Public Opinion Data in the National Archives of the United States

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Public Opinion Data in the National Archives of
the United States

• Thomas E. Brown
• Manager, Archival Services
• Center for Electronic Records
• Electronic and Special Media Records Services
  Division
• U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

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Initial Concept

• Roper Centers history
• National Archives as involvement with public
  opinion data

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Overlap with the Roper Center

• U. S. Information Agency surveys
• The American Soldier Series

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Opinions of Federal Employees

• Office of Personnel Management
• Federal Employee Attitudes Surveys (FEAS)
• Survey of Federal Employees (SOFE)

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Opinions of Federal Employees

• Merit System Protection Board
• Personnel Specialist Surveys,
• Merit Principles Surveys
• Senior Executive Surveys
• Sexual Harassment Surveys
• Other surveys

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Temporary Commissions

• Major issues
• Importance of Public Opinion
• Range of topics

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Topic Three

• DYetails about this topic
• Supporting information and examples
• How it relates to your audience

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Real Life

• Give an example or real life anecdote
• Sympathize with the audiences situation if
  appropriate

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What This Means

• Add a strong statement that summarizes how you
  feel or think about this topic
• Summarize key points you want your audience to
  remember

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Next Steps

• Summarize any actions required of your audience
• Summarize any follow up action items required of
  you