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Hi Hunter, I've cc'd Alex here. We've spoken a bit about how to handle
press inquiries that may come in Thursday and Friday and in the days
following when you guys are in Houston.

First off, please pardon the businesslike tone in this email.

If the VP goes, then his office will probably get a majority of the calls.
In 2013, they handled it all and Molly and I referred people to the VP's
office's statement. I think we should do that again this time.

The general tone of the statement should be, "nothing to see here folks"
with a touch of "fuck off." I think it should be something very simple:
"Beau went to Houston for a already scheduled appointment and the VP went
with him. The family asks that you respect their privacy." Full stop. There
is no reason to go any further.

The question here is when the VP's office needs to put something out. When
he leaves DC? Or when he's wheels down in Houston? Alex can help with the
timing.

If there are any leaks from MDA, which I hope there aren't this time, I
think we stick to the "the family asks that you respect their privacy"
line, and be ready to tell people to fuck off (off the record).

I believe we will receive a number of calls to the firm. Beau's bio on the
website now has the firm's main number listed as his contact number. I will
instruct the receptionist to forward the calls to my voicemail, and refer
people to the statement from the VP's office.

I will talk with Stuart before hand and make it clear there's only one
statement and that he shouldn't talk to any reporters (local or otherwise)
that may call.

Alex will talk with Molly, as she's got a lot going on with her twins.

For friends and donors and local supporters, I plan to ignore everyone.
I'll actually be in California for my wife's 30th birthday (leave Thursday,
get back on Wednesday April 1).

I think Beau should remain silent on social media until the weekend or
early next week. Maybe something like, "thanks for all the well wishes and
messages of love and support." In 2013 we shared a photo of Beau and Hallie
on the street in Houston. We can do a photo this time, but I think, again,
something simple would be best.

If the VP doesn't go, there may be no inquiries. Beau's been down to
Houston before without folks asking questions, so we may not get anything.
If by chance we do, the calls will likely come directly to me. I think my
response should be, "Beau went down to Houston for a previously scheduled
appointment."

I'm sure there are other things that may pop up that we haven't thought
through. But it shouldn't matter - the response to everything should be
"previously scheduled appointment, please respect the family's privacy."

Does this make sense? Alex, anything to add?

Thanks,
/ja


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Joshua Alcorn
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