George H. W. Bush Science Policy Collection

 

This collection hosts materials related to the science and technology policies, agencies, and professionals of the George H.W. Bush Administration (1989-1993). In 1989, President Bush selected Dr. D. Allan Bromley, a physicist from Yale University, as his Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and he was later confirmed as director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). The following year, Bush reestablished the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), with Bromley serving as chairman.

The materials of this collection are sourced from the archives of the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum and are reproduced here as part of the public domain.

Recent Submissions

  • D. Allan Bromley Note for Mary Good 

    (1991-08-01)
    A note to Mary Good from D. Allan Bromley, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Bromley welcomes Good to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) and invites her to the September 12-13 meeting of PCAST.

  • D. Allan Bromley Memorandum for President Bush 

    (1990-06-20)
    A memorandum for President Bush from D. Allan Bromley, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Bromley expresses the support from the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) for President Bush's science and technology budget for fiscal year 1991. President Bush has written at the top right hand of the ...

  • D. Allan Bromley Note for President Bush 

    (1990-02-05)
    A note for President Bush from D. Allan Bromley, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Bromley thanks the President for hosting the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology at Camp David on February 3, 1990.

  • President Bush Order on Bernadine Healy 

    (1990-02-02)
    An order announced by President Bush designating Bernadine Healy as vice-chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).

  • D. Allan Bromley Memorandum to Paul W. Bateman 

    (1989-07-31)
    A memorandum for Paul Bateman from D. Allan Bromley, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Bromley forwards to Bateman a proposed executive order establishing the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) and asks Bateman for his support in ensuring that the newly formed PCAST complies with all ...

  • Margaret C. Quinlan Memorandum for Joany Amick 

    (1992-12-30)
    A memorandum for Joany Amick from Margaret C. Quinlan. Quinlan lists some of the accomplishments of D. A. Henderson, Associate Director for Life Sciences of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), during his service in the Bush administration.

  • Eugene Wong Resignation Letter to President Bush 

    (1992-11-03)
    A letter for President Bush from Eugene Wong. Wong offers President Bush his resignation as Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).

  • D. Allan Bromley Memorandum for President Bush 

    (1991-11-29)
    A memorandum for President Bush from D. Allan Bromley, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Bromley informs the President of a request for an hour of his time so that Bromley may discuss the work of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) in the areas of national security and economic competitiveness.

  • D. A. Henderson Resignation Letter to President Bush 

    (1992-11-04)
    A letter for President Bush from D. A. Henderson. Henderson offers President Bush his resignation as Associate Director for Life Sciences of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).

  • Karl Erb Resignation Letter to President Bush 

    (1992-11-02)
    A letter for President Bush from Karl A. Erb. Erb offers President Bush his resignation as Associate Director for Physical Sciences and Engineering of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).

  • J. Thomas Ratchford Resignation Letter to President Bush 

    (1992-11-04)
    A letter for President Bush from J. Thomas Ratchford. Ratchford offers President Bush his resignation as Associate Director for Policy and International Affairs of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).

  • Ken Yale Resignation Letter to President Bush 

    (1992-01-13)
    A letter to President Bush from Kenneth P. Yale, Chief of Staff of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Yale informs the President of his resignation of his position as Chief of Staff, effective January 31, 1992.

  • D. Allan Bromley Resignation Letter to President Bush 

    (1992-11-02)
    A letter for President Bush from D. Allan Bromley. Bromley offers President Bush his resignation as Assistant for Science and Technology and as Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).

  • D. Allan Bromley Resignation Letter to President Bush 

    (1992-11-24)
    A letter for President Bush from D. Allan Bromley. Bromley offers President Bush his resignation as Assistant for Science and Technology and as Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).

  • William D. Phillips Resignation Letter to President Bush 

    (1991-09-12)
    A letter to President Bush from William D. Phillips, Associate Director for Industrial Technology at the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Phillips requests permission to resign his position as Associate Director, effective September 28, 1991, citing personal reasons.

  • D. Allan Bromley Memorandum to Phillip Brady 

    (1991-12-09)
    A memorandum for Phillip Brady from D. Allan Bromley, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Bromley asks Brady to destroy an internal options paper that was inadvertently included in a memorandum concerning the report of the Science, Technology, and National Security panel of the President's Council of Advisors on Science ...

  • Schedule Proposal for President Bush 

    (1991-06-05)
    A memorandum for Katherine L. Super from D. Allan Bromley, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Bromley proposes a schedule item for President Bush to attend a meeting of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) on July 12, 1991.

  • Frederick D. McClure Letter to Connie Mack 

    (1991-01-25)
    A letter for Connie Mack III from Frederick D. McClure, Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs. McClure thanks Mack for his recommendation of Dr. David Reynolds Challoner, Vice President for Health Affairs at the University of Florida, as President Bush's science advisor and assures him that Dr. Challoner will be considered for the position.

  • Thomas J. Murrin Letter to Francine Burns 

    (1991-06-10)
    A letter to Francine Burns from Thomas J. Murrin, Dean of the School of Business and Administration at Duquesne University. Murrin forwards Burns a document necessary for his appointment as member of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).

  • D. Allan Bromley Note for Thomas J. Murrin 

    (1991-08-01)
    A note to Thomas J. Murrin from D. Allan Bromley, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Bromley welcomes Murrin to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) and invites him to the September 12-13 meeting of PCAST.

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