[Info on how to send email to the President]
From: Charles Petrie (petrie@mcc.com)
Reply to: petrie@mcc.com & iceimt@tools.org forum
Fri, 4 Jun 93 10:24:25 CDT
> THE WHITE HOUSE
>
> Office of Presidential Correspondence
>
>______________________________________________________________
>For Immediate Release June 1, 1993
>
>
> LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
> IN ANNOUNCEMENT OF WHITE HOUSE ELECTRONIC MAIL ACCESS
>
>
>
>
> Dear Friends:
>
> Part of our commitment to change is to keep the White House
>in step with today's changing technology. As we move ahead into
>the twenty-first century, we must have a government that can show
>the way and lead by example. Today, we are pleased to announce
>that for the first time in history, the White House will be
>connected to you via electronic mail. Electronic mail will bring
>the Presidency and this Administration closer and make it more
>accessible to the people.
>
> The White House will be connected to the Internet as well as
>several on-line commercial vendors, thus making us more
>accessible and more in touch with people across this country. We
>will not be alone in this venture. Congress is also getting
>involved, and an exciting announcement regarding electronic mail
>is expected to come from the House of Representatives tomorrow.
>
> Various government agencies also will be taking part in the
>near future. Americans Communicating Electronically is a project
>developed by several government agencies to coordinate and
>improve access to the nation's educational and information assets
>and resources. This will be done through interactive
>communications such as electronic mail, and brought to people who
>do not have ready access to a computer.
>
> However, we must be realistic about the limitations and
>expectations of the White House electronic mail system. This
>experiment is the first-ever e-mail project done on such a large
>scale. As we work to reinvent government and streamline our
>processes, the e-mail project can help to put us on the leading
>edge of progress.
>
> Initially, your e-mail message will be read and receipt
>immediately acknowledged. A careful count will be taken on the
>number received as well as the subject of each message. However,
>the White House is not yet capable of sending back a tailored
>response via electronic mail. We are hoping this will happen by
>the end of the year.
>
> A number of response-based programs which allow technology
>to help us read your message more effectively, and, eventually
>respond to you electronically in a timely fashion will be tried
>out as well. These programs will change periodically as we
>experiment with the best way to handle electronic mail from the
>public. Since this has never been tried before, it is important
>to allow for some flexibility in the system in these first
>stages. We welcome your suggestions.
>
> This is an historic moment in the White House and we look
>forward to your participation and enthusiasm for this milestone
>event. We eagerly anticipate the day when electronic mail from
>the public is an integral and normal part of the White House
>communications system.
>
>
>
> President Clinton Vice President Gore
>
> PRESIDENT@WHITEHOUSE.GOV VICE.PRESIDENT@WHITEHOUSE.GOV
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