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Article: White House asks Hollywood to spread patriotic message.(A)(Nation)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- October 19, 2001
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Byline: Bill Sammon
The White House has asked television executives for help in the war against terrorism, setting up an unusual alliance between the conservative Bush administration and the liberal Hollywood establishment.
Chris Henick, deputy assistant to President Bush, and Adam Goldman, associate director of the White House public liaison office, met Wednesday in Beverly Hills with the heads of CBS, HBO, Showtime, Warner Bros. and the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences.
"We all realize that the country is in trouble and we need to pull together as a group," said Bryce Zabel, chairman of the academy. "The very unity that we've all ...