U.S. trade agreements such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), World Trade Organization agreements, and bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) have been approved by majority vote of each house rather than by two-thirds vote of the Senate - that is, they have been treated as congressional-executive agreements rather than as treaties. The congressional-executive agreement has been the vehicle for implementing Congress's long-standing policy of seeking trade benefits for the United States through reciprocal trade negotiations. This report discusses this topic in brief.

Postcard from N. M. Wood to George Pendexter concerning the fire department photo collection that he has; Wood mentions that he has over 30,000 photos from all over the world. He notes that the photograph on the reverse side is of the Ottawa Fire Department in Ottawa, Canada. The photograph shows three firemen of Engine Co. 4 standing with their steamer engine in the snow in front of the fire station; the engine has wheels cut in half to act as skis in the snow.

This report discusses the fate of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) after the Trump Administration sent a 90-day notification to Congress of its intent to begin talks with Canada and Mexico to renegotiate NAFTA.

This report discusses the softwood lumber (conifer wood) disputes between the U.S. and Canada. There have been five major disputes since the 1980s with the fifth dispute (Lumber V) having started in 2016 after the expiration of a 2006 softwood lumber agreement. The report provides background information on the dispute, summarizes the key issues leading to the tensions between the United States and Canada over softwood lumber, and examines current developments in Lumber V.

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing news on the happenings in and around Sugar Land.

Letter from Lilia M. Forbes to C. C. Cox, following up her previous, unanswered letter. Envelope is included.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a good day to be proficient at ice skating as experts in two different forms of the sport found their talents to be the million-dollar variety.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of rescue coordinator who reports flares which were spotted from lifeboats near a Liberian freighter that sank in the Pacific.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Jim Bibby who made a strong bid for the first no hitter of the 1974 baseball season.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about 30 year old veteran who is making only his fifth start of the season.

Photograph of Bert Martin at the GALA Festival VII held in Montreal, Canada. Martin wears a white t-shirt with a Texas flag on it. He sits in a dark room and smiles towards the camera.

Photograph of Turtle Creek Chorale members (l-r) Chris Stinnett, Pat McCann, and Rusty Allen at the GALA Festival VII held in Montreal, Canada. They pose next to each other in front of a red curtain and smile towards the camera.

Photograph of Bert Martin (left) and Rusty Allen (right) at the GALA Festival VII held in Montreal, Canada. Rusty stands next to Martin and wears a white t-shirt covered with small turtle illustrations. Martin is visible from the neck upwards. They stand in front of a brown wall in a dimly lit room.