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From: David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 1994 21:52:51 -0400
THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF MEDIA AFFAIRS _________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jock Gill Monday, October 17, 1994 202-456-7150 GILL_J () A1 EOP GOV *** MEDIA ADVISORY *** FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY PRESIDENT CLINTON AND VICE PRESIDENT GORE TO UNVEIL INTERACTIVE CITIZENS' HANDBOOK AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY ON THE INTERNET _________________________________________________________________ On Thursday, October 20, 1994 at 11:30 a.m. in room 450 of the Old Executive Office Building, Vice President Gore and Dr. John Gibbons, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, will unveil and demonstrate "Welcome to the White House: An Interactive Citizens' Handbook." This new White House service is available on the Internet, and will make the resources of the federal government more easily available to all Americans. This White House service will allow user-friendly access through multi-media software called Mosaic, developed at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. This service provides access a wide array of government information, ranging from virtual White House tours, to an on-line guide of Executive Branch agencies, to improved access to White House documents and press releases. The event will feature remarks from Vice President Gore, a demonstration of "Welcome to the White House" done on a large projection screen, a public, touch-screen kiosk, provided by the United States Postal Service, and a braille-equipped computer provided by the Clearinghouse on Computer Accommodation in the General Services Administration. A video press release, as well as live audio and video, will be available on October 20. Room 450 will be accessible for television press at 10:30 a.m., print at 11:00 a.m. Press should report to the White House Press Briefing Room through the northwest gate for an escort to room 450. Media who would like to attend, but do not have White House press credentials, should contact the Office of Media Affairs, 202-456-7150. 30-30-30 ____________________________________________________________________________ Jonathan P. Gill Special Projects Office of Media Affairs The White House (202) 456-7150 ____________________________________________________________________________
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