Officially, thousands of delegates, legislators and elephant banner-wavers swarmed Philadelphia from July 31 to Aug. 3 to crown George W. Bush and Dick Cheney as the Republican ticket for 2000. But like its Democratic counterpart in August, this year’s Republican National Convention seemed to be nearly as much about corporate America’s penchant for party throwing as with anointing its presidential and vice presidential nominees.
In this respect, the only major difference between the two political parties was that the Republicans seemed to party harder, with nearly double the number of private receptions, parties and other celebrations than the Democrats had in Los Angeles.
More than 300 events, separate from the convention’s official program, were hosted or sponsored by large companies seeking access to specific politicians, and most were invitation-only. Committee chairs, party leaders and up-and-coming lawmakers were courted by AT&T, Philip Morris, DaimlerChrysler, Microsoft and Lockheed Martin Corp. – all of whom also subsidized the Democratic convention – and countless other companies and political action committees.
Whether it was fly fishing with House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., dining on House Majority Whip Tom DeLay of Texas’ Union Pacific-sponsored hospitality train, or partying with the band Blues Traveler at Coca-Cola and Continental Airlines’ expense, large individual and corporate donors rubbed shoulders and swayed hips with Republican leaders all week.
Viacom, Philip Morris and the Walt Disney Co. were just a few of the corporations that sponsored a Mardi Gras party in honor of the House Commerce Committee’s retiring chairman, Thomas Bliley of Virginia. The 15-plus sponsors – who all have legislation pending before the committee, or could be affected by the committee’s decisions – are betting that party host Representative Billy Tauzin of Louisiana will become the next chairman if the Republicans retain their majority.
Officials at the three national fund-raising committees for the Republicans – the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) and the Republican National Committee (RNC) – were silent when asked about the private events they hosted, who underwrote them, and what the purpose or financial outlays were.
The RNC did, however, provide The Public i with a “Master Calendar of Events” that listed more than 300 parties, receptions, brunches, luncheons, dinners, golf outings and other activities during the convention week, most of which required special invitations.
What follows, culled from news reports, nonprofit watchdog groups and Republican Party organizations, is the most comprehensive list of private Republican convention events.
The watchdogs included the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonprofit, nonpartisan watchdog group based in Washington, D.C., which provided information on convention events and donors.
On October 2, the city’s nonpartisan convention organizer, the Philadelphia 2000 Host Committee, reported it had received more than $60 million in cash and in-kind gifts during the convention from corporate and individual donors. It is required by law to disclose the donors behind the cash and gifts to the Federal Election Commission.
However, those events underwritten by corporations and individuals are not subject to public disclosure, an FEC official said.
Republican National Convention Events
1. Salute to the House Republican Leadership featuring Earth, Wind and Fire performing, Sunday, July 30, 6:30 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Host: National Republican Congressional Committee
Donors of $5,000 and more were invited Sponsor: Qwest Communications International, Inc. (Qwest is a broadband Internet company that recently purchased U S West)
Location: Penn’s Landing, Waterfront
2. Breakfast with NRCC Chairman Representative Tom Davis (Va.) and Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John Warner (Va.), Monday, July 31, 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Host: National Republican Congressional Committee
Sponsor: TRW, Inc. (TRW, Inc. is a defense contractor lobbying for a $60 billion national defense program)
Location: Airport Marriott
3. Luncheon Saluting NRCC Chairman Tom Davis, July 31, Noon – 2 p.m.
Host: National Republican Congressional Committee
Location: Union League of Philadelphia
4. Hospitality Suite open to donors, July 31, 7 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Host: National Republican Congressional Committee
Location: Comcast-Spectacor First Union Center
5. Fly Fishing Trip with House Speaker Dennis Hastert (Ill.), Tuesday, August 1, morning
Host: House Speaker Dennis Hastert’s Keep Our Majority PAC and the NRCC
Location: Delaware River
6. Golf Tournaments, August 1, shotgun start at 8 a.m.
Host: National Republican Congressional Committee
Donors of $5,000 and more were invited
Location: Llanerch Country Club, Havertown, Pa., and North Hills Country Club, Glenside, Pa.
7. “Red, White and Blues House Leadership Party” featuring Blues Traveler, August 1, 10 p.m.
Host: (Tom DeLay’s PAC, Americans for a Republican Majority, which has raised nearly $2 million in “hard money” since January 1, 1999. DeLay raised another nearly $1 million, separate from “hard money,” in undisclosed sources during the convention alone.)
Host: National Republican Congressional Committee and ARMPAC
Sponsor: Union Pacific (Union Pacific is lobbying to reform federal regulations including a 4.3 cents-a-gallon federal diesel tax), American Trucking Association, Coca-Cola and Continental Airlines
Location: Electric Factory club
8. Candidate Meet and Greet, Wednesday, August 2, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Host: National Republican Congressional Committee
Location: Atwater Kent Museum
9. VIP Luncheon, Thursday, August 3, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Host: Location: Le Bec Fin restaurant
National Republican Congressional Committee
10. Inner Circle Welcome Reception, Sunday, July 30, 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Host: National Republican Senatorial Committee
Location: Liberty Belle Cruises
11. Roundtable Welcome Reception, July 30, 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Host: National Republican Senatorial Committee
Location: Rock restaurant
12. Republican Senate Council, Chairman’s Foundation and Executive Committee Welcome, July 30, 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Host: National Republican Senatorial Committee
Location: Katmandu restaurant
13. Inner Circle Life Member Breakfast, Monday, July 31, 9 a.m.
Host: National Republican Senatorial Committee
Location: Hotel DuPont
14. Convention Cup Golf Tournament, Monday, July 31, 9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Host: National Republican Senatorial Committee
Location: Chester Valley Country Club
15. Roundtable Tour, July 31, 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Host: National Republican Senatorial Committee
Location: Winterthur Museum
16. Main Event “Fight Night,” with boxing legends Roy Jones, Jr., Joe Frazier, Michael Spinks and Larry Holmes, July 31, 9 p.m. – midnight
Host: National Republican Senatorial Committee
This reception was limited to NRSC donors of $10,000 and above.
Location: Navy Yard Cruise Ship Terminal
17. Roundtable Brunch, Tuesday, August 1, 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Host: National Republican Senatorial Committee
Location: Philadelphia home of Senator Arlen Specter, R-Pa.
18. “Race to Victory” NASCAR lunch with 10 to 15 NASCAR drivers, August 1, noon-2 p.m.
Host: National Republican Senatorial Committee, Senators Wayne Allard (Colo.), Jon Kyl (Ariz.) and Jeff Sessions (Ala.)
Location: Navy Shipyard Building #3
19. Senatorial Trust Reception, August 1, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Host: National Republican Senatorial Committee
Location: Rodin Museum
20. Luncheon for Senate Incumbents and Challengers, Wednesday, August 2, noon
Host: National Republican Senatorial Committee
Location: The Ritz-Carlton
21. Inner Circle “Taste of Philly” Reception, August 2, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Host: National Republican Senatorial Committee
Location: Le Bec Fin restaurant
22. Luncheon and Briefing, Thursday, August 3, noon – 2 p.m.
Host: National Republican Senatorial Committee
Location: Ballroom at the Ben
23. Inner Circle Life Member Reception, August 3, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Host: National Republican Senatorial Committee
Location: Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue
24. Presidential Roundtable Reception, August 3, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Host: National Republican Senatorial Committee
Location: Hotel DuPont
25. Senatorial Trust, August 3, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Host: National Republican Senatorial Committee
Location: Carpenter’s Hall
26. “Seven Days of Diversity” Event, Saturday, July 29, 6: p.m. – 9 p.m.
Host: Republican National Committee Events
Sponsor: Republican New Majority and PECO Energy
Location: Independence Seaport Museum
27. Diversity of Women Brunch honoring Christine Torretti, Sunday, July 30, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Host: Republican National Committee and the New Majority Council
Location: Home of Dr. Constantine Papadakis
28. American Dream Luncheon with special guests George P. Bush (Son of Florida Governor Jeb Bush), Tommy Lasorda (former Major League Baseball coach) and Rick Shroeder (of television’s NYPD Blue), Monday, July 31, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Host: Republican National Committee Co-Chairman Pat Harrison
Location: Marriott Hotel Grand Ballroom
29. Reception honoring the Teamsters and its president, Jimmy Hoffa Jr., July 31, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Host: Republican National Committee
Location: Philadelphia Marriott
30. Eagles Breakfast, Tuesday, August 1, 9 a.m. – noon
Host: Republican National Committee
This invitation-only event treated RNC donors who gave $15,000 or more in the last year
Location: Longwood Gardens
31. Republican National Convention Luxury Box, August 1 and throughout the convention
Host: Republican National Committee Chairman Jim Nicholson
Donors of $15,000 or more were invited to this skybox for private viewing of convention proceedings
Location: Comcast-Spectacor First Union Center
32. Eagles Reception, August 1, 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Host: Republican National Committee
Location: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology
33. Urban Community Renewal, August 1, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Host: Republican National Committee
Location: African American Museum
34. Asian American Reception and Celebration, August 1, 5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Host: Republican National Committee
Location: The Ritz-Carlton
35. Gala with Texas Governor and presidential nominee George W. Bush, Wednesday, August 2, noon.
Host: Republican National Committee
Tickets for this event were between $1,000 and $15,000. Attendance was nearly 2,000, and Bush reportedly raised $5 million from this fund-raiser.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center
36. After-hours cocktails and music, August 2, 11:30 p.m.
Host: Republican National Committee
Location: Warm Daddies restaurant
37. Team 100 Luncheon and Briefing with former presidents and cabinet members, Thursday, August 3, noon
Host: Republican National Committee
(Team 100 is the Republican Party’s designation for individuals who raise at least $175,000 over four years)
Location: Union League of Philadelphia
38. “Jammin’ with Jim,” a party honoring RNC Chairman Jim Nicholson featuring three bands and three disc jockeys, August 3, 11 p.m. – 3 a.m.
Host: Republican National Committee
Location: Finnigan’s Wake
39. Reception honoring Governor Tommy Thompson (Wis.), Thursday, July 27, 8 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Host: Pfizer (a pharmaceutical company that has contributed $1,132,521 in the current election cycle, of which 86% has gone to Republicans)
Location: Philadelphia Marriott
40. Platform Delegate Reception, July 27, 8:30 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Host: Republicans for Choice and Republican Pro-Choice Coalition
Location: Union League of Philadelphia
41. Kick-Off party honoring Colorado Governor Bill Owens, Saturday, July 29, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Host: Colorado and Wyoming Republican Party
Sponsor: Eastman Kodak ($125,761, of which 68% went to Republicans)
Location: Philadelphia City Hall
42. Dinner Buffet in honor of Senator John McCain, R-Ariz., and his wife Cindy McCain, July 29, 6:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Host: National Soft Drink Association
Location: Bookbinders Seafood restaurant
43. New Majority Council Reception, Saturday, July 29, 8 p.m.
Host: New Majority Council Chairman Renee Amoore
The New Majority Council is a national effort by Republicans devoted to recruiting minorities into the party.
Location: Seaport Museum
44. Traditional Media Party, “A Taste of Pennsylvania,” July 29, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Host:
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center
45. Reception honoring Kansas Governor Bill Graves, July 29, 7 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Host: Delaware River and Bay Authority
Location: Four Seasons Hotel
46. Philadelphia-style brunch fund-raiser for Representative Jim Rogan, R-Calif., July 29, 10 a.m. – noon
Host: Representative Jim Rogan
Tickets for the party started at $250 for individual donors and $1,000 for PACs
Location: Adam’s Mark Hotel
47. “Is There a Future for Televised Conventions?” Luncheon featuring NBC’s Tom Brokaw and CNN’s Judy Woodruff, Sunday, July 30, 11 a.m.
Host: Joan Shorenstein Center for Press, Politics and Public Policy (The Shorenstein Center is part of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University), and The Event Group
Location: Mayor’s Reception Room, City Hall
48. Brunch Honoring Senator Don Nickles, R-Okla., July 30, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Host: Kerr-McGee Corporation (Kerr-McGee Corporation is an Oklahoma City-based energy and inorganic chemical company with worldwide operations and assets of approximately $7 billion) and Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating
Location: Union League of Philadelphia
49. Michigan Republican Party breakfast honoring Michigan Governor John Engler and Senator Spencer Abraham, R-Mich., July 30, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Host: DaimlerChrysler (gave $100,250 this cycle in political contributions, of which 85% went to Republicans)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center
50. Dim-Sum Luncheon Seminar, July 30, noon – 2:30 p.m.
Host: Women’s Development Institute International
Location: Joy Tsin Lau
51. TechNet Reception, July 30, noon – 3 p.m.
Host: Tech Net (a coalition of donors from Silicon Valley that has contributed $122,159 in total to both parties this election cycle, of which 62% has gone to Republicans, according to the Center for Responsive Politics)
Location: Franklin Institute of Science Museum
52. Cocktail Party Discussion on issues important to the Jewish community with special guests House Speaker Dennis Hastert (Ill.), Senator John McCain (Ariz.) and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, July 30, 4 p.m.
Host: American Israel Public Affairs Committee and United Jewish Communities, which are nonprofit groups
Location: The Ritz-Carlton
53. Reception for Pro-choice Republicans, July 30, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Host: Planned Parenthood
Sponsor: Republicans for Choice, Republican Pro-Choice Coalition, The WISH List, National Women’s Political Caucus Republican Task Force and the Republican Mainstream Committee
Mistress of Ceremonies Dina Merrill (Actress)
Location: Park Hyatt Bellevue
54. Pre-Convention Reception, Sunday, July 30, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Host: American Urban Radio Networks
Location: Zanzibar Blue
55. Fundraising Reception, July 30, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Host: McCain 2000 Committee (This is the fund-raising committee for Arizona Senator John McCain)
Location: Sofitel Restaurant
56. Reception featuring PBS’s To the Contrary and Republican commentators, July 30, 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Host: Women’s Vote 2000
Location: Philadelphia Marriott
57. New York Republican Party honoring Governor George Pataki (N.Y.) and the New York congressional delegation, July 30, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Host: Dominion Resources (Dominion Resources is a Richmond, Va.-based gas and power company that has given $864,628 to campaigns this election cycle, 63% of which has gone to Republicans)
Location: Assouline and Ting Warehouse
58. Texas Delegation Welcoming Reception, July 30, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Host: ARMPAC and the ROYB Fund (ARMPAC is the PAC of House Majority Whip Tom DeLay of Texas, and the ROYB Fund is Representative Roy Blunt’s (Mo.) fund-raising committee)
Location: The Curtis Center
59. Reception with House Speaker Dennis Hastert (Ill.) and Governor George Ryan (Ill.), July 30, 6 p.m. – midnight
Host: Illinois Republican Party
Location: Independence Seaport Museum
60. Michigan Delegation Welcoming Reception, Sunday, July 30, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Host: General Motors Corporation ($33,400, 93% to Republicans, as well as giving $1 million to the convention�s host committee, Philadelphia 2000)
Location: Hard Rock Cafe
61. Delegates’ welcoming receptions for Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virgin Islands, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming, July 30, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Host: Philadelphia 2000 (the Republican National Convention’s host)
Location: Various sites throughout Philadelphia
62. The Wine Institute Reception in honor of Representative George Radanovich (Calif.), July 30, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Host: The Wine Institute
Location: Felicia’s Restaurant
63. Private reception for the New York delegation, July 30, 6:30 p.m.
Host: Philadelphia Police Commissioner John Timoney and his wife Noreen
Location: Wanamaker Crystal Tea Room
64. Tribute to Representative J.C. Watts (Okla.) with the Temptations performing, July 30, 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Host: National Federation of Independent Business
(Watts is a member of the House Armed Services and Transportation and Infrastructure committees.)
Sponsor: DaimlerChrysler ($100,250, 85% to Republicans), Coca-Cola ($685,820, 67% to Republicans), National Federation of Independent Business, American Association of Retired Persons, Coors Brewing Company ($73,000, 100% to Republicans)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center
65. State and Local Legislators’ Welcoming Reception “All Politics is Local,” July 30, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Host: GOP State and Local Officials
Location: Loews Philadelphia Hotel
66. Reception, July 30, 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Host: CNN’s Capital Gang
Location: Top of the Tower, Bell Atlantic building
67. Convention Dinner, July 30, 7:30 p.m.
Host: National Asian Republicans
Location: Joy Tsin Lau restaurant
68. Cruise Party, July 30, 8:15 p.m. – 11:15 p.m.
Host: New Mexico Republican Party
Sponsors: Westinghouse Government Services and Washington Group International, Inc.
Location: The Lady Maureen Yacht
69. Reception honoring Elected Republican Officials featuring Hank Williams Jr., July 30, 8:30 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Host: General Motors Corporation
Location: Philadelphia Navy Yard
70. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott’s “Lott Sock Hop” with Dick Clark and special guests the Shirelles, Four Tops and Bobby Vee performing, July 30, evening
Host: Senator Trent Lott (Miss.)
Sponsor: UST, Inc., Philip Morris ($1,656,649, 85% to Republicans), Southern Co. ($523,550, 80% to Republicans), Lockheed Martin Corp. ($83,000, 59% to Republican), AT&T ($2,585,523, 62% to Republicans, as well as giving $1.2 million to the convention�s host committee, Philadelphia 2000) and Freddie Mac ($1,568,260, 63% to Republicans)
Top sponsors contributed $60,000 for this event.
Location: Pennsylvania National Guard Armory
71. “Dreier Martini and Cigar Party” honoring Representative David Dreier (Calif.), July 30, 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Host: AT&T
Location: The Continental restaurant
72. Captain Morgan for President 2000 “Meet the Candidate Party,” July 30, 10 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Host: Seagram Wine & Spirits Group ($1,105,989, 30% to Republicans)
Location: 23rd Street Armory
73. Welcome to Philly Party, Monday, July 31, midnight – 2 a.m.
Host: Young Republican National Federation, Inc.
Location: The Spirit of Philadelphia cruise ship
74. Breakfast honoring Pennsylvania Republican Party Chairman Alan Novak, July 31, 7 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Host: Pennsylvania Republican Party
Sponsor: Verizon Communications (Verizon, which was formerly Bell Atlantic Corp., is a telephone and wireless carrier that has given $1,067,171 this election cycle, 57% of which has gone to Republicans, as well as giving $3 million to the convention’s host committee, Philadelphia 2000)
Location: Doubletree Hotel
75. Golf outing for the State and Federal GOP, July 31, 7 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Host: Senator Rick Santorum (Pa.)
Location: Merion Country Club
76. Breakfast honoring Ohio Attorney General Betty Montgomery, July 31, 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Host: Ohio Republican Party
Location: Philadelphia Marriott
77. Breakfast with Governor Paul Cellucci (Mass.), July 31, 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Host: Massachusetts Republican Party
Location: Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel
78. Breakfast, July 31, 8 a.m
Host: Wyoming Republican Party
Sponsor: Union Pacific ($520,800, 77% to Republicans)
Location: Union Pacific Train (House Majority Whip Tom DeLay’s hospitality train, sponsored by Union Pacific, was “a home away from home” for members of Congress who wanted to enjoy a private meal or drink.)
79. Golf Tournament, July 31, 8 a.m.
Host: ARMPAC and the ROYB Fund
Sponsors: America’s Manufacturers, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, the American Insurance Association, and Qwest (Each hole on the golf course was sponsored as well, Citigroup and the American Hospital Association being two of the eighteen sponsors.)
Location: Aronomik Country Club
80. Ripon Society Breakfast, July 31, 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Host: DaimlerChrysler
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center
81. Breakfast, July 31, 8 a.m. 10 a.m.
Host: Texas Republican Party
Sponsor: Motorola Inc. ($70,875, 86% to Republicans, as well as giving $1 million to the convention’s host committee, Philadelphia 2000)
Location: Philadelphia Marriott
82. Breakfast Buffet honoring Senator Pete Domenici (N.M.) and Governor Gary Johnson (N.M.), Monday, July 31, 8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Host: New Mexico Republican Party
Location: 30th Street Station
83. Tour and Luncheon, July 31, 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Host: Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (Ill.)
Location: Winterthur Museum
84. Hospitality Suite open to donors, July 31, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Host: Young Republican National Federation, Inc. and the College Republican National Committee
Location: Philadelphia Marriott
85. Brunch honoring Representative Thomas Reynolds (N.Y.), July 31, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Host: American Gas Association and New York State Electric and Gas
Location: The Old Original Bookbinder’s Restaurant
86. Luncheon, July 31, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Host: Representative Robert Ehrlich (Md.)
Location: Union League of Philadelphia
87. Luncheon tribute to Texas’ First Lady Laura Bush, July 31, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Host: National Federation of Republican Women
Location: Philadelphia Marriott
88. Pennsylvania Delegation Ice Cream Social, July 31, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Host: Johnson & Johnson ($45,250, 45% to Republicans)
Location: Doubletree Hotel
89. Brunch, July 31, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Host: West Virginia Republican Party
Sponsor: Arch Coal (St. Louis-based coal producer that contributed $37,833 this election cycle, 100% of which has gone to Republicans)
Location: Wyndham Hotel, Mt. Laurel, N.J.
90. Luncheon, July 31, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Host: Senator Spencer Abraham (Mich.)
Location: Union League of Philadelphia
91. Luncheon, July 31, 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Host: Public Financial Management (PFM is a large financial and investment advisory firm that contributed $45,000 this election cycle, 67% of which has gone to Republicans)
Location: The Down Town Club
92. Luncheon, July 31, noon – 1:30 p.m.
Host: Illinois Republican Party and Representative John Shimkus (Ill.)
Location: Adam’s Mark Hotel, Philadelphia
93. Luncheon, July 31, noon – 2 p.m.
Host: Log Cabin Republicans
Location: Top of the Tower (Bell Atlantic building)
94. Luncheon honoring Senator John Warner (Va.), July 31, noon
Host: TRW Inc. ($161,275, 97% to Republicans)
Location: Union League of Philadelphia
95. Luncheon honoring GOP Women with Representatives Tillie Fowler (Fla.), Kay Granger (Texas) and Marge Roukema (N.J.), July 31, noon
Host:
Location: Institute for Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania
96. Foreign Policy Forum “National Security in a Global Era,” featuring Senator John McCain (Ariz.), chairman of the International Republican Institute, July 31, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Host: International Republican Institute
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center
97. Indiana Republican Party Post-Session Luncheon honoring Senator Richard Lugar (Ind.), July 31, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Host: DaimlerChrysler
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center
98. Women’s Healthcare Platform Campaign 2000 Rally, July 31, 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Host: Women and Government
Location: 30th Street Station
99. Salute to former presidential candidate and American Red Cross director Elizabeth Dole: Women Making History, July 31, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Host: Lifetime Television and Prudential ($594,400, 56% to Republicans)
Location: Four Seasons Hotel
100. Republican Governors Association Reception, July 31, 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Host: Republican Governors Association
Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art
101. Convention Kick-Off Fund-raiser for Representative Clay Shaw (Fla.), July 31, 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Host: Representative Clay Shaw
Sponsor: National Association of Realtors
Location: Loews Philadelphia Hotel
102. Reception, July 31, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Host: Black Americans’ PAC (PAC founded by former presidential candidate Alan Keyes)
Location: Zanzibar Blue
103. Reception honoring Ohio Governor Bob Taft and Lt. Governor Maureen O’Connor, July 31, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Host: Ohio Republican Party
Location: 30th Street Station
104. Reception, July 31, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Host: Tennessee Republican Party and Senator Bill Frist (Tenn.)
Location: Hotel Du Pont
105. Reception honoring Senator Arlen Specter (Pa.), July 31, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Host: Pennsylvania Republican Party and the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance (the PRA is a collection of regional business, education and lawmaking interests)
Location: Ballroom at the Ben
106. Reception honoring Virginia’s Governor Jim Gilmore and Senator John Warner, July 31, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Host: Dominion Resources and the Virginia Republican Party
Location: Assouline and Ting Warehouse
107. Reception, July 31, 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Host: Qwest Communications International, Inc.
Location: Franklin Institute Science Museum
108. Reception honoring Senator Trent Lott (Miss.), July 31, 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Host: Comcast ($173,000, 29% to Republicans, as well as giving $1.4 million to the convention’s host committee, Philadelphia 2000)
Location: Franklin Institute Science Museum
109. Governor’ Gala, July 31, 4 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Host: Republican Governors Association
Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art
110. Iowa Delegation Cocktail Party, July 31, 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Host: Iowa delegates
Sponsor: National Lumber Buyers Association and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius (law firm)
Location: 1701 Market St.
111. Cocktail Reception, July 31, 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Host: Wyoming Republican Party
Pegasus Communications ($20,000, 100% to Republicans)
Location: Opus 251 Restaurant
112. Reception honoring Senator Christopher Bond (Mo.) and Senator John Ashcroft (Mo.), July 31, 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Host: Missouri Republican Party
Sponsor: DaimlerChrysler
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center
113. Rooftop Reception with Senator Larry Craig (Idaho), Representative George Radanovich (Calif.) for the Western Delegation, July 31, 4:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Host: Senator Larry Craig and Representative George Radanovich
Sponsor: Qwest Communications International Inc.
Location: Franklin Institute Science Museum
114. “Salute the Delegates/Taste of Philadelphia” Fund-raiser for Representative J.D. Hayworth (Ariz.) with special guests, July 31, 4:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Host: Representative J.D. Hayworth
Location: Fraternal Order of Police Lodge, Philadelphia
115. New York Republican Party Event, July 31, 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Host: New York Republican Party
Sponsor: Eastman Kodak
Location: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
116. Reception honoring Representative Dan Burton (Ind.) and Representative Bob Barr (Ga.), July 31, 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Host: Citizens United and the Center for Government Integrity
Location: Philadelphia Marriott
117. BAMPAC Reception, July 31, 5 p.m.
Host: BAMPAC (Alan Keyes’ Black Americans’ PAC
Location: Zanzibar Blue restaurant
118. Reception honoring Senator Gordon Smith (Ore.), July 31, 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Host: Cassidy & Associates ($108,375, 1% to Republicans)
Location: Union League of Philadelphia
119. Block Party featuring former Doobie Brothers guitarist “Skunk” Baxter and Woodlands String, July 31, 5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Host: Representative Curt Weldon (Pa.)
Location: Naval Business Center
120. Reception in honor of College and Young Republicans with Special Guest Senator Rick Santorum (Pa.), July 31, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Host: Shelly Kamins (one of George W. Bush’s “Pioneers,” each of whom raised more than $100,000 toward the candidate’s 2000 presidential bid)
Sponsor: George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management
Location: City Hall – Mayor’s Reception Room
121. Reception in honor of Representative Fred Upton (Mich.), July 31, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Host: American Hospital Association
Location: 800 Spruce St.
122. Reception honoring Representative Richard Baker (La.) and the House Banking Committee, July 31, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Host: Representative Richard Baker and Congressional Leadership
Sponsor: Mortgage Insurance Companies of America
(A trade group whose members compete with larger companies such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.)
Location: First Union Bank
123. Reception, July 31, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Host: Enron ($1,287,015, 72% to Republicans)
Location: Top of the Tower, Bell Atlantic building
124. Whistle Stop Train Party Honoring Abraham Lincoln, July 31, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Host: ARMPAC and the ROYB Fund
Location: Comcast-Spectacor First Union Center
125. Reception in honor of Representative Curt Weldon (Pa.), July 31, 5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Host:
Location: The Philadelphia Naval Business Center
126. College Republican National Committee’s State Chairmen’s Dinner, July 31, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Host: College Republican National Committee
Location: Finnigan’s Wake Pub
127. Senate Majority Whip Don Nickles’ (Okla.) Party with entertainment by Wynonna Judd, July 31, 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Host: Republican Majority Fund
Sponsor: Seagram Wine and Spirits Group, Southern Co. ($523,800, 80% to Republicans), Mortgage Insurance Companies of America ($145,000, 41% to Republicans)
Top donors to the Republican Majority Fund donated $25,000
Location: Hard Rock Cafe, Philadelphia
128. Dinner, July 31, 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Host: Michigan Lt. Governor Dick Posthumus
Location: Rodin Museum
129. Reception with Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (Miss.), July 31, evening
Host: Franklin Institute Science Museum
Sponsor: Comcast (Comcast is a global telecommunications company)
Location: Franklin Institute
130. Irish American Republican “Blarney Bash” in honor of Irish-American members of Congress, July 31, 10 p.m.
Host: Irish American Republicans
Sponsor: Guinness/UDV North America
Location: Finnigan’s Wake
131. Southern Delegation Party featuring the band Lynyrd Skynyrd, July 31, 10 p.m.
Host: Southern Delegation
Representatives Bob Riley (Ala.), Richard Baker (La.), Joe Barton (Texas) and Henry Bonilla (Texas) will be in attendance.
Location: Electric Factory club
132. California Congressional Delegation Reception, July 31, 10 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Host: California Republican Party
Location: Philadelphia Navy Yard
133. New York State Late-Night Reception honoring Representative John E. Sweeney (N.Y.), July 31, 10 p.m. –1 a.m.
Host: New York Republican Party
Sponsor: American Gas Association and New York State Electric and Gas
Location: Bookbinders Seafood restaurant
134. “Bandstand Night” with Dick Clark and special guest performers Chubby Checker, Bobby Rydell and Frankie Avalon in a Tribute to the House Commerce Committee, July 31, 6:30 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Host: Representative Michael Oxley (Ohio)
Sponsors: Lockheed Martin ($833,000, 59% to Republicans), Philip Morris, Merrill Lynch ($358,700, 70% to Republicans), Prudential ($594,400, 56% to Republicans), American Electric Power, the Edison Electric Institute and other utility companies affected by the actions of the House Commerce Committee. Companies that donated $75,000 (those named above) were listed as top benefactors.
Location: Enterprise Center
135. Late-Night Ice Cream Social, July 31, 11:30 p.m. – 1:30 a.m.
Host: Pennsylvania Republican Party
Sponsor: Johnson & Johnson
Location: Doubletree Hotel
136. Breakfast, Tuesday, August 1, 7 a.m.
Host: Oregon Republican Party
Sponsor: Citizens for a Sound Economy
Location: Holiday Inn, Valley Forge
137. Breakfast for the Irish Media, August 1, 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Host: Ireland Chamber of Commerce
Location: Rosenbach Museum and Library
138. Breakfast, August 1, 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Host: Arizona Governor Jane Hull
Location: Top of the Tower, Bell Atlantic building
139. Breakfast honoring Ohio State Treasurer Joe Deters, August 1, 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Host: Ohio Republican Party
Location: Philadelphia Marriott
140. Breakfast featuring Nebraska Governor Mike Johanns, August 1, 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Host: Nebraska Republican Party
Location: 30th Street Station
141. Breakfast, August 1, 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Host: Texas Republican Party
Sponsor: Dow Chemical Co ($341,850, 82% to Republicans)
Location: Philadelphia Marriott
142. Women’s Prayer Breakfast, August 1, 8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Host: Representative J.C. Watts (Okla.)
Location: Philadelphia Marriott
143. Breakfast for House Speaker Dennis Hastert (Ill.), August 1, 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Host: Motorola Inc.
Location: The Westin hotel
144. Breakfast, August 1, 8:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Host: Senator Trent Lott (Miss.)
Location: Four Seasons Hotel
145. Breakfast honoring Latino Delegates, August 1, 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Host: National Association of Elected and Appointed Officials, Inc. (NALEO) and PEPCO (PEPCO is an electrical/gas utility and telecom company in the Middle Atlantic and South)
Location: Zocalo Restaurant
146. Breakfast, August 1, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Host: Wyoming Republican Party
Sponsor: Holland & Hart
Location: Philadelphia Marriott
147. Blunt Briefing Brunch, August 1, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Host: ARMPAC and the ROYB Fund
Location: Union League of Philadelphia
148. Breakfast honoring Senator Orrin Hatch (Utah), August 1, 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Host: American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP)
Location: Philadelphia Marriott
149. Golf Tournament, August 1, 9:30 a.m. – noon
Host: Republican Majority Fund
Location: Manufacturers Golf Course
150. Book Discussion, August 1, 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Host: Brookings Institute
Location: The Pew Charitable Trusts
151. Brunch with guest speakers Massachusetts Governor Paul Cellucci and Convention Chairman Andrew Card, August 1, 10 a.m. – noon
Host: Massachusetts Republican Party
Location: Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel
152. GOPAC Training Program, August 1, 10 a.m. – noon
Host: GOPAC (Republican organization aiming to recruit and train new GOP candidates)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center
153. Youth Caucus: Youth Point of View, August 1, 10 a.m. – noon
Host: Republican National Convention Youth Program
Location: Comcast-Spectacor First Union Center
154. Brunch, August 1, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Host: Pennsylvania Senate Republican Campaign
Location: Vesper Boat Club
155. Forum, August 1, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Host: National Black Republican Leadership Council
Location: African American Museum
156. Hospitality Suite open to donors and Town Hall Meeting, August 1, 10 a.m. – 4 a.m.
Host: Young Republican National Federation, Inc. and the College Republican National Committee
Location: Philadelphia Marriott
157. “For Our Daughters” – Women and Retirement Security, August 1, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Host: Charles Schwab Financial Services Co. ($380,000, 100% to Republicans) and Aetna, Inc. Aetna is an insurance company which has given $314,525, in this election cycle, 70% of which has gone to Republicans)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center
158. Campaign for Literacy with Pennsylvania’s First Lady Michele Ridge, August 1, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Host: Sallie Mae (Sallie Mae is a financial services company for students and parents which gave $61,500 in this election cycle, 61% of which has gone to Republicans)
Location: Free Library of Philadelphia
159. Luncheon with Representative Rodney Frelinghuysen (N.J.), August 1, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Host: Maersk, Inc.
Location: Independence Seaport Museum
160. Partnerships for Public Education (policy forum) in conjunction with the Republican Mainstream Committee, the Republican Main Street Partnership, and the WISH List, August 1, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Host: National Education Association
Location: Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue
161. Tribute to Texas First Lady Laura Bush Luncheon, August 1, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Host: National Federation of Republican Women
Location: Philadelphia Marriott
162. “Historically Correct” Luncheon, August 1, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 a.m.
Host: New Mexico Republican Party
Sponsors: Boeing (Boeing is the largest aerospace/aviation company in the world), Textron (Textron is an international aerospace company), and the American Association of Crop Insurers
163. Luncheon in honor of Republican Women in Congress, August 1, 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Host: Chase Manhattan ($183,700, 67% to Republicans)
Location: University of Pennsylvania Institute for Contemporary Art
164. Inaugural Luncheon, August 1, 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Host: Republican Lieutenant Governors Association
Location: Philippe on Locust
165. Luncheon honoring Senator Mike DeWine (Ohio), Senator George Voinovich (Ohio), and Congressional Delegation, August 1, noon – 2 p.m.
Host: Ohio Republican Party
Sponsor: Dominion Resources
Location: Assouline and Ting Warehouse
166. Luncheon Salute to Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (Ill.), August 1, noon – 2 p.m.
Host: Keep Our Majority PAC and Keep Our Majority State Fund
Sponsor: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld (lobbying and law firm), Citigroup ($1,246,351, 48% to Republicans) and AT&T
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center
167. Luncheon, August 1, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Host: National Christian Coalition
Location: Philadelphia Marriott
168. Alumni Event with College Republican and Young Republican Alumni, August 1, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Host: College Republican National Committee
Location: Ballroom at the Ben
169. Afternoon at the Barnes, August 1, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Host: SmithKline Beecham (SmithKline Beecham is a pharmaceutical company which gave $102,900 this election cycle, 75% of which was given to Republicans)
Location: The Barnes Foundation
170. Technology Roundtable, August 1, 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Host: Republican National Convention Youth Program
Location: University of Pennsylvania
171. Salute to House Leadership, August 1, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Host: Fleishman-Hillard (Fleishman-Hillard is a St. Louis-based firm handling media and public relations)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center
172. Pro-Family Values Pep Rally and Celebration, August 1, 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Host: National Christian Coalition
Location: Philadelphia Marriott
173. Reception, August 1, 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Host: Representative Spencer Bachus (Ala.)
Location: Union League of Philadelphia
174. House Speaker’s Convention Suite, August 1, during convention activities
Host: Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (Ill.)
Sponsor: Associated Builders and Contractors and United Distillers and Vintners
Location: Comcast-Spectacor First Union Center
175. Kick-Off Event of the College Republican Alumni Association with Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House, August 1, afternoon
Host: College Republican Alumni Association
Sponsors: Fannie Mae (Fannie Mae is the nation’s largest home lender and has given $960,500 this election cycle, 60% of which was given to Republicans), Mortgage Bankers Association of America ($52,650, 83% to Republicans), National Association of Realtors, National Association of Home Builders. Each sponsor donated $30,000 for this event.
Location: Ballroom at the Ben
176. Housing Industry Reception in honor of RNC Chairman Jim Nicholson, August 1, 3 p.m. � 6 p.m.
Host: National Association of Home Builders
Location: The Liberty Ballroom, Downtown Marriott
177. Reception, August 1, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Host: Internal Leaders Program
Location: Academy of Music
178. Reception, August 1, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Host: Senator Thad Cochran (Miss.)
Location: Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue
179. Reception, August1, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Host: National Federation of Republican Women
Location: Top of the Tower (Bell Atlantic building)
180. Reception for Texas Republican Party, August 1, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Host: MCI WorldCom ($579,543, 70% to Republicans)
Location: Philadelphia Marriott
181. Joint Reception of Log Cabin and Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund honoring Representative Jim Kolbe (Ariz.), August 1, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Host: Log Cabin Republicans and Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund
Location: Hotel Sofitel
182. American Credit Unions Reception in honor of Senator Larry Craig (Idaho), August 1, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Host: American Credit Unions
Location: The Downtown Club Ballroom
183. New York Republican Party Event, August 1, 4 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Host: New York Republican Party
Sponsor: Ernst & Young (Ernst & Young is an accounting and consulting firm which gave $643,925 this election cycle, 62% of which was given to Republicans)
Location: Union League of Philadelphia
184. Farewell Reception for retiring National Committeewoman Mary Alice Lair, August 1, 4 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Host: Kansas Republican Party
Sponsor: Philip Morris
Location: The Rittenhouse Hotel
185. Good Neighbor Community Outreach Celebration with entertainment by singer Teddy Pendergrass, August 1, 4 p.m.
Host: Representatives J.C. Watts (Okla.), Henry Bonilla (Texas) and Jennifer Dunn (Wash.)
All three hosts are co-chairs of the Good Neighbor Community Outreach
Sponsors: DaimlerChrysler, Deloitte & Touche (Deloitte & Touche is an accounting and consulting firm which gave $216,825 this election cycle, 100% of which was given to Republicans), Aetna, Brience and Comcast
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center
186. Reception, August 1, 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Host: Credit Union National Association
Location: The Down Town Club
187. Reception honoring Representative Tom Bliley (Va.), August 1, 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Host: Comcast
Location: Franklin Institute Science Museum
188. Reception honoring Senator William Roth (Del.), August 1, 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Host: Securities Industry Association and Savings Coalition
Location: Historic Rittenhouse Square neighborhood
189. “On the Edge of Discovery,” August 1, 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Host: Pennsylvania’s Governor Tom Ridge, Senator Rick Santorum, Senator Arlen Specter, and Representative Jim Greenwood
Sponsor: Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals ($6,825, 100% to Republicans)
Location: Academy of Natural Sciences
190. Reception and Dinner, August 1, 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Host: Senator Christopher Bond (Mo.) and the Missouri Republican Party
Location: Union League of Philadelphia
191. Reception honoring Lawyers for Bush, Republican Attorneys General, and Republican Attorney Delegates, August 1, 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Host: Republican National Lawyers Association
Location: Bookbinder’s Seafood restaurant
192. Tribute to the late Senator Paul Coverdell (Ga.), August 1, 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Host: Georgia Republican Party
Location: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
193. “Go West BBQ and Western Round-up” featuring Hank William’s daughter, Jett, and her Drifting Cowboy Band, August 1, 4:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Host: Senator Larry Craig (Idaho) and Representative George Radanovich (Calif.) for the Western Delegation
Sponsor: National Mining Association
Location: Penn’s Landing
194. Iowa Republican Party’s Salute to Senator Chuck Grassley (Iowa), August 1, 4:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Host: Qwest Communications International, Inc.
Location: Franklin Institute Science Museum
195. Jazz Reception, August 1, 4:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Host: Ohio Republican Party
Location: Zanzibar Blue restaurant
196. Reception, August 1, 4:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Host: Pennsylvania Republican Party
Sponsor: Merck and Co. (Merck is a pharmaceutical company which gave $93,400 in this election cycle, 100% of which was given to Republicans)
Location: Independence Seaport Museum
197. Reception, August 1, 4:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Host: Wyoming Republican Party
Sponsor: Western Gas Resources
Location: Prime Rib Restaurant
198. Reception honoring the Senate, August 1, 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Host: Team 100 donors
Location: Home of University of Pennsylvania President James Gallagher
199. Fund-raising Reception for Representative Bill McCollum (Fla.), August 1, 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Host: Representative Bill McCollum
Tickets for this event cost individuals and political action committees $1,000 each.
Location: Loews Philadelphia Hotel
200. Reception, August 1, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Host: Senator Peter Fitzgerald (Ill.) and the Illinois Republican Party
Location: The Spirit of Philadelphia cruise ship
201. Salute to Ways and Means Committee Chairman Representative Bill Archer (Texas) and his committee, August 1, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Host: Representative Bill Archer
Sponsors: Chubb Corporation (Chubb is an insurance firm which gave $307,975 this election cycle, 97% of which was given to Republicans), Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP (PricewaterhouseCoopers is an accounting and financial services company which gave $279,000 this election cycle, 99% of which was given to Republicans), the Wine and Spirit Association of America and the Clark/Bardes Corp.
Location: Philippe Restaurant
202. Whistle Stop Train Party Honoring Theodore Roosevelt, August 1, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Host: ARMPAC and the ROYB Fund
Location: Comcast-Spectacor First Union Center
203. Italian Festival Dinner, August 1, 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Host: New Mexico Republican Party
Sponsor: Enron
Location: Pompeii Cucina D’Italia Restaurant
204. Fundraising Reception for Representative Rick Lazio (N.Y.), August 1, 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Host: Senators Connie Mack (Fla.) and Jim Bunning (Ky.)
Tickets for this event were $1,000 for a private reception with the New York Senatorial candidate. A public reception that would not get you face-time with Lazio cost $150.
Location: Veterans Stadium Clubhouse Restaurant
205. Dinner honoring Representative Thomas Reynolds (N.Y.), August 1, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Host: Dominion Resources
Location: Carpenter’s Hall
206. House Majority Leader Dick Armey (Texas) and Representative Billy Tauzin’s (La.) “Scrap the Code,” August 1, 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Host: Citizens for a Sound Economy Foundation
(“Scrap the Code” refers to an effort in Congress to eliminate the IRS code and, in its place, create a simpler tax system.)
Location: First Union Spectrum sports arena
207. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation Reception in honor of Nancy Reagan, August 1, 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Host: The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation
Location: The Rittenhouse Hotel Grand Ballroom
208. Willie Nelson’s Picnic, August 1, 7 p.m.
Host:
Tickets for the picnic cost from $25 to $45.
Location: Mann Center for the Performing Arts
209. Voter.com Party, August 1, 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Host: Voter.com
Location: U.S.S. Sequoia President Yacht docked at Penn’s Landing
210. Uniting America for the Future, August 1, 8 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Host: Young Elephant Political Action Committee and the Young Hispanic Republican Association
Location: Abilene Restaurant
211. Reception and Dinner, August 1, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Host: Republican mayors and local officials
Location: Philadelphia Marriott
212. Florida and California Delegation Party, August 1, 10 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Host: California and Florida Delegations
Location: Motown Night Crystal Tea Room
213. Mardi Gras Party, August 1, 10 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Host: Representative Billy Tauzin (La.)
Sponsors: NBC, BellSouth Corp ($867,017, 50% to Republicans), SBC Communications, Comsat Corp., America Online ($749,575, 68% to Republicans), Southern Co., Walt Disney Corp ($608,426, 58% to Republicans), United Airlines, United Distillers and Vintners, Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Viacom, News Corp., Morgan Stanley & Co. and Philip Morris
Companies that donated $25,000 for the event (those named above) were considered top benefactors.
Location: Navy Shipyard Terminal #5
214. Arab American Institute Tribute to the Republican National Convention, August 1, 11 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Host: Arab American Institute
Location: Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue
215. Happy Hour, August 1, 11 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Host: Midwest Young Republicans
Location: Dickens Inn
216. Missouri Republican Party, August 1, 11 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Host: Missouri Republican Party
Sponsor: John Hancock, Life Insurance Company
Location: Holiday Inn, Cherry Hill, N.J.
217. Reception, August 1, 11 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Host: Wyoming Republican Party
Sponsor: Arch Coal & Southern Co
Location: Joseph Poon’s Asian Fusion Restaurant
218. Breakfast, Wednesday, August 2, 7 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Host: Pennsylvania Republican Party
Sponsored: PPL Corporation
Location: Doubletree Hotel
219. Great American Farm Breakfast, August 2, 7:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Host: Senator Thad Cochran (Miss.)
Location: Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue
220. Breakfast with Ben Franklin and Betsy Ross, August 2, 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Host: National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) Team 2000
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center
221. Breakfast honoring Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, August 2, 8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Host: Ohio Republican Party
Location: Philadelphia Marriott
222. Breakfast, August 2, 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Host: Texas Republican Party
Sponsor: Union Pacific
Location: Philadelphia Marriott
223. Breakfast honoring Kansas Governor Bill Graves, August 2, 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Host: Kansas Republican Party
Sponsor: Union Pacific
Location: Union Pacific Train
224. Breakfast honoring Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson, August 2, 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Host: Wisconsin Republican Party
Sponsor: DaimlerChrysler
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center
225. Breakfast featuring former Representative Susan Molinari (N.Y.) as master of ceremonies , August 2, 8 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Host: WISH List (WISH list is a group that promotes and supports viable abortion-rights Republican women candidates for state and federal office)
Location: Westin Hotel
226. National Federation of Independent Businesses Team 2000 Event, August 2, 8 a.m. – noon
Host: NFIB
Among the members of the House of Representatives in attendance: Pete Sessions (Texas), Bob Goodlatte (Va.), Mark Green (Wis.), Jim Kolbe (Ariz.), Phil Crane (Ill.), Richard Pombo (Calif.), Wally Herger (Calif.), Marge Roukema (N.J.)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center
227. “Burns Golf Gala 2000,” August 2, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Host: Senate Commerce Communications Subcommittee Chairman Conrad Burns (Mont.)
Sponsor: AT&T
Tickets to play in this golf-outing cost political action committees and individuals $500 each
Location: Inniscrone Golf Club Venue
228. Reception honoring Senator Pete Domenici (N.M.), who is Budget Committee chairman, August 2, 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Host: New Mexico Republican Party
Sponsor: Credit Union National Association
Location: 30th Street Station
229. Worldwide Growth on the Internet and the Changing Landscape of International Trade, August 2, 9 a.m.
Host: Diplomatic Corps
Location: University of Pennsylvania
230. National Political Panel Discussion, August 2, 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Host: NFIB Team 2000
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center
231. Breakfast, August 2, 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Host: Wyoming Republican Party
Sponsor: Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (Anadarko is an independent exploration and production company)
Location: Davio’s Restaurant
232. Blunt Briefing Brunch featuring Florida Governor Jeb Bush, August 2, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Host: ARMPAC and the ROYB Fund
Location: Union League of Philadelphia
233. “Team 2000 Event” with Members of Congress and Team 2000-Endorsed Candidates, August 2, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Host: NFIB Team 2000
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center
234. “Bienvenido a Philadelphia,” A Fresh Start, August 2, 10 a.m. – noon
Host: Republican National Committee Victory 2000
Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art
235. Reception with Members of Congress, Team 2000-Endorsed Candidates and Delegates, August 2, 11 a.m. – noon
Host: NFIB Team 200
236. Reception, August 2, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Host: Michigan Lt. Governor Dick Posthumus
Location: Carpenter’s Hall
237. Luncheon, August 2, noon – 1:30 p.m.
Host: Texas Republican Party
Sponsor: BP Amoco Co ($890,301, 68% to Republicans)
Location: Crystal Tea Room at the Wanamaker Building
238. “Jeep Jamboree” luncheon for Ohio Delegates, Wednesday, August 2, noon
Host:
Sponsor: DaimlerChrysler
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center
239. Luncheon honoring Michigan’s Governor John Engler and Senator Spencer Abraham (Mich.), August 2, noon – 2 p.m.
Host: Michigan Republican Party
Sponsor: Dominion Resources
Location: Assouline and Ting Warehouse
240. Luncheon honoring Senator Mike DeWine (Ohio) and Senator George Voinovich (Ohio), August 2, noon – 2 p.m.
Host: DaimlerChrysler
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center
241. Brunch honoring Senator Chuck Hagel (Neb.), August 2, 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Host: Union Pacific
Location: Union Pacific Train
242. Reception honoring former presidential candidates Alan Keyes and Senator Bob Smith (N.H.), August 2, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Host: The Republican National Coalition for Life and Phyllis Schlafly
Sponsors: The Republican National Coalition for Life
Location: Union League of Philadelphia
243. Republican Jewish Coalition’s “Salute to the Republican Congress,” August 2, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Host: Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (Miss.), House Speaker Dennis Hastert (Ill.), Senator Connie Mack (Fla.), Senator Mitch McConnell (Ky.), Senator Don Nickles (Okla.), House Majority Leader Representative Dick Armey (Texas), Representative Chris Cox (Calif.), Representative Tom Davis (Va.), Representative Tom DeLay (Texas), Representative Ben Gilman (N.Y.), Representative J.C. Watts (Okla.)
Sponsor: Republican Jewish Coalition
Location: The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Ballroom
244. Ice Cream Social Reception honoring Senator Chuck Grassley (Iowa), August 2, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Host: Iowa Delegation
Sponsor: GTE Corporation
Location: Academy of Music
245. Florida Fiesta, August 2, 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Host: AT&T
Location: 23rd Street Armory
246. Reception honoring Hispanic Elected Officials, Delegates, and Local Leaders, Aug 2, 3 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Host: Senator Rick Santorum (Pa.)
Location: Temple University
247. “Kansas Night Out,” August 2, 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Host: Kansas Republican Party
Location: Morton’s of Chicago Steakhouse
248. Fund-raiser for Representatives Saxby Chambliss (Ga.), Ernie Fletcher (Ky.), Don Sherwood (Pa.) and Ed Whitfield (Ky.), Wednesday, August 2, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Host: Representative Michael G. Oxley (Ohio)
The event organizers asked that political action committees contribute $1,000 each and individuals contribute $500 each. This was a fund-raiser for members of Congress who voted in favor of permanent normal trade relations with China in May 2000.
Location: Lincoln National
249. North Carolina and West Virginia Reception honoring Senator Jesse Helms (N.C.) and West Virginia Governor Cecil Underwood
Host: Dominion Resources
Location: Assouline and Ting Warehouse
250. Reception honoring Former Senator Bob Dole (Kan.) and Elizabeth Dole, August 2, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Host: Verner Liipfert Bernhard McPherson & Hand (law firm)
Location: Four Seasons Hotel
251. Cocktail reception honoring Representative Henry Bonilla (Texas), August 2, 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Host: General Motors and Westin Company
Location: Hard
289. Champaign Brunch, August 3, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Host: Nebraska Republican Party
Sponsor: Wilmington Trust
Location: Penn’s Landing
290. Luncheon Tribute to Laura Bush, August 3, 9 a.m. – noon
Host: National Federation of Republican Women
Tickets for this event cost $150
Location: Philadelphia Marriott
291. Blunt Briefing Brunch featuring media strategist Mark McKinnon and research director Mathew Dowd, August 3, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Host: ARMPAC and the ROYB Fund
Location: Union League of Philadelphia
292. Brunch for Senate Spouses, August 3, 10 a.m. – noon
Host: Former South Carolina Governor and Mrs. Carroll Campbell and Senator and Mrs. Trent Lott (Miss.)
Location: Opus 251 restaurant
293. Hospitality Suite open to donors, August 3, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Host: Young Republican National Federation, Inc. and the College Republican National Committee
Location: Philadelphia Marriott
294. “The American Political Process” Forum, August 3, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Host: Diplomatic Corps
Location: Union League of Philadelphia
295. Brunch honoring Dr. Larry Lindsey, August 3, 11 a.m. – 12:30 a.m.
Host: General Motors
Location: Top of the Tower (Bell Atlantic building)
296. Luncheon for Senator Jim Inhofe (Okla.), Aug 3, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Host: Edison Electric Institute
Location: Powel House
297. Reconciliation Rally, August 3, 11 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Host: National Black Republican Leadership Council
Location: Greater Exodus Baptist Church
298. Luncheon and Car Chat in honor of House Speaker Dennis Hastert (Ill.), August 3, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Host: General Motors
Location: Navy Yard
299. Panel Discussion, August 3, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Host: Creative Coalition
Location: The Prince Music Theater
300. Luncheon honoring the Pennsylvania House and Senate Leadership, August 3, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Host: Pugliese Associates
Location: Dave and Busters
301. Champagne Nautical Brunch, August 3, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Host: New Mexico Republican Party
Sponsor: Pegasus Communications
Location: Penn’s Landing
302. Republican Governors Association Golf Tournament, August 3, noon – 2 p.m.
Host: Republican Governors Association
Location: Eagles Lodge County Club
303. Futuro 2000 Luncheon for Hispanic Leaders, August 3, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Host: Futuro 2000
Guests include Representatives Henry Bonilla (Texas), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Fla.) and Lincoln Diaz-Balart (Fla.), House Speaker Hastert (Ill.), George P. Bush (son of Fla. Governor Jeb Bush) and RNC Chairman Jim Nicholson
Location: Wanamaker Building, Crystal Room
304. “Death by Chocolate” Social, August 3, 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Host: Republican Senate Council Board
Location: Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue
305. “Salute to the Republican Governors,” August 3, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Host: Republican Jewish Coalition, Governors Paul Cellucci (Mass.), Michael Leavitt (Utah), Marc Racicot (Mo.) and Christine Todd Whitman (N.J.)
Location: The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Ballroom
306. Cocktail Reception, August 3, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Host: Representative David McIntosh (Ind.)
Location: Four Seasons Hotel
307. Reception, August 3, 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Host: Wyoming Republican Party
Sponsor: Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railway
Location: 30th Street Station
308. “The PT Cruiser Too-Cool Reception” and Giveaway, August 3, 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Host: DaimlerChrysler
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center
309. Reception honoring county officials, August 3, 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Host: National Association of Counties
Location: Academy of Music
310. New York Republican Party Event, August 3, 4 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Host: New York Republican Party
Sponsor: Metropolitan Life Insurance
Location: Independence Seaport Museum
311. Reception, August 3, 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Host: New Urban Entertainment television
Location: Zanzibar Blue restaurant
312. Honorary Delegates Dinner, August 3, 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Host: Ohio Republican Party
Location: Top of the Tower, Bell Atlantic building
313. Montana’s Republican Party’s Salute to Senator Conrad Burns (Mont.), August 3, 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Host: Qwest Communications International, Inc.
Location: Franklin Institute Science Museum
314. Whistle-stop train honoring George W. Bush, August 3, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Host: ARMPAC and the ROYB Fund
Location: Comcast-Spectacor First Union Center
315. Reception, August 3, 6:30 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Host: Discovery International
Location: Four Seasons Hotel
316. “Salute to George W.” following the acceptance speech, with entertainment by the country rock group Brooks & Dunn, Thursday, August 3, 11:30 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Host: Majority Leader Dick Armey (Texas)
Location: First Union Spectrum Sports Arena
317. Post Session Party, August 3, 10 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Host: Florida Republican Party
Location: Loews Philadelphia Hotel
318. Grand Finale Reception honoring the Ohio Delegation, August 3, 10:30 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Host: Ohio Republican Party
Location: Courtyard by Marriott
319. Reception, August 3, 11 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Host: Wyoming Republican Party
Sponsor: Texaco
Location: Zanzibar Blue restaurant
320. Reception, August 3, 11:30 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Host: Senator Rick Santorum (Pa.), Pennsylvania Republican Party and Day & Zimmerman Group, Inc.
Location: Doubletree Hotel
321. Reception, August 3, 11:30 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Host: Wisconsin Republican Party
Location: Hard Rock Cafe
322. Victory Party, August 3, 11:30 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Host: Colorado Republican Party
Location: McGillan’s Irish Pub