Ask the Scholar
Page 59 of 73
I can add historical knowledge about this page.
Page image
OCR
[004]
ARTHUR W. WHITE, JR
P6/(b)(6)
February 14, 1997
Mr. Bruce Reed
Assistant to the President
for Domestic Policy
The White House
Cynthic is lyn
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. Reed:
It has taken from the very beginning of this year to ascertain who was
the precise person in the Administration to forward my proposal on Welfare
Reform - Workfare. After consulting with many prominent individuals (in-
cluding Tom Williamson of Covington & Burling; Harry Kamen, Chairman,
President and CEO of Met Life; and Ernie Green of Lehman Brothers), the
unanimous selection was you.
This effort began with my concern that if something isn't done soon
to assure that former Welfare recipients are given opportunities to find
real jobs, there is going to be chaos throughout America. Further, the
Private Sector is the only potential source for the as many as 2 million
jobs that will be needed to be found in the next 5 years.
While I certainly commend the Administration and the States for the
tremendous start that has been made thus far, we all realize that this is
only the beginning.
What I would like is for the proposal to be evaluated to determine
whether or not it has merit and if my talents and skills could be utilized.
I have enclosed some background information that I believe demonstrates
why I am uniquely qualified to be of assistance in this specific area of
Welfare Reform.
I have taken the liberty of forwarding a copy of this material to
Senior Policy Analyst, Diana Fortuna.
Thank you for your consideration and I hope to hear from you soon.
Sincerely, Onth W. whb
Arthur W. White, Jr.
CC: Ms. Diana Fortuna
P.S. I have attached a list of the recipients of the Proposal along with
some of the written responses. To date, I have not received a single
objection to the concept.
Page data
- Page
- 59
- Source index
- 0
- Type
- photo
- Media ID
- 5d9d7fca98cae288
- Size
- unknown
Document data
- ID
- 26413352
- Core
- doc
- Type
- document
DTO data
{
"id": "26413352",
"sourceUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/26413352",
"contentType": "document",
"title": "Chron. File, February 1997 [1]",
"citationUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/26413352",
"collections": [
"Records of the Domestic Policy Council (Clinton Administration)",
"Bruce Reed's Chron Files"
],
"iiifBase": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/52/4133/26413352/content/presidential-libraries/clinton/foia/2011-0299-S-CHRONO/2011-0299-S-Chron-JPG/Box_150/42-t-7367462-20110299S-150-003-2015/42_t_7367462_20110299S_150_003_2015_Page_001.JPG",
"thumbnailUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/52/4133/26413352/content/presidential-libraries/clinton/foia/2011-0299-S-CHRONO/2011-0299-S-Chron-JPG/Box_150/42-t-7367462-20110299S-150-003-2015/42_t_7367462_20110299S_150_003_2015_Page_001.JPG",
"largeImageUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/52/4133/26413352/content/presidential-libraries/clinton/foia/2011-0299-S-CHRONO/2011-0299-S-Chron-JPG/Box_150/42-t-7367462-20110299S-150-003-2015/42_t_7367462_20110299S_150_003_2015_Page_001.JPG",
"imageCount": 73,
"hasImages": true,
"source": "import",
"hasTranscription": false
}
Context sent to Scholar
Document identity
{
"localId": "26413352",
"label": "Chron. File, February 1997 [1]",
"core": "doc",
"dtoType": "document",
"citationUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/26413352"
}
Document source metadata
{
"id": "26413352",
"sourceUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/26413352",
"contentType": "document",
"title": "Chron. File, February 1997 [1]",
"citationUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/26413352",
"collections": [
"Records of the Domestic Policy Council (Clinton Administration)",
"Bruce Reed's Chron Files"
],
"iiifBase": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/52/4133/26413352/content/presidential-libraries/clinton/foia/2011-0299-S-CHRONO/2011-0299-S-Chron-JPG/Box_150/42-t-7367462-20110299S-150-003-2015/42_t_7367462_20110299S_150_003_2015_Page_001.JPG",
"thumbnailUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/52/4133/26413352/content/presidential-libraries/clinton/foia/2011-0299-S-CHRONO/2011-0299-S-Chron-JPG/Box_150/42-t-7367462-20110299S-150-003-2015/42_t_7367462_20110299S_150_003_2015_Page_001.JPG",
"largeImageUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/52/4133/26413352/content/presidential-libraries/clinton/foia/2011-0299-S-CHRONO/2011-0299-S-Chron-JPG/Box_150/42-t-7367462-20110299S-150-003-2015/42_t_7367462_20110299S_150_003_2015_Page_001.JPG",
"imageCount": 73,
"hasImages": true,
"source": "import",
"hasTranscription": false
}
Document source extras
{
"url": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/26413352",
"naId": 26413352,
"levelOfDescription": "fileUnit",
"otherTitles": [
"42-t-7367462-20110299S-150-003-2015"
],
"recordType": "description",
"ocrSource": "nara-archive"
}
Page context
{
"seq": 59,
"pageIndex": 0,
"type": "photo",
"url": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/52/4133/26413352/content/presidential-libraries/clinton/foia/2011-0299-S-CHRONO/2011-0299-S-Chron-JPG/Box_150/42-t-7367462-20110299S-150-003-2015/42_t_7367462_20110299S_150_003_2015_Page_059.JPG",
"mediaId": "5d9d7fca98cae288",
"ocrText": "[004]\nARTHUR W. WHITE, JR\nP6/(b)(6)\nFebruary 14, 1997\nMr. Bruce Reed\nAssistant to the President\nfor Domestic Policy\nThe White House\nCynthic is lyn\n1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.\nWashington, D.C. 20500\nDear Mr. Reed:\nIt has taken from the very beginning of this year to ascertain who was\nthe precise person in the Administration to forward my proposal on Welfare\nReform - Workfare. After consulting with many prominent individuals (in-\ncluding Tom Williamson of Covington & Burling; Harry Kamen, Chairman,\nPresident and CEO of Met Life; and Ernie Green of Lehman Brothers), the\nunanimous selection was you.\nThis effort began with my concern that if something isn't done soon\nto assure that former Welfare recipients are given opportunities to find\nreal jobs, there is going to be chaos throughout America. Further, the\nPrivate Sector is the only potential source for the as many as 2 million\njobs that will be needed to be found in the next 5 years.\nWhile I certainly commend the Administration and the States for the\ntremendous start that has been made thus far, we all realize that this is\nonly the beginning.\nWhat I would like is for the proposal to be evaluated to determine\nwhether or not it has merit and if my talents and skills could be utilized.\nI have enclosed some background information that I believe demonstrates\nwhy I am uniquely qualified to be of assistance in this specific area of\nWelfare Reform.\nI have taken the liberty of forwarding a copy of this material to\nSenior Policy Analyst, Diana Fortuna.\nThank you for your consideration and I hope to hear from you soon.\nSincerely, Onth W. whb\nArthur W. White, Jr.\nCC: Ms. Diana Fortuna\nP.S. I have attached a list of the recipients of the Proposal along with\nsome of the written responses. To date, I have not received a single\nobjection to the concept."
}