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Finding Aid

2014-0361-F: Records created by or sent to Harvey Goldschmid, SEC Commissioner

Scope and Content

FOIA 2014-0361-F contains materials related to records created by or sent to Harvey Goldschmid, SEC Commissioner.

This FOIA primarily contains correspondence consisting of letters and drafts thereof between President Bush and Harvey Goldschmid thanking him for his service as SEC Commissioner upon his retirement. Also included are supporting documents for the nomination of Harvey Goldschmid to the SEC, including emails and  memoranda related to his selection, nomination and appointment. Additionally, there is an unsolicited request for employment as well as a letter 2014-0361-F to Harvey Pitt, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission from Senators Joseph Lieberman and Fred Thompson, which is copied to Commissioner Goldschmid.

Extent

4 folders, approximately 88 pages

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 - FG249 (Securities & Exchange Commission) Subject Files - PE009 (Retirement, Federal)

Staff Member Office Files

Presidential Personnel, White House Office of - Bullock, Katja - Appointee Files - Presidential Appointments, Senate Press Office, White House - Healy, Erin