Agendas International collection of Nicaragua monitoring reports
Scope and Contents
The items in the collection document press involvement in the investigation of the Iran-Contra Affair from 1983 to 1989. Press reports feature interviews with former officials, while analysis reports attempt to define the effects of the media's hypothesized framing on public opinion.
The collection, which spans 1983 through 1989, provides a unique encompassing view of the time period, U.S. foreign policy, domestic politics, and the role of the U.S. press in shaping policy and opinion at home as well as internationally. It constitutes a resource for scholars in various fields including, but not limited to, Latin American studies, history, U.S. foreign policy, and journalism and society.
Dates
- Creation: 1983-1989
Creator
- Agendas International (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is not processed and therefore has not been prepared for research use. Please contact Special Collections for more information.
Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions. It is not necessary to seek our permission as the owner of the physical work to publish or otherwise use public domain materials that we have made available for use, unless Johns Hopkins University holds the copyright.
Biographical / Historical
From 1983 until 1990, Agendas International, was a private public affairs company registered with the U.S. Department of Treasury and paid by the Government of Nicaragua. The company monitored reporting about Nicaragua, both print and electronic, until the Sandinistas lost the election.
This monitoring conducted five days a week was sent originally to various Nicaraguan departments, first by telex and then electronically through computers. Accompanying the synthesis of reporting were recommendations or analysis of how the Government should react to the reportage.
Extent
47.5 Cubic Feet (38 record center boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
From 1983 until 1990, Agendas International, was a private public affairs company registered with the U.S. Department of Treasury and paid by the Government of Nicaragua. The items in the collection document press involvement in the investigation of the Iran-Contra Affair from 1983 to 1989.
Custodial History
After the Sandinista Party lost the election, these materials were stored by Agendas principals, Darryl Hunt and Donald Casey. Darryl in his home; Donald in a Brooklyn private storage space. In 2008, Donald Casey's wife, Bonnie Barrett Stretch, donated the collection to the Special Collections department at Johns Hopkins University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated by Bonnie Stretch in 2008.
Processing Information
This collection has not been processed.
Subject
- Casey, William J. (William Joseph), 1913-1987 (Person)
- North, Oliver, 1943- (Person)
- Poindexter, John M., 1936- (Person)
- Reagan, Ronald, 1911-2004 (Person)
Source
- Stretch, Bonnie (Donor, Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Temporal
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Agendas International collection of Nicaragua monitoring reports
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
The Sheridan Libraries
Special Collections
3400 N Charles St
Baltimore MD 21218 USA
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