15,2004 10:02AM 9 - 1 1 COMMISSION NO, 2945 P, 2

General

• Provide justification for releasing recommendations before findings.

o The Chairs need to understand this better to present to other Commissioners.
o 9-11 staff argued loudly against splitting in original meeting. Edelman presented a
compelling justification. Please replicate in short memo.
o Updated example - Congress already is asking staff to release recommendations before
final report so hearings can be scheduled.

• Break down the proposed budget into more specific numbers.

o Commission has modest budget.
o How many people will Edelman commit to the task? What are their rates?
o Obviously principals are costlier than assistants. Which tasks would be completed by
assistants and which by principals?

Calendar
• Provide alternate calendar for presenting findings before 7/26.
o If split is approved, recommendations can drop on 7/12 - no WH review necessary.
o Still bound by legislation to release findings by 7/26. If changed, likely only 8/2 or 8/9.

• Calendar should consider how to utilize all 10 Commissioners.

o Parallel media tours - pairs of Commissioners in different cities simultaneously
o When are all 10 necessary, when just the Chairs?

• NYC must be emphasized - center of narrative and location of most families.

o At least one day of media in NYC during both rollout weeks.
o Another press conference in NYC? Tailored to Emergency Response?

• National media tour must be more compact

o Two week maximum - Commissioners have other responsibilities.
o Tour should end before September.
o Schedule parallel media tours to involve multiple Commissioners.
o Tour should be cohesive and begin after the final report is released.
o Concentrate on top markets and geographic diversity (DC, NYC, LA, Chicago,
Dallas/Houston, Miami, San Fran, Seattle, Phila.)
o Provide idea of which secondary markets we would hit in satellite radio tour.
o Attached is an example of a more realistic media calendar incorporating some of the
points above.

• More than media - other items need to be built into calendar.

o Family briefings (If not before release, how to fit them In during rollout week?).
o Congressional hearings.
o Annual or seasonal meetings of appropriate national associations and organizations
(NGA, Police Chiefs, etc.).
o Important think tank forums,
o Other potential national validator groups.
o More local validator groups - beyond editorial boards: local columnists, professors, etc.

• Provide an imprecise, informal future calendar - September and beyond

o Ideas for Sept. 11 anniversary.
o Fall possibilities for Congressional hearings - Sept.? Lame-duck session in Dec.?
o Rough sense of relevant fall campaign peaks and troughs (debates, important weeks).
o Conferences and forums advocating plans for new Presidential, Congressional term.
• To influence State of the Union, First 100 Days plans.
o Top 5-10 universities/schools to visit.