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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 14, 1998
William F. Schulz
Executive Director
Amnesty International, USA
Mid-Atlantic Regional Office
1118 22nd Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20037
Dear Mr. Schulz:
Thank you for your letter and invitation to the First
Lady to attend the pledge-signing ceremony to
commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights here in Washington, DC on
September 19 and 26.
Regrettably, Mrs. Clinton will not be able to attend
the ceremony, as she is scheduled to be out of the country.
We have also notified Ms. Doorandish of Reality Room
that Mrs. Clinton will be unable to attend. We convey our
very best wishes for a successful commemoration and,
more importantly, for your work to advance international
human rights.
Thank you to you and your colleagues at Amnesty
for all you do.
Sincerely,
Mem Chief of Staff to
Melanne Verveer
the First Lady
Regar
AMNESTY
INTERNATIONAL
Mid-Atlantic Regional Office
1118 22nd Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037
USA
Telephone: (202) 775-5161 Fax: (202) 775-5992
July 30, 1998
Dear Mrs. Clinton:
Amnesty International has launched a yearlong worldwide campaign to celebrate the 50ᵗʰ anniversary of the
signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. At the heart of the campaign is a simple
declaration, which we hope millions will sign pledging their commitment to the principles of this historic
document. You would do us a great honor if you would consider hosting our Washington, DC pledge-
signing ceremony that is scheduled to take place in Washington, D.C. on September 19, 1998 at the Reality
Room in Georgetown from 5:00 PM - - 7:00 PM. Due to the tremendous response we have already
received, we have scheduled another opening on September 26, 1998 and have extended the hours
until 9:00 PM, if this is more convenient.
Throughout the course of this year, these ceremonies will take place across the globe: Already heads-of-
state, Nobel Prize Laureates, members of Royal Families, prominent politicians, celebrities, human rights
defenders and ordinary people have declared their support and signed pledges.
The ceremony will coincide with the opening of a photo-exhibit of the works of renowned photographer,
Phil Borges. The exhibit features portraits representing endangered cultures from 8 different countries. We
expect approximately 400 people to attend and plan to make it as high profile an event as possible.
We would be delighted if you would agree to the following:
1. Placing your name along with two or three other prominent Washington, D.C. area residents on
our invitation as the official hosts;
2. Participating in the pledge-signing ceremony either by saying a few words or simply as a
signatory.
Phil Borges has exhibited his work widely in museums and galleries throughout North America and Europe
and has received numerous awards and favorable reviews. The exhibit, called Enduring Spirit, opened in
San Francisco in March and is presently on show in Santa Fe and will go on to tour seven major cities in
the US.
Also in production with Rizzoli International is a collection of these images in a commemorative book with
an introduction by best-selling San Francisco based author Isabel Allende. Proceeds for the sales of both
the book and photographs will benefit Amnesty International. (Borges' last book of photographs Tibetan
Portrait: The Power of Compassion with an introduction by the Dalai Lama took first place at the 1996
Banff Book Festival.)
I will ask Karen Robinson to follow-up with a call to your office in the next couple of days. If you have
any questions, please do not hesitate to call her at 202.775.5161. In order to meet printing deadlines for our
invitations and to ensure good advance media coverage we would be grateful for a response as soon as
possible.
Yours Sincerely,
William William F. Schulz februly
Executive Director
Amnesty International, USA
Amnesty International is an independent worldwide movement working impartially for the release of all prisoners of conscience, fair and prompt trials for political prisoners, and an
end to torture and executions. It is funded by donations from its members and supporters throughout the world.
CHAIR, BOARD OF DIRECTORS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
REGIONAL DIRECTOR
PAUL HOFFMAN
WILLIAM F. SCHULZ
Jodi LONGO
Realityoom
27 July 1998
Dear Mrs Clinton,
On Saturday, September 26th, Reality Room will open "Enduring Spirit,' an exhibition
of portraits of people from endangered cultures, by internationally acclaimed photographer Phil
Borges. The exhibit is in conjunction with Amnesty International and in commemoration of the
50ᵗʰ anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Human Rights.
On behalf of Reality Room we could think of no better defender of human rights to take
part in the celebration of the signing of the 50ᵗʰ anniversary of the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights in Washington, D.C. and be among dignitaries, celebrities, world leaders,
members of Royal Families and Nobel Prize Laureates to sign the Declaration of Human Rights.
One of the goals of Reality Room, as an art gallery, is to represent artists whose works
promote dialogue that offer ways of improving reality in the 21st century. We hope to make the
pledge signing of the Declaration of Human Rights in Washington, D.C. a memorializing
moment, celebrating and calling on others to celebrate the liberties bestowed in writing upon
every member of the human tribe by the United Nations in this Declaration made on December
10, 1948.
We would like to clearly articulate and broadcast in the Capitol of the United States of
America the fundamental premise found in article one of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed
with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
I have enclosed background on the exhibit and on Mr. Borges and included a few
examples of the powerful and compassionate photographs that will be a part of the show.
It would be a great pleasure for both Reality Room and Amnesty International to have
you take part in this historically significant event.
Thank you for your consideration.
Warm Regards,
Mata
Meetra L. Doorandish
Gallery Director
Reality Room
A 21st Century Art Gallery of Myth and Legend
Georgetown
Waterfront Center
1010 Wisconsin Ave NW - Washington. DC 20007
phone (202) 333-3709 - fax (202) 333-3787
Office of First Lady Scheduling
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AMNESTY
INTERNATIONAL
Mid-Atlantic Regional Office
1118 22nd Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037
USA
Telephone: (202) 775-5161 Fax: (202) 775-5992
July 30, 1998
Dear Mrs. Clinton:
Amnesty International has launched a yearlong worldwide campaign to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the
signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. At the heart of the campaign is a simple
declaration, which we hope millions will sign pledging their commitment to the principles of this historic
document. You would do us a great honor if you would consider hosting our Washington, DC pledge-
signing ceremony that is scheduled to take place in Washington, D.C. on September 19, 1998 at the Reality
Room in Georgetown from 5:00 PM - - 7:00 PM. Due to the tremendous response we have already
received, we have scheduled another opening on September 26, 1998 and have extended the hours
until 9:00 PM, if this is more convenient.
Throughout the course of this year, these ceremonies will take place across the globe: Already heads-of-
state, Nobel Prize Laureates, members of Royal Families, prominent politicians, celebrities, human rights
defenders and ordinary people have declared their support and signed pledges.
The ceremony will coincide with the opening of a photo-exhibit of the works of renowned photographer,
Phil Borges. The exhibit features portraits representing endangered cultures from 8 different countries. We
expect approximately 400 people to attend and plan to make it as high profile an event as possible.
We would be delighted if you would agree to the following:
1. Placing your name along with two or three other prominent Washington, D.C. area residents on
our invitation as the official hosts;
2. Participating in the pledge-signing ceremony either by saying a few words or simply as a
signatory.
Phil Borges has exhibited his work widely in museums and galleries throughout North America and Europe
and has received numerous awards and favorable reviews. The exhibit, called Enduring Spirit, opened in
San Francisco in March and is presently on show in Santa Fe and will go on to tour seven major cities in
the US.
Also in production with Rizzoli International is a collection of these images in a commemorative book with
an introduction by best-selling San Francisco based author Isabel Allende. Proceeds for the sales of both
the book and photographs will benefit Amnesty International. (Borges' last book of photographs Tibetan
Portrait: The Power of Compassion with an introduction by the Dalai Lama took first place at the 1996
Banff Book Festival.)
I will ask Karen Robinson to follow-up with a call to your office in the next couple of days. If you have
any questions, please do not hesitate to call her at 202.775.5161. In order to meet printing deadlines for our
invitations and to ensure good advance media coverage we would be grateful for a response as soon as
possible.
Yours Sincerely,
William William F. Schulz february
Executive Director
Amnesty International, USA
Amnesty International is an independent worldwide movement working impartially for the release of all prisoners of conscience, fair and prompt trials for political prisoners, and an
end to torture and executions. It is funded by donations from its members and supporters throughout the world.
CHAIR, BOARD OF DIRECTORS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
REGIONAL DIRECTOR
PAUL HOFFMAN
WILLIAM F. SCHULZ
JODI LONGO
Realityoom
27 July 1998
Dear Mrs Clinton,
On Saturday, September 26th, Reality Room will open "Enduring Spirit,' an exhibition
of portraits of people from endangered cultures, by internationally acclaimed photographer Phil
Borges. The exhibit is in conjunction with Amnesty International and in commemoration of the
50ᵗʰ anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Human Rights.
On behalf of Reality Room we could think of no better defender of human rights to take
part in the celebration of the signing of the 50ᵗʰ anniversary of the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights in Washington, D.C. and be among dignitaries, celebrities, world leaders,
members of Royal Families and Nobel Prize Laureates to sign the Declaration of Human Rights.
One of the goals of Reality Room, as an art gallery, is to represent artists whose works
promote dialogue that offer ways of improving reality in the 21st century. We hope to make the
pledge signing of the Declaration of Human Rights in Washington, D.C. a memorializing
moment, celebrating and calling on others to celebrate the liberties bestowed in writing upon
every member of the human tribe by the United Nations in this Declaration made on December
10, 1948.
We would like to clearly articulate and broadcast in the Capitol of the United States of
America the fundamental premise found in article one of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed
with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
I have enclosed background on the exhibit and on Mr. Borges and included a few
examples of the powerful and compassionate photographs that will be a part of the show.
It would be a great pleasure for both Reality Room and Amnesty International to have
you take part in this historically significant event.
Thank you for your consideration.
Warm Regards,
Mutra
Meetra L. Doorandish
Gallery Director
Reality Room
A 21st Century Art Gallery of Myth and Legend
Georgetown
Waterfront Center
1010 Wisconsin Ave NW ~ Washington. DC 20007
phone (202) 333-3709 - fax (202)3333-3787
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 21, 1998
Members of the Board, 33 Greenwich Ave.
C/o Ileen Schoenfeld -- Brown, Harris, Stevens
2112 Broadway
New York, NY 10023
Dear Members of the Board:
It is my pleasure to write this reference for David
Shipley and Naomi Wolf. I worked closely with David over
several years when he served as Special Assistant to the
President and Senior Presidential Speechwriter. At the White
House, David made important contributions to our country
through his demanding work. He performed his responsibilities
with great distinction and was extremely well liked by his
White House colleagues.
David is kind, responsible, considerate and trustworthy.
It is easy for me to attest to the good character of David, Naomi
and Rosa; they are a wonderful, caring family that would
enrich any community. I would certainly be happy to have
David and his family as my neighbors, and I know your
residents would also.
Best wishes
Sincerely,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
Katharine Button
07/27/98 09:56:30 AM
Record Type:
Record
To:
Eric W. Woodard/WHO/EOP
cc:
Subject: apartments
Have you had a chance to draft this? We should fax it today if we haven't already sent it.
Forwarded by Katharine Button/WHO/EOP on 07/27/98 10:01 AM
David Shipley <shipley @ nytimes.com>
07/27/98 09:48:45 AM
Record Type:
Record
To:
Katharine Button/WHO/EOP
CC:
Subject: apartments
Dear Ms. Button,
Good morning.
Our board package, alas, is due today. If you haven't already sent
a letter, is there any chance you might be able to fax one up to New York
today? It needs to go to our broker, lleen Schoenfeld. Her fax is
212-588-5666.
If you don't mind, would you be kind enough to let me know whether
or not you guys can do this? My e-mail is above; phone is 212-556-7735.
Hope you had a lovely weekend.
As ever,
David
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 8, 1998
Mr. Tim Symonds
The Democracy Training College Project
46 Portland Place
London W1N 3DG, United Kingdom
Dear Mr. Symonds:
Thank you for your letter, the article, and the invitation
to the First Lady to help with the final phase of the Clapham
Common tree planting project in London this September.
Regrettably, Mrs. Clinton has no plans to be in Europe the rest
of September.
With respect to a meeting with Lesley Abdela, it is not
possible to schedule a meeting with Mrs. Clinton at this time. If
Lesley is interested in meeting with staff to discuss her
proposal, we would be happy to accommodate her although we
are in no position to make any commitment with respect to
funding.
Best wishes.
Sincerely,
Me or
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
@
The Democracy Training College Project
46 Portland Place London W1N 3DG United
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31 July 1998
Ms Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff
Office of First Lady
The White House
Washington DC
Dear Ms Verveer
I write on two counts, the first to enclose a cutting from a
local London newspaper covering a very attractive little
project. My colleague Lesley Abdela, together with
Lambeth Council in London, and Britain's respected Tree
Council, have started a tree-planting project on public
land - Clapham Common. This is in a deprived bit of
London about a mile from the House of Commons. The
idea is to plant a further 120 oak trees by next
International Women's Day (March 8 1999) to celebrate
the record number of women in the present House of
Commons as the Millennium ends.
In September we will be asking the UK's Minister for
Women, Baroness (Margaret) Jay - the ex-wife of a
former British Ambassador to Washington in the 1970s -
to start the replanting in the new planting season.
We would like such 'Democracy Groves' to spring up
worldwide. Is there the slightest chance Mrs Clinton could
No
plant the first of the final phase of oaks in September? It
would make world news and help this historic if small
project speed on its way.
2
I also write to ask if you might have an opportunity to
mention a truly major idea to the First Lady. It concerns
a proposed new international entity to help develop
Democracy globally, especially 'parity democracy', i.e. the
rapid increase in the number of women of all democratic
persuasion in senior decision-making processes of their
nations.
Background
For many years Lesley Abdela has been training future
women leaders. For this work she was given a truly
exciting and memorable U.S. Leader Grant in 1983 to visit
Washington DC (and Washington State, California,
Nevada, Illinois etc) to talk to Congresspeople.
In 1989, when the Berlin Wall fell, Lesley was asked by
Professor Shirley Williams, Director of Project Liberty, JF
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard (and Liberal
Democrat Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs in the House of
Lords), to develop training programmes for future women
leaders in the former Soviet Union.
For the past 5 years Lesley has been working with Project
Liberty very successfully, in Central Europe/the Baltic
States - Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania,
the Czech Republic, Latvia, Hungary, Lithuania - taking
United States facilitators such as Karen Shepherd and
Josie Heath and top-flight British ones too.
Separately Lesley was of course at the 4th UN Global
Conference on Women, arriving there as a UNDP trainer
aboard the Beijing Express. She was delighted by Mrs
Clinton's speech at the Conference.
Increasingly over the past few years Lesley has been at
work in Ghana and Nigeria, Tanzania and Ethiopia, Egypt
and Jordan, Israel/Gaza/West Bank, Pakistan and India,
Cyprus, Malta, St Lucia, Ukraine and Moldova. We have
plans to extend the very successful training programme
3
into every corner of the world where women represent
less than one-third of their countries' legislators (i.e.
pretty well everywhere!).
The International Democracy Training College
Since last year we have been holding meetings and
exchanging ideas on something entirely new for the world,
an International Democracy Training College. We have
explored the idea with British and American politicians, (of
course Josie Heath and Karen Shepherd) and the United
Kingdom's Shirley Williams, Lynda Chalker, and our most
important equal opportunities lawyer, Helena Kennedy
QC.
It seems entirely right that our two ancient Democracies
should be working together on this extraordinary project.
We believe a Democracy training college could form a
much more successful and rigorous route for present and
future women leaders (and some men) to rise to the top
in their countries, utilising skills we would teach them, and
giving them extra insights into matters of huge concern to
this world, including knowledge of conflict prevention,
women's rights as Human Rights (including violations
against girl children), Third World Debt, Development and
Economic Rights, and so on.
Despite the considerable planning for the Democracy
college already completed, we have drawn a blank in
trying to find the core funding needed to create the
College - probably US$5 million per annum, off-set by
fees charged.
We have a letter going to George Soros from Lynda
Chalker, the UK's recent Minister for Overseas
Development, now at the World Bank, but he must surely
be being eaten alive with requests every minute of the
day.
4
Do you imagine it might be possible at some point for
Lesley to have 20 minutes with Mrs Clinton to discuss the
Democracy Training College idea?
What we want to prove is that this world is entirely ready
for women's leadership on a scale never known to history,
with all that such leadership would mean on every
Continent for the rest of human history.
Should you wish to know more about Lesley Abdela, do
not hesitate to have our Foreign Secretary Robin Cook and
especially his Permanent Under Secretary Sir John Kerr
contacted by your Embassy.
With kindest regards and very best wishes.
Yours sincerely
Tim Symonds
Guardian STREATHAM CLAPHAM DULWICH
Thursday March 19 1998
Could you name
this plantation?
Lambeth's schoolchildren
are being invited to think
up suitable names for a
new plantation of trees on
Clapham Common.
Over the next year, 121
young oak trees are to be
planted on the common to
celebrate today's record
121 women in Parliament
and women's struggle to
get the vote.
The first of the 10ft
saplings was formally dug
in by Vauxhall MP Kate
Hoey at an official plant-
ing ceremony which
marked
International
Women's Day.
The idea of a commemo-
rative grove to celebrate
women in politics came
from journalist Lesley Ab-
dela, author of the paper-
back Women With X
Appeal and founder of the
all-party 300 Group for
MP Kate Hoey, with Lesley Abdela and Lambeth tree officer Dave Paul.
women in politics.
Miss Abdela told the
their rugged trunks and
place from November on-
up with the winning name
Guardian she'd been in-
thick branches made a
wards, with the final tree
will be invited to plant the
spired after reading about
"good impact".
being placed in position on
second tree.
the planting of hollies and
He added: "The oak sup-
International Women's
Individuals or organisa-
firs by Suffragettes that
ports more wildlife than
Day next year.
tions wanting to sponsor a
took place at Eagle House,
any other tree and more
Schools wanting to put
tree, which costs £130,
near Bath, between 1909
than 300 different insects
forward names should
should send a cheque,
and 1911.
can be found within
write to Dave Paul, Parks
made out to London Bor-
Lambeth tree officer
them."
Manager, Lambeth Parks
ough of Lambeth, to Mr
Dave Paul told the
Lesley Abdela's planta-
Department, Courtenay
Paul at the same address.
Guardian oaks had been
tion will be situated by the
House, 9-15 New Park
For information, phone
chosen because they lived
bandstand and the rest of
Road, London SW2 4DU.
Tim Symonds on 0171 631
up to 800 years and with
the planting will take
The person who comes
1545.
The Foundation For Democracy Training Project
46 Portland Place Westminster London W1N 3DG UK
Tel. +44 171 631 1545 Fax +44 171 631 1544
[email protected]
[email protected]
THE DEMOCRACY TRAINING COLLEGE
There has never been a more promising time for democracy to spread. Since the
fall of the Berlin Wall, the opportunity to help the spread of democracy appears
to many to have grown.
In addition to Russia and the republics of the former Soviet Union, countries in
Africa, Asia and Latin America are shedding dictatorships and testing new
systems.
Democracies do not seem to go to war with each other. By contrast, in just one
small region of the world, former Yugoslavia, it has been estimated it has already
cost the outside world US$6.5 billion to try to control and retrieve the situation.
A world-first Democracy Training College would offer a structured approach to
training so that democratic politicians and opinion leaders could gain skills that
they need to be effective.
A Fixed Site College/A Structured Programme
The creation of a new, fixed-site International Democracy Training College will
act as a base for training workshops, providing a menu of skills courses aimed at
all levels, from grass-roots campaigning to ministerial levels.
The Opportunity
Very few people, especially women, who reach or aspire to elected office are
offered (or could afford) any structured, professional training, no matter how
much they would appreciate it en route to elected office. The result of under-
funding and poor co-ordination is that potentially great politicians and opinion
leaders of the future are not getting the skills and support they need to further
their ambitions.
They will not be shaping their countries' destinies.
2
The Answer
The rapid development of Democracy requires long-term, strategically planned,
sustained training for aspiring and committed politicians from across the world.
A new Democracy Training College would answer these needs.
For further information, or to offer ideas or support (practical or financial) please
contact:
Tim Symonds,
DTC Project Co-ordinator,
46 Portland Place,
London W1N 3DG
UK
Tel. +44 171 631 1545
Fax +44 171 631 1544
[email protected]
Project Parity
50/50
3-DAY workshop
SAmple
This is to certify that
Building Democracy
Training World Leaders
attended the Project Parity training workshop
'Women in Politics & Public Life'
12-14th December 1997
Card Rey
Bratislava
Slovakia
Janee Fooks
Candy Piercy
Janet Fookes
Lthdel
Lays
Dagmar Simunkova
Lesley Abdela
lan Wright
Professional Women's Foundation
Chief Executive
The Guardian Foundation
Project Parity
Nik Hole Project Coordinator Project Parity 46 Portland Place London W1N3DG UK
Tel +44 171 631 1545 Fax +44 171 631 1544 E-mail [email protected]
Sponsored by DG1o of the EU Commission through the PHARE Democracy Programme,
with additional support from the Guardian Foundation, British Council, Camelor Trust
Phare
Project Parity
50/50
This is to certify that
Phare
Building Democracy
UnuaHa Pyoeba
Training World Leaders
attended the Project Parity training workshop
Mainstreaming Gender in Political Parties'
Thursday May 7th - Saturday May 9th 1998
Sofia, Bulgaria
Pigina Indress
Genni Hussey
Regina Indshewa
Gemma Hussey
Director
Director
Women's Alliance for Development
Lesley halu Abdela
European Women's Foundation
Glenys Thornton
Chief Executive
Project Parity
Project Parity
Sponsored by DGla of the EU Commission through the PHARE Democracy Programme, with additional support from
The British Council, The Guardian Foundation and Project Liberty, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
NikHole Project Co-ordinator Project Parity 46 Portland Place London WIN3DG UK
Tel +441716311545 Fax +441716311544 e-mail [email protected]
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 17, 1998
Mr. Stephen C. Swid
152 West 57th Street, 57th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Dear Mr. Swid:
Thank you very much for your letter and invitation to
the First Lady to attend the Municipal Art Society's benefit for
the revitalization of Grand Central Terminal on October 5,
1998.
Preserving historic landmarks is very important to Mrs.
Clinton, and I know she would want me to convey her
appreciation for the important work you do.
You will shortly receive a response to your invitation
for Mrs. Clinton to serve as honorary chair. It is not yet clear
whether her schedule will allow Mrs. Clinton to accept your
invitation to attend the event. I have forwarded your request to
Patti Solis Doyle, Director of Scheduling for the First Lady,
and she will be in touch with you once a decision is made.
Best wishes.
Sincerely,
New Chief of Staff to
Melanne Verveer
the First Lady
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20500-2000
(212) 752-4050
Dear Mrs. Clinton:
On Monday, October 5, 1998, the Municipal Art Society will celebrate the magnificent
revitalization of Grand Central Terminal, with a gala dinner dance benefiting the Society,
in the Terminal. As one of our country's most resonant symbols of great architecture, the
preservation of this monument has been one of the Society's greatest achievements in its
105-year history. We would be most honored if you would help commemorate the
rebirth of Grand Central by agreeing to serve as Honorary Chair of the evening with
Brook Astor.
Since the day it opened in 1913, Grand Central has been bailed as the largest and greatest
railroad terminal in the world. Despite its designation as a landmark building, the
architectural and cultural significance of the building almost disappeared in the early
seventies. With Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis as its leader. the Municipal Art Society
spearheaded the fight to stop the New York Central from building a fifty-five-story tower
atop the Terminal. I have always believed that the vigor of the Society's challenge
influenced the Supreme Court decision that not only saved Grand Central Terminal but so
many other great landmarks in subsequent years. In oclebration of their mother's great
contribution, Caroline Kennedy and her brother, John, will serve as the evening's
Chairmen.
This gala event will focus on the glorious restoration of the Terminal's beauty as the
clutter and the signage that obscured 50 much of its greatness has been banished That
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night, the eagerly awaited balconies and grand staircases and the 2,500 stars depicted in
the constellations of the glorious vaulted ceiling -- skillfully restored to their original
brilliance -- will be revealed. We hope you will join us in celebrating a symbol of
America's architectural heritage and the Municipal Art Society's effort to preserve it.
Sincerely,
Stephen C. Swid
Director
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Melanne Verveer
FROM:
Rahm Emanuel
DATE:
23 June 1998
Stephen Swid is a good friend of the Clinton-Gore family. I strongly
support the First Lady's attending the Municipal Art Society's
celebration.
Please let me know how I can be of further assistance.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 17, 1998
Galina Sviridova
President
Festival of Two Capitals
4100 Brickeel Drive, #302
Fairfaz, Vierginia 22033
Dear Ms. Sviridova,
Thank you for your letter and the catalog. I am glad
your film festival in June was so successful. You have the great
satisfaction of knowing that your efforts for U.S.-Russian
relations matter. Thank you for the work you do.
Best wishes for continued success.
Sincerely,
Ane m Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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Festival of Two Capitals
Festival of Two Capitals
Washington - Moscow
4100 Brickell Drive, #302 Fairfax VA 22033 Tel/Fax: (703) 803-9844 U.S.A. -
July 2, 1998
Ms. Melanne Verveer
Chief of staff to
The First Lady
The White House
Washington DC, 20500
Dear Ms. Verveer:
I would like to express my great appreciation to you and your company for the kind letter
that I received regarding the First Russian Film Festival at the Kennedy Center in June
1998.
It's my privilege to inform you that it was wonderful success. It was a pleasant surprise to
see several of the evenings sold out, given the late publicity!
I was so grateful to Mr. Valenti, the Head of Motion Pictures Association of America.
He was so kind to invite myself and all of Russian film producers for a business
luncheon. It does "jump-started" our festival & provided everyone in attendance with
insight as to importance of an event of this kind. We discussed many important issues
regarding the future. He considers the Festival as a very important project in terms of
creating a better relationship between two great Nations, U.S. and Russia.
I am already working on my next Russian Film Festival, which is scheduled to take place
in January 1999 in the Washington and Baltimore areas. I will definitely keep you
informed, in hope that you will join us this coming year.
Very Truly
Galina Sviridova
Yours, Cep
President
P.S. Enclosed for your reference is the catalog of a very famous Russian-American
sculptor, Mr. Shapiro. He works for my company, the "Festival of Two Capitals". He is
making busts of very well known people from all over the World. I think you'll find his
work interesting. Mr. Shapiro can assist in making any celebrations and gifts an extra
special one.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 23, 1998
Terry S. Semel
Chairman
Warner Bros.
4000 Warner Boulevard
Burbank, CA 91522
Dear Terry:
Thank you for your letter and information on the
nomination of Jean Firstenberg for the National Medal of the
Arts. The President makes his choice from the nominations
submitted to him by the NEA. I will pass your letter along.
Best wishes and thank you for all you do to promote the
arts and for your leadership in the President's Committee.
Sincerely,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
WARNER BROS.
Terry Semel
Chairman
WARNER MUSIC GROUP INC.
Co-Chief Executive Officer
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June 11, 1998
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to the First Lady
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20502
Dear Ms. Verveer:
Gregory Peck, the esteemed actor, and Robert Wise, the
distinguished director (Westside Story, Sound of Music) have
nominated Jean Firstenberg, Director and CEO of the American Film
Institute for the National Medal of Honor. Bob Wise is a former
National Medal of Honor winner. I write in strong support of
Jean's nomination.
AFI has flourished under Jean's leadership. I can personally
attest to the work she has done to continually grow AFI's role as
this nation's singular cultural organization dedicated to advancing
and preserving our most important contribution to the arts,
American movies. During her tenure, Jean has been a leader not
just in the areas of American film, but the moving image arts in
general. Her encouragement to all of us who are involved in
American film making to recognize this art form as perhaps
America's most significant contribution to the world's arts, has
earned her the esteem and admiration of artists, executives,
historians and academics.
As you know, the National Medal of Arts is one of this nation's
most prestigious honors, bestowed annually by the President on
individuals "who have encouraged the arts in America and offered
inspiration to others either through their distinguished
achievement, support or patronage." Many of us believe strongly
that Jean is such a person. She embodies the exemplary commitment
to the arts and the high level of accomplishment ideal in a
recipient of this honor.
4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California 91522
Tel: (818) 954-1287 Fax: (818) 954-3133
Melanne Verveer
June 11, 1998
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I cannot speak highly enough about Jean. Her work in the arts
community, her eloquence, vision and commitment make her worthy of
serious consideration for the National Medal of Arts.
I hope you will look favorably upon Jean Picker Firstenberg for
this prestigious honor.
Best regards,
Jerry Semal
Terry S. Semel, Vice Chair
President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 23, 1998
Mr. Rupert Scofield
Executive Director
FINCA International, Inc.
1101 14th St., NW
11th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
Dear Mr. Scofield:
On behalf of the First Lady, thank you for your letter
and the 1997 Annual Report. The work that FINCA does is so
vital and Mrs. Clinton has been pleased to be able to showcase
your important work around the globe.
I have shared your letter and the Annual Report with
my colleagues in the office.
Best wishes in all you do and all you will continue to
do.
Sincerely,
meeter
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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202-682-1510
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EMAIL: [email protected]
June 5, 1998
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton
Office of the First Lady
The White House
Old Executive Office Bldg., Rm. 100
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mrs. Clinton,
I am very pleased to report that Fiscal Year 1997 was one of continued progress in the expansion
and improvement of FINCA's programs. As a result, we delivered the benefits of our Village
Bankingᵀ programs to the most families ever in our 14-year history.
As of August 31, 1997, FINCA placed $20 million into the hands of the hard-working poor,
increasing its reach by over 20%, for a total of 70,412 borrowers. While small, each of the loans
that make up this sum-whether $50, $100, or $200-was hugely important to the entrepreneur
who received it.
By participating in Village Banking programs, these borrowers collectively saved over $3.8
million -- many of them for the first time. On average, they have paid back over 94% of their
loans on time, with four programs-Uganda, Nicaragua, Malawi and Kyrgyzstan-reporting
100% of their loans current. Furthermore, five of FINCA's affiliates have made great strides
towards covering their operating expenses with interest income from their loan portfolio, a goal
of all FINCA programs.
I hope you take pride in what we have accomplished together, because we could not have done it
without your support!
As you read the attached annual report, you will see several shining examples of how your
support has allowed us to provide small loans that translate into better lives for FINCA
borrowers. For example, Betty Kalungi, from Uganda, (page 20) used her first loan of $95 to
build up a small knitting business. Since her first loan, she has used subsequent loans to launch
other small businesses and is generating desperately needed income for her family.
You will also see how FINCA has multiplied its successes throughout Uganda and another
African nation, Malawi, which has brought the recognition of important dignitaries including
President Clinton who applauded FINCA's efforts in Africa while recently visiting borrowers in
the small Ugandan village of Wanyange (see enclosed article).
Sadly, along with these successes come tough challenges. Most recently, we lost our dear
colleague, Febbie Kaufulu, the director of FINCA Malawi, to malaria. Febbie led FINCA
Malawi through its most productive two-year period.
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Febbie saw and understood the face of poverty at a very early age. She came to FINCA with the
vision to reach as many poor families as possible with credit, providing them not with charity,
but with opportunity. She helped the program expand, and she was anxious to extend its reach,
so that all Malawians could access opportunity.
Although Febbie did not see that happen, her vision continues, not only in Malawi, but all over
the world. Plans to expand into three new countries are underway, and FINCA's programs are
expected to reach 150,000 people with loans by the year 2000.
We invite you to continue your association with FINCA so that we can realize this goal and,
again, thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Tick
Rupert Scofield
Executive Director
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 13, 1998
Ambassador Sodyq S. Safaev
Republic of Uzbekistan
1746 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Dear Ambassador Safaev:
Thank you for your kind letter and the beautiful book
on Central Asian art. It brings back so many extraordinary
memories.
We appreciate your kindness.
Best wishes.
Sincerely,
Menu Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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thanks
Ambassador
of the Republic of Uzbekistan
March 23, 1998
Ms. Melanne Verveer
Assistant to the President and
Chief of Staff to the First Lady
The White House
Washington, D.C.
Dear Ms. Verveer:
Thank you kindly for the lovely photograph. I found the presentation by
Mrs. Clinton on her visit to our region outstanding, and hope very much that
she will be able to visit my country again.
Please accept as a token of my appreciation this newly published book on
Central Asian art.
Best regards,
S. safer
Sodyq S. Safaev
Ambassador
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 13, 1998
Mr. Michael Schwarz
Executive Producer
KIKIM Media
990 Industrial road
Suite 207
San Carlos, CA 94070
Dear Mr. Schwarz:
Thank you for your letter and your series, In Search of
Law and Order.
I have passed the tapes along to the President and First
Lady. We applaud the work that you are doing. It is so vitally
important that we as a society work to address youth violence
and especially to assist at-risk kids. You are so right that given
recent tragic events your series could not be more timely.
Best wishes in all you do.
Sincerely,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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MEDIA
April 2, 1998
Melanne Verveer
Chief Of Staff To The First Lady
Old Executive Office Building
Room 100
Washington, DC 20502
Dear Ms. Verveer:
A few years ago I executive produced a public television program called The Smart
Parent's Guide to TV Violence for KQED/San Francisco. We were honored that the
First Lady agreed to participate in the taping of that program.
I am enclosing for your review my most recent series, In Search of Law and Order,
which premieres nationally on PBS Friday, April 10th at 9:30 in Washington, D.C..
We spent six years making this series, which examines effective ways of preventing
youth violence and dealing with kids who commit it. In the aftermath of the
terrible events in Jonesboro, the series could not be more timely.
I know that the President and First Lady have a keen interest in these issues and
would appreciate it if you would share our series with them.
To help In Search of Law and Order make a meaningful contribution to our
national discourse about youth crime and violence, we are currently beginning a
major outreach campaign. The focus will be to organize community meetings
around the country that enable citizens to discuss what they can help do to prevent
youth violence. I would be pleased to discuss these efforts with you.
Thank you for your help.
Sincerely,
Michil
Michael Schwarz
Executive Producer, In Search of Law and Order
cc: Sandra Tijerina, White House Press Office
990 Industrial Road
Suite 207
San Carlos CA 94070
Voice (415) 596-7111
Fax (415) 596-1833
[email protected]
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Series Title
In Search of Law and Order: Reclaiming America's Kids
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In Search of Law and Order: Reclaiming America's Kids examines how three innovative
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communities are trying to reduce youth violence. Narrated by André Braugher and based
on six years of research by series writer/producer Roger Graef, the series explores effective
new ways of keeping kids out of crime and safe from violence.
Program Titles
"The Limits of Justice" tells the story of Boston's successful attempt to stop juvenile homicides
and its impact on kids in the city's toughest neighborhoods.
"Young, Armed and Dangerous" showcases the innovative attempts of one of America's
toughest cities, Fort Worth, Texas, to prevent violent youth from re-offending.
"Catching Them Early" documents the efforts of schools and citizens in Richmond,
California, to prevent kids from getting involved in crime in the first place.
Series Narrator
André Braugher, star of NBC's "Homicide: Life on the Street"
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Program Producers
Roger Graef, Series Writer/Producer
Michael Schwarz, Executive Producer
Ray Telles, Director
Funding
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting; The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
Foundation; The Center on Crime, Communities & Culture, a project of The Open Society
Institute; and The Annie E. Casey Foundation.
Ancillary Products
Home video $19.95 each, $49.95 for the series (available through 800-441-3000)
Abridged video for community screenings (available through Kikim Media at 650-596-7111)
Community Resource Kit and Discussion Guide (available through Kikim Media)
Website
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Available on Request
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Screening cassettes
Interviews with production principals
Interviews with André Braugher (limited availability)
Press Contacts
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In the ten years between 1984 and 1994, the number of juvenile homicide offenders in America tripled.
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borhoods, is still out of control. Year after year, more teenage boys are killed by guns than all natural causes
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approach to "bad" kids. Realizing that locking kids up is expensive and does little to reduce violence, these
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pioneers are addressing the roots of violence with innovative programs involving schools, rehabilitation pro-
grams, and unique multi-agency partnerships. They are, in effect, reclaiming America's kids.
In Search of Law and Order: Reclaiming America's Kids, a special three-part series airing over consecutive
Fridays, April 10, 17, and 24, at 9 PM (ET), on PBS (check local listings), travels to three communities work-
ing to keep troubled youth from becoming lifetime wards of the justice system: Boston, Massachusetts; Fort
Worth, Texas; and Richmond, California. Six years in the making, this unique series also meets kids who carry
guns out of fear of their "enemies," and asks, "Are they victims as well as offenders?"
The series is based on the research of Roger Graef, criminologist and filmmaker. It is a co-production of
KQED/San Francisco, Kikim Media and Films of Record. In Search of Law and Order: Reclaiming America's
Kids is narrated by André Braugher, star of NBC's "Homicide: Life on the Street." (Interestingly, Braugher was
one of the first graduates of Head Start, a program profiled in the third episode of this series.)
Graef's six-year search was prompted by his discovery that many judges have no hope that sending people
to prison will stop their return to crime. But most don't know what else to do. "I was appalled at the waste
of money and lives, so I set out to find places taking positive steps toward solutions," says Graef. "Our team
found real progress is happening in places that realize they have an important stake in young people-not
just for their own safety but because these are, after all, kids. They realize kids need good educations, stable
families, jobs-a stake in their own futures."
Many of the successful initiatives featured in the series are supported by justice professionals who recognize
they cannot address by themselves the wider social problems that cause crime and violence. "We know that
incarceration will not solve the problem," says executive producer Michael Schwarz. "Prison does keep crim-
inals off the street, but eventually most of them are released back into the community. The question is, what
kind of people will they be once they're released?"
In addition to the three one-hour programs, In Search of Law and Order:Reclaiming America's Kids includes
ambitious plans for stimulating dialogue and catalyzing change in communities across the country. The pro-
gram's website at www.pbs.org/lawandorder will serve as a centralized archive of resources available to com-
munities that want to implement new approaches to their own youth crime problems.
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Episode One: The Limits of Justice
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In 1996, 19% of all persons arrested for a violent crime in the U.S. were juveniles, but that represented less
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Juvenile homicide hit the front-pages in Boston in 1992, when gang members stormed a church during the
funeral of a rival youth, shooting up the church and stabbing one boy nine times.
"When those young hoodlums went into that church the black church got the point," the Reverend Eugene
Rivers tells In Search of Law and Order. "It was a powerful event."
The incident prompted local community leaders and law enforcement officials to take a new, collaborative
approach to youth crime, involving churches, schools, police, and county, state and federal justice agencies.
One example of these partnerships is Boston's "Operation Nightlight," a program that teams up parole offi-
cers and Boston cops. Together they patrol city streets, sharing their knowledge about gang members and
other offenders with the twin goals of enforcing probation and stopping trouble before it starts. "If the kids
are out on the street twenty deep," says Nightlight creator and parole officer Billy Stewart, "let's go out thir-
ty deep and just say, "Stop." According to Stewart, the program has reduced-by half-the number of kids
in violation of their parole.
"The Limits of Justice" also features the work of Boston's Streetworkers, many of whom are former gang mem-
bers now employed by the Mayor of Boston to serve as mentors to kids at risk and as liaisons for the police
and court system. Theirs is a complex assignment, and despite their efforts, Boston's school police still seize
several guns and knives a day from fearful kids.
"I'm trying to teach them not to carry a firearm," says Streetworker Corey Sinkler, "and in doing so I'm putting
their lives at risk. Most of the kids would rather take [a year in prison than] get shot or killed. I'm trying to
show them their choices."
"The Limits of Justice" visits some of the neighborhood organizations that have formed to help local kids and
their families. These include the Log School and the Community Academy, which, in addition to education,
provide a number of necessary services under the same roof, such as day care, a food bank, and job training.
The combined effect of these innovative alliances helped eliminate juvenile killings in Boston neighborhoods
for two and one-half years and has been hailed by President Bill Clinton as a national model.
"Part of what makes Boston so unique is its broad coalition which works to overcome professional rivalries that
make the justice system not a system at all," says series writer/producer Roger Graef. "They share sensitive infor-
mation and work together with community partners like schools with a level of trust I haven't seen anywhere else."
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In 1991, 65% of prison inmates had not completed high school.
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Despite its reputation for being tough on crime, in the last ten years Texas has developed some of the most
progressive approaches to youth crime in the country. Realizing the high cost and limited effectiveness of
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imprisonment, the state has begun treating most young offenders as kids who need help-even if they are
armed and dangerous. These approaches are being backed by many seasoned law enforcement officials.
"I've been here 32 years in this business and I have not seen any city that was able to arrest their way out of
a crime problem," says Fort Worth Police Chief Thomas Windham.
"Young, Armed and Dangerous" examines how Texas tries to keep young offenders from a lifetime of incar-
ceration by focusing on the social, economic, and psychological causes of crime and violence.
"Fort Worth may seem a surprising choice," says series writer/producer Roger Graef, "but it has done great
work within the justice system itself. It sharply reduced juvenile violence without treating prison as
inevitable. Fort Worth probation has developed the most extensive set of options for judges I've yet seen."
In Search of Law and Order follows fourteen-year old Daniel Hernandez, Jr., whose troubles, like those of
many young offenders, started at home. His father is currently doing 45 years for shooting a police officer
while his mother struggles to make ends meet. Daniel turned elsewhere for support and got involved with a
local gang. His involvement with law enforcement began at 13 when he was arrested for pointing a gun at
a train crew member.
Instead of locking him up, however, Texas tried something different. The Fort Worth probation department referred
him to the Tarrant County Advocate Program (T-CAP), one of a growing number of community- and home-based
programs which target geographic areas that experience a disproportionate amount of juvenile crime.
T-CAP pays community-based mentors $7 an hour to help youth who are on probation; it also finds jobs for
them, pays their salaries, and provides assistance to their families. It has a strong track record: Of the 168
kids served by the program in a single year, only 41 had been re-referred.
The T-CAP program offers Daniel the promise of a way out of crime and delinquency. His mentor spends
thirty hours a week with him, giving him informal counseling. In Search of Law and Order cameras track
Daniel's progress over the course of a year.
"It made me happy on the inside that I had someone willing to show me the right path and take care of me
a little bit," says Daniel.
But Daniel is not one of T-CAP's successes. When his probation ends, so does his T-CAP supervision; six
months later he is re-arrested and placed under the jurisdiction of the Texas Youth Commission for a year, at
a cost of $30,000.
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Despite the challenges posed by youths like Daniel, Texas doesn't give up easily. Indeed, the state tries to
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painful childhood experience as a way of dealing with his unresolved feelings of anger and loss. The Capital
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Offenders Program has substantially reduced recidivism rates among youths it has treated.
"Young, Armed and Dangerous" also documents a remarkable encounter between an imprisoned convict and
the mother of the teenage girl he killed 12 years earlier. The meeting took place as a result of the state's Victim
Offender Mediation program, which tries to help victims of crime deal with its impact on their lives and con-
fronts offenders with the human consequences of their crime.
The meeting reduces this convict to tears, when for the first time he realizes the harm he has caused. It is
cathartic for the grieving mother, as well, who tells In Search of Law and Order, "Maybe now I cannot hate
him so much and be more like my child and say, 'Yes, I forgive you."
Episode Three: Catching Them Early
Each dollar invested in high-quality pre-school programs saves the public over $7 in welfare and crime costs.
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Richmond, California, is a predominately low-income city across the bay from San Francisco. In some of its
hard-pressed neighborhoods, children are at high risk of gang involvement, drug abuse, violence and teen
pregnancy. But instead of relying only on law enforcement agencies to keep children safe, the people of
Richmond have taken matters into their own hands. Community agencies and schools are working together
to break the cycle of poverty and violence.
"Catching Them Early" profiles the extraordinary efforts of Richmond's Lincoln Elementary School to ensure
a bright future for its children. Ninety-nine percent of the kids attending Lincoln qualify for federal meal sub-
sidies; many have family members in a gang. So the school makes special efforts, including the hiring of out-
reach workers, to provide the kind of support kids need to stay in class and do well.
Teenagers in Richmond find support at Familias Unidas, an unusual community health organization that has
made crime prevention part of its mission. Familias Unidas and its caseworkers like outreach worker
Gonzalo Rucobo, who was himself once a gang member, help kids stay out of gangs and avoid conflicts that
can lead to violence.
"Catching Them Early" observes one teenager's struggle to remove himself from gang violence without alien-
ating his old friends. "Two of my friends," he says, "have got shot down, [and] they were not bangin' any-
more. I'm just trying to stay out of trouble. I don't say I'm lucky until probably ten years from now You
never know who's going to come up behind you."
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rearing and help in anticipating the difficulties they will encounter, and makes a special effort through programs
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"Richmond is inspiring," says series writer/producer Roger Graef, "because it's a community under pressure
that is challenging its youth crime problem without relying solely on cops, courts, and corrections. In
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Richmond, it's those who work with the babies and mothers, the pre-teens and the teens at risk who are the
real heroes."
In Search of Law and Order: Reclaiming America's Kids brings viewers into close contact with a diverse mix
of people from across the political and socioeconomic spectrum-from professionals working within the sys-
tem to young offenders, their victims and ordinary citizens who simply want to reclaim their neighborhoods
and their children.
Funding for In Search of Law and Order: Recaliming America's Kids is provided through the support of the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting; The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; The Center on
Crime, Communities & Culture, a project of The Open Society Institute; and The Annie E. Casey Foundation.
In Search of Law and Order is a co-production of KQED/San Francisco, Kikim Media and Films of Record. It is
written and produced by Roger Graef and directed by Ray Telles. The executive producer is Michael Schwarz.
KQED Inc. operates the nation's most-watched public television station in the prime-time; KQED 88.5 FM
one of the most-listened-to public radio stations in the U.S.; and, The KQED Center for Education & Lifelong
Learning, which provides related curriculum materials, resource guides, and training to educational institu-
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Roger Graef
Series Writer/Producer
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Roger Graef is the creator and series producer of In Search of Law and Order: Reclaiming America's
Kids. As a filmmaker, Graef is considered one of the key figures in observational documentary along with
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Fred Wiseman. His many films and television productions have made groundbreaking contributions to
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the debate of crime and punishment, including "Closing Ranks," which studied corruption and domes-
tic violence in the police force. His "Police" series for the BBC won the British Academy Award, the
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Television Critics Circle Award, and the European TV Critics Award at Cannes, and led to changes in the
way British police handle the crime of rape. His documentary "Turning the Screws" covered a year inside
Wandsworth prison, one of the very worst in Europe.
Graef is the author of the books Living Dangerously: Young Offenders in their Own Words and Talking
Blues: Police in their Own Words.
A graduate of Harvard University, Graef is a founder of Britain's Channel Four. He lives in London. Roger
Graef is a Fellow of the Mannheim Centre for Criminology at the London School of Economics.
Michael Schwarz
Executive Producer
Michael Schwarz is a producer and writer whose work has been honored by some of the most presti-
gious awards in broadcasting, including three national Emmy Awards, two George Foster Peabody
Awards, the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Journalism Award for Investigative Journalism, the
Investigative Reporters and Editors Award, and the Grand Prize in the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism
Awards for Coverage of the Disadvantaged.
From 1988 to 1996, Schwarz held various staff positions at KQED/San Francisco. At the time of his depar-
ture he was in charge of the station's production activities. In this capacity he was responsible for help-
ing bring "Tales of the City" to PBS. Programs produced under his supervision won more than 30 awards.
Schwarz brought national attention to KQED when he initiated a landmark First Amendment lawsuit
against the State of California over the right of broadcast journalists to bring television cameras into the
witness gallery in order to document an execution. The suit prompted a worldwide debate, extensively
covered by the press, about both capital punishment and television journalism itself.
Prior to his work with KQED/San Francisco, Schwarz wrote and co-produced the Emmy Award-winning
"Abortion Clinic" and "Living Below the Line" for "Frontline" on PBS. He has taught broadcast journal-
ism in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea as a Fulbright Lecturer at the Asia-Pacific
Institute for Broadcasting Development. He began his career in television working for Granada
Television's acclaimed "World in Action" series in London.
Schwarz founded Kikim Media, an independent production company, in 1996.
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RayTelles Director
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Ray Telles is director of In Search of Law and Order: Reclaiming America's Kids. He previously produced
San Francisco, CA
program segments for NBC News Dateline and ABC News Turning Point. His feature length documen-
tary, "Fight in the Fields: Cesar Chavez and the United Farmworkers Movement," aired nationally on PBS
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in 1997.
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As staff producer for KQED/San Francisco, he produced news and current affairs programs, including
"Children of the Night," about runaway youth living on the streets of San Francisco for "Frontline" on PBS.
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In addition to the three-part public television series, In Search Of Law And Order: Reclaiming America's
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communities across the country.
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The program's website at www.pbs.org/lawandorder will serve as a centralized archive of resources avail-
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able to communities that want to implement new approaches to their own youth crime problems. These
resources include a Community Resource Kit which profiles innovative youth initiatives, as well as a Leader's
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Guide to assist community-based organizations and educators with local screenings of the series.
Working with a range of national partners, such as: the National Institute of Justice; the Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention; the National Crime Prevention Council; the National Council on Crime and Delinquency;
the National Civic League; and the National Organization for Victim's Assistance, the program's outreach efforts will
foster dialogue, information exchange and the delivery of resources to communities across the nation.
In collaboration with public television affiliates and these national partners, the outreach will engage com-
munities in hosting local town hall meetings in an effort to use the series as a catalyst for local dialogue.
Additionally, video cassettes will be distributed free of charge to key policy makers and community leaders.
In Search of Law and Order: Reclaiming America's Kids, a three-part series, airs Fridays, April 10, 17 and
24 at 9 PM (ET) on PBS (check local listings). It takes a hard look at how three model communities are work-
ing to prevent troubled youth from becoming lifetime wards of the justice system. Six years in the making,
the series focuses on Boston, Massachusetts; Fort Worth, Texas; and Richmond, California, to investigate their
successful initiatives in the war against juvenile crime and violence.
The series is based on the research of criminologist and filmmaker Roger Graef and is a co-production of
KQED/San Francisco, Kikim Media and Films of Record. It is narrated by André Braugher, star of NBC's
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Gilda took part in a Texas Department of Criminal Justice program that
provides victims of violent crime the opportunity to have a structured
face-to-face meeting with their offenders to facilitate a healing process.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 22, 1998
Mr. Herb Schwartz
52 Cummings Circle
West Orange, NJ 07052
Dear Mr. Schwartz:
Talib Ilutzi provided us with information the
Renaissance-in-the-Arts, which I have shared with the First
Lady and her staff.
Best wishes to you.
Sincerely,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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Herb Schwartz 52 Cummings Circle, West Orange, N.J. 07052
(973) 325-3336 Fax (973) 325-7111
March 23, 1998
Ms. Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to First Lady
The White House
East Wing
Washington, D.C. 20502
Dear Ms. Verveer,
Herb Schwartz was chosen last year by Mrs. Clinton as "The Artist on
the Lawn" and this year as "The Poster Artist". Needless to say, this
has been a tremendous honor and privilege. We understand that
when Mrs. Clinton later heard that Herb has been a public school art
teacher for the past thirty years, she was especially pleased.
Mr. Schwartz would like to support Renaissance-in-the- Arts.
Melinda Bates suggested I contact you directly. We have a proposal
that is quite exciting and would like to have it presented to Mrs.
Clinton. Robin Dickey had wanted to act as our liaison with Mrs.
Clinton because she thought the proposal was wonderful. However,
the proposal was not presented as far as we know.
I am enclosing samples of the designs we had given to the Clintons as
gifts on tee shirts, hats and inlaid boxes last Easter; a biography of
Herb Schwartz and the proposal.
We would appreciate your feedback and guidance. Perhaps we can
also work with someone from the National Association for the Arts.
Thank you, in advance, for your help.
Sincerely,
Palit Iluti
Talib Ilutzi for Herb Schwartz
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In a nationwide survey of public opinion on the Arts in Education
conducted in 1992 by Louis Harris and Associates
THE MAJORITY OF AMERICANS SAY THE
ARTS ARE AS IMPORTANT AS MATH
91% OF AMERICANS SUPPORT ARTS IN THE SCHOOLS
Learning about art is as important as all other subjects:
67% of Americans believe the arts are as important as
history and geography,
53% of Americans believe the arts are as important as
reading and writing well.
97% believe that learning about the arts helps children
become more creative and imaginative.
80% think that when children in school learn about and
participate in the arts, they learn skills that can be useful
in a job.
9 out of 10 Americans surveyed think that including the
arts in education is important for children and allows them
to become more tolerant of other cultures.
89% of parents surveyed would like their children to be
able to enjoy and benefit from the arts and from cultural
experiences in school that were not available to the parents
when they were in school.
A 76% majority believes that art classes should be paid
for by the school system as part of the regular school
budget.
If they had to choose, 69% favor cutting some
administrative expenses in the school system in order to
have the arts as part of the regular curriculum.
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is astonishing how many people appreciate and relate to the
butterfly image. Its metamorphosis, beauty, intricacy, freedom,
strength and joy seems fitting to the spirit of our country. Herb's
interpretation of this butterfly reflects the fact that all living
creatures are at once different in outward appearance and yet all a
part of the whole.
"The Bridge to the Twenty-First Century" The simplicity of
this design depicts President Clifton's concept. Herb included the
butterfly flying over the bridge into the twenty-first century
because to him it represents the spirit of hope, creativity and unity.
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EASTER AT THE WHITE HOUSE 1997
Copy of letter to Mrs. Clinton regarding proposal to support
Renaissance-in-the-Arts from Herb Schwartz, Artist on the Lawn
1997 and Poster Artist 1998 for The White House
I have taught in the public schools for the past thirty years. I have
experienced first hand the cut-back, scarcity and lack of awareness
regarding the benefits of programs in the arts. Yet we know that art
and creative endeavors lead to healthier lives. When a youngster
has an option to act out his/her frustration or sadness in appropriate
ways, society can benefit. All human beings crave experiences that
take them beyond their personal histories and boundaries. Drug and
alcohol use are a way that some people cope with these limitations in
their lives. Wouldn't it be wonderful to open a child's world up
through art, dance, drama and music as an alternative to destructive
behavior?
I would like to support Renaissance-in-the-Arts by submitting these
designs as a possible stamp or license plate. The proceeds from this
could be put into a fund for individual state wide arts education
programs. Artists in all the disciplines cold be brought into schools
to offer assistance to the faculties and incorporate the arts more
strongly into the curriculum.
Please know that I am delighted with the honor that has been
bestowed upon me. If there are any ideas that you or your staff
come up with that could utilize my talents, please do not hesitate to
call upon me.
Sincerely,
Herb Schwartz
Herb Schwartz 52 Cummings Circle, West Orange, N.J. 07052
973-325-3336 fax 973-325-7111
Biography for Herb Schwartz
The creations of Herb Schwartz are a marriage between the luminous
world of sense and a high degree of craftsmanship. The disciplines of
sight and mind are reflected in each piece of his art.
Having grown up in Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York, one can
visualize the pervasive effect this has had on the contrast and
composition of his work. The color, lines and textures reflect the
seemingly endless patterns and movement in his early experiences.
There is a joy of life and a sense of balance and harmony in each
original statement.
The themes are so varied and unique, yet each suggests a structure
that is cohesive; logically connected and intelligible. The color
creates a jewel-like effect reminiscent of stained glass or
kaleidoscopes. The mood is buoyant and lifts ones spirit. There is
humor and humanity in each of his works that generates a feeling of
well-being to the viewer.
It is rare that an artist has achieved success both in the fine
and commercial arts. For over thirty years, Mr. Schwartz has had the
distinction of showing his work in galleries and museums throughout
the U.S. He has won over one hundred awards in juried shows and
he is in many private and permanent collections including the
Library of Congress.
The diversity of his art has been an integral part of his development.
He is an illustrator, textile designer, craftsman and painter. His
pieces have been purchased by stores and companies worldwide.
Henri Bendel, Bloomingdales, Reese Paley Gallery, Shaeffer Pen Co.,
Tressard Textiles, Sea-Land, Doubleday and Co., are a few of the more
than seventy companies with whom he has worked both designing
and selling his own concepts. His design (single butterfly
Metamorphosis) was selected by Dr. Li-an Chen as a symbol of peace
and harmony in his campaign for the Presidency of Taiwan in 1995.
He has licensed his art to Tide-Mark Calendars; F.X. Schmid Puzzles;
Groan and McGurn Tee Shirts; Hanna-Time Clocks; Fink and Co.
Puzzles; SunsOut Puzzle Co.; Spilsbury Catalogue Company; What On
Earth Catalogues; Cali Associates and many more.
1997 has been an exceptional year for Herb. He was selected as
"Artist on the Lawn" by the White House and designed the program
for the Easter celebration. 30, 000 people received this program and
he was honored at the White House by Mrs. Clinton. In 1998, he will
create a painting which will be converted into a limited edition print.
This print will be given to all the embassies in Washington and VIPs
that attend the 1998 Easter festivities. The original piece will be
presented to the President and First Lady. It will hang in the White
House and then become part of Clinton's archives.
The New Jersey Devils hockey team commissioned Herb to create
their 1997 Christmas cards.
In 1992, he and his partner, Talib Ilutzi, started "easydoesit", a
greeting card company that is now distributed worldwide. A teacher
(thirty years), an artist and a concerned citizen of the world, his wish
is to share his vision and talent with people who are open to the light
we all share.