Transcripts of the Speaker's daily press conferences were compiled by his staff beginning in 1980. These provide verbatim accounts of reporters' questions and O'Neill's answers. The transcripts give evidence of his cordial, sometimes jocular, relationship with the press corps. In addition to the transcripts, a memo summarizing the details of the press conference was prepared each day for the Press Assistant.

Collection is open for research. Selected items are closed due to fragility; a microfilm access copy is available. Audiovisual recordings in this collection have been migrated from source media; digital use copies can only be accessed onsite in the Burns Library Reading Room.