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FEB 15 '95 03:30PM DEMO NATL COMM
P.2
2/16
MEMORANDUM
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TO:
HAROLD ICKES
FROM:
TERRY MCAULIFFE
DATE:
FEBRUARY 15, 1995
RE:
UPDATED 2.16 MEETING LIST
The following individuals will be attending the afternoon meeting on February 16th:
BETH DOZORETZ
DOB:
SS#:
(b)(6)
DAN DUTKO
DOB:
SS#:
LARRY HAWKINS
DOB:
SS#:
TOM LEONARD
DOB:
SS#:
ALAN LEVENTHAL
MICHAEL LEWAN
DOB:
SS#:
HAL MALCHOW
DOB:
SS#:
SCOTT PASTRICK
DOB:
SS#;:
MARVIN ROSEN
DOB:
SS#:
FEB 15 '95 03:31PM DEMO NATL COMM
P.3
ARTHUR SCHECHTER
DOB:
(b)(6)
SS:
BILL TITLEMAN
DOB:
SS#:
DIRK ZIFF
DOB:
SS#:
Feb 15
2-4
Roosevelt
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
13-Feb-1995 02:39pm
TO:
(See Below)
FROM:
Heather Beckel
Office of the President
SUBJECT: Re-scheduled Mtg.
My apologies but due to changing schedules I must change the time
of the Affirmative Action mtg. originally scheduled for tomorrow
at 2:30 pm.
The mtg. will now be from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm on Wednesday, 02/15/95
in the Roosevelt Room. The participants will be the same.
Please let me through e-mail or Laura via phone know if you will
be attending.
Distribution:
TO: Harold Ickes
TO: Abner J. Mikva
TO: Joel I. Klein
TO: Alexis Herman
TO: William A. Galston
TO: Lorraine C. Miller
TO: Christopher F. Edley, Jr
TO: Kathryn Higgins
TO: Margaret A. Williams
TO: Gene B. Sperling
TO: Carol H. Rasco
TO: Jack M. Quinn
TO: Patrick J. Griffin
CC: Eleanor S. Parker
CC: Janice A. Enright
CC: John O. Sutton
CC: Cheri Sweitzer
CC: Marjorie C. Tarmey
CC: Kelly, Erin C.
CC: Julie A. Mixell
CC: Ruby G. Moy
CC: Kimberly M. Ross
CC: Julie E. Demeo
CC: Jason S. Goldberg
February 14, 1995
MEMORANDUM FOR HAROLD ICKES
FROM:
Alexis Herman
SUBJECT:
Women's Leadership Working Dinner
Date:
Thursday, February 23, 1995
Time:
8:00PM
Location:
Lynn Cutler's house
(address to be provided)
PURPOSE:
The purposes of this meeting are:
for the participants to outline (1) their analysis of what happened in '94, and (2) their
concerns about how outreach has lapsed since 1992;
to outline our plan for coordinated outreach to women and to get feedback on it; and
to discuss the economic/family message for reaching women.
GOAL:
To instill a sense of confidence that the administration is aware of the problems they are
raising, to gain support for the system we are developing to focus on women's outreach, and
to outline a role for this group.
PARTICIPANTS:
I am proposing that the following women be invited to this dinner; they represent a subset of
a larger group that Lynn convenes regularly. I would note here that I would like to keep the
dinner relatively small to allow for a real working session, and to include only those who are
loyal supporters. (Lynn also mentioned that she felt 14 people would be a good maximum to
set in terms of space considerations.)
Kathy Bonk, Communications Consortium
Lynn Cutler, Kamber Group
Marcia Greenberger, National Women's Law Center
Iris Jacobson, COS at USIA
Sarah Kovner, HHS
Celinda Lake
Judy Lichtman, Women's Legal Defense Fund
Eleanor Louis, Bass and Howes/Emily's List
Ellen Malcom, Emily's List
Amelia Parker
Susan Seidman??
Linda Tarr-Whelan, Center for Policy Alternatives
Nancy Zirken???
Staff: Harold, Alexis, Melanne, Janice, Leon?
Total: 18
Please let me know your feedback on the list as soon as possible. Thanks.
cc:
Janice Enright
Melanne Verveer
COS, Jen P.????
February 14, 1995
MEMORANDUM TO ALEXIS HERMAN
FROM:
MARILYN YAGER
EVENT:
Briefing for the groups on the Foster Nomination.
DATE/TIME:
Tuesday, February 14
10:00am
LOCATION:
Room 450, OEOB
PURPOSE:
To brief supporters and likely supporters on the
importance of this nomination, the qualifications
of Dr. Foster, the grassroots activities needed to
succeed, and to respond to questions they may
have.
BACKGROUND:
We have invited a broad group of organizations
ranging from health care providers, education
groups, religious, African-American, women's,
choice, civil rights, and labor groups. Although
many of these groups are already supporting the
Foster nomination, others are still trying to make
sense of all that they have read during the past
week but are likely supporters. Part of the
purpose of this briefing is to help build up the
morale of the groups that we are going to be
really dependent on for grassroots activities.
FORMAT:
ALEXIS HERMAN
Welcome/Introductions
SECRETARY SHALALA
Opening Comments (including why
this nomination is so important and
why Foster would make a great
Surgeon General).
INtroduction of Foster
DR. HENRY FOSTER
Brief Remarks
(*Note: Shalala and Foster will leave at this point)
ERSKINE BOWLES
Brief Remarks
JOHN PODESTA
GRASSROOTS STRATEGY
MODERATE Q & A
Available for questions during the Q & A will be:
Dr. Phil Lee
Jerry Klepner
Avis Lavelle
Feb 14
10a
February 14, 1995
MEMORANDUM TO ALEXIS HERMAN
0EOB450 OEOB 450
FROM:
MARILYN YAGER
EVENT:
Briefing for the groups on the Foster Nomination.
DATE/TIME:
Tuesday, February 14
10:00am
LOCATION:
Room 450, OEOB
PURPOSE:
To brief supporters and likely supporters on the
importance of this nomination, the qualifications
of Dr. Foster, the grassroots activities needed to
succeed, and to respond to questions they may
have.
BACKGROUND:
We have invited a broad group of organizations
ranging from health care providers, education
groups, religious, African-American, women's,
choice, civil rights, and labor groups. Although
many of these groups are already supporting the
Foster nomination, others are still trying to make
sense of all that they have read during the past
week but are likely supporters. Part of the
purpose of this briefing is to help build up the
morale of the groups that we are going to be
really dependent on for grassroots activities.
FORMAT:
ALEXIS HERMAN
Welcome/Introductions
SECRETARY SHALALA
Opening Comments (including why
this nomination is so important and
why Foster would make a great
Surgeon General).
INtroduction of Foster
DR. HENRY FOSTER
Brief Remarks
(*Note: Shalala and Foster will leave at this point)
ERSKINE BOWLES
Brief Remarks
JOHN PODESTA
GRASSROOTS STRATEGY
MODERATE Q & A
Available for questions during the Q & A will be:
Dr. Phil Lee
Jerry Klepner
Avis Lavelle
DR. HENRY FOSTER
February 13, 1995
A LONG AND DISTINGUISHED MEDICAL CAREER. Henry W. "Hank" Foster, Jr.,
M.D. is a practicing physician, a scholar and academic administrator of national stature.
Dr. Foster has practiced medicine for 37 years, and for the past 21 years, he helped train
hundreds of America's finest medical practitioners at Meharry Medical College, where he
has been a professor, a department chairman, dean of medicine and acting president. Dr.
Foster is one of the nation's leading experts, and advocates for maternal and child health.
He has developed and directed teen pregnancy and drug-abuse prevention programs, that
bolster self-esteem, and encourage abstinence and personal responsibility. Former GOP
Governor Lamar Alexander appointed Dr. Foster to his Task Force on Healthy Children,
where he chaired a committee on infant mortality.
DEVOTED TO PREVENTING TEEN PREGNANCIES. Dr. Foster has been widely
recognized for his "I have a Future Program," a pioneering effort to reduce the number of
teen pregnancies. "I Have a Future" is devoted to a new approach to preventing teen
pregnancy, delaying child-bearing among teens by improving their self-esteem. Previous
efforts to control pregnancy had focused largely on contraception. Dr. Foster was convinced
that a much broder approach was necessary, one that cultivated a sense of optimism in
improvised youngsters about their lives and gave them incentives to delay having a child.
That approach has recorded some remarkable successes. In one study, only one pregnancy
was recorded among girls who took active part in the program, while 59 were registered in a
comparison group. President George Bush named "I Have a Future" as one of America's
"Thousand Points of Light" in 1991.
VICTIM OF A SMEAR CAMPAIGN. Anti-choice extremist groups are using diversionary
tactics to derail the nomination of a respected doctor. Those groups unalterably opposed to
abortion and will never be satisfied with any Surgeon General who supports a woman's right
to choose. Like President Clinton, Dr., Foster believes that abstinence is the best way to
prevent unwanted pernancy and that abortion should be safe, legal and rare. He has
dedicated much of his professional life to preventing unwanted pregnancies.
ENDORSED BY A WIDE RANGE OF INDIVIDUALS AND MAINSTREAM GROUPS.
Dr. Foster has received support from a wide range of individuals and groups. President
Bush's Secretary of Health and Human Services, Dr. Louis Sullivan praised Dr. Foster's
selection to be the next Surgeon General. The American Medical Association and the
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and his hometown newspaper, The
Nashville Tennessean have also voiced their support for Dr. Foster's nomination.
Henry W. Foster Jr., MD
Henry W. "Hank" Foster, Jr., M.D. is a practicing physician, a scholar and
academic administrator of national stature, and a community leader. For the past
21 years, Dr. Foster has been responsible for training some of the nation's finest
medical practitioners at Meharry Medical College, where he has been a professor, a
department chairman, dean of medicine, and acting president. Dr. Foster is one of
the nation's leading experts on, and advocates for, maternal and child health, and
has developed and directed teen-pregnancy and drug-abuse prevention programs
that bolster self-esteem and encourage personal responsibility.
Dr. Foster is a skilled communicator who emphasizes consensus-building over
confrontation. As President Clinton's choice for U.S. Surgeon General, he won
enthusiastic endorsements from the American Medical Association, the Association
of Schools of Public Health, the National Medical Association, the American
College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, among others. He was endorsed by
his hometown newspaper, The Nashville Tennessean, even before being officially
named. Dr. Foster's supporters cite his distinguished career, commitment to the
health of women and children and his Impeccable personal credentials.
Dr. Foster has strong bipartisan support. Former HHS Secretary Dr. Louis
Sullivan has lauded his selection to be the next Surgeon General. In 1991,
President George Bush named the "I Have A Future Program" that Dr. Foster
developed as one of this nation's "Thousand Points of Light" for its pioneering
work in reducing teen pregnancy. He served on Tennessee Governor Lamar
Alexander's Task Force on Healthy Children and chaired its subcommittee on infant
mortality. In 1972, Dr. Foster was one of the youngest doctors ever inducted into
the prestigious Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Science, and he
has served on local and national boards of such organizations as the March of
Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, the American Cancer Society, the Young
Women's Christian Association and the American College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists.
REACTIONS TO THE NOMINATION OF HENRY W. FOSTER, JR., MD
TO THE POST OF SURGEON GENERAL
"Dr. Foster is a dedicated teacher, a dependable leader, and a concerned advocate for improving
access to quality health care for women and underserved populations We firmly believe that Dr.
Foster will serve in the position of Surgeon General with distinction and make many positive
contributions to the nation's public health."
--James S. Todd, MD
Executive Vice President
American Medical Association
"Dr. Foster is a highly qualified physician and administrator who would be an outstanding Surgeon
General I am absolutely confident that he would serve with distinction."
Louis W. Sullivan
President, Morehouse School of Medicine
Health and Human Services Secretary under President Bush
"The country could use Foster's expertise in the bully pulpit of the surgeon general's post...He is
an effective communicator who could be a strong voice In an office that definitely needs one The
country needs the type of leadership Foster could provide."
-The Tennessean Editorial Page
2/1/95
"As an active NMA member, Dr. Foster's service has been exemplary and his work has served as
a national model that is being replicated in various segments of health care. The NMA believes that
Dr. Foster's presence as U.S. Surgeon General will greatly enhance the Administration's ability and
capacity to protect the health and welfare of our nation..."
-Tracy M. Walton, Jr., MD
President, National Medical Association (NMA).
"His head is not bumping the clouds. In the job of Surgeon General you have to be able to voice
your views and stay In the mainstream at the same time. Otherwise, you'll lose your pulpit. Hank
Foster can do that. He's a person in a class with Dr. Koop."
--Dr. James E. Word
Vice President of Baptist Hospital in Nashville and a Foster colleague
"He has a lot of character and he's a real professional. As surgeon general, I think he'd be
outstanding."
--Rep. Bob Clement, (D-TN)
W hy Want to Be Surgeon General
Just a little over a week ago, few people
of what trauma really means. When you visit the
outside Nashville knew anything about me. But
homes of families, living in grinding poverty and
after President Clinton announced his intention
feel the palpable sense of hopelessness in their
to nominate Dr. Henry Foster form geon
lives, you begin to understand what it is to be up
general on Feb. it seems like everybody
against the odds, Compared to thatf shouted
thinks they know every about me.
questions and overheated rhetoric may be un-
Two weeks ago, no one, not even my wife, St.
civil, but I can handle them. When people ask
Clait, my daughter; Myrna, and my?son, Wen-
me why to be surgeon general F know
Les, devoted as they are-followed my
the answer.
every move and every word with rapt attention.
When you had the good fortune to
Now, when I wake up in the morning and look
in the miracle of birth as many times as have, it is
out my window; the press is out there waiting
difficult to stand on the sidelines and watch 90 many
and watching. When + go to my, office, they
people wasting the precious gift of life
follow me into the elevator. And walking down
It is difficult to look around America today and
the street, I have been punched in the face,
see SO much needless suffering. Too many children
inadvertently, I think, with one of those huge
suffer, because their parents have not been taught
microphones you see on TV.I have never seen
the value of prevention/ Too many people don't
anything like it.
have access to quality health care And too many of
I have even picked no a new lexicon Words
us have turned away from those basic American
that matter in Washington are not in dictionar
values that can prevent violence or abuse of any
ies in the rest of America. They certainly never
kind from taking root,
taught me these words in medical school or the
But all is not lost. America is moving for ward
delivery room: Sound bites. Boom mikes. Stake-
to confront both our health care crisis and the
outs: Live shots. Talking heads. On-air analysis.
crisis of values that has ledito faratoo, much
All dissecting me over and over again. And all
irresponsible behavior. As your geon general,
before I've uttered one word at my confirmation
I believe 1 can turn the small ripples of success
hearings before the Senate.
that we have produced into great waves of
People who have never met me analyze my.
progress. I believe that I can draw attention and
character and my life's work. They attack me
help develop lasting solutions to the tragic public
personally before they ever give me a chance to
health problems confronting us-from the epr-
THE WASHINGTON POST
introduce myself or tell my story. But those
demic of violence to the spread of AIDS to the
attacks do not define me. I know who I am and
terrible problem of substance abuse. But I will be
teen pregnancy in the Nashville housing pro-
there is a reward for sacrifice. And earning that
what I stand for. I also know that I am a symbol
giving my greatest attention to what the presi-
jects through "I Have a Future"- program we
reward has a fringe benefit. It allows you to give
in a larger debate that has polarized this country
dent has called "our most serious social problem,"
started at Meharry Medical College back in
something back. That is a hard lesson to learn,
for many years. But the attacks do hurt.
the epidemic of teen pregnancy in this country
1987 Our approach is to expand adolescent
but it is one that has kept me going through
I cannot say that my work as a doctor entirely
It's ironic that my work fighting teen preg
health care programs beyond the schools and
these difficult weeks. Having President Clinton
prepared me for these two turbulent weeks. But
nancy has been overshadowed by my opponents
bring them to the community where they can
place his faith in me is something I could never
have learned a few things during my 38 years
talk about abortion. I do believe in the right of a
become a part of the fabric, of everyday life.
had imagined as a young boy growing up in the
IS a doctor, a teacher and a crusader against
woman to choose. And I also support the presi-
Encouraging abstinence and involving the entire
segregated South. Now, I want to give something
een pregnancy that have prepared me to be a
dent's belief that abortions should be safe, legal
community we have begun to replace a culture
back to a country that has rewarded my work and
good surgeon general.
and rare. But my life's work has been dedicated
of hopelessness with one that gives young peo-
sacrifice, and God willing, I'll have that opportu-
I have been face to face with real life-and-
to making sure that young people don't have to
ple clear pathways to healthy futures.
nity.
death challenges. When you see low birth-
face the choice of having abortions.
In my work with young people in Nashville,
weight babies born to mothers not yet old
I have some ideas about how young people
there is one lesson I stress above all others. To
The writer is a nominee for U.S. surgeon
enough to drive a car, you have an appreciation
can avoid that difficult choice. We are reducing
break the cycle of despair, you must learn that
general.
OPL
TEL : 202-456-6218
Feb 13'95
7:02 No.009 P.02
February 13, 1995
MEMORANDUM TO SECRETARY SHALALA
FROM:
MARILYN YAGER
EVENT:
Briefing for the groups on the Foster Nomination.
DATE/TIME:
Tuesday, February 14
10:00am
LOCATION:
Room 450, OEOB
PURPOSE:
To brief supporters and likely supporters on the
importance of this nomination, the qualifications
of Dr. Foster, the grassroots activities needed to
succeed, and to response to questions they may
have.
BACKGROUND:
We have invited a broad group of organizations
ranging from health care providers, education
groups, religious groups, African American groups,
women's groups, choice groups, civil rights
groups, and labor groups. Although many of these
groups are already supporting the Foster
nomination, others are still trying to make sense
of all that they have read during the past week
but are likely supporters. Part of the purpose of
this briefing to help build up the morale the the
groups that we are going to be really dependent on
for grassroots activities (which is why we want
Dr. Foster to briefly speak).
FORMAT:
Alexis Herman
Welcome
Secretary Shalala
Opening Comments
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The importance of this
nomination.
)
Why Dr. Foster would be a
great Surgeon General.
Introduce Dr. Foster
Dr. Henry Foster
Brief Comments
(at this point Secretary Shalala and Dr. Foster can
depart, should you wish to.)
OPL
TEL :202-456-6218
Feb 13'95
7:02 No.009 P.03
Erskine Bowles
Brief Comments (primarily
reaffirming the President's
Commitment to this nomination)
John Podesta
Grassroots Strategy
Moderate the Q & A
Available for Q & A
Dr. Phil Lee
Jerry Klepner
Avis Lavelle
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NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL
THE WHITE HOUSE
TO: Alexis Herman
PHONE:
FAX: OF 6-6218
FROM: Dorothy Robyn
PHONE: 202-456-2801. FAX: 202-456-2223
DATE:
TIME:
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CEOs who will be attending Feb. 13 meeting with the President:
Mike Armstrong, GM Hughes Electronics
Craig Barret, Intel (COO)
Michael Bonsignore, Honeywell
Lawrence Bossidy, Allied Signal
John Carlson, Cray
George David, United Technologies
- Mitchell Kertzman, Powersoft
- Ed McCracken, Silicon Graphics
Dennis Picard, Raytheon
Kirk Raab, Genentech
Griffith Resor, MRS Technologies
Henri Termeer, Genzyme
Edgar Woolard, Jr., DuPont
- John Young, retired CEO of Hewlett-Packard
- Endorsed Clinrton ne 1992
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
WW
February 11, 1995
|MEETING WITH TECHNOLOGY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS #
DATE:
February 13, 1995
LOCATION:
West Wing
TIME:
5:30 P.M.
FROM:
Bo Cutter/Jack Gibbons/Alexis Herman
I.
PURPOSE
You will meet with 14 leading CEOs from U.S. high technology industry sectors to
discuss the Administration's technology policy agenda and encourage their support for
key initiatives targeted by Congressional Republicans. Your participation in this
meeting will demonstrate your continued commitment to technology policy as a key
element of our economic and national security strategies.
II
BACKGROUND
Throughout its first two years, the Clinton Administration has consistently advanced
pro-technology tax, regulatory, and investment policies to as key elements of the
Administration's strategies for strengthening the economy and creating jobs while
protecting the environment, and for strengthening our national security. Republicans
in Congress are now targeting the Administration's technology initiatives for severe
cutback or elimination, including:
Advanced Technology Program
Technology Reinvestment Project
Environmental Technology Initiative
High Performance Computing and Communications Program
Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (Clean Car)
This meeting is an effort to reach out to U.S. high technology industry leaders to
review the Administration's technology accomplishments to date, discuss priorities for
future Administration action, and generate industry support for the Administration's
initiatives.
III.
PARTICIPANTS
The President
The Vice President
Bob Rubin, Secretary of the Treasury
Ron Brown, Secretary of Commerce
John Deutch, Deputy Secretary of Defense
John Young, retired CEO of Hewlett-Packard, and Chair, President's Committee of
Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)
Mike Armstrong, GM Hughes Electronics; Chair, President's Export Council
Craig Barret, COO of Intel and Chair, Semiconductor Technology Council
Michael Bonsignore, Honeywell
Lawrence Bossidy, Allied Signal
John Carlson, Cray
George David, United Technologies
Mitchell Kertzman, Powersoft
Ed McCracken, Silicon Graphics, Co-Chair, National Information Infrastructure
Advisory Council
Dennis Picard, Raytheon
Kirk Raab, Genentech
Griffith Resor, MRS Technologies
Henri Termeer, Genzyme
Edgar Woolard, Jr., Dupont
IV.
PRESS PLAN
White House Photographer
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
-- The President will join the meeting already in progress.
-- The Vice President will summarize the discussion to that point, then recognize
John Young or another CEO for industry comment.
-- The President will give brief remarks.
-- The remainder of the meeting will be devoted to open discussion.
VI.
REMARKS
Talking points attached.
VII.
STAFF CONTACT
NEC/Dorothy Robyn, Tom Kalil
OSTP/Tim Newell
Talking Points
Meeting With Technology CEOs
February 13, 1995
1. We Americans are optimists by nature. A lot of that optimism rests on the belief, based
on our nation's history, that advances in technology lead to a better life. From the beginning,
a top priority for my Administration and me personally has been to work with innovative
business to push further and faster new technologies that create millions of good new jobs,
lead to better health and longer lives, restore excitement and challenge to education, safeguard
national security, and enrich our lives in ways we couldn't imagine just a few years ago.
2. Together, we can take credit for promoting technologies that create strong businesses
while at the same time protecting the environment and opening new vistas of creativity and
independence for individual Americans. We can point to technology partnerships that are
raising to new levels not just high tech glamour businesses but also traditional industries such
as automobiles and construction. And we have not flagged in our support of fundamental
science, which is the ultimate source of all technology advance. I'm proud of our record so
far.
3. Of course, we mostly look to you, the private sector, to convert new technologies into
profit and jobs. And we know that it is a prime responsibility of government to clear the way
so you can do it. We've worked hard on that, and you can see some of the results.
4. My Administration is the first since Harry Truman's to reduce the federal deficit three
years in a row, so that government borrowing doesn't crowd out private investment. We are
working for a permanent extension of the research and experimentation tax credit, without
compromising our commitment to budget discipline. We are redoubling our efforts to get rid
of unnecessary export controls, and welcome your continued help in opening world markets to
American goods. And we are in the second stage of a major re-examination of federal
regulations, finding ways to achieve public purposes we all agree are essential -- protecting
the environment and public health -- but to do it at far less cost and with far less burden on
business.
5. Government also has to step in as partner with industry in pushing forward some of the
technologies that are vital to our economic and national security. We've always done that as
a government, and it has paid off handsomely for us -- not only in the military sphere, which
is obviously a government responsibility, but also in important economic sectors, such as
agriculture, aerospace, medicine, electronics and computing. Today, the information
revolution and intense global competition make federal support for technology advance more
important than ever.
6. I'd like to mention in particular a couple of rather modestly funded, but crucially
important, technology programs that we've developed with your help and participation. One
is the Technology Reinvestment Project. It is part of the dual-use approach that the
Secretary of Defense and my top military advisors all consider absolutely vital to equipping
our fighting forces with the very best and latest technologies that our nation has to offer.
7. The basic idea of TRP is to meet military needs for up-to-date technologies from the
fast-moving, value-conscious commercial sector, as much as we possibly can. I am totally
committed to support of this program and the whole dual-use strategy, which is founded on
reform of an antiquated defense procurement system that has separated the military industrial
base from a commercial sector that is way ahead in many high tech areas. All of us who
understand the value of the dual use approach need to do a powerful job of education. I don't
even recognize TRP in some of the language I see about it in committee reports of the new
Congress and in the daily newspaper.
8. I am just as committed to, and proud of, the civilian technology programs in the
Department of Commerce. The Advanced Technology Program has earned its top reputation
with business as a valuable, well-run government-industry partnership. As you know, ATP's
purpose is to develop risky, long-term, pre-commercial technologies that can help keep this
country in the forefront competitively in future years. Lots of people who are not familiar
with ATP don't yet understand how free it is of politics and how well it performs. Again, we
need to educate them.
9. As we move forward, I'm going to need your help on all aspects of our policy to use
technology as best we can for sustainable economic growth, the continued creation of good
new jobs, and national security in an uncertain world. I want to know what your problems
are with regulation, industry-by-industry, so we can apply common sense fixes to give
business the greatest possible flexibility in meeting our goals of protecting the environment
and public health. I want your advice on freeing up exports and enlarging markets. We need
to work together on the right kind on tax policy to encourage innovation while maintaining
budget discipline. And we need your help in educating the new Congress and the public on
the big value and little cost of our technology partnership programs.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 11, 1995
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
Katherine Gillman (OSTP), Tom Kalil and Dorothy Robyn (NEC)
SUBJ:
Meeting with Technology CEOs
This memo provides background for your meeting with 14 leading technology CEOs
on Monday, Feb. 13. The purpose of the meeting is to solicit their input on the
Administration's technology policy and to encourage their support for key initiatives targeted
by Republicans.
Administration's Technology Policy. Technology policy is a cornerstone of the
Clinton Administration's economic and national security strategy. Our efforts are focused in
six areas:
1.
Creating a climate that fosters private sector investment and innovation (deficit
reduction, incentives for long-term investment, and regulatory reform);
2.
Supporting basic science;
3.
Supporting industry-led technology development partnerships (e.g., NIST's
Advanced Technology Program);
4.
Facilitating the rapid deployment of existing technology (particularly to small
manufacturing firms);
5.
Promoting the National Information Infrastructure;
6.
Leveraging commercial technologies and markets to meet defense needs (through
procurement reform and programs such as the Technology Reinvestment
Project).
According to Lewis Branscomb, Kennedy School professor and former IBM chief scientist:
The [Clinton-Gore] policy is activist, in that governments - both federal and state -
are given a bigger role in commercial technology and its diffusion. But almost all
the proposed program activity depends on initiatives from outside the federal
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government. In this latter sense, the policy is much less intrusive than the "command
economy" of traditional defense, space and energy R&D.
Republican Opposition. Although the Administration's approach has been generally
well received by industry, key technology initiatives are under attack. On Friday, the House
Appropriation Committee rescinded $500 million from the Technology Reinvestment Project
-- effectively terminating the program -- to pay for DoD's emergency supplemental request.
In a separate, civilian rescission bill, the committee took $107 million from NIST's Advanced
Technology Program. Republicans such as Phil Gramm and Bob Walker are likely to support
eliminating ATP in FY96. Other vulnerable programs include EPA environmental technology
programs, the "clean car" initiative, Department of Energy cooperative R&D arrangements
with industry, and DoD support for basic research.
Industry Response. Industry has been slow to respond to these attacks for fear of
alienating Republicans, who hold out the prospect of tax incentives, deregulation and legal
reform in place of our technology programs. A coalition led by DuPont and IBM has finally
formed, but more involvement from the business community is needed. (Moreover, most
defense primes are unwilling to stand up for TRP despite their extensive participation in the
program, because the dual-use approach means competition for them from world-class
commercial firms.)
Administration Response. Secretary Perry has voiced strong support for TRP as a
key part of DoD's effort to leverage cutting-edge commercial technology to meet defense
needs. Similarly, Secretary Brown has vigorously defended ATP before the Congress. As the
Senate begins work on the defense supplemental, Democrats are watching to see what steps
the White House will take in support of TRP and ATP.
Meeting with Technology CEOs. Your meeting with technology CEOs has four
basic purposes:
1. Make it clear that technology policy continues to be an Administration priority;
2. Explain that the Administration's technology policy is broader than the R&D agenda and
includes tax reform, regulatory reform, reform of export controls and other policies that help
U.S. industry compete;
3. Give the CEOs an opportunity to comment on the Administration agenda and
performance;
4. Enlist their support for those elements of the Administration's technology agenda that are
under attack, such as TRP and ATP.
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Issues the CEOs May Raise.
1.
R&E tax credit:
The high-tech industry is disappointed that the Administration did not include an
extension of the credit in its FY96 budget.
The Administration, however, strongly supports a permanent extension of the R&E
credit. The Vice President sent a letter to Senator Baucus pledging the Administration's
support to work with the Congress to identify the offsets needed to pay for it. It was not
included in the budget because of concerns that the Republicans would use the offsets for
other purposes.
Some industry leaders are calling for a change in how the credit is applied. Some
high-tech companies no longer benefit from the credit because it is an "incremental" credit
requiring increases in R&D compared to a base period. For example, aerospace companies
perform less R&D now than they did in the 1980's because of the defense drawdown. It
would be difficult to address these issues without increasing the cost of the credit, however.
2.
Biotechnology:
Biotechnology executives continue to blame some of the decline in their stock prices
on the Administration's position on the pricing of new drugs.
They also want to see substantial reform in the FDA drug approval process. FDA
reform is one of the issues that the Administration is examining in the context of the Vice
President's regulatory review. Furthermore, the White House (OSTP and NEC) will be
conducting a government-wide review of policies relating to the biotechnology industry.
3.
Securities litigation reform:
This is the number one public policy issue for the American Electronics Association.
Over 60 percent of the top 40 Silicon Valley companies have been sued in the last two years.
The attached memo from Peter Yu provides more background on this issue.
4.
Capital gains:
Some of the CEOs may argue for a capital gains tax cut, or a targeted capital gains
tax cut. The Administration's 1993 budget included a capital gains tax cut for firms with a
market capitalization of under $50 million, some companies would like to see that limit raised
to $100 million, per the original Bumpers bill.
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5.
Export controls:
Computer CEOs were very pleased with your September 1993 decision to significantly
decontrol exports of computers. The technology is changing so rapidly, however, that the
computer industry believes that more fundamental reform will eventually be required.
6.
Product liability reform:
A broad coalition of business interests has supported product liability reform for
several years; many groups now back the Contract's "Common Sense Legal Reform Act."
During the campaign you were skeptical or critical of preemptive federal reforms; last week
NEC and Counsel's office sent a more detailed decision memorandum on this subject.
7.
Trade relations with China:
High-tech CEOs are pleased with your recent response to China's violation of
intellectual property laws. However, they believe the federal government should be cautious
in applying sanctions.
In late 1993, the Administration applied sanctions to China for selling missiles to
Pakistan, and Hughes lost a large sale to a German firm. The sanctions were lifted in
October 1994.
8.
Acquisition reform:
Industry commends you and the Vice President for getting the Federal Acquisition
Streamlining Act of 1994 enacted, but some CEOs may express concern that implementation
of the Act has not been faster and more aggressive. Even as we implement the 1994 Act, the
Administration is sending forward a new acquisition streamlining bill later this month.
A few of the companies may complain about delays in carrying out TRP awards due
to acquisition regulations. ARPA has a streamlined approach, but the military services and
other agencies -- which execute some of the awards -- are playing catch-up.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 10, 1995
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
PETER YUANEC
SUBJECT:
Q & A ON SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM
Background. Business groups have been critical of recent trends in shareholder class-action
suits under the federal securities laws. They charge that the litigation is driven by and
benefits attorneys rather than shareholders, that much of the litigation is frivolous, and that
they are forced to settle meritless claims for large sums. Moreover, accounting firms who are
often viewed as "deep pocket" defendants, criticize the joint-and-several liability regime as
responsible for their liabilities, which total in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
The Contract bill, as introduced by Rep. Cox, is quite severe and would greatly
weaken private enforcement of the securities law (lately, Rep. Cox has been considering
numerous amendments to render the bill less severe). A bill introduced by Reps. Minetta and
Eshoo does not include the Contract bill's most severe provisions: a scienter requirement, an
actual reliance requirement, and a fee-shifting provision. The Minetta-Eshoo bill would,
however, limit joint-and-several liability. Rep. Markey has sponsored an even more
shareholder-friendly bill.
As set forth in a decision memorandum sent to you recently on legal reform issues
more generally, an interagency group has recommended that the Administration work with the
SEC to shape the legislation in Congress in a manner that reduces frivolous litigation but
preserves and strengthens private enforcement of the securities laws.
Possible Question & Suggested Answer.
Q:
Most of our companies are plagued by meritless lawsuits filed every time our stock
goes up or down 10 percent. We need your support of meaningful reform of the
securities laws.
A:
I think that one aspect of the genius of our securities system is its reliance on private
enforcement--but at the same time, I understand one can have too much of a good
thing, SO I understand your concern about frivolous litigation. I've asked Judge Mikva
and Secretary Rubin to examine these issues and the different legislative proposals and
to make recommendations to me on these issues.
February 13, 1995
ADMINISTRATION'S TECHNOLOGY POLICY FOR 1995
Summary:
President Clinton and Vice President Gore recognize that our nation faces
significant economic challenges: markets are global, competition is fierce,
technological change is swift and relentless. To address these challenges, they are
pursuing an economic strategy designed to equip American companies and workers to
compete and win in the 21st century economy. They are working to stimulate private
savings and investment, build a skilled and agile work force, create a climate in which
innovation can flourish, and open world markets to American products and services.
Technology policy is a cornerstone of the President's economic and national
security strategy. The Administration is committed to working with the private sector
to enhance the role that technology plays in promoting competitiveness, creating high-
wage jobs, maintaining America's military superiority, improving our quality of life
and fostering sustainable development. Sometimes this will require government to get
out of the way -- by reducing export controls and reinventing regulations. And
sometimes the government must partner with industry to help build the nation's 21st
century technological infrastructure.
Our efforts are focused in six areas: creating a climate that fosters private
sector innovation and commercialization; a continued commitment to basic science;
support for industry led technology development partnerships; facilitating the
deployment of technology; promoting the National Information Infrastructure; and
leveraging commercial and dual-use technologies and markets to meet defense needs.
Below are the priorities of the Administration's technology policy for 1995 and
beyond:
1. Create a Climate that Fosters Private Sector Innovation and
Commercialization
Technological innovation is a complex process, and there is no "one size fits
all" formula for ensuring that our companies lead the world in innovation. Our
national technology policy must address the broad range of factors that affect our
companies' ability to develop technology, turn innovations into products and services,
and bring them to global markets. These include enhancing capital availability,
strengthening intellectual property protection, removing regulatory barriers to
innovation, reducing Cold War export controls, and eliminating laws and regulations
that drive R&D and manufacturing activities overseas. Our near-term priorities
include:
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A. Continue Emphasis on Deficit Reduction
The President is continuing to fight for real deficit reduction to free up
capital for private sector investment in R&D, plant and equipment, and new
and expanding businesses. The President's economic plan will reduce the
deficit in half as a percentage of GDP.
B. Create Incentives for Long Term Investment in Technology Assets
The Administration is committed to working with industry and Congress
to find ways to increase private investment in R&D and in starting up the firms
of the future. These efforts include working with the Congress to permanently
extend the R&E tax credit, which is scheduled to expire on July 31, 1995.
C. Reform Regulations
Properly designed, regulation can limit pollution, protect workers, and
contribute to a safer, healthier society. However, poorly designed regulations
can generate excessive compliance costs and retard innovation and productivity.
The Administration is committed to working with industry to reform
regulations that make it harder to compete, such as export controls on high
technology products, the approval process for biotechnology and
pharmaceutical products, and environmental regulations.
2. Support Basic Science
The federal government has long played a vital role in ensuring American
leadership in science, mathematics and engineering, and investment in basic science
continues to be an essential component of our innovation portfolio. Today's
investments in basic science build a foundation for the commercial products and
services of the future. Therefore, the President's FY96 Budget increases support for
basic research by 3.5 percent.
3. Support Industry-Led Technology Development Partnerships
Programs such as the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology
Reinvestment Project are a small part -- less than two percent this year -- of the
total Federal R&D investment. But these programs are a crucial link between the $70
billion federally funded technology base and industry's own investments to take
technology to the marketplace. These programs support longer-term, riskier, and
infrastructural technologies -- not product development. Awards are made on the
basis of rigorous competitive processes -- not political decisions. And industry
contributes at least half the cost of the projects, thus ensuring that the research is
driven by market needs.
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The Advanced Technology Program invests in cost-shared research by individual
companies or industry-led joint ventures. The aim is to develop high-risk, high-
payoff enabling technologies that otherwise would not be pursued because of technical
risks or other obstacles. While government provides the catalyst, industry conceives
and executes each ATP project. Thus, ATP projects reflect the private sector's
priorities, not government's.
The aim of the Technology Reinvestment Project is to leverage the advanced
technologies and efficient production capabilities of commercial industry to meet
defense needs. Many of the technologies most critical to defense are emerging in the
commercial sector; currently, defense access to these technologies is limited. TRP-
supported projects advance the development of these defense-critical commercial
technologies ("spin-on"). Other TRP projects promote the transitioning of defense
technology to commercial markets, in order to make that technology more affordable
and accessible to the military.
The Administration is partnering with industry on a variety of other industry-led
R&D initiatives, including the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles, High
Performance Computing and Communications, environmental technologies,
microelectronics, electronics manufacturing, aeronautics and biotechnology. The
Administration will continue to expand industry input on these and other R&D
initiatives.
4. Facilitate the Rapid Deployment of Existing Technologies
Stimulating the development of innovative technologies is only half of the
equation. The other half -- getting new and existing products to market in a timely,
cost-effective manner -- is also critical if U.S. firms are to succeed in the global
marketplace. The Manufacturing Extension Partnership is a grassroots effort to
improve the competitiveness of the nation's 370,000 smaller manufacturers through the
use of modern manufacturing processes. The Administration will continue to build the
MEP into a national network of 100 state- and regionally-based centers, able to meet
the needs of America's smaller manufacturers.
5. Promote the National Information Infrastructure
Development of the National Information Infrastructure (NII) and the emerging
Global Information Infrastructure (GII), is a top priority. These initiatives will
promote a stronger economy, more competitive businesses, more efficient government,
and better educational and technological leadership. The private sector is constructing
the NII and GII; the role of the federal government is to act as a catalyst to promote
its development. Our goals are to:
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Work with Congress to pass telecommunications policy reform;
Open foreign markets to American information and communications goods and
services;
Address information policy issues, such as privacy, security and intellectual
property;
Promote applications in areas such as education, electronic commerce, health care
and delivery of government services; and
Maintain strong support for NII-related R&D and testbeds.
6. Leverage Commercial and Dual Use Technologies and Markets to Meet
Defense Needs
As a nation, we can no longer afford the luxury of a separate defense industrial
base. Moreover, commercial technologies today are often ahead of their defense
counterparts. To maintain our country's technology-based military advantage, we
must leverage commercial and dual-use technologies to meet defense needs. Our
goals are to:
Aggressively implement the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 and
DoD's new milspec policy;
Work with Congress to enact additional acquisition reform;
Support leading-edge R&D that advances the development of commercial
technologies critical to defense;
Support efforts to transition defense technologies to commercial applications so as
to make those technologies more affordable and accessible to the military;
Promote the integration of defense and commercial production within firms --
e.g., through investment in R&D on advanced manufacturing; and
Encourage "insertion" of commercial technologies and products in military
systems and "design for dual-use" of new and upgraded systems.
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Attachment # 1
Bade fres 7
Briefing
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
AGENDA
February 13, 1995
Old Executive Office Building
Room 450
*****
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WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
The Honorable Alexis Herman
99.7
Assistant to the President
Director for Public Liaison
STRATEGIC OVERVIEW
The Honorable Leon Panetta
Chief of Staff to the President
ECONOMIC GROWTH
The Honorable Robert Rubin
Secretary of the Treasury
X
WELFARE REFORM
The Honorable Donna Shalala
Secretary of Health and Human Services
*****
BREAK
*****
REMARKS
The Honorable Henry Cisneros
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
PANEL DISCUSSION
The Honorable John Dalton
Secretary of the Navy
The Honorable Bill White
Deputy Secretary of Energy
The Honorable Bob Armstrong
Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management
Department of the Interior
*****
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 13, 1995
MEMORANDUM FOR ALEXIS
FROM:
Debbie
SUBJECT:
Texas State Day
I.
The Briefing
Location:
Room 450OEOB
9AM to 12PM
Attached is the agenda for the briefing, which you will open, along with a copy of the
briefing memorandum that went to the Chief of Staff (see attachment 1). As moderator, you
will be expected to stay for the entire briefing. There are no real changes to the program as
discussed last week.
II.
The Luncheon
Location:
Mayflower Hotel Ballroom 12:30PM to 2:30PM
Also attached is the program for the luncheon and a copy of the briefing for the Vice
President (see attachment 2.) You will be seated on stage at a table with the other program
participants, and as moderator you are scheduled to stay for the entire luncheon.
REVISED
February 13, 1995, 6:04am
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
Chairman Fowler
Chairman Dodd
Alexis Herman
Harold Ickes
FR:
Fred Humphries / Cindy Jasso-Rotunno, DNC
DA: February 10, 1995
RE:
Texas Day Lunch Program
DATE
Monday, February 13, 1995
TIME
12:30-2:30 p.m.
LOCATION
Grand Ballroom on the Promenade Level (main floor)
The Stouffer Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington DC 20036
202/347-3000, x-2149, 466-9083 (fax)
Texas Day at the White House will be held on Monday, February 13. Texas Day is the first
of several state days to be held at the White House in the coming year. In conjunction with
White House Texas Day activities, the Democratic National Committee will host a luncheon
for approximately 460 guests. Before the luncheon, our luncheon guests will be participating
in a series of issue briefings at the White House. At 12:00 noon, luncheon registration
begins.
THE GROUP - The group consists of approximately 460 community, grassroots, business,
politicos, appointees and Members of Congress from Texas. Given the size of the state, this is
an elite group. Appointees from Texas and DNC staff are seated at designated tables throughout
the room for the purpose of "working the tables" and getting feedback from Texans.
MODERATOR AND SPEAKERS - Alexis Herman from the White House Public Liaison
Office will introduce Fowler as the new National Chair of the Democratic Party. Fowler will
be the moderator for the DNC luncheon. The group will hear from the following speakers (bios
attached):
Vice President Al Gore (feature speaker)
National Chairman Don Fowler
General Chairman Chris Dodd
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Harold Ickes
HEAD TABLE - The head table is set up as follows:
STAGE RIGHT
STAGE LEFT
Dodd
Fowler
Table
Alexis
Harold
VP Gore
podium
Herman
Ickes
w/mike
table mike
table mike
February 13, 1995, 6:04am
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DESCRIPTION OF LUNCHEON PROGRAM (outline attached) - At 12:30, the luncheon will
begin. Salads are pre-set. The feature speaker is Vice-President Al Gore. VP Gore will arrive
at 12:55, speak at 1:00, finish speech at 1:10, work the rope line at 1:10 and depart by 1:20.
At 12:45, Alexis Herman (White House Public Liaison) will introduce Chairman Fowler as the
new National Chair of the Democratic Party. Chairman Fowler will welcome everyone to D.C.
and the DNC luncheon (1 minute). After the welcome, Fowler acknowledges VIPS and
luncheon contributors (8-9 minutes).
At 12:55, Vice-President arrives at the State Room of the Mayflower Hotel (holding room).
When VP Gore is ready to proceed, Fowler will introduce VP Gore (VP bio attached). VP Gore
will enter the Grand Ballroom at the end of Fowler's introduction. (5 minutes)
At 1:00, VP Gore speaks (10 minutes).
At 1:10, VP Gore finishes his speech, works the rope line, and exits the ballroom and hotel.
At 1:20 or immediately after the Vice-President leaves the ballroom, lunch and dessert will be
served (20 minutes).
At 1:40, the program resumes with Chairman Fowler addressing the group and giving his
speech. Fowler speaks 8-9 minutes.
At 1:49, Chairman Fowler finishes his speech. Fowler introduces the new General Chair of the
Democratic Party-Senator Chris Dodd. (1 minute)
At 1:50, Dodd speaks for 8-9 minutes.
At 2:00, Fowler introduces Harold Ickes (1 minute). Ickes speaks from 2:01-2:10.
At 2:10, Alexis moderates the Q&A session. The panel consists of Chairman Fowler, Alexis,
Ickes, and Dodd (if present). All of them will take questions for 15 minutes.
At 2:25, Fowler will make any necessary announcements, thank everyone who made this
luncheon possible, thank the guests for traveling so far, and end the program at
2:30 p.m.
ATTACHMENTS:
*
DNC Luncheon Program Outline
*
Lists: #1 List - Cabinet Members
#2 List - Texas Statewide Elected Officials
#3 List - Members of Congress
#4 List - Texas Appointees
#5 List - Texas State Party Chair Bob Slagle
#6 List - Texas DNC Members
#7 List - Texas DNC Trustees
#8 List - Luncheon Contributors
*
Bios: VPGore, Fowler, Dodd, Ickes
*
Ballroom floorplan
February 13, 1995, 6:04am
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DNC LUNCH PROGRAM - CLOSED PRESS
12:00 noon
* Registration begins
12:30-12:45 * Arrival of guests (pre-set salad)
12:45
* BEGIN PROGRAM-Alexis Herman introduces National Chair Fowler
(LESS THAN 1 MINUTE)
12:45
* Fowler welcomes guests to Wash. D.C. (1 MINUTE).
12:46-12:55 * Fowler acknowledges the following groups (8-9 MINUTES):
#1 List - Cabinet Members (attached)
#2 List - Texas Statewide Elected Officials (attached)
#3 List - Members of Congress (attached)
#4 List - Texas Appointees (ask them to stand up as a group)
#5 List - DNC Vice Chairs (attached)
#6 List - Texas State Party Chair Bob Slagle
#7 List - Texas DNC Members (stand as a group)
#8 List - Texas DNC Trustees (stand as a group)
#9 List - Luncheon Contributors (HUGE THANK YOU--see attached list)
12:55 - 1:00 * Vice President Gore arrives at the State Room of the Mayflower Hotel
(holding room).
* When VP Gore is ready to proceed, Fowler introduces VP Gore.
* At the end of Fowler's introduction, VP Gore enters the Grand Ballroom
(see "V.P. entrance" on attached floor plan).
1:00 - 1:10
* VP Gore speaks (10 MINUTES)
1:10 - 1:20
* VP Gore departs (rope line)
1:20
* Lunch and dessert are served immediately after VP departs.
1:40 - 1:49 * CONTINUE PROGRAM--Speech by Fowler (8-9 MINUTES)
1:49
* Fowler introduces DNC General Chair Chris Dodd (1 MINUTE)
1:50 - 1:59
* Speech by Dodd (8-9 MINUTES)
2:00
* Fowler introduces Harold Ickes (1 MINUTE)
2:01 - 2:10
* Speech by Ickes (8-9 MINUTES)
2:10 - 2:25
* Q&A moderated by Alexis (15 MINUTES)
* Panel: Ickes, Alexis, Fowler, Dodd (if present)
2:25 - 2:30
* Announcements by Fowler
* Thank you by Fowler
2:30
* Fowler ENDS PROGRAM
February 13, 1995, 6:04am
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1. CABINET MEMBERS SCHEDULED TO ATTEND:
* The Honorable Federico Pena
- Secretary of Transportation
- Native of Texas
February 13, 1995, 6:04am
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2. TEXAS STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICIALS:
* The Honorable Ann Richards, former Governor of Texas
* The Honorable John Sharp, Comptroller
* The Honorable Garry Mauro, Land Commissioner
- 1992 Clinton/Gore State Chair
* The Honorable Martha Whitehead, State Treasurer
February 13, 1995, 6:04am
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3. TEXAS MEMBERS OF CONGRESS (scheduled to attend):
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
AREA
1st
Rep. Jim Chapman
Sulphur Springs
2nd
Rep. Charles Wilson
Lufkin
4th
Rep. Ralph Hall
Rockwall/Sherman/Tyler
5th
Rep. John Bryant
Dallas
10th Rep. Lloyd Doggett
Austin
11th Rep. Chet Edwards
Waco
14th Rep. Greg Laughlin
San Marcos/Victoria/West Columbia
15th Rep. Kika de la Garza
McAllen
16th Rep. Ron Coleman
El Paso
17th Rep. Charles Stenholm
Abilene/Stanford
18th Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Houston
24th Rep. Martin Frost
Dallas/Fort Worth/Arlington
25th Rep. Ken Bentsen
Houston
27th Rep. Solomon Ortiz
Corpus Christi/Brownsville
29th Rep. Gene Green
Houston
30th Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson
Dallas
FYI--NOT ATTENDING:
12th Rep. Pete Geren
Fort Worth
20th Rep. Henry B. Gonzalez
San Antonio
28th Rep. Frank Tejeda
San Antonio
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4.
TEXAS APPOINTEES ATTENDING THE LUNCHEON
(GROUP STANDS ONLY):
Ms. Monica Aboud
Department of Energy
Ms. Sylvia Arce-Garcia
Special Assistant and Scheduler
The Department of Housing and Urban Development
The Honorable Bob Armstrong
Department of the Interior
Bert Benavides
Special Assistant
The Department of Housing and Urban Development
The Honorable Lloyd Bentsen
Department of Treasury
Ms. Christina Cabral
Department of Health and Human Services
Ms. Norma Cantu
Assistant Secretary
Department of Education-Office of Civil Rights
Mr. Jack Carter
Department of Energy
The Honorable Shirley Chater
Commissioner of Social Security
Social Security Administration
The Honorable Henry Cisneros
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Housing and Urban Development
The Honorable John Dalton
Secretary of the Navy
The Pentagon
Ms. Veronica De La Garza
USDA
Mr. Phil Diehl
U.S. Mint
Ms. Grace Garcia
White House Office of Scheduling and Advance
Mr. Pedro Garza
Department of Commerce
Ms. Claire Giesen
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Office of National Drug Control Policy
Mr. Richard Hernandez
Small Business Administration
The Honorable Ed Knight
Senior Advisor
Treasury Department
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TEXAS APPOINTEES CONTINUED
The Honorable Michael Levy
Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs
Treasury Department
Mr. Allen McReynolds
Department of Energy
Mr. Ray Martinez
White House Liaison
Department of Health and Human Services
The Honorable Choco Meza
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Ms. Lorraine Miller
Office of Legislative Affairs
The White House
Ms. Linda Moore
Special Assistant to the President for Political Affairs
Office of Political Affairs
Mr. Michael Moore
Department of Energy
The Honorable Federico Pena
Office of the Secretary
Department of Transportation
Mr. Joe Reeder
Department of Defense
The Honorable Margaret Richardson
Commissioner of IRS
Internal Revenue Service
Ms. Peggy Richardson
Internal Revenue Service
Mr. Walter Rosenbush
Department of Interior
Ms. Marcy Sandoval
Corporation for National Service
Mrs. Debi Schiff
West Wing VIP Reception
The White House
The Honorable Kyle Simpson
Mr. Robert Strauss
Akin, Gump, Hauer, Feld & Strauss
Dr. Ciro Sumaya
Health and Human Services
Mr. Rob Task
Department of Energy
Mr. William Taylor, III
Department of Energy
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TEXAS APPOINTEES CONTINUED
Mr. Jose Villareal
Akin Gump
The Honorable Bill White
Department of Energy
The Honorable Frank Wing
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Ms. Susanna Valdez
Office of Public Liaison
The White House
Terri Walters
Department of Energy
Ms. Nancy Williams
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Ms. Lucia Wyman
Department of Interior
February 13, 1995, 6:04am
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DNC LEADERSHIP
5. VICE CHAIRS THAT RSVP'D YES:
* REP. BILL RICHARDSON
* DEBRA DELEE, CEO - Democratic National Convention Committee
6. TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIR - BOB SLAGLE Austin
7. TEXAS DNC MEMBERS (GROUP TO STAND UP):
Adelfa B. Callejo
Dallas
Lydia Torres
Odessa
Al Edwards
Houston
Harold Bob Bennett
Hart
William Leo
La Joya
K.T. McLeaish
Odessa
Hon. Ed Miller
Texarkana
Hazel Obey
Austin
Rosa Walker
Austin
DNC Executive Committee Members
Domingo Garcia
Dallas
Billie Carr
Houston
Michael & Mary Ellen Schattman
Ken Molberg
Royce West, State Senate
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8. Past and Current DNC Trustees:
* = Current DNC Trustees
* Truman Arnold
Texarkana
* John Moores
Sugarland/Houston
* Bernard Rapoport
Waco
* Arthur Schechter
Houston
* John F. Hayden
Houston
* George Bristol
Austin
* Oscar Wyatt
Houston
* Wayne Reaud
Beaumont
Harold Nix
Dangerfield
Jess Hay
Dallas
Frederick Baron
Dallas
Lucien Flournoy
Alice
Mike Gallagher
Houston
* Michael Caddell & Tracy Conwell Houston
* Lee Godfrey
Houston
Lukin Gilliland
San Antonio
* Steven Sussman
Houston
* Terence Thorn
Houston
* William Turney
Houston
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Biography of
VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE
Al Gore was inaugurated as the 45th Vice President of the United States on January 20, 1993.
President Clinton chose then-Senator Gore to be his running mate on July 9, 1992. He was formally
nominated as the Democratic nominee for Vice President one week later at the Democratic National
Convention in New York.
As Vice President, Gore is actively involved in a wide range of Administration initiatives as
well as being an advisor to the President on foreign policy. At the request of President Clinton, he
heads the effort to reinvent the federal government to make it work better and cost less. IIis
comprehensive report to the President, the National Performance Review, produced hundreds of
specific recommendations and cost-savings reforms to improve the federal government and save
taxpayers money. About 80 percent of those recommendations already. are being put in place across
the federal government. He continues his reinvention work, visiting federal agencies and employees
each week
Among elected officials, Vice President Gore's environmental record is unparalleled. In June
1992, he chaired the U.S. Senate Delegation to the Earth Summit in Rio de Janciro, Brazil. It was the
world's largest gathering ever of heads of state to focus on the environment. He also is the author of
the national best-seller EARTH IN THE BALANCE: Ecology and the Human Spirit, which outlines
an international plan of action to confront the global environmental crisis.
Last year, President Clinton and Vice President Gore unveiled the Global Climate Change
Action Plan, a public-private partnership to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the
atmosphere while promoting economic development. Gore was instrumental in breaking the gridlock
on the national wetlands policy and in forging an historic partnership between government and
industry to develop a new generation of fuel-efficient vehicles. He recently unveiled the Global
Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) program, an international project to
coordinate the work of children, educators and scientists in monitoring the global environment.
In his effort to help revitalize America's communities, Gore has traveled the country to meet.
with people who live in poverty-stricken inner cities and rural areas to hear what they need to rebuild
their lives and their homes. He chairs the Community Enterprise Board of the President's
Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community program, which will designate certain areas of the
country as cligible to receive federal assistance and subject to strategic plans for revitalization.
In his continuing effort to support and strengthen families, Vice President Gore has moderated
three annual Family Reunion Conferences, bringing together policy makers, experts in the field,
family members and grass-roots service providers to address issues that affect families. Most
recently, Vice President Gore focused on the role of men in children's lives, calling for a change in
culture to involve them physically, emotionally and financially. Results from these conferences have
been incorporated into such policy initiatives as the National Performance Review and the
Empowerment Zonc and Enterprise Community Program.
Vice President Gore also is a nationally recognized leader on technology. When he was a
member of the U.S. Senate, Gore introduced and steered to passage the High Performance Computing
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Act to create a national, high-speed computer network and increase research and development of
high-performance technologies. That legislation was signed into law in 1991, and is now part of
President Clinton's technology and economic plan, the National Information Infrastructure, to help
move the United States into the 21st Century.
To help strengthen and support democracy and economic development in countries throughout
the world, Vice President Gore proposed the development of a Global Information Infrastructure. He
led the U.S. delegation to the inauguration of the first freely elected President of South Africa
Nelson Mandela, and has worked closely with Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin to build
a partnership between the two former adversaries. The Gore-Chernomyrdin Commission was formed
by Presidents Clinton and Yeltsin to foster economic cooperation between their nations, particularly
on the issues of space cooperation, business, science and technology, defense conversion, energy and
the environment His leadership was critical in getting passage through Congress of the historic North
American Free Trade Agreement.
Gore's Congressional career began when he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
in 1976 where he served eight years representing the then 4th District of Tennessee. He was elected
to the U.S. Senate in 1984 and was re-elected in 1990, becoming the first candidate in modern
history Republican or Democrat to win all 95 of Tennessee's counties. A candidate for the
Democratic nomination for President in 1988, Gore won more than three million votes and
Democratic contests in seven states.
On arms control, Vice President Gore is recognized as an expert because of his mastery of the
intricacies of these issues. In 1982 he introduced a landmark comprehensive arms control plan that
later became one of the central features of the U.S. negotiating position in the START talks; his
pioneering proposal to eliminate land-based, multiple-warhead missiles on both sides was adopted
between the United States and Russia. In addition, Gore was the author of legislation aimed at
stopping the proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Third World countries.
An advocate for consumers and taxpayers throughout his life in public service, Gore has taken
on the cable television industry, manufacturers of contact lenses, telephone companies, and the
federal government, leading investigations into the lack of quality control in the U.S. space program,
government waste, inadequate nutrition, and labeling of food products and toys that are hazardous to
children. Gore's legislation to stop the skyrocketing cable television rate increases of the past decade
was signed into law in 1992.
Gore was born on March 31, 1948, and is the son of former U.S. Senator Albert Gore, Sr. and
Pauline Gore. Raised in Carthage, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C., he received a degree in
government with honors from Harvard University in 1969. After graduation, he voluntecred for
enlistment in the U.S. Army and served in Vietnam. Returning to civilian life, Vice President Gore
became an investigative reporter with The Tennessean in Nashville. He attended Vanderbilt
University Divinity School and Vanderbilt Law School and operated a small homebuilding business.
Vice President Gore is married to the former Mary Elizabeth "Tipper" Aitcheson. They have
four children: Karenna (born August 6, 1973), Kristin (born June 5. 1977), Sarah (born January 7,
979), and Albert III (born October 19, 1982). Vice President Gore owns a small farm near Carthage,
and the family attends New Salem Missionary Baptist Church in Carthage.
DONALD L. FOWLER
Over the past three decades, Don Fowler has proven himself one of the Democratic
Party's most skilled strategists, spokespeople and coalition-builders. Going back to his days as
Chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party in the 70s (1971-80) and President of the
Association of State Democratic Chairs (1975-77), Fowler has been sought after by Democrats
across the country for his sage counsel and encyclopedic knowledge of Democratic Party
operations.
A Democratic National Committee Member since 1971 and a member of the DNC
Executive Committee from 1980-84 and again from 1988-present, Fowler chaired the Site
Selection Committee and co-chaired the Rules Committee for the 1980 Democratic National
Convention. In 1988, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Democratic National
Convention in Atlanta.
Fowler was heavily involved in the 1992 Democratic National Convention that nominated
President Clinton, initially on the DNC Site Selection Committee, and then as the Political
Coordinator for the Clinton Campaign on the three standing committees of that Convention --
Platform, Rules, and Credentials and as the Clinton Campaign Representative on the podium
during convention proceedings. This past year, he served on the DNC's Site Advisory
Committee.
Currently, he serves on the Executive Committee of the Democratic National Committee
and as the Co-chair of the Rules and Bylaws Committee of the Democratic National Committee.
Mr. Fowler is the President of Fowler, Communications, Inc. He has been in the field
of advertising and public relations since 1975. During that time, Fowler has done marketing
studies, advertising, publ C relations and marketing programs for a diverse group of clients.
He holds a B.A. degree in psychology from Wofford College, and a Masters Degree in
Public Administration and Doctorate in Political Science from the University of Kentucky.
Mr. Fowler has taught Public Administration and American Politics at The University
of South Carolina since 1964. From 1969-70, he taught American Politics at Wofford College.
In 1987, Fowler retired as a Colonel in the United States Army Reserve, having served
as Commander of the 360th U.S. Army Civil Affairs Brigade in Columbia, South Carolina and
the 1189 United States Army Transportation Terminal Unit in Charleston, South Carolina.
During his active and reserve duty, he was awarded the Army Commendation Medal, the
Meritorious Service Medal, and the Legion of Merit.
He is married to Septima Briggs Fowler and they have two children, Donald L., Jr. and
Cynthia (Cissy). Fowler was been in Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1935.
Chris Dodd
U.S. SENATOR FROM CONNECTICUT
NEWS
BIOGRAPHY OF SENATOR CHRISTOPHER J. DODD
First elected to the United States Senate in 1980,
Christopher J. Dodd is now serving his third term representing
the people of Connecticut.
A long-time advocate for change and a fighter willing to
take on the status quo, Dodd entered the Senate to make a
difference in the lives of Connecticut families and their
children. Whether pushing through his landmark child care
legislation, helping families juggle the demands of work and
family or working to help middle-income families afford the:
skyrocketing cost of higher education, Chris Dodd has long
worked to build a better future for our nation's children.
Immediately upon his arrival in the U.S. Senate, Chris Dodd
set out to make families his number one priority. In 1983, he
founded the Senate Children's Caucus to focus the attention of
Congress on child abuse, latch-key children, high school
dropouts and a host of other issues related to younger
Americans. It took years of fighting an entrenched
administration, but Dodd was able to win approval for the Act
for Better Child Care, landmark legislation that increases the
affordability, availability and quality of child care for the
working families of our state and nation. Long before it was
politically popular, Chris Dodd was out front striving to put
families and children on the national agenda.
But Dodd's commitment to addressing important issues didn't
end there. He fought hard to represent his constituents'
interests as a member of the Senate Labor and Human Resources
Committee, where he was named chairman of the Senate Subcomittee
on Children, Families, Drugs, and Alcoholism in 1987. It was in
that role that Dodd spearheaded efforts to protect families by
providing them 12 weeks of unpaid leave in times of family
emergencies. He championed and expanded educational and health
programs such as Head Start and primary care for
children. And in 1990, Dodd convinced Congress L'. pass his
comprehensive measure to allow every eligible child to
participate in the Head Start program by 1994. For his efforts,
Dodd was named Head Start Senator of the Decade.
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Chris Dodd understands the concerns of families in
Connecticut and across the nation. During the 1980's, when
middle-income families were saddled with an ever-increasing
financial burden, Dodd sought to make the tax code more equitable
by requiring higher-income wage earners to pay their fair share.
And when middle-income families got squeezed by the skyrocketing
cost of higher education, Dodd authored the Better Access to
Student Aid Act to make financial aid more accessible to
middle-income families. He's also worked hard to make health
care more affordable and accessible to residents of our state bv
sponsoring a variety of preventive health care measures that
include mammography screenings and childhood immunizations.
Of course, Chris Dodd has always firmly believed that
assistance to families means little without a job. That's why he
has continually fought to create jobs and strengthen new economic
opportunities for workers in Connecticut and across the nation.
Among other things, he spearheaded efforts to offer long-term
investment incentives for the growth of American businesses and
job expansion and sponsored several measures that led to the
development of enterprise zones and job retraining centers. FOR
instance, in 1983 Dodd authored and won approval for the High
Technology Training Act, a measure to help prepare workers for
jobs in the high-tech industry.
Perhaps the clearest example of Chris Dodd's effectiveness
came in 1992 with fight to preserve the Seawolf submarine.
Dodd's leadership to secure funding for the second Seawolf
submarine enabled Connecticut to maintain a critically important
strategic and manufacturing base while efforts continue toward
diversification of the state's economy. Since 1979, when he
first introduced a bill with the late Congressman Stewart
Mckinney, Dodd has continued to work to convert Connecticut's
defense industries to peacetime uses through incentives for
research and development and corporate initiatives.
But Chris Dodd's work on behalf of Connecticut hasn't been
limited to the defense industry. Long before the recent events
in Los Angeles drew attention to the urban crisis, Dodd was
working to rebuild and reinvigorate Connecticut's urban areas.
He was out front in offering a comprehensive plan to provide
economic opportunities and jobs to cities in our state and nation
by expanding grants to communities suffering from severe fiscal
distress. He also authored the Housing Action Grant program,
which assists states in providing housing for low and moderage
income families, the only major housing bill to become law under
President Reagan.
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A recognized expert on United States-Latin American
relations, Chris Dodd has fought hard to protect our nation's
interests abroad as a member of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee. As chairman of the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere
Affairs since 1987, Dodd helped alter the political landscape of
Central America by persistenly encouraging the major political
players in the region to move their conflicts from the
battlefield to the conference table. As a result of Dodd's
leadership in moving the Central American peace process along, he
has also made a significant contribution to saving thousands of
lives and millions of taxpayer dollars.
Protecting consumer rights has been a primary concern for
Dodd during his tenure on the Senate Committee on Banking,
Housing and Urban Affairs. He authored new laws that require
credit card companies to simplify the information they present to
customers on interest rates and charges. Dodd has also sought to
end the credit crunch through his interstate banking bill, which
would allow money to flow across statelines into depressed areas.
A member of the Senate Budget Committee, Chris Dodd has
continually fought to reject the Reagan-Bush trickle-down
economics that have mortgaged our nation's future. In 1982, Dodd
offered the first "pay-as-you-go" budget plan to help freeze
federal spending. He was one of the three Senate Democrats to be
an original cosponsor of Gramm-Rudman deficit reduction
legislation in 1985 that forced Congress to limit federal
spending.
Before his tenure in the Senate, Dodd served three terms in
the House of Representatives as a Congressman from Connecticut's
Second District.
Following his graduation from Providence College, Dodd spent
two years in the Peace Corps working in a rural village in the
Dominican Republic. Dodd is fluent in Spanish. Upon returning
to the United States, Dodd enlisted in the Army and served in the
reserves. He attended the University of Louisville School of
Law, where he earned a law degree in 1972. He passed the
Connecticut bar examination and practiced law with a New London
firm until his election to Congress in 1974.
Dodd was born May 27, 1944, in Willimantic, the fifth of six
children of the late Senator Thomas J. Dodd and Grace Murphy
Dodd. The first Connecticut son to follow his father to the U.S.
Senate, Dodd was also the youngest person in Connecticut history
elected to the Senate.
Chris Dodd lives in East Haddam.
For further information, please contact the press office at
202-224-0345.
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HAROLD ICKES DEPUTY WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF
Harold Ickes was a partner and 16 year member of the New York law firm of Meyer,
Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C., specializing in labor and election law. He has served as a
consultant to Democratic political campaigns since the 1960's, when he first entered politics
in civil rights activities to increase voter registration in the South.
Mr. Ickes served as Counsel to the Dinkins for Mayor campaigns, as Special Counsel to the
Democratic National Committee during Ron Brown's tenure as DNC chair during the general
election campaign. He was manager of the New York State Clinton for President campaign
in 1992 and Manager of the Democratic National Convention on behalf of the Clinton-Gore
campaign in July of that year. Ickes went on to serve as Deputy Director of the Clinton-Gore
Presidential Transition.
The son of President Franklin Roosevelt's Secretary of Interior, Harold Ickes' introduction to
practical politics came during the civil rights movement of the 1960's when, after graduating
from Stanford University, he joined the Congress of Federated Organizations and worked to
increase voter registration in Vicksburg, Mississippi. In the fall of 1964, Ickes enrolled in:
Columbia University Law School, but the following summer he continued his civil rights
work with the Congress for Racial Equality in Louisiana.
Over the course of the mid to late 1960's, Ickes continued his studies at Columbia and took
his first job on Capitol Hill, as a legislative assistant to New York Congressman William F.
Ryan. In 1968, Ickes became co-campaign manager of the McCarthy for President campaign
in New York. Also that year, Ickes served as organizer of the Commission on the
Democratic Selection of the Presidential Nominees. Over the course of the 1970's, Ickes
served on a number of other national and state campaigns including: Muskie for President
(1972), Basil Paterson for Lt. Governor (NY State), Carey for Governor (NY State, 1975),
Bayh for President (1976), and Udall for President (1976). A well known expert on the rules
governing the Democratic Presidential nomination process and national party convention
procedures, Ickes served as Deputy Director of the Rules Committee for the Kennedy for
President campaign in 1980, as Deputy Director of the Rules Committee for the 1984
Mondale for President campaign and as Director of the Rules Committee for the Jackson for
President campaign in 1988. Prior to joining the law firm, Ickes served for several years
with the New York City management consulting firm of Boone, Young & Associates.
Ickes' wife, Laura Rose Handman, is a partner in the Manhattan law firm of Lankenau,
Kovner & Kurtz. They have a eight year old daughter Charlotte Jane. Born in Baltimore,
Maryland in 1939, Ickes graduated from Sidwell Friends School, Stanford University (1964)
and earned his J.D. from Columbia University Law School in 1971.
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Attachment 2
TEXAS DAY LUNCHEON
Monday, February 13, 1995
12:30 p.m.
Ballroom, Mayflower Hotel
Alexis Herman introduces Don Fowler
Don Fowler welcomes the group, acknowledges Members of Congress, Governor Richards
and statewide officials and introduces the Vice President
The Vice President makes remarks and works the room upon departure
** Main course in served **
Fowler makes remarks focusing on the mission of the DNC, the DNC's financial situation and
the relationship between himself and General Party Chairman Dodd
Senator Dodd makes remarks focusing on the Administration's accomplishments and the
Middle Class Bill of Rights
Fowler introduces White House Deputy Chief of Staff Harold Ickes
Ickes makes remarks focusing on the political situation of the President and the strategy for
the next two years
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DNC Lunch for Texas Day at the White House Guests
Briefing for Lunch
Mayflower Hotel
12:55 p.m., Monday, February 13, 1995
EVENT
The event is a DNC-sponsored lunch for attendees of Texas Day at the White House and their
guests.
LOGISTICS
Prior to your arrival, Alexis Herman will have introduced DNC Chairman Don Fowler, who
will acknowledge Members of Congress, former Governor Ann Richards and statewide officials.
*
Upon arrival, you will be briefed by Fred Humphries, Southern Political Director
for the DNC.
*
Fowler will introduce you.
*
You will make remarks.
*
You will depart, working the room as you go.
There will be a break in the program when you depart, after which Fowler, Senator and General
Party Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-CT) and Harold Ickes will address the group. Ms.
Herman will then open up the floor for Q & A.
YOUR ROLE AND CONTRIBUTION
*
Unlike the more policy-oriented briefings the participants will have just attended,
this is a partisan, rally-the-troops event. At the lunch, you and the other speakers
will ask for their support. Your remarks will be the highlight of the lunch.
PROGRAM NOTES
*
Approximately 250 community, grassroots, financial, political and opinion leaders
from the State of Texas will attend with their guests. Given the size of the state,
this is an elite group of very politically active people. Several members of the
congressional delegation and many prominent Washingtonians with Texas roots
will also attend, along with a number of Administration appointees from Texas.
*
The group's day will begin at 9:00 a.m. with a series of briefings with senior
Administration officials moderated by Alexis Herman. Chief of Staff Leon
Panetta will brief the group on the Administration's accomplishments and its
strategy for the next two years, Secretary Bob Rubin will brief the group on
economic issues and Secretary Donna Shalala will brief the group on welfare
reform. Following a short break, Secretary Henry Cisneros will brief the group
on HUD issues and then moderate a panel discussion with other prominent
Texans in the Administration: Secretary of the Navy John Dalton, Deputy
Secretary of Energy Bill White and Deputy Secretary of Interior Bob Armstrong.
There will be a reception in the White House Residence in the evening hosted by
the President and the First Lady.
*
The President's and the First Lady's numbers in Texas have run consistently and
significantly behind their numbers nationwide. (Your approval rating in the state
has remained fairly high.) The Administration's lack of popularity can be
attributed to (among other things) the early fight over gays in the military, the
proposed BTU tax, health care reform, the ban on assault weapons and the Brady
Bill. The group you will be seeing is a supportive one but it is also acutely
aware that the Administration is not well-liked in Texas. They need to know
that we understand that we face a difficult -- but not unsurmountable --
political challenge there.
*
Although you will not be doing Q & A, the other speakers will be doing so. This
is important because the idea behind "Texas Day," like our other state days, is
that this Administration is committed to reaching out to people across the country,
listening to their ideas and staying in touch. It is important to convey to the
crowd that we asked them to travel to Washington so we can keep them
informed and benefit from their input and that we consider this an ongoing
process of communication.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 13, 1995
MEMORANDUM FOR ALEXIS
FROM:
Debbie
SUBJECT:
Texas State Day
I.
The Briefing
Location:
Room 450OEOB
9AM to 12PM
Attached is the agenda for the briefing, which you will open, along with a copy of the
briefing memorandum that went to the Chief of Staff (see attachment 1). As moderator, you
will be expected to stay for the entire briefing. There are no real changes to the program as
discussed last week.
II.
The Luncheon
Location:
Mayflower Hotel Ballroom 12:30PM to 2:30PM
Also attached is the program for the luncheon and a copy of the briefing for the Vice
President (see attachment 2.) You will be seated on stage at a table with the other program
participants, and as moderator you are scheduled to stay for the entire luncheon.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
AGENDA
February 13, 1995
Old Executive Office Building
Room 450
*****
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
The Honorable Alexis Herman
Assistant to the President
Director for Public Liaison
STRATEGIC OVERVIEW
The Honorable Leon Panetta
Chief of Staff to the President
ECONOMIC GROWTH
The Honorable Robert Rubin
Secretary of the Treasury
WELFARE REFORM
The Honorable Donna Shalala
Secretary of Health and Human Services
*****
BREAK
*****
REMARKS
The Honorable Henry Cisneros
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
PANEL DISCUSSION
The Honorable John Dalton
Secretary of the Navy
The Honorable Bill White
Deputy Secretary of Energy
The Honorable Bob Armstrong
Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management
Department of the Interior
*****
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 10, 1995
MEMORANDUM FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF
FROM:
Linda Moore, Political Affairs
SUBJECT: Texas Day at the White House
DATE:
February 13, 1995
TIME:
9:10 - 9:40 a.m.
LOCATION:
Room 450, Old Executive Office Building (OEOB Auditorium)
I.
PURPOSE
This group consists of approximately 200 community, grassroots, business, political and opinion
leaders from the State of Texas. Given the size of the state, this is an elite group. The briefing
you will participate in will help us inform them of our efforts, listen to their concerns and
suggestions and mobilize them for action on behalf of the Administration's agenda.
II.
MESSAGE
The idea behind "Texas Day," like our other state days, is that this Administration is committed
to reaching out to people across the country, listening to their ideas and staying in touch. It is
important to convey to the crowd that we asked them to travel to Washington so we can
keep them informed and benefit from their input and that we consider this an ongoing
process of communication.
As you know, you will be briefing the group on the Administration's accomplishments - both
nationally and in Texas -- and on the overall message, direction and strategy of the
Administration for 1995-96. Since you will be addressing the "big picture," we ask that you
emphasize the following points in your remarks and responses to Q & A:
*
The New Covenant and the Middle Class Bill of Rights, with an emphasis on the idea
that with rights come responsibilities;
*
That this Administration is committed to making a difference in the lives of America's
working people. That this President shows up for work every day to try to make a
difference in the lives of the people who show up for work every day -- the people who
work hard and play by the rules in an effort to make the American Dream a reality for
their families;
That this Administration is committed to building a better future for our children;
That the President has kept the promises he has made;
That the President has taken on unpopular fights for what he believes in and remains
committed to fighting for the principles on which he was elected;
That we understand that we face a skeptical public (especially in Texas) and that we face
a significant -- but not unsurmountable -- political challenge;
*
And that the central concern of this Administration is jobs and the economy.
The other briefers will be asked to weave these themes into their remarks and responses as well.
III.
BACKGROUND
Briefing Agenda and Schedule for Texas Day
This group will participate in a series of events throughout the day. The briefing session begins
at 9:00. The schedule is:
9:00 - 9:10:
Welcome from Alexis Herman, Director of White House Public
Liaison. (She will serve as the program's moderator.)
9:10 - 9:40:
You will conduct the briefing on Administration accomplishments,
message and strategy.
9:40 - 10:10:
Secretary Rubin will conduct a briefing on economic issues.
10:10 - 10:40:
Secretary Shalala will brief the group on welfare reform.
10:40 - 11:00:
BREAK
11:00 - 11:30:
HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros will brief the group on HUD
issues.
11:30 - 12:00
Following his solo briefing, Cisneros will moderate a discussion
with other prominent Texans in the Administration: Secretary of
the Navy John Dalton, Deputy Secretary of Energy Bill White and
Deputy Secretary of Interior Bob Armstrong.
Following the briefings, the group has been invited to a luncheon at the Mayflower Hotel hosted
by the DNC. There they will hear from Harold Ickes, Democratic Party General Chairman
Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT), DNC Chairman Don Fowler and Vice President Gore.
There will be a reception in the evening in the White House Residence hosted by the President
and the First Lady.
Texas Political Background
The President's and the First Lady's poll numbers in Texas have run consistently and
significantly behind their numbers nationwide. This can be attributed to (among other things)
the early fight over gays in the military, the proposed BTU tax, health care reform, the ban on
assault weapons and the Brady Bill.
Texas Democrats are still reeling from George W. Bush's (R) defeat of then-Governor Ann
Richards (D-TX) last November despite her high approval ratings. The Democratic
congressional delegation in Texas did not take the beating last year that many states did. The
delegation did lose two incumbent Democrats -- Jack Brooks and Bill Sarpalius -- but held onto
the two open seats vacated by Jake Pickle and Mike Andrews. (They were succeeded by Lloyd
Doggett and Ken Bentsen.)
The Texas congressional delegation is listed below:
Sen. Phil Gramm (R)
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)
Rep. Jim Chapman (D)
Rep. Charles Wilson (D)
Rep. Sam Johnson (R)
Rep. Ralph Hall (D)
Rep. John Bryant (D)
Rep. Joe Barton (R)
Rep. Bill Archer (R)
Rep. Jack Fields (R)
Rep. Steve Stockman (R)
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D)
Rep. Chet Edwards (D)
Rep. Pete Geren (D)
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R)
Rep. Greg Laughlin (D)
Rep. Kika de la Garza (D)
Rep. Ron Coleman (D)
Rep. Charles Stenholm (D)
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D)
Rep. Larry Combest (R)
Rep. Henry Gonzalez (D)
Rep. Lamar Smith (R)
Rep. Tom DeLay (R)
Rep. Henry Bonilla (R)
Rep. Martin Frost (D)
Rep. Ken Bentsen (D)
Rep. Dick Armey (R)
Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D)
Rep. Frank Tejeda (D)
Rep. Gene Green (D)
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D)
IV.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
*
You will hold in the briefing room adjacent to Room 450. I will brief you before you
enter the room.
Ms. Herman will introduce you.
You will make remarks for up to 10 minutes, leaving 20 minutes for Q & A.
*
You will open up the floor for Q & A.
When the thirty minute briefing period has almost concluded, Ms. Herman will ask for
one final question from the group.
*
After you have answered the final question and made whatever conclusory remarks you
feel appropriate, you will depart.
V.
ATTACHMENT
Attached is a copy of the National Economic Council's "Economic Progress in Texas" sheet.
It was updated on 2/9/95.
Thank you once again for participating. We received very positive feedback from your remarks
during the "Michigan Day" session and are very pleased that this group of Texans will have the
same opportunity.
ECONOMIC PROGRESS IN TEXAS UNDER PRESIDENT CLINTON
President Clinton's strategy to strengthen the economy is based on reducing the federal budget deficit, lowering
trade barriers, and empowering workers, families, businesses and communities to succeed. Here are some of the results
for the nation and Texas after the first two years of the Clinton Administration:
Improved Economic and Fiscal Conditions in the United States:
Under Clinton Economic Plan, the deficit will be lowered by more than $600 billion - the deficit will be cut for
three years in a row for the first time since Harry Truman was President.
Almost 6 million new jobs created -- private sector job growth rate 8 times faster than during previous
Administration.
Federal government workforce will drop by 272,900 - creating lowest workforce since the Kennedy Administration.
Improved Economic Conditions in Texas:
59% more new jobs per year - 242,087 vs. 152,575 average during the previous 4 years.
74% more new private sector jobs per year - 197,426 VS. 113,225 average during the previous 4 years.
Over 8 times more manufacturing jobs per year - 15,443 VS. 1,900 average during the previous 4 years.
The unemployment rate has dropped from 7.5% to 5.8%.
Bank lending has increased over $13 billion after having declined $20 billion during the previous 4 years.
Bankruptcy filings have dropped 41%.
What President Clinton's Accomplishments Have Achieved for the People of Texas:
$10,000 OF REDUCED FEDERAL DEBT FOR EVERY FAMILY OF FOUR IN TEXAS: By 1998, the national
debt will be more than $600 billion lower than was projected before the passage of the President's economic plan.
That's about $10,000 of reduced federal debt for each family of four in Texas.
16 TIMES MORE TEXAS FAMILIES RECEIVE A TAX CUT THAN A TAX INCREASE: As a result of the
expanded Earned Income Tax Credit, 1,441,104 working families in Texas will receive a tax cut. This compares to an
increase in the income tax rate for only the 90,111 wealthiest taxpayers in Texas.
TAX CUT FOR 98,643 SMALL BUSINESSES IN TEXAS: The President helped entrepreneurs, proprietors, and
other small businessmen and women by expanding the annual expensing allowance from $10,000 to $17,500. About
98,643 small businesses in Texas are likely to benefit from the expansion of the expensing allowance this year alone and
many more will benefit over the coming years.
2,812,000 TEXAS WORKERS PROTECTED BY FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT: The Family and
Medical Leave Act allows workers to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for the birth of a child, to care for a sick
family member, or if they become too sick to work. This law covers about 2,812,390 workers in Texas, and protects the
jobs of 168,953 workers in Texas who are likely to use unpaid leave this year alone.
1.09 MILLION STUDENTS AND FORMER STUDENTS IN TEXAS WILL BE ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM
STUDENT LOAN REFORMS: Approximately 1.09 million Texas borrowers - 760,000 current borrowers and
330,000 new borrowers in the next few years -- can take advantage of the new direct student loan program by
participating directly in the program or by consolidating guaranteed loans into direct loans. Some will benefit from
lower interest rates, and all will benefit from more repayment options; including income contingent repayment.
February 9, 1995
Attachment 2
TEXAS DAY LUNCHEON
Monday, February 13, 1995
12:30 p.m.
Ballroom, Mayflower Hotel
Alexis Herman introduces Don Fowler
Don Fowler welcomes the group, acknowledges Members of Congress, Governor Richards
and statewide officials and introduces the Vice President
The Vice President makes remarks and works the room upon departure
** Main course in served **
Fowler makes remarks focusing on the mission of the DNC, the DNC's financial situation and
the relationship between himself and General Party Chairman Dodd
Senator Dodd makes remarks focusing on the Administration's accomplishments and the
Middle Class Bill of Rights
Fowler introduces White House Deputy Chief of Staff Harold Ickes
Ickes makes remarks focusing on the political situation of the President and the strategy for
the next two years
Herman opens up the floor for Q and A
(VPOTUS
Briefing
DNC Lunch for Texas Day at the White House Guests
for
Lunch
Mayflower Hotel
12:55 p.m., Monday, February 13, 1995
EVENT
The event is a DNC-sponsored lunch for attendees of Texas Day at the White House and their
guests.
LOGISTICS
Prior to your arrival, Alexis Herman will have introduced DNC Chairman Don Fowler, who
will acknowledge Members of Congress, former Governor Ann Richards and statewide officials.
*
Upon arrival, you will be briefed by Fred Humphries, Southern Political Director
for the DNC.
*
Fowler will introduce you.
*
You will make remarks.
*
You will depart, working the room as you go.
There will be a break in the program when you depart, after which Fowler, Senator and General
Party Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-CT) and Harold Ickes will address the group. Ms.
Herman will then open up the floor for Q & A.
YOUR ROLE AND CONTRIBUTION
*
Unlike the more policy-oriented briefings the participants will have just attended,
this is a partisan, rally-the-troops event. At the lunch, you and the other speakers
will ask for their support. Your remarks will be the highlight of the lunch.
PROGRAM NOTES
*
Approximately 250 community, grassroots, financial, political and opinion leaders
from the State of Texas will attend with their guests. Given the size of the state,
this is an elite group of very politically active people. Several members of the
congressional delegation and many prominent Washingtonians with Texas roots
will also attend, along with a number of Administration appointees from Texas.
*
The group's day will begin at 9:00 a.m. with a series of briefings with senior
Administration officials moderated by Alexis Herman. Chief of Staff Leon
Panetta will brief the group on the Administration's accomplishments and its
strategy for the next two years, Secretary Bob Rubin will brief the group on
economic issues and Secretary Donna Shalala will brief the group on welfare
reform. Following a short break, Secretary Henry Cisneros will brief the group
on HUD issues and then moderate a panel discussion with other prominent
Texans in the Administration: Secretary of the Navy John Dalton, Deputy
Secretary of Energy Bill White and Deputy Secretary of Interior Bob Armstrong.
There will be a reception in the White House Residence in the evening hosted by
the President and the First Lady.
*
The President's and the First Lady's numbers in Texas have run consistently and
significantly behind their numbers nationwide. (Your approval rating in the state
has remained fairly high.) The Administration's lack of popularity can be
attributed to (among other things) the early fight over gays in the military, the
proposed BTU tax, health care reform, the ban on assault weapons and the Brady
Bill. The group you will be seeing is a supportive one but it is also acutely
aware that the Administration is not well-liked in Texas. They need to know
that we understand that we face a difficult -- but not unsurmountable -
political challenge there.
*
Although you will not be doing Q & A, the other speakers will be doing so. This
is important because the idea behind "Texas Day," like our other state days, is
that this Administration is committed to reaching out to people across the country,
listening to their ideas and staying in touch. It is important to convey to the
crowd that we asked them to travel to Washington so we can keep them
informed and benefit from their input and that we consider this an ongoing
process of communication.
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CEOs who will be attending Feb. 13 meeting with the President:
John Young, retired CEO of Hewlett-Packard
Mike Armstrong, GM Hughes Electronics
Ed McCracken, Silicon Graphics
Michael Bonsignore, Honeywell
Lawrence Bossidy, Allied Signal
John Carlson, Cray
Kirk Raab, Genentech
Henri Termeer, Genzyme
Craig Barret, Intel
John McDonnell, McDonnell Douglas
Dennis Picard, Raytheon
Griff Resor, MRS Technologies
Mitchell Kertzman, Powersoft
Edgar Woolard, Jr., DuPont
George David, UTC
CEOs who have not yet responded:
George Fisher, Kodak
Joe Gorman, TRW
Norm Augustine, Martin Marietta
Don Beall, Rockwell
Frank Shrontz, Boeing
Robert Palmer, DEC
Robert Eaton, Chrysler
Jim Morgan, Applied Materials
John Smith, GM
Bob Allen, AT&T
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 10, 1995
MEMORANDUM FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF
FROM:
Linda Moore, Political Affairs
SUBJECT:
Texas Day at the White House
DATE:
February 13, 1995
TIME:
9:10 - 9:40 a.m.
LOCATION:
Room 450, Old Executive Office Building (OEOB Auditorium)
I.
PURPOSE
This group consists of approximately 200 community, grassroots, business, political and opinion
leaders from the State of Texas. Given the size of the state, this is an elite group. The briefing
you will participate in will help us inform them of our efforts, listen to their concerns and
suggestions and mobilize them for action on behalf of the Administration's agenda.
II.
MESSAGE
The idea behind "Texas Day," like our other state days, is that this Administration is committed
to reaching out to people across the country, listening to their ideas and staying in touch. It is
important to convey to the crowd that we asked them to travel to Washington so we can
keep them informed and benefit from their input and that we consider this an ongoing
process of communication.
As you know, you will be briefing the group on the Administration's accomplishments - both
nationally and in Texas -- and on the overall message, direction and strategy of the
Administration for 1995-96. Since you will be addressing the "big picture," we ask that you
emphasize the following points in your remarks and responses to Q & A:
*
The New Covenant and the Middle Class Bill of Rights, with an emphasis on the idea
that with rights come responsibilities;
*
That this Administration is committed to making a difference in the lives of America's
working people. That this President shows up for work every day to try to make a
difference in the lives of the people who show up for work every day -- the people who
work hard and play by the rules in an effort to make the American Dream a reality for
their families;
That this Administration is committed to building a better future for our children;
*
That the President has kept the promises he has made;
*
That the President has taken on unpopular fights for what he believes in and remains
committed to fighting for the principles on which he was elected;
*
That we understand that we face a skeptical public (especially in Texas) and that we face
a significant -- but not unsurmountable -- political challenge;
And that the central concern of this Administration is jobs and the economy.
The other briefers will be asked to weave these themes into their remarks and responses as well.
III.
BACKGROUND
Briefing Agenda and Schedule for Texas Day
This group will participate in a series of events throughout the day. The briefing session begins
at 9:00. The schedule is:
9:00 - 9:10:
Welcome from Alexis Herman, Director of White House Public
Liaison. (She will serve as the program's moderator.)
9:10 - 9:40:
You will conduct the briefing on Administration accomplishments,
message and strategy.
9:40 - 10:10:
Secretary Rubin will conduct a briefing on economic issues.
10:10 - 10:40:
Secretary Shalala will brief the group on welfare reform.
10:40 - 11:00:
BREAK
11:00 - 11:30:
HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros will brief the group on HUD
issues.
11:30 - 12:00
Following his solo briefing, Cisneros will moderate a discussion
with other prominent Texans in the Administration: Secretary of
the Navy John Dalton, Deputy Secretary of Energy Bill White and
Deputy Secretary of Interior Bob Armstrong.
Following the briefings the group has been invited to a luncheon at the Mayflower Hotel hosted
by the DNC. There they will hear from Harold Ickes, Democratic Party General Chairman
Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT), DNC Chairman Don Fowler and Vice President Gore.
There will be a reception in the evening in the White House Residence hosted by the President
and the First Lady.
Texas Political Background
The President's and the First Lady's poll numbers in Texas have run consistently and
significantly behind their numbers nationwide. This can be attributed to (among other things)
the early fight over gays in the military, the proposed BTU tax, health care reform, the ban on
assault weapons and the Brady Bill.
Texas Democrats are still reeling from George W. Bush's (R) defeat of then-Governor Ann
Richards (D-TX) last November despite her high approval ratings. The Democratic
congressional delegation in Texas did not take the beating last year that many states did. The
delegation did lose two incumbent Democrats -- Jack Brooks and Bill Sarpalius -- but held onto
the two open seats vacated by Jake Pickle and Mike Andrews. (They were succeeded by Lloyd
Doggett and Ken Bentsen.)
The Texas congressional delegation is listed below:
Sen. Phil Gramm (R)
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)
Rep. Jim Chapman (D)
Rep. Charles Wilson (D)
Rep. Sam Johnson (R)
Rep. Ralph Hall (D)
Rep. John Bryant (D)
Rep. Joe Barton (R)
Rep. Bill Archer (R)
Rep. Jack Fields (R)
Rep. Steve Stockman (R)
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D)
Rep. Chet Edwards (D)
Rep. Pete Geren (D)
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R)
Rep. Greg Laughlin (D)
Rep. Kika de la Garza (D)
Rep. Ron Coleman (D)
Rep. Charles Stenholm (D)
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D)
Rep. Larry Combest (R)
Rep. Henry Gonzalez (D)
Rep. Lamar Smith (R)
Rep. Tom DeLay (R)
Rep. Henry Bonilla (R)
Rep. Martin Frost (D)
Rep. Ken Bentsen (D)
Rep. Dick Armey (R)
Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D)
Rep. Frank Tejeda (D)
Rep. Gene Green (D)
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D)
IV.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
*
You will hold in the briefing room adjacent to Room 450. I will brief you before you
enter the room.
Ms. Herman will introduce you.
You will make remarks for up to 10 minutes, leaving 20 minutes for Q & A.
*
You will open up the floor for Q & A.
*
When the thirty minute briefing period has almost concluded, Ms. Herman will ask for
one final question from the group.
*
After you have answered the final question and made whatever conclusory remarks you
feel appropriate, you will depart.
V.
ATTACHMENT
Attached is a copy of the National Economic Council's "Economic Progress in Texas" sheet.
It was updated on 2/9/95.
Thank you once again for participating. We received very positive feedback from your remarks
during the "Michigan Day" session and are very pleased that this group of Texans will have the
same opportunity.
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ECONOMIC PROGRESS IN TEXAS UNDER PRESIDENT CLINTON
President Clinton's strategy to strengthen the economy is based on reducing the federal budget deficit, lowering
trade barriers, and empowering workers, families, businesses and communities to succeed. Here are some of the results
for the nation and Texas after the first two years of the Clinton Administration:
Improved Economic and Fiscal Conditions in the United States:
Under Clinton Economic Plan, the deficit will be lowered by more than $600 billion - the deficit will be cut for
three years in a row for the first time since Harry Truman was President.
Almost 6 million new jobs created - private sector job growth rate 8 times faster than during previous
Administration.
Federal government workforce will drop by 272,900 - creating lowest workforce since the Kennedy Administration.
Improved Economic Conditions in Texas:
59% more new jobs per year -- 242,087 vs. 152,575 average during the previous 4 years.
74% more new private sector jobs per year - 197,426 VS. 113,225 average during the previous 4 years.
Over 8 times more manufacturing jobs per year - 15,443 vs. 1,900 average during the previous 4 years.
The unemployment rate has dropped from 7.5% to 5.8%.
Bank lending has increased over $13 billion after having declined $20 billion during the previous 4 years.
Bankruptcy filings have dropped 41%.
What President Clinton's Accomplishments Have Achieved for the People of Texas:
$10,000 OF REDUCED FEDERAL DEBT FOR EVERY FAMILY OF FOUR IN TEXAS: By 1998, the national
debt will be more than $600 billion lower than was projected before the passage of the President's economic plan.
That's about $10,000 of reduced federal debt for each family of four in Texas.
16 TIMES MORE TEXAS FAMILIES RECEIVE A TAX CUT THAN A TAX INCREASE: As a result of the
expanded Earned Income Tax Credit, 1,441,104 working families in Texas will receive a tax cut. This compares to an
increase in the income tax rate for only the 90,111 wealthiest taxpayers in Texas.
TAX CUT FOR 98,643 SMALL BUSINESSES IN TEXAS: The President helped entrepreneurs, proprietors, and
other small businessmen and women by expanding the annual expensing allowance from $10,000 to $17,500. About
98,643 small businesses in Texas are likely to benefit from the expansion of the expensing allowance this year alone and
many more will benefit over the coming years.
2,812,000 TEXAS WORKERS PROTECTED BY FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT: The Family and
Medical Leave Act allows workers to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for the birth of a child, to care for a sick
family member, or if they become too sick to work. This law covers about 2,812,390 workers in Texas, and protects the
jobs of 168,953 workers in Texas who are likely to use unpaid leave this year alone.
1.09 MILLION STUDENTS AND FORMER STUDENTS IN TEXAS WILL BE ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM
STUDENT LOAN REFORMS: Approximately 1.09 million Texas borrowers - 760,000 current borrowers and
330,000 new borrowers in the next few years can take advantage of the new direct student loan program by
participating directly in the program or by consolidating guaranteed loans into direct loans. Some will benefit from
lower interest rates, and all will benefit from more repayment options; including income contingent repayment.
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SUBJECT: Briefing Request
On Friday February 10, 1995 from 8:45-9:15am a group of 60
constituents of Congressman Cleo Fields' (D-LA) are coming to the
Indian Treaty Room for a briefing. Referred to as Mr. Fields'
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community leaders as well as some local elected officials.
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first planning meeting will be on Friday, February 10th, at noon,
in Alexis Herman's office. Please come with suggestions for the
best process for ensuring the invitation list is complete. If
you have draft lists prepared already for New York, please bring
them as well. Thank you.
Distribution List:
Harold Ickes
Alexis Herman
Janice Enright
Debbie Fine
Jennifer O'Connor
Karen Hancox
Kevin O'Keefe
Mike Lux or Suzanna Valdez
Ann Stock
Capricia Marshall
Marsha Scott
David Strauss
Jess Sarmiento
Maureen Garde
Minyon Moore
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Alexis, Herbert Block who works in the Intergovernmental Affairs department at National
Service called me to say that he is willing to volunteer some time to work on outreach to the
Jewish constituencies. Herbert is a long time friend of mine and was former Mayor Dinkins'
top aid. He is very effective in his dealings with the Jewish community. He can be reached
at (202) 606-5000 ext. 247.
Let's discuss at your convenience.
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"Black Women of Courage"
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Black Women Business Awards Luncheon
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Mary Walker, President
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Wednesday, February 8, 1995
NFBWBO EXECUTIVE BOARD
12:00 Noon to 2:00 PM
Mary Walker - President
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Washington, D.C.
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OFFICERS
Monte Friedkin, Chair
Bocp Raton, FL
Esther Leah Ritz, Vice-Chair
Milwaukee, W7
Arthur Schechter, Vice Chair
Houston, TX
H. Marcia Smoleas, Vice-Chair
NJDC
San Francisco, CA
David Steiner, Vice-Cheir
Roseland, NJ
Esther R. Landa, Secretary
February 9, 1995
Sult Lake City, UT
Sheldon Cohen, Treasurer
9ti
Washington, D.C.
Alexis Herman
FOUNDING CHAIR
Asst. to the President & Director of
Morton L. Mandel
Clevelurd, OH
Public Liaison
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
122 OEOB
Jack Rendheim
Policy mes this thisp w7 Atal
Fort Lee. NJ
Washington, DC 20500
Hyman Bookbinder
Washington D.C.
Lynn Cutler
Dear Alexis:
Washington D.C.
Julia Fishelson
Wooster, OH
Thanks so much for the improvised arrangements last Tuesday, February 7. You
Barnie Gottstein
we able to turn a missed dinner with the Chief of staff into the most fun and
Anchorage, AK
Jeffrey Hirschberg
exciting part of our day!.
Washington, DC
Stanley Hirsh
Los Angeles. CA
While waiting for The President, Vice President and Chief of Staff is always
Bill Jelin
Portland, ME
worthwhile, our time spent with the baseball players made this a truly special
Robert Loup
experience for everyone there. I could not have asked for a more perfect ending
Deriver, CO
Geri Palast
to a spectacular day. I just wish we could have met the ball players under better
Washington, D.C.
circumstances.
Michael Pelavin
Flirst MI
Bernard Rapoport
Once again, thank for your help.
Waco, TX
Ronald Rubin
Philadelphia, PA
Howard Squadron
New York, NY
Best regards,
Jack Spitzer
Mercer Island, we
Soul Stem
Bethesda, MD
Bill Titchman
Monte Friedkin
Harrisburg, PA
Chairman
PROFESSIONALS
Steve Gutow
Executive Director
Weauly Colice
Grassroots & Political Director
Michael Sachs
Finance Director
Mike Klein
Press & Policy Director
Brian Lazar
Data Base Administrator
Sean Marcus
Administrative Director
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Southeast Director
Debra Wasserman
Northeast Director
NATIONAL OFFICE
711 Second Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002
202/544-7636
202/544 7645 (Fox)
REGIONAL OFFICES
Northeast
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 9, 1995
NOTE TO DISTRIBUTION
From:
Carol H. Rasco CDR
Subject: Welfare Talking Points and Q/A's
FEB - 9 1995
Attached are talking points and Q and A prepared in response to
the announcement of the new House Republican welfare plan today.
Distribution:
Leon Panetta
Erskine Bowles
Harold Ickes
Mark Gearan
Mike McCurry
George Stephanopoulos
Alexis Herman
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Pat Griffin
Marcia Hale
Susan Brophy
John Emerson
Gene Sperling
Kitty Higgins
Alice Rivlin
Ken Apfel
Laura Tyson
John Angell
Rahm Emanuel
Don Baer
Abner Mikva
WELFARE REFORM
Q.
What do you think of the welfare reform agreement announced today between House
Republicans and Republican governors?
A.
I haven't seen the details yet. I think we've made some progress on important issues
like the need for tough child support enforcement, and it's very important to me and to
the American people that we put country before party and end welfare as we know it.
But as Congress begins this historic debate, let me tell you what I have always
believed that welfare reform is about. I've been working on the welfare problem for
14 years now, and I can tell you: Real welfare reform is about moving people from
welfare to work, where they'll start earning a paycheck, not a welfare check. It
shouldn't be about punishing children because they happen to be poor.
Q.
Can you sign a bill that does not contain an individual entitlement?
A.
We've got to keep an eye on that issue. I'm all for giving states a lot more flexibility
-- I've given waivers to 23 states, more than any other President. But we won't have
real welfare reform if all Congress does is shift costs to the states and put children at
risk. The real test for any welfare reform bill is: Does it move people from welfare
to work? Does it reduce teen pregnancy? Does it hold parents responsible for
supporting their children? Does it protect children, not punish them for their parents'
mistakes?
Guidance on new Republican welfare reform bill
February 9, 1994
BACKGROUND:
Rep. Clay Shaw is scheduled to announce a new version of House Republicans'
welfare reform legislation in a speech to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce this
morning. It is expected to replace the existing individual entitlement for
AFDC benefits with a capped entitlement to the states (essentially a block
grant) i maintain the ban on cash aid to teenage mothers in some form; and
retain most other features of the original Personal Responsibility Act. He
is also expected to say that he intends to work with Democrats in Congress
to include most of the child support provisions in our welfare reform bill.
KEY TALKING POINTS:
Welfare reform must be about a paycheck, not a welfare check. Welfare
reform should include requirements that everyone who can work does work.
We put forward a strong centrist proposal to do just that -- with work
requirements, time limits, and temporary supports like education, training,
and child care. We won't have ended welfare as we know it until the
central focus of the program is to move people off welfare and into a
private sector job so that they can support themselves and their families.
our goal must be to lift people up from dependence to independence, not
just to punish them because they happen to be poor, young, or unmarried.
We intend to work with Congress on a bipartisan basis, but we continue to
oppose any plan to deny assistance to young mothers, break up families,
punish children for their parents' past mistakes, or put children in
orphanages. These extreme ideas are opposed by many Republicans as well,
and we hope they will be dropped.
Tough child support enforcement must be a centerpiece of welfare reform.
We're pleased that House Republicans intend to adopt our proposals for
child support enforcement, which was a key agreement reached at the Working
Session on Welfare Reform. If we're going to end welfare as we know it, we
must make sure that all parents -- fathers and mothers alike -- take
responsibility for the children they bring into this world.
OFFICERS
Monte Priedkin, Chair
Boca Raton, FL
Esther Leah Ritz, Vice-Chair
Milwaukee, WI
Arthur Schechter, Vice Chair
Houston, TX
NJDC
H. Marcia Smolens, Vice-Chair
San Francisco, CA
David Stelner, Vice-Chair
Ros
& NJ
Esther R Landa, Secretary
Sais Lake City, UT
January 26, 1995
Sheldon Coben, Treasurer
Washingron, D.C.
FOUNDING CHAIR
The Honorable Leon Panetta
Monton L Mandal
Claveland, OH
White House Chief of Staff
sign
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Jack Bendheim
Fort Lee, NJ
Washington, DC 20500
Hyman Bookbinder
и ington D.C.
Dear Mr. Panetta,
Lynn Cutler
Washington D.C.
Barnie Gottstein
Ancharage, AK
I want to thank you for agreeing to meet with key leaders of the National Jewish
Stanley Hirsh
Democratic Council on February 7, 1995. The dinner will begin at 7:30pm, in
Los Angeles, CA
a private dinning room at The Red Sage Restaurant, located at 605 14th Street,
Robert Loup
Denver, CO
NW.
Gerl Palast
Washington, D.C.
Michael Pelavin
The attendees will consist of 15 major contributors and activists of the NJDC who
Flint, MI
are also Trustees of the Democratic Party. The purpose of this meeting is to
Bernard Rapoport
Wace, TX
establish early in the second half of President Clinton's term, the NJDC's and the
Ronald Rubin
Jewish Community's close working relationship to the Administration.
Philadelphia, PA
Linda Rao Sher
Chicago, IL
Once again, thank you. If you have any questions please contact Michael Sachs
Howard Squadron
New York, NY
at the NJDC 202/544-7636. I look forward to seeing you on February 7th.
Jack Spiczer
Mercer Island, WA
Soul Stem
Bethesda, MD
Sincerely,
PROFESSIONALS
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Wendy Coben
Monte Friedkin
Grassroots & Political Director
Michael Sechs
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Mike Klein
Press & Policy Director
Brian Lazar
Data Base Administrator
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Black Women Business Owners
Black Women Business Owners
NFBWBO EXECUTIVE BOARD
Mary Walker - President
(Washington, D.C.)
Sarah Davidson - Secretary
Nancy Baker - Treasurer
(Silver Spring, Maryland)
(El Segundo, California)
Sylvia Jefferson - Board Member
(Adelphi, Maryland)
NFBWBO ADVISORY BOARD
Dr. Maya Angelou
(Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
Claire Freeman
Anita King
(Cleveland, Ohio)
(Los Angeles, California)
Dorothy Gordon
Andrea Moore
(New York, New York)
(Washington, D.C.)
Vera Gunn
C. Elaine Parker
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
(New York, New York)
Dorenda Henderson
Sammie Whiting-Ellis
(Sacramento, California)
(Houston, Texas)
1500 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, Suite 22
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 833-3450
FAX (202) 331-7822
February 6, 1995
BLACK WOMEN BUSINESS AWARDS LUNCHEON
TO:
Alexis Herman
DATE:
Wednesday, February 8, 1995
TIME:
1:30 pm to 2 p.m.
LOCATION: Capital Hill Hyatt Hotel
400 New Jersey Avenue, NW.
Washington, D.C.
FROM:
Ruby Moy
I. PURPOSE
To introduce Mrs. Clinton to The National Federation of Black
Women Business Owners, their guests and honorees at the Third
Annual "Black Women of Courage" Luncheon.
II. BACKGROUND
The National Federation of Black Women Business Owners was
created in 1984 by a group of African American women to address
women business owners' needs and to stimulate growth and
development. The organization has 5000 members, nationwide,
including women business owners and women seeking to start
businesses. The women-owned businesses range in size from one
employee to 4-500.
The administration has always taken active steps to support and
enhance the roles of women in our society. Within the last six
months, the White House has begun a series of Women's Leadership
Briefings. These briefings list the accomplishments of the
administration for women. The First Lady has personally been
involved.
Seven African American women will be honored at the luncheon,
including two Clinton Administration appointees. Expected
attendance between 400-500.
III. PARTICIPANTS
In addition to those listed on the program, the following people
will also participate:
Mayor Marion Barry (greetings and proclamation)
Rev. Shirley Caesar (sings)
Alexis Herman (introduces Mrs. Clinton)
IV. PRESS
C-Span has been requested. (They taped last year's
program.)
Ben says that there will be a photographer to take a
picture of Mrs. Clinton with school children and also
a group shot of Mrs. Clinton, Mary Walker, Shirley
Cesar, Alexis Herman. Ben told them that there would not
be time for Mrs. Clinton to do any individual pictures.
V.
ATTACHMENTS
Program (Draft copy)
Invitation
VI. COMMENTS
Wherever they are on the program, as soon as Mrs. Clinton
arrives, they will stop. You are to proceed to the dais
with her and sit where you have a name plate. When Mrs.
Clinton finishes you will depart by motorcade.
ID:
FEB 07'95
2:36 No. 001 P.02
BIOGRAPHY OF FIRST LADY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
Hillary Rodham Clinton served as First Lady of Arkansas for twelve years. During that
time, she worked as a full-time partner of a law firm, chaired an education committee that set
public school standards in Arkansas, managed a home, and cared for her husband and child.
On many occasions, Hillary Clinton has spoken about the need "to find the right balance in our
lives." For her, the elements of that balance are family, work, and public service.
Hillary Diane Rodham was born in Chicago, Illinois, on October 26, 1946, daughter of
Dorothy Rodham and the late Hugh Rodham. She and her two younger brothers grew up in
Park Ridge, Illinois, as a close-knit family. An excellent student, she was also a Girl Scout and
a member of the local Methodist youth group. Hillary enjoyed sports and was always inter-
ested in politics.
She entered Wellesley College in 1965. Graduating with high honors, she then enrolled in
Yalc Law School, where she served on the Board of Editors of the Yale Review of Law and Social
Action. There she met Bill Clinton, a fellow student. While at Yale, she developed her strong
concern for protecting the interests of children and their families.
in 1973, Hillary became a staff attorney for the Children's Defense Fund. A year later, she
joined the Impeachment Inquiry staff of the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of
Representatives to work on the Watergate impeachment proceedings.
Hillary left Washington and "followed her heart to Arkansas." She married Bill Clinton
in 1975. The couple both taught on the law faculty of the University of Arkansas at
Fayetteville. Their daughter, Chelsen, was born in 1980.
As First Lady of Arkansas, 1 Hillary continued to work tirclessly on behalf of children and
families. In addition to chairing the Arkansas Education Standards Committee, she founded
the Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families. She introduced a pioneering program
called Arkansas' Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youth, which trains parents to work
with their children in preschool preparedness and literacy. Hillary also served on the board of
the Arkansas Children's Hospital. In recognition of her professional and personal accom-
plishments, Hillary was named Arkansas Woman of the Year in 1983 and Arkansas Mother of
the Year in 1984.
Upon taking office, the President made health care one of his highest priorities. He
appointed the First Lady lo head his Task Force on National Health Care Reform. Like her
predecessors, Hillary Rodham Clinton brings to the role of First Lady of the United States her
own special talents, experience, style, and interests.
February 6, 1995
BLACK WOMEN BUSINESS AWARDS LUNCHEON
TO:
Mrs. Hillary Clinton
DATE:
Wednesday, February 8, 1995
TIME:
12 noon to 2 p.m.
LOCATION: Capital Hill Hyatt Hotel
400 New Jersey Avenue, NW.
Washington, D.C.
FROM:
Alexis Herman
Ruby Moy
I. PURPOSE
To bring greetings to The National Federation of Black Women
Business Owners, their guests and honorees at the Third Annual
"Black Women of Courage" Luncheon.
II. BACKGROUND
The National Federation of Black Women Business Owners was
created in 1984 by a group of African American women to address
women business owners' needs and to stimulate growth and
development. The organization has 5000 members, nationwide,
including women business owners and women seeking to start
businesses.
The administration has always taken active steps to support and
enhance the roles of women in our society. Within the last six
months, the White House has begun a series of Women's Leadership
Briefings. These briefings list the accomplishments of the
administration for women. The First Lady has personally been
involved.
Seven African American women will be honored at the luncheon,
including two Clinton Administration appointees. Expected
attendance between 400-500.
III. PARTICIPANTS
In addition to those listed on the program, the following people
will also participate:
Mayor Marion Barry (greetings and proclamation)
Rev. Shirley Caesar (sings)
IV, Press
C-Span coverage
4V. ATTACHMENTS
Program (Draft copy)
Invitation
ALEXIS, I WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK YOU AND
THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC LIAISON FOR ALL THE
SUPPORT WE HAVE RECIEVED FROM THE WHITE
HOUSE OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS.. OUR
ACCESS TO THIS WHITE HOUSE IS A JOY TO
BEHOLD. BECAUSE OF YOU, RUBY AND BEN'S
EFFORTS, IT WAS EASY FOR ME TO SUPPORT
THE PRESIDENT ON NAFTA, HEALTH CARE AND
OTHER LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES. YOUR
OFFICE WAS GREAT AT ALWAYS PROVIDING US
WITH GOOD INFORMATION AND TIMELY
RESPONSES TO OUR QUESTIONS. ALEXIS, I
WANT YOU TO TELL THE PRESIDENT THAT WE
ARE HERE FOR HIM AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO
TRUMPET HIS SUCCESSES AS HE MOVES US
TOWARD RESTORING MIDDLE CLASS VALUES
TO OUR SOCIETY.
ALEXIS, I WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK YOU AND
THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC LIAISON FOR ALL THE
SUPPORT WE HAVE RECIEVED FROM THE WHITE
HOUSE OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS.. OUR
ACCESS TO THIS WHITE HOUSE IS A JOY TO
BEHOLD. BECAUSE OF YOU, RUBY AND BEN'S
EFFORTS, IT WAS EASY FOR ME TO SUPPORT
THE PRESIDENT ON NAFTA, HEALTH CARE AND
OTHER LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES. YOUR
OFFICE WAS GREAT AT ALWAYS PROVIDING US
WITH GOOD INFORMATION AND TIMELY
RESPONSES TO OUR QUESTIONS. ALEXIS, I
WANT YOU TO TELL THE PRESIDENT THAT WE
ARE HERE FOR HIM AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO
TRUMPET HIS SUCCESSES AS HE MOVES US
TOWARD RESTORING MIDDLE CLASS VALUES
TO OUR SOCIETY.
SEATED ON DIAS:
Alexis Herman
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Shirley Caesar
Mrs. Clinton
Mary Walker
Janette Brown
Cathy Hughes
Casandra Pulley
Deborah Sawyer
Floretta Dukes McKenzie
Victoria Buckley
Sarah Davidson
Ernestine Bridges
PROGRAM:
12:00pm
Remarks/Proclamation by Mayor Marion Barry
12:15pm
Intro of Mistress of Ceremonies by Mary Walker
12:20pm
Introduction of the Dias by Ernestine Bridges
12:25pm
The National Anthem by Robin Williams
12:28pm
Invocation by Rev. Barbara Ridley
12:31pm
Presidential Greeting by Mary Walker
12:35pm
The Occasion by Sarah Davidson
12:40pm
Tribute to Honorees Kia Dupree
12:45pm
Luncheon begins
1:25pm
Acknowledgements by Mary Walker (dessert and coffee)
1:28pm
Song by Shirley Caesar
1:33pm
Tribute to Honorees by Nicole Clay
1:36pm
Introduction of Alexis Herman by Mary Walker
1:40pm
Introduction of the First Lady by Alexis Herman
1:45pm
Remarks by the First Lady
2:00pm
Presentation of Flowers to Mrs. Clinton by Mrs. Walker
Mrs. Clinton departs
2:00pm
Presentation of Awards by Ernestine Bridges
12:45- Karen
Depart 1:15 south Portical
Karea FiNNey
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Black
Women
Business
Awards
Luncheon
Honoring
"Black Women of Courage"
The National Federation of Black Women Business
Owners
Mary Walker
President
February 8, 1995 12:00 Noon The Capitol Hyatt Hotel
Washington, D.C.
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THIRD ANNUAL
Black
Women
Business
Awards
Luncheon
Honoring
"Black Women of Courage"
The National Federation of Black Women Business
Owners
Mary Walker
President
February 8, 1995 12:00 Noon The Capitol Hyatt Hotel
Washington, D.C.
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February 6, 1995
BLACK WOMEN BUSINESS AWARDS LUNCHEON
TO:
Alexis Herman
DATE:
Wednesday, February 8, 1995
TIME:
1:30 pm to 2 p.m.
LOCATION: Capital Hill Hyatt Hotel
400 New Jersey Avenue, NW.
Washington, D.C.
FROM:
Ruby Moy
I. PURPOSE
To introduce Mrs. Clinton to The National Federation of Black
Women Business Owners, their guests and honorees at the Third
Annual "Black Women of Courage" Luncheon.
II. BACKGROUND
The National Federation of Black Women Business Owners was
created in 1984 by a group of African American women to address
women business owners' needs and to stimulate growth and
development. The organization has 5000 members, nationwide,
including women business owners and women seeking to start
businesses. The women-owned businesses range in size from one
employee to 4-500.
The administration has always taken active steps to support and
enhance the roles of women in our society. Within the last six
months, the White House has begun a series of Women's Leadership
Briefings. These briefings list the accomplishments of the
administration for women. The First Lady has personally been
involved.
Seven African American women will be honored at the luncheon,
including two Clinton Administration appointees. Expected
attendance between 400-500.
III. PARTICIPANTS
In addition to those listed on the program, the following people
will also participate:
Mayor Marion Barry (greetings and proclamation)
Rev. Shirley Caesar (sings)
Alexis Herman (introduces Mrs. Clinton)
IV. PRESS
C-Span has been requested. (They taped last year's
program.)
Ben says that there will be a photographer to take a
picture of Mrs. Clinton with school children and also
a group shot of Mrs. Clinton, Mary Walker, Shirley
Cesar, Alexis Herman. Ben told them that there would not
be time for Mrs. Clinton to do any individual pictures.
V. ATTACHMENTS
Program (Draft copy)
Invitation
HRC BIO ATTACHED
VI. COMMENTS
Wherever they are on the program, as soon as Mrs. Clinton
arrives, they will stop. You are to proceed to the dais
with her and sit where you have a name plate. When Mrs.
Clinton finishes you will depart by motorcade.
ID:
FEB 07'95
2:36 No. 001 P.02
BIOGRAPHY OF FIRST LADY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
Hillary Rodham Clinton served as First Lady of Arkansas for twelve years. During that
time, she worked as a full-time partner of a law firm, chaired an education committee that set
public school standards in Arkansas, managed a home, and cared for her husband and child.
On many occasions, Hillary Clinton has spoken about the need "to find the right balance in our
lives." For her, the elements of that balance are family, work, and public service.
Hillary Diane Rodham was born in Chicago, Illinois, on October 26, 1946, daughter of
Dorothy Rodham and the late Hugh Rodham. She and her two younger brothers grew up in
Park Ridge, Illinois, as a close-knit family. An excellent student, she was also a Girl Scout and
a member of the local Methodist youth group. Hillary enjoyed sports and was always inter-
ested in politics.
She entered Wellesley College in 1965. Graduating with high honors, she then enrolled in
Yale Law School, where she served on the Board of Editors of the Yale Review of Law and Social
Action. There she met Bill Clinton, a fellow student. While at Yale, she developed her strong
concern for protecting the interests of children and their families.
in 1973, Hillary became a staff attorney for the Children's Defense Fund. A year later, she
joined the Impeachment Inquiry staff of the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of
Representatives to work on the Watergate impeachment proceedings.
Hillary left Washington and "followed her heart to Arkansas." She married Bill Clinton
in 1975. The couple both taught on the law faculty of the University of Arkansas at
Fayetteville. Their daughter, Chelsea, was born in 1980.
As First Lady of Arkansas, Hillary continued to work tirclessly on behalf of children and
families. In addition to chairing the Arkansas Education Standards Committee, she founded
the Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families. She introduced a pioneering program
called Arkansas' Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youth, which trains parents to work
with their children in preschool preparedness and literacy. Hillary also served on the board of
the Arkansas Children's Hospital. In recognition of her professional and personal accom-
plishments, Hillary was named Arkansas Woman of the Year in 1983 and Arkansas Mother of
the Year in 1984.
Upon taking office, the President made health care one of his highest priorities. He
appointed the First Lady In head his Task Force on National Health Care Reform. Like her
predecessors, Hillary Rodham Clinton brings to the role of First Lady of the United States her
own special talents, experience, style, and interests.
THIRD ANNUAL
Black
Draft copy
Women
Business
Awards
Luncheon
Honoring
"Black Women of Courage"
The National Federation of Black Women Business
Owners
Mary Walker
President
February 8, 1995 12:00 Noon
The Capitol Hyatt Hotel
Washington, D.C.
A Word about Our Organization
The National Federation of Black Women Business
Owners (NFBWBO) was organized in 1984 to address the needs of
women business owners seeking to overcome the economic obstacles in the
market place that hindered their growth and business development. Thus, a
group of dedicated women recognized the importance of sisterhood,
networking, and support factors essential to their economic development.
Of particular concern to the organization was the fact that for too long
African-American women. more than any other group, were at the bottom of
the economic ladder with regard to business ownership, development, and
growth. This lack of economic empowerment was traccable directly to the
rights of all women, deprivation of their families and children, and their
exclusion from the economic mainstream of America. However, we know
that if women across America become fully mobilized, women business
owners, regardless of race, creed, or political persuasion, can provide
invaluable contributions to the American economy by strengthening their
viability in the marketplace and providing jobs and stable home environments
and other essential services to our youth and cities.
A Message from Our President
Mary Walker
President, NFBWBO
Black History Month is the perfect time to recognize and celebrate "Black Women of
Courage -- women who have made 9 positive impact and significant contributions to the
development and growth of our youth, families, schools, businesses, and communities
across America. These women symbolize the ideal for which America stands -- equal
opportunity to succeed and contribute to the good of all Americans! Truly, America is
better today for the contributions made by our "Black Women of Courage" whom we
honor on this occasion.
Today, women are assuming more responsible roles in politics, religion, state and local
government, civil rights, and entrepreneurship. The fight is tough, but women
continue the good fight to bring about change. The National Federation of Black Women
Business Owners (NFBWBO) is honored to have selected women from diverse
backgrounds to be recipients of its Third Annual "Black Women of Courage" Awards.
These women believe as President Clinton said in his Inaugural Address, "There is
nothing wrong with America that cannot be made right." -- Black Women of
Courage," the NFBWBO Board of Directors and the entire membership salute you!
Honorary Chairperson
Shirley Caesar is a native of Durbam, North Carolina. She is a nationally renowned
businesswoman who has used her God-given gifts for the betterment of humanity. A
person of humble origins, she has stated, "I came from a long line of poor folks, and I
told the Lord God if he helped me to pull up and out of the ghetto, I would reach back
and help pull others... Although known throughout the world 25 a gospel music
singer, Dr. Caesar's achievements transcend music. A community activist, she served
on the Durham City Commeil in 1987. She end her husband, Bishop Harold 1. Williams,
previously co-pastored the Mt. Calvary Holy Church in Winston- Salem, NC. She
currently serves as pastor of Mt. Calvary World of Faith Church in Raleigh, NC.
Dr. Caesar is Founder and President of Shirley Caesar Outreach Ministries. Inc., an
organization that provides emergency funds, food, clothing, and shelter for the
underprivileged. She operates the Christian Outresch Ministry, which is involved in
radio broadcasting, revivals, crusades, and evangelistic meetings. Feeling the pain and
plight of today's troubled youth, Dr. Caesar writes and sings to reach the minds and
hearts of youth. God gave her H song, "We Love Our Children," which became the
centerpiece of her album, StaudStill and is now the focus of her entire ministry.
Dr. Caesar has been acclaimed nationally and internationally for her outstanding
musical accouplishments. She has received over 40 awards, 11 of which were Grammy
Awards nominations. She is the recipient of the NAACP Achievement Award, the
Essence magazine award for Achievement in the Arts, and others too numerous to
mention. In 1992, she performed at the White House for President George Bush.
Mistress of Ceremonies
Ernestine Bridges is a corporate recruiter for Automation Research Systems (ARS),
Ltd., an industry leader to the processing, storage, transportation, presentation,
collection. and protection of information. Ms. Bridges recruits for high-tech
telecommunications, finance, administrative services, and engineering positions.
Since July 1993, she has teamed her talents, energy, and strength with the Human
Resources Department and a truly diverse work force, i.e., enterprise integration,
integrated activity processes, data modeling, business process improvement
opportunities, and a reusable object library.
Ms. Bridges, a native of Newport News, Virginia, has traveled abroad extensively.
Moving to the Washington metropolitan area in 1991 accounted for her 22nd relocation
in conjunction with a 25-year affiliation with the military. Ms. Bridges has spent many
years devoted to community service and voluntarism, she has served as the President of
Officers' Wives Clubs, Europe, and has worked with the Red Cross in many capacities.
Ms. Bridges's work experience includes hosting WAVV TV's "Bottom Line" show
sponsored by Essence_magazine and being a Macy's fashion consultant in California.
Educated at Norfolk State University, Virginia, and the University of San Francisco,
California, Ms. Bridges is an active member of the Arlington Chapter of Links, Inc.,
Northern Virginians against Hand Gun Violence, and the Fort Myer Offic655555ers'
Wives Club.
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Jeanette Littleton Brown was competitively selected at the age of 35 to be part of the
highly prestigious Senior Executive Service (SES) of the United States of America. As an
SES employee, she became the Deputy Director for the Office of Acquisition Management
for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in June 1993. Out of a work force of over
17,000 employees, Ms. Brown is one of only two career African-American female SES
members at the EPA.
Ms. Brown previously served as the Director of the Office of Procurement and Grants
Management for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). She was the first
minority and female to hold this position. Ms. Brown also served as the Director for the
Minority Small Business Capital Ownership Development "8(a)" Program.
Her career began in the summer of 1978 as a Navy Cooperative Education (CO-OP)
student. Upon graduating from Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland with
a B.S. in Business Administration, she was selected for a Navy internship at the Naval
Regional Contracting Center in Washington, D.C. Jeanette worked her way up through
the intern program to become Branch Head of the Research and Development/Major
Acquisitions Branch in 1988. After this assignment, she served as the Lead Contract
Specialist in the Contracts Division of the All-Up-Round Branch of the Joint Cruise
Missile Project. Ms. Brown also attended graduate school at American University in
Washington, D.C.
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procturation
Program
"Black Women of Courage"
Introduction of the Mistress of Ceremonies
Ms. Mary Walker
President, NFBWBO
Introduction of the Dais
Ms. Ernestine Bridges
Mistress of Ceremonies
The National Anthem
Ms. Robin Williams
Stuiley Ceasur sings
Washington, D.C.
The Invocation
Rev. Barbara Ridley
Fort Washington, MD
The Presidential Greeting
Ms. Mary Walker
The Occasion
Ms. Sarah Davidson
Secretary, NFBWBO
Tribute to Honorees
Ms. Kia Dupree
Calvin Coolidge High School
Washington, D.C.
LUNCHEON
Acknowledgments
Ms. Mary Walker
Tribute to Honorees
Ms. Nicole Clay
Keene Elementary School
Washington, D.C.
Presentation of Awards
Ms. Ernestine Bridges
Jeanette Littleton Brown was competitively selected at the age of 35 to be part of the
highly prestigious Senior Executive Service (SES) of the United States of America. As an
SES employee, she became the Deputy Director for the Office of Acquisition Management
for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in June 1993. Out of a work force of over
17,000 employees, Ms. Brown is one of only two career African-American female SES
members at the EPA.
Ms. Brown previously served as the Director of the Office of Procurement and Grants
Management for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). She was the first
minority and female to hold this position. Ms. Brown also served as the Director for the
Minority Small Business Capital Ownership Development "8(a)" Program.
Her career began in the summer of 1978 23 a Navy Cooperative Education (CO-OP)
student. Upon graduating from Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland with
a B.S. in Business Administration, she was selected for a Navy internship at the Naval
Regional Contracting Center in Washington, D.C. Jeanette worked her way up through
the intern program to become Branch Head of the Research and Development/Major
Acquisitions Branch in 1988. After this assignment, she served as the Lead Contract
Specialist in the Contracts Division of the All-Up-Round Branch of the Joint Cruise
Missile Project. Ms. Brown also attended graduate school at American University in
Washington, D.C.
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Deborah Sawyer's interest in the environmental field began in graduate school,
where after earning a B.A. in Political Science, she received an M.S. in Petroleum
Microbiology. in graduate school, she worked on an NIH grant, the Waste Isolation
Pilot Project (WIPP), which laid the groundwork for the current hazardous waste
regulations. Subsequently employed by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, her
responsibilities included writing the Ohio Hazardous Waste Rules, working with the
Ohio Attorney General's Office to enforce the regulations, and conducting
environmental compliance audits for treatment, storage, and disposal facilities.
Ms. Sawyer began her career in environmental consulting as Program Manager of the
Toxic and Hazardous Waste Group at URS Corporation, which at the time ranked 18th
among architectural/engineering firms in the U.S., according to ENR magazine.
Within six months, Sawyer had booked projects which grossed revenues totalling over
$1 million. Later, Sawyer joined Beling consultants, where under her leadership,
the Hazardous Waste Division became the most profitable corporate division in1990.
In 1991, Ms. Sawyer decided to start her own company, Environmental Design
International, Inc. Less than two years later, Sawyer's entrepreneurial venture
numbered 30 employees and grossed revenues of $1.3 million.
Ms. Davis serves the Women's Business Development Center, the National Association
of Women Busines Owners, and the Joseph Corporation; additionally, she instructs for
the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management
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Cathy Hughes presently serves as CEG and Owner of Redio One, Inc. and Radio One
of Maryland, Inc. Radio One owns and operates six radio properties including WOL-
AM and WMMJ-FM in Washington, D.C. and WWIN AM, WWIN-FM, WERQ-FM and
WOLB-AM in Baltimore.
Ms. Hughes grew up in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1971, she moved to Washington, D.C.
and entered the communications arena as a lecturer with the Howard University School
of Communications After making a substantial contribution toward establishing a top
school of communications-related studies at Howard, Ms. Hughes made her transition
into radio as Vice President and General Manager of WHUR-FM in Washington, D.C.
in 1975.
Acquiring WOL-AM in 1980, Ms Hughes pioneered black talk, an innovative radio
format; WOL's "Information is Power," is the most listened-to talk show in the D.C.
area. WMMJ-FM, purchased in 1987, is the premier station for adults ages 25 to 54.
Community service is another priority for this successful broadcasting entrepreneur.
Ms. Hughes's most favored project is the Piney Woods Summer Camp in Mississippi.
She has used radio to solicit donations to send scores of underprivileged students to
Piney Woods, 9 highly successful African-American school that has gained national
attention from "60 Minutes," "The Arsenio Hall Show," and other media outlets. Other
activities for the needy include her sponsorship of the "Dream Feast," a night in which
celebrity servers mingle with homeless people.
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Floretta Dukes McKenzie is President of the McKenzie Group, Inc., a
comprehensive educational consulting firm offering 3 range of direct-assistance
services to both public and private organizations. The firm specializes in finding
practical, effective approaches to today's complex instructional issues and in providing
the best management analysis, planning, evaluation, and organizational development
services.
Dr. McKenzie was formerly Superintendent and Chief State School Officer for the
District of Columbia Public Schools, the 21st largest school system in the nation with an
enrollment of nearly 89,000 students, an employee population of 13,000, and a yearly
budget totaling in excess of $400 million. She has also served as: Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Office of School Improvement U. S. Department of Education; U.S. Delegate
to UNESCO; Deputy Superintendent of Schools, Montgomery County Public Schools,
Maryland; and Assistant Deputy Superintendent, Maryland State Department of
Education.
Dr. McKenzie serves on the Boards of Directors of several prestigious organizations: the
Acacia Group; the National Geographic Society; the Potomac Electric Power Company
(PEPCO); the Marriott Corporation; Howard University; University of Maryland/College
Park Board of Visitors; Teacher Technology Systems, Inc.; the Lightspan Partnership,
Inc.; the Foundation for Teaching Economics; the Association of Governing Boards of
Universities & Colleges (AGR); Boy Scouts of America: Reading Is Fundamental (RIF);
WETA Public Television; and others.
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Awards Ceremony
"Black Women of Courage" Honorees:
Jeanette Brown
Cathy Hughes
Cassandra Pulley
Deborah Sawyer
Floretta Dukes McKenzie
Victoria (Vikki) Buckley
Shirley Caesar
Benediction
Rev. Barbara Ridley
"Lift Every Voice".
Shirley Caesar/Robin Williams
National Federation of
Black Women Business Owners
NFBWBO EXECUTIVE BOARD
Mary Walker . President
Washington, D.C.
Sarah Davidson . Secretary
Nancy Boker - Treasurer
Silver Spring. Maryland
El Segundo, Colifornia
Sylvia Jefferson - Board Member
Adelphi, Maryland
NFBWRO ADVISORY BOARD
Dr. Maya Angelou
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Clair e Freeman
Anita King
Cleveland, Ohio
Los Angeles, California
Dorothy Gordon
Andrea Moore
New York, New York
Washington, D.C.
Vera Gunn
C. Elaine Parker
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
New York, New York
Dorenda Henderson
Sammie Whiting-Ellis
Sacramento, California
Houston, Texas