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FOIA Number: 2015-0017-F
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administrative marker by the William J. Clinton
Presidential Library Staff.
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Clinton Presidential Records
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Chief of Staff
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George Stephanopoulos
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09/20/95 WED 16:09 FAX 2022081821
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
1001
STATEMENT OF INTERIOR
United States Department of the Interior
U.S.
RIOR
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
MARRCH
Washington. D.C. 20240
OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
TRANSMISSION NOTICE
THIS MESSAGE WAS ELECTRICALLY TRANSMITTED ON 9/20/95
NUMBER OF PAGES (INCLUDING THIS PAGE): (3)
TO:
AGENCY:
FAX NO.:
PHONE NO.:
FROM:
Bob Hattoy
MESSAGE:
Heads up.
(mashaScott is gone until Tues.)
I thought you folks should
know about this. Poz will do
a press conference tmrw Thurs .
Its in your court. Bob
TRANSMISSION NUMBER: (202) 208-1821
VERIFICATION NUMBER: (202) 208-5336
09/20/95 WED 16:09 FAX 2022081821
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
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POZ Magazine - (212) 691-5246 - Créé le: Friday, September 15, 1995 6:17 PM - Page 1 sur 2
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News From POZ Magazine
349 West 12th Street New York, NY 10014
Tel: 212-242-2163 x206
Fax: 212-691-5246
Email [email protected]
For further Information, or a copy
of POZ Magazine, contact
Name Name at 212-242-1900.
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
Was A Done Deal in January '93
New York, September 18, 1995: The entire gay and lesbian community's
effort to overturn the ban on gays in the military was a wasted effort, according to
former White House legal counsel Bernard Nussbaum.
In an extensive profile of longtime activist Tom Stoddard, appearing
exclusively in POZ, Stoddard biographer Robert Murphy reports on
conversations he has had with Nussbaum about the Campaign for Military
Service, which was chaired by Stoddard.
"There was a quick hard decision not to life the ban (on gays in the
military) made in January (of 1993)," Nussbaum says.
Murphy writes "If Nussbaum is right -- and he was certainly in a position
to know -- Clinton's direct, repeated promises over the following months to lift
the ban were bald-faced lies, and the Campaign was doomed before it began."
The Campaign for Military Service was a high-level, expensive, nationwide
effort to mobilize grassroots support for lifting the ban.
For over a year, rumors have circulated that the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
decision was made many months before it was announced in July of 1993.
Nussbaum's frank admission is the first time a senior Clinton Administration
official has acknowledged that this was the case.
Millions of dollars in donations, and an enormous amount of effort was
invested in the Campaign for Military Service, an effort that it is now clear was
totally without the possibility of success.
Stoddard, who has AIDS and has Kaposi's Sarcoma for more than six
years, spoke frankly about his role in the effort to lift the ban, his activism,
personal life and health status in a series of extensive interviews with POZ.
09/20/95 WED 16:09 FAX 2022081821
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
POZ Magazine . - (212) 691-5246 Créé le: Friday, September 15, 1995 6:17 PM - Page 2 sur 2
Perhaps best known for his work leading Lambda Legal Defense &
Education Fund, Stoddard has also worked as a lobbyist for the New York Civil
Liberties Union, a law professor and author of numerous articles on gay rights,
civil liberties and HIV-related law.
POZ Publisher Sean Strub noted, "When the history of our movement is
written, Tom Stoddard's name will rank among those most respected for their
contributions to our cause. His courage is remarkable and his commitment
unparalleled."
Other articles in this issue of POZ include:
Pulitzer Prize nominee Elinor Burkett's investigation of IL-2, a
controversial AIDS treatment.
Does Broadway Really Care: A look behind the curtain at how the Great
White Way really treats actors with HIV.
Another White House Hitt on the new Presidential Advisory
Commission on HIV/AIDS.
Profiles, POZ Partner, a memorial tribute to Swen Swenson and much,
much more.
POZ is the national magazine about life with AIDS. Published bi-monthly
since 1994, the magazine's frequency is increasing to nine times in 1996.
POZ has been called "easily as plush as Vanity Fair" by Frank Rich of The
New York Times, "literate and provocative" by The Los Angeles Times,
"powerful, courageous and beautifully written" by Liz Smith, "larger-than-life
influence," by Adweek and "(an) extraordinarily well-written, meticulously
crafted periodical" by the Utne Reader.
In August of 1995, Rolling Stone named POZ "Hot Magazine" of the year
and the Utne Reader awarded POZ the prestigious Alternative Media of the Year
recognition.
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