Congressman's Reports
87th-101st Congress, 1961-1990
Congressional newsletter written chiefly by Morris Udall to relay his actions on matters of interest to his constituents. An edited version of twenty-three of his newsletters was published in Education of a Congressman (1972). Presented here is the full text of approximately 130 newsletters produced by Udall between 1961 and 1989.
87th Congress (1961-1962)
"Some Early Impressions and Experiences," 1961
"Aid to Education -- Some Arizona Facts and Figures," with table, 1961
"The 'You' Angle," 1961
"Postal Rates and Politics," 1961
"A Break for School Taxpayers," 1961
"Foreign Aid: Does it do any Good?" 1961
"Should we Impeach Chief Justice Warren?" 1961
"Civil Defense Gets a New Look," 1961
"No Postal Increases this Session," 1961
"Military Spending -- Let's Stop the Waste," 1961
"Reflections on the First Session," 1961
"What Congress Did: Part I and What Congress Did: Part II," 1961
"Local Issues and Congress," 1961
"The Wilderness Bill: Preserving our Heritage," 1961
"The Holiday Season -- A Time for Reflection and Hope," 1961
"Congress Goes Back to Work," 1962
"No Junk Mail for Congressmen!" 1962
"Billboards or Scenery -- Which will it be?" 1962
"Arizona's Public Schools -- How well are we Doing?" 1962
"The Tennessee Apportionment Case -- Will It Affect Arizona?" 1962
"Arizona's Public Schools II: Tax Equalization or Federal Aid?" 1962
"The Trade Expansion Act of 1962: A Bold New Instrument of American Policy," 1962
"'Medicare' -- The Battle of Madison Square Garden," 1962
"'Out of the Frying Pan' -- Hope and a Lesson for Arizona," 1962
"The Farm Problem -- Swept Under the Rug Again," 1962
"Freedom for Farmers -- A New Ray of Hope," 1962
"Thalidomide: A Crippling Drug Promises Greater Protection for Consumers," 1962
"Socialism, Spending and the 'Welfare State' -- What are the Facts?" 1962
"Arizona's Public Lands -- Both Blessing and Burden," 1962
"Who's Winning the Cold War?" 1962
"Constituents, Congressmen and Communication -- A 'Gift Subscription' Suggestion," 1962
"Must we Repeat our Mistake?" 1962
88th Congress (1963-1964)
"Who Rules the Rules Committee?" 1963
"Taxes and Spending -- The Big Issues of 1963," 1963
"Taxes and Spending II: Can Wee -- Or Will We -- Reduce Federal Spending?" 1963
"Taxes and Spending III: Just who are the Big Spenders?" 1963
"Taxes and Spending IV: Some Specific Proposals for Budget Reductions," 1963
"Taxes and Spending V: The President and Henry Ford -- An Old Idea Revived," 1963
"Central Arizona Project: Tapping Arizona's Last Water Hole," 1963
"Fright for Sale," 1963
"Arizona's Water Fight Shifts to Congress," 1963
"Arizona's Water Fight: Which Path Leads to Victory," 1963
"The Big Challenge: Civil Rights and the 88th Congress," 1963
"A Tale of Two Taxpayers: Part I -- The Taxes they Pay," 1963
"A Tale of Two Taxpayers: Part II -- What do their Taxes Buy?" 1963
"The Great Numbers Game, or the Case of the Missing Factor: People," 1963
"If this is Peace, What would War be Like?" 1963
"'Come, Let Us Reason Together,'" 1963
"Is Congress Sick? -- I: Creeping Paralysis on Capitol Hill," 1964
"Is Congress Sick? -- II: Needed: A Transfusion of Democracy," 1964
"Foreign Policy for the Decade Ahead: I -- The Mirage of Final Solutions," 1964
"Foreign Policy for the Decade Ahead: II -- New Phase for an Old War," 1964
"Do We Want Another Bible War?" 1964
"Reapportionment -- I: 'One Man, One Vote' ... That's all she Wrote!" 1964
"Reapportionment -- II: Where Do We Go from Here?" 1964
89th Congress (1965-1966)
"Gun Fight at the Congress Corral," 1965
"Medicare v. Eldercare -- A Big Issue Finally Resolved," 1965
"Johnson and His Critics: Diplomacy in a Fishbowl," 1965
"The Silent Revolution in Economics: I -- Must We Have Boom and Bust?" 1965
"The Silent Revolution in Economics: II -- 'Forgive Us Our Debts'," 1965
"The Silent Revolution in Economics: III -- A River Called Money," 1965
"Does the 'New Economics' Work Both Ways?" 1966
"Wait 'Til Next Year' -- Old Time Verse," 1966
90th Congress (1967-1968)
"The Right to Write: Some Suggestions on Writing Your Congressman," 1967
"Some Lessons from the Case of Adam Clayton Powell," 1967
"The President of the United States, Greeting," 1967
"The Electoral College is Flunking Out," 1968
"The CAP is Signed -- This Is 'Next Year!'" 1968
91st Congress (1969-1970)
"Protectionism vs. Free Trade: The Great Tomato Rhubarb and Other War Stories," 1969
"Preparing for Peace: The Lessons of the Sixties," 1969
"Preparing for Peace--II: Are We Headed for a New Arms Race?" 1969
"Preparing for Peace--III: The Tough Problem of Priorities," 1969
"Preparing for Peace--IV: The Case of the Vanishing Dollar," 1969
"Preparing for Peace--V: Tax Reform and the Double Standard," 1969
"Preparing for Peace--VI: Our Spaceship Earth--Standing Room Only," 1969
"Man: Endangered Species: The Day the Santa Ritas Disappeared," 1969
"The Environment--What YOU Can Do," 1970
"47 Million Americans are Missing: Our Really Silent Majority," 1970
"What's Happening with Our Youth?: A Dialogue with Three Interns," 1970
92nd Congress (1971-1972)
"A Scandal Called Welfare," 1971
"Revenue Sharing: Trick or Treat for Taxpayers," 1971
"Politics and Morality: Where Leaders Fail," 1971
"The Right to Write: Some Suggest on Writing Your Congressman," 1971
"Carl Hayden: Quiet Mystery Maker," 1972
"Is the System Working? Six Thousand Arizonans Sound Off," 1972
"Land Speculation: Investment in the future...or down payment on dust?" 1972
93rd Congress (1973-1974)
"Hold Up at the White House, Showdown with Congress," 1973
"Congressional Comeback: A Slumbering Giant Awakens," 1973
"Some Chickens Come Home to Roost: The Energy Binge is Over," 1973
"The Energy Crisis -- What We Can All Do About It," 1973
"The Legacy of Watergate -- Despair or Reconstruction," 1973
"Our Ailing Economy -- Getting Back to the Basics," 1973
"Enter, An Age of Scarcity," 1974
95th Congress (1977-1978)
"A Toast: To a Water Settlement," 1977
"Anti-Monopoly -- A Game Plan," 1977
"'Solar Energy: A Ray of Hope'," 1977
"The Future of the Retired American," 1978
"The Cost of Health: A Udall Rx," 1978
"Let's Stop Inflation -- Now," 1978
96th Congress (1979-1980)
"Congressional Oversight: Making Things Work," 1979
"Time to Help Small Business," 1979
"Energy: An 'Instant Replay'," 1979
"The 'Sagebrush Revolution'," 1979
"The Sledgehammer Lobby," 1980
"How Much for Defense," 1980
"Politics and Morality," 1980
"Gasohol: A Cochise Future?" 1980
"Of Water Land and Air," 1980
"Ambos Nogales: 'Un Lugar Muy Especial'," 1980
97th Congress (1981-1982)
"Notes: A New Presidency, A New Decade," 1981
"Staring Down Reality," 1981
"The Future of Social Security," 1981
"A Stronger National Defense," 1982
"Arizona and Water," 1982
"El Salvador: Whose War?" 1982
"Tough Times." 1982
"Reagan: The First 500 Days," 1982
98th Congress (1983-1984)
"A New 2nd Congressional District," 1983
"Keeping Social Security Secure," 1983
"U.S.-Mexico Forums: Sharing More than a Border," 1983
"Arizona -- Where we Came from, Where We're Going," 1984
99th Congress (1985-1986)
"Moving with Arizona into the Future," 1985
"Questionnaire Response," 1985
"It's Later than It's Ever Been," 1985
"The Trade Deficit -- Cause for Alarm?" 1985
"How National and International Issues Affect Arizonans," 1986
101st Congress (1989-1990)