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"Invaluable. A must purchase for most large public, academic, research and special libraries". -- American Reference Books Annual New Edition This expanded 11th edition contains more than 6,800 entries describing the activities and personnel of groups and committees that function to advise the President of the United States and various departments and bureaus of the federal government, as well as detailed information about historically significant committees. Complete contact Information is provided as well as fax, e-mail and URL numbers when available. Five indexes -- alphabetical and keyword, personnel, publications and reports, organizations by federal department or agency and organizations by presidential administration -- provide easy access to the desired information.