23 linear feet open for research, 53 containers

The material in this collection consists of memoranda, correspondence, notes, speech drafts, reports, briefings, invitations, and printed material. The majority of these files pertain to Dr. Bourne’s role as the administration’s health and drug expert. The material relate to Dr. Peter Bourne’s role as an advisor to Jimmy Carter during the 1976 Presidential campaign, transition period, and his appointment as Assistant to the President for Health Issues, 1977-78. As special assistant, these records also document Bourne’s role as director of the Office of Drug Abuse (ODAP), executive director of the Strategy Council, and member of the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships. The files consist of memoranda, correspondence, notes, speech drafts, reports, briefings, invitations, and printed material.

 

Peter Bourne

Dr. Peter Bourne was born in 1939 in Oxford, England, where he received his early education at the Dragon School before attending Whitgift School, Croydon. He graduated with an M.D. degree from Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, in 1962, and received an MA in anthropology from Stanford University, California, in 1969. After graduating, he entered the military, serving as a Captain in the United States Army. He was assigned to the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), where he studied the psychological and physiological effects of stress on basic trainees and men in combat. He spent one year in Vietnam as head of the Army's psychiatric research team, where he was awarded the Bronze Star, the Air Medal and the Combat Medical Badge. After returning from Vietnam he was active in the anti-war movement.

Bourne became active in Democratic politics in 1971 working in the Georgia Governor’s Office for Jimmy Carter. Bourne was also influential in convincing Carter to run for the Presidency several years later, and became involved in Carter’s campaign for President. After setting up and successfully running Georgia's first statewide drug treatment program, Bourne was asked to take a position as deputy in charge of treatment programs in President Nixon's Special Action Office of Drug Abuse Prevention (SAODAP) in Washington. Under Jimmy Carter, Bourne was appointed special assistant to the President for health issues, 1977- 1979.

In 1979, Bourne resigned his position. In 1979, Bourne became an Assistant Secretary-General at the United Nations, where he established and ran the "International Drinking Water Decade," a 10-year program that provided clean drinking water to 500 million people worldwide. After leaving the UN in 1982 for the private sector, he served on the boards of numerous charities.

In 1995 as an Advisor on Foreign Policy to US Congressman Bill Richardson, Bourne accompanied him to Baghdad for a meeting with Saddam Hussein to secure the release of two American aerospace workers who had been captured by the Iraqis after crossing over the Kuwaiti border. Richardson and Bourne subsequently collaborated on a number of such efforts in Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Kenya, and North Korea where they helped win the release of an American lay preacher who had crossed to the wrong side of the border.

Dr. Bourne has authored over a hundred articles and written or edited ten books.

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Refer to the series list for specific systems of arrangement.

 

Series I: Peter Bourne’s Transition Files - NAID 145862

Scope and Content: Containers 1-5. This series opened in December 1988. This series includes correspondence, memoranda, printed material, resumes, reports, and note. These materials relate to topics on the 1976 campaign and presidential transition. Arranged alphabetically by folder title.

 

Series II: Peter Bourne’s Correspondence Files - NAID 145892

Scope and Content: Containers 6-15. This series opened in December 1988. This series includes correspondence, notes, and printed material. These materials relate to topics on drug abuse, mental health, drug enforcement, drug trafficking, international health, and world hunger. Arranged chronologically by folder title, with some alphabetical files at the end of series.

 

Series III: Peter Bourne’s Invitation Files - NAID 145938

Scope and Content: Containers 16-19. This series opened in December 1988. This series includes invitations, correspondence, notes, and printed material. These materials relate to topics on drug abuse, mental health, drug enforcement, drug trafficking, international health, and world hunger. Arranged chronologically by folder title.

 

Series IV: Peter Bourne’s Memoranda Files - NAID 145948

Scope and Content: Containers 20-29. This series opened in December 1988. This series includes memoranda, correspondence, notes, and printed material. These materials relate to topics on drug abuse, mental health, drug enforcement, drug trafficking, international health, and world hunger. Arranged chronologically by folder title, with some alphabetical files at the end of series.

 

Series V: Peter Bourne’s Subject Files - NAID 146029

Scope and Content: Containers 30-45. This series opened in December 1988. This series includes reports, telegrams, cables, memoranda, speeches, and correspondence. These materials related to topics on international drug trade, drug abuse, international health, and world hunger. Arranged alphabetically by folder title.

 

Series VI: Ellen Metsky’s White House Files - NAID 146204

Scope and Content: Containers 46-47. This series opened in December 1988. This series includes reports, correspondence, memoranda, and printed material. These materials relate to health issues concerning infants, children, adolescents, and youth. Arranged alphabetically by folder title.

 

Series VII: Peter Bourne’s World Hunger Files - NAID 149231

Scope and Content: Containers 48-51. This series opened in December 1988. This series includes reports, memoranda, and correspondence. These materials relate to topics on world hunger in relation to U.S. domestic and international food and agricultural policies. Arranged alphabetically by folder title.

 

Series VIII: Peter Bourne’s International Health Files - NAID 146265

Scope and Content: Containers 52-53. This series opened in July 1989. This series includes reports, memoranda, and correspondence. These materials relate to topics on international health and world hunger. Arranged alphabetically by folder title.

 

Restrictions on Access:

These papers contain documents restricted in accordance with Executive Order 12958, which governs National Security policies, and material which has been closed in accordance with the donor’s deed of gift.

 

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction:

Copyright interest in these papers has been donated to the United States Government. Some of the records may be subject to copyright restrictions. (i.e. newspapers, publications, etc) Researchers should contact the publisher for further information.

 

The records are held at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, 441 John Lewis Freedom Pkwy NE, Atlanta, GA 30307.

 

1976 Campaign

Presidential transitions

Health

Drug abuse

Mental health

Drug enforcement

Drug trafficking

International health

World hunger

 

Peter Bourne

Lee I. Dogoloff (Deputy Director)

Jack Keefe (Border Management INS)

Joseph Krueger (DEA)

Charles O’Keefe

Ellen Metsky

Sara Seanor

John W. Gardner

Mazie Pope

Gerald Fill (Office of Management and Budget)

 

Office of Drug Abuse Policy

National Institute of Drug Abuse

Drug Enforcement Administration

The Strategy Council, World Hunger Working Group

White House Fellowship

Africa

Middle East

South America

Asia

Europe

 

1976 Campaign

Presidential transitions

Health

Drug abuse

Mental health

Drug enforcement

Drug trafficking

International health

World hunger

1976 - 1979

Related materials in this repository:

White House Central File in the following categories: HE (Health), FG 6-8 (0ffice of Drug Abuse), FG 22-l0 (Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration), FG 6-1-1/Bourne, FG 287 (Commission on Mental Health), FG 233(President's Commission on White House Fellowships), IT 102 (World Health Organization), and FG 17-3 (Drug Enforcement Administration); Records of the Domestic Policy Staff; Presidential Commission on World Hunger; Records of the First Ladies’ Office.

 

Peter Bourne’s Transition Files

 

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Peter Bourne’s Correspondence Files

 

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Peter Bourne’s Invitation Files

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Peter Bourne’s Memoranda Files

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Peter Bourne’s Subject Files

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Ellen Metsky’s White House Files

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Peter Bourne’s World Hunger Files

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Peter Bourne’s International Health Files

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Preferred citation: [Type of Document], [Names of Sender and Recipient or Title of Document], [Date], [Collection Title], [Series Title], [Folder Title], [Box Number], Jimmy Carter Presidential Library.

Acquisition information: These historical materials were received under provisions of the instrument of gift that Jimmy Carter signed January 31, 1981.

Processing information: The first series of the collection was opened in December 1988. The last series in this collection was opened on July 1993. The opening dates are indicated in the series descriptions.