3. Issue Files, 1970-1988 (bulk 1987-1988)

This series documents where Dukakis and his opponent George Herbert Walker Bush stood on major issues of national politics and what their records and personal backgrounds were. The bulk of the material focuses on Dukakis' political stance. The position statements include research, drafts, and finished products. The material on Bush is mostly negative campaign literature created by the Dukakis Committee. Dukakis' position papers go into greater detail, while the questionnaires and their responses, approved by Dukakis, lend a sense of how he appealed to various specialized groups and communities.