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#2019
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Des Moines, Iowa)
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE
UNTIL 7:15 P.M. CST
8:15 P.M. EST
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989
TEXT OF REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AT IOWANS FOR TAUKE FUNDRAISING DINNER
Des Moines Convention Center
Des Moines, Iowa
Friday, December 8, 1989
I'm delighted to be here to salute a man who embodies values of
hard work, honesty, and strength of character. He has been an
exceptional Congressman. He will make an exceptional United
States Senator. His name is Tom Tauke -- and he deserves our
support.
You and I both know why -- look at his background: Reporter,
attorney, elected to the Iowa Legislature and six times to the
U.S. House of Representatives. Look at his record. He has
fought for the family, the taxpayer, the farmer -- the working
people of Iowa. Helping to build better education -- and better
rural health care -- for a State whose best still lies ahead.
Like all of you, I've seen Tom Tauke up-close and personal. I
admire him enormously. We need him in the Senate. There, he can
serve all of Iowa, and help Iowa serve the Nation. There, he can
help ensure prosperity at home -- and peace abroad.
As you know, last week I met with Chairman Gorbachev off the
coast of Malta. We talked about the power of freedom to
dismantle walls between nations. And agreed that we must seize
the opportunity to build a generation of peace. From Malta came
initiatives to nurture Europe's tide toward democracy, accelerate
arms control, and expand trade. And in that context, let me
repeat my goal to grant Most Favored Nation status to the Soviet
Union by the 1990 Summit. This will relax trade barriers between
East and West -- expanding markets for American agricultural and
other exports. We need Senators who will help America move
beyond containment toward a Europe that is whole and free. Tom
Tauke will do that.
Then, there's the prosperity which has meant over 20 million new
jobs since 1982. Prosperity which results from lower taxes,
responsible spending, and lower interest rates. This July Tom
Tauke was one of only 23 Members of Congress to be honored by the
National Taxpayers Union. I need him in the Senate to keep taxes
down.
Yet prosperity means little if our kids aren't free from drugs.
So we have unveiled a comprehensive drug strategy to stop use
before it begins Tom Tauke supports our strategy. He knows
that we have not spent 213 years defending our democracy from the
tyranny of oppression -- only to lose it to the tyranny of crack
and cocaine.
- more -
- 2 -
You know, a writer once said of Iowa: "This is top-choice
America, America cut thick and prime." Peace, prosperity, and an
end to drugs are goals worthy of "top-choice Americans." And so
are other issues which concern every Iowan.
For example, we want to make America's educational system number
one in the world again. Consider that Iowa can boast the
third-highest percentage rate of high school graduates in the
country. And you're number one -- all alone -- in ACTs, American
College Testing.
You better believe we want to do nationally what you have done
locally. So we've made education reform one of our top
priorities -- proposing legislation to give greater choice to
parents and students, reward excellence, and demand greater
accountability. Tom Tauke has championed those proposals.
I'm also grateful to Governor Branstad for his leadership with
the Governors. He was a stalwart advocate for a better education
for America's children at our recent Education Summit.
Next, let me talk for a moment about agricultural policy and farm
bills. Four years ago, Tom helped pass a pioneering farm bill to
help a whole community in crisis. And today, farm income is near
record levels, and exports have dramatically increased since
1986. Most good land has been brought back into production. And
about 30 million acres of fragile land have been semi-permanently
retired.
As many of you know, Tom Tauke has already been out front in our
effort to promote ethanol as an alternative fuel. That's good
for agriculture and good for our environment.
This is all good news for farmers and taxpayers. For under the
1985 farm bill, agricultural program costs have fallen by more
than half. Let's remember that next year as we write new farm
legislation. Tom Tauke will make a good bill even better.
Finally, as I said in Des Moines during last year's caucuses, we
know that Medicare hasn't always been fair to rural hospitals.
So our Administration has welcomed new legislation to create more
equitable payments between urban and rural areas. Tom Tauke
founded and co-chairs the Rural Health Care Coalition which
helped draft this legislation. I need him in the Senate to make
health care affordable and accessible to the people of Rural
America.
Tom Tauke knows Iowa. From the banks of the Mississippi to the
bluffs of the Missouri. His values reflect the greatness of
Iowa. You know when I think of Iowa I think of a mid-Western
State that is international as well. Not just in terms of trade
in farm products, but in a broader context. Iowans have always
had a keen interest in foreign affairs, and your insights are
valuable indeed. Tom Tauke fits that picture. And his life
embodies the spirit of Iowa: The spirit of "America-Can," not
"Washington-Must."
So let's remember that Tom has been there for us. And pledge
that we'll be there for him -- supporting him all the way. And
let's make Tom Tauke the next Senator from the great State of
Iowa.
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 6, 1989
1989
INFORMATION
DEC
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
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3.
THROUGH: CHRISS WINSTON
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FROM:
CURT SMITH
SUBJECT: REMARKS AT FUNDRAISING DINNER FOR TOM TAUKE
I. SUMMARY
On Friday, December 8, at 7:15 p.m., you will participate in
a fundraising dinner for Representative Tom Tauke, who is running
for a U.S. Senate seat against Democrat Tom Harkin. Congressman
Tauke will introduce you. Beverly Tauke, Dr. Bill Bennett,
Chairman Atwater, Senator Grassley, Governor Branstad, Governor
Ray, Rich Schwarm (Iowa Republican Chairman), David Oman (Iowa
Republican Co-Chairman), John Ruan (Dinner Chairman), Gwenn Boeke
(National Committeewoman), Steve Roberts (National Committeeman),
George Wittgraf and Congressmen Leach, Lightfoot, and Grandy will
also attend. You will address about 2,600 people at the Des
Moines Convention Center before their dinner.
II. DISCUSSION
The attached remarks (11 minutes, teleprompter) praise the
values of Iowans and Tom Tauke and recount some of your personal
experiences in Iowa. The remarks also mention Tom Tauke's
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support for the Adminstration's positions on education, drugs,
rural health, and agriculture.
(Smith/Blessey)
December 6, 1989
Draft Five
TAUKE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TAUKE FUNDRAISER
DES MOINES, IOWA
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989
7:15 P.M.
Tom and Beverly, Dr. Bennett, Senator Grassley, Governor
Branstad, Governor Ray, Congressmen Leach, Lightfoot, and Grandy,
Chairman Atwater, Rich Schwarm, David Oman, John Ruan, Gwenn
Boeke, Steve Roberts, George Wittgraf, Ladies and Gentlemen.
Thank you, Tom, for that kind introduction. It is a
pleasure to be back in Des Moines. ((And with dinner waiting, I
promise not to keep you. After all, I have to attend one of
those famous Iowa coming-out parties.) ) //
((However briefly, I'm glad tonight to renew old
acquaintances. And to return to a State whose people have been
called -- quote, unquote -- "clean, brave, thrifty, reverent,
loyal, [and] honest." // Just goes to show you: Even The
Washington Post is sometimes right.) ) //
Looking around this room, of course, all sorts of memories
affirm those words. ((I think of drinking lemonade on Charlotte
Mohr's front lawn. or shooting hoops -- neither prudently nor
cautiously -- at Janet Metcalf's neighborhood in Urbandale. or
how you never failed me when I asked for coffee in the morning,
coffee in the evening, coffee at suppertime.) //
2
((Jim Lightfoot, you'll remember this: Last year you and I
were riding in the Vice-Presidential car near Red Oak, when the
portable telephone rang. Naturally, I think it's the boss. So I
pick it up. Would you believe it was a wrong number?) ) 11
((Then, there was the time when I stood in Roy Keppy's corn
crib and had corn chaff rain on my parade. // Sometimes, I
think I've held more baby pigs than kids in Iowa. // or how
about all those wonderful trips in a small twin engine plane.
That's the great thing about Air Force One: It has a little more
have in
leg room.) ) //
((And who could forget all those great home-cooked meals
from Denison to Des Moines to Dubuque? You've treated me as a
friend even more, you ve treated me as family.) )
Feel closeto
With memories like these, you can see why I so fond of
Iowa. And why I'm delighted to be here to salute a man who
"
well
embodies its values of hard work, honesty, and strength of
character. He has been an exceptional Congressman. He will make
an exceptional United States Senator. His name is Tom Tauke --
and he deserves our support. //
with
((You know, Tom has done a lot on my behalf. I'll never
forget how as a first-term Congressman, he endorsed me before the
Andr Discins
Iowa caucuses in 1980. Or just think of 1988. While Tom was
supporting me in the Iowa primaries, his wife Beverly was
supporting Bob Dole. Tom knew that politics makes strange
bedfellows -- but he didn't know it meant sleeping in the
garage. )) //
3
Since then, I'm glad to report, unity has been restored to
the Tauke household. Just like you're going to unite to send Tom
to the U.S. Senate.
I say that because I know you: The same folks who helped me
are going to help him. And because of his background: Reporter,
attorney, elected to the Iowa Legislature and six times to the
U.S. House of Representatives, He has fought for the family, the
taxpayer, the farmer -- the working people of Iowa. Helping to
build better education -- and better rural health care -- for a
State whose best still lies ahead. //
( (Speaking of family, Tom, I hope you don't mind if I tell
this story. Barbara and I were at a fundraiser in Cedar Rapids.
When Tom came up with an idea: He asked Bev to give their two-
week-old baby a better view by bringing him to the head table.) )
( (So Bev did, and with that little Joseph -- leaning into
the microphone -- started crying. Which brought Barbara -- like
the Fort Dodge cavalry -- charging to the rescue. "Give me the
baby," she said to Tom. "You don't have the right contour." You
guessed it: The baby didn't make another sound.) )) //
Like all of you, I've seen Tom Tauke up-close and personal.
I admire him enormously. We need him in the Senate. There, he
can serve all of Iowa, and help Iowa serve the Nation. There, he
can help ensure prosperity at home -- and peace abroad.
Às you know, last week I met with Chairman Gorbachev off the
coast of Malta. We talked about the power of freedom to
dismantle walls between Nations. And agreed that we must seize
I
4
the opportunity to build a generation of peace. From Malta came
initiatives to nurture Europe's tide toward democracy, accelerate
arms control, and expand economic trade. And in that context,
let me repeat my goal to grant Most Favored Nation status to the
Soviet Union by the 1990 Summit. This will relax trade barriers
between East and West -- expanding markets for American
agricultural exports. We need Senators who will help America
move beyond containment toward a Europe that is whole and free.
Tom Tauke will do that. //
Then, there's the prosperity which has meant over 20 million
new jobs since 1982. Prosperity which results from lower taxes,
responsible spending, and lower interest rates. This July Tom
Tauke was one of only 23 members of Congress to be honored by the
National Taxpayers Union. I need him in the Senate to keep taxes
down.
Yet prosperity means little if our kids aren't free from
drugs. So we have unveiled a comprehensive drug strategy to stop
use before it begins. Tom Tauke supports our strategy. He knows
that we have not spent 213 years defending our democracy from the
tyranny of oppression -- only to lose it to the tyranny of crack
and cocaine.
You know, a writer once said of Iowa: "This is top-choice
America, America cut thick and prime." Peace, prosperity, and an
end to drugs are goals worthy of "top-choice Americans." And so
are other issues which concern every Iowan.
5
For example, we want to make America's educational system
No. 1 in the world again. Consider that Iowa can boast the
third-highest percentage rate of high-school graduates in the
country. And you're number one -- all alone -- in ACTs,
American College Testing.
You better believe we want to do nationally what you have
done locally. So we've made education reform one of our top
3
priorities -- proposing legislation to give greater choice to
parents and students, reward excellence, and demand greater
leadwrsky
for
accountability. Tom Tauke has championed those proposals.
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bill to help a whole community in crisis. And today, farm income
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is near record levels, and exports have doubled since 1986.
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recent
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All of this means good news for farmers and taxpayers. For
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under the 1985 farm bill, agricultural program costs have fallen
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STATE
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Finally, as I said in Des Moines during last year's
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campaign, we know that Medicare hasn't always been fair to rural
for
children
hospitals. So our Administration has proposed legislation to
create more equitable payments between urban and rural areas.
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which helped draft this legislation. I need him in the Senate to
6
make health care affordable and accessible to the people of Rural
America.
((Now Tom, of course, would downplay each of these
accomplishments. After all, that's the Iowa way: Modest and
understated. I'm reminded of how a noted comedian -- no, not
Fred Grandy -- once bought a chicken farm. A friend was
astonished. "Do you know anything about breeding chickens?" he
asked. "No," the comedian replied, "but the chickens do.")) //
Well, Tom Tauke knows Iowa. From the banks of the
Mississippi to the bluffs of the Missouri. His values reflect
the greatness of Iowa. And his life embodies the spirit of Iowa:
The spirit of "America-Can," not "washington-Must." //
So let's remember that Tom has been there for us. And
pledge that we'll be there for him -- supporting him all the way.
Thank you for this wonderful evening. God bless you. God bless
the United States of America. And let's make Tom Tauke the next
Senator from the great State of Iowa.
# # # #
Demarest
TAUKE FUNDRAISER
DES MOINES, IOWA
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989
7:15 P.M.
TOM AND BEVERLY, DR. BENNETT, SENATOR GRASSLEY,
GOVERNOR BRANSTAD, GOVERNOR RAY, CONGRESSMEN LEACH,
LIGHTFOOT, AND GRANDY, CHAIRMAN ATWATER, RICH SCHWARM,
DAVID OMAN, JOHN RUAN, GWEN BOEKE [BO KEY], STEVE
ROBERTS, GEORGE WITTGRAF, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
THANK YOU, ToM, FOR THAT KIND INTRODUCTION. IT IS
A PLEASURE TO BE BACK IN DES MOINES. ((AND WITH DINNER
WAITING, I PROMISE NOT TO KEEP YOU. AFTER ALL, I HAVE
TO ATTEND ONE OF THOSE FAMOUS IOWA COMING-OUT
PARTIES. )) //
((HOWEVER BRIEFLY, I'M GLAD TONIGHT TO RENEW OLD
ACQUAINTANCES. AND TO RETURN TO A STATE WHOSE PEOPLE
HAVE BEEN CALLED -- QUOTE, UNQUOTE -- "CLEAN, BRAVE,
THRIFTY, REVERENT, LOYAL, [AND] HONEST." // JUST GOES
TO SHOW YOU: EVEN THE WASHINGTON POST IS SOMETIMES
RIGHT.)) //
- 2 -
LOOKING AROUND THIS ROOM, OF COURSE, ALL SORTS OF
MEMORIES AFFIRM THOSE WORDS. ((I THINK OF DRINKING
LEMONADE ON CHARLOTTE MOHR'S FRONT LAWN. OR SHOOTING
HOOPS -- NEITHER PRUDENTLY NOR CAUTIOUSLY -- IN JANET
METCALF'S NEIGHBORHOOD IN URBANDALE. OR HOW YOU NEVER
FAILED ME WHEN I ASKED FOR COFFEE IN THE MORNING,
COFFEE IN THE EVENING, COFFEE AT SUPPERTIME.)) //
((JIM LIGHTFOOT, YOU'LL REMEMBER THIS: TWO YEARS
AGO, YOU AND I WERE RIDING IN THE VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CAR
NEAR RED OAK, WHEN THE PORTABLE TELEPHONE RANG.
NATURALLY, I THINK IT'S THE BOSS. so I PICK IT UP.
WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT WAS A WRONG NUMBER?) //
((THEN, THERE WAS THE TIME WHEN I STOOD IN ROY
KEPPY'S CORN CRIB AND HAD CORN CHAFF RAIN ON MY PARADE.
// SOMETIMES, I THINK I'VE HELD MORE BABY PIGS THAN
KIDS IN IOWA. // OR HOW ABOUT ALL THOSE WONDERFUL
TRIPS IN A SMALL TWIN ENGINE PLANE. THAT'S THE GREAT
THING ABOUT AIR FORCE ONE: IT HAS A LITTLE MORE LEG
ROOM.)) //
- 3 -
WITH MEMORIES LIKE THESE, YOU CAN SEE WHY I FEEL
CLOSE TO IOWA. AND WHY I'M DELIGHTED TO BE HERE TO
SALUTE A MAN WHO EMBODIES ITS VALUES OF HARD WORK,
HONESTY, AND STRENGTH OF CHARACTER. HE HAS BEEN AN
EXCEPTIONAL CONGRESSMAN. HE WILL MAKE AN EXCEPTIONAL
UNITED STATES SENATOR. HIS NAME IS TOM TAUKE -- AND HE
DESERVES OUR SUPPORT. //
V
SINCE THEN, I'M GLAD TO REPORT, UNITY HAS BEEN
RESTORED TO THE TAUKE HOUSEHOLD. JUST LIKE YOU'RE
GOING TO UNITE TO SEND TOM TO THE U.S. SENATE.
V
I SAY THAT BECAUSE I KNOW YOU: THE SAME FOLKS WHO
You AND I BOTH KNOW WHY. LOOK AT
HELPED ME ARE GOING TO HELP HIM. AND BECAUSE OF HIS
BACKGROUND: REPORTER, ATTORNEY, ELECTED TO THE IOWA
LEGISLATURE AND SIX TIMES TO THE U.S. HOUSE OF
LOOK AT HIS RECORD.
REPRESENTATIVES. ^ HE HAS FOUGHT FOR THE FAMILY, THE
TAXPAYER, THE FARMER -- THE WORKING PEOPLE OF IOWA.
HELPING TO BUILD BETTER EDUCATION - -- AND BETTER RURAL
HEALTH CARE -- FOR A STATE WHOSE BEST STILL
LIES AHEAD. //
- 4 -
(SPEAKING OF FAMILY, ToM, I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND
IF I TELL THIS STORY. BARBARA AND I WERE AT A
FUNDRAISER IN CEDAR RAPIDS. WHEN TOM CAME UP WITH AN
IDEA: HE ASKED BEV TO GIVE THEIR TWO-WEEK-OLD BABY A
BETTER VIEW BY BRINGING HIM TO THE HEAD TABLE.))
((SO BEV DID, AND WITH THAT LITTLE JOSEPH --
LEANING INTO THE MICROPHONE -- STARTED CRYING. WHICH
BROUGHT BARBARA -- LIKE THE FORT DODGE CAVALRY --
CHARGING TO THE RESCUE. "GIVE ME THE BABY," SHE SAID
TO ToM. "YOU DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT CONTOUR." YOU
GUESSED IT: THE BABY DIDN'T MAKE ANOTHER SOUND.) //
LIKE ALL OF YOU, I'VE SEEN TOM TAUKE UP-CLOSE AND
PERSONAL. I ADMIRE HIM ENORMOUSLY. WE NEED HIM IN THE
SENATE. THERE, HE CAN SERVE ALL OF IOWA, AND HELP IOWA
SERVE THE NATION. THERE, HE CAN HELP ENSURE PROSPERITY
AT HOME -- AND PEACE ABROAD.
- 5 -
AS YOU KNOW, LAST WEEK I MET WITH CHAIRMAN
GORBACHEV OFF THE COAST OF MALTA. WE TALKED ABOUT THE
POWER OF FREEDOM TO DISMANTLE WALLS BETWEEN NATIONS.
AND AGREED THAT WE MUST SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD
A GENERATION OF PEACE. FROM MALTA CAME INITIATIVES TO
NURTURE EUROPE'S TIDE TOWARD DEMOCRACY, ACCELERATE ARMS
CONTROL, AND EXPAND TRADE. AND IN THAT CONTEXT, LET ME
REPEAT MY GOAL TO GRANT MOST FAVORED NATION STATUS TO
THE SOVIET UNION BY THE 1990 SUMMIT. THIS WILL RELAX
TRADE BARRIERS BETWEEN EAST AND WEST -- EXPANDING
MARKETS FOR AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL AND OTHER EXPORTS.
WE NEED SENATORS WHO WILL HELP AMERICA MOVE BEYOND
CONTAINMENT TOWARD A EUROPE THAT IS WHOLE AND FREE.
TOM TAUKE WILL DO THAT. //
THEN, THERE'S THE PROSPERITY WHICH HAS MEANT OVER
20 MILLION NEW JOBS SINCE 1982. PROSPERITY WHICH
RESULTS FROM LOWER TAXES, RESPONSIBLE SPENDING, AND
LOWER INTEREST RATES. THIS JULY TOM TAUKE WAS ONE OF
ONLY 23 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO BE HONORED BY THE
NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION. I NEED HIM IN THE SENATE TO
KEEP TAXES DOWN.
- 6 -
YET PROSPERITY MEANS LITTLE IF OUR KIDS AREN'T
FREE FROM DRUGS. SO WE HAVE UNVEILED A COMPREHENSIVE
DRUG STRATEGY TO STOP USE BEFORE IT BEGINS. TOM TAUKE
SUPPORTS OUR STRATEGY. HE KNOWS THAT WE HAVE NOT SPENT
213 YEARS DEFENDING OUR DEMOCRACY FROM THE TYRANNY OF
OPPRESSION ONLY TO LOSE IT TO THE TYRANNY OF CRACK
AND COCAINE.
YOU KNOW, A WRITER ONCE SAID OF IOWA: "THIS IS
TOP-CHOICE AMERICA, AMERICA CUT THICK AND PRIME."
PEACE, PROSPERITY, AND AN END TO DRUGS ARE GOALS WORTHY
OF "TOP-CHOICE AMERICANS." AND so ARE OTHER ISSUES
WHICH CONCERN EVERY IOWAN.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE WANT TO MAKE AMERICA'S EDUCATIONAL
SYSTEM NO. 1 IN THE WORLD AGAIN. CONSIDER THAT IOWA
CAN BOAST THE THIRD-HIGHEST PERCENTAGE RATE OF
HIGH-SCHOOL GRADUATES IN THE COUNTRY. AND YOU'RE
NUMBER ONE -- -- ALL ALONE -- IN ACTS, AMERICAN COLLEGE
TESTING.
- 7 -
YOU BETTER BELIEVE WE WANT TO DO NATIONALLY WHAT
YOU HAVE DONE LOCALLY. so WE'VE MADE EDUCATION REFORM
ONE OF OUR TOP PRIORITIES -- PROPOSING LEGISLATION TO
GIVE GREATER CHOICE TO PARENTS AND STUDENTS, REWARD
EXCELLENCE, AND DEMAND GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY. TOM
TAUKE HAS CHAMPIONED THOSE PROPOSALS.
I'M ALSO GRATEFUL TO GOVERNOR BRANSTAD FOR HIS
LEADERSHIP WITH THE GOVERNORS. HE WAS A STALWART
ADVOCATE FOR A BETTER EDUCATION FOR AMERICA'S CHILDREN
AT OUR RECENT EDUCATION SUMMIT.
NEXT, LET ME TALK FOR A MOMENT ABOUT AGRICULTURAL
POLICY AND FARM BILLS. FOUR YEARS AGO, TOM HELPED PASS
A PIONEERING FARM BILL TO HELP A WHOLE COMMUNITY IN
CRISIS. AND TODAY, FARM INCOME IS NEAR RECORD LEVELS,
AND EXPORTS HAVE DRAMATICALLY INCREASED SINCE 1986.
MOST GOOD LAND HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK INTO PRODUCTION.
AND ABOUT 30 MILLION ACRES OF FRAGILE LAND HAVE BEEN
SEMI-PERMANENTLY RETIRED.
AND MANY OF KNOW, Tom TAUKE HAS ALREADY
BEEN OUT FRONT iN OUR EFFORT To PROMOTE
AS ALTERNATIVE FUEL. THAT'S MENT. GOOD FOR
AGRICULTURERARMERI ETHANOL AND GOOD FOR OUR ENVIRON
- 8 -
IS ALL
ALL OF THIS MEANS GOOD NEWS FOR FARMERS AND
TAXPAYERS. FOR UNDER THE 1985 FARM BILL, AGRICULTURAL
PROGRAM COSTS HAVE FALLEN BY MORE THAN HALF. LET'S
REMEMBER THAT NEXT YEAR AS WE WRITE NEW FARM
LEGISLATION. TOM TAUKE WILL MAKE A GOOD BILL EVEN
BETTER.
FINALLY, AS I SAID IN DES MOINES DURING LAST
YEAR'S CAUCUSES, WE KNOW THAT MEDICARE HASN'T ALWAYS
BEEN FAIR TO RURAL HOSPITALS. SO OUR ADMINISTRATION
HAS WELCOMED NEW LEGISLATION TO CREATE MORE EQUITABLE
PAYMENTS BETWEEN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS. TOM TAUKE
FOUNDED AND CO-CHAIRS THE RURAL HEALTH CARE COALITION
WHICH HELPED DRAFT THIS LEGISLATION. I NEED HIM IN THE
SENATE TO MAKE HEALTH CARE AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO
THE PEOPLE OF RURAL AMERICA.
I Juh
of When morense is State, int' /
not
only
foreign
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(NOW ToM, OF COURSE, WOULD DOWNPLAY EACH OF THESE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. AFTER ALL, THAT'S THE IOWA WAY:
MODEST AND UNDERSTATED. I'M REMINDED OF HOW A NOTED
COMEDIAN -- NO, NOT FRED GRANDY -- ONCE BOUGHT A
CHICKEN FARM. A FRIEND WAS ASTONISHED. "DO YOU KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT BREEDING CHICKENS?" HE ASKED. "NO," THE
COMEDIAN REPLIED, "BUT THE CHICKENS DO.")) //
WELL, TOM TAUKE KNOWS IOWA. FROM THE BANKS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI TO THE BLUFFS OF THE MISSOURI. HIS VALUES
REFLECT THE GREATNESS OF IOWA. / AND HIS LIFE EMBODIES
THE SPIRIT OF IOWA: THE SPIRIT OF "AMERICA-CAN," NOT
"WASHINGTON-MUST." //
so LET'S REMEMBER THAT TOM HAS BEEN THERE FOR US.
AND PLEDGE THAT WE'LL BE THERE FOR HIM -- SUPPORTING
HIM ALL THE WAY. THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL EVENING.
GOD BLESS YOU. GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
AND LET'S MAKE TOM TAUKE THE NEXT SENATOR FROM THE
GREAT STATE OF IOWA.
MIDWESTERN STATE THAT is INTERNATIONAL AS WELL.
you KNOW, WHEN I THINK OF # IOWA, # # I THINK # OF A
JUST IN TERMS OF TRADE IN FARM PRODUCTS, BUT HAD
IN NOT A BRORDER CONTEXT. IOWANS HAVE ALWAYS AND
INSIGHTS A ARE VACUABLE INDEED. Tom TAUKE FITS THAT
KEEN INTEREST IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS, YOUR
PICTURE
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
12/6/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
REMARKS AT FUNDRAISING DINNER TO TOM TAUKE
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
WINSTON
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
WRAY
FITZWATER
BENNETT
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
The attached has been forwarded to the President.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 6, 1989
1989
DEC
INFORMATION
PH
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
3.
13
THROUGH: CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
CURT SMITH
a
SUBJECT: REMARKS AT FUNDRAISING DINNER FOR TOM TAUKE
I. SUMMARY
On Friday, December 8, at 7:15 p.m., you will participate in
a fundraising dinner for Representative Tom Tauke, who is running
for a U.S. Senate seat against Democrat Tom Harkin. Congressman
Tauke will introduce you. Beverly Tauke, Dr. Bill Bennett,
Chairman Atwater, Senator Grassley, Governor Branstad, Governor
Ray, Rich Schwarm (Iowa Republican Chairman), David Oman (Iowa
Republican Co-Chairman), John Ruan (Dinner Chairman), Gwenn Boeke
(National Committeewoman), Steve Roberts (National Committeeman),
George Wittgraf and Congressmen Leach, Lightfoot, and Grandy will
also attend. You will address about 2,600 people at the Des
Moines Convention Center before their dinner.
II. DISCUSSION
The attached remarks (11 minutes, teleprompter) praise the
values of Iowans and Tom Tauke and recount some of your personal
experiences in Iowa. The remarks also mention Tom Tauke's
support for the Adminstration's positions on education, drugs,
rural health, and agriculture.
(Smith/Blessey)
December 6, 1989
Draft Five
TAUKE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TAUKE FUNDRAISER
DES MOINES, IOWA
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989
7:15 P.M.
Tom and Beverly, Dr. Bennett, Senator Grassley, Governor
Branstad, Governor Ray, Congressmen Leach, Lightfoot, and Grandy,
Chairman Atwater, Rich Schwarm, David Oman, John Ruan, Gwenn
Boeke, Steve Roberts, George Wittgraf, Ladies and Gentlemen.
Thank you, Tom, for that kind introduction. It is a
pleasure to be back in Des Moines. ((And with dinner waiting, I
promise not to keep you. After all, I have to attend one of
those famous Iowa coming-out parties.) //
(However briefly, I'm glad tonight to renew old
acquaintances. And to return to a State whose people have been
called -- quote, unquote -- "clean, brave, thrifty, reverent,
loyal, [and] honest." // Just goes to show you: Even The
Washington Post is sometimes right.) ) //
Looking around this room, of course, all sorts of memories
affirm those words. ((I think of drinking lemonade on Charlotte
Mohr's front lawn. or shooting hoops -- neither prudently nor
cautiously -- at Janet Metcalf's neighborhood in Urbandale. or
how you never failed me when I asked for coffee in the morning,
coffee in the evening, coffee at suppertime.) //
2
((Jim Lightfoot, you'll remember this: Last year you and I
were riding in the Vice-Presidential car near Red Oak, when the
portable telephone rang. Naturally, I think it's the boss. So I
pick it up. Would you believe it was a wrong number?) ) //
((Then, there was the time when I stood in Roy Keppy's corn
crib and had corn chaff rain on my parade. // Sometimes, I
think I've held more baby pigs than kids in Iowa. // or how
about all those wonderful trips in a small twin engine plane.
That's the great thing about Air Force One: It has a little more
leg room.) ) 11
((And who could forget all those great home-cooked meals
from Denison to Des Moines to Dubuque? You've treated me as a
friend -- even more, you've treated me as family.))
With memories like these, you can see why I'm so fond of
Iowa. And why I'm delighted to be here to salute a man who
embodies its values of hard work, honesty, and strength of
character. He has been an exceptional Congressman. He will make
an exceptional United States Senator. His name is Tom Tauke --
and he deserves our support. //
((You know, Tom has done a lot on my behalf. I'll never
forget how as a first-term Congressman, he endorsed me before the
Iowa caucuses in 1980. or just think of 1988. While Tom was
supporting me in the Iowa primaries, his wife Beverly was
supporting Bob Dole. Tom knew that politics makes strange
bedfellows -- but he didn't know it meant sleeping in the
garage.) ) //
3
Since then, I'm glad to report, unity has been restored to
the Tauke household. Just like you're going to unite to send Tom
to the U.S. Senate.
I say that because I know you: The same folks who helped me
are going to help him. And because of his background: Reporter,
attorney, elected to the Iowa Legislature and six times to the
U.S. House of Representatives. He has fought for the family, the
taxpayer, the farmer -- the working people of Iowa. Helping to
build better education -- and better rural health care -- for a
State whose best still lies ahead. //
((Speaking of family, Tom, I hope you don't mind if I tell
this story. Barbara and I were at a fundraiser in Cedar Rapids.
When Tom came up with an idea: He asked Bev to give their two-
week-old baby a better view by bringing him to the head table.) ))
( (So Bev did, and with that little Joseph -- leaning into
the microphone -- started crying. Which brought Barbara -- like
the Fort Dodge cavalry -- charging to the rescue. "Give me the
baby," she said to Tom. "You don't have the right contour." You
guessed it: The baby didn't make another sound.) //
Like all of you, I've seen Tom Tauke up-close and personal.
I admire him enormously. We need him in the Senate. There, he
can serve all of Iowa, and help Iowa serve the Nation. There, he
can help ensure prosperity at home -- and peace abroad.
As you know, last week I met with Chairman Gorbachev off the
coast of Malta. We talked about the power of freedom to
dismantle walls between Nations. And agreed that we must seize
4
the opportunity to build a generation of peace. From Malta came
initiatives to nurture Europe's tide toward democracy, accelerate
arms control, and expand economic trade. And in that context,
let me repeat my goal to grant Most Favored Nation status to the
Soviet Union by the 1990 Summit. This will relax trade barriers
between East and West -- expanding markets for American
agricultural exports. We need Senators who will help America
move beyond containment toward a Europe that is whole and free.
Tom Tauke will do that. //
Then, there's the prosperity which has meant over 20 million
new jobs since 1982. Prosperity which results from lower taxes,
responsible spending, and lower interest rates. This July Tom
Tauke was one of only 23 members of Congress to be honored by the
National Taxpayers Union. I need him in the Senate to keep taxes
down.
Yet prosperity means little if our kids aren't free from
drugs. So we have unveiled a comprehensive drug strategy to stop
use before it begins. Tom Tauke supports our strategy. He knows
that we have not spent 213 years defending our democracy from the
tyranny of oppression -- only to lose it to the tyranny of crack
and cocaine.
You know, a writer once said of Iowa: "This is top-choice
America, America cut thick and prime." Peace, prosperity, and an
end to drugs are goals worthy of "top-choice Americans." And so
are other issues which concern every Iowan.
5
For example, we want to make America's educational system
No. 1 in the world again. Consider that Iowa can boast the
third-highest percentage rate of high-school graduates in the
country. And you're number one -- all alone -- in ACTs,
American College Testing.
You better believe we want to do nationally what you have
done locally. So we've made education reform one of our top
priorities -- proposing legislation to give greater choice to
parents and students, reward excellence, and demand greater
accountability. Tom Tauke has championed those proposals.
Next, let me talk for a moment about agricultural policy and
farm bills. Four years ago, Tom helped pass a pioneering farm
bill to help a whole community in crisis. And today, farm income
is near record levels, and exports have doubled since 1986. Most
good land has been brought back into production. And about 30
million acres of fragile land have been semi-permanently retired.
All of this means good news for farmers and taxpayers. For
under the 1985 farm bill, agricultural program costs have fallen
by more than half. Let's remember that next year as we write new
farm legislation. Tom Tauke will make a good bill even better.
Finally, as I said in Des Moines during last year's
campaign, we know that Medicare hasn't always been fair to rural
hospitals. So our Administration has proposed legislation to
create more equitable payments between urban and rural areas.
Tom Tauke founded and chairs the Rural Health Care Coalition
which helped draft this legislation. I need him in the Senate to
6
make health care affordable and accessible to the people of Rural
America.
( (Now Tom, of course, would downplay each of these
accomplishments. After all, that's the Iowa way: Modest and
understated. I'm reminded of how a noted comedian -- no, not
Fred Grandy -- once bought a chicken farm. A friend was
astonished. "Do you know anything about breeding chickens?" he
asked. "No," the comedian replied, "but the chickens do.")) //
Well, Tom Tauke knows Iowa. From the banks of the
Mississippi to the bluffs of the Missouri. His values reflect
the greatness of Iowa. And his life embodies the spirit of Iowa:
The spirit of "America-Can," not "Washington-Must." 11
So let's remember that Tom has been there for us. And
pledge that we'll be there for him -- supporting him all the way.
Thank you for this wonderful evening. God bless you. God bless
the United States of America. And let's make Tom Tauke the next
Senator from the great State of Iowa.
#
#
#
#
Molthy's Des
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
on P. 1,2d5
December 6, 1989
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH: CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
CURT SMITH a
SUBJECT: REMARKS AT FUNDRAISING DINNER FOR TOM TAUKE
I. SUMMARY
On Friday, December 8, at 7:15 p.m., you will participate in
a fundraising dinner for Representative Tom Tauke, who is running
for a U.S. Senate seat against Democrat Tom Harkin. Congressman
Tauke will introduce you. Beverly Tauke, Dr. Bill Bennett,
Chairman Atwater, Senator Grassley, Governor Branstad, Governor
Ray, Rich Schwarm (Iowa Republican Chairman), David Oman (Iowa
Republican Co-Chairman), John Ruan (Dinner Chairman), Gwenn Boeke
(National Committeewoman), Steve Roberts (National Committeeman),
George Wittgraf and Congressmen Leach, Lightfoot, and Grandy will
also attend. You will address about 2,600 people at the Des
Moines Convention Center before their dinner.
II. DISCUSSION
The attached remarks (11 minutes, teleprompter) praise the
values of Iowans and Tom Tauke and recount some of your personal
experiences in Iowa. The remarks also mention Tom Tauke's
support for the Adminstration's positions on education, drugs,
rural health, and agriculture.
(Smith/Blessey)
December 6, 1989
Draft Five
TAUKE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TAUKE FUNDRAISER
DES MOINES, IOWA
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989
7:15 P.M.
Tom and Beverly, Dr. Bennett, Senator Grassley, Governor
Branstad, Governor Ray, Congressmen Leach, Lightfoot, and Grandy,
Chairman Atwater, Rich Schwarm, David Oman, John Ruan, Gwenn
Boeke, Steve Roberts, George Wittgraf, Ladies and Gentlemen.
Thank you, Tom, for that kind introduction. It is a
pleasure to be back in Des Moines. ((And with dinner waiting, I
promise not to keep you. After all, I have to attend one of
those famous Iowa coming-out parties. )) //
((However briefly, I'm glad tonight to renew old
acquaintances. And to return to a State whose people have been
called -- quote, unquote -- "clean, brave, thrifty, reverent,
loyal, [and] honest." // Just goes to show you: Even The
Washington Post is sometimes right.) )) //
Looking around this room, of course, all sorts of memories
affirm those words. ((I think of drinking lemonade on Charlotte
Mohr's front lawn. Or shooting hoops -- neither prudently nor
cautiously -- at Janet Metcalf's neighborhood in Urbandale. Or
how you never failed me when I asked for coffee in the morning,
coffee in the evening, coffee at suppertime.) ) //
2
Two
$50
((Jim Lightfoot, you'll remember this: Last year you and I
were riding in the Vice-Presidential car near Red Oak, when the
portable telephone rang. Naturally, I think it's the boss. So I
pick it up. Would you believe it was a wrong number?) ) //
((Then, there was the time when I stood in Roy Keppy's corn
crib and had corn chaff rain on my parade. // Sometimes, I
think I've held more baby pigs than kids in Iowa. // or how
about all those wonderful trips in a small twin engine plane.
That's the great thing about Air Force One: It has a little more
leg room.) ) //
( (And who could forget all those great home-cooked meals
from Denison to Des Moines to Dubuque? You've treated me as a
friend -- even more, you've treated me as family.))
With memories like these, you can see why I'm so fond of
Iowa. And why I'm delighted to be here to salute a man who
embodies its values of hard work, honesty, and strength of
character. He has been an exceptional Congressman. He will make
an exceptional United States Senator. His name is Tom Tauke --
and he deserves our support. //
((You know, Tom has done a lot on my behalf. I'll never
forget how as a first-term Congressman, he endorsed me before the
Iowa caucuses in 1980. or just think of 1988. While Tom was
concuses
supporting me in the Iowa primaries, his wife Beverly was
supporting Bob Dole. Tom knew that politics makes strange
bedfellows -- but he didn't know it meant sleeping in the
garage. )) //
3
Since then, I'm glad to report, unity has been restored to
the Tauke household. Just like you're going to unite to send Tom
to the U.S. Senate.
I say that because I know you: The same folks who helped me
are going to help him. And because of his background: Reporter,
attorney, elected to the Iowa Legislature and six times to the
U.S. House of Representatives. He has fought for the family, the
taxpayer, the farmer -- the working people of Iowa. Helping to
build better education -- and better rural health care -- for a
State whose best still lies ahead. //
( (Speaking of family, Tom, I hope you don't mind if I tell
this story. Barbara and I were at a fundraiser in Cedar Rapids.
When Tom came up with an idea: He asked Bev to give their two-
week-old baby a better view by bringing him to the head table.))
( (So Bev did, and with that little Joseph -- leaning into
the microphone -- started crying. Which brought Barbara -- like
the Fort Dodge cavalry -- charging to the rescue. "Give me the
baby," she said to Tom. "You don't have the right contour." You
guessed it: The baby didn't make another sound.) ) //
Like all of you, I've seen Tom Tauke up-close and personal.
I admire him enormously. We need him in the Senate. There, he
can serve all of Iowa, and help Iowa serve the Nation. There, he
can help ensure prosperity at home -- and peace abroad.
As you know, last week I met with Chairman Gorbachev off the
coast of Malta. We talked about the power of freedom to
dismantle walls between Nations. And agreed that we must seize
4
the opportunity to build a generation of peace. From Malta came
initiatives to nurture Europe's tide toward democracy, accelerate
arms control, and expand economic trade. And in that context,
let me repeat my goal to grant Most Favored Nation status to the
Soviet Union by the 1990 Summit. This will relax trade barriers
between East and West -- expanding markets for American
agricultural exports. We need Senators who will help America
move beyond containment toward a Europe that is whole and free.
Tom Tauke will do that. //
Then, there's the prosperity which has meant over 20 million
new jobs since 1982. Prosperity which results from lower taxes,
responsible spending, and lower interest rates. This July Tom
Tauke was one of only 23 members of Congress to be honored by the
National Taxpayers Union. I need him in the Senate to keep taxes
down.
Yet prosperity means little if our kids aren't free from
drugs. So we have unveiled a comprehensive drug strategy to stop
use before it begins. Tom Tauke supports our strategy. He knows
that we have not spent 213 years defending our democracy from the
tyranny of oppression -- only to lose it to the tyranny of crack
and cocaine.
You know, a writer once said of Iowa: "This is top-choice
America, America cut thick and prime." Peace, prosperity, and an
end to drugs are goals worthy of "top-choice Americans." And so
are other issues which concern every Iowan.
5
For example, we want to make America's educational system
No. 1 in the world again. Consider that Iowa can boast the
third-highest percentage rate of high-school graduates in the
country. And you're number one -- all alone -- in ACTs,
American College Testing.
You better believe we want to do nationally what you have
done locally. So we've made education reform one of our top
priorities -- proposing legislation to give greater choice to
*
parents and students, reward excellence, and demand greater
accountability. Tom Tauke has championed those proposals.
sway
Pls.
Next, let me talk for a moment about agricultural policy and
farm bills. Four years ago, Tom helped pass a pioneering farm
bill to help a whole community in crisis. And today, farm income
dramot
tiking
moke in 15t Sroph
is near record levels, and exports have doubled since 1986. Most
good land has been brought back into production. And about 30
million acres of fragile land have been semi-permanently retired.
All of this means good news for farmers and taxpayers. For
under the 1985 farm bill, agricultural program costs have fallen
by more than half. Let's remember that next year as we write new
farm legislation. Tom Tauke will make a good bill even better.
Finally, as I said in Des Moines during last year's
campaign, we know that Medicare hasn't always been fair to rural
hospitals. So our Administration has proposed legislation to
create more equitable payments between urban and rural areas.
Tom Tauke founded and chairs the Rural Health Care Coalition
which helped draft this legislation. I need him in the Senate to
6
make health care affordable and accessible to the people of Rural
America.
((Now Tom, of course, would downplay each of these
accomplishments. After all, that's the Iowa way: Modest and
understated. I'm reminded of how a noted comedian -- no, not
Fred Grandy -- once bought a chicken farm. A friend was
astonished. "Do you know anything about breeding chickens?" he
asked. "No," the comedian replied, "but the chickens do.")) //
Well, Tom Tauke knows Iowa. From the banks of the
Mississippi to the bluffs of the Missouri. His values reflect
the greatness of Iowa. And his life embodies the spirit of Iowa:
The spirit of "America-Can," not "Washington-Must." 11
So let's remember that Tom has been there for us. And
pledge that we'll be there for him -- supporting him all the way.
Thank you for this wonderful evening. God bless you. God bless
the United States of America. And let's make Tom Tauke the next
Senator from the great State of Iowa.
#
#
#
#
095195SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
12/4/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10:00 AM, WED., DEC. 6
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TAUKE FUNDRAISER
DES MOINES, IOWA
SUBJECT:
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989, 7:00 PM
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES N/C
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
BENNETT
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide comments/edits directly to Chriss Winston,
Rm. 122, x2930, with a copy to my office, by 10:00 AM, WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER 6. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blessey)
December 4, 1989
1989 DEC - 4 PM 7: 26
Draft Four
TAUKE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TAUKE FUNDRAISER
DES MOINES, IOWA
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989
7:00 P.M.
Senator Grassley, Governor Branstad, Congressmen Leach,
Lightfoot, and Grandy, Governor Ray, Rich Schwarm, George
Wittgraf, Ladies and Gentlemen.
Thank you, Tom, for that kind introduction. It is a
pleasure to be back in Des Moines. ( (And with dinner waiting, I
promise not to keep you. After all, I have to attend one of
those famous Iowa coming-out parties. )) //
( (However briefly, I'm glad tonight to renew old
acquaintances. And to return to a State whose people have been
called -- quote, unquote -- "clean, brave, thrifty, reverent,
loyal, and honest." // Just goes to show you: Even The
Washington Post is sometimes right. )) //
Looking around this room, of course, all sorts of memories
affirm those words. ( (I think of drinking lemonade on Charlotte
Mohr's front lawn. Or shooting hoops -- neither prudently nor
cautiously -- at Janet Metcalf's home in Urbandale. Or how you
never failed me when I asked for coffee in the morning, coffee in
the evening, coffee at suppertime.) ) //
( (Jim Lightfoot, you'll remember this: Last year you and I
were riding in the Vice-Presidential car near Red Oak, when the
Ofcaurse, 2 I think its' the
portable telephone rang. Keep in mind: I'd been Vice President
wass
for eight years -- and it was the first time the thing ever rang.
So I pick it up. Would you believe it was a wrong number?) ) //
( (Then, there was the time in 1979 when I stood in Roy
Keppy's corn crib and had corn chaff rain on my parade. //
Sometimes, I think I've held more baby pigs than kids in Iowa.
// And how about all those wonderful trips in a single-engine
plane. That's the great thing about Air Force One: It has a
little more leg room. )) //
( (And who could forget all those great home-cooked meals
from Denison to Des Moines to Dubuque? You've treated me as a
friend -- even more, you've treated me as family. ))
With memories like these, you can see why I'm so fond of
Iowa. And why I'm delighted to be here to salute a man who
embodies its values of hard work, honesty, and strength of
exceptional
character. He has been an brilliant Congressman. He will make a
exceptional
magnificent United States Senator. His name is Tom Tauke -- and
he deserves our support. //
( (You know, Tom has done a lot on my behalf. I'll never
forget how as a first-term Congressman, he endorsed me before the
1988
Iowa caucuses in 1980. Or just think of last year. While Tom
was supporting me in the Iowa primaries, his wife Beverly was
supporting Bob Dole. Tom knew that politics makes strange
bedfellows -- but he didn't know it meant sleeping in the
garage. )) //
3
(In my defense, though, I've tried to make it up to him.
Earlier this year, I took a picture of both Tom and Bev, kissing
each other in the Lincoln Bedroom. // Got me to thinking that
with your support, it won't be long until Tom's opponent will be
kissing his Senate seat good-bye.) )
Bits
I say that because of Tom's not-so-secret weapon -- the
same folks who helped me are going to help him. And because of
his background: Reporter, attorney, elected to the Iowa
Legislature and six times to the U.S. House of Representatives.
He has fought for the family, the taxpayer, the farmer -- the
working people of Iowa. Helping to build better education -- and
better rural health care -- for a State whose best still lies
ahead. //
( (Speaking of family, Tom, I hope you don't mind if I tell
this story. Barbara and I were at a fundraiser in Cedar Rapids.
When Tom came up with an idea: He asked Bev to give their two-
week-old baby a better view by bringing him to the head table. ))
( (So Bev did, and with that little Joseph -- leaning into
the microphone -- started crying. Which brought Barbara -- like
the Fort Dodge cavalry -- charging to the rescue. "Give me the
baby," she said to Tom. "You don't have the right contour." You
guessed it: The baby didn't make another sound.) ) //
Like all of you, I've seen Tom Tauke up-close and personal.
I admire him enormously. We need him in the Senate. There, he
can serve all of Iowa, and help Iowa serve the Nation. There, he
can help ensure prosperity at home -- and peace abroad.
4
As you know, last week I met with Chairman Gorbachev off the
coast of Malta. We talked about the power of freedom to
dismantle walls between Nations. And agreed that we must seize
the opportunity to build a generation of peace. From Malta came
initiatives to expand economic trade, accelerate arms control,
and nurture Europe's tide toward democracy. We need Senators
who will help America move beyond containment toward a Europe
that is whole and free. Tom Tauke will do that. //
Then, there's the prosperity which has meant over 20 million
new jobs since 1982. Prosperity which results from lower taxes,
responsible spending, and lower interest rates. Tom Tauke is one
of only 23 members of Congress to be honored by the National
Taxpayers Union. I need him in the Senate to keep taxes down.
Yet prosperity means little if our kids aren't free from
drugs. And so earlier today I visited a low-income housing
section of Des Moines. There, I thought of how our national drug
strategy aims to stop use before it begins. Tom Tauke supports
our strategy. He knows that we have not spent 213 years
defending our democracy from the tyranny of oppression -- only to
lose it to the tyranny of crack and cocaine.
You know, a writer once said of Iowa: "It is top-choice
America, America cut thick and prime." Peace, prosperity, and an
end to drugs are goals worthy of "top-choice Americans." And so
are other issues which concern every Iowan.
For example, we want to make America's educational system
No. 1 in the world again. Consider that Iowa can boast the
5
third-highest percentage rate of high-school graduates in the
country. You're tied for first when it comes to the lowest
illiteracy rates. And you're number one -- all alone -- in ACTs,
American College Testing.
You better believe we want to do nationally what you have
done locally. So we've made education reform one of our top
priorities -- proposing legislation to give greater choice to
parents and students, reward excellence, and demand greater
has championed these
accountability. Tom Tauke supports our proposals.
Next, let me talk for a moment about agricultural policy and
farm bills. Four years ago, Tom helped pass a pioneering farm
bill to help a whole community in crisis. And today, farm income
is near record levels, and exports have risen dramatically. Most
good land has been brought back into production. And about 30
Best
million acres of fragile land have been semi-permanently retired.
E.
All of this means good news for farmers and taxpayers. For
under the 1985 farm bill, agricultural program costs have fallen
by more than half. Let's remember that next year as we write new
farm legislation. Tom Tauke will make a good bill even better.
Finally, our Administration realizes that Medicare hasn't
always been fair to rural hospitals. That's why I'm pleased to
have just signed legislation to create more equitable payments
34
between urban and rural areas. Tom Tauke founded the Rural
rewrite
Health Care Coalition which helped draft this legislation. So
Tom, in tribute to your efforts, I'd like to give you the pen I
6
used to sign this year's reconciliation act which will make
quality health care more affordable to rural America. //
( (Now Tom, of course, would downplay all of these
achievements. After all, that's the Iowa way: Modest and
understated. I'm reminded of how a noted comedian -- no, not
Fred Grandy -- once bought a chicken farm. A friend was
astonished. "Do you know anything about breeding chickens?" he
asked. "No," the comedian replied, "but the chickens do.")) //
Well, Tom Tauke knows Iowa. From the banks of the
Mississippi to the bluffs of the Missouri. His values reflect
the greatness of Iowa. And his life embodies the spirit of Iowa:
The spirit of "America-Can," not "Washington-Must." //
So let's remember that Tom has been there for us. And
pledge that we'll be there for him -- supporting him all the way.
Thank you for this wonderful evening. God bless you. God bless
the United States of America. And let's make Tom Tauke the next
Senator from the great State of Iowa.
#
#
#
#
095195SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
12/4/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10:00 AM, WED., DEC. 6
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TAUKE FUNDRAISER
DES MOINES, IOWA
SUBJECT:
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989, 7:00 PM
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
BENNETT
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide comments/edits directly to Chriss Winston,
Rm. 122, x2930, with a copy to my office, by 10:00 AM, WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER 6. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
8 E : Olv 9 CEE 68
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blessey)
December 4, 1989
1989 DEC - 4 PM 7: 26
Draft Four
TAUKE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TAUKE FUNDRAISER
DES MOINES, IOWA
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989
7:00 P.M.
Senator Grassley, Governor Branstad, Congressmen Leach,
Lightfoot, and Grandy, Governor Ray, Rich Schwarm, George
Wittgraf, Ladies and Gentlemen.
Thank you, Tom, for that kind introduction. It is a
pleasure to be back in Des Moines. ( (And with dinner waiting, I
promise not to keep you. After all, I have to attend one of
those famous Iowa coming-out parties. )) //
( (However briefly, I'm glad tonight to renew old
acquaintances. And to return to a State whose people have been
called -- quote, unquote -- "clean, brave, thrifty, reverent,
loyal, and honest." // Just goes to show you: Even The
Washington Post is sometimes right.) )) //
Looking around this room, of course, all sorts of memories
affirm those words. ( (I think of drinking lemonade on Charlotte
Mohr's front lawn. Or shooting hoops -- neither prudently nor
cautiously -- at Janet Metcalf's home in Urbandale. Or how you
never failed me when I asked for coffee in the morning, coffee in
the evening, coffee at suppertime.) //
( (Jim Lightfoot, you'll remember this: Last year you and I
were riding in the Vice-Presidential car near Red Oak, when the
2
portable telephone rang. Keep in mind: I'd been Vice-President
for eight years -- and it was the first time the thing ever rang.
So I pick it up. Would you believe it was a wrong number?) ) //
( (Then, there was the time in 1979 when I stood in Roy
Keppy's corn crib and had corn chaff rain on my parade. //
Sometimes, I think I've held more baby pigs than kids in Iowa.
// And how about all those wonderful trips in a single-engine
plane. That's the great thing about Air Force One: It has a
little more leg room. )) //
( (And who could forget all those great home-cooked meals
from Denison to Des Moines to Dubuque? You've treated me as a
friend -- even more, you've treated me as family.)
With memories like these, you can see why I'm so fond of
Iowa. And why I'm delighted to be here to salute a man who
embodies its values of hard exceptional work, honesty, and strength of
character.. He has been a brilliant Congressman. He will make a
exceptional magnificent United States Senator. His name is Tom Tauke -- and
he deserves our support. //
( (You know, Tom has done a lot on my behalf. I'll never
forget how as a first-term Congressman, he endorsed me before the
Iowa caucuses in 1980. Or just think of last year. While Tom
was supporting me in the Iowa primaries, his wife Beverly was
supporting Bob Dole. Tom knew that politics makes strange
bedfellows -- but he didn't know it meant sleeping in the
garage.) )) //
3
(In my defense, though, I've tried to make it up to him.
Earlier this year, I took a picture of both Tom and Bev, kissing
each other in the Lincoln Bedroom. // Got me to thinking that
with your support, it won't be long until Tom's opponent will be
kissing his Senate seat good-bye.) )
I say that because of Tom's not-so-secret weapon -- the
same folks who helped me are going to help him. And because of
his background: Reporter, attorney, elected to the Iowa
Legislature and six times to the U.S. House of Representatives.
He has fought for the family, the taxpayer, the farmer -- the
working people of Iowa. Helping to build better education -- and
better rural health care -- for a State whose best still lies
ahead. / /
( (Speaking of family, Tom, I hope you don't mind if I tell
this story. Barbara and I were at a fundraiser in Cedar Rapids.
When Tom came up with an idea: He asked Bev to give their two-
week-old baby a better view by bringing him to the head table. ))
( (So Bev did, and with that little Joseph -- leaning into
the microphone -- started crying. Which brought Barbara -- like
the Fort Dodge cavalry -- charging to the rescue. "Give me the
baby," she said to Tom. "You don't have the right contour." You
guessed it: The baby didn't make another sound. )) //
Like all of you, I've seen Tom Tauke up-close and personal.
I admire him enormously. We need him in the Senate. There, he
can serve all of Iowa, and help Iowa serve the Nation. There, he
can help ensure prosperity at home -- and peace abroad.
4
As you know, last week I met with Chairman Gorbachev off the
coast of Malta. We talked about the power of freedom to
dismantle walls between Nations. And agreed that we must seize
the opportunity to build a generation of peace. From Malta came
initiatives to expand economic trade, accelerate arms control,
and nurture Europe's tide toward democracy. We need Senators
who will help America move beyond containment toward a Europe
that is whole and free. Tom Tauke will do that. //
Then, there's the prosperity which has meant over 20 million
new jobs since 1982. Prosperity which results from lower taxes,
responsible spending, and lower interest rates. Tom Tauke is one
of only 23 members of Congress to be honored by the National
Taxpayers Union. I need him in the Senate to keep taxes down.
Yet prosperity means little if our kids aren't free from
drugs. And so earlier today I visited a low-income housing
section of Des Moines. There, I thought of how our national drug
strategy aims to stop use before it begins. Tom Tauke supports
our strategy. He knows that we have not spent 213 years
defending our democracy from the tyranny of oppression -- only to
lose it to the tyranny of crack and cocaine.
You know, a writer once said of Iowa: "It is top-choice
America, America cut thick and prime." Peace, prosperity, and an
end to drugs are goals worthy of "top-choice Americans." And so
are other issues which concern every Iowan.
For example, we want to make America's educational system
No. 1 in the world again. Consider that Iowa can boast the
5
third-highest percentage rate of high-school graduates in the
country. You're tied for first when it comes to the lowest
illiteracy rates. And you're number one -- all alone -- in ACTs,
American College Testing.
You better believe we want to do nationally what you have
done locally. So we've made education reform one of our top
priorities -- proposing legislation to give greater choice to
parents and students, reward excellence, and demand greater
accountability. Tom Tauke supports our proposals.
Next, let me talk for a moment about agricultural policy and
farm bills. Four years ago, Tom helped pass a pioneering farm
bill to help a whole community in crisis. And today, farm income
is near record levels, and exports have risen dramatically. Most
good land has been brought back into production. And about 30
million acres of fragile land have been semi-permanently retired.
All of this means good news for farmers and taxpayers. For
under the 1985 farm bill, agricultural program costs have fallen
by more than half. Let's remember that next year as we write new
farm legislation. Tom Tauke will make a good bill even better.
Finally, our Administration realizes that Medicare hasn't
always been fair to rural hospitals. That's why I'm pleased to
have just signed legislation to create more equitable payments
between urban and rural areas. Tom Tauke founded the Rural
Health Care Coalition which helped draft this you legislation. So
Tom, in tribute to your efforts, I'd like to give you the pen I
6
used to sign this year's reconciliation act which will make
quality health care more affordable to rural America. //
( (Now Tom, of course, would downplay all of these
achievements. After all, that's the Iowa way: Modest and
understated. I'm reminded of how a noted comedian -- no, not
Fred Grandy -- once bought a chicken farm. A friend was
astonished. "Do you know anything about breeding chickens?" he
asked. "No," the comedian replied, "but the chickens do. ") ) //
Well, Tom Tauke knows Iowa. From the banks of the
Mississippi to the bluffs of the Missouri. His values reflect
the greatness of Iowa. And his life embodies the spirit of Iowa:
The spirit of "America-Can," not "Washington-Must." //
So let's remember that Tom has been there for us. And
pledge that we'll be there for him -- supporting him all the way.
Thank you for this wonderful evening. God bless you. God bless
the United States of America. And let's make Tom Tauke the next
Senator from the great State of Iowa.
Link # # # exports trade # returns
To relaxed se with of Gast Hol
095195SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
12/4/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10:00 AM, WED., DEC. 6
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TAUKE FUNDRAISER
DES MOINES, IOWA
SUBJECT:
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989, 7:00 PM
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
BENNETT
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide comments/edits directly to Chriss Winston,
Rm. 122, x2930, with a copy to my office, by 10:00 AM, WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER 6. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
N/C
Alcare see auggestions, P.3.
89 DEC 6 All : 38
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blessey)
1989 DEC 4 PM 7: 26
December 4, 1989
Draft Four
TAUKE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TAUKE FUNDRAISER
DES MOINES, IOWA
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989
7:00 P.M.
Senator Grassley, Governor Branstad, Congressmen Leach,
Lightfoot, and Grandy, Governor Ray, Rich Schwarm, George
Wittgraf, Ladies and Gentlemen.
Thank you, Tom, for that kind introduction. It is a
pleasure to be back in Des Moines. ((And with dinner waiting, I
promise not to keep you. After all, I have to attend one of
appropriate?
those famous Iowa coming-out parties.) ) //
( (However briefly, I'm glad tonight to renew old
acquaintances. And to return to a State whose people have been
called -- quote, unquote -- "clean, brave, thrifty, reverent,
loyal, and honest." // Just goes to show you: Even The
Washington Post is sometimes right. )) //
Looking around this room, of course, all sorts of memories
affirm those words. ((I think of drinking lemonade on Charlotte
Mohr's front lawn. Or shooting hoops -- neither prudently nor
cautiously -- at Janet Metcalf's home in Urbandale. Or how you
never failed me when I asked for coffee in the morning, coffee in
the evening, coffee at suppertime.) //
( (Jim Lightfoot, you'll remember this: Last year you and I
were riding in the Vice-Presidential car near Red Oak, when the
2
portable telephone rang. Keep in mind: I'd been Vice-President
for eight years -- and it was the first time the thing ever rang.
So I pick it up. Would you believe it was a wrong number?) ) //
( (Then, there was the time in 1979 when I stood in Roy
Keppy's corn crib and had corn chaff rain on my parade. //
Sometimes, I think I've. held more baby pigs than kids in Iowa.
// And how about all those wonderful trips in a single-engine
plane. That's the great thing about Air Force One: It has a
little more leg room. )) //
( (And who could forget all those great home-cooked meals
from Denison to Des Moines to Dubuque? You've treated me as a
friend -- even more, you've treated me as family.) ))
With memories like these, you can see why I'm so fond of
Iowa. And why I'm delighted to be here to salute a man who
embodies its values of hard work, honesty, and strength of
character. He has been a brilliant Congressman. He will make a
magnificent United States Senator. His name is Tom Tauke -- and
he deserves our support. //
( (You know, Tom has done a lot on my behalf. I'll never
forget how as a first-term Congressman, he endorsed me before the
Iowa caucuses in 1980. Or just think of last year. While Tom
was supporting me in the Iowa primaries, his wife Beverly was
supporting Bob Dole. Tom knew that politics makes strange
bedfellows -- but he didn't know it meant sleeping in the
garage. )) //
3
(In my defense, though I've tried to make it up to him.
Earlier this year, I took a picture of both Tom and Bev, kissing
each other in the Lincoln Bedroom. // Got me to thinking that
with your support, it won't be long until Tom's opponent will be
kissing his Senate seat good-bye.) )
I say that because of Tom's not-so-secret weapon -- the
same folks who helped me are going to help him. And because of
his background: Reporter, attorney, elected to the Iowa
Legislature and six times to the U.S. House of Representatives.
He has fought for the family, the taxpayer, the farmer -- the
working people of Iowa. Helping to build better education -- and
better rural health care -- for a State whose best still lies
ahead. / /
( (Speaking of family, Tom, I hope you don't mind if I tell
this story. Barbara and I were at a fundraiser in Cedar Rapids.
When Tom came up with an idea: He asked Bev to give their two-
week-old baby a better view by bringing him to the head table. ) )
( (So Bev did, and with that little Joseph -- leaning into
the microphone -- started crying. Which brought Barbara -- like
the Fort Dodge cavalry -- charging to the rescue. "Give me the
baby," she said to Tom. "You don't have the right contour." You
guessed it: The baby didn't make another sound. ))
//
Like all of you, I've seen Tom Tauke up-close and personal.
I admire him enormously. We need him in the Senate. There, he
can serve all of Iowa, and help Iowa serve the Nation. There, he
can help ensure prosperity at home -- and peace abroad.
4
As you know, last week I met with Chairman Gorbachev off the
coast of Malta. We talked about the power of freedom to
dismantle walls between Nations. And agreed that we must seize
the opportunity to build a generation of peace. From Malta came
initiatives to expand economic trade, accelerate arms control,
and nurture Europe's tide toward democracy. We need Senators
who will help America move beyond containment toward a Europe
that is whole and free. Tom Tauke will do that. //
Then, there's the prosperity which has meant over 20 million
new jobs since 1982. Prosperity which results from lower taxes,
responsible spending, and lower interest rates. Tom Tauke is one
of only 23 members of Congress to be honored by the National
Taxpayers Union. I need him in the Senate to keep taxes down.
Yet prosperity means little if our kids aren't free from
drugs. And so earlier today I visited a low-income housing
section of Des Moines. There, I thought of how our national drug
strategy aims to stop use before it begins. Tom Tauke supports
our strategy. He knows that we have not spent 213 years
defending our democracy from the tyranny of oppression -- only to
lose it to the tyranny of crack and cocaine.
You know, a writer once said of Iowa: "It is top-choice
America, America cut thick and prime.' Peace, prosperity, and an
end to drugs are goals worthy of "top-choice Americans." And so
are other issues which concern every Iowan.
For example, we want to make America's educational system
No. 1 in the world again. Consider that Iowa can boast the
5
third-highest percentage rate of high-school graduates in the
country. You're tied for first when it comes to the lowest
illiteracy rates. And you're number one -- all alone -- in ACTs,
American College Testing.
You better believe we want to do nationally what you have
done locally. So we've made education reform one of our top
priorities -- proposing legislation to give greater choice to
parents and students, reward excellence, and demand greater
accountability. Tom Tauke supports our proposals.
Next, let me talk for a moment about agricultural policy and
farm bills. Four years ago, Tom helped pass a pioneering farm
bill to help a whole community in crisis. And today, farm income
is near record levels, and exports have risen dramatically. Most
good land has been brought back into production. And about 30
million acres of fragile land have been semi-permanently retired.
All of this means good news for farmers and taxpayers. For
under the 1985 farm bill, agricultural program costs have fallen
by more than half. Let's remember that next year as we write new
farm legislation. Tom Tauke will make a good bill even better.
Finally, our Administration realizes that Medicare hasn't
always been fair to rural hospitals. That's why I'm pleased to
have just signed legislation to create more equitable payments
between urban and rural areas. Tom Tauke founded the Rural
Health Care Coalition which helped draft this legislation. So
Tom, in tribute to your efforts, I'd like to give you the pen I
6
used to sign this year's reconciliation act which will make
quality health care more affordable to rural America. //
( (Now Tom, of course, would downplay all of these
achievements. After all, that's the Iowa way: Modest and
understated. I'm reminded of how a noted comedian -- no, not
Fred Grandy -- once bought a chicken farm. A friend was
astonished. "Do you know anything about breeding chickens?" he
asked. "No," the comedian replied, "but the chickens do.")) //
Well, Tom Tauke knows Iowa. From the banks of the
Mississippi to the bluffs of the Missouri. His values reflect
the greatness of Iowa. And his life embodies the spirit of Iowa:
The spirit of "America-Can," not "Washington-Must." //
So let's remember that Tom has been there for us. And
pledge that we' 11 be there for him -- supporting him all the way.
Thank you for this wonderful evening. God bless you. God bless
the United States of America. And let's make Tom Tauke the next
Senator from the great State of Iowa.
#
#
#
#
THE white HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 6, 1989
Memorandum to Chriss Winston
From:
Jim Pinkertor P
Subject:
Tauke Fundraiser Draft Speech
A good speech. Some minor comments:
pg. 1, para. 2, line 3 "After all, I have to attend one of
those famous coming-out parties."
We suggest omitting this reference. The original line did
not play well in Iowa and there is no reason to assume it will
play well this time once Iowans are reminded of it, even if it is
intended as self-deprecation.
1,4,5
"
coffee in the morning
"
Does this song have a particular Iowa reference, or is it
only designed to show that the then Vice President was a
demanding guest? If only the latter, then it does not quite make
the point clear that the President is poking fun at himself.
2,1,2
"
I'd been Vice President for eight years -- and it
was the first time the thing ever rang."
This vignette is funny and is likely to be repeated. A
small detail: Surely the phone in the Vice Presidential
limousine had rung before -- we may be unwittingly indulging in
the conventional maligning of the Vice Presidency here. We
suggest saying something like, "I assumed it was the boss
calling" or something to suggest that the then VP assumed it was
going to be an important call.
20 : 11A 9 DEC 68
095195SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
12/4/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10:00 AM, WED., DEC.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TAUKE FUNDRAISER
DES MOINES, IOWA
SUBJECT:
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989, 7:00 PM
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
BENNETT
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide comments/edits directly to Chriss Winston,
Rm. 122, x2930, with a copy to my office, by 10:00 AM, WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER 6. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
28 : 11v 9 330 68
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blessey)
1989 DEC - 4 PM 7: 26
December 4, 1989
Draft Four
TAUKE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TAUKE FUNDRAISER
DES MOINES, IOWA
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989
7:00 P.M.
Senator Grassley, Governor Branstad, Congressmen Leach,
Lightfoot, and Grandy, Governor Ray, Rich Schwarm, George
Wittgraf, Ladies and Gentlemen.
Thank you, Tom, for that kind introduction. It is a
pleasure to be back in Des Moines. ( (And with dinner waiting, I
promise not to keep you. After all, I have to attend one of
those famous Iowa coming-out parties. )) //
( (However briefly, I'm glad tonight to renew old
acquaintances. And to return to a State whose people have been
called -- quote, unquote -- "clean, brave, thrifty, reverent,
loyal, and honest." // Just goes to show you: Even The
Washington Post is sometimes right. )) //
Looking around this room, of course, all sorts of memories
affirm those words. ( (I think of drinking lemonade on Charlotte
Mohr's front lawn. Or shooting hoops -- neither prudently nor
cautiously -- at Janet Metcalf's home in Urbandale. Or how you
never failed me when I asked for coffee in the morning, coffee in
the evening, coffee at suppertime.) ) //
( (Jim Lightfoot, you'll remember this: Last year you and I
were riding in the Vice-Presidential car near Red Oak, when the
2
portable telephone rang. Keep in mind: I'd been Vice-President
for eight years -- and it was the first time the thing ever rang.
So I pick it up. Would you believe it was a wrong number?) ) //
( (Then, there was the time in 1979 when I stood in Roy
Keppy's corn crib and had corn chaff rain on my parade. //
Sometimes, I think I've held more baby pigs than kids in Iowa.
// And how about all those wonderful trips in a single-engine
plane. That's the great thing about Air Force One: It has a
little more leg room.) ) //
( (And who could forget all those great home-cooked meals
from Denison to Des Moines to Dubuque? You've treated me as a
friend -- even more, you've treated me as. family. ))
With memories like these, you can see why I'm SO fond of
Iowa. And why I'm delighted to be here to salute a man who
embodies its values of hard work, honesty, and strength of
character. He has been a brilliant Congressman. He will make a
magnificent United States Senator. His name is Tom Tauke -- and
he deserves our support. //
( (You know, Tom has done a lot on my behalf. I'll never
forget how as a first-term Congressman, he endorsed me before the
Iowa caucuses in 1980. Or just think of last year. While Tom
was supporting me in the Iowa primaries, his wife Beverly was
supporting Bob Dole. Tom knew that politics makes strange
bedfellows -- but he didn't know it meant sleeping in the
garage. )) //
3
(In my defense, though, I've tried to make it up to him.
Earlier this year, I took a picture of both Tom and Bev, kissing
each other in the Lincoln Bedroom. // Got me to thinking that
with your support, it won't be long until Tom's opponent will be
kissing his Senate seat good-bye. ))
I say that because of Tom's not-so-secret weapon -- the
same folks who helped me are going to help him. And because of
his background: Reporter, attorney, elected to the Iowa
Legislature and six times to the U.S. House of Representatives.
He has fought for the family, the taxpayer, the farmer -- the
working people of Iowa. Helping to build better education -- and
better rural health care -- for a State whose best still lies
ahead. / /
( Speaking of family, Tom, I hope you don't mind if I tell
this story. Barbara and I were at a fundraiser in Cedar Rapids.
When Tom came up with an idea: He asked Bev to give their two-
week-old baby a better view by bringing him to the head table. ))
( (So Bev did, and with that little Joseph -- leaning into
the microphone -- started crying. Which brought Barbara -- like
the Fort Dodge cavalry -- charging to the rescue. "Give me the
baby," she said to Tom. "You don't have the right contour." " You
guessed it: The baby didn't make another sound. )) //
Like all of you, I've seen Tom Tauke up-close and personal.
I admire him enormously. We need him in the Senate. There, he
can serve all of Iowa, and help lowa serve the Nation. There, he
can help ensure prosperity at home -- and peace abroad.
4
As you know, last week I met with Chairman Gorbachev off the
coast of Malta. We talked about the power of freedom to
dismantle walls between Nations. And agreed that we must seize
the opportunity to build a generation of peace. From Malta came
initiatives to expand economic trade, accelerate arms control,
and nurture Europe's tide toward democracy. We need Senators
who will help America move beyond containment toward a Europe
that is whole and free. Tom Tauke will do that. //
Then, there's the prosperity which has meant over 20 million
new jobs since 1982. Prosperity which results from lower taxes,
responsible spending, and lower interest rates. Tom Tauke is one
of only 23 members of Congress to be honored by the National
Taxpayers Union. I need him in the Senate to keep taxes down.
Yet prosperity means little if our kids aren't free from
drugs. And so earlier today I visited a low-income housing
section of Des Moines. There, I thought of how our national drug
strategy aims to stop use before it begins. Tom Tauke supports
our strategy. He knows that we have not spent 213 years
defending our democracy from the tyranny of oppression -- only to
lose it to the tyranny of crack and cocaine.
You know, a writer once said of Iowa: "It is top-choice
America, America cut thick and prime." Peace, prosperity, and an
end to drugs are goals worthy of "top-choice Americans." And so
are other issues which concern every Iowan.
For example, we want to make America's educational system
No. 1 in the world again. Consider that Iowa can boast the
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You better believe we want to do nationally what you have
done locally. So we've made education reform one of our top
priorities -- proposing legislation to give greater choice to
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Next, let me talk for a moment about agricultural policy and
farm bills. Four years ago, Tom helped pass a pioneering farm
bill to help a whole community in crisis. And today, farm income
is near record levels, and exports have risen dramatically. Most
good land has been brought back into production. And about 30
million acres of fragile land have been semi-permanently retired.
All of this means good news for farmers and taxpayers. For
under the 1985 farm bill, agricultural program costs have fallen
by more than half. Let's remember that next year as we write new
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farm legislation. Tom Tauke will make a good bill even better.
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between urban and rural areas. Tom Tauke founded the Rural
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Tom, in tribute to your efforts, I'd like to give you the pen I
6
used to sign this year's reconciliation act which will make
quality health care more affordable in rural America. //
( (Now Tom, of course, would downplay all of these
achievements. After all, that's the Iowa way: Modest and
understated. I'm reminded of how a noted comedian -- no, not
Fred Grandy -- once bought a chicken farm. A friend was
astonished. "Do you know anything about breeding chickens?" he
asked. "No," the comedian replied, "but the chickens do.")) //
Well, Tom Tauke knows Iowa. From the banks of the
Mississippi to the bluffs of the Missouri. His values reflect
the greatness of Iowa. And his life embodies the spirit of Iowa:
The spirit of "America-Can," not "Washington-Must." " //
So let's remember that Tom has been there for us. And
pledge that we'll be there for him -- supporting him all the way.
Thank you for this wonderful evening. God bless you. God bless
the United States of America. And let's make Tom Tauke the next
Senator from the great State of Iowa.
#
#
#
#
095195SS
Document No.
9791
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
12/4/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10:00 AM, WED., DEC. 6
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TAUKE FUNDRAISER
DES MOINES, IOWA
SUBJECT:
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989, 7:00 PM
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
BENNETT
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide comments/edits directly to Chriss Winston,
Rm. 122, x2930, with a copy to my office, by 10:00 AM, WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER 6. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
December 5, 1989
TO: CHRISS WINSTON
NSC clears the Presidential remarks for the Tauke Fundraiser in
Iowa on December 8.
Brent Scowcroft
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
CC: James W. Cicconi
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
89 DEC 5 A 9: 49
(Smith/Blessey)
December 4, 1989
1989 DEC -4 PM 7: 26
Draft Four
TAUKE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TAUKE FUNDRAISER
DES MOINES, IOWA
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989
7:00 P.M.
Senator Grassley, Governor Branstad, Congressmen Leach,
Lightfoot, and Grandy, Governor Ray, Rich Schwarm, George
Wittgraf, Ladies and Gentlemen.
Thank you, Tom, for that kind introduction. It is a
pleasure to be back in Des Moines. ( (And with dinner waiting, I
promise not to keep you. After all, I have to attend one of
those famous Iowa coming-out parties.) ) //
( (However briefly, I'm glad tonight to renew old
acquaintances. And to return to a State whose people have been
called -- quote, unquote --- "clean, brave, thrifty, reverent,
loyal, and honest." // Just goes to show you: Even The
Washington Post is sometimes right.) ) //
Looking around this room, of course, all sorts of memories
affirm those words. ( (I think of drinking lemonade on Charlotte
Mohr's front lawn. Or shooting hoops -- neither prudently nor
cautiously - -- at Janet Metcalf's home in Urbandale. Or how you
never failed me when I asked for coffee in the morning, coffee in
the evening, coffee at suppertime.) //
((Jim Lightfoot, you'll remember this: Last year you and I
were riding in the Vice-Presidential car near Red Oak, when the
2
portable telephone rang. Keep in mind: I'd been Vice-President
for eight years -- and it was the first time the thing ever rang.
So I pick it up. Would you believe it was a wrong number?) ) //
( (Then, there was the time in 1979 when I stood in Roy
Keppy's corn crib and had corn chaff rain on my parade. //
Sometimes, I think I've held more baby pigs than kids in Iowa.
// And how about all those wonderful trips in a single-engine
plane. That's the great thing about Air Force One: It has a
little more leg room. )) //
( (And who could forget all those great home-cooked meals
from Denison to Des Moines to Dubuque? You've treated me as a
friend -- even more, you've treated me as family.) )
With memories like these, you can see why I'm so fond of
Iowa. And why I'm delighted to be here to salute a man who
embodies its values of hard work, honesty, and strength of
character. He has been a brilliant Congressman. He will make a
magnificent United States Senator. His name is Tom Tauke -- and
he deserves our support. //
( (You know, Tom has done a lot on my behalf. I'll never
forget how as a first-term Congressman, he endorsed me before the
Iowa caucuses in 1980. Or just think of last year. While Tom
was supporting me in the Iowa primaries, his wife Beverly was
supporting Bob Dole. Tom knew that politics makes strange
bedfellows -- but he didn't know it meant sleeping in the
garage.)) ///
3
(In my defense, though, I've tried to make it up to him.
Earlier this year, I took a picture of both Tom and Bev, kissing
each other in the Lincoln Bedroom. // Got me to thinking that
with your support, it won't be long until Tom's opponent will be
kissing his Senate seat good-bye.) )
I say that because of Tom's not-so-secret weapon -- the
same folks who helped me are going to help him. And because of
his background: Reporter, attorney, elected to the Iowa
Legislature and six times to the U.S. House of Representatives.
He has fought for the family, the taxpayer, the farmer -- the
working people of Iowa. Helping to build better education -- and
better rural health care -- for a State whose best still lies
ahead. / /
( (Speaking of family, Tom, I hope you don't mind if I tell
this story. Barbara and I were at a fundraiser in Cedar Rapids.
When Tom came up with an idea: He asked Bev to give their two-
week-old baby a better view by bringing him to the head table. ))
( (So Bev did, and with that little Joseph -- leaning into
the microphone -- started crying. Which brought Barbara -- like
the Fort Dodge cavalry -- charging to the rescue. "Give me the
baby," she said to Tom. "You don't have the right contour." You
guessed it: The baby didn't make another sound. )) //
Like all of you, I've seen Tom Tauke up-close and personal.
I admire him enormously. We need him in the Senate. There, he
can serve all of Iowa, and help Iowa serve the Nation. There, he
can help ensure prosperity at home -- and peace abroad.
4
As you know, last week I met with Chairman Gorbachev off the
coast of Malta. We talked about the power of freedom to
dismantle walls between Nations. And agreed that we must seize
the opportunity to build a generation of peace. From Malta came
initiatives to expand economic trade, accelerate arms control,
and nurture Europe's tide toward democracy. We need Senators
who will help America move beyond containment toward a Europe
that is whole and free. Tom Tauke will do that. //
Then, there's the prosperity which has meant over 20 million
new jobs since 1982. Prosperity which results from lower taxes,
responsible spending, and lower interest rates. Tom Tauke is one
of only 23 members of Congress to be honored by the National
Taxpayers Union. I need him in the Senate to keep taxes down.
Yet prosperity means little if our kids aren't free from
drugs. And so earlier today I visited a low-income housing
section of Des Moines. There, I thought of how our national drug
strategy aims to stop use before it begins. Tom Tauke supports
our strategy. He knows that we have not spent 213 years
defending our democracy from the tyranny of oppression -- only to
lose it to the tyranny of crack and cocaine.
You know, a writer once said of Iowa: "It is top-choice
America, America cut thick and prime." Peace, prosperity, and an
end to drugs are goals worthy of "top-choice Americans." And so
are other issues which concern every Iowan.
For example, we want to make America's educational system
No. 1 in the world again. Consider that Iowa can boast the
5
third-highest percentage rate of high-school graduates in the
country. You're tied for first when it comes to the lowest
illiteracy rates. And you're number one -- all alone -- in ACTs,
American College Testing.
You better believe we want to do nationally what you have
done locally. So we've made education reform one of our top
priorities -- proposing legislation to give greater choice to
parents and students, reward excellence, and demand greater
accountability. Tom Tauke supports our proposals.
Next, let me talk for a moment about agricultural policy and
farm bills. Four years ago, Tom helped pass a pioneering farm
bill to help a whole community in crisis. And today, farm income
is near record levels, and exports have risen dramatically. Most
good land has been brought back into production. And about 30
million acres of fragile land have been semi-permanently retired.
All of this means good news for farmers and taxpayers. For
under the 1985 farm bill, agricultural program costs have fallen
by more than half. Let's remember that next year as we write new
farm legislation. Tom Tauke will make a good bill even better.
Finally, our Administration realizes that Medicare hasn't
always been fair to rural hospitals. That's why I'm pleased to
have just signed legislation to create more equitable payments
between urban and rural areas. Tom Tauke founded the Rural
Health Care Coalition which helped draft this legislation. So
Tom, in tribute to your efforts, I'd like to give you the pen I
6
used to sign this year's reconciliation act which will make
quality health care more affordable to rural America. //
( (Now Tom, of course, would downplay all of these
achievements. After all, that's the Iowa way: Modest and
understated. I'm reminded of how a noted comedian -- no, not
Fred Grandy -- once bought a chicken farm. A friend was
astonished. "Do you know anything about breeding chickens?" he
asked. "No," the comedian replied, "but the chickens do. ") ) //
Well, Tom Tauke knows Iowa. From the banks of the
Mississippi to the bluffs of the Missouri. His values reflect
the greatness of Iowa. And his life embodies the spirit of Iowa:
The spirit of "America-Can," not "Washington-Must." " //
So let's remember that Tom has been there for us. And
pledge that we'll be there for him -- supporting him all the way.
Thank you for this wonderful evening. God bless you. God bless
the United States of America. And let's make Tom Tauke the next
Senator from the great State of Iowa.
#
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Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
12/4/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
10:00 AM, WED., DEC. 6
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TAUKE FUNDRAISER
DES MOINES, IOWA
SUBJECT:
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989, 7:00 PM
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
BENNETT
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide comments/edits directly to Chrise Winston,
Rm. 122, x2930, with a copy to my office, by 10:00 AM, WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER 6. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
driss-
No problem on this one.
-Davinl Tell
James W. Cloconi
Assistent to the President
for Bill Bannett
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 5, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER
RBP
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Tauke Fundraiser Des
Moines, Iowa
The draft is well written and invokes many nice images of
Iowa and the primaries. We have no suggested changes from a
policy standpoint and approve of the draft in its present form.
CC: James W. Cicconi
89 DEC 5 P4:55
095195SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
12/4/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10:00 AM, WED., DEC. 6
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TAUKE FUNDRAISER
DES MOINES, IOWA
SUBJECT:
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989, 7:00 PM
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
BENNETT
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide comments/edits directly to Chriss Winston,
Rm. 122, x2930, with a copy to my office, by 10:00 AM, WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER 6. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blessey)
December 4, 1989
1989 DEC - 4 PM 7: 26
Draft Four
TAUKE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TAUKE FUNDRAISER
DES MOINES, IOWA
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989
7:00 P.M.
Senator Grassley, Governor Branstad, Congressmen Leach,
Lightfoot, and Grandy, Governor Ray, Rich Schwarm, George
Wittgraf, Ladies and Gentlemen.
Thank you, Tom, for that kind introduction. It is a
pleasure to be back in Des Moines. ( (And with dinner waiting, I
promise not to keep you. After all, I have to attend one of
those famous Iowa coming-out parties.) ) //
( (However briefly, I'm glad tonight to renew old
acquaintances. And to return to a State whose people have been
called -- quote, unquote -- "clean, brave, thrifty, reverent,
loyal, and honest." // Just goes to show you: Even The
Washington Post is sometimes right. )) //
Looking around this room, of course, all sorts of memories
affirm those words. ( (I think of drinking lemonade on Charlotte
Mohr's front lawn. Or shooting hoops -- neither prudently nor
cautiously -- at Janet Metcalf's home in Urbandale. Or how you
never failed me when I asked for coffee in the morning, coffee in
the evening, coffee at suppertime.) ) //
( (Jim Lightfoot, you'll remember this: Last year you and I
were riding in the Vice-Presidential car near Red Oak, when the
2
portable telephone rang. Keep in mind: I'd been Vice-President
for eight years -- and it was the first time the thing ever rang.
So I pick it up. Would you believe it was a wrong number?) ) //
( (Then, there was the time in 1979 when I stood in Roy
Keppy's corn crib and had corn chaff rain on my parade. //
Sometimes, I think I've held more baby pigs than kids in Iowa.
// And how about all those wonderful trips in a single-engine
plane. That's the great thing about Air Force One: It has a
little more leg room.) ) //
( (And who could forget all those great home-cooked meals
from Denison to Des Moines to Dubuque? You've treated me as a
friend -- even more, you've treated me as family.)
With memories like these, you can see why I'm so fond of
Iowa. And why I'm delighted to be here to salute a man who
embodies its values of hard work, honesty, and strength of
character. He has been a brilliant Congressman. He will make a
magnificent United States Senator. His name is Tom Tauke -- and
he deserves our support. //
( (You know, Tom has done a lot on my behalf. I'll never
forget how as a first-term Congressman, he endorsed me before the
Iowa caucuses in 1980. Or just think of last year. While Tom
was supporting me in the Iowa primaries, his wife Beverly was
supporting Bob Dole. Tom knew that politics makes strange
bedfellows -- but he didn't know it meant sleeping in the
garage.)) ///
3
(In my defense, though, I've tried to make it up to him.
Earlier this year, I took a picture of both Tom and Bev, kissing
each other in the Lincoln Bedroom. // Got me to thinking that
with your support, it won't be long until Tom's opponent will be
kissing his Senate seat good-bye.) )
I say that because of Tom's not-so-secret weapon -- the
same. folks who helped me are going to help him. And because of
his background: Reporter, attorney, elected to the Iowa
Legislature and six times to the U.S. House of Representatives.
He has fought for the family, the taxpayer, the farmer -- the
working people of Iowa. Helping to build better education -- and
better rural health care -- for a State whose best still lies
ahead. //
( (Speaking of family, Tom, I hope you don't mind if I tell
this story. Barbara and I were at a fundraiser in Cedar Rapids.
When Tom came up with an idea: He asked Bev to give their two-
week-old baby a better view by bringing him to the head table. ))
( (So Bev did, and with that little Joseph -- leaning into
the microphone -- started crying. Which brought Barbara -- like
the Fort Dodge cavalry -- charging to the rescue. "Give me the
baby," she said to Tom. "You don't have the right contour." You
guessed it: The baby didn't make another sound. )) //
Like all of you, I've seen Tom Tauke up-close and personal.
I admire him enormously. We need him in the Senate. There, he
can serve all of Iowa, and help Iowa serve the Nation. There, he
can help ensure prosperity at home -- and peace abroad.
4
As you know, last week I met with Chairman Gorbachev off the
coast of Malta. We talked about the power of freedom to
dismantle walls between Nations. And agreed that we must seize
the opportunity to build a generation of peace. From Malta came
initiatives to expand economic trade, accelerate arms control,
and nurture Europe's tide toward democracy. We need Senators
who will help America move beyond containment toward a Europe
that is whole and free. Tom Tauke will do that. //
Then, there's the prosperity which has meant over 20 million
new jobs since 1982. Prosperity which results from lower taxes,
responsible spending, and lower interest rates. Tom Tauke is one
of only 23 members of Congress to be honored by the National
Taxpayers Union. I need him in the Senate to keep taxes down.
Yet prosperity means little if our kids aren't free from
drugs. And so earlier today I visited a low-income housing
section of Des Moines. There, I thought of how our national drug
strategy aims to stop use before it begins. Tom Tauke supports
our strategy. He knows that we have not spent 213 years
defending our democracy from the tyranny of oppression -- only to
lose it to the tyranny of crack and cocaine.
You know, a writer once said of Iowa: "It is top-choice
America, America cut thick and prime." Peace, prosperity, and an
end to drugs are goals worthy of "top-choice Americans." And so
are other issues which concern every Iowan.
For example, we want to make America's educational system
No. 1 in the world again. Consider that Iowa can boast the
5
third-highest percentage rate of high-school graduates in the
country. You're tied for first when it comes to the lowest
illiteracy rates. And you're number one -- all alone -- in ACTs,
American College Testing.
You better believe we want to do nationally what you have
done locally. So we've made education reform one of our top
priorities -- proposing legislation to give greater choice to
parents and students, reward excellence, and demand greater
accountability. Tom Tauke supports our proposals.
Next, let me talk for a moment about agricultural policy and
farm bills. Four years ago, Tom helped pass a pioneering farm
bill to help a whole community in crisis. And today, farm income
is near record levels, and exports have risen dramatically. Most
good land has been brought back into production. And about 30
million acres of fragile land have been semi-permanently retired.
All of this means good news for farmers and taxpayers. For
under the 1985 farm bill, agricultural program costs have fallen
by more than half. Let's remember that next year as we write new
farm legislation. Tom Tauke will make a good bill even better.
Finally, our Administration realizes that Medicare hasn't
always been fair to rural hospitals. That's why I'm pleased to
have just signed legislation to create more equitable payments
between urban and rural areas. Tom Tauke founded the Rural
Health Care Coalition which helped draft this legislation. So
Tom, in tribute to your efforts, I'd like to give you the pen I
6
used to sign this year's reconciliation act which will make
quality health care more affordable to rural America. //
( (Now Tom, of course, would downplay all of these
achievements. After all, that's the Iowa way: Modest and
understated. I'm reminded of how a noted comedian -- no, not
Fred Grandy -- once bought a chicken farm. A friend was
astonished. "Do you know anything about breeding chickens?" he
asked. "No," the comedian replied, "but the chickens do.")) //
Well, Tom Tauke knows Iowa. From the banks of the
Mississippi to the bluffs of the Missouri. His values reflect
the greatness of Iowa. And his life embodies the spirit of Iowa:
The spirit of "America-Can," not "Washington-Must." //
So let's remember that Tom has been there for us. And
pledge that we'll be there for him -- supporting him all the way.
Thank you for this wonderful evening. God bless you. God bless
the United States of America. And let's make Tom Tauke the next
Senator from the great State of Iowa.
#
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 5, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
Deputy Assistant to the President for
Communications
1
FROM:
BRENT O. HATCH
Associate Counsel to the President
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Tauke Fundraiser --
Des Moines, Iowa
At your request, Counsel's office has reviewed the above-
referenced Presidential remarks. We have no legal objections.
Thank you for the opportunity to review this matter.
CC: James W. Cicconi
22:22
095195SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
12/4/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10:00 AM, WED., DEC. 6
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TAUKE FUNDRAISER
DES MOINES, IOWA
SUBJECT:
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989, 7:00 PM
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
BENNETT
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide comments/edits directly to Chriss Winston,
Rm. 122, x2930, with a copy to my office, by 10:00 AM, WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER 6. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blessey)
December 4, 1989
1989 DEC - 4 PM 7: 26
Draft Four
TAUKE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TAUKE FUNDRAISER
DES MOINES, IOWA
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989
7:00 P.M.
Senator Grassley, Governor Branstad, Congressmen Leach,
Lightfoot, and Grandy, Governor Ray, Rich Schwarm, George
Wittgraf, Ladies and Gentlemen.
Thank you, Tom, for that kind introduction. It is a
pleasure to be back in Des Moines. ( (And with dinner waiting, I
promise not to keep you. After all, I have to attend one of
those famous Iowa coming-out parties.) ) //
( (However briefly, I'm glad tonight to renew old
acquaintances. And to return to a State whose people have been
called -- quote, unquote -- "clean, brave, thrifty, reverent,
loyal, and honest." // Just goes to show you: Even The
Washington Post is sometimes right. )) //
Looking around this room, of course, all sorts of memories
affirm those words. ( (I think of drinking lemonade on Charlotte
Mohr's front lawn. Or shooting hoops -- neither prudently nor
cautiously -- at Janet Metcalf's home in Urbandale. Or how you
never failed me when I asked for coffee in the morning, coffee in
the evening, coffee at suppertime.) //
( (Jim Lightfoot, you'll remember this: Last year you and I
were riding in the Vice-Presidential car near Red Oak, when the
2
portable telephone rang. Keep in mind: I'd been Vice-President
for eight years -- and it was the first time the thing ever rang.
So I pick it up. Would you believe it was a wrong number?) //
( (Then, there was the time in 1979 when I stood in Roy
Keppy's corn crib and had corn chaff rain on my parade. //
Sometimes, I think I've held more baby pigs than kids in Iowa.
// And how about all those wonderful trips in a single-engine
plane. That's the great thing about Air Force One: It has a
little more leg room.)) //
( (And who could forget all those great home-cooked meals
from Denison to Des Moines to Dubuque? You've treated me as a
friend -- even more, you've treated me as family.)
With memories like these, you can see why I'm SO fond of
Iowa. And why I'm delighted to be here to salute a man who
embodies its values of hard work, honesty, and strength of
character. He has been a brilliant Congressman. He will make a
magnificent United States Senator. His name is Tom Tauke -- and
he deserves our support. //
( (You know, Tom has done a lot on my behalf. I'll never
forget how as a first-term Congressman, he endorsed me before the
Iowa caucuses in 1980. Or just think of last year. While Tom
was supporting me in the Iowa primaries, his wife Beverly was
supporting Bob Dole. Tom knew that politics makes strange
bedfellows -- but he didn't know it meant sleeping in the
garage.)) //
3
(In my defense, though, I've tried to make it up to him.
Earlier this year, I took a picture of both Tom and Bev, kissing
each other in the Lincoln Bedroom. // Got me to thinking that
with your support, it won't be long until Tom's opponent will be
kissing his Senate seat good-bye.) )
I say that because of Tom's not-so-secret weapon -- the
same folks who helped me are going to help him. And because of
his background: Reporter, attorney, elected to the Iowa
Legislature and six times to the U.S. House of Representatives.
He has fought for the family, the taxpayer, the farmer -- the
working people of Iowa. Helping to build better education -- and
better rural health care -- for a State whose best still lies
ahead. //
( (Speaking of family, Tom, I hope you don't mind if I tell
this story. Barbara and I were at a fundraiser in Cedar Rapids.
When Tom came up with an idea: He asked Bev to give their two-
week-old baby a better view by bringing him to the head table. ))
( (So Bev did, and with that little Joseph -- leaning into
the microphone -- started crying. Which brought Barbara -- like
the Fort Dodge cavalry -- charging to the rescue. "Give me the
baby," she said to Tom. "You don't have the right contour." You
guessed it: The baby didn't make another sound. )) //
Like all of you, I've seen Tom Tauke up-close and personal.
I admire him enormously. We need him in the Senate. There, he
can serve all of Iowa, and help Iowa serve the Nation. There, he
can help ensure prosperity at home -- and peace abroad.
4
As you know, last week I met with Chairman Gorbachev off the
coast of Malta. We talked about the power of freedom to
dismantle walls between Nations. And agreed that we must seize
the opportunity to build a generation of peace. From Malta came
initiatives to expand economic trade, accelerate arms control,
and nurture Europe's tide toward democracy. We need Senators
who will help America move beyond containment toward a Europe
that is whole and free. Tom Tauke will do that. //
Then, there's the prosperity which has meant over 20 million
new jobs since 1982. Prosperity which results from lower taxes,
responsible spending, and lower interest rates. Tom Tauke is one
of only 23 members of Congress to be honored by the National
Taxpayers Union. I need him in the Senate to keep taxes down.
Yet prosperity means little if our kids aren't free from
drugs. And SO earlier today I visited a low-income housing
section of Des Moines. There, I thought of how our national drug
strategy aims to stop use before it begins. Tom Tauke supports
our strategy. He knows that we have not spent 213 years
defending our democracy from the tyranny of oppression -- only to
lose it to the tyranny of crack and cocaine.
You know, a writer once said of Iowa: "It is top-choice
America, America cut thick and prime." Peace, prosperity, and an
end to drugs are goals worthy of "top-choice Americans." And so
are other issues which concern every Iowan.
For example, we want to make America's educational system
No. 1 in the world again. Consider that Iowa can boast the
5
third-highest percentage rate of high-school graduates in the
country. You're tied for first when it comes to the lowest
illiteracy rates. And you're number one -- all alone -- in ACTs,
American College Testing.
You better believe we want to do nationally what you have
done locally. So we've made education reform one of our top
priorities -- proposing legislation to give greater choice to
parents and students, reward excellence, and demand greater
accountability. Tom Tauke supports our proposals.
Next, let me talk for a moment about agricultural policy and
farm bills. Four years ago, Tom helped pass a pioneering farm
bill to help a whole community in crisis. And today, farm income
is near record levels, and exports have risen dramatically. Most
good land has been brought back into production. And about 30
million acres of fragile land have been semi-permanently retired.
All of this means good news for farmers and taxpayers. For
under the 1985 farm bill, agricultural program costs have fallen
by more than half. Let's remember that next year as we write new
farm legislation. Tom Tauke will make a good bill even better.
Finally, our Administration realizes that Medicare hasn't
always been fair to rural hospitals. That's why I'm pleased to
have just signed legislation to create more equitable payments
between urban and rural areas. Tom Tauke founded the Rural
Health Care Coalition which helped draft this legislation. So
Tom, in tribute to your efforts, I'd like to give you the pen I
6
used to sign this year's reconciliation act which will make
quality health care more affordable to rural America. //
( (Now Tom, of course, would downplay all of these
achievements. After all, that's the Iowa way: Modest and
understated. I'm reminded of how a noted comedian -- no, not
Fred Grandy -- once bought a chicken farm. A friend was
astonished. "Do you know anything about breeding chickens?" he
asked. "No," the comedian replied, "but the chickens do.")) //
Well, Tom Tauke knows Iowa. From the banks of the
Mississippi to the bluffs of the Missouri. His values reflect
the greatness of Iowa. And his life embodies the spirit of Iowa:
The spirit of "America-Can," not "Washington-Must. " //
So let's remember that Tom has been there for us. And
pledge that we'll be there for him -- supporting him all the way.
Thank you for this wonderful evening. God bless you. God bless
the United States of America. And let's make Tom Tauke the next
Senator from the great State of Iowa.
#
#
#
#
095195SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
12/4/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10:00 AM, WED., DEC. 6
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TAUKE FUNDRAISER
DES MOINES, IOWA
SUBJECT:
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989, 7:00 PM
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
BENNETT
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide comments/edits directly to Chriss Winston,
Rm. 122, x2930, with a copy to my office, by 10:00 AM, WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER 6. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
on
SN
93:39 603068 S
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blessey)
1989 DEC 4 PM 7: 26
December 4, 1989
Draft Four
TAUKE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TAUKE FUNDRAISER
DES MOINES, IOWA
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989
7:00 P.M.
Senator Grassley, Governor Branstad, Congressmen Leach,
Lightfoot, and Grandy, Governor Ray, Rich Schwarm, George
Wittgraf, Ladies and Gentlemen.
Thank you, Tom, for that kind introduction. It is a
pleasure to be back in Des Moines. ((And with dinner waiting, I
promise not to keep you. After all, I have to attend one of
those famous Iowa coming-out parties.) )) //
( (However briefly, I'm glad tonight to renew old
acquaintances. And to return to a State whose people have been
called -- quote, unquote -- "clean, brave, thrifty, reverent,
loyal, and honest." // Just goes to show you: Even The
Washington Post is sometimes right.) ) //
Looking around this room, of course, all sorts) of memories
affirm those words. ( (I think of drinking lemonade on Charlotte
Mohr's front lawn. Or shooting hoops -- neither prudently nor
cautiously -- at Janet Metcalf's home in Urbandale. Or how you
never failed me when I asked for coffee in the morning, coffee in
the evening, coffee at suppertime.) ) //
( (Jim Lightfoot, you'll remember this: Last year you and I
were riding in the Vice-Presidential car near Red Oak, when the
2
portable telephone rang. Keep in mind: I'd been Vice-President
for eight years -- and it was the first time the thing ever rang.
So I pick it up. Would you believe it was a wrong number?) ) //
( (Then, there was the time in 1979 when I stood in Roy
Keppy's corn crib and had corn chaff rain on my parade. //
Sometimes, I think I've held more baby pigs than kids in Iowa.
// And how about all those wonderful trips in a single-engine
plane. That's the great thing about Air Force One: It has a
little more leg room. )) //
( (And who could forget all those great home-cooked meals
from Denison to Des Moines to Dubuque? You've treated me as a
friend -- even more, you've treated me as family.) )
With memories like these, you can see why I'm so fond of
Iowa. And why I'm delighted to be here to salute a man who
embodies its values of hard work, honesty, and strength of
character. He has been a brilliant Congressman. He will make a
magnificent United States Senator. His name is Tom Tauke -- and
he deserves our support. //
( (You know, Tom has done a lot on my behalf. I'll never
forget how as a first-term Congressman, he endorsed me before the
Iowa caucuses in 1980. Or just think of last year. While Tom
was supporting me in the Iowa primaries, his wife Beverly was
supporting Bob Dole. Tom knew that politics makes strange
bedfellows -- but he didn't know it meant sleeping in the
garage. )) //
3
(In my defense, though, I've tried to make it up to him.
Earlier this year, I took a picture of both Tom and Bev, kissing
each other in the Lincoln Bedroom. // Got me to thinking that
with your support, it won't be long until Tom's opponent will be
kissing his Senate seat good-bye.) )
I say that because of Tom's not-so-secret weapon -- the
same folks who helped me are going to help him. And because of
his background: Reporter, attorney, elected to the Iowa
Legislature and six times to the U.S. House of Representatives.
He has fought for the family, the taxpayer, the farmer -- the
working people of Iowa. Helping to build better education -- and
better rural health care -- for a State whose best still lies
ahead. / /
( (Speaking of family, Tom, I hope you don't mind if I tell
this story. Barbara and I were at a fundraiser in Cedar Rapids.
When Tom came up with an idea: He asked Bev to give their two-
week-old baby a better view by bringing him to the head table. ))
( (So Bev did, and with that little Joseph -- leaning into
the microphone -- started crying. Which brought Barbara -- like
the Fort Dodge cavalry -- charging to the rescue. "Give me the
baby," she said to Tom. "You don't have the right contour." You
guessed it: The baby didn't make another sound. )) //
Like all of you, I've seen Tom Tauke up-close and personal.
I admire him enormously. We need him in the Senate. There, he
can serve all of Iowa, and help Iowa serve the Nation. There, he
can help ensure prosperity at home -- and peace abroad.
4
As you know, last week I met with Chairman Gorbachev off the
coast of Malta. We talked about the power of freedom to
dismantle walls between Nations. And agreed that we must seize
the opportunity to build a generation of peace. From Malta came
initiatives to expand economic trade, accelerate arms control,
and nurture Europe's tide toward democracy. We need Senators
who will help America move beyond containment toward a Europe
that is whole and free. Tom Tauke will do that. //
Then, there's the prosperity which has meant over 20 million
new jobs since 1982. Prosperity which results from lower taxes,
responsible spending, and lower interest rates. Tom Tauke is one
of only 23 members of Congress to be honored by the National
Taxpayers Union. I need him in the Senate to keep taxes down.
Yet prosperity means little if our kids aren't free from
drugs. And so earlier today I visited a low-income housing
section of Des Moines. There, I thought of how our national drug
strategy aims to stop use before it begins. Tom Tauke supports
our strategy. He knows that we have not spent 213 years
defending our democracy from the tyranny of oppression -- only to
lose it to the tyranny of crack and cocaine.
You know, a writer once said of Iowa: "It is top-choice
America, America cut thick and prime." Peace, prosperity, and an
end to drugs are goals worthy of "top-choice Americans." And so
are other issues which concern every Iowan.
For example, we want to make America's educational system
No. 1 in the world again. Consider that Iowa can boast the
5
third-highest percentage rate of high-school graduates in the
country. You're tied for first when it comes to the lowest
illiteracy rates. And you're number one -- all alone -- in ACTs,
American College Testing.
You better believe we want to do nationally what you have
done locally. So we've made education reform one of our top
priorities -- proposing legislation to give greater choice to
parents and students, reward excellence, and demand greater
accountability. Tom Tauke supports our proposals.
Next, let me talk for a moment about agricultural policy and
farm bills. Four years ago, Tom helped pass a pioneering farm
bill to help a whole community in crisis. And today, farm income
is near record levels, and exports have risen dramatically. Most
good land has been brought back into production. And about 30
million acres of fragile land have been semi-permanently retired.
All of this means good news for farmers and taxpayers. For
under the 1985 farm bill, agricultural program costs have fallen
by more than half. Let's remember that next year as we write new
farm legislation. Tom Tauke will make a good bill even better.
Finally, our Administration realizes that Medicare hasn't
always been fair to rural hospitals. That's why I'm pleased to
have just signed legislation to create more equitable payments
between urban and rural areas. Tom Tauke founded the Rural
Health Care Coalition which helped draft this legislation. So
Tom, in tribute to your efforts, I'd like to give you the pen I
6
used to sign this year's reconciliation act which will make
quality health care more affordable to rural America. //
( (Now Tom, of course, would downplay all of these
achievements. After all, that's the Iowa way: Modest and
understated. I'm reminded of how a noted comedian -- no, not
Fred Grandy -- once bought a chicken farm. A friend was
astonished. "Do you know anything about breeding chickens?" he
asked. "No," the comedian replied, "but the chickens do.")) //
Well, Tom Tauke knows Iowa. From the banks of the
Mississippi to the bluffs of the Missouri. His values reflect
the greatness of Iowa. And his life embodies the spirit of Iowa:
The spirit of "America-Can," not "Washington-Must." //
So let's remember that Tom has been there for us. And
pledge that we'll be there for him -- supporting him all the way.
Thank you for this wonderful evening. God bless you. God bless
the United States of America. And let's make Tom Tauke the next
Senator from the great State of Iowa.
#
#
#
#
095195SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
12/4/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10:00 AM, WED., DEC. 6
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TAUKE FUNDRAISER
DES MOINES, IOWA
SUBJECT:
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989, 7:00 PM
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
BENNETT
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide comments/edits directly to Chriss Winston,
Rm. 122, x2930, with a copy to my office, by 10:00 AM, WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER 6. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
OK an drafted DRW 12/5/89
ang
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blessey)
1989 DEC 4 PM 7: 26
December 4, 1989
Draft Four
TAUKE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TAUKE FUNDRAISER
DES MOINES, IOWA
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989
7:00 P.M.
Senator Grassley, Governor Branstad, Congressmen Leach,
Lightfoot, and Grandy, Governor Ray, Rich Schwarm, George
Wittgraf, Ladies and Gentlemen.
Thank you, Tom, for that kind introduction. It is a
pleasure to be back in Des Moines. ((And with dinner waiting, I
promise not to keep you. After all, I have to attend one of
those famous Iowa coming-out parties.) )) //
( (However briefly, I'm glad tonight to renew old
acquaintances. And to return to a State whose people have been
called -- quote, unquote -- "clean, brave, thrifty, reverent,
loyal, and honest." // Just goes to show you: Even The
Washington Post is sometimes right.) ) //
Looking around this room, of course, all sorts of memories
affirm those words. ( (I think of drinking lemonade on Charlotte
Mohr's front lawn. Or shooting hoops -- neither prudently nor
cautiously -- at Janet Metcalf's home in Urbandale. Or how you
never failed me when I asked for coffee in the morning, coffee in
the evening, coffee at suppertime.) ) //
( (Jim Lightfoot, you'll remember this: Last year you and I
were riding in the Vice-Presidential car near Red Oak, when the
2
portable telephone rang. Keep in mind: I'd been Vice-President
for eight years -- and it was the first time the thing ever rang.
So I pick it up. Would you believe it was a wrong number?) ) //
( (Then, there was the time in 1979 when I stood in Roy
Keppy's corn crib and had corn chaff rain on my parade. //
Sometimes, I think I've held more baby pigs than kids in Iowa.
// And how about all those wonderful trips in a single-engine
plane. That's the great thing about Air Force One: It has a
little more leg room.) ) //
( (And who could forget all those great home-cooked meals
from Denison to Des Moines to Dubuque? You've treated me as a
friend -- even more, you've treated me as family.) )
With memories like these, you can see why I'm so fond of
Iowa. And why I'm delighted to be here to salute a man who
embodies its values of hard work, honesty, and strength of
character. He has been a brilliant Congressman. He will make a
magnificent United States Senator. His name is Tom Tauke -- and
he deserves our support. //
( (You know, Tom has done a lot on my behalf. I'll never
forget how as a first-term Congressman, he endorsed me before the
1988
Iowa caucuses in 1980. Or just think of last year. While Tom
was supporting me in the Iowa primaries, his wife Beverly was
supporting Bob Dole. Tom knew that politics makes strange
bedfellows -- but he didn't know it meant sleeping in the
garage. )) //
3
(In my defense, though, I've tried to make it up to him.
Earlier this year, I took a picture of both Tom and Bev, kissing
each other in the Lincoln Bedroom. // Got me to thinking that
with your support, it won't be long until Tom's opponent will be
kissing his Senate seat good-bye.) )
I say that because of Tom's not-so-secret weapon -- the
same folks who helped me are going to help him. And because of
his background: Reporter, attorney, elected to the Iowa
Legislature and six times to the U.S. House of Representatives.
He has fought for the family, the taxpayer, the farmer -- the
working people of Iowa. Helping to build better education -- and
better rural health care -- for a State whose best still lies
ahead. / /
( (Speaking of family, Tom, I hope you don't mind if I tell
this story. Barbara and I were at a fundraiser in Cedar Rapids.
When Tom came up with an idea: He asked Bev to give their two-
week-old baby a better view by bringing him to the head table. ))
( (So Bev did, and with that little Joseph -- leaning into
the microphone -- started crying. Which brought Barbara -- like
the Fort Dodge cavalry -- charging to the rescue. "Give me the
baby," she said to Tom. "You don't have the right contour." " You
guessed it: The baby didn't make another sound. )) //
Like all of you, I've seen Tom Tauke up-close and personal.
I admire him enormously. We need him in the Senate. There, he
can serve all of Iowa, and help Iowa serve the Nation. There, he
can help ensure prosperity at home -- and peace abroad.
4
As you know, last week I met with Chairman Gorbachev off the
coast of Malta. We talked about the power of freedom to
dismantle walls between Nations. And agreed that we must seize
the opportunity to build a generation of peace. From Malta came
initiatives to expand economic trade, accelerate arms control,
and nurture Europe's tide toward democracy. We need Senators
who will help America move beyond containment toward a Europe
that is whole and free. Tom Tauke will do that. //
Then, there's the prosperity which has meant over 20 million
new jobs since 1982. Prosperity which results from lower taxes,
responsible spending, and lower interest rates. Tom Tauke is one
of only 23 members of Congress to be honored by the National
Taxpayers Union. I need him in the Senate to keep taxes down.
Yet prosperity means little if our kids aren't free from
drugs. And so earlier today I visited a low-income housing
section of Des Moines. There, I thought of how our national drug
strategy aims to stop use before it begins. Tom Tauke supports
our strategy. He knows that we have not spent 213 years
defending our democracy from the tyranny of oppression -- only to
lose it to the tyranny of crack and cocaine.
You know, a writer once said of Iowa: "It is top-choice
America, America cut thick and prime." Peace, prosperity, and an
end to drugs are goals worthy of "top-choice Americans." And so
are other issues which concern every Iowan.
For example, we want to make America's educational system
No. 1 in the world again. Consider that Iowa can boast the
5
third-highest percentage rate of high-school graduates in the
country. You're tied for first when it comes to the lowest
illiteracy rates. And you're number one -- all alone -- in ACTs,
American College Testing.
You better believe we want to do nationally what you have
done locally. So we've made education reform one of our top
priorities -- proposing legislation to give greater choice to
parents and students, reward excellence, and demand greater
accountability. Tom Tauke supports our proposals.
Next, let me talk for a moment about agricultural policy and
farm bills. Four years ago, Tom helped pass a pioneering farm
bill to help a whole community in crisis. And today, farm income
is near record levels, and exports have risen dramatically. Most
good land has been brought back into production. And about 30
million acres of fragile land have been semi-permanently retired.
All of this means good news for farmers and taxpayers. For
under the 1985 farm bill, agricultural program costs have fallen
by more than half. Let's remember that next year as we write new
farm legislation. Tom Tauke will make a good bill even better.
Finally, our Administration realizes that Medicare hasn't
always been fair to rural hospitals. That's why I'm pleased to
have just signed legislation to create more equitable payments
between urban and rural areas. Tom Tauke founded the Rural
Health Care Coalition which helped draft this legislation. So
Tom, in tribute to your efforts, I'd like to give you the pen I
6
used to sign this year's reconciliation act which will make
quality health care more affordable to rural America. //
( (Now Tom, of course, would downplay all of these
achievements. After all, that's the Iowa way: Modest and
understated. I'm reminded of how a noted comedian -- no, not
Fred Grandy -- once bought a chicken farm. A friend was
astonished. "Do you know anything about breeding chickens?" he
asked. "No," the comedian replied, "but the chickens do.")) //
Well, Tom Tauke knows Iowa. From the banks of the
Mississippi to the bluffs of the Missouri. His values reflect
the greatness of Iowa. And his life embodies the spirit of Iowa:
The spirit of "America-Can," not "Washington-Must." //
So let's remember that Tom has been there for us. And
pledge that we'll be there for him -- supporting him all the way.
Thank you for this wonderful evening. God bless you. God bless
the United States of America. And let's make Tom Tauke the next
Senator from the great State of Iowa.
# # # #
(Smith/Blessey)
December 6, 1989
Draft Five
TAUKE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TAUKE FUNDRAISER
DES MOINES, IOWA
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989
7:15 P.M.
Tom and Beverly, Dr. Bennett, Senator Grassley, Governor
Branstad, Governor Ray, Congressmen Leach, Lightfoot, and Grandy,
Chairman Atwater, Rich Schwarm, David Oman, John Ruan, Gwenn
Boeke, Steve Roberts, George Wittgraf, Ladies and Gentlemen.
Thank you, Tom, for that kind introduction. It is a
pleasure to be back in Des Moines. ((And with dinner waiting, I
promise not to keep you. After all, I have to attend one of
those famous Iowa coming-out parties. " //
( (However briefly, I'm glad tonight to renew old
acquaintances. And to return to a State whose people have been
called -- quote, unquote -- "clean, brave, thrifty, reverent,
loyal, [and] honest." // Just goes to show you: Even The
Washington Post is sometimes right.) 11
Looking around this room, of course, all sorts of memories
affirm those words. ((I think of drinking lemonade on Charlotte
Mohr's front lawn. or shooting hoops -- neither prudently nor
cautiously -- at Janet Metcalf's neighborhood in Urbandale. or
how you never failed me when I asked for coffee in the morning,
coffee in the evening, coffee at suppertime.)) //
THE WHITE HOUSE
waShington
12-7-89
To: Office of Cooper Evans
FROM: Jean Balestrieri, J ONDCP
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Attached speech copy
for your interest.
2
((Jim Lightfoot, you'll remember this: Last year you and I
were riding in the Vice-Presidential car near Red Oak, when the
portable telephone rang. Naturally, I think it's the boss. So I
pick it up. Would you believe it was a wrong number?) ) 11
((Then, there was the time when I stood in Roy Keppy's corn
crib and had corn chaff rain on my parade. 11 Sometimes, I
think I've held more baby pigs than kids in Iowa. 11 or how
about all those wonderful trips in a small twin engine plane.
That's the great thing about Air Force One: It has a little more
leg room.) ) 11
((And who could forget all those great home-cooked meals
from Denison to Des Moines to Dubuque? You've treated me as a
friend -- even more, you've treated me as family.))
With memories-like these, you can see why I'm so fond of
Iowa. And why I'm delighted to be here to salute a man who
embodies its values of hard work, honesty, and strength of
character. He has been an exceptional Congressman. He will make
an exceptional United States Senator. His name is Tom Tauke --
and he deserves our support. 11
((You know, Tom has done a lot on my behalf. I'll never
forget how as a first-term Congressman, he endorsed me before the
Iowa caucuses in 1980. or just think of 1988. While Tom was
supporting me in the Iowa primaries, his wife Beverly was
supporting Bob Dole. Tom knew that politics makes strange
bedfellows -- but he didn't know it meant sleeping in the
garage.)) 11
3
Since then, I'm glad to report, unity has been restored to
the Tauke household. Just like you're going to unite to send Tom
to the U.S. Senate.
I say that because I know you: The same folks who helped me
are going to help him. And because of his background: Reporter,
attorney, elected to the Iowa Legislature and six times to the
U.S. House of Representatives. He has fought for the family, the
taxpayer, the farmer -- the working people of Iowa. Helping to
build better education -- and better rural health care -- for a
State whose best still lies ahead. 11
((Speaking of family, Tom, I hope you don't mind if I tell
this story. Barbara and I were at a fundraiser in Cedar Rapids.
When Tom came up with an idea: He asked Bev to give their two-
week-old baby a better view by bringing him to the head table.))
((So Bev did, and with that little Joseph -- leaning into
the microphone -- started crying. Which brought Barbara -- like
the Fort Dodge cavalry -- charging to the rescue. "Give me the
baby," she said to Tom. "You don't have the right contour." You
guessed it: The baby didn't make another sound.) 11
Like all of you, I've seen Tom Tauke up-close and personal.
I admire him enormously. We need him in the Senate. There, he
can serve all of Iowa, and help Iowa serve the Nation. There, he
can help ensure prosperity at home -- and peace abroad.
As you know, last week I met with Chairman Gorbachev off the
coast of Malta. We talked about the power of freedom to
dismantle walls between Nations. And agreed that we must seize
4
the opportunity to build a generation of peace. From Malta came
initiatives to nurture Europe's tide toward democracy, accelerate
arms control, and expand economic trade. And in that context,
let me repeat my goal to grant Most Favored Nation status to the
Soviet Union by the 1990 Summit. This will relax trade barriers
between East and West -- expanding markets for American
agricultural exports. We need Senators who will help America
move beyond containment toward a Europe that is whole and free.
Tom Tauke will do that. 11
Then, there's the prosperity which has meant over 20 million
new jobs since 1982. Prosperity which results from lower taxes,
responsible spending, and lower interest rates. This July Tom
Tauke was one of only 23 members of Congress to be honored by the
National Taxpayers Union. I need him in the Senate to keep taxes
down.
Yet prosperity means little if our kids aren't free from
drugs. So we have unveiled a comprehensive drug strategy to stop
use before it begins. Tom Tauke supports our strategy. He knows
that we have not spent 213 years defending our democracy from the
tyranny of oppression -- only to lose it to the tyranny of crack
and cocaine.
You know, a writer once said of Iowa: "This is top-choice
America, America cut thick and prime." Peace, prosperity, and an
end to drugs are goals worthy of "top-choice Americans." And so
are other issues which concern every Iowan.
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farm bills. Four years ago, Tom helped pass a pioneering farm
bill to help a whole community in crisis. And today, farm income
is near record levels, and exports have doubled since 1986. Most
good land has been brought back into production. And about 30
million acres of fragile land have been semi-permanently retired.
All of this means good news for farmers and taxpayers. For
under the 1985 farm bill, agricultural program costs have fallen
by more than half. Let's remember that next year as we write new
farm legislation. TOM Tauke will make a good bill even better.
Finally, as I said in Des Moines during last year's
campaign, we know that Medicare hasn't always been fair to rural
hospitals. So our Administration has proposed legislation to
create more equitable payments between urban and rural areas.
Tom Tauke founded and chairs the Rural Health Care Coalition
which helped draft this legislation. I need him in the Senate to
6
make health care affordable and accessible to the people of Rural
America.
((Now Tom, of course, would downplay each of these
accomplishments. After all, that's the Iowa way: Modest and
understated. I'm reminded of how a noted comedian -- no, not
Fred Grandy -- once bought a chicken farm. A friend was
astonished. "Do you know anything about breeding chickens?" he
asked. "No," the comedian replied, "but the chickens do.")) 11
Well, Tom Tauke knows Iowa. From the banks of the
Mississippi to the bluffs of the Missouri. His values reflect
the greatness of Iowa. And his life embodies the spirit of Iowa:
The spirit of "America-Can," not "washington-Must." 11
So let's remember that Tom has been there for us. And
pledge that we'll be there for him -- supporting him all the way.
Thank you for this wonderful evening. God bless you. God bless
the United States of America. And let's make Tom Tauke the next
Senator from the great state of Iowa.
#
#
#
#
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
12/6/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
SUBJECT:
REMARKS AT FUNDRAISING DINNER TO TOM TAUKE
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
WRAY
FITZWATER
BENNETT
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
The attached has been forwarded to the President.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 6, 1989
1989
DEC
INFORMATION
'6'
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
3
13
THROUGH: CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
CURT SMITH
a
SUBJECT: REMARKS AT FUNDRAISING DINNER FOR TOM TAUKE
I. SUMMARY
On Friday, December 8, at 7:15 p.m., you will participate in
a fundraising dinner for Representative Tom Tauke, who is running
for a U.S. Senate seat against Democrat Tom Harkin. Congressman
Tauke will introduce you. Beverly Tauke, Dr. Bill Bennett,
Chairman Atwater, Senator Grassley, Governor Branstad, Governor
Ray, Rich Schwarm (Iowa Republican Chairman), David Oman (Iowa
Republican Co-Chairman), John Ruan (Dinner Chairman), Gwenn Boeke
(National Committeewoman), Steve Roberts (National Committeeman),
George Wittgraf and Congressmen Leach, Lightfoot, and Grandy will
also attend. You will address about 2,600 people at the Des
Moines Convention Center before their dinner.
II. DISCUSSION
The attached remarks (11 minutes, teleprompter) praise the
values of Iowans and Tom Tauke and recount some of your personal
experiences in Iowa. The remarks also mention Tom Tauke's
support for the Adminstration's positions on education, drugs,
rural health, and agriculture.
(Smith/Blessey)
December 6, 1989
Draft Five
TAUKE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TAUKE FUNDRAISER
DES MOINES, IOWA
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989
7:15 P.M.
Tom and Beverly, Dr. Bennett, Senator Grassley, Governor
Branstad, Governor Ray, Congressmen Leach, Lightfoot, and Grandy,
Chairman Atwater, Rich Schwarm, David Oman, John Ruan, Gwenn
Boeke, Steve Roberts, George Wittgraf, Ladies and Gentlemen.
Thank you, Tom, for that kind introduction. It is a
pleasure to be back in Des Moines. ((And with dinner waiting, I
promise not to keep you. After all, I have to attend one of
those famous Iowa coming-out parties.) ) //
((However briefly, I'm glad tonight to renew old
acquaintances. And to return to a State whose people have been
called -- quote, unquote -- "clean, brave, thrifty, reverent,
loyal, [and] honest." // Just goes to show you: Even The
Washington Post is sometimes right.) ) //
Looking around this room, of course, all sorts of memories
affirm those words. ((I think of drinking lemonade on Charlotte
Mohr's front lawn. or shooting hoops -- neither prudently nor
cautiously --i>t Janet Metcalf's neighborhood in Urbandale. or
how you never failed me when I asked for coffee in the morning,
coffee in the evening, coffee at suppertime.)) //
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2 yrs . ago
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((Jim Lightfoot, you'll remember this: Last year you and I
were riding in the Vice-Presidential car near Red Oak, when the
portable telephone rang. Naturally, I think it's the boss. So I
pick it up. Would you believe it was a wrong number?)) //
((Then, there was the time when I stood in Roy Keppy's corn
crib and had corn chaff rain on my parade. // Sometimes, I
think I've held more baby pigs than kids in Iowa. 11 or how
about all those wonderful trips in a small twin engine plane.
That's the great thing about Air Force One: It has a little more
leg room.) ) 11
((And who could forget all those great home-cooked meals
from Denison to Des Moines to Dubuque? You've treated me as a
friend -- even more, you've treated me as family.)
With memories like these, you can see why I'm so fond of
Iowa. And why I'm delighted to be here to salute a man who
embodies its values of hard work, honesty, and strength of
character. He has been an exceptional Congressman. He will make
an exceptional United States Senator. His name is Tom Tauke --
and he deserves our support. //
((You know, Tom has done a lot on my behalf. I'll never
forget how as a first-term Congressman, he endorsed me before the
Iowa caucuses in 1980. or just think of 1988. While Tom was
caucses
supporting me in the Iowa primaries, his wife Beverly was
supporting Bob Dole. Tom knew that politics makes strange
bedfellows -- but he didn't know it meant sleeping in the
garage.)) 11
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Since then, I'm glad to report, unity has been restored to
the Tauke household. Just like you're going to unite to send Tom
to the U.S. Senate.
I say that because I know you: The same folks who helped ne
are going to help him. And because of his background: Reporter,
attorney, elected to the Iowa Legislature and six times to the
U.S. House of Representatives. He has fought for the family, the
taxpayer, the farmer -- the working people of Iowa. Helping to
build better education -- and better rural health care -- for a
State whose best still lies ahead. //
( (Speaking of family, Tom, I hope you don't mind if I tell
this story. Barbara and I were at a fundraiser in Cedar Rapids.
When Tom came up with an idea: He asked Bev to give their two-
week-old baby a better view by bringing him to the head table.)
( (So Bev did, and with that little Joseph -- leaning into
the microphone -- started crying. Which brought Barbara -- like
the Fort Dodge cavalry -- charging to the rescue. "Give me the
baby," she said to Tom. "You don't have the right contour." You
guessed it: The baby didn't make another sound.) //
Like all of you, I've seen Tom Tauke up-close and personal.
I admire him enormously. We need him in the Senate. There, he
can serve all of Iowa, and help Iowa serve the Nation. There, he
can help ensure prosperity at home -- and peace abroad.
As you know, last week I met with Chairman Gorbachev off the
coast of Malta. We talked about the power of freedom to
dismantle walls between Nations. And agreed that we must seize
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the opportunity to build a generation of peace. From Malta came
initiatives to nurture Europe's tide toward democracy, accelerate
arms control, and expand economic trade. And in that context,
let me repeat my goal to grant Most Favored Nation status to the
Soviet Union by the 1990 Summit. This will relax trade barriers
between East and West -- expanding markets for American
agricultural exports. We need Senators who will help America
move beyond containment toward a Europe that is whole and free.
Tom Tauke will do that. //
Then, there's the prosperity which has meant over 20 million
new jobs since 1982. Prosperity which results from lower taxes,
responsible spending, and lower interest rates. This July Tom
Tauke was one of only 23 members of Congress to be honored by the
National Taxpayers Union. I need him in the Senate to keep taxes
down.
Yet prosperity means little if our kids aren't free from
drugs. So we have unveiled a comprehensive drug strategy to stop
use before it begins. Tom Tauke supports our strategy. He knows
that we have not spent 213 years defending our democracy from the
tyranny of oppression -- only to lose it to the tyranny of crack
and cocaine.
You know, a writer once said of Iowa: "This is top-choice
America, America cut thick and prime." Peace, prosperity, and an
end to drugs are goals worthy of "top-choice Americans." And so
are other issues which concern every Iowan.
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For example, we want to make America's educational system
No. 1 in the world again. Consider that Iowa can boast the
third-highest percentage rate of high-school graduates in the
country. And you're number one -- all alone -- in ACTs,
American College Testing.
You better believe we want to do nationally what you have
done locally. So we've made education reform one of our top
priorities -- proposing legislation to give greater choice to
parents and students, reward excellence, and demand greater
accountability. Tom Tauke has championed those proposals.
Next, let me talk for a moment about agricultural policy and
farm bills. Four years ago, Tom helped pass a pioneering farm
bill to help a whole community in crisis. And today, farm income
dramatically increased
is near record levels, and exports have deabled since 1986. Most
good land has been brought back into production. And about 30
million acres of fragile land have been semi-permanently retired.
All of this means good news for farmers and taxpayers. For
under the 1985 farm bill, agricultural program costs have fallen
by more than half. Let's remember that next year as we write new
farm legislation. Tom Tauke will make a good bill even better.
caucuses
Finally, as I said in Des Moines during last year's
caucses
campaign, we know that Medicare hasn't always been fair to rural
hospitals. So our Administration has proposed legislation to
create more equitable payments between urban and rural areas.
Tom Tauke founded and chairs the Rural Health Care Coalition
which helped draft this legislation. I need him in the Senate to
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make health care affordable and accessible to the people of Rural
America.
((Now Tom, of course, would downplay each of these
accomplishments. After all, that's the Iowa way: Modest and
understated. I'm reminded of how a noted comedian -- no, not
Fred Grandy -- once bought a chicken farm. A friend was
astonished. "Do you know anything about breeding chickens?" he
asked. "No," the comedian replied, "but the chickens do.")) //
Well, Tom Tauke knows Iowa. From the banks of the
Mississippi to the bluffs of the Missouri. His values reflect
the greatness of Iowa. And his life embodies the spirit of Iowa:
The spirit of "America-Can," not "Washington-Must." 11
So let's remember that Tom has been there for us. And
pledge that we'll be there for him -- supporting him all the way.
Thank you for this wonderful evening. God bless you. God bless
the United States of America. And let's make Tom Tauke the next
Senator from the great State of Iowa.
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Steph B,
TAUKE FUNDRAISER
DES MOINES, IOWA
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989
7:15 P.M.
TOM AND BEVERLY, DR. BENNETT, SENATOR GRASSLEY,
GOVERNOR BRANSTAD, GOVERNOR RAY, CONGRESSMEN LEACH,
LIGHTFOOT, AND GRANDY, CHAIRMAN ATWATER, RICH SCHWARM,
DAVID OMAN, JOHN RUAN, GWEN BOEKE [BO KEY], STEVE
ROBERTS, GEORGE WITTGRAF, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
THANK YOU, ToM, FOR THAT KIND INTRODUCTION. IT IS
A PLEASURE TO BE BACK IN DES MOINES. ((AND WITH DINNER
WAITING, I PROMISE NOT TO KEEP YOU. AFTER ALL, I HAVE
TO ATTEND ONE OF THOSE FAMOUS IOWA COMING-OUT
PARTIES.) ) //
(HOWEVER BRIEFLY, I'M GLAD TONIGHT TO RENEW OLD
ACQUAINTANCES. AND TO RETURN TO A STATE WHOSE PEOPLE
HAVE BEEN CALLED -- QUOTE, UNQUOTE -- "CLEAN, BRAVE,
THRIFTY, REVERENT, LOYAL, [AND] HONEST." // JUST GOES
TO SHOW YOU: EVEN THE WASHINGTON POST IS SOMETIMES
RIGHT.)) //
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LOOKING AROUND THIS ROOM, OF COURSE, ALL SORTS OF
MEMORIES AFFIRM THOSE WORDS. ((I THINK OF DRINKING
LEMONADE ON CHARLOTTE MOHR'S FRONT LAWN. OR SHOOTING
HOOPS -- NEITHER PRUDENTLY NOR CAUTIOUSLY -- IN JANET
METCALF'S NEIGHBORHOOD IN URBANDALE. OR HOW YOU NEVER
FAILED ME WHEN I ASKED FOR COFFEE IN THE MORNING,
COFFEE IN THE EVENING, COFFEE AT SUPPERTIME.)) //
((JIM LIGHTFOOT, YOU'LL REMEMBER THIS: TWO YEARS
AGO, YOU AND I WERE RIDING IN THE VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CAR
NEAR RED OAK, WHEN THE PORTABLE TELEPHONE RANG.
NATURALLY, I THINK IT'S THE BOSS. so I PICK IT UP.
WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT WAS A WRONG NUMBER?)) //
(THEN, THERE WAS THE TIME WHEN I STOOD IN ROY
KEPPY'S CORN CRIB AND HAD CORN CHAFF RAIN ON MY PARADE.
// SOMETIMES, I THINK I'VE HELD MORE BABY PIGS THAN
KIDS IN IOWA. // OR HOW ABOUT ALL THOSE WONDERFUL
TRIPS IN A SMALL TWIN ENGINE PLANE. THAT'S THE GREAT
THING ABOUT AIR FORCE ONE: IT HAS A LITTLE MORE LEG
ROOM.)) //
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WITH THE MEMORIES LIKE THESE, YOU CAN SEE WHY I FEEL
CLOSE TO IOWA, AND WHY I'M DELIGHTED TO BE HERE TO SALUTE
A MAN WHO EMBODIES ITS VALUES OF HARD WORK, HONESTY, AND
STRENGTH OF CHARACTER. HE HAS BEEN AN EXCEPTIONAL
CONGRESSMAN. HE WILL MAKE AN EXCEPTIONAL UNITED STATES
SENATOR. HIS NAME IS ToM TAUKE -- AND HE DESERVES OUR SUPPORT,
You AND I BOTH KNOW WHY -- LOOK AT HIS BACKGROUND:
REPORTER, ATTORNEY, ELECTED TO THE IOWA LEGISLATURE AND
SIX TIMES TO THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. LOOK AT
HIS RECORD. HE HAS FOUGHT FOR THE FAMILY, THE TAXPAYER,
THE FARMER -- THE WORKING PEOPLE OF IOWA, HELPING TO
BUILD BETTER EDCUATION -- AND BETTER RURAL HEALTH CARE
FOR A STATE WHOSE BEST STILL LIES AHEAD. 11
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((SPEAKING OF FAMILY, ToM, I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND
IF I TELL THIS STORY. BARBARA AND I WERE AT A
FUNDRAISER IN CEDAR RAPIDS. WHEN TOM CAME UP WITH AN
IDEA: HE ASKED BEV TO GIVE THEIR TWO-WEEK-OLD BABY A
BETTER VIEW BY BRINGING HIM TO THE HEAD TABLE.))
((SO BEV DID, AND WITH THAT LITTLE JOSEPH --
LEANING INTO THE MICROPHONE -- STARTED CRYING. WHICH
BROUGHT BARBARA -- LIKE THE FORT DODGE CAVALRY --
CHARGING TO THE RESCUE. "GIVE ME THE BABY," SHE SAID
TO ToM. "YOU DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT CONTOUR." YOU
GUESSED IT: THE BABY DIDN'T MAKE ANOTHER SOUND.)) //
LIKE ALL OF YOU, I'VE SEEN TOM TAUKE UP-CLOSE AND
PERSONAL. I ADMIRE HIM ENORMOUSLY. WE NEED HIM IN THE
SENATE. THERE, HE CAN SERVE ALL OF IOWA, AND HELP IOWA
SERVE THE NATION. THERE, HE CAN HELP ENSURE PROSPERITY
AT HOME -- AND PEACE ABROAD.
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AS YOU KNOW, LAST WEEK I MET WITH CHAIRMAN
GORBACHEV OFF THE COAST OF MALTA. WE TALKED ABOUT THE
POWER OF FREEDOM TO DISMANTLE WALLS BETWEEN NATIONS.
AND AGREED THAT WE MUST SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD
A GENERATION OF PEACE. FROM MALTA CAME INITIATIVES TO
NURTURE EUROPE'S TIDE TOWARD DEMOCRACY, ACCELERATE ARMS
CONTROL, AND EXPAND TRADE. AND IN THAT CONTEXT, LET ME
REPEAT MY GOAL TO GRANT MOST FAVORED NATION STATUS TO
THE SOVIET UNION BY THE 1990 SUMMIT. THIS WILL RELAX
TRADE BARRIERS BETWEEN EAST AND WEST -- EXPANDING
MARKETS FOR AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL AND OTHER EXPORTS.
WE NEED SENATORS WHO WILL HELP AMERICA MOVE BEYOND
CONTAINMENT TOWARD A EUROPE THAT IS WHOLE AND FREE.
TOM TAUKE WILL DO THAT. //
THEN, THERE'S THE PROSPERITY WHICH HAS MEANT OVER
20 MILLION NEW JOBS SINCE 1982. PROSPERITY WHICH
RESULTS FROM LOWER TAXES, RESPONSIBLE SPENDING, AND
LOWER INTEREST RATES. THIS JULY TOM TAUKE WAS ONE OF
ONLY 23 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO BE HONORED BY THE
NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION. I NEED HIM IN THE SENATE TO
KEEP TAXES DOWN.
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YET PROSPERITY MEANS LITTLE IF OUR KIDS AREN'T
FREE FROM DRUGS. SO WE HAVE UNVEILED A COMPREHENSIVE
DRUG STRATEGY TO STOP USE BEFORE IT BEGINS. TOM TAUKE
SUPPORTS OUR STRATEGY. HE KNOWS THAT WE HAVE NOT SPENT
213 YEARS DEFENDING OUR DEMOCRACY FROM THE TYRANNY OF
OPPRESSION - ONLY TO LOSE IT TO THE TYRANNY OF CRACK
AND COCAINE.
YOU KNOW, A WRITER ONCE SAID OF IOWA: "THIS IS
TOP-CHOICE AMERICA, AMERICA CUT THICK AND PRIME."
PEACE, PROSPERITY, AND AN END TO DRUGS ARE GOALS WORTHY
OF "TOP-CHOICE AMERICANS." AND so ARE OTHER ISSUES
WHICH CONCERN EVERY IOWAN.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE WANT TO MAKE AMERICA'S EDUCATIONAL
SYSTEM NO. 1 IN THE WORLD AGAIN. CONSIDER THAT IOWA
CAN BOAST THE THIRD-HIGHEST PERCENTAGE RATE OF
HIGH-SCHOOL GRADUATES IN THE COUNTRY. AND YOU'RE
NUMBER ONE -- ALL ALONE -- IN ACTS AMERICAN COLLEGE
TESTING.
A.C.T.S
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You BETTER BELIEVE WE WANT TO DO NATIONALLY WHAT
YOU HAVE DONE LOCALLY, So WE"VE MADE EDUCATION REFORM
ONE OF OUR TOP PRIORITIES -- PROPOSING LEGISLATION TO GIVE
GREATER CHOICE TO PARENTS AND STUDENTS, REWARD EXCELLENCE
AND DEMAND GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY. ToM TAUKE HAS CHAMPIONED
THOSE PROPOSALS,
I'M ALSO GRATEFUL TO GOVERNOR BRANSTAD FOR HIS
LEADERSHIP WITH THE GOVERNORS. HE WAS A STALWART ADVOCATE
FOR A BETTER EDUCATION FOR AMERICA'S CHILDREN AT OUR
RECENT EDUCATION SUMMIT.
NEXT, LET ME TALK FOR A MOMENT ABOUT AGRICULTURAL
POLICY AND FARM BILLS, FOUR YEARS AGO, ToM HELPED PASS A
PIONEERING FARM BILL TO HELP A WHOLE COMMUNITY IN CRISIS,
AND TODAY, FARM INCOME IS NEAR RECORD LEVELS, AND EXPORTS
HAVE DRAMATICALLY INCREASED SINCE 1986. MOST GOOD LAND HAS
BEEN BROUGHT BACK INTO PRODUCTION, AND ABOUT 30 MILLION
ACRES OF FRAGILE LAND HAVE BEEN SEMI-PERMANENTLY RETIRED,
AND MANY OF YOU KNOW, ToM TAUKE HAS ALREADY BEEN OUT
FRONT IN OUR EFFORT TO PROMOTE ETHANOL AS ALTERNATIVE FUEL,
THAT'S GOOD FOR AGRICULTURE AND GOOD FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT.
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ALL OF THIS MEANS GOOD NEWS FOR FARMERS AND
TAXPAYERS. FOR UNDER THE 1985 FARM BILL, AGRICULTURAL
PROGRAM COSTS HAVE FALLEN BY MORE THAN HALF. LET'S
REMEMBER THAT NEXT YEAR AS WE WRITE NEW FARM
LEGISLATION. TOM TAUKE WILL MAKE A GOOD BILL EVEN
BETTER.
FINALLY, AS I SAID IN DES MOINES DURING LAST
YEAR'S CAUCUSES, WE KNOW THAT MEDICARE HASN'T ALWAYS
BEEN FAIR TO RURAL HOSPITALS. so OUR ADMINISTRATION
HAS WELCOMED NEW LEGISLATION TO CREATE MORE EQUITABLE
PAYMENTS BETWEEN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS. TOM TAUKE
FOUNDED AND CO-CHAIRS THE RURAL HEALTH CARE COALITION
WHICH HELPED DRAFT THIS LEGISLATION. I NEED HIM IN THE
SENATE TO MAKE HEALTH CARE AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO
THE PEOPLE OF RURAL AMERICA.
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((NOW ToM, OF COURSE, WOULD DOWNPLAY EACH OF THESE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AFTER ALL, THAT'S THE IOWA WAY: MODEST
AND UNDERSTATED, I'M REMINDED OF HOW A NOTED COMEDIAN --
NO, NOT FRED GRANDY -- ONCE BOUGHT A CHICKEN FARM, A FRIEND
WAS ASTONISHED, "Do YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT BREEDING
CHICKENS?" HE ASKED. "No," THE COMEDIAN REPLIED, :}
"BUT THE CHICKENS DO.")) //
WELL, ToM TAUKE KNOWS IOWA. FROM THE BANKS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI TO THE BLUFFS OF THE MISSOURI, HIS VALUES
REFLECT THE GREATNESS OF IOWA. You KNOW, WHEN I THINK OF
IOWA, I THINK OF A MIDWESTERN STATE THAT IS INTERNATIONAL
AS WELL, NOT JUST IN TERMS OF TRADE IN FARM PRODUCTS, BUT
IN A BROADER CONTEXT. IOWANS HAVE ALWAYS HAD A KEEN
INTEREST IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS, AND YOUR INSIGHTS ARE
VALUABLE INDEED. ToM TAUKE FITS THAT PICTURE AND HIS
LIFE EMBODIES THE SPIRIT OF IOWA: THAT SPIRIT OF
"AMERICA-CAN," NOT "WASHINGTON-MUST."
So LET'S REMEMBER THAT ToM HAS BEEN THERE FOR US. AND
PLEDGE THAT WE'LL BE THERE FOR HIM SUPPORTING HIM ALL THE
WAY, THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL EVENING, GOD BLESS YOU,
God BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND LET'S MAKE
ToM TAUKE THE NEXT SENATOR FROM THE GREAT STATE OF IOWA,
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