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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 14, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST
TONY SNOW TS
FROM:
CURT SMITH
SUBJECT:
LIBERTY MUTUAL
On Wednesday, January 15th, at 1:00 p.m. you will deliver
remarks (approximately 7 minutes/cards) to approximately 400
Liberty Mutual Insurance employees in Dover, New Hampshire.
Governor Gregg introduces you; also acknowledged are Senator Bob
Smith, Congressman Bill Zeliff, Gary Countryman, Liberty
President and CEO, and Bob Laszewski, Liberty's executive Vice
President.
Your speech acknowledges New Hampshire's tough economic
times, dismisses some of the quick-fix solutions of the
opposition, and proposes standards by whick all economic
proposals, including those to be delivered in the State of the
Union, should be measured.
(Smith/Grossman)
January 14, 1992
Draft Five
HAMP
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LIBERTY MUTUAL
DOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1992
Governor Gregg, thank you for that introduction. Gary
Countryman, President and CEO of Liberty Mutual. Senator Bob
Smith. Congressman Bill Zeliff. The men and women of Liberty
Mutual. It is always a pleasure to be here, and to again see my
good friends in New Hampshire. //
((Let me begin by denying a vicious rumor. I have not
traveled to New Hampshire to personally renew my subscription to
the "Union Leader. ")) I am here to talk about my highest
priority: Jobs and economic growth. //
On Election Night four years ago, I spoke from the heart
these four words: "Thank you, New Hampshire." // New Hampshire
helped make me President. // I love its people / feel its
concerns / share your values and, yes, your hurt. //
I know times are tough up here. I also know that in a world
forever smaller, foreign and domestic policy have never been more
entwined. // We will not build prosperity by building a fence
around America. Instead, we need the initiatives overseas today
that mean American jobs tomorrow. //
I went to Asia to help secure those jobs by telling foreign
leaders: We don't want just free trade. We want fair trade. //
Americans don't ask for a home-field advantage. We do insist on
2
a level playing field where our workers can compete. 11 Your
emblem says it all: "America believes in liberty." // I mean
the liberty from trade barriers that can open markets / increase
exports / and achieve a business renaissance. 11
We didn't fight all these years to bring down the walls of
Communism in Eastern Europe only to now build up the walls of
isolationism around America. / Protectionism doesn't work //
didn't when it deepened the Great Depression // won't work
better now. // Like it or not, we live in a global economy:
When it comes to trade, we will "live free, or die. //
We don't need the cheap ploy of protectionism. We need a
real plan for economic growth -- not a quick-fix, but long-term
solutions. // Proposals are now being floated by the candidates.
Listen to what my competition says -- then hear me out. I'm
counting on the people of New Hampshire to honestly decide who
has the best plan to get this economy growing again. //
Let me suggest standards by which to judge our proposals. //
First, a real growth package should make sense in the real world
-- ensuring the freedom to create, build, invest, and dream // I
want a nation of entrepreneurs who are encouraged to take risks -
- not forced to take refuge. // Second, a real growth package
should make America more competitive -- increasing our exports
and creating new jobs. //
Third, it must preserve basic assets. I speak of the value
of the home -- and the need to help all Americans -- especially
lower- and middle-class -- raise a family and educate our kids.
3
// Finally, this package must get Washington's house in order.
We need to cut spending -- not opportunity. //
A real growth package must restore faith that tomorrow will
be better than today. That is especially true in health care.
We must make it accessible. We must also make it affordable. //
Today, skyrocketing health care bills are hurting the lives of
millions of Americans. // A proverb says, "He who has health has
hope, and he who has hope has everything. // In my State of the
Union Address two weeks from now, I will unveil a health care
plan to give hope to Americans who despair of rising costs. //
For several years, Liberty Mutual has shared its expertise
to help us form our health care package. Even before, I felt a
kinship. // I remember campaigning here in 1987 at your mill
then under construction. / I have admired Liberty Mutual for its
point of light spirit -- donating a rescue vehicle to the Dover
Fire Department / helping high school kids through the Project
Invest program / creating jobs as New Hampshire's ninth-largest
employer. // There's another link -- the Liberty Mutual Legends
of Golf Tournament in Austin. ((I was in Texas several weeks
ago, and it rained every day. I felt right at home. / The way I
play golf, I spend most of my time in the water, anyway.) )
I want to thank people like Bob Laszewski (la SHEH skee),
Liberty's Executive Vice-President, for enriching those ties. //
Today, the U.S. spends more on health care than any nation --
twice the per capita level of Germany and Japan. // Liberty
Mutual has worked with Secretary Sullivan of HHS to help us
4
achieve the best health care -- and I appreciate your advice.
You know how health care can help cure our ailing economy. //
Nearly seven decades ago, Robert Frost said, "[New
Hampshire's] one of the two best states in the Union.' // FYI:
He named Vermont the other. // He knew that New Hampshirites
deserve strong leadership. I intend to provide it. // You
expect your President to make tough decisions. I have -- and
will continue to. //
But I need your help. I need your help to keep America No.
1 at home, and abroad -- to keep trade free and fair -- and
democracy free and strong. 11 I know what I owe you. Today, I
again ask for your support. // Let me close with this promise:
I will never -- ever -- let you down. // God bless you, and God
bless America.
#
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
DATE: 1-14-92
TO:
FROM: ANDY CARD
Liberty mutual,
-
11
I have confidence in
the part you can play
in the health care future
But
8/ our country. 1 The health
insurance system in America
needs reform and I am
going to reform you! "
Pease - cuteria
Evetur -
1
Cabletron
Rotary - tax statement
CLOSE HOLD
298770ss
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
92 JAN 14 P4:11 P4: I
DATE:
1/14/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LIBERTY MUTUAL
SUBJECT:
WEDNESDAY, 1/15/92
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
KAUFMAN
CARD
SNOW
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
The attached has been forwarded to the President.
RESPONSE:
SENSITIVE
CLOSE HOLD
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 14, 1992 02 JAN P2: 44
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST
TONY SNOW TS
FROM:
CURT SMITH
SUBJECT:
LIBERTY MUTUAL
On Wednesday, January 15th, at 1:00 p.m. you will deliver
remarks (approximately 7 minutes/cards) to approximately 400
Liberty Mutual Insurance employees in Dover, New Hampshire.
Governor Gregg introduces you; also acknowledged are Senator Bob
Smith, Congressman Bill Zeliff, Gary Countryman, Liberty
President and CEO, and Bob Laszewski, Liberty's executive Vice
President.
Your speech acknowledges New Hampshire's tough economic
times, dismisses some of the quick-fix solutions of the
opposition, and proposes standards by whick all economic
proposals, including those to be delivered in the State of the
Union, should be measured.
(Smith/Grossman)
January 14, 1992
Draft Five
HAMP
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LIBERTY MUTUAL
DOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1992
Governor Gregg, thank you for that introduction. Gary
Countryman, President and CEO of Liberty Mutual. Senator Bob
Smith. Congressman Bill Zeliff. The men and women of Liberty
Mutual. It is always a pleasure to be here, and to again see my
good friends in New Hampshire. 11
( (Let me begin by denying a vicious rumor. I have not
traveled to New Hampshire to personally renew my subscription to
the "Union Leader. I am here to talk about my highest
priority: Jobs and economic growth. //
On Election Night four years ago, I spoke from the heart
these four words: "Thank you, New Hampshire." // New Hampshire
helped make me President. // I love its people / feel its
concerns / share your values and, yes, your hurt. //
I know times are tough up here. I also know that in a world
forever smaller, foreign and domestic policy have never been more
entwined. // We will not build prosperity by building a fence
around America. Instead, we need the initiatives overseas today
that mean American jobs tomorrow. //
I went to Asia to help secure those jobs by telling foreign
leaders: We don't want just free trade. We want fair trade. //
Americans don't ask for a home-field advantage. We do insist on
2
a level playing field where our workers can compete. // Your
emblem says it all: "America believes in liberty." // I mean
the liberty from trade barriers that can open markets / increase
exports / and achieve a business renaissance. //
We didn't fight all these years to bring down the walls of
Communism in Eastern Europe only to now build up the walls of
isolationism around America. / Protectionism doesn't work //
didn't when it deepened the Great Depression 11 won't work
better now. // Like it or not, we live in a global economy:
When it comes to trade, we will "live free, or die. //
We don't need the cheap ploy of protectionism. We need a
real plan for economic growth -- not a quick-fix, but long-term
solutions. // Proposals are now being floated by the candidates.
Listen to what my competition says -- then hear me out. I'm
counting on the people of New Hampshire to honestly decide who
has the best plan to get this economy growing again. //
Let me suggest standards by which to judge our proposals. //
First, a real growth package should make sense in the real world
-- ensuring the freedom to create, build, invest, and dream // I
want a nation of entrepreneurs who are encouraged to take risks -
- not forced to take refuge. // Second, a real growth package
should make America more competitive -- increasing our exports
and creating new jobs. //
Third, it must preserve basic assets. I speak of the value
of the home -- and the need to help all Americans -- especially
lower- and middle-class -- raise a family and educate our kids.
3
// Finally, this package must get Washington's house in order.
We need to cut spending -- not opportunity. //
A real growth package must restore faith that tomorrow will
be better than today. That is especially true in health care.
We must make it accessible. We must also make it affordable. //
Today, skyrocketing health care bills are hurting the lives of
millions of Americans. // A proverb says, "He who has health has
hope, and he who has hope has everything." // In my State of the
Union Address two weeks from now, I will unveil a health care
plan to give hope to Americans who despair of rising costs. //
For several years, Liberty Mutual has shared its expertise
to help us form our health care package. Even before, I felt a
kinship. 11 I remember campaigning here in 1987 at your mill
then under construction. / I have admired Liberty Mutual for its
point of light spirit -- donating a rescue vehicle to the Dover
Fire Department / helping high school kids through the Project
Invest program / creating jobs as New Hampshire's ninth-largest
employer. // There's another link -- the Liberty Mutual Legends
of Golf Tournament in Austin. ((I was in Texas several weeks
ago, and it rained every day. I felt right at home. / The way I
play golf, I spend most of my time in the water, anyway. ))
I want to thank people like Bob Laszewski (la SHEH skee),
Liberty's Executive Vice-President, for enriching those ties. //
Today, the U.S. spends more on health care than any nation --
twice the per capita level of Germany and Japan. // Liberty
Mutual has worked with Secretary Sullivan of HHS to help us
4
achieve the best health care -- and I appreciate your advice.
You know how health care can help cure our ailing economy. //
Nearly seven decades ago, Robert Frost said, "[New
Hampshire's] one of the two best states in the Union. " // FYI:
He named Vermont the other. 11 He knew that New Hampshirites
deserve strong leadership. I intend to provide it. // You
expect your President to make tough decisions. I have -- and
will continue to. //
But I need your help. I need your help to keep America No.
1 at home, and abroad -- to keep trade free and fair -- and
democracy free and strong. // I know what I owe you. Today, I
again ask for your support. // Let me close with this promise:
I will never -- ever -- let you down. // God bless you, and God
bless America.
#
#
#
#
CLUSE HOLD
298770ss 246
Document No.
92 JAN 14
P 2
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 1/13/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: TUESDAY, 1/14/92 11:00a
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LIBERTY MUTUAL
SUBJECT:
DOVER, NH - WEDNESDAY, 1/15/92
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCCLURE
SCOWCROE
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
KAUFMAN
CARD
SNOW
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 11:00 a.m., TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
January 14, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR TONY SNOW
The NSC staff concurs with the draft presidential remarks.
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Brent Scowcroft
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
CC: Phillip D. Brady
Ext. 2702
92 JAN 13 P5: 35
(Smith/Grossman)
January 12, 1992
Draft Four
HAMP
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LIBERTY MUTUAL
DOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1992
Gary Countryman. [[Other acknowledgments]]. The men and
women of Liberty Mutual. It is always a pleasure to be here, and
to again see my good friends in New Hampshire. //
( (Let me begin by denying a vicious rumor. I have not
traveled to New Hampshire to personally renew my subscription to
the "Union Leader. ) I am here to talk about the jobs and
economic growth that is my highest priority. //
On Election Night four years ago, I spoke from the heart
these four words: "Thank you, New Hampshire." // New Hampshire
helped make me President. // I love its people / feel its
concerns / share your values and, yes, your hurt. //
I know times are tough up here. I also know that in a world
forever smaller, foreign and domestic policy have never been more
entwined. // We will not build prosperity by building a fence
around America. Instead, we need the initiatives overseas today
that mean American jobs tomorrow. //
I went to Asia to help secure those jobs by telling foreign
leaders: We don't want just free trade. We want fair trade. //
Americans don't ask for a home-field advantage. We do insist on
a level playing field where our workers can compete. // Your
emblem says it all: "America believes in liberty." // I mean
2
the liberty from trade barriers that can open markets / increase
exports / and achieve a business renaissance. //
We didn't fight all these years to bring down the walls of
Communism in Eastern Europe only to now build up the walls of
isolationism around America. / Protectionism doesn't work //
didn't when it caused the Great Depression // won't work better
now. // Like it or not, we live in a global economy: When it
comes to trade, we will "live free, or die. //
We don't need the cheap ploy of protectionism. We need a
real plan for economic growth -- not a quick-fix, but long-term
solutions. // Proposals are now being floated by the candidates.
Some rest on fact -- others, fiction. / Here are standards by
which to judge these proposals -- including the program I will
unveil two weeks from now in the State of the Union. //
First, a real growth package should make sense in the real
world -- ensuring the freedom to create, build, invest, and dream
// I want a nation of entrepreneurs who are encouraged to take
risks -- not forced to take refuge. // Second, a real growth
package should make America more competitive -- increasing our
exports and creating new jobs. //
Third, this package must not increase the deficit. We need
to cut spending -- not opportunity. / Finally, it must preserve
basic assets. I speak of the value of the home -- and the need
to help all Americans -- especially lower- and middle-class --
raise a family and educate our kids. That, and only that, will
restore faith that tomorrow will be better than today. //
3
That is especially true in health care. We must make it
accessible. We must also make it affordable. // ( (I just want
to clear up a misconception. I didn't collapse at last week's
State Dinner in Japan because they gave me a bill. )) // Today,
skyrocketing health care bills are hurting the lives of millions
of Americans. // A proverb says, "He who has health has hope,
and he who has hope has everything." // In State of the Union, I
will unveil a health care plan to give hope to Americans who
despair of rising costs. //
For several years, Liberty Mutual has shared its expertise
to help us form our health care package. Even before, I felt a
kinship. // I remember campaigning here in 1987 at your mill
then under construction. / I have admired Liberty Mutual as a
point of light -- donating a rescue vehicle to the Dover Fire
Department / helping high school kids through the Project Invest
program / creating jobs as New Hampshire's ninth-largest
employer. // There's also our longest link -- the Liberty Mutual
Legends of Golf Tournament in Austin. ( (I was down there several
weeks ago, and it rained every day. I felt right at home. / The
way I play golf, I spend most of my time in the water, anyway.) )
I want to thank people like Bob Laszewski, Liberty's
Executive Vice-President, for enriching those ties. // Bob has
worked with Secretary Sullivan of HHS -- and with Senator
Rockefeller and the Pepper Commission. He knows how the U.S. now
spends more on health care than any nation -- twice the per
capita of Germany and Japan. // I am confident Liberty will help
4
us achieve the best health care -- and I appreciate your advice.
You know how health care can help cure our ailing economy. //
Nearly seven decades ago, Robert Frost said, "[New
Hampshire's] one of the two best states in the Union. " // FYI:
He named Vermont the other. // He knew that New Hampshiremen
deserve strong leadership. I intend to provide it. // You
expect your President to make tough decisions. I have -- and
will continue to. //
But I need your help. I need your help to keep America No.
1 at home, and abroad -- to keep trade free and fair -- and
democracy free and strong. // I know what I owe you. Today, I
again ask for your support. // Let me close with this promise:
I will never -- ever -- let you down. // God bless you, and God
bless America.
#
#
#
#
people RULD
Document No. 298770ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 1/13/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: TUESDAY, 1/14/92 11:00am
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LIBERTY MUTUAL
SUBJECT:
DOVER, NH - WEDNESDAY, 1/15/92
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
KAUFMAN
CARD
SNOW
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 11:00 a.m., TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, with a copy to this
RESPONSE:
SENSITIVE office. Thank you.
See additional comments from
Bob Drady
CLOSE HOLD
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
02 JAN 13 P5: 35
(Smith/Grossman)
January 12, 1992
Draft Four
HAMP
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LIBERTY MUTUAL
DOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1992
Gary Countryman. [[Other acknowledgments]]. The men and
women of Liberty Mutual. It is always a pleasure to be here, and
to again see my good friends in New Hampshire. //
( (Let me begin by denying a vicious rumor. I have not
traveled to New Hampshire to personally renew my subscription to
the "Union Leader. ")) I am here to talk about the jobs and
economic growth that is my highest priority. //
On Election Night four years ago, I spoke from the heart
these four words: "Thank you, New Hampshire." // New Hampshire
helped make me President. 11 I love its people / feel its
concerns / share your values and, yes, your hurt. //
I know times are tough up here. I also know that in a world
forever smaller, foreign and domestic policy have never been more
entwined. // We will not build prosperity by building a fence
around America. Instead, we need the initiatives overseas today
that mean American jobs tomorrow. //
I went to Asia to help secure those jobs by telling foreign
leaders: We don't want just free trade. We want fair trade. //
Americans don't ask for a home-field advantage. We do insist on
a level playing field where our workers can compete. // Your
emblem says it all: "America believes in liberty." // I mean
2
the liberty from trade barriers that can open markets / increase
exports / and achieve a business renaissance. //
We didn't fight all these years to bring down the walls of
Communism in Eastern Europe only to now build up the walls of
isolationism around America. / Protectionism doesn't work //
didn't when it caused the Great Depression // won't work better
now. // Like it or not, we live in a global economy: When it
comes to trade, we will "live free, or die." //
We don't need the cheap ploy of protectionism. We need a
real plan for economic growth -- not a quick-fix, but long-term
solutions.
Proposals are now being floated by the 10th candidates.
Some rest on fact others, fiction. / Here are standards by
which to judge these proposals -- including the program I will
investment
unveil two weeks from now in the State of the Union.
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productivity
we
encourage
the
indived
to create
First, a real growth package should make sense in the real
jobs
world -- ensuring the freedom to create, build, invest, and dream
// I want a nation of entrepreneurs who are encouraged to take
risks -- not forced to take refuge. // Second, a real growth
package should make America more competitive -- increasing our
exports and creating new jobs. //
Third, this package must not increase the deficit. We need
to cut spending -- not opportunity. / Finally, it must preserve
basic assets. I speak of the value of the home -- and the need
to help all Americans -- especially lower- and middle-class --
raise a family and educate our kids. That, and only that, will
restore faith that tomorrow will be better than today. //
I have affered, over these past three pas, such a plan. First, open
washets to US exports. second, invest in R&D to make America more
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reduce the cost of capital. And Forth, prepare our work fore to compate
competitive. Third, change on tax policies to primote investment and
by investing in math+ science education and reforming our schools.
3
That is especially true in health care. We must make it
accessible. We must also make it affordable. // ( (I just want
to clear up a misconception. I didn't collapse at last week's
State Dinner in Japan because they gave me a bill. )) // Today,
skyrocketing health care bills are hurting the lives of millions
of Americans. // A proverb says, "He who has health has hope,
and he who has hope has everything. " // In State of the Union, I
will unveil a health care plan to give hope to Americans who
despair of rising costs. //
Grady
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For several years, Liberty Mutual has shared its expertise
to help us form our health care package. Even before, I felt a
kinship. // I remember campaigning here in 1987 at your mill
then under construction. / I have admired Liberty Mutual as a
point of light -- donating a rescue vehicle to the Dover Fire
Department / helping high school kids through the Project Invest
program / creating jobs as New Hampshire's ninth-largest
employer. // There's also our longest link -- the Liberty Mutual
Legends of Golf Tournament in Austin. ((I was down there several
weeks ago, and it rained every day. I felt right at home. / The
way I play golf, I spend most of my time in the water, anyway. ))
I want to thank people like Bob Laszewski, Liberty's
Executive Vice-President, for enriching those ties. // Bob has
worked with Secretary Sullivan of HHS -- and with Senator
Rockefeller and the Pepper Commission. He knows how the U.S. now
spends more on health care than any nation -- twice the per
capita of Germany and Japan. // I am confident Liberty will help
4
us achieve the best health care -- and I appreciate your advice.
You know how health care can help cure our ailing economy. //
Nearly seven decades ago, Robert Frost said, "[New
Hampshire's] one of the two best states in the Union. " // FYI:
He named Vermont the other. // He knew that New Hampshiremen
deserve strong leadership. I intend to provide it. // You
expect your President to make tough decisions. I have -- and
will continue to. //
But I need your help. I need your help to keep America No.
1 at home, and abroad -- to keep trade free and fair -- and
democracy free and strong. // I know what I owe you. Today, I
again ask for your support. // Let me close with this promise:
I will never -- ever -- let you down. // God bless you, and God
bless America.
#
#
#
#
(Smith/Grossman)
January 14, 1992
Draft Five
HAMP
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LIBERTY MUTUAL
DOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1992
Gary Countryman. [[0ther acknowledgments]]. The men and
women of Liberty Mutual. It is always a pleasure to be here, and
to again see my good friends in New Hampshire. //
( (Let me begin by denying a vicious rumor. I have not
traveled to New Hampshire to personally renew my subscription to
the "Union Leader. ) I am here to talk about my highest
priority: Jobs and economic growth. //
On Election Night four years ago, I spoke from the heart
these four words: "Thank you, New Hampshire." // New Hampshire
helped make me President. // I love its people / feel its
concerns / share your values and, yes, your hurt. //
I know times are tough up here. I also know that in a world
forever smaller, foreign and domestic policy have never been more
entwined. // We will not build prosperity by building a fence
around America. Instead, we need the initiatives overseas today
that mean American jobs tomorrow. //
I went to Asia to help secure those jobs by telling foreign
leaders: We don't want just free trade. We want fair trade. //
Americans don't ask for a home-field advantage. We do insist on
a level playing field where our workers can compete. // Your
emblem says it all: "America believes in liberty." // I mean
2
the liberty from trade barriers that can open markets / increase
exports / and achieve a business renaissance. //
We didn't fight all these years to bring down the walls of
Communism in Eastern Europe only to now build up the walls of
isolationism around America. / Protectionism doesn't work //
didn't when it deepened the Great Depression // won't work
better now. // Like it or not, we live in a global economy:
When it comes to trade, we will "live free, or die. //
We don't need the cheap ploy of protectionism. We need a
real plan for economic growth -- not a quick-fix, but long-term
solutions. // Proposals are now being floated by the candidates.
Listen to what my competition says -- then hear me out. I'm
counting on the people of New Hampshire to honestly decide who
has the best plan to get this economy growing again. //
Let me suggest standards by which to judge our proposals. //
First, a real growth package should make sense in the real world
-- ensuring the freedom to create, build, invest, and dream // I
want a nation of entrepreneurs who are encouraged to take risks -
- not forced to take refuge. // Second, a real growth package
should make America more competitive -- increasing our exports
and creating new jobs. //
Third, it must preserve basic assets. I speak of the value
of the home -- and the need to help all Americans -- especially
lower- and middle-class -- raise a family and educate our kids.
// Finally, this package must get Washington's house in order.
We need to cut spending -- not opportunity. //
3
A real growth package must restore faith that tomorrow will
be better than today. That is especially true in health care.
We must make it accessible. We must also make it affordable. //
Today, skyrocketing health care bills are hurting the lives of
millions of Americans. // A proverb says, "He who has health has
hope, and he who has hope has everything." // In my State of the
Union Address two weeks from now, I will unveil a health care
plan to give hope to Americans who despair of rising costs. //
For several years, Liberty Mutual has shared its expertise
to help us form our health care package. Even before, I felt a
kinship. // I remember campaigning here in 1987 at your mill
then under construction. / I have admired Liberty Mutual as a
point of light -- donating a rescue vehicle to the Dover Fire
Department / helping high school kids through the Project Invest
program / creating jobs as New Hampshire's ninth-largest
employer. // There's another link -- the Liberty Mutual Legends
of Golf Tournament in Austin. ( (I was in Texas several weeks
ago, and it rained every day. I felt right at home. / The way I
play golf, I spend most of my time in the water, anyway. ))
I want to thank people like Bob Laszewski, Liberty's
Executive Vice-President, for enriching those ties. // Today,
the U.S. spends more on health care than any nation -- twice the
per capita level of Germany and Japan. // Liberty Mutual has
worked with Secretary Sullivan of HHS to help us achieve the best
health care -- and I appreciate your advice. You know how health
care can help cure our ailing economy. //
4
Nearly seven decades ago, Robert Frost said, "[New
Hampshire's] one of the two best states in the Union. " // FYI:
He named Vermont the other. 11 He knew that New Hampshiremen
deserve strong leadership. I intend to provide it. // You
expect your President to make tough decisions. I have -- and
will continue to. //
But I need your help. I need your help to keep America No.
1 at home, and abroad -- to keep trade free and fair -- and
democracy free and strong. // I know what I owe you. Today, I
again ask for your support. // Let me close with this promise:
I will never -- ever -- let you down. // God bless you, and God
bless America.
#
#
#
#
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DATE: 1/13/92
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LIBERTY MUTUAL
SUBJECT:
DOVER, NH - WEDNESDAY, 1/15/92
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY fG
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
KAUFMAN
CARD
SNOW
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 11:00 a.m., TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, with a copy to this
RESPONSE:
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Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
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DATE: 1/13/92
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LIBERTY MUTUAL
SUBJECT:
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ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
KAUFMAN
CARD
SNOW
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 11:00 a.m., TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, with a copy to this
RESPONSE:
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See comments
CLOSE HOLD
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
92 JAN 13 P5: 35
(Smith/Grossman)
January 12, 1992
Draft Four
HAMP
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LIBERTY MUTUAL
DOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1992
Gary Countryman. [[Other acknowledgments]] The men and
women of Liberty Mutual. It is always a pleasure to be here, and
to again see my good friends in New Hampshire. //
( (Let me begin by denying a vicious rumor. I have not
traveled to New Hampshire to personally renew my subscription to
the "Union Leader. ")) I am here to talk about the jobs and
economic growth that is my highest priority. //
On Election Night four years ago, I spoke from the heart
these four words: "Thank you, New Hampshire." // New Hampshire
helped make me President. // I love its people / feel its
concerns / share your values and, yes, your hurt. //
I know times are tough up here. I also know that in a world
forever smaller, foreign and domestic policy have never been more
entwined. // We will not build prosperity by building a fence
around America. Instead, we need the initiatives overseas today
that mean American jobs tomorrow. //
I went to Asia to help secure those jobs by telling foreign
leaders: We don't want just free trade. We want fair trade. //
Americans don't ask for a home-field advantage. We do insist on
a level playing field where our workers can compete. // Your
emblem says it all: "America believes in liberty." // I mean
2
the liberty from trade barriers that can open markets / increase
exports / and achieve a business renaissance. //
We didn't fight all these years to bring down the walls of
Communism in Eastern Europe only to now build up the walls of
isolationism around America. / Protectionism doesn't work //
didn't when it caused the Great Depression // won't work better
now. // Like it or not, we live in a global economy: When it
comes to trade, we will "live free, or die. //
We don't need the cheap ploy of protectionism. We need a
real plan for economic growth -- not a quick-fix, but long-term
solutions. // Proposals are now being floated by the candidates.
Some rest on fact -- others, fiction. / Here are standards by
which to judge these proposals -- including the program I will
unveil two weeks from now in the State of the Union. //
First, a real growth package should make sense in the real
world -- ensuring the freedom to create, build, invest, and dream
// I want a nation of entrepreneurs who are encouraged to take
risks -- not forced to take refuge. // Second, a real growth
package should make America more competitive -- increasing our
exports and creating new jobs. //
Third, this package must not increase the deficit. We need
to cut spending -- not opportunity. / Finally, it must preserve
basic assets. I speak of the value of the home -- and the need
to help all Americans -- especially lower- and middle-class --
raise a family and educate our kids. That, and only that, will
restore faith that tomorrow will be better than today. //
NOTE- JAPAN'S COSTS ARE Low- Sally - low
X5178
3
That is especially true in health care. We must make it
accessible. We must also make it affordable. // ((I just want
Doesn't
to clear up a misconception. I didn't collapse at last week's
Sit
State Dinner in Japan because they gave me a bill. )) // Today,
skyrocketing health care bills are hurting the lives of millions
next
of Americans. // A proverb says, "He who has health has hope
The
months
and he who has hope has everything. " // In State of the Union, I
will unveil a health care plan to give hope to Americans who
despair of rising costs. //
For several years, Liberty Mutual has shared its expertise
to help us form our health care package. Even before, I felt a
kinship. // I remember campaigning here in 1987 at your mill
then under construction. / I have admired Liberty Mutual as a
point of light -- donating a rescue vehicle to the Dover Fire
Department / helping high school kids through the Project Invest
program / creating jobs as New Hampshire's ninth-largest
employer. // There's also our longest link -- the Liberty Mutual
Legends of Golf Tournament in Austin. ( (I was down there several
weeks ago, and it rained every day. I felt right at home. / The
way I play golf, I spend most of my time in the water, anyway. ))
I want to thank people like Bob Laszewski, Liberty's
Executive Vice-President, for enriching those ties. // Bob has
worked with Secretary Sullivan of HHS -- and with Senator
Rockefeller and the Pepper Commission. He knows how the U.S. now
spends more on health care than any nation -- twice the per
capita of Germany and Japan. // I am confident Liberty will help
4
us achieve the best health care -- and I appreciate your advice.
You know how health care can help cure our ailing economy. //
Nearly seven decades ago, Robert Frost said, "[New
Hampshire's] one of the two best states in the Union. " // FYI:
He named Vermont the other. // He knew that New Hampshiremen
deserve strong leadership. I intend to provide it. // You
expect your President to make tough decisions. I have -- and
will continue to. //
But I need your help. I need your help to keep America No.
1 at home, and abroad -- to keep trade free and fair -- and
democracy free and strong. // I know what I owe you. Today, I
again ask for your support. // Let me close with this promise:
I will never -- ever -- let you down. // God bless you, and God
bless America.
#
#
#
#
CARNEY COMM,
(Smith/Grossman)
January 12, 1992
Draft Four
HAMP
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LIBERTY MUTUAL
DOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1992
Gary Countryman. [[0ther acknowledgments] The men and
women of Liberty Mutual. It is always a pleasure to be here, and
to again see my good friends in New Hampshire. //
( (Let me begin by denying a vicious rumor. I have not
traveled to New Hampshire to personally renew my subscription to
the "Union Leader. ")) I am here to talk about the jobs and
economic growth that is my highest priority. //
On Election Night four years ago, I spoke from the heart
these four words: "Thank you, New Hampshire. " // New Hampshire
helped make me President. // I love its people / feel its
concerns / share your values and, yes, your hurt. //
I know times are tough up here. I also know that in a world
forever smaller, foreign and domestic policy have never been more
entwined. // We will not build prosperity by building a fence
around America. Instead, we need the initiatives overseas today
that mean American jobs tomorrow. //
I went to Asia to help secure those jobs by telling foreign
leaders: We don't want just free trade. We want fair trade. //
Americans don't ask for a home-field advantage. We do insist on
a level playing field where our workers can compete. // Your
emblem says it all: "America believes in liberty.' " // I mean
2
the liberty from trade barriers that can open markets / increase
exports / and achieve a business renaissance. //
We didn't fight all these years to bring down the walls of
Communism in Eastern Europe only to now build up the walls of
isolationism around America. / Protectionism doesn't work //
didn't when it caused the Great Depression // won't work better
now. // Like it or not, we live in a global economy: When it
comes to trade, we will "live free, or die." //
We don't need the cheap ploy of protectionism. We need a
real plan for economic growth -- not a quick-fix, but long-term
solutions. // Proposals are now being floated by the candidates.
Some rest on fact -- others, fiction. / Here are standards by
which to judge these proposals -- including the program I will
unveil two weeks from now in the State of the Union. //
First, a real growth package should make sense in the real
world -- ensuring the freedom to create, build, invest, and dream
// I want a nation of entrepreneurs who are encouraged to take
risks -- not forced to take refuge. // Second, a real growth
package should make America more competitive -- increasing our
exports and creating new jobs. //
Third, this package must not increase the deficit. We need
to cut spending -- not opportunity. / Finally, it must preserve
basic assets. I speak of the value of the home -- and the need
to help all Americans -- especially lower- and middle-class ---
raise a family and educate our kids. That, and only that, will
restore faith that tomorrow will be better than today. //
3
That is especially true in health care. We must make it
accessible. We must also make it affordable. // ( (I just want
to clear up a misconception. I didn't collapse at last week's
State Dinner in Japan because they gave me the a bill.) ) // Today,
skyrocketing health care bills are hurting the lives of millions
of Americans. // A proverb says, "He who has health has hope,
and he who has hope has everything." // In State of the Union, I
will unveil a health care plan to give hope to Americans who
despair of rising costs. //
For several years, Liberty Mutual has shared its expertise
to help us form our health care package. Even before, I felt a
kinship. // I remember campaigning here in 1987 at your mill
then under construction. / I have admired Liberty Mutual as a
point of light -- donating a rescue vehicle to the Dover Fire
Department / helping high school kids through the Project Invest
program / creating jobs as New Hampshire's ninth-largest
employer. // There's also our longest link -- the Liberty Mutual
Legends of Golf Tournament in Austin. ((I was down there several
weeks ago, and it rained every day. I felt right at home. / The
way I play golf, I spend most of my time in the water, anyway. ))
I want to thank people like Bob Laszewski, Liberty's
Executive Vice-President, for enriching those ties. // Bob has
worked with Secretary Sullivan of HHS
and with Senator
we
Rockefeller and the Pepper Commission. He knows how the U.S. now
opposed to
spends more on health care than any nation -- twice the per
+ Pepper- don 't
capita of Germany and Japan. H I am confident Liberty will help
4
us achieve the best health care -- and I appreciate your advice.
You know how health care can help cure our ailing economy. //
Nearly seven decades ago, Robert Frost said, "[New
Hampshire's] one of the two best states in the Union. " // FYI:
He named Vermont the other. // He knew that New Hampshiremen
deserve strong leadership. I intend to provide it. // You
expect your President to make tough decisions. I have -- and
will continue to. //
But I need your help. I need your help to keep America No.
1 at home, and abroad -- to keep trade free and fair -- and
democracy free and strong. // I know what I owe you. Today, I
again ask for your support. // Let me close with this promise:
I will never -- ever -- let you down. // God bless you, and God
bless America.
#
#
#
#
298770ss
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
12 JAN 13 P7:20
DATE:
1/13/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: TUESDAY, 1/14/92 11:00a
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LIBERTY MUTUAL
DOVER, NH - WEDNESDAY, 1/15/92
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
KAUFMAN
CARD
SNOW
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 11:00 a.m., TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
SENSITIVE
CLOSE HOLD
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
02 JAN 13 P5: 35
(Smith/Grossman)
January 12, 1992
Draft Four
HAMP
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LIBERTY MUTUAL
DOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1992
Gary Countryman. [[Other acknowledgments] The men and
women of Liberty Mutual. It is always a pleasure to be here, and
to again see my good friends in New Hampshire. //
((Let me begin by denying a vicious rumor. I have not
traveled to New Hampshire to personally renew my subscription to
the "Union Leader. ")) I am here to talk about the jobs and
economic growth that is my highest priority. //
On Election Night four years ago, I spoke from the heart
these four words: "Thank you, New Hampshire." // New Hampshire
helped make me President. // I love its people / feel its
concerns / share your values and, yes, your hurt. //
I know times are tough up here. I also know that in a world
forever smaller, foreign and domestic policy have never been more
entwined. // We will not build prosperity by building a fence
around America. Instead, we need the initiatives overseas today
that mean American jobs tomorrow. //
I went to Asia to help secure those jobs by telling foreign
leaders: We don't want just free trade. We want fair trade. //
Americans don't ask for a home-field advantage. We do insist on
a level playing field where our workers can compete. // Your
emblem says it all: "America believes in liberty." // I mean
2
the liberty from trade barriers that can open markets / increase
exports / and achieve a business renaissance. //
We didn't fight all these years to bring down the walls of
Communism in Eastern Europe only to now build up the walls of
isolationism around America. / Protectionism doesn't work //
didn't when it caused the Great Depression // won't work better
now. // Like it or not, we live in a global economy: When it
comes to trade, we will "live free, or die. " //
We don't need the cheap ploy of protectionism. We need a
real plan for economic growth -- not a quick-fix, but long-term
solutions. // Proposals are now being floated by the candidates.
Some rest on fact -- others, fiction. / Here are standards by
which to judge these proposals -- including the program I will
unveil two weeks from now in the State of the Union. //
First, a real growth package should make sense in the real
world -- ensuring the freedom to create, build, invest, and dream
// I want a nation of entrepreneurs who are encouraged to take
risks -- not forced to take refuge. // Second, a real growth
package should make America more competitive -- increasing our
exports and creating new jobs. //
Third, this package must not increase the deficit. We need
to cut spending -- not opportunity. / Finally, it must preserve
basic assets. I speak of the value of the home -- and the need
to help all Americans -- especially lower- and middle-class --
raise a family and educate our kids. That, and only that, will
restore faith that tomorrow will be better than today. //
3
That is especially true in health care. We must make it
accessible. We must also make it affordable. // ( (I just want
to clear up a misconception. I didn't collapse at last week's
State Dinner in Japan because they gave me a bill.) ) // Today,
skyrocketing health care bills are hurting the lives of millions
of Americans. // A proverb says, "He who has health has hope,
and he who has hope has everything. " // In State of the Union, I
will unveil a health care plan to give hope to Americans who
despair of rising costs. //
For several years, Liberty Mutual has shared its expertise
to help us form our health care package. Even before, I felt a
kinship. // I remember campaigning here in 1987 at your mill
then under construction. / I have admired Liberty Mutual as a
point of light -- donating a rescue vehicle to the Dover Fire
Department / helping high school kids through the Project Invest
program / creating jobs as New Hampshire's ninth-largest
employer. // There's also our longest link -- the Liberty Mutual
Legends of Golf Tournament in Austin. ( (I was down there several
weeks ago, and it rained every day. I felt right at home. / The
way I play golf, I spend most of my time in the water, anyway. ))
I want to thank people like Bob Laszewski, Liberty's
Executive Vice-President, for enriching those ties. // Bob has
worked with Secretary Sullivan of HHS -- and with Senator
Rockefeller and the Pepper Commission. He knows how the U.S. now
spends more on health care than any nation -- twice the per
capita of Germany and Japan. // I am confident Liberty will help
4
us achieve the best health care -- and I appreciate your advice.
You know how health care can help cure our ailing economy. //
Nearly seven decades ago, Robert Frost said, "[New
Hampshire's] one of the two best states in the Union. " // FYI:
He named Vermont the other. // He knew that New Hampshiremen
deserve strong leadership. I intend to provide it. // You
expect your President to make tough decisions. I have -- and
will continue to. //
But I need your help. I need your help to keep America No.
1 at home, and abroad -- to keep trade free and fair -- and
democracy free and strong. // I know what I owe you. Today, I
again ask for your support. // Let me close with this promise:
I will never -- ever -- let you down. // God bless you, and God
bless America.
#
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 142 JAN24 All: 32
NOTE FOR TONY SNOW:
Just one comment on this speech:
I really think we're going rhetorically
overboard with saying protectionism
"caused" the Great Depression. Several
years ago, this idea started out as
the Smoot-Hawley tariff deepened the
Great Depression, but it's elided over
time into a much more expansive (and
less defensible) statement. Do we
really want to say that the Great
Depression did not begin in 1929?
The way this was handled in the Asia
speeches -- protectionism led to a
climate of destructive trade wars
which weakened the world economy --
is far better. What economist's works
do we use to factcheck the line anyway?
Thanks.
John
John S. Gardner
(Smith/Grossman)
92 JAN 13 P5: 35
January 12, 1992
Draft Four
HAMP
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LIBERTY MUTUAL
DOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1992
Gary Countryman. [[0ther acknowledgments]] The men and
women of Liberty Mutual. It is always a pleasure to be here, and
to again see my good friends in New Hampshire. //
((Let me begin by denying a vicious rumor. I have not
traveled to New Hampshire to personally renew my subscription to
the "Union Leader. ")) I am here to talk about the jobs and
economic growth that is my highest priority. //
On Election Night four years ago, I spoke from the heart
these four words: "Thank you, New Hampshire." // New Hampshire
helped make me President. // I love its people / feel its
concerns / share your values and, yes, your hurt. //
I know times are tough up here. I also know that in a world
forever smaller, foreign and domestic policy have never been more
entwined. // We will not build prosperity by building a fence
around America. Instead, we need the initiatives overseas today
that mean American jobs tomorrow. //
I went to Asia to help secure those jobs by telling foreign
leaders: We don't want just free trade. We want fair trade. //
Americans don't ask for a home-field advantage. We do insist on
a level playing field where our workers can compete. // Your
emblem says it all: "America believes in liberty." // I mean
2
the liberty from trade barriers that can open markets / increase
exports / and achieve a business renaissance. //
We didn't fight all these years to bring down the walls of
Communism in Eastern Europe only to now build up the walls of
isolationism around America. / Protectionism doesn't work //
didn't when it deepened caused the Great Depression // won't work better
now. // Like it or not, we live in a global economy: When it
comes to trade, we will "live free, or die. " //
We don't need the cheap ploy of protectionism. We need a
real plan for economic growth -- not a quick-fix, but long-term
solutions. // Proposals are now being floated by the candidates.
Some rest on fact -- others, fiction. / Here are standards by
which to judge these proposals -- including the program I will
unveil two weeks from now in the State of the Union. //
First, a real growth package should make sense in the real
world -- ensuring the freedom to create, build, invest, and dream
// I want a nation of entrepreneurs who are encouraged to take
risks -- not forced to take refuge. // Second, a real growth
package should make America more competitive -- increasing our
exports and creating new jobs. //
Third, this package must not increase the deficit. We need
to cut spending -- not opportunity. / Finally, it must preserve
basic assets. I speak of the value of the home -- and the need
to help all Americans -- especially lower- and middle-class --
raise a family and educate our kids. That, and only that, will
restore faith that tomorrow will be better than today. //
3
That is especially true in health care. We must make it
accessible. We must also make it affordable. // ( (I just want
to clear up a misconception. I didn't collapse at last week's
State Dinner in Japan because they gave me a bill.) ) // Today,
skyrocketing health care bills are hurting the lives of millions
of Americans. // A proverb says, "He who has health has hope,
the
and he who has hope has everything." // In State of the Union, I
will unveil a health care plan to give hope to Americans who
despair of rising costs. //
For several years, Liberty Mutual has shared its expertise
to help us form our health care package. Even before, I felt a
kinship. // I remember campaigning here in 1987 at your mill
then under construction. / I have admired Liberty Mutual as a
point of light -- donating a rescue vehicle to the Dover Fire
Department / helping high school kids through the Project Invest
program / creating jobs as New Hampshire's ninth-largest
employer. // There's also our longest link -- the Liberty Mutual
Legends of Golf Tournament in Austin. ( (I was down there several
weeks ago, and it rained every day. I felt right at home. / The
way I play golf, I spend most of my time in the water, anyway.) )
I want to thank people like Bob Laszewski, Liberty's
Executive Vice-President, for enriching those ties. // Bob has
worked with Secretary Sullivan of HHS -- and with Senator
Rockefeller and the Pepper Commission. He knows how the U.S. now
spends more on health care than any nation -- twice the per
capita of Germany and Japan. // I am confident Liberty will help
level
4
us achieve the best health care -- and I appreciate your advice.
You know how health care can help cure our ailing economy. //
Nearly seven decades ago, Robert Frost said, "[New
Hampshire's] one of the two best states in the Union." // FYI:
He named Vermont the other. 11 He knew that New Hampshiremen
deserve strong leadership. I intend to provide it. 11 You
expect your President to make tough decisions. I have -- and
will continue to. 11
But I need your help. I need your help to keep America No.
1 at home, and abroad -- to keep trade free and fair -- and
democracy free and strong. 11 I know what I owe you. Today, I
again ask for your support. // Let me close with this promise:
I will never -- ever -- let you down. // God bless you, and God
bless America.
#
#
#
#
ULUJE NULD
Document No. 298770ss
92 JAN14 A9:30
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 1/13/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: TUESDAY, 1/14/92 11:00 am
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LIBERTY MUTUAL
SUBJECT:
DOVER, NH - WEDNESDAY, 1/15/92
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
KAUFMAN
CARD
SNOW
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 11:00 a.m., TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, with a copy to this
RESPONSE:
SENSITIVE office. Thank you.
CLOSE HOLD
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LIBERTY MUTUAL
DOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1992
Gary Countryman. [[0ther acknowledgments]]. The men and
women of Liberty Mutual. It is always a pleasure to be here, and
to again see my good friends in New Hampshire. //
( (Let me begin by denying a vicious rumor. I have not
traveled to New Hampshire to personally renew my subscription to
the "Union Leader. ) I am here to talk about the jobs and
economic growth that is my highest priority. //
On Election Night four years ago, I spoke from the heart
these four words: "Thank you, New Hampshire." // New Hampshire
helped make me President. // I love its people / feel its
concerns / share your values and, yes, your hurt. //
I know times are tough up here. I also know that in a world
forever smaller, foreign and domestic policy have never been more
entwined. // We will not build prosperity by building a fence
around America. Instead, we need the initiatives overseas today
that mean American jobs tomorrow. //
I went to Asia to help secure those jobs by telling foreign
leaders: We don't want just free trade. We want fair trade. //
Americans don't ask for a home-field advantage. We do insist on
a level playing field where our workers can compete. // Your
emblem says it all: "America believes in liberty." // I mean
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the liberty from trade barriers that can open markets / increase
exports / and achieve a business renaissance. //
We didn't fight all these years to bring down the walls of
Communism in Eastern Europe only to now build up the walls of
isolationism around America. / Protectionism doesn't work //
didn't when it caused the Great Depression // won't work better
now. // Like it or not, we live in a global economy: When it
comes to trade, we will "live free, or die. " //
We don't need the cheap ploy of protectionism. We need a
real plan for economic growth -- not a quick-fix, but long-term
solutions. // Proposals are now being floated by the candidates.
Some rest on fact -- others, fiction. / Here are standards by
which to judge these proposals -- including the program I will
unveil two weeks from now in the State of the Union. //
First, a real growth package should make sense in the real
world -- ensuring the freedom to create, build, invest, and dream
// I want a nation of entrepreneurs who are encouraged to take
risks -- not forced to take refuge. // Second, a real growth
package should make America more competitive -- increasing our
exports and creating new jobs. //
Third, this package must not increase the deficit. We need
to cut spending -- not opportunity. / Finally, it must preserve
basic assets. I speak of the value of the home -- and the need
to help all Americans -- especially lower- and middle-class --
raise a family and educate our kids. That, and only that, will
restore faith that tomorrow will be better than today. //
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That is especially true in health care. We must make it
accessible. We must also make it affordable. // ((I just want
to clear up a misconception. I didn't collapse at last week
State Dinner in Japan because they gave me a bill.)) // Today,
skyrocketing health care bills are hurting the lives of millions
of Americans. // A proverb says, "He who has health has hope,
and he who has hope has everything." // In State of the Union, I
will unveil a health care plan to give hope to Americans who
despair of rising costs. //
For several years, Liberty Mutual has shared its expertise
to help us form our health care package. Even before, I felt a
kinship. // I remember campaigning here in 1987 at your mill
then under construction. / I have admired Liberty Mutual as a
point of light -- donating a rescue vehicle to the Dover Fire
Department / helping high school kids through the Project Invest
program / creating jobs as New Hampshire's ninth-largest
employer. // There's also our longest link -- the Liberty Mutual
Legends of Golf Tournament in Austin. ( (I was down there several
weeks ago, and it rained every day. I felt right at home. / The
way I play golf, I spend most of my time in the water, anyway. ))
I want to thank people like Bob Laszewski, Liberty's
Executive Vice-President, for enriching those ties. // Bob has
worked with Secretary Sullivan of HHS -- and with Senator
Rockefeller and the Pepper Commission. He knows how the U.S. now
spends more on health care than any nation -- twice the per
capita of Germany and Japan. // I am confident Liberty will help
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us achieve the best health care -- and I appreciate your advice.
You know how health care can help cure our ailing economy. //
Nearly seven decades ago, Robert Frost said, "[New
Hampshire's] one of the two best states in the Union. " // FYI:
He named Vermont the other. // He knew that New Hampshiremen
deserve strong leadership. I intend to provide it. // You
expect your President to make tough decisions. I have -- and
will continue to. //
But I need your help. I need your help to keep America No.
1 at home, and abroad -- to keep trade free and fair -- and
democracy free and strong. // I know what I owe you. Today, I
again ask for your support. // Let me close with this promise:
I will never -- ever -- let you down. // God bless you, and God
bless America.
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So listen to what my competition says -- then hear me out.
I'm counting on the people of New Hampshire --- and I'm confident
that when you sort out fact from fiction, you'll see that we've
got the best plan to get this economy growing again. //
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LIBERTY MUTUAL
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SUBJECT:
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VICE PRESIDENT
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PORTER
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ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
KAUFMAN
CARD
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DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HOLIDAY
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Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 11:00 a.m., TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, with a copy to this
RESPONSE:
SENSITIVE office. Thank you.
sel comments see comments
CLOSE HOLD
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
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January 12, 1992
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LIBERTY MUTUAL
DOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1992
Gary Countryman. [[Other acknowledgments] The men and
women of Liberty Mutual. It is always a pleasure to be here, and
to again see my good friends in New Hampshire. //
((Let me begin by denying a vicious rumor. I have not
traveled to New Hampshire to personally renew my subscription to
the "Union Leader. ")) I am here to talk about the jobs and
economic growth that is my highest priority. 11
On Election Night four years ago, I spoke from the heart
these four words: "Thank you, New Hampshire." 11 New Hampshire
helped make me President. 11 I love its people / feel its
concerns / share your values and, yes, your hurt. 11
I know times are tough up here. I also know that in a world
forever smaller, foreign and domestic policy have never been more
entwined. 11 We will not build prosperity by building a fence
around America. Instead, we need the initiatives overseas today
that mean American jobs tomorrow. 11
I went to Asia to help secure those jobs by telling foreign
leaders: We don't want just free trade. We want fair trade. 11
Americans don't ask for a home-field advantage. We do insist on
a level playing field where our workers can compete. 11 Your
emblem says it all: "America believes in liberty." 11 I mean
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the liberty from trade barriers that can open markets / increase
exports / and achieve a business renaissance. //
We didn't fight all these years to bring down the walls of
Communism in Eastern Europe only to now build up the walls of
isolationism around America. / Protectionism doesn't work 11
didn't when it caused the Great Depression 11 won't work better
now. // Like it or not, we live in a global economy: When it
comes to trade, we will "live free, or die." 11
We don't need the cheap ploy of protectionism. We need a
real plan for economic growth -- not a quick-fix, but long-term
solutions. 11 Proposals are now being floated by the candidates.
Some rest on fact -- others, fiction. / Here are standards by
which to judge these proposals -- including the program plan I will
unveil two weeks from now in the State of the Union. 11
First, a real growth package should make sense in the real
world -- ensuring the freedom to create, build, invest, and dream
11 I want a nation of entrepreneurs who are encouraged to take
risks -- not forced to take refuge. 11 Second, a real growth
package should make America more competitive -- increasing our
exports and creating new jobs. 11
Fmally
get Washington's house in order.
this package must not increase the deficit. We need
to cut spending -- not opportunity. / Thud it must preserve
basic assets. I speak of the value of the home -- and the need
to help all Americans -- especially lower- and middle-class --
raise a family and educate our kids. That, and only that, will
restore faith that tomorrow will be better than today. //
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That is especially true in health care. We must make it
accessible. We must also make it affordable. 11 ((I just want
to clear up a misconception. I didn't collapse at last week's
State Dinner in Japan because they gave me a bill.) ) 11 Today,
skyrocketing health care bills are hurting the lives of millions
of Americans. 11 A proverb says, "He who has health has hope,
and he who has hope has everything." 11 In State of the Union, I
will unveil a health care plan to give hope to Americans who
despair of rising costs. 11
For several years, Liberty Mutual has shared its expertise
to help us form our health care package. Even before, I felt a
kinship. 11 I remember campaigning here in 1987 at your mill
then under construction. / I have admired Liberty Mutual as at
point of light -- donating a rescue vehicle to the Dover Fire
Department / helping high school kids through the Project Invest
program / creating jobs as New Hampshire's ninth-largest
employer. 11 There's also our longest link -- the Liberty Mutual
Legends of Golf Tournament in Austin. ((I was down there several
weeks ago, and it rained every day. I felt right at home. / The
way I play golf, I spend most of my time in the water, anyway.) )
I want to thank people like Bob Laszewski, Liberty's
Executive Vice-President, for enriching those ties. 11 Bob has
worked with Secretary Sullivan of HHS -- and with Senator
Rockefeller and the Pepper Commission. He knows how the U.S. now
spends more on health care than any nation -- twice the per
capita of Germany and Japan. 11 I am confident Liberty will help
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us achieve the best health care -- and I appreciate your advice.
You know how health care can help cure our ailing economy. 11
Nearly seven decades ago, Robert Frost said, "[New
Hampshire's] one of the two best states in the Union. 11 FYI:
He named Vermont the other. 11 He knew that New Hampshiremen
deserve strong leadership. I intend to provide it. // You
expect your President to make tough decisions. I have -- and
will continue to. 11
But I need your help. I need your help to keep America No.
1 at home, and abroad -- to keep trade free and fair - and
democracy free and strong. 11 I know what I owe you. Today, I
again ask for your support. 11 Let me close with this promise:
I will never -- ever -- let you down. // God bless you, and God
bless America.
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LIBERTY MUTUAL \ DOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1992
GOVERNOR GREGG, THANK YOU FOR THAT INTRODUCTION.
GARY COUNTRYMAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF LIBERTY MUTUAL.
SENATOR BoB SMITH. CONGRESSMAN BILL ZELIFF. THE MEN
AND WOMEN OF LIBERTY MUTUAL. IT IS ALWAYS A PLEASURE
TO BE HERE, AND TO AGAIN SEE MY GOOD FRIENDS IN NEW
HAMPSHIRE. //
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((LET ME BEGIN BY DENYING A VICIOUS RUMOR. I HAVE
NOT TRAVELED TO NEW HAMPSHIRE TO PERSONALLY RENEW MY
SUBSCRIPTION TO THE "UNION LEADER. ")) I AM HERE TO
TALK ABOUT MY HIGHEST PRIORITY: JOBS AND ECONOMIC
GROWTH. //
ON ELECTION NIGHT FOUR YEARS AGO, I SPOKE FROM THE
HEART THESE FOUR WORDS: "THANK YOU, NEW HAMPSHIRE." //
NEW HAMPSHIRE HELPED MAKE ME PRESIDENT. //
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I LOVE ITS PEOPLE / FEEL ITS CONCERNS / SHARE YOUR
VALUES AND, YES, YOUR HURT. //
I HAVEN'T JUST DISCOVERED THIS STATE. I'VE BEEN A
NEIGHBOR OF YOURS FOR VIRTUALLY MY ENTIRE LIFE. //
TODAY, FOR INSTANCE, I'VE ALREADY BEEN IN NEWINGTON AND
EXETER -- LATER, I'M GOING To PORTSMOUTH AND ROCHESTER.
//
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I KNOW TIMES ARE TOUGH UP HERE. I ALSO KNOW THAT
IN A WORLD FOREVER SMALLER, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC POLICY
HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE ENTWINED. // WE WILL NOT BUILD
PROSPERITY BY BUILDING A FENCE AROUND AMERICA.
INSTEAD, WE NEED THE INITIATIVES OVERSEAS TODAY THAT
MEAN AMERICAN JOBS TOMORROW. //
I WENT TO ASIA TO HELP SECURE THOSE JOBS BY TELLING
FOREIGN LEADERS: WE DON'T WANT JUST FREE TRADE. WE
WANT FAIR TRADE. //
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AMERICANS DON'T ASK FOR A HOME-FIELD ADVANTAGE. WE DO
INSIST ON A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD WHERE OUR WORKERS CAN
COMPETE. // YOUR EMBLEM SAYS IT ALL: "AMERICA
BELIEVES IN LIBERTY." // I MEAN THE LIBERTY FROM TRADE
BARRIERS THAT CAN OPEN MARKETS / INCREASE EXPORTS / AND
ACHIEVE A BUSINESS RENAISSANCE. //
WE DIDN'T FIGHT ALL THESE YEARS TO BRING DOWN THE
WALLS OF COMMUNISM IN EASTERN EUROPE ONLY TO NOW BUILD
UP THE WALLS OF ISOLATIONISM AROUND AMERICA. /
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PROTECTIONISM DOESN'T WORK // DIDN'T WHEN IT DEEPENED
THE GREAT DEPRESSION // WON'T WORK BETTER NOW. //
LIKE IT OR NOT, WE LIVE IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY: WHEN IT
COMES TO TRADE, WE WILL "LIVE FREE, OR DIE." //
WE DON'T NEED THE CHEAP PLOY OF PROTECTIONISM. WE
NEED A REAL PLAN FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH -- NOT A QUICK-
FIX, BUT LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS. // PROPOSALS ARE NOW
BEING FLOATED BY THE CANDIDATES. LISTEN TO WHAT MY
COMPETITION SAYS -- THEN HEAR ME OUT.
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I'M COUNTING ON THE PEOPLE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE TO HONESTLY
DECIDE WHO HAS THE BEST PLAN TO GET THIS ECONOMY
GROWING AGAIN. //
LET ME SUGGEST STANDARDS BY WHICH TO JUDGE OUR
PROPOSALS. // FIRST, A REAL GROWTH PACKAGE SHOULD
STIMULATE THE INVESTMENT NEEDED TO CREATE JOBS. I WANT
A NATION OF ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE
RISKS -- NOT FORCED TO TAKE REFUGE. //
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SECOND, IT SHOULD STOP THE SLIDE IN REAL ESTATE VALUES,
AND INCREASE HOME SALES. //
THIRD, A REAL GROWTH PACKAGE MUST GIVE AMERICANS
CONFIDENCE THAT THE COSTS OF HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION,
AND RAISING A FAMILY ARE AFFORDABLE. // FOURTH, IT
SHOULD MAKE AMERICA MORE COMPETITIVE -- INCREASING OUR
EXPORTS AND CREATING NEW JOBS. // FINALLY, THIS
PACKAGE MUST GET WASHINGTON'S HOUSE IN ORDER.
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WE NEED TO CUT SPENDING AND THE FEDERAL DEFICIT -- NOT
OPPORTUNITY.
A REAL GROWTH PACKAGE MUST RESTORE FAITH THAT
TOMORROW WILL BE BETTER THAN TODAY. THAT IS ESPECIALLY
TRUE IN HEALTH CARE. WE MUST MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE. WE
MUST ALSO MAKE IT AFFORDABLE. // TODAY, SKYROCKETING
HEALTH CARE BILLS ARE HURTING THE LIVES OF MILLIONS OF
AMERICANS. // A PROVERB SAYS, "HE WHO HAS HEALTH HAS
HOPE, AND HE WHO HAS HOPE HAS EVERYTHING." //
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IN MY STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS TWO WEEKS FROM NOW, I
WILL UNVEIL A HEALTH CARE PLAN TO GIVE HOPE TO
AMERICANS WHO DESPAIR OF RISING COSTS. //
FOR SEVERAL YEARS, LIBERTY MUTUAL HAS SHARED ITS
EXPERTISE TO HELP US FORM OUR HEALTH CARE PACKAGE.
EVEN BEFORE, I FELT A KINSHIP. // I REMEMBER
CAMPAIGNING HERE IN 1987 AT YOUR MILL THEN UNDER
CONSTRUCTION. /
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I HAVE ADMIRED LIBERTY MUTUAL FOR ITS POINT OF LIGHT
SPIRIT -- DONATING A RESCUE VEHICLE TO THE DOVER FIRE
DEPARTMENT / HELPING HIGH SCHOOL KIDS THROUGH THE
PROJECT INVEST PROGRAM / CREATING JOBS AS NEW
HAMPSHIRE'S SIXTH-LARGEST EMPLOYER. // THERE'S ANOTHER
LINK -- THE LIBERTY MUTUAL LEGENDS OF GOLF TOURNAMENT
IN AUSTIN.
II
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((I WAS IN TEXAS SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, AND IT RAINED EVERY
DAY. I FELT RIGHT AT HOME. / THE WAY I PLAY GOLF, I
SPEND MOST OF MY TIME IN THE WATER, ANYWAY.))
I WANT TO THANK PEOPLE LIKE BoB LASZEWSKI
(LA SHEH SKEE), LIBERTY'S EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT, FOR
ENRICHING THOSE TIES. // TODAY, THE U.S. SPENDS MORE
ON HEALTH CARE THAN ANY NATION -- TWICE THE PER CAPITA
LEVEL OF GERMANY AND JAPAN. //
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LIBERTY MUTUAL HAS WORKED WITH SECRETARY SULLIVAN OF
HHS TO HELP US ACHIEVE THE BEST HEALTH CARE -- AND I
APPRECIATE YOUR ADVICE. You KNOW HOW HEALTH CARE CAN
HELP CURE OUR AILING ECONOMY. // I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN
THE PART YOU CAN PLAY IN THE HEALTH CARE FUTURE OF OUR
COUNTRY. BUT THE HEALTH INSURANCE SYSTEM IN AMERICA
NEEDS REFORM AND I AM GOING TO REFORM YOU!
NEARLY SEVEN DECADES AGO, ROBERT FROST SAID, "[NEW
HAMPSHIRE'S] ONE OF THE TWO BEST STATES IN THE UNION."
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FYI: HE NAMED VERMONT THE OTHER. // HE KNEW THAT NEW
HAMPSHIRITES DESERVE STRONG LEADERSHIP. I INTEND TO
PROVIDE IT. // You EXPECT YOUR PRESIDENT TO MAKE TOUGH
DECISIONS. I HAVE -- AND WILL CONTINUE TO. 11
BUT I NEED YOUR HELP. I NEED YOUR HELP TO KEEP
AMERICA No. 1 AT HOME, AND ABROAD -- TO KEEP TRADE FREE
AND FAIR -- AND DEMOCRACY FREE AND STRONG. // I KNOW
WHAT I OWE YOU. TODAY, I AGAIN ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. 11
LET ME CLOSE WITH THIS PROMISE:
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I WILL NEVER -- EVER -- LET YOU DOWN. // GOD BLESS
YOU, AND GOD BLESS AMERICA.
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