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Re: BSA Policy and Politics
Cheryl Singhal (csinghal@CAPACCESS.ORG)
Fri, 30 Aug 1996 09:57:49 -0400
On Thu, 29 Aug 1996, MAJ Mike L. Walton (Settummanque, the blackeagle) wrote:
> Ellen wrote:
>
> >On the subject of Boy Scouts and the Democratic Convention:
> >
> >It has come to my attention that President Clinton was asked to address
> >the participants of National Jambo 1993. He declined and refused to send
> >a representative because of the issues the BSA was dealing with at the
> >time.
>
> (*Placing BSA former ParaPro hat on*) Let's put this in the proper perspective
,
> first; the WSJ and other news outlets left out some key information here:
>
> First, the President was NOT offered the invite until late in June. The
> Jamboree
> was in August. It takes about 6-8 weeks for the Secret Service to screen and
> insure the President's personal safety during any kind of public appearance
And that's 6-8 weeks _after_ the event has been placed on his calendar.
It is not unusual for the President's calendar of personal appearances to
be pencilled in 6 to 8 months in advance. As I understand it the Secret
Service prefers 10 to 12 weeks notice, just in case.
Cheryl
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