Correspondence from Sperling to Counsel and Plaintiffs; PR Planning Notes

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Case Files, Sheff v. O'Neill Hardbacks. Correspondence from Sperling to Counsel and Plaintiffs; PR Planning Notes, 1991. 61400bd9-a346-f011-877a-002248226c06. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/be5db5e2-9b63-42b0-bae9-c24c2f26d7d3/correspondence-from-sperling-to-counsel-and-plaintiffs-pr-planning-notes. Accessed August 19, 2025.

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May 15, 1991 

Dear Farents and Attorneys and All Ferscns Involved in Sheff vs C'Naill: 

Eello. I am pleased to keep you posted on the public relations campaign 

regarding the Sheff vs C'Neill case. It 1s going well, but I need your 

continued support and cooperation! 

Bugene and Elizabeth appeared for one-hour on the Brad Davis Show on 

WDRC, John Britain and Kathy appeared on YDRC's (WHot Seat,” one hall 

hour WDRC AM and FM talk show. They were interviewed by Kim Zachery, 

wDRC news director. Yedro and Carol were guests on WESB TV/3's "VISTA" 

which will air this Sunday at 7 a.m. Fedro and possible another rep- 

resentative of Sheff Vs G'Neill will be taping a special program in 

Spanish on Channel 13 next week and we are awaiting dates to appear 

on W¥FSB Tv/3's "Kew England Sunday" and Chennel 24's "Connecticut News 

makers with Bob Douglas." I have also talked with Bob Ffan from the 

Hartford Courant and other news people. 

I do have a huge favor to ask each one of you. Should you privately 

be contacted by any media person, please let me know immediately. 

If you are scheduled to be on a show and cammot honor the commitment, 

please call me as soon as possible. It is vital to our public relations 

efforts that I keep abreast of what is happening and who is appearing 

on various shows or speaking to the media. 

It is important that we earry our message as a unified group. The 

media representatives get annoyed if they get mixed messages or 

mixed information from more than one source frcm a group. I will be 

happy to work with you each individually as well as a group in helping 

with media planning and outreach. 

Thank you in advance for your cooperation. If you need to reach me, 

please call me. at 241-8127. If I am not in, please leave a message 

and I will return the call as scon as possitle. 

Sincerely, 

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