I want to write a letter to President Obama.
Im curious if anyone knows who gets the mail first and how they determine which letters to show to the President.
I guess bottom line is it a waste of time to send the letter if there is no chance the President will ever see it ?, Thanks.
Originally posted 2009-04-04 05:00:29.
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There is a mailroom for the White House. The mail is obviously checked by x-ray and other methods before anyone ever reads it. In the mailroom, there are employees who read the mail first determine whether the correspondence is timely, whether it contains any threats, what the topic is, and any main points you may bring up.
Best advice for a letter to the White House:
Be brief. There is no need to write a 5 page letter if a 2 pager will do.
If you really think your letter might be important enough and would get looked at by way higher ups, make sure you write a _formal_ letter and this is _without_ exception.
There are guides to doing this sort of thing, if you aren’t a master of the art of letter writing, you may want to look at business letters you have received to use as a guide, or try a search if you lack confidence in this sort of thing. Outlining what you want to say first may also help you organize your letter.
The volume of mail into the White House is large, so if your letter is one of those that any of the higher-ups ever do read, you may never know it.
Oh, and I think the people who make those sorts of decisions are liasons who look for certain things of interest the President may be looking for. The mailroom is not the only place the President receives messages from consituents. Don’t forget the comment line, email, and telegrams.