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First Speaker

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9. Perhaps delivering it in person would help...

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #1)

Sun May 1, 2016, 08:17 PM

May 2016

...a quick leap over the White House fence, letter in hand...then walk up to the front door, and respectfully knocking on it as you wave the letter with your other hand. Since they get so many letters, this is the way to make sure that you and your letter come to their attention...

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See... PoliticAverse May 2016 #1

Thank you so much. liberalnarb May 2016 #2

Perhaps delivering it in person would help... First Speaker May 2016 #9

It can change things. cloudbase May 2016 #3

What a great story, cloudbase. Jimmy Carter was an old Navy man himself, so he could really relate! Hekate May 2016 #10

That actually went into the letter. cloudbase May 2016 #11

"What's the best way to mail a letter to the WH?" Hotler May 2016 #4

a few suggestions oldandhappy May 2016 #5

It gets sifted through several sieves 1939 May 2016 #6

I suspect there is an attempt made to have geographic variety. oldandhappy May 2016 #7

Perhaps you might mention all the tributes written about him at DU n/t Jeffersons Ghost May 2016 #8

With a stamp bigwillq May 2016 #12

Talcum Powder MosheFeingold May 2016 #13