Willian Clark Boxes 91641-44
William Patrick Clark: Files, 1981-1985
Collection Information: F00-147 | 3.3 l.f. (Boxes 1-9)
Processed Date: 2/5/2005 LOJ
Biographical Summary
- Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs: February 10, 1982 – November 17, 1983
- Deputy Secretary of State: March 1981 – February 1982
- Secretary of the Interior: November 18, 1983 – February 7, 1985
Born October 23, 1931, in Oxnard, California, William Patrick Clark attended Villanova Preparatory School, Stanford and Santa Clara Universities, and Loyola Night Law School. He served in the Army Counter Intelligence Corps in Western Europe (1953–1955). Before joining the Reagan Administration, he had an extensive legal and judicial career, including appointments to the California Superior Court, Court of Appeals, and the California Supreme Court (1973–1981).
Following his government service, he served as a director for Pacific Telesis Group and SBC, and led the Clark Company while serving as senior counsel to the firm Clark, Cali and Negranti.
Scope and Content
The William Clark collection consists of memos, schedules, correspondence, briefing papers, and cables. It covers his tenure as Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, as well as portions of his work at the State Department and the Department of the Interior. The material is arranged alphabetically by topic and then chronologically.
Container List
| Container | Folder Contents |
| 1 | Africa |
| Berlin – May 1984 [1982–1983] | |
| Berlin – May 1984 [February–March 1984] | |
| Berlin – May 1984 | |
| Bishops’ Letter: War and Peace [November 1982–February 1983] | |
| Bishops’ Letter: War and Peace [March–July 1983] | |
| Budget Crisis Advertisement: 02/25/1983 Letter to the 500/Bipartisan Appeal | |
| Casey, William to William Clark for Talking Points Re Kirkpatrick [January 1985] | |
| Central America 1982 | |
| Central America January 1983 | |
| Central America February 1983 (1)(2) | |
| Central America April–June 1983 | |
| Central America July–November 1983 | |
| Central America 1984 | |
| Central American Commission 07/08/1983–07/14/1983 | |
| Central American Commission 07/15/1983–08/08/1983 | |
| Central American Commission Report of the National Bipartisan Commission, January 1984 (3) | |
| 2 | Central American Speech 04/20/1983 |
| Central American Speech 04/25/1983 | |
| Central American Speech 04/26/1983 (1)(2) | |
| Central American Speech 04/27/1983–05/21/1983 | |
| Chemical Warfare | |
| China | |
| [Core Staff Review Group, January 1985] | |
| Cuba 01/09/1982–01/12/1982 | |
| Cuba 01/13/1982 | |
| Cuba 01/18/1982–01/21/1982 | |
| Cuba February–August 1982 | |
| [Econ: Classified Cover Sheet Taped to Outside of Empty and Untitled Folder] | |
| Exercise Briefing and Documentation, April 1984 (1)–(6) | |
| Exercise Report, June 1984 (2) | |
| 3 | Falklands War (UN/Kirkpatrick/Haig) 05/13/1982–06/04/1982 |
| Falklands War (UN/Kirkpatrick/Haig) 06/05/1982 | |
| Falklands War (UN/Kirkpatrick/Haig) 06/06/1982–11/04/1982 | |
| Grenada | |
| Haig/Gromyko Meetings 09/23/1981 and 09/28/1981 | |
| Haig/Gromyko Meetings 01/26/1982 10:00am | |
| Haig/Gromyko Meetings 01/26/1982 2:00pm | |
| Haig/Gromyko Meetings 06/18/1982–06/19/1982 | |
| Haig/Weinberger/Clark (Complaints) | |
| Haig’s Resignation – Classified Documents | |
| [India] | |
| INF: Nitze Meeting “Walk in the Woods” 07/29/1982–07/31/1982 | |
| INF: Nitze Meeting “Walk in the Woods” August 1982 | |
| INF: Nitze Meeting “Walk in the Woods” September–October 1982 | |
| INF: Nitze Meeting “Walk in the Woods” 02/12/1983 Munich | |
| INF: Nitze Meeting “Walk in the Woods” 02/21/1983 | |
| INF: Nitze Meeting “Walk in the Woods” 03/09/1983–08/01/1983 | |
| Ireland | |
| KAL 007 – Shootdown 09/01/1983 [09/01/1983–09/03/1983] | |
| KAL 007 – Shootdown 09/01/1983 [09/04/1983–09/08/1983] | |
| Law of the Sea (1)–(3) | |
| 4 | Lebanon |
| Lebanon: Middle East | |
| Lenczowski, John Memos | |
| Letters (Classified) April 1982–March 1983 | |
| Letters (Classified) May 1983 | |
| [Mission to Europe] | |
| Mitterrand/Clark 10/27/1982: I. Background | |
| Mitterrand/Clark 10/27/1982: II. Background (1)–(6) | |
| Mitterrand/Clark 10/27/1982: Talking Points | |
| Mitterrand/Clark 10/27/1982: Memcon | |
| Mitterrand/Clark Meeting 03/12/1982 President/Mitterrand/Clark | |
| MX | |
| Nepal | |
| [Nicaragua, US Policy In] Central America (1)–(3) | |
| 5 | [Nicaragua International Court of Justice Case] |
| Oil Market Situation 1984 (1)–(3) | |
| [Oil Stocks and Supply Disruptions – International Energy Agency Agreement] | |
| Pope Assassination [Attempt] | |
| Spain 10/09/1984–10/12/1984 (1)(2) | |
| [Suriname February–March 1983] | |
| [Suriname 04/01/1983] | |
| [Suriname 04/04/1983–04/07/1983] | |
| [Suriname 04/08/1983–04/18/1983] | |
| [Suriname 05/05/1983–05/18/1983] | |
| [Suriname 05/20/1983–07/20/1983] | |
| [Suriname Cables January 1983] | |
| [Suriname Cables February–March 1983] | |
| [Suriname Cables 04/05/1983–04/12/1983] | |
| [Suriname Cables 04/13/1983–04/19/1983] | |
| [Suriname Cables 04/20/1983] | |
| 6 | [Suriname Cables 04/21/1983–04/22/1983] |
| [Suriname Cables 04/23/1983–04/30/1983] | |
| [Suriname Cables May 1983] | |
| [Suriname Cables June 1983] | |
| [Suriname Cables July–September 1983] | |
| [Suriname Cables Sent To VP Bush 04/11/1983–04/18/1983] | |
| [Suriname Cables Sent To VP Bush 04/19/1983–04/20/1983] | |
| [Suriname Cables Sent To VP Bush 04/22/1983–05/10/1983] | |
| [Suriname, Council for the Liberation of] | |
| Suriname Material (Binder): Brazil and Venezuela | |
| Suriname Material (Binder): Background | |
| [Suriname “Miscellaneous” Items 03/24/1983–04/08/1983] | |
| [Suriname “Miscellaneous” Items 04/09/1983–05/31/1983] | |
| [Suriname “Miscellaneous” Items June–July 1983] | |
| [Suriname Situation Room Notes and Checklists, 04/13/1983–05/31/1983] | |
| [Suriname Situation Room Notes and Checklists, 06/02/1983–10/06/1983] | |
| Taiwan [Arms Sales] 01/06/1982–01/09/1982 | |
| Taiwan [Arms Sales] 01/10/1982–01/14/1982 | |
| 7 | Trip, President’s European: June 1982 Paris, Versailles, Bonn, Berlin, London (1)(2) |
| Trip, President’s China 04/22/1984–05/02/1984 (Binder) (1)–(3) | |
| Trip, Vienna May 1984 (1)(2) | |
| [Trip:] Secretary Clark’s Visit 05/10/1984–05/18/1984 (Binder) (1)–(3) | |
| [Trip:] Secretary Clark’s Visit 05/10/1984–05/18/1984 (Clark Binder) (1)–(3) | |
| Trip to Europe, President’s: Ireland, UK, and Normandy 06/01/1984–06/10/1984 (1)–(5) | |
| 8 | Trip to Europe, President’s: London Economic Summit 06/07/1984–06/09/1984 (Binder) (1)–(4) |
| US-Soviet Relations Papers Working File: Contains Originals (1)–(7) | |
| 9 | US-Soviet Relations Papers Working File: Contains Originals (8)–(16) |
| Vatican: Establishing Diplomatic Relations |
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