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Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet Clinton Library DOCUMENT NO. SUBJECT/TITLE DATE RESTRICTION AND-TYPE 001a. letter To Hillary Clinton from constituent (partial) (2 pages) 02/04/94 b(6) 001b. letter To constituent from Hillary Rodham Clinton re: letter (partial) (1 03/11/94 b(6) page) COLLECTION: Clinton Presidential Records First Lady's Office Maggie Williams (Correspondence) OA/Box Number: 4106 FOLDER TITLE: Margaret A. Williams [Folder 9] 2013-0359-S ry1348 RESTRICTION CODES Presidential Records Act - |44 U.S.C. 2204(a)] Freedom of Information Act - [5 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 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. Gateway Lodge and Cabins Fine Country Dining, Lodging, Gifts & Spirits Joseph & Linda Burney Box 125, Cook Forest, Rt. 36, Cooksburg, PA 16217 in PA: 1-800-843-6862 814-744-8017 January 31, 1994 Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mrs. Clinton, I have thought about writing this letter to you for some time now, and I have always stopped short of doing so. However, after last night's con- versation with one of my employees - now a former employee - I feel compelled to write. In 1980 my husband and I purchased a building known as Gateway Lodge. It had no business and in fact, at the time of purchase, had no "Profit and Loss" statement. We were able to get a direct loan from SBA, quit our jobs at General Electric Company, sold our home in Erie, PA, and pursued the "Brass Ring". It has now been 13 years that we have been in business. There has been a slow and steady growth from 2 employees in 1980 to 24 employees in 1993. There has been a lot of hard work - some resulting in disappointments - but most resulting in personal pride. During this time, we have been placed in many national and international country inn publications, received the Uncle Ben's "Ten Best Inns of the USA" award in 1988, and have been recently named one of MONEY's 1994 Top Destination Spots, in the January 1994 issue. We try to give some benefits to our employees, but it gets harder each year because of the rising costs of health care, business insurance and taxes. I admire what you and President Clinton have tried to accomplish during his first year in the Presidency. Although I did not vote for President Clinton I have gained a new admiration for him yesterday when I heard on the news his comment that the only people who do not think there is a health care crisis are those people in Washington who have insurance and benefits at the taxpayers expense. Right on Target!! III Selected for The Innkeepers' Register- Independent Innkeepers Association Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton January 31, 1994 Page 2 Enough background on us, now to the real reason that has compelled me to write to you. In our area, unemployment is currently 9.2%. We are anticipating that we will need at least 5 to 7 more employees for 1994. We will go through hundreds of applications - not because we are too fussy about whom we hire, but because no one really wants to work. Here's the way the "System" works in our area. 1. If you do have a job and get laid off - no problem - collect unemployment and keep getting the benefits extended. 2. If you are asked to go on an interview by the unemployment office, which I believe is mandatory, just tell the inter- viewing business a. You are on unemployment and really don't want to take a job because it will mess up your unemployment. b. You tell the interviewing business that you can't do anything the position requires. C. You just don't show up for the interview. Now if you have a job, with no chance of layoff and really can't make ends meet because of your lack of managing money or lifestyle, how DO you get more money? The answer is really quite unique: 1. Quit the job and even though you know you cannot collect unemployment you a. Check yourself into a Psychiatric Care Center, say you are "depressed", get evaluated and then because of your "psychiatric depression" you are eligible to b. Get on welfare which will give you almost $1000.00 per month (includes food stamps and health benefits). This will enable you to stay home, watch TV, and partake in all the comforts that the poor working class is not able to enjoy. I don't know if you will actually see this letter, but I hope that you do. You have talked to so many people about health care, I just thought I would let you know how it really is down here in the trenches when it comes to com- peting with the welfare system. We just can't win welfare comes out on top all of the time. Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton January 31, 1994 Page 3 The system should supplement someone who has a job - not make it more appealing not to have a job. Of course if you are physically challenged that is a different case. If they were required to produce a paycheck, a supplement would cut the welfare system to 50%. Imagine those savings to taxpayers. A state system could be set up that would work with a computer network that businesses, using their employer ID number, could access for relating current employment or unemployment information on those employees receiving supplemental income. If they get laid off then of course collect unemployment but with the guideline of: If a job is offered they must take it and continue to receive the supplement, but the unemployment benefits would stop. If a person quits, help would be given for a certain period of time but with no extensions, and the supplemental income would again start as soon as the person found a new job. If the government would show that it is better to have a job than not to have one we would all be better off. Government should encourage people who do "use" the system to get a job. This idea of psychiatric care just to get on welfare is absurd. No wonder our health care costs are so high and the system is such a mess. We the working class pay for all of these "health care cases" and then also pay for them to be on welfare. There are no words to really express how frustrating it is for us that employ and for those that are employed and know such abuses of the system happen daily, over, and over, and over. Thank you for taking the time from your busy schedule to read this letter. I just wanted you to know how some of us feel. Sincerely, Lindia Burney Linda Burney Innkeeper THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON March 10, 1994 Ms. Linda Burney Gateway Lodge and Cabins Box 125, Cook Forest Route 36 Cooksburg, Pennsylvania 16217 Dear Ms. Burney: Thank you for your thoughtful letter. I appreciate both your sharing your observations and suggestions with me, and your kind words. The President's Health Security Act addresses the problems which you describe relating to gaps in health care coverage, the high cost of health insurance, fraud, and abuse. Under the Act, it will be illegal for insurers to deny coverage on the basis of health or employment status, age, residence, or the health of family members or to charge higher premiums because of health status or other individual characteristics. Specifically, the Act requires all health plans to accept all applicants regardless of health status, prohibits all pre-existing condition exclusions, guarantees that coverage cannot be dropped for any reason, spreads risk broadly through the use of community rating, and enhances financial protection of enrollees and providers in the case of financial failure of health plans. The citizens of this nation now have an historic opportunity to change our health care system to make it work for all Americans. Your support will be invaluable to the President as his Administration works toward meaningful and lasting change in our health care system. Sincerely yours, Clinton Hillary Rodham Clinton review great letter BeaverCollege December 23, 1993 Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mrs. Clinton: Teenage pregnancies, deterioration of the family structure, welfare cost acceleration and increase in crime are all woven together into nationwide pattern of decay, especially in our urban areas. Many of our nation's leaders are prochoice advocates. In this context I would like to suggest a set of priorities on the public statements our leaders make. It would have even more impact if such choices would be given more frequent emphasis. Priority order to consider: 1. Abstinence most advocated choice 2. Adoption second choice. The government and private agencies should develop adoption procedures which would reduce costs, red tape, profit giving for the thousands of couples who long to adopt children without incurring costs in the tens of thousands of dollars. 3. The use of contraceptive devices. Are we honest with the public concerning the relative size of the HIV viruses, the pore holes in condoms and sperm and the statistics that underscore condom failure in 15-30% of use? When 800 sex experts meeting in an international conference in Heidelberg in 1987 were asked if they would rely on condoms for protection during intercourse with an AIDS-infected partner, not one raised their hand. Prochoice can be voiced in a way that will reduce the problems of our country. I would appreciate your willingness to consider publicizing such an agenda. Constructively yours, arthen Breger Breyer, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry (215) 572-2900 450 S. EASTON ROAD GLENSIDE, PA 19038-3295 BASIC GUIDES FOR SCIENTISTS 1. Science Classification 1. If it's green or it wiggles, it's part of Biology. 2. If It stinks, it's Chemistry. 3. If it doosn't work, it belongs to Physics. 11. Rules for Laboratory Workers 1. When you don't know what you're doing, do it neatly! 2. First draw your curves, then plot the data. 3. Experience Is directly proportional to the equipment ruined. 4. Experiments must be reproducible. They should all fail the same way. 5. A record of data is essential. It indicates you have been working. 6. In case of doubt, make it sound convincing. 7. Do not believe in miracles; rely on them. 8. Teamwork is essential in the lab. It allows you to blame someone else. 9. Always leave room to add an explanation when it doesn't work. (This open-door policy is also known as the Rule of the Way Out.) 111. Finagle's Laws, Creed and Motto: 1. First Law! If anything can go wrong with an experiment, it will. 2. Second Law! No matter what result is anticipated, there is always someone who is willing to fake it. 3. Third Law! No matter what occurs, there is always someone who believes it happened according to his pot theory. 4. Fourth Law! No matter what the result, there is always someone eager to misinterpret it. 5. Creed: Science is truth. Don't be misled by facts. 6. Motto: Smile - tomorrow it will be worse. IV. Famous Axioms, Theorems, Corollaries and Laws (The wisdom of the giants of science, distilled and condensed for your edification.) 1. PATRICK'S THEOREM: If an experiment works, you must be using the wrong equipment. 2. SKINNER'S CONSTANT: That quantity which, when added to, subtracted from, divided into, or multiplied times the answer you got, gives the correct answer. 3. ALLEN'S AXIOM: When all else fails, Read the INSTRUCTIONS! 4. GUMPERSON'S LAW: The probability of a given event occuring is inversely proportional to its dosirability. 5. COMPENSATION COROLLARY: An experiment may be considered successful if no more than half of the data must be discarded to obtain agreement with your theory. IV. Famous Axioms, Theorems, Corollaries and Laws (continued) 6. CARLSON'S CONSOLATION: No experiment is ever a complete failure; it can always be used as a bad example. 7. THE LAW OF THE TOO SOLID GOOF: In any collection of data, the figure that is most obviously correct beyond all need of checking - is the mistake. 8. HORNER'S FIVE-THUMB POSTULATE: Experience varies directly with equipment ruined. 9. THE SPARE PARTS PRINCIPLE: The accessibility, during recovery, of small parts which fall from the work bench, varies directly with the size of the part and inversely with its importance to the comple- tion of the work underway. 10. THE ORDERING PRINCIPLE: Those supplles necessary for yesterday's experi- ment must be ordered no later than tomorrow noon. 11. MURPHY'S LAW: If anything can go wrong It will. 12. FLAGLE'S LAW OF THE PERVERSITY OF INANIMATE OBJECTS: Any Inanimate ob- ject, regardless of its composition or configura- tion, may be expected to perform, at any time, in a totally unexpected manner for reasons that are either entirely obscure or else completely mysterious. 13. THE ULTIMATE PRINCIPLE: By definition, when you are investigating the unknown -- you do not know what you will find. V. Principles of Human Foibles These rules outline the human problems that follow from the above. To some extent they represent man's reaction to nature and, even more aptly, man's reaction to man. 1. Laws of Revision (Often lumped into the Now They Tell Us! Law): 2. First Law: Information necessitating a change of design will be con- veyed to the designer after - and only after - the plans are complete. Corollary I - In simple cases, where one obvious right way is opposed to one obvious wrong way, it is often wiser to choose. the wrong way right off. This is one step ahead of choosing the right way, which turns out to be a wrong way, which has to become a right way. 3. Second Law: The more innocuous the revision appears to be at first, the further its Influence will extend and more plans will have to be re-drawn. 4. Third Law: If, when the completion of a design is imminent, field dimen- sions are finally supplied as they actually are Instead of as they were meant to be - it is always simpler to start all over. 5. Fourth Law: Even if it is impossible to assemble a part incorrectly, still a way will be found to do it wrong. -2- V. Principles of Human Foibles (continued) Corollary I - It is usually impractical to worry beforehand about inter- ferences - If you have none, someone will make one for you. 6. The Law of the Lost Inch: In designing any type of construction, no overall dimension can be totaled correctly after 4:00 p.m. Friday. Corollary I - Under the same conditions, if any minor dimensions are given to 1/16 of an Inch they cannot be totaled at all. Corollary 11 - The correct total will be self-evident at 9:01 Monday morning. VI. How to Do Research A. Introduction: From a brief but intensive study of the subject, research appears to con- sist largely in building and modifying apparati. B. Source of Ideas: In order to do research, you must have ideas. Ideas are easy to get. If you haven't any of your own, there are several prolific sources. 1. Ask the officers of the company. They know just what should have been done if certain responsible persons had been on the job. Or 2. Attend a scientific convention and learn the problems others have studied and failed. Then go back to the laboratory and solve them. C. Laboratory Work: However, It is a question whether even one idea is necessary. Merely get some equipment, set It up in a complicated manner, and carry out a few experiments. 1. Readings should be taken at the point where it is considered results will be the most favorable. 2. These readings should be plotted against other numbers that may be selected at random. 3. If you get a straight line, you know at once the results could have been predicted. -3- VI. How to Do Research (continued) C. Laboratory Work: 4. If you get a curve, the situation is different. Examine the curve carefully for sharp breaks or bends. If you find one, you have made a dis- covery. These breaks are significant. From them you should develop a theory. 5. Having obtained a curve and concocted a theory, it is befitting that you present the matter be- fore a meeting of some important scientific society. These societies were organized to pro- vide research mon with opportunities to take vacations at their companies' expense and, if possible, without their wives. D. Rules for Presenting Research Papers: 1. Always show a few slides. 2. Write several long equations on the blackboard. Memorize the equations beforehand, if possible. Write them rapidly. The success of your talk will depend directly on the number of people you can shake off at this point. 3. Someone will call your attention to the fact that the fifth term of the second equation should have a minus sign, which you can obligingly change, since it doesn't mean anything anyway. 4. Dwell at length on the sub-electron, the rigidity of the ether or the density of petrified rhubart in Siberia. 5. When you see a vacant stare, indication of a tem- porary lapse, of Intelligence, steal into the eyes of the audience, stop, pause for effect, gather up all papers and ask for questions. -4- THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON March 10, 1994 Mr. Arthur C. Breyer Professor of Chemistry Beaver College 450 South Easton Road Glenside, Pennsylvania 19038-3295 Dear Mr. Breyer: Thank you so much for your thoughtful letter. I appreciate your taking the time to communicate with me, and to make your voice heard on such an important issue. I also enjoyed your enclosed "Basic Guides for Scientists". It was a welcome bit of levity. President Clinton is deeply concerned about the problems and concerns faced by the American people. Abortion and the surrounding issues, such as education, birth control, child care and adoption, are of grave importance to the President. As you may know, President Clinton and I are pro-choice, we are not pro-abortion. If our country is to resolve this issue, we must educate men and women so that the number of unwanted pregnancies can be reduced significantly. Thank you again for your time and consideration. Sincerely yours, Hillary Rodham Rodham Clinton Clinton February 6, 1994 Michele Broderick 1527 Goody Lane San Jose, CA 95131 Hillary Rodham Clinton The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington D.C., 20500 Dear Ms. Rodham Clinton: I was disappointed when I read Fred Barnes' article that predicted a potential departure by David Gergen from the White House staff. I was really disappointed to read that he might leave because the two of you are having difficulties in reaching a compromise on the health care package. Please try to negotiate your differences. I think Gergen brings many laudable and essential qualities to the White House team, including maturity, intelligence, and experience. My husband and I met him at a speaking engagement in San Jose and were very impressed. In Silicon Valley, teamwork is an invaluable and requisite characteristic for any business person. If Gergen leaves, the White House will suffer a huge loss and people will look disapprovingly at both of you for your inability to iron out your differences over this most important issue. I've enjoyed the Clinton tenure and wish you and all of your colleagues success. Hopefully, I will get a chance to repeat my voting and canvassing support for you in the next election. And I hope Gergen will still be on your side of the podium. Sincerely, The Bioderish Michele Broderick CC: David Gergen 2Feb94 Mr. Mis. Clinton It is now 1½ years since I wrote this letter. I am no longer a student, but I still feel the same when I wrote the letter, it was just a reaction to something I was reading I never intended to send it, But here I ain watching a program on life an the streets - street kids in Hollywood - and I am feeling compelled to write. You see I have all these "Great" ideas about how things should be It breaks my heart when I see people on the streets Many of them have nowhere to go, they have no future - There all shelters- but must are full These are kids! They need an education! they need health cure! They need shalter! They need someone to care about them! I guess my only real point in writing was to let someone know how I feel k let someone know that I do care. Thanks for listening anyway - Julie A. Caccamse 16 July 92 Governor Clinton: I am writing this letter in the margins of a Newsweek magazine as I travel on the Metro train line in New York on my way to work. The reason I am writing lies solely in the fact that I have been inspired reinspired! I, like you and so many others, have been inspired by the visions of John and Robert Kennedy. The difference for me is that my inspiration has come second hand, through my mother, an immigrant and single parent. This woman who falls against the "norms" of our society, has taught me well about family values, religion, charity, goodwill toward all, equality, and the importance of education, listening and understanding. As a child, my mother encouraged me to inquire and learn. She always stressed how important it was for me to gather all the information about something, then weigh it and make a sound decision. For the past 23 years, I have been carrying "the torch" that was passed on, in the hopes that someday, someone would pick up where our fallen leaders had left off. In my very short 23 years, I have seen a lifetime. I have seen my badly battered mother appeal for help and be denied. I have seen her taken advantage of by a judicial system lacking in sympathy. I have seen the face of children when all hope was lost. I have been witness to the plight of the homeless, on the streets of New York City and on the streets of Kent, Ohio. I have watched my friends go off to the desert to fight in a war for no other reason but that their country requested it. I have seen PEACE at Camp David. I have watched bodies rain from the skies and children with guns shoot, kill and die in the streets. I have seen the pain of incurable diseases(AIDS, cancer), and I have watched the decimation of our beautiful Earth. I have never seen a balanced budget! I have tried to make well-educated decisions on all things. Sometimes those choices are not the correct ones, but as an American, I am afforded the inherint right to choose. For the last 16 years of my life, the ones in which I have been the most politically aware, I have watched the light flicker and fade. The only exception being a short 4-year stint from one of the most underrated, yet successful, presidents of the 20th century, JAMES EARL CARTER. Now I look at what is going on around me and I see someone who wants what WE, the youth and future of America, want. I want a chance to learn all I can and apply it. Within that application, I want the chance to give back to the future, children, the opportunities that I was afforded. You have inspired me to pick up where I once left off. As a high school student, I was the one active in trying to convince others of the desperate need for change. And here we are, 5 years later, in a desperate hour and I see that the light is almost back to full brightness. Behind this light, I see two of the keys to my future: President Bill Clinton and Vice President Albert Gore Jr. As a 23 year old student at what used to be considered a predominantly liberal college campus, Kent State University, I find myself surrounded by conservative Republican ideologies who cringe at the thought of change. I stand there surrounded with hope in my heart hope for a future. As a student, every semester I am faced with the prospect of being unable to pay my tuition and accept the challenges of knowledge and learning. I know what it is like to loose the incredible opportunity for higher education. I spent a year out of school after my freshman year at Kent. During that time, I worked at a saw blade factory and helped my grandmother, from Italy, care for my two younger brothers while my mother relocated for a better job. It was then, watching my mother struggle and realizing what I would be trained to do without an education, that my life took a significant turn. I worked very hard and made it back to school, this time with a solid plan. Since my return, I have been successful in getting good grades and devouring as much knowledge as my mind will hold. It is also here that I have found that in order to reap the benefits of my education, I must share the fruits of my labor with others maybe through service in the Peace Corps or VISTA or as a teacher of a forgotten subject-- geography-- in high schools. You may be questioning the point of this letter, well here it is. I just want you to know who I am, who the future is. I want you to know that you have given back to me something that I began to lose 12 years ago and thought I would never regain. You Mr. Clinton, are my HOPE, from Hope. How appropriate! You are MY future and you have brought back MY belief that I make a difference. In your own words, "THANK YOU" and I will stand with you throughout! May God bless you and Senator Gore and your families. May your road to the Presidency be smooth and thank you again for renewing my hope! Best regards, Julie Julie A. Caccamise THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON March 14, 1994 Ms. Julie A. Caccamise 125 North Lincoln Street Kent, Ohio 44240 Dear Ms. Caccamise: Thank you for your thoughtful and compelling letter. I greatly appreciate receiving your expression of support for President Clinton. I can assure you that he cares deeply about the future of our country and that his Administration is working hard to utilize our resources to make life better for all Americans. President Clinton firmly believes that the United States does not have a single person to waste. The homeless in our country are in need of our love and protection. I am pleased when young people make their voice heard on behalf of those in our country who are less fortunate than themselves. Please accept my congratulations on the completion of your studies. I wish you continued success in all of your future endeavors. Sincerely yours, Hillary Rodham Clinton or picture I came across working my this photo, I tank of Mrs Roosevelt in 1943 as she besited our field hospital in Townsville, aust. Kawning have much you enjoy having this race puclice admire has I thought you'd of her ind her Red Cross uniform in Shellnsne Vt;, where she I had esconted once before open a C.C. E smp; of feel I was hey princhip ed to have met her of loving individual. in person, < may. compassionate Eleanor Roseavelt - Col Rhocbscker Luly 13 H Hospital aus 1943. THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON March 10, 1994 Ms. Lily D. Whittle 857 Estancia Way San Rafael, California 94903 Dear Ms. Whittle: Thank you so much for your wonderful letter and for sending me the photograph of Eleanor Roosevelt visiting the field hospital in Australia. I am so pleased that you chose to share with me your memories of this grand lady. Please accept my best wishes for many happy memories to come. Sincerely yours, Hillary Rodham Clinton "united we Stand undivided we FaLL" This is the card they Place Stamp sent me but of could not Here make it, University of Maine Department of Public Affairs 5761 Public Affairs Building Orono, ME 04469-5761 THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON September 18, 1964 Dear Mr. Parks: The President asked me to thank you for the kind interest that prompted your recent letter. He is strengthened by your words of encourage- ment and is pleased, too, by your willingness to part with your Union pin as a token of your support. He will do his best to continue to merit your confidence in the days ahead. With the President's warm good wishes, Sincerely yours, Juanita D. Roberts Personal Secretary to the President Mr. E. A. Parks R. F. D. #2 Houlton, Maine THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON March 10, 1994 Mr. Ephriam A. Parks R.F.O Number 2, Box 329 Houlton, Maine 04730 Dear Mr. Parks: Thank you so much for your thoughtful letter, and for enclosing your picture and the note from President Johnson's Personal Secretary. I'm delighted you took the time to write. Your support is very important to President Clinton. I enjoyed my visit to Orono very much and I'm sorry that you were unable to be there. Your enthusiasm for the Clinton Administration is evident from the message you sent. Your support means so much to both the President and to me. Please accept my best wishes for a happy, healthy and memorable year. Sincerely yours, Hillary Rodham Clinton 1220 Blair mill RA#111 Silver Spring me. 20910 February 14, 1994 Mrs. Hillary Clinton 1600 Pennsylvania are. It ashington, D.C. Dear Mrs. Clinton; The opening of the Ohympic Games is always, for me, a great pleasure. This year it was inhanced by seeing your and your daughter Chelsea welcoming our athletes. you looked wonderful Thank gase very much for being an active participant in this glorians event. you make me truly proud of the part plaged for us by the entrants from our country. yours truly L. Butty Beerer Withdrawal/Redaction Marker Clinton Library DOCUMENT NO. SUBJECT/TITLE DATE RESTRICTION AND TYPE 001a. letter To Hillary Clinton from constituent (partial) (2 pages) 02/04/94 b(6) COLLECTION: Clinton Presidential Records First Lady's Office Maggie Williams (Correspondence) OA/Box Number: 4106 FOLDER TITLE: Margaret A. Williams [Folder 9] 2013-0359-S ry1348 RESTRICTION CODES Presidential Records Act - |44 U.S.C. 2204(a)] Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)] P1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRAJ 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 PRAJ 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. (b)(6) tebruary 4, 1994 White House [001a] %Hillary Clinton 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington D.C. 20010 Dear Hillary Clinton: my name is (b)(6) and I am sixteen years old, I live at Buckners Childrens Village because my parents don't want me. Buckners is a home for children to live if their parents don't want them or can't take care of them. Enough about me Let me tell you why I am writing to you. I am writing you because you are my role model, Im serious. I want to be like you. There are several reasons why I want to be like you. For one thing, I think you are very smart and have alot of ambition. I like has you don't let what other people say about you get ya can Like when they say that you are too domineering, and say that you are trying to be the president, you don't quit doing what you are doing. I think thats cool. Also, I like how you are a waman succesfully making it in a"mans" world. Besides that, I like how you are concerned about children and try and help them in stuff. Plus, you act very self- confident. Like you have real high self esteem. that's need. some thing that I desperatley I know that you will probably never see this letter, much less read it, but if VOU happen to, card you please write me back Oh, I want you to write me back, not one of those people you pay to answer your mail. Sincerely, (b)(6) Withdrawal/Redaction Marker Clinton Library DOCUMENT NO. SUBJECT/TITLE DATE RESTRICTION AND TYPE 001b. letter To constituent from Hillary Rodham Clinton re: letter (partial) (1 03/11/94 b(6) page) COLLECTION: Clinton Presidential Records First Lady's Office Maggie Williams (Correspondence) OA/Box Number: 4106 FOLDER TITLE: Margaret A. 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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. THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON March 11, 1994 [0016] (b)(6) Dear (b)(6) Thank you for your thoughtful and compelling letter. I am touched that you chose to share your personal story with me. The ability to express your feelings in the way that you have in your letter is the sign of a strong young woman. I hope that you realize your own strength and potential, and develop the confidence in yourself and your convictions that you deserve. You are to be commended on your concern for our nation's children. Protecting children from violence, abuse and neglect is one of the Clinton administration's highest priorities. However, President Clinton cannot solve these problems alone. No matter how much work is done by the administration, what children will continue to need most are adults who love them, who teach them, who discipline them, and who stand up and fight for their interests. Thank you again for writing. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Sincerely yours, Hillary Rodham Clinton Greetings sent to groups and organizations from February 1 through February 28: * The Marian Anderson Theatre - opening night * 1994 Hine Awards - sponsored by the National Child Labor Committee * New York Deaf Theatre Company's Sixth Annual Sweetheart's Party and Auction * Penn State Dance Marathon * 64th Anniversary of the Filipino Women's Club of Salinas * Banquet to honor five First Ladies of the Church of God in Christ in Alton, Illinois * 100th Anniversary of Art Resources in Teaching * International Women's Day Celebration * Athletes and staff representing the United States for the 1994 Winter Olympics THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON February 3, 1994 Dear Friends: I am pleased to have this opportunity to send greetings to each of you attending the historic Opening Night of The Marian Anderson Theatre. I am delighted to serve as the Honorary Chair of this national Tribute to Marian Anderson, and to join you in honoring one of America's great artists. Tonight at Aaron Davis Hall we celebrate not only the creative genius of the legendary Marian Anderson, but also the stunning courage and determination of this extraordinary woman who changed the cultural fabric of our nation for all time. Please accept my congratulations and best wishes on this magnificent celebration of the life and legacy of Marian Anderson. Sincerely yours, Hillary Rodham Clinton Hillary Rodham Clinton THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON February 9, 1994 Dear Friends: Thank you for inviting me to the 1994 Hine Awards. Although I am unable to attend, I am pleased to have this opportunity to send greetings to each of you. I commend the National Child Labor Committee for recognizing individuals who have dedicated their time and efforts on behalf of children. Thank you for reminding us that we each can make a difference in the life of some child or young person every day if we are willing to take the time to reach out to him or her. I hope your efforts will continue to inspire people across the country to nurture and support our nation's children. Please accept my best wishes for a wonderful event. Sincerely yours, Hillary Rodham Clinton Hillary Rodham Clinton THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON February 18, 1994 Dear Friends: Thank you for inviting me to the 64th anniversary of the Filipino Women's Club of Salinas. Although I am unable to attend, I am pleased to have this opportunity to send greetings to each of you. I commend the efforts of the Filipino Women's Club to provide service to the community and to promote education and health issues. Participation in community service activities is one of the most important ways that we can help address the problems facing our country. Through service, each of us can make a difference in the lives of others and also find meaning in our own life. Please accept my best wishes for a wonderful event. Sincerely yours, Hillary Rodham Clinton Hillary Rodham Clinton