. Bell telephone magazine . en fortunate becausethe Vice Presidents office covers the full range ofgovernment interests. But all of the Fellows have hada chance to get involved in a variety of activities. It is, in fact, one of the stated purposes of theFellows program that the assignments shouldbroaden our understanding of the process of govern-ment but not necessarily entail work experience di-rectly in our chosen field. As examples of this amongthe current Fellows, we have a lawyer working in theAgriculture Department, a computer systems expertwith the Department of Health, Education,and We
. Bell telephone magazine . en fortunate becausethe Vice Presidents office covers the full range ofgovernment interests. But all of the Fellows have hada chance to get involved in a variety of activities. It is, in fact, one of the stated purposes of theFellows program that the assignments shouldbroaden our understanding of the process of govern-ment but not necessarily entail work experience di-rectly in our chosen field. As examples of this amongthe current Fellows, we have a lawyer working in theAgriculture Department, a computer systems expertwith the Department of Health, Education,and Wel-fare, a marketing manager on the White House staff,an information systems analyst working for Am-bassador Goldberg, and a management consultant inthe Bureau of the Budget. All of this points up thefact that no agency in the executive branch is sonarrow that a Fellows individual abilities cant beutilized. For instance, one Fellow in the Post OfficeDepartment did a study on family planning whichreceived wide Working with Vice President Humphrey, Dr. Baer has found him tohe not only a persuasive speaker but an impressive listener as well,with the ability to cut through to the essential points of a complextechnical question. Work assignments are the heart of the Fellowsyear, but there is also an extensive education pro-gram that runs concurrently. It begins with readingsbefore starting the program, an intensive orientationin September, and then twice-weekly seminarsthroughout the year. At the seminars, weve had anopportunity to carry on informal, off-the-record dis- cussions with cabinet officers, congressional leadersand other prominent people from private and publiclife. One of the highlights of the year, of course, hasbeen our meetings with the President, in addition,weve made several field trips, one to New York Citywhere we met with Ambassador Goldberg, MayorLindsay, and Governor Rockefeller, among others,and a second to Chicago where we had a three-daylook
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