National Archives to Open Additional Materials Relating to John Roberts
Press Release · Thursday, August 11, 2005

Washington, DC

WHAT: Approximately 500 pages of material from five series of records from Record Group 60: Department of Justice have been processed for release. These records relate to Roberts’ tenure as Special Assistant to the Attorney General in 1981-82. The papers consist of notes, memoranda and other materials written by, or sent to John Roberts. Some of these documents may be duplicative of materials that were previously opened.

This release is in response to FOIA requests under the provisions of the Federal Records Act and is part of an ongoing process to review and make available materials found in the holdings of the National Archives that relate to Judge John Roberts.

WHERE: The records will be available on the Internet at: http://www.archives.gov/news/john-roberts/. A reference set of the documents will be open for research at the National Archives College Park Facility, located at 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD.

WHEN: The records will be open to the public at 9 AM on Thursday, August 11, 2005.

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For Press information, contact the National Archives Public Affairs Staff at: 202-501-5526.

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