Reading Room Document

Use of White House Office Funds to Handle Mail for Members of the President's Family

The document discusses the authorization of using White House Office funds to handle mail addressed to members of the President's family. The conclusion reached is that White House Office funds may be used for handling mail addressed to family members residing in the White House, as well as for the President's son who does not live in the White House and the President's mother. The document presents the question of whether the handling of mail for members of the President's family is sufficiently related to the purposes for which funds are appropriated to the White House Office. It also raises the question of whether the costs of handling mail for family members should be paid from government funds, similar to the rationale for the expenditure of government funds for official travel by members of the President's family.

March 22, 1977