TOMMY G. THOMPSON COLLECTION
GUBERNATORIAL PAPERS
SPEECHES GOVERNOR, 1996 (Electronic)

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2-2-1 1 7 1/12/1996 Change of Command and Promotion ceremony for National Guard Major General Jerome Berard Madison, WI
2-2-1 1 7 1/12/1996 National Guard General Jerald Slack’s Retirement reception Madison, WI
2-2-1 1 7 1/15/1996 Martin Luther King Jr. Tribute ceremony Madison, WI
2-2-1 1 7 1/18/1996 Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB) Joint Annual Education Conference Milwaukee, WI
2-2-1 1 7 1/18/1996 Milk Specialties Bioscience Division press conference Madison, WI
2-2-1 1 7 1/23/1996 Wisconsin Road Builders Annual awards Banquet Madison, WI
2-2-1 1 7 1/23/1996 Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) Legislative Dialogue Madison, WI
2-2-1 1 7 1/30/1996 Annual State of the State Address Madison, WI
2-2-1 1 7 1/1996 Transportation Economic Assistance (TEA) Grant award ceremony for Heartland Farms Adams County, WI
2-2-1 1 7 1/1996 Joint Convention of Associated General Contractors of Greater Milwaukee and the Wisconsin Chapter Milwaukee, WI
2-2-1 1 7 1/1996 Transportation Economic Assistance (TEA) Grant award ceremony Portage, WI
2-2-1 1 7 1/1996 Transportation Economic Assistance (TEA) Grant award ceremony Schofield, WI

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2-2-1 1 7 2/15/1996 Conference on Economic Development Madison, WI
2-2-1 1 7 2/23/1996 Polaris Plant Tour Osceola, WI
2-2-1 1 7 2/24/1996 Badger State Winter Games  
2-2-1 1 7 2/29/1996 Stella Foods Expansion Announcement (via speakerphone) Lena, WI
2-2-1 1 7 2/1996 State Commerce Center Building groundbreaking Madison, WI
2-2-1 1 7 2/1996 Accomplishments in Business and Job Development with Hispanics Milwaukee, WI
2-2-1 1 7 2/1996 Snowmobiling and Tourism reception Merrill, WI
2-2-1 1 7 2/1996 Metro Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC)  
2-2-1 1 7 2/1996 24th Annual Birkebeiner Cross Country Ski Race Cable, WI
2-2-1 1 7 2/1996 Prison for Juvenile Offenders groundbreaking  
2-2-1 1 7 2/1996 Reception and dinner honoring Suds Morchetti Hurley, WI

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2-2-1 1 7 3/5/1996 Bill signing at State Capitol on Wisconsin Nurses Association’s Nurses Day Madison, WI
2-2-1 1 7 3/6/1996 Bill signing (AB569) at reception hosted by Wisconsin Credit Union League Madison, WI
2-2-1 1 7 3/6/1996 Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation “AG Day”  
2-2-1 1 7 3/7/1996 Testimony on Wisconsin’s Learnfare Program  
2-2-1 1 7 3/9/1996 Aftermath of Hazardous Train Derailment Weyauwega, WI
2-2-1 1 7 3/21/1996 National Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon Washington, D.C.
2-2-1 1 7 3/22/1996 Russ Darrow Toyota Dealership Grand Opening West Bend, WI
2-2-1 1 7 3/1996 Introduction of candidate Bob Dole at campaign rally  
2-2-1 1 7 3/1996 8th Street Bridge ribbon-cutting ceremony Sheboygan, WI
2-2-1 1 7 3/1996 WIS-Star Project at UW-College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Madison, WI
2-2-1 1 7 3/1996 American Psychological Association  
2-2-1 1 7 3/1996 Unidentified group of Businesses Leaders Denver, CO
2-2-1 1 7 3/1996 Lt. Governor’s Small Business Conference  
2-2-1 1 7 3/1996 Statewide Tourism Youth Apprenticeship Program Announcement  
2-2-1 1 7 3/1996 10th Annual Governor’s Tourism Conference  

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2-2-1 1 7 4/12/1996 Bemis International Center dedication De Pere, WI
2-2-1 1 7 4/16/1996 Hutchinson Technologies, Inc. (HTI) Photo Etch Facility groundbreaking Eau Claire, WI
2-2-1 1 7 4/19/1996 26th Annual United Community Center Celebration featuring “Friends of the Hispanic Community award” ceremony Milwaukee, WI
2-2-1 1 7 4/24/1996 WOKY Weekly Good News Radio Report  
2-2-1 1 7 4/25/1996 Wisconsin Works (W-2) Program signing  
2-2-1 1 7 4/1996 Remarks on Welfare Reform Dallas, TX
2-2-1 1 7 4/1996 Highway 54/13 Intersection project groundbreaking Wisconsin Rapids, WI
2-2-1 1 7 4/1996 Wisconsin Realtors Association (WRA)  
2-2-1 1 7 4/1996 New Sign Shop dedication Wisconsin Rapids, WI
2-2-1 1 7 4/1996 Transportation Development Association (TDA)  
2-2-1 1 7 4/1996 Bill signing (AB808): Creation of a Property Tax Relief Fund  

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2-2-1 1 7 5/2/1996 Dr. Paul Carbone’s 65th Birthday Celebration Madison, WI
2-2-1 1 7 5/2/1996 Green and Profitable Printing Videoconference Taping Madison, WI
2-2-1 1 7 5/3/1996 Transportation Economic Assistance (TEA) Grant award ceremony for DCA Manufacturing Cumberland, WI
2-2-1 1 7 5/3/1996 Forward Wisconsin/Discover Wisconsin Videotaping Cable, WI
2-2-1 1 7 5/3/1996 Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators (WASDA) La Crosse, WI
2-2-1 1 7 5/8/1996 Outdoor Life videotaping Madison, WI
2-2-1 1 7 5/10/1996 Jackson Correctional Institute dedication and administration of Warden’s Oath Black River Falls, WI
2-2-1 1 7 5/10/1996 Timber Producers Association (TPA) of Michigan and Wisconsin New Office Building dedication and Flag Raising ceremony Rhinelander, WI
2-2-1 1 7 5/15/1996 Lotus/UW-Extension Partnership Announcement Madison, WI
2-2-1 1 7 5/16/1996 6th Annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service Madison, WI
2-2-1 1 7 5/16/1996 Milwaukee Police Association Memorial Salute Milwaukee, WI
2-2-1 1 7 5/16/1996 “Power award” acceptance remarks at Milwaukee Women’s Center annual meeting Milwaukee, WI
2-2-1 1 7 5/16/1996 Shawano bypass groundbreaking Shawano, WI
2-2-1 1 7 5/16/1996 New Shawano High School groundbreaking Shawano, WI

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2-2-1 1 7 5/17/1996 6th Annual Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial ceremony Madison, WI
2-2-1 1 7 5/18/1996 Medical College of Wisconsin Commencement Milwaukee, WI
2-2-1 1 7 5/18/1996 Marquette University Commencement Milwaukee, WI
2-2-1 1 7 5/18/1996 Marquette University Law School Commencement Milwaukee, WI
2-2-1 1 7 5/20/1996 Wisconsin Worldwide Exporting Conference Wausau, WI
2-2-1 1 7 5/21/1996 Introduction of candidate Bob Dole at welfare event Fond du Lac, WI
2-2-1 1 7 5/22/1996 Hwy 59 Bypass groundbreaking ceremony Waukesha, WI
2-2-1 1 7 5/22/1996 Governor’s Day at St. John’s and Northwestern Military Academies Delafield, WI
2-2-1 1 7 5/23/1996 WOKY Radio Weekly Good News Report Milwaukee, WI
2-2-1 1 7 5/23/1996 Public Event with President Clinton and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl Milwaukee, WI
2-2-1 1 7 5/26/1996 Southeast Wisconsin Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery groundbreaking Union Grove, WI
2-2-1 1 7 5/30/1996 Woodson YMCA Strength Training Center and Aerobic Studio dedication Wausau, WI
2-2-1 1 7 5/31/1996 Presentation of Olympic Torch and Commemorative Road Sign Madison, WI
2-2-1 1 7 5/31/1996 Investiture of John Roethe as Rock County Circuit Court Judge Janesville, WI
2-2-1 1 7 5/1996 Tommy G. Thompson State’s Fish Hatchery dedication Spooner, WI
2-2-1 1 7 5/1996 Interstate 39 dedication  

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2-2-1 1 7 5/1996 Conservation Congress62nd Annual meeting  
2-2-1 1 7 5/1996 Wisconsin International Trade Conference  
2-2-1 1 7 6/4/1996 Corporate Conscience awards sponsored by Council on Economic Priorities New York, NY
2-2-1 1 7 6/11/1996 Marquette University Gala for Les Aspin Center for Government Washington, D.C.
2-2-1 1 7 6/21/1996 Cabela Distribution Center Announcement Prairie du Chien, WI
2-2-1 1 7 6/26/1996 New UW Hospitals and Clinics Authority Madison, WI
2-2-1 1 7 6/27/1996 International Alternative Fuels Conference and Exhibition Milwaukee, WI
2-2-1 1 7 6/1996 Wisconsin State Republican Party (GOP) Convention  
2-2-1 1 7 6/1996 Welcome remarks for visit from President Masire of Botswana  
2-2-1 1 7 6/1996 Unidentified conference on technology in the classroom  
2-2-1 1 7 6/1996 Remarks to unidentified group about Wisconsin Works (W-2) program  
2-2-1 1 7 6/1996 Convention Center groundbreaking Milwaukee, WI

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2-2-1 1 7 7/8/1996 Imperial Eastman Expansion announcement Manitowoc, WI
2-2-1 1 7 7/9/1996 Acceptance Remarks for Distinguished Public Service award from the Anti-Defamation League Milwaukee, WI
2-2-1 1 7 7/10/1996 Donor Recognition Dinner for UW Medical School Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Madison, WI
2-2-1 1 7 7/24/1996 11th Annual Robert W. Baird Governor’s Forum Milwaukee, WI
2-2-1 1 7 7/29/1996 Youth Leadership Training Center ribbon-cutting ceremony Camp Douglas, WI
2-2-1 1 7 7/30/1996 Transportation Economic Assistance (TEA) Grant award ceremony (Chaseburg Manufacturing) Coon Valley, WI
2-2-1 1 7 7/30/1996 Transportation Economic Assistance (TEA) Grant award ceremony (Quality Wood Treating) Prairie du Chien, WI
2-2-1 1 7 7/31/1996 Transportation Economic Assistance (TEA) Grant award ceremony (Kujik Transport) Trempealeau, WI
2-2-1 1 7 7/31/1996 Transportation Economic Assistance (TEA) Grant award ceremony (Gundersen Clinic) Onalaska, WI
2-2-1 1 7 7/1996 Wisconsin Technical College Partnership with Rockwell Automation / Allen-Bradley  
2-2-1 1 7 7/1996 Transportation Economic Assistance (TEA) Grant award ceremony (Serigraph) West Bend, WI

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2-2-1 1 7 8/1/1996 Governor’s Sweepstakes Cheese and Butter Auction at Wisconsin State Fair West Allis, WI
2-2-1 1 7 8/2/1996 Labor Day radio announcement  
2-2-1 1 7 8/13/1996 Republican National Convention: GOPAC Convention College San Diego, CA
2-2-1 1 7 8/1996 Pioneering Partners Foundation  
2-2-1 1 7 9/3/1996 13th Annual Marcus Debates Milwaukee, WI
2-2-1 1 7 9/5/1996 Charter Steel Rolling Mill Expansion groundbreaking ceremony Saukville, WI
2-2-1 1 7 9/11/1996 Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Annual Government Relations Conference Washington, D.C.
2-2-1 1 7 9/17/1996 Wisconsin Counties Association (WCA) Annual Convention Stevens Point, WI
2-2-1 1 7 9/19/1996 Investiture of Joe Donald as Circuit Court Judge Milwaukee, WI
2-2-1 1 7 9/19/1996 Marketplace 1996 Minority Business Development Conference Milwaukee, WI

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2-2-1 1 7 9/24/1996 National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) annual meeting Lake Geneva, WI
2-2-1 1 7 9/27/1996 Wisconsin Surgical Society 50th Anniversary Kohler, WI
2-2-1 1 7 9/1996 Introduction of candidate Bob Dole during campaign visit to Wisconsin Madison, WI
2-2-1 1 7 9/1996 UW-Milwaukee (UWM) Education Strategy Series Milwaukee, WI
2-2-1 1 7 9/1996 Governor’s Conference on Emergency Management  
2-2-1 1 7 9/1996 Remarks to unidentified group on Republican Progressivism Indianapolis, IN
2-2-1 1 7 9/1996 State “Day of Prayer” proclamation  
2-2-1 1 7 9/1996 New Public Safety Facility press conference Milwaukee, WI
2-2-1 1 7 9/1996 Wisconsin Emergency Management Conference  
2-2-1 1 7 10/3/1996 Governor’s 1st Invitational Waterfowl Hunt Opening Banquet Grantsburg, WI
2-2-1 1 7 10/4/1996 Superior Water-Logged Lumber Company Sawmill ribbon-cutting Ashland, WI
2-2-1 1 7 10/5/1996 Elroy Main Street Renovation dedication Elroy, WI
2-2-1 1 7 10/05/1996 Harley-Davidson Motor Company expansion Menomonee Falls, WI
2-2-1 1 7 10/5/1996 Humphrey IMAX Dome Theatre Opening at Milwaukee Public Museum Milwaukee, WI

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2-2-1 1 7 10/8/1996 Tempo National Speaker Luncheon Milwaukee, WI
2-2-1 1 7 10/9/1996 Excellence in Disability Employment awards ceremony Green Bay, WI
2-2-1 1 7 10/10/1996 WOKY Radio Good News Report  
2-2-1 1 7 10/16/1996 Rhinelander Area Chamber of Commerce Building dedication Rhinelander, WI
2-2-1 1 7 10/18/1996 Grand Opening of Discovery World—The James A. Lovell Museum of Science, Economics, and Technology Milwaukee, WI
2-2-1 1 7 10/21/1996 Prairie du Chien Juvenile Facility dedication ceremony Prairie du Chien, WI
2-2-1 1 7 10/28/1996 2nd Service Business of the Year awards Luncheon Milwaukee, WI
2-2-1 1 7 10/31/1996 Penda Corporation expansion announcement Platteville, WI
2-2-1 1 7 10/1996 Upstate New York campaign news conferences Rochester, NY

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2-2-1 1 7 11/1/1996 Senior Managers Conference and Information Technology Conference  
2-2-1 1 7 11/9/1996 Miller Park groundbreaking ceremony Milwaukee, WI
2-2-1 1 7 11/21/1996 Main Street Bridge dedication Racine, WI
2-2-1 1 7 11/26/1996 Wisconsin Sesquicentennial Commission celebration at Executive Residence Maple Bluff, WI
2-2-1 1 7 11/26/1996 Hwy 16/I-90 Interchange ribbon-cutting ceremony Onalaska, WI
2-2-1 1 7 11/1996 Announcement of Child Support “Most Wanted” Posters and Internet Initiative  
2-2-1 1 7 11/1996 4th Annual Waste Reduction and Recycling awards ceremony  

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2-2-1 1 7 12/9/1996 “Distinguished Service to Agriculture” award from the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation Milwaukee, WI
2-2-1 1 7 12/12/1996 Child Care Initiative news conference at Pooh Bear Child Care Corporate Center Madison, WI
2-2-1 1 7 12/12/1996 Golden Books expansion announcement Racine, WI
2-2-1 1 7 12/17/1996 Statement on Home Care Cap for Medicaid and Community Options Program (COP)  
2-2-1 1 7 12/18/1996 Local Criminal Justice Grant award ceremony Madison, WI
2-2-1 1 7 12/30/1996 Arizona Conservatives Arizona
2-2-1 1 7 12/1996 Elimination of Home Care Caps for Medicaid and Community Options Programs (COP)