THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Vice President

VICE PRESIDENT UNVEILS FIRST INTERACTIVE CITIZENS' HANDBOOK

Internet Service on White House, Administration Provides Multimedia
Electronic Information

October 20, 1994 -- In an effort to make government information more
readily accessible to citizens across the country, Vice President Gore,
joined by Associate Director for Techology in the Office of Science and
Technology Policy Lionel S. (Skip) Johns and world-renowned artist Peter
Max, today unveiled the first interactive, multimedia, electronic
citizens' handbook on the White House, including detailed information
about Cabinet-level and independent agencies, and information about the
First Family and the White House.

"This first-of-its-kind program is an electronic roadmap to the federal
government -- a place on the information superhighway where people can get
needed information about government services and where they can provide
immediate feedback to the President," Vice President Gore said.

"Welcome to the White House: An Interactive Citizens' Handbook" provides a
single point of access to all electronic government information on the
Internet, a vast electronic computer network used by people in more than
150 countries. Examples of accessible material demonstrated at today's
event include information about the President and Vice President and their
families, a virtual tour of the White House, detailed information about
Cabinet-level and independent agencies, a subject-searchable index of
federal information, and a map of Washington, D.C.

By using free software such as Mosaic, developed by the National Center for
Supercomputing Applications, a person can access this information through
a multimedia interface which includes photographs, audio, and "hotlinks"
in the text that take the user to related areas of interest. It also is
accessible by individuals who are hearing or sight-impaired through the
use of Lynx, special software developed by the University of Kansas. For
those individuals without a computer, the information will be accessible
through public libraries, designated businesses, non-profit organizations,
schools, universities, and museums.

The service promotes interaction and participation between citizens and
their federal government. It is part of President Clinton and Vice
President Gore's vision to create a National Information Infrastructure
--- a seamless web of communications networks that will forever change the
way we live, learn, work and communicate with each other.

  "Welcome to the White House" can be accessed at:
                http://www.whitehouse.gov

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