Reporter Volume 26, No.20 March 9, 1995 Where can you take an electronic tour of the nation's most famous residence, browse executive briefings on jobs or foreign affairs, read a copy of the 1995 State of the Union Address, or "meet" the First Family? The Internet home page for the White House. Billed as "an interactive citizen's handbook," the White House home page can be accessed through the World-Wide Web. Basic choices as you "enter" the electronic White House include a President's and Vice President's welcome message, a "Guest Book," and menu options for the "Executive Branch," the "First Family," "Tours," "What's New," "Publications" and "Comments." Electronic publications distributed by the White House include daily press briefings and press release summaries. For those interested in browsing for executive publications topically a menu offers options such as "Science & Technology," "Jobs," "Healthcare," and "Environmental Issues." You may also browse publications by date. Major documents at the White House site include speeches, the proposed FY 1996 budget, the Health Security act, and reports on the National Information Infrastructure, the National Performance Review, and Technology for Economic Growth, as well as treaties and historical documents such as the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Communication with the White House is encouraged as this site also provides "guests" with the ability to send an E-mail message to the President or Vice President with ease. Select the E-mail option, fill in the message form, and send the message. You get an almost instant acknowledgment that your message was received. How's that for government efficiency! To visit the White House via your UB electronic mail account type lynx http://www.whitehouse.gov at your system prompt (vax or unix) or www http://www.whitehouse.gov (ibm/cms). For further information on accessing the World-Wide Web, contact the Computing Center Help Desk at 645-3542. -- Gemma DeVinney and Loss Pequeno Glazier, Lockwood Library.