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Beginning the day in familiar company, our CPLA group met for an early breakfast with Emerson college alum, Phillip J. Maggie, the vice president of external affairs at Idaho Technology Inc. Over our meal, we were given advice about the power of community-based politics, the importance of relationship building in and out out Emerson college, and the importance of strong writing skills in addition to communication. After the breakfast, our group dispersed & a few of us headed over to the Democratic National Committee building where Larry, our tour guide and 22 year long employee of the DNC, showed us around. We saw the inner workings of the democratic party & met several employees who spoke to us about voter registration abroad, College Democrats of America, and even saw the last remnant of Watergate; a beat up file cabinet in the basement. After a photograph of our group with Larry, we exchanged thanks and waited for our next event of the day.
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    CPLA Press

    Reflections from the trip

    Welcome to CPLA DC Press, which chronicles the 2009 trip to Washington D.C, April 9 - 12!  

    We wlll update this site with perspectives from the Emerson students and our activties in the nation's capitol.  For those who have made this historic trip in the past, relive the excitement of the networking that characterize this annual trip which have included visits with U.S. Presidents, members of Congress, governmental staff, lawyers, lobbyists, advocates, journalists, campaign managers, ambassadors, and ordinary citizens from around the world

    Of course, a major highlight of the trip is meeting with Emerson alums!

    Please post your comments and send in your pictures and videos as we preserve this Emerson CPLA tradition!  Thanks to Prof. Walt Littlefield for his leadership in establishing CPLA during his tenure at Emerson!

    All the best,

    Dr. J. Gregory Payne
    Advisor to Communication Politics and Law
    Emerson College.

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