Acknowledgments

Many persons have contributed their talents to this publication, which was prepared under the direction of Linda N. Brown, Charles W. Bender, Sandra Glasser, and Henry J. Gwiazda II in the Office of Public Programs, National Archives and Records Administration. Principally responsible for the text of the original edition were Virginia C. Purdy and Lee Scott Theisen and, under their direction, Lillian E. Grandy, Mark Samuelson, and Cece A. Byers. Sandra M. Tilley compiled new text for this edition, with assistance from Joan A. Platten of the Environmental Protection Agency; Evan Duncan, Phil Ellis, Paul Claussen, and Phil Peters of the Department of State; William Nary of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency; Tom McCray of the U. S. Senate Library; and Pat Reilly of the National Women’s Political Caucus. The revision was copyedited by Sandra M. Tilley, with the assistance of Julie Feltz, and designed by Serene Feldman Werblood. Special appreciation is also due to Archives staff members Lisa Auel, Rick Blondo, Barbara Burger, Bruce I. Bustard, Stuart Butler, Mike Carter, Wayne Cook, Robert Coren, Robert Ellis, Mary Finch, Tom Fortunato, Richard Fusick, Robert Gruber, Milton O. Gustafson, Beth Haverkamp, Elizabeth Hill, Maida Loescher, Darlene McClurkin, Nancy Malan, Michael Meier, Paula Nassen Poulos, Jimmy Rush, Mary C. Ryan, Richard B. Smith, Richard H. Smith, Richard Snyder, David Stanhope, Douglas L. Thurman, Angie Vandereedt, John Vandereedt, John Vernon, and James D. Zeender.