June Shih - Speechwriting

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Title

June Shih - Speechwriting

Creator

First Lady's Office
Speechwriting
June Shih

Date

1995-1997

Identifier

2015-0698-S

Description

June Shih was a speechwriter for First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton from 1995 to 1997. She assisted the First Lady with weekly columns, wrote speeches, talking points, and handled video scripts. From 1997 - 2000 she was Special Assistant to President Clinton and a Presidential Speechwriter. She wrote speeches for President Clinton which included topics on race relations, education, health care, and the economy. She was also a member of the President's delegation to China in 1998. Ms. Shih also participated in drafting two of the State of the Union Addresses. In 2000 she became chief speechwriter for Hillary Clinton’s senatorial campaign.

This collection includes faxes, memorandums, speeches, speech drafts, correspondence, news clippings, reports, publications, talking points and press releases covering topics such as children’s healthcare, child care, foster care, education, women’s health issues, AIDS, adoption, arts, Y2K, teen pregnancy, and the restoration of historical buildings and landmarks.

Provenance

Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files

Publisher

William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum

Extent

75 folders in 5 boxes

Items in the June Shih - Speechwriting Collection

[A Mosaic of Victims: Non-Jews Persecuted and Murdered by the Nazis]

Adoption 9/24/99

[The American Woman 1999-2000]

Americans View World Population Issues – CEDPA [Center for Development and Population Activities]

Americorps 10/20/99: Service

Arkansas Arts Center 10/8/98: Arts

[Background Material for March 15, 1999 Millennium Evening]

Branching Out – Women on the Move: 1997 Annual Report CEDPA [Center for Development and Population Activities]

Cairo plus 5: Telling the Stories [publication]

CEDPA [Center for Development and Population Activities]

Chess/Treasures 10/27: Arts

Children’s Action Network: Adoption

ELEM [First Lady’s Remarks at Aspendos, Turkey]

Empowering the Next Generation: Girls of the Maqattam Garbage Settlement [booklet]

First Lady of the U.S. – Philan

First Lady’s Conference 10/1/99: Child Care; Youth Development/After School/Violence; Women and Girls Education [1]

First Lady’s Conference 10/1/99: Child Care; Youth Development/After School/Violence; Women and Girls Education [2]

[FLOTUS Statements & Speeches Lists 1997-1998]

Foreign Policy Association: 1997 Annual Report

Forward for Betty Monkman: White House Preservation

Foster Care Bill Sign 12/14: Adoption

From Commitment to Action: Meeting the Challenge of ICPD [International Conference on Population and Development] [publication]

From Violence to Dialogue 11/10/99: Youth Development/After School/Violence [1]

From Violence to Dialogue 11/10/99: Youth Development/After School/Violence [2]

Greek Orthodox Enthronement 9/18/99: Civil Society/Democracy Building

Hague Forum Day of 6 Billion People 1999

Heritage Awards 1/28/99: Arts; Millennium Council Projects

IAFF [International Association of Fire Fighters] 3/20/00

Internet

Israel/Mrs. Barak

Just the Facts: A Civilian’s Guide to U.S. Defense and Security Assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean [book]

May: Ellis Island: Millennium Council Projects

Millennium 12/31/00: Millennium Council Projects [1]

Millennium 12/31/00: Millennium Council Projects [2]

National Education Association: A Special Mission [publication]

New Horizons [booklet]

New Millennium Project: American Youth Attitudes on Politics, Citizenship, Government and Voting

[News of Books and Authors: The Year 1000]

NY Women’s Agenda 12/2/98: Women and Girl’s Education; Child Care

[Office of the First Lady Staff List]

Peace Corps [publication]

People for the American Way: 1997 Annual Report

Philanthropy Conference 10/22/99: Millennium Council Projects; Philanthropy

Project Star Graduates, April 1999

Pullman/Treasures 10/28

[Remarks by the President to the Advisory Board on Race, September 18, 1998]

Report on the International Conference on Population and Development (Cairo, 5-13 September 1994)

Reproductive Health and Women’s Empowerment Egyptian Success Stories

Robie House/Treasures 10/27: Millennium Council Projects

Safe Motherhood

Sara Lee Lunch 10/21/99: Millennium Council Projects; Arts

[Some Obstetrical History: Dying to Have a Baby – The History of Childbirth]

Speech at Aspendos 11/18/00 [1]

Speech at Aspendos 11/18/00 [2]

Speech at Aspendos 11/18/00 [3]

[Speech by James Bednar, Director USAID/Morocco: “Enterprise and Education, A Development Imperative”]

Stepping Forward: How NEA [National Education Association] Members are Revitalizing America’s Public Schools [publication]

Teen Pregnancy 2/23/2000: Youth Development/After School/Violence

Trails Events: Millennium Council Projects

Tunisia

Washington Opera 3/13/00

Weizmann Institute of Science: 1997 Annual Report

[When Biology Became Destiny: Women in Weimar and Nazi Germany]

[Women in Healing and the Medical Profession]

Women of Our World 1998 [poster]

Women’s Health Issues and Trends [publication]

Youth Conference – Newsweek and White House Remarks 5/2/2000: Youth Development/After School/Violence [1]

Youth Conference – Newsweek and White House Remarks 5/2/2000: Youth Development/After School/Violence [2]

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