III. U. S. Government : Executive; Departments; Boards, Commissions, and Agencies; 1936-1978, 140 lin. ft.

This major division includes materials outside Poage's legislative duties with the House. Most materials are from the Administrative Branch of the government and most date from the 1950s to the end of Poage's service in 1978. There are three divisions : Executive, Departments, and Commission and Agencies.

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A. Executive, 1968-1978, 1.5 lin. ft.

These files contain information on the Central Intelligence Agency, the Office of Management and Budget, White House press releases, and White House correspondence related to Watergate including the Presidential Clemency Board.

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B. Departments, 1936-1978, 106 lin. ft.

Of the twelve departments represented here, the Defense and Agriculture files comprise over half the materials. Health, Education, and Welfare files are 18 lin. ft. with the other departments containing less than four lin. ft. each. A wide range of topics is covered under each department illustrating the diversity needed by the congressman in order to keep abreast of all areas involved with government service.

Agriculture Department, 1940-1978

Commerce Department, 1950-1978

Defense Department, 1936-1978

Energy Department, 1969‚1978

Health, Education, and Welfare, 1947-1978

Housing and Urban Development, 1954-1978

Interior Department, 1951-1978

Justice Department, 1948-1978

Labor Department, 1946-1979

State Department, 1949-1979

Transportation Department, 1967-1978

Treasury Department, 1950-1978

Speeches - Speech Correspondence, 1961-1974

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