Fwd: First Lady Memo July 22.pdf - Adobe Acrobat Standard

From:progden@gmail.com To: john.podesta@gmail.com Date: 2008-07-30 22:37 Subject: Fwd: First Lady Memo July 22.pdf - Adobe Acrobat Standard

John -- I'm not sure why Harrison sent this to me but I thought I'd pass it along. Happy to help out. --Pete ---------- Forwarded message ---------- <<First Lady Memo July 22.pdf>> Dear Pete: Here is the memo on the First Lady which I sent to Valerie and John. I think you will find it interesting. Chris is doing a great job with GSA and organizing the task forces. I am also impressed by work in progress on the appointment process. As Broder said in his Sunday column, the choice of people and policies is a lot more important than tables of organization but to be successful you need to get control of all three. The key is to maintain continuity in process and leadership as we move from campaign to transition planning to final selections for White House and the Cabinet. No musical chairs as with the Clinton transition. It appears that the plan is being put place to move seamlessly from one stage to another. Chris and I were also impressed by the efforts of the Secret Service to learn from the mistakes of the past and manage an efficient process for transition and White House passes. By the way, Brad Patterson, the subject of Broder's piece, is a strong Obama supporter, interesting for someone who served in the Eisenhower White House and on Nixon's national security staff and has had close associations with other Republican administrations in the past. He is working quietly with us. ******************************************************************************* To comply with IRS regulations, we advise you that any discussion of Federal tax issues in this e-mail was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used by you, (i) to avoid any penalties imposed under the Internal Revenue Code or (ii) to promote, market or recommend to another party any transaction or matter addressed herein. For more information please go to http://www.lw.com/docs/irs.pdf ******************************************************************************* This email may contain material that is confidential, privileged and/or attorney work product for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review, reliance or distribution by others or forwarding without express permission is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies. Latham & Watkins LLP