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DOCUMENT NO.
SUBJECT/TITLE
DATE
RESTRICTION
AND TYPE
001. fax
Kay Mills to Melanne Verveer re: phone number [partial] (1 page)
03/23/1998
P6/b(6)
002. note
Bobbie to Diane re: personal (2 pages)
04/17/1998
P6/b(6)
COLLECTION:
Clinton Presidential Records
First Lady's Office
Bobbie Greene
OA/Box Number: 15627
FOLDER TITLE:
Scheduling Requests Completed [3]
2012-0872-S
rc942
RESTRICTION CODES
Presidential Records Act - |44 U.S.C. 2204(a)]
Freedom of Information Act - 15 U.S.C. 552(b)]
P1 National Security Classified Information |(a)(1) of the PRA]
b(1) National security classified information |(b)(1) of the FOIA]
P2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office |(a)(2) of the PRA|
b(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of
P3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA]
an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
P4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
b(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA|
b(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
P5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President
information [(b)(4) of the FOIA|
and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA|
b(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
P6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy |(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy |(a)(6) of the PRA]
b(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes |(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed
b(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
of gift.
financial institutions |(b)(8) of the FOIA]
PRM. Personal record misfile defined in accordance with 44 U.S.C.
b(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
2201(3).
concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA]
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OUTSTANDING SCHEDULING QUESTIONS
FOR THE WEEK OF 4/6/98
APRIL
DD PENDING April 8th, 13th or 23rd Pat Ford-Roegner, Regional Director of HHS
(Atlanta) has requested a meeting with HRC in follow-up to a note from HRC.
MAY
KT REGRET On the morning of May 1st Children's Summit which is taking place this
year in Paris (May 4-8) would like HRC to to a photo-op with the kids at the White
House. She did a video for last year's conference.
DD PENDING (Looking at a date, drop-by possible) A request from Kay Mills, author
of My Children: The History and People of Head Start, for HRC to participate in a Head
Start forum in early May in Washington. Melissa Ludtke has written to HRC about the
project.
MB PENDING British Vogue has asked Mrs. Blair and the First Lady to pose for a shot
to run with an article that will appear in the September issue about the London opening of
an American-English art exhibit that has both First Ladies as the honorary patrons.
(Bobbie knows that we're waiting for an answer from Marsha)
JUNE
4/9/98 At Mack McLarty's request, HRC will once again serve as the honorary chair of
the Ivy Inter-American Foundation's Holding Little Hands for the Americas luncheon.
3
This year's event will honor Mack and Donna McLarty, and Mack is eager for HRC to
attend. That's probably reason enough to accept, but Sharon Archer (Rep. Bill Archer's
wife) is the co-chair, which makes it even more compelling! The luncheon will be held at
the OAS, very close to the WH. Please note that this request has been pending since
Sept. 23rd. (See attached information)
Benefit
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fn
B6
HRC was invited to both attend and be the honorary chair of The Mosaic Foundation at
St. Jude's
Kennedy Center on May 19th. Mosaic is an American charitable foundation formed by
the Spouses of Arab Ambassadors to the United States. Since HRC will be unable to
attend this event she should probably call Princess Haifa of Saudia Arabia personally to
express her regrets. Vetted through NSC OK in himorary
4/9/98 June 9th, 11th or 16th in Chicago Mayor Daley has invited HRC address an annual
luncheon he hosts for all 500 of Chicago's public school principals to promote the
importance of the arts in education. This trip to Chicago could also be a good time for
33x
the groundbreaking at HRC Park, (the flowers will be in bloom and the cultural program
will be underway).
PROBABLY NOT June 15th at 9:30 am in New Orleans, LA HRC has been invited to
give the keynote address at the annual conference of Volunteers of America. (See
attached information)
Contacts:
Doris Matsui X. 65197
AT A LATER DATE Jackie Blumenthal would like HRC to schedule an informal
discussion between HRC and the WH fellows. Time is very flexible
JULY
and
DD PENDING July 8th between 11:30 am and 1:00 pm in New Orleans. This year,
because of the President's directives on improving government sponsored child care, this
conference will not just be for GSA coordinators, but also for the people who do child
care coordination in other federal agencies. I know that this is far ahead, but since Lucy
Hackney is an old friend of HRC's, I thought we might be able to let her know if there is
even a chance that she might be able to do this. HRC has been invited to deliver the
keynote speech at the opening luncheon in New Orleans on to the Child Care
Coordinator's annual conference.
SEPTEMBER
AT A LATER DATE To host a reception for Hadassah's Board of Directors sometime
in September or October.
NOVEMBER
AT A LATER DATE The President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities would
like HRC to host its "Coming Up Taller" awards for the best arts education programs for
at-risk youth. These grow out of the President's Committee study and subsequent
publication of a report on these programs inspired by HRC when Ellen Lovell was head
of the committee. Any day from November 9th to Thanksgiving will work (or in
October, if it won't get bumped by election activity. See attached information)
MAR-23-98 12:40 FROM:HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ID:4043311807
PAGE 1/2
FAX
Department of Health and Human Services
61 Forsyth Street, SW
Suite 5B95
Atlanta, Georgia 30323
Phone: 404-562-7890
FAX: 404-562-7888
Date: March 23, 1998
TO:
Bobbie Greene
Deputy Assistant to the First Lady
FROM: Pat Ford-Roegner
Regional Director
FAX NO: 202-456-6244
Number of pages, including cover: 2
Message: Please deliver to Babbel
Green ASHP.
MAR-23-98 12:40 FROM:HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ID:4043311807
PAGE 2/2
To: Bobbie Greene
Deputy Assistant Secretary to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff to the First Lady
From: Pat Ford-Roegner, R.N. MSW
Regional Director, HHS (Atlanta)
Date: March 21, 1998
Bobbie, I want to plan my next trip to D.C. around a meeting with Hillary. She sent me a note
some time back to visit with her but scheduling due to travel for all of us is very hard. Meeting
with her is very important to me.
I would also hope we could meet. As you know there were and are top staff who wanted an
appointment such as ours. I am so glad you and Melanne are there. After working with her on the
health care issues she followed mine until it happened. Before I made any future decisions I
wanted to speak with her briefly.
The following dates would be good for me: April 8, 13, any day the week of 13-17 and April 23
or April 27.
Thanks so much for your attention to this matter.
PATRICIA A FORD ROEGNER,
REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Office of the Secretary
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Region IV - Southeastem United States
Atlanta Federal Center
404/562-7889
61 Forsyth Street, S.W.,Suite 58951
FAX: 404/562-7899
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8909
[email protected]
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DOCUMENT NO.
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001. fax
Kay Mills to Melanne Verveer re: phone number [partial] (1 page)
03/23/1998
P6/b(6)
COLLECTION:
Clinton Presidential Records
First Lady's Office
Bobbie Greene
OA/Box Number: 15627
FOLDER TITLE:
Scheduling Requests Completed [3]
2012-0872-S
rc942
RESTRICTION CODES
Presidential Records Act - |44 U.S.C. 2204(a)]
Freedom of Information Act - 15 U.S.C. 552(b)]
PI National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA]
b(1) National security classified information |(b)(1) of the FOIA]
P2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRAJ
b(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of
P3 Release would violate a Federal statute |(a)(3) of the PRA]
an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA)
P4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
b(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
financial information |(a)(4) of the PRA]
b(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
P5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President
information |(b)(4) of the FOIA|
and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA
b(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
P6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
b(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed
b(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
of gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
PRM. Personal record misfile defined in accordance with 44 U.S.C.
b(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
2201(3).
concerning wells |(b)(9) of the FOIA|
RR. Document will be reviewed upon request.
FROM : KAY MILLS
PHONE NO. :
P6/(b)(6)
Mar. 23 1998 10: 13AM P1
[001]
To Melanne Verveer
Office of Hillary Rodham Clinton
(202) 456-6244 fax
From Kav Mills
P6/(b)(6)
phone and fax
Several weeks ago Ann Lewis' office forwarded to you an invitation for the
First Lady to participate in a forum on Head Start to be held, hopefully, in early
May at the offices of the Communications Consortium Media Center, 1200 New
York Ave., N.W. Helen Taylor, the national director of Head Start, has expressed
willingness to participate and invitations have been extended to
Congresswomen Loretta Sanchez and Maxine Waters as well as the director of
Jumpstart, a mentoring program for Head Start children in four cities.
My friend Melissa Ludtke has written the First Lady about the project
and forwarded to her a copy of my book on Head Start, Something Better for
My Children: The History and People of Head Start, just published by
Dutton.
I will call later today to see whether the First Lady can participate. If you
need more information, please do call me. I want to firm up a date and if she
cannot participate, I need to know that, too, 1 appreciate all the invitations and
pressures you juggle, believe me, having once worked for Senator Muskie, so I
appreciate any attention you can give to this matter.
All the best,
Kay mills
Kay Mills
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 30, 1998
MEMORANDUM FOR BOBBIE GREENE
FROM:
MACK McLARTY
SUBJECT:
INVITATIONS TO THE FIRST LADY
NSC
Thank you for your follow up with me this morning. Now that we have approval for Hillary's
being Honorary Chairman of the Saudi-St. Jude Children's Hospital event at the Kennedy
Center, we need a firm confirmation so that we can inform Prince Bandar's office. I know they
will be disappointed that Hillary will be traveling at the time of this event but, of course, they
will understand and they will be pleased that she has agreed to be Honorary Chairman. The 5
minute call from Hillary to Princess Haifa would be a nice touch if at all possible.
At this point, Donna and I plan to attend, so we will certainly convey Hillary's and the
President's best wishes.
The second matter we discussed was the Holding Little Hands for the Americas luncheon, which
had made a similar request for Hillary to be Honorary Chairman. As this request has been
pending since September of last year, and given the fact that it is honoring Donna and me, I
would appreciate a confirmation as soon as possible. Since Hillary has been Honorary Chairman
in the past, I would hope that this would be an easy one.
As I told you, I genuinely appreciate your personal attention to these matters, as well as your
professionalism. Many thanks.
cc:
Nelson Cunningham
MAR-26 98 12:29 FROM:
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TO:202 456 6244
PAGE 01
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
OFFICE OF MACK MCLARTY
Counselor to the President
Special Envoy for the Americas
FAXTRANSMITTAL SHEET
TO: Bobbie Green
PHONE:
FAX: 66244
FROM: Mack Mclarry
SUBJECT: wanted to make sure you have a copy
of this
DATE: 3126
NUMBER OF PAGES (Including Cover):
2
MESSAGES:
not received, please call 202/456-2000.
The document accompanying this facsicaile cransmittal sheet is incended only for the use of the individual or
catity to whom is is addressed This message concrias information which may be privileged, confidencial or
exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the
employee or agent responsible for delivering the message a the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that
any disclosure, dissemination, copying, or distribucion, or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of
this communication is suicdy prohibized.
MAR-26.98 12:29 FROM:
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TO: 202 456 6244
PAGE 02
03/07/1995 04:55
703-442-8336
HAYES DOMENICI
PAGE 02
THE IVY INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION
Bubhye
HOLDING LITTLE HANDS FOR THE AMERICAS LUNCHEON
Advicory Committee
Mrs. Be Aicher
Necss
M/e. Jesus Bilve-Hwzog
September 23, 1997
Advisory Committee Pinance Cheir
Mro. Cynthle Bendher
&
"In
Erron Corporation
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Advisory Committee
First Lady of the United States
The White House
Mrs. Spander Boches
W/A Case Ballenger
Washington, DC 20500
Ms. Cally Benned
Inc
Mrs. For Bunloon
Dear Mrs. Clinton:
Mrs. Jim Bunning
Mrs. Bob Clertions
Mrs. Dan Cools
It is with great pleasure that we invite you to once again serve_as Honorary Chair
Mrs. Mae Calline
of the Holding Little Hands for the Americas Luncheon. The luncheon will take
Ma Receive Cox
Continental Airlines, Inc.
place at the Organization of American States on June 3, 1998. A8 you know, the
Mrs. Horman Dioks
luncheon, sponsored by The Ivy Inter-American Foundation, calls attention to the
Mra. Colvin Dooley
ME & Mrs. Juan Caribe Esquerra
plight of the millions of poor children across the western hemisphere and promotes
HE 6 Mrs. Acceilo Plores Bermedas
good will across the Americas. We, as Co-Chairman, are lending our support to
Mrs. Poriol Goss
MR. Veronica Haggert
help alleviate the suffering of the more than 50 million children who are orphaned
Inc.
and abandoned In our part of the world. The luncheon proceeds are granted to
Mrs. Tony Moll
We. David Mobson
organizations that help these children directly.
Mrs. Joe Kyl
Mr Roben Modes
In addition to awarding the third Ivy Humanitarian Prize for the Americas, the
international Corporation
ME & Mrs. AW8'0 Dies do Modina
luncheon will honor the Honorable Thomas F. "Mack" McLarty, Special Envoy to the
als. Bartara Marda-Land
Americas, and Donna Cochran McLarty who very successfully chaired our 1996
Bell Honds
Ms. Julia Nichols
luncheon. We believe that they truly represent goodwill and friendship towards the
American Alrines
Americas.
we. Ben Num
his. Jim Banlions
Johnson & Johnson
The upcoming year's luncheon promises to be our largest thus far. We sincerely
Hire, E. Clay Shaw Jr.
HE 8 Mrs. Jesus Blve-Herzog
hope you will serve as our Honorary Chairman, as you have in the past. We would
Mrs. Charles W. Bienneim
be delighted If you could attend as well, but we understand your busy schedule.
Mrs. form Tenner
Mrg. Fred Upton
Last year we enjoyed your message which was read by Donna McLarty, and we
Mrs. Frank a Woll
would certainly appreciate hearing from you again at our 1998 luncheon. Thank you
Banell Committee
for your consideration, and we look forward to hearing from you soon.
Dr. G.A. Ballow
Mrs. Marks Bonnemstion
Sincerely,
(vy Prus Coordinator
Me. Card Shawd
Ms. Sharon Have
Sharon archer
The Mon. David C Jordan
Ms. Ana Colorner C'arlan
Sharon Archer
Hildegard Silva-Herzog
Ma. Barba/s Priody
Ma Maria Philips
Co-Chalrman
Co-Chairman
Mr. Lucy Rhome
Mo. Menoy Bohwie
The Mon. Hany Shauldoman
Ma. Poggr Signion
President HAP
Ms. Anabolla Jordan
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002. note
Bobbie to Diane re: personal (2 pages)
04/17/1998
P6/b(6)
COLLECTION:
Clinton Presidential Records
First Lady's Office
Bobbie Greene
OA/Box Number: 15627
FOLDER TITLE:
Scheduling Requests Completed [3]
2012-0872-S
rc942
RESTRICTION CODES
Presidential Records Act - |44 U.S.C. 2204(a)]
Freedom of Information Act - 15 U.S.C. 552(b)]
PI National Security Classified Information |(a)(1) of the PRA]
b(1) National security classified information |(b)(1) of the FOIA]
P2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA]
b(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of
P3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA]
an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
P4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
b(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]
b(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
P5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President
information |(b)(4) of the FOIA|
and his advisors. or between such advisors |a)(5) of the PRA]
b(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
P6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy |(a)(6) of the PRA]
b(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes |(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed
b(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
of gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA|
PRM. Personal record misfile defined in accordance with 44 U.S.C.
b(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
2201(3).
concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA]
RR. Document will be reviewed upon request.
MAR-23-1998 09:29
HAVE H GREHT DHY
312 jor 0100
Γ.01/06
AEO
Association For Enterprise Opportunity
70 East Lake Street, Suite 1120
Chicago, Illinois 60601
FAX
Date: March23,1998
Number of pages including
cover sheet:
6
To: Ms. Bobbie Greene
From:
Zulma Mustafa
Program Manager for
Phone:
Strategic Alliances &
Fax: 202/456-6244
Public Affairs
Phone: 312/357-0177 ext: 26
CC:
Fax:
312/357-0180
REMARKS:
Urgent
For your review
Reply ASAP
Please comment
Ms. Greene,
1 had faxed the following to Ms. Verveer
last week but had not heard back from
her. could you help?
Diane - -
Thank you.
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me like were
on for the 23n&
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to know - can
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or d's Behapoy B to
do it.
MAR-23-1998 09:29
HAVE A GREAT DAY
312 357 0180 P.02/06 .
AEO
Association For Enterprise Opportunity
70 East Lake Street, Suite 1120
Chicago, Illinois 60601
FAX
Date: March 17, 1998
Number of pages including
5
cover sheet:
To:
Melanne Verveer
From:
Zulma Mustafa
Program Manager for
Phone:
Strategic Alliances
Phone:
312/357-0177, ext. 26
Fax:
202/456-6244
Fax:
312/357-0180
CC:
REMARKS:
Urgent
X
For your review
Reply ASAP
Please comment
Ms. Verveer,
Following, for your review, is AEO's letter of update to the First Lady. We would greatly
appreciate your comments before we send this to her.
Also, we would like to request copy for our upcoming issue of the AEO Exchange, our
monthly newsletter. The headline we have planned for our next newsletter announces that
the First Lady has agreed to serve as Honorary Chair of the 1998 AEO Conference. We
would like to accompany that announcement with an article describing her interest and
support. (Please see the following cover page sample of the Exchange). We would also
like to turn that article into a welcome letter from her, which will appear in the final
conference program.
Again, we are so thrilled that Mrs. Clinton has agreed to serve as Honorary Chair and are
very excited about the possibility of her coming to the conference. Her presence would be
tremendous.
We will follow up with you shortly regarding the above. Or, feel free to contact me at
312/357-0177, ext. 26.
Thank you.
MAR-23-1998 09:29
HAVE A GREAT DAY
312 357 0180 P.03/06
ASSOCIATION FOR ENTERPRISE OPPORTUNITY
(AEO)
March 16, 1998
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mrs. Clinton:
On behalf of the Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO), we would like to express to you how thrilled
and honored we are that you have agreed to serve as Honorary Chair of the 1998 AEO Conference and
Membership Meeting. Several copies of the conference registration brochure are enclosed; you will see that
we are offering quite an array of opportunities to our members.
This year's conference theme is "Microenterprise Works When We All Work Together: A Blueprint for
Private-Public Partnerships". This theme, with our presence in Washington, D.C. this year, provides us with a
unique opportunity for us all to join together in support of microenterprise development, and to demonstrate
that strength to the world.
We are tremendously proud of this year's conference. As you know, the industry is no longer comprised of
only microenterprise development organizations - it has flourished to include housing and social service
organizations, government agencies, corporations, advocacy organizations, and others. This wonderful mix is
being well represented at this year's conference, which is why we are expecting close to 1000 people to attend.
We have also added many new partners in both the government and private sectors. The response we have
received is in large part, a result of the personal commitment you and the President have demonstrated to
microenterprise development, and we are very grateful for your support.
The centerpiece of our conference has always been the extensive and intensive training that we offer. That will
remain the same this year, with over 110 sessions offered; however, we have also planned a number of events
and activities to make the most of our time in Washington D.C. At this time, we would like to walk you
through these events, scheduled throughout the conference, and invite and encourage your in-person
participation at any and all times that you can join us:
Day 1 - Wednesday, April 22, 1998
From 3:00-4:00 p.m. AEO will kick-off the 1998 AEO Annual Conference and Membership Meeting with a
press conference at the National Press Club. We will also be announcing our industry goal at this event, which
is to assist one million low income individuals achieve self sufficiency through self employment by 2008.
That afternoon we will also be offering bus tours of local microbusinesses. We will be inviting press to attend
and would like to extend to you an invitation to attend if you are interested. Or perhaps you would be
interested in receiving a personal tour. If so, we would be very happy to arrange one for you.
That evening, at 6:00 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, we will officially begin the conference with the
Opening Plenary and have invited Administrator Alvarez to speak on the Small Business Administration's new
mission to serve low income entrepreneurs. We will also be hearing from an entrepreneur from Virginia. We
are expecting several members of the Senate and the House, as well as elected officials from Virginia, the
70 EAST LAKE STREET, SUITE 1120 CHICAGO, IL 60601-5907
PHONE: 312-357-0177 FAX: 312-357-0180 e-mail: [email protected]
MAR-23-1998 09:30
HAVE A GREAT DAY
312 357 0180
P.04/06
ASSOCIATION FOR ENTERPRISE OPPORTUNITY
(AEO)
March 16, 1998
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton
Page 2
state officially hosting the conference, to attend. The Opening Plenary will be followed by the Welcome
Reception.
Day 2 - Thursday, April 23, 1998
The day begins with the Policy Plenary that morning. We have invited Secretary Rubin and other federal
officials to address the Administration's response to AEO's challenge of assisting one million low income
individuals achieve self sufficiency through self employment by 2008. Treasury, in particular, will speak about
the efforts which they have encouraged which were a direct result of your participation at the Fourth Women's
Conference; specifically, the Interagency Council on Microenterprise and the Presidential Awards for
Excellence in Microenterprise Development. Directly thereafter, AEO members will be briefed on legislative
issues they are especially eager to support.
Several activities will be taking place concurrently on Thursday afternoon. AEO members will be making
personal visits to their legislators on Capitol Hill, advocating support for programs that support
microenterprise, while elected officials and federal staffers will be getting briefed by AEO on its 1998
Legislative Agenda, at a legislative briefing we are hosting at the Rayburn Building on Capitol Hill from 3:30 -
5:00 p.m. We expect many of our industry's congressional champions, including: Representatives Rogers,
Mollohan, Talent, and Velasquez; and Senators Kerry, Bumpers, Gregg, Hollings, Bond, Domenici, Wellstone,
and Kennedy to attend.
At 6:00 p.m. that evening, back at the hotel, the conference's most popular public event takes place -- the
Microbusiness Fair and Program Showcase. At this street market style fair, entrepreneurs showcase and sell
their goods and services. The event draws large crowds, including press, not only because of the many
wonderful and unique products, but because it is a time to get "up close and personal" with the entrepreneurs
themselves, often hearing personal stories about the obstacles they had to overcome in order to run successful
businesses.
We have invited Secretary Daley to kick-off this event and speak on the importance of small business
development and the importance of emerging microbusinesses to U.S. commerce and business interests.
Day 3 - Friday, April 24, 1998
There has been a slight schedule change since the printing of the enclosed brochure. We have moved the
committee meetings to early Friday morning so that we can host a special luncheon, "Celebrating
Partnerships," on Friday afternoon. This luncheon will provide a forum for many exciting new initiatives and
programs to be announced. For example, at this event AEO, in partnership with the Access to Credit Media
Project, the Center for Policy Alternatives (CPA), and the Harrison Institute, will feature the documentary, "To
Our Credit," and will announce that PBS has agreed to broadcast the program. (We understand the
documentary producer, Rob Rooy, has been in touch with your office directly, seeking your involvement in this
project.) Other exciting announcements will be made around CPA's "1998 Women and Economy Campaign";
introduction of the Aspen Institute's Microenterprise Fund for Innovation, Effectiveness, Learning, and
Dissemination (FIELD); Neighborhood Networks, an initiative of the National Urban League
and the Department of Housing and Urban Development; the American Bar Association's release of their new
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handbook for attorneys; and others. We will also welcome new supporters including the American Express
Foundation, the Chase Manhattan Foundation, and the Bankers Trust Company, and highlight support from our
long-time friends at the Ford Foundation, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, and the Levi Strauss
Foundation.
We have invited Federal Reserve Board Member, Alice Rivlin, to speak about the impacts the U.S. and global
economies will realize when our industry meets the goal.
On Friday evening, members and friends will take a well deserved break by spending an evening at the Torpedo
Factory, just over the river in Alexandria, Virginia. This promises to be a very fun and festive evening.
Day 4 - Saturday, April 25, 1998
The conference closing remarks will take place Saturday morning with AEO's Annual Membership Meeting
and Breakfast to follow. This event will celebrate the next steps for the U.S. microenterprise industry and will
feature a combination of AEO leadership and government officials.
We have invited Secretary Shalala to speak about the impacts realized by society, and the personal
development impacts realized by microentrepreneurs, when traditional "social service" and "economic
development agencies" come together in new ways to support community economic development, especially
microenterprise development. Of course, we welcome your participation and would be thrilled if you would
help to energize our members as they are sent off to continue the very important work that they do.
We have also sent a letter similar to this to the President, in care of Bob Nash. We know you have been
instrumental in securing the President's support on this issue and appreciate your efforts. We would be so
grateful if you could secure his commitment to this year's conference as well. We know that he cares as deeply
about economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs as you do. The tremendous message sent to all of us when
you and the President, and Secretary Rubin, presented at the first Presidential Awards for Excellence in
Microenterprise Development, remains truly inspiring.
Again, we are so honored to have you as this year's Honorary Chair. We know this is an issue very near and
dear to your heart, and are very grateful for your personal commitment and support. We are at a very critical
juncture and know that your participation would be an unforgettable inspiration to the industry.
Sincerely,
Mary Mathews
Christine M. Benuzzi
Chair, National Board of Directors
Executive Director
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20th.
Contact:
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HRC has agreed to attend the Family Resource Coalition of America's opening dinner of
their 7th biennial conference on April 29, 1998. They would like her either to moderate a
panel on issues facing parents or to deliver a speech.
Contact:
Virginia L. Mason 312-338-0900
MAY
Time.
Keynote address to USAID's International Conference on Girls' Education in
Washington on May 6-8. HRC is the Honorary Chair (PENDING per PSD)
Contact:
Karen Mulhauser 202-463-0180
Joe Nye has invited her to deliver the closing keynote address on either May 8th or 9th to
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the "Visions of Governamnce for the Twenty-First Century" symposium. This year's
topic is "Who's Responsible?: Renegotiating the Social Contract."
Contact:
Joe Nye, Jr.
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year's graduation ceremony on June 4, 1998.
Contact:
Samuel Sommers 617-432-1570
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To deliver the keynote address to the Center for the American Woman and Politics on
June 5th in New Brunswick, NJ.
Contact:
Ruth Mandel 732-932-9384.
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BOBBIE GREENE
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DATE:
MARCH 17, 1998
I've listed below the various scheduling questions we discussed earlier today, and I've attached
the relevant materials:
4/13 Washington, DC - time for White House CD Rom event.
4/14 NYC announcement of ADL - Boys and Girls Clubs partnership.
4/27 or 4/28 Chicago: meeting with HRC Park advisory committee.
6/4 Boston
Harvard Medical School Commencement
Anne
Dedication of Thoreau Institute/Walden Woods
Private tour of JFK Library when can & tell then?
6/10 Washington, DC
75th anniversary dinner, Women's Democratic Club -- HRC will receive the Eleanor
Award. I believe she already approved this. Let's check.
6/19 Washington, DC - 8pm
Opening game of the Washington Mystics first season. HRC expressed early interest in
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first ball then head for the Congressional picnic.)
June - July - Washington, DC:
clinic
WETA/Berlin Airlift
Here's what I've learned since our last conversation:
will an at 9Pmm July 13th
The program is seheduled to air in early mid July, probably the week of the 13th
They can schedule the pre-screening to suit us. The June 11th date was suggested
Harvard Medical School
Office of Student Affairs
260 Longwood Avenue, Room 244
Telephone (617) 432-1570
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
Fax (617) 432-3912
Friday, February 20, 1998
Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mrs. Clinton:
On behalf of Harvard Medical School's graduating class, it is our pleasure to extend an
invitation to you to deliver the Commencement Address at this year's graduation
ceremony, June 4, 1998. Our class is historic in Harvard's history, having a diverse
enrollment where ethnic minorities are in the majority and women comprise more than
fifty percent of the entering class. We share the excitement and responsibility of being
the first physicians of the New Millennium. We have dedicated ourselves to medicine
and the service of others knowing that we are in a period of some of the profession's
greatest upheavals and opportunities. Our 164 graduates have chosen to pursue fields
as diverse as primary care, molecular biology, and health policy/management. Despite
the length of medical training, over forty percent of us have taken additional time to
answer the call of public service, scientific research, and international health. With you,
we are concerned about the "tools of opportunity". We recognize the privileges we
have been given and seek to share them with the greater community.
You were overwhelmingly chosen in a poll of our classmates because of your leadership
in healthcare reform as well as your championship of children and the disenfranchised in
our country. We would like to hear your perspectives on the priorities of the 21st
Century, as well as how we can help to bring those priorities to fruition. Your words
will touch not only us and our families, but will be shared with the entire alumni body of
Harvard Medical School.
Harvard Medical School's Commencement will begin with a noon luncheon followed
by Commencement ceremonies from 2:00 - 4:30 pm. Our institution is at your disposal
and Dean Joseph Martin and our class would be happy to make any arrangements you
require. Please have your office contact Gloria Lacap in the Dean's Office of Harvard
Medical School, (617) 432-1501. Thank you for your attention and we look forward to
hearing from you.
Sincerely,
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January 15, 1998
The Honorable Roberta Greene
Office of the First Lady
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Bobbi:
Happy New Year! I hope you had a terrific holiday season.
Enclosed is a copy of a letter sent to Mrs. Clinton to update her on plans for the 75th Anniversary of the Woman's
National Democratic Club on June 10, 1998. As you know, the focal point of the event will be the presentation of the
Eleanor Award to Mrs. Clinton.
The evening's program is developing very nicely, and we will continue to keep you posted as the event draws near.
We anticipate that formal invitations will go out in April, so I hope you're still keeping June 10th on your own
calendar as well! It's going to be lots of fun.
With warmest regards,
Kitty S. Lansdale
President
Lansdale Associates
Enclosure: Copy of January IS letter to Hillary Rodham Clinton re: June 10, 1998 75th Anniversary of the Woman's
National Democratic Club.
P.S. Bobbi, one day you, Bitsey and I need to have lunch to catch up. It was great seeing you at "Amistad".
WOMAN'S NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CLUB
January 15, 1998
Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mrs. Clinton:
We are delighted and honored that you hope to join us on June 10, 1998 for the Woman's National
Democratic Club's Diamond Jubilee Gala. Your acceptance of the prestigious Eleanor Award,
established in the spirit of Eleanor Roosevelt, means a great deal to us.
We are in the process of creating the evening's program and are pleased to announce that former
Spelman College President Johnnetta Cole will receive the Eleanor Roosevelt Education Achievement
Award, and actress Jean Stapleton will receive the Eleanor Roosevelt Arts Achievement Award. By
early February, we expect to confirm the recipients of awards in the areas of public service, women's
health and human and individual rights, and will inform your office.
Our Tribute Committee currently consists of over sixty individuals, including Governor and Mrs. Mario
Cuomo, Senator Dianne Feinstein, Ms. Geraldine Ferraro, Senator and Mrs. Ted Kennedy, Senator
Bob Kerrey, Ambassador and Mrs. George McGovern, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mondale,
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Senator and Mrs. John D. Rockfeller IV, Ms. Gloria
Steinem and Senator Paul Wellstone.
We will keep you informed of further developments as the event draws near. Again, we are thrilled
at the prospect of your participation in this historic celebration.
With best regards,
Marclyn Chair, Marelyn Diamond Tank Jash Jubilee
Barbara Zelenko
Barbara Zelenko
Chair, Diamond Jubilee Gala
1526 New Hampshire Avenue. NW / Washington. DC 20036 / Tel: 202-232-7363 / Fax 803 96-2791
Jon P. Jennings
03/16/98 11:41:12 AM
Record Type:
Record
To:
Roberta W. Greene/WHO/EOP
CC:
Subject: WNBA
On June 19, the Washington Mystics will kick off their first season. The WNBA wrote two months
ago inviting the First Lady to be a part of this game. The game starts at 8:00 pm and it will be
broadcast live on Lifetime. This will be a big event for the league.
Feb-18-98 03:45P
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WETA
FAX
Date: 2/18/98
To: Ms. Bobbie Greene
Fax: (202) 456-6244
Deputy Chief of Staff to The First Lady
From: JoAnne Rose
Phone: (703) 998-2019
For Sharon Rockefeller
# of Pages: including cover, 3
If there is a problem with transmission, please call the above number.
The original will follow in the mail.
Thank you.
Feb-18-98 03 : 45P
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WETA
THE NATION'S STATION, THE COMMUNITY'S VOICE
Sharon Percy Rockefeller
President & CEO
February 13, 1998
Ms. Bobbic Greene
Deputy Chief of Staff to The First Lady
The White House
Old Executive Office Building
Room 100
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Ms. Greene:
I learned yesterday that Ellen McCloy spoke with you regarding WETA's exciting project
The Berlin Airlift: Triumph of Freedom. We feel that the historical content of this program
makes it a possible choice for a White House pre-screening event Stwn 10th (wkday)
(early-mid)
Berlin Airlift, hosted by Paul Duke, will be aired inearly July to coordinate with the fiftieth
anniversary of the extraordinary rescue effort that forged new ground for the U.S. as a
leader in international relations. Under President Truman's leadership, our nation
successfully pursued freedom at a time when doing so imposed national and global risks. I
am enclosing information that gives you specifics on-the airlift and our documentary.
We would like to suggest a pre-screening evention June 11, 1998, but we would be happy
to discuss any date that would accommodate the schedules of The President and The First
Lady. The costs of the event would be paid by our corporate underwriters.
I thank you for your consideration of The Berlin Airlift: Triumph of Freedom. I will
follow up with you during the week of February 23. In the interim, please call me at (703)
998- 2700 if you have questions.
Sincerely,
Sharon
Sharon Percy Rockefeller
enclosure
cc: Ellen McCloy
Public Television 26 & Radio FM 90.9
2775 South Quincy Street
tel 703.998.2700
Serving Greater Washington. D.C.
Arlington, VA 22206
fux 703.998,7559
Fèb-18-98 03:45P
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WETA
THE NATION'S STATION. THE COMMUNITY'S VOICE
The Berlin Airlift: Triumph of Freedom
The Program
The Berlin Airlift of 1948-49 was the most dramatic rescue operation of the 20th century. It was a
moment of great glory for the United States and its western allies during a tense time in the early
days of the cold war. It not only saved one of Europe's most important capitals from Communist
takeover but is viewed by historians as the single most significant event in stopping the Soviet
advance across Europe after World War II.
Hosted by veteran correspondent Paul Duke, Berlin Airlift will capture the suspense, the drama
and the historical significance of this phenomenal story. Highlights of the remarkable aspects of
this event include:
Berlin was where the Allics drew the line against the Soviets and refused to back down. The
airlift cemented the western alliance.
The airlift had important political consequences. By agreeing to supply western Berlin, the
West accepted the idea of a permanently divided Berlin and Germany. By participating in the
airlift, Americans took on the burden of defending western Europe, a role which the United
States still plays today.
The rescue effort was a technological miracle, a massive air supply operation without parallel in
history. American and British pilots kept a city of 2.5 million people alive--fed, clothed and
warm--for almost a year.
Broadcast
Berlin Airlift is scheduled to air in early July of 1998 to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of
this historic effort.
The one-hour documentary will be broadcast nationally in prime-time by PBS, reaching an
audience of millions.
Educational Outreach
A special educational version of Berlin Airlift will be distributed to high schools throughout
America with study guides for classroom use.
Corporate Sponsorship
WETA is pleased to have as corporate sponsors Daimler-Benz and Mobil Corporation.
Public Television 26 & Radio FM 90.9
2775 South Quincy Street
tel 703.998.2600
Serving Greater Washington, D.C.
Arlington, VA 22206
fax 703.998.3401
02/23/1998 04:20
908-932-8815
RUTH B. MANDEL
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THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
RUTGERS
Eagleton Institute of Politics
February 23, 1998
Hillary Rodham Clinton
The White House
Washington D.C. 20500
Dear Hillary:
It was great to say a brief hello at Swanee Hunt's reception in Vienna last July. While I've been
disappointed that your crushing schedule has so far precluded the follow-up lunch you suggested,
I continue to look forward to an opportunity to visit and talk some time in the not too distant
future. In the meantime, Bobbie Greene has been a gracious and responsive phone pal.
With some reservations about asking anything more of you than you are already giving so
magnificently to this country, I am hoping that a visit to the Center for the American Woman and
Politics (CAWP) will be possible this spring.
I would be thrilled and honored if you would accept this invitation to be our keynote speaker on
Friday, June 5, for NEW Leadership, the initiative created and developed by CAWP to
encourage and empower young women to pursue a life in politics and public leadership. Your
commitment to public leadership and the inspiring role model you have been to the next
generation of women leaders makes you the ideal person for this program. No one can better
articulate a strong statement about how critical it is for young women to take leadership roles in
politics and policy making. Your message would inspire the immediate audience here in New
Jersey and also young women across the nation.
This year's keynote address is especially important because CAWP is celebrating ten classes of
young women who have participated in the program. Alumni from across the country and
political women who have taught in and supported the program over the years will join us for the
evening to celebrate the program's accomplishments and cheer in its future endeavors. In many
ways this event will be the beginning of a new era for the program, and your commitment to
women in politics would make an historic impact.
Wood Lawn 191 Ryders Lane New Brunswick New Jersey 08901-8557
732/932-9384
732/828-2210
Fax:
732/932-6778
http://rci.rutgers.edu/-eagletor:
02/23/1998 04:20 908-932-8815
RUTH B. MANDEL
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A respected national survey of first-year college students shows that only 15 percent of women
believe influencing the political structure is important. When they arrive at CAWP, the young
women who come to NEW Leadership do not understand the vital connection between politics
and the issues initheir communities and the nation that they care about. Our task over the years
has been to show them this essential link between their lives and the greater community. We
know you are singularly able to reinforce that connection.
We'd like you to talk about why young women's active involvement in the political process is
important. We hope you can share the lessons you have learned that will be helpful to the next
generation of women leaders. We see this as an opportunity for you to share with young women
something of what you wish someone had told you when you were their age and as you began to
enter a life in politics.
Ideally, we would like you to join the students for an informal dinner here at the Eagleton
Institute of Politics from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. Following the dinner, you would speak to an
audience of proximately 250 people, including students, faculty, advisors and friends of CAWP.
We'd like you to speak for approximately 30 minutes, with time afterward for questions and
answers.
To give you a better sense of the program I am enclosing information about NEW Leadership. I
will call Bobbie Greene soon to answer any questions and find out if you can be with us.
Everyone at CAWP and the Eagleton Institute hopes your answer is yes!
Warm personalitegards,
Ruth B. Mandel
Director
Eagleton Institute of Politics
03/09/98 11:31 FAX 495 1364
INST OF POLITICS
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Institute of Politics
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Harvard University
79 John F. Kennedy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617)495-1360
(617)495-1364 FAX
DATE:
March 9, 1998
TO:
Ms. Bobbie Greene, Deputy Assistant to the?resident, Deputy Chief
of Staff to the First Lady
FAX NO: 202 45606244
FROM:
Cathy McLaughlin, Institute of Politics
This is page 1 of
2
Message: Heather Campion suggested that I forward this letter to you.
03/09/98 11:31 FAX 495 1364
INST OF POLITICS
CA
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HARVARD UNIVERSITY
JOHN F. KENNEDY SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT
JOSEPH S. NYE, 12
79 JOHN F. KENNEDY STREET
DEAN
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 02138
13 00 a
March S, 1998
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20500
Via Facsimile
Dear Hillary,
I am writing to you to request that you consider another springtime trip to Boston in your busy
schedule.
Each year, I host a Dean's symposium to explore a substantive policy topic in depth with leading
scholars, practitioners, and community leaders. This symposium is part of my ongoing research
initiative Visions of Governance for the Twenty-First Century, which you and I have discussed
on several occasions. This year, the symposium, scheduled for May 8-9, will be entitled Who's
Responsible?: Renegotiating the Social Contract. It will be driven intellectually by leading
faculty members within the Wiener Center for Social Policy and will focus on many of the issues
which have been among your priorities as First Lady. It is my hope that you might consider
participating in the symposium and delivering the closing keynote address on Saturday, May 9
from 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. This opportunity would serve as a "bookend" for the symposium, as we
have extended an invitation to, and received positive indications of interest from, Speaker
Gingrich for the other address on Friday.
I am well aware of the extraordinary demands upon your calendar, but I extend this invitation
because of the strong impact your comments would have and the opportunity which speaking
from the podium at the Kennedy School would afford on a topic I know to be very important to
you and President Clinton. I have asked Catherine McLaughlin to call your office to see if this
date is possible and to provide further details.
With my appreciation and best wishes,
Sincerely,
Joe Joseph S. Nye, Jr.
/bwv/eao
UTES NTW PRESIDENT SERVICE AND
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
March 19, 1998
MEMORANDUM FOR: Bobbie Greene
Deputy Chief of Staff
the Se Sharon Solomon
First Lady's Office
FROM:
Director
Equal Employment Opportunity
SUBJECT:
TAKE OUR DAUGHTER'S TO WORK DAY
As you may be aware, the fourth Thursday of the month of April
has beer designated as "Take Our Daughter's To Work Day." This
national event was designed to expose young girls between the
ages of nine and fifteen to the work world and promote career
choices and opportunities.
In observance of this day, the Office of Administration (OA),
will host a reception for those girls who join their parents or
others in the EOP for the day. Ms. Ada Posey, Director, OA,
suggested that I contact your office to determine whether the
First Lady can provide brief remarks at the reception. A
suggested topic would be "Youth and the New Millennium." Of
course, she should feel free to select a topic of her choice.
Details about the reception are provided below.
EVENT: Take Our Daughter's To Work Day Reception
DATE: April 23, 1998
TIME: 2:30 - 3:30 P.M.
PLACE: White House Conference Center
Truman Room
926 Jackson Place
If you have any questions, please call me on 395-3996. Thanks
for your assistance.
MAR-19-98 15:02 FROM
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WNBA
WOMEN'S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Olympic Tower
645 Fifth Avenue
New York NY 10022
Direct: (212) 407-8362
Fax: (212) 750-WNBA (9622)
[email protected]
Valerie B. Ackerman
March 17, 1998
President
Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton
First Lady of the United States
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mrs. Clinton:
In January, the Women's National Basketball Association launched a
national fitness initiative designed to encourage young people to become
physically fit and to raise awareness about how being fit improves one's overall
health and well-being.
The initiative, entitled WNBA Be Active, is sponsored by Sears, a longtime
supporter of women's athletics, and consists of a four-month nationwide series of
exercise and fitness clinics developed in conjunction with the President's Council
on Physical Fitness and Sports. The clinics are conducted by some of the
WNBA's premier players, including 1996 Olympic gold medalists Ruthie Bolton-
Holifield, Rebecca Lobo and Sheryl Swoopes, and include exercise
demonstrations and lectures about the importance of nutrition and fitness. We
have been touring the country with the program over the past several weeks,
reaching out to boys and girls ages 9-14. Materials detailing the program are
enclosed.
The final WNBA Be Active clinic will be held on the morning of Friday, May
8, at a school in Washington D.C. (site TBD), home to the newest WNBA team,
the Washington Mystics. On behalf of the WNBA and Sears, I would like to invite
you to attend. We believe the program's message is important and would be
honored to have you be part of our "grand finale."
Thank you in advance for your consideration. I look forward to the
possibility of meeting you in May.
Sincerely,
VBA:jf
Enclosures
Women's National Basketball Association and WNBA are trade names of WNBA, LLC.
RECYCLED PAPER
beactive
PRESENTED BY
SEARS
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES - JANUARY 13, 1998
WNBA, Sears courting kids
BY MARY ELLEN PODMOLIK
year and whose new season begins June 11, the
BUSINESS REPORTER
goal is to interest both boys and girls ages 9-14 in
the sport.
The WNBA gets a shot at further improving its
For Sears, one of the league's charter sponsors,
visibility with children before the season starts,
the aim is to improve its sales and image with
under a stepped-up marketing partnership that will
women as well as with tomorrow's consumers.
be announced today with Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Participation in the clinics, to be run by Sacra-
BERTY
The Women's National Basketball Association
mento Monarchs guard Ruthie Bolton-Holifield,
and Sears will conduct basketball and exercise
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will be supervised by local Boys and Girls Clubs,
clinics in all 10 WNBA cities and another eight
YMCAs and YWCAs. About 200 children are
cities, including Chicago, where the NBA is well
known and the women's league would like to have
expected at the local clinic Wednesday at the
James Jordan Boys and Girls Club.
teams.
For the fledgling league. which debuted last
The league has had little trouble capturing big
The WNBA is market-
ing itself to kids.
advertisers-ranging from Nike to
McDonald's-and that has helped
establish name recognition. Aver-
age attendance at games last year
was nearly 10.000.
We were very happy with the
way the league was received," said
Val Ackerman. league president.
"It was and will continue to be a
goal for the league to be visible and
to be noticed."
Sears' ad campaign. conducted
primarily in team cities, cost an
estimated $10 million during the
first season. It has paid off. Based
on interviews with focus groups in
WNBA cities, Sears found its
sponsorship improved its relation-
ship with consumers and increased
sales.
"We look for these relationships
to increase image and sales." said
John Costello, marketing senior
executive vice president. "Based
on the strong initial season. we're
looking for ways to strengthen this
relationship."
Terms of the broadened agree-
ment were not disclosed.
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HOUSTON. TX
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549.856
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PRO BASKETBALL
WNBA clinic on tap - Point guard Kim Perrot of
the WNBA-champion Comets and Ruthie Bolton-
Holifield of the Sacramento Monarchs will host a vouth
clinic today at the Shell Branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs
of Houston. The clinic is part of the WNBA's nationwide
health and fitness initiative, "WNBA Be Active." pre-
sented by Sears. The grassroots program, that will travel
to 18 cities throughout the United States from January
through May, involves boys and girls ages 9 to 14. Bolton-
Holifield, a first-team All-WNBA pick last season. is the
national spokesperson and will sign autographs at 1 p.m.
Saturday at Willowbrook Mall. The Shell Branch-Boys &
Girls Clubs of Houston is at 1520 Airline Drive. The clinic
will be from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., today. For information,
call 713-861-8256.
USA TODAY THURSDAY JANUARY 22. 1998.3C
SPORTS PEOPLE
Work out like Ruthie
Ruthie Bolton-Holifield loves to work out, and she wants
others to join her. Bol-
ton-Holifield, a guard
for the WNBA's Sacra-
mento Monarchs. is
running the point for
the league's youth fit-
ness initiative. She's on
an 18-city tour, con-
ducting clinics, en-
couraging boys and
girls ages 9-14 to exer-
cise regularly and try-
ing to raise awareness
on how to play fit and
stay fit. "Now is the
time for kids to form
good exercise and nu-
tritional habits that
will stay with them
throughout their
By Bob Galbraith AP
lives," says Bolton-Ho-
Bolton-Holfield: On 18-city tour
lifield, who graduated
promoting fitness.
from Auburn with a
degree in exercise physiology. At 5-9, 150 pounds, the
Olympic gold medalist practices what she's teaching. Her
workout regimen includes five days of cardio exercise,
running 3-5 miles or using the Stairmaster for 30 minutes;
three days of weightlifting: and push-ups and sit-ups on days
when she doesn't lift weights. "A good work ethic will take
you further than talent," says the Army Reserve first
lieutenant.
By Oscar Dixon
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31. 1998
Detroit Free Press
Follow the bouncing ball
GABRIEL B TAIT Detroit Free Press
WNBA star Sheryl Swoopes offers advice to Dennis Holland, 10,
of Detroit at the Boys and Girls Club in southwest Detroit.
Swoopes is promoting a nationwide "Be Active" fitness program.
Fnday, February 6. 1998
DAILY NEWS
PHOTOS BY EVY MAGES DAILY NEWS
BASKETBALLET: With the NBA
All-Star Game days away, the city
is jumping with events. such as a
Women's National Basketball
Association Be Active clinic
yesterday. Co-sponsored with the
New York City Ballet at Thurgood
Marshall Academy on 135th St.,
it combined a workout (right) with
encouragement from Teresa
Weatherspoon of the WNBA's
New York Liberty to convince kids
that exercise is healthy - and
fun.
active
THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER
Focus
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12. 1998
On
The Charlotte Sting
The WNBA's "Be
Stinson, Mapp
Active" physical fitness
clinic for kids 9-14,
join WNBA stars
promoted by
A women's basketball
Sacramento's Ruthie
tournament featuring
Bolton-Holifield and
several WNBA players
Houston's Sheryl
will be held in Charlotte
Swoopes, will be at the
this weekend. Charlotte
Johnston YMCA, 3025 N.
Sting players Andrea
Davidson St., from 10 to
Stinson and Rhonda
11:30 a.m. Friday. Stinson
Mapp will play, along
and Mapp also will
with Wendy Palmer and
appear, and help with the
Chantel Tremetiere.
skills demonstration,
Games Friday and
group stretching and an
Sunday will be at West
exercise program
Charlotte Recreation
focusing on
Center, 2400 Kendall
cardiovascular fitness,
Drive. Saturday's games
strength and nutrition.
will be at Amay James
Bolton-Holifield and
Recreation Center, 2425
Swoopes also will appear
Lester St.
from 7 to 7:30 p.m. Friday
Game times are 6:15,
at the Hornets' game
7:30 and 9 p.m. Friday,
against Philadelphia.
and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
They'll sign autographs in
Saturday. Sunday's
the concourse behind
schedule begins at 9 a.m.,
section 117.
and the championship
On Saturday,
game starts at 3:30 p.m.
Bolton-Holifield will be at
Admission is $5 per
Sears at Carolina Place
day. Youths age 6 and
Mall from 1 to 2 p.m., and
younger get in free. For
Swoopes will be at Sears
information call Jackie
in Eastland Mall from 4 to
Belton at (704) 343-6420
5 p.m.
from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., or
: 704) 595-9614.
Cliff Mehrtens
and
and
LDE
8
HOUSTON
SEAS
VENAL
SEARS
SEARS SPONSORSHIP OF SPORTS
Sears, Roebuck and Co. became an official sponsor of the WNBA prior to its 1997
inaugural season. As the only national retail department store sponsor, Sears
embraces its multi-year WNBA sponsorship with a fully-integrated marketing
communications program that reaches consumers and sports enthusiasts on both
the national and local levels. The company's multi-million dollar commitment
includes national advertising, courtside signage, player appearances, in-arena and
in-store promotions, official giveaways, web site communications, and community
and public relations.
Sears Collegiate Champions, now in its fifth year, is a comprehensive trophy and
academic scholarship program that honors women's and men's sports equally at all
four-year NCAA Division I, II, III and NAIA institutions. In total, more than 2,400
trophies and more than a quarter-of-a-million dollars in academic scholarships are
presented each year.
Sears, in partnership with select athletics organizations, awards academic
scholarships and the following marquis Sears Trophies to the #1 ranked teams in
the final USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Polls for each specific sport:
Sears/WBCA Women's Collegiate Champion Basketball Trophy
Sears/NABC Men's Collegiate Champion Basketball Trophy
Sears/AFCA National Champion Football Trophy
The Sears Directors' Cup, presented annually by the nation's athletics directors, is
the only all-sports competition in intercollegiate athletics. Trophies are awarded
each June to four institutions that have the best overall athletics programs. A total
of $100,000 in postgraduate academic scholarships are presented annually to
student athletics support staff, including five in each division.
Sears became an NCAA corporate sponsor four years ago and is the official retailer
for the NCAA. Each year, Sears sponsors the Women's Basketball Coaches
Association "Salute to the Champions" luncheon at the NCAA Women's Final Four.
In 1997, Sears became the first NCAA corporate partner to introduce an in-stadium
promotion during an NCAA Final Four event when the company distributed 17,000
commemorative seat cushions to fans attending the 1997 NCAA Women's Final Four
semi-final games in Cincinnati.
In 1995-1996, Sears sponsored the USA Basketball Women's National Team that
went on to win the 1996 gold medal in Atlanta.
be
JWNBA
active
PRESENTED BY
SEARS
WNBA AND SEARS LAUNCH YOUTH FITNESS INITIATIVE,
WNBA BE ACTIVE PRESENTED BY SEARS
WNBA Star Ruthie Bolton-Holifield is National Spokesperson
CHICAGO, Jan. 13 -- The WNBA and Sears today tipped off the league's first
nationwide health and fitness initiative, WNBA Be Active presented by Sears, at a clinic led by
the program's national spokesperson, Sacramento Monarchs guard Ruthie Bolton-Holifield. The
grassroots program, which will travel to 18 cities from January through May and involve boys
and girls ages 9-14, encourages young people to exercise regularly and is designed to raise
awareness on how to "Play Fit and Stay Fit."
WNBA President Val Ackerman and Sears Senior Executive Vice President of Marketing
John Costello jointly announced the program at a clinic for more than 30 youngsters at the James
Jordan Boys and Girls Club and Family Life Center in Chicago. Rebecca Lobo of the New York
Liberty assisted Bolton-Holifield with today's clinic.
The clinics will be held in all 10 WNBA team cities, seven NBA cities and Kansas City,
the site of the 1998 NCAA Women's Final Four. Local Boys and Girls Clubs, YMCAs and
YWCAs will help identify area youngsters to participate in the clinics, which include a
motivational speech by a WNBA player, a basketball skills demonstration, group stretching and
an exercise program that focuses on cardiovascular fitness, strength, endurance, agility and
nutrition. The clinics were developed in collaboration with the President's Council on Physical
Fitness and Sports (PCPFS). The WNBA player also will visit a local Sears store in the 10
WNBA markets to sign autographs for fans.
"The WNBA and Sears are helping young people recognize the importance of physical
fitness and a healthy lifestyle," said Bolton-Holifield, a member of the 1997 AII-WNBA First
Team and a 1996 Olympic gold medalist. "Now is the time for kids to form good exercise and
nutritional habits that will stay with them throughout their lives."
- more -
WNBA Be Active presented by Sears
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"We are very excited about the opportunity to use our players as role models to motivate
young people to 'play fit and stay fit," said Ackerman. "Both Sears and the WNBA believe that
participation in physical activities, whether through team or individual sports, has enormous
benefits for overall health and self-esteem."
"Through Sears sponsorship of the WNBA, we've seen athletics help women to be their
best," Costello said. "Presenting the WNBA Be Active program enables Sears to extend these
health and fitness messages to today's youth."
The WNBA will support the program through the production of a public service
announcement that will air during nationally televised NBA games and on other NBA
programming. The WNBA and Scholastic, Inc. have produced an educational poster that will be
distributed to schools in all 10 WNBA markets, reaching approximately 750,000 students.
Recent studies by the PCPFS concluded that exercise and sports participation enhance the
physical and mental health of youth. The PCPFS also has found that nearly half of American
youths, ages 12-21, do not exercise vigorously on a regular basis, and 14 percent report no recent
physical activity.
During the WNBA's inaugural season, more than one million fans attended games (9,669
per game average), and over 50 million fans viewed the WNBA on national television. The
Houston Comets won the 1997 WNBA Championship.
With its network of more than 830 full-line department stores and 2,500 off-the-mall
stores, Sears, Roebuck and Co. is a leading retailer of apparel, home and automotive products
and related services for families throughout North America, serving more than 50 million
households.
For more information about the Sears/WNBA partnership and local market activity, visit
the Sears/WNBA web page at www.sears.com/wnba or the Official Web Site of the WNBA,
WNBA.com.
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#
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Media Contacts:
Alice McGillion, WNBA
212/407-8270
Cara Leggett, WNBA
212/407-8091
Lee Antonio, Sears
847/286-5569
WNBA BE ACTIVE PRESENTED BY SEARS
CLINIC AND SEARS IN-STORE PLAYER APPEARANCE SCHEDULE
City
Clinic Date/Location
Sears Appearance Date/Location
Chicago
Jan. 14 - James Jordan Boys & Girls
Club and Family Life Center
Houston
Jan. 16 - Boys & Girls Club/Shell Branch
Jan. 17 - Willowbrook Mall
Miami
Jan. 23 - Boys & Girls Club/Hank Kline Unit
Detroit
Jan. 30 - Boys & Girls Club/Howard B. Bloomer
Jan. 31 - Oakland Mall (Troy, Mich.)
Club
New York
Feb. 6 - Boys & Girls Club/Dunlevy Milbank
Feb. 7 - Kings Plaza (Brooklyn)
Children's Center
Charlotte
Feb. 13 - YMCA/Johnston Branch
Feb. 14 - Carolina Mall
(Concord, NC)
Phoenix
Feb. 20 - Phoenix Downtown/Urban Services YMCA
Feb. 21 - Paradise Valley Mall
Seattle
Feb. 27 - Boys & Girls Club/Rainier Vista Branch
Sacramento
March 3 - Ray Robinson Oak Park Community Center
March 1 - Solano Mall
(Fairfield, Calif.)
Orlando
March 6 - Dr. James Smith Neighborhood Center
Salt Lake City
March 13 - Boys & Girls Club/Sugar House Branch
March 14 - Fashion Place Mall
(Murray, Utah)
Kansas City
March 26 - John Thornberry Boys & Girls Club
March 28 - Metcalf South Mall
(Shawnee Mission, Kan.)
San Antonio
April 3 - Boys & Girls Club/Calderon Branch
Boston
April 9 - YMCA/Central Branch
Los Angeles
April 17 - Boys & Girls Club/Santa Monica Branch
April 18 - Los Cerritos Mall
(Cerritos, Calif.)
Cleveland
April 24 - YWCA/East Cleveland Branch
April 25 - Great Northern Mall
Portland
May 1 - Boys & Girls Club/Trail Blazers Club
Washington, D.C.
May 8 - Local School TBD
May 9 - Landmark Mall
(Alexandria, Va.)
Note: With the exception of Kansas City, player in-store appearances will take place in WNBA markets only.
WNBA
WNBA FACT SHEET
League:
Women's National Basketball Association
League Office:
645 Fifth Ave.; New York, NY 10022; (212) 688-(WNBA) 9622
WNBA Teams:
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Charlotte Sting
Cleveland Rockers
Detroit Shock
New York Liberty
Washington Mystics
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Houston Comets
Los Angeles Sparks
Phoenix Mercury
Sacramento Monarchs
Utah Starzz
Players:
Among the WNBA's signed players, 28 are former Olympians,
15 have won gold medals. The WNBA roster contains 18 foreign-
born players.
1998 Schedule:
Season opens: June 11
Each team plays a 30-game regular season schedule (15 home/15
away)
1998 Playoffs:
The 1998 WNBA Championship series will feature the Eastern
and Western Conference champions -- who will receive the top two
seeds -- and the two teams with the next best regular season
records, regardless of conference, competing in two, best-of-three
semifinal series. The semifinal winners will then play each other
in a best-of-three series to determine the winner of the 1998
WNBA Championship.
1997 Playoffs:
Charlotte, Houston, New York and Phoenix advanced to
the single-game elimination WNBA Championship (Aug.
28 and 30).
Houston defeated New York 65-51 before 16,285 fans to win the
inaugural WNBA Championship on Aug. 30.
Attendance:
In 1997, average attendance league-wide including the WNBA
Championship was 9,804, more than double the league's preseason
projections. Overall, the 115 games of the 1997 season drew
1,127,509 fans.
During the regular season, forty-one games had crowds of more
than 10,000. The league-wide average attendance for the regular
season was 9,669. The August 16 Houston at Charlotte game drew
18,937, the high-mark of the season and a record for attendance at
a women's professional basketball game.
National Television: NBC, ESPN and Lifetime are national partners.
Each network televised one live game per week (ESPN and
Lifetime on weekdays in primetime and NBC on Saturday
afternoons) last season. The WNBA Semifinals were simulcast on
ESPN and Lifetime. The WNBA Championship Game was
broadcast on NBC.
More than 50 million viewers tuned into the nationally televised
games. The WNBA on NBC's overall season rating was a 2.0
rating for 11 games. ESPN and Lifetime telecasts drew a 0.9 and
0.5 rating, respectively.
Marketing:
NBA Properties serves as the marketing representative for the
league. The WNBA has signed 15 marketing partners to multiyear
agreements:
adidas
American Express
Bud Light
Champion
Coca-Cola (POWERaDE)
Fila USA
General Motors
Kellogg USA
Lee Jeans
McDonald's
Nike
Pinnacle
Reebok
Sears
Spalding Sports Worldwide
* All WNBA league sponsors are also sponsors at the team level
Structure:
The league is owned collectively by the 29 NBA teams.
Rules:
Ball size: 28.5" (high school and NCAA women's)
3-point line: 19'9" (NCAA)
Two 20-minute halves
30-second shot clock
Key Personnel:
Val Ackerman - President
Renee Brown - Director, Player Personnel
Kelly Krauskopf - Director, Basketball Operations
Dan Mannix - Director, Team Operations
Alice McGillion - Director, Corporate Communications
Mark Pray - Director, Media Relations
Peter Smul - Director, Business Operations
Sacramento Monarchs
RUTHIE BOLTON-HOLIFIELD
6
Position: Guard
Height: 5-9/1.75 m
Weight: 150/68 kg
Birthdate: May 25, 1967
College: Auburn '89
Acquired: Assigned to the Sacramento Monarchs on January 22, 1997
1997 WNBA SEASON: Led the Sacramento Monarchs in scor-
most admires is father Linwood because he sets a good
ing (19.4 ppg)
Second in the league in scoring
Named
example and he practices what he preaches
Advice to
to the AII-WNBA First Team as a guard
Was the first
young players: "Have a good work ethic because working
WNBA Player of the Week (6/30)
Monarchs' second-lead-
hard will take you further than talent"
Daily workout rou-
ing rebounder (5.8 rpg)
League's 10th-leading rebounder
tine includes lifting weights, stair master, cardio-vascular
10th in the league in three-point shooting percentage
training, sit-ups and jogging
Plays tennis and watches
(.344).
football during free time
Speaks and sings in Italian
PERSONAL: Holifield is pronounced "HOLLY-field"
One of
Sang in an Italian musical group called Antidum Tarantula
20 children of the Rev. Linwood and the late Leola Bolton
when she was living in Italy
Still jams with the group
Is a twin with brother Allen Ray who lives in Indiana
whenever she's in Italy
Hobbies includes singing, writing
Brother Nathaniel is a punt returner in the World Football
in her diary, working out and talking on the phone
Is a
League
Sister Mae Ola also played basketball overseas
first lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserves
A veteran of
after stellar career at Auburn
There is a 30-year difference
many USA Basketball teams, including 1996 Olympic (gold),
between the oldest and the youngest
Has 72 nieces and
1994 World Championship (bronze); 1994 Goodwill (gold);
nephews
Married Mark Holifield in 1991
Says Olympic
1993 World Championship Qualifying; 1991 World University
Coach Tara VanDerveer influenced her game the most
(gold); 1990 USA Select; and the 1986 U.S. Olympic Festival
because "she knows how to bring out the best in players and
Recently selected to the 1998 U.S. World Championship team
she helped me believe I could be a great player"
Person
Named the 1991 USA Basketball Female Player of the Year.
WNBA REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS
SEASON
G
FGM-FGA
PCT
3FGM-3FGA
PCT
FTM-FTA
PCT
REBS/AVG
AST
STL
PTS/AVG
1997
23
164-408
402
66-192
344
53-69
.768
134/5.8
59
54
447/19.4
COLLEGE
SEASON
G
FGM-FGA
PCT
FTM-FTA
PCT
REB/AVG
AST
STL
PTS/AVG
1985-86
30
137-257
.533
22-35
629
143/4.8
41
47
296/9.9
1986-87
33
125-240
.521
25-34
.735
96/2.9
77
53
275/8.3
1987-88
35
145-265
.547
40-54
.741
108/3.1
213
69
335/9.6
1988-89
34
123-276
.446
21-34
.618
143/4.2
195
77
270/7.9
TOTALS
132
530-1038
.511
108-157
688
490/3.7
536
246
1176/8.9
Three-point field goals: 1986-87, no three-point shots allowed; 1987-88, 0-for-0 (.000); 1988-89, 5-for-8
(.625); 1989-90, 3-for-8 (.375). Totals: 8-for-16 (.500).
USA BASKETBALL
SEASON
G
FGM-FGA
PCT
FTM-FTA
PCT
REB/AVG
AST
STL
PTS/AVG
1991 World University Game
8
48-105
457
8-10
.800
36/4.5
19
14
122/15.3
Three-point field goals: 8-for-25 (.320)
1994 World Championship
8
28-54
518
4-5
.800
25/3.1
6
3
74/9.2
Three-point field goals: 14-for-27 (.518)
1994 Goodwill Games
4
18-38
.474
1-1
1.000
24/6.0
6
3
47/11.8
Three-point field goals: 10-for-19 (.526)
1996 Olympics
8
21-47
.447
15-21
.714
34/4.3
16
23
102/12.8
Three-point field goals: 15-for-34 (.441).
OTHER PROFESSIONAL LEAGUES
SEASON
PPG
RPG
1989-90 - Visby (Sweden)
Not Available
1990-91 Did Not Play
Attending U.S. Military Officer School
1991-92 - Tungstrum (Hungary)
Not Available
1993-94 - Erreti Faenza (Italy)
25.5
6.0
1994-95 Erreti Faenza (Italy)
28.0
7.1
1995-96 - Galatasaray (Turkey)
Not Available
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After a war that left no
I.S PROMISE
spoils for the winners,
Londoners use makeshift
FOOD FOR PARIS
wheelbarrows to carry
home their rations of coal
RANCE
VIVRES POUR PARIS
Amid postwar devastation,
even the basics were
scarce; at far left, black-
market bread is sold at a
railroad station in Milan
Allied food shipments are
rushed to Paris not long
after its liberation from
the Nazi occupation
sentment of the heavy American hand. "Our
when policymakers feared Stalin could
until communism crumbled of its own
Uncle, who art in America, Sam be thy
start a revolution in Italy and France "just
weight in the Soviet Union. Some of the
name/Thy Navy come, thy will be done,"
by picking up the phone"). The actual im-
men who made the Marshall Plan possible
went one ditty. In Paris, fearful for the puri-
pact of the aid is also a source of dispute.
saw the romantic and epic quality of their
ty of the culture (and the sale of wine), the
Some economists have argued that the plan
task. It was "one of the greatest and most
French National Assembly banned the sale,
played only a superficial role in Europe's
honorable adventures in history," wrote
manufacture and import of Coca-Cola.
recovery. They point to Europe's pent-up
Dean Acheson. His friend and successor at
innovation and restorative will. But the fact
State, Bob Lovett, had a more practical
MERICAN AID HAD A DARKER
is that from 1938 to 1947 the standard of liv-
view: the Marshall Plan was that rare gov-
A
side. The Marshall Plan provided
ing in Europe had been declining by about
ernment program that came in on budget,
the CIA with a handy slush fund.
8 percent a year. After the arrival of the first
accomplished its goal-and then ended.
To keep communists from taking
Marshall aid, the arrows all turned up. Eu-
The men who made the Marshall Plan
over Italy (a genuine threat in
rope's per capita GNP rose by a third be-
were practical, and their motivations can
1948), the CIA began handing out
tween 1948 and 1951. American technicians
be regarded coldly as a matter of econom-
money to Italian politicians. At first, the
brought know-how to Europe and reaped
ics and power. But they also wanted to act
agency had so little money that America's
enormous good will.
because they believed that saving Europe
gentlemen spooks had to pass the hat in
Perhaps America's best export was hope.
was the right and only thing to do. They
New York men's clubs to raise cash for
The Marshall Plan arrived at a time of de-
achieved that rarity among nations - a bold
bribes. But with the Marshall Plan, there
spondency as well as hardship. Forced to
act by one that benefited all.
was suddenly plenty of "candy," as CIA offi-
work together, Europeans overcame some
cial E. Howard Hunt called it, to tempt Eu-
historic enmities while America shed its
NEWSWEEK Assistant Managing Editor
ropean politicians and labor leaders.
tradition of peacetime isolationism. Ties
Evan Thomas is coauthor of "The Wise
The CIA's meddling looks sinister in ret-
strengthened by the Marshall Plan evolved
Men," a history of six friends who shaped
rospect (though it seemed essential in 1948,
into the Western Alliance that stood fast
postwar American foreign policy.
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: DULTON-GETTY. FPG.
UPI-CORBIS-BETTMANN
JUNE 2, 1997 NEWSWEEK
39
With know-how and
materials from America,
damaged railroad tracks
are replaced at London's
Waterloo Station in 1948
At a clinic in Rome, a child
receives a dose of strep-
tomycin, imported under
the Marshall Plan and used
to fight meningitis
From the bountiful harvest
of American farmers, a
shipment of cotton is sort-
ed upon arrival in Naples
foundly wary. Bob Lovett, another Wall
gon, the generals worried that Soviet tanks
Frightened by the talk of war, urged to
Streeter who replaced Acheson in the sum-
could begin to roll into Western Europe at
recall that isolationism after World War I
mer of 1947 as under secretary, managed to
any moment. The atmosphere in Washing-
succeeded only in producing World War II,
win over Senate Foreign Relations Com-
ton, wrote Joseph and Stewart Alsop, the
Congress waved through the European Re-
mittee chairman Arthur Vandenberg, most-
hawkish establishment columnists, was no
covery Plan that spring. In April the SS
ly by feeding him top-secret cables over
longer "post-war." It was now "pre-war."
John H. Quick sailed from Galveston,
martinis at cocktails every night. But many
In fact, the fears of Soviet invasion were
Texas, with 19,000 tons of wheat. Before
lawmakers regarded foreign aid as "Opera-
exaggerated. We now know that after
long, there were 150 ships every day carry-
tion Rathole," and viewed the rescue plan
World War II the Red Army began tearing
ing food and fuel to Europe. There were
slowly taking shape at the State Depart-
up railroad tracks in Eastern Europe be-
new nets for the fishermen of Norway,
ment as a "socialist blueprint." Said
cause Stalin feared an attack by the West
wheat for French bakers, tractors for Bel-
Charles Halleck, the Republican leader in
against the Soviet Union. Exhausted by a
gian farmers, a thousand baby chicks for
the House: "I've been out on the hustings,
war that cost the lives of 20 million Rus-
the children of Vienna from 4-H Club mem-
and I know, the people don't like it."
sians, the Kremlin was not ready to wage
bers in America.
Clearly, appealing to good will was not
another. Because of poor intelligence,
Politics, needless to say, sometimes inter-
going to suffice. It was necessary, then, to
Washington did not fully appreciate Rus-
fered with altruism. Some congressmen
scare the voters and their elected repre-
sia's weakness. Top policymakers were
tried to turn the Marshall Plan into a giant
sentatives. As it happened, Russia growled
aware, however, that the hysteria was ex-
pork barrel, voting to send Europeans the
at just the right moment. In the winter
aggerated, that war was unlikely. Even so,
fruits of their districts, needed or not. From
of 1948, Moscow cracked down on its
they were not above using scare tactics in a
Kentucky and North Carolina poured mil-
new satellite state of Czechoslovakia. Jan
good cause-like winning congressional
lions of cigarettes; from the Midwest ar-
Masaryk, the pro-Western foreign minis-
approval of the Marshall Plan. Sometimes,
rived thousands of pounds of canned
ter, fell-or was pushed- to his death from
said Acheson, "it is necessary to make
spaghetti, delivered to gagging Italians. In
his office window in Prague. At the Penta-
things clearer than the truth."
London drawing rooms, there was some re-
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the Man
European cities were seas of
rubble: Marshall visits Paris
in 1947, Caen lies in ruins after
the battle for Normandy
son, diplomats like George Kennan-were
Marshall used a few basic maxims. One
pear to be dictating to its allies. "The initia-
unelected and for the most part unknown.
was "Don't fight the problem. Decide it."
tive, I think, must come from Europe," he
They needed a hero, a brand name respect-
Without hesitation, Marshall gave his
had said at Harvard. But the Europeans fell
ed by ordinary Americans. They turned to
name and authority to the plan to rescue
to squabbling. The French, in particular,
George C. Marshall.
Europe. His only advice to the policymak-
were wary of reviving Germany. "The
His name would bring blank stares from
ers: "Avoid trivia." The unveiling came in a
Plan? There is no plan," grumbled George
schoolchildren today, but Marshall, the
commencement speech at Harvard on June
Kennan, the diplomat sent to Paris that
army's highest-ranking general in World
5, 1947. Wearing a plain business suit amid
summer of 1947 to monitor the talks. The
War II, was widely regarded then as the
the colorful academic robes, Marshall was
Europeans were able to write shopping
Organizer of Victory. "He is the great one
typically plain-spoken and direct: "Our pol-
lists, but nothing resembling an overall pro-
of the age," said President Harry Truman,
icy," he said, "is not directed against any
gram. In a cable to Marshall, Kennan pre-
who made Marshall secretary of state in
country or doctrine, but against hunger,
dicted that the United States would listen,
January 1947. Upright, cool to the point of
poverty, desperation and chaos."
"but in the end, we would not ask them, we
asperity ("I have no feelings," he said, "ex-
would just tell them what they would get."
cept those I reserve for Mrs. Marshall"),
HE RESPONSE IN THE AMERICAN
First, however, Marshall's men had to
Marshall made worshipers of his followers.
press was tepid, but the leaders of
persuade Congress to provide the money.
Dean Acheson described his boss walking
Europe were electrified. Listen-
In October, President Truman tried to ap-
into a room: "Everyone felt his presence. It
ing to the address on the BBC,
peal to America's sense of sacrifice, urging
was a striking and communicated force.
British Foreign Minister Ernest
Americans to eat less chicken and fewer
His figure conveyed intensity, which his
Bevin regarded Marshall's speech
eggs so there would be food for starving
voice, low, staccato and incisive, rein-
as a "lifeline to a sinking man." Bevin imme-
Europeans. Urged to "waste not," some
forced. It compelled respect. It spread a
diately headed for Paris to urge the French
schoolchildren formed "clean-plate clubs,"
sense of authority and calm." Though self-
to join him in grabbing the rope.
but that was about as far as the sacrificial
effacing and not prone to speechifying,
Marshall did not want Washington to ap-
zeal went. Members of Congress were pro-
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NATIONAL AFFAIRS
Squeaking Into the Senate
"Where's Woody's evidence?"
demands Morial, an intense
Mary Landrieu beat the GOP's Woody Jenkins by
lawyer with a Georgetown de-
just 5,788 votes. Allegations of voting irregularities,
gree. Landrieu seemed equally
primarily in New Orleans, are under investigation.
serene. "I have no knowledge
of any improper activities," she
ELECTION OUTCOME
says coolly. "We're an easy tar-
Shreveport
Landrieu (25 parishes won)
get for reckless allegations."
852,945 votes (50.17%)
It's up to the Senate to decide
Louislana
Jenkins (39 parishes won)
what's reckless and what's real.
847,157 votes (49.83%)
Alexandria
So far, there are a few nagging
details. When the parish's 877
voting machines were opened
ORLEANS PARISH
Baton Rouge
Landrieu: 143,050
three days after the election, of-
New Orleans
votes (77.03%)
CARTER SMITH SYGMA
ficials concede, strict proce-
dures weren't followed: cam-
Jenkins: 42,655
0
25 MILES
votes (22.97%)
paign representatives weren't
Dogged in defeat: lenkins
there to watch, the registration
SOURCE: LOUISIANA SECRETARY OF STATE
lists weren't sealed, poll lists
were sent to the clerk of the
he'll reach across to take the wheel-with-
yet to pan out. Gaming interests did spend
court-a Landrieu ally-not straight to the
out warning-so that his interviewer can
massively, but no one has shown coordina-
secretary of state. The question is: why? As
write down notes.
tion with Landrieu's campaign. "Multiple
the investigation gathers speed, Landrieu
Yet for all his seriocomic zeal, Jenkins as-
voting" would require the connivance of all
says she isn't bitter. But she might have
sembled a theory of vote fraud plausible
five poll commissioners in a precinct. None
been a Washington star by now, a fast-ris-
enough to persuade Republican senators to
has spoken out, though that's not surpris-
ing member of the Senate club. Instead she
take the rare-and risky-step of re-exam-
ing: they'd be talking about a felony.
has to beat Woody Jenkins one more time,
ining a colleague's election. His theory is
The Democrats sound confident.
and LIFE can't be of any help.
this: Landrieu needed a fat vote in New Or-
leans to balance GOP growth elsewhere.
She was especially worried about black
FACING JUDGMENT
turnout, since she'd been feuding with
some leading African-American pols.
Luckily, there were other forces worried
about urban turnout, too: the Clinton-Gore
campaign and gaming interests who want-
ed to preserve casino gambling in the city.
Enter the Morial machine, a powerful get-
out-the-vote organization called LIFE.
Among Democrats on Election Day, the
GOP theory goes, panic set in when exit
polls indicated a Jenkins win. Vans hired by
LIFE and Landrieu's own lieutenants,
Jenkins charges, hauled crowds to the polls.
Voters were paid, he alleges, to cast ballots
in the name of one or many other persons.
This was made easier, Jenkins says, by slop-
py administration of the "Motor Voter" law,
which requires only minimal, mailed-in
identification to register. Written records
were left unsealed when placed in voting
machines at the close of voting-a casual
Orleans Parish custom. In the warehouse,
Jenkins says, those records could have been
tampered with to match the totals from
95
057
precincts that had been flooded to secure
her victory. She won by only 5,788 votes out
of 1.7 million cast statewide, but carried
04 19 95
New Orleans by a whopping 100,000.
Landrieu, Morial & Co. can point to any
number of holes in the scenario in what
they call "Woody's fantasy." On Election
Day, there were no independent allega-
REUTER
tions of irregularities. Not a single voter in
Defensive maneuvers: As a confident prosecution int the Oklahoma City bombing
New Orleans-then or now-has com-
case rested, the Feds released Tim McV Veigh's mug shot. Now it the defense's turn
plained that someone voted in his or her
and saving McV eigh won't be easy. ts theory: the bomber died the blast
name. Most of Jenkins's specific cases have
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INTERNATIONAL
High vision and low politics: how George Marshall
Congress to help rescue Europe with $13.3
billion in economic assistance over three
and a few good men led America to an extraordi-
years. That sum-more than $100 billion in
today's dollars, or about six times what
nary act of strategic generosity. BY EVAN THOMAS
America now spends annually on foreign
aid-seems unthinkable today. Announced
URING THE WINTER OF
Americans, for the most part, were not
50 years ago next week, the European Re-
1946-47, the worst in mem-
paying much attention. Having won World
covery Program, better known as the Mar-
D
ory, Europe seemed on the
War II, "most Americans just wanted to go
shall Plan, was an extraordinary act of
verge of collapse. For the
to the movies and drink Coca-Cola," said
strategic generosity. How a few policymak-
victors in World War II,
Averell Harriman, who had been FDR's
ers persuaded their countrymen to pony up
there were no spoils. In
special envoy to London and Moscow dur-
for the sake of others is a tale of low politics
London, coal shortages left
ing the second world war. But in Washing-
and high vision.
only enough fuel to heat and
ton and New York, a small group of men
Yet their achievement is recalled by
light homes for a few hours a day. In Berlin,
feared the worst. Most of them were, like
many scholars as a historical blip, a mo-
the vanquished were freezing and starving
Harriman, Wall Street bankers and diplo-
ment of virtue before the cold war really
to death. On the walls of the bombed-out
mats with close ties to Europe and a long
locked in. A truer, if more grandiloquent,
Reichstag, someone scrawled "Blessed are
view of America's role in the world. They
assessment was made by Winston Chur-
the dead, for their hands do not freeze." Eu-
suspected that in the Kremlin, Soviet dicta-
chill. The Marshall Plan, said England's
ropean cities were seas of rubble-500 mil-
tor Joseph Stalin was waiting like a vulture.
war leader from his retirement, was "the
lion cubic yards of it in Germany alone.
Only the United States, they believed, could
most unsordid act in history."
Bridges were broken, canals were choked,
save Europe from chaos and communism.
It was, at the time, a very hard sell. The
rails were twisted. Across the Continent,
With sureness of purpose, some luck and
men who wanted to save Europe-Harri-
darkness was rising.
not a little finagling, these men persuaded
man, Under Secretary of State Dean Ache-
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