May 31, 2001

To:  Ken Lay
  Steve Kean

From:  Rick Shapiro
  Linda Robertson

Subject: The President,s Dinner, A Congressional Salute Honoring President 
Bush and Vice President Cheney, June 27, 2001 in Washington, DC

This memo is a follow up to your phone conversation with Roger Enrico 
regarding Enron contributing $250,000 to The President,s Dinner.  The 
President,s Dinner is a joint fundraising effort by the National Republican 
Congressional Committee (NRCC) and the National Republican Senatorial 
Committee (NRSC).  We contacted both Congressman Tom DeLay and the House 
Senate Dinner committee to ensure that Enron could fully participate in The 
President,s Dinner and receive credit for money we have already committed to 
give to the Committees earlier this year.  

With the assistance of Congressman Tom DeLay we were able to apply our 
previously contributed soft money toward this dinner.  Consequently, we will 
be &credited8 as giving $250,000 to this event, even though we are being 
asked to give only $50,00 in &new8 soft money.  Our earlier contributions of 
$100,000 each to the NRCC and NRSC will make up the remaining money.  You 
will be listed as Co-Chair of the event, the highest level of giving.  We 
will be crediting Congressmen DeLay, Armey, Barton and Tauzin for raising the 
$100,000 allocation for the NRCC.  As for $100,000 we earlier gave the NRSC, 
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison has requested that Enron give her some credit 
for raising the money.  We would like to split it among several other 
Senators.  

In addition, Congressman Tom DeLay has asked Enron to contribute $100,000 to 
his leadership committee, ARMPAC, through a combination of corporate and 
personal money from Enron,s executives.  ARMPAC funds will be used to assist 
other House Members as well as the redistricting effort in Texas.  We will be 
meeting this request over the course of this calendar year.

Kevin Hannon has expressed an interest in attending the dinner.  Will you be 
able to join us on the 27th in Washington to attend the dinner?