1. Public Opinion Data in the National Archives of the United States Thomas E. Brown Manager, Archival Services Center for Electronic Records Electronic and Special Media Records Services Division U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

2. Initial Concept n Roper Center’s history n National Archives as involvement with public opinion data

3. Overlap with the Roper Center n U. S. Information Agency surveys n The American Soldier Series

4. Opinions of Federal Employees n Office of Personnel Management u Federal Employee Attitudes Surveys (FEAS) u Survey of Federal Employees (SOFE)

5. Opinions of Federal Employees n Merit System Protection Board u Personnel Specialist Surveys, u Merit Principles Surveys u Senior Executive Surveys u Sexual Harassment Surveys u Other surveys

6. Temporary Commissions n Major issues n Importance of Public Opinion n Range of topics

7. Topic Three n DYetails about this topic n Supporting information and examples n How it relates to your audience

8. Real Life n Give an example or real life anecdote n Sympathize with the audience’s situation if appropriate

9. What This Means n Add a strong statement that summarizes how you feel or think about this topic n Summarize key points you want your audience to remember

10. Next Steps n Summarize any actions required of your audience n Summarize any follow up action items required of you