i Personal Calendar, 1995-2007 by Professor Darrell M. West Dept. of Political Science Brown University Providence, Rhode Island and Vice President of Governance Studies Brookings Institution Washington, DC 2016 ii Table of Contents Preface 1995 ............................................................................................. 4 1996 ............................................................................................ 31 1997 ........................................................................................... 58 1998 ........................................................................................... 83 1999 .......................................................................................... 110 2000 .......................................................................................... 138 2001 .......................................................................................... 160 2002 ........................................................................................ 186 2003 ........................................................................................ 214 2004 ........................................................................................ 238 2005 ........................................................................................ 259 2006 ........................................................................................ 279 2007 ........................................................................................ 300 Index ......................................................................................... 321 iii Preface This book records the personal calendar of Darrell M. West, Professor of Political Science at Brown University and Vice President of Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. It shows the people whom I met, meetings attended, lunches and dinners organized, cultural events enjoyed, and lectures both attended and delivered. The record starts in 1995 when I was living in Providence, Rhode Island. I was teaching political science at Brown University and organized a number of lecture events, participated in various news interviews, and dealt with scholars from other universities. As a teacher, I was in regular contact with students and colleagues. As an author of several books, I kept in touch with experts from around the country. As a pollster, public lecturer, and news commentator, I had many dealings with prominent politicians, reporters, and community leaders. The period between 1995 and 2007 was a tumultuous time in the history of the country and the globe, and my schedule reflects efforts to understand these developments. It was not easy making sense of domestic or global affairs, but I tried to gain insights from a number of different people. My hope is that this book is instructive about how one individual spent his time during this tumultuous time period. 4 Sunday, January 1, 1995 Sunday, January 8, 1995 Weight: 185 pounds Weight: 185 pounds Noon Brunch Monday, January 9, 1995 Monday, January 2, 1995 Weight: 186 pounds Weight: 186 pounds 3 p.m. Meeting with bookbinder Dan Knowlton Tuesday, January 3, 1995 Tuesday, January 10, 1995 Weight: 187 pounds 10:45 a.m. Meeting with Brown Weight: 185 pounds Govt Relations Director Ed 12:30 p.m. Lunch with Brown Abrahams Political Science Professor John Noon Inauguration of Governor Tomasi Lincoln Almond 8 p.m. PC versus Boston College 4 p.m. Bought 1995 Honda Accord basketball game for $17,150 11:06 Annie Schmitt return flight Wednesday, January 4, 1995 Wednesday, January 11, 1995 Weight: 187 pounds Weight: 185 pounds 9 p.m. PC versus St. Johns Thursday, January 12, 1995 basketball game Weight: 185 pounds Thursday, January 5, 1995 Noon Lunch with friend Merle Krueger Weight: 187 pounds 2 p.m. Car damage Friday, January 13, 1995 Friday, January 6, 1995 Weight: 184 pounds 9 a.m. Finished review of Interest Weight: 187 pounds Group book ($150) 9 a.m. Call Happy White 10 a.m. Call Happy White 10 a.m. Car repair 11 a.m. Taco book 11 a.m. Sent revised ad buy paper Noon Lunch with former State to Political Communications journal Representative Brad Gorham at Faculty Club Saturday, January 7, 1995 2 p.m. Meeting with Federal Election Commission lawyers Rob Weight: 187 pounds Bonham and Steve Herkowitz on 9:30 a.m. Elaine Partridge hair cut issue advocacy consulting project 8 p.m. PC versus Pitt basketball game Saturday, January 14, 1995 5 Weight: 185 pounds Saturday, January 21, 1995 7 p.m. dinner with Brown Biology Professors Mark Bertness and Jon Weight: 184 pounds Whitman 3 p.m. PC versus Syracuse basketball game Sunday, January 15, 1995 7 p.m. Dinner with Brown Political Science Professor Wendy Schiller Weight: 186 pounds 3 p.m. David MaCauley lecture at Sunday, January 22, 1995 Happy White Gallery Weight: 186 pounds Monday, January 16, 1995 Monday, January 23, 1995 Weight: 186 pounds 11:30 a.m. Lunch with John White, Weight: 186 pounds Jr. at Turks Head Club 11 a.m. Mailed Interest Group review Tuesday, January 17, 1995 Tuesday, January 24, 1995 Weight: 187 pounds Sent Harry and Louise article to 11 a.m. Call Sukie Hammond about Journal of Health Politics, Planning Congress and Presidency journal and Law Noon Lunch with Brown Special Wednesday, January 25, 1995 Events Director Bill Slack Weight: 185 pounds Wednesday, January 18, 1995 10 a.m. Call Rabbi Baruch Korff 2 p.m. Order large-scale self- Weight: 188 pounds portrait from church picture 11 a.m. Meeting with graduate students Rich Francis and Chris Thursday, January 26, 1995 Goodwin 1:15 p.m. Admissions survey Weight: 183 pounds meeting Noon Scribe's Perch book auction 4 p.m. Sent tax-exempt request to IRS on behalf of Genesis Institute Friday, January 27, 1995 4:30 p.m. Body Firm aerobics Weight: 184 pounds Thursday, January 19, 1995 10 a.m. Meeting with graduate student Chris Goodwin Weight: 185 pounds 1 p.m. Meeting with undergraduate Kathy Haigh Friday, January 20, 1995 Saturday, January 28, 1995 Weight: 185 pounds Weight: 183 pounds 6 8 p.m. Trinity play 1:30 p.m. Opthamologist Lori Bartnik Sunday, January 29, 1995 Friday, February 3, 1995 Weight: 186 pounds Weight: 184 pounds Monday, January 30, 1995 noon Lunch with Rabbi Baruch Korff and Annie Schmitt Weight: 185 pounds 12:30 p.m. Lunch with Brown Govt Saturday, February 4, 1995 Relations Director Ed Abrahams 3 p.m. Media seminar in 305 Weight: 183 pounds Metcalf 7 p.m. Dinner with Brown Political Science Professor John Tomasi and Tuesday, January 31, 1995 Amy Weight: 184 pounds Sunday, February 5, 1995 10 a.m. Sent Wadsworth book review ($75) Weight: 184 pounds 11 a.m. Sent Columbia University 5:30 p.m. dinner at Hemingways Press book review ($150) restaurant 1 p.m. Meeting of Graduate 7:30 p.m. John Hazen White Admissions committee Lecture by U.S. Treasury Dept Asst 3:30 p.m. Meeting with Brown Dean Secretary Mike Levy of the College Sheila Blumstein 4 p.m. Honors seminar Monday, February 6, 1995 Wednesday, February 1, 1995 Weight: 184 pounds Noon Lunch with Brown Public Weight: 185 pounds Policy Professor Ross Cheit 9 a.m. Meeting with graduate 6 p.m. Brown Admissions survey student Michell Wilson 9 a.m. Makeup exam for Jim Tuesday, February 7, 1995 Veverka 1 p.m. Meeting with graduate Weight: 185 pounds students Rich Francis and Chris 8 a.m. Graduate prelim exams Goodwin 9 a.m. Call Transcribing service 7 p.m. PC versus Seton Hall Noon Talk at Brown Club of Boston basketball game 4 p.m. University faculty meeting 6 p.m. Brown Admissions survey Thursday, February 2, 1995 Wednesday, February 8, 1995 Weight: 183 pounds 12:30 p.m. Lunch with Brown Weight: 184 pounds Political Science Professor Jim 11 a.m. Sent consulting report to Morone Federal Election Commission 7 2 p.m. Budget meeting at Graduate School Weight: 182 pounds 8:45 a.m. talk at Leadership RI in Thursday, February 9, 1995 Senate lounge organized by Susan Keller Weight: 185 pounds noon USA Today interview with 9 a.m. Buy T-bills John Larrabee Noon Boston Globe interview 1 p.m. Meeting with Brown Public 2:30 p.m. Meeting with Brown Govt Policy director Tom Anton Relations Asst Director Chris Heenan Thursday, February 16, 1995 5 p.m. Mailed Genesis Report on American politics Weight: 181 pounds 10 a.m. Meeting with Brown VP Friday, February 10, 1995 Finance and Administration Don Reaves Weight: 183 pounds Noon Lunch with CIT director 10:30 a.m. Wriston Committee Brian Hawkins Selection Meeting 1:30 p.m. Meeting with Peter Calvet Saturday, February 11, 1995 Friday, February 17, 1995 Weight: 184 pounds Weight: 181 pounds Sunday, February 12, 1995 9 a.m. Call Rabbi Baruch Korff 1 p.m. Sent Columbia University Weight: 184 pounds Press book review ($150) 11 a.m. Brunch with Walter 1:30 p.m. Interview by Rich Morin McLaughlin of Brown News Bureau 3 p.m. Meeting with Rabbi Baruch Monday, February 13, 1995 Korff about his autobiography Weight: 184 pounds Saturday, February 18, 1995 9 a.m. Sent article possibility to New Republic Weight: 182 pounds 8 p.m. PC versus Georgetown Tuesday, February 14, 1995 basketball game Weight: 182 pounds Sunday, February 19, 1995 8 a.m. Graduate prelim exams 10 a.m. Meeting with Brown Weight: 184 pounds Admissions director Mike Goldberger about survey results Monday, February 20, 1995 4 p.m. Honors seminar Weight: 184 pounds Wednesday, February 15, 1995 8 Tuesday, February 21, 1995 5:30 p.m. Reception for start of Brown/Providence Journal Weight: 184 pounds conference noon Public policy faculty meeting 6 p.m. Dinner for conference 1:30 p.m. Meeting with graduate