Hillary Clinton speaking contracts: Emails reveal it takes lemon wedges, hummus and a $300,000 'special rate' for former First Lady to speak at US uni

[Geee]

UK Independent:

When officials at the University of California, Los Angeles, began negotiating a $300,000 (£190,000) speech appearance by Hillary Rodham Clinton, they had one request: could we get a reduced rate for public universities? The answer from Ms Clinton’s representatives: $300,000 is the “special university rate”.

 

That email exchange and other internal communications, obtained this week under the Freedom of Information Act, provide a rare glimpse into the complex efforts to manage the likely 2016 presidential candidate’s lucrative speaking career.

 

At UCLA, efforts to book Ms Clinton and then prepare for her visit were all-consuming, beginning almost immediately after she left her job as Secretary of State on 1 February last year, until she delivered her Luskin Lecture for Thought Leadership speech in March. The documents show that Ms Clinton’s representatives at the Harry Walker Agency exerted considerable control over her appearance and managed even the smallest details – from requesting lemon wedges and water on stage to a computer, scanner, and a spread of hummus and crudité in the green room.

 

[Cyber_Liberty]

Brokey Linky. I was hoping to find out if she has them pick out all the green M&Ms.

[Geee]

Brokey Linky. I was hoping to find out if she has them pick out all the green M&Ms.

Well We'll try it again:

 

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/hillary-clinton-speaking-contracts-emails-reveal-it-takes-lemon-wedges-hummus-and-a-300000-special-rate-for-former-first-lady-to-speak-at-us-universities-9888496.html

[Cyber_Liberty]

Oh there it is? I can check for green M&Ms now! Thank Yew!!!