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The topical subseries consists of nearly eight linear feet of disparate materials, ranging from correspondence, notes, and memoranda, to briefing and background papers, to published reports, used for reference by the Press Office. While these files cover a broad range of issues across the full temporal span of Blanchard's tenure, there are focal points which merit highlighting. The budgets publications reflect the administration's outreach efforts to inform the populace of the immediate impact of state government. The departmental publications from Commerce, Management and Budget, Natural Resources, and Public Health similarly tried to demonstrate this impact. The Dukakis talking points reveal Blanchard's close link with Dukakis' failed attempt for the presidency. Finally, the State of the State files contain printed and manuscript copies of this crucial policy statement, as well as background materials.