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Subject: The President's Dinner, June 27th In Washington, DC
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May 31, 2001

To:  Ken Lay
  Steve Kean

From:  Rick Shapiro
  Linda Robertson

Subject: The President=01,s Dinner, A Congressional Salute Honoring Preside=
nt=20
Bush and Vice President Cheney, June 27, 2001 in Washington, DC

This memo is a follow up to your phone conversation with Roger Enrico=20
regarding Enron contributing $250,000 to The President=01,s Dinner.  The=20
President=01,s Dinner is a joint fundraising effort by the National Republi=
can=20
Congressional Committee (NRCC) and the National Republican Senatorial=20
Committee (NRSC).  We contacted both Congressman Tom DeLay and the House=20
Senate Dinner committee to ensure that Enron could fully participate in The=
=20
President=01,s Dinner and receive credit for money we have already committe=
d to=20
give to the Committees earlier this year. =20

With the assistance of Congressman Tom DeLay we were able to apply our=20
previously contributed soft money toward this dinner.  Consequently, we wil=
l=20
be =01&credited=018 as giving $250,000 to this event, even though we are be=
ing=20
asked to give only $50,00 in =01&new=018 soft money.  Our earlier contribut=
ions of=20
$100,000 each to the NRCC and NRSC will make up the remaining money.  You=
=20
will be listed as Co-Chair of the event, the highest level of giving.  We=
=20
will be crediting Congressmen DeLay, Armey, Barton and Tauzin for raising t=
he=20
$100,000 allocation for the NRCC.  As for $100,000 we earlier gave the NRSC=
,=20
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison has requested that Enron give her some credit=
=20
for raising the money.  We would like to split it among several other=20
Senators. =20

In addition, Congressman Tom DeLay has asked Enron to contribute $100,000 t=
o=20
his leadership committee, ARMPAC, through a combination of corporate and=20
personal money from Enron=01,s executives.  ARMPAC funds will be used to as=
sist=20
other House Members as well as the redistricting effort in Texas.  We will =
be=20
meeting this request over the course of this calendar year.

Kevin Hannon has expressed an interest in attending the dinner.  Will you b=
e=20
able to join us on the 27th in Washington to attend the dinner?