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Inventory for FOIA Request 2006-1173-F

Records on X-29A Forward Swept Wing (FSW):Roll-Out Ceremony Calverton, New York, August 27, 1984

Extent5 folders

AccessCollection is open to all researchers. Access to Bush Presidential Records, Bush Vice Presidential Records,

and Quayle Vice Presidential Records is governed by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)(5 USC 552as amended) and the Presidential Records Act (PRA)(44 USC 22) and therefore records may be restrictedin whole or in part in accordance with legal exemptions.

CopyrightDocuments in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States government as part of

their official duties are in the public domain. Researchers are advised to consult the copyright law of theUnited States (Title 17, USC) which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions ofcopyrighted material.

ProvenanceOfficial records of George Bushs presidency and vice presidency are housed at the George BushPresidential Library and administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) underthe provisions of the Presidential Records Act (PRA).

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Staff Archivists, October 2006. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

Scope and ContentThe materials in FOIA 2006-1173-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documentsresponsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.

FOIA 2006-1173-F contains George Bush Vice Presidential Records that are related to the roll-outceremony for the first X-29A Forward Swept Wing (FSW), at Grumman Aerospace Naval WeaponsIndustrial Reserve Plant (NWIRP) in Calverton, New York on August 27, 1984.

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These five Vice Presidential Staff and Office Files contain official travel records, notes, correspondenceletters, newspaper clippings, fact sheets, and a speech. The travel records pertain to the vicepresidential staff members that officially accompanied Vice President George Bush to this event. The

notes and correspondence are of a routing nature and primarily consist of the communication involvedwithin the preliminary attempt by Grumman to have Vice President Bush attend and participate in theceremony. The newspaper clippings and fact sheets accompanied the letters in order to provide

background information on the aircraft being celebrated in an effort to display the importance of VicePresident Bush participating in the ceremony. The speech within these records was given by VicePresident Bush at the ceremony.

System of ArrangementRecords that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in one collection areaBush VicePresidential Records: Staff and Office Files. As policy, WHORM Alphabetical Files and WHORM SubjectFiles are processed at the document level; whereas, Staff and Office Files are processed at the folderlevel, that is, individual documents are not selected and removed from a folder for processing. While thismethod maintains folder integrity, it frequently results in the incidental processing of documents that arenot wholly responsive to the subject area.

The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2006-1173-F.

Bush Vice Presidential Records: Staff and Office Files

Office of AdministrationTravel OfficeGary Engelstad Files

XV 4054 Calverton, New York 8/27/84 [OA/ID 14458]

Advance OfficeJohn KellerDomestic Trip Files

Calverton, New York 8/27/84 [OA/ID 14536]

Scheduling OfficeDaniel Sullivan and Jennifer FitzgeraldEvent Files

X-29 Rollout Ceremony 8/27/84, Calverton, New York [OA/ID 14677]

Press OfficeSpeechwriter FilesSpeech Files

8/27/84 Roll-out of the X29 Calverton, New York [OA/ID 14857]

Speechwriter FilesSpeech File / 84 Election Correspondence Files8/24/84 Roll-out of X-29 Calverton, New York [14863]

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