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    "ocrText": "Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet\nClinton Library\nDOCUMENT NO.\nSUBJECT/TITLE\nDATE\nRESTRICTION\nAND TYPE\n001. memo\nTo Cathy R. Mays from WAVES Operation Center re: Appt. (partial)\n02/24/97\nP6/b(6), b(7)(C), b(7)(E),\n(1 page)\nb(7)(F)\n002a. memo\nTo Cathy R. Mays from WAVES Operations Center re: Appt. (partial)\n02/19/97\nP6/b(6), b(7)(C), b(7)(E),\n(1 page)\nb(7)(F)\n002b. list\nTo Cathy from Charles Holmes (partial) (1 page)\n02/13/97\nP6/b(6)\n003a. memo\nTo Cathy R. Mays from WAVES Operation Center re: Appt. (partial)\n02/19/97\nP6/b(6)\n(1 page)\n003b. list\nRe: Felicia (partial) (1 page)\nn.d.\nP6/b(6)\n004. letter\nTo Bruce Reed from Arthur W. White, Jr. re: welfare (partial) (1 page)\n02/14/97\nP6/b(6)\nCOLLECTION:\nClinton Presidential Records\nDomestic Policy Council\nBruce Reed (Chron Files)\nOA/Box Number: 14307\nFOLDER TITLE:\nChron File, February 1997 [1]\n2011-0299-S\nry1124\nRESTRICTION CODES\nPresidential Records Act |44 U.S.C. 2204(a)]\nFreedom of Information Act 15 U.S.C. 552(b)]\nP1 National Security Classified Information |(a)(1) of the PRA]\nb(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]\nP2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office |(a)(2) of the PRA]\nb(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of\nP3 Release would violate a Federal statute |(a)(3) of the PRA]\nan agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]\nP4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or\nb(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]\nfinancial information |(a)(4) of the PRA]\nb(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial\nP5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President\ninformation |(b)(4) of the FOIA]\nand his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRAJ\nb(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of\nP6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of\npersonal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]\npersonal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]\nb(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement\npurposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]\nC. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed\nb(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of\nof gift.\nfinancial institutions |(b)(8) of the FOIA]\nPRM. Personal record misfile defined in accordance with 44 U.S.C.\nb(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information\n2201(3).\nconcerning wells |(b)(9) of the FOIA]\nRR. Document will be reviewed upon request.\nChion\nlearne, Diana\nStephen C. Warnath\n02/28/97 03:58:55\nPM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nBruce N. Reed/OPD/EOP, Elena Kagan/OPD/EOP\nCC:\nSubject: An idea for you to considerl\nI have been working with DOJ and the American Bar Association to put together an initiative that\nwould encourage lawyers, both public and private, to volunteer more time to providing legal help to\nlegal immigrants. The ABA is very excited about this and the Attorney General pledged DOJ to do\nthis. This is getting high-level attention on both sides as evidenced by the planning meeting that I\nparticpated in awhile ago that was hosted by Jamie and also attended by the ABA President-elect.\nThe plan has been to have specifics put together for April, when the ABA President would unveil\nit. I wonder whether alternatively you would be interested in having the President unveil this as\npart of the Summit on volunteer service. (Or it could be done as a freestanding event.)\nThis initiative is consistent with the President's statements about wanting to protect legal\nimmigrants from hardships under the new legislation; this would help legal immigrants work their\nway through the new rules and requirements of the welfare and immigration laws so that they\nbetter understand their situation and do not improperly lose access to services that they may be\neligible for. It also advances the President's Executive Order on Civil Justice Reform (Sec. 2\nGovernment Pro Bono and Volunteer Service). I think that this can be a very positive, productive\ninitiative and a solid contribution to the summit or an event. This can be a good example of a\nmeaningful public/private cooperative effort not based upon additional public funding requirements\n(with the potential for a sustained commitment and stories -- the ABA certainly wants to feature it\nin their conferences and publications).\nSo what do you think?\nBruce N. Reed\nA\n02/26/97 09:36:54 PM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nSylvia M. Mathews/WHO/EOP\nCC:\nSubject: What to expect while I'm away\nAs I mentioned to you before, I will be out tomorrow and Friday, taking my family to Disney World\non a vacation we planned many months ago. I will be armed with skypager, cell phone, and laptop,\nso I can call you at any time from the line at Small Small World.\nWe will be providing a number of memos over the next few days:\n1.\nA memo to you tonight that provides a status report on ideas that Penn and others might raise\nat the Political Strategy meeting.\ngoody\n2. An informational needle exchange memo for the President, which should be ready late tomorrow.\n3. A recommendation on actions the federal government can take to hire people off welfare\n(Friday).\nyou\n4. The memo we discussed for the President on how we plan to organize the non-profit and\nreligious sectors on welfare reform (Friday).\nvs. The DPC priorities memo (Friday).\n6. Steve Silverman and I sent a memo to EB tonight on the service summit.\nElena will cover the Cabinet briefing, and Monday's long-term planning meeting if my plane doesn't\nget back here in time.\nFor next week, we will prepare but not yet submit a few other memos:\n1. Strategy memos for the congressional working groups on welfare-to-work and juvenile justice.\n2. An informational background memo for the Mar. 6 education standards meeting. (The President\nsigned off on our suggestion to include other standards experts besides Tucker in that meeting.)\n/Mdee\n3. A draft master plan for all 10 points of our education agenda. (A joint project with NEC and\nCommunications.)\nTwo Presidential meetings remain tentative: 1) the health care meeting, which could either be a\nsmall informal briefing by key WH players (as the First Lady and I have suggested) or a more formal\ndeal (as Gene recommends); and 2) the welfare meeting, which I would like to use to discuss with\nhim a variety of welfare-to-work issues, from our game plan in the bipartisan congressional working\ngroups to our state-by-state strategy. The welfare meeting should be just White House. We would\nbe fine if it slipped until the following week.\nFeel free to page me anytime. Thanks.\nU\nC.Jenning\nP/s give\nFebruary 26, 1997\nMEMORANDUM FOR\nFROM:\nBRUCE BRUCE LINDSEY REED R\nAP-Chron Bruce a call.\n-art\nThinks-\nChron\nBR\nSUBJECT:\nArkids First Program\nWhen Governor Huckabee visited with President Clinton during the NGA meeting, he\ninvited the President to come to Arkansas to (1) address the Arkansas legislature and (2)\nparticipate in the initiation of the \"Arkids First\" program. Since the \"Arkids First\" program will\nrequire a Medicaid waiver, I wanted someone in your shop to review this material before we\nrespond to Governor Huckabee's request. Can someone call me about this?\nChristopher C. Jennings\n03/05/97 05:09:11 PM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nBruce R. Lindsey/WHO/EOP, Jennifer D. Dudley/WHO/EOP\nCC:\nBruce N. Reed/OPD/EOP\nSubject: Governor Huckabee's \"Arkids First\" program\nFollowing up Governor Huckabee's conversations with the President and you (Bruce L.) re\ntheir new \"Arkids First\" program, I talked both Ray Hanley the Arkansas' Medicaid Director (who I go\nway back with) and a couple of other Arkansan friends about the status of the proposal. I also had a\nconversation with Sally Richardson (HCFA's waiver overseer.)\nRay informs me that this initiative, which includes new State money and a request for a 1115 Medicaid\nwaiver to pay for a children's coverage expansion up to 200% of poverty, received an overwhelming 85-0\nvote of approval from the House Legislature just yesterday. The Senate is expected to soon give it a\nsimilarly positive endorsement.\nA preliminary submission of information for a Medicaid waiver request was forwarded to HCFA last week.\nThe proposal is, in many respects, more simple and less controversial than most of our 1115 waiver\nrequests. From my perspective, the primary outstanding question is whether it will meet our\nself-enforced budget neutrality requirements. It might be a stretch to do this, but I want to withold\njudgement until after I have received a preliminary report from HCFA. (They are supposed to get back to\nme by this Friday.)\nThe Governor surprised many people with this initiative. Earlier in the year, he was talking about\nsignificant Medicaid cuts to help pay for a tax cut. Now he is advocating more spending for a major\nexpansion of kids' coverage. If we can find a way to approve the waiver (and assuming the State goes\nahead and implements it), this is certainly noteworthy news worth exploring as an example of how\nRepublicans and Democrats, States and the Federal Government, can work together to expand\ninsurance coverage for children.\nAs to Governor Huckabee's idea to have the POTUS either (1) address the Arkansas legislature on this\nissue or (2) participate in the initation of the \"Arkids First\" program, the second makes more sense than\nthe former for two reasons: (1) The State Legislature is adjourning in a few weeks and there is no\nrealistic timeframe to do this and (2) It is not necessary to push or cajole the Legislature, since they are\nunanimously pushing this initiative. If everything goes ahead as scheduled, however, the first new kid\ncovered probably would not occur until September. (If we end up deciding we would like the POTUS\ninvolved sooner, I am sure, however, that we can find creative ways to develop an appropriate event.)\nI will continue to follow this issue closely. If you have any questions, you can reach me at 6-5560.\ncj\ncopies for: Elena\nCynthia\nDiana\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\n- Chrm -\nWASHINGTON\nFebruary 26, 1997\nThe Honorable Dianne Feinstein\nUnited States Senate\nWashington, DC 20510\nDear Senator Feinstein:\nThank you for your letter to the President concerning Justice Anthony Kline's proposal\nto expand work opportunities through urban conservation corps. Justice Kline's\nproposal certainly deserves attention.\nThe President sees a great importance in developing programs which will help children\nin urban areas restore safety in their communities. Furthermore, because welfare\nreform will create a greater need for employment, involving conservation corps may be\na viable aid in helping our youth find jobs and creating training programs which will\nenable workers to advance into jobs within the private sector. Expanding the National\nService Act to involve urban conservation corps in federal service projects may move\nus in the right direction for employment growth among urban areas.\nThanks again for taking the time to bring this issue to our attention.\nSincerely,\nBruRl\nBruce Reed\nAssistant to the President\nfor Domestic Policy\nThanks for the idea!\nSend letter,\nask Diane to\nlook into it\nT4\n-BR\nDIANNE FEINSTEIN\nCOMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS\nCALIFORNIA\nCOMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY\nCOMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION\nUnited States Senate\nWASHINGTON, DC 20510-0504\n(202) 224-3841\nDecember 23, 1996\nThe Honorable William Jefferson Clinton\nJAN 2 AM8:43\nPresident of the United States\nThe White House\nWashington, D.C. 20500\nDear Mr. President:\nI am writing to bring to your attention an innovative proposal of Justice Anthony\nKline of the California Court of Appeals, to expand work opportunities through urban\nconservation corps. Justice Kline worked with me to create the first municipal corps\nprogram in the country when I was Mayor of San Francisco. I believe Justice Kline's\nproposal provides the Administration with an opportunity to address the many\nemployment challenges we face as a nation.\nThe basic concept of the proposed expansion revolves around the fact that the\nNational Service Act provides that the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Urban\nDevelopment, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture can \"enter into\ncontracts and cooperative agreements with any qualified urban youth corps (as defined by\nthe National Service Act) to perform appropriate service projects\". I am urging the\nAdministration to do just that - involve urban conservation corps in federal service\nprojects.\nBecause of the proliferation of conservation corps nationally, and because welfare\nreform will soon create a high need for employment opportunities for semi-skilled\nworkers, I believe this concept is not only timely, but necessary.\nBy involving conservation corps in federal projects, we innovatively address the\nchallenges of finding jobs for youth who need them, as well as create apprentice programs\nthat give workers the training they need to move forward into jobs in the private sector.\nThe appropriate federal agencies currently possess the legal authority to involve\nstate and local conservation corps in public works projects, and the funding used for these\nprojects has already been appropriated to the various agencies.\nI feel that this concept addresses our nation's need to engage large numbers of\nurban youth in forms of public service that will in turn create jobs, and in the process\nprovide opportunities to restore rapidly disintegrating urban environments.\nSALEK\nDPC\nFRESNO OFFICE:\nLOS ANGELES OFFICE\nSAN DIEGO OFFICE\n1130 \"O\" STREET\n11111 SANTA MONICA BLVD.\n750 \"B\" STREET\nSUITE 2446\nSUITE 915\nSUITE 1030\nFRESNO, CA 93721\nLos ANGELES, CA 90025\nSAN DIEGO, CA 92101\nI hope that you will see the many benefits this concept presents. I have enclosed a\ncopy of Judge Kline's detailed proposal for your review. Please feel free to contact me if\nyou should be in need of any further information on this exciting idea. I look forward to\nbuilding on the basic tenants of local service corps and the national Americorps project.\nThese programs offer so many opportunity for our country and I believe their expansion\nwill be an enormous benefit to this nation's workforce and cities.\nDinni Dianne Sincerely, Feinstein Quisicin\nUnited States Senator\nOF\nTRAY\nSTA EGGN\nSTATE OF OREGON\nPHIL KEISLING\nSECRETARY OF STATE\nSECRETARY OF STATE\n136 STATE CAPITOL\nSALEM, OREGON 97310-0722\n1859\n(503) 986-1500\n136 STATE CAPITOL\nPHONE (503) 986-1523\nSALEM, OREGON 97310\nFAX (503) 373-7414\nBruce Reed\nMIKE C. -\nAssistant to the President for Domestic Policy\n2nd Floor, West Wing\nSmat guy,\nThe White House\nWashington, D.C. 20502\nno rush to read\nDear Bruce:\nhis idea. BR\nCongratulations on your new position. On my next D.C. visit -- perhaps in March, when I'm back for a\nwedding -- I hope we get a chance to meet in person!\nI'm heartened that the Administration has given such prominence to higher education funding/access\nissues. I also think there is room for even bolder -- indeed, more audacious -- thinking.\nThe enclosed is something I've circulated in Oregon -- it has gotten a few nibbles from legislators,\nthough no official state sponsorship. It is a state version of a notion championed by the Washington\nMonthly for years. If you get a chance to review it, you might consider the following:\nIf part of the Administration's strategy potentially involves \"letting the states be\nlaboratories,\" something like this might fit in. A \"waiver\" of certain laws -- federal financial aid/loan\nprograms might facilitate it.\nIf the thinking is, \"Let the first $1,500 of two years of higher education be 100% financed\"\n-- expansion of the K-12 entitlement as it were -- then this idea could be applied to the \"non-\nentitlement\" portion.\nWith access to IRS and other mechanisms, the federal government is even better equipped\nthan states to make this work.\nFar and away the biggest obstacle to this is financing the up-front costs of getting it started.\nHere's a whopper of an idea -- as long as it is in substantial surplus for the next 25 years, might there\nbe a way to (safely!) use the Social Security Trust to provide bridge financing, in effect directly invest\nin the future of the generation that's most at risk of truly getting screwed by current arrangements?\nHope all is well -- thanks for your consideration.\nBest\nPhilling Phil Keisling\nPK:ays\nEncl.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nChief of Staff\nBrual KAthy\n1. Per Nickis instruction,\nyour office should\nhandle health\nuare meeting.\n2. on the Labor issue,\nVicki would like\nBrucis recommendation\non wether OL not\nEvskine should do\nthis\nRecommendiation:\nYes\nNO\nELENA - - Can you deal w/these?\nThe BR\n805 15th Street, N.W\nSuite 500\nWashington, D.C. 20005\n(202)371-9770\nFAX (202) 371-6601\nChambers Associates Incorporated\nPublic Policy Consultants\nDecember\n12,\nN°\n1996\nThe Honorable Erskine Bowles\nChief of Staff-Designate to the President\nstaff\nThe White House\nshldment\nWashington, D.C. 20500\nDear Erskine:\nI am delighted that you have returned to the White House to serve the President as Chief of\nStaff. I am most hopeful that the President, with your able assistance, will preside over a very\nproductive second term. I hope you will call on me to help as needed from my perch in the private\nsector. As always, I remain a committed supporter.\nWhile I know that your time is extremely limited, I would like to request a meeting at your\nearliest convenience with two distinguished New Yorkers, Dennis Rivera and Kenneth E. Raske.\nDennis Rivera is the President of National 1199 Health and Human Service Employees\nUnion, the largest health care worker union in the United States, with over 120,000 members in New\nYork State alone. Ken Raske is the President of the Greater New York Hospital Association which\nrepresents 175 hospitals and continuing care facilities in the New York metropolitan area, including\nmany of the nation's most prestigious academic medical centers.\nDennis Rivera and Ken Raske have forged a very powerful labor/management coalition\nwhich has worked hard to improve the health care system of the New York area. In November of\n1995, they organized one of the largest health care rallies ever held in Times Square which provided\nan excellent platform for First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton to express the President's support for\nthe Medicare and Medicaid programs. The rally was carried on all of the national nightly news\nprograms as well as local stations across the country. It played a significant role in turning public\nopinion against some of the more extreme proposals considered by Congress at that time.\nI am enclosing a copy of a letter and attachments sent to the President on December 2, 1996,\nby Ken Raske, which outlines some of the concerns of the New York health care community\nregarding Medicare and Medicaid proposals for the fiscal year 1998 budget. I hope these will be\nhelpful as you move forward on the Administration's budget for next year.\nDennis and Ken are very interested in continuing the important relationship they have\ndeveloped with the Clinton Administration and would like to meet with you to discuss their priorities\nwhile the Administration is working on its budget proposals for fiscal year 1998. Understanding that\nyour schedule must be quite busy, they would be willing to meet with you at any time that is\nconvenient for you.\nI look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for your consideration.\nSincerely,\nLatitia Letitia Chambers\nPresident\nNT BY: NSCERC/NCSC\n: 2-10-87 : 8:36 :\nNSCERC/NCSC-\n2023853872:# 2\nFEB 13 1997\nFebruary 6, 1997\nMr. Erskine Bowles\nChief of Staff to the President\nThe White House\n1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.\nWashington, D.C. 20500\nDear Mr. Bowles:\nEach of us represent organizations with long-term commitments to the needs of older\nworkers. We are anxious to meet with you or your designee on an issue of considerable\nimportance to us and, we hope, to the Administration. We are asking you to reconsider an\nearlier Administration position, contained in the Administration's 1995 reauthorization bill,\nwhich would transfer the administration of Title V of the Older Americans Act (Senior\nCommunity Service Employment Program - SCSEP) from the Department of Labor (DOL)\nto the Department of Health and Human Services.\nWe believe that keeping this employment and training program, serving 100,000 low-\nincome seniors annually, in Labor makes good administrative, programmatic and political\nsense. At Labor, this activity would remain close to overall Job and training activities and\nemployment assistance resources at Federal and state levels.\nWe think that the context of the transfer decision two years ago has markedly shifted.\nEach of our organizations, some with more confidence than others, saw the transfer as the\nbest way to avoid losing the program to block-grant proposals affecting many DOL\nauthorities. Subsequently, the Senate agreed to keep the SCSEP out of the consolidation\nlegislation and the Ranking Member of the Senate Labor Committee continues to support\nthat exclusion.\nWc hopc to bc ablc to discuss this matter with you at your earliest convenience.\nThank you.\nSincerely,\nSteve Rotulis\nHonoce B. Outs\nSteve Protulis, Executive Director\nHorace Deets, Executive Director\nNational Council of Senior Citizens\nAmerican Association of Retired Persons\nJanes Firman\nJames Firman, Executive Director\nSamuel Simmons, President\nNational Council on the Aging\nNational Caucus and Center on Black Aged\ncc: Ken Apfel, Office of Management and Budget\nAlexis M. Herman. Secretary of Labor Designate\nwho\nBruce N. Reed\n02/26/97 02:39:45 PM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nElena Kagan/OPD/EOP\nCC:\nPaul J. Weinstein Jr./OPD/EOP\nSubject: Memo on Ideas\nWe should do a short memo by the end of the day on where we stand with respect to a handful of\nissues that will come up at the political meeting. We can give the memo to Sylvia and Mark. We\nneed a few sentences on each idea and a reasonable deadline for when they could be ready. The\nissues we're on the hook for are:\nIDEAS FROM LAST WEEK\nAIDS vaccine (Chris/Nancy-Ann/Greg Simon) -- need proposal within 2 weeks. Where are we right\nnow?\nRace Commission talk through with Sylvia (she thinks it's her responsibility)\nHMO Bill of Rts/Quality Commission (Chris)\nHome health care reg (Chris) -- explain why it fell through. Do we want legislation in its place?\nNEW IDEAS THEY ASKED ABOUT\nBan on human cloning (Elizabeth)\nExtradition of child pornographers (Dennis/Rahm)\nSmoking web sites (Elizabeth) there's something about it in TIME or Newsweek this week. Mark\nwanted to talk about it at Friday's event.\nRefrigerator standards (VP's responsibility, not ours)\nE.O. on testing in military schools (Mike)\nRequiring employers subject to EEOC to post job openings on the Internet (Elena?)\nName advisory panel of reading and math teachers (Mike)\nOTHER IDEAS OF OURS\nMedicare fraud legislation (Chris)\nE.O. on govt hiring welfare recipients (Elena)\nE.O. on classified research with human subjects (Elizabeth)\nSeat belt study (Elizabeth)\nChildrens Health EO (Diane)\nAnnounce welfare-to-work transportation plan from the budget\nAnnounce commitments from Service Summit (Diana)\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\n2/18\nBruce -\nELENA\nCan you cull\nVicki (6.7176)\non this ?\nH\nThanks.\n(Thanks for getting back to\nme so quickly on the\nHale Crimes Conference).\n-A.\nLeadership Conference Education Fund\nLeadership Conference on Civil Rights\nCAUSE FOR CONCERN:\nHATE CRIMES IN AMERICA\nPRELIMINARY REPORT\nLeadership Conference Education Fund\nLeadership Conference on Civil Rights\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nFebruary 26, 1997\nMEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT\nFROM:\nBRUCE REED\nMIKE COHEN\nSUBJECT:\nOPTIONS FOR VISITS TO STATES\nBelow are options for states to visit in the Midwest, the South and the West.\nMidwest\nMichigan: An event in Michigan would be an opportunity for Gov. Engler and Michigan\neducation officials to endorse your national testing plan and to commit the state to participate in\nthe first administration of the tests in 1999. Michigan would be the second state, after Maryland,\nto announce its intent to participate. This would be an extremely important step in building\nsupport for your proposal, and in recruiting a critical mass of states to participate in the testing\nprogram. A strong signal of support from Gov. Engler would be seen as significant by the national\nmedia and by other Governors.\nHowever, you should be aware that there are several controversial educational issues in Michigan\nthat will make this event somewhat complicated politically. These include Gov. Engler's proposal\nfor authority to take over failing school districts, which has met stiff opposition from Mayor\nArcher; a preliminary investigation by the Education Department's Office of Civil Rights\nregarding services provided to Limited English Proficient Students and continued opposition to\nthe states charter schools program by Democrats in the legislature and among many education\ngroups.\nIndiana: Education is a top priority for Gov. O' 'Bannon in this session; he has proposed a number\nof initiatives that parallel yours, including higher standards and tough accountability measures, a\nstrong public charter school initiative, and new loans to expand access to higher education. A\nspeech to the legislature in Indiana would be an opportunity to promote your entire Call to\nAction, perhaps with a specific focus on charter schools. Indiana is a national leader in welfare\nreform, with a 40% drop in caseloads and a tough waiver from us.\nMissouri: The legislature is considering an omnibus education reform bill, proposed by Sen.\nCasky (D), aimed at shifting desegregation funds to other, reform-oriented purposes, for urban\nareas. The bill includes a strong charter school provision. Gov. Carnahan has not yet taken a\nposition on the overall bill or the charter school provisions; while he generally supports charter\nschools, he is concerned that this particular provision is likely to emerge from the legislative\nprocess looking too much like a voucher bill. In Missouri, you could highlight the state's welfare\nreform wage subsidy plan as a national model.\nSouth\nNorth Carolina: Gov. Hunt's education emphasis this legislative session is to promote quality\nteaching, especially by raising teacher salaries across the board, and by providing significant\nbonuses for teachers with National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification. A\nspeech to the North Carolina state legislature would primarily promote the master teacher idea. If\nGov. Hunt believes the timing is not right for a speech to the legislature, there are a range of other\nevent possibilities to promote a number of aspects of your education agenda, including standards\nand technology.\nMississippi: Mississippi has made modest gains in education despite several waves of education\nreforms, and still ranks at or near the bottom on most indicators of education quality. A speech to\nthe legislature in Mississippi would be an opportunity for you to make the case for higher\nstandards and K-12 education reform in a state that needs to take major action.\nWest\nCalifornia: State Superintendent Delaine Eastin has been vigorously promoting an agenda of\nhigher standards and testing to measure student progress. Along with Gov. Wilson, she has\nlaunched an early reading campaign in California schools, using Goals 2000 funds. Delaine is\nprepared to announce her support for California's participation in the 4th and 8th grade testing at\nan event we would design with her, which could include significant involvement from the\neducation, business and labor communities. In addition, the Vice President has lined up a number\nof Silicon Valley CEO's to endorse our testing plan.\nMontana: Gov. Racicot and State Superintendent Nancy Keenan are promoting a bipartisan\nschool improvement agenda that focuses on higher standards and accountability. There is a\nsignificant segment in the legislature that is opposed to this agenda, and likely to be opposed to\nyour agenda as well. Nonetheless, a speech to the Montana legislature would be an excellent\nopportunity to highlight: (1) the idea that politics must stop at the schoolhouse door; (2) your\ntechnology initiative; and, (3) your national testing initiative, with a message that in states with\nstrong traditions of local control and resistance to state mandates, local school boards can provide\nthe leadership to implement these tests.\nOther states we are watching:\nWashington: Two different charter schools bills are being considered in Washington, one of\nwhich would merit Administration support and one of which clearly would not. Gov. Locke has\nbeen generally supportive of charter schools, but has not yet addressed the specific bills that have\nbeen introduced. At present, it appears the undesirable bill has the greatest chances of moving\nforward, though the prospects of each will become more clear in the next several weeks.\nTexas: We believe it may be possible to gain a commitment from the Texas State Board of\nEducation and from Gov. Bush to participate in your national testing program. However, the\nodds are somewhat unclear now, and it will take additional time to more clearly determine what is\npossible, as well as additional momentum from other states to increase the odds.\nanys art\nElizabeth M. Toohey\n02/25/97 11:05:44 AM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nSee the distribution list at the bottom of this message\nCC:\nElena Kagan/OPD/EOP, Shelley N. Fidler/CEQ/EOP\nSubject: TIME CHANGE: Policy Council Meeting in Preparation for Cabinet Briefing\nThere will be a meeting with Sylvia, John, Kitty, Don Baer, Anne Lewis, and the policy council heads (or\ntheir designates) on Wednesday, February 26, at 11:30 a.m. in the Ward Room. This meeting is in\npreparation for the Cabinet Briefing on Friday (2:00 p.m.) with Erskine Bowles. Please call me with\nquestions. Thanks, liz 6-7072\nPlease note the time change!!!!\nMessage Sent To:\nJune G. Turner/WHO/EOP\nSara M. Latham/WHO/EOP\nKevin S. Moran/WHO/EOP\nMelissa Green/OPD/EOP\nCathy R. Mays/OPD/EOP\nRobert S. Kapla/CEQ/EOP\nSusanne Bachtel/OSTP/EOP\nStephen B. Silverman/WHO/EOP\nKris M Balderston/WHO/EOP\nAnne E. McGuire/WHO/EOP\nDavid S. Beaubaire/WHO/EOP\nRonda H. Jackson/WHO/EOP\nStefanie Sanford/WHO/EOP\nKatherine Hubbard/WHO/EOP\nElizabeth M. Toohey\n02/25/97 09:04:51 AM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nSee the distribution list at the bottom of this message\nCC:\nElena Kagan/OPD/EOP, Shelley N. Fidler/CEQ/EOP\nSubject: Policy Council Meeting in Preparation for Cabinet Briefing\nThere will be a meeting with Sylvia, John, Kitty, Don Baer, Anne Lewis, and the policy council heads (or\ntheir designates) on Wednesday, February 26, at 11:00 a.m. in the Ward Room. This meeting is in\npreparation for the Cabinet Briefing on Friday (2:00 p.m.) with Erskine Bowles. Please call me with\nquestions. Thanks, liz 6-7072\nMessage Sent To:\nJune G. Turner/WHO/EOP\nSara M. Latham/WHO/EOP\nKevin S. Moran/WHO/EOP\nMelissa Green/OPD/EOP\nCathy R. Mays/OPD/EOP\nRobert S. Kapla/CEQ/EOP\nSusanne Bachtel/OSTP/EOP\nStephen B. Silverman/WHO/EOP\nKris M Balderston/WHO/EOP\nAnne E. McGuire/WHO/EOP\nDavid S. Beaubaire/WHO/EOP\nRonda H. Jackson/WHO/EOP\nStefanie Sanford/WHO/EOP\nKatherine Hubbard/WHO/EOP\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nFebruary 22, 1997\nMEMORANDUM FOR JOHN HILLEY\nFROM:\nBRUCE REED\nGENE SPERLING\nSUBJECT:\nWORKING GROUPS\nEducation\nAdministration principals: Secretary Riley; Secretary Rubin; Bruce Reed; Gene\nSperling; Frank Raines/Ken Apfel.\nAgenda items: Post-secondary education proposals; America Reads Challenge; charter\nschools initiative; school construction initiative; technological literacy initiative.\nTimetable: By July.\nWelfare to Work\nAdministration principals: Secretary Shalala; Secretary Rubin; Acting Secretary\nMetzler; Bruce Reed; Gene Sperling; Frank Raines/Ken Apfel.\nAgenda items: Expansion of Work Opportunities Tax Credit; Welfare-to-Work Jobs\nProgram.\nTimetable: By July.\nJuvenile Justice\nAdministration principals: Attorney General Reno; Secretary Rubin (gun proposals);\nSecretary Riley (after-school proposals); General McCaffery (drug proposals); Bruce Reed.\nAgenda items: Juvenile Justice bill.\nTimetable: By July.\nJune G. Turner\n02/25/97 07:11:06 AM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nCathy R. Mays/OPD/EOP\nCC:\nSubject: Re: NS Summit Meeting\nSteve Silverman\nMelanne Verveer\nMarcia Echaveste\nMarcia Hale\nRon Klain (surrogate) Elaine Kannek\nBruce (and who he wants to attend)\nSylvia\nDon Baer\nMary Morrison\n02/24/97 02:34:43 PM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nSee the distribution list at the bottom of this message\nCC:\nSee the distribution list at the bottom of this message\nSubject: State Legislation Travel Meeting\nThere will be a meeting to discuss State Legislation Travel for March 5 and March 13 on Tuesday\nMorning... at 8:30am in Don's Office.\nPlease attend... decisions need to be made ASAP to brief the POTUS.\nThank you.\nMessage Sent To:\nAnn F. Lewis/WHO/EOP\nCraig T. Smith/WHO/EOP\nMarcia L. Hale/WHO/EOP\nBruce N. Reed/OPD/EOP\nMCHUGH_L @ A1 @ CD @ LNGTWY\nDouglas B. Sosnik/WHO/EOP\nRahm I. Emanuel/WHO/EOP\nPatrick M. Steel/WHO/EOP\nMessage Copied To:\nKevin S. Moran/WHO/EOP\nChristopher J. Lavery/WHO/EOP\nCathy R. Mays/OPD/EOP\nJune G. Turner/WHO/EOP\nSara M. Latham/WHO/EOP\nMichelle Crisci/WHO/EOP\nJohn O. Sutton/WHO/EOP\nAlison E. Bracewell/WHO/EOP\nLori L. Anderson/WHO/EOP\nCathy R. Mays\n02/24/97 03:23:57 PM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nSee the distribution list at the bottom of this message\nCC:\nSee the distribution list at the bottom of this message\nSubject: Welfare meeting\nThere will be a meeting in Bruce Reed's office tomorrow, February 25, at 3:00 p.m. on mobilizing\nbusinesses, non-profits, and states to move people from welfare to work. John Monahan from HHS is\nalso invited to this meeting.\nLet me know if you cannot attend.\nMessage Sent To:\nSylvia M. Mathews/WHO/EOP\nJohn Podesta/WHO/EOP\nMaria Echaveste/WHO/EOP\nMarcia L. Hale/WHO/EOP\nEmily Bromberg/WHO/EOP\nRahm I. Emanuel/WHO/EOP\nElena Kagan/OPD/EOP\nLyn A. Hogan/OPD/EOP\nWilliam massball\nWondy S, White/WHO/EOP\nMessage Copied To:\nPauline for melanne\nJune G. Turner/WHO/EOP\nHai M. Tran/OMB/EOP\nMichelle Crisci/WHO/EOP\nSuzanne Dale/WHO/EOP\nAlison E. Bracewell/WHO/EOP\nKatharine Button/WHO/EOP\nBruce N. Reed\n02/24/97 12:17:57 PM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nCathy R. Mays/OPD/EOP\nCC:\nElena Kagan/OPD/EOP\nSubject: Welfare meeting\nPlease schedule a mtg for tomorrow if possible on mobilizing businesses, non-profits, and states to move\npeople from welfare to work. The mtg should include:\nSylvia\nMaria\nMarcia or Emily\nDay Dall\nRahm\nMelanne\nWH Counsel\nJohn Monahan\nElena\nLyn\nPodesta (optional)\nThanks.\nWithdrawal/Redaction Marker\nClinton Library\nDOCUMENT NO.\nSUBJECT/TITLE\nDATE\nRESTRICTION\nAND TYPE\n001. memo\nTo Cathy R. Mays from WAVES Operation Center re: Appt. (partial)\n02/24/97\nP6/b(6), b(7)(C), b(7)(E),\n(1 page)\nb(7)(F)\nCOLLECTION:\nClinton Presidential Records\nDomestic Policy Council\nBruce Reed (Chron Files)\nOA/Box Number: 14307\nFOLDER TITLE:\nChron File, February 1997 [1]\n2011-0299-S\nry1124\nRESTRICTION CODES\nPresidential Records Act - 144 U.S.C. 2204(a)]\nFreedom of Information Act - 15 U.S.C. 552(b)]\nPI National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA]\nb(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]\nP2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office |(a)(2) of the PRA]\nb(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of\nP3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA|\nan agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]\nP4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or\nb(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]\nfinancial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]\nb(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial\nP5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President\ninformation [(b)(4) of the FOIA]\nand his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA]\nb(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of\nP6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of\npersonal privacy |(b)(6) of the FOIA]\npersonal privacy |(a)(6) of the PRA]\nb(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement\npurposes |(b)(7) of the FOIA]\nC. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed\nb(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of\nof gift.\nfinancial institutions |(b)(8) of the FOIA]\nPRM. Personal record misfile defined in accordance with 44 U.S.C.\nb(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information\n2201(3).\nconcerning wells |(b)(9) of the FOIA]\nRR. Document will be reviewed upon request.\nMAILMGT @ A1\n02/24/97 03:00:00 PM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nCathy R. Mays\nCC:\nSubject: CONFIRMATION: APPT. REQUEST FOR REED, BRUCE N\n[001]\nFROM:\nWAVES OPERATIONS CENTER - (b)(7)(e), (b)(7)(f), P6/(b)(6)\nDate:\n02-24-1997\nTime: 14:55:36\nThis message serves as confirmation of an appointment for the\nvisitors listed below.\nAppointment With:\nREED, BRUCE N\nAppointment Date:\n2/25/97\nAppointment Time:\n3:00:00 PM\nAppointment Room:\nWW\nAppointment Building:\nWH\nAppointment Requested by: MAYS CATHY R.\nPhone Number of Requestor: 66515\nComments:\nWAVES APPOINTMENT NUMBER: U00198\nIf you have any questions regarding this appointment,\nplease call the WAVES Center at 456-6742 and have the\nappointment number listed above available to the\nAccess Control Officer answering your call.\nTOTAL NUMBER OF NAMES SUBMITTED FOR ENTRY : 1\nTOTAL NUMBER OF NAMES OF CLEARED FOR ENTRY: 1\nMONAHAN, JOHN\nP6/(b)(6):\nJason S. Goldberg\n02/24/97 09:49:34 AM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nSee the distribution list at the bottom of this message\nCC:\nSee the distribution list at the bottom of this message\nSubject: HOLD for meeting\nPlease hold 2-3 pm tomorrow for a possible meeting on Bipartisan Working Groups.\nThis may slip to Wednesday.\nI'll get back to folks later today.\nMessage Sent To:\nJohn Podesta/WHO/EOP\nJohn L. Hilley/WHO/EOP\nSusan A. Brophy/WHO/EOP\nGene B. Sperling/OPD/EOP\nBruce N. Reed/OPD/EOP\nMessage Copied To:\nMelissa Green/OPD/EOP\nSara M. Latham/WHO/EOP\nTerri J. Tingen/WHO/EOP\nCathy R. Mays/OPD/EOP\nStacey L. Rubin/WHO/EOP\nDebbie B Bengtson/OVP @ OVP\nJason S. Goldberg\n02/24/97 12:17:26 PM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nSee the distribution list at the bottom of this message\nCC:\nSee the distribution list at the bottom of this message\nSubject: Meeting Tomorrow re: Planning for Bipartisan Working Groups\nThis meeting is now set for tomorrow at 2pm in Erskine's office. Ron Klain should send a representative.\nJust to refresh everyone's memory, the 5 issues we agreed to have bipartisan Working Groups on are:\nEducation\nJuvenile Justice\nDC\nWelfare to Work\nTaxes\nMessage Sent To:\nJohn Podesta/WHO/EOP\nJohn L. Hilley/WHO/EOP\nSusan A. Brophy/WHO/EOP\nGene B. Sperling/OPD/EOP\nBruce N. Reed/OPD/EOP\nFranklin D. Raines/OMB/EOP\nMessage Copied To:\nMelissa Green/OPD/EOP\nSara M. Latham/WHO/EOP\nTerri J. Tingen/WHO/EOP\nCathy R. Mays/OPD/EOP\nStacey L. Rubin/WHO/EOP\nDebbie B Bengtson/OVP @ OVP\nRebecca R. Culberson/OMB/EOP\nBessie M. Weaver/OMB/EOP\nTerri J. Tingen/WHO/EOP\nCarole A. Parmelee/WHO/EOP\nJulie E. Mason\n02/21/97 01:02:00 PM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nSee the distribution list at the bottom of this message\nCC:\nSubject: PRESS CONFERENCE BRIEFING BOOK\nNext Wednesday the President is holding a press conference with Frei of Chile. And we're doing a\nbriefing book.\nSame routine - - limit TPS to top 2-3 QS&As per issue and include any additional info under the Qs&As\nas \"Background\".\nThe briefing book is due to staff secretary by Tuesday COB - - please email me Qs&As by Tuesday\nafternoon, or, better yet, by Monday COB\nISSUE:\nCONTACT:\ncounsel's issues\nDavis, Goldberg\ndomestic\nReed\ncampaign finance.\nWeinstein\nhealth care\nJennings\neconomic\nHorwitz, Sperling\npolitical\nSmith, Lavery\nlegislative agenda\nMillsap\nforeign policy\nWozniak, Johnson\nLet me know if I have incorrectly assigned you to an issue. Please call me with any questions 62712.\nThanks.\nMessage Sent To:\nRussell W. Horwitz/OPD/EOP\nChristopher J. Lavery/WHO/EOP\nLanny J. Davis/WHO/EOP\nAdam W. Goldberg/WHO/EOP\nCraig T. Smith/WHO/EOP\nWOZNIAK_N @ A1 @ CD @ LNGTWY\nCathy R. Mays/OPD/EOP\nBruce N. Reed/OPD/EOP\nPaul J. Weinstein Jr./OPD/EOP\nChristopher C. Jennings/OPD/EOP\nElisa Millsap/WHO/EOP\nDennis K. Burke/OPD/EOP\nMichelle Crisci/WHO/EOP\nJOHNSON_DT @ A1 @ CD @ LNGTWY\nCathy R. Mays\n02/21/97 01:04:51 PM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nSee the distribution list at the bottom of this message\nCC:\nKevin S. Moran/WHO/EOP, Melissa Green/OPD/EOP, Christopher A. Dwan/WHO/EOP\nSubject: Ed Strategy Session\nWe will hold another education strategy session on Monday, February 24, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in Bruce\nReed's office.\nMessage Sent To:\nDonald A. Baer/WHO/EOP\nAnn F. Lewis/WHO/EOP\nMichael Waldman/WHO/EOP\nGene B. Sperling/OPD/EOP\nMichael Cohen/OPD/EOP\nElena Kagan/OPD/EOP\nSuzanne Dale\n02/24/97 10:07:07 AM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nSee the distribution list at the bottom of this message\nCC:\nAlison E. Bracewell/WHO/EOP, Cathy R. Mays/OPD/EOP, Jill M. Pizzuto/OMB/EOP\nSubject: Fair Labor Standards Mtg.\nThe meeting Emily Bromberg has requested regarding the Fair Labor Standards Act has been scheduled\nfor today at 3:30 pm in Marcia Hale's office on the second floor of the West Wing. It will start right at\n3:30 pm and will last 30 minutes.\nRay Scheppach, the Executive Director at the National Governors' Association, and Susan Golonka,\nSenior Policy Analyst at NGA, will also be participating in this meeting.\nMessage Sent To:\nKenneth S. Apfel/OMB/EOP\nEmily Bromberg/WHO/EOP\nMarcia L. Hale/WHO/EOP\nElena Kagan/OPD/EOP\nBruce N. Reed/OPD/EOP\nSuzanne Dale\n02/23/97 08:25:17 PM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nKenneth S. Apfel/OMB/EOP, Bruce N. Reed/OPD/EOP, Elena Kagan/OPD/EOP, Emily\nBromberg/WHO/EOP\nCC:\nCathy R. Mays/OPD/EOP, Jill M. Pizzuto/OMB/EOP\nSubject: Monday 3:30 pm -- Fair Labor Standards Mtg.\nThe meeting Emily Bromberg has requested regarding the Fair Labor Standards Act has been scheduled\nfor Monday, February 24, at 3:30 pm. The room is TBD -- possibly in Marcia Hale's office. I will notify\nyou ASAP on Monday morning re: where it will be held.\nFebruary 21, 1997\nDr. David A. Hamburg\nPresident\nCarnegie Corporation of New York\n437 Madison Avenue\nNew York, New York 10022\nDear David:\nThank you for your letter of January 6. I appreciate your\ninsightful comments on how our campaign finance system can be\nmost effectively reformed, and I have shared your letter with\nmy staff.\nThe American people have made it clear that it is time for\nreform, and I stand ready to work with Congress to bring about\nmeaningful reform. Through consistent, disciplined, and honest\neffort, we can pass effective legislation and restore the trust\nof citizens in their government and in the political process.\nAs you well know, the enterprise of raising and spending money\nthreatens to overwhelm our electoral system. Senators McCain\nand Feingold have proposed legislation that, among other things,\ncurbs the power of special interests by restricting political\naction committees and dramatically reducing the amount they can\ngive to candidates. Experience shows us that delay is the enemy\nof reform, and I am urging Congress to pass this bipartisan\nsolution to a bipartisan problem by July 4. The bill is strong,\nbalanced, and credible, and it should become the law of the land.\nThanks again for writing. I value your comments and your\ninvolvement.\nSincerely,\nBILL CLINTON\nBC/LIJ/RSM/RLM/JAD/ws-ws-emu-efa\n(Corres. #3348497)\n(2.hamburg.da)\nCC: Jody Kaplan, 22 OEOB\nCC: Jim Dorskind/TDS, 94 OEOB\nCC: Erskine Bowles, 1FL/WW\nCC: Rahm Emanuel, 1FL/WW\nCC: Bruce Reed, 2FL/WW\nCC: Michael Waldman, 196 OEOB\nXeroxed copy of personally signed original to NH through Todd\nStern\nCLEARED WITH RAHM EMANUEL\nCLEAR THRU TODD STERN\nPRESIDENT TO SIGN\nump\nHH\nCathy R. Mays\n02/21/97 12:12:43 PM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nSee the distribution list at the bottom of this message\nCC:\nMelissa Green/OPD/EOP, Jill M. Pizzuto/OMB/EOP\nSubject: Privatization Meeting\nWe will be holding a privatization meeting on Monday, February 24, at 10:30 a.m. in Bruce Reed's office.\nLet me know if you cannot attend.\nMessage Sent To:\nGene B. Sperling/OPD/EOP\nKathleen M. Wallman/WHO/EOP\nKenneth S. Apfel/OMB/EOP\nDiana Fortuna/OPD/EOP\nElena Kagan/OPD/EOP\n+ FacyDean\nKitty Higgins\nFEB-20'97 11:28\nFROM:\nTO:62878\nPAGE 02\nnump\nFebruary 20, 1997\nall\nMEMORANDUM FOR BRUCE REED\nFROM Brenda Anders and Megan Moloney\nSUBJECT:\nRadio Interviews for today\n11:00 am\nstation:\nWDEL (Wilmington, DE)\nreporter:\nDonna Rene\ncall-in:\n302-478-8899\ncontact:\nDonna Rene\n11:10 am\nstation:\nWISN-AM (Milwaukee)\nreporter:\nJudy\ncall-in:\n414-342-5171\ncontact:\nJudy\n11:20 am\nstation:\nWTIC (Hartford)\nreporter:\nWalt Dibble\ncall-in:\n860-522-5300\ncontact:\nWalt Dibble\n11:25 am\nstation:\nWBBM (Chicago)\nreporter:\nAmy Wicker\ncall-in:\n312-951-3815\ncontact:\nAmy Wicker\nFEB:20'97 11:28 FROM:\nTO:62878\nPAGE: 01\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nthe\nOFFICE OF MEDIA AFFAIRS\nFAX: 202-456-6409\nPHONE: 202-456-7150\nTO:\nCathy Mays\nFROM:\nBrenda Anders\nDATE: 2/20\nRECEIVER FAX: 62878\nRECEIVER PHONE:\nNUMBER OF PAGES (including cover sheet) :\nCOMMENTS:\nThe document (s) accompanying this facsimile transmittal sheet is (are)\nintended only for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is\naddressed. This message contains information which may be privileged,\nconfidential or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the\nreader is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any\ndisclosure, dissemination, copying, or distribution, or the taking of\nany action in reliance on the accompanying information is prohibited.\nBrenda M. Anders\n02/19/97 02:51:42 PM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nCathy R. Mays/OPD/EOP\nCC:\nSubject: reminder: radio interviews tomorrow\nThis is just a reminder that Bruce is scheduled for radio calls tomorrow from 11:00-11:30am. Megan\nMoloney or I will make the calls.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nFebruary 12, 1997\nMEMORANDUM FOR WHITE HOUSE SENIOR STAFF\nFROM:\nMike McCurry MMC\nSUBJECT:\nRadio Interviews\nThe Office of Media Affairs would like to reinstate regular outreach from White House officials to\nradio talk show hosts and radio news anchors. Many of you have already been giving your time\nto radio for special events - i.e. roll-out of the State of the Union. We would like to continue this\neffort on a weekly basis.\nTo make this program a success, each one of you should commit to 30 minutes a week of your\ntime for radio interviews. Media Affairs will call your office on Fridays to determine when you\nwill be available for the upcoming week. Media Affairs will book the interviews and help\nadminister the calls.\nYou will also be asked periodically to host informal, off-air discussions with prominent big-city\ntalk show hosts.\nBrenda Anders and Megan Moloney will be calling your office to begin setting up this program.\nPlease contact Lorrie McHugh with any questions at 456-2987.\nWithdrawal/Redaction Marker\nClinton Library\nDOCUMENT NO.\nSUBJECT/TITLE\nDATE\nRESTRICTION\nAND TYPE\n002a. memo\nTo Cathy R. Mays from WAVES Operations Center re: Appt. (partial)\n02/19/97\nP6/b(6), b(7)(C), b(7)(E),\n(1 page)\nb(7)(F)\nCOLLECTION:\nClinton Presidential Records\nDomestic Policy Council\nBruce Reed (Chron Files)\nOA/Box Number: 14307\nFOLDER TITLE:\nChron File, February 1997 [1]\n2011-0299-S\nry1124\nRESTRICTION CODES\nPresidential Records Act - |44 U.S.C. 2204(a)]\nFreedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]\nP1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA]\nb(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]\nP2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office |(a)(2) of the PRA]\nh(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of\nP3 Release would violate a Federal statute |(a)(3) of the PRA]\nan agency |(b)(2) of the FOIA]\nP4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or\nh(3) Release would violate a Federal statute |(b)(3) of the FOIA]\nfinancial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]\nb(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial\nP5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President\ninformation |(b)(4) of the FOIA]\nand his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA\nb(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of\nP6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of\npersonal privacy |(b)(6) of the FOIA]\npersonal privacy |(a)(6) of the PRAJ\nb(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement\npurposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]\nC. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed\nb(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of\nof gift.\nfinancial institutions |(b)(8) of the FOIA]\nPRM. Personal record misfile defined in accordance with 44 U.S.C.\nh(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information\n2201(3).\nconcerning wells |(b)(9) of the FOIA]\nRR. Document will be reviewed upon request.\nJuon\nMAILMGT @ A1\n02/19/97 05:42:00 PM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nCathy R. Mays\nCC:\nSubject: CONFIRMATION: APPT. 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I came here, this\nafternoon, to introduce the new National Education Association -- the new union we are\nstriving to create in public education. By way of preface, however, I'd like to speak not\nabout our union per se, but about teachers and the teaching profession.\nTeaching has always been more a calling than a career. Speaking from 25\nyears' experience in the classroom, I can testify: As a teacher, you never face an\nexistential crisis about the meaning of your work. Because if you are a good teacher, you\nsee it in your kids' faces You see it in the fires you kindle in their minds You see it in\nyour students' gratitude when they come back to visit you years later.\nBut there is another side to teaching -- a side that can be painful: The almost\ncasual belittling and denigration of teachers that is all too commonplace in our society.\nTo take just one example: Several weeks ago, John Silber, former Boston\nUniversity president and now chair of the Massachusetts Board of Education, said (and I\nquote): \"We don't have the people going into the teaching profession that we used to.\nThe women's movement gave women alternatives more attractive than teaching. Before\nit was secretary, teacher, prostitute.\"\nIn the uproar that followed, Dr. Silber claimed to have been speaking in jest.\nBut the damage was done.\nAnd my point is this: I will be talking today about NEA's new ideas for lifting\nup teachers as professionals and boosting the quality of schools. But the fact is that all\nour plans will come to naught if Americans do not honor the work of teachers if\nAmericans don't respect the incredibly difficult and important work that public school\nteachers do.\nWhen I was young, I studied for a time at seminary. And I faced a tough\nchoice between the priesthood or a career in education. In large part because of all the\nterrific teachers I had when growing up, I chose teaching. And I have never regretted the\nchoice.\nI chose teaching for one reason: To make a difference for children. Likewise,\nlast year, I campaigned for and was elected president of NEA for that same reason: To\n02/14/97\n10:55\n003\n2\nmake a difference for children but on a larger scale: By recreating -- by fundamentally\nrecreating -- NEA as the champion of quality teaching and quality public schools in the\nUnited States.\nNow, as we all know, the last several years have not been kind to newly\nelected leaders who come to Washington in the guise of revolutionaries. However, I am\nnot shy about my plans to redirect our great Association in big ways. Nor am I naive\nabout the magnitude of this challenge.\nBear in mind that, for nearly three decades now, the National Education\nAssociation has been a traditional, somewhat narrowly focused union. We have butted\nheads with management over bread-and-butter issues -- to win better salaries, benefits, and\nworking conditions for school employees. And we have succeeded.\nToday, however, it is clear to me -- and to a critical mass of teachers across\nAmerica -- that while this narrow, traditional agenda remains important, it is ulterly\ninadequate to the needs of the future. It will not serve our members' interest in greater\nprofessionalism. It will not serve the public's interest in better quality public schools. And\nit will not serve the interests of America's children the children we teach the children\nwho motivated us to go into teaching in the first place.\nAnd this latter interest must be decisive. After all, America's public schools\ndo not exist for teachers and other employees. They do not exist to provide us with jobs\nand salaries. Schools do exist for the children -- to give students the very best beginning\nwith a quality teacher in every classroom.\nLadies and gentlemen, the imperative now facing public education could not be\nmore stark: Simply put, in the decade ahead, we must revitalize our public schools from\nwithin, or they will be dismantled from without. And I am not talking here about the\ncritics on talk radio who seek higher ratings by bashing public education and trashing\nteachers. I am talking about the vast majority of Americans who support public\neducation, but are clearly dissatisfied. They want higher quality public schools, and they\nwant them now.\nEven in the many school districts across America that are already performing at\nhigh levels -- and there are thousands of them, including, locally, Montgomery County,\nMaryland and Fairfax County, Virginia even in these high-performance systems, the\npublic is demanding that we do better. And given these expectations, I am convinced that\nschool unions best serve their members by pursuing an aggressive agenda of excellence\nand reform in public education.\nTo this end, we aim not so much to redirect NEA, as to reinvent it. Yes,\nreinvention is a tall order. But we know we can do it, because we did it once before. In\nthe 1960s, we took a rather quiet, genteel professional association of educators, and we\nreinvented it as an assertive -- and, when necessary, militant -- labor union.\nBut here is a critical point: When we reinvented our association in the 1960s,\nwe modeled it after traditional, industrial unions. Likewise, we accepted the industrial\npremise: Namely, that labor and management have distinct, conflicting roles and\n02/14/97\n10:55\n004\n3\ninterests that we are destined to clash that the union-management relationship is\ninherently adversarial.\nYes, these traditional industrial-style teacher unions have brought major\nimprovements to public education: We have won smaller class sizes and better conditions\nfor teaching and learning. We have also fought for decent salaries to attract and retain\nqualified teachers. And we have put our money where our mouth is when it comes to\nschool reform. Over the past decade, NEA has spent some $70 million on reform\ninitiatives -- most recently, sponsoring six charter schools across the country.\nSo the National Education Association is a proud organization -- proud of the\nmajor improvements we have won in public education. However, these gains have been\ninadequate. And, too often, they have been won through confrontation at the bargaining\ntable or, in extreme cases, after bitter strikes.\nWhich brings me to the crux of my message, today. These industrial-style,\nadversarial tactics simply are not suited to the next stage of school reform. After much\nsoul-searching and self-criticism within NEA, we know that it's time to create a new union\n-- an association with an entirely new approach to our members, to our critics, and to our\ncolleagues on the other side of the bargaining table. But to clear the air, I must publicly\nspeak some rather blunt truths.\nThe fact is that while the vast majority of teachers are capable and dedicated --\nprofessionals who put children's interests first -- there are indeed some bad teachers in\nAmerica's schools. And it is our job as a union to improve those teachers or -- that failing\n-- to get them out of the classroom.\nThe fact is that while some of NEA's critics aim only to dismantle public\neducation, many others care deeply about our schools, and we have been too quick to\ndismiss their criticisms and their ideas for change.\nThe fact is that, in some instances, we have used our power to block\nuncomfortable changes to protect the narrow interest of our members, and not to\nadvance the interests of students and schools.\nThe fact is that while NEA does not control curriculum, set funding levels, or\nhire and fire, we cannot go on denying responsibility for school quality. We can't wash\nour hands of it and say \"that's management's job.\" School quality -- the quality of the\nenvironment where students learn and where our members work -- must be our\nresponsibility as a union.\nThe fact is that, while the majority of NEA members teach in successful -- for\nthe most part suburban -- schools, we have been wrong to ignore the plight of inner-city\nschools. And to rectify this wrong, we have convened an Emergency Commission on\nUrban Children to put NEA foursquare in the fight to save urban children and their\nschools.\nThe fact is that, too often, NEA has sat on the sidelines of change\nnaysaying quick to say what won't work and slow to say what will. It is time for our\n02/14/97\n10:56\n005\n4\ngreat association to lead the reform, to engineer change, to take the initiative, to be in the\nvanguard.\nAnd, on that score, the fact is that no group knows more about the solutions\nthat will work in our schools than America's teachers. We know what our schools need:\nhigher academic standards; stricter discipline; an end to social promotions; less\nbureaucracy; more resources where they count, in the classroom; schools that are richly\nconnected to parents and to the communities that surround them.\nTo an amazing degree, teachers, school boards, and administrators all agree on\nthis reform agenda. And this commonality cries out for us to build an entirely new union-\nmanagement relationship in public education.\nOur challenge is clear: Instead of relegating teachers to the role of production\nworkers -- with no say in organizing their schools for excellence -- we need to enlist\nteachers as full partners, indeed, as co-managers of their schools. Instead of contracts that\nreduce flexibility and restrict change, we -- and our schools -- need contracts that\nempower and enable.\nMany traditionalists within NEA, predictably, have difficulty accepting this\nnew unionism. They say that what I propose is a threat to union clout and solidarity. To\nwhich I give a direct answer: This new collaboration is not about sleeping with the\nenemy. It is about waking up to our shared stake in reinvigorating the public education\nenterprise. It is about educating children better, more effectively, more ambitiously.\nPermit me to add a personal note, here. I well understand the traditional union\nview -- the view that says a union's job is strictly quote-unquote \"to look out for me.\" I\nunderstand it because I once held this view myself.\nIn 1983, after the Nation at Risk report came out, NEA President Mary\nHatwood Futrell tried to mobilize our union to lead the reform movement in American\npublic education. At the time, as a member of NEA's executive committee, I took a\nleading role in opposing her. I argued that we should stick to our knitting -- stick to\nbargaining for better pay and working conditions.\nThat, ladies and gentlemen, was the biggest mistake of my career. I was\nwrong. And today, with all due respect, I say to the traditionalists in NEA's ranks -- to\nthose who argue that we should stick to our knitting, leaving education reform to others:\nYou are mistaken.\nI also say -- I insist -- that the new course we have charted at NEA is not\nstrictly about vision. As British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan said long ago: \"If you\nwant a vision, consult a saint. I am a politician.\" And so it is with me. I am a teacher\nwhose heart and soul are still in the classroom; I still instinctively check for chalk smudges\non my clothes. I am also a committed unionist; a veteran of more hard-fought collective\nbargaining sessions than I can remember. I deal in practical, concrete, tangible changes. I\ndeal in results.\nThe new direction we are charting at NEA is not only about vision, it is about\naction. It is about changing how each of our local affiliates does business, changing how\n02/14/97\n10:56\n006\n5\nthey bargain, changing what issues they put on the table, changing the ways they help their\nmembers to become the best teachers they can be.\nI repeat, the new NEA is about action. And, on that score, 1 challenge the\nAmerican public: Watch what we do, not what we say.\nOur new directions are clear: Putting issues of school quality front and center\nat the bargaining table collaborating actively with management on an agenda of school\nreform involving teachers and other school employees in organizing their schools for\nexcellence.\nThe good news is that teachers on the front line are already advancing this\nagenda. They are way ahead of NEA's leadership. Indeed, my motto as NEA president\nshould be: I am their leader, I must follow them.\nFor example, imagine a future where teachers -- under their union contract --\nhave responsibility for nearly three-quarters of a school system's budget and they use\nthat authority to cut class sizes and boost academic quality. Well, that future is now. I\njust described the work of our local union in New Albany, Indiana.\nImagine a 21 st century school district where the teachers throw out the\ntraditional contract entirely, and replace it with a joint labor-management \"constitution\" --\nan agreement that allows teachers, in effect, to co-manage the school district. Utopian\nspeculation? Hardly. Our affiliate in Glenview, Illinois has been operating under such an\nagreement since 1989.\nOr imagine the president of a local NEA union taking the lead in founding a\npublic charter school a new school that she and her colleagues manage by themselves,\nwithout a principal. I just described the work of Jan Noble, president of our affiliate in\nColorado Springs.\nBy any measure, these arc bold new arrangements. But a growing number of\nNEA teachers insist on going one step further. They argue that it's not enough to\ncooperate with management on school reform. Quality must begin at home -- within our\nown ranks. If a teacher is not measuring up in the classroom -- to put it baldly, if there is\na bad teacher in one of our schools -- then we must do something about it.\nTo the traditional unionists who say that this is heresy -- a threat to union\nsolidarity -- I say: Come visit our NEA local in Columbus, Ohio. The Columbus\nEducation Association designates senior teachers to serve as full-time consultants in the\nclassroom. They intervene to help veteran teachers whose skills need sharpening. In most\ncases, this intervention is successful. But in roughly 10 percent of cases, the consultants --\nmembers of our union -- take the lead in counseling a problem teacher to leave the\nprofession and, if necessary, they recommend dismissal.\nThis is courageous work work that entails real political risk for teacher-\nleaders within their local unions. I believe it is exactly the right course for the new NEA.\nAnd while I'm on the subject of teacher professionalism, I'd like to use this\noccasion to announce that NEA has entered into a partnership with Stetson University to\n02/14/97\n10:57\n007\n6\nplay a major role in the new Celebration Teaching Academy. This remarkable academy\nwill be part of Walt Disney Company's new town of Celebration, Florida, and it will work\nhand in hand with the local public school. It will be for educators what a teaching hospital\nis for doctors: A place where teachers from around the nation can come to sharpen their\nskills and be exposed to \"best practices.\" NEA professionals on site will help to shape the\ncurriculum and to direct the academy's Master Teacher Institute. And we'll have other\npartners in this venture as well, including Johns Hopkins, Auburn, Harvard, and the\nUniversity of Minnesota.\nAs you can imagine, we are delighted to play a major role in this important\nproject. Indeed, the Celebration Teaching Academy is exactly what the new NEA is all\nabout: A commitment to lifting up teachers as professionals and to revitalizing public\neducation.\nThis commitment is good for children. What's more, as I have argued today, it\nis also tough-minded unionism -- looking out for the enlightened self-interest of our\nmembers responding to their demands for a union that cares deeply about quality.\nAt the end of the 19th century, labor pioneer Samuel Gompers famously stated\nthe goal of his union in one word: \"More!\" Today -- entering a new era -- teachers arc\nsetting forth another goal for their unions: Better!\nSo let me state categorically what NEA will do:\nTo parents and the public, NEA pledges to work with you to ensure that every\nclassroom in America has a quality teacher. This means we accept our responsibility to\nassist in removing teachers -- that small minority of teachers -- who are unqualified,\nincompetent, or burned out.\nTo the business community, NEA pledges to work with you to raise and\nenforce standards for student achievement, to ensure that high school graduates are -- at a\nminimum -- literate, competent in the basic skills, equipped for the workplace.\nTo President Clinton and the Congress, we at NEA pledge our enthusiastic\nsupport for the extraordinary agenda -- a truly 21st century agenda for children and\neducation -- set forth in last night's State of the Union address.\nTo school boards and administrators, NEA pledges to engage you in a new\npartnership -- at the bargaining table and in our day-to-day relationship -- aimed at\ntransforming the quality of our schools.\nAnd to those who seek genuinely to reform public education -- and not to\ndismantle it -- NEA pledges to join with you to challenge the entrenched system, to fight\nfor the changes that we know are urgent and necessary.\nThese are our pledges.\nFinally, permit me a closing thought about my colleagues in the teaching\nprofession. I dare say that everyone listening to me, today, has been changed for the\nbetter by teachers. Some -- including me -- have had their entire lives turned around by\ninspired teachers.\n02/14/97\n10:58\n008\n7\nI began my remarks by quoting John Silber on teachers. For sake of balance,\nI'd like to share a passage from Pat Conroy's Prince of Tides. Many of you will\nremember that the book's main character, Tom, is an English teacher and high school\nfootball coach. Toward the end of the book, his sister argues with him, and she accuses\nhim of being a failure. She says, \"You sold yourself short. You could've been more than\na teacher and a coach.\"\nTo which Tom replies: \"Listen to me. There's no word in the English\nlanguage I revere more than teacher. None. My heart sings when a kid refers to me as his\nteacher and it always has. I've honored myself and the entire family by becoming one.\"\nLadies and gentlemen, every time I read that passage, my heart sings.\nIt expresses the respect I feel for America's teachers -- and especially for the\nexceptional teacher-leaders we have throughout our ranks in the National Education\nAssociation.\nBecause of their leadership their dedication I have absolute confidence that\nwe can build the new NEA I have described for you this afternoon.\nWhat's more, I have absolute confidence that this new NEA can be a driving\nforce -- I hope the driving force -- in revitalizing public education for America's children.\nWithdrawal/Redaction Marker\nClinton Library\nDOCUMENT NO.\nSUBJECT/TITLE\nDATE\nRESTRICTION\nAND TYPE\n004. letter\nTo Bruce Reed from Arthur W. White, Jr. re: welfare (partial) (1 page)\n02/14/97\nP6/b(6)\nCOLLECTION:\nClinton Presidential Records\nDomestic Policy Council\nBruce Reed (Chron Files)\nOA/Box Number: 14307\nFOLDER TITLE:\nChron File, February 1997 [1]\n2011-0299-S\nry1124\nRESTRICTION CODES\nPresidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)]\nFreedom of Information Act - 15 U.S.C. 552(b)]\nP1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA]\nb(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]\nP2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRAJ\nh(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of\nP3 Release would violate a Federal statute |(a)(3) of the PRAJ\nan agency |(b)(2) of the FOIA]\nP4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or\nb(3) Release would violate a Federal statute |(b)(3) of the FOIA]\nfinancial information |(a)(4) of the PRA]\nb(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial\nP5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President\ninformation [(b)(4) of the FOIA]\nand his advisors, or between such advisors (a)(5) of the PRA]\nb(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of\nP6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of\npersonal privacy |(b)(6) of the FOIA]\npersonal privacy |(a)(6) of the PRA]\nb(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement\npurposes |(b)(7) of the FOIA]\nC. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed\nb(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of\nof gift.\nfinancial institutions |(b)(8) of the FOIA]\nPRM. Personal record misfile defined in accordance with 44 U.S.C.\nb(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information\n2201(3).\nconcerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA]\nRR. Document will be reviewed upon request.\n[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 5 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 uniquel y quali fied to be of stance. in this specific.area. of\nWe fare 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.\nnea\nAMERICAN\nFEDERATION OF\nnational education association\nTEACHERS\nAFL\nCIO\n1201 16th Street, N.W.\nWashington, D.C. 20036\n555 New Jersey Ave.. N.W.\nWashington. DC 20001\nFebruary 3, 1997\n2/10/97\nMr. John Hilley\nAssistant to the President and Director for Legislation\nOffice of Legislative Affairs\nPlease copy for Bruce, JoenP\nThe White House\n1600 Pennsylvania Avenues, N.W.\nand Gene\nSecond Floor, West Wing\nWashington, D.C. 20502\nPUI\nDear John Hilley:\n8mal\nOn behalf of the 907,000 members of the American Federation of\nTeachers and the 2.2 million members of the National Education Association, we\nwrite you about the upcoming reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational\nand Applied Technology Education Act, P.L. 101-392. Vocational-technical\neducation plays a critical role in secondary and postsecondary education. It is a\n\"first chance\" system which is moving toward greater integration of elements of\nacademic education necessary to build successful careers and foster\nresponsible citizenship. Vocational-technical education helps our nation's youth\nsuccessfully enter the workforce and take advantage of other education\nopportunities and reduces the need for costly remedial measures for adults.\nWe urge you to use this reauthorization to strengthen the Carl D. Perkins\nAct and maintain it as an integral part of school reform to achieve higher\nacademic standards. Federal legislation should continue to support vocational-\ntechnical education programs that are designed and administered by state and\nlocal education officials.\nSincerely,\nBob Chase\nallsert\nBob Chase, President\nAlbert Shanker, President\nNational Education Association\nAmerican Federation of Teachers\nBC/AS/MC/jf\nopeiu#2aflcio\nCC:\nSylvia Matthews\nKen Apfel\nAndrew Blocker\nTrish McNeil\nOF THE\nUnited States Department of the Interior\nU.S.\nOFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY\nMARCH 3, 1849\nWashington, D.C. 20240\nCC: M. M.Cohen V.Spatay Coha\nFebruary 18, 1997\nBruce Reed, Assistant to the President\nfor Domestic Policy\nDomestic Policy Council\n213 Old Executive Office Building\nWashington, D.C. 20502\nDear Bruce:\nI recently received the enclosed information from the University of the Pacific in Stockton,\nCalifornia. They have developed an exceptional program to provide financial aid to students.\nI have been asked to send you the information for your use in speeches.\nPlease feel free to contact me if you want additional information.\nSincerely,\nJohn Garamendi\nDeputy Secretary\nEnclosure\nUNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC\nStockton - San Francisco - Sacramento\nDonald V. DeRosa, President\nFebruary 3, 1997\nJohn Garamendi\nDeputy Secretary of the Interior\nDepartment of the Interior\n1849 C St. NW\nMS-7229\nWashington, D.C. 20240\nDear John,\nI enjoyed visiting with Patty when she was here this fall to discuss\nthe Peace Corps Masters Program. University of the Pacific from The\nUniversity of North Carolina, Greensboro in 1995, I am aware of the\ncontributions both of you have made in California, and your role at the\nDepartment of the Interior.\nI want to tell you about an exciting new financial aid opportunity for\nCalifornia students at the University of the Pacific, which I believe could\nbe highlighted by President Clinton or members of the administration who\nare making a case for affordability in higher education.\nAt a news conference at the State Capitol last week, Pacific\nannounced it will match dollar for dollar Cal Grant scholarships for\nundergraduates accepted into the University at its Stockton campus. No\nother private university to my knowledge is currently making this offer.\nAs you are aware, the Governor and Legislature increased the Cal\nGrant program by $25 million last summer, adding 5,500 new awards and\nincreasing the top level of awards from $5,250 to $7,164. At Pacific, that\n$7,164 award is now worth $14,328.\nIn his 1997-98 budget proposal earlier this month, Gov. Wilson\nrecommended adding another $10 million to the Cal Grant program and\nraising the top Cal Grant award again, to $9,105. The University is eager\nto match this higher level of award as well.\n3601 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, California 95211-0197\n(209)\n946-2222\nFAX (209) 946-2652\nThe reason University of the Pacific is reaching out to these\nCalifornia students is simple: Cal Grant recipients have proven themselves\nto be academically talented students, and the University can increase\nenrollment to accommodate more of them on campus.\nGiven that about a half million new students may be entering\nCalifornia universities over the next decade, private universities like\nPacific can play an important role in educating our residents. The Cal\nGrant program is a smart investment for the state, since it would cost a\ngreat deal more to build new facilities for all these additional students,\nrather than make financial aid available to them, which can be used at\npublic or private institutions that have room.\nPacific is second only to USC in number of Cal Grant recipients\namong private universities, so this is a strong commitment by the\nUniversity to put private education within reach for California residents\nwho need financial assistance.\nI think what University of the Pacific is doing would be a wonderful\nexample for President Clinton to use in an upcoming address, illustrating\nhow the private sector is working hand in hand with the public sector to\nincrease the affordability and availability of higher education for everyone.\nAs you may know, in 1992 Pacific was also first in California with its\nFour-Year Guarantee, which promises students they will get the classes\nthey need to graduate, pay for only four years of tuition and graduate on\ntime.\nAnything you can do to pass on word of this new initiative by Pacific\nwould be a great benefit to us.\nI hope I get an opportunity to see you again, either in California or\nin Washington some time soon in the future.\nVery sincerely yours,\nDonDerson\nDonald V. DeRosa\nPresident\nElizabeth\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nChris J.\nWASHINGTON\ngood\nTomF.\nlittle\nitem-\nwhat\ncan\nFebruary 14, 1997\nuse do?\nBR\nDr. Steven M. Marcus\nNew Jersey Poison Information and Education System\n201 Lyons Avenue\nNewark, New Jersey 07112\nDear Dr. Marcus:\nThank you for your letter regarding poison center services.\nYour efforts to develop a nationwide model is commendable.\nI have shared your letter with Bruce Reed, Assistant to the\nPresident for Domestic Policy, and Donna Shalala, Secretary of\nthe Department of Health and Human Services, so that they may\nknow of your initiative. You can be sure that they will give\nthis matter the appropriate attention.\nThank you, again, for writing.\nSincerely,\nB B Bowles\nChief of Staff\nCC: The Honorable Donna Shalala\nThe Honorable Bruce Reed\nNEW JERSEY POISON INFORMATION AND EDUCATION SYSTEM\n201 Lyons Avenue Newark, New Jersey 07112\nSteven Marcus, M.D., Executive Director\nEmergency :\n1-800-POISON-1\nDiplomate, American Board of Medical Toxicology\n(1-800-764-7661)\nFacsimile :\n1-201-926-0013\nOffice :\n1-201-926-7443\nTTY:\n1-201-926-8008\nJanuary 16, 1997\nErskine Bowles\nChief of Staff\nOffice of the President of the United States\nWhite House\nPennsylvania Avenue\nWashington, D.C.\nDear Mr. Bowles:\nI am the executive Director of the New Jersey Poison Information and Education System, the regionally\ndesignated poison control center for the state of New Jersey. More important, perhaps, is the fact that I am\nLeigh Marcus' father. Leigh and your daughter are sorority sisters at The University of North Carolina at\nChapel Hill. I don't know if that makes us quasi \"kin,\" or not, but, I hope it will break the ice for what I\nbelieve is a discussion about a very important subject.\nPoison centers have existed in this country since 1955. They serve as telephone consultants to the lay and\nprofessional public in times of emergencies, when a poison exposure is suspected, or when information\nabout drug utilization is required. In New Jersey, we handled over 103,000 calls for help in 1996 alone.\nWe are beginning our 15th year of activity in New Jersey as its regional poison control system.\nHistorically, poison centers have been funded in precarious ways. Many were established as departments\nin hospitals as public health programs whose cost was covered by that hospital and incorporated into the\ngeneral overhead of those hospitals. As times have gotten \"tight\" for hospitals, many centers are in\njeopardy, financially. This is particularly sad since, at this time, there are several initiatives calling for\nexpansion of poison center services.\nCongress has called upon the Department of Health and Human Services, to provide a report on the future\nof poison center services for the country. This report is due in 1997. The Robert Wood Johnson\nFoundation funded a research project by George Washington University to study the economies of scale\nfor a poison center system and to try to develop a nationwide model for poison control services. I,\npersonally, have been working to establish a single, toll free telephone number to allow citizens from any\nlocation in the United States to reach his/her regional poison control center. In the last 2 years, the states of\nNew Jersey, Texas, Michigan and Oklahoma have agreed to use the same telephone number, 1-800-\nPOISON-1 (1-800-764-7661) to access their poison centers. This system works! Florida, California and\nLouisiana are poised for this effort as well.\nAll we need to make everything \"fall into place,\" is an igniter, a catalyst, someone or something to bring\nall the pieces together. I believe that the White House can be just such a force.\nPreliminary results from George Washington appear to show enormous savings in health care costs by\npoison centers who prevent unnecessary visits to emergency rooms and stream-line the care of those who\nneed hospital care. Poison centers save lives!\nThe Regional Drug and Poison Information Center for New Jersey, Designated as a Regional Poison\nControl Center and a Member, American Association Of Poison Control Centers\nSupport of our efforts is a winning situation. We have plans to finance poison centers into the next\nmillenium, we have plans on expanding the penetration of services into every area of the country. All we\nneed is the rallying efforts of a very visible, supportive individual.\nI look forward to a dialog with your office. We will be celebrating fifteen years of service to the State of\nNew Jersey in 1997. Your involvement, or the involvement of the White House, at any time during this\nyear, would be most appreciated.\nI look forward to speaking to you, to seeing you at the home of the tar heels or anywhere convenient to\nyou.\nThank you for your anticipated help.\nSincerely yours,\nSteve Maras\nSteven M. Marcus, MD\nCynthic\nCarol_Rasco @ ed.gov\n02/14/97 01:50:00 PM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nCathy R. Mays\nCC:\nSubject: Appt. request with Bruce\nI have had a call today from Walt Patterson of Texas who served as the\nHuman Services director in Arkansas under Governor Clinton. Walt\nwould like to get an appt. with Bruce in the near future to discuss\nchild support issues. Walt periodically plays golf in DC and Ark.\nwith the President and has discussed over time some issues regarding\nchild support which I have worked on. Walt is wanting to talk to\nBruce about the status of some of the newest pieces of child support\nand areas where he is having trouble working with Judge Ross in HHS.\nWalt among other things represents a company that does electronic\nlocator services, something the President has shown interest in with\nWalt.\nI told Walt I would pass along this information to you with his\nnumber: 214-841-8071.\nThank you!\nSCHEDULING PROPOSAL\nJanuary 16, 1996\nACCEPT\nREGRET\nPENDING\nTO:\nStephanie Streett\nAnn Walley Haley\nDeputy Assistants to the President and Directors\nof Presidential Scheduling\nFROM:\nBruce Reed\nAssistant to the President for Domestic Policy\nPlanning\nMelanne Verveer\nDeputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief\nof Staff to the First Lady\nPURPOSE:\nTo receive from Secretary Shalala the Department\nof Health and Human Services' report to the\nPresident on increasing adoptions.\nBACKGROUND:\nDuring his radio address on December 14, 1996, the\nPresident issued an Executive Memorandum that\ndirected the Secretary of Health and Human\nServices to report back to him in sixty days on\nsteps that can be taken to, by the year 2002,\ndouble the number of children adopted annually and\nto move children more quickly from foster care to\npermanent homes.\nThe report is due February 14, 1997, Valentine's\nDay.\nPREVIOUS\nPARTICIPATION: Radio address, December 14, 1996.\nDATE & TIME:\nFebruary 14, 1997.\nDURATION:\n15 minutes.\nLOCATION:\nThe White House.\nPARTICIPANTS:\nThe President\nThe First Lady\nSecretary Shalala\nREMARKS:\nBrief remarks to receive the report and underscore\nhis commitment to the goal of doubling, by the\nyear 2002, the number of children adopted\nannually.\nSEQUENCE OF\nEVENTS:\nBrief speaking program: The First Lady introduces\nShalala, who presents the report to the President,\nand the POTUS receives it and makes brief remarks.\nPRESS\nPARTICIPATION: TBD\nSTAFF CONTACT: Nicole Rabner, OFL, ext. 67263.\n-\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nCathy-\n1/16/97\nWould you please\ncheck wl Bruce if this\nis okay to send in his\nname? Thanks,\nNicole\nyes\nx67263\n]\nHUMAN\nDruce Revi\nHEALTH\nDEPARTMENT OF HEALT & HUMAN SERVICES\nof\ny\n( Copy Office 40 of the Stones Secretary )\nWashington, D.C. 20201\nFEB I 3 1997\nCynthia-\n1\nsee esp.\nThe schedule\nMEMORANDUM FOR: Bruce Reed and Elena Kagan\nof fregs.- regs. -\nWhite House Domestic Policy Council\nFROM:\nJohn Office Monahan, of Director\nIntergovernmental Affairs\nkey part of or\nSUBJECT:\nWelfare Reform Information You Requested strategy.\nBR\nAttached are the three items you requested on welfare reform:\na list of required reports to Congress; a schedule for the\ndevelopment of regulations; and background on innovative child care\nprograms supported by public and private sources.\nPlease do not hesitate to contact me or Jim Ivery of my staff\nif you need further information. Jim can be reached on 401-5781.\nAttachments\nwe shd do an Exec. order\nfor every one we can.\nDIAMA\nLaw offices of\nGARY S. GREENE\n157 SOUTH FAIRFAX AVENUE\nSECOND FLOOR\nLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90036-2106\nTELEPHONE (213) 525-1800\nFACSIMILE (213) 525-1300\nFebruary 12, 1997\nMr. Bruce Reed\nAssistant to the President\nfor Domestic Policy\nThe White House\nWashington, D.C.\nRe: \"Give Youth A Chance To Be Heard\"\nJr. Philharmonic Orchestra of California\n60 Years of Volunteerism\nDiamond Jubilee Gala - May 28, 1997, 7:30 pm\nDorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles Music Center\nDear Mr. Reed:\nI am sending a copy- of the enclosed letter for the\nPresident, Mrs. Clinton and Chelsea directly to your attention\nbecause I believe 60 years of volunteerism with the youth of\nAmerica is worthy of a Presidential honor. Especially in light\nof the President's Summit for America's Future, I would hope that\na tribute can come from the President to Dr. Ernst Katz who has\ndevoted, without any remuneration, 6 decades to American youth.\nShould you need anything further in addition to the\nletter with enclosures, please do not hesitate to call me.\nYours very truly,\nMy J June May\nGary S. Greene\nGSG:ls\nEnclosures"
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