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REAGAN ALUMNI \ ROOM 450 OEOB
WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1992 \ 5:00 P.M.
I'M HERE TODAY WITH A SINGLE MESSAGE: THE CRUSADE
WE BEGAN TOGETHER IN NOVEMBER 1980 STILL LIVES. THEY
CALL IT THE REAGAN REVOLUTION, AND LET ME BE CLEAR: I
BELIEVED THEN, AND I STILL BELIEVE, IN THIS REVOLUTION.
- 2 -
TODAY, AS WE LOOK BACK ON RONALD REAGAN'S
PRESCRIPTIONS, THERE IS ONE THING I KNOW FOR SURE: THEY
WORKED. THE REAGAN RECORD WILL FOREVER SHOW THIS FACT:
REAGANOMICS SPARKED THE LONGEST PEACETIME PERIOD OF
PROLONGED ECONOMIC GROWTH IN OUR COUNTRY'S HISTORY. I
COULDN'T HELP BUT NOTICE LAST WEEK THAT EVEN THE NEW
YORK TIMES ADMITTED THAT REAGANOMICS WERE GOOD NOT JUST
FOR THE RICH, BUT THE LOWER AND MIDDLE-CLASS AS WELL.
- 3 -
AND OUTSIDE THE U.S., THE CHANGES WERE EVEN
GREATER. RONALD REAGAN CHALLENGED Moscow TO CHOOSE
BETWEEN THE FORCES OF LIBERTY AND THOSE OF TYRANNY.
MR. REAGAN LOOKED AT THE SOVIET UNION, ITS PERSECUTION
OF THE RELIGIOUS, ITS INVASION AND OCCUPATION OF
FOREIGN LANDS, ITS DENIAL OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND
LIBERTIES -- AND HE CALLED IT LIKE IT WAS: AN EVIL
EMPIRE. HE BACKED UP HIS RHETORIC WITH THE FORCE THAT
WE NEEDED TO PREVAIL.
- 4 -
A REJECTION OF THE FAILED TAX-AND-SPEND POLICIES OF
THE PAST, SUPPORT FOR FAITH AND FAMILY, A BELIEF IN
OLD-FASHIONED AMERICAN INGENUITY, AN UNDERSTANDING OF
THE IMPORTANCE OF GOD IN OUR LIVES, AND AN UNSWERVING
SUPPORT FOR A STRONG AMERICA. THESE ARE THE VALUES
THAT RONALD REAGAN STOOD FOR, AND THESE ARE THE VALUES
THAT I CONTINUE TO STAND FOR.
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 27, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
STEVE PROVOST
FROM:
MIKE JOHNS lees
SUBJECT:
PROPOSED REMARKS TO REAGAN ADMINISTRATION ALUMNI
I. SUMMARY
on Wednesday, August 3 at 5 p.m. in Room 450 of the Old
Executive Office Building, you will deliver remarks to an
audience of former Reagan Administration officials.
II. DISCUSSION
Your remarks (approximately 9 minutes/cards) offer praise
for the achievements of Ronald Reagan and his administration.
They also include support for the conservative values and
policies that guided his eight years in office.
Document No. 34054lss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
7/28/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
---
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: REAGAN ADMINISTRATION ALUMNI
SUBJECT:
WEDNESDAY, JULY 29 - ROOM 450
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
X
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
PROVOST
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
>
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
The attached has been forwarded to the President.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
02 JUL.28 P4: 20
July 27, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
SP
THROUGH:
STEVE PROVOST
FROM:
MIKE JOHNS eus
SUBJECT:
PROPOSED REMARKS TO REAGAN ADMINISTRATION ALUMNI
I. SUMMARY
On Wednesday, August 3 at 5 p.m. in Room 450 of the Old
Executive Office Building, you will deliver remarks to an
audience of former Reagan Administration officials.
II. DISCUSSION
Your remarks (approximately 9 minutes/cards) offer praise
for the achievements of Ronald Reagan and his administration.
They also include support for the conservative values and
policies that guided his eight years in office.
Johns/Gershowitz
Draft four
July 28, 1992
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS FOR REAGAN ALUMNI
Wednesday July 29, 1992
OEOB Room 450, 5 pm
Thank you, and welcome. What a pleasure to see so many old
friends.
[Acknowledgements].
You know, since Ronald Reagan left the White House, one
thing is noticeably absent from our cabinet room: the jar full of
jelly beans.
I once remember President Reagan saying that "you can tell a
lot about a fella's character by whether he picks out all of one
color or just grabs a handful. "// Well, if we had that jar back
in the White House today, I guess Bill Reilly would like the
greens and Dick Cheney would hate the reds. //
I'm here today with a single message: the crusade we began
together in November 1980 still lives. They call it the Reagan
Revolution, and let me be clear: I believed then, and I still
believe, in this revolution.
And as I look around this room, I see the architects of some
of our revolution's most spectacular victories: the rebirth of
the American economy from the doldrums of the 1970s, the victory
over communism and the reinvigoration of our nation's defense,
and -- perhaps most important -- the restoration of America's
national pride and purpose. Grand accomplishments -- each of
them.
2
And the ultimate credit for these victories must go to the
most archetypical American I have ever met. A guy born on the
sixth of February, but whose heart is pure Fourth of July:
Ronald Wilson Reagan.
Sometimes -- especially in the heat of a political year --
it's easy to forget how far we've come. Think back a bit to the
world we faced before Ronald Reagan's arrival in Washington. Gas
lines. A Misery Index that stood at over 20 -- just about the
height cleared by Olympic pole vaulters. And our national psyche
wore a cardigan sweater.
Things weren't much better outside the U.S. The Soviet
Union was on the march; hostile, totalitarian regimes were
awakening in Afghanistan, Iran, Nicaragua. Terrorists stormed
American embassies, then held American officials for months -- as
the defense and foreign policy establishment sat paralyzed with
fear and indecision.
Enter the Gipper, stage right. As has happened so often in
our history, a leader brought us new vigor and hope. Ronald
Reagan sent the liberals and their ideas packing. He'd always
been underestimated, (including by myself in one campaign.) No
one could comprehend the true power of his ideas. His unblinking
faith in the abilities of everyday Americans, and his conviction
that, if government got out of the way, America could achieve
anything.
Today, as we look back on Ronald Reagan's prescriptions,
there is one thing I know for sure: they worked. The Reagan
3
record will forever show this fact: Reaganomics sparked the
longest peacetime period of prolonged economic growth in our
country's history. I couldn't help but notice last week that
even The New York Times admitted that Reaganomics were good not
just for the rich, but the lower and middle-class as well.
And outside the U.S., the changes were even greater. Ronald
Reagan challenged Moscow to choose between the forces of liberty
and those of tyranny. And backed up his rhetoric with the force
that we needed to prevail. The critics called him "King Canute",
but President Reagan knew that the tide of history was flowing in
our direction.
From the mountains of Afghanistan to the rolling hills of
Nicaragua, from the jungles of Angola to those of Cambodia --
freedom fighters had a friend in Ronald Reagan. I can remember
many times, sitting in meetings with these brave men and watching
the President's face. What people on the outside might not have
realized was that his passion for freedom wasn't just
ideological, it was intensely personal. The man from Tampico,
Illinois just wanted to share his values with the entire world -
- and he did.
Without Ronald Reagan, and without many of you here today
who believed in his vision, all these changes would never have
occurred. And this is why, when I was running for president in
1988 and my opponent called for change, I was quick to remind
him: we are the change.
4
And, you know what, despite what you might be hearing from
the Democrats in the liberal Trojan horse, we're still the
change. The values that brought us to Washington in 1981 are
still worth fighting for. A rejection of the failed tax-and-
spend policies of the past, support for faith and family, a
belief in old-fashioned American ingenuity, an understanding of
the importance of God in our lives, and an unswerving support for
a strong America. These are the values that Ronald Reagan stood
for, and these are the values that I continue to stand for.
Ronald Reagan and I always have shared a deep conviction
that government worthy of the peoples' trust could only be a
government that trusts the American people. That's why we're
fighting to reduce the tax burden on first-time home buyers, to
give parents the right to choose their children's schools, to let
parents, not the government, make important decisions about child
care, and to free the entrepreneurial spirit by creating
incentives for American business. And we've learned a vital
lesson from Ronald Reagan and from my own experience in the White
House: Tax cuts create growth and jobs; tax hikes do the opposite
-- they stifle American productivity. I'll be taking this case
to the American people this fall.
Despite the polls, I am not panicking. I know the voters
are in a testy mood, but keep in mind, a month ago a certain
Arkansas Governor was being derided for playing the sax on the
Arsenio Hall Show, today they are warming up "Hail to the Chief"
for him. Let's keep things in perspective. For six months, five
5
Democrats have talked about what's wrong with America. Soon I'll
be talking about what's right -- and the changes we offer -- to
change America the same way we have changed the world.
I'm not bothered by the polls, but I am in for a tough
fight. You know the stakes we are fighting for. All of the
gains you and I have made together over the past twelve years. I
need your help if we are going to continue moving America
forward. And let there be no mistake: beneath the slick
packaging, our opponents have been offering -- a return to the
failed policies you and I have worked so tirelessly to correct.
Wendell Phillips once declared that "Revolutions never go
backward." Neither can ours. Together, our revolution must
continue; it must go forward. I hope I can count on you to be by
my side.
Thank you all very much.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: REAGAN ALUMNI
WEDNESDAY JULY 29, 5Pm
ACTION FYI
ACTION
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
McBRIDE
SCOWCROFT N/C 11:30AM
X
MOORE
DARMAN
N/C
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
PROVOST
CALIO
N/C
SMITH N/C
DEMAREST
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
McGRUARTY
COMMENTS DUE : 2Pm
Elits S. provoof
Johns/Gershowitz
Draft four
July 28, 1992
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS FOR REAGAN ALUMNI
Wednesday July 29, 1992
OEOB Room 450, 5pm
Thank you, and welcome to all you. What a pleasure to see so
many old friends.
[Acknowledgements].
You know, since Ronald Reagan left the White House, one
thing is noticeably absent from our cabinet room: the jar full of
jelly beans.
I once remember President Reagan saying that "you can tell a
lot about a fella's character by whether he picks out all of one
color or just grabs a handful. " / /Well, if we had that jar back
in the White House today, I guess Bill Reilly would like the
greens and Dick Cheney would hate the reds. //
Seriously, back once again with all of you, I'm reminded
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They call it the Reagan Revolution, and let me be clear: I
believed then, and I still believe, in this revolution.
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of our revolution's most spectacular victories: the rebirth of
the American economy from the doldrums of the 1970s, the victory
over communism and the reinvigoration of our nation's defense,
and -- perhaps most important -- the restoration of America's
national pride and purpose. Grand accomplishments -- each of
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the Democrats in the liberal Trojan horse, we're still the
change. The values that brought us to Washington in 1981 -- a
rejection of the failed tax-and-spend policies of the past,
support for faith and family, a belief in old-fashioned American
ingenuity, an understanding of the importance of God in our
lives, and an unswerving support for a strong America -- these
are the enduring values that continue to guide our crusade. These
are the values that Ronald Reagan stood for, and these are the
values that I continue to stand for.
Ronald Reagan and I always have shared a deep conviction
that government worthy of the peoples' trust could only be a
government that trusts the American people. That's why we're
fighting to reduce the tax burden on first-time home buyers, to
give parents the right to choose their children's schools, to let
parents, not the government, make important decisions about child
care, and to free the entrepreneurial spirit by creating
incentives for American business. And we've learned a vital
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help if we are going to continue moving America forward. And let
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Draft four
July 28, 1992
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS FOR REAGAN ALUMNI
Wednesday July 29, 1992
OEOB Room 450, 5 pm
Thank you, and welcome to all you. What a pleasure to see so
many old friends.
[Acknowledgements ].
You know, since Ronald Reagan left the White House, one
thing is noticeably absent from our cabinet room: the jar full of
jelly beans.
I once remember President Reagan saying that "you can tell a
lot about a fella's character by whether he picks out all of one
color or just grabs a handful. // Well, if we had that jar back
in the White House today, I guess Bill Reilly would like the
greens and Dick Cheney would hate the reds. //
I'm here today with a single message: the crusade we began
together in November 1980 still lives. They call it the Reagan
Revolution, and let me be clear: I believed then, and I still
believe, in this revolution.
And as I look around this room, I see the architects of some
of our revolution's most spectacular victories: the rebirth of
the American economy from the doldrums of the 1970s, the victory
over communism and the reinvigoration of our nation's defense,
and -- perhaps most important -- the restoration of America's
national pride and purpose. Grand accomplishments -- each of
them.
fultimate
2
And the credit for of these victories must go to the
most archetypical American I have ever met. A guy born on the
February 6, 1911 but whose heart is as pure as the Fourth of
of
July: Ronald Wilson Reagan.
Sometimes -- especially in the heat of a political year
--
it's easy to forget how far we've come. Think back a bit to the
world we faced before Ronald Reagan's arrival in Washington;
think back to the gas E lines of Misery Index that stood at over 20
-- just about the height relectedby of Olympic pole vaulters, our national
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psyche wore a cardigan sweater.
Things weren't much better outside the U.S. The Soviet
Union was on the march; hostile, totalitarian regimes were
awakening in Afghanistan, Iran, Nicaragua. Terrorists stormed
American embassies, then held American officials for months --
as
the Democrats defense and foreign policy establishment sat
paralyzed with fear and indecision.
Then enter the Gipper, stage right. As has happened so
often in our history, a leader brought us new vigor and hope.
Ronald Reagan sent the liberals and their ideas packing. He'd
always been could comprehead underestimated including by myself in one a campaign.
But no one understood the true power of his ideas. His
unblinking faith in the abilities of everyday Americans, and his
conviction that, if government got out of the way, America could
achieve anything.
Today, as we look back on Ronald Reagan's prescriptions,
there is one thing I know for sure: they worked. The Reagan
3
record will forever show this fact: Reaganomics sparked the
longest peacetime period of prolonged economic growth in our
country's history. I couldn't help but notice last week that
even the New York Times admitted; that Reaganomics were good not
just for the rich, but the low er and middle-class as well.
And outside the U.S., the changes were even greater. Ronald
Reagan challenged Moscow to choose between the forces of liberty
and those of tyranny. And with your supporting we backed up our his
rhetoric with the force that was we needed to prevail. The critics
knew
called him "King Canute", but President Reagan believed like
many of you in this- oom that the tide of history was flowing in
our direction.
From the mountains of Afghanistan to the rolling hills of
Nicaragua, from the jungles of Angola to those of Cambodia --
freedom fighters had a friend in Ronald Reagan. I can remember
many times, sitting in meetings with these brave men and watching
the President's face. What people on the outside might not have
realized
seen was that his passion for freedom wasn't just ideological, it
was intensely personal. The man from Tampico, Illinois just
wanted to share his values with the entire world -- and he did.
Without Ronald Reagan, and without many of you here today
who believed in his vision, all these changes would never have
occurred. And this is why, when I was running for president in
1988 and my opponent called for change, I was quick to remind
him: we are the change.
4
And, you know what, despite what you might be hearing from
the Democrats in the liberal Trojan horse, we're still the
change. The values that brought us to Washington in 1981
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rejection of the failed tax-and-spend policies of the past,
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support for faith and family, a belief in old-fashioned American
fo,
ingenuity, an understanding of the importance of God in our
lives, and an unswerving support for a strong America these
are the enduring values that continue to guide our crusade
These are the values that Ronald Reagan stood for, and these are
the values that I continue to stand for.
Ronald Reagan and I always have shared a deep conviction
that government worthy of the peoples' trust could only be a
government that trusts the American people. That's why we're
fighting to reduce the tax burden on first-time home buyers, to
give parents the right to choose their children's schools, to let
parents, not the government, make important decisions about child
care, and to free the entrepreneurial spirit by creating
incentives for American business. And we've learned a vital
lesson from Ronald Reagan and from my own experience in the White
House: Tax cuts create growth and jobs; tax hikes do the opposite
taking this
-- they stifle American productivity.
That the case we -llabe
taking to the American people this fall.
Despite the polls, I am not panicking. I know the voters
are in a testy mood, but keep in mind, a month ago a certain
Arkansas Governor was being derided for playing the sax on Arsenio,
the
(Hallshow
today they are warming up "hail to the Chief" for him. For six
thise
peoperting
5
months, five Democrats have talked about what's wrong with
America. Soon I'll be talking about what's right -- and the
changes we offer -- reforms to change America the same way we
have changed the world. Still, you know the stakes we are
fighting for. All of the gains you and I have made together over
the past twelve years. I need your help if we are going to
continue moving America forward. And let there be no mistake:
beneath the slick packaging, our opponents have been offering
a return to the failed policies you and I have worked so
tirelessly to correct.
Wendell Phillips once declared that "Revolutions never go
backward." Neither can ours. Together, our revolution must
continue; it must go forward. I hope I can count on you to be by
my side.
Thank you all very much.
I'm not paricked by the polls, but Ham Icem
in to a toug fig ht.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
92 JUL 27 P12: 49
July 27, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR DAN MCGROARTY
SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FOR COMMUNICATION
FROM: mc GREGORY S. WALDEN
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Reagan Alumni
The Counsel's office has no legal objection. See comment on page
four.
Attachment
CC: Phillip D. Brady
Johns/Gershowitz
Draft one
July 24, 1992
2 JUL 24 PRESIDENTIAL 20 REMARKS FOR REAGAN ALUMNI
Wednesday July 29, 1992
OEOB Room 450, 5pm
Thank you, and welcome to all you. What a pleasure to see so
many old friends.
[Acknowledgements].
You know, since Ronald Reagan left the White House, one
thing is noticeably absent from our cabinet room: no jar full of
jelly beans.
I remember how President Reagan would often say that "you
can tell a lot about a fella's character by whether he picks out
all of one color or just grabs a handful.' / /Well, if we had that
jar back in the White House today, I guess Bill Reilly would like
the greens and Dick Cheney would hate the reds. //
Seriously, back once again with all of you, I'm reminded
that the crusade we began together in November 1980 still lives.
They call it the Reagan Revolution, and let me be clear: I
believed then, and I still believe, in this revolution.
And as I look around this room, I see the architects of some
of our country's most spectacular victories: the rebirth of the
American economy from the doldrums of the 1970s, the victory over
communism and the reinvigoration of our nation's defense, and --
perhaps most important -- the restoration of America's national
pride and purpose. Grand accomplishments -- each of them.
2
And a lot of credit must go to the man who put us on this
course of revival, one of our country's most beloved, most
spectacular leaders: Ronald Reagan.
[Personal anecdote to come].
Think back a bit to the world we faced in 1980: gas lines, a
devastating combination of double-digit inflation and
unemployment -- called stagflation -- that was eating at the
wallets of the American people. Economic mismanagement, social
liberalism -- all these things were tearing apart the American
family and tearing apart our nation.
And, across our great country, something even worse was
happening: We were quickly losing faith in America's future --
and the Democrats were showing us that our fears were not without
justification, that there was no reason to believe things would
improve. Liberalism told us to prepare for the worst -- that
America was on the way down.
And then, of course, there was the frightening global
situation: A Soviet Union on the march; the rise of hostile,
totalitarian regimes in virtual every area of the globe:
Afghanistan, Iran, Nicaragua. It was a world where terrorists
stormed American embassies, and held American officials for
months -- as the Democrats' defense and foreign policy
establishment sat paralyzed with fear and with indecision. Bleak
days that I'm sure we'd all like to forget.
But we all know what happened next. Enter the Gipper. Ronald
Reagan brought us new vigor and hope. He sent the liberals
3
packing. And then, with wide support from the American people, he
instituted his winning, conservative values -- his unblinking
belief in the abilities of ordinary Americans, his healthy
skepticism of government's ability to solve every problem
everywhere, and his conviction that, if government got out of the
way, there was nothing that we could not achieve as Americans.
And then came our 40th president's challenge to the Soviet
Union. Correctly, Mr. Reagan looked at the Soviet Union, its
persecution of the religious, its invasion and occupation of
foreign lands, its denial of fundamental rights and liberties
:
and he said that a regime that did these things was, indeed, an
evil empire.
And then he went still further. He said that evil would not
stand. He challenged Moscow to choose between the forces of
liberty and those of tyranny. With your support, we backed up our
rhetoric with the force that was needed to prevail -- we
countered the Warsaw Pact, which was preparing for World War III;
we sent aid to freedom fighters from Afghanistan to Angola; and
we let the forces of liberation know: Your cause is our cause. We
stand with you in the trenches against tyranny.
Who can forget Reagan's challenge at Brandenburg Gate: "Mr.
Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall."
With this challenge, we knew that the correlation of forces had
changed forever. Communism was now on the run; and liberty was on
the march. With guns and tanks we defended Western Europe, but
4
with words -- the power of ideas and the promise of freedom --
we helped
liberated that continent's eastern half.
Without Ronald Reagan, and without many of you here today
who believed in his vision, these changes would never have
occured. And this is why, when I was running for president in
1988 and my opponent called for change, I was quick to remind
him: Sir, we are the change.
And, you know what, we're still the change. The values that
brought us to Washington in 1980 -- a rejection of tax-and-spend
economics, support for the American family and its values, a
belief in the ingenuity of ordinary Americans, an understanding
of the importance of God in our lives, and an unswerving support
for a strong America -- these are the enduring values that
continue to guide our crusade. And these are the values that I
continue to embrace.
So, let me congratulate you on the historic contributions
that all of you have made to our great nation. Keep up your
important efforts. Together, our revolution will continue.
Thank you all very much.
Document No. 34054lss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
92 golar 27 4P4: 2
DATE:
7/24/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: MON. 7/27 2:00pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: REAGAN ALUMNI
SUBJECT:
WEDNESDAY, JULY 29 - 5:00pm
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
>
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
PROVOST
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 2:00 p.m., MONDAY, JULY 27, with a copy to
this office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
No comments
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Johns/Gershowitz
Draft one
July 24, 1992
_2 JUL 24 PRESIDENTIAL P5:20 REMARKS FOR REAGAN ALUMNI
Wednesday July 29, 1992
OEOB Room 450, 5pm
Thank you, and welcome to all you. What a pleasure to see so
many old friends.
[Acknowledgements].
You know, since Ronald Reagan left the White House, one
thing is noticeably absent from our cabinet room: no jar full of
jelly beans.
I remember how President Reagan would often say that "you
can tell a lot about a fella's character by whether he picks out
all of one color or just grabs a handful." / /Well, if we had that
jar back in the White House today, I guess Bill Reilly would like
the greens and Dick Cheney would hate the reds. //
Seriously, back once again with all of you, I'm reminded
that the crusade we began together in November 1980 still lives.
They call it the Reagan Revolution, and let me be clear: I
believed then, and I still believe, in this revolution.
And as I look around this room, I see the architects of some
of our country's most spectacular victories: the rebirth of the
American economy from the doldrums of the 1970s, the victory over
communism and the reinvigoration of our nation's defense, and --
perhaps most important -- the restoration of America's national
pride and purpose. Grand accomplishments -- each of them.
2
And a lot of credit must go to the man who put us on this
course of revival, one of our country's most beloved, most
spectacular leaders: Ronald Reagan.
[Personal anecdote to come].
Think back a bit to the world we faced in 1980: gas lines, a
devastating combination of double-digit inflation and
unemployment -- called stagflation -- that was eating at the
wallets of the American people. Economic mismanagement, social
liberalism -- all these things were tearing apart the American
family and tearing apart our nation.
And, across our great country, something even worse was
happening: We were quickly losing faith in America's future --
and the Democrats were showing us that our fears were not without
justification, that there was no reason to believe things would
improve. Liberalism told us to prepare for the worst -- that
America was on the way down.
And then, of course, there was the frightening global
situation: A Soviet Union on the march; the rise of hostile,
totalitarian regimes in virtual every area of the globe:
Afghanistan, Iran, Nicaragua. It was a world where terrorists
stormed American embassies, and held American officials for
months -- as the Democrats' defense and foreign policy
establishment sat paralyzed with fear and with indecision. Bleak
days that I'm sure we'd all like to forget.
But we all know what happened next. Enter the Gipper. Ronald
Reagan brought us new vigor and hope. He sent the liberals
3
packing. And then, with wide support from the American people, he
instituted his winning, conservative values -- his unblinking
belief in the abilities of ordinary Americans, his healthy
skepticism of government's ability to solve every problem
everywhere, and his conviction that, if government got out of the
way, there was nothing that we could not achieve as Americans.
And then came our 40th president's challenge to the Soviet
Union. Correctly, Mr. Reagan looked at the Soviet Union, its
persecution of the religious, its invasion and occupation of
foreign lands, its denial of fundamental rights and liberties --
and he said that a regime that did these things was, indeed, an
evil empire.
And then he went still further. He said that evil would not
stand. He challenged Moscow to choose between the forces of
liberty and those of tyranny. With your support, we backed up our
rhetoric with the force that was needed to prevail -- we
countered the Warsaw Pact, which was preparing for World War III;
we sent aid to freedom fighters from Afghanistan to Angola; and
we let the forces of liberation know: Your cause is our cause. We
stand with you in the trenches against tyranny.
Who can forget Reagan's challenge at Brandenburg Gate: "Mr.
Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall."
With this challenge, we knew that the correlation of forces had
changed forever. Communism was now on the run; and liberty was on
the march. With guns and tanks we defended Western Europe, but
4
with words -- the power of ideas and the promise of freedom -- - we
liberated that continent's eastern half.
Without Ronald Reagan, and without many of you here today
who believed in his vision, these changes would never have
occured. And this is why, when I was running for president in
1988 and my opponent called for change, I was quick to remind
him: Sir, we are the change.
And, you know what, we're still the change. The values that
brought us to Washington in 1980 -- a rejection of tax-and-spend
economics, support for the American family and its values, a
belief in the ingenuity of ordinary Americans, an understanding
of the importance of God in our lives, and an unswerving support
for a strong America -- these are the enduring values that
continue to guide our crusade. And these are the values that I
continue to embrace.
So, let me congratulate you on the historic contributions
that all of you have made to our great nation. Keep up your
important efforts. Together, our revolution will continue.
Thank you all very much.
5837
Document No. 34054lss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
92 JUL 27 P3:0
DATE:
7/24/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: MON. 7/27 2:00pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: REAGAN ALUMNI
SUBJECT:
WEDNESDAY, JULY 29 - 5:00pm
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
PROVOST
CALIO
SMITH
<
DEMAREST
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 2:00 p.m., MONDAY, JULY 27, with a copy to
this office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
July 27, 1992
TO: DANIEL B. MCGROARTY
The NSC staff has reviewed the above-referenced matter and has no objection,
subject to the changes noted on the attached text.
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
Brent Scowcroft
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
CC: Phillip D. Brady
Johns/Gershowitz
Draft one
July 24, 1992
2 JUL 24 PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS FOR REAGAN ALUMNI
Wednesday July 29, 1992
OEOB Room 450, 5pm
Thank you, and welcome to all you. What a pleasure to see so
many old friends.
[Acknowledgements].
You know, since Ronald Reagan left the White House, one
thing is noticeably absent from our cabinet room: the no jar
full
of
jelly beans.
that
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I remember how President Reagan would often say that "you
can tell a lot about a fella's character by whether he picks out
all of one color or just grabs a handful." / /Well, if we had that
jar back in the White House today, I guess Bill Reilly would like n6H
the greens and Dick Cheney would hate the reds. //
Seriously, back once again with all of you, I'm reminded
that the crusade we began together in November 1980 still lives.
They call it the Reagan Revolution, and let me be clear: I
believed then, and I still believe, in this revolution.
And as I look around this room, I see the architects of some
of our country's most spectacular victories: the rebirth of the
American economy from the doldrums of the 1970s, the victory over
communism and the reinvigoration of our nation's defense, and --
perhaps most important -- the restoration of America's national
pride and purpose. Grand accomplishments -- each of them.
the?
2
And a lot of credit must go to the man who put us on this
course of revival, one of our country's most beloved, most
spectacular leaders: Ronald Reagan.
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devastating combination of double-digit inflation and
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days that I'm sure we'd all like to forget.
But we all know what happened next. Enter the Gipper. Ronald
Reagan brought us new vigor and hope. He sent the liberals
3
packing. And then, with wide support from the American people, he
avtedon instituted his timeless, winning, conservative values -- his unblinking
belief in the abilities of ordinary Americans, his healthy
skepticism of government's ability to solve every problem
everywhere, and his conviction that, if government got out of the
way, there was nothing that we could not achieve as Americans.
And then came our 40th president's challenge to the Soviet
Union. Correctly, Mr. Reagan looked at the Soviet Union, its
persecution of the religious, its invasion and occupation of
foreign lands, its denial of fundamental rights and liberties --
and he said that a regime that did these things was, indeed, an
evil empire.
And then he went still further. He said that evil would not
stand. He challenged Moscow to choose between the forces of
liberty and those of tyranny. With your support, we backed up our
rhetoric with the force that was needed to prevail -- we
countered the Warsaw Pact, which was preparing for World war HI;
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we let the forces of liberation know: Your cause is our cause. We
stand with you in the trenches against tyranny.
Who can forget Reagan's challenge at Brandenburg Gate: "Mr.
Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall."
With this challenge, we knew that the correlation of forces had
changed forever. Communism was now on the run; and liberty was on
the march. With guns and tanks we defended Western Europe, but
4
AAAAA An the power of ideas and the promise of freedom the we
liberated that continent's eastern half.
Without Ronald Reagan, and without many of you here today
who believed in his vision, these changes would never have
occured. And this is why, when I was running for president in
1988 and my opponent called for change, I was quick to remind
him: Sir, we are
despite the change. what you may he heaving from liberal The Democrats Trojan home in the
And, you know what, we're still the change. The values that
brought us to Washington in 1980 -- a rejection of tax-and-spend
economics, support for the American family and its values, a
belief in the ingenuity of ordinary Americans, an understanding
of the importance of God in our lives, and an unswerving support
for a strong America -- these are the enduring values that
continue to guide our crusade. And these are the values that I
continue to embrace.
So, let me congratulate you on the historic contributions
that all of you have made to our great nation. Keep up your
important efforts. Together, our revolution will continue.
Thank you all very much.
or
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Document No. 34054lss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
92 JUL 27 A10: 48
DATE:
7/24/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: MON. 7/27 2:00 pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: REAGAN ALUMNI
SUBJECT:
WEDNESDAY, JULY 29 - 5:00 pm
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
>
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
PROVOST
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 2:00 p.m., MONDAY, JULY 27, with a copy to
this office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
lecomments. see imputant last Jhunkyhu page.
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Johns/Gershowitz
Draft one
July 24, 1992
2 JUL 24 PRESIDENTIAL 2A REMARKS FOR REAGAN ALUMNI
Wednesday July 29, 1992
OEOB Room 450, 5pm
Thank you, and welcome to all you. What a pleasure to see so
many old friends.
[Acknowledgements]
You know, since Ronald Reagan left the White House, one
thing is noticeably absent from our cabinet room: no jar full of
jelly beans.
I remember how President Reagan would often say that "you
can tell a lot about a fella's character by whether he picks out
all of one color or just grabs a handful." / /Well, if we had that
jar back in the White House today, I guess Bill Reilly would like
the greens and Dick Cheney would hate the reds. //
Seriously, back once again with all of you, I'm reminded
that the crusade we began together in November 1980 still lives.
They call it the Reagan Revolution, and let me be clear: I
believed then, and I still believe, in this revolution.
And as I look around this room, I see the architects of some
of our country's most spectacular victories: the rebirth of the
American economy from the doldrums of the 1970s, the victory over
communism and the reinvigoration of our nation's defense, and --
perhaps most important -- the restoration of America's national
pride and purpose. Grand accomplishments -- each of them.
2
And a lot of credit must go to the man who put us on this
course of revival, one of our country's most beloved, most
spectacular leaders: Ronald Reagan.
[Personal anecdote to come].
Think back a bit to the world we faced in 1980: gas lines, a
devastating combination of double-digit inflation and
unemployment -- called stagflation -- that was eating at the
wallets of the American people. Economic mismanagement, social
liberalism -- all these things were tearing apart the American
family and tearing apart our nation.
And, across our great country, something even worse was
happening: We were quickly losing faith in America's future --
and the Democrats were showing us that our fears were not without
justification, that there was no reason to believe things would
improve. Liberalism told us to prepare for the worst -- that
America was on the way down.
And then, of course, there was the frightening global
situation: A Soviet Union on the march; the rise of hostile,
totalitarian regimes in virtual every area of the globe:
Afghanistan, Iran, Nicaragua. It was a world where terrorists
stormed American embassies, and held American officials for
months -- as the Democrats' defense and foreign policy
establishment sat paralyzed with fear and with indecision. Bleak
days that I'm sure we'd all like to forget.
But we all know what happened next. Enter the Gipper. Ronald
Reagan brought us new vigor and hope. He sent the liberals
3
packing. And then, with wide support from the American people, he
instituted his winning, conservative values -- his unblinking
belief in the abilities of ordinary Americans, his healthy
skepticism of government's ability to solve every problem
everywhere, and his conviction that, if government got out of the
way, there was nothing that we could not achieve as Americans.
And then came our 40th president's challenge to the Soviet
Union. Correctly, Mr. Reagan looked at the Soviet Union, its
persecution of the religious, its invasion and occupation of
foreign lands, its denial of fundamental rights and liberties --
and he said that a regime that did these things was, indeed, an
evil empire.
And then he went still further. He said that evil would not
stand. He challenged Moscow to choose between the forces of
liberty and those of tyranny. With your support, we backed up our
rhetoric with the force that was needed to prevail -- we
countered the Warsaw Pact, which was preparing for World War III;
we sent aid to freedom fighters from Afghanistan to Angola; and
we let the forces of liberation know: Your cause is our cause. We
stand with you in the trenches against tyranny.
Who can forget Reagan's challenge at Brandenburg Gate: "Mr.
Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall."
With this challenge, we knew that the correlation of forces had
changed forever. Communism was now on the run; and liberty was on
the march. With guns and tanks we defended Western Europe, but
4
with words -- the power of ideas and the promise of freedom -- we
liberated that continent's eastern half.
Without Ronald Reagan, and without many of you here today
who believed in his vision, these changes would never have
occured. And this is why, when I was running for president in
1988 and my opponent called for change, I was quick to remind
him: Sir, we are the change.
And, you know what, we're still the change. The values that
brought us to Washington in 1980 -- a rejection of tax-and-spend
economics, support for the American family and its values, a
belief in the ingenuity of ordinary Americans, an understanding
of the importance of God in our lives, and an unswerving support
for a strong America -- these are the enduring values that
continue to guide our crusade. And these are the values that I
continue to embrace. 4
So, let me congratulate you on the historic contributions
that all of you have made to our great nation. Keep up your
important efforts. Together, our revolution will continue.
Thank you all very much.
Ronald Reagen and I always shard a deep Conviction That government must
learn TD Trust The American people. Twelve years ago, we began Fighting for The
cuts That put our Nation's economic future back in The hands of The people. Today,
we're continuing That Fight. We're Fighting to reduce The Tax burden an First-time
home buyers, to give parents the right to choose Their children's schools, TO parents
rather The government buranerats make important decisions about
child care, and TO Stimulate The economy by creating incenties for American business.
I am determined to continue This Revolution because I Trust The American people
and have Faish in Their ability TO keep This country prosperans and standing tall,
Document No. 34054lss
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DATE:
7/24/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: MON. 7/27 2:00 pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: REAGAN ALUMNI
SUBJECT:
WEDNESDAY, JULY 29 - 5:00pm
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
PROVOST
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 2:00 p.m., MONDAY, JULY 27, with a copy to
this office. Thank you.
RESPONSE: ADD Domestic agenda policy shifts,
welfare reform, Ronald Reagan he's PHILLIP s legacy D. BRADY
done I.e., w courts anossthe land and Ext.
consinative judges d what Assistant Staff to the Secretary
President
2702
Johns/Gershowitz
Draft one
July 24, 1992
2 JUL 24 PRESIDENTIAL P5:20 REMARKS FOR REAGAN ALUMNI
Wednesday July 29, 1992
OEOB Room 450, 5pm
Thank you, and welcome to all you. What a pleasure to see so
many old friends.
[Acknowledgements]
You know, since Ronald Reagan left the White House, one
thing is noticeably absent from our cabinet room: no jar full of
jelly beans.
I remember how President Reagan would often say that "you
can tell a lot about a fella's character by whether he picks out
all of one color or just grabs a handful.' / /Well, if we had that
jar back in the White House today, I guess Bill Reilly would like
the greens and Dick Cheney would hate the reds. //
Seriously, back once again with all of you, I'm reminded
that the crusade we began together in November 1980 still lives.
They call it the Reagan Revolution, and let me be clear: I
believed then, and I still believe, in this revolution.
And as I look around this room, I see the architects of some
of our country's most spectacular victories: the rebirth of the
American economy from the doldrums of the 1970s, the victory over
communism and the reinvigoration of our nation's defense, and --
perhaps most important -- the restoration of America's national
pride and purpose. Grand accomplishments -- each of them.
2
And a lot of credit must go to the man who put us on this
course of revival, one of our country's most beloved, most
spectacular leaders: Ronald Reagan.
[Personal anecdote to come].
Think back a bit to the world we faced in 1980: gas lines, a
devastating combination of double-digit inflation and
unemployment -- called stagflation -- that was eating at the
wallets of the American people. Economic mismanagement, social
liberalism -- all these things were tearing apart the American
family and tearing apart our nation.
And, across our great country, something even worse was
happening: We were quickly losing faith in America's future --
and the Democrats were showing us that our fears were not without
justification, that there was no reason to believe things would
improve. Liberalism told us to prepare for the worst -- that
America was on the way down.
And then, of course, there was the frightening global
situation: A Soviet Union on the march; the rise of hostile,
totalitarian regimes in virtual every area of the globe:
Afghanistan, Iran, Nicaragua. It was a world where terrorists
stormed American embassies, and held American officials for
months -- as the Democrats' defense and foreign policy
establishment sat paralyzed with fear and with indecision. Bleak
days that I'm sure we'd all like to forget.
But we all know what happened next. Enter the Gipper. Ronald
Reagan brought us new vigor and hope. He sent the liberals
3
packing. And then, with wide support from the American people, he
instituted his winning, conservative values -- his unblinking
belief in the abilities of ordinary Americans, his healthy
skepticism of government's ability to solve every problem
everywhere, and his conviction that, if government got out of the
way, there was nothing that we could not achieve as Americans.
And then came our 40th president's challenge to the Soviet
Union. Correctly, Mr. Reagan looked at the Soviet Union, its
persecution of the religious, its invasion and occupation of
foreign lands, its denial of fundamental rights and liberties
--
and he said that a regime that did these things was, indeed, an
evil empire.
And then he went still further. He said that evil would not
stand. He challenged Moscow to choose between the forces of
liberty and those of tyranny. With your support, we backed up our
rhetoric with the force that was needed to prevail -- we
countered the Warsaw Pact, which was preparing for World War III;
we sent aid to freedom fighters from Afghanistan to Angola; and
we let the forces of liberation know: Your cause is our cause. We
stand with you in the trenches against tyranny.
Who can forget Reagan's challenge at Brandenburg Gate: "Mr.
Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall."
With this challenge, we knew that the correlation of forces had
changed forever. Communism was now on the run; and liberty was on
the march. With guns and tanks we defended Western Europe, but
4
with words -- the power of ideas and the promise of freedom -- we
liberated that continent's eastern half.
Without Ronald Reagan, and without many of you here today
who believed in his vision, these changes would never have
occured. And this is why, when I was running for president in
1988 and my opponent called for change, I was quick to remind
him: Sir, we are the change.
And, you know what, we're still the change. The values that
brought us to Washington in 1980 -- a rejection of tax-and-spend
economics, support for the American family and its values, -a
belief in the ingenuity of ordinary Americans, an understanding
of the importance of God in our lives, and an unswerving support
for a strong America -- these are the enduring values that
continue to guide our crusade. And these are the values that I
continue to embrace.
So, let me congratulate you on the historic contributions
that all of you have made to our great nation. Keep up your
important efforts. Together, our revolution will continue.
Thank you all very much.
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WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
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DATE:
7/24/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: MON. 7/27 2:00pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: REAGAN ALUMNI
SUBJECT:
WEDNESDAY, JULY 29 - 5:00pm
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VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
PROVOST
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
YEUTTER
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GRAY
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HOLIDAY
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 2:00 p.m., MONDAY, JULY 27, with a copy to
this office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Johns/Gershowitz
Draft one
July 24, 1992
12 JUL 24 PRESIDENTIAL 20 REMARKS FOR REAGAN ALUMNI
Wednesday July 29, 1992
OEOB Room 450, 5pm
Thank you, and welcome to all you. What a pleasure to see so
many old friends.
[Acknowledgements].
You know, since Ronald Reagan left the White House, one
thing is noticeably absent from our cabinet room: no jar full of
jelly beans.
I remember how President Reagan would often say that "you
can tell a lot about a fella's character by whether he picks out
all of one color or just grabs a handful." //Well, if we had that
jar back in the White House today, I guess Bill Reilly would like
the greens and Dick Cheney would hate the reds.//
Seriously, back once again with all of you, I'm reminded
that the crusade we began together in November 1980 still lives.
They call it the Reagan Revolution, and let me be clear: I
believed then, and I still believe, in this revolution.
And as I look around this room, I see the architects of some
of our country's most spectacular victories: the rebirth of the
American economy from the doldrums of the 1970s, the victory over
communism and the reinvigoration of our nation's defense, and --
perhaps most important -- the restoration of America's national
pride and purpose. Grand accomplishments -- each of them.
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And a lot of credit must go to the man who put us on this
course of revival, one of our country's most beloved, most
spectacular leaders: Ronald Reagan.
[Personal anecdote to come].
Think back a bit to the world we faced in 1980: gas lines, a
devastating combination of double-digit inflation and
unemployment -- called stagflation -- that was eating at the
wallets of the American people. Economic mismanagement, social
liberalism -- all these things were tearing apart the American
family and tearing apart our nation.
And, across our great country, something even worse was
happening: We were quickly losing faith in America's future --
and the Democrats were showing us that our fears were not without
justification, that there was no reason to believe things would
improve. Liberalism told us to prepare for the worst -- that
America was on the way down.
And then, of course, there was the frightening global
situation: A Soviet Union on the march; the rise of hostile,
totalitarian regimes in virtual every area of the globe:
Afghanistan, Iran, Nicaragua. It was a world where terrorists
stormed American embassies, and held American officials for
months -- as the Democrats' defense and foreign policy
establishment sat paralyzed with fear and with indecision. Bleak
days that I'm sure we'd all like to forget.
But we all know what happened next. Enter the Gipper. Ronald
Reagan brought us new vigor and hope. He sent the liberals
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packing. And then, with wide support from the American people, he
instituted his winning, conservative values -- his unblinking
belief in the abilities of ordinary Americans, his healthy
skepticism of government's ability to solve every problem
everywhere, and his conviction that, if government got out of the
way, there was nothing that we could not achieve as Americans.
And then came our 40th president's challenge to the Soviet
Union. Correctly, Mr. Reagan looked at the Soviet Union, its
persecution of the religious, its invasion and occupation of
foreign lands, its denial of fundamental rights and liberties --
and he said that a regime that did these things was, indeed, an
evil empire.
And then he went still further. He said that evil would not
stand. He challenged Moscow to choose between the forces of
liberty and those of tyranny. With your support, we backed up our
rhetoric with the force that was needed to prevail -- we
countered the Warsaw Pact, which was preparing for World War III;
we sent aid to freedom fighters from Afghanistan to Angola; and
we let the forces of liberation know: Your cause is our cause. We
stand with you in the trenches against tyranny.
Who can forget Reagan's challenge at Brandenburg Gate: "Mr.
Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall."
With this challenge, we knew that the correlation of forces had
changed forever. Communism was now on the run; and liberty was on
the march. With guns and tanks we defended Western Europe, but
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with words -- the power of ideas and the promise of freedom -- we
liberated that continent's eastern half.
Without Ronald Reagan, and without many of you here today
who believed in his vision, these changes would never have
occured. And this is why, when I was running for president in
1988 and my opponent called for change, I was quick to remind
him: Sir, we are the change.
And, you know what, we're still the change. The values that
brought us to Washington in 1980 -- a rejection of tax-and-spend
economics, support for the American family and its values, a
belief in the ingenuity of ordinary Americans, an understanding
of the importance of God in our lives, and an unswerving support
for a strong America -- these are the enduring values that
continue to guide our crusade. And these are the values that I
continue to embrace.
So, let me congratulate you on the historic contributions
that all of you have made to our great nation. Keep up your
important efforts. Together, our revolution will continue.
Thank you all very much.