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Clinton and Gore online
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Howard P. Wolf)
Thu Jun 3 00:51:05 1993
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1993 00:49:57 -0400
Reply-To: "Howard P. Wolf" <hpw@po.cwru.edu>
From: "Howard P. Wolf" <hpw@po.cwru.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L%PURCCVM.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu>
I received this from another mail list that I'm on, and I thought
people might be interested.
The following message is forwarded intact:
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>For all who may be interested, the White House now has REAL e-mail
>of their own (not Compuserve, not American Online...) - Read on for
>details. For those who just want the address and don't care to
>read the press release, the addresses are:
>
> Clinton president@whitehouse.gov
> Gore vice.president@whitehouse.gov
>
>For more info, read the attached letter!
>--
>Alan M. Gallatin <alan@acpub.duke.edu>
>Duke University School of Law; Durham, NC
>
> Letter from President Clinton, Vice President Gore Announcing
>White House Electronic Mail Access
>
> Contact: White House Office of Media Affairs, 202-456-7150
>
> WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Following is a letter from President Clinton
>and Vice President Gore announcing 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
