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Folder Title: JGR/Honegger Files
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Administrative
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 12, 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS
SUBJECT:
Honegger Files
Central Files has alerted us to the existence of a
memorandum from Barbara Honegger to H.P. Goldfield, dated
March 16, 1982, in which Honegger states, "When my tenure
with the legal equity function is complete, the files moved
from the White House to Justice will be returned to Terry
Good, or his successor, and I will take full responsibility
to see that that is done. I will notify Counsel's Office in
writing when such documents have been returned to the White
House. This undertaking was apparently considered
necessary before Honegger was permitted to carry copies of
White House files to the Justice Department. Although
Honegger has resigned her post, thereby "completing" her
"tenure" with the legal equity function, the files have not
been returned nor has our office been so notified.
I called over to the Justice Department (Ken Starr) to
determine if the copies of White House files taken by
Honegger are still in Honegger's office, and advised that
any White House files identifiable as such should be
returned to us. I have not yet heard back from Justice.
Terry Good of Central Files advised that there was no way of
ascertaining if what Justice returns to us - if anything -
constitutes a complete set of what Honegger took with her.
It will therefore probably be advisable to write Honegger to
request her compliance with the terms of the agreement she
signed (and remind her that she may not retain copies of
White House files, even for use on her forthcoming book).
We can revisit this question when we see what files were
left behind at Justice.
Attachment
ID # 166779
CU
CORRESPONDENCE WHITE TRACKING HOUSE WORKSHEET FG006-01
0 . OUTGOING
H INTERNAL
I INCOMING
Date Correspondence
Received (YY/MM/DD)
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Name of Correspondent: Barbasa Honegger
MI Mail Report
User Codes: (A)
(B)
(C)
Subject: Memo to HP goldfield re: Honegger's White
House Filer
ROUTE TO:
ACTION
DISPOSITION
Tracking
Type
Completion
Action
Date
of
Date
Office/Agency
(Staff Name)
Code
YY/MM/DD
Response
Code
YY/MM/DD
WHOIL
ORIGINA DD 83,09,02
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Referral Note:
CUAT18
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Referral Note1
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Referral Note:
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Referral Note:
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Referral Note:
ACTION CODES:
DISPOSITION CODES:
A . Appropriate Action
I - Info Copy Only/No Action Necessary
A Answered
C Completed
C . Comment/Recommendation
R - * Direct Reply w/Copy
B . Non-Special Referral
S Suspended
D Draft Response
S For Signature
F Furnish Fact Sheet
X Interim Reply
to be used as Enclosure
FOR OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE:
Type of Response = Initials of Signer
Code = "A"
Completion Date = Date of Outgoing
Comments:
Keep this worksheet attached to the original incoming letter.
Send all routing updates to Central Reference (Room 75, OEOB).
Always return completed correspondence record to Central Files.
Refer questions about the correspondence tracking system to Central Reference, ext. 2590.
5/81
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 16, 1982
FOR:
H.P. GOLDFIELD
FROM:
BARBARA HONEGGER
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166779 Cu
SUBJECT:
Continued Use of Files Relating to my Continued
Function, While at Justice, as Chairman of the
Cabinet Council on Legal Policy Working Group
on Legal Equity for Women
Pursuant to your request, this memorandum confirms my agreement
to follow the guidelines set forth by the Counsel's Office, as
communicated in our telephone conversation, regarding continued
use of files relating to my function as Chairman of the Cabinet
Council on Legal Policy Working Group on Legal Equity for Women
while at the Department of Justice.
The files referred to are those generated as a result of my
function over this past year as policy analyst and resource
contact at the White House on issues as they affect women and
as Chairman of the Working Group on Legal Equity for Women.
Though I will be physically moving to Justice, I will be con-
tinuing with the same function begun here at the White House
and so will require continued access to information accumulated
over this past year relating to that function.
I agree to make copies of all original file documents which are
necessary for me to continue my work while at Justice, leaving
the originals with Terry Good. All the files moved to Justice
will be kept segregated from other files, and not co-mingled
with files created while at Justice, or files generated from
the files moved to Justice. Justice has agreed to provide
lockable filing cabinets for this purpose.
Per your suggestion, approval of the agreement contained in this
memorandum, below, will be sufficient, together with Mr. Good's
receipt of originals in the files, to allow me to move the docu-
ments to the locked filing cabinet at the Department of Justice.
Date
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 21, 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS
SUBJECT:
Honegger Files
I have now received from the Justice Department a box of
White House files left behind by Barbara Honegger. Judy
Hammerschmidt, a special assistant in the Civil Rights
Division who gathered and returned the files, is confident
that Honegger removed the bulk of the White House files from
her Justice Department office. The small amount of White
House files returned to us by Hammerschmidt supports this
supposition. Accordingly, I recommend sending the attached
letter to Honegger. Honegger may choose to garner publicity
over the files question, but I believe our position is
unassailable, particularly since we are simply asking
Honegger to comply with a memorandum she signed. Perhaps
you should raise the matter with Deaver, both in his
capacity as head of the working group on women and in his
unenviable role of Administration liaison with Honegger.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 21, 1983
Dear Ms. Honegger:
As you know, individuals employed at the White House are not
permitted to take originals or copies of documents in White
House files with them when they terminate their employment.
When you left the White House on March 16, 1982, you
executed an agreement concerning White House files (copy
attached). Under this agreement you were permitted to take
copies of certain documents from White House files with you
to the Department of Justice on the express conditions that
the integrity of the files be maintained and that they be
returned intact by you to the White House upon completion of
your work at the Department of Justice. As you stated in
your memorandum, "When my tenure with the legal equity
function is complete, the files moved from the White House
to Justice will be returned to Terry Good, or his successor,
and I will take full responsibility to see that that is
done. I will notify Counsel's Office in writing when such
documents have been returned to the White House.'
Although your tenure with the legal equity function has been
complete for some time, the files in question have not yet
been returned to Terry Good. If the files in question were
left at the Department of Justice, please advise us
accordingly. If they are in your personal possession,
please discharge immediately the responsibility you
undertook to return them to the White House. I would remind
you that, consistent with White House policy and the
agreement you signed, you may not retain copies of White
House files for any purpose.
If you have any questions concerning this matter, please
contact this office immediately. We look forward to your
prompt compliance with the memorandum you signed.
Sincerely,
Fred F. Fielding
Counsel to the President
Ms. Barbara Honegger
4635 North 15th Street
Arlington, VA 22207
CC: Terry Good
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 12, 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS
DER
SUBJECT:
Honegger Files
Central Files has alerted us to the existence of a
memorandum from Barbara Honegger to H.P. Goldfield, dated
March 16, 1982, in which Honegger states, "When my tenure
with the legal equity function is complete, the files moved
from the White House to Justice will be returned to Terry
Good, or his successor, and I will take full responsibility
to see that that is done. I will notify Counsel's Office in
writing when such documents have been returned to the White
House. This undertaking was apparently considered
necessary before Honegger was permitted to carry copies of
White House files to the Justice Department. Although
Honegger has resigned her post, thereby "completing" her
"tenure" with the legal equity function, the files have not
been returned nor has our office been so notified.
I called over to the Justice Department (Ken Starr) to
determine if the copies of White House files taken by
Honegger are still in Honegger's office, and advised that
any White House files identifiable as such should be
returned to us. I have not yet heard back from Justice.
Terry Good of Central Files advised that there was no way of
ascertaining if what Justice returns to us - if anything -
constitutes a complete set of what Honegger took with her.
It will therefore probably be advisable to write Honegger to
request her compliance with the terms of the agreement she
signed (and remind her that she may not retain copies of
White House files, even for use on her forthcoming book).
We can revisit this question when we see what files were
left behind at Justice.
/ ok
Attachment
SEP 1 3 1983
THE WHITE HOUSE
John
WASHINGTON
September 21, 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS
SUBJECT:
Honegger Files
I have now received from the Justice Department a box of
White House files left behind by Barbara Honegger. Judy
Hammerschmidt, a special assistant in the Civil Rights
Division who gathered and returned the files, is confident
that Honegger removed the bulk of the White House files from
her Justice Department office. The small amount of White
House files returned to us by Hammerschmidt supports this
supposition. Accordingly, I recommend sending the attached
letter to Honegger. Honegger may choose to garner publicity
over the files question, but I believe our position is
unassailable, particularly since we are simply asking
Honegger to comply with a memorandum she signed. Perhaps
you should raise the matter with Deaver, both in his
9'1'
capacity as head of the working group on women and in his
unenviable role of Administration liaison with
Attachment
Soften Honegger. JGR letter to service sign
One they 3 sevied
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Date
10.15.83
Suspense Date
MEMORANDUM FOR: John
FROM:
DIANNA G. HOLLAND
ACTION
Approved
Please handle/review, if there's
anything to as
For your information
For your recommendation
For the files
Please see me
Please prepare response for &
signature
As we discussed
Return to me for filing
COMMENT
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 11, 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS
are
SUBJECT:
Honegger Files
In response to my letter concerning her files (copy
attached), Miss Honegger has written to advise me that all
the files were left at the Department of Justice. We have
obtained those White House files that were left at Justice,
but have no way of verifying Miss Honegger's assertion that
those files are all that she took from the White House.
Under the circumstances, I recommend turning the files we
have obtained over to Central Files and closing the matter.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 26, 1983
Dear Ms. Honegger:
As you know, individuals employed at the White House are not
permitted to take originals or copies of documents in White
House files with them when they terminate their employment.
When you left the White House on March 16, 1982, you
executed an agreement concerning White House files (copy
attached). Under this agreement you were permitted to take
copies of certain documents from White House files with you
to the Department of Justice on the express conditions that
the integrity of the files be maintained and that they be
returned intact by you to the White House upon completion of
your work at the Department of Justice. As you stated in
your memorandum, "When my tenure with the legal equity
function is complete, the files moved from the White House
to Justice will be returned to Terry Good, or his successor,
and I will take full responsibility to see that that is
done. I will notify Counsel's Office in writing when such
documents have been returned to the White House."
If the files in question were left at the Department of
Justice, please advise us accordingly. If they are in your
personal possession, we would appreciate their prompt return
to the White House, pursuant to your March 16, 1982,
memorandum. I would remind you that, consistent with White
House policy and the memorandum you signed, you may not
retain copies of White House files for any purpose.
If you have any questions concerning this matter, please
feel free to contact this office.
Sincerely,
John G. Roberts
Associate Counsel to the
President
Ms. Barbara Honegger
4635 North 15th Street
Arlington, VA 22207
CC: Terry Good
Barbara Honegger
4635 N. 15th Street
Arlington, VA 22207
4 October 1983
Mr. John Roberts
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. Roberts:
Thank you for your letter and attachments of 3 October,
which I received this evening. I appreciate your writing regard-
ing the files on the Working Group on Legal Equity for Women.
It is clear that the Department of Justice has not yet contacted
the White House regarding their return.
The few files which relate to this project are all still
at the Department of Justice. Upon leaving on Saturday, August 20,
1983, I wrote a detailed memoranda to Stewart Oneglia itemizing
where all the files were. The files on the Working Group are
clearly marked and presuming they have not since been moved--
on the 20th of August were in the bottom file drawer of the only
filing cabinet in my office. The only other White House files--
though they are really, as best as I can recall public domain
material are in a cardboard box which I left underneath the only
table in my office in the Justice Department The only material
relevant to my agreement, however, are in the well-marked file
folders in the bottom file drawer.
I appreciate your appending the copy of the agreement regarding
these files. I have been trying to find my copy of it since resigning
without success. There is only one part of the agreement which,
with great frustration, I was unable to fulfill though by no means
without trying. I tried for months to obtain a locked filing cabinet
without success from the Department of Justice. Satisfied that
the building was well guarded, however, I finally accepted the only
cabinet that was available. The documents to be retunned are in
the bottom drawer. That is in (or was in) Rm 832, 320 First St, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. Stewart Oneglia, Chief of the Division (Coordination
and Review Section) should be easily able to help you locate them for
return.
Thank you again for reminding me of this commitment. Do let me
know if there is anything else I can do to assist you.
Sincerely,
Barbara Hondeger
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 3, 1983
Dear Ms. Honegger:
As you know, individuals employed at the White House are not
permitted to take originals or copies of documents in White
House files with them when they terminate their employment.
When you left the White House on March 16, 1982, you
executed an agreement concerning White House files (copy
attached). Under this agreement you were permitted to take
copies of certain documents from White House files with you
to the Department of Justice on the express conditions that
the integrity of the files be maintained and that they be
returned intact by you to the White House upon completion of
your work at the Department of Justice. As you stated in
your memorandum, "When my tenure with the legal equity
function is complete, the files moved from the White House
to Justice will be returned to Terry Good, or his successor,
and I will take full responsibility to see that that is
done. I will notify Counsel's Office in writing when such
documents have been returned to the White House."
If the files in question were left at the Department of
Justice, please advise us accordingly. If they are in your
personal possession, we would appreciate their prompt return
to the White House, pursuant to your March 16, 1982,
memorandum. I would remind you that, consistent with White
House policy and the memorandum you signed, you may not
retain copies of White House files for any purpose.
If you have any questions concerning this matter, please
feel free to contact this office.
Sincerely,
John G. Roberts
Associate Counsel to the
President
Ms. Barbara Honegger
4635 North 15th Street
Arlington, VA 22207
CC: Terry Good
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 16, 1982
FOR:
H.P. GOLDFIELD
FROM:
BARBARA HONEGGER
Boll
SUBJECT:
Continued Use of Files Relating to my Continued
Function, While at Justice, as Chairman of the
Cabinet Council on Legal Policy Working Group
on Legal Equity for Women
Pursuant to your request, this memorandum confirms my agreement
to follow the guidelines set forth by the Counsel's Office, as
communicated in our telephone conversation, regarding continued
use of files relating to my function as Chairman of the Cabinet
Council on Legal Policy Working Group on Legal Equity for Women
while at the Department of Justice.
The files referred to are those generated as a result of my
function over this past year as policy analyst and resource
contact at the White House on issues as they affect women and
as Chairman of the Working Group on Legal Equity for Women.
Though I will be physically moving to Justice, I will be con-
tinuing with the same function begun here at the White House
and so will require continued access to information accumulated
over this past year relating to that function.
I agree to make copies of all original file documents which are
necessary for me to continue my work while at Justice, leaving
the originals with Terry Good. All the files moved to Justice'
will be kept segregated from other files, and not co-mingled
with files created while at Justice, or files generated from
the files moved to Justice. Justice has agreed to provide
lockable filing cabinets for this purpose.
When my tenure with the legal equity function is complete, the
files moved from the White House to Justice will be returned to
Terry Good, or his successor, and I will take full responsibility
to see that that is done. I will notify Counsel's Office in
writing when such documents have been returned to the White House.
Per your suggestion, approval of the agreement contained in this
memorandum, below, will be sufficient, together with Mr. Good's
receipt of originals in the files, to allow me to move the docu-
ments to the locked filing cabinet at the Department of Justice.
Date
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
STATEMENT OF DEPOSIT OF PRESIDENTIAL RECORDS
I have turned over all forsinal official records and other
materials that were in my custody to the Office of Records
Management or my office. I have not retained copies of any
of these records See a attached memo I
undertanding per President Counsel
dated 3-16-82
3-16-82
Date
Mary Ollice A Pitice
Signature
HONEGGER
Office Senedopment.
Checked out by JW/Food
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 24, 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS
are
SUBJECT:
Honegger Files
The Honegger Files saga continues. When Honegger left the
White House she signed a memorandum to H.P. Goldfield,
pursuant to which she was permitted to take copies of White
House documents with her to the Justice Department, on the
conditions that they be maintained separate from any Justice
files and eventually returned to the White House. When
reminded of her commitment to return the files Honegger
reported that they had been left behind at Justice. Justice
returned a small box of files to us, and I delivered those
to Terry Good at Central Files.
Good compared the inventory of files turned in by Honegger
when she left the White House with the files returned by the
Justice Department. Pursuant to the agreement the latter
should have been a subset of the former, as Honegger
supposedly took to Justice duplicates of files she turned
in. In fact, there is no overlap at all. This probably
means that Honegger took originals and not duplicates with
her to Justice. Since no inventory was taken of the files
Honegger took to Justice, there is also no way of knowing if
all of them have been returned. We should discuss.
Attachment
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 21, 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR
JOHN ROBERTS
FROM
TERRY GOOD
Jh
RE:
BARBARA HONEGGER FILES
On Wednesday, I received the carton of Barbara Honegger files
along with your memo. Subsequently, I reread her memo of
understanding to H. P. Goldfield and her Statement of Deposit.
In both documents she stated that she left originals with the
White House and took only copies.
I believe that you will find it interesting to compare the
inventory of the files that she left here with that of the files
returned from the Department of Justice. I was expecting a
perfect match. In fact, they don't match at all. Further, I was
expecting the returned files to be duplicates. Upon examination,
there are many originals. Which leads me to conclude that she (1)
didn't understand the distinction between the words "original"
and "duplicate" and/or (2) suffered a lapse of memory after
sending the memo to H. P. and signing the Statement of Deposit in
my presence or
Obviously, neither H. P. nor I examined the files that she took
with her to Justice. While I can't speak for H. P., it did not
occur to me - nor, I suspect, to him - that such an examination
was necessary in light of her signatures on the two documents.
Actually, such an undertaking is totally at variance with the
intent of the check-out procedure in our office. We see our role
as counselor's to assist the departing staffer in avoiding what
would be, in its baldest form, a criminal act - the removal of
government records, whether they be originals or duplicates.
Interestingly, most staffers don't know this and, as I recall,
neither did Barbara. When she explained that she needed some of
the files in her new capacity at Justice, I referred her, as we
routinely do when staffers have questions about this law, to the
Counsel's Office, mentioning that H. P. had some expertise in
this area.
For her to have consulted with H. P., signed both documents and
then "deviated" from her promises leaves me totally at a loss for
a rational explanation.
At this point, I would have to say that I would be very
uncomfortable in verifying that we received everything that
Barbara took with her. In fact, I can't.
Any further pursuit of this matter is, I suppose, up to the
discretion of the Counsel's Office.
I have attached copies of relevant documents.
OCT 21 1983
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 19, 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR TERRY W. GOOD
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
RECORDS MANAGEMENT
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS
270R
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Honegger Files
We have received from the Department of Justice those White
House files left at Justice by Barbara Honegger. I am
herewith forwarding those files to you for appropriate
handling and disposition.
Many thanks.
INVENTORY OF THE FILES OF BARBARA HONEGGER
RETURNED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
HEALTH/HEALTH CARE
NUCLEAR ENERGY/PROLIFERATION
(empty folder)
SCIENCE POLICY/ADMINISTRATION
URBAN POLICY
ENTERPRISE ZONES PROPOSAL
ANTITRUST LEGISLATION AND PROPOSED LEGISLATION
PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON HOUSING (unlabelled folder)
TECHNOLOGY POLICY, INFO.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
FOREIGN POLICY
WORKING GROUP ON LEGAL AND REGULATORY EQUITY, CABCNCL/HRs
WORKING GROUP ON LEGAL EQUITY FOR WOMEN (of Cab Council on
Legal Policy (2/82-7/82)
NORM HUGHES APPLICATION FOR SCIENCE ADVISOR
TASK FORCE ON SEX DISCRIMINATION Justice
Exec Order 12336 DEVELOPMENT/MEETINGS, etc.
EXECUTIVE ORDER 12336 and Development of Order
063893
1110
FG006-01
March 16, 1982
HE 000
IT086
The following is a folder inventory of files transferred to
the Office of Records Management by Barbara Honegger of the
PL
Office of Policy Development.
WE 003
EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE
HE
UNITED NATIONS QUESTIONNAIRE ON WOMEN
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Hu016
HONEGGER TO ANDERSON ON RISKS OF PREGNANCY
FG010-02
MILITARY MANPOWER TASK FORCE
EMS - EMRGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
2
Also attached is a copy of an understanding between Barbara
Honegger and H. P. Goldfield of the Counsel's Office regarding
her use of copies of selected files in her capacity as Chairman
of the Cabinet Council on Legal Policy Working Group on Legal
Equity for Women.
Enclosures filed in
Oversize Attachments #
3398
THE WHITE HOUSE
John
WASHINGTON
September 21, 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS
god
SUBJECT:
Honegger Files
I have now received from the Justice Department a box of
White House files left behind by Barbara Honegger. Judy
Hammerschmidt, a special assistant in the Civil Rights
Division who gathered and returned the files, is confident
that Honegger removed the bulk of the White House files from
her Justice Department office. The small amount of White
House files returned to us by Hammerschmidt supports this
supposition. Accordingly, I recommend sending the attached
letter to Honegger. Honegger may choose to garner publicity
over the files question, but I believe our position is
unassailable, particularly since we are simply asking
Honegger to comply with a memorandum she signed. Perhaps
you should raise the matter with Deaver, both in his
capacity as head of the working group on women and in his
unenviable role of Administration liaison with
Attachment
Softing Honegger. JGR letter to slifeth sign
One they 3 Marrid
John discount wl so MKD, wl the
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 11, 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS 220
SUBJECT:
Honegger Files
In response to my letter concerning her files (copy
attached), Miss Honegger has written to advise me that all
the files were left at the Department of Justice. We have
obtained those White House files that were left at Justice,
but have no way of verifying Miss Honegger's assertion that
those files are all that she took from the White House.
Under the circumstances, I recommend turning the files we
have obtained over to Central Files and closing the matter.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 2, 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS
are
SUBJECT:
Honegger Files
At the staff meeting on Tuesday, November 1, Fred F.
Fielding agreed that we should not pursue this matter
further at this time. Should any questions arise concerning
Honegger's subsequent use of White House files, we can
revisit these issues at that time.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 24, 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS
SUBJECT:
Honegger Files
The Honegger Files saga continues. When Honegger left the
White House she signed a memorandum to H.P. Goldfield,
pursuant to which she was permitted to take copies of White
House documents with her to the Justice Department, on the
conditions that they be maintained separate from any Justice
files and eventually returned to the White House. When
reminded of her commitment to return the files Honegger
reported that they had been left behind at Justice. Justice
returned a small box of files to us, and I delivered those
to Terry Good at Central Files.
Good compared the inventory of files turned in by Honegger
when she left the White House with the files returned by the
Justice Department. Pursuant to the agreement the latter
should have been a subset of the former, as Honegger
supposedly took to Justice duplicates of files she turned
in. In fact, there is no overlap at all. This probably
means that Honegger took originals and not duplicates with
her to Justice. Since no inventory was taken of the files
Honegger took to Justice, there is also no way of knowing if
all of them have been returned. We should discuss.
Attachment
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10/24
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 21,1983
MEMORANDUM FOR
JOHN ROBERTS
FROM
TERRY GOOD
Hg
RE:
BARBARA HONEGGER FILES
On Wednesday, I received the carton of Barbara Honegger files
along with your memo. Subsequently, I reread her memo of
understanding to H. P. Goldfield and her Statement of Deposit.
In both documents she stated that she left originals with the
White House and took only copies.
I believe that you will find it interesting to compare the
inventory of the files that she left here with that of the files
returned from the Department of Justice. I was expecting a
perfect match. In fact, they don't match at all. Further, I was
expecting the returned files to be duplicates. Upon examination,
there are many originals. Which leads me to conclude that she (1)
didn't understand the distinction between the words "original"
and "duplicate" and/or (2) suffered a lapse of memory after
sending the memo to H. P. and signing the Statement of Deposit in
my presence or
Obviously, neither H. P. nor I examined the files that she took
with her to Justice. While I can't speak for H. P., it did not
occur to me - nor, I suspect, to him - that such an examination
was necessary in light of her signatures on the two documents.
Actually, such an undertaking is totally at variance with the
intent of the check-out procedure in our office. We see our role
as counselor's to assist the departing staffer in avoiding what
would be, in its baldest form, a criminal act - the removal of
government records, whether they be originals or duplicates.
Interestingly, most staffers don't know this and, as I recall,
neither did Barbara. When she explained that she needed some of
the files in her new capacity at Justice, I referred her, as we
routinely do when staffers have questions about this law, to the
Counsel's Office, mentioning that H. P. had some expertise in
this area.
For her to have consulted with H. P., signed both documents and
then "deviated" from her promises leaves me totally at a loss for
a rational explanation.
At this point, I would have to say that I would be very
uncomfortable in verifying that we received everything that
Barbara took with her. In fact, I can't.
Any further pursuit of this matter is, I suppose, up to the
discretion of the Counsel's Office.
I have attached copies of relevant documents.
OCT 21 1983
THE WHITE HOUSE
your
WASHINGTON
September 21, 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS
JR
SUBJECT:
Honegger Files
I have now received from the Justice Department a box of
White House files left behind by Barbara Honegger. Judy
Hammerschmidt, a special assistant in the Civil Rights
Division who gathered and returned the files, is confident
that Honegger removed the bulk of the White House files from
her Justice Department office. The small amount of White
House files returned to us by Hammerschmidt supports this
supposition. Accordingly, I recommend sending the attached
letter to Honegger. Honegger may choose to garner publicity
over the files question, but I believe our position is
unassailable, particularly since we are simply asking
Honegger to comply with a memorandum she signed. Perhaps
you should raise the matter with Deaver, both in his
capacity as head of the working group on women and in his
unenviable role of Administration liaison with
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 12, 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS
Drd
SUBJECT:
Honegger Files
Central Files has alerted us to the existence of a
memorandum from Barbara Honegger to H.P. Goldfield, dated
March 16, 1982, in which Honegger states, "When my tenure
with the legal equity function is complete, the files moved
from the White House to Justice will be returned to Terry
Good, or his successor, and I will take full responsibility
to see that that is done. I will notify Counsel's Office in
writing when such documents have been returned to the White
House. This undertaking was apparently considered
necessary before Honegger was permitted to carry copies of
White House files to the Justice Department. Although
Honegger has resigned her post, thereby "completing" her
"tenure" with the legal equity function, the files have not
been returned nor has our office been so notified.
I called over to the Justice Department (Ken Starr) to
determine if the copies of White House files taken by
Honegger are still in Honegger's office, and advised that
any White House files identifiable as such should be
returned to us. I have not yet heard back from Justice.
Terry Good of Central Files advised that there was no way of
ascertaining if what Justice returns to us - if anything -
constitutes a complete set of what Honegger took with her.
It will therefore probably be advisable to write Honegger to
request her compliance with the terms of the agreement she
signed (and remind her that she may not retain copies of
White House files, even for use on her forthcoming book).
We can revisit this question when we see what files were
left behind at Justice.
/rk
Attachment
SEP 13 1983
ID #. 166779
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WHITE HOUSE
CORRESPONDENCE TRACKING WORKSHEET
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Date Correspondence
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Name of Correspondent: Barbasa Honegger
MI Mail Report
User Codes: (A)
(B)
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Subject: Memo to HP goldfield re Honegger 5 White
House Filer
ROUTE TO:
ACTION
DISPOSITION
Tracking
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ACTION CODES:
DISPOSITION CODES:
A Appropriate Action
I Info Copy Only/No Action Necessary
A Answered
C Completed
C - Comment/Recommendation
R - Direct Reply w/Copy
B . Non-Special Referral
S Suspended
D Draft Response
S - For Signature
F Furnish Fact Sheet
X Interim Reply
to be used as Enclosure
FOR OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE
Type of Response = Initials of Signer
Code = "A"
Completion Date = Date of Outgoing
Comments:
Keep this worksheet attached to the original incoming letter.
Send all routing updates to Central Reference (Room 75, OEOB).
Always return completed correspondence record to Central Files.
Refer questions about the correspondence tracking system to Central Reference, ext. 2590.
5/81
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 16, 1982
JGR
FOR:
H.P. GOLDFIELD
FROM:
BARBARA HONEGGER
Boll
166779 CIC
SUBJECT:
Continued Use of Files Relating to my Continued
Function, While at Justice, as Chairman of the
Cabinet Council on Legal Policy Working Group
on Legal Equity for Women
Pursuant to your request, this memorandum confirms my agreement
to follow the guidelines set forth by the Counsel's Office, as
communicated in our telephone conversation, regarding continued
use of files relating to my function as Chairman of the Cabinet
Council on Legal Policy Working Group on Legal Equity for Women
while at the Department of Justice.
The files referred to are those generated as a result of my
function over this past year as policy analyst and resource
contact at the White House on issues as they affect women and
as Chairman of the Working Group on Legal Equity for Women.
Though I will be physically moving to Justice, I will be con-
tinuing with the same function begun here at the White House
and so will require continued access to information accumulated
over this past year relating to that function.
I agree to make copies of all original file documents which are
necessary for me to continue my work while at Justice, leaving
the originals with Terry Good. All the files moved to Justice
will be kept segregated from other files, and not co-mingled
with files created while at Justice, or files generated from
the files moved to Justice. Justice has agreed to provide
lockable filing cabinets for this purpose.
When my tenure with the legal equity function is complete, the
files moved from the White House to Justice will be returned to
Terry Good, or his successor, and I will take full responsibility
to see that that is done. I will notify Counsel's Office in
writing when such documents have been returned to the White House.
Per your suggestion, approval of the agreement contained in this
memorandum, below, will be sufficient, together with Mr. Good's
receipt of originals in the files, to allow me to move the docu-
ments to the locked filing cabinet at the Department of Justice.
Date
¡EMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
STATEMENT OF DEPOSIT OF PRESIDENTIAL RECORDS
I have turned over all prismal official records and other
materials that were in my custody to the Office of Records
Management or my office. I have not retained copies of any
of these records See a attached memo J
understanding per President Counsel
dated 3-16-82
3-16-82
Date
Mary Signature HONEGGER
Office A Pitice
Office Benedogment
Checked out by JW/Yood