    RECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL  (TRP NOTES MAIL)

    CREATOR: Wendy C. New ( CN=Wendy C. New/O=OVP [ OVP ] )

    CREATION DATE/TIME:15-OCT-1998 19:43:43.00

    SUBJECT:  Briefing Book

    TO: Albert Gore ( CN=Albert Gore/O=OVP [ OVP ] )
    READ:UNKNOWN

    CC: Patricia A. McHugh ( CN=Patricia A. McHugh/O=OVP [ OVP ] )
    READ:UNKNOWN

    TEXT:
    In order to serve you better.  I would like to ask the briefers to give us

    here in the WW a mirror version of your briefing book, because so many

    things are left out of the all staff copy of the briefing book (which is

    the one we receive now) and it is hard for us to tell what briefings you

    have received for the day and what briefings you have not received.

    Example:  Tonight's dinners.  I wanted to make sure you had table diagrams

    and all the bio info  you needed and it took me a couple of hours today to

    try to track down a) if you received the briefings in your book and b) to

    convince the powers that be to give us a copy so we could look it over.  I

    got everything at the last minute and I didn't have a chance to look it

    over.  When we do get copies of dinner list/briefing etc. - - it gives us

    the opportunity to look thru and see if you will be seeing anyone who

    might be on  your call list or someone who just had a birthday, baby etc.

    I know there are certain things we shouldn't see such as the President's

    Lunch memo from Ron, etc, but I do think we can help ensure that you have

    everything you need if we had a better idea of what actually went into

    your book.  I have been trying to find ways to help make your day run

    better, and I know that the briefing book is sometimes a big problem.

    Making sure that we receive a mirror copy of what you get would be a step

    towards staffing you more efficiently  I got this idea from the POTUS

    outer office (Nancy, Betty, and Kris), because I asked them how they dealt

    with briefings trickling in all day long and they informed me that they

    always receive a mirror copy of what the POTUS gets in his briefing book

    each morning in the office or on the road.

    Anyway, I apologize for bothering you with this, but is seems that I need

    your blessing on this to make sure it happens.

    Pls let me know what you think.

    Thanks.