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Alexis Herman
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OFIELD DUKES & ASSOCIATES
PUBLIC RELATIONS COUNSELOR
FACSIMILE COVER SHEET
Telephone Number: (202) 488-4948
Fax Number:
(202) 488-1086
DATE:
July 30, 1993
TO:
ALEXIS Herman
COMPANY NAME:
White House- - Public LIAISON
FAX NUMBER:
456-2983
FROM:
WFiell Dures
TOTAL NUMBER OF PAGES INCLUDING THIS COVER Sheet:
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Comments:
Please call (202) 488-4948 if this transmission is unclear or
incomplete.
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FOR ALEXIS Herman
OFIELD DUKES & ASSOCIATES
PUBLIC RELATIONS COUNSELOR
To:
Ms. Kiki Moore
Director of Communications
Democratic National Committee
CC: Minyon Moore
From:
Ofield Dukes
Ofield Dukes & Associates
Subject:
Proposal for Communications/Publid Relations
Services for the Democratic National Committee,
in Support of Clinton Administration Outreach
Activities in the African American Community
Date:
July 20, 1993
1 Multi-Faceted DNC Communications Strategy for African American
Community
As was emphasized at our Tuesday luncheon meeting with Simeon
Booker, Washington Bureau Chief, Ebony and Jel Magazines, and other
black press representatives, it is urgently important to
communicate a simple, clear but relevant message on what President
Clinton and his administration are doing on behalf of African
Americans who enthusiastically gave the President their confidence
and votes last November.
Message development, designed 1.0 reach, demographically, the
various segments of the African American community, is only the
first phase of a comprehensive communications strategy, leading
into the 1994 election year.
Because the African American community has its own social,
cultural, economic, professional and even political diversity,
there may well be "different strokes for different folks" in our
communications approach.
A second phase of this communications strategy is centered
around effective utilization of African American media.
A third more personalized phase is person-to-people outreach
and communications through briefings, meetings, conventions,
speeches, etc.
In this brief proposal, we will touch upon the above mentioned
three phases: (1) Message development, (2) Media Utilization, and
(3) Community outreach person-to. people.
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11 Message Development
This may well be the most difficult and challenging phase.
Our effectiveness in developing credible, cogent, and clear
messages, understood, accepted, and believed by African Americans,
provides the foundation for our success in the other two phases of
our communications strategy.
A major complaint from segments of the population is allegedly
the complicated and confusing messages coming out of Washington.
with so many issues pending before the Congress and with different
congressional committees interfacing with various agencies and
constituency representatives, Washington is a London fog to many
millions who are perplexed after watching and hearing news reports
from Washington.
Also, the special interests of African Americans are not
usually dealt with by the majority media. And if so, these issues
are presented from a "white middle class" perspective.
Understandably so, because the majority media representatives in
Washington are white and middle class. For this reason, African
Americans rely on their own media for the "proper perspective and
right interpretation".
This process of message development should include the entire
Clinton Administration, all agencies. Somehow, we all need to be
reading, or singing, from the same hymnal book. With some
variations, this central or core Clinton Administration message
applies to those Democratic members of the U.S. Congress who have
a high percentage of African American voters, especially those
up for re-election next year.
Recommendation:
DNC and the White House need to convene a meeting of
appropriate persons to focus specifically on the development of
core messages on Clinton Administration programs for the African
American community. If this has been done, I don't see any clear
evidence and impact of this.
in assisting in the White House "damage control" mission
during the Lani Guinier flap, I discovered the great absence of &
core message on Clinton Administration accomplishments and program
goals. As a matter of fact, information on African American
appointments had not been effectively communicated to the African
American press or to the African American Community. Available
information WHS scattered. There was no central data base.
Even now, I am not certain what the Administration's core
message is for the African American community and how it is being
communicated by the various agencies. With the urgency and
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necessity of responding to crisis after crisis, presumably time has
not permitted the luxury of creative thought and the methodical
development of a communications/public relations offensive, built
around a simple and clear core message. Another part of the
communications problem is having to respond to charges and
allegations of the opposition party. That keeps us on the
defensive. And in sports, the experts say it is far more
difficult to win a ballgame constantly on the defensive.
111 African American Media Utilization
President Lyndon B. Johnson achieved the reputation of being
a great communicator because he realized the importance of reaching
people through their own vehicles of communication, in their day-
to-day language, and based on their special self-interests.
The Johnson-Humphrey Administration developed a structured,
well coordinated Minority Communications Strategy involving every
agency. Its main components were designed for the Hispanic and
black communities.
As a momber of Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey's staff, I
had responsibility for working with Louie Martin, Vice Chairman of
the DNC, and Hobart Taylor, Jr, at the White House, in the
implementation of the communications strategy for the black media
and community. That strategy included the following:
Vice President Humphrey inviting black editors and
publishers, as members of the Public Affairs Committee of
the National Newspaper Publishers Association, to Washington
twice a year for meetings at the White House, congressional
briefings, and meetings with selective cabinet heads;
Monthly meeting of information officers from various
federal agencies to discuss coordinated strategies and plans
for disseminating information on Johnson-Humphrey programs
to the black community;
Scheduling of news releases to black newspapers based on
Johnson Administration program priorities;
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Daily radio feeds of news actualities by DNC or agencies to
black-oriented radio stations;
0 Inviting of black media representatives to major White House
and DNC functions;
Arranging for agency heads to hold periodic meetings and
briefings with black press;
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O Inviting of black media 1.0 local events involving the
President or Vice President during city or state visits;
O Having DNC to send periodic updates 1.0 black media on
Johnson-Humphrey legislative initiatives on behalf of black
Americans;
0 DNC, through Vice Chairman Louie Martin, assisting black
press in developing advertising contacts and support at
agoncies that had advertising budgets (especially miliary
for recruitment);
I list the above only 10 indicate that in 1993, during the
Clinton Administration, it is not necessary to re-invent what was
& successful plan for a president who was as committed to civil
rights as President Clinton is today.
Therefore, a joint DNC-White House strategy. for effective
utilization of the African American media would include the above
and some of the following:
o Periodic briefings by DNC Chairman;
0 Special meetings of DNC-White House with agency public
information officers on a coordinated minority media
strategy and means and methods of effective utilization of
African American and other minority media;
O Similar meetings with press secretaries of Democratic
senators and congressmembers with large minority
populations; (In 1990, Senator George Mitchell, as Majority
Leader, invited mo to meet with his press secretary to
arrange a meeting with press secretaries of more
than 40 Democratic senators on utilization of the black
press. Most of those who attended didn't have A list of
black newspapers and no idea of who Simeon Booker was and
that Jet. Magazine had a Washington office.)
o Assisting the White House in improving black media coverage
of White House events, mailing of special news releases and
photographs to black newspapers, etc.;
0 DNC reviewing, updating and reorganizing its black modia
mailing list;
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Developing for the black press timely, issue-oriented by-
lined and op-ed articles, ostensibly authored by prominent
black Democrats;
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o Briefing DNC state press secretaries/public relations
officials on improving relations with and greater
utilization of black media;
Arranging for key black media representatives to attend
VIP activities sponsored by DNC and White House, whether
fundraising or not;
0 Arranging for selective black media representatives to be
included on some domestic presidential trips;
0 Target black-oriented broadcast stations/networks/programs
for greater utilization;
Develop broadcast media strategy for use of prominent black
Democrats, i.e. mayor, members of Congress, state elected
officials, members of DNC Black Caucus, in their local
areas;
(Today, I met with Congressman Alcee Hastings, Vice Chairman
of the Congressional Black Caucus, at his invitation, to discuss
communications strategies for the CBC. We discussed a rotating
column in black newspapers for the CBC members, a possible CBC
series on Black Entertainment Television, etc. As Democrats and
supporters of the Clinton Administration, this type of CBC
communications and black media outreach has implications for the
DNC and Clinton Administration. As a board member of the CBC
Foundation, I am part of the CBC family.)
IV Community Outreach - Person-to-People
The Chairman personifies the DNC. with a strategic plan, the
Chairman can help create a better, more favorable climate for
increasing and improving coverage of DNC and its activities by the
black media.
Proposed activities of the Chairman for increased black media
coverage would include:
0 Periodic minority press briefings;
Meeting with black press during city visits;
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Attending/speaking at conventions/special activities of
black media;
Attending selected conventions/meetings of black
organizations;
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0 Speaking out/issue statements on issues of special interest
to African Americans;
O Supporting special causes of benefit to African Americans;
Providing special briefings of black leaders, heads of
organizations, ministers, elected officials, etc., and
arranging for these persons to be briefed by the White House
and Democratic congressional leadership;
Active support/participation in the involvement of young
black college students in the political process (campus
Democratic Clubs), college visits during normal travels;
0 Informal meetings with black Democratic leaders/officials/
workers during normal travels.
V Fundraising
During the Carter Administration, 1 recruited 30 blacks for
the DNC Finance Council, at $5,000 per person. I have a meeting
on Thursday, July 22 with Dave Mercer, of the DNC Finance Council,
to discuss how I can be helpful in fundraising. DNC's overall
fundraising strategy should expand the local involvement of African
Americans in fundraising.
There are upper middle class black Democrats in every major
city who probably would be willing to co-host a fundraising
reception for the Democratic Party. In addition, there are dozens
of black business executives who would consider joining the Finance
Council, if they were invited and persuaded. I think I can help
DNC raise at least $100,000 over the next year.
VI White House Support
As was the case with Lani Guinier and Dr. Joycelyn Flders, I
will be available to provide advise and assistant to Alexis Herman,
Director, Office of Public Liaison, and Maggie Williams, Chief of
Staff, First Lady, on special projects involving the African
American community and media.
One major undertaking will be to assist the White House in
improving its coverage by black media representatives.
One
obvious problem is the lack of manpower. Another problem is the
absence of an overall black media and communications strategy.
our recommendation is for a White House coordinated black
media/communications strategy involving all foderal agencies,
similar to the Johnson-Humphrey Administration plan. A timely
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example is this. on Wednesday, I received a call from Joan Logue-
Kinder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Department
of the Treasury, for my advice and assistance on a possible
briefing of the black press by Deputy Secretary Roger Altman on the
President's economic plan. We have agreed on a Thursday, July
29th briefing at the Treasury Department, and I will develop the
list and encourage black press participation.
Ms. Kinder, H former PR executive from New York, is new in
Washington, like so many other Clinton appointees, and needs help.
if needed, outside assistance should be available for other federal
agencies in their efforts to communicate the Administration's
message to a specific constituency.
My assistance in other White House activities will be based
on the President's legislative initiatives and the need for black
constituency support. A major future project will be the First
Lady's Health Task Force report and the need to develop grassroots
support for it in the African American community.
VI Consultant Services of Ofield Dukes
I am prepared to assist in the implomentation of the above
recommended strategy. Public relations services offered by me will
include:
Writing news and feature articles for black newspapers;
Working with and advising DNC Director of Communications and
appropriate members of her staff on issues relating to the
African American community and media coverage;
Working with and advising DNC Director of Constituent
Services in community outreach, media coverage and support;
0 Advising DNC Chairman to help improve his visibility and
credibility in African American community through black
media coverage and community outreach;
() Using contacts to maximize black media coverage of DNC and
White House;
0 Assisting in arranging interviews, briefings, meetings,
etc.;
0 Assisting other departments at DNC in African American
community contacts and black media support.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
affands a
WASHINGTON
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To: Ofield Dukes, Public Relations Consultant
1426 Carrolsburg P1., Washington, DC 20024
From: Ben Johnson and Amy Billingsley, Office of Public Liaison
December 28, 1993
The primary and historic mission of the Office of Public Liaison
(OPL) is to build public support for the Presidential priorities
as well as to serve as a liaison for key constituencies in the
policy development process. The office also coordinates public
events, such as bill signing ceremonies, Presidential White House
public events, etc. Bi-partisan in nature, OPL works to create
new friends as well as to maintain relationships with old
friends, key groups and constituencies.
In its first year of operation, the OPL, with more limited
resources than previous Administrations, has managed to
outdistance the entire four year outreach record of Bush
administration in terms of the number of organizations and the
types of constituencies served. For example, this White House
has hosted over 50,000 people for briefings, meetings, and
ceremonies. The OPL has played a leading role in generating
support for legislation that created the Earned Income Tax
Credit, the Motor Voter bill, Family Leave, the Brady Gun bill
and the President's Economic package. The OPL also took a
leading role in hosting the historic Arab-Israeli Peace signing
ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House.
The OPL brought in over 3,000 people for NAFTA briefings alone.
For the Health Care Reform initiative, OPL is in the process of
consulting with thousands of organizations throughout the United
States to assist in the creation of much needed Health Care
reform legislation. OPL is currently working with key
constituencies around major legislation initiatives such as the
crime bill, welfare reform, and jobs training.
Although OPL has responsibility for all groups and
constituencies, it has been particularly mindful of the needs and
issues important to the African American community. One of OPL's
primary goals is to insure that the perspective of the African
American community is reflected in the policies and activities of
the Clinton Administration. These efforts to date have included
the following:
OPL has arranged participation of the President and key
administration officials at several events in the African
American community. In 1993 the President and/or the Vice
President have participated in the Congressional Black Caucus
Annual Dinner and Reception, the Church of God in Christ Annual
Convention, the National Urban League Annual Convention, and the
NAACP Annual Convention, to mention a few.
The OPL has also arranged for the President and/or First
Lady to attend receptions hosted by business, professional, and
social welfare organizations such as the National Council of
Negro Women, the Economic Leadership Council and the Bethune-
DuBois Fund.
The OPL has helped to facilitate several meetings between
the President, the Vice President and several key African
American leaders, including the organizers of the 1993 March on
Washington.
OPL has arranged for Presidential messages, phone calls
and meetings to various constituent groups and individuals,
including messages to Coretta King and to the leadership of the
National Baptist Convention.
OPL has arranged representation on various Presidential
delegations to international events, such as the funerals of the
President of Cote d'Ivoire and the South African ANC leader
Oliver Tambo. The office also assisted with delegate selection
for the South African and Mexican trade missions.
OPL has help with sensitive African American nominations
and appointments, such as Joycelyn Elders, Surgeon General; Mary
Frances Berry, Chair of the Civil Rights Commission; and William
Gould, newly designated chair of the National Labor Relations
Board.
o
OPL has provided timely, consistent feedback and
coordination with key groups and individuals around issues and
events affecting the African American community.
OPL has initiated activities to create more domestic
support for foreign policy initiatives.
OPL has worked with the African American press to
communicate important issues, events, and initiatives.
OPL coordinated the signing of an Executive Order by the
President aimed at strengthening Historically Black Colleges and
Universities.
Announced African-American PAS Candidates
May 28, 1993
Name
Position
Annc'd
Senate
Senate
Nom.
Conf.
1
Townsend, Wardell
Agriculture - Assistant Secretary (Administration)
NC/MD
AA
3-08
4-19
5-10
2
Nash, Bob
Agriculture - Under Secretary for Small Community
AR
AA
3-09
4-19
5-10
and Rural Development
3
Espy, Mike
Agriculture - Secretary
MS
AA
12-24
1-20
1-21
4
Brown, Ronald
Commerce - Secretary
NY
AA
12-12
1-20
1-21
5
Irving, Larry
Commerce Assistant Secretary for Communications
NY
AA
2-12
4-19
and Information
6
Paige, Emmett
Defense Assistant Secretary for Command, Control,
MD
AA
4-05
5-18
Communications and Intelligence
7
Dorn, Edwin
Defense Assistant Secretary (Personnel and
VA
AA
3-31
4-29
Readiness
8
Brown, Lee
Drug Control Policy - Czar
NY
AA
4-28
5-20
9
Kappner, Augusta
Education Assistant Secretary for Vocational and
NY
AA
3-09
4-27
Adult Education
10
Robinson, Sharon
Education - Assistant Secretary for Educational
KY/MD
AA
3-29
5-20
Porter
Research and Improvement
11
Winston, Judith
Education - General Counsel
DC
AA
4-16
5-20
12
O'Leary, Hazel
Energy - Secretary
MN
AA
12-21
1-20
1-21
13
Taylor, William
Energy - Assistant Secretary (Congressional and
TX
AA
4-16
5-18
Inergovernmental Affairs)
14
Durham, Archer
Energy Assistant Secretary (Human Resources and
MD
AA
4-22
5-18
Administration)
15
Walker, Bailus Jr.
EPA Assistant Administrator (Office of Research)
KS
AA
3-02
16
Bailey, Vicky
FERC - Commissioner
IN
AA
4-12
5-06
5-21
17
Elders, Joycelyn
HHS Surgeon General
AR
AA
12-24
18
Broadnax, Walter
HHS - Deputy Secretary
NY
AA
2-23
4-27
5-25
19
LaVelle, Avis
HHS Assistant Secretary (Public Affairs)
IL
AA
2-23
4-01
5-25
20
Duvernay, Terrance
HUD Deputy Secretary
GA
AA
2-02
3-05
4-01
21
Davis, Marilyn
HUD Assistant Secretary (Administration)
AR
AA
3-25
4-29
22
Turner, Leslie
Interior - Assistant Secretary (Territorial and
NJ
AA
2-23
4-01
5-18
International Affairs)
23
Guinier, Lani
Justice : Assistant Attorney General (Civil Rights
PA
AA
4-29
4-29
Division)
24
Days, Drew
Justice Solicitor General
CT
AA
4-02
4-07
25
Williamson, Thomas
Labor - Solicitor
DC
AA
2-23
4-27
5-25
Jr.
26
Green, Lorraine
OPM Deputy Director
DC
AA
4-06
4-27
27
Wharton, Clifton
State - Deputy Secretary
NY
AA
12-22
1-20
1-27
28
Harper, Conrad
State - Legal Advisor
NY
AA
3-05
4-19
5-10
29
Brazeal, Aurelia
State - Ambassador to Kenya
GA
AA
4-27
30
Moose, George
State - Assistant Secretary (African Affairs)
MD
AA
1-19
3-22
3-31
31
Linton, Gordon
Transportation Administrator, Federal Transit
PA
AA
5-17
Administration
Announced African-American PAS Candidates
May 28, 1993
Name
Position
Annc'd
Senate
Senate
Nom.
Conf.
32
Slater, Rodney
Transportation - Administrator, Federal Highway
AR
AA
3-24
4-28
Administration
33
Noble, Ron
Treasury - Assistant Secretary (Enforcement)
NY
AA
1-22
3-29
4-29
34
Brown, Jesse
Veterans - Secretary
DC
AA
12-17
1-20
1-21
Announced Hispanic PAS Candidates
May 28, 1993
Name
Position
Annc'd
Senate
Senate
Nom.
Conf.
1
Cortines, Ramon
Education - Assistant Secretary (Intergovermental
CA
H
4-28
and Interagency Relations)
2
Cantu, Norma
Education - Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
TX
H
3-05
4-19
5-21
3
Torres-Gil,
HHS - Assistant Secretary (Aging)
CA
H
2-23
3-25
4-28
Fernando
4
Alverez, Aida
HUD - Director, Office of Federal Housing Enterprise
CA
H
3-23
4-29
Oversight
5
Cisneros, Henry
HUD - Secretary
TX
H
12-17
1-20
1-21
6
Diaz, Nelson
HUD - General Counsel
PA
H
5-13
7
Baca, Jim
Interior - Director, Bureau of Land Management
NM
H
2-23
4-19
5-18
8
Torres, Gerald
Justice - Assistant Attorney General (Environmental
CA
H
4-29
and Natural Resources)
9
Echaveste, Maria
Labor - Administrator, Wage and Hour Division
NY
H
4-05
4-28
10
Huerta, Michael
Transportation Associate Deputy Secretary for
CA
H
3-24
4-28
Intermodalism
11
Pena, Federico
Transportation - Secretary
CO
H
12-24
1-20
1-21
12
Munoz, George
Treasury - Assistant Secretary (Management) and
IL
H
4-08
Chief Executive Officer
13
Marrero, Victor
UN - U.S. Representative to the Economic and
NY
H
3-08
4-19
5-10
Security Council
Announced Native American PAS Candidates
May 28, 1993
Name
Position
Annc'd
Senate
Senate
Nom.
Conf.
1
Deer, Ada
Interior - Assistant Secretary (Indian Affairs)
WI
NA
5-11
Announced Asian PAS Candidates
May. 28, 1993
Name
Position
Annc'd
Senate
Senate
Nom.
Conf.
1
Prabhakar, Arati
Commerce - Director, National Institute of Standards
VA
A
3-25
4-19
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DOCUMENT NO.
SUBJECT/TITLE
DATE
RESTRICTION
AND TYPE
001. list
re: SES and Schedule C Positions (6 pages)
05/25/1993
b(6)
COLLECTION:
Clinton Presidential Records
Public Liaison
Alexis Herman
OA/Box Number: 2653
FOLDER TITLE:
[African American Media]
2012-0741-F
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Freedom of Information Act - 15 U.S.C. 552(b)]
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b(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of
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an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 28, 1993
NATIONAL POLITICAL CONGRESS OF BLACK WOMEN
DATE:
June 28, 1993
TIME:
4:00 PM
LOCATION:
Oval Office
FROM:
Alexis Herman
I. PURPOSE
To discuss two primary issues:
African-American women appointments; and
An African-American as part of the "inner circle"
who will focus on the Black agenda.
II. BACKGROUND
The National Political Congress of Black Women (NPCBW) was
founded 1984 by former Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm
following the Democratic National Convention. C. Delores
Tucker was elected chair of the organization last year. She
also serves as chair of the DNC Black Caucus. Last
September, NPCBW formed a Commission for Presidential
Appointment of African American Women. Its primary focus is
to promote African American women for Presidential and other
top-level policy making positions in the federal government.
Lead by C. Delores Tucker, the organization's main concern
is the lack of African-American women being appointed to
visible positions within the administration. This concern
has been exacerbated by three recent events. They are:
The withdrawal of Lani Guinier.
The back-to-back appointment of three white women
to highly visible positions. They are: the
Supreme Court; the INS Commissioner; and the AIDS
Czar appointments.
The external perception and the internal reality
that white females are in PAS jobs at a ratio of
approximately 9 to 1 to African-American females.
The perception is aggravated by Harriet Woods,
President of National Women's Political Caucus,
calling for a time to join hands with women of
color to help.
C. Delores Tucker has met with Mack McLarty regarding the
appointments. Specifically, the organization would like to
have an associate director level African-American woman in
personnel. She is coming to tell you that she "does not
want to see you fail."
There is still confusion in the African-American community
regarding why this administration does not have an African
American in the role similar to that held by Louis Martin
and Robert Brown. The role of an African American primarily
representing African Americans has historically been
represented in every administration since Eisenhower.
III. PARTICIPANTS
Vice President
C. Delores Tucker, Chair, National Political Congress of
Black Women
Maya Angelou
Dorothy Height, President, National Council of Negro Women
Jewell Jackson McCabe, President, National Coalition of 100
Black Women
Lottie Shackleford
Alexis Herman
Maggie Williams
IV. PRESS rush
Closed press. White House photographer at the beginning.
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
Informal discussion opening with introductions by Alexis
Herman.
VI. REMARKS
None necessary.