The John F. Kennedy Institute in Government

The John F. Kennedy
Institute in Government

Choate Rosemary Hall
Wallingford, Connecticut

[John F. Kennedy '35]

Itinerary for Washington Session – July 19-23, 1999

Faculty:
Mr. Ned Gallagher, Director
Ms. Kathleen Grammatico

Monday, 19 July 1999

2:15 p.m.	Depart for Washington, DC. Transportation via luxury coach bus.	Bus will leave from Christian Street adjacent to the Andrew Mellon Library
5:45 p.m. (approx.)	Dinner break.	Somewhere on I-95
9:00 p.m. (approx.)	Arrive at Georgetown University. Air-conditioned accommodations in C Village dormitory on campus. Rooms have private baths. Enter via Prospect Street entrance to parking lot. Check-in at the East Wing Residential Hall Office in C Village. Summer Housing and Conferences Office: (202) 687-3999.	37th and O Streets NW 20057
10:00 p.m.	Curfew.	C Village dormitory
11:00 p.m.	Lights out.

Tuesday, 20 July 1999

8:00 a.m.	Breakfast.	Georgetown U. cafeteria
8:45 a.m.	Bus departs for U.S. Capitol.	(202) 224-3121
9:30 a.m.	Capitol Hill orientation. Tour of the U.S. Capitol, courtesy of the office of U.S. Representative Rosa L. DeLauro. Visits to U.S. House of Representatives chamber and U.S. Senate chamber.	436 Cannon HOB* 20515-3661 (202) 225-3661
12:30 p.m.	Lunch	Food Court Union Station
1:30 p.m.	Committee hearings of your choice (daily schedule published in The Washington Post each morning). Informal visits to offices of K.I. students’ hometown representatives. Visit Library of Congress.	Capitol Hill
Time TBA	Meeting with U.S. Senator Joseph I. Lieberman (D-CT). After serving as the Nutmeg State’s Attorney General, Senator Lieberman was elected to the Senate in 1988, unseating long-time incumbent Lowell P. Weicker--who since served as Connecticut’s governor. [Committees: Environment and Public Works, Governmental Affairs, Small Business] Contacts: Melissa Winter, Cameron.	706 Hart SOB 20510-0703 (202) 224-4041
Time TBA	Meeting with U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA). The third most senior member of the Senate, Ted Kennedy has long been considered a leading voice in the Democratic Party nationally. He is closely associated with health care issues and his high profile work on the Labor, Judiciary, and Armed Services Committees. Contacts: Sue Hunt, Terry.	315 Russell SOB 20510 (202) 224-4543
4:30 p.m.	Return to Georgetown.
evening	Relax in Georgetown.
10:00 p.m.	Curfew.	C Village dormitory
11:00 p.m.	Lights out.

Wednesday, 21 July 1999

8:00 a.m.	Breakfast.	Georgetown U. cafeteria
8:45 a.m.	Bus departs for city.
9:30 a.m.	Visit to National Archives Building.	700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 20408
10:30 a.m.	Tour of the White House. Report to East Appointments Gate. (Call JLC from the gate.)	1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
11:30 p.m.	Lunch.
1:00 p.m.	Meeting with Mr. Joel Johnson, Senior Adviser to the President for Policy Communications.	Old Executive Office Building
2:15	Depart for Fairfax, VA.
3:30 p.m.	Meeting with Mr. Christopher Manthos, researcher, writer, and lobbyist for the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action. The NRA-ILA is one of the most influential and successful lobbying organizations in Washington, specializing in a narrow range of issues involving firearms regulation and the Second Amendment. Contact: John Shelton Driving Directions: From the Washington beltway (I-495), take I-66 west to Exit 57-A onto U.S. Route 50 East toward Fairfax. On Route 50, turn left at the first traffic light, onto Waples Mill Road. The blue and white NRA Headquarters building will be on your right.	11250 Waples Mill Road Fairfax, Virginia 22030
4:30	Return to Georgetown.
evening	Relax in Georgetown.
10:30 p.m.	Curfew.	C Village dormitory
11:00 p.m.	Lights out.

Thursday, 22 July 1999

8:00 a.m.	Breakfast.	Georgetown U. cafeteria
8:45 a.m.	Bus departs for Capitol Hill.
9:30 a.m.	Meet with staff at National Republican Congressional Committee. The NRCC coordinates the national party's efforts to elect and re-elect Republican Congressmen. Contact: Josh Holley.	(202) 479-7014
11:00 a.m.	Meeting with U.S. Representative Rosa L. DeLauro (D-New Haven, CT). Congresswoman DeLauro represents the Third District, which includes Wallingford. Elected to Congress in 1990, she also was an Adlai Stevenson Fellow at Choate in 1992. Her committee assignments include Government Operations, Public Works and Transportation, Select Committee on Aging. Contact: Nancy	436 Cannon HOB* 20515-3661 (202) 225-3661
	Lunch
1:00 p.m.	Tour of the United States Supreme Court. Tour begins in the Great Hall. Use North Door on Maryland Avenue. Contact: Office of the Curator.	U.S. Supreme Court 1 First Street 20541 (202) 479-3000
2:00 p.m.	Meeting with three Law Clerks to Justice Stephen Breyer, U.S. Supreme Court. Lawyers Lounge.	U.S. Supreme Court 1 First Street 20541 (202) 479-3386
2:30 p.m.	Meeting with U.S. Senator Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT). Senator Dodd is a high-profile member of the "Class of '74"–those young legislators who first came to Washington in the wake of the Watergate scandal. Since that time, he has distinguished himself as a passionate and articulate lawmaker, first in the House and, since 1980, in the U.S. Senate, following in the footsteps of his father. [Committees: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Budget; Foreign Relations; Labor and Human Resources; Rules and Administration] Contact: Adria Deasy, 224-0342.	444 Russell SOB 20510-0702 (202) 224-2823
3:00 p.m.	Meeting with staff at Democratic Leadership Council. The DLC was established in 1985 by Bill Clinton and others in an effort to reposition the Democratic Party toward the center of American politics. Connecticut's Senator Joseph Lieberman is the current chairman of the DLC. Contact: Martina Childress.	600 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Suite 400 20003 (202) 546-0007
evening	Relax in Georgetown.
10:30 p.m.	Curfew.	C Village dormitory
11:00 p.m.	Lights out.

Friday, 23 July 1999

8:00 a.m.	Breakfast.	Georgetown U. cafeteria
8:45 a.m.	Bus departs for city.
9:30 a.m.	Meeting with Ms. Nancy Hwa at Handgun Control, Inc., which the NRA-ILA’s "opposite number" in attempting to influence public policy.	1225 Eye Street NW 20005 Suite 1100 (202) 898-0792
10:15 a.m.	Informal visits to Lincoln Memorial and Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Jefferson Memorial.	West Potomac Park; Constitution Gardens
11:30 a.m.	Bus departs for Wallingford, Connecticut.
5:00 p.m. (approx.)	Dinner break. Fast food on the road.	Somewhere on I-95
8:00 p.m. (approx.)	Arrive at Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, Connecticut.

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