Center for Public Integrity, 1990-1993
Scope and Contents
Nonprofit watchdog organization researching ethics in government. Senate testimony by center executive director Charles Lewis, December 15, 1992, re conflict of interest among presidential appointees, how human-rights-abusing nations hire former U.S. government officials to serve as lobbyists for them in Washington; Senate testimony by Lewis, March 28, 1991, re how excess campaign funds are spent by members of Congress; Senate testimony by Lewis, September 27, 1990, re revolving-door phenomenon at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; letter noting project, “The Selling of NAFTA,” examining the manipulation of the decision-making process in Washington, December 9, 1992; letter from Mazur with copy of contribution check, January 15, 1993; report, “For Their Eyes Only: How Presidential Appointees Treat Public Documents as Personal Property,” with attached article by Associated Press about the report, and cover letter to Mazur, June 18, 1992; letter to Mazur updating activities, noting that the center has become a source of background information for news organizations, December 30, 1993; newspaper clippings
Dates
- 1990-1993
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Conditions Governing Access
The ILGWU Records, except for publications and materials produced for publication, are restricted. Materials created prior to twenty years from the current date are open to researchers only with prior written permission from the Director of the Kheel Center; materials created during the past twenty-years are closed; the minutes of the General Executive Board are closed. For more information contact the Kheel Center.
Extent
39 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository
227 Ives Hall
Ithaca NY 14853