SPEAKING INVITATION ARKANSAS BAR ASSOCIATION ARKANSAS JUDICIAL COUNCIL HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS 9 JUNE 1988

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• Publication Date: October 7, 1987
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Speaking Invitation - Arkansas Bar Association
Arkansas Judicial Council
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PAO 0123 87
7 October 1987
JUDGE:
RE: Speaking Invitation
Arkansas Bar Association
Arkansas Judicial Council
Hot Springs, Arkansas
9 June 1988
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When you were at the Eighth Circuit Conference, you tentatively agreed to
be the keynote speaker at the joint meeting of the Arkansas Bar Association
and Arkansas Judicial Council in Hot Springs on June 9th or 10th. An interim
letter from you was sent to Judge Stroud. Both Judge Cracraft and
Judge Eisele have written you in hopes that your schedule will permit you to
be with them. Judge Eisele also included a copy of his writings on the
sentencing guidelines for your comment. I have asked to take a
look at these for you. If you wish to send letters to the two judges, interim
letters are attached for your signature.
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The Honorable G. Thomas Eisele
United States District Court
Eastern District of Arkansas
U.S. Post Office & Court House
P.O. Box 3684
Little Rock, Arkansas 72203
Thank you for your letter concerning the joint meeting of the
Arkansas Bar Association and Arkansas Judicial Council in Hot Springs on
June 8th - 11th. Judge Stroud asked me to speak to your group on either
June 9th or 10th and I have tentatively put it on my calendar. As you
know, I would enjoy participating in the event. Closer to the time of
the meeting and depending on my schedule, I will be glad to discuss the
fishing trip with you.
Thank you for your good words on my speech at the Eighth Circuit. It
was nice seeing you and give my regards to Kaye. I am interested in
looking over your memoranda covering the sentepcing guidelines and
appreciate your including them.
Sincerely yours,
William H. Webster
Director of Central Intelligence
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Central Intdligcrxt Ancy
The Honorable George K. Cracraft
State of Arkansas
Court of Appeals
Justice Building
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Dear George:
Thank you for your recent letter concerning the joint meeting of the
Arkansas Bar Association and Arkansas Judicial Council on June 9th and 10th in
Hot Springs. As I mentioned to Judge Stroud, I have tentatively set aside the
time on my calendar, and hope that my schedule will permit me to participate
in your first joint meeting.
I appreciate your good thoughts on my new position. Please give Kathleen
my regards, and I hope to see you in June.
Sincerely yours,
William H. Webster
Director of Central Intelligence
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Honorable William H. Webster
Director, CIA
Washington, D. C. 20535
August 4, 1987
It was great to have the opportunity to see you in Colorado Springs and to find you
in such excellent fettle. I understand that you even won the tennis tournament, and I
have been assured that none of your opponents "threw off" in favor of the "Director."
In a more serious vein, I want to congratulate you on your excellent "opening
statement" identifying your new role and the role of the CIA in the constitutional frame
of things. It was first rate and very reassuring. One was left with the conviction that,
even in this dangerous world, it will be possible for this Nation to defend itself without
sacrifice of the rule of law. So, again, my congratulations.
When I was in Colorado Springs, John Stroud, Jr., president of the Arkansas Bar
Association, and Dennis Shackleford asked me to contact you concerning the possibility
that you might be the principle speaker at the association's next annual meeting which
will be held from Wednesday, June 8, until Saturday, June 11, 1988. This meeting will
mark the first occasion on which the Arkansas Judicial Council has met simultaneously
with the Arkansas Bar Association. Mr. Shackleford, as chairman of the "Annual Meeting
Committee" and Mr. Stroud are naturally anxious to obtain a speaker of national renown
for this important occasion. I have been advised that Judge "Buz" Arnold has already
contacted you about this matter and that you have tentatively "penciled in the date." By
this letter, I wish to second (or third) the invitation you have already received.
If you can come and if you are able to put aside a couple of extra days, Kaye and I
would very much enjoy taking you on a float-fishing trip or other Arkansas getaway of
your choice. At the very least, we want to get you back to Murray's for some catfish.
Again, wishing you well in your new position, I am
Sincerely yours,
Encls G. Thomas Eisele
cc: Judge Buz Arnold
John Stroud, Jr.
Dennis Shackleford
P.S. You have probably sensed how the sentencing guidelines have upset the federal
judges in this Nation. To explain, I enclose some of the letters and memoranda which I
have written on the subject. Although I recognize your current duties will probably not
permit you to get deeply into this matter, your views as a federal judge and former
director of the FBI upon this radical proposal would be most interesting.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
U.S. POST OFFICE & COURT HOUSE
P.O. SOX 3684
LITTLE ROCK. ARKANSAS 72203
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George K. Cracraft
judge
State of Arkansas
COURT OF APPEALS
JUSTICE BUILDING ? LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201 ? 5011971-5297
September 1, 1987
Honorable William H. Webster
Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Dear Bill:
It is gratifying to learn that you are giving serious
consideration to our invitation to be the principal speaker at a
joint meeting of the Arkansas Bar Association and Arkansas
Judicial Council in Hot Springs in June 1988. I would join
Judges Eisele and Arnold and the officials of the Arkansas Bar
Association in urging you to join us at this, the first joint
meeting of Bench in Bar in this state. All are in agreement that
one of your standing and universal respect would add a great deal
to this rather important occasion.
Kathleen and I wish you continued success in your new
position and hope to see you here next June.
George 'K. Cracraft
Judge
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3 September 1987
RE: Speaking Invitation
Arkansas Bar Association
Arkansas Judicial Council
Hot Springs, Arkansas
9 June 1988
President of the Bar Association, Judge John F. Stroud, has invited you to
be the main speaker at the joint annual Arkansas Bar Association and Arkansas
Judicial Council meeting on Thursday, 9 June or Friday, 10 June at 11 a.m.
The meeting will take place at the Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs. According
to Judge Stroud, you tentatively accepted the invitation after Judge Arnold
talked with you. I suggest an interim letter. If you agree, a letter is
attached for your signature.
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Central Intdligence Agency
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The Honorable John F. Stroud
President
Arkansas Bar Association
6 State Line Plaza
Texarkana, AR 75501
Dear Judge Stroud:
Many thanks for your invitation to speak at the annual joint meeting of
the Arkansas Bar Association and the Arkansas Judicial Council. I have
tentatively noted the dates of June 9th or 10th on my calendar. If it is at
all possible for me to be there, and there are no conflicts, I will look
forward to the opportunity to address your meeting. We can talk further as
the time approaches.
It was good to see everyone at the Eighth Circuit Conference and thank you
for your kind remarks about my speech.
Sincerely yours,
/'51 \\Villiam i i. , . :_s
William H. Webster
Directoh of Central Intelligence
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ARKANSAS
BAR
ASSOCIATION
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
John F. Stroud, Jr.
11 State Line Plaza
Tesa,kan a. AR 75501
1501773 56511
July 29, 1987
Honorable William H. Webster
Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C. 20505
Dear Judge Webster:
While
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annual
meeting
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good word before I contacted you. Judge Arnold called
me yesterday indicating he had talked with you by phone
yesterday and that you had tentatively penciled in the
date.
Next June will be the first time that the
Arkansas Bar Association and the Arkansas Judicial
Council will have met jointly, and we feel like we
should have a special speaker for this inaugural
meeting of all of the state judges and attorneys. You
are our unanimous choice to be that special speaker and
we sincerely hope that you can be our guest in Hot
Springs, Arkansas next June.
The meeting will begin on Wednesday, June 8,
1988 and end on Saturday, June 11, 1988. The morning
of Thursday, June 9th at 11 a.m. is tentatively
designated for the principal speech, but certainly it
could be changed to Friday if that was more workable
with your schedule. The meeting is held every year at
the Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs and there are
excellent golf courses and tennis courts nearby.
We sincerely hope you can accept our
invitation and I look forward to hearing from you. I
Colorado Springs two weeks ago, I
Thomas Eisele and Judge Morris S.
Arkansas Bar Association is most
you as our principal speaker at the
1988, and I asked them to put in a
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Honorable William H. Webster
July 29, 1987
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was delighted to hear you speak on Saturday morning at
the Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference in Colorado
Springs, and I look forward to hearing you again.
Respectfully,
John F. Stroud, Jr.
JFSjr/gl
copy: Honorable G. Thomas Eisele
Honorable Morris S. Arnold
Dennis Shackleford
Bill Martin
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The Director of Central Intelligence
Washington. D. C. 20505
July 28, 1987
NOTE FOR: Bill Baker, D/PAO
FROM: DCI
For your information, Judge
Arnold called from Fort Smith to
invite me to speak to a bicen-
tennial celebration September 17th.
This is the same date that Judge
Gignoux had invited me to speak
in Maine, and I explained that
I would be out of the country.
Judge Arnold then said that
the Arkansas Bar intended to
invite me to speak to them over
their annual gathering in
Hot Springs, June 11-12. I told
him I'd be receptive if subject
to future relations.
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