New Online Collection: Digitized Editions of Historical Congressional Record for the 1980s on GPO’s GovInfo

From the Government Publishing Office (GPO):

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) partners with the Library of Congress (LC) to release the digital version of the bound Congressional Record from 1981-1990 on GPO’s govinfo. This release covers debates and proceedings of the 98th thru the 101st Congresses. This era of Congress covers historical topics such as:

• Ronald Reagan’s Presidency and the first two years of George H.W. Bush’s Presidency
• The Strategic Defense Initiative
• The Space Shuttle program
• The Iran-Contra Affair
• The end of the Berlin Wall and the Cold War
• The Americans with Disabilities Act

GPO and LC released the digital version of the historical Congressional Record for the 1990s in September and will continue to collaborate on this important project and release digital versions of the bound Congressional Record back to the first one published by GPO on March 5, 1873.

Direct to Digital Version of Bound Congressional Record from 1981-1990
See Also: GPO & Library of Congress Begin Digital Release of Historical Congressional Record (September 20, 2016)

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