Leadership for the New Century
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The Leadership for the New Century was a liberal-oriented think-tank that sold its services to the tobacco industry. It was originally known as the New Popularist Forum then later it either acquired a subsidiary or an alternate name, Leadership 2000. The Tobacco Industry paid the organisation $2,500 a month back in 1989 and complained that they needed supervision to "be assured that the organization is on track and meeting its original commitments".
It was linked through David Wilhelm (sometimes Chairman of the Democrat National Convention (DNC) to the Citizens for Tax Justice which was also control by Wilhelm. He als owne a lobby group
Documents & Timeline
1989 Jan 4 Susan Stuntz to her assistant Debbie Schoonmaker (both TI) about the need to review support for some coalition groups, especially those associated with Ogilvy & Mather (O&M) and Jim Savarese. She lists current payments and is looking for reductions in cost:
- Citizens for Tax Justice (run as a front by O&M) - $6,000 a month. "I would propose returning to the $5,000 contribution, unless there's a reason to do otherwise."
- Coalition on Human Needs (CHN) - $4,000 a month (The main 'liberal' training institution aimed at workers, but secretly a part of the libertarian Atlas Network)
- LCLAA - $2,000 a month. (Labor Council for Latin American Advancement) "I would like to find a way to either reduce our support, or identify opportunities to increase their support to our projects."
- APRI (A Philip Randolph Institute) - $10,000 a year
- CLUW (Coalition of Labor Union Women - the women's side of AFL-CIO) - $10,000 a year
- Leadership 2000/New Century - $2,500 a month. "I would propose significant reductions unless we can be assured that the organization is on track and meeting its original commitments."
- Minnesota CTJ (Citizens for Tax Justice - run by O&M).." has been paid $2,000 but not delivered."
- David C Wilhelm(DNC chairman - owns The Strategy Group - $4,000 a month. "That contribution will be redirected in the future to WLK Associates. I would propose reducing it to $2,500 until and unless Wilhelm and Lux begin providing us with regular reports of activities. "
- WLK Associates was run by Wilhelm, (Mike) Lux and an unknown 'K' associate. It was closely asssociated with The Strategy Group, and with Wilhelm's other interest, the Citizens for Tax Justice, the Consumer Tax Alliance, Leadership 2000 and also Leadership for the New Century.
- American Family Farm Foundation - $5,000. "We will need to meet soon with Dave Senter concerning support of AAM projects by O&M."
- From the viewpoint of the Tobacco Institute the American Family Farm Foundation and the American Agriculture Movement were both part of the same lobby operations run by Joan and David Senter.
