The money comes from some of the Democratic Party's most generous donors, including San Francisco developer Walter H. Sources familiar with the library fund-raising, being overseen by first friend Terence McAuliffe, said it has collected pledges of $20 million to $30 million. "We've not even begun a full-fledged national fund-raising campaign." "We're in the very early stages," he said. Skip Rutherford, the Little Rock public relations executive heading the project, said officials were still developing "guidelines" on disclosure. Library officials said they are under no legal obligation to reveal the names of donors and noted that Ronald Reagan - the last president to raise library funds while in office - did not disclose the names of his contributors at the time, even as he wooed them with intimate dinners at the White House. The library is projected to cost as much as $125 million. Organizers are also working to put together a library board of advisers whose members give or raise at least $1 million. Organizers for President Clinton's presidential library have collected more than $20 million in pledges but are declining to disclose the identity of the donors or the amounts they promised to give.Ĭlinton and library organizers have been quietly meeting with prospective contributors in recent months as Clinton travels around the country in unpublicized events not listed on the president's public schedule. President Clinton talks to reporters Monday. 13, 1997)Ĭlinton Library Won't Identify Big Donors Clinton Picks Little Rock for His Library (Feb.Vote Sought on Clinton Library Bonds (April 10, 1998).Clinton Library Foes Lose (April 21, 1998).Clinton Library Design Team Chosen (Aug.: Clinton Library Won't Identify Big Donors
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