SPEAKING INVITATION KENNEDY SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT HARVARD UNIVERSITY CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 21 MARCH 1988

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• Publication Date: February 10, 1988
• Content Type: LETTER

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RE: Speaking Invitation
Kennedy School of Government
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
21 March 1988
Director of the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government
Dick Thornburgh-and a member of the Student Advisory Committee Adam Diamant
have invited you to participate in a four person panel discussion in the Forum
of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University on Thursday,
2l March. The topic of discussion will focus on ''public access to government
information and the relationship between access to information and the ongoing
vi abi 1 i ty of our democrati c._~insti tuti ons.'..'..:..:The school._.envi si ons that thi s
discussion "will concentrate on broad to ics w' 'n the scope of freedom of
STAT information." Former CIA employee and Kennedy School professor
Richard Haass have made firm commitments to appear on the panel. Bob Woodward
. of the WASHINGOIJ POST also has been invited. Marvin Y,alb, Director of the
Kennedy School's Joan Shorenstein Barone Center for the Press, Politics, and
Public Policy, will moderate.
You could expect an audience of?-approximately 850-students, scholars,
faculty and members of the Boston and Harvard community. The program is taped
and your permission is asked to broadcast this on the National Public Radio
network.
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to a public debate with an adversary of the Agency-such as
would only dignify his accusations and would n
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has been out of the intelligence community for over a decade an is no onger
knowledgeable in the field. I do not see what good it could do to debate
Qob Woodward in an open forum either. I recommend that you decline this
invitation. If you agree, attached are letters for your signature.
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16 February 1988
The Honorable Richard Thornburgh
Harvard University
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Institute of Politics
79 John F. Kennedy Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
Thank you for asking me to participate in a panel discussion in the Forum
of the Kennedy School of Government. At present, ~ spring schedule is pretty
hectic between commitments on Capitol Hill and other speaking engagements
already accepted., I know you will understand.
I certainly enjoyed my evening in December with several of the Kennedy
School faculty members. Warmest regards and best wishes for a successful
program.
Sincerely yours,
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William H. Webster
Director of Central Intelligence
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16 February 1988
Mr. Adam Diamant
Student Advisory Cort~nittee
Harvard University
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Institute of Politics
79 John F. Kennedy Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
Dear Mr. Diamant:
Many thanks for inviting me to participontMarcha21ste1 Unfortunately,tIe
Forum of the Kennedy School of Government
must decline. The past months have been quite hectic and my schedule for;
March looks no better.
Best wishes for a successful program.
Sincerely yours,
William H. Webster
Director of Central Intelligence
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HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Honorable William H. Webster
Director of Central Intelligence
Washington, D.C. 20505
INSTITUTE OF POLITICS
79 John F. Kennedy Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts ozt38
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January 15, 1988
We are writing to invite you to participate in a panel
discussion in the Forum of the Kennedy School of Government at
Harvard University on March 21, 1988. The discussion will focus
on public access to government information and the relationship
between access to information and the ongoing viability of our
democratic institutions. We envision that this discussion will
concentrate on broad topics within the scope of freedom of
information (i.e. Under what conditions may it be appropriate to
deny the public access to information? What kind of information,
if any, should be routinely denied? Does public access to
information add or detract from the efficient operation of our
government? What are the long-term consequences of government
secrecy?).
We have invited four speakers to participate in this
discussion. Marvin Kalb, Director of the Kennedy School's Joan
Shorenstein Barone Center for the Press,, Politics, and Public
Policy, will moderate. sent, we have firm commitments from
STAT ex-CIA employee and Kennedy School professor
Richard Haass. We have also invited Bob Woodward of the
Washington Post. We hope that~you will consider this invitation
and you will come to the Forum to participate in this discussion.
The Forum, situated in the John F. Kennedy School of
Government, is Harvard's center stage for political debates,
speeches and discussions. Recent speakers have included President
Oscar Arias, Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, and former Presidents
Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford, among the many. The Forum can
accommodate up to 850 people, with overflow capacity which reaches
1100. Our audience is composed of students, scholors, faculty,
and a broad cross section of the Harvard and Boston communities.
The program is taped and, with your permission, may be broadcast
on the National Public Radio network.
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Honorable William H. Webster
January 14, 1988
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If necessary, the Institute of Politics will reimburse your
coach airfare and overnight accommodations, but it does not
provide an honorarium. May I request in advance that you save all
original receipts so that reimbursement can be accomplished as
quickly as possible.
If you are interested in participating, please contact
Jennifer Jordan, Director of the k'orum, at [phone].
Adam Diamant
Student Advisory Committee
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