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Finding Aid

2014-0274-F: Records Created Among and Between Henry Paulson, Timothy Geithner, Sheila Bair, and the White House Regarding Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, and the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP)

Scope and Content

The materials in FOIA 2014-0274-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.

FOIA 2014-0274-F contains materials related to correspondence and other materials created among and between Henry Paulson, Timothy Geithner, Sheila Bair, and the White House regarding Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, and the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP).

This FOIA primarily consists of certification letters from President George W. Bush to Vice President Richard B. Cheney and Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a determination from Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, both related to TARP. Electronic records consist of emails regarding press for a proposal and the text of an amendment to H.R. 1424.

Extent

3 folders, approximately 32 pages / 19 assets

Provenance

Official records of George W. Bush's presidency are housed at the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum and administered by the National Archives and Records Administration under the provisions of the Presidential Records Act.

Folders and Documents

Records Management, White House Office of

Subject Files - FG012 (Department of the Treasury)

Staff Member Office Files

Counsel's Office, White House - Fielding, Fred - Subject Files Counsel's Office, White House - Tarbert, Heath