PERM mh, DT Boke REIL $20,000 °°" Personal Services supe ee eee ve a Special Assistant to the President (or other appropriate designation) . at $20,000 per annuin $10,000 Staff Assistant at $11,600 5,300 Secretary at $5,400 2,700 Secretary at $4,000 2,000 5,000 Total | 5,000 30,000 The initial effort would be directed at enlisting, the participation and support of non-governmental leaders. It is considered vital to the success of the program that it repre sent 4 true partnership of csovernmental and non--,overnmental asencles, The program itself must not be vulnerable to attaci on the srounds that it represents either a partisan undertak] ns or @ "thought-control" or "propaganda" effort. It would be very desirable to have an important part a f the program supported by private foundation funds, and tne special He Assistant would explore possibilities of such support. would probably want to be in touch witn leaders of the American Assembly, with leaders of adult education efforts, wit hl) mempers of the Panel that initlated the suszestion, and with a thers in order to develop the structure of a pro:ran. Among the devices to be explored in searchinzs for a fo ra of cooperative sponsorship would certainly be a President tal Commission. This would have the advantazve of being a faniliar institution, Another element might be an interdeparti ental. committee to stimulate and channel participation by _o vernnent agepartments and azencies, Both sroups wisht be tied ¢ o.etner in their functioning through the office of the nepouifeie that These are, of course, sus.estions. The important poin is that responsibility be assizned within the Executive Office to develop a recommended structure as a first step toward putting the prozrai into effect. It will then be possible to prepare sotoore Travel and per diem foe eeeee . . : t _, bbe . ss . 7 ts ee rae ea Consultants! a. staff Travel -7- CONFID ENTIAL wo ee EE Ty me te wars a budget for launecnins the prosram,