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RECORD GROUP: 000103 CALL NUMBER: S 70
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110 CREATOR: 1 Governor (1971-1979 : Askew)
245 TITLE: a Press Section correspondence
DATE: 1971-1978
300 VOLUME: 28.00 cubic ft.
340 MEDIUM:
351 ARRANGEMENT: Chronological by year or range of years, then alphabetical by subject.
506 RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS:
540 TERMS GOVERNING USE:
545 BIOGRAPHICAL/

HISTORICAL NOTE: Reubin O'Donovan Askew, the thirty-seventh Governor of Florida, served from 1971 to 1979. He served in the state House and Senate before being elected governor in 1970, defeating incumbent Claude Kirk. Askew was reelected in 1974, becoming the first governor in state history to be elected for a second successive full term.

Askew was primarily involved in tax reform, especially in the increase of homestead exemption, and passage of the "Sunshine Amendment" which called for full financial disclosure by public officials and candidates. Askew ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 1984.

520 SUMMARY SCOPE NOTE: This series contains Governor Askew's general correspondence that was handled by his Press Section from 1971 to 1978. The records include both incoming and outgoing correspondence covering a wide range of topics.

555 FINDING AID: Folder listing available.

592 PHYSICAL CONDITION:

LEVEL OF PROCESSING: Level 3.

541 METHOD OF ACQUISITION: Unknown

SOURCE: Governor, Office of the
The Capitol
Tallahassee, FL 32301