Ron Packard Papers

This collection documents the congressional activities of Ron Packard, a Republican Representative from California who served the 43rd District (1983-1993) and the 48th District (1993-2001) in the House of Representatives. It contains materials documenting his congressional campaigns and retirement. The collection consists of 32 boxes, each with individual folders containing either original or copied documents [letters; congressional records; talking points], presentations, photographs, news articles, a VHS tape, or handwritten agendas. Box 1 contains one stuffed toy, and box 32 contains three framed documents.

Major focus points of the collection include: speeches he made during the Congressional sessions, various subcommittees, and other media events; his lobbying efforts and correspondence for a variety of bills; joint letters on California, national, and international issues; photographs and framed documents. Some of the significant topics represented in these files are the Challenger incident debriefing; the NASA Space Station proposal; immigration policies and the San Clemente Immigration Checkpoint; military construction projects and base closures; the San Luis Rey Indian Waters Settlement Act and other water development acts; the 1998 Navy Napalm scandal; the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and variety of environmental concerns impacting California; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); the Religious Liberty & Charitable Donation Protection Act; University of California’s California Institutes for Science and Innovation; San Diego State University’s Middle East & Mediterranean Desert Development Program; international relations and concerns; and reform bills relating to health care, medicare, and taxes.