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Email chain between Lesley Groff, Jeffrey Epstein and Lisa New discussing Poetry in America campaign

The passage contains a routine correspondence about a poetry program and scheduling, with no concrete allegations, financial details, or links to high‑level officials. It mentions Jeffrey Epstein but Jeffrey Epstein is communicating with Lesley Groff and Lisa New about a poetry initiative. Lisa New references a "Templeton campaign" and seeks advice from Epstein. No specific dates, amounts, or ent

Date
November 11, 2025
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House Oversight
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House Oversight #028950
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The passage contains a routine correspondence about a poetry program and scheduling, with no concrete allegations, financial details, or links to high‑level officials. It mentions Jeffrey Epstein but Jeffrey Epstein is communicating with Lesley Groff and Lisa New about a poetry initiative. Lisa New references a "Templeton campaign" and seeks advice from Epstein. No specific dates, amounts, or ent

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From: Lesley Groff as Sent: 12/2/2015 5:54:55 PM To: Jeffrey Epstein [[email protected]] Subject: Re: Poetry Update and Thank You Importance: — High did you want to send the below to Lisa? (or have me ask her?) On Dec 2, 2015, at 12:53 PM, jeffrey E. <[email protected]> wrote: Do you know Chomsky , he Is with me On Wednesday, 2 December 2015, jeffrey E. <[email protected]> wrote: w--------- Forwarded message ----------s with me From: Lisa New (i Date: Wednesday, 2 December 2015 Subject: Poetry Update and Thank You To: "jeffrey E." <[email protected]> That's ideal. Larry's away and I'll be working all day. I'm free any time. On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 10:31 AM, jeffrey E. <[email protected]> wrote: I'm in Cambridge sat? On Wednesday, 2 December 2015, Lisa New {> wrote: Dear Jeffrey, May | drop by before the New Year (perhaps on the 9th, or on the 17th or 18th?) to get your advice about my renewal of the Templeton campaign, and also my needs in the coming year for Poetry in America? Below is the letter I'm sending out to my friends and supporters, and at the bottom a message just for you.... -Lisa That you are receiving this letter means that you are among a special community of friends whose support— financial, moral, intellectual, logistical— has allowed my initiative, Poetry in America, to realize what seemed, a year ago, almost certainly too ambitious a vision. That vision was to produce the highest quality educational video on American poetry, creating a body of humanities content capable of reaching a broad community of learners: formal and informal, online and residential, young and old, American and international. And it was to begin— rapidly— to disseminate and distribute our work.

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