For political correspondence during this period, consult the Political Series. During these years Clements served as Executive Director for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. All correspondence is arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically within the folders. For information covering political matters during these years consult the Political Series. The Highway Commissioner Series deals with Clements' brief tenure as Highway Commissioner for the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1960.
Correspondence is arranged alphabetically by topic and chronologically therein.
All material is arranged chronologically. Most of the correspondence concerns Clements' two successful Congressional campaigns. In boxes 211-220 all material is arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically within the folders. The remainder of the section, boxes 221-227, concerns electoral strategy and campaign planning and is arranged in ascending numerical order by Congressional Districts and within each district folders are arranged alphabetically by county. Such diverse topics as the Democratic National Conventions of 1952 and 1956, the Democratic National Committee, The Kentucky Governor's Race of 1955, and the Senate Campaign Committee of which Clements was director from 1952 to 1954 are found in this section.