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Finding Aid
Scope and Content
The materials in FOIA 2015-0122-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 2015-0122-F contains materials related to any and all documents, correspondence, and emails exchanged between John Ellis (“Jeb”) Bush and President George W. Bush between the dates of January 1, 2004, and January 1, 2005.
This FOIA primarily contains correspondence, printed material, and routing memoranda. There is correspondence from Governor Jeb Bush, as well as from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), regarding emergency response and a disaster declaration, respectively. Moreover, correspondence regarding Miami’s bid proposal to host the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) is present, submitted to President George W. Bush by Governor Jeb Bush. There is also correspondence from President George W. Bush to Floridians he was unable to meet during his trip to Florida because his trip there was cut short on September 11th. The printed material consists of a document entitled “TSCRA (Texas and Southern Cattle Raisers Association) Lends a Strong Hand Where You Need it Most.”
Extent
4 folders, approximately 43 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.