Date Prepared: September 21, 2001 [Portions of this series were first opened on May 24, 1996]

These files originally were scattered throughout the Michel collection. Portions appeared in a "Dear Colleagues" file, in staff members Linda Steele, Ted Van Der Meid, and Mike Johnson's files, and in the "Other Legislative Files Subseries," among other locations. They were brought together in the Leadership Series to facilitate research.

The series is organized primarily by Congress, beginning with the 94th (1975-76). Within each Congress, the materials are arranged alphabetically by subject. An accompanying box list details folder titles. Information is relatively scanty for the 94th through the 96th Congresses. Beginning with the 97th and continuing through the 101st, the quality of documentation improves with comparatively extensive files documenting the work of the Republican Committee on Committees. These files relate to committee assignment requests and decisions, committee operations, and occasional meeting notes. Included are many letters from Members requesting the Leader's assistance in obtaining committee seats and ballots recording votes in the Committee on Committees. Additional information about committee assignments is located in the Legislative series, Former Members.

Mr. Michel also took notes during many of the meetings between the Republican congressional leadership and the President, 1987-92. These sessions dealt with the entire range of then-current issues. The minutes are filed by congressional session under "Leadership Meeting Minutes."

Other types of materials include copies of "Dear Colleague" and "Joint" letters, occasional material about other Republican House leadership groups and organizations, information about procedures such as new Member orientation, and reports from Republican study groups and task forces. Documents about leadership elections are rare. The Leadership Series also contains briefing books on major legislative issues.

The Robert H. Michel Papers are currently being processed. It is possible that additional leadership materials will be added to the series later. See also the David Kehl Files, "Republican Party - House."

Box 1

Leadership Series. 88th Congress, 1963-64. Whip
Leadership Series. 88th Congress, 1963-64. Whip Count Rules Committee
Leadership Series. 89th Congress, 1965-66. Whip
Leadership Series. 93rd Congress, 1973-74. Whip (2)
Leadership Series. 94th Congress, 1975-76. Whip Polls (1/27/75 - 4/26/76)

Box 2

Leadership Series. 94th Congress, 1975-76. Whip Polls (4/30/76 - 9/29/76)

Leadership Series. 95th Congress, 1977-78. Whip Instructions
Leadership Series. 95th Congress, 1977-78. Whip Polls Index
Leadership Series. 95th Congress, 1977-78. Whip Polls (2/28/77 - 9/29/78)

Leadership Series. 96th Congress, 1979-80. Campaign Contributions
Leadership Series. 96th Congress, 1979-80. Leadership Contest, 1980 (3)
Leadership Series. 96th Congress, 1979-80. Leadership Strategy Meetings, 1980
Leadership Series. 96th Congress, 1979-80. Lists of Members
Leadership Series. 96th Congress, 1979-80. Whip Instructions
Leadership Series. 96th Congress, 1979-80. Whip Polls (1/30/79 - 6/27/79)

Box 3

Leadership Series. 96th Congress, 1979-80. Whip Polls (7/17/79 - 9/23/80)

Leadership Series. 97th Congress, 1981-82. Black Republican Council
Leadership Series. 97th Congress, 1981-82. Committee on Committees. L. Steele Notebook (4)
Leadership Series. 97th Congress, 1981-82. Committee on Committees. Ballots (by Committee)
Leadership Series. 97th Congress, 1981-82. Committee on Committees. Ballots (Executive Committee)
Leadership Series. 97th Congress, 1981-82. Committee on Committees. Executive Committee Meetings (4/28/81 - 6/8/82)
Leadership Series. 97th Congress, 1981-82. Committee on Committees. Exemption Requests
Leadership Series. 97th Congress, 1981-82. Committee on Committees. Follow-up Requests (5)
Leadership Series. 97th Congress, 1981-82. Committee on Committees. Retiring Members
Leadership Series. 97th Congress, 1981-82. Committee on Committees. Vacancies (by Committee)
Leadership Series. 97th Congress, 1981-82. Committee on Committees. Working Book (4)
Leadership Series. 97th Congress, 1981-82. Committee Requests (8)

Box 4

Leadership Series. 97th Congress, 1981-82. Congressional Award (9)
Leadership Series. 97th Congress, 1981-82. Dear Colleague (3/16/81 - 12/9/82)
Leadership Series. 97th Congress, 1981-82. Election (1980)
Leadership Series. 97th Congress, 1981-82. New Member Orientation
Leadership Series. 97th Congress, 1981-82. Official Objectors
Leadership Series. 97th Congress, 1981-82. Reagan Film Sessions
Leadership Series. 97th Congress, 1981-82. Republican Conference
Leadership Series. 97th Congress, 1981-82. Republican National Committee
Leadership Series. 97th Congress, 1981-82. Republican Personnel Committee
Leadership Series. 97th Congress, 1981-82. Republican Policy Committee
Leadership Series. 97th Congress, 1981-82. Republican Research Committee
Leadership Series. 97th Congress, 1981-82. Republican Task Forces
Leadership Series. 97th Congress, 1981-82. Republicans - Lists (Notebook) (3)
Leadership Series. 97th Congress, 1981-82. Statutory Appointments Notebook (5)

Box 5

Leadership Series. 98th Congress, 1983-84. Committee on Committees
Leadership Series. 98th Congress, 1983-84. Committee on Committees Notebook (5)
Leadership Series. 98th Congress, 1983-84. Committee on Committees. Ballots (by Committee)
Leadership Series. 98th Congress, 1983-84. Committee on Committees. Executive Committee Meetings (2/23/83 - 8/9/84)
Leadership Series. 98th Congress, 1983-84. Committee on Committees. Preference Sheets Notebook (6)
Leadership Series. 98th Congress, 1983-84. Committee on Committees. Preparation Notebook (2)
Leadership Series. 98th Congress, 1983-84. Committee on Committees. Working Book (6)
Leadership Series. 98th Congress, 1983-84. Committee on Committees. Working Book. Copy 2 (3)

Box 6

Leadership Series. 98th Congress, 1983-84. Committees (by Committee)
Leadership Series. 98th Congress, 1983-84. Dear Colleague (12/2/83 - 10/26/84)
Leadership Series. 98th Congress, 1983-84. Democratic Steering Committee. Committee Assignments (2)
Leadership Series. 98th Congress, 1983-84. Election. 1982
Leadership Series. 98th Congress, 1983-84. Joint Letters (1/14/83 - 12/20/84)
Leadership Series. 98th Congress, 1983-84. National Republican Congressional Committee
Leadership Series. 98th Congress, 1983-84. New Member Orientation
Leadership Series. 98th Congress, 1983-84. Official Objectors
Leadership Series. 98th Congress, 1983-84. Ranking Positions
Leadership Series. 98th Congress, 1983-84. Republican Conference
Leadership Series. 98th Congress, 1983-84. Republican Freshman
Leadership Series. 98th Congress, 1983-84. Republican Pages
Leadership Series. 98th Congress, 1983-84. Republican Personnel Committee
Leadership Series. 98th Congress, 1983-84. Republican Policy Committee
Leadership Series. 98th Congress, 1983-84. Republican Research Committee
Leadership Series. 98th Congress, 1983-84. Statutory Appointments Notebook (5)
Leadership Series. 98th Congress, 1983-84. Task Force on the Budget

Box 7

Leadership Series. 99th Congress, 1985-86. Committee, Commission, & Board Assignments
Leadership Series. 99th Congress, 1985-86. Committee on Committees. Ballots (by Committee)
Leadership Series. 99th Congress, 1985-86. Committee on Committees. Ballots, Motion to Table
Leadership Series. 99th Congress, 1985-86. Committee on Committees. Executive Committee
Leadership Series. 99th Congress, 1985-86. Committee on Committees. Executive Committee Meetings (1/3-4/85 - 9/18/86)
Leadership Series. 99th Congress, 1985-86. Committee on Committees. Preference Sheets Notebook (4)
Leadership Series. 99th Congress, 1985-86. Committee on Committees. Preparation Notebook (7)
Leadership Series. 99th Congress, 1985-86. Committee on Committees. Waiver Requests

Box 8

Leadership Series. 99th Congress, 1985-86. Committee on Committees. Working Book (5)
Leadership Series. 99th Congress, 1985-86. Committee Memberships
Leadership Series. 99th Congress, 1985-86. Committees (by Committee)
Leadership Series. 99th Congress, 1985-86. Data Notebook (10)
Leadership Series. 99th Congress, 1985-86. Dear Colleague (12/4/84 - 9/26/86)

Box 9

Leadership Series. 99th Congress, 1985-86. Election (1984) (2)
Leadership Series. 99th Congress, 1985-86. Election (1984), RHM Letters
Leadership Series. 99th Congress, 1985-86. Election Notebook (1984) (2)
Leadership Series. 99th Congress, 1985-86. Joint Letters (2/1/85 - 11/25/86)
Leadership Series. 99th Congress, 1985-86. New Member Orientation
Leadership Series. 99th Congress, 1985-86. Official Objectors
Leadership Series. 99th Congress, 1985-86. Opening Day of Session
Leadership Series. 99th Congress, 1985-86. Republican Congressional Committee
Leadership Series. 99th Congress, 1985-86. Republican Research Committee
Leadership Series. 99th Congress, 1985-86. Republican Study Committee
Leadership Series. 99th Congress, 1985-86. Statutory Appointments Notebook (6)
Leadership Series. 99th Congress, 1985-86. Subcommittee Assignments
Leadership Series. 99th Congress, 1985-86. Vital Statistics

Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Appointments (Congressional Record) (2)
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Committee on Committees. Ballots
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Committee on Committees. Ballots (by Committee)
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Committee on Committees. Executive Committee
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Committee on Committees. Executive Committee Meetings (12/10/86 - 6/1/88)
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Committee on Committees. Executive Committee Resolutions
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Committee on Committees. Meeting, 1/6/87
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Committee on Committees. Michel Notebook (4)
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Committee on Committees. Preference Sheets Notebook (6)

Box 10

Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Committee on Committees. Steele Notebook (7)
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Committee on Committees. Vacancies - Stewart McKinney
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Committee on Committees. Vacancies (by Committee)
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Committee on Committees. Waiver Recommendations
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Committee on Committees. Waiver Requests
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Committee on Committees. Working Book (8)
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Committees
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Committees (by Committee)
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Convening
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Dear Colleague (1/2/87 - 12/22/87)
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Dear Colleague (1/19/88 - 10/19/88)
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Dear Republican Colleague Notebook. Republican Budget Reform Task Force, 1987 (2)

Box 11

Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Democratic Study Group Committee Assignments
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Election (1986)
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Election Notebook (1986) (4)
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Freshman Member Information (5)
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Joint Letters (1/8/87 - 12/1/88)
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Leadership Elections
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Leadership Meeting Notes
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Member Data Notebook (2)
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Organizing Conference
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Republican Conference Leadership Responsibilities
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Republican Congressional Committee
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Republican Study Committee
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Republicans at Federal Hall Notebook (3)
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Standing Committees Constituting Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Resolution
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Statutory Appointments Notebook (7)
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Task Force on Conference Rules and Procedures. Committee Task Force (Lagomarsino) (3)
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Task Force on Conference Rules and Procedures. Rules Task Force (Meyers)
Leadership Series. 100th Congress, 1987-88. Task Force on Conference Rules and Procedures Notebook (5)

Box 12

Leadership Series. 101st Congress, 1989-90. Administrative Matters
Leadership Series. 101st Congress, 1989-90. Committee Data Notebook (13)
Leadership Series. 101st Congress, 1989-90. Committee on Committees. Ballots (by Committee)
Leadership Series. 101st Congress, 1989-90. Committee on Committees. Preference Sheets Notebook (4)
Leadership Series. 101st Congress, 1989-90. Committee on Committees. Steele Notebook (4)
Leadership Series. 101st Congress, 1989-90. Committee on Committees. Working Book (2)
Leadership Series. 101st Congress, 1989-90. Dear Colleague (9/14/88 - 12/28/88)
Leadership Series. 101st Congress, 1989-90. Dear Colleague (1/11/89 - 4/24/90)

Box 13

Leadership Series. 101st Congress, 1989-90. Dear Colleague (5/1/90 - 11/14/90)
Leadership Series. 101st Congress, 1989-90. Dear Republican Colleague (1989) (2)
Leadership Series. 101st Congress, 1989-90. Dear Republican Colleague (1990) (5)
Leadership Series. 101st Congress, 1989-90. Election Notebook (1988) (5)
Leadership Series. 101st Congress, 1989-90. Increasing Size of House
Leadership Series. 101st Congress, 1989-90. Joint Letters (1/11/89 - 12/19/90)
Leadership Series. 101st Congress, 1989-90. Leadership Meeting Notes (3)
Leadership Series. 101st Congress, 1989-90. Member Data Notebook (6)
Leadership Series. 101st Congress, 1989-90. Reference (6)

Box 14

Leadership Series. 101st Congress, 1989-90. Republican Conference. Minutes
Leadership Series. 101st Congress, 1989-90. Statutory Appointments

Leadership Series. 102nd Congress, 1991-92. Administrative Matters
Leadership Series. 102nd Congress, 1991-92. Committee on Committees (2)
Leadership Series. 102nd Congress, 1991-92. Dear Colleague (11/14/90 - 11/12/92)
Leadership Series. 102nd Congress, 1991-92. Dear Republican Colleague Notebook, 1991 (3)

Box 15

Leadership Series. 102nd Congress, 1991-92. Dear Republican Colleague Notebook, 1992 (4)
Leadership Series. 102nd Congress, 1991-92. Democratic Caucus Rules
Leadership Series. 102nd Congress, 1991-92. Joint Letters. Miscellaneous
Leadership Series. 102nd Congress, 1991-92. Joint Letters (1/2/91 - 12/23/92)
Leadership Series. 102nd Congress, 1991-92. Leadership Meeting, 1/29/91(2)
Leadership Series. 102nd Congress, 1991-92. Leadership Meeting Notes (2)
Leadership Series. 102nd Congress, 1991-92. Republican Conference.
Leadership Series. 102nd Congress, 1991-92. Republican Conference. Freshman Members
Leadership Series. 102nd Congress, 1991-92. Republican Conference. Organizational Meeting, December 1990
Leadership Series. 102nd Congress, 1991-92. Republican Conference. Reform Proposals
Leadership Series. 102nd Congress, 1991-92. Republican Conference. Resolutions (2)
Leadership Series. 102nd Congress, 1991-92. Republican Conference. Rules
Leadership Series. 102nd Congress, 1991-92. "The Republican Congress: A Manifesto for Change in the House of Representatives"
Leadership Series. 102nd Congress, 1991-92. Statutory Appointments Notebook (8)

Box 16

Leadership Series. 103rd Congress, 1993-94. "A Blueprint for Leadership"
Leadership Series. 103rd Congress, 1993-94. Administrative Matters
Leadership Series. 103rd Congress, 1993-94. Dear Colleague (11/12/92 - 11/7/94)
Leadership Series. 103rd Congress, 1993-94. Dear Republican Colleague Notebook, 1993 (3)
Leadership Series. 103rd Congress, 1993-94. Dear Republican Colleague Notebook, 1994 (2)
Leadership Series. 103rd Congress, 1993-94. Joint Letters. Miscellaneous
Leadership Series. 103rd Congress, 1993-94. Joint Letters (1/6/93 - 2/7/94)

Box 17

Leadership Series. 103rd Congress, 1993-94. Joint Letters (215/94 - 11/16/94)
Leadership Series. 103rd Congress, 1993-94. Leadership Meeting Notes
Leadership Series. 103rd Congress, 1993-94. Republican Conference
Leadership Series. 103rd Congress, 1993-94. "Setting Legislative Goals: Discussion Papers"
Leadership Series. 103rd Congress, 1993-94. "Side by Side, Republican vs. Democrat: A Comparison of Congressional Agendas"
Leadership Series. 103rd Congress, 1993-94. "Words Taken Down: The History, Evolution, & Precedents of an Important House Rule"

Leadership Series. 104th Congress, 1995-96. Dear Colleagues. 11/14/94: Call of the Conference Notice

Leadership Series. Briefing Books. 5/79, SALT II Reference Guide
Leadership Series. Briefing Books. 1/82, Manual on Legislative Procedure
Leadership Series. Briefing Books. 11/4-7/83, Grenada
Leadership Series. Briefing Books. 3/85, U.S. - U.S.S.R. Interparlimentary Delegation
Leadership Series. Briefing Books. 1986, Nicaragua
Leadership Series. Briefing Books. 1/31 - 2/2/86, Baltimore Conference
Leadership Series. Briefing Books. 5/86, Manual on Legislative Procedure
Leadership Series. Briefing Books. 6/1-4/86, Central American Trip
Leadership Series. Briefing Books. 9/86, Strategic Defense Initiative
Leadership Series. Briefing Books. 3/87, The First Congress (Prepared for Meeting of 100th Congress of Federal Hall, New York City)

Box 18

Leadership Series. Briefing Books. 5/87, Republican Budget Reform Task Force
Leadership Series. Briefing Books. 7/87, Central American Voting Study
Leadership Series. Briefing Books. 9/87, Central American Voting Study
Leadership Series. Briefing Books. 1/88, Contra Aid
Leadership Series. Briefing Books. 3/16/89, Glasnost & Perestroika --What Is Going on in the Soviet Union?
Leadership Series. Legislative Service Organizations (5)
Leadership Series. Motion to Recommit
Leadership Series. Special Order. "Broken Branch of Government" (1987-89) (4)