SPEAKING INVITATION GENESIS SCHOOL AND BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 16 MARCH 1989

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• Publication Date: November 10, 1988
• Content Type: LETTER

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JUDGE:
10 November 1988
RE: Speaking Invitation
Genesis School and Boys and Girls Club
Kansas City, Missouri
16 March 1989
Mr. Irvine O. Hockaday, Jr., President and CEO of Hallmark Cards of Kansas
City, Missouri, has invited you to speak at a "Steak and Hamburger" dinner on
16 March 1989 to benefit the Genesis School and the Boys and Girls Club in
Kansas City. These two organizations provide counseling, education, and other
support that frequently re-direct inner city children into the educational and
cultural mainstream. Approximately 3,000 children are served in this way.
Over the past four years the "Steak and Hamburger" dinner has raised more than
$250,000. The audience would consist of more than 1,000 people, including
many of the children involved in these programs. Past speakers include the
Commandant of Cadets at West Point, the Head Football Coach of the Kansas City
Chiefs, and Baseball Commissioner Peter Ueberroth.
Since you are scheduled to address the Society of Barristers in Naples,
Florida on 16 March, a letter of regret is attached for your signature.
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November 28, 1988
Mr. Irvine 0. Hockaday, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Hallmark Cards Incorporated
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
Dear Irv:
Thanks for your invitation to speak at a "Steak and
Hamburger" dinner on March 16, 1989, to benefit the Genesis
School and the Boys and Girls Club in Kansas City. I would do
it in a minute, but I have a long-standing commitment to address
the International Society of Barristers in Naples on that day.
I have hopes of staying on through the weekend with some old
Missourians, including Jim Symington and Charles Guggenheim.
You mentioned some flexibility. I'd be glad to explore
other dates with you, but my own schedule is always subject to
pre-emption and I would regret causing you double trouble. I
gather I will be seeing you this weekend and perhaps we could
discuss it further.
Warmest regards,
Sincerely,
William H. Webster
Director of Central Intelligence
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Mr. Irvine O. Hockaday, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Hallmark Cards Incorporated
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
Dear Mr. Hockaday:
Thank you for your invitation to speak at the Steak and Hamburger" dinner
for the Genesis School and the Boys and Girls C b in Kansas City on
March 16th. Unfortunately, I find that I have a previous speaking engagment
of long standing which conflicts with that d e. However, I commend the two
organizations for their fine work on behalf of young people, and wish you a
most successful evening.
I really enjoyed our tennis match a Hilton Head last year.
Sincerely yours,
William H. Webster
Director of Central Intelligence
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HALLMARK CARDS INCORPORATED
- KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64106
October 12, 1988
Judge William H. Webster
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Dear Judge Webster:
Since you and I managed to survive a tennis match in Hilton Head
with Ambassador Price and Rae Evans' husband, I am emboldened to
write on a subject I hope you will consider.
There are two organizations in Kansas City which, in combination,
serve over 3,000 young inner city boys and girls providing
education, counseling and a variety of support which frequently
succeeds in re-directing these young people back into the educa-
tional and cultural mainstream.
These two organizations combine each year to sponsor a novel
fundraising event which provides the bulk of the budget for their
activities.
The two organizations are the Genesis School and' the Boys and
Girls Club. The event is a "Steak and Hamburger" dinner whtch is
attended by over a thousand people including many of the children
served by these agencies. While the children are served steak,
the adults eat hamburger. The kids, of course, think this is
wonderfully appropriate and funny and the adults are equally
enthusiastic about the evening.
The highlight is always the speaker and we try to get someone
who, in terms of their life, will mean something to these young
people. For example, in the past, speakers have included the
Commandant of Cadets at West Point; the Head Football Coach of
the Kansas City Chiefs and Peter Ueberroth. Over the past four
years, this dinner event has raised in excess of $250,000 for
these two organizations.
You would be a marvelously appropriate speaker for this event.
The kids would be awed by your career and I cannot imagine a more
ideal role model for them to contemplate. the dinner is tenta-
tively scheduled for March 16 but we have some flexibility with
that date if a change would better accommodate your schedule.
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Judge William H. Webster
October 12, 1988
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I make this request as a past Honorary Chairman of the event and
out of conviction that it would be a wonderful experience for
these young people.
Incidentally, one of your colleagues and predecessors at the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Clarence Kelley, remains a
"favorite son" here and I know he would be thrilled if you were
In our midst.
I know you have innumerable demands but hope you will find this
request particularly worthy. Thanks for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Irvine 0. Hockada Jr.
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