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Talk Radio-White House 2139/70-24
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�THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 15, 1994
MEMORANDUM FOR HAROLD ICKES
FROM:
JAMES DORSKIND
Special Assistant t o the President
D i r e c t o r o f Correspondence and
P r e s i d e n t i a l Messages
CC:
Tara Burns
Jodie Torkelson
Maggie Williams
SUBJECT:
FUNDING FOR HOLIDAY CARD PROJECT
This Memorandum addresses a question t h a t needs your d e c i s i o n as
soon as possible. The White House must decide now how t o pay f o r
Holiday cards t h a t exceed the resources c u r r e n t l y a l l o t t e d by the
DNC t o pay f o r the 1994 c r e a t i o n and d i s t r i b u t i o n of the card. I
am b r i n g i n g t h i s issue t o your a t t e n t i o n because the F i r s t Lady's
O f f i c e has informed me t h a t you are the person responsible f o r
determining whether and how the White House w i l l r e a l l o c a t e t h e
funds the DNC has made a v a i l a b l e f o r use i n t h i s p r o j e c t .
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Although the F i r s t Lady and her s t a f f believe — and I
agree — t h a t the m a i l i n g t h i s year should not be expanded
s i g n i f i c a n t l y , the contacts developed over the past year i n
Public L i a i s o n and other o f f i c e s may w e l l b r i n g the desired
number o f cards t o a cost beyond the funds now a v a i l a b l e .
We must resolve a way t o contend w i t h the expense o f t h e
267,001st card and beyond.
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Last year, the DNC a l l o c a t e d $100,000 t o pay f o r t h e
p r o j e c t , the great bulk of which went f o r postage. This was
enough, under the contracts negotiated and handled by t h e
DNC, t o cover 267,000 cards.
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This year, the DNC has again a l l o c a t e d $100,000 f o r
this effort.
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There are areas of the DNC D i r e c t White House Support
Budget t h a t are a v a i l a b l e f o r r e a l l o c a t i o n , i n c l u d i n g White
House receptions and Meetings and P r e s i d e n t i a l Mementos.
I assume you have access t o the f i g u r e s i n t h i s budget. However,
i f you have questions w i t h regard t o the s p e c i f i c amount o f money
remaining i n the fund t h a t the DNC c o n t r i b u t e s towards D i r e c t
�White House support or wish to discuss the allocation, I believe
you may contact the DNC's Deputy Executive Director, Martha
Phipps (202-863-8121) who w i l l provide i t .
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The holiday card i s an inexpensive, yet effective, way
for the President to reach h i s natural constituency across
the country.
As I am leaving for a two-week vacation, please contact (or have
Ann contact) my Deputy Director, Jenny McCarthy to l e t her know
what additional funds are available. ( I w i l l be c a l l i n g i n
regularly.) Jenny can be reached at 6-6556. We need a decision
so the DNC can f i n a l i z e the contract for the cards.
Thank you for addressing this issue.
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�THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
24 July 1995
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
LEON PANETTA
FROM:
Harold Ickes/ ^
SUBJECT:
The Washington Times 19 July 1995 a r t i c l e about
"GOP S e l l s Access - For Less: Technique Resembles
Democrats' Fundraising Plan"
Attached i s a copy o f the above referenced a r t i c l e d e s c r i b i n g the
Eagles Club, which i s a membership club o f the Republican
National Committee f o r top c o n t r i b u t o r s , and the b e n e f i t s they
receive.
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�WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1995
THE EAGLE CALL
For a contribution of SI 5,000 to $20,000 to the Republican National
Committee, a person can join the Eagles Club and get these
benefits:
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• Meetings with lop party leaders, including senators, House members
and, il ne's a Republican, the president.
• VIP accommodations at the 1996 GOP convention in San Diego. '
• A meeting on Inauguration Day with the Republican president and
vice president il the party wins in 1996.
B Membership on trade missions.
• The appoinlmenl ol a special "regional represenlative" to handle club
members needs in Washington.
Eagle membership (und-ralslng goal: $14.5 million
Expenditures:
•
Direct candidate support
$4.9 million.
I Voter registration and get-out-lhe-vote efforts
$3.6 million.
I Media coverage and advertising
I Campaign research and polling
$1.9 million.
$1.5 million.
$1 million.
I Political education
• Administration and fund-raising costs
$1.6 million.
Soufca: RepuDlican National ComTtictafl
Haley Barbour dismisses
comparisons between GOP and
Democratic fund raising.
The WasNngton Times
GOP sells access—for less
Technique resembles Democrats' fund-raising plan
3y Paui Bedard
THE .-.ASMINGION TIMES
The Republican National Commitice, which has criticized the
Democrats for "selling" access to
the White House for $100,000 donations, is conducting a similar
fund-raising campaign that promises donors White House strategy
;ind issue sessions if President
Clinton is ousted next year.
The GOP offer is cheaper —
only 520,000 per family or $7,500
for members under age 35.
A glossy fund-raising brochure,
featuring photos of former President George Bush and his wife,
Barbara, offers an impressive array of access, trinkets and memberships to every donor in the
520,000 "Eagles" club.
In return, the RNC hopes to
raise S14.S million to fund next
year's presidential campaign.
"The fund-raising goals of the Republican Eagles are essential to
the party in fully funding this election cycle's Presidential TYust and
Victory 96 efforts," the brochure
reads.
Charles Lewis, executive direc;or of the Center for Public Integrity, chastised both the Democratic and Republican fund-raising strategies as "blatant, crass . .
attempts to buy and sell influ-
Republicans."
An RNC official declined to release the brochure, saying it is a
"strategic" document that details
standard fund-raising techniques.
The Washington Times has obtained pages from the pamphlet
describing the Eagles club, which
is managed by Karen Kessenlch.
A single membership in the Eagles costs $15,000, but another
$5,000 grants a member's spouse
equal privileges.
Among the benefits:
• Participation in special trade
missions to countries such as
China and Sweden, as well as with
government officials in London,
Paris, Budapest and Hong Kong.
• Meetings with top Republican
officials. "Participants have included Republican presidents (at
the White House), governors, and
former administration officials,"
the brochure reads.
• Access to a personal "regional
representative in Washington who
may be contacted with questions
r e g a r d i n g m e m b e r s h i p , additional benefits and upcoming activities, or for any assistance a
member may need during visits to
Washington, D.C."
• Participation in former President Gerald Ford's annual "Eagles Cup'' tennis and golf tournament in Rancho Mirage. Calif.
• A
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and preferential seating" at the
1996 Republican convention in San
Diego.
• An invitation to a " p r i v a t e "
meeting with "the newly inaugurated president and vice president
of the United States" and preferential seating at the swearing-in
ceremony, i f « Republican is
elected next year.
The GOP benefits package is almost identical to one offered by
the Democratic National. Committee to contributors who donate at
least iiuu.uuo.
Includad in the DNC package —
also published in a brochure — are
promises of dinners and meetings
with Mr. Clinton, first lady H i l l a r y
Rodham Clinton and Vice President Al Gore.
Republican Party C h a i r m a n
Haley Barbour defended the Eagles Club fund-raising offers.
"You get invited to the inauguration, you get invited to the convention. That's very different than
saying you get to have dinner w i t h
the president. There is nothing in
there ever about a government
trade mission. Ever," he said.
Mr. Barbour said the so-called
private meetings with the Republican president, should one be
elected, would be in a reception of
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