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2009-0166-S
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administrative marker by the George Bush Presidential
Library Staff.
Record Group/Collection:
George H.W. Bush Presidential Records
Collection/Office of Origin:
Office of the President
Series:
Daily Files
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OA/ID Number:
90537
Folder ID Number:
90537-001
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Friday, February 23, 1990
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Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet
(George Bush Library)
Doc. No. / Type
Subject/Title
Date
Restriction
Classification
01. Schedule
Schedule of the President [redaction] (1 pp.)
02/23/90
(b)(3)
02a. Log
White House Telephone Log [Signal Switchboard] [redaction of
02/23/90
(b)(6)
personal information] (1 pp.)
02b. Log
White House Telephone Log [President Bush] [redaction of
02/23/90
(b)(6)
personal information] (1 pp.)
03. Note
George Bush to Antonin Scalia [redaction of personal
02/23/90
(b)(6)
information] (1 pp.)
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Collection:
Record Group:
Bush Presidential Records
Office:
Office of the President
Series:
Daily Files
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WHORM Cat.:
File Location:
Friday, February 23, 1990
Pinksheet Number:
dw1612
OA/ID Number:
90537-001
Date Closed:
2/22/2010
FOIA/Sys Case #:
2009-0166-S
Re-review Case #:
P-2/P-5 Review Case #:
Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet
(George Bush Library)
Document No.
Subject/Title of Document
Date
Restriction
Class.
and Type
01. Schedule
Schedule of the President [redaction] (1 pp.)
02/23/90
(b)(3)
Collection:
Record Group:
Bush Presidential Records
Office:
Office of the President
Series:
Daily Files
Subseries:
WHORM Cat.:
File Location:
Friday, February 23, 1990
Date Closed:
2/22/2010
OA/ID Number:
90537-001
FOIA/SYS Case #:
2009-0166-S
Appeal Case #:
Re-review Case #:
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RESTRICTION CODES
Presidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)]
Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
P-1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA)
(b)(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]
P-2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA]
(b)(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an
P-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA]
agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
P-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
(b)(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]
(b)(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
P-5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President
information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA]
(b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
P-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
(b)(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of
(b)(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
(b)(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
PRM. Removed as a personal record misfile.
Tim
SCHEDULE OF THE PRESIDENT
Friday, February 23, 1990
7:50 am
Photo with Stephen Kennedy
(5 min)
Oval Office
(Card)
(TAB A)
8:00 am
Intelligence Briefing
(15 min)
Oval Office
(Scowcroft/Sununu)
8:15 am
National Security Briefing
(30 min)
Oval Office
(Scowcroft/Sununu)
8:45 am
Meeting with Governor Sununu
(30 min)
Oval Office
9:15 am
Administrative Time
(45 min)
Oval Office
10:00 am
Meeting with Norwegian
(20 min)
Oval Office
Prime Minister Jan P. Syse
(Scowcroft)
(Distributed Separately)
10:30 am
Meeting with Senators Sam Nunn
(30 min)
Oval Office
and John Warner
(Scowcroft)
(Distributed Previously)
11:05 am
Meeting with Arthur Fletcher
(10 min)
Oval Office
(Bates)
(TAB B)
11:25 am
The President departs for the
South Lawn
American Red Cross National
Headquarters for the February
Board Meeting
(Demarest)
(TAB C)
11:55 am
Arrive White House
South Lawn
12:00 pm
Lunch with the Vice President
(40 min)
Oval Office
12:40 pm
Personal Staff Time
(1 hr 50 min)
Oval Office
2:30 pm
(15 min)
Participate in Send-off Briefing
Roosevelt Room
for the OPIC Sponsored Investment
Mission to Panama
(Demarest)
(TAB D)
UNP 02/22/90
6:00 pm
2:45 pm
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(15 min)
3:00 pm
Meeting with Secretary Baker
Oval Office
(30 min)
3:30 pm
Meeting with Governor Sununu
Oval Office
(30 min)
4:00 pm
B Depart for Camp David
South Lawn
7:28 Patris an oval 7:29 add Issa Massoud (Poters tailor)
7:32 massoud out 7:47 add Dagin 7:58 Haginout
7:59 add Jacki Kennedy of Husband Steve Kennedy 8:00 add Dov. sunuar out
8:02 add Acontroft, Gates, &
(b)(3)
8:22
(b)(3)
8:23 add V.P. 8:44 Gates + Deoweroft out 9:20 sumeer out
9:23 V.P. out 9:55 add Gates t scoweroft to oval
Photocopy from George Bush Presidential Library
10:07 add Fetywater 10:07 add P.M. syse it al 10:39 all out
10:41 add summer 10:42 add sen. Warner + Sen. Num + seil scoweroft
11:14 all out except 11:19 add card 11:24 Acowcroft out
11:28 Poters, Fletcher, Bates and to motorcade 11:30 dpt WH
add art Fletchest David Bates
(see Tab "C").
11:58 on Oral a/ Card 12:01 card out 12:03 add U.P.
12:45 V.P. out 12:48 dpt Oval to Scowerft office 12:55 dpt scowerft offer
12:56 an oval 1:19 Polus to motorcade 1:20 dpt WH to At John's church
2:07 dot At. Johns Chuch 2:09 an white House 2:11am oval
2:30 Poters to - OPIC oriefing 2:43am Oval v/ andy Card
2:51 add scowcroft 3:01 add Baker 3:17 add Ainunu
3:30 Alexanes out 3:35 add 3:39 Baker out UNP 02/22/90
3:41 scowcroft out 3:49 Acinum ont 3:56 odd amb. Walters
6:00 pm
3:57 Potus +. walter to S: Grounds
4:02 apt WH er. its camp David
Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet
(George Bush Library)
Document No.
Subject/Title of Document
Date
Restriction
Class.
and Type
02a. Log
White House Telephone Log [Signal Switchboard] [redaction
02/23/90
(b)(6)
of personal information] (1 pp.)
Collection:
Record Group:
Bush Presidential Records
Office:
Office of the President
Series:
Daily Files
Subseries:
WHORM Cat.:
File Location:
Friday, February 23, 1990
Date Closed:
2/22/2010
OA/ID Number:
90537-001
FOIA/SYS Case #:
2009-0166-S
Appeal Case #:
Re-review Case #:
Appeal Disposition:
P-2/P-5 Review Case #:
Disposition Date:
AR Case #:
MR Case #:
AR Disposition:
MR Disposition:
AR Disposition Date:
MR Disposition Date:
RESTRICTION CODES
Presidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)]
Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
P-1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA]
(b)(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]
P-2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRAJ
(b)(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an
P-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA]
agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
P-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
(b)(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]
(b)(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
P-5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President
information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA]
(b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
P-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
(b)(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of
(b)(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
(b)(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
PRM Removed as a personal record misfile
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
TELEPHONE MEMORANDUM
SIGNAL SWITCHBOARD
February 23 , 1990
TIME
NAME
ACTION
PLACED
DISC
OUT
8:44 AM
10:05
Conference Call:
LW with Mr. Matsuura
Prime Minister Tashiki Kaifu
9:30 AM
Hotel Okura, Tokyo, Japan
Tlkd-ok
INC
PM
582-0111 x5214
9:54 AM
OUT
AM
Mr. Karl D. Jackson
White House Situation Room
White House Signal 2-2264
INC
PM
OUT
AM
Mr. John R. Malott
Office, Washington, D.C.
647-6601
INC
PM
OUT
AM
Conference Call:
Tlkd-ok
Mrs. Ines Duarte
2:44 PM
Residence
INC
2:40 PM
2:46
OUT
AM
(b)(6)
INC
PM
Photocopy from George Bush Presidential Library
OUT
AM
Mr. David Pacelli
White House Situation Room
White House Signal 2-2264
INC
PM
OUT
AM
Mrs. Barbara H. Phillips
Office, Washington, D.C.
647-2193
INC
PM
OUT
AM
Ms. Linda Casey
Tlkd-ok
Office, Washington, D.C.
4:27 PM
Secure Voice x7100
via Secure Satellite
THE
4:26 PM
4:28
OUT
AM
General Brent Scowcroft
Tlkd-ok
Office, Washington, D.C.
6:12 PM
White House Signal 2-2260
INC
6:10 PM
6:15
OUT
AM
Mrs. Margaret Bush
Tlkd-ok
Red Oak Cabin, Camp David, Maryland
6:18 PM
thick
6:17 PM
6:20
Camp David Signal 4-1720
OUT
AM
Ambassador Vernon A. Walters
Tlkd-ok
Maple Cabin, Camp David, Maryland
6:21 PM
Camp David Signal 4-1730
INC
6:21 PM
6:22
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
TELEPHONE MEMORANDUM
FEBRUARY 23rd
, 1990
PRESIDENT BUSH
TIME
NAME
ACTION
PLACED
DISC
OUT
8:27 AM
8:28
SECRETARY JAMES A. BAKER III
OFC: WASHINGTON, DC
WHITE HOUSE ADMIN EXT. 420
TLKD-OK
XNEX
XRMX
OUT
AM
INC
PM
XXMX
8:30 AM
8:30
SECRETARY JAMES A. BAKER III
OFC: WASHINGTON, DC
WHITE HOUSE ADMIN EXT. 420
TLKD-OK
INC
XRM
OUT
AM
INC
PM
IT
9:24 AM
9:51
SENATOR DAVID L. BOREN
WASHINGTON, DC
XNEX
XRM
463-2400
TLKD-OK 9:49 A.M.
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
9:27 AM
MRS. BARBARA BUSH
RES: WASHINGTON, DC
WHITE HOUSE ADMIN EXT. 551
PRESUS CA
INCX
XRNX
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
9:53 AM
9:54
SECRETARY JAMES A. BAKER III
WASHINGTON, DC
INCX
XXXX
CAR PHONE 580-9551
TLKD-OK
OUT
AM
INC
PM
IT
11:16AM
11:23
AMBASSADOR WALTER H. ANNENBERG
RES: RANCHO MIRAGE, CA
*Nox
XXX*
619-328-4493
TLKD-OK
Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet
(George Bush Library)
Document No.
Subject/Title of Document
Date
Restriction
Class.
and Type
02b. Log
White House Telephone Log [President Bush] [redaction of
02/23/90
(b)(6)
personal information] (1 pp.)
Collection:
Record Group:
Bush Presidential Records
Office:
Office of the President
Series:
Daily Files
Subseries:
WHORM Cat.:
File Location:
Friday, February 23, 1990
Date Closed:
2/22/2010
OA/ID Number:
90537-001
FOIA/SYS Case #:
2009-0166-S
Appeal Case #:
Re-review Case #:
Appeal Disposition:
P-2/P-5 Review Case #:
Disposition Date:
AR Case #:
MR Case #:
AR Disposition:
MR Disposition:
AR Disposition Date:
MR Disposition Date:
RESTRICTION CODES
Presidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)]
Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
P-1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA]
(b)(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA)
P-2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA]
(b)(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an
P-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA]
agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
P-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
(b)(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]
(b)(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
P-5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President
information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA)
(b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
P-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
(b)(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of
(b)(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
(b)(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
PRM Removed as a personal record misfile.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
TELEPHONE MEMORANDUM
FEBRUARY 23rd
90
19
PRESIDENT BUSH
TIME
NAME
ACTION
PLACED
DISC
OUT
XXMX
MR. JOHN E. "JEB" BUSH
(b)(6)
TLKD-OK 12:13P.M.
HNXXX
12:10 PM
12:19
OUT
AM
INC
PM
0011
AMX
MR. C. BOYDEN GRAY
WASHINGTON, DC
NO TELEPHONE NUMBER
TLKD-OK
INC
12:39 PM
12:42
OUT
AM
INC
PM
UT
XXMX
MRS. LAURIE ANN GREEN FIRESTONE
OFC: WASHINGTON, DC
WHITE HOUSE ADMIN EXT. 672
CA
INCX
1:03 PM
Photocopy from George Bush Presidential Library
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
XAMX
MRS. LAURIE ANN GREEN FIRESTONE
OFC: WASHINGTON, DC
WHITE HOUSE ADMIN EXT. 672
TLKD-OK
INCLX
2:19 PM
2:21
OUT
AM
INC
PM
CUTX
XXMX
THE VICE PRESIDENT
RES: WASHINGTON, DC
WHITE HOUSE ADMIN EXT. 408
TLKD-OK 2:23 P.M.
INC
2:22 PM
2:26
OUT
AM
INC
PM
UT
AM
INC
PM
PRESIDENTIAL MOVEMENTS
Washington, D.C.
LOCATION Camp David, Maryland
DATE 23 February 1990
TIME
MOVEMENTS
0727
South Grounds
0729
Oval Office
0928
South Grounds
0929
Oval Office
1130
South Grounds
1131
Depart South Grounds via Motorcade
1133
Arrive Red Cross National Headquarters
1156
Depart Red Cross National Headquarters via Motorcade
1157
Arrive South Grounds
1159
Oval Office
1318
South Grounds
1320
Depart South Grounds via Motorcade
(LOW KEY)
1322
Arrive St. John's Cathedral
(LOW KEY)
1408
Depart St. John's Cathedral
(LOW KEY)
1411
Arrive South Grounds
(LOW KEY)
1413
Oval Office
1557
South Grounds
1603
Depart South Grounds via Marine One
1635
Arrive Camp David, Maryland
WHCA FORM 15, OCTOBER 15, 1980
News Summary
OFFICE OF THE PRESS SECRETARY
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1990 -- 6 a.m. EST EDITION
TODAY'S HEADLINES
TRIP NEWS
Bush Calls For Reduction Of Malpractice Threat To Doctors -- President
Bush urged doctors Thursday to avoid practicing "defensive medicine" and
called for adoption of a common-sense approach to reduce the threat of
malpractice suits.
(Boston Globe, Baltimore Sun, Washington Post,
Washington Times, UPI)
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Soviets Urge Deeper Cuts In Troops In Central Europe -- The Soviet
Union suggested Thursday that the conventional arms treaty being
hammered out in Vienna be extended to cover not only U.S. and Soviet
troops stationed in Central Europe but should set further ceilings on all
domestic and foreign forces in the region.
(Washington Post)
NATIONAL NEWS
Reagan Backs Bush Story On Contra Aid -- President Bush's repeated
denial that he promised to favor Honduras with aid in exchange for its
support of the contra guerrillas was backed up in sworn testimony by
former President Reagan released Thursday.
(UPI, Los Angeles Times,
USA Today, Washington Post)
NETWORK NEWS (Thursday evening)
REAGAN TESTIMONY -- Former President
Reagan insists he never knew that
money from arms sales to Iran was
TRIP NEWS
A-1
being diverted to contra forces.
INTERNATIONAL
A-4
FLAG BURNING -- A federal court in
Seattle rejected a new law making it
NATIONAL NEWS
A-9
a crime to burn the American flag.
NETWORK NEWS
B-1
B-2 BOMBER Congress was told it
should limit spending on the B-2
EDITORIALS
C-1
until it can be sure it works.
This Summary is prepared Monday through Friday by the White House News Summary Staff.
For complete stories or information, please call 456-2950.
TRIP NEWS
HOPKINS GIVES BUSH HONORARY DEGREE
Students, Faculty Protest The Award
BALTIMORE -- In a speech that touched on issues raised by
rain-drenched protesters outside, President Bush told medical experts at
the Johns Hopkins University that America faces "unprecedented" health
problems, including high infant mortality and millions of uninsured
families.
"There's an unease in the health care community that for all this
nation's wealth, for all the money put into the system, America's medicine
still faces unprecedented problems," Mr. Bush told 1,000 people in a
packed Shriver Hall moments after receiving an honorary doctorate in
humane letters.
"Medical malpractice, uninsured families, an aging population, cancer,
heart disease, AIDS, drug addiction, Alzheimer's, mental illness -- the
price tag is staggering."
Advocates for AIDS research, the homeless, the environment, child
care, abortion rights, health insurance -- and even a woman wanting to
save the manatee -- watched as a masked stand-in for the President was
given a mock citation and an "alternative honorary degree" for his
contributions toward "building an obstacle to the health of Americans."
In accepting the degree, Howard Chilcoat, the masked Mr. Bush, who
is a graduate student in the Department of Mental Hygiene, mixed a few
Bush metaphors: "Read my lips, if you can't afford it, just say no to
illness. "
Mr. Bush's speech
had some lighter moments.
Glancing at the five tiers of doctors seated behind him, the President
said he felt nervous when he heard he would appear "in a gown with a
group of doctors." But, he added, "at least this one buttons up the
front."
(Jonathan Bor & Dennis O'Brien, Baltimore Sun, A1)
Honorary Dr. Bush Issues A Prescription For Healthy Life
BALTIMORE -- President Bush, who brought hot dogs, hamburgers,
pork rinds and Miller Lite to the White House, called on Americans
Thursday to eat sensibly and take "a daily dose of individual
responsibility" to avoid the doctor's office.
Mr.
Bush
said, "We're not talking about lifestyle, we're talking
about life."
Dr. Bush's prescription: "Eat sensibly. Exercise. Wear seat belts.
Don't smoke -- and if you do smoke, stop. Don't abuse alcohol, and don't
abuse drugs."
The Chief Executive's message came after he charged that medical
malpractice expenses are pushing health costs out of the reach of most
Americans.
"Clearly we must find a fair and reasonable solution to the malpractice
crisis," Bush said. In his address, however, he offered no new solutions
or programs.
(Paul Bedard, Washington Times, A5)
-more-
Friday, February 23, 1990 -- A-2
Bush Calls For Reduction Of Malpractice Threat To Doctors
BALTIMORE -- President Bush urged doctors Thursday to avoid
practicing "defensive medicine" and called for adoption of a common-sense
approach to reduce the threat of malpractice suits.
Speaking to an audience at Johns Hopkins University, Bush said
there was "unease in the health care community" because of unprecedented
problems. Among them, he cited the "crisis" of malpractice
"Those who think our medical problems today are unsolvable or
solvable only by money ought to understand how far we've come," Bush
told the by-invitation-only audience in a brief reference to federal dollars.
Malpractice, however, was the dominant theme of the speech.
(John Mashek, Boston Globe)
Bush Urges Malpractice Revisions
BALTIMORE -- With 200 Johns Hopkins University students and
faculty members protesting outside, President Bush Thursday pledged
government help to "restore common. sense and fairness to America's
malpractice system."
Bush, who visited Hopkins to receive an honorary degree, said he
had asked his domestic policy council to study and make recommendations
on the problem of large malpractice awards and their effect on medical
care
In the university's Shriver Hall, the President was accorded a lavish
academic ceremony and a degree praising his "commitment to the
advancement of education and health care in our nation."
But in a steady rain outside, students and professors gathered with
placards and a megaphone to portray the presidential visit in a different
light.
"By his being here, we are supporting his image as a public health
and education president, when he has not done anything to support that,"
said Linda Hanna, an assistant professor in the School of Public Health
and Hygiene.
"He doesn't deserve a doctorate," said Lisa Long, 24, a graduate
student in the School for Continuing Studies. "Bush's policies on health
-- whether it is reproductive rights, birth control in the Third World,
infant mortality at home, or the environment -- he gets an F on all of
them."
It was one of the biggest demonstrations in the last few years at
Hopkins
And, while virtually every presidential trip draws some
protest, it was among the largest since Bush took office.
This week, nearly 700 Hopkins students and faculty members --
including half the first-year medical school class -- signed a petition
denouncing Bush's honorary degree.
(Amy Goldstein & Ann Devroy, Washington Post, A8)
-more-
Friday, February 23, 1990 -- A-3
Protesters Jeer Bush On Health Policies
BALTIMORE -- More than 200 sign-waving demonstrators chanting
"Health, not Stealth!" jeered President Bush as he arrived at the
prestigious Johns Hopkins University Thursday to participate in a salute to
health care.
The protesters, mocking Bush's defense spending policies with the
stealth bomber reference, also shouted: "Hail to the Chief. He's a liar,
he's a thief," as the President and his entourage walked across the
university's Baltimore campus
A crowd of students, faculty and staff at Hopkins gathered outside to
take issue with the President's appearance, charging that Bush has a
horrible record for public health issues and helping the poor.
(UPI)
EDITOR'S NOTE: The New York Times arrived after New Summary press
time.
###
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
JAPAN STOCKS SUFFER FIFTH-LARGEST LOSS
TOKYO -- The average Tokyo stock price tumbled by more than 2.5
percent Friday to cap Tokyo's worst week since the "Black Monday" crisis
of October 1987 and analysts said the fall would continue amid "quite
bearish sentiment." The Nikkei Average of 225 selected issues plunged
935.87 yen, a loss of 2.6 percent, to close at 34,890.97 yen, its
fifth-worst single-day decline in history
"It has turned from what previously was thought to be a one-day
technical correction (Wednesday's fall) to now a quite bearish sentiment,"
said Tad Lindsey, a trader with Nomura Securities Co.
"The downward trend could not be stopped unless some major bright
news emerges," said a broker at a major securities company.
(UPI)
CHENEY WARNS CONGRESS AGAINST WIDENING ASIA TROOP CUTS
TOKYO -- U.S. Defense Secretary Cheney cautioned Congress Friday
against demanding more than a 10 percent U.S. troop reduction in Japan
and neighboring countries, saying drastic cuts could spark regional arms
races and possibly war.
"If we were to withdraw our forward-deployed forces from the
Asia-Pacific region, a vacuum would quickly develop," Cheney told
reporters at the Japan National Press Club.
"There almost surely would be a series of destabilizing regional arms
races, an increase in regional tensions, and possibly conflict," he said
"I am confident Congress will do the right thing," he said, asserting
that the Soviet military threat to Japan and its neighbors is as big as
ever.
"There has been no equivalent change in Asia to the collapse of the
Warsaw Pact in Europe," he said. "(The Soviet Union) is and will remain
a major military power in the region, despite the reductions of troop
strength on the Soviet border with China."
(Stewart Slavin, UPI)
Cheney Trip
TOKYO -- Defense Secretary Cheney confirmed publicly for the first
time Friday that the U.S. is considering reducing its troops in Asia by
about 12,000, or 10 percent.
But the U.S. intends to maintain a major presence in the Pacific Rim,
he said.
The first phase of the pullout could take place over the next three
years, Cheney said in a speech to the National Press Club that wrapped up
his two-week visit to Pacific Rim countries.
The reductions should not be seen as a "first step toward withdrawal"
from the Pacific, even if they go farther than now foreseen, he said. (AP)
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Friday, February 23, 1990 -- A-5
SOVIETS URGE DEEPER CUTS IN TROOPS IN CENTRAL EUROPE
VIENNA -- The Soviet Union suggested Thursday that the
conventional arms treaty being hammered out in Vienna be extended to
cover not only U.S. and Soviet troops stationed in Central Europe but
should set further ceilings on all domestic and foreign forces in the
region.
Submitted informally thus far, this would supplement President Bush
proposal to cut U.S. and Soviet troop levels in Central Europe to 195,000
on each side
The U.S., Britain and France swiftly rejected the Soviet suggestion
at Thursday's session, according to Western diplomatic sources. "The
Western impression at Ottawa was that this was the end of the personnel
question," commented a senior NATO negotiator. "There is a degree of
bad faith involved. If they persist in this it will prolong the
negotiations."
(Michael Wise, Washington Post, A20)
BUSH, KOHL TAKE GERMAN REUNIFICATION TALKS
TO PRIVACY OF CAMP DAVID
This weekend's meeting between President Bush and West German
Chancellor Kohl brings together two leaders who have tiptoed side by side
through the volatile international debate over German reunification
The meetings may serve as a vehicle for eliciting renewed assurances
from Bonn on several sensitive subjects, analysts and diplomats said this
week
One Western diplomat, who asked not to be identified, said Bush
needs to prod Kohl to reiterate his assurances, particularly to douse
speculation that reunification has "set the clock ticking for U.S.
withdrawal from Europe."
In recent weeks, as momentum for reunification picked up speed,
British and French fears that Bush had surrendered too much control to
Kohl have been eased, the diplomat said. "They (Bush Administration
officials) are making the best of handling a very difficult situation.
...
"The reason Bush is having the meeting is to at least give the
appearance of having some say over what is going on in Central Europe,"
said James Blaker, director of national security studies at the Hudson
Institute, a political think tank. "The most dangerous thing for the Bush
Administration is the appearance of either not being influential or not
appearing to know what is going on."
(Tom Baden, Newhouse)
BONN SEEN MOVING TO EQUAL SWAP OF
MARKS THAT WOULD COST IT BILLIONS
BONN -- Government sources said Thursday that West Germany has
tentatively decided that the only way to prevent an exodus of millions of
East Germans is to exchange relatively worthless East German marks for
the stable West German mark at a 1-to-1 rate -- a move that could
eventually cost Bonn $100 billion.
Halting a mass movement of East Germans into the West by giving
people powerful economic reasons to stay home is the primary goal of
Chancellor Kohl's offer to unify the German economies in the coming
weeks.
But replacing the almost useless East-mark with the stable West
German mark will raise the hopes of East Germans only if they get enough
West German money to begin working toward a Western lifestyle, Bonn
officials have concluded.
(Marc Fisher, Washington Post, A1)
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Friday, February 23, 1990 -- A-6
BONN CURRENCY DECISION COULD
DRIVE UP GLOBAL INTEREST RATES
The apparent choice by the West German government to exchange
its currency for that held by East Germany on a 1-to-1 basis indicates
that West Germany is prepared to commit itself to payment of huge
subsidies to East German citizens and businesses, according to U.S.
experts.
An accompanying decision not to raise taxes to pay for those
subsidies means the Bundesbank, the West German central bank, will have
to decide whether to boost interest rates sharply to prevent a surge in
inflation. If it makes that choice, as most observers expect it would, then
the higher interest rates will attract a flood of money to Germany and
raise the value of the already strong West German currency to that of
other major currencies, including the U.S. dollar.
The rise in rates there would pull up rates in many other countries
as well. In the U.S., that could limit an expected pick-up in economic
growth later this year by undermining home building and hurting business
spending for new plants and equipment, all of which are routinely financed
with borrowed money.
(John Berry, Washington Post, A19)
$5 BILLION PLEDGED TO EAST EUROPE
Head Of World Bank Signs Polish Loan
WARSAW -- The head of the World Bank promised more than $5 billion
to Eastern Europe Thursday and said that about half the money will go to
Poland, the region's leader in free market reform.
"We are tremendously impressed by the courage of Poland's massive
and very fast-moving adjustment process," World Bank President Barber
Conable said after signing a $360 million loan agreement that he called only
the beginning of the bank's involvement here.
(Blaine Harden, Washington Post, F1)
BAKER OPENS POSSIBILITY OF
NORMALIZING RELATIONS WITH NICARAGUA
Secretary of State Baker says the U.S. would be prepared to
recognize a Nicaraguan government, including a Sandinista regime, that
fairly wins Sunday's national elections.
Baker told the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday that the
Sandinistas have used intimidation against some opposition candidates and
blocked funds designed to help the opposition wage its campaign in the
Central American country
Baker said, "We are prepared to recognize a government that wins a
free election."
He continued, "We would be prepared to improve relations with that
government if it institutes genuine democratic institutions, promoted
national reconciliation and puts an end to the subversion of other
governments in the region."
(Jim Anderson, UPI)
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Friday, February 23, 1990 -- A-7
WHITE HOUSE TO MAKE UP ITS OWN MIND ON FAIRNESS OF VOTE
The Bush Administration will use its own judgement, and not that of
international observers, to determine the fairness of Sunday's Nicaraguan
elections, Secretary of State Baker said Thursday.
Even if the ruling Sandinista Front wins, Mr. Baker said, Washington
will not improve its ties until the Marxist regime proves its commitment to
an open political system and halts arms shipments to rebels in neighboring
El Salvador
Mr. Baker, responding to questions by Rep. Studds .-Mass.) said
that "in light of experience
it's important that the United States make its
own judgement" about whether the elections are free and fair.
(Warren Strobel, Washington Times, A10)
VICE PRESIDENT BACKS STRONGER POWERS
FOR ORTEGA IN NEW TERM
MANAGUA -- President Ortega's powers should be strengthened and
new faces brought into the government if the Sandinistas win the general
elections Sunday, Vice President Sergio Ramirez said
The oft-blurred lines between the leftist Sandinista National Liberation
Front and the state should be more sharply defined and "the authority
conferred on President Ortega by the constitution should be strengthened
still more in the next presidential term," Ramirez said
Many critics say Ortega's power is already too great
Secretary of State Baker said in Washington Thursday that the U.S.
would not necessarily accept the election as fair, even if neutral observers
certified it.
(Adrian Croft, Reuter)
ORTEGA SAYS FAIR ELECTION WILL
LEAD TO NORMALIZATION WITH U.S.
MANAGUA -- President Ortega, saying it was time to "put away the
olive green" and rebuild, predicted Thursday a free and fair vote in
Sunday's national elections would lead to normalizing relations with the
U.S.
In a news conference
Ortega predicted he would win and said that
if he does, he would call a "political truce" with opposition groups to help
rebuild the country's shattered economy.
"I hope this election process closes a chapter in the United
States-Nicaraguan confrontation and opens a new chapter in cooperation
between the United States and Nicaragua," Ortega said
"If the United States is going to be able to overcome its differences
with China and overcome its differences with the Soviet Union, why could
not the United States normalize its relations with a small country like
Nicaragua?" Ortega asked.
(Douglas Tweedale, UPI)
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Friday, February 23, 1990 -- A-8
TEHRAN PAPER CALLS FOR UNCONDITIONAL RELEASE OF HOSTAGES
TEHRAN -- The English-language Tehran Times, which usually voices
the opinions of President Rafsanjani, called Thursday for the unconditional
release of all foreign hostages being held in Lebanon, saying that Iran can
continue its "rightful struggle against the West" in other ways.
Diplomats and analysts here and abroad said it was unclear just what
would be the effect of the call, which appeared in no other Iranian news
media. In Damascus, however, Peggy Say, sister of Terry Anderson, the
longest-held American hostage, wept at the report and called it "the most
encouraging news that I have heard,' Reuter reported.
The Tehran Times said all the factions in Lebanon "should regard the
hostages as victims of imperialistic policies of the West and make attempts
to get them all freed." It complained that the continued captivity of the
hostages has benefited Western propaganda against Iran, and said, "Maybe
1990 will be the year for the release of all hostages."
(Sharif Imam-Jomeh, Washington Post, A20)
U.S. PRESSURING ISRAEL TO STOP RESETTLEMENT
OF SOVIET JEWS IN OCCUPIED LANDS
The Bush Administration, apparently concerned that Middle East peace
talks could be hurt by the resettlement of Soviet Jews in the occupied
territories, Thursday increased its pressure on Israel to stop the
practice.
Secretary of State Baker, in testimony on Capitol Hill, said the U.S.
would like Israel to adopt a "clear and definitive policy" against placing
Soviet emigres in the West Bank and Gaza strip
While conceding that more than 99 percent of the new residents are
being settled within Israel proper, Baker added that there was "genuine
concern" about what would happen in the future.
"That's why a clear and definitive policy approach
would go a long
way toward helping secure the problem," he said.
(Adam Pertman, Boston Globe)
BAKER LIKELY TO VISIT
NAMIBIA'S INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATIONS
Secretary of State Baker is likely to travel to Namibia next month as
the head of a U.S. delegation to that southern African nation's
independence ceremony, according to State Department officials.
The trip would be aimed at underlining the prestige Washington
gained for engineering the accord that led to Namibia's independence.
The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Mr. Baker
has not reached a final decision on whether to make the trip, although one
said the secretary is expected to do so over the weekend.
(Warren Strobel, Washington Times, A11)
EDITOR'S NOTE: "Weinberger Foresees Danger If Germany Rejects NATO,"
by Peter Almond, appears in the Washington Times, A6.
###
NATIONAL NEWS
POINDEXTER WANTS BUSH ON THE STAND
Former President Reagan's testimony that he had "no inkling" of key
events in the Iran-contra scandal could spark a new battle to put
President Bush on he witness stand.
"Things about which Reagan had a hazy recollection, maybe he
(Bush) had a better recollection," said Richard Beckler, lawyer for
Iran-contra defendant John Poindexter
But "there's no apparent reason for believing" Bush knew of
Poindexter's activities, Judge Greene said in Thursday's USA Today.
A 293-page transcript of Reagan testimony, given last weekend, was
released Thurday.
In it Reagan said: "A good deal of the time" during strategy
meetings, Bush was "present alongside me."
(Lee Michael Katz, USA Today, A1)
Reagan Doesn't Link Bush To Iran Affair
Reagan's testimony did little to shed new light on what President
Bush may have known in the Iran-contra affair
Poindexter's lawyer, Richard Beckler, slipped in a reference to a
picture he showed Reagan of Bush with Carl (Spitz) Channel. Channel
pleaded guilty to fraud in connection with fund raising for the contras.
And, in initial questioning in which Beckler sought to establish
Poindexter's presense in Reagan's meetings on national security matters,
Reagan volunteered that "a good deal of the time, the Vice President would
be present alongside of me."
Bush has said throughout the more than three year since the
Iran-contra affair became public that he missed many of the key meetings
-- on one occassion, for example, because he was attending a fund-raising
event for a congressional candidate in Pennsylvania, and another because
he was at the Army-Navy football game.
At one point, Reagan's testimony placed Bush at a crucial meeting of
the National Security Planning Group during a period when the
Administration was looking for ways to support the contras despite a
congressional ban on U.S. funding for the rebels. And Reagan quickly
noted that Bush sought to keep the support within legal boundaries.
(James Gerstenzang, Los Angeles Times)
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Friday, February 23, 1990 -- A-10
Reagan Backs Bush Story On Contra Aid
President Bush's repeated denial that he promised to favor Honduras
with aid in exchange for its support of the contra guerrillas was backed
up in sworn testimony by former President Reagan released Thursday.
"In talking about someone else helping, we must not make any promise
of something we would do for them in return for that," Reagan said,
summarizing Bush's comments during a meeting of his senior aides in
1984
Reagan and Bush were pleased that Honduras was cooperating in
allowing the use of its territory against neighboring Nicaragua, but Bush
has said his visit with Honduran President Suazo in March 1985 was not
set up as a "quid pro quo" of aid in exchange for such cooperation
The former president said that statements by Bush that there should
be no congressional opposition to the administration's encouraging aid for
the contras from individuals and countries "made sense" as long as nothing
was offered in return.
"And that was the same as saying not breaking the law," Reagan
summarized Bush's statement. "No, we couldn't -- we couldn't offer a
quid pro quo."
(UPI)
Reagan Says He Told Aides 'We Don't Break The Law'
In videotaped testimony Thursday, former President Reagan returned
to his earliest explanations of the Iran-contra affair, insisting that he did
not trade arms for hostages and saying he had not seen "one iota" of
evidence that profits from the transfers were diverted to the Nicaraguan
contras.
Reagan testified he always told his aides that "we don't break the
law" and said he was confident his former national security advisers,
Robert McFarlane and John Poindexter, replied truthfully to the
congressional committees seeking information about secret White House
efforts to aid the contra rebels and the U.S. arms sales to Iran
The 79-year old former president seemed earnest and careful in his
responses but he had recurring difficulty recalling specific decisions,
meetings, dates, and even the identities of key members of his
Administration and Congress.
But he did recall that as president he authorized the sending of U.S.
aid to Honduras in exchange for Honduran support for and assistance to
the thousands-strong force of contras based in that country. Reagan
testified that "in return for our help in the form of security assurances as
well as aid," his administration expected Honduras' cooperation. There
was, he said, "an obligation on their part too."
(Joe Pichirallo, Washington Post, A1)
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Friday, February 23, 1990 -- A-11
PRODDED BY QUAYLE AND CHENEY, BUSH BECOMES
FERVENT SUPPORTER OF STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITIATIVE
To many who have watched him over the years, it's an unlikely
development: George Bush is positioning himself as a champion of the
Strategic Defense Initiative.
And for that turn of events, SDI supporters owe particular thanks to
Vice President Quayle and Defense Secretary Cheney. Mr. Quayle has
been the key behind-the-scenes player in the evolution of the Bush
Administration's surprisingly robust advocay of SDI, and has helped fuel
Mr. Cheney's recent gung-ho support of the program as well
Skeptics still doubt that Mr. Bush really is deeply committed to SDI.
They suspect he is mostly posturing, in an effort to ensure that
conservatives who champion SDI won't blame him when Congress slices up
the program's budget later this year.
"I don't think he's been converted," says Frank Gaffney, head of the
Center for Secuirty Policy. "I think what he's trying to do is avoid
responsibility for the free-fall the defense budget is going to take in the
next few months."
(Gerald Seib, Wall Street Journal, A12)
B-2 COSTS COULD RISE SHARPLY
The Air Force's B-2 "stealth" bomber has serious manufacturing and
technical problems that could impair its performance and drive the price
far above the estimated $530 million per plane, according to the
government's first comprehensive unclassified report on the controversial
aircraft
The GAO report is certain to fuel mounting political opposition to the
expensive aircraft, which has flown only seven times since its maiden flight
last July. Legislation has already been introduced to halt production until
more testing is complete, and Rep. Aspin has warned that the Air Force,
under the best of conditions, may get only 30 of the 132 bombers it wants.
The report also asserted that weight problems could affect the
bomber's mission range and found that improperly drilled holes and other
defects have caused costly slowdowns in the manufacturing process.
The GAO also said production and testing schedules for the aircraft
have slipped dramatically from original estimates and warned of further
slowdowns as a result of manufacturing and other problems.
(Molly Moore, Washington Post, A1)
BRADY: QUICK-BUCK MENTALITY HURTING U.S.
Treasury Secretary Brady called Thursday for changing the U.S.
financial climate to give investors and corporate executives a longer-term
perspective, saying, "We can't innovate and produce the products needed to
capture world markets by focusing on results one quarter at a time."
Although Brady did not advance any new proposals, his remarks were
laden with hints that the Bush Administration may propose significant
changes in various laws and regulations, including new taxes on
short-term trading by pension funds and higher down payments on stock
futures
In one particularly striking passage, Brady denounced the tendency
of pension fund managers to devote enormous energy to earning maximum
returns in the current quarter. "Why shouldn't they adopt long-term
strategies which have served investment pioneers like John Templeton and
Warren Buffett so well?" he demanded. "Who is in charge? Who picks the
pension fund managers?"
(Paul Blustein, Washington Post, F1)
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Friday, February 23, 1990 -- A-12
BENTSEN RESISTS ALTERNATIVE TAX PLAN
Sen. Bentsen Thursday threw cold water on an emerging Democratic
alternative to the proposal of Sen. Moynihan to cut Social Security payroll
taxes.
Bentsen's opposition may further complicate Democratic efforts to
develop a consensus on how to respond to Moynihan's plan, which has
badly divided the party.
Earlier, Bentsen had said he opposes Moynihan's proposal
because it
would enlarge the federal budget deficit. That view is shared by other
Democratic congressional leaders.
In an interview Thursday, the Texas senator said he also had serious
reservations about another idea that has been discussed by a Democratic
task force that is exploring alternatives to the Moynihan plan. It calls for
an income tax credit for middle-income taxpayers linked to their Social
Security taxes.
Bentsen said he is particularly concerned about linking Social
Security tax payments and income taxes, saying that could "throw the
Social Security program into controversy."
Moynihan also opposes the Democratic alternative, calling it "bonkers"
to couple the Social Security trust fund to general revenue.
(Dan Balz, Washington Post, A5)
FLAG-BURNING RULING STIRS NEW CALLS FOR AMENDMENT
A Seattle judge's decision to void the 4-month-old flag protection law
reignited impassioned calls in Congress on Thursday for a Constitutional
amendment to ban flag burning.
Several Republican members urged prompt action on an amendment,
while Democratic leaders in the House and the Senate counseled patience
until the U.S. Supreme Court reviews the lower court decision -- probably
by July.
Meanwhile, activist groups promised massive flag burnings if
Congress attempts to pass a Constitutional amendment. "They're going to
have flag burnings from sea to shining sea," said Dave Blalock of Vietnam
Veterans Against the War
"The flag burners have won another victory," Sen. Dole said in a
floor speech. "So far, the flag protection bill has not protected a single
flag."
Democratic leaders expressed disappointment with Judge Rothstein's
ruling but continued to insist that the criminal statute they fashioned
would be upheld when it reached the Supreme Court.
"The fact remains that the flag protection law is Constitutional until
the Supreme Court says that it is not,' said Sen. Biden
Rep. Brooks (D.-Tex.) said the law would pass Constitutional muster
when reviewed by the high court. (Steve McGonigle, Dallas Morning News)
JUDGE CLEARS WAY FOR EXXON-U.S. OIL SPILL DEAL
A federal judge in Alaska removed a major roadblock to a deal that
would allow Exxon Corp. to escape criminal prosecution over last year's
Alaska oil spill.
Justice Department officials said a ruling late Thursday by U.S.
District Court Judge H. Russell Holland in Anchorage allows negotiations
between the government and the giant oil company to proceed on an
out-of-court settlement.
The judge refused to block a negotiated end to the criminal liability
case.
(Robert Kearns, Reuter)
Friday, February 23, 1990 -- A-13
Proposed Plea Bargain Over Exxon Spill Assailed
LOS ANGELES Alaska state officials and several environmental
groups Thursday sharply criticized a proposed federal plea bargain with
Exxon Corp. to settle criminal penalties from the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
State Attorney General Douglas Baily said accepting the agreement
by Thursday's deadline, as the state had been asked to do, would be "to
accept a pig in a poke under unreasonably short time constraints, and that
pig smells awfully bad."
David Ramseur, spokesman for Gov. Cowper (D.), said reports that
Exxon was offering a $500 million fund for cleanup and restoration
expenses were seriously distorted, judging by language in the agreement
that Alaska officials have seen
Eleven environmental groups and other plaintiffs filed legal papers in
federal and state court in Anchorage Thursday opposing a plea bargain
that would "limit Exxon's responsibility to fully restore the Alaskan
environment," according to a statement by one of the groups, the Natural
Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
Jay Hair, president of the National Wildlife Federation, said, "From all
counts, the Bush Administration is giving Exxon a wink and a nod. John
Adams, NRDC executive director, said, "A hasty and ill-considered move
here will only intensify our concerns about the President's environmental
policies."
(Jay Mathews, Washington Post, A3)
ENVIRONMENTALISTS DON'T WANT TO PRESERVE SUNUNU
The environment movement stepped up its attack on John Sununu this
week, as senior Administration officials sought to downplay reports of a
split between the White House chief of staff and EPA Director Reilly.
Mr. Sununu's detractors -- representatives of six leading
environmental groups -- publicly called him "Darth Vader" Wednesday.
Some in the Administration returned the compliment by calling the
environmentalists "tree huggers."
Meanwhile, White House officials said privately that the criticism of
Mr. Sununu's moderating influence on environemntal policy that has
appeared in the New York Times and elsewhere is coming from EPA
staffers, not the director
The critics claim Mr. Sununu had persuaded an otherwise amenable
President Bush that Mr. Reilly's initiatives to protect the environment cost
too much or are bad for business. (Ralph Hallow, Washington Times, A3)
JUDICIARY PANEL VOTES 12 TO 1
TO PUT THOMAS ON U.S. BENCH
Don't Assume Way Is Clear To Supreme Court Seat,
Democrats Warn
With Democrats repeatedly cautioning that they were not endorsing a
candidate for the Supreme Court, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12
to 1 Thursday to recommend confirmation of Clarence Thomas to the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
The lopsided vote for the controversial and iconoclastic chairman of
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) should mean swift
Senate approval of the 41-year-old black lawyer whom many conservatives
have predicted will become a leading candidate to replace Supreme Court
Justice Thurgood Marshall.
(Bill McAllister, Washington Post, A21)
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Friday, February 23, 1990 -- A-14
CALIFORNIA EARLY-PRIMARY BILL IS VOTED
The California Senate Thursday approved a bill to move the state's
1992 presidential primary from the end of the nomination process to near
the beginning, but the chances for final passage dimmed as Gov.
Deukmejian (R.) expressed reservations about the measure
Deukmejian said he prefers the bill adopted by the state assembly,
which has one critical difference: it calls for two primaries in 1992, a
presidential contest the first week in March and state and local primaries
to be held on their traditional date in early June.
(Paul Taylor, Washington Post, A4)
EDITOR'S NOTES: "Durenberger Ethics Case To Proceed,' appears in the
Washington Post, A1.
"Airlines Endorse Child Safety Seats," by Don Phillips, appears in the
Washington Post, A3.
"SHORT TAKES -- Unlikely Pairing: Kennedy Will Join Quayle On Chile
Trip," appears in the Washington Post, A21.
"In Trade Talks, Japan Knows The U.S. Team -- Often All Too Well," by
Jill Abramson & Eduardo Lachica, appears in the Wall Street Journal, A1.
-End of A-Section-
NETWORK NEWS
(Thursday Evening, February 22)
REAGAN TESTIMONY
ABC's Peter Jennings: Here in Washington today, we learned what
President Reagan had to say under oath about the worst scandal in
his Administration: the Iran-contra affair. It was here today that
293 pages of testimony given by President Reagan last week in
California were released. Throughout the eight hours of testimony
Reagan insists on two points: Yes, he did authorize the secret sale
of arms to Iran in an effort to win freedom for American hostages.
But no, he never knew that money from those arms sales was being
diverted to the contra forces trying to overthrow the government of
Nicaragua -- at least not that he remembers.
ABC's Tim O'Brien reports that in the tapes played for reporters in
Washington today, the President still claims to be remarkably ignorant
of the Iran-contra story. Reagan appeared totally unfamiliar with the
findings of his own Tower Commission, which three years ago publicly
documented that the money went to the contras in Nicaragua. As for
if he ever authorized any member of the NSC to destroy or alter
documents, "I cannot recall." Reagan said he was unable to recall
more than a hundred times. The former President denied ever
authorizing John Poindexter to mislead Congress, and it's unclear
whether his testimony will help him in his upcoming trial. (ABC-Lead)
NBC's Tom Brokaw: When former President Reagan agreed to be
interviewed on videotape for the Iran-contra trial of his former
national security adviser, John Poindexter, the two big questions
were, What did he know?, and How much does he remember? It turns
out the answer to both questions is, not much. Today, reporters
were allowed to see the videotape deposition, but not to broadcast it.
NBC's Carl Stern reports that in the eight hours of videotape,
Reagan came across as confused and defensive. Reagan was
sometimes angry, repeatedly blaming the press for what he called
erroneous stories. Poindexter got very little help from Reagan's
testimony. Reagan implied he was kept in the dark much of the time,
and still doesn't know what happened.
(NBC-Lead)
CBS's Dan Rather: Former President Reagan insists in new, sworn
testimony released today that he didn't authorize or know about any
lawbreaking in the "weapons-for-Iran what-happened-to-the-money"
case. Reagan also testified repeatedly that he simply could not
remember key events.
CBS's Rita Braver reports that the overwhelming themes that emerged
from the deposition are: That Ronald Reagan cannot recall important
details of the Iran-contra affair; that he claims he never authorized
any of his subordinates, including Poindexter, to commit illegal acts;
and that he still doesn't think anything illegal occurred.
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Friday, February 23, 1990 -- B-2
Braver continues: Deputy independent counsel Dan Webb called
Reagan's answers on White House support for the contras "completely
unresponsive." And the President, in a slight flash of impatience,
said that what he wants to talk about is how the Tower Commission
was never able to find out what happened to extra money from the
Iran arms sale. Over and over Reagan claimed no one had ever
proved the money was diverted to the contras. "I to this day do not
recall ever hearing there was a diversion," he said. Finally, Webb
showed him the Tower Commission report on diversion, which came
out in 1987. "This report -- this is the first time that I have ever
seen a reference that actually specified there was a diversion,"
Reagan said.
CBS's Phil Jones reports that it comes as no surprise to hear Ronald
Reagan plead a loss of memory on several complex but key
Iran-contra questions. When Reagan was asked under oath last week
to explain to the members of the jury who Gen. John Vessey, the
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman from 1982 to 1985, was, answered, "Oh
dear. I could ask for help here. The name, I know, is very
familiar.' Robert McFarlane made big headlines when he plead guilty
in court to withholding information from Congress. But when Reagan
was asked if he knew of the plea, he said, "No, I was not aware of
that. The former President did recall one detail which appeared to
contradict President Bush's claim that he was absent from many of the
national security meetings. Reagan testified, "A good deal of the
time, Vice President Bush was present alongside of me." (CBS-Lead)
FLAG BURNING
Rather: National fallout today from a federal court ruling in Seattle
rejecting a new law making it a crime to burn the American flag.
This is now reviving calls made by President Bush and others to
flat-out change the U.S. Constitution to outlaw flag desecration.
CBS's Lesley Stahl: I told you SO. That's the White House reaction.
President Bush, who made flag desecration a hot issue in the
campaign, said all along that the flag protection law would not pass
muster in the courts. Now, he wants to renew his call for a
Constitutional Amendment, and he's not alone.
(Sen. Dole: "So far, the flag statute is receiving a flunking grade.
Despite its marquee billing, the so-called Flag Protection Act of 1989
hasn't protected a single flag.")
The Seattle ruling sends the issue back to the Supreme Court, which
touched off the whole controversy last spring by deciding that
flag-burning is protected by the First Amendment.
(TV Coverage: Burning flag being hoisted up flagpole.)
(Rep. Schroeder: "In a time where we're seeing all over the world
people being released from prison who spoke out and burned their
own country's flag, we look a little petty if we adopt the repressors'
method just as all the repressors are being overthrown.")
Critics of a flag amendment say they don't want to tamper with the
Bill of Rights.
(Speaker Foley: "I do not favor a Constitutional Amendment, and
believe that it would be wrong to amend the First Amendment,
particularly which contains the most sensitive of all American
freedoms of expression.")
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Friday, February 23, 1990 -- B-3
Stahl continues: President Bush was able to smother Michael Dukakis
in the campaign with a blanket of political attacks questioning his
patriotism. Even after the election, the President was accused of
wrapping himself in the flag.
(President Bush, Sept. 1989: "Our flag is too sacred to be
abused.")
Some in Congress are suggesting that the Supreme Court may yet
uphold the flag protection law, but others want to act now.
(Rep. Carroll Hubbard: "Those of us who were insisting last year
that we need a Constitutional Amendment to ban malicious
flag-burning by those who hate the United States, but enjoy living
here, those of us will now double our efforts for a Constitutional
Amendment to ban malicious flag-burning.")
After the issue was debated last year, the polls showed that the
public prefers a law to amending the Constitution. This is not an
issue the White House was hoping would come up again.
(CBS-2)
NBC's Lisa Myers reports three protesters were in court today in
Washington, D.C. because they had burned a flag on the steps of the
Capitol last October to challenge the new law banning desecration of
the flag.
(TV Coverage: File footage of demonstrators being arrested; burning
flag on Capitol steps.)
Before today's hearing on their case, they celebrated yesterday's
ruling by a Seattle judge on a similar case that the new law is
unconstitutional. And they vowed the burning will continue.
(Protester: "Every time a politician wraps himself in a flag, or sends
troops off to invade yet another Third World country, we will be
there, Zippos in hand, to oppose him.")
Charges were dismissed yesterday against four Seattle protesters who
set fire to a flag at the post office last fall.
(TV Coverage: Burning flag being hoisted up flagpole.)
Federal Judge Barbara Rothstein ruled that they were exercising their
First Amendment rights. After the ruling, one of the protesters
burned another flag, and spit on it. Politicians on Capitol Hill
denounced the Seattle decision.
(Rep. Hubbard: "Well, I can assure these Seattle flag-burners that
if they will just go and live in Tehran, Iran, my Kentucky
constituents will be glad to buy them one-way airline tickets to
Tehran.")
Constitutional scholars predict that when these cases reach the
Supreme Court, perhaps as early as this summer, the justices once
again will rule that the Constitution protects flag-burners. That is
almost certain to set off another political battle over amending the
Constitution, and over which party will save the flag.
(NBC-2)
ABC's John Martin reports that in the Washington case, Attorney William
Kunstler, speaking for the protesters, said his clients were singled
out by the law for expressing contempt while others were free to
exploit the flag, even for commercial gain. But a government
attorney argued that Congress had expressed strong national interest
in protecting the flag from physical harm, and that the courts usually
defer to the intent of Congress. Judge June Green shot back, "We're
also bound by the Supreme Court, aren't we?"
(ABC-4)
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Friday, February 23, 1990 -- B-4
B-2 STEALTH BOMBER
Jennings reports that Congress was told today it should limit spending on
the B-2 until it can be sure it works.
ABC's Bob Zelnick reports that the GAO today told Congress the Air
Force is in to much of a hurry to buy, given the fact that test
flights on the Stealth bomber have so far proved only that it can fly,
and that it will be a year or more until they test its electronics
system and its ability to avoid radar detection.
(Frank Conahan, GAO: "Under the current acquisition plan, 31
aircraft will be on order and over $48 billion will have been
appropriated before anyone knows whether the B-2 can actually do its
job.")
Waiting for the test results would save several billion dollars in the
short run, but it could also force the manufacturer, Northrop, to fire
workers and engineers and drive up the cost of each plane.
(Rep. Kasich: "Is there any way out of this predicament? I mean,
what kind of an alternative buying strategy could you have where if
you slow it down it costs more and if you don't slow it down you're
going to produce something where you're probably going to have a lot
of errors?")
Committee sources say they will likely delay B-2 purchases long
enough to see if the plane works, and compensate for each plane's
higher cost by buying fewer of them. The Air Force, which wants
132 Stealths, may eventually have to settle for 50 or less.
CBS's David Martin reports the B-2 may also be in trouble with the law.
On Valentine's Day, the FBI raided B-2 headquarters at the Northrup
Corp., and seized documents apparently related to a fraud
investigation.
(ABC-9, CBS-3)
Brokaw reports that the Air Force was criticized today for underestimating
the cost of major weapons programs by tens of billions of dollars. An
audit by the GAO cited bad accounting, and said actual costs could
not even be determined.
(NBC-11)
NIGHT VISION GOGGLES/ARMY
NBC's Katherine Couric reports that the night-time surprise invasion of
Panama was made possible with night-vision goggles, allowing pilots to
fly low and undetected by radar. Army aviators have a great deal of
confidence in night-vision goggles. Though the goggles are being
hailed for their role in Panama, at a congressional hearing last year
critics called the Army's night-vision training program inadequate,
and said the goggles are responsible for too many training deaths.
Since 1984, 60 men have died in Army accidents involving night-vision
goggles. But according to Army statistics, the goggles themselves
have been cited as a contributing factor in only five of 47 nighttime
flying accidents. With the goggles, peripheral vision is limited,
depth perception can be a problem and power lines are often
impossible to see. But the drawbacks, the pilots say, can be
overcome with proper training.
(NBC-12)
-more-
Friday, February 23, 1990 -- B-5
SPY/U.S. NAVY
NBC's Fred Francis reports the Navy has asked Michael Walker, who is in
prison for stealing state secrets (and is the son of convicted spy
John Walker), to speak of his crimes on videotape, hoping other
sailors would heed his warning.
(Michael Walker, on videotape: " During my entire espionage
career I received a total of $1,000. That might compute to about 25
cents a day for every day I do for the next 25 years. That's a joke.
You can't pay me enough to stay one extra day in this prison.")
A Navy investigator said Michael's remorse may win him an early
parole.
(NBC-15)
NICARAGUA/U.S. RELATIONS
Rather: Secretary Baker said today U.S. relations with Nicaragua will not
automatically be normalized, even if President Ortega wins a fair and
square election Sunday. Baker said Ortega must first show a
"substantial period of good behavior."
(CBS-10)
NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS
CBS's Juan Vasquez reports that Daniel Ortega's new image is part
populist, part Bruce Springsteen. The Sandinista leader has not only
changed his appearance, he even claims to have renounced
communism.
(Daniel Ortega: "I never said the Sandinistas were a Marxist Party.
We're nationalists with a universal ideology.")
The opposition is selling democracy. Though their rallies have drawn
big crowds, they lack the glitter and the resources employed by
Ortega's political machine. Opposition candidate Violetta Chamorro
has been hampered by a broken knee, and weakened by the
perception she is more a symbol than a leader. She brings a promise
of better relations with the U.S., American aid, and cheaper tortillas.
Ortega points to victory in the war against the contras. It is a
campaign of symbolism, devoid of solutions for Nicaragua's social and
economic problems.
(CBS-11)
ABC's David Ensor reports that opposition candidate Violetta Chamorro is
not a politician, and her campaign is often disorganized and short on
specifics. But she does promise change.
(Violetta Chamorro: "Ten years of government, ten years of lies, ten
years of betrayal. I don't believe that the people of Nicaragua will
vote for Manuel Ortega.")
But despite economic hardship here, the incumbent manages to turn
out even bigger crowds than Chamorro. Most polls suggest Ortega is
ahead. Chamorro is painfully slowed by a broken knee, and her
14-party coalition is uneasy. But there's nothing she can do about
what has turned out to be a major liability: President Bush's support
-- U.S. money for her campaign. That has hurt her with the many
Nicaraguans who resent what they see as U.S. interference.
Chamorro admits it's an uphill battle, but insists she will win.
(ABC-3)
-more-
Friday, February 23, 1990 -- B-6
LEBANESE HOSTAGES/IRAN
Jennings reports that a newspaper in Iran which often reflects the views
of President Rafsanjani called for the release of all Western hostages
in Lebanon with no preconditions.
(ABC-2)
WORLD BANK/POLAND
Jennings reports that the president of the World Bank signed an agreement
for what will eventually be $2.5 billion in aid to Poland.
ABC's John Donvan reports that nothing is guaranteed anymore in
Poland since Solidarity's government started forcing Poland this year
to work like a Western economy with competition. One factory
manager says fear is spurring everyone to work harder. The
workers are having nightmares about losing their jobs. For a
change, meat is plentiful and getting cheaper, but only because
farmers cannot afford to feed their animals.
(ABC-10)
REUNIFICATION/POLAND
Brokaw reports that West Germany today rejected Poland's request to join
international talks on German reunification. Poland fears a unified
Germany might try to take back areas given to Poland at the end of
World War II, and wants its border guaranteed. Today, West
Germany said only a reunified Germany could give such a guarantee.
(NBC-8)
REUNIFICATION/ECONOMY
NBC's Peter Kent reports that East Germans are increasingly resentful of
what some see as the ruthlessly competitive society next door. As
the campaign for next month's elections picks up, small left-wing
parties are trying to exploit those frustrations, urging their
countrymen to resist quick reunification and not to be blinded by
visions of Western wealth.
(NBC-9)
JAPANESE CHARITY
Rather reports a Japanese official said today his government is considering
giving tax breaks to Japanese companies that contribute to charitable
causes in the U.S.
CBS's Bill Whitaker reports that a new Japanese corporate strategy to
win over the American public is now out: a primer from the Japanese
Chamber of Commerce on the benefits of good deeds and charity.
But critics say it's just a PR ploy.
(Rep. Bentley: "You know, Americans aren't dumb. Americans will
realize that what they're really trying to do is buy our goodwill by
doing some volunteer work and by contributing to charities. CBS-4)
OIL TANKER EXPLOSION
Brokaw reports of an explosion today in the Persian Gulf on a Kuwaiti oil
tanker sailing under the American flag. The captain and first mate,
both Americans, were reported killed; 23 other crewmen were
rescued.
(NBC-10, CBS-6)
-more-
Friday, February 23, 1990 -- B-7
CALIF. PRIMARY CHANGE
Brokaw reports the California Senate voted today to move up that state's
presidential primary to March 3, putting California right up among
the first primaries in 1992.
(NBC-13)
NBC's John Chancellor:
The party that has lost five of the past six
presidential elections has come up with a new idea for the next
one
It's designed to produce a Democratic presidential nominee
quickly, and give him or her an early start. That is, if any
Democrat wants to run against George "Read my polls" Bush
If
[Jesse Jackson] ran against a pack of other Democrats [in
California], he would probably win, and winning California could win
him the nomination. The irony is, many Democrats want Jackson out
of presidential politics.
(NBC-14)
CHILD SAFETY SEATS
ABC's Bettina Gregory reports that the nation's airlines demanded today
the FAA insist on infant seats for children under two years of age.
If adopted, the proposal would require parents to buy tickets for
children under two who now fly for free, as well as bring their own
safety seat.
(ABC-6)
NBC's Robert Hager reports that the government says there have been
very few plane accidents in which infant seats might have made a
difference. Getting the final government regulation on the books may
take more than a year.
(NBC-5)
SPRAY CAN STREAMERS
NBC's Tom Brokaw reports the federal government today recalled five
brands of a product a lot of children like to play with, called aerosal
string streamers. The product can catch fire when sprayed. The
Consumer Product Safety Commission said that six children and two
adults have been burned by it.
(ABC-5, NBC-6, CBS-9)
FAT SUBSTITUTE
Jennings reports the government today approved the first of so-called
"fake fats." It is made by Nutra-Sweet, from milk and egg whites,
and has about half the calories of real fat. It can only be used in
cold foods.
(ABC-7, NBC-7, CBS-11)
STANDARDIZED TESTS
ABC's Bill Blakemore reports that performance-based assessment tests,
which involve students researching facts, drawing up written reports,
and giving oral presentations, are starting to replace standardized,
computerized testing. However, in education, Americans have been
wary of it. But that's changing; educators are beginning to use
many new ways to assess their students. Some testing companies are
beginning to offer more essay exams and open-ended math questions
that can be solved in a number of ways. And some states are
developing portfolio assessments, a collection of the student's work
through the year as a way of measuring improvement.
(ABC-11)
-End of B-Section-
EDITORIALS/COLUMNISTS
NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS
U.S. Should Decry Shenanigans But Back Process -- "
The
Bush
Administration should walk a fine diplomatic line as Feb. 25 approaches
Former Attorney General Elliot Richardson noted that while the campaign
has been generally fair, Sandinista intimidation of opposition candidates
has the potential for undermining the credibility of the process
Walking a fine diplomatic line does not mean the Bush Administration
should keep quiet in the face of electoral irregularities
Having veered
away from the Reagan Administration's policy of squeezing the Sandinistas
militarily by providing aid to the contras, Bush must be particularly alert
to Sandinista wrongdoing in the political process. But though the U.S.
should protest any and all specific acts of electoral intimidation and
harassment, nothing will have been gained by unfairly discrediting the
elections beforehand."
(Dallas Morning News, 2/8)
A Not-Too-Imperfect Process In Nicaragua -- " The outlook as glimpsed
by a variety of impartial international observers is for a relatively free
and fair contest, at least by the region's not always tidy standards
Polling in Nicaragua is hardly state of the art, but the preponderance of
surveys show President Ortega in the lead for the presidency. The
likelihood of his winning, in a free and honest vote, cannot be discounted.
Alas, the Bush Administration is not alert to the possibility and could be
caught flatfooted if Ortega won fair and square. After all the time and
effort Washington has expended in the name of liberating Nicaragua, is
President Bush about to be exposed as unwilling to accept democratic
election results there? If not, why won't he say so?"
(Atlanta Constitution, 2/16)
If Ortega Wins -- " While critics continue to cite incidents of
government intimidation and other foul play, the consensus among
observers, including former President Carter, is that unless the
Sandinistas steal the elections after the fact, the 1990 elections may be the
freest in Nicaragua's history
Now that it's become clear that the
Sandinistas stand at least an even chance of winning, the White House
must decide how to react if they do. Is it prepared to deal with them as
the legitimate government of Nicaragua? Or would it merely dismiss the
elections as fraudulent and renew the contra war? Now that the
unthinkable has become possible, the Administration needs to articulate the
full range of U.S. policy options that it may be considering toward
post-election Nicaragua."
(Miami Herald, 2/7)
What If The Sandinistas Should Win The Election? -- " Although some
incidents have marred the contest, by most accounts the election campaign
is very close and very real
Then why all the badmouthing of the Feb.
25 election by the Bush Administration? Because in Nicaragua, the
Administration is stuck in a time warp. It has never gotten over its view
of the Sandinistas as an advance guard of the Soviets
It only makes
the United States look stupid and vindictive to discredit the campaign
Instead of resisting, the Administration should be prepared to accept the
results of a free and fair election -- and it should say so
It
should
make clear that no matter who wins in a fair contest, Washington would
honor the results by calling off the trade and credit embargoes and move
to enter into normal relations with Managua." (New York Newsday, 2/13)
-more-
Friday, February 23, 1990 -- C-2
Big 'Ifs' For Nicaragua -- "Secretary Baker said last week it's possible the
U.S. might improve relations with Nicaragua even if the U.S.-backed
opposition candidate, Violeta Chamorro, loses the election to Daniel Ortega.
Baker puts on a ton of conditions, but even the discussion of normal
diplomatic relations with a Sandinista government in Nicaragua indicates a
disturbing change in attitude
Ortega has refused to permit a U.S.
congressional delegation to observe the elections
Meanwhile, the
Sandinistas have been disrupting opposition political activities and holding
up political funds earmarked for the Chamorro campaign
The Soviet
Union reportedly is still sending heavy weapons into Nicaragua
The
Bush Administration should continue demanding fair and free
elections and pressuring the Soviets to stop sending weapons to the
Sandinistas. But before seriously talking about normalizing relations with
the government of Daniel Ortega, the Bush Administration should have
irrefutable proof that the Sandinistas have truly changed their ways."
(Birmingham News, 2/5)
If The Sandinistas Win -- " Suppose the Sandinistas win in a contest
judged fair by monitors like Jimmy Carter and Elliot Richardson. Will
President Bush honor the outcome? Bush could yield to the clamor on his
right flank and find a pretext for disputing the result. But this would be
pique, not policy. More important, it would also ignore changing realities,
dishonor principle and mock hopes for peace and pluralism in Central
America
Bush is thus positioned to make the most of real gains for
democracy in Nicaragua. He could condition an end to sanctions on
continued acceptance of genuine pluralism. But fairness would also
require Washington to demobilize the contras, as stipulated by the same
peace pact Nicaragua is asked to honor. By so doing, the President would
reciprocate Soviet President Gorbachev's wisdom in letting smaller countries
seek their own way."
(New York Times, 2/17)
Election Intimidation In Nicaragua -- " Washington's decision to abandon
its official efforts to monitor the election is hardly surprising. It would
defeat the whole purpose of the enterprise if the Nicaraguan Marxists were
allowed to veto observers they don't like
Doubtless, the Sandinistas
were emboldened in their decision to refuse the visas by the relatively
clean bill of health their election practices received from the U.N., the
OAS and from an observer mission led by former President Carter. But,
in fact, the three teams didn't deem the election process problem-free. As
Allen Weinstein of the Washington-based Center for Democracy points out,
the U.N., OAS and President Carter simply 'accentuated the positive.'
Meanwhile, it's well to note that OAS observers have reported major
election-law violations in the Sandinistas' use of government resources --
including the state-owned media. In short, the playing field looks
decidedly uneven."
(New York Post, 2/15)
The Sandinista Vote -- If [Violeta Chamorro wins], the U.S. surely
must end sanctions and demobilize the contras. To do otherwise would
mock the principal rationale -- democratic choice -- of its policy of the
past decade
If, as now looks at least possible, the Sandinistas win
and are certified by the various monitoring groups to have done so fairly,
things get sticker. Having endorsed elections the Bush Administration A
could not ignore an outcome validated by hundreds of observers
certified Sandinista victory would leave the Bush Administration under
considerable domestic and international pressure to accept the result, lift
sanctions and move on."
(Washington Post, 2/19)
###
FOREIGN MEDIA REACTION
CARTAGENA DRUG SUMMIT
"Bush Was The Greater Attraction"
"To convince the public of its seriousness, the Medellin drug cartel
surrendered three of its biggest cocaine factories to the Colombian
government
In the end, however, George Bush was the greater
attraction, since he courageously entered the lions' den, thereby
increasing his popularity in the U.S."
(Die Welt, West Germany)
"Cartagena Taught U.S. A Lesson"
"
The Cartagena summit taught the U.S. a lesson. The very
country that created the demand and whose citizens are willing to pay
billions of dollars for drugs cannot refuse to start fighting the war on this
front. Washington's drug policy is rightly criticized since it emphasizes
police missions and persecution over prevention and treatment."
(Westdeutsche Allgemeine, West Germany)
"Bush Was On Defensive"
"The Cartagena Summit forced President Bush to acknowledge that his
strategy of a U.S. military intervention in Latin America against
narco-traffickers is unfeasible
Notes from behind the scenes of the
Cartagena summit confirm that Bush was on the defensive most of the
time
The pact signed in Cartagena represents nonetheless a success
in the international war on drugs."
(La Stampa, Italy)
"Bush Did It Again"
"President Bush did it again. His pleasantness has often succeeded
in creating a good mood in meetings with leading politicians. This is what
happened during the Cartagena summit. Now tensions have apparently
relaxed
It is important for Latin American self-esteem that Bush
confirm that the U.S. has given up the idea of military actions against
drug trafficking."
(Dagens Nyheter, Sweden)
"No Impressive Results"
"
It is not an impressive result to which the cartel has given
birth at the summit
It is an expanded cooperation between the four
countries, in which the police and military aspects are still the crucial
elements
As long as nothing is done about the cocaine market, and as
long as the producers are given no realistic alternatives, the problem will
exist."
(Information, Denmark)
"Great Improvement In International Anti-Drug Effort"
"
There is no doubt that a great improvement has been made in the
international effort to combat drug addiction
However, the optimism
derived from the Cartagena Summit must be tempered because the causes
of drug addiction and the evident imperfections of the Bush
Administration's drug program remain."
(Unomasuno's, Mexico)
-more-
Friday, February 23, 1990 -- C-4
"Bush Demonstrated Bravery To U.S. Public"
"The Cartagena Summit ended in a pile of words
No surprises.
What constituted a clear triumph for George Bush is that he demonstrated
to the U.S. public that his bravery is such that he dared to travel to a
fort protected by 5,000 men in the frightening country of Colombia
The surprise of the summit came from the multiplicity of secondary
agreements which indicated disagreement with the original text of the
communique."
(La Prensa, Colombia)
"Propaganda Show"
"Exaggerated publicity was the only concrete thing that emerged from
the so-called presidential summit in Cartagena
At a high cost to
Colombia in image and resources, the President of the United States will be
able to return to his country surrounded by an immense air of heroism
What took place was a propaganda show not a serious
effort
to
resolve
the economic problems of our peoples."
(El Siglo, Colombia)
"Cornerstone In Hemispheric Relations"
"The Cartagena Declaration is a cornerstone in hemispheric relations
because the signatories have committed themselves to carry out a
multilateral anti-drug effort that puts emphasis not only on military and
police actions but more importantly on social and economic aspects of the
problem. This is a step forward in regard to the rigid position the U.S.
held just a few days before the meeting."
(El Universal, Mexico)
"Repressive Measures Are Not Enough"
"A positive result of the Cartagena Summit was the recognition that
repressive measures are not enough to combat narco-trafficking. Without
an alternative to the 'coca economy, there is little hope that repressive
actions will have a lasting effect."
(Folha de Sao Paulo, Brazil)
"Bush Proved To Be Able Listener"
"
President Bush's decision to attend the four-nation drug
summit was a gesture of acknowledgement that his country shares a
measure of culpability with the producing nations. Bush continued to
champion aggressive military action
[But] the President proved
himself able to listen to and compromise with the Lation Americans."
(Toronto Globe and Mail, Canada)
"U.S. Has Give Up On Military Approach"
"For a country that places so much faith in the wisdom of the
marketplace, the U.S. has been distressingly slow to fully recognize the
need to fight its war on drugs on the economic front. Washington hasn't
given up on a military approach. And the economic remarks were not
always accompanied by practical measures. Still, Washington is getting on
the right theoretical track."
(Montreal Gazette, Canada)
-more-
Friday, February 23, 1990 -- C-5
HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT
"China's Sins"
"It is noteworthy that the report named Deng Xiaoping and other
elder leaders as those solely responsible for abusing the human rights of
the Chinese
It is certain that the human rights report will have a
tremendous (adverse) effect on the future U.S.-China relationship."
(NHK-TV, Japan)
"State Department Blames China"
"The report is expected to strengthen congressional voices of
criticism toward the Bush Administration's China policy." (Asahi, Japan)
"U.S. Report Attacks Beijing Over Human Rights Abuses"
"The U.S. criticized China for human rights abuses, highlighting
killings in Tibet and the crackdown in June on peaceful pro-democracy
protesters in Beijing
The blunt language could complicate President
Bush's efforts to maintain high-level contacts with the Communist
government in Beijing, and is bound to fuel congressional criticism of his
China policy."
(Financial Times, Britain)
"Kudos For USSR, Censure For China"
"On China, the blunt language of the report seemed likely to
complicate President Bush's already controversial efforts to maintain
high-level contacts with Beijing."
(Independent, Britain)
"Washington's 'Worrisome' Friends"
"U.S. allies are the big losers in this report. China is one of the
main culprits
No one is spared, neither the Israeli ally nor the
Salvadoran or Honduran friends
The document will not help the
Presidential policy -- already highly criticized -- of normalization with
Beijing."
(Liberation, France)
"Panama And The Territories"
"We are still entitled to wonder about American hypocrisy which
condones the murder of citizens in Latin American countries by either U.S.
troops or local collaborators. Israel should retaliate by publishing its own
annual report condemning the violation of human rights in Panama and
elsewhere."
(Davar, Israel)
"Human Rights Report, 1989"
"There is an appreciable difference between the State Department's
human rights report of 1988 and the 1989 report. The earlier
report
practically ignored the violent context of insurrection, and its
accusations against Israel took the form of sweeping generalizations
This year's report, by contrast, states very clearly that the 'territories'
are a place of military occupation under conditions of a violent uprising."
(Jerusalem Post, Israel)
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FOR THE LIFE OF
To express one's feelings as the end draws near is too
intimate a task. But I may mention one thought that comes to
me as a listener-in. The riders in a race do not stop short
when they reach the goal. There is a little finishing canter
before coming to a standstill. There is time to hear the kind
voice of friends and to say to one's self: "The work is done."
But just as one says that, the answer comes: "The race is over,
but the work is never done while the power to work remains."
The canter that brings you to a standstill need not be only
H. CHAPMAN ROSE
coming to rest. It cannot be, while you still live. For to live is
to function. That is all there is in living.
February 11, 1907 - February 17, 1990
And so I end with a line from a Latin poet who uttered
the message more than fifteen hundred years ago:
"Death plucks my ear and says, 'Live -- I am coming."
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes
On the Occasion of his
90th Birthday
Friday, February 23, 1990 - 1:30 p.m.
St. John's Church
Lafayette Square
Washington, D.C.
The Reverend John C. Harper, Officiant
THE ORDER OF SERVICE
IN MEMORY OF H. CHAPMAN ROSE
Organ Prelude
Remembrances
Justice Antonin Scalia
Patrick F. McCartan
Jonathan C. Rose
Opening Hymn 450
"All Hail the Power
Verses 1, 2
of Jesus Name"
Hymn 558
"Faith of our Fathers"
All verses
The Order of Service
Prayer Book, page 461
Closing Prayers
Psalm One
Prayer Book, page 585
The Benediction
The First Lesson
Romans 8:14
Closing Hymn 608
"Eternal Father, Strong to Save"
Verses 1, 2, 3
The Second Lesson
St. John 14:1
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STATEMENT FOR PRESIDENTIAL PRESS CONFERENCE
Meetings at Camp David with Chancellor Kohl
Barbara and I met on February 24 and 25 at Camp David with Helmut
Kohl, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, and his
wife, Hannelore. The Chancellor and I had an opportunity to talk
at length about recent political developments in Europe and East-
West relations.
I am pleased to say that we share similar views on the most
fundamental issues. We both welcomed the prospect of further
movement toward German unification, beginning with the steps
toward Economic and Monetary Union that are proposed for the
period immediately following the elections in the GDR on
March 18. If events are moving faster than we expected, it just
means that our common goal for all these years, of German unity,
will be realized even sooner than we had hoped.
We share a common belief that a unified Germany should remain a
full member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, including
participation in its military structure. We agreed that U.S.
military forces should remain stationed in a united Germany and
elsewhere in Europe as a continuing guarantor of stability. The
Chancellor and I were also in agreement that, in a unified state,
the former territory of the GDR should have a special military
status that would take into account the legitimate security
interests of all interested countries, including those of the
Soviet Union.
At the same time, the Chancellor and I agreed that we must
continue to press hard for arms control efforts which would
sharply reduce military forces in Europe from the Atlantic to the
Urals. We want to work together to have a CFE agreement ready
for signature this year at a Summit meeting of all 35 CSCE member
states. The Summit could also endorse our proposal for CSCE
guidelines on free elections, to help show the way and protect
the emerging democratic institutions of Easter Europe.
Chancellor Kohl and I had a good discussion on East-West
relations. We both support Chairman Gorbachev's program of
perestroika, his efforts to reform his country's political and
economic system. Chairman Gorbachev has shown true statesmanship
in respecting the will of the people in Eastern Europe, in trying
to build new relationships based on cooperation instead of
coercion.
Since those difficult days following World War II, when America
joined hands with the German people in their effort to build a
new state, and a new society, the United States has been their
partner in a common dream. That dream was to build a free,
democratic, and prosperous German republic committed to peace and
working in close harmony with its closest neighbors. That
enduring German-American partnership has never been stronger, as
Chancellor Kohl -- the leader of one of the world's great
democracies -- steps toward a golden moment in the history of his
nation.
FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON. D.C.
Mr. Charlton Heston
2859 Coldwater Canyon Drive
Beverly Hills, California 90210
THE PRESIDENT
February 23, 1990
Dear Chuck,
Lee Atwater loved "Treasure Island," and we Bushes look
forward to seeing it, too. We have the film and are
thanks. taking it with us to Camp David this weekend. So many
Great seeing you at that very successful dinner in LA.
We're looking forward to coming your way again next week.
Warmest regards, and thanks again.
Sincerely,
GaBl
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Mr. President,
"Treasure Island" is on two
big reels, not VHS or Beta.
The reels are in Rose's
office.
If you care to see the film,
we will have it send to CD.
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2859 COLDWATER CANYON DRIVE, BEVERLY HILLS. CALIFORNIA 90210
CHARLTON HESTON
February 14, 1990
Dear Mr. President:
I'm delighted that you want to see
TREASURE ISLAND. We've sent you a new 35 mm.
print (via Lee Atwater), so Robert Louis
Stevenson's vision won't be cramped by video
tape. Believe me, this story deserves the big
screen.
Given Barbara's focus on literacy, she'll
be interested in the film's roots. When Fray was
about five, I decided he was too old for the
kid's books I'd been reading him and introduced
him to Stevenson's masterpiece, a chapter a
night. When I finished, I asked him what he'd
like next night. "Let's do TREASURE ISLAND
again!", he said. I read it four more times,
till he could do it himself. That turned him
into a book nut and, thirty years later, impelled
him to write and direct what we feel is a
definitive version. I hope you enjoy it.
anich Best wishes,
Republican National Committee
LEE ATWATER
February 19, 1990
Chairman
ROSE:
Charleton Heston asked me to get this
to the President so that the Bush's
could watch his latest, movie, Treasure
Island, at Camp David. I was also asked
to pass along that it's 200 equipped for
Dolby A sound, but will play single
track.
Rose - This w ould in can a lot to
Thanks for your help.
chinaton and I think the Prez
would enjoy it,
TC
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1990
Dear George:
Your note of February 20 made my day. I am all
suited up now with my National Horseshoe Pitchers
Association Jacket on awaiting our rematch. Big
Marv, our son, is salivating, too.
When can we do it? The all-weather clay, better
than the Georgia red clay (a la Observatory) that
I know you favor, is ready now. Five to ten
degrees more in temperature and it would hold any
shoe you fling; but the point is the courts here
and at Camp David are playable. Here, we could do
it almost any day -- after work, or skip lunch
and tee it up. At Camp David, we have a classic
set up there as well, but the problem is no
photos are permitted up there save for the White
House photographer. How about a biathlon
shoes and tennis doubles?
In any event, the answer is an enthusiastic
"yes." Call Patty Presock next week (202)
456-7400 and give her an idea of what's best
for you, then we'll go forward.
Sincerely,
GBl
Mr. George A. Plimpton
541 East 72nd Street
New York, New York 10021
bcc: Patty Presock
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Dear George,
Your note of Feb 20th made my day. I am all suited up now
with my National Horsehoe Pitchers ASssoc. Jacket on
awaiting too. our re-match. Big Marv, our son, is salivating,
When can we do it. The all-weather clay, better than the
Five
Georgia red clay that I know you favor, is ready now.
fs or to degrees moure in temperature and it would hold
any shoe you fling;but the point is the courts here
and at Camp David MC playable.
-
Hre, we could do it almost any dayrafter work, or skip lunch
and tee it up. At camp david ,we have a lcassis set up
there as well, but htep roblem is no photos are permitted
up there save for the White house phtographer.
How about a bi-athalon Shoes and Tennis doubles.
In any event the answer is an enthusiastic 'yes".
Call Patty Prescok next week 456-7400 giove her aN IDEA
IOF WHAT:S BEST FOR YOU THEN WE"LL GO FORWARD.
SINCERELY,
FEB-22-90 THU 2:28 PARIS REVIEW/HADADA
P.02
GEORGE A. PLIMPTON
B41 EAST 72ND STREET
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10021
UN 1-0016
Dear Mr. President --
Feb 20 90
T hope the Ranking Committee won't consider this too
forward, but I really would like to take you up on the offer
of a horseshoe re-match. Beyond the pleasure of seeing you
again, there is a practical reason for this in that I am
just finishing a short book entitled The X-Factor which is
about that mysterious ingredient which makes one
organization better than another, or an individual, and is
indeed embodied in that last heroic toss of yours when we
played at the Naval Observatory 1ast year. A description of
that sad day in my athletic career takes up the first pages
of the book, and my hope is to conclude it with an account
of the re-match.
..
that, plus ten minutes or so of your time
discussing the curious, motivational force that some people
call the "X-Factor". Tennis doubles, I might add, would
serve just as well if that is more practical. And then I
hear you have a new game down there. I am, of course,
propared to hop on the shuttle at a moment's notice.
Very best wishes,
Pens Flumpta
P.S. Did Jonathan deliver the stabile?
FEB-22-90 THU
2:28 PARIS REVIEW/HADADA
P.01
GEORGE A. PLIMPTON
541 EAST 72ND STREET
NEW YORK. N.Y. 10021
UN 1.0016
TO: Bridget Montaigne
From: George Plimpton
Page 1 of 2
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EF
RE
GEORGE A. PLIMPTON
541 EAST 72ND STREET
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10021
UN 1.0016
March 20, 1990
Dear Mr. President --
I cannot tell you what an extraordinary weekend you gave
us For one thing, you have turned Taylor from a 13-year old
independent into a Republican and me From a Democrat into a
well, independent! The Bush contingent made us feel so
utterly home Taylor, who was very nervous about the
weekend, said that his attitude changed as soon as you
appeared through the screen door of Maple wearing the cowboy
hat and said that be was going 1:0 have a great time. He did.
He Lold me afterwards that it was the best time he had ever
had in his life.
[ am ashamed of my showing at horseshoes and biddlywinks,
especially at the former. [ must go into the mountains with
an expert or two to rediscover my abilities on display at
the Naval Observatory, and improve them. SO that if a
forthcoming confrontation occurs I will make it more
exciting for you.
our discussion about the X-Factor was of onormous benefit.
in sum, the weekend was not only Taylor's best, but surely
one of mine. am very grate ul to you and Mrs: Bush.
Very best,
Pengr
TC
THE WHITE HOUSE
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Mr. Pat F. McCartan
Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue
901 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
THE PRESIDENT
Feb. 23, 1990
Dear Rat,
I in at my desh but
my thoughts are still on the
service for Chappy Rose.
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magnificent service for a
very special man; and I
was praid to be there.
Cy Bal
The Reverend John C. Harper, Officiant
THE ORDER OF SERVICE
IN MEMORY OF H. CHAPMAN ROSE
Remembrances
Justice Antonin Scalla
Organ Prelude
Patrick F. McCartan
Jonathan C. Rose
Opening Hymn 450
"All Hail the Power
Verses 1, 2
of Jesus Name"
Hymn 558
"Faith of our Fathers"
All verses
The Order of Service
Prayer Book, page 461
Closing Prayers
Psalm One
Prayer Book, page 585
The Benediction
The First Lesson
Romans 8:14
Closing Hymn 608
"Eternal Father, Strong to Save"
Verses 1, 2, 3
The Second Lesson
St. John 14:1
Organ Postlude
The family invites you for coffee
after the service at the Hay Adams Hotel
TC
122457
Chairman Mr. James E. Burke
Fu
New Johnson Strategic & Planning Committee
Brunswick,,New Jersey 08933
THE PRESIDENT
February 23, 1990
Dear Jim,
Just a quick note to say that I saw that great letter
to the editor you wrote regarding the visit to Colombia.
Printed or not, I really appreciate it. So many thanks
for that and for your valuable work with the Partnership.
We will win, Jim!
Warmest regards.
Sincerely,
Great Secing
You at Bm. Comil G/
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Mr. Bruce S. Gelb
Julitter learbe's orially perfectors
301 Fourth Street, S.W.
Washington, D. C. 20547
Dear Bruce:
Thank you for your kind and thoughtful letter about my election to the
Advertising Hall of Fame.
Frankly, I had forgotten that you lived next to John and Tillie and the
reference brought back a flood of wonderful memories.
I am delighted, as so many of your friends and admirers are, that you have
such an important job with the Administration I continue to enjoy my
work with the Partnership and I am more convinced every day that the
country is finally beginning to win the"war against drugs" thanks to the
President's leadership.
I am enclosing a copy of an op-ed piece I did when the President left for
Colombia which, unfortunately, wasn't printed, although I believe
The Washington Post is going to print parts of it in the Letters to the
Editor section.
Again, thanks for your nice letter and I look forward to seeing you again
soon.
Sincerely,
X J. E. Burke
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Op-Ed Article
By James E. Burke
Chairman of the Media-Advertising Partnership for a Drug-Free America
and former Chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson
THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, FOR GOING TO COLOMBIA
The anxiety we all feel for the President's safety at Cartagena gets to
the very heart of the reason why President Bush had to make this trip.
An estimated 14 million Americans still use illicit drugs and their
habit is the real source of the nation's number one problem a problem that
continues to threaten every aspect of our society. Our families, our work
sites and our communities are all at risk.
In his address to the nation last September, the President told us who
was responsible for the drug problem:
- everyone who uses drugs
- everyone who sells drugs
- everyone who looks the other way.
It takes courage and consistent leadership to deal with all aspects of
the drug problem.
The leaders of Colombia, Peru and Bolivia have shown bravery in the face
of violence on a level that is unthinkable to most of us. They deserve our
support and the encouragement that the President's personal involvement in this
important meeting will give them.
But this meeting has a much larger purpose the message it sends to the
American people
particularly those who continue to use illegal drugs and
those who "look the other way".
Standing up against the fear of threats from the drug lords of Colombia
should help to give an eleven-year-old child the courage to stand up against
anyone who offers him or her drugs and it ought to give adults who use or
condone drugs a compelling reason to question their complicity in whatever
peril the President now faces.
We are beginning to win the "war against drugs" in this country as the
number of Americans using drugs declines and more and more of our citizens get
actively involved in seeking solutions to the problem.
I believe the President instinctively understands that the calculated
risk he is taking in going to Cartagena will provide inspiration to all of us.
That is what leadership is all about.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
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WASHINGTON, D.C.
The l'onorable Antonin Scalia
(b)(6)
Feb. 23, 1990
THE PRESIDENT
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THE ORDER OF SERVICE
IN MEMORY OF H. CHAPMAN ROSE
Organ Prelude
Remembrances
Justice Antonin Scalia
Patrick F. McCartan
Jonathan C. Rose
Opening Hymn 450
"All Hail the Power
Verses 1, 2
of Jesus Name"
Hymn 558
"Faith of our Fathers'
All verses
The Order of Service
Prayer Book, page 461
Closing Prayers
Psalm One
Prayer Book, page 585
The Benediction
The First Lesson
Romans 8:14
Closing Hymn 608
"Eternal Father, Strong to Save"
Verses 1,2,3
The Second Lesson
St. John 14:1
Organ Postlude
The family invites you for coffee
after the service at the Hay Adams Hotel
THE WHITE HOUSE
Mr. Willard M. Johnson
11000 Richmond Avenue
Suite 400
Houston, Texas 77042
THE PRESIDENT
February 23, 1990
Dear Willard,
I got your good letter and met your fine grandson. We
had a nice visit, albeit a very short one. But he's
doing a great job and we're delighted to have him here.
Thanks for writing and for those kind words. Barbara
joins in sending warmest best wishes to you and Ruth.
Sincerely,
Gatzal
THE WHITE HOUSE
173623
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1990
MC 003
Dear Giulio:
On April 17 and 18, 1990, the United States will host
a White House Conference on Science and Economics
Research Related to Global Change. I take pleasure
in inviting you to send an official delegation to
this conference.
The meeting will be devoted to advancing the
understanding of scientific and economic issues
related to global change. Its primary goal is to
improve both the state of knowledge in these fields
and the analytic tools required to develop potential
policy responses. It is my hope that the expertise,
experience, and data available in our respective
countries can be brought together in a more inte-
grated and coherent fashion. By working together,
our nations can enhance international cooperation in
these vital areas and contribute to the success of
the ongoing IPCC process.
For the conference to be of greatest benefit to all
of us, it would be highly desirable if your senior
scientific, environmental, and economic officials
could attend. The Director of the Office of Science
and Technology Policy, the Chairman of the Council of
Economic Advisers, and the Chairman of the Council on
Environmental Quality will serve as co-chairmen for
this meeting.
I look forward to participating personally in and
learning from this conference. I hope it will serve
as a useful and important step in our joint efforts
to address changes in the global environment.
Sincerely,
His Excellency
Giulio Andreotti
President of the Council of
Rome
Ministers of the Italian 65/ Republic
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1990
Dear Brian:
On April 17 and 18, 1990, the United States will host
a White House Conference on Science and Economics
Research Related to Global Change. I take pleasure
in inviting you to send an official delegation to
this conference.
The meeting will be devoted to advancing the
understanding of scientific and economic issues
related to global change. Its primary goal is to
improve both the state of knowledge in these fields
and the analytic tools required to develop potential
policy responses. It is my hope that the expertise,
experience, and data available in our respective
countries can be brought together in a more inte-
grated and coherent fashion. By working together,
our nations can enhance international cooperation in
these vital areas and contribute to the success of
the ongoing IPCC process.
For the conference to be of greatest benefit to all
of us, it would be highly desirable if your senior
scientific, environmental, and economic officials
could attend. The Director of the Office of Science
and Technology Policy, the Chairman of the Council of
Economic Advisers, and the Chairman of the Council on
Environmental Quality will serve as co-chairmen for
this meeting.
I look forward to participating personally in and
learning from this conference. I hope it will serve
as a useful and important step in our joint efforts
to address changes in the global environment.
Sincerely
The Right Honorable
Brian Mulroney, P.C., M.P.
Prime Minister of Canada
by
Ottawa
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1990
Dear Margaret:
On April 17 and 18, 1990, the United States will host
a White House Conference on Science and Economics
Research Related to Global Change. I take pleasure
in inviting you to send an official delegation to
this conference.
The meeting will be devoted to advancing the
understanding of scientific and economic issues
related to global change. Its primary goal is to
improve both the state of knowledge in these fields
and the analytic tools required to develop potential
policy responses. It is my hope that the expertise,
experience, and data available in our respective
countries can be brought together in a more inte-
grated and coherent fashion. By working together,
our nations can enhance international cooperation in
these vital areas and contribute to the success of
the ongoing IPCC process.
For the conference to be of greatest benefit to all
of us, it would be highly desirable if your senior
scientific, environmental, and economic officials
could attend. The Director of the Office of Science
and Technology Policy, the Chairman of the Council of
Economic Advisers, and the Chairman of the Council on
Environmental Quality will serve as co-chairmen for
this meeting.
I look forward to participating personally in and
learning from this conference. I hope it will serve
as a useful and important step in our joint efforts
to address changes in the global environment.
Sincerely
The Right Honorable
Margaret Thatcher, M.P.
Cy
Prime Minister
London
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1990
Dear Francois:
On April 17 and 18, 1990, the United States will host
a White House Conference on Science and Economics
Research Related to Global Change. I take pleasure
in inviting you to send an official delegation to
this conference.
The meeting will be devoted to advancing the
understanding of scientific and economic issues
related to global change. Its primary goal is to
improve both the state of knowledge in these fields
and the analytic tools required to develop potential
policy responses. It is my hope that the expertise,
experience, and data available in our respective
countries can be brought together in a more inte-
grated and coherent fashion. By working together,
our nations can enhance international cooperation in
these vital areas and contribute to the success of
the ongoing IPCC process.
For the conference to be of greatest benefit to all
of us, it would be highly desirable if your senior
scientific, environmental, and economic officials
could attend. The Director of the Office of Science
and Technology Policy, the Chairman of the Council of
Economic Advisers, and the Chairman of the Council on
Environmental Quality will serve as co-chairmen for
this meeting.
I look forward to participating personally in and
learning from this conference. I hope it will serve
as a useful and important step in our joint efforts
to address changes in the global environment.
Sincerely
His Excellency
Francois Mitterrand
Any
President of the French Republic
Paris
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1990
Dear Ruud:
On April 17 and 18, 1990, the United States will host
a White House Conference on Science and Economics
Research Related to Global Change. I take pleasure
in inviting you to send an official delegation to
this conference.
The meeting will be devoted to advancing the
understanding of scientific and economic issues
related to global change. Its primary goal is to
improve both the state of knowledge in these fields
and the analytic tools required to develop potential
policy responses. It is my hope that the expertise,
experience, and data available in our respective
countries can be brought together in a more inte-
grated and coherent fashion. By working together,
our nations can enhance international cooperation in
these vital areas and contribute to the success of
the ongoing IPCC process.
For the conference to be of greatest benefit to all
of us, it would be highly desirable if your senior
scientific, environmental, and economic officials
could attend. The Director of the Office of Science
and Technology Policy, the Chairman of the Council of
Economic Advisers, and the Chairman of the Council on
Environmental Quality will serve as co-chairmen for
this meeting.
I look forward to participating personally in and
learning from this conference. I hope it will serve
as a useful and important step in our joint efforts
to address changes in the global environment.
Sincerely,
His Excellency
Ruud Lubbers
Prime Minister of
the Netherlands
Go/
The Hague
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1990
Dear Helmut:
On April 17 and 18, 1990, the United States will host
a White House Conference on Science and Economics
Research Related to Global Change. I take pleasure
in inviting you to send an official delegation to
this conference.
The meeting will be devoted to advancing the
understanding of scientific and economic issues
related to global change. Its primary goal is to
improve both the state of knowledge in these fields
and the analytic tools required to develop potential
policy responses. It is my hope that the expertise,
experience, and data available in our respective
countries can be brought together in a more. inte-
grated and coherent fashion. By working together,
our nations can enhance international cooperation in
these vital areas and contribute to the success of
the ongoing IPCC process.
For the conference to be of greatest benefit to all
of us, it would be highly desirable if your senior
scientific, environmental, and economic officials
could attend. The Director of the Office of Science
and Technology Policy, the Chairman of the Council of
Economic Advisers, and the Chairman of the Council on
Environmental Quality will serve as co-chairmen for
this meeting.
I look forward to participating personally in and
learning from this conference. I hope it will serve
as a useful and important step in our joint efforts
to address changes in the global environment.
Sincerely,
His Excellency
Dr. Helmut Kohl
Cy
Chancellor of the
Federal Republic of Germany
Bonn
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1990
Dear Toshiki:
On April 17 and 18, 1990, the United States will host
a White House Conference on Science and Economics
Research Related to Global Change. I take pleasure
in inviting you to send an official delegation to
this conference.
The meeting will be devoted to advancing the
understanding of scientific and economic issues
related to global change. Its primary goal is to
improve both the state of knowledge in these fields
and the analytic tools required to develop potential
policy responses. It is my hope that the expertise,
experience, and data available in our respective
countries can be brought together in a more inte-
grated and coherent fashion. By working together,
our nations can enhance international cooperation in
these vital areas and contribute to the success of
the ongoing IPCC process.
For the conference to be of greatest benefit to all
of us, it would be highly desirable if your senior
scientific, environmental, and economic officials
could attend. The Director of the Office of Science
and Technology Policy, the Chairman of the Council of
Economic Advisers, and the Chairman of the Council on
Environmental Quality will serve as co-chairmen for
this meeting.
I look forward to participating personally in and
learning from this conference. I hope it will serve
as a useful and important step in our joint efforts
to address changes in the global environment.
Sincerely,
His Excellency
Toshiki Kaifu
Prime Minister of Japan
Cost
Tokyo
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1990
Dear Bob:
On April 17 and 18, 1990, the United States will host
a White House Conference on Science and Economics
Research Related to Global Change. I take pleasure
in inviting you to send an official delegation to
this conference.
The meeting will be devoted to advancing the
understanding of scientific and economic issues
related to global change. Its primary goal is to
improve both the state of knowledge in these fields
and the analytic tools required to develop potential
policy responses. It is my hope that the expertise,
experience, and data available in our respective
countries can be brought together in a more inte-
grated and coherent fashion. By working together,
our nations can enhance international cooperation in
these vital areas and contribute to the success of
the ongoing IPCC process.
For the conference to be of greatest benefit to all
of us, it would be highly desirable if your senior
scientific, environmental, and economic officials
could attend. The Director of the Office of Science
and Technology Policy, the Chairman of the Council of
Economic Advisers, and the Chairman of the Council on
Environmental Quality will serve as co-chairmen for
this meeting.
I look forward to participating personally in and
learning from this conference. I hope it will serve
as a useful and important step in our joint efforts
to address changes in the global environment.
Sincerely,
The Honorable
R.J.L. Hawke, A.C., M.P.
Prime Minister of Australia
Regards,
Canberra
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1990
Dear Carlos:
On April 17 and 18, 1990, the United States will host
a White House Conference on Science and Economics
Research Related to Global Change. I take pleasure
in inviting you to send an official delegation to
this conference.
The meeting will be devoted to advancing the
understanding of scientific and economic issues
related to global change. Its primary goal is to
improve both the state of knowledge in these fields
and the analytic tools required to develop potential
policy responses. It is my hope that the expertise,
experience, and data available in our respective
countries can be brought together in a more inte-
grated and coherent fashion. By working together,
our nations can enhance international cooperation in
these vital areas and contribute to the success of
the ongoing IPCC process.
For the conference to be of greatest benefit to all
of us, it would be highly desirable if your senior
scientific, environmental, and economic officials
could attend. The Director of the Office of Science
and Technology Policy, the Chairman of the Council of
Economic Advisers, and the Chairman of the Council on
Environmental Quality will serve as co-chairmen for
this meeting.
I look forward to participating personally in and
learning from this conference. I hope it will serve
as a useful and important step in our joint efforts
to address changes in the global environment.
Sincerely,
His Excellency
Carlos Salinas de Gortari
Gs/
President of the
United Mexican States
Mexico, D.F.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1990
Dear Mr. Prime Minister:
On April 17 and 18, 1990, the United States will host
a White House Conference on Science and Economics
Research Related to Global Change. I take pleasure
in inviting you to send an official delegation to
this conference.
The meeting will be devoted to advancing the
understanding of scientific and economic issues
related to global change. Its primary goal is to
improve both the state of knowledge in these fields
and the analytic tools required to develop potential
policy responses. It is my hope that the expertise,
experience, and data available in our respective
countries can be brought together in a more inte-
grated and coherent fashion. By working together,
our nations can enhance international cooperation in
these vital areas and contribute to the success of
the ongoing IPCC process.
For the conference to be of greatest benefit to all
of us, it would be highly desirable if your senior
scientific, environmental, and economic officials
could attend. The Director of the Office of Science
and Technology Policy, the Chairman of the Council of
Economic Advisers, and the Chairman of the Council on
Environmental Quality will serve as co-chairmen for
this meeting.
I look forward to participating personally in and
learning from this conference. I. hope it will serve
as a useful and important step in our joint efforts
to address changes in the global environment.
Sincerely,
Cy Burl
His Excellency
Jan P. Syse
Prime Minister of Norway
Oslo
enjoyed our chat today
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1990
Dear Mr. President:
On April 17 and 18, 1990, the United States will host
a White House Conference on Science and Economics
Research Related to Global Change. I take pleasure
in inviting you to send an official delegation to
this conference.
The meeting will be devoted to advancing the
understanding of scientific and economic issues
related to global change. Its primary goal is to
improve both the state of knowledge in these fields
and the analytic tools required to develop potential
policy responses. It is my hope that the expertise,
experience, and data available in our respective
countries can be brought together in a more inte-
grated and coherent fashion. By working together,
our nations can enhance international cooperation in
these vital areas and contribute to the success of
the ongoing IPCC process.
For the conference to be of greatest benefit to all
of us, it would be highly desirable if your senior
scientific, environmental, and economic officials
could attend. The Director of the Office of Science
and Technology Policy, the Chairman of the Council of
Economic Advisers, and the Chairman of the Council on
Environmental Quality will serve as co-chairmen for
this meeting.
I look forward to participating personally in and
learning from this conference. I hope it will serve
as a useful and important step in our joint. efforts
to address changes in the global environment.
Sincerely,
CyBul
His Excellency
Soeharto
President of the
Republic of Indonesia
Jakarta
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1990
Dear Mr. Prime Minister:
On April 17 and 18, 1990, the United States will host
a White House Conference on Science and Economics
Research Related to Global Change. I take pleasure
in inviting you to send an official delegation to
this conference.
The meeting will be devoted to advancing the
understanding of scientific and economic issues
related to global change. Its primary goal is to
improve both the state of knowledge in these fields
and the analytic tools required to develop potential
policy responses. It is my hope that the expertise,
experience, and data available in our respective
countries can be brought together in a more inte-
grated and coherent fashion. By working together,
our nations can enhance international cooperation in
these vital areas and contribute to the success of
the ongoing IPCC process.
For the conference to be of greatest benefit to all
of us, it would be highly desirable if your senior
scientific, environmental, and economic officials
could attend. The Director of the Office of Science
and Technology Policy, the Chairman of the Council of
Economic Advisers, and the Chairman of the Council on
Environmental Quality will serve as co-chairmen for
this meeting.
I look forward to participating personally in and
learning from this conference. I hope it will serve
as a useful and important step in our joint efforts
to address changes in the global environment.
Sincerely,
CyBul
His Excellency
Dr. V. P. Singh
Prime Minister of India
New Delhi
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1990
Dear Mr. President:
On April 17 and 18, 1990, the United States will host
a White House Conference on Science and Economics
Research Related to Global Change. I take pleasure
in inviting you to send an official delegation to
this conference.
The meeting will be devoted to advancing the
understanding of scientific and economic issues
related to global change. Its primary goal is to
improve both the state of knowledge in these fields
and the analytic tools required to develop potential
policy responses. It is my hope that the expertise,
experience, and data available in our respective
countries can be brought together in a more inte-
grated and coherent fashion. By working together,
our nations can enhance international cooperation in
these vital areas and contribute to the success of
the ongoing IPCC process.
For the conference to be of greatest benefit to all
of us, it would be highly desirable if your senior
scientific, environmental, and economic officials
could attend. The Director of the Office of Science
and Technology Policy, the Chairman of the Council of
Economic Advisers, and the Chairman of the Council on
Environmental Quality will serve as co-chairmen for
this meeting.
I look forward to participating personally in and
learning from this conference. I hope it will serve
as a useful and important step in our joint efforts
to address changes in the global environment.
Sincerely,
CyBl
Marshal Mobutu Sese Seko
President of the
Republic of Zaire
Kinshasa
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1990
Dear Mr. President:
On April 17 and 18, 1990, the United States will host
a White House Conference on Science and Economics
Research Related to Global Change. I take pleasure
in inviting you to send an official delegation to
this conference.
The meeting will be devoted to advancing the
understanding of scientific and economic issues
related to global change. Its primary goal is to
improve both the state of knowledge in these fields
and the analytic tools required to develop potential
policy responses. It is my hope that the expertise,
experience, and data available in our respective
countries can be brought together in a more inte-
grated and coherent fashion. By working together,
our nations can enhance international cooperation in
these vital areas and contribute to the success of.
the ongoing IPCC process.
For the conference to be of greatest benefit to all
of us, it would be highly desirable if your senior
scientific, environmental, and economic officials
could attend. The Director of the Office of Science
and Technology Policy, the Chairman of the Council of
Economic Advisers, and the Chairman of the Council on
Environmental Quality will serve as co-chairmen for
this meeting.
I look forward to participating personally in and
learning from this conference. I hope it will serve
as a useful and important step in our joint efforts
to address changes in the global environment.
Sincerely,
GBul
His Excellency
Jose Sarney
President of the Federative
Republic of Brazil
Brasilia
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1990
Dear Mr. Secretary General:
On April 17 and 18, 1990, the United States will host
a White House Conference on Science and Economics
Research Related to Global Change. I take pleasure
in inviting you to send an official delegation to
this conference.
The meeting will be devoted to advancing the
understanding of scientific and economic issues
related to global change. Its primary goal is to
improve both the state of knowledge in these fields
and the analytic tools required to develop potential
policy responses. It is my hope that the expertise,
experience, and data available in our respective
countries can be brought together in a more inte-
grated and coherent fashion. By working together,
our nations can enhance international cooperation in
these vital areas and contribute to the success of
the ongoing IPCC process.
For the conference to be of greatest benefit to all
of us, it would be highly desirable if your senior
scientific, environmental, and economic officials
could attend. The Director of the Office of Science
and Technology Policy, the Chairman of the Council of
Economic Advisers, and the Chairman of the Council on
Environmental Quality will serve as co-chairmen for
this meeting.
I look forward to participating personally in and
learning from this conference. I hope it will serve
as a useful and important step in our joint efforts
to address changes in the global environment.
Sincerely,
CyBl
The Honorable Jean-Claude Paye
Secretary General of the
Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development
Paris
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1990
Dear Mr. Prime Minister:
On April 17 and 18, 1990, the United States will host
a White House Conference on Science and Economics
Research Related to Global Change. I take pleasure
in inviting you to send an official delegation to
this conference.
The meeting will be devoted to advancing the
understanding of scientific and economic issues
related to global change. Its primary goal is to
improve both the state of knowledge in these fields
and the analytic tools required to develop potential
policy responses. It is my hope that the expertise,
experience, and data available in our respective
countries can be brought together in a more inte-
grated and coherent fashion. By working together,
our nations can enhance international cooperation in
these vital areas and contribute to the success of
the ongoing IPCC process.
For the conference to be of greatest benefit to all
of us, it would be highly desirable if your senior
scientific, environmental, and economic officials
could attend. The Director of the Office of Science
and Technology Policy, the Chairman of the Council of
Economic Advisers, and the Chairman of the Council on
Environmental Quality will serve as co-chairmen for
this meeting.
I look forward to participating personally in and
learning from this conference. I hope it will serve
as a useful and important step in our joint efforts
to address changes in the global environment.
Sincerely,
Cy T3l
His Excellency
Tadeusz Mazowiecki
Prime Minister of the
Republic of Poland
Warsaw
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1990
Dear Mr. Chairman:
On April 17 and 18, 1990, the United States will host
a White House Conference on Science and Economics
Research Related to Global Change. I take pleasure
in inviting you to send an official delegation to
this conference.
The meeting will be devoted to advancing the
understanding of scientific and economic issues
related to global change. Its primary goal is to
improve both the state of knowledge in these fields
and the analytic tools required to develop potential
policy responses. It is my hope that the expertise,
experience, and data available in our respective
countries can be brought together in a more inte-
grated and coherent fashion. By working together,
our nations can enhance international cooperation in
these vital areas and contribute to the success of
the ongoing IPCC process.
For the conference to be of greatest benefit to all
of us, it would be highly desirable if your senior
scientific, environmental, and economic officials
could attend. The Director of the Office of Science
and Technology Policy, the Chairman of the Council of
Economic Advisers, and the Chairman of the Council on
Environmental Quality will serve as co-chairmen for
this meeting.
I look forward to participating personally in and
learning from this conference. I hope it will serve
as a useful and important step in our joint efforts
to address changes in the global environment.
Sincerely,
CyBl
His Excellency
Mikhail Gorbachev
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet
of the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics
Moscow
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1990
Dear Mr. President:
On April 17 and 18, 1990, the United States will host
a White House Conference on Science and Economics
Research Related to Global Change. I take pleasure
in inviting you to send an official delegation to
this conference.
The meeting will be devoted to advancing the
understanding of scientific and economic issues
related to global change. Its primary goal is to
improve both the state of knowledge in these fields
and the analytic tools required to develop potential
policy responses. It is my hope that the expertise,
experience, and data available in our respective
countries can be brought together in a more inte-
grated and coherent fashion. By working together,
our nations can enhance international cooperation in
these vital areas and contribute to the success of
the ongoing IPCC process.
For the conference to be of greatest benefit to all
of us, it would be highly desirable if your senior
scientific, environmental, and economic officials
could attend. The Director of the Office of Science
and Technology Policy, the Chairman of the Council of
Economic Advisers, and the Chairman of the Council on
Environmental Quality will serve as co-chairmen for
this meeting.
I look forward to participating personally in and
learning from this conference. I hope it will serve
as a useful and important step in our joint efforts
to address changes in the global environment.
Sincerely,
CyBl
His Excellency
Jacques Delors
President of the Commission
of the European Communities
Brussels
of
115294
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
MC003
February 23, 1990
Dear Mr. President:
On April 17 and 18, 1990, the United States will host
a White House Conference on Science and Economics
Research Related to Global Change. I take pleasure
in inviting you to send an official delegation to
this conference.
The meeting will be devoted to advancing the
understanding of scientific and economic issues
related to global change. Its primary goal is to
improve both the state of knowledge in these fields
and the analytic tools required to develop potential
policy responses. It is my hope that the expertise,
experience, and data available in our respective
countries can be brought together in a more inte-
grated and coherent fashion. By working together,
our nations can enhance international cooperation in
these vital areas and contribute to the success of
the ongoing IPCC process.
For the conference to be of greatest benefit to all
of us, it would be highly desirable if your senior
scientific, environmental, and economic officials
could attend. The Director of the Office of Science
and Technology Policy, the Chairman of the Council of
Economic Advisers, and the Chairman of the Council on
Environmental Quality will serve as co-chairmen for
this meeting.
I look forward to participating personally in and
learning from this conference. I hope it will serve
as a useful and important step in our joint efforts
to address changes in the global environment.
Sincerely,
Cy Burl
His Excellency
General Ibrahim Babangida
President of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Lagos
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THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY 23, 1990.
DEAR RUUD:
ON APRIL 17 AND 18, 1990, THE UNITED STATES WILL HOST A
WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE AND ECONOMICS
RESEARCH RELATED TO GLOBAL CHANGE. I TAKE PLEASURE IN
INVITING YOU TO SEND AN OFFICIAL DELEGATION TO THIS
CONFERENCE.
THE MEETING WILL BE DEVOTED TO ADVANCING THE
UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENTIFIC AND ECONOMIC ISSUES RELATED
TO GLOBAL CHANGE. ITS PRIMARY GOAL IS TO IMPROVE BOTH
THE STATE OF KNOWLEDGE IN THESE FIELDS AND THE ANALYTIC
TOOLS REQUIRED TO DEVELOP POTENTIAL POLICY RESPONSES.
IT IS MY HOPE THAT THE EXPERTISE, EXPERIENCE, AND DATA
AVAILABLE IN OUR RESPECTIVE COUNTRIES CAN BE BROUGHT
TOGETHER IN A MOE INTEGRATED AND COHERENT FASHION. BY
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WORKING TOGETHER. OUR NATIONS CAN ENHANCE INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION IN THESE VITAL AREAS AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE
SUCCESS OF THE ONGOICG IPCC PROCESS.
FOR THE CONFERENCE TO BE OF GREATEST BENEFIT TO ALL OF
US. IT WOULD BE HIGHLY DESIRABLE IF YOUR SENIOR
SCIENTIFIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND ECONOMIC OFFICIALS COULD
ATTEND. THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY POLICY, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL OF
ECONOMIC ADVISERS, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL ON
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY WILL SERVE AS CO-CHAIRMEN FOR THIS
MEETING.
I LOOK FORWARD TO PARTICIPATING PERSONALLY IN AND
LEARNING FROM THIS CONFERENCE. I HOPE IT WILL SERVE AS
A USEFUL AND IMPORTANT STEP IN OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO
ADDRESS CHANGES IN THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT.
SINCERELY. GEORGE BUSH.
HIS EXCELLENCY, RUUD LUBBERS , PRIME MINISTER OF THE
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1990
Dear Dr. Schetzina:
Just a note of thanks for guiding me on the
fascinating tour of the Semi-Conductor Lab.
I had a very interesting stop at North Carolina
State University, and I am grateful for your
participation in this event.
Barbara joins me in sending our best wishes.
Sincerely,
GyBl
Professor Jan F. Schetzina
Department of Physics
North Carolina State University
Box 8202
Raleigh, North Carolina 27695
GN
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1990
Dear Al:
My sincere thanks for your outstanding assistance
with my visit to Kansas city. From the briefing by
the Ad Hoc Group Against Crime to the tour of Park
Avenue to the event with the Law Enforcement
Community, everything ran very smoothly.
I must say that my trip was inspiring. With
determination and courage, the Ad Hoc Group Against
Crime has forced drug dealers out of neighborhoods
in Kansas City. Children and families have been
freed of the terror that tainted their streets, and
they are once again able to take pride in their
homes.
Al, you are not only an outstanding leader in your
community but also a great help to Bill Bennett and
me in Washington. I admire your efforts and urge
you to continue to be a force for good in Missouri
and around the country.
Barbara joins me in sending our warm best wishes to
you and Carol.
Sincerely,
GBl
Mr. Alvin L. Brooks
Founder
Ad Hoc Group Against Crime
3336 Agnes
Kansas City, Missouri 64128
whois
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1990
Dear Bunny:
Please forgive the delay in responding to your good
letter. I loved hearing from you.
You're a thoughtful "guy," and I appreciate your
wonderful offer to help when we're in Maine. We
don't have anyone working there permanently; and
when we do come up, we bring with us only a handful
of staff to keep up with the day-to-day flow of
paper. Truth is, Barbara and I do as little work
as we can get away with when we're in K'port! We
treasure those all-too-short visits. I'll remember
your thoughtful offer, though.
I'm glad all is well with you. Please pass along
Barbara's and my warmest best wishes to all your
family.
Sincerely, G
Ms. Barbara B. Borders
Evans Road
Biddeford Pool, Maine 04006
Bcc: Mrs. Bush done
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B.Y.
2/23
Bill C
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1990
Dear Dick:
My sincere thanks for your warm welcome during
my visit to your beautiful city. I was delighted
to be in Kansas City to salute the outstanding
work your police force and the community-based
initiative, the Ad Hoc Group Against Crime, have
done to help rid their neighborhoods of crime and
drugs. The "Kansas City Spirit" of idealism and
determination is shining. You are setting a fine
example for other cities to follow.
I appreciate your involvement and hard work in the
great events we had in January. Please extend my
gratitude to all those on your staff who helped to
ensure the success of my trip.
Barbara joins me in sending our warm best wishes.
Sincerely
Cy
The Honorable Richard Berkely
Mayor of Kansas City
City Hall
414 East Twelfth Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
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died?
Mr. Pat F. McCartan
Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue
901 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
THE PRESIDENT
Feb.23,1990
Dear pat,
I in at my desh but
my thoughts are still on the
service for Chappy Rose.
Bonbara - I were
deeply 3 test mornals touched - by all those 3 beautiful
all 3 from the heart.
It was a simple yet
magnificent service for a
very special man; ; and I
was praced to be there.
G Bal
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1990
Dear Bill:
My sincere thanks for your warm welcome on my
arrival in Omaha. It was good seeing you. I
was delighted to participate in the "Special K"
breakfast -- a wonderful salute to your very
capable and distinguished Governor. I am
confident that, with the help and support of
people like you, Kay Orr will have four more
years to serve the great State of Nebraska.
Barbara joins me in sending our very best
wishes.
Sincerely,
GBl
The Honorable William Nichol
Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska
State Capitol
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1990
Dear Dr. Nemanich:
Just a note of thanks for assisting with my
fascinating tour of the Semi-Conductor Lab.
I had a very interesting stop at North Carolina
State University, and I am grateful for your
participation in this event.
Barbara joins me in sending our best wishes.
Sincerely,
Gatel
Professor Robert Nemanich
Department of Physics
North Carolina State University
Box 8202
Raleigh, North Carolina 27695
who is
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1990
Dear Dottie:
Unfortunately, your thoughtful letter reached me
after your big anniversary date, but I wanted to
add my hearty congratulations. I remember well
our chats all those many years ago and am delighted
that things are going so well for you. You're
doing wonderful work, Dottie, and I'm very
pleased for you.
Regrettably, I must decline your thoughtful
invitation to attend the conference in March.
Thank you for thinking of me, and thanks again
for writing. My very best wishes for another
great 25 years!
Sincerely,
CyBl
Ms. Dorothy F. Neisner
Apartment 601
2703 Teaque
Houston, Texas 77080
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February 23, 1990
Dear Frank,
Just a quick note of thanks for your thoughtful note.
I appreciate it.
Keep up the good work at USIA.
Warm regards.
Sincerely,
GBl
FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D.C
Mr. Jules Frank Mermoud
4453 Q Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
gift
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1990
PERSONAL
Dear Mr Lama:
Tomy
It was a pleasure to greet you as a fellow Texan
when you came in with Joe Hagin. A million
thanks for those custom-made boots. I really
appreciate your thoughtful gesture.
With best regards,
Sincerely,
Cy Bl
Mr. Tony Lama
Tony Lama Company
1137 Tony Lama Street
El Paso, Texas 79915
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1990
Dear Colonel Kernan:
Thank you for your good letter of February 2.
I was honored to read Private Markwell's
patriotic words. I know that the American
people will never forget the sacrifice he and
all our service men and women made to protect
those freedoms we all hold so dear.
Please extend my thanks and best wishes to
all the Rangers of the 75th Regiment. Their
President is very proud of them.
Sincerely,
CyBul
Colonel William F. Kernan, USA
Regimental Commander
75th Ranger Regiment
Fort Benning, Georgia 31905-5843
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1990
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Rouse:
Barbara and I were very saddened to learn
of your loss. Jonathan was a wonderful boy.
While the days ahead will not be easy, we
hope you 11 take comfort in knowing that
your many friends here at the White House
are standing by to help in any way.
Please know that you and your family are in
our thoughts and prayers at this difficult
time.
Sincerely,
GBl
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Rouse
6012 Maria Avenue
Suitland, Maryland 20746
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1990
Dear Dr. Dreifus:
Just a note of thanks for assisting with my
fascinating tour of the Semi-Conductor Lab.
I had a very interesting stop at North Carolina
State University, and I am grateful for your
participation in this event.
Barbara joins me in sending our best wishes.
Sincerely,
GBl
Dr. David L. Dreifus
Research Scientist
Department of Physics
North Carolina State University
Box 8202
Raleigh, North Carolina 27695
GP
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1990
Dear Chief Joiner:
Just a note of thanks for your outstanding
assistance during my trip to Kansas City. I
appreciate your work to help ensure that all of
the events -- the briefing, the tour, and the
gathering of members of the law enforcement
community -- went very smoothly.
Your police department has worked with courage
and determination to tackle the overwhelming
problems associated with the drug trade in Kansas
City. With a united effort of Federal and local
agents and with the help of community-based
initiatives like the Ad Hoc Group Against Crime,
we can win this war on drugs. I was inspired by
the work that the people of your great city have
done to fight back, making areas like Park Avenue
great city.
safe again for the families and children of your
Barbara joins me in sending our warm best wishes.
Sincerely,
GBl
Mr. Larry Joiner
Chief of Police
Kansas City Police Department
1125 Locust Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
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February 23, 1990
The Briefing Room
9:30 A.M. EST
INDEX
SUBJECT
PAGE
ANNOUNCEMENTS
President's Schedule
1-4
Kohl Visit/Press Conference
1
Chairman of the Civil Rights Commission Arthur Fletcher 1-2
FOREIGN
Kohl Meeting
Nicaragua/Elections
2-3, 8
4-7
Shamir Phone Call
5
Philippines/Base Lease
5
DOMESTIC
Malpractice Crisis/President's View
4
Civil Rights Commission
7
President Reagan's Testimony on Iran-Contra
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PRESS BRIEFING
BY
MARLIN FITZWATER
February 23, 1990
The Briefing Room
9:30 A.M. EST
MR. FITZWATER: Do we have the Oregonians here this
morning, the Washingtonians and all those out-of-town people?
Welcome to the briefing.
I'm sorry for starting so early this morning; it's just
that the President has a full schedule beginning at 10:00 a.m. as the
first photo op. He meets with Norwegian Prime Minister Jan Syse for
approximately 30 minutes in the Oval Office. The Prime Minister is
in the United States on a private visit. He assumed office in
October of 1989. And we expect them to discuss East West relations,
maintaining the strength of NATO, German reunification, arms control
and the CSCE process.
President Bush and Chancellor Helmut Kohl will conduct a
joint press conference at Camp Greentop on Sunday, February 25 at
11:00 a.m. to which you're all invited. Camp Greentop is located in
the Catoctin National Recreation Area near the site of Camp David.
Members of the press corps wishing to attend the press
conference should meet at the Northwest Gate of the White House on
Sunday morning at 8:00 a.m. Buses will depart for Camp Greentop at
that time. For those wishing to drive independently, we ask that you
arrive at the Cozy Motel in Thurmont, Maryland, by 9:00 a.m. to board
shuttle buses that will take you on up to Greentop.
Q
Which hotel again, Marlin?
MR. FITZWATER: Cozy. Filing facilities are -- which
hotel? Where's this guy been the last 20 years? (Laughter.) It's
that big modern one that forms -- that shapes the whole skyline of
Thurmont. Are you kidding me? (Laughter.)
Filing facilities are available at Camp Greentop.
Following the press conference, the press corps will have filing time
before the buses return. A notice to the press has been distributed
- regarding logistics for the open coverage of Chancellor Kohl's
arrival at Camp David tomorrow morning. Briefly, we ask that you
arrive at Camp Greentop by 11:00 a.m. tomorrow morning for a security
sweep and shuttle bus ride to Camp David. Maps are available in the
lower press office.
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With the announcement of Mr. Fletcher today there remains one vacancy
on the Commission, which we expect to fill very soon.
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights was created by the
Civil Rights Act of 1957 and re-established by the Commission on
Civil Rights Act of 1983. It evaluates federal laws and the
effectiveness of government equal opportunity programs and serves as
a national clearinghouse for civil rights information. Last year
Congress reauthorized the Commission through Fiscal Year 1991.
The President will meet with Mr. Fletcher at 11:05 a.m.
for a brief session this morning.
Q
Coverage on that, Marlin?
MR. FITZWATER: It's probably just a still photograph.
It's a very brief --
Q
What are they going to talk about?
MR. FITZWATER: They' 11 talk about the future of the
Commission. The President will emphasis his support for the work of
the Commission and his interest in seeing that it's an effective
institution. I suspect they'll also discuss the civil rights
amendments that we have proposed to the Congress, and the President's
position on those.
Q
How long is that session?
MR. FITZWATER: I think the meeting is 10 minutes.
Q
Marlin, what's taking so long in filling these
vacancies?
MR. FITZWATER: It hasn't. These vacancies just came up.
Fletcher replaces -- we just had two vacancies -- Murray Friedman and
Sherwin Chan, who just resigned within the last month or two. So
they're new vacancies. You may recall that we have said all along we
wanted to name a new chairman and reinvigorate the Commission, but we
had to have a vacancy to do it, so.
or
What do you expect from the meeting with Kohl?
MR. FITZWATER: I would expect the two leaders to discuss
the full range of issues related to changes in Eastern Europe;
certainly German reunification, certainly the questions of our CFE
proposal and troop strength in Europe, future of NATO and the Warsaw
Pact. We don't anticipate any new agreements or announcements,
although I never want to rule those out in case something happens.
But generally it's an opportunity for the two leaders to discuss the
status of events, where they think things are going, how the
two-plus-four initiative will operate and how they expect that
process to proceed.
Q
Marlin, is the President likely to discuss with Kohl
West Germany's plans for a one-on-one currency exchange with East
Germany? And does this administration have any concerns about that?
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economic moves he's making vis-a-vis East Germany, or are you just
reading about it in the paper?
MR. FITZWATER: Well, there's been very good
coordination. As you know, President Bush and Chancellor Kohl have
talked on the telephone many times about the changes in Eastern
Europe and about the ideas that he has for German reunification, now
we're having this meeting. I would suggest that the coordination
between these two leaders is probably as close and direct as any in
recent memory.
Q
My question specifically is, when did you learn of
West Germany's plans for this one-for-one currency exchange?
MR. FITZWATER: I have no idea. But we've been
discussing currency exchanges and that monetary problem with German
leaders for months.
Q
Two-part question. Does the President have a
position on Kohl's timetable that he wants reunification within the
year? And has he taken a position on Mazowiecki's demand that the
Poles be included at least in the early part of two-plus-four or
reaction to the Polish leader saying he'd keep Soviet troops there if
he's not included?
MR. FITZWATER: No. All these things will be discussed.
I suggest you come ask them directly at 11:00 a.m. Sunday morning.
Q
As I understand, the two-plus-four gives the U.S.
and Soviet Union broad authority to ease the concerns of Poland. Has
there been any communication between the White House and the Polish
government about this?
MR. FITZWATER: Well, the two-plus-four lays out a
process by which, first, the two Germanys discuss their internal
structure and the four other countries discuss the external
structures. But I would not try to suggest a specificity of country
such as you are for Poland. Those are issues that still have to be
decided, exactly what the nature of their discussion will be, how
they will go. There again, I'm sure those issues will be discussed
this weekend, but we wouldn't speculate on them in advance.
or
Marlin, who will be there with the President in the
way of senior staff?
MR. FITZWATER: It's my understanding Secretary Baker,
General Scowcroft and probably Governor Sununu.
Q
Baker will be there?
MR. FITZWATER: That's my understanding.
Q
Marlin, is Genscher coming with Kohl?
MR. FITZWATER: I don't believe so.
At 11:30 a.m. the President will visit National Red Cross
Headquarters here in Washington. He will have brief remarks
proclaiming March as Red Cross Month and praising the cnirit of
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recall that OPIC is a U.S. government agency responsible for
encouraging investment in some 110 developing countries worldwide.
It has become an increasingly vital tool of American foreign policy.
It encourages investors to explore opportunities in various
countries. Panama's business infrastructure retains attractive
features such as transportation, communication and financial
services. It has excellent potential in agriculture, aquaculture,
light industry and tourism. I guess we'll just have still photograph
of that probably at 2:30 p.m.
I guess that pretty well completes the President's
schedule and his weekend of activities. Departs for Camp David at
approximately 4:00 p.m. this afternoon.
Q
If President Carter declares the Sunday election in
Nicaragua free and fair is the administration going to normalize
relations with Nicaragua?
MR. FITZWATER: We, of course, would not speculate on
what President Carter might say or would not tie our reactions to
whatever he reported. We have said that we will consider the
elections and, if they are free and fair and if that is a credible
judgment to us, that we would consider normalizing relations. But
that judgment will be made on a number of reports by a number of
observers, including President Carter, former President Carter, but
also including the U.N. delegation that Mr. Richardson leads, as well
as many other observer groups, as well as our own firsthand analysis
from the Embassy and other sources.
Q
You're saying you won't tie it to Carter's reaction
specifically. I mean, I thought that you gave him good marks for his
observations in Panama.
MR. FITZWATER: We do; we give him very high marks. He's
done an excellent job. But we have a number of observer delegations
there and there are a number of aspects to consider. And our
judgment will be based on consultations with all of those groups.
Q
Do you expect Richardson or Carter to come here to
give a personal report to the President?
MR. FITZWATER: No indication of that at this time.
Q
Marlin, implicit in the President's speech yesterday
on the malpractice crisis, as he called it, was criticism of lawyers
who go after excessive awards. In this study by the Domestic Policy
Council, are they going to work with the ABA and discuss that? There
was no criticism, but there was -- right through the speech, that's
what's causing the high cost of malpractice.
MR. FITZWATER: Well, lawyers certainly deserve all the
criticism they can get. (Laughter.)
Q
Why?
MR. FITZWATER: But we will consult --
Q
Are those your feelings or the President's?
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Q
Not yet. (Laughter.)
Q
Do you consider the Shamir declaration yesterday on
the phone as assurances on the peace process and settlement and is
the President satisfied with those assurances?
MR. FITZWATER: Well, the President had a very good
conversation with Prime Minister Shamir yesterday, and we appreciated
the phone call and the assurances. The process is continuing and it
remains to be seen how fast that will move forward. Secretary Baker
is meeting with Foreign Minister Arens here in Washington today, and
we remain quite hopeful that we'll be able to proceed with the
ministerial meeting between the United States, Israel, and Egypt.
That's the first step in that process.
Q
Marlin, Assistant Secretary Solomon testified on the
Hill yesterday, suggesting that the administration has decided to try
and find some way to make up the $96 million that Mrs. Aquino claims
is the shortfall on the base lease negotiations. Has the President
made a decision to bring the fee up to the full $148 million that
Secretary of State Shultz pledged back in '88, and have you decided
on a way to get that money?
MR. FITZWATER: I don't know, Larry. Do you have
anything on that from State, Roman?
MR. POPADIUK: No, I don't.
MR. FITZWATER: I'd have to check with Solomon and see
what his plans are. I don't believe it's come to the President yet.
Q
I don't expect for you to comment on the Pentagon
GAO report's details, but --
MR. FITZWATER: Well, then don't ask. (Laughter.)
Q
I'm not asking about that. I want to ask your
reaction to Congressman Dingell and others who charge that the Air
Force may not have properly justified its. request to Capitol Hill.
Is the President confident that he's gotten the correct information
from the Air Force when he sends up this budget request, or from any
branch of the military?
MR. FITZWATER: We believe the B-2 is an important aspect
of the triad. We believe the numbers are --
Q
Not the B-2 report.
MR. FITZWATER: Well, which one do you want to talk
about?
Q
This is the poor accounting report.
MR. FITZWATER: On the B-2, right?
Q
No, on all weapons --
MR. FITZWATER: On all? Then, yes, we feel our
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MR. FITZWATER: No. Let me read you the full thing here.
I thought you --
Q
I'll just take your word for it. I'll just take
your word for it. I want to make sure there's no change here.
MR. FITZWATER: No change -- I just gave you the
shorthand because yesterday I read the entire statement, which is our
position and which stands. But so there is no -- just so there is no
question, let me complete --
Q
He'll read it to you.
MR. FITZWATER: If the elections are free and fair and
credible, we would be prepared to recognize them as such. However,
normalization of relations would require positive acts by the
Sandinistas, if they win, such as stopping aid to Salvadoran
guerrillas, implementation of democratic principles, et cetera.
Q
Marlin, isn't there something between normalized
relations and where we stand now? I mean, there's a process, right?
How do you plan to respond to the election results if Ortega is
winner? declared by all the other observers down there to be the honest
MR. FITZWATER: Well, in the way that I just described.
I mean, our initial response will be to analyze the elections and the
process and make a judgment as to whether or not they were legitimate
and free and fair.
Q
Then if you make that judgment, what do you do?
MR. FITZWATER: Well, we don't want to prescribe at this
point the specific steps, but you start the process of normalization,
which implies any number of diplomatic things. But I certainly would
not --
Q
Can you give us some examples?
MR. FITZWATER: No, no. The reason for that, quite
simply, is we don't want to speculate on examples because it leads to
stories of what we're going to do and we might not do them.
Q
But, Marlin, you've always said that you don't want
to talk to the Sandinistas directly until they talk to the
opposition. The question is, if they have elections that you certify
as free and fair, will you open up direct talks with the Sandinista
government, given that they're elected, in order to get the other
conditions that you've laid down?
MR. FITZWATER: Well, first of all, I would remind you
that the direct talks policy was with regard to resolving the
conflict between the Sandinistas and the Contras. Presumably, the
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free and fair elections would be a major step in resolving that in
the context of the Esquipulas agreement. There are other aspects of
Esquipulas which are still not meet and which we would look for them
to comply with. But, essentially, that does not become such a
relevant aspect of the situation.
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that other discussion.
Q
Are you willing to say that the elections process
there, to date, is acceptable to you? Has the process so far, in the
President's mind, precluded free and fair elections?
MR. FITZWATER: We try not to prejudge it at this point.
We have expressed serious concerns about the events that have
occurred there. There have been long lists of charges of Sandinista
pressure being put on various individuals and organizations in the
campaign. There are reports of brutality and human rights violations
of one kind or another. So there are any number of concerns that we
have that certainly preclude us from reaching any conclusions before
the elections are over.
Q
Concerns significant enough for you to find the
elections unacceptable should Ortega win?
MR. FITZWATER: Well, we don't know. We'll have to wait
and see what the election turns out.
Q
There are lots of countries that we have full
diplomatic relations with that don't have democratic elections. Why
are we making a special case of Nicaragua that they have to meet some
higher standard for normalized relations? There are also countries
that have elections, but also ship arms to forces that create
instability.
MR. FITZWATER: Well, you can't go through this -- you
can't compare countries like that. We try that -- you always ask can
we do that on every other issue and it's impossible to --
Q
I didn't ask you to compare. I said tell me why
Nicaragua's unique?
MR. FITZWATER: It's not unique, but it is the case in
Nicaragua that the elections process is a key element of the
Esquipulas peace agreement. It's a key element in demonstrating that
they are willing to move towards democracy and towards the democratic
principles that were part of that regional agreement. And,
therefore, becomes a major milestone in terms of how we judge their
actions and their activities.
Q
Well, I guess that when you look at South Africa,
we've never wanted to have a total trade embargo there. And
certainly, you can argue that because of all the issues you
mentioned, helping forces in other countries, human rights, the case
is a lot worse there.
MR. FITZWATER: You can't compare countries, you have to
take everyone on --
Q
Because Nicaragua doesn't have any vital strategic
interest to us?
MR. FITZWATER: You can't compare countries. We deal
with the Soviet Union, but they haven't had any free and fair
elections yet, either.
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will be opportunity for filing up there. Will you also have a
transcript up there or will it be released here?
MR. FITZWATER: We'll have it piped in here for those who
want afterwards. to come here and listen to it and we'll have a transcript here
Q
Are you going to have transcripts up there?
MR. FITZWATER: No.
Q
Do you have any comments on former President
Reagan's testimony about how his Vice President was right there with
him on a lot of those Iran-Contra sessions?
MR. FITZWATER: We have no comment.
Q
Because it would seem to differ with President
contradiction? Bush's own account of those same meetings. Do you see a
MR. FITZWATER: We have no comment.
Q
For the record?
Q
Sure?
THE PRESS: Thank you.
MR. FITZWATER: Thank you, Karen. Have a good weekend
everybody. See you Sunday.
END
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1990
Dear Dr. and Mrs. Tom:
Thank you for the copy of your book,
Echoes from Old China, which Senator Dole
so graciously sent to my attention. I
look forward to reading it.
You were kind to remember me, and I
appreciate your thoughtfulness.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
CyBl
Dr. and Mrs. K. S. Tom
2043 Ualakaa Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
gift
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1990
Dear Mr. Weaver:
Thank you for that handy commemorative penknife.
Your kind and thoughtful remembrance is greatly
appreciated.
Sam Pardoe was a good friend to the Bush family,
and we all have many wonderful memories from the
home that he built for us.
With best wishes in your second century of
business,
'Sincerely,
Gg Bl
Mr. James B. Weaver
President
W.T. Weaver & Sons, Inc.
1208 Wisconsin Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20007
THE WHITE HOUSE
Mr. Allan Weinstein
The Center for Democracy
1101 15th Street, N.W.
Suite 505
Washington, D.C. 20005
February 23, 1990
THE PRESIDENT
Dear Allan,
Dan Quayle gave me the tee shirt you sent -- I'm
delighted to have it. Thanks very much for your
thoughtfulness.
Warm regards.
Sincerely,
Thank helpful for inputs your to we Cy Bl
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