE OF THE
Executive Clerk: Bill Reports
Box 3
08/13/1981 H.R. 4242 [Economic Recovery Tax Act (ERTA)] (1)-(3)
Box 4
08/13/1981 H.R. 4242 [Economic Recovery Tax Act (ERTA)] (4)
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS, OFFICE OF
Bach, Christena: Files
OA 12743
Economic Recovery
Lauffer, Susan: Files
OA 14682A
Tax Cut-1981-1984-Supply Side View 1(1985)
Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of: Files
OA 7878
Tax Cut 1981 (1)(2)
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS, OFFICE OF
Oglesby, M.B.: Files
OA 8618
Amendments to the Bill; Committee Hearings
Background Information (1)-(4)
Congressional Records
Letters/Presidential (1)(2)
Lists - Whip Checks
Meetings, Events at the White House (1)(2)
Miscellaneous - Members of Congress
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O'Neill's Statement
Public Liaison
Small Business Support
Strategy - Democrat
Strategy - Republican
Telephone Calls - Cabinet (1)(2)
Telephone Calls - President (1)(2)
Vice-President Involvement
OA 8619
Conable-Hance 1981
OA 12999
Reception (Tax – Reconciliation Supporters) 09/29/1981
Legislative Affairs, Office of: Files
OA 13528
(Administration Positions 97th): 1983 Budget/ Bill Signing Ceremonies/ Gramm/
Latta/ Gramm-Latta II/ Tax cut proposals/ Conable-Hance (1)-(5)
PLANNING AND EVALUATION, OFFICE OF
Bledsoe, Ralph: Files, Office of Planning and Evaluation
Box 2
Economic Recovery Program (1)-(3)
Box 3
Economic Recovery Program (4)(5)
PRESIDENT, OFFICE OF
President, Office of the: Presidential Briefing Papers
03/27/1981 (casefile 043366)
03/30/1981 (casefile 043369)
06/15/1981 (casefile 043446)
07/27/1981 (casefile 043488) (1)-(3)
President, Office of the: The President’s Daily Diary
Box 1
The President’s Daily Diary [03/25/1981-04/10/1981] (relevant dates: 03/26/1981,
03/26/1981)
The President's Daily Diary [05/01/1981-05/15/1981] (relevant date: 05/12/1981)
Box 2
The President’s Daily Diary [06/01/1981-06/07/1981] (relevant date: 06/04/1981)
The President’s Daily Diary [06/08/1981-06/12/1981] (relevant date: 06/11/1981)
The President’s Daily Diary [06/13/1981-06/18/1981] (relevant date: 06/15/1981)
The President’s Daily Diary [06/19/1981-06/24/1981] (relevant date: 06/22/1981)
The President’s Daily Diary [06/25/1981-07/02/1981] (relevant date: 06/25/1981)
The President’s Daily Diary [07/09/1981-07/14/1981] (relevant date: 07/09/1981)
The President’s Daily Diary [07/15/1981-07/22/1981] (relevant date: 07/17/1981)
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The President’s Daily Diary [07/23/1981-07/29/1981] (relevant dates: 07/27/1981,
07/28/1981, 07/29/1981)
The President’s Daily Diary [07/30/1981-08/05/1981] (relevant date: 08/05/1981)
The President’s Daily Diary [08/06/1981-08/31/1981] (relevant date: 08/13/1981)
POLICY DEVELOPMENT, OFFICE OF
Anderson, Martin: Files
Box 12
Economic Policy Group
Economic Recovery Package (1)-(7)
Economic Recovery Plan Draft
Economic Recovery Tax Act
Box 38
Taxes (1)
Box 39
Taxes (2)-(5)
Box 41
Treasury Tax Testimony
Box 49
[Cabinet Meeting 06/23/1981 – Briefing on President’s Tax Program] (1)
Box 50
[Cabinet Meeting 06/23/1981 – Briefing on President’s Tax Program] (2)(3)
Hopkins, Kevin: Files
OA 9697
Economic Recovery Program Update
Porter, Roger: Files
OA 8637
CCEA 7: President’s Tax Program 03/20/1981
CCEA 11: Progress of Tax Proposals 03/23/1981
CCEA 54: Status of Tax Bill 07/07/1981
CCEA 65: Summary, 07/24/1981, Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981, House
Bipartisan Substitute Proposal, 07/28/1981
Smith, Dan: Files
OA 5707
Economic Recovery
OA 5718
Economic Recovery Program (1)-(3)
OA 5719
Tax Cuts (1)(2)
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PUBLIC AFFAIRS, OFFICE OF
Baroody, Michael: Files
OA 5445
[President Reagan’s Program for Economic Recovery]
Public Affairs, White House Office of: Records
OA 9015
Reagan-Tax Cut Plan (1)-(8)
OA 9020
Economic Recovery Program (1)-(4)
Economic Recovery Program I (2/81) (1)-(5)
Reagan Program for Economic Recovery (1)-(4)
Reagan Speech-09/24/1981, Economic Program II, Fall 1981 (1)(2)
Reagan Economic Program II-General Materials (1)-(5)
OA 9021
Taxes (1)-(6)
Taxes-Individual
Taxes-Business [empty]
Reagan Bipartisan Tax Cut-Comparison
Reagan Bipartisan Tax Cut-Small Business
Reagan Bipartisan Tax Cut-Speeches
Reagan Bipartisan Tax Cut-Fact Sheets/General Info (1)-(5)
1981 Tax Plans: Comparisons (1)(2)
Reagan Tax Cut Victory
Reagan Tax Cut Speech July 1981
Reagan Tax Cut Program (1)-(7)
[1981 Tax Cut] (1)-(4)
Tax Foundation (1)-(4)
OA 10434
America’s New Beginning: A Program for Economic Recovery (Transferred to Book
Collection)
OA 10436
President Reagan’s Program for Economic Recovery, April 1981
Reagan Tax Program (1)-94)
OA 10466
Economic Tax Briefing 07/22/1981 (1)-(6)
OA 14710
President Reagan’s Bipartisan Plan for Tax and Spending Restraint, June 1981
PUBLIC LIAISON, OFFICE OF
Bonitati, Robert: Files
OA 6847
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Tax Briefing / 07/27/1981 / Burgess
Tax Briefing / 07/15/1981 / Lyn Nofiziger’s Staff
Tax Package/Supporters Reception
Tax Policy (1)(2)
Tax Reduction/Treasury 07/23/1981
Borcherdt, Wendy: Files
Box 4
Economic Recovery Act (1981)
Burgess, Jack: Files
OA 8500
Thank You Reception – Tax Package 09/15/1981 (1)-(3)
Dole, Elizabeth: Files
Box 64
Economic Equity Act of 1981, 1982
Economic Recovery (1)(2)
Box 65
Economic Recovery (3)(4)
Economic Recovery Program – 2 (1)-(4)
Economic Recovery Program I (1)-(8)
Economic Recovery Program II (1)
Box 66
Economic Recovery Program II (2)-(10)
Economic Recovery Program III (1)-(8)
Box 67
Economic Recovery Program IV (1)-(10)
Economic Recovery Program IV: Economic Task Force (1)(2)
Economic Recovery – Clippings (1)-(3)
Box 68
Economic Recovery – Clippings (4)-(3)
Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981- H.R. 3849
Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 – Supporting Correspondence (1)-(5)
[The Economics of the Reagan Tax Program -Presentation to Federal Bar Association
03/17/1981]
[Tax Legislation – General] (1)-(8)
Box 69
[Tax Legislation – General] (9)-(13)
[Tax Legislation 1981: Business Roundtable – Corporate Constituencies Task
Force]
[Tax Legislation 1981: Correspondence - Business] (1)-(5)
[Tax Legislation 1981: US Chamber of Commerce Mailing] (1)(2)
[Tax Legislation 1981: US Chamber of Commerce – Questions and Answers]
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[Tax Legislation 1981]: US Chamber of Commerce – Small Business Legislative
Information (Packet)
[Tax Legislation 1981: US Chamber of Commerce] Tax Initiatives (1)-(3)
Tax Support – Tax Battles (1)(2)
Box 70
Tax Support – Tax Battles (3)-(6)
Budget FY 1982 (1)-(4)
Communications Plan
Economic Report – Institute for Research on the Economics of Taxation
Economy – July 1982-December 1982 (1)-(3)
Box 71
[Economy – Miscellaneous]
Box 118
Meeting with Howard Jarvis – 07/23/1981
Box 119
Tax Briefing for Corporate Representatives 07/27/1981
Tax Briefing for Trade Association Representatives 07/27/1981
Reception for Supporters of President’s Tax Program from Public Sector 09/15/1981
Knauer, Virginia H.: Files, Office of Public Liaison
OA 7363
Tax Cut-Impact on Woman
Quint, Mary Elizabeth: Files
OA 8255
Economic Recovery Program (Groups Supporting) (1)(2)
Valis, Wayne: Files
OA 17726
1981 Tax Package Support – American Bankers Association (1)-(5)
1981 Tax Package Support – American Council on Capital Formation
1981 Tax Package Support – American Gas Association
1981 Tax Package Support – American Retail Federation
1981 Tax Package Support – Association Executives for Reagan/Bush
1981 Tax Package Support – Electronics Industry Association
1981 Tax Package Support – Homebuilders
1981 Tax Package Support – Meeting in New York, 06/29/1981
1981 Tax Package Support – National Crushed Stone Association
1981 Tax Package Support – Proctor & Gamble
1981 Tax Package Support – Securities Meeting – 07/24/1981
1981 Tax Package Support – Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractor’s
National Association (SMACNA)
1981 Tax Package Support – Shell Oil
1981 Tax Package Support – Small Business
1981 Tax Package Support – Sun Company
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1981 Tax Package Support – Tax Action Group
1981 Tax Package Support – “Thank-yous” for Votes
1981 Tax Package Support – Union Carbide
1981 Tax Package Support – United States Chamber of Commerce Comparison
Chart
1981 Tax Package Support – W.R. Grace Newspaper Ad
OA 9425
[Tax Bill 1981 - I (1)-(5)
Tax Bill 1981 - II (1)-(8)
Tax Bill 1981 - Speeches (1)(2)
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ADVISOR, OFFICE OF
Keyworth, George: Files
RAC Box 4
Economic Recovery Act of 1981 [Implementation of Section 222]
SOCIAL AFFAIRS, OFFICE OF
Social Affairs, White House Office of : Records
OA 2764
Reception for Supporters of the Economic Recovery Program 06/11/1981 (1)-(8)
Briefing – Bi-Partisan Tax Program – 07/27/1981 (1)-(15)
OA 3182
Tax Bill Supporters Reception – 09/15/1981 I (1)-(8)
Tax Bill Supporters Reception – 09/15/1981 II (1)-(12)
[Tax Bill Reception 09/15/1981]
Tax Bill Supporters Reception – 09/15/1981 III (1)(2)
SPEECHWRITING, OFFICE OF
Dolan, Anthony “Tony”: Files
Box 1
Address: Joint Session of Congress (Economic Recovery) - 02/16/1981
Talking Points on Program for Economic Recovery – 02/18/1981
Box 3
Presidential Tax Cut Statement - 06/03/1981
Speechwriters, Office of: Speech Drafts
Box 1
Address to the Nation (Economy) Chronological Drafts 02/05/1981 (1)(2)
Box 2
Address to the Nation (Economy) Background Materials (Khachigian) (1)(2)
Address to Joint Session/Economy Background 02/18/1981 (1)-(3)
Box 3
Address to Joint Session/Economy Background 02/18/1981 (4)(5)
Address to Joint Session/Economy (Khachigian) 02/18/1981 Chronological Drafts &
Final (1)(2)
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Box 6
Statement: Economic Program (Khachigian) 04/13/1981
Box 7
Address to Joint Session Background Material [Undated] (1)(2)
Address to Joint Session Staff Comments [Undated]
Address to Joint Session Chronological Drafts/Final [Undated]
Box 8
White House Reception: Congressional Supporters of Economic Package (Elliott)
05/11/1981
Statement: Senate Budget Resolution Vote (Maseng) 05/12/1981
White House Reception: Senate Supporters of Economic Package (Parvin) 05/14/1981
Box 10
Statement: Tax Cut Plan (Dolan) 06/04/1981
White House Reception for Non-Federal Supporters of Economic Program (Elliott)
06/11/1981
Statement by the President on Tax Reform Package (Dolan/Gergen) 06/19/1981
Box 13
Luncheon with Editors (Rohrabacher) Out-of-Town Press on Tax Cut Program
07/22/1981
Dropby Tax Briefing for Trade Associations & Corporate Representatives (Maseng)
07/27/1981
Address to the Nation (Dolan/Elliott) 07/27/1981 (1)(2)
Box 14
Statement: Victory on House and Senate Tax Votes (Elliott) 07/29/1981
Box 15
Reception: Supporters of the Economic Program/Business Community 09/15/1981
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Case#
F99-065/2
F99-065
F94-003
F99-065/3
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