Subject: Re: Urgent call
From: Cheryl Mills <[email-masked]>
To: Robert Mook <[email-masked]>
Cc: John Podesta <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 06:52:17 -0400

I don't know timing but I am happy to connect to him to achieve your second goal. 

cdm

> On Jun 23, 2014, at 6:20 PM, Robert Mook <[email-masked]> wrote:
> 
> John,
> Mikey Dickerson was the lead engineer brought in to fix the Obamacare website (you probably know more about this than I do, but link below just in case).
> We are desperately trying to get him to oversee the Eric Schmidt project.  He's apparently open to doing it but a little worried about how legit it is and what it means for later on.  I was hoping you could call him to tell him how important the project is and how much faith higher ups would have in his ability to deliver a really good product ...and how that would inevitably mean a position later.
> I'm going to talk to him as well, but would be really helpful for him to hear the same talking points from you.   We really want/need this guy running this project and let's just say he'd be a really strong CTO for a national campaign.
> Would you be able to do that?  Mikey is low key so I'm not worried about him blabbing if you tell him it's a confidential conversation.
> Cheryl, adding you on here in case HRC may want to meet with him to discuss Obamacare website...that would REALLY help us make the case to him!!
> 
> 
> http://washingtonexaminer.com/michael-dickerson-the-invisible-man-behind-obamacares-tech-surge/article/2540253