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ECONOMIC AND BUDGET BRIEFING V
Table of Contents
Page
FY 1994 Budget -- Current Status
1
Stimulus
2
Investment
9
Entitlements
14
02-Feb-93
01:33 PM
FY 1994 BUDGET
CURRENT STATUS
(in billions of dollars)
FY 1997
Target
Status
Deficit Reduction
145
145
Investment
+63
+50
Defense Reductions
-27
-27
Non - Defense Discretionary
Reductions
-30
- 16
Entitlement Reductions
- -50
-56
Revenue Increases
-76
-76
Debt Service
- 14
- 14
Deficit reduction needed to
hit target
11
6
Page 1
STIMULUS
STIMULUS
Goals
--
Create jobs
--
Quick spending
--
Down payment on long-term investment
--
Targeted programs
Conditions
Job-creating impact of proposals is enhanced because:
--
Almost all spending will be obligated by September 30, 1993.
--
Tax provisions encourage quick investment in plant and equipment,
even though credits cannot be claimed until plant and equipment is
placed in service
Jobs Created
The stimulus package will create over 670,000 jobs this year, and an additional
265,000 jobs next year. These jobs will be in a variety of fields, including: health;
education; construction; manufacturing; engineering and other science-related
areas.
In addition to creating jobs, the stimulus proposals will, in certain cases, help to
avoid potential layoffs of current workers. For example, increased funding for
grants to States for education programs for the disadvantaged will assist States
that have suffered substantial losses in funding for these programs due to the
revised allocation formula implemented following the 1990 census. In addition, the
initial investment in new job creation is expected to result in increased activity
throughout the economy. For example, creation of jobs for highway projects can
be expected to have a stimulating effect on construction industries and their
suppliers.
Page 2
Summary
Proposals
(in billions of dollars)
Budget
authority
Obligations
Outlays
Spending
FY 1993
FY 1993
FY 1993
FY 1994
Summer Head Start
.6
.6
.5
.1
Education Programs
.8
.8
.4
.3
Youth Summer Jobs
.5
.5
.3
.2
Public Works
6.7
6.0
1.2
3.3
Immunization and WIC
.3
.3
.2
.1
Extend Unemployment
Compensation
3.3
3.3
2.5
'm
*
All other spending
1.5
1.5
1.2
0.3
Loans (net of subsidy
BA)
2.6
2.6
*
.1
Subtotal, Spending
16.3
15.7
6.3
4.5
Amount of Tax Incentives
Tax Stimulus
FY 1993
FY 1994
FY 1993 and FY 1994
Investment Tax Credit
6.4
12.9
19.3
Low-income Housing
credit
.1
.2
.3
R&E Tax Credit
.9
1.2
2.1
Eliminate ACE depre-
ciation adjustment
.1
3
.4
Subtotal, Tax
Stimulus
7.5
16.4
22.1
Total, FY 1993 Budget
Authority and Tax
Incentives
23.8
* $50 million or less.
Page 3
Themes
The proposals address the following themes, with some programs contributing to
more than one theme:
:
Summer of Opportunity: Summer Head Start; additional Summer
elementary and secondary education programs; youth Summer jobs;
public works, including infrastructure and parks rehabilitation, to begin
in the Spring or Summer; immunization program (with outreach in the
Summer).
Investment in Our People: Summer Head Start; additional Summer
elementary and secondary education programs; immunization
programs; WIC.
Job Creation and Rebuilding America: Infrastructure, including
highways and transit; youth Summer jobs; public works; parks
rehabilitation. (Also continuation of unemployment compensation
extended benefits.)
Government Efficiency: Social Security/Disability modernization.
(Also IRS modernization.)
Private-Sector Incentives: Investment tax credit; Bumpers capital
gains for long-term investments in new ventures; pension-fund
incentives for investment in real estate; early IRA withdrawals for
home purchase; low-income housing credit. (Also the prospect of
deficit reduction and lower long-term interest rates.)
Page 4
02-Feb-93
12:03 PM
PROPOSED FY 1993 STIMULUS OPTIONS
(in millions of dollars)
FUNC-
BUDGET
OBLI-
TION
SELECTED STIMULUS OPTIONS
AUTHORITY
GATIONS
OUTLAYS
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
300
Soil Conservation Service: Watershed & conservation
50
50
25
350
Agricultural Research Service: Facility enhanced maintenance
40
40
31
300
Enhanced Natural Resources Protection
100
100
90
604
FmHA Low-Income Housing Repair Loans:
Loan Levels
(3)
(3)
N/A
1993 Supplemental
1
1
1
604
FmHA Very Low-Income Housing Repair Grants
6
6
5
600
Food & Nutrition Service: Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
supplemental feeding program
75
75
68
350
Food & Nutrition Service: The Emergency Food
Assistance Program (TEFAP)
25
25
25
Subtotal, Agriculture
297
297
245
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
376
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST):
Advanced technology program
140
140
45
376
NIST: Networking and computer applications
15
15
12
306
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:
Operations, research, and facilities
86
86
50
376
National Telecommunications & Information Administration
153
75
20
376
Minority Business and Development Administration
2
2
1
Subtotal, Commerce
396
318
128
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
300
DOD-Civil: Army Corps of Engineers
165
165
38
100
Page 5
02-Feb-93
12:03 PM
PROPOSED FY 1993 STIMULUS OPTIONS
(in millions of dollars)
FUNC-
BUDGET
OBLI-
TION
SELECTED STIMULUS OPTIONS
AUTHORITY
GATIONS
OUTLAYS
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
500
Summer 1993 pre-school & school programs
500
500
400
500
Disadvantaged student program
250
250
30
Subtotal, Education
750
750
430
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
270
Energy: Building and industrial conservation
20
20
10
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
500
Head Start
556
556
473
550
Immunization
212
212
148
550
AIDS: Ryan White Act
160
160
59
650
Social Security Admin.: Disability insurance (DI) processing
272
272
272
552
National Institutes of Health: Networking and computer
applications
10
10
4
Subtotal, Health & Human Services
1,210
1,210
956
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT
600
Accelerate home investment partnership
-
-
86
600
Accelerate public housing modernization
---
---
---
600
Community development block grants
2,000
2,000
520
Subtotal, Housing & Urban Development
2,000
2,000
606
Page 6
02-Feb-93
12:03 PM
PROPOSED FY 1993 STIMULUS OPTIONS
(in millions of dollars)
FUNC-
BUDGET
OBLI-
TION
SELECTED STIMULUS OPTIONS
AUTHORITY
GATIONS
OUTLAYS
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
300
Maintenance of national parks and forests
300
300
270
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
500
Job Training Partnership Act: Summer youth employment
and training program
500
500
330
600
Extend unemployment compensation
3,300
3,300
3,300
Offsets: EUC extension results in lower spending
on Extended Benefits program
---
---
-800
Subtotal, Labor
3,800
3,800
2,830
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
scadyto projects
400
Federal-aid highway program
---
2,976
218
401
AMTRACK Capital
200
200
30
400
Mass transit
1,000
551
140
go?
Subtotal, Transportation
4,176
3,727
388
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
800
Treasury: Accelerate tax system modernization
158
158
111
OTHER AGENCIES
Fund
Stade
304
EPA: Watershed Resource Restoration Grants
50
50
25
800
GSA: Vehicle energy conversion
30
30
30
252
NASA: Networking and computer applications
5
4
3
251
National Science Foundation (NSF): Research and
development
200
160
90
Page 7
02-Feb-93
12:03 PM
PROPOSED FY 1993 STIMULUS OPTIONS
(in millions of dollars)
FUNC-
BUDGET
OBLI-
TION
SELECTED STIMULUS OPTIONS
AUTHORITY
GATIONS
OUTLAYS
251
NSF: Networking and computer applications
20
16
9
370
SBA: 7(a) loan guarantee level
(2,742)
(2,742)
N/A
Subsidy level
150
150
45
Subtotal, Other Agencies
455
410
202
TOTALS:
Sub-total, Stimulus proposals - Spending
13,727
13,155
6,214
Loan levels
2,745
2,745
---
Less: subsidy BA
-151
-151
46
SUB-TOTAL SPENDING, including loan levels
16,321
15,749
6,260
Investment tax credit and other tax stimulus provisions
7,500
7,500
7,500
TOTAL, Stimulus proposals
23,821
23,249
13,760
Page 8
INVESTMENT
outloug
02-Feb-93
INVESTMENT OPTIONS
12:11 PM
(in millions of dollars)
1994-97
1997
Total
REBUILD AMERICA
Infrastructure
Federal-aid highway program
1,298
5,014
Mass transit
750
1,600
Other DOT funding
478
1,264
Public land highways and Indian reservation roads
156
321
state
Drinking water infrastructure
780
1,640
rape
USDA
Rural water and waste loans and grants
209
435
PURSON
Water resources development
1,200
2,945
Backs
Interior?
?
Environmental infrastructure
363
1,309
Public
Tree planting initiative
112
402
Forest
service
Energy efficiency in Federal buildings
192
495
BREE
77
Weather service modernization
47
346
Defense Conversion
Moderate defense conversion program
1,500
5,767
Enterprise Zones (tax incentive)
1,431
3,029
Community Development Banks
111
422
Housing
50% HOME/50% vouchers (150,000 units)
354
571
Other
Community development block grant (CDBG)
406
930
SUBTOTAL, TAX INCENTIVES
1,431
3,029
SUBTOTAL, SPENDING INCENTIVES
7,956
23,461
TOTAL, REBUILD AMERICA
9,387
26,490
Page 9
02-Feb-93
INVESTMENT OPTIONS
12:11 PM
(in millions of dollars)
1994-97
1997
Total
LIFELONG LEARNING
Head Start
Program growth
2,628
5,987
Related Medicaid
193
404
Related child care feeding
273
636
Summer
619
2,083
WIC (Special supplemental food pro-
gram for women, infants, and children)
798
2,098
National Service
2,000
5,400
Youth Apprenticeship
530
1,394
Education Reform and Initiatives
3,025
6,845
Dislocated Worker Assistance Act
2,000
6,107
Parenting and Family Support
495
890
Other
Chapter 1 (Compensatory Education) supplemental
250
725
Job Corps: adopt "50-50 plan"
243
414
JTPA, Summer Youth Employment
and Training
500
1,830
TOTAL, LIFELONG LEARNING
13,554
34,813
Page 10
02-Feb-93
INVESTMENT OPTIONS
12:11 PM
(in millions of dollars)
1994-97
1997
Total
PRIVATE SECTOR INCENTIVES
Tax Incentives
Exclusion on capital gains from original-issue,
small business stock (tax incentive)
176
395
Modify passive loss rules for real estate (tax incentive).
632
2,620
Mortgage Revenue Bonds (tax incentive)
170
527
Provide tax credit to employees equal to FICA
paid on tips (tax incentive)
314
1,156
Encourage pension plan investment in real
estate (tax incentive)
Repeal luxery tax except on autos;
index autos (tax incentive)
159
545
Technology:
Federal Coordinating Council for
Science, Engineering, and Technology
1,815
4,248
Crosscutting NSF, NIH, NASA, & NIST
high performance computing
320
847
Environmental Technology
131
300
Other
National Research Initiative grants (Agriculture)
110
207
Forestry Research Initiative (Agriculture)
105
273
National Inst of Standards and Technology growth
396
970
Energy conservation and renewable
energy programs (Energy Policy Act)
420
1,020
Natural gas research and development:
Emphasize utilization
90
185
Advanced Neutron Source
243
437
Build Tokamak physics experiment
90
224
Page 11
02-Feb-93
INVESTMENT OPTIONS
12:11 PM
(in millions of dollars)
1994-97
1997
Total
SBA 7(a) loan guarantees
161
569
National Science Foundation
850
2,689
NASA aeronautics research
242
641
Fully invest in IRS tax system
modernization including acceleration
696
1,873
Social Security Administration (automation)
245
980
SUBTOTAL, TAX INCENTIVES
1,451
5,243
SUBTOTAL, SPENDING INCENTIVES
5,914
15,463
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR INCENTIVES
7,365
20,706
Page 12
02-Feb-93
INVESTMENT OPTIONS
12:11 PM
(in millions of dollars)
1994-97
1997
Total
HEALTH CARE
AIDS, women's health, and other
public health initiatives:
Targeted growth
3,206
8,235
AIDS - Ryan White Act
394
1,028
Other
Substance abuse prevention and treatment
800
1,873
Food Stamps and nutrition assistance expansion
2,468
7,172
Social Security Administration (DI processing)
200
800
TOTAL, HEALTH CARE
7,068
19,108
REWARDING WORK
Expand EITC (earned income tax
credit)
1,294
3,774
Expand Welfare Reform
3,800
10,700
Other
Extend unemployment compensation
---
2,100
TOTAL, REWARDING WORK
5,094
16,574
CRIME INITIATIVE
1,120
3,905
TAXES, ALL CATEGORIES
2,882
8,272
SPENDING, ALL CATEGORIES
40,706
113,324
TOTAL, ALL CATEGORIES
43,588
121,596
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ENTITLEMENTS
11:13 AM
PROPOSED ENTITLEMENT SAVINGS
02-Feb-93
(outlays in millions of dollars)
ENTV
FUNC-
1994-97
TION
SAVINGS OPTIONS
1997
Total
ENERGY
270 Power Marketing Administration (PMA): Debt
repayment reform receipts
-292
-1,165
270 PMA: Market incentives for conservation
-223
-520
Total, Function 270
-515
-1,685
NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
300 Conservation reserve: no new acres
-178
-331
300 Inland Waterway user fee phase-in
-325
-685
300 Increase grazing fees: Agriculture Department
-13
-28
300 Increase grazing fees: Interior Department
-22
-48
300 Federal irrigation water surcharge
-15
-45
300 Recreation Fees: Corps of Engineers
-20
-80
300 Recreation Fees: Interior Department
-32
-122
300 Recreation Fees: Agriculture Department
-15
-51
300 Increase hardrock mining claims
-80
-320
300 50% net receipt sharing (minerals)
-45
-170
300 Below-cost timber sales (loss of receipts)
58
202
300 Hardrock mining royalties
-145
-285
300 Harbor maintenance fee collection enforcement
(revenue)
-65
-165
Total, Function 300
-897
-2,128
AGRICULTURE
350 Eliminate Cooperative State Research Service
(Morrill-Nelson permanent appropriation)
-3
-12
350 Eliminate honey program
-7
-43
350 Total income over $100,000 (means-test
farm subsidies)
-300
-1,050
350 Limit Commodity Credit Corporation income-
support payments to $50,000 per year
-213
-810
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11:13 AM
PROPOSED ENTITLEMENT SAVINGS
02-Feb-93
(outlays in millions of dollars)
ENTV
FUNC-
1994-97
TION
SAVINGS OPTIONS
1997
Total
350 Reduce market promotion program to
FY 1993 level
-52
-208
350 Increase non-eligible payment acres
starting in FY 1996
-720
-1,030
350 Eliminate 0/92 & 50/92 (PAY/92) programs
starting in FY 1996
-664
-937
350 Increase assessments on "non-program" crops
starting FY 1996
-450
-900
350 Limit payments on wool and mohair to
$50 thousand per person
-66
-212
350 Reform disaster payments
---
---
350 Reform crop insurance program
through area-yield
-255
-739
Total, Function 350
-2,730
-5,941
COMMERCE AND HOUSING CREDIT
370 Assess examination fees for State-chartered,
FDIC-insured banks
-342
-1,291
370 Extend patent and trademark fees
-115
-226
370 Government National Mortgage Association: Real
estate mortgage insurance conduits
-30
-120
370 Limit Federal Housing Administration closing costs
(Phase-in to 57%)
-81
-253
370 Commodity Futures Trading Commission fees
(revenue)
-63
-235
370 Securities and Exchange Commission
registration fee
-50
-188
Total, Function 370
-681
-2,313
TRANSPORTATION
400
Recreational decal/charge for rescue
-30
-120
400
Continue tonnage fees
-68
-135
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11:13 AM
PROPOSED ENTITLEMENT SAVINGS
02-Feb-93
(outlays in millions of dollars)
ENTV
FUNC-
1994-97
TION
SAVINGS OPTIONS
1997
Total
400
Peak period pricing
-92
-368
400
Increase fees on general aviation aircraft
-138
-505
Total, Function 400
-328
-1,128
EDUCATION, TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, AND SOCIAL SERVICES
500
Direct student loans phase in
-1,157
-2,211
500
State default fee
-146
-511
Total, Function 500
-1,303
-2,722
HEALTH
550 Federal Employees Health Benefits: Medicare
rates over-65
-24
-75
550 Medicaid: Survey and certification user fees
-115
-410
550 Third party liability: Enhanced collections
(includes Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans Affairs,
Indian Health Service, Defense Department)
-400
-800
Total, Function 550
-539
-1,285
MEDICARE
Extenders:
570 10% capital reduction, outpatient
department
-150
-260
570 2% laboratory fee update
-370
-770
570 10% capital reduction, Prospective Payment System
neutral
-380
-680
570 Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) for the disabled
-780
-1,380
570 MSP for End Stage Renal Disease after 18 months
-35
-70
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11:13 AM
PROPOSED ENTITLEMENT SAVINGS
02-Feb-93
(outlays in millions of dollars)
ENTV
FUNC-
1994-97
TION
SAVINGS OPTIONS
1997
Total
570 Internal Revenue Service/Social Security
Administration/Healthcare Financing Administration
data match
-120
-165
570 Payments for hospital outpatient services
reduced 5.8%
-525
-950
570 Maintain current year 1996 Supplementary Medical
---
Insurance (SMI) premium with 25% floor
-6,395
-7,845
570 Pay hospitals for inpatient services by hospital-
based physicians
-260
-810
570 Outpatient payment reform (Part B) - Hospitals
---
---
570 Put hospitals on current year update
-1,305
-4,720
570 Lower lower IME to 3.2% - Hospitals
-3,265
-11,085
570 Cap physician overhead payments at 100%
of work RVUs
-1,530
-4,580
570 Set laboratory rates at market levels -
Administration
-1,570
-4,050
570 Eliminate skilled nursing facility Return on Equity
payments
-160
-560
570 Set durable medical equipment rates at market
levels
-290
-600
570 Set intraocular lenses reimbursement at competitive
rates ($100) Administration
-30
-105
570 Set erythropoitin (EPO) at non-U.S. market rates
($10 per 1000 units) - Administration
-50
-175
570 Three-month Part B freeze (CBO)
---
---
570 30% coinsurance when Medigap pay some
beneficiaries
-2,580
-7,940
570 Discount for interactions
2,424
6,382
Total, Function 570
-17,371
-40,363
INCOME SECURITY
600 Fee for State SSI administration
-190
-540
600 Fees for child support enforcement
-80
-225
600 Equate matching rates for welfare program
-390
-950
600 Conform CSRS/FERS child-survivor benefits age
to Social Security
-20
-50
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11:13 AM
PROPOSED ENTITLEMENT SAVINGS
02-Feb-93
(outlays in millions of dollars)
ENTV
FUNC-
1994-97
TION
SAVINGS OPTIONS
1997
Total
600 Base CSRS/FERS survivor annuitites on reduced
retiree annuity
-140
-350
Total, Function 600
-820
-2,115
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PROPOSED ENTITLEMENT SAVINGS
02-Feb-93
(outlays in millions of dollars)
ENTV
FUNC-
1994-97
TION
SAVINGS OPTIONS
1997
Total
SOCIAL SECURITY AND RETIREMENT
OPTION 1: Delay cost-of-living-adjustments (COLA) for 6 months:
650
Social Security/Railroad
-6,500
-23,500
650
Other non-means tested
-1,300
-4,900
650
Offsets
200
600
650
Total
-7,600
-27,800
650
Retain Social Security threshold and tax 85%
(revenue)
-6,900
-21,400
600
Military COLA at CPI-2 under age 62
-1,134
-2,664
600
-Offset (6 month COLA delay)
150
600
600
Civilian COLA at CPI-2 under age 62
-348
-812
600
-Offset (6 month COLA delay)
40
160
920 Federal pay: 6 month COLA delay (not
included in total)
(-1,420)
(-5,140)
600
End lump-sum benefit
-3,032
-5,132
TOTAL, Social Security and Retirement,
Option1
-18,824
-57,048
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PROPOSED ENTITLEMENT SAVINGS
02-Feb-93
(outlays in millions of dollars)
ENTV
FUNC-
1994-97
TION
SAVINGS OPTIONS
1997
Total
SOCIAL SECURITY AND RETIREMENT
OPTION 2: COLA at CPI minus 1 for four years:
650
Social Security/Railroad
-12,400
-28,700
650
Other non-means tested
-2,700
-6,300
650
Offsets
600
1,300
650
Total
-14,500
-33,700
650
Retain Social Security threshold and tax 85%
(revenue)
-6,900
-21,400
600
Military COLA at CPI-2 under age 62
-1,134
-2,664
600
-Offset (COLA CPI-1 4 yrs)
567
1,332
600
Civilian COLA at CPI-2 under age 62
-348
-812
600
-Offset (COLA CPI-1 4 yrs)
174
407
920 Federal pay: CPI-1 for four years (not included
in total)
(-2,260)
(-5,230)
600 End lump-sum benefit
-3,032
-5,132
TOTAL, Social Security and Retirement,
Option 2
-25,173
-61,969
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PROPOSED ENTITLEMENT SAVINGS
02-Feb-93
(outlays in millions of dollars)
ENTV
FUNC-
1994-97
TION
SAVINGS OPTIONS
1997
Total
SOCIAL SECURITY AND RETIREMENT
OPTION 3: Delay COLAs for 3 months:
650
Social Security/Railroad
-3,200
-11,600
650
Other non-means tested
-654
-2,432
650
Offsets
100
300
650
Total
-3,754
-13,732
650
Retain Social Security threshold and tax 85%
(revenue)
-6,900
-21,400
600
Military COLA at CPI-2 under age 62
-1,134
-2,664
600
-Offset (3 month COLA delay)
75
300
600
Civilian COLA at CPI-2 under age 62
-348
-812
600
-Offset (3 month COLA delay)
20
80
920
Federal pay: 3 month COLA delay (not
included in total)
(-710)
(-2,570)
600 End lump-sum benefit
-3,032
-5,132
TOTAL, Social Security and Retirement,
Option 3
-15,073
-43,360
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PROPOSED ENTITLEMENT SAVINGS
02-Feb-93
(outlays in millions of dollars)
ENTV
FUNC-
1994-97
TION
SAVINGS OPTIONS
1997
Total
SOCIAL SECURITY AND RETIREMENT
OPTION 4: COLAs for amounts under poverty level:
650
Social Security/Railroad
-8,400
-19,200
650
Other non-means tested
-5,200
-12,200
650
Offsets
---
650
Total
-13,600
-31,400
650
Retain Social Security threshold and tax 85%
(revenue)
-6,900
-21,400
600
Military COLA at CPI-2 under age 62
-1,134
-2,664
600 -Offset
75
300
600
Civilian COLA at CPI-2 under age 62
-348
-812
600
-Offset
20
80
920 Federal pay: COLAs for amounts under poverty level
(not included in total)
(-1,800)
(-6,530)
600 End lump-sum benefit
-3,032
-5,132
TOTAL, Social Security and Retirement,
Option 4
-24,919
-61,028
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PROPOSED ENTITLEMENT SAVINGS
02-Feb-93
(outlays in millions of dollars)
ENTV
FUNC-
1994-97
TION
SAVINGS OPTIONS
1997
Total
VETERANS BENEFITS AND SERVICES
700 Housing loan fees 2%
-157
-620
700 Veterans pensions-medicaid nursing homes
---
700 Pension income through Internal Revenue Service
---
---
700 Readjustment benefits
-135
-436
700 Medical care costs recovery
-407
-1,170
700 Prescription charge/co-payment
---
---
700 VA housing down-payment
-17
-68
700 Resale losses on loans
-21
-80
700 Insurance administration from reserve
-31
-113
Total, Function 700
-768
-2,487
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
750 Extend U.S. Customs merchandise and
passenger processing fees
-579
-1,143
750 U.S. Customs overtime reform
-18
-72
Total, Function 750
-597
-1,215
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
800 Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
funding agreement
-10
-31
Total, Function 800
-10
-31
NET INTEREST
900 Shorten debt securities
-2,300
-5,300
Total, Function 900
-2,300
-5,300
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PROPOSED ENTITLEMENT SAVINGS
02-Feb-93
(outlays in millions of dollars)
ENTV
FUNC-
1994-97
TION
SAVINGS OPTIONS
1997
Total
UNDISTRIBUTED OFFSETTING RECEIPTS
950 Auction Federal Communications Commission
spectrum
-2,083
-4,080
Total, Function 950
-2,083
-4,080
Total, ALL FUNCTIONS, with Social Security and Retirement:
Option 1
-49,766 -129,841
Option 2
-56,115 -134,762
Option 3
-46,015 -116,153
Option 4
-55,861 -133,821
MEMORANDUM:
Revenue items included above
-7,028 -21,800
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FEBRUARY 3, 1993
MEMORANDUM
FROM:
GREG SIMON
DOMESTIC POLICY ADVISOR
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
TO:
VICE PRESIDENT GORE
SUBJECT: MEMO TO THE PRESIDENT ON THE ECONOMIC PACKAGE
This memo responds to the information requests made at yesterday's economic
team meeting.
CORPS OF ENGINEERS
According to OMB staff, the projects listed in the stimulus package are all
existing projects related to maintenance and rehabilitation of commercial inland
waterways. Each of these projects have been through the NEPA process and has
identified cost-share sponsors. There are new projects in the long term investment
package that would require case by case review under well-established guidelines.
GOVERNMENT PURCHASE OF ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES (AFV's)
The federal fleet contains 550,000 vehicles. The Energy Act of 1992 required
the federal government to buy AFV's at the following rates:
FY 93
5,000 AFV's (1% of total fleet)
94
7500
95
10,000
96
25% of all purchases must be AFV's
97
33% ....
98
50% "
99
75%
The FY 93 budget for purchases is $4 million at DOE and $8 million at DOD; there is
no money included in the FY 94 budget because DOE and DOD want GSA to spread
the cost of purchasing AFV's over each agency's budget.
To speed this program immediately we can accelerate the schedule listed
above by one year and issue an Executive Order to convert existing vehicles to
alternative fuels at the same rate as new ones are purchased. This would cost $35
million in FY 1993, an increase of $28 million.
NATIONAL SERVICE
Yesterday, you requested more information on how inner city youth could be
enlisted in the program to work in the National parks doing conservation and
environmental restoration. My staff has prepared a proposal on a program to do just
that. The program also includes assistance to obtain high school degrees and
apprenticeships to teach youth in the program marketable skills in conjunction with
local businesses who agree to provide jobs for program graduates.
ENERGY CONSERVATION IN FEDERAL BUILDINGS
Expenditures of $ 500 million for federal buildings and an additional $300
million for retrofits of low income housing can expect to have a 50% spendout rate
according to OTA studies and existing programs in California and Texas. This would
create thousands of jobs for small local contractors and suppliers as well as ancillary
jobs in the production of energy efficient appliances, windows and similar items.
FEDERAL LIGHTING INITIATIVE
You requested a list of federal buildings that could be fitted with energy efficient
lighting as a demonstration program. I attach a list of projects that could be
undertaken across the country that would demonstrate the benefits of the Green
Lights and Energy Star programs EPA promotes in the private sector.
NATIONAL LABS
The technology transfer programs of the national labs are a good place to
provide immediate leveraging of private sector matching funds. There are two
initiatives that can be taken here.
First, re-program $50 million within the Defense Program Account (050) for
CRADA's. This was proposed last year and drew 700 proposals from businesses.
Congress did not allow the reprogramming because the money was slated to leave
the defense account altogether. A proper reprogramming here can have immediate
response given that number of proposals.
Second, add $50 million to the non-weapons labs technology transfer accounts
for similar programs. This money can also be absorbed quickly and leverage private
funds.
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Mack
FR: Rahm
RE: Week Two
DT: February 15, 1993
If Thursday and Friday are seen as creating the momentum
behind the economic plan, the following week should accomplish
two objectives: to continue to build support for the plan, and to
further the theme of national interest vs. special interest.
There are a number of events we should put in motion in
order to achieve the above goals.
1. Western governors (Romer, Walters, Sullivan, King, Miller
and Andrus) should be brought together for a press conference to
endorse the plan. They would probably support the plan, and can
help with the rural piece.
2. Since the plan has been prematurely defined as part pain
and sacrifice, we should seek a press conference with John White,
Paul Tsongas, Warren Rudman, Mike Walsh, the Chair of the
Business Roundtable, Lee Iacocca, etc In the last year, these
individuals have become the voices of pain and budget "honesty."
They would legitimize the honest budget element.
3. As described in an earlier memo, the Economic Team should
be broken into groups to hit one market each. (See attached
memo)
4. On a different angle, we should build on the theme of the
plain national interest against special interest. The President
should attend counter-scheduled events:
* Business groups to explain their higher taxes.
*
Hospitals, Doctors, Insurance companies,
pharmaceutical companies.
*
Some gathering of large farm groups and agricultural
interests.
*
Labor Unions.
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mark Gearan
FR: Rahm Emanuel
RE: DLC
DT: February 15, 1993
This is to give you an update on the DLC and Mainstream
Forum members.
1. At 3:00 pm today, Leon Panetta will be doing a conference
call with Dave McCurdy, Glenn Browder, John Spratt, Jim Slattery,
and Jim Cooper.
2. Mack and the Vice President are speaking on Wednesday at
5:00 pm to the Mainstream Forum.
3. Al From is sending a memo to the state chapter presidents
with our talking points.
4. Dave McCurdy will organize a press conference supporting
the plan for Thursday or Friday.
House and Senate Economic Vote Points by Market
Media Market
Points
Cabinet Secretary
New York
16.50
Secretary Ron Brown
New Orleans
9.25
Secretary Epsy
Cleveland
6.50
Secretary Shalala
Denver
4.00
Secretary Pena
Louisville
4.00
Secretary Pena
San Antonio
1.25
Secretary Cisneros
Los Angeles
1.25
Ambassador Kantor
Flint-Saginaw
1.25
Secretary Cisneros
Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula 1.25
Secretary Epsy
Chicago
1.25
Secretary Ron Brown
MEDIA MARKETS COVERED BY MEMBERS OF THE CABINET
AND TOP ECONOMIC STAFF
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
Tucson, AZ
Oklahoma City, OK
Albuquerque, NM
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Baltimore, MD
Austin, TX
Syracuse, NY
Chicago, IL
Minneapolis/St.Paul, MN
Philadelphia, PA
Chapel Hill, NC
Burlington, VT
Raleigh-Durham, NC
Somerville, NJ
New York, NY
Columbia, SC
Portland, OR
New York, NY
Oakland, CA
San Francisco, CA
New Orleans, LA
Boston, MA
Chicago, IL
Cleveland, OH
Louisville, KY
Denver, CO
San Antonio, TX
Los Angeles, CA
Flint-Saginaw, MI
Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS
TWO DAY TOTAL
Tucson, AZ
Oklahoma City, OK
Albuquerque, NM
Washington, DC
Baltimore,] MD
Austin, TX
Syracuse, NY
Chicago, IL
Minneapolis/St.Paul, MN
Philadelphia, PA
Chapel Hill, NC
Burlington, VT
Raleigh-Durham, NC
Somerville, NJ
Columbia, SC
Portland, OR
New York, NY
Oakland, CA
San Francisco, CA
New Orleans, LA
Boston, MA
Cleveland, OH
Louisville, KY
Denver, CO
San Antonio, TX
Los Angeles, CA
Flint-Saginaw, MI
Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS
Secretary Hazel O'Leary
Thursday, Feb. 18
am
Tape address on the economic program to be broadcast at
DOE facilities around the country on Friday.
Local media will be invited to all sites for viewing.
1:30 pm
Visit to Somerville (NJ) Elementary School's Science Center
2000, an interactive science learning program for 3rd, 4th and
5th graders.
Press availability to follow tour.
3:00 pm
Meet with Somerville Courier-News editorial board.
Friday, Feb. 19
8:30 am
Meet with Minneapolis Star Tribune editorial board.
10:30 am
Meet with St. Paul Pioneer Press editorial board.
12:00 n
Luncheon at Science Museum of MN hosted by MN Business
Partnership, MN Chamber of Commerce, MN AFL-CIO and
MN Science Museum.
Press availability to follow luncheon.
2:15 pm
Visit to the Minneapolis Veterans Hospital as part of National
Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Week
4:45 pm
Deliver address followed by Q & A at the Humphrey Forum
at the University of Minnesota, hosted by University officials,
head of the MN Dept. of Energy, and House and Senate
leadership.
Press availability to follow address.
Staff contact: Mike Gauldin
-- TENTATIVE SCHEDULE --
Secretary Babbitt
Thursday, Feb. 18
11:30
Lunch hosted by "The Tucson 30"
30 largest employers in southern Arizona. Environmentalists will
be invited to attend as well.
Arizona Inn
2200 East Elm Street
Tucson, AZ
(602) 325-1541
5:45 pm
Live interviews with network affiliates
Albuquerque, NM Airport
7:00 pm
Meet and greet with Interior office employees
Interior regional office
Albuquerque, NM
8:00 pm
Dinner with print reporters
Albuquerque, NM
Friday, Feb. 19
11:15 am -
Live and taped interviews with network affiliates
12:30 pm
Oklahoma City, OK
Staff contact: Ali Webb
Secretary Bentsen
Thursday, Feb. 18
9:00 am
Address to the Senate Budget Committee
Capitol Hill
Washington, DC
3:00 pm
Address to a joint session of the TX House and Senate
Press availability with Capitol press corps to follow address.
State Capitol
Austin, TX
Friday, Feb. 19
noon
Speech before the National Press Club
National Press Club Building
Washington, DC
Staff contact: Ed Knight
Secretary Jesse Brown
Thursday, Feb. 18
am
Tour/visit Lakeside VA hospital
Chicago, IL
11:00 am
Interview with the Chicago Defender
12:00 n
Luncheon with Armed Forces Council
Union League Club
Chicago, IL
1:30 pm
Interview with Chicago Tribune
2:30 pm
Interview with Chicago Sun Times
3:30 pm
Radio interviews
4:30 pm
Live interview on First Edition News (WBBM/CBS)
Friday, Feb. 19
Speech at Hyde Park Career Academy High School in
celebration of Black History Month
Chicago, IL
Saturday, Feb. 20
Speech to the Disabled Veterans Convention
Washington, DC
Staff contact: Linda Kaufman
Hon. Laura Tyson
Thursday, Feb. 18
noon
Address to the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco.
2:15 pm
Meeting with the editorial board of the San Francisco
Chronicle
4:00 pm
Speech at University of California
Berkeley, CA
open to all students and faculty
Friday, Feb. 19
8:00 am
Address to the City Club of Portland
Mayfair Room, Benson Hotel
Portland, OR
(503) 228-2000
Local contact: Hon. Jeff Rogers, City Attorney
3:00 pm
Meeting and press availability with the Mayor of Oakland re:
summer jobs program
Oakland, CA
Staff contact: Tom O'Donnell
Hon. Bob Rubin
Thursday, Feb. 18
9:00 am
Meet with the editorial board of the New York Daily News
12:00 n
Speech to the New York City Partnership
A business and labor group.
3:00 pm
Taped interview with top network affiliate
6:00 pm
Visit to the Beacon School
A center for community services, education and recreation.
Harlem, NY
Friday, Feb. 19
9:00 am
Visit to the New York Stock Exchange
11:00 am
Meet with the editorial board of Newsday
Staff contact: Sylvia Matthews
Administrator Carol Browner
Thursday, Feb. 18
3:30 pm
Address on economic program to 600 employees of the
Philadelphia regional office of the EPA.
Press availability to follow address.
Friday, Feb. 19
10:00 am
Meeting with editorial board of the Baltimore Sun
11:15 am
Meeting and site visit with Mayor Schmoke
Press availability to follow.
Baltimore, MD
Staff contact: Ann Hardison
Deputy Secretary Roger Altman
Thursday, Feb. 18
9:00 am
Meeting with Editorial Board of the Boston Globe
10:30 am
Visit worker retraining site with Mayor Flynn
12:00 n
Lunch speech hosted by Boston Chamber of Commerce
2:30 pm
Meeting with the editorial board of the Boston Herald
4:00-6:00 pm
Live and taped TV interviews with three network affiliates
Staff contact: Josh Steiner
Secretary Riley
Thursday, Feb. 18
1:00 pm
Speech at the University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
open to all students, faculty and press
3:00 pm
Meeting with the editorial board of the Columbia newspaper
Friday, Feb. 19
2:00 pm
Speech at University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
open to all students, faculty and press
4:00 pm
Meeting with the editorial board of the Raleigh-Durham
Raleigh, NC
Staff contact: Camille Johnston
Deputy Secretary Kunin
Thursday, Feb. 18
6:00 pm
Speech at University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
open to all students, faculty and press
Friday, Feb. 19
9:00 am
Speech at Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
open to all students, faculty and press
Staff contact: Camille Johnston
Secretary Ron Brown
Thursday, February 18. 1993
Noon
Meeting
New York City Partnership w/ Rubin
Mid-afternoon
Tour
Metro Tech Center
5:00
Interview -- Live at 5:00
Taping at CNN -- Moneyline
Friday, February 19, 1993
A.M.
News/Radio Shows
Chicago Mercantile Exchange and
The Board of Trade
Editorial Boards
The Sun Times
Chicago Tribune
Schedule: (UC)
Staff Contact: Bill Morton
Maria Cardona
(C) Confirmed
(UC) Unconfirmed
Hon. Alan Blinder
Thursday, Feb. 18
12:00 n
Lunch speech to the Brookings Institute
Washington, DC
open to the press, no availability
Staff contact: Tom O'Donnell
Secretary Mike Epsy
Thursday, February 18, 1993
A.M.
Farm Event (UC)
Mississippi State University
USDA - Agriculture Research Center
Starkville, Mississippi
Noon
Speech (C)
Joint Session of the Legislature
Jackson, Mississippi
P.M.
Town Hall Meeting (live at 5 or 6 or
taped for 6:00 news (UC)
Gulf Coast Area
Biloxi, Mississippi
Friday, February 19, 1993
Noon
Event with Congressman Jefferson (UC)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Staff Contact: Olieta Fitzgerald
Secretary Henry Cisneros
Thursday, February 18. 1993
A.M.
Tour and Speech (UC)
Flint, Michigan
P.M.
CDBG Project with (Mayor Nelson Wolff)
San Antonio, Texas
Friday, February 19, 1993
Monday, February 22, 1993
Speech (C)
National Association of Home Builders
Las Vegas, NV
Staff Contact: Jim Whitney
Secretary Donna Shalala
Thursday, February 18. 1993
11:00
Tour and Discussion (C)
Rainbow Babies and Children Hospital
Cleveland, Ohio
(Rainbow is a part of Case Western
Reserve University Hospital a (child health care facility)
P.M.
Interview (C)
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Shalala will tour a pediatrics facility and then discuss with the parents of the patients the
rising cost of health care. Rainbow's patients have pre-existing conditions.
The Chairperson of Rainbow Babies, Farah Waters, will facilitate the event. Also, Ms. Waters
has been asked to join the health care task force.
Friday Options: Shalala is unavailable for any Friday travel.
Staff Contact: Virginia Cox
Secretary Federico Pena
Thursday, February 18. 1993
A.M.
Speech (C)
Joint Session of the Legislature
Denver, Colorado
Mid-morning
Photo Opportunity (C)
23rd Street Viaduct
Workers -- Recipients of
Federal Transportation Funds
P.M.
Meeting with Editorial Board (C)
The Denver Post
Rocky Mountain News
P.M.
Meeting with Opinion Leaders (C)
Denver, Colorado
(i.e. Chamber of Commerce 20-30)
Friday, February 18, 1993
A.M.
Ford Motor Company
Louisville, Kentucky (UC)
Staff Contact: Richard Mintz
Secretary Reich
Thursday and Friday:
Testimony (House & Senate) (C)
News Shows -- Washington, D.C.
Staff Contact: Kitty Higgins
Ambassador Mickey Kantor
Thursday, February 18, 1993
Noon
Luncheon Speech with Los Angeles
Business leaders (C)
Times Mirror Chairman is the organizer
Los Angeles, California
Mid-Afternoon:
Tour and Brief Chat to factory
employees re: Jobs to Export (UC)
Port of Los Angeles
P.M.
News Shows -- Michael Jackson (UC)
Editorial Board -- Los Angeles Times
KNBC--TV
KNX-- Radio
Staff Contact: Ann Lazado
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Tuesday
Briefno,
February 12, 1993
700pm
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
as
FROM:
CHRISTINE A. VARNEY
Secretary to the Cabinet
SUBJECT:
Cabinet Activity to Promote Economic Plan
(Revised)
Cabinet Secretaries will be working aggressively over the next week
to promote the economic plan which you will present to the Congress
and the Nation next Wednesday evening, February 17. This
memorandum sets forth the activities which the Secretaries and
their staffs will undertake to promote the economic plan.
Today, we are meeting with Cabinet Department and Agency Chiefs of
Staff to discuss strategy for promoting the economic plan.
On Saturday, February 13, representatives of the Secretaries' press
operations are meeting with the White House Communications staff
to discuss the upcoming week's activities.
Tuesday evening, February 16, there will be a briefing on the goals
and methodology of the economic plan for all Secretaries, Deputy
Secretaries, Chiefs of Staff and Communications Directors. Senior
White House staff will conduct the briefing.
At your request, the Secretaries are calling their authorizing and
appropriating congressional Committees to discuss the specific
budget proposals. On Wednesday, February 17, we will provide the
specific talking points for use by the Secretaries for their calls
to the Hill. The Secretaries are being encouraged to call the
congressional committee leadership of both parties and all
Democrats. In addition, the Secretaries will hold background
briefings for beat reporters on Wednesday.
On Wednesday evening, the Cabinet has been invited to attend the
Joint Session of Congress as honored guests. At the conclusion of
your speech, Secretaries will conduct television, radio or
newspaper interviews. A program of satellite interviews is being
developed by the White House Communications staff.
On Thursday morning, February 18, some Secretaries will be asked
to appear on morning television programs. White House
Communications staff is coordinating this with the Secretaries'
press staff.
Most Secretaries will be travelling next Thursday to promote your
economic plan. Attached is a draft schedule of Secretarial travel
locations. Several Secretaries will be testifying before Congress
on Thursday on behalf of the economic plan, including Secretary
Bentsen, Secretary Reich, and Director Panetta. The White House
Congressional Relations office is coordinating their testimony.
As you know, at this past Wednesday's Cabinet meeting, the
Secretaries committed to provide information to other Secretaries
regarding specific benefits which their Agency or Department will
provide in the communities scheduled for Secretarial visits next
Thursday. We will disseminate this information.
We are working very closely with the other White House departments,
including Congressional Relations, Public Liaison, Inter-
governmental Affairs, Public Affairs, and Communications to ensure
that the roll-out of the economic plan is as strong as the plan
itself.
cc: Stephen B. Silverman
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
DRAFT
February 13, 1993
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
From:
The Communications Department
Subject:
Proposed Plan for Promoting the President's Economic Address
This memorandum describes our plans to promote the President's economic address
through February 18. Further suggestions will be forthcoming from the Office of Media
Affairs. Subsequent memoranda will propose plans for the period subsequent to the speech.
Proposed Message Events for the President
Friday, February 12. The President, Mrs. Clinton, Senator Pryor, and Secretary
Shalala travel to a child health facility to reveal the Administration's policy on
immunizations.
Saturday, February 13. The President delivers the radio address, works on his
speech, and lobbies Members of Congress to pass the program.
Sunday, February 14. Valentine's Day. Strong message advocates of the
President's program appear on the Sunday talk shows. The President goes on a "healthy
heart run" with joggers illustrate February as "Heart Month."
Concerns for the weekend. The print reporters will be writing for Sunday,
and the networks will be preparing for the weekend shows, curtain-raiser pieces on
the economic program. Assuming we maintain a close hold on decisions that have
been made, these works in progress will discuss the following issues, without
substantial comment or direction from the Administration:
The tax hikes are coming. Why are all the leaks basically devoted to tax hikes and
not spending cuts? What are the spending cuts going to be?
Is the President serious about reducing the deficit? Is Clinton sticking with the $145
billion figure? Is he departing from the $2 spending cuts for each dollar in taxes
formula spelled out in Panetta's confirmation?
New priorities. Will Clinton stick with the $60 billion increase in public investment
figure by 1997?
The elderly. Is the fraction of Social Security taxes exposed to tax going up?
Energy taxes. Which ones and who suffers?
Defense. Will defense cuts go beyond the prior Clinton plan formula of $60 billion
below Bush over five years?
Monday, February 15.
The President continues to meet with Members of Congress.
The President delivers an Oval Office Address on the State of the Economy and the
mess we inherited from the 1980s and the need to shared contributions, activism, and growth
in the 1990s. As Roosevelt said, comparing similar cultures in the 1920s and 1930s, we
need to move from "the dream of the golden ladder -- each individual for himself" to "a
broad highway on which thousands of your fellow men and women are advancing with you."
Tuesday, February 16.
The President does an infrastructure event, eating lunch with hard-hats and talking
about jobs at a construction site.
Capitol Hill. Democrats in Congress are preparing a three-day blitz around the Joint
Session Address utilizing radio and satellite television feeds, as well as more traditional
reaction interviews the night of the President's speech. These activities will depend on the
Administration providing talking points and some economic and message briefers for
Members as specified below.
From 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Democrats will be taping satelitte television feeds for 5
p.m. and 6:00 p.m. local broadcasts. They are expecting the White House to deliver talking
points prior to the taping.
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Wednesday, February 17.
The President conducts his Joint Leadership Meeting with Members of the House and
Senate.
Administration officials to meet with Gephardt message group from 8:45 a.m.-
9:30 a.m. to discuss speech.
[Note to OPL] Stan Collender of Price-Waterhouse has lined up John White
and Tom Gallagher to deliver positive statements on the program. He is still
waiting to hear from Jim McIntyre, Harrison Welford, Charles Lieberman
(Chemical Securities), and Mickey Levy (CRT Government Securities Chief).
We need to brief these people with some special handling.
The House Democratic Caucus will convene a "Committee on Party Effectiveness"
lunch on Wednesday. They have extended through David Dreyer an invitation for two
Administration guests -- an economics spokesperson and a message advisor -- to brief
Members on how we want the Members to react to the Joint Session Address.
At a time set by the Administration, before the speech, the Hill is expecting (1)
a mid-afternoon set of talking points for reactions to the speech; (2) delivery of
a set of talking points on the specifics of the program; (3) convenient delivery
of the President's text.
Typically, after such Presidential speeches, local television and the networks set up
"pens" in Statuary Hall of the Capitol. Nearly all Members of Congress go to the Hall for
reaction interviews.
We need to ensure they have talking points, etc., before the speech, so that they are
armed for the interviews which occur immediately following the Address.
Prior to the speech, Speaker Foley and Majority Leader Gephardt will both tape radio
feeds which will go up on satellite before the President has concluded his address. Also
before the President speaks, Members of Congress whose districts are in East Coast markets
will pre-tape satellite feeds for broadcast by their local television stations. Following the
speech, Members from the Mid-west, Mountain West, and West Coast time zones will tape
satellite feeds. The feeds go up on the satellite beginning at 10:45 p.m.
The Hill is also suggesting that we recruit Members to react positively, and
counter-intuitively, to program cuts or tax hikes that might hurt their own
constituencies, but which they are nonetheless willing to support.
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Thursday, February 18.
The President appears in the well of the House for a House of Commons-style
question and answer period with Members of Congress in defense of the program he unveiled
on Wednesday evening.
The Administration has asked House and Senate press secretaries to initiate morning
drive time radio interviews. Foley and Gephardt have committed to radio feeds for afternoon
drive time. All Members will be able to tape satellite feeds for distribution to their local
television stations at 12:30 p.m. for airing on 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. broadcasts. White
House is asked to supply Thursday reaction talking points for this exercise.
The Senate Democratic Policy Committee is asking for two Administration
spokespeople -- an economics expert and a message advisor -- to visit with
Senators at the weekly Thursday policy lunch. We would recommend that
Howard Paster explore whether this lunch can be bumped to Wednesday, so
that we may brief Senators before the speech. If not, perhaps Senator Mitchell
can be convinced to put a smalller group together for a message briefing on
Wednesday.
Thursday afternoon: the President departs for his fly-around.
Briefings for the Press
Wednesday, February 17, 1993
TBA
President meets with four television anchors
10:00am
Gene Sperling background brieifing for the wires
AP, UPI, Reuters, AFP
10:00
Roger Altman meets with the four White House network correspondents at
Treasury
11:00
Gene Sperling background phone calls to John Yang, Washington Post, David
Wessel, Wall Street Journal; Steven Greenhouse or David Rosenbaum, New
York Times
11:00
Treasury technical brieifing with technical staff and debt managers. Secretary
Bentsen and Roger Altman will give policy direction at the close of the
briefing
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12:30pm
Leon Panetta, Laura Tyson, Gene Sperling brief the White House Press Corps
(on background and embargoed)
Thursday, February 18, 1993
TBA
Bob Rubin, Roger Altman, Gene Sperling go to New York to Wall Street to
meet with the press
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TO:
Mark Gearan
FROM:
Susan Brophy
SB
DATE:
February 15, 1993
RE:
Plan for BC Contact with Capitol Hill
Howard asked me to delineate our proposed plan for the
President's contact with the Hill for the week following his
address to Congress.
Next week we hope to have Clinton meet with the House Black,
Hispanic and Women's Caucuses. We also are working with the
Minority Leadership to set up a meeting with Republicans--
probably the ranking committee members and a deep leadership
list. In addition, the following week, at the invitation of
Senator Dole, the President is scheduled to meet with the
Republican members of the Senate.
Vice President Gore is tentatively scheduled to speak to the
Speaker's Policy Group (Speaker, committee chairs and other
policy types) to discuss policy strategy for the economic package
in the House.
As you are aware, the day following the speech, Bentsen,
Panetta and Rivlin are testifying before the Senate and House
Budget Committees. Secretary Reich is appearing before the Ways
and Means Committee to discuss the extension of unemployment
benefits.
We are in the process of scheduling cabinet members for
committee hearings for the week of March 1. We want to have the
team of Bentsen, Panetta and Tyson appear before the money
committees in both Houses. Other cabinet officials will be
scheduled for House and Senate committees on various aspects of
the economic plan.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Memorandum
To:
Mack McLarty
From:
Eli Segal
Re:
National Service Communications/Outreach Activities
for Week of February 15
Date:
February 15, 1993
Please let me know the extent to which the National Service plans
we detail below conflict with, or may be subsumed by, the plans
of other White House staff.
For example, I would like to call Senator Nunn about the
President redeeming his campaign pledge on service. Also, I want
to encourage scheduling to arrange for the President or Vice
President to drop by an important Wednesday briefing we are
arranging for the service community.
COMMUNICATIONS:
National Service Communique:
We are preparing a one-page communique on the National Service
"good news" budget numbers and implications for Wednesday
distribution. The communique will be distributed by
Communications to their media universe in conjunction with other
one-pagers they are preparing on specific issues/programs.
Additionally, we will conduct a massive distribution (by fax and
mail) of the communique to the following key media and
constituencies from our developing data base:
-
Education: To education writers and higher-ed trade
publications inside the beltway and the education writers
of top 100 dailies nationwide.
-
Labor: To labor writers and trade publications inside
the beltway and to the labor writers of top 100 dailies
nationwide.
-
University/Student: To college student newspapers and radio
stations nationwide.
-
Targeted Constituencies: To national and grassroots
associations, coalitions, and organizations from education,
labor, service, and business (for distribution through their
own newsletters and publications).
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Media Briefings: Talking Points:
Communications is also planning pre-briefings with Administration
spokespersons with targeted reporters for Tuesday and Wednesday.
We are preparing talking points on National Service for the
briefings for use by such spokespersons as Sperling, Panetta, and
Rubin. We are also suggesting that I be included in a select
number of such briefings to discuss the National Service
component.
Embargoed Early Interviews with Targeted Media:
We are suggesting I speak to the Associated Press, the Chronicle
of Higher Education, and the Chronicle of Philanthropy early
Wednesday on an embargoed bases so they can developed in-depth
feature pieces on the National Service component.
OUTREACH
Working within the strategy and activities of political, public
liaison, and intergovernmental, we suggest the following:
Constituency Briefings:
Tuesday and Wednesday briefings are being arranged by public
liaison for key constituencies. We suggest I and Bill Galston be
available to discuss the National Service component at the
Tuesday education briefing, and any others as appropriate.
Service Community Briefing:
It is imperative we touch base with the somewhat thorny service
community leadership this week in the midst of the release of the
numbers. We are organizing a briefing for Wednesday to take
place in the White House or EOB. Ideally, the briefing would
include a drop-by from the President or Vice President. This is
one community that will be extremely supportive of the
President's plans and could give him a needed shot of adrenalin
before his speech.
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Background Information Distribution:
On Tuesday or Wednesday, as appropriate, we will be distributing
the one-page communique and confidential talking points to
targeted Cabinet secretaries; ally Congressional members; and
ally governors and mayors. The information will simultaneously
be distributed to their key staff, press secretaries, and ally
professional associations (such as the Democratic Governors
Association, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and the National
League of Cities).
Key One-on-One Briefings:
On Tuesday and Wednesday, as appropriate, I will be individually
briefing by phone the following allies:
- Cabinet Secretaries: Secretaries Riley, Reich, Shalalah,
Babbitt, and O'Leary.
- Congressional Members: Senators Wofford, Mikulski, Nunn,
Kennedy, Boren, Durenburger, Welstone, Simon and Pell;
Representatives McCurdy, Ford, Stokes, and Owens.
- Governors: Governors Romer (head of NGA) and Walters (head
of DGA).
- Mayors: Mayors Flynn of Boston and others to be determined.
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MEMORANDUM
February 15, 1993
TO:
Mack McLarty, Mark Gearan
FR:
Gene Sperling, Eric Berman, Paul Jamieson
RE:
Proposed Strategy for Economists (REVISED 8:30 PM)
OUTREACH TO NATIONAL ECONOMISTS
We have identified 26 targeted national economists both those who are likely to be friendly
and those who aren't who are typically contacted by the press for a major economic story. The
plan here is to win the reaction war by briefing top national economists in advance of the speech and
the press. The briefing will consist of general calls to help identify supporters for the President's
package. Those who are enthusiastic will be prompted to take an active role in spreading good news
about the plan.
STRATEGY FOR OUTREACH
Tuesday, senior Administration economic staff will contact the targeted economists to brief
them on the President's economic package.
Those who are deemed "enthusiastic" will be prompted to write an op-ed piece and make
themselves available to the media -- print, radio, and television. The economists will then make their
availability known either through a press notification or by phoning their local media. The NEC
"support group" staff i.e. Eric Berman, David Lane, Paul Jamieson, and others working with
Media Affairs can provide specific contact persons, phone numbers, fax numbers, etc. Gene Sperling
has already started calling some of these people to gauge their enthusiasm and has had success in
lining some of these people up.
Callers should let these economists know that they will also receive the detailed OMB
document (via fedex) on Friday (Thursday night mailout). However, they will be urged to contact
media with positive statements before they receive the full document.
GENERAL TALKING POINTS FOR PHONE CALLS
The President has put together a great plan and we want you to know some of the details so
that you can be fully informed.
The President feels that this is the best plan and, if it does not have strong support off the bat,
we will lose 8 crucial moment for change.
[If supportive] Would you be interested in expressing your support publicly? Will you talk to
the press? We can have staff contact you or your staff to answer any logistical questions.
We will fed ex you details on the whole package on Thursday (arrive Friday).
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LIST OF TARGETED ECONOMISTS AND LIKELY CALLERS
(* denotes Nobel Laureate)
ECONOMIST
ADMINISTRATION
Academia
William Sharpe, Stanford
*
Tyson
Robert Solow, MIT
Blinder
Kenneth Arrow, Stanford
*
Summers
James Tobin, Yale
Blinder
Paul Samuelson, MIT
Summers
Lawrence Klein, UPENN
Blinder
Franco Modigliani, MIT
*
Summers
Herbert Simon, Carnegie Mellon
Sperling
Rudiger Dombusch, MIT
Sperling
Martin Feldstein, Harvard
Summers
Barry Bosworth
Rivlin
Charles Schultze
Rivlin
Rudy Penner
Rivlin
George Perry
Rivlin
William Nordhaus, Yale
Blinder
Bob Eisner, Northwestern
Tyson
James Galbraith
Sperling
Financial
Bruce Steinberg, Merrill Lynch
Sperling
Allen Sinai, Boston Corporation
Blinder
Felix Rohatyn, Lazard Freres
Rubin
Think-tanks
Henry Aaron, Brookings
Sperling
Jeff Faux, Economic Policy Institute
Tyson
Robert Kuttner
Sperling
Bob Greenstein
Sperling
Robert McIntyre, Citizens for Tax Justice
Rubin
Lester Thurow, MIT
Rubin
Carol Cox Waite, Ctr on Budget Priorities
Panetta
Larry Chimerine, DRI McGraw Hill
Blinder
Ben Friedman
Summers
Other
Pete Peterson
Altman
Paul Tsongas
[has already been called]
Kevin Phillips
Rubin
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TARGETED MEDIA FOR ECONOMISTS' OP-EDS
ECONOMIST(S)
NEWSPAPER
NY TIMES
Solow, Tobin
WASHINGTON POST
Schultze, Aaron
WALL STREET JOURNAL
Dombusch (already agreed)
USA TODAY
Thurow, Faux
LA TIMES
(Tyson will arrange)
BOSTON GLOBE
Kuttner
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Eisner, Pearlman
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
Klein
DALLAS MORNING NEWS
Jamie Galbraith
HARTFORD COURANT
Tobin, Nordhaus
Unless Communications feels otherwise, other national economists will be urged to contact
their local media.
"DEAR MR. PRESIDENT" LETTER
Gene Sperling will contact Henry Aaron at Brookings about circulating a "Dear Mr.
President" letter among national economists on Thursday. This will be a general message of
support to which economists will sign on. It should be clear that it is from the economists,
organized by Henry Aaren, to the President. We will release this to the press.
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REGIONAL ECONOMISTS' OUTREACH
NEC war room "support staff" will make initial calls to regional economists to gauge
interest on Tuesday. Those who respond positively will get faxed an executive summary of
the plan (produced by NEC by Thursday morning) and contact names/phone/fax number of
their local media.
Note that there is some duplication of markets with the national economists. These
duplicative markets are generally larger markets and thus we often need more than just one
piece. Also, regional economists will be encouraged to contact media outlets (e.g. New York
Newsday in New York) that have not been covered with national economists.
TARGETED REGIONAL MARKETS
(targeted by key Congressional district)
New York, NY
Kansas City, MO
Portland, ME
Philadelphia, PA
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX
Des Moines, LA
Hartford, CT
Atlanta, GA
Minot-Bismarck, SD
Boston, MA
Greenville-Spartanburg
Birmingham, AL
Washington, DC
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
New Orleans, LA
Portland, ME
Louisville, KY
Oklahoma City, OK
Pittsburgh, PA
Norfolk, VA
Houston, TX
Cleveland, OH
Portland, OR
Jackson, MS
Minneapolis, MN
Denver, CO
Lexington, KY
St. Louis, MO
Fresno-Vidalia, CA
Albuquerque, NM
Omaha, NE
Burlington, VT
Salt Lake City, UT
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MEMORANDUM
To:
Laura D'Andrea Tyson
From: Eric Berman
Date: February 15, 1993
Re:
National economists outreach
Pursuant to the strategy for economists distributed this morning by Mark Gearan. please call the
following economists Tuesday, February 16, 1993:
ROBERT EISNER
Northwestern
ph> (708) 491-5394
fx> (708) 491-7001
(ask him to write In the Chicago Tribune)
WILLIAM F. SHARPE
Stanford University
ph> (415) 941-3990
fx> (415) 941-3994
JEFF FAUX
Economic Policy Institute
ph> (202) 775-8810
fx> (202) 775-0918
(ask him to write in USA Today)
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MEMORANDUM
To: Alan Blinder
From: Eric Berman
Date: February 15, 1993
Re: National economists outreach
Pursuant to the strategy for economists distributed this morning by Mark Gearan, please call the
following economists Tuesday, February 16, 1993:
ROBERT SOLOW
MIT
ph> (617) 253-5268
fx> (617) 253-0560
(ask him to write in the New York Times)
WILLIAM NORDHAUS
Yale University
(ask him to write in the Hartford Courant)
JAMES TOBIN
Yale University
ph> (203) 432-3720
fx> (203) 436-1600
(to be asked to write in the New York Times and Hartford Courant)
LAWRENCE R. KLEIN
University of Pennsylvania
ph> (215) 898-7713
ph> (401) 849-3587 (Rhode Island)
fx> (401) 847-2970 (Rhode Island)
(ask him to write In the Philadelphia Inquirer)
ALLAN SINAI
Boston Corp.
ph> (212) 298-6030
LAWRENCE CHIMERINE
DRI/McGraw-Hill
ph> (215) 293-9601
fx> (215) 687-9194
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MEMORANDUM
To: Lawrence Summers
From: Eric Berman
Date: February 15, 1993
Re: National economists outreach
Pursuant to the strategy for economists distributed this morning by Mark Gearan, please call the
following economists Tuesday, February 16, 1993:
KENNETH J. ARROW
Stanford University
ph> (415) 723-9165
fx> (415) 725-5702
PAUL A. SAMUELSON
MIT
ph> (617) 253-3368
fx> (617) 253-0560
FRANCO MODIGLIANI
MIT
ph> (617) 253-7153
MARTIN FELDSTEIN
Harvard
ph> (617) 495-2144
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MEMORANDUM
Feb. 15, 1993
TO: Gene
FR: Paul
RE: Economists project
You must call these people on Tuesday
Herbert Simon
Carnegie Mellon University
P 412/268-2787
f 412/268-5288
Rudy Dombush
(you have number)
* remind him of his promise to write to the WSJ
Bruce Steinberg
Merrill Lynch
P 212/551-3000 (main number)
Bob Kuttner
(you have number)
Bob Greenstein
P 202/265-2191
f 202/408-1080
Jamie Galbriath (scheduled for the Dallas Morning News)
W 512/471-1244
f 512/471-1835
h 512/480-0250
Rudy Penner
(you have number)
Kevin Phillips
Henry Aaron
-
"SERA MA. PMES. Lth"
Brookings Institution
ph> (202) 797-6125
fx> (202) 797-6181
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Pearlman (who is that?) (scheduled for the Chicago Tribune)
NOTE: Laura Tyson is assigned to call Jeff Faux (p 202/775-8810; f 0918). Rubin is
scheduled to call Kevin Phillips. Call Tyson and Rubin if you want to make these calls.
Other questions
1. Dear Mr. President Gearan wants the "Dear Mr. President" letter from Aaron that the
top economists can sign onto, and then release it to the press. You should work out the
details with Aaron.
2. Matching National Figures with Media You began this process, but do you want to
finish assigning the top people to specific print/TV/radio?
3. Regional Strategy Faux did not go for the idea of having EPI people do all the
calling and faxing of the lesser known regional economists. Gearan wants us to do it,
so the NEC war room staff will start the phone calls on Tuesday and fax the executive
summary and media contacts on Thursday.
4. CEO's What is Lux doing on this and should we coordinate with him?
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
Roger Altman
FROM:
Eric Berman
DATE:
February 15, 1993
RE:
National economists outreach
Pursuant to the strategy for economists distributed this morning by Mark Gearan, please call
the following economist Tuesday, February 16, 1993:
Pete Peterson
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
Alice Rivlin
FROM:
Eric Berman
DATE:
February 15, 1993
RE:
National economists outreach
Pursuant to the strategy for economists distributed this morning by Mark Gearan, please call
the following economists Tuesday, February 16, 1993:
Barry Bosworth
Brookings Institution
ph> (202) 797-6122
Charles Schultze
Brookings Institution
ph> (202) 797-6295
George Perry
Brookings Institution
ph> (202) 797-6296
fx> (202) 797-6181
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
Robert Rubin
FROM:
Eric Berman
DATE:
February 15, 1993
RE:
National economists outreach
Pursuant to the strategy for economists distributed this morning by Mark Gearan, please call
the following economists Tuesday, February 16, 1993:
Felix Rohatyn
Lazard Freres
ph> (212) 632-6123
Robert McIntyre
Citizens for Tax Justice
ph> (202) 626-3780
fx> (202) 638-3486
Lester Thurow
MIT: Sloan School of Management
ph> (617) 253-2932
fx> (617) 258-6617
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
Leon Panetta
FROM:
Eric Berman
DATE:
February 15, 1993
RE:
National economists outreach
Pursuant to the strategy for economists distributed this morning by Mark Gearan, please call
the following economist Tuesday, February 16, 1993:
Carol Cox-Waite
ECONOMIC PLANS
©INTERGOVERNMENTAL
PUBLIC LIAISON
DNC
°VICE PRESIDENT
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DRAFT
MEMORANDUM FOR MACK McLARTY
FROM: Regina T. Montoya
DATE: February 15, 1993
RE:
Office of Intergovernmental Affairs' Plan for Economic
Agenda
The Office of Intergovernmental Affairs' liaison to the Public
Interest Groups (PIGS) has been meeting with and communicating by
telephone with the staff and leadership of the organizations
which represent the various levels of government to gather as
much support as possible for the President's economic agenda.
The Office of Intergovernmental Affairs has been in communication
with the following:
a. HUD - Loretta Avent and I met with Secretary Henry
Cisneros, Chief of Staff, Bruce Katz, Andrew Cuomo and
Jacquie Lawing today to coordinate communicating the
President's economic agenda to local elected officials.
Mayors of the 100 largest cities in America will be
called by HUD Senior Staff on Thursday morning.
b. DNC/DGA Coordination of Strategy - Loretta Avent has
contacted Katie Whelan (who is out of the country until
Tuesday, February 16,1993). Loretta did speak with
Crickett O'Connor from the DGA who felt that Katie
Whelan and Jake Siewert would feel comfortable with the
governors who are attending the Address to the Joint
Session.
Craig Smith came to the office, and we reviewed our bi-
partisan strategy with him. He, too, was comfortable
with the list of governors we shared with Mark Gearan.
We also spoke to Alice Travis, and she and Loretta will
continue meeting and discussing our intergovernmental
agenda.
Loretta and I will attend the briefing from 11:30 a.m.
- 12:00 p.m. tomorrow at the DNC for the Washington
representatives (staff) of various elected officials,
groups, states, and cities.
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C. U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) - Thomas Cochran,
Executive Director, USCM, met with Loretta Avent and
informed her that he and his President, William Althaus
will hold a press conference at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday,
February 18, to release the results of a 1000 cities
survey.
The survey is on the stimulus money. Loretta's
understanding is that, as of this moment, we can count
on support from over 500 cities. They are serious
about the completion of projects by December, 1993.
Loretta has heard that the press is trying to scare up
a story by asking whether there is going to be a
community development initiative. Part of that, she
believes, stems from the press's using the term
infrastructure to mean only roads and bridges, which
appears (only on its image) to exclude housing and
community development.
Loretta has discussed with Tom the best way to help our
administration in responding to that question. We
don't need an up-front fight between the cities and the
states before the President speaks. She suggests we
should start off with at least as much fairness and
equity as possible.
USCM has 70 urban lobbyists that will be briefed once
they get the materials. They will then fax to their
membership whatever is necessary for their support.
The President, who is Republican, has pledged his
interest in getting bi-partisan support. Loretta spoke
to him again to see if he was encountering any flak
from his statement after meeting with the President at
the White House.
d. National League of Cities (NLC) - Loretta set up a
meeting in our office with Mayor Don Fraser, NLC
President, his Chief of Staff, Trudy Gayer-Moloney, and
Janel Bush, his legislative person. The Mayor and his
staff committed their support for what they thought the
President's economic package would include and would
lobby other Mayors we absolutely need to support the
same. Trudy Gayer-Moloney called Loretta on Sunday to
task her to please fax to her, as soon as we have
materials, whatever is needed for their support, and
they, in turn, would get it out through the NLC system.
They also agreed to make calls for us.
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Mayor Fraser feels that this is the President's best
window of opportunity to push this kind of economic
package through. He mentioned that Loretta helped put
the NLC leadership in place through 1995, so they are
prepared to work. His strongest area of interest is
family and children.
e. National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) - Carl
Tubbesing called Loretta Avent from their NCSL Denver
retreat today to let us know that they are on stand-by
to help us in any way they can (within the bi-partisan
constraints of the organization). Their President
called to let us know that Loretta helped him in his
election to head NCSL and that he welcomes the
opportunity to help us as much as he can.
They have a fax system that can get our message to 50
of their Executive Committee Members, 100 Legislative
Leaders, Key Legislators, Committee Chairs, officers,
etc. It takes a little longer, but they can even get
something out to the Fiscal Committee Chairs (see
attached request of what they would like). Loretta has
all their hotel, beeper and any other phone numbers we
need. Their membership is key from many perspectives
(i.e., Governors, etc.)
f. National Association of State Treasurers - Loretta and I
met last week with Milton Wells, Director, Office of
Federal Relations, National Association of State
Treasurers (see attached), and they also want to assist
us quickly, and will do so as soon as they have been
briefed.
g. Council of State Governments (CSG) - Abe Frank, Deputy
Director, called Loretta today and offered the
assistance of their four regional offices to get the
message out. They have a decentralized organization
(Atlanta, Chicago, New York and San Francisco) and they
can also get something out to Lieutenant Governors,
Secretaries of State, The Leadership (Speakers of the
House, Senate Presidents, etc.) The CSG can also get
information to an issue-oriented membership (i.e., 50
Labor Commissioners, State Election Chairs, State
Emergency Managers).
Impact
frankin
new
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h. National Association of Counties (NACo) - Larry Naake,
NACo Executive Director, called Loretta from home
Saturday and Sunday to advise her of their desire to be
at the table; their meeting with us made them feel
like real partners again. Their President, John
Stroger, offered the organization's assistance in
getting our message out. They can fax our message to a
network of 1100 (State Associations, Boards of
Directors, Steering Committees, etc.). We can count on
their delivery because the urban and rural counties
will be important factors in the mix.
i. National Association of Regional Councils (NARC) -
Loretta and I met with the NARC President who is from
California, and the leadership of the Texas Association
of Regional Councils. They stand ready to assist us
with getting our message out.
j. National Association of Development Organization (NADO)
- Loretta spoke to the NADO Executive Director, Alice
Ann Walbruck, at home over the weekend. The help of
this group is important to us in the rural area, and
with agricultural issues. We can get their support,
but will have to work hard because of the cuts.
k. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (WASH-
COG) - Ruth Crone, Executive Director, called Loretta,
sent her a letter, and their Chairman of the Board of
Directors, Hilda Pemberton, made a pitch at Loretta's
brother-in-law in church on Sunday, to give this
President's economic agenda a chance to work. Loretta
is planning to call them on Wednesday. They will do
what they can to get the message out. They represent
between 16 and 19 jurisdictions in D.C., Maryland, and
Virginia.
1. International City County Managers Association - Loretta
and I met with their deputy director and they have
offered their services. Loretta, again, worked to get
their current President, Roy Pederson, elected and he
has called to ask her what he can do to help. Their
membership is appointed and elected. We need to
discuss this one in greater detail.
Memorandum for Mack McLarty
Page Five
m. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
(ACIR) - I received a letter today from one of its
members (see attached). Loretta will follow-up to see
how we can plug them in. We also need to discuss
appointments to ACIR to insure our people get on. We
have some ideas. Loretta received calls from two
Public Interest Groups supporting a candidate, and to
let us know who from the Commission could help push our
economic agenda.
n. Governors
1. Conference Call - During the NGA Annual Winter
Meeting, the President invited the Governors to
attend the Address to the Joint Session, and
several Governors have expressed an interest in
doing SO. These Governors have indicated that
they would like to show their bi-partisan support
of the economic plan.
In preparation for the Address, our office
coordinated an hour and a half telephone
conference call on Friday, February 12, 1993, with
Leon Panetta; Bob Rubin; Governor Romer; Governor
Walters; Governor Carper; Governor Edgar; Governor
Branstad; Governor Mickelson; Ray Scheppach,
Executive Director of NGA; and our office.
galley /Hillay lib
2. The Address - We have secured 5 floor passes and
Governors Romer, Walters, Campbell and Thompson
have been invited. Governor Florio will probably
Washington
the fifth. (See attached memo to Mark Gearan.)
Demo
governors
3. Outreach to all Governors - Our office will be
reps
attending the daily communications meetings, and
we will be distributing by telecopier to each
Governor and to their De representatives the
briefing papers regarding the speech. In
addition, as soon as the completed economic
booklet is available, we will send it to each
Governor by federal express and will have it
available for pickup by each DC representative.
4. DNC Presentation to NGA - On Tuesday, February
16th, the DNC has scheduled a briefing to the
Executive Director of the NGA, among others.
Memorandum for Mack McLarty
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Mack, you may already know this, but Loretta Avent worked as a
lobbyist, generalist, government relations specialist, librarian,
citizen partipcation coordinator, and assistant/associate
director for a number of the organizations we are working with.
They have all called me to express their excitement about her
being in this office, and express that that is one reason we can
count on their being reasonable and receptive to our agenda. The
organizations are the NGA, NLC, USCM, WASH-COG, NACo and her
former boss is the Executive Director of NADO. She was a
consultant to the State Legislators. This has helped the Office
of Intergovernmental Affairs tremendously.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 11, 1993
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
From:
Alexis Herman
Subject: Office of Public Liaison Outreach Program in Support of
the Economic Package
The following represents a short and long-term outreach program
in support of the Economic Package. Essentially, the Office of
Public Liaison (OPL) is working to contact and develop
relationships with key organizations and individuals who may have
an interest in the Economic Package.
At a minimum, we want to consult those who will be a problem,
herald the package for those who will benefit, and reinforce
support for the package among the Democratic base.
I.
Activities Prior to the State of the Union Address
A.
We have met with the key national business
organizations in an effort to develop a mutually
consultative relationship. This effort includes the
President's and Bob Rubin's meetings with executives of
the Business Roundtable and other selected CEOs. It
also includes ongoing contacts with the National
Associations of Manufacturers, the Chamber of Commerce,
and the American Business Council. Our efforts
culminated in the President's Economic Address on
February 12.
B.
We have met with leaders of interest groups and think
tanks from the liberal wing of the party to shore up
their support and get them ready to help us. Groups
invited to a Roosevelt room briefing with Bob Rubin and
Gene Sperling include Economic Policy Institute,
Citizens for Tax Justice, Citizen Action, Center for
Budget and Policy Priorities, Institute for Policy
Studies, National Council of Senior Citizens, National
Farmers Union, National Council of Churches, ACORN,
Public Citizen, Consumer Federation of America,
National Council of La Raza, Joint Center for Economic
and Policy Studies. This meeting was held Friday,
February 12.
C.
OPL, the White House Political Department, the Labor
Department, and the DNC have combined to be in
continuous contact with labor on the economic plan. We
set up a meeting for the President with Land Kirkland
on February 2. Secretary Reich is going to the AFL-
CIO winter meetings in Florida, and Joan Baggett from
political is spending Saturday through Wednesday there.
Between Joan Baggett and Mike Lux, we will continue
working with labor leaders over the coming weeks to get
their enthusiastic support.
We are meeting with the following groups and industries
expected to be most affected by the Economic Package.
Our initial goal for this category is to insure that we
make a legitimate effort to initiate a dialogue, as
well as exhibit the Administration's willingness to
maintain such a dialogue.
1. Seniors
2.
Agri-Business
3.
Energy Industry
We met with the most influential national seniors
groups over past week. Specifically, The President met
with representatives of the AARP on February 5. On
February 10, Mike Lux met with the Leadership Council
of Aging Organizations, a coalition of 40 national
seniors organizations. While Mike could not discuss
the specifics of the package with the group, he tested
using the customary "buzzwords" without any strong
negative reactions from the meeting participants.
We commenced our outreach to the agri-business
community by inviting selected businesses to the
President's Economic Address yesterday. Officials from
Farm Bureau and Archer, Daniels, Midland attended. We
will invite additional agri-business to the White House
for a briefing by an appropriate surrogate on February
18 and 19. Included will be commodity group leaders as
well as both liberal and conservative general farm
groups.
We commenced our outreach to the energy industry by
inviting selected businesses to the President's
Economic address yesterday. Again, we are inviting
key industry leaders to the White House for a briefing
by an appropriate surrogate February 18 and 19.
D.
We also are meeting with interest groups who are
expected to benefit from the package.
4.
Education organizations
5.
Children's/Parenting organizations
2
On Tuesday, February 16, key education and children's
organizations will be briefed on the economic package.
Laura Tyson will attend the meeting of the education
organizations. Vice-President Gore is scheduled to
attend the meeting with the children's/parenting
organizations.
a.
Examples of Education-Related Organizations
-
American Federation of Teachers
-
National Education Associations
-
American Association of School
Administrators
-
Council for Educational Development
-
Council for Exceptional Children
-
National Governors Association
-
National Association of State Colleges
and Universities
-
American Association of University Women
b.
Examples of Children's/Parenting
Organizations
-
Children's Defense Fund
-
AFSME
-
SEIU
-
Center for Law and Social Policy
-
Academy of Pediatrics
-
Child Welfare League
-
National Black Child Development
-
National Women's Law Center
II. Activities on February 17
The day of the State of the Union address, we will be
clearing our staff's schedules so that we can make key phone
calls all day. We will also be preparing phone lists for
the Vice President, Assistants to the President, and Cabinet
members. Our messages to these groups will be as follows:
A.
With core Democratic Party groups, the message will be
that we urgently need them to say positive things about
the overall package, even if there are some aspects of
it they do not like.
B.
With groups that our budget does the most for, we are
giving them the good news and saying: this is your
moment -- it is now or never.
C.
With groups negatively impacted, we are saying give us
time: we will keep working positively with you if you
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don't attack publicly in the first 72 hours. Give the
package a chance to lift off the ground.
III. Activities After Announcement of the Package
A.
We will continue our outreach program to Seniors, Agri-
Business and the Energy Industry.
B.
With the announcement of a detailed package and full
analysis of its positive and negative impacts on
individual states and regions, we will, working in
conjunction with the DNC, then modify our outreach
program to focus on regional and state opinion makers
whose states or regions are benefited or hurt by the
package. We presently envision bringing such opinion
leaders to the White House for briefings during the
week of February 22.
C.
We also will continue our outreach to the groups and
organizations referenced previously. For example,
Public Liaison will coordinate White House
participation in a Chamber of Commerce event that will
include more then 2,000 business people from around the
country.
D.
Our outreach on behalf of the package also will be
supported by a similar Public Liaison program presently
underway in support of the Health Care Initiative.
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
MARK D. GEARAN
FROM:
ALEXIS HERMAN
SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO REQUESTED UPDATE FOR THE ECONOMIC PACKAGE
OUTREACH STRATEGY
DATE:
February 15, 1993
The following represents OPL's response to your specific
questions regarding our outreach strategy for the economic
package.
Question 1.
"Detailed list of which groups need meetings with
the White House on Thursday and Friday,
"
See Tab A. Attached are lists of representive companies in
agri-business, energy and high-technology.
Question 2.
"Detailed plan for coordination of the White House
Public Liaison office with the DNC
"
See Tab B. Attached is a memorandum which reflects the
understanding between Craig Smith and Mike Lux regarding
OPL's coordination with the DNC. I am in full agreement
with the allocations of responsibilities outlined in the
memorandum, but I would of course want to receive an opinion
from White House Counsel before OPL staff attends DNC
mobilization meetings.
Question 3.
"List of attendees representing agri-business,
commodity groups
expected to attend the
February 18 and 19 briefings
"
See Tab c.
Question 4.
"Detailed plan for post speech outreach to state
and regional opinion makers.
See Tab D.
Invitees for Agri-Business Briefing 2/18 or 2/19
The following list represents a cross-section of industries,
trade associations and corporations who will be affected by cuts
in agriculture funding who will be invited to a White House
briefing.
American Poultry Association
Nona N. Sherarer, Sec - Treasurer
26363 S. Tucker Road
Estacada, OR 97023
503-630-6759
USA Rice Council
Bill Goldsmith, Exec. V. Pres.
Box 740123
Houston, TX 77274
713-270-6699 F 713-270-9021
Sugar Association
Charles D. Shamel, Pres.
1101 15th st., NW Suite 600
WDC 20005
202-785-1122 F 202-785-5019
Nat'l Grape Growers Cooperative
Robert N. Pyle, ED
PO Box 3731
WDC 20007
202-333-8579 F 202-337-3809
National Potato Council
Ron Walker, ED/Government Advisor
9085 E. Mineral Circle - Suite 155
Englewood, CO 80112
303-790-1141 F 303-790-1142
United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Assn
George S. Dunlop, Pres.
727 N. Washington St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-836-3410 F 703-836-7745
American Soybean Assn.
PO Box 27300
Dt. Louis, MO 63141-1700
Dr. Kenneth L. Bader, CEO
314-432-1600 F. 314-567-7642
National Grain Trade Council
Robert R. Petersen, Pres.
1030 15th St. NW, Suite 1020
WDC 20005
202-842-0400 F 202-682-4033
National Corn Growers Association
Jeff Gain, CEO
1000 Executive Pkwy, Suite 105
St. Louis, MO 63141
314-275-9915 F. 314-275-7061
American Dairy Assn
Marion F. Brink, PhD., Pres.
6300 N. River Road
Rosemont, IL 60018
708-696-1880 F 708-696-1033
Federated Pecan Growers Assn of the US
Dr. E. Earl Puls, Sec-Treas.
Miller Hall
LSU
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
504-388-2222
Futures Industry Assoc.
John M. Damgard, Pres.
2001 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 600
WDC 20006-1807
202-466-5460 F. 202-296-3184
National Assn of Wheat Growers
Carl Schwensen, Exec VP
415 Second St. NE, Suite 300
WDC 20002
202-547-7800 F 202-546-2638
Nat'l Cattlemen's Assn
John Meetz, Exec., VP
Box 3469
5420 Quebec St.
Englewood, CO 80155
303-694-0305
Agriculture Council of America
1250 I St. NW - 601
WDC 20005
ED Judith O'Hara
202-682-9200 F 202-289-6648
Agriculture Publishers
401 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
312-644-6610 F 312-565-4658
American Association of Crop Insurers
2501 M st., 430
WDC 20037
E. VP E. Eugene Gantz
202-463-0541
F 202-466-6538
Farm Equipment Manufacturers
243 N. Lindbergh Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63141
E. VP Robert K. Schnell
314-991
0702
Nat'l Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants
1629 K St. NW - 1100
WDC 20006
E. VP Paul S. Weller, Jr.
202-785-6711 F 202-331-4212
Amer Assoc. of Meat Processors
PO Box 269
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
ED, Stephen F. Krut
717-367-1168 F. 367-9096
National American Wholesale Grocers
201 Park Washington Court
Falls Church, VA 22046-4521
John Block, President
703-532-9400 F 703-812-5766
Archer Daniels Midland
PO Box 1470
Decatur, IL 62525
Martin Andreas, Special Asst to Chairman
217-424-5200
Chicago Board of Trade
141 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604
Thomas R. Donovan, President
312-435-3604
Commodity Exchange, Inc. (COMEX)
1331 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Suite 550
WDC 20004
Stephen Storch, V.Pres., Gov't Affairs
202-662-8770
Deere & Co.
John Deere Road
1667 K St. NW - 1230
WDC 20006
Dean R. Dorf II, Counsel
202-223-4817
Beatrice/Hunt-Wesson, Inc.
1645 West Valencia Drive
Fullerton, CA 92633
Frank Quevedo, Director Corp. Affairs
714-680-1202
Frito-Lay
PO Box 660634
Dallas, TX 75266-0634
Robbi Dietrich, Director, Gov't Affairs
214-353-2102
General Mills
555 13th St. NW - 490
WDC 20004
Robert S. Bird, Director
202-737-8200
Sara Lee Corp.
3 First Nat'l Plaza -
Chicago, IL 60602
John Bryan, CEO
312-726-2600
Grocery Manufacturers of America
1010 Wisconsin Ave. NW - 800
WDC 20007
Manly Molpus, Pres./CEO
202-337-9400 F 202-337-4508
Food Marketing Institute
1750 K St NW - 700
WDC 20006-2394
Robert O. Aders, President
202-452-8444 F 202-429-4519
Fertilizer Institute
501 2nd St. NE
WDC 200002
Gary D. Myers, President
202-675-8250 F 202-544-8123
INVITEES FOR ENERGY BRIEFING - FEBRUARY 18 or 19, 1993
James T. Christy
Allegheny Ludlum
ctor, Federal Government
Relations
Air Products and Chemicals
805 15th Street, NW
Suite 330
Washington DC 20005
Mr. David Parker
American Airlines
President
Box 619616
Aluminum Association
Dallas-Fort Worth Airport
Washington DC
Dallas TX 75261
Mr. Michael Baly
Richard Irby
President
American Gas Association
American Gas Association
VA
VA
Mr. Milton Deaner
John Jnebel
President
President
American Iron and Steel Institute
American Mining Congress
Washington DC
Washington DC
Mr. Charles DiBona
American Trucking Association
President
American Petroleum Institute
Washington DC
Mr. William E. Wickert, Jr.
Mr. Robert J. Conner, Jr.
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Vice President, Government Affairs
1667 K Street, NW
Chrysler Corporation
Suite 600
12000 Chrysler Drive
Washington DC 20006
Highland Park MI 48288
Bob Moss
Mr. Harold L. Bevis
Coastal Corporation
Vice President, Public Affairs
Washington DC
Delta Air Lines
Hartsfield International Airport
Atlanta GA 30320
M Jerry C. Byars
Mr. Edgar S. Woolard, Jr.
President, Government Affairs
Chairman & CEO
L. anmond Company
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company,
P.O. Box 10246
Inc.
Birmingham AL 35202
1007 Market Street
Wilmington DE 19898-1226
Harold S. Russell
Mr. Elliot Hall
President, Government Affairs
Vice President, Washington Affairs
FMC Corporation
Office
1627 K Street, NW
Ford Motor Company
Suite 500
1350 Eye Street, NW
Washington DC 20006
Washington DC 20005
Mr. Reuben Autery
Mr. James D. Johnston
President
Vice President, Industry Government
Gas Appliance Manufacturers
Relations
Association
General Motors
VA
1660 L Street, NW
Washington DC 20036
Mr. Samuel A. Mabry
Mr. Davis S. J. Brown
President & Director, Federal
Vice President, Government Affairs
Affairs
Monsanto Company
Hercules Incorporated
700 14th Street
Hercules Plaza
Suite 1100
Wilmington DE 19894
Washington DC 20005
Mr. Jerry J. Jasinowski
National Coal Association
President
National Association of
Manufacturers
hington DC
Mr. Nick Bush
Ms. R.M. "Julie" Archuletta
Natural Gas Supply Association
Vice President, Government Affairs
Washington DC
Occidental Chemical
1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Suite 300
Washington DC 20006
Mr. Steve Walker
Mr. James E. Rich, Jr.
Director, Federal Government
Washington Representative
Relations
Shell Oil Company
Reynolds Metals Company
P.O. Box 2463
1401 Eye Street, NW
Houston TX 77252
Washington DC 20004
Mr. Larry L. Thomas
Mr. Tom Wylie
President
Vice President, Government Affairs
Society of the Plastics Industry
Sun Company
VA
East Tower, Suite 1010
555 13th Street, NW
Washington DC 20004-1109
F
>ld Lang
Mr. Michael Walsh
hetic Organic Chemical
Chairman
M
ufacturing Association
Tenneco, Inc.
P.O. Box 2511
Houston TX 77252
,
John D. Ong
United Airlines
rman
The BF Goodrich Company
3925 Embassy Parkway
Akron OH 43333-1799
Mr. Charles Corry
Mr. James D. Range
Chairman & CEO
Staff Vice President, Government
USX Corporation
Affairs
600 Grant Street
Waste Management, Inc.
Pittsburgh PA 15219-4776
3003 Butterfield Road
Oak Brook IL 60521
High - Tech DC Reps. Meeting - 2/16 6:00 - 6:30 pm
WHITE HOUSE BRIEFING WITH GORE
Erich Bloch
Council on Competitiveness
Kent Hughes
Council on Competitiveness
Dan Burton
Council on Competitiveness
Dick Iverson
American Electronics Association
Denise Michel
American Electronics Association
John Pickett
CBEMA
Ken Kay
CSPP/CORETECH
Frank Press
National Academy of Sciences
Robert White
National Academy of Engineering 334-3200
Robert Rosenzweig
American Association of Universities
William Nitze
Alliance to Save Energy (in DC)
Richard Nicholson
Executive Director, American Association for
the Advancement of Science
President
MCI Telecommunications
(might also invite Richard Liebhaber, V.P.)
Darryl Banks
World Resources Institute (env. tech. expert)
638-6300
Clyde Prestowitz
Economic Strategy Institute
Ken Flamm
Brookings Institution
Jerry Jasinowski
National Association of Manufacturers
Bill Morin
National Association of Manufacturers
Mike Maibach
Intel
Les Simon
IBM
Veronica Haggart
Motorola
Vicky Hadfield
SEMI
???
IEEE
???
Industrial Biotechnology Association
Fred Nichols
NACFAM
Chuck Larsen
Industrial Research Institute
Brian Turner
AFL-CIO, Industrial Union Department
Jim Mack
NMTBA
Jeff Faux
Economic Policy Institute
Peter McGrath
National Association of State Universites and
Land Grant Colleges
Fred Bergsten
Competitiveness Policy Council
Mike Gadbaw
General Electric
Wayne Sayer
Don Fuqua
AIA
Gar Kaganowich
FASEB
Ebin Tisdale
HP
Jim Johnson
Apple
Texas
Ben Rosen
Compaq
Jerry Junkins
Texas Instruments
Craig Fields
MCC
Bobby Inman
SAIC
Washington
Frank Shrontz
Boeing
Bill Gates
Microsoft
Henry Schacht
Cummins Engine
Norm Augustine
Martin Marietta
Ian Ross
Former Head, AT&T Bell Labs
George Heilmeier
Bellcore
Joe Gorman
TRW
Frank Popoff
Dow Chemical Company
Governor Celeste
High-Tech CEO Conference Call - 2/16 6:30 - 7:00 pm
CEO CONFERENCE CALL WITH GORE
California
John Sculley
Apple
John Young
Hewlett-Packard
Larry Ellison
Oracle
Regis McKenna
Ed McCracken
Silicon Graphics
Roger Johnson
Western Digital
Gordon Moore
Intel
Sherwood Rowland
President, AAAS
Jim Morgan
Applied Materials
C. Michael Armstrong
Hughes
Connecticut
Paul Allaire
Xerox
Karl Krapec
Pratt and Whitney
Illinois
George Fisher
Motorola
Jerry Pearlman
Zenith
Massachusetts
Mitchell Kertzman
Powersoft
Bob Palmer
Digital Equipment Corporation
Sheryl Handler
Thinking Machines
Lewis Branscomb
Harvard University
Mitch Kapor
EFF
Ralph Gomory
Sloan Foundation
Missouri
John McDonnell
McDonnell-Douglas
New York
John Armstrong
IBM
Ohio
???
Cincinatti Milicron
Pennsylvania
Roger Nagel
Iacocca Institute
Lynn Williams
United Steel Workers
MEMO
TO: FILE
FROM: Craig Smith
RE: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DNC CONSTITUENCY OPERATIONS AND WHITE
HOUSE PUBLIC LIASON DIVISION
DATE: 2/13/93
While there is a tremendous amount of overlap between what the
White House Public Liason office does and what the DNC Constituency
Division does, there are some key differnces that will determine
how the organizations interact. Among those are:
1. The White House has an obligation to reach out to groups
regardless of their partisian persuasion, the DNC does not.
2. The White House cannot "close" on action plans that involve
sobilization, the DNC can.
Because of these two differences, I would reccommend that the
relationshiip be structured in the following manner:
1. The White House operation will be in charge of all
educational and persuasion activites. Those meeting will be held
at the White House. DNC staff will discreetly attend those
meetings to insure that they know what "pitch" was made.
2. The DNC will be in charge of all "mobilization" activites.
All meetings held in conjunction with this function will be
attended by White House in more prominent roles. DNC staff will
"close" and get committments for specific mobilization activites.
3. The White House public liason staff and the DNC constituency
staff will determiine who their counterparts are and will commits
to keeping each other informed of various activities as they relate
to the respective organizations.
DNC Constituency staff:
Minyon Moore - Deputy Political Director for Outreach
African American
Michael Coen - Assistant to the Director
White Ethnics
Heather Booth - Women
Environmentalists
Good Government Groups
Sam Rodriguez - Hispanics
Elected Officials
Vida Benavides - Asians
Rocco Claps - Gays and Lesbians
Sarah Ehrman - Jewish
Senior Citizens
Karen Wilcox - Business
Academcians
Education
Gail Britton - College Age Youth
- Labor
Additional constituency groups interests will be hired and/or
assigned. At this point we anticipate doing that for the disabled,
American Indians, 25 to 35 year olds, veterans, agriculture and
possibly Perot voters.
Rural Meetings
1. Liberal Farm Groups
National Farmers Union
National Farmers Organization
American Agriculture Movement
Save the Family Farm Coalition
Farm Aid
The Grange
Most appropriate WH principle: Vice-President Gore or
Alexis Herman
OPL Staff in charge: Mike Lux
2. Individual Meetings
A meeting with Bob Bergland of the Rural Electric
Association.
Most appropriate WH principle: Mack McLarty or John Podesta
OPL staff in charge: Mike Lux
A meeting with top leaders of American Farm Bureau.
Most appropriate WH principle: Mack McLarty
OPL staff in charge: Amy Zisook
Energy Consumer Groups
Citizen Action
Consumer Federation of America
Public Citizen
U.S. PIRG
Consumers League
Consumers Union
Citizens for Tax Justice
Most appropriate WH principle: Vice-President Gore
OPL staff in charge: Mike Lux
Post Speech Outreach to State and Congressional District Opinion
Leaders
We are awaiting the final Congressional targeting from Howard
Paster's office. The plan would be to take whatever states and
districts are on that list, and put together meetings based on
the following procedure:
1. Identify the thirty people living in those states or
districts who have the maximum influence with our swing members
(eliminating any we find out are violently opposed to some major
part of the plan.) We would use the DNC, WH Congressional
Relations, WH Political Department, and any other friends with
political intelligence about the state/CD to build these lists.
They would include:
- important CEOs with influence on that MC.
- key labor leaders for with influence on that MC.
- top Democratic Party leaders with influence on that MC.
- top finance people for that MC.
- old staff people for that MC who have stayed in close
touch.
- owners of important local newspapers, radio or tv
stations.
- influential local elected officials.
- other influential organizational heads.
2. Invite these opinion leaders for a trip to the White House.
Ideally, their day here would include:
- a few minutes with the President and/or Vice-President.
- a chance to meet with a Cabinet secretary.
- a thorough briefing on our budget and economic plans from
an OPL staffer.
- a tour of the White House.
- for the Democratic activists, a chance to meet with David
Wilhelm or top DNC staffers.
3. We would plan to then keep in touch with this group with
follow-up faxes and mailings.
4. We would coordinate this with the Congressional Relations
office, but it might also be appropriate for us to extend our
visitors the courtesy of setting up a meeting with their MC as
well.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 15, 1993
MEMORANDUM FOR MARK GEARAN AND RAHM EMMANUEL
SUBJECT: SENIORS
FROM:
MIKE LUX
As an addendum to our department's other memo today providing the
requested detail on our plan, I wanted to add a memo on senior
citizens. Although some great groundwork has been laid, and we
have always planned on doing follow up phone calls to senior
groups, it is clear from looking at the cuts that seniors are
taking a very big hit and that some additional work needs to
happen.
I would suggest the following plan:
1.
We are pulling together a meeting with Leon Panetta with the
top people from the following groups for Thursday morning:
scheduled
- AARP
3:00pm
- National Committee for the Preservation of Social
Security and Medicare (The "Roosevelt" Group)
- National Council of Senior Citizens
- National Council on Aging
The message will need to be to tell people to keep working
constructively with us instead of blasting away in the
press.
2.
The two most loyal segments of the seniors community are
Families USA and AFL-CIO retirees. We'll work with them to
see if we can get ringing endorsements on Thursday or
Friday.
3.
We should follow through on Rahm's idea of contacting Tip
O'Neill to have him do a strong endorsement statement. I
will have Alexis make that call.
4.
When we did work with seniors in the campaign, having an FDR
grandchild such as Anne Roosevelt speak for us played
extremely well. We could have her with the President at his
Hyde Park event.
5.
Mrs. Clinton should call groups most concerned about health
care reform, especially seniors groups, on Tuesday and
Wednesday to reassure them. Because Medicare savings are
going into deficit reduction, thses groups will be
disappointed and skeptical about our commitment to health
reform. Groups that need to be called include:
- AARP
- National Council of Senior Citizens
- Families USA
- AFL-CIO (John Sweeney would be the best person)
6.
We are meeting with some of these senior groups this week on
health care and the chance to have input on that issue
should help keep people calm on the budget.
MEMORANDUM
To: Alexis Herman
Fr: Mike Lux
Re: Seniors
Date:
February 15, 1993
Rahm came up with the idea of contacting Tip O'Neill to have him
do a strong endorsement statement on either Thursday or Friday in
response to the President's address to help ease the rough cuts
seniors are taking. I think it would be a good idea for you to
make this call.
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Memo
To:
Mark D. Gearan
Fr:
Simon Rosenberg
CC:
DNC Senior Staff
Dt:
Monday 2/15/93
Re:
DNC Plan for Economic Speech Support
Via fax
Attached are the following documents:
1. Summary of DNC Plan
II. Field Support Memos
1. House Parties
II. Volunteer Phone Operations
III. Field Organizers
IV. Free Media
III. Chairman Wilhelm's Wednesday Briefing Summary (script not available)
IV. Summary of Constituency Meetings and Plan for White House Coordination
A more derailed package will arrive via courier within the hour.
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Memo
To:
Mark D. Gearan
Fr:
Simon Rosenberg
Dt:
Monday 2/15/93
Re:
DNC Support for Economic Plan
Goals
1) Generate phone calls to Congress
2) Generate positive press in local markers
3) Reconstruct and expand our political operation
Projections
Goal 1: Calls TO Congress (see attached memos)
Summary:
State organizations/constituency groups
130,000 calls
Direct Mail
450,000 letters (10% response)
45,000 calls
Telemarketing
450,000
calls (20% response)
90,000 calls
Total
265,000 calls
Detail:
State Organizations and Constituency Calls - As of today, constituency groups have
committed to at least 100 calls per CD. We expect further commitments by the end of day
tomorrow.
The States . The political desks are working hard with our C/G leadership, leading
volunteers, state parties and unions to generate phone calls. A more detailed report on
this structure, as requested. will be available in the next 24 hours. What we do know is the
following:
-
135 confirmed house parties with an average of 50 guests will generate
6750 charged activists with instructions to recruit others to call.
. Organizers have been sent into 15 targeted markets to generate calls.
- Our surrogates will be encouraging radio and TV audiences to call the Congress to
register their views (as 1 think the Cabinet should should BC in his Wednesday
speech?).
Direct Mail and Telemarketing these are estimates. The DNC has never before attempted
to use its darabase for advocacy work, and we are unsure the reaction the general public will
have to the plan. The lists we are using for telemarkering are new to the DNC, and we will
have a difficult time estimating their exact return.
1
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The response rates refered to above are the average response rates for fundraising appeals.
The lists are as follows:
Direct Mail
450,000
Core DNC Donor Base (average age = 65)
Telemarketing
350,000
Newly IDed C/G supporters/PIC list
100,000
Proven Progressive Donors (rented list)
Goal 2: Generate positive media in local markets (see attached memo from KiKi Moore)
Wednesday . House parties in targeted markets, 135 confirmed as of noon. House party
guests will be given packages that include talking points, sample letter to the editor, list of
local call-in radio and television shows and appeal to get their friends involved in our
efforts.
Thursday and beyond - Selected surrogates and constituency groups hold press conferences,
work their local media, place op-eds. At all times, surrogates will urge people to call
Congress. And, as in the campaign, we are allowing this effort to be decentralized. Our
supporters know the drill, they did it throughout the election.
Organizers are being sent in to 15 targeted media markets to help with this process.
Chairman Wilhelm will start an aggressive actuality and satellite effort today. He will
travel Friday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Senior DNC staff will be doing smaller call-in
radio shows beginning Thursday.
Goal 3: Reconstruct and expand our political organization (see attached memos)
- General election talking points system has been reactivated and expanded.
Chairman Wilhelm is having meetings with representatives of nearly 100 organizations
in the next 24 hours. Our stare operations are organizing around house parties and other
events.
2
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MEMO
TO: FILE
FROM: Craig Smith
RE: HOUSE PARTIES IN CONJUNCTION WITH STATE OF THE UNION
DATE: 2/13/93
In conjunction with the State of the Union, we are encouraging
Clinton/Gore key contacts, state Democratic Parties and other
affiliated groups to hold "Watch Parties" on the night of the State
of the Union.
The parties have several purposes:
1. Provide a location for local press to get "man on the street"
type response as part of the free press strategy.
2. Serve as an organizing tool for the free phone operations that
we intend to run.
3. Energize our supporters and keep our organization intact.
On Tuesday, a packet will be Federal Expressed to each host for a
Wednesday delivery. The packet will contain organizing tools,
talking points, sign up sheets for volunteers and other materials.
This is in the process of being finalized.
At this point, we have 135 confirmed parties. Attached is a list
of 115 of them and California is setting up an additional 20 that
we should be getting a list on shortly.
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CONFIRMED PARTIES
MICHIGAN I Lansing
Contact: St Bnn Timn Tradabl 117/771 Finn
IDAHO - Boise
Contact: Brigette Bilyeu and Bethene Church
208/343-5454
UTAH Salt Lake
Contact: Todd Taylor 801/484-1200
FLORIDA - Miami
Contact: Ben Wesley 305/576-1645
MISSISSIPPI - Jackson Contact: Cynthia Smith 601/969-2913
NEW YORK - Albany
Contact: John Marino 212/986-2955
Rochester
Jane Thompson
Buffalo
Syracuse
NYC
PENNSLYVANIA - PhillyContact: Jeff Link 215-567-334122
Pittsburg
Lazar Palnick 412-647-0410
Harrisburg
Laurel McLeaish 717/238-9381
INDIANA - Indianapolis
Contact: Ann Delany 317/231-7100
IOWA - Des Moines
Contact: Angie King 515/279-9711
MISSOURI - Jefferson City
Contact: Corrine Brown 314/381-4927
MINNESOTA - Minneapolis
Contact: Jim Hamilton 612/690-0286
NEBRASKA - Lincoln
Contact: Mike Dugan 402/397-0203
OHIO - Cleveland
Contact: Peggy Fisher 216/281-7620
Cinncinnatti
Contact: Sam Barone 614/221-6563
SOUTH DAKOTA - Souix Falls
Contact: Steve Hillderbrand
605/335-7337
LOUISIANA - Baton Rogue
Contact: Jim Nickel 504/336-4155
SOUTH CAROLINA - Charleston
Contact: Kinn Elliot 803/799-7798
NEW MEXICO - Alberquerque
Contact: Judy DeAtley 505/842-8208
ARIZONA - Phoenix
Contact: Joe Dellla Rocca
602/253-3792
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PARTIES CONTINUED..
VIRGINIA - Charlottesville
Contact: Jennifer Pauer 804/644-1966
MICHIGAN - Detroit
Contact: Steve Gools 517/371-5410
Marquette
for all the Michigan parties
Saginaw
Grand Rapids
Kalamazoo
MISSOURI - St. Louis
Contact: Gov. Carhahan
Kansas City
Roy Temple 314/751-4971
Springfield
Jefferson City
TEXAS - Austin
Contact: Tim Wetin 512/477-7500
Houston
Carla Hoyer 713/694-6925
El Paso
Joe Kennard 915/833-3564
Ft. Worth
JD Angle 817/926-2362
*Garry Mauro will do the press his in Austin
GEORGIA - Atlanta
Contact: Karen Anderson 404/872-1992
Gainesville
Brenda Branch 404/535-8288
Savannah
Rex Templeton 912/355-4549
Phyllis Barrow
706/543-6408
Pearl Mulherin
404/922-6006
OREGON - Salem
Contact: Paddy MaGuire 503/224-8200
WASHINGTON - Seattle
Contact: Jay Pearson 206/583-0664
California - San Francisco
Contact:
Yvonee Lee 415/982-4618
- Los Angeles
Contact:
Gerald Gubatan 213/228-2001
Cyrano Adlawan
Washington - Seattle
Contact: Ed Chow 206/946-2517
Illinois - Chicago
Contact: Kamran Kahn 312/902 2007
New York - New York
Contact: Bonnie Wong 212/751-8015
Washington Metropolitan
DC, VA, MD
Contact: Chantale Wong 202/395-6827
Irene Bueno
RHODE ISLAND - Providence
Contact: David Crewz 401-277-2000
MARYLAND - Baltimore
Contact: The Honorable Vera Hall
410-396-4832
NEW HAMPSHIRE - Manchester
Contact:
Stephanie Powers
603-228-2084
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MASSACHUSETS - Boston
Contact: Maureen Guard
617-426-4760
CONNECTICUT - Hartford
Contact:
Sherry Brown
203-240-3566
VERMONT - Burlington
Contact: Kathy Hoyt
802-828-3333
NEW JERSEY - Trenton
Contact: Ed Lesniak
609-392-3367
FEB 15 '93 12:32 SENT BY DNC FINANCE DIVISION
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MEMO
TO: FILE
FROM: Craig T. Smith
RE: VOLUNTEER PHONE OPERATIONS
DATE: 2/13/93
We have asked Clinton/Gore state leadership, state party
organizations and other supporter organizations to assist us in
maximizing phone calls to Congress in support of the package. It
is our goal to generate at least 300 calls per Congressional
district.
Clinton/Gore state leadership is using their volunteer lists as a
base for calls. They are working with local unions and party
amminisations there cherseavetparty vrganizations are using state
party facilities and volunteers to run these operation and will be
using their state party lists.
Additionally, we have to date received the following commitments
for organizations as to how many calls they will make for us:
College Young Dems - 5000 calls total
NEA - at least 20 calls per CD
AFL-CIO - at least 20 per CD
NARAL - about 40 per CD
American Nurses Association - have committed, will let us know 2/15
Sierra Club - at least 10, as many as 100 in certain CD's
Human Rights Campaign Fund - 20 per CD as long as we don't blow
them up
We will be getting additional commitments during the Monday and
Tuesday constituency group meetings.
We will start the phones up on Wednesday night and run them all day
Thursday and Friday. Where possible, we will direct the calls into
the DC offices on Wednesday night and Thursday until noon and then
shift them into the district offices.
We will be asking each person to call their Congressmen and
Senators and to call into talk radio.
NOTE: There is no way of telling how many calls will be generated
in this operation. Alot will depend on the spin of the package.
Negative spin may generate negative calls. We will do our best.
FEB 15 '93 12:33 SENT BY DNC FINANCE DIVISION
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13 February 1993
TO:
Craig Smith
FROM: Debbie Willhite
There are, as I understand it, 14 cities targetted for on-the-
ground organizational efforts to stimulate phone calls to members
of the House and Senate. The following cities have organizers in
place and have begun soliciting phones and lists.
New Orleans--Betty Tibado, and Madeline Shanks
Boston--Kerry O'Brien
New York-John Marino has assigned Jane Thompson
Portland-- Paddy McGuire
Albuquerque-- Judy DeAtley
st Louis--Brian Bond and Joyce Abbousie
Minneapolis--Jim Demay
We have made contacts with individuals to go to the other cities,
and are confident that they will be in place by Monday, February
15th. On Monday we will send (either by fax or Fed-Ex) an
organizers that will include:
names of the targetted members in the
area, the members district and DC phone
numbers
phone scripts
talking points
reporting forms
goals per member
We can also get a signifigant leafletting program going in many of
these areas. The leaflets would encourage people to support the
President in his efforts to bring real change and economic
stability for our future. Do you want this project done? If so,
we will provide you with a prototype.
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
The Chairman
February 13, 1993
FROM:
Kiki Moore
RE:
Free Media Planning for Support of Economic Plan
THE GOAL
Free media strategies with regard to the President's economic plan
on behalf of the DNC should be designed in the short term to
enhance the demonstration of public support of the plan, and in the
long term shape the media's coverage of the plan.
You should note all message delivery be centered on prompting
citizen contact with elected officials by phone and mail.
The strategy is divided between the DNC's grassroots efforts and
the contribution of your personal role.
THE GRASSROOTS PROGRAM
Free media to support the grassroots effort consists of materials
support for house parties, identified spokespeople in the targeted
markets, organized constituency media events, op-ed distribution
and radio actualities.
The House Parties
We will offer message control to house party participants, but
encourage decentralized media contact. Each party host will
receive a party packet including two critical documents: a media
tip sheet and media contact sheet.
The media tip sheet will offer instructions for media
participation, including:
* call-ins to radio talk shows,
* letters to the editor;
*
and, inclusion in local media stories.
Attached to the media tip sheet will be a draft letter to the
editor to assist in personalized letters.
The media contact sheet will provide:
*
a listing of all daily newspapers in the market with
names of editors and addresses,
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*
listings of the talk-radio shows with air times and
call-in lines and numbers;
*
and, television stations with listings of news
directors, public affairs programs and producers with
phone numbers.
Research to produce these lists has been underway for two days and
will incorporate the top twenty five targeted markets and other
markets covered by the house parties.
The Field Program
With the assistance of our organizers in the targeted markets, two
- five non-elected official spokespeople will be identified for
aggressive media outreach. These people will be leading figures
(non-elected officials) in their communities to whom the media
naturally gravitates. Field organizers are to submit these names
by Tuesday morning.
We will distribute talking points to them for message control and
have them participate in a message conference call Wednesday
morning.
The lead spokesperson will be provided a draft op-ed for submission
in their local newspaper.
Constituency Groups
We will work with the appropriate constituency groups you meet with
Monday and Tuesday to encourage public events to demonstrate
support for the economic package to the media. Their events (press
conferences, etc.) will be monitored by field organizers and desked
by our DNC staff.
Radio Actualities
Our radio staff will assist local spokespeople with radio actuality
distribution to their regions.
THE CHAIRMAN
It is imperative that your role as senior spokesman not be limited
to national media, but in fact be expanded to targeted markets
across the country with regional and local broadcast and print
media. In addition, your schedule will reflect this effort prior
to the speech, beginning Monday, and continuing through the
following week.
The Schedule
You need to remain in Washington Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of
next week. Currently, you are scheduled in New York for other
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business on Friday. If it is appropriate, you should do a public
event that demonstrates a dialogue with non-democratic-traditional
constituents. We will coordinate with Cabinet travel to avoid
stepping on other events. Your schedule is open for travel on the
following weed and should be used for public events in markets
dictated by trouble spots identified after the speech.
Television
Given the nature of your job and the need for you to be in
Washington for political purposes just prior to and after the
President's delivery, we are working to secure satellite time on
Wednesday afternoon and night, Thursday afternoon and possibly
Friday for local television interview around the country into
targeted media markets. Since your schedule dictates a trip to New
York on Friday for other DNC business and we have not agreed to
morning show interviews since your election, we are considering
whether or not appearances on network morning shows are
appropriate.
The satellite interviews can be conducted out of the Harriman Media
Center. Targeted markets will be based on the joint targeting
proposed by the White House and the DNC's strategic planning
department. Booking the interviews will be done in coordination
with Dave Anderson of the White House media affairs by our media
affairs department.
Obviously, what you say prior to the President's presentation and
will be designed to address the broad themes of the President's
message. During your interviews after the speech, you will be able
to maintain the broad themes and specific points of concern for
spin control.
Radio
Given the increased influence of the talk radio industry, we need
to begin immediately to gain control of the dialogue on talk radio.
We will begin booking you on Monday for talk radio around the
country with local stations. With a heavier concentration on
Wednesday night, Thursday and Friday.
In order to maximize your time on Wednesday night, we will schedule
you to call into several shows for a short visit, as opposed to
booking you for the duration of lengthy programs. Due to the fact
that many programs will have an "open line" format for the program,
you do not need to be on a show for an hour at a time to drive the
discussion. Given your position, your participation will be
referenced throughout a program. on Wednesday night we will focus
on local and national talk radio.
Targeting shows will occur in coordination with Richard Strauss's
operations at the White House to prevent duplication. As with your
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satellite interviews, we have scheduled your radio interviews out
of the Harriman center to save time and to utilize the radio wheel
available there.
Print
It is easy to be pulled into the mayhen of the tradition spentirn
the short term getting on television and radio. On an ad hoc basis
you will respond to print inquiries throughout the week, but the
DNC should release a written statement immediately following the
speech. It should be distributed:
*
by fax broadcast to the national and regional media
*
to the Wires
*
by hand in Statuary Hall and to the Congressional press
galleries.
A specific item to consider is utilizing the personal profile
requests we have received. A profile in one of the major papers
will not run for a week a more, but we can invite a reporter to
follow you during this "economic message" period. The piece then
becomes an added opportunity to promote the economic message in a
softer media vein.
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To: Chairman David Wilhelm
From: Alice Travis, Director of Intergovernmental and DNC Affairs
Re: State of the Union briefing information for Elected Officials,
Party Leaders and others
Date: Feb. 13, 1993
The DNC has set up four briefing conference calls on February 17th
preceding the President's State of the Union Speech. These are
similar to the Debate call-in operations organized during the
General Election. Leaders will call into a specific number and
listen while Chairman David Wilhelm outlines the message. The
talking points are being drafted by the White House and DNC
Communications Departments.
The following conference calls are scheduled:
5:00 pm - Clinton/Gore campaign leaders
5:30 pm - Key Democratic Elected Officials (Governors,
selected Statewides and big city Mayors, Legislative Leaders, heads
of County and Municipal groups, and others)
6:00 pm - Party State Chairs, Vice Chairs, Executive
Directors, and DNC members
6:30 pm - Finance
These groups are being notified to "save the time and date" as well
as the process for receiving further conference call information.
The procedures and set up for the calls are being arranged by DNC
staff (Martha Phipps).
Following is a status report:
Governors: The DGA multi-faxed "save the time and date"
information on the conference call to all Democratic Governors on
Feb. 12. This will be followed up on Tuesday with conference
telephone details and additional information. (DGA staff Cricket
O'Connor is assisting with this project.)
Addendum A - Letter and List.
Other key Statewide Elected Officials: They have been identified
(and cleared with the Political Division) and have received the
"save the date/time" faxes through my office (Sylvion Seffel,
Deputy Director, Intergovernmental Affairs). These include Lt.
Govs, AGS, Sec. of State, Treasurers, Insurance Commissioners, and
assorted others, but not all. We have selected officials in states
without democratic governors, good Clinton spokespersons, key
Treasurers' who can speak on the economy. This list was multi-
faxed on Feb. 12, follow up on Feb. 17. Addendum B - Letter and
List, which includes two next groups as well, by State.
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Mayors: Thirty seven (37) key mayors based on some of the same
above criteria received this information. These include National
Conference of Democratic Mayors (US Conference of Mayors) leaders.
Addendum B, broken down by State. Addendum B.
Key elected official leaders: The elected Democratic Chairs as
well as several additional leaders of the following groups have
also been identified and included: National Democratic County
Officials (NACO), National Democratic Municipal Officials (League
of Cities, Democratic County Executives.) Addendum B.
Officers of the DNC: These Party leaders were individually called
on Friday and given a choice of being on the conference call with
Governors, Mayors, etc. or on with their fellow DNC members. They
will be called with further information on Tuesday. (Rick Boylan,
Deputy Director, DNC Affairs) Addendum C.
Democratic State Legislative Leaders Assoc.: The Association has
all leaders (House and Senate majority or minority leaders) on disc
with fax numbers, which I will receive on Tuesday, Feb. 16. I have
arranged with their staff director, Jeff Wice, for a volunteer to
contact them on Tuesday and Wednesday for the conference call.
Addendum D to follow upon receipt.
State Chairs, Vice Chairs, and DNC members: on Thursday, Feb. 11,
the ASDC multi-faxed to all State Party Offices "save the date and
time" information. The State Executive Directors have been
requested to get this information to the DNC members in their
states. On Tuesday they will receive the numbers, etc. for follow
up. Our Regional Desks may need to assist in contacting DNC
members and I have broken down the DNC by regions to facilitate
this. (Rick Boylan and Ann Fishman) Addendum E - State Party
Offices, Addendum F - DNC Regional Break out.
Additional DNC information: On Tuesday I am mailing a packet to
all DNC members, including Chairs and Vice Chairs, with a letter
from the Chairman, his Chicago speech and information on follow up
action for the State of the Union speech including producing calls
into congress, letters to editors, and participating in radio talk
shows, and a return form to monitor their action. The Secretary's
Office is assisting with this and labels have already been
produced.
Addendum G, list; letter and packet to follow.
Clinton State Leaders: This group has been receiving daily White
House taking points through the DNC Communications multi-fax
system. (Simon Rosenberg) They are being notified about the
conference call through the same mechanism. (Craig Smith)
Addendum G. (Note: Duplications of elected officials re: the
Conference Call information have been eliminated.)
Finance: The finance division under Nancy Jacobson is taking
responsibility for notifying this group. Addendum H to follow.
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To: Chairman David Wilhelm
From: Alice Travis
Re: Additional State Party Activities, State of the Union
Date: Feb. 15, 1993
The State Parties are assisting in the grass roots outreach in a
number of ways, some of which are discussed in detail in other
documents, but I wanted to outline them on one page.
1. State of the Union House Parties: Many of the Sate Parties
have taken responsibility for organizing these events. our field
division (the Desks) has lists.
2. Conference Calls: The Executive Directors' have the task of
contacting all DNC members in their states re: these calls. They
received one faxed memo on Feb. 10-11 to save time and date;
tomorrow there will be a follow up with phone in instructions.
3. Grass Roots Mobilization: In the many of the targeted CD's
and/or media markets the field operatives are working with the
Party and /or using party lists.
4. State Party Mobilization: In Tuesday's fax and through the
State Chair's and DNC Conference Call, we are asking the Parties to
mobilize their activists on CD and State levels to generate calls
to their Congressmembers.
5. State Party Activities: As part of the larger DNC group, they
are being asked to call into radio talk shows, write op ed pieces,
and other free media operations. They are also requested to send
back to the DNC what they have accomplished; i.e.; copies of press
releases and events, whom they and others called, etc.
6. Talking Points: The State Parties receive and distribute these
materials regularly. (I will need to get a clearer picture of this
process -- who, what, when, how -- from Ann Fishman and each
state.)
7. Phone Banking: The Dollars for D's lists has been discussed as
a potential group for out reach. Legal and technical issues are
update). under consideration (or may have been resolved since my last
8. More: I'll be meeting with the State Chairs' staff tomorrow
morning to explore additional avenues.
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TO: FILE
FR: LIZ
DA: FEBRUARY 10, 1993
RE: CONSTITUENCY MEETINGS
The following is a final schedule of constituency groups meeting
with David and Craig. Constituency group directors will have
briefings for David prior to the meeting that will outline any
particular concerns of the groups that may have to be addressed.
Monday:
10:30-11: Environmental
(Contact: Heather Booth)
Monday:
11-11:30: College Dems
(Contact: Jamie Daves)
Monday:
1:30-2:00: Good Government
(Contact: Heather Booth)
Monday:
2:00-2:15: Gay and Lesbian
(Contact: Rocco Claps)
2:15-2:30: Hispanic National Leaders/ Non-profit/ Women
(Contact: Sam Rodriguez)
Monday:
2:30-3: Jewish Leaders
(Contact: Sara Ehrman)
Tuesday: 10-10:30: Women's Groups (w/ Page Gardner & Heather
Booth)
(Contact: Leigh Pate)
Tuesday: 10:30-11:00: Asian Pacific Americans
(Contact: Vida Benavides)
Tuesday: 11-11:30: Hispanic Demo. Members of Congress
(Contact: Sam Rodriguez)
Tuesday: 11:30-noon: Dem. Mayors and counties
(Contact: Sam Rodriguez)
CC:
Lucie Naphin
Martha Phipps
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MEMO
TO: FILE
FROM: Craig Smith
RE: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DNC CONSTITUENCY OPERATIONS AND WHITE
HOUSE PUBLIC LIASON DIVISION
DATE: 2/13/93
While there is a tremendous amount of overlap between what the
White House Public Liason office does and what the DNC Constituency
Division does, there are some key differnces that will determine
how the organizations interact. Among those are:
1. The White House has an obligation to reach out to groups
regardless of their partisian persuasion, the DNC does not.
2. The White House cannot "close" on action plans that involve
mobilization, the DNC can.
Because of these two differences, I would reccommend that the
relationship be structured in the following manner:
1. The White House operation will be in charge of all
educational and persuasion activites. Those meeting will be held
at the White House. DNC staff will discreetly attend those
meetings to insure that they know what "pitch" was made.
2. The DNC will be in charge of all "mobilization" activites.
All meetings held in conjunction with this function will be
attended by appropriate White House staff featured in more
prominent roles. DNC staff will "close" and get committments for
specific mobilization activites. (We are checking with legal
counsel on the appropriateness of this)
3. DNC Constituency staff contact at the White House will be
Mike Lux. Mike will have the authority to assign other contact
points as needed.
DNC Constituency staff:
Minyon Moore - Deputy Political Director for Outreach
African-American
Michael Coen - Assistant to the Director
White Ethnics
Heather Booth - Women
Environmentalists
Good Government Groups
Sam Rodriguez - Hispanics
Elected Officials (Alice Travis is handling this)
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Vida Benavides - Asians
Rocco Claps - Gays and Lesbians
Sarah Ehrman - Jewish
Senior Citizens
Karen Wilcox - Business
Academicians
Education
Gail Britton - College Deomcrats
Amy Chapman - Labor (tentative)
Additional constituency groups interests will be hired and/or
assigned. At this point we anticipate doing that for the disabled,
American Indians, 25 to 35 year olds, veterans, agriculture and
possibly Perot voters.
February 13, 1993
TO:
MARK GEARAN
PAUL BEGALA
CC George Stephanopoulos
Ricki Seidman
DeeDee Myers
FR:
MARLA ROMASH
RE:
UPDATE/VP AND ECONOMIC PLAN
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1993:
CNN NEWSMAKER SATURDAY: Reinforce message in the
President's o Saturday radio address -- restoring hope, offering
change, reinforcing cuts in government, battles with special
interests, etc. Strengthens stories in Sunday newspapers.
O
JOINS PRESIDENT IN MEETINGS WITH CONGRESS
O
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS: 3 - 3-1/2 minute live to tape interview
with Garrick Utley.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1993:
o
JOINS PRESIDENT IN "HEALTHY HEART RUN": February is
"Heart Month. "
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1993:
O
JOINS PRESIDENT IN MEETINGS WITH CONGRESS This is
President's Day.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1993:
O
MEETING WITH DOW JONES BOARD (w/WSJ REPORTERS) :
Previously scheduled meeting with members of the Dow Jones Board.
There will be at least one or two reporters and editors in the
crowd. THIS WILL BE OFF THE RECORD.
O
MEETING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS: Briefing for leaders
of major environmental groups. List being developed now with input
from public liaison.
o
SHIMON PERES MEETING: He's in town; this is on our
schedule.
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1993:
JOIN THE PRESIDENT IN MEETINGS WITH CONGRESS
MAINSTREAM FORUM: AGJ attends a 5:30 p.m. meeting with
Rep. McCurdy and his group.
MEETING WITH HIGH TECH CEOs: Briefing for high tech
leaders.
O
REGIONAL REPORTERS ROUNDTABLE/[LATE IN THE DAY]: For
regional reporters at mid-sized dailies -- who may not get a shot
at anyone else but who reach a large audience where it counts, the
VP could provide an effective scene-setter. This should be done
very late in the day.
o
POST-SPEECH INTERVIEWS: Live interviews, post-speech on
CNN and the major networks (if they're planning to extend coverage
beyond the GOP response). Nightline is worth considering, depending
on how they frame the program.
O
SATELLITES/RADIO FEEDS: If there's money for satellites,
the VP will be available. Radio feeds should go national and, where
appropriate, we may want to think about live radio to important
markets.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1993:
O
MORNING TELEVISION: "Good Morning America," "Today," and
"CBS This Morning. "GMA" is a definite. The others have asked for
the VP. Our goal is to hit all three; not clear at this writing if
it will work.
O
SPERLING BREAKFAST: This would be a good draw and a big
crowd -- could be an effective way to reinforce the message in
second day stories.
O
JOIN THE PRESIDENT: Assuming the President visits the
Hill, the VP would accompany. Should there be another event, and if
it is appropriate, the VP would accompany as well. (NOTE: Thursday
is regular lunch with the President.)
O
INTERVIEWS/MEETINGS: The VP will remain in Washington
Thursday afternoon. That time will be used for media, continued
meetings with Congressional leaders, or for briefings for special
groups. We'll work with public liaison, Congressional, and
political for schedule.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1993: TRAVEL
GREENSBORO/WINSTON SALEM, NC
ATLANTA, GA
RON BIRMINGHAM, AL
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1993: TRAVEL
BIRMINGHAM, AL
TAMPA, FL
RON ARLINGTON, VA
*NOTE: Events Friday and Saturday TBA. Emphasis will be on enviro-
jobs and technology-jobs pieces in the plan as well as general
events. Schedule would be media-heavy with local interviews,
editorial boards, etc.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1993: Return to D.C. (Could be available for
Sunday shows.) Radio feed for Monday drive time. In the afternoon
or early evening will depart for California to coordinate with
President's schedule.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1993: California with the President.
STILL TO BE DETERMINED: TECHNOLOGY ANNOUNCEMENT: We could
reassemble and broaden the coalition that endorsed the campaign's
technology initiative and build an event or a series of events over
one day (or more, if appropriate) in California, where these issues
are particularly important. Considering the subject, we could also
talk about interactive hook-ups and involving various networks in
spreading the news. There are a number of interesting opportunities
here.
FOR WEEK AFTER STATE OF THE UNION:
o Tennessee media roundtable for Tennessee reporters in D.C.
o Regular meetings per Public Liaison and Political with
interested groups. (We re assuming at least one meeting each day)
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