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It claims: "The Henry Clay Society is a dinner and discussion group comprised of senior individuals engaged in government relations for corporations, trade associations, law firms and consulting groups representing a wide range of policy areas.

The name of the Society derives from its organization principle that it should be:
Ñ diversified in its focus, not restricted.to just the House or Senate, but involved in both as well as the Executive Branch; -
Ñ diversified in its partisan makeup, not only Democratic or Republican.;
Ñ diversified regionally, not predominantly Northern or Southern; and
Ñ diversified in its philosophical and ideological outlook, with both liberals and conservatives.
[Henry Clay was neither a Democrat nor Republican (but a Whig) who came from the border state of Kentucky, and was known as the Great Compromiser],

1985 July 24: Terrence D Straub, Manager of Government Affairs for United States Steel Corporation, writes on Society business to Ralph Vinovich , President of Legislative Affairs at the Tobacco Institute (and others).

Joel Jankowsky [Akin Gump Strauss] and Kip O'Neill [O'Neill & Hauss] were appointed to do the necessary paperwork to assure that the Henry Clay Society is officially a tax-exempt organization.