On the political scale, I score the event an 8. With all of the conversation about budget and taxes that has surfaced in Washington, this dinner will give you the opportunity to meet not only the President, but the members of the Committee that will be writing the Senate's version of the 1991 Budget. Another Dyer missive outlines his vision for how Philip Morris should be perceived in Washington. While the documents detail parties stretching from the Phoenix Grand Prix to the Indian Treaty Room, they also indicate the nature of some of that charitable work. One 23-page spreadsheet lists each of the organizations to which one division of Philip Morris gave money, including the amount and the reason the tobacco company might want to support that group.
Some links are even more direct.
The separate check made it look like the politician wasn't receiving that much tobacco money. And Philip Morris's lobbyists certainly understand that appearances matter. We should activate every tool at our disposal immediately. I have a feeling this is not a test, this is the real thing. But Philip Morris executives are not shy about contacting government officials themselves.