Subject: question
From: Amitabh Desai <[email-masked]>
To: "John Podesta ([email-masked])" <[email-masked]>, Mack McLarty ([email-masked]) <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 21:34:36 +0000

Dear John and Mack, hello from frigid New York, and I hope you're keeping well. I'm writing to request your advice. WJC is being asked the questions below for a video tribute to Senator Gordon Smith. Who from White House days do you think we could approach to draft some suggested replies (or provide the writers here with input) to these questions by the end of next week? Thanks, Ami

Questions for President Clinton

1.  I understand that you and Senator Smith developed a particularly effective relationship on certain foreign policy issues, including NATO enlargement and U.S. involvement in Kosovo.  What do you recall about Senator Smith's approach and demeanor that made him a successful Senator to partner with when you were looking for support across the aisle?

2.  Are there any particular aspects of Gordon's personality that make him successful at his job?

3.  Is there a particular story recounting a time when you and Senator Smith worked or traveled together that illustrate these traits?

4.  What of these attributes, in combination with Gordon's experience as a Senator, make him an effective leader for the broadcast industry at NAB?

5.  Why is the broadcast industry in good hands with Gordon at the helm?