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Originally Processed With FOIA(s): FOIA Number: S S FOIA MARKER This is not a textual record. This is used as an administrative marker by the George Bush Presidential Library Staff. Record Group/Collection: George H.W. Bush Presidential Records Collection/Office of Origin: Speechwriting, White House Office of Series: Speech File Draft Files Subseries: Chron File, 1989-1993 OA/ID Number: 13646 Folder ID Number: 13646-009 Folder Title: Gastonia, North Carolina 10/21/92 [OA 8485] Stack: Row: Section: Shelf: Position: G 26 18 5 5 Document No. 357353ss WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM DATE: 10/19/92 ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: TODAY, 10/19 5:00 pm PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GASTONIA WHISTLE STOP SUBJECT: GASTONIA, N.C. - OCTOBER 21 - 9:45 a.m. ACTION FYI ACTION FYI VICE PRESIDENT MCBRIDE BAKER MOORE SCOWCROFT MULLINS DARMAN PETERSMEYER BATES PORTER BRADY PROVOST BROMLEY ROSS N/C CALIO SMITH N/C DEMAREST TUTWILER FITZWATER ZOELLICK GRAY KAUFMAN HOLIDAY N/L MCGROARTY HORNER GROOMES BOSKIN REMARKS: Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, RM. 122, x2930, no later than 5:00 p.m., TODAY, OCTOBER 19, with a copy to this office. Thank you. RESPONSE: 2:45 CalleD PHILLIP D. BRADY Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary Ext. 2702 DMAF/Nix October 19, 1992 11:00 a.m. 2 COT 19 All: 12 [gastonia] PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GASTONIA WHISTLE STOP GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA OCTOBER 21, 1992 9:45 A.M. Thank you all for this warm welcome. As the old song says, "nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina in the morning." // [Acknowledgements.] Barbara and I are sorry we missed the Fish Camp Jam. / Especially the catfish races. How they get the jockey to stay on those fish -- I'll never know. // I want to thank all of you for this strong show of support - - especially Mayor [------]. The choice we make two weeks from now really transcends party. It's a choice we make not as Democrats or Republicans, but as Americans -- and I thank you for the trust you've placed in me. If you want to know why I'm here today -- why I'm bringing this campaign to the people -- the name of this train says it all. We call it the Spirit of America -- and it's named for the kind of small-town spirit that makes Gastonia such a special place to live and raise a family. // The choice we make Novemer 3rd will shape how you live here in Gastonia -- how America leads in the world. This election -- like every election -- is a referendum on the future. You face a real choice -- between two different candidates, two different directions to take this country. Gov. Clinton seems to have a pretty strong cheerleading section in the national media. For weeks now, you've been hearing on the news that this election is all over -- that the vote you cast November 3rd is just a formality. I know you get alot of free advice, expert opinion about what matters in this election -- what issues you care about -- what issues are off-limits. I say, let the voters speak for themselves. Governor Clinton says this this election is about the economy. So here's my challenge: Put our ideas side by side. Look at his economic plan, then look at my Agenda for American Renewal. I believe with all my heart that you'll decide our Agenda is the right way to create jobs and prosperity and our kids -- right for economic growth -- right for America. Yes, we've been through tough times. But you can't solve a problem unless you look at it honestly. Governor Clinton tells you that the American economy is flat on its back -- that we face what our grandparents faced in the Great Depression. And his cheerleading squad in the national media echoes every word of his gloom-and-doom message. But here's the fact: they aren't telling you the truth. They don't tell you that there's been a slowdown world-wide -- and America has come through better than our economic competitors. They don't tell you that for the last three months -- the economies in Germany and Japan actually got smaller -- they actually contracted. While our economy grew. They don't tell you that American workers are the most productive in the world. They don't tell you that we have the lowest interest rates, the lowest inflation rates in 30 years -- and together those lower rates save the average family more than $2,000 a year in mortgage payments. Governor Clinton and his friends in the media don't tell you that almost one million more Americans are employed than ten months ago. They don't tell you that our industries are stronger and more competitive than four years ago. For all the pain in America today, the Europeans would swap places with us in a minute. We have kept our economy afloat while most other economies are drowning. I am proud of that leadership. Now, there's a reason Governor Clinton won't tell you the truth. If he can convince that you the economy is on its deathbed -- maybe he can convince you to go for his prescription of bigger government and higher taxes. Look at what Governor Clinton has planned. He says he's a new kind of Democrat -- but his economic ideas are the same old liberal game of bigger government and higher taxes. But the American people will pay more than higher taxes -- they will pay with their jobs. A new payroll tax, new taxes on business, new taxes on investment, more regulations, gutting the defense budget -- add it up and Governor Clinton's economic plan will cost Americans more than 2 million jobs. That's the most basic difference between us: Governor Clinton wants higher taxes so much he's willing to destroy jobs in the process. My Agenda for American Renewal wants to create jobs -- by cutting your taxes. With the new Congress in January, we can get to work on a short-term agenda to spur economic growth. We'll pass our new agreement to open Mexican markets to American goods -- give first-time homebuyers a $5,000 tax credit to buy that first home -- cut taxes on investment to create jobs -- and give more Americans the chance to use their IRA savings accounts to buy a new home, or send their kids to school. Add that up -- and our short-term growth agenda will jumpstart this economy and create more than one million new jobs. But we won't stop there. My Agenda for American Renewal looks beyond this year, beyond the next four years -- to prepare America for the next century -- to compete in the new economy and win. That's what my Agenda for American Renewal is all about: Taking the greatest country in the world and making it stronger, more secure than ever. I want to win this election because I know my Agenda is right for America. Here's what I'm fighting for. I want to open markets -- so we can sell American products in every corner of the world. In the next decade, the jobs with the highest wages, the best careers, are going to be tied to the world economy. It's fine that the [products] from [North Carolina] are sold in Detroit and Boston and Los Angeles. But that's not good enough. I want to sell those XX in Moscow and Mexico City and Yokohama. When it comes to opening markets, I won't waffle, I won't fudge. I want the best jobs to be right here in the USA. Because I know something you know: give American workers a fair shake, and they can outwork, outthink, outcompete anywhere in the world. And we have to make sure we stay that way. That means we have to give our kids the finest schools in the world. Our kids deserve the best, and I want to make sure they get it. [Gastonia and new American schools.] Competition made America great, and competition can make our schools great. That's why I want to give all parents -- not just the wealthy -- give all parents the right to choose the best schools for their kids -- whether it's the public school down the street or the Baptist school across town. But the best schools won't help our kids if we they can't find good jobs when they graduate. And the way Americans have always created jobs is through small business. They're the backbone of our economy. But they're being strangled by high taxes, arrogant regulators and ambulance-chasing lawyers. That's why my Agenda will give small businesses relief from taxation, regulation, and -- yes -- litigation. We'd be a lot better off if we had fewer lawyers in sharkskin suits and a lot more small businessmen and women creating jobs. As a nation we must sue each other less and care for each other more. That's the next part of our Agenda for American Renewal -- caring for each other, reaching out to each other -- so that no one is left behind. We need the talents of every American for the global economic competition. That means letting people walk their neighborhoods without fear -- taking back our streets from the thugs and criminals. And that's why I've appointed strong judges -- who have no respect for the criminal and a lot more concern for the criminal's victims. And that's the kind of judges I'll appoint for the next four years. Here's the last part of my Agenda: getting government off your back and out of your pocketbooks. The fact is: government is too big and it spends too much. That's why I'm fighting for a line-item veto and a balanced budget amendment. And that's why I want you to have the power to designate 10 percent of your tax dollars to cutting the federal deficit. I say if Congress won't help me cut the deficit -- then give the American people the power, and they'll do it for you. And that's why I've proposed that we cut taxes across the board. That's my Agenda for American Renewal. It promises an America where "Made in the USA" is read in every marketplace of the world; where our kids go to the finest schools in the world; where the government knows its place, and you keep more of your paycheck, not less. Whatever my opponent and his friends in the media may say, America is still the envy of the world. But America's not great because its government is great -- America is great because its people are good. // When it comes down to it, I put my trust in the people. In the people waiting at the airport in a driving rain early one workday morning not so long ago in Greensboro. In the families - - the Moms, Dads and kids -- that stood out along the railroad tracks from Gainsville, Georgia all the way in to Gastonia. These are people yearning for change / ready to build on what's good about America -- and make it better. Whatever my opponent and his friends in the media may say, America is still the envy of the world. But America's not great because its government is great -- America is great because its people are good. // There is no change I can think of -- no challenge we face - - that is bigger than America's heart or brighter than our dreams. / America is ready. So am I. // Barbara and I thank you for this warm North Carolina welcome. And may God bless this great country, the United States of America. # # # THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON 12 OCT?Ober 9: 3 19, 1992 MEMORANDUM FOR DAN McGROARTY FROM: ROGER B. PORTER RBP SUBJECT: Presidential Remarks: Gastonia Whistle Stop We have reviewed the attached remarks and have noted a few suggested changes on the draft. Please let us know if you have any questions or if we may help in any other way. CC: Phillip D. Brady Document No. 357353ss WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM WARREN DATE: 10/19/92 ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: TODAY, 10/19 5:00 pm PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GASTONIA WHISTLE STOP SUBJECT: GASTONIA, N.C. OCTOBER 21 - 9:45 a.m. ACTION FYI ACTION FYI VICE PRESIDENT MCBRIDE BAKER MOORE SCOWCROFT MULLINS DARMAN PETERSMEYER BATES PORTER BRADY PROVOST BROMLEY ROSS CALIO SMITH DEMAREST TUTWILER FITZWATER ZOELLICK GRAY KAUFMAN HOLIDAY MCGROARTY HORNER GROOMES BOSKIN REMARKS: Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, RM. 122, x2930, no later than 5:00 p.m., TODAY, OCTOBER 19, with a copy to this office. Thank you. RESPONSE: Mu PHILLIP D. BRADY Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary Ext. 2702 DMAF/Nix October 19, 1992 11:00 a.m. 2.007,19 All : 12 [gastonia] PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GASTONIA WHISTLE STOP GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA OCTOBER 21, 1992 9:45 A.M. Thank you all for this warm welcome. As the old song says, "nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina in the morning." // [Acknowledgements.] Barbara and I are sorry we missed the Fish Camp Jam. / Especially the catfish races. How they get the jockey to stay on those fish -- I'll never know. // I want to thank all of you for this strong show of support - - especially Mayor [------]. The choice we make two weeks from now really transcends party. It's a choice we make not as Democrats or Republicans, but as Americans -- and I thank you for the trust you've placed in me. If you want to know why I'm here today -- why I'm bringing this campaign to the people -- the name of this train says it all. We call it the Spirit of America -- and it's named for the kind of small-town spirit that makes Gastonia such a special place to live and raise a family. // you B The choice we make Novemer 3rd will shape how you live here in Gastonia -- how America leads in the world. This election -- like every election -- is a referendum on the future. You face a real choice -- between two different candidates, two different directions to take this country. Gov. Clinton seems to have a pretty strong cheerleading section in the national media. For weeks now, you've been hearing on the news that this election is all over -- that the vote you cast November 3rd is just a formality. (#) I know you get alot of free advice, expert opinion about what matters in this election -- what issues you care about -- what issues are off-limits. I say, let the voters speak for themselves. AT Governor Clinton says this this election is about the economy. So here's my challenge: Put our ideas side by side. Look at his economic plan, then look at my Agenda for American Renewal. I believe with all my heart that you'll decide our FOR Agenda is the right way to create jobs and prosperity and our kids -- right for economic growth -- right for America. Yes, we've been through tough times. But you can't solve a problem unless you look at it honestly. Governor Clinton tells you that the American economy is flat on its back -- that we face what our grandparents faced in the Great Depression. And his cheerleading squad in the national media echoes every word of his gloom-and-doom message. But here's the fact: they aren't telling you the truth. They don't tell you that there's been a slowdown world-wide -- and America has come through better than our economic competitors. They don't tell you that for the last three months -- the economies in Germany and Japan actually got smaller -- they actually contracted, WHILE OUR Economy HREW While our economy grew. They don't tell you that American workers are the most productive in the world. They don't tell you that we have the lowest interest rates, the lowest inflation ratesin 30 years -- and together those lower rates save the average family more than $2,000 a year in mortgage payments. Governor Clinton and his friends in the media don't tell you that almost one million more Americans are employed than ten months ago. They don't tell you that our industries are stronger and more competitive than four years ago. For all the pain in America today, the Europeans would swap places with us in a minute. We have kept our economy afloat while most other economies are drowning. I am proud of that leadership. Now, there's a reason Governor Clinton won't tell you the truth. If he can convince that you the economy is on its deathbed -- maybe he can convince you to go for his prescription of bigger government and higher taxes. Look at what Governor Clinton has planned. He says he's a new kind of Democrat -- but his economic ideas are the same old liberal game of bigger government and higher taxes. But the American people will pay more than higher taxes -- they will pay with their jobs. A new payroll tax, new taxes on business, new taxes on investment, more regulations, gutting the defense budget -- add it up and Governor Clinton's economic plan will cost Americans more than 2 million jobs. That's the most basic difference between us: Governor TO INCREASE BADLY Clinton wants higher taxes so much he's willing to destroy jobs in the process. My Agenda for American Renewal wants to create jobs -- by cutting your taxes. A With new Congress in January, we can get to work on a short-term agenda to spur economic growth. We'll pass our new agreement to open Mexican markets to American goods -- give first-time homebuyers a $5,000 tax credit to buy that first home -- cut taxes on investment to create jobs -- and give more Americans the chance to use their IRA savings accounts to buy a new home, or send their kids to school. Add that up -- and our short-term growth agenda will jumpstart this economy and create more than one million new jobs. But we won't stop there. My Agenda for American Renewal looks beyond this year, beyond the next four years -- to prepare America for the next century -- to compete in the new economy and win. That's what my Agenda for American Renewal is all about: Taking the greatest country in the world and making it stronger, more secure than ever. I want to win this election because I know my Agenda is right for America. Here's what I'm fighting for. I want to open markets -- so we can sell American products in every corner of the world. In the next decade, the jobs with the highest wages, the best careers, are going to be tied to the world economy. It's fine that the [products] from [North Carolina] are sold in Detroit and Boston and Los Angeles. But that's not good enough. I want to sell those XX in Moscow and Mexico City and Yokohama. When it comes to opening markets, I won't waffle, I won't fudge. I want the best jobs to be right here in the USA. Because I know something you know: give American workers a fair ONE shake, and they can outwork, outthink, outcompete anywhere in the world. And we have to make sure we stay that way. That means we have to give our kids the finest schools in the world. Our kids deserve the best, and I want to make sure they get it. [Gastonia and new American schools.] Competition made America great, and competition can make our schools great. That's why I want to give all parents -- not just the wealthy -- give all parents the right to choose the best schools for their kids -- whether it's the public school down the street or the Baptist school across town. But the best schools won't help our kids if we I they can't find good jobs when they graduate. And the way Americans have always created jobs is through small business. ES They're the backbone of our economy. But they're being strangled by high taxes, arrogant regulators and ambulance-chasing lawyers. That's why my Agenda will give small businesses relief from taxation, regulation, and -- yes -- litigation. We'd be a lot ENGAGED IN LITIGATION better off if we had fewer lawyers in sharkskin suits and a lot more small businessmen and women creating jobs. As a nation we must sue each other less and care for each other more. That's the next part of our Agenda for American Renewal -- caring for each other, reaching out to each other -- so that no one is left behind. We need the talents of every American for TO COMPETE IN the global economic competition That means letting people walk their neighborhoods without fear -- taking back our streets from the thugs and criminals. And that's why I've appointed strong judges -- who have no respect for the criminal and a lot more concern for the criminal's victims. And that's the kind of judges I'll appoint for the next four years. Here's the last part of my Agenda: getting government off your back and out of your pocketbooks. The fact is: government is too big and it spends too much. That's why I'm fighting for a line-item veto and a balanced budget amendment. And that's why I want you to have the power to designate 10 percent of your tax dollars to cutting the federal deficit. I say if Congress won't help me cut the deficit -- then give the TO REDUCE FEDERAL SPENDING American people the power and they 'll do it for you. And that's why I've proposed that we cut taxes across the board. That's my Agenda for American Renewal. It promises an America where "Made in the USA" is read in every marketplace of to: FROM: JOFF HOLMSTEAD, WH COUNSEL DMAF/Nix October 19, 1992 A11:12 11:00 a.m. 10 [gastonia] PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GASTONIA WHISTLE STOP GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA OCTOBER 21, 1992 9:45 A.M. Thank you all for this warm welcome. As the old song says, "nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina in the morning." " // [Acknowledgements.] Barbara and I are sorry we missed the Fish Camp Jam. / Especially the catfish races. How they get the jockey to stay on those fish -- I'll never know. // I want to thank all of you for this strong show of support - - especially Mayor [------]. The choice we make two weeks from now really transcends party. It's a choice we make not as Democrats or Republicans, but as Americans -- and I thank you for the trust you've placed in me. If you want to know why I'm here today -- why I'm bringing this campaign to the people -- the name of this train says it all. We call it the Spirit of America -- and it's named for the kind of small-town spirit that makes Gastonia such a special place to live and raise a family. // b and The choice we make Novemer 3rd will shape how you live here in Gastonia -- how America leads in the world. This election -- like every election -- is a referendum on the future. You face a real choice -- between two different candidates, two different directions to take this country. Gov. Clinton seems to have a pretty strong cheerleading section in the national media. For weeks now, you've been hearing on the news that this election is all over -- that the vote you cast November 3rd is just a formality. I know you get alot of free advice, expert opinion about what matters in this election -- what issues you care about -- what issues are off-limits. I say, let the voters speak for themselves. Governor Clinton says this this election is about the economy. So here's my challenge: Put our ideas side by side. Look at his economic plan, then look at my Agenda for American Renewal. I believe with all my heart that you'll decide our Agenda is the right way to create jobs and prosperity and our kids -- right for economic growth -- right for America. Yes, we've been through tough times. But you can't solve a problem unless you look at it honestly. Governor Clinton tells you that the American economy is flat remind on its back -- that we face what our grandparents faced in the Great Depression. And his cheerleading squad in the national den't White House time had what Democrat the economy media echoes every word of his gloom-and-doom message. They But here's the fact: they aren't telling you the truth. shyroketim the They don't tell you that there's been a slowdown world-wide -- and America has come through better than our economic competitors. They don't tell you that for the last three months -- the economies in Germany and Japan actually got smaller -- they actually contracted. While our economy grew. They don't tell you that American workers are the most productive in the world. They don't tell you that we have the lowest interest rates, the lowest inflation rates in 30 years -- and together those lower rates save the average family more than $2,000 a year in mortgage payments. Governor Clinton and his friends in the media don't tell you that almost one million more Americans are employed than ten months ago. They don't tell you that our industries are stronger and more competitive than four years ago. For all the pain in America today, the Europeans would swap places with us in a minute. We have kept our economy afloat while most other economies are drowning. I am proud of that leadership. Now, there's a reason Governor Clinton won't tell you the truth. If he can convince that you the economy is on its deathbed -- maybe he can convince you to go for his prescription of bigger government and higher taxes. Look at what Governor Clinton has planned. He says he's a new kind of Democrat -- but his economic ideas are the same old liberal game of bigger government and higher taxes. But the American people will pay more than higher taxes -- they will pay with their jobs. A new payroll tax, new taxes on business, new taxes on investment, more regulations, gutting the defense budget -- add it up and Governor Clinton's economic plan will cost Americans more than 2 million jobs. That's the most basic difference between us: Governor Clinton wants higher taxes so much he's willing to destroy jobs in the process. My Agenda for American Renewal wants to create jobs -- by cutting your taxes. With the new Congress in January, we can get to work on a short-term agenda to spur economic growth. We'll pass our new agreement to open Mexican markets to American goods -- give first-time homebuyers a $5,000 tax credit to buy that first home -- cut taxes on investment to create jobs -- and give more Americans the chance to use their IRA savings accounts to buy a new home, or send their kids to school. Add that up -- and our short-term growth agenda will jumpstart this economy and create more than one million new jobs. But we won't stop there. My Agenda for American Renewal looks beyond this year, beyond the next four years -- to prepare America for the next century -- to compete in the new economy and win. That's what my Agenda for American Renewal is all about: Taking the greatest country in the world and making it stronger, more secure than ever. I want to win this election because I know my Agenda is right for America. Here's what I'm fighting for. I want to open markets -- so we can sell American products in every corner of the world. In the next decade, the jobs with the highest wages, the best careers, are going to be tied to the world economy. It's fine that the [products] from [North Carolina] are sold in Detroit and Boston and Los Angeles. But that's not good enough. I want to sell those XX in Moscow and Mexico City and Yokohama. When it comes to opening markets, I won't waffle, I won't fudge. I want the best jobs to be right here in the USA. Because I know something you know: give American workers a fair one shake, and they can outwork, outthink, outcompete anyone. anywhere in the a world. And we have to make sure we stay that way. That means we have to give our kids the finest schools in the world. Our kids deserve the best, and I want to make sure they get it. [Gastonia and new American schools.] Competition made America great, and competition can make our schools great. That's why I want to give all parents -- not just the wealthy -- give all parents the right to choose the best schools for their kids -- whether it's the public school down the street or the Baptist school across town. But the best schools won't help our kids if we they can't find good jobs when they graduate. And the way Americans have always created jobs is through small business. They're the backbone of our economy. But they're being strangled by high taxes, arrogant regulators and ambulance-chasing lawyers. That's why my Agenda will give small businesses relief from taxation, regulation, and -- yes -- litigation. We'd be a lot better off if we had fewer lawyers in sharkskin suits and a lot more small businessmen and women creating jobs. As a nation we must sue each other less and care for each other more. That's the next part of our Agenda for American Renewal -- caring for each other, reaching out to each other -- so that no one is left behind. We need the talents of every American for the global economic competition. That means letting people walk their neighborhoods without fear -- taking back our streets from the thugs and criminals. And that's why I've appointed strong judges -- who have no respect for the criminal and a lot more concern for the criminal's victims. And that's the kind of judges I'll appoint for the next four years. Here's the last part of my Agenda: getting government off your back and out of your pocketbooks. The fact is: government is too big and it spends too much. That's why I'm fighting for a line-item veto and a balanced budget amendment. And that's why I want you to have the power to designate 10 percent of your tax dollars to cutting the federal deficit. I say if Congress won't help me cut the deficit -- then give the American people the power, and they'll do it for you. And that's why I've proposed that we cut taxes across the board. That's my Agenda for American Renewal. It promises an America where "Made in the USA" is read in every marketplace of the world; where our kids go to the finest schools in the world; where the government knows its place, and you keep more of your paycheck, not less. Whatever my opponent and his friends in the media may say, America is still the envy of the world. But America's not great because its government is great -- America is great because its people are good. // When it comes down to it, I put my trust in the people. In the people waiting at the airport in a driving rain early one workday morning not so long ago in Greensboro. In the families - - the Moms, Dads and kids -- that stood out along the railroad tracks from Gainsville, Georgia all the way in to Gastonia. These are people yearning for change / ready to build on what's good about America -- and make it better. Whatever my opponent and his friends in the media may say, America is still the envy of the world. But America's not great because its government is great -- America is great because its repeats people are good. // There is no change I can think of -- no challenge we face - - that is bigger than America's heart or brighter than our dreams. / America is ready. So am I. // Barbara and I thank you for this warm North Carolina welcome. And may God bless this great country, the United States of America. # # # Document No. 357353s WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM 7801 92 92 OCT 20 A8:27 DATE: 10/19/92 ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: TODAY, 10/19 5:00 pm PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GASTONIA WHISTLE STOP SUBJECT: GASTONIA, N.C. - OCTOBER 21 - 9:45 a.m. ACTION FYI ACTION FYI VICE PRESIDENT MCBRIDE BAKER MOORE SCOWCROFT MULLINS DARMAN PETERSMEYER BATES PORTER BRADY PROVOST BROMLEY ROSS CALIO SMITH DEMAREST TUTWILER FITZWATER ZOELLICK GRAY KAUFMAN HOLIDAY MCGROARTY HORNER GROOMES BOSKIN REMARKS: Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, RM. 122, x2930, no later than 5:00 p.m., TODAY, OCTOBER 19, with a copy to this office. Thank you. October 19, 1992 Need more emphasis on! RESPONSE: TO: DAN MCGROARTY 1 Carter: interesinates, inflation, Jobs The NSC staff concurs with the attached. Relast 2 PHILLIP D. BRADY DydemoCong/Pas 1 Brent Scowcroft Assistant to the President 2 MePres leadership and Staff Secretary CC: Phillip Bradv d experience in reworld Ext. 2702 read for there key Topeare + economic growth DMAF/Nix October 19, 1992 11:00 a.m. 2 COT 19 All: 12 [gastonia] PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GASTONIA WHISTLE STOP GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA OCTOBER 21, 1992 9:45 A.M. Thank you all for this warm welcome. As the old song says, "nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina in the morning." // [Acknowledgements.] Barbara and I are sorry we missed the Fish Camp Jam. / Especially the catfish races. How they get the jockey to stay on those fish -- I'll never know. // I want to thank all of you for this strong show of support - - especially Mayor [------]. The choice we make two weeks from now really transcends party. It's a choice we make not as Democrats or Republicans, but as Americans -- and I thank you for the trust you've placed in me. If you want to know why I'm here today -- why I'm bringing this campaign to the people -- the name of this train says it all. We call it the Spirit of America -- and it's named for the kind of small-town spirit that makes Gastonia such a special place to live and raise a family. // The choice we make Novemer 3rd will shape how you live here in Gastonia -- how America leads in the world. This election -- like every election -- is a referendum on the future. You face a real choice -- between two different candidates, two different directions to take this country. Gov. Clinton seems to have a pretty strong cheerleading section in the national media. For weeks now, you've been hearing on the news that this election is all over -- that the vote you cast November 3rd is just a formality. I know you get alot of free advice, expert opinion about what matters in this election -- what issues you care about -- what issues are off-limits. I say, let the voters speak for themselves. Governor Clinton says this this election is about the economy. So here's my challenge: Put our ideas side by side. Look at his economic plan, then look at my Agenda for American Renewal. I believe with all my heart that you'll decide our Agenda is the right way to create jobs and prosperity and our kids -- right for economic growth -- right for America. Yes, we've been through tough times. But you can't solve a problem unless you look at it honestly. Governor Clinton tells you that the American economy is flat on its back -- that we face what our grandparents faced in the Great Depression. And his cheerleading squad in the national media echoes every word of his gloom-and-doom message. But here's the fact: they aren't telling you the truth. They don't tell you that there's been a slowdown world-wide -- and America has come through better than our economic Probryth competitors. They don't tell you that for the last three months -- the economies in Germany and Japan actually got smaller -- they That doble actually contracted. cheek While our economy grew. They don't tell you that American workers are the most productive in the world. They don't tell you that we have the lowest interest rates, the lowest inflation rates in 30 years -- and together those lower rates save the average family more than dolanter yolak $2,000 a year in mortgage payments. How Governor Clinton and his friends in the media don't tell you that almost one million more Americans are employed than ten months ago. They don't tell you that our industries are stronger and more competitive than four years ago. our international competitors For all the pain in America today, the Europeans would swap places with us in a minute. We have kept our economy afloat while most other economies are drowning. I am proud of that leadership. Now, there's a reason Governor Clinton won't tell you the truth. If he can convince that you the economy is on its deathbed -- maybe he can convince you to go for his prescription of bigger government and higher taxes. Look at what Governor Clinton has planned. He says he's a new kind of Democrat -- but his economic ideas are the same old liberal game of bigger government and higher taxes. But the American people will pay more than higher taxes -- they will pay with their jobs. A new payroll tax, new taxes on business, new taxes on investment, more regulations, gutting the defense budget -- add it up and Governor Clinton's economic plan will cost Americans more than 2 million jobs. That's the most basic difference between us: Governor Clinton wants higher taxes so much he's willing to destroy jobs in the process. My Agenda for American Renewal wants to create jobs -- by cutting your taxes. With the new Congress in January, we can get to work on a short-term agenda to spur economic growth. We'll pass our new agreement to open Mexican markets to American goods -- give first-time homebuyers a $5,000 tax credit to buy that first home -- cut taxes on investment to create jobs -- and give more Americans the chance to use their IRA savings accounts to buy a new home, or send their kids to school. Add that up -- and our short-term growth agenda will jumpstart this economy and create more than one million new jobs. But we won't stop there. My Agenda for American Renewal looks beyond this year, beyond the next four years -- to prepare America for the next century -- to compete in the new economy and win. That's what my Agenda for American Renewal is all about: Taking the greatest country in the world and making it stronger, more secure than ever. I want to win this election because I know my Agenda is right for America. Here's what I'm fighting for. I want to open markets -- so we can sell American products in every corner of the world. In the next decade, the jobs with the highest wages, the best careers, are going to be tied to the world economy. It's fine that the [products] from [North Carolina] are sold in Detroit and Boston and Los Angeles. But that's not good enough. I want to sell those XX in Moscow and Mexico City and Yokohama. When it comes to opening markets, I won't waffle, I won't fudge. I want the best jobs to be right here in the USA. Because I know something you know: give American workers a fair shake, and they can outwork, outthink, outcompete anywhere in the world. And we have to make sure we stay that way. That means we have to give our kids the finest schools in the world. Our kids deserve the best, and I want to make sure they get it. [Gastonia and new American schools.] Competition made America great, and competition can make our schools great. That's why I want to give all parents -- not just the wealthy -- give all parents the right to choose the best schools for their kids -- whether it's the public school down the street or the Baptist school across town. But the best schools won't help our kids if we they can't find good jobs when they graduate. And the way Americans have always created jobs is through small business. They're the backbone of our economy. But they're being strangled by high taxes, arrogant regulators and ambulance-chasing lawyers. That's why my Agenda will give small businesses relief from taxation, regulation, and -- yes -- litigation. We'd be a lot better off if we had fewer lawyers in sharkskin suits and a lot government red tape. more small businessmen and women creating jobs. than tied up in nation we must sue each other less and care for each other more. That's the next part of our Agenda for American Renewal -- caring for each other, reaching out to each other -- so that no one is left behind. We need the talents of every American for the global economic competition. That means letting people walk their neighborhoods without fear -- taking back our streets from the thugs and criminals. And that's why I've appointed strong judges -- who have no respect for the criminal and a lot more concern for the criminal's victims. And that's the kind of judges I'll appoint for the next four years. Here's the last part of my Agenda: getting government off your back and out of your pocketbooks. The fact is: government is too big and it spends too much. That's why I'm fighting for a line-item veto and a balanced budget amendment. And that's why I want you to have the power to designate 10 percent of your tax dollars to cutting the federal deficit. I say if Congress won't help me cut the deficit -- then give the American people the power, and they'll do it for you. And that's why I've proposed that we cut taxes across the board. That's my Agenda for American Renewal. It promises an America where "Made in the USA" is read in every marketplace of the world; where our kids go to the finest schools in the world; where the government knows its place, and you keep more of your paycheck, not less. Whatever my opponent and his friends in the media may say, America is still the envy of the world. But America's not great because its government is great -- America is great because its fantastic people are good? // When it comes down to it, I put my trust in the people. In the people waiting at the airport in a driving rain early one workday morning not so long ago in Greensboro. In the families - - the Moms, Dads and kids -- that stood out along the railroad tracks from Gainsville, Georgia all the way in to Gastonia. These are people yearning for change / ready to build on what's good about America -- and make it better. Whatever my opponent and his friends in the media may say, America is still the envy of the world. But America's not great because its government is great -- America is great because its people are good. // There is no change I can think of -- no challenge we face - - that is bigger than America's heart or brighter than our dreams. / America is ready. So am I. // Barbara and I thank you for this warm North Carolina welcome. And may God bless this great country, the United States of America. # # # Document No. 357353ss WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM DATE: 10/19/92 ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: TODAY, 10/19 5:00 pm PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GASTONIA WHISTLE STOP SUBJECT: GASTONIA, N.C. - OCTOBER 21 - 9:45 a.m. ACTION FYI ACTION FYI VICE PRESIDENT MCBRIDE BAKER MOORE SCOWCROFT MULLINS DARMAN PETERSMEYER BATES PORTER BRADY PROVOST BROMLEY ROSS CALIO SMITH DEMAREST TUTWILER FITZWATER ZOELLICK GRAY KAUFMAN HOLIDAY MCGROARTY HORNER GROOMES BOSKIN REMARKS: Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, RM. 122, x2930, no later than 5:00 p.m., TODAY, OCTOBER 19, with a copy to this office. Thank you. RESPONSE: See comments PHILLIP D. BRADY Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary Ext. 2702 DMAF/Nix October 19, 1992 11:00 a.m. 2 CCT 19 All: 12 [gastonia] PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GASTONIA WHISTLE STOP GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA OCTOBER 21, 1992 9:45 A.M. Thank you all for this warm welcome. As the old song says, "nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina in the morning." // [Acknowledgements,] Barbara and I are sorry we missed the Fish Camp Jam. / Especially the catfish races. How they get the jockey to stay on those fish -- I'll never know. // I want to thank all of you for this strong show of support - - especially Mayor [------]. The choice we make two weeks from now really transcends party. It's a choice we make not as Democrats or Republicans, but as Americans -- and I thank you for the trust you've placed in me. If you want to know why I'm here today -- why I'm bringing this campaign to the people -- the name of this train says it all. We call it the Spirit of America -- and it's named for the kind of small-town spirit that makes Gastonia such a special place to live and raise a family. // The choice we make Novemer 3rd will shape how you live here in Gastonia -- how America leads in the world. This election -- like every election -- is a referendum on the future. You face a real choice -- between two different candidates, two different directions to take this country. Gov. Clinton seems to have a pretty strong cheerleading section in the national media. For weeks now, you've been hearing on the news that this election is all over -- that the vote you cast November 3rd is just a formality. I know you get alot of free advice, expert opinion about what matters in this election -- what issues you care about -- what issues are off-limits. I say, let the voters speak for themselves. Governor Clinton says this this election is about the economy. So here's my challenge: Put our ideas side by side. Look at his economic plan, then look at my Agenda for American Renewal. I believe with all my heart that you'll decide our Agenda is the right way to create jobs and prosperity and our kids -- right for economic growth -- right for America. Yes, we've been through tough times. But you can't solve a problem unless you look at it honestly. Governor Clinton tells you that the American economy is flat on its back -- that we face what our grandparents faced in the Great Depression. And his cheerleading squad in the national media echoes every word of his gloom-and-doom message. But here's the fact: they aren't telling you the truth. They don't tell you that there's been a slowdown world-wide -- and America has come through better than our economic competitors. output They don't tell you that for the last three months -- the actually contracted in economies in Germany and 1 Japan actually got smaller it grew by half of the they U.S. rate. actually contracted. Samarrie X5813 While our economy grew They don't tell you that American workers are the most productive in the world. They don't tell you that we have the lowest interest rates, the lowest inflation rates in 30 years -- and together those lower rates save the average family more than $2,000 a year in mortgage payments. Governor Clinton and his friends in the media don't tell you that almost one million more Americans are employed than ten months ago. They don't tell you that our industries are stronger and more competitive than four years ago. For all the pain in America today, the Europeans would swap places with us in a minute. We have kept our economy afloat while most other economies are drowning. I am proud of that leadership. Now, there's a reason Governor Clinton won't tell you the truth. If he can convince that you the economy is on its deathbed -- maybe he can convince you to go for his prescription of bigger government and higher taxes. Look at what Governor Clinton has planned. He says he's a new kind of Democrat -- but his economic ideas are the same old liberal game of bigger government and higher taxes. But the American people will pay more than higher taxes -- they will pay with their jobs. A new payroll tax, new taxes on business, new taxes on investment, more regulations, gutting the defense budget -- add it up and Governor Clinton's economic plan will cost Americans more than 2 million jobs. That's the most basic difference between us: Governor Clinton wants higher taxes so much he's willing to destroy jobs in the process. My Agenda for American Renewal wants to create jobs -- by cutting your taxes. With the new Congress in January, we can get to work on a short-term agenda to spur economic growth. We'll pass our new agreement to open Mexican markets to American goods -- give first-time homebuyers a $5,000 tax credit to buy that first home -- cut taxes on investment to create jobs -- and give more Americans the chance to use their IRA savings accounts to buy a new home, or send their kids to school. Add that up -- and our short-term growth agenda will jumpstart this economy and create more than one million new jobs. But we won't stop there. My Agenda for American Renewal looks beyond this year, beyond the next four years -- to prepare America for the next century -- to compete in the new economy and win. That's what my Agenda for American Renewal is all about: Taking the greatest country in the world and making it stronger, more secure than ever. I want to win this election because I know my Agenda is right for America. Here's what I'm fighting for. I want to open markets -- so we can sell American products in every corner of the world. In the next decade, the jobs with the highest wages, the best careers, are going to be tied to the world economy. It's fine that the [products] from [North Carolina] are sold in Detroit and Boston and Los Angeles. But that's not good enough. I want to sell those XX in Moscow and Mexico City and Yokohama. When it comes to opening markets, I won't waffle, I won't fudge. I want the best jobs to be right here in the USA. Because I know something you know: give American workers a fair shake, and they can outwork, outthink, outcompetejahywhere anyone, in the Morin X3804 world. And we have to make sure we stay that way. That means we have to give our kids the finest schools in the world. Our kids deserve the best, and I want to make sure they get it. [Gastonia and new American schools.] Competition made America great, and competition can make our schools great. That's why I want to give all parents -- not just the wealthy -- give all parents the right to choose the best schools for their kids -- whether it's the public school down the street or the Baptist school across town. But the best schools won't help our kids if we they can't find good jobs when they graduate. And the way Americans have always created jobs is through small business. They're the backbone of our economy. But they're being strangled by high taxes, arrogant regulators and ambulance-chasing lawyers. That's why my Agenda will give small businesses relief from taxation, regulation, and -- yes -- litigation. We'd be a lot better off if we had fewer lawyers in sharkskin suits and a lot more small businessmen and women creating jobs. As a nation we must sue each other less and care for each other more. That's the next part of our Agenda for American Renewal -- caring for each other, reaching out to each other -- SO that no one is left behind. We need the talents of every American for the global economic competition. That means letting people walk their neighborhoods without fear -- taking back our streets from the thugs and criminals. And that's why I've appointed strong judges -- who have no respect for the criminal and a lot more concern for the criminal's victims. And that's the kind of judges I'll appoint for the next four years. Here's the last part of my Agenda: getting government off your back and out of your pocketbooks. The fact is: government is too big and it spends too much. That's why I'm fighting for a line-item veto and a balanced budget amendment. And that's why I want you to have the power to designate 10 percent of your tax dollars to cutting the federal deficit. I say if Congress won't help me cut the deficit -- then give the American people the power, and they'll do it for you. And that's why I've proposed that we cut taxes across the board. That's my Agenda for American Renewal. It promises an America where "Made in the USA" is read in every marketplace of the world; where our kids go to the finest schools in the world; where the government knows its place, and you keep more of your paycheck, not less. Whatever my opponent and his friends in the media may say, America is still the envy of the world. But America's not great because its government is great -- America is great because its people are good. // When it comes down to it, I put my trust in the people. In the people waiting at the airport in a driving rain early one workday morning not so long ago in Greensboro. In the families - - the Moms, Dads and kids -- that stood out along the railroad tracks from Gainsville, Georgia all the way in to Gastonia. These are people yearning for change / ready to build on what's good about America -- and make it better. Whatever my opponent and his friends in the media may say, America is still the envy of the world. But America's not great because its government is great -- America is great because its people are good. great // Norin X3804 There is no change I can think of -- no challenge we face - - that is bigger than America's heart or brighter than our dreams. / America is ready. So am I. // Barbara and I thank you for this warm North Carolina welcome. And may God bless this great country, the United States of America. # # # CEA DMAF/Nix October 19, 1992 11:00 a.m. [gastonia] PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GASTONIA WHISTLE STOP GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA OCTOBER 21, 1992 9:45 A.M. Thank you all for this warm welcome. As the old song says, "nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina in the morning." // [Acknowledgements.] Barbara and I are sorry we missed the Fish Camp Jam. / Especially the catfish races. How they get the jockey to stay on those fish -- I'll never know. // I want to thank all of you for this strong show of support - - especially Mayor [------]. The choice we make two weeks from now really transcends party. It's a choice we make not as Democrats or Republicans, but as Americans -- and I thank you for the trust you've placed in me. If you want to know why I'm here today -- why I'm bringing this campaign to the people -- the name of this train says it all. We call it the Spirit of America -- and it's named for the kind of small-town spirit that makes Gastonia such a special place to live and raise a family. // you, November The choice we make Novemer 3rd will shape how you live here in Gastonia -- how America leads in the world. This election -- like every election -- is a referendum on the future. You face a real choice -- between two different candidates, two different directions to take this country. Gov. Clinton seems to have a pretty strong cheerleading section in the national media. For weeks now, you've been hearing on the news that this election is all over -- that the vote you cast November 3rd is just a formality. I know you get alot of free advice, expert opinion about what matters in this election -- what issues you care about -- what issues are off-limits. I say, let the voters speak for themselves. Governor Clinton says this this election is about the economy. So here's my challenge: Put our ideas side by side. Look at his economic plan, then look at my Agenda for American Renewal. I believe with all my heart that you'll decide our for Agenda is the right way to create jobs and prosperity and our kids -- right for economic growth -- right for America. Yes, we've been through tough times. But you can't solve a problem unless you look at it honestly. Governor Clinton tells you that the American economy is flat on its back -- that we face what our grandparents faced in the Great Depression. And his cheerleading squad in the national media echoes every word of his gloom-and-doom message. But here's the fact: they aren't telling you the truth. They don't tell you that there's been a slowdown world-wide -- and America has come through better than our economic competitors. They don't tell you that for the last three months -- the economies in Germany and Japan actually got smaller -- they actually contracted. While our economy grew. They don't tell you that American workers are the most productive in the world. They don't tell you that we have the lowest interest rates, the lowest inflation rates in 30 years -- and together those lower rates save the average family more than $2,000 a year in mortgage payments. Governor Clinton and his friends in the media don't tell you that almost one million more Americans are employed than ten months ago. They don't tell you that our industries are stronger and more competitive than four years ago. For all the pain in America today, the Europeans would swap places with us in a minute. We have kept our economy afloat while most other economies are drowning. I am proud of that leadership. Now, there's a reason Governor Clinton won't tell you the truth. If he can convince that you the economy is on its deathbed -- maybe he can convince you to go for his prescription of bigger government and higher taxes. Look at what Governor Clinton has planned. He says he's a new kind of Democrat -- but his economic ideas are the same old liberal game of bigger government and higher taxes. But the American people will pay more than higher taxes -- they will pay with their jobs. A new payroll tax, new taxes on business, new taxes on investment, more regulations, gutting the defense budget -- add it up and Governor Clinton's economic plan will cost Americans more than 2 million jobs. That's the most basic difference between us: Governor Clinton wants higher taxes so much he's willing to destroy jobs in the process. My Agenda for American Renewal wants to create jobs -- by cutting your taxes. our With the new Congress in January, we can get to work on For starters, short term agenda to spur economic growth. ^ We'll pass our new agreement to open Mexican markets to American goods -- give first-time homebuyers a $5,000 tax credit to buy that first home -- cut taxes on investment to create jobs -- and give more Americans the chance to use their IRA savings accounts to buy a new home, or send their kids to school. Add that up -- and our short-term growth agenda will jumpstart this economy and create more than one million new jobs. But we won't stop there. My Agenda for American Renewal looks beyond this year, beyond the next four years -- to prepare America for the next century -- to compete in the new economy and win. That's what my Agenda for American Renewal is all about: Taking the greatest country in the world and making it stronger, more secure than ever. I want to win this election because I know my Agenda is right for America. Here's what I'm fighting for. I want to open markets -- so we can sell American products in every corner of the world. In the next decade, the jobs with the highest wages, the best careers, are going to be tied to the world economy. It's fine that the [products] from [North Carolina] are sold in Detroit and Boston and Los Angeles. But that's not good enough. I want to sell those XX in Moscow and Mexico City and Yokohama. When it comes to opening markets, I won't waffle, I won't fudge. I want the best jobs to be right here in the USA. Because I know something you know: give American workers a fair shake, and they can outwork, outthink, outcompete anywhere in the world. And we have to make sure we stay that way. That means we have to give our kids the finest schools in the world. Our kids deserve the best, and I want to make sure they get it. [Gastonia and new American schools.] Competition made America great, and competition can make our schools great. That's why I want to give all parents -- not just the wealthy -- give all parents the right to choose the best schools for their kids -- whether it's the public school down the street or the Baptist school across town. But the best schools won't help our kids if we they can't find good jobs when they graduate. And the way Americans have always created jobs is through small business. es They're the backbone of our economy. But they're being strangled by high taxes, arrogant regulators and ambulance-chasing lawyers. That's why my Agenda will give small businesses relief from taxation, regulation, and -- yes -- litigation. We'd be a lot better off if we had fewer lawyers in sharkskin suits and a lot more small businessmen and women creating jobs. As a nation we must sue each other less and care for each other more. That's the next part of our Agenda for American Renewal -- caring for each other, reaching out to each other -- so that no one is left behind. We need the talents of every American for the global economic competition. That means letting people walk their neighborhoods without fear -- taking back our streets from the thugs and criminals. And that's why I've appointed strong judges -- who have no victims more respect for the criminalgand a lot more concern for the criminal's victims. And that's the kind of judges I'll appoint for the next four years. Here's the last part of my Agenda: getting government off your back and out of your pocketbooks. The fact is: government is too big and it spends too much. That's why I'm fighting for a line-item veto and a balanced budget amendment. And that's why I want you to have the power to designate 10 debt and federal percent of your tax dollars to cutting the federal deficit. I say if Congress won't help me cut the deficit -- then give the American people the power, and they'll do it for you. And that's why I've proposed that we cut taxes across the board. That's my Agenda for American Renewal. It promises an America where "Made in the USA" is read in every marketplace of the world; where our kids go to the finest schools in the world; where the government knows its place, and you keep more of your paycheck, not less. Whatever my opponent and his friends in the media may say, America is still the envy of the world. But America's not great because its government is great -- America is great because its people are good. // When it comes down to it, I put my trust in the people. In the people waiting at the airport in a driving rain early one workday morning not so long ago in Greensboro. In the families - - the Moms, Dads and kids -- that stood out along the railroad tracks from Gainsville, Georgia all the way in to Gastonia. These are people yearning for change / ready to build on what's ) good about America -- and make it better. Whatever my opponent and his friends in the media may say, America is still the envy of the world. But America's not great because its government is great -- America is great because its people are good. // There is no change I can think of -- no challenge we face - - that is bigger than America's heart or brighter than our dreams. / America is ready. So am I. // Barbara and I thank you for this warm North Carolina welcome. And may God bless this great country, the United States of America. # # # DMAF/Nix October 19, 1992 11:00 a.m. [gastonia] PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GASTONIA WHISTLE STOP GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA OCTOBER 21, 1992 9:45 A.M. Thank you all for this warm welcome. As the old song says, "nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina in the morning." // [Acknowledgements.] Barbara and I are sorry we missed the Fish Camp Jam. / Especially the catfish races. How they get the jockey to stay on those fish -- I'll never know. // I want to thank all of you for this strong show of support - - especially Mayor [------]. The choice we make two weeks from now really transcends party. It's a choice we make not as Democrats or Republicans, but as Americans -- and I thank you for the trust you've placed in me. If you want to know why I'm here today -- why I'm bringing this campaign to the people -- the name of this train says it all. We call it the Spirit of America -- and it's named for the kind of small-town spirit that makes Gastonia such a special place to live and raise a family. // The choice we make Novemer 3rd will shape how you live here in Gastonia -- how America leads in the world. This election -- like every election -- is a referendum on the future. You face a real choice -- between two different candidates, two different directions to take this country. Gov. Clinton seems to have a pretty strong cheerleading section in the national media. For weeks now, you've been hearing on the news that this election is all over -- that the vote you cast November 3rd is just a formality. I know you get alot of free advice, expert opinion about what matters in this election -- what issues you care about -- what issues are off-limits. I say, let the voters speak for themselves. Governor Clinton says this this election is about the economy. So here's my challenge: Put our ideas side by side. Look at his economic plan, then look at my Agenda for American Renewal. I believe with all my heart that you'll decide our Agenda is the right way to create jobs and prosperity and our kids -- right for economic growth -- right for America. Yes, we've been through tough times. But you can't solve a problem unless you look at it honestly. Governor Clinton tells you that the American economy is flat on its back -- that we face what our grandparents faced in the Great Depression. And his cheerleading squad in the national media echoes every word of his gloom-and-doom message. But here's the fact: they aren't telling you the truth. They don't tell you that there's been a slowdown world-wide -- and America has come through better than our economic competitors. They don't tell you that for the last three months -- the economies in Germany and Japan actually got smaller -- they actually contracted. While our economy grew. They don't tell you that American workers are the most productive in the world. They don't tell you that we have the lowest interest rates, the lowest inflation rates in 30 years -- and together those lower rates save the average family more than $2,000 a year in mortgage payments. Governor Clinton and his friends in the media don't tell you that almost one million more Americans are employed than ten months ago. They don't tell you that our industries are stronger and more competitive than four years ago. For all the pain in America today, the Europeans would swap places with us in a minute. We have kept our economy afloat while most other economies are drowning. I am proud of that leadership. Now, there's a reason Governor Clinton won't tell you the truth. If he can convince that you the economy is on its deathbed -- maybe he can convince you to go for his prescription of bigger government and higher taxes. Look at what Governor Clinton has planned. He says he's a new kind of Democrat -- but his economic ideas are the same old liberal game of bigger government and higher taxes. But the American people will pay more than higher taxes -- they will pay with their jobs. A new payroll tax, new taxes on business, new taxes on investment, more regulations, gutting the defense budget -- add it up and Governor Clinton's economic plan will cost Americans more than 2 million jobs. That's the most basic difference between us: Governor Clinton wants higher taxes so much he's willing to destroy jobs in the process. My Agenda for American Renewal wants to create jobs -- by cutting your taxes. With the new Congress in January, we can get to work on a short-term agenda to spur economic growth. We'll pass our new agreement to open Mexican markets to American goods -- give first-time homebuyers a $5,000 tax credit to buy that first home -- cut taxes on investment to create jobs -- and give more Americans the chance to use their IRA savings accounts to buy a new home, or send their kids to school. Add that up -- and our short-term growth agenda will jumpstart this economy and create more than one million new jobs. But we won't stop there. My Agenda for American Renewal looks beyond this year, beyond the next four years -- to prepare America for the next century -- to compete in the new economy and win. That's what my Agenda for American Renewal is all about: Taking the greatest country in the world and making it stronger, more secure than ever. I want to win this election because I know my Agenda is right for America. Here's what I'm fighting for. I want to open markets -- so we can sell American products in every corner of the world. In the next decade, the jobs with the highest wages, the best careers, are going to be tied to the world economy. It's fine that the [products] from [North Carolina] are sold in Detroit and Boston and Los Angeles. But that's not good enough. I want to sell those XX in Moscow and Mexico City and Yokohama. When it comes to opening markets, I won't waffle, I won't fudge. I want the best jobs to be right here in the USA. Because I know something you know: give American workers a fair shake, and they can outwork, outthink, outcompete anywhere in the world. And we have to make sure we stay that way. That means we have to give our kids the finest schools in the world. Our kids deserve the best, and I want to make sure they get it. [Gastonia and new American schools.] Competition made America great, and competition can make our schools great. That's why I want to give all parents -- not just the wealthy -- give all parents the right to choose the best schools for their kids -- whether it's the public school down the street or the Baptist school across town. But the best schools won't help our kids if we they can't find good jobs when they graduate. And the way Americans have always created jobs is through small business. They're the backbone of our economy. But they're being strangled by high taxes, arrogant regulators and ambulance-chasing lawyers. That's why my Agenda will give small businesses relief from taxation, regulation, and -- yes -- litigation. We'd be a lot better off if we had fewer lawyers in sharkskin suits and a lot more small businessmen and women creating jobs. As a nation we must sue each other less and care for each other more. That's the next part of our Agenda for American Renewal -- caring for each other, reaching out to each other -- so that no one is left behind. We need the talents of every American for the global economic competition. That means letting people walk their neighborhoods without fear -- taking back our streets from the thugs and criminals. And that's why I've appointed strong judges -- who have no respect for the criminal and a lot more concern for the criminal's victims. And that's the kind of judges I'll appoint for the next four years. Here's the last part of my Agenda: getting government off your back and out of your pocketbooks. The fact is: government is too big and it spends too much. That's why I'm fighting for a line-item veto and a balanced budget amendment. And that's why I want you to have the power to designate 10 percent of your tax dollars to cutting the federal deficit. I say if Congress won't help me cut the deficit -- then give the American people the power, and they'll do it for you. And that's why I've proposed that we cut taxes across the board. That's my Agenda for American Renewal. It promises an America where "Made in the USA" is read in every marketplace of the world; where our kids go to the finest schools in the world; where the government knows its place, and you keep more of your paycheck, not less. Whatever my opponent and his friends in the media may say, America is still the envy of the world. But America's not great because its government is great -- America is great because its people are good. // When it comes down to it, I put my trust in the people. In the people waiting at the airport in a driving rain early one workday morning not so long ago in Greensboro. In the families - - the Moms, Dads and kids -- that stood out along the railroad tracks from Gainsville, Georgia all the way in to Gastonia. These are people yearning for change / ready to build on what's good about America -- and make it better. Whatever my opponent and his friends in the media may say, America is still the envy of the world. But America's not great because its government is great -- America is great because its people are good. // There is no change I can think of -- no challenge we face - - that is bigger than America's heart or brighter than our dreams. / America is ready. So am I. // Barbara and I thank you for this warm North Carolina welcome. And may God bless this great country, the United States of America. # # # DMAF/Nix October 19, 1992 11:00 a.m. [gastonia] PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GASTONIA WHISTLE STOP GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA OCTOBER 21, 1992 9:45 A.M. Thank you all for this warm welcome. As the old song says, "nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina in the morning." // [Acknowledgements.] Barbara and I are sorry we missed the Fish Camp Jam. / Especially the catfish races. How they get the jockey to stay on ) those fish -- I'll never know. // I want to thank all of you for this strong show of support - - especially Mayor [------]. The choice we make two weeks from now really transcends party. It's a choice we make not as Democrats or Republicans, but as Americans -- and I thank you for the trust you've placed in me. If you want to know why I'm here today -- why I'm bringing this campaign to the people -- the name of this train says it all. We call it the Spirit of America -- and it's named for the kind of small-town spirit that makes Gastonia such a special place to live and raise a family. // The choice we make Novemer 3rd will shape how you live here in Gastonia -- how America leads in the world. This election -- like every election -- is a referendum on the future. You face a real choice -- between two different candidates, two different directions to take this country. Gov. Clinton seems to have a pretty strong cheerleading section in the national media. For weeks now, you've been hearing on the news that this election is all over -- that the vote you cast November 3rd is just a formality. I know you get alot of free advice, expert opinion about what matters in this election -- what issues you care about -- what issues are off-limits. I say, let the voters speak for themselves. Governor Clinton says this this election is about the economy. So here's my challenge: Put our ideas side by side. Look at his economic plan, then look at my Agenda for American Renewal. I believe with all my heart that you'll decide our Agenda is the right way to create jobs and prosperity and our kids -- right for economic growth -- right for America. Yes, we've been through tough times. But you can't solve a problem unless you look at it honestly. Governor Clinton tells you that the American economy is flat on its back -- that we face what our grandparents faced in the Great Depression. And his cheerleading squad in the national media echoes every word of his gloom-and-doom message. But here's the fact: they aren't telling you the truth. They don't tell you that there's been a slowdown world-wide -- and America has come through better than our economic competitors. They don't tell you that for the last three months -- the economies in Germany and Japan actually got smaller -- they actually contracted. While our economy grew. They don't tell you that American workers are the most productive in the world. They don't tell you that we have the lowest interest rates, the lowest inflation rates in 30 years -- and together those lower rates save the average family more than $2,000 a year in mortgage payments. Governor Clinton and his friends in the media don't tell you that almost one million more Americans are employed than ten months ago. They don't tell you that our industries are stronger and more competitive than four years ago. For all the pain in America today, the Europeans would swap places with us in a minute. We have kept our economy afloat while most other economies are drowning. I am proud of that leadership. Now, there's a reason Governor Clinton won't tell you the truth. If he can convince that you the economy is on its deathbed -- maybe he can convince you to go for his prescription of bigger government and higher taxes. Look at what Governor Clinton has planned. He says he's a new kind of Democrat -- but his economic ideas are the same old liberal game of bigger government and higher taxes. But the American people will pay more than higher taxes -- they will pay with their jobs. A new payroll tax, new taxes on business, new taxes on investment, more regulations, gutting the defense budget -- add it up and Governor Clinton's economic plan will cost Americans more than 2 million jobs. That's the most basic difference between us: Governor Clinton wants higher taxes so much he's willing to destroy jobs in the process. My Agenda for American Renewal wants to create jobs -- by cutting your taxes. With the new Congress in January, we can get to work on a short-term agenda to spur economic growth. We'll pass our new agreement to open Mexican markets to American goods -- give first-time homebuyers a $5,000 tax credit to buy that first home -- cut taxes on investment to create jobs -- and give more Americans the chance to use their IRA savings accounts to buy a new home, or send their kids to school. Add that up -- and our short-term growth agenda will jumpstart this economy and create more than one million new jobs. But we won't stop there. My Agenda for American Renewal looks beyond this year, beyond the next four years -- to prepare America for the next century -- to compete in the new economy and win. That's what my Agenda for American Renewal is all about: Taking the greatest country in the world and making it stronger, more secure than ever. I want to win this election because I know my Agenda is right for America. Here's what I'm fighting for. I want to open markets -- so we can sell American products in every corner of the world. In the next decade, the jobs with the highest wages, the best careers, are going to be tied to the world economy. It's fine that the [products] from [North Carolina] are sold in Detroit and Boston and Los Angeles. But that's not good enough. I want to sell those XX in Moscow and Mexico City and Yokohama. When it comes to opening markets, I won't waffle, I won't fudge. I want the best jobs to be right here in the USA. Because I know something you know: give American workers a fair shake, and they can outwork, outthink, outcompete anywhere in the world. And we have to make sure we stay that way. That means we have to give our kids the finest schools in the world. Our kids deserve the best, and I want to make sure they get it. [Gastonia and new American schools.] Competition made America great, and competition can make our schools great. That's why I want to give all parents -- not just the wealthy -- give all parents the right to choose the best schools for their kids -- whether it's the public school down the street or the Baptist school across town. But the best schools won't help our kids if we they can't find good jobs when they graduate. And the way Americans have always created jobs is through small business. They're the backbone of our economy. But they're being strangled by high taxes, arrogant regulators and ambulance-chasing lawyers. That's why my Agenda will give small businesses relief from taxation, regulation, and -- yes -- litigation. We'd be a lot better off if we had fewer lawyers in sharkskin suits and a lot more small businessmen and women creating jobs. As a nation we must sue each other less and care for each other more. That's the next part of our Agenda for American Renewal -- caring for each other, reaching out to each other -- so that no one is left behind. We need the talents of every American for the global economic competition. That means letting people walk their neighborhoods without fear -- taking back our streets from the thugs and criminals. And that's why I've appointed strong judges -- who have no respect for the criminal and a lot more concern for the criminal's victims. And that's the kind of judges I'll appoint for the next four years. Here's the last part of my Agenda: getting government off your back and out of your pocketbooks. The fact is: government is too big and it spends too much. That's why I'm fighting for a line-item veto and a balanced budget amendment. And that's why I want you to have the power to designate 10 percent of your tax dollars to cutting the federal deficit. I say if Congress won't help me cut the deficit -- then give the American people the power, and they'll do it for you. And that's why I've proposed that we cut taxes across the board. That's my Agenda for American Renewal. It promises an America where "Made in the USA" is read in every marketplace of the world; where our kids go to the finest schools in the world; where the government knows its place, and you keep more of your paycheck, not less. Whatever my opponent and his friends in the media may say, America is still the envy of the world. But America's not great because its government is great -- America is great because its people are good. 11 When it comes down to it, I put my trust in the people. In the people waiting at the airport in a driving rain early one workday morning not so long ago in Greensboro. In the families - - the Moms, Dads and kids -- that stood out along the railroad tracks from Gainsville, Georgia all the way in to Gastonia. These are people yearning for change / ready to build on what's good about America -- and make it better. Whatever my opponent and his friends in the media may say, America is still the envy of the world. But America's not great because its government is great -- America is great because its people are good. // There is no change I can think of -- no challenge we face - - that is bigger than America's heart or brighter than our dreams. / America is ready. So am I. // Barbara and I thank you for this warm North Carolina welcome. And may God bless this great country, the United States of America. # # # DMAF/Nix October 19, 1992 11:00 a.m. [gastonia] PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GASTONIA WHISTLE STOP GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA OCTOBER 21, 1992 9:45 A.M. Thank you all for this warm welcome. As the old song says, "nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina in the morning." // [Acknowledgements.] Barbara and I are sorry we missed the Fish Camp Jam. / Especially the catfish races. How they get the jockey to stay on those fish -- I'll never know. 11 I want to thank all of you for this strong show of support - - especially Mayor [------]. The choice we make two weeks from now really transcends party. It's a choice we make not as Democrats or Republicans, but as Americans -- and I thank you for the trust you've placed in me. If you want to know why I'm here today -- why I'm bringing this campaign to the people -- the name of this train says it all. We call it the Spirit of America -- and it's named for the kind of small-town spirit that makes Gastonia such a special place to live and raise a family. 11 The choice we make Novemer 3rd will shape how you live here in Gastonia -- how America leads in the world. This election -- like every election -- is a referendum on the future. You face a real choice -- between two different candidates, two different directions to take this country. Gov. Clinton seems to have a pretty strong cheerleading section in the national media. For weeks now, you've been hearing on the news that this election is all over -- that the vote you cast November 3rd is just a formality. I know you get alot of free advice, expert opinion about what matters in this election -- what issues you care about -- what issues are off-limits. I say, let the voters speak for themselves. Governor Clinton says this this election is about the economy. So here's my challenge: Put our ideas side by side. Look at his economic plan, then look at my Agenda for American Renewal. I believe with all my heart that you'll decide our Agenda is the right way to create jobs and prosperity and our kids -- right for economic growth -- right for America. Yes, we've been through tough times. But you can't solve a problem unless you look at it honestly. Governor Clinton tells you that the American economy is flat on its back -- that we face what our grandparents faced in the Great Depression. And his cheerleading squad in the national media echoes every word of his gloom-and-doom message. But here's the fact: they aren't telling you the truth. They don't tell you that there's been a slowdown world-wide -- and America has come through better than our economic competitors. They don't tell you that for the last three months -- the economies in Germany and Japan actually got smaller -- they actually contracted. While our economy grew. They don't tell you that American workers are the most productive in the world. They don't tell you that we have the lowest interest rates, the lowest inflation rates in 30 years -- and together those lower rates save the average family more than $2,000 a year in mortgage payments. Governor Clinton and his friends in the media don't tell you that almost one million more Americans are employed than ten months ago. They don't tell you that our industries are stronger and more competitive than four years ago. For all the pain in America today, the Europeans would swap places with us in a minute. We have kept our economy afloat while most other economies are drowning. I am proud of that leadership. Now, there's a reason Governor Clinton won't tell you the truth. If he can convince that you the economy is on its deathbed -- maybe he can convince you to go for his prescription of bigger government and higher taxes. Look at what Governor Clinton has planned. He says he's a new kind of Democrat -- but his economic ideas are the same old liberal game of bigger government and higher taxes. But the American people will pay more than higher taxes -- they will pay with their jobs. A new payroll tax, new taxes on business, new taxes on investment, more regulations, gutting the defense budget -- add it up and Governor Clinton's economic plan will cost Americans more than 2 million jobs. That's the most basic difference between us: Governor Clinton wants higher taxes so much he's willing to destroy jobs in the process. My Agenda for American Renewal wants to create jobs -- by cutting your taxes. With the new Congress in January, we can get to work on a short-term agenda to spur economic growth. We'll pass our new agreement to open Mexican markets to American goods -- give first-time homebuyers a $5,000 tax credit to buy that first home -- cut taxes on investment to create jobs -- and give more Americans the chance to use their IRA savings accounts to buy a new home, or send their kids to school. Add that up -- and our short-term growth agenda will jumpstart this economy and create more than one million new jobs. But we won't stop there. My Agenda for American Renewal looks beyond this year, beyond the next four years -- to prepare America for the next century -- to compete in the new economy and win. That's what my Agenda for American Renewal is all about: Taking the greatest country in the world and making it stronger, more secure than ever. I want to win this election because I know my Agenda is right for America. Here's what I'm fighting for. I want to open markets -- so we can sell American products in every corner of the world. In the next decade, the jobs with the highest wages, the best careers, are going to be tied to the world economy. It's fine that the [products] from [North Carolina] are sold in Detroit and Boston and Los Angeles. But that's not good enough. I want to sell those XX in Moscow and Mexico City and Yokohama. When it comes to opening markets, I won't waffle, I won't fudge. I want the best jobs to be right here in the USA. Because I know something you know: give American workers a fair shake, and they can outwork, outthink, outcompete anywhere in the world. And we have to make sure we stay that way. That means we have to give our kids the finest schools in the world. Our kids deserve the best, and I want to make sure they get it. [Gastonia and new American schools.] Competition made America great, and competition can make our schools great. That's why I want to give all parents -- not just the wealthy -- give all parents the right to choose the best schools for their kids -- whether it's the public school down the street or the Baptist school across town. But the best schools won't help our kids if we they can't find good jobs when they graduate. And the way Americans have always created jobs is through small business. They're the backbone of our economy. But they're being strangled by high taxes, arrogant regulators and ambulance-chasing lawyers. That's why my Agenda will give small businesses relief from taxation, regulation, and -- yes -- litigation. We'd be a lot better off if we had fewer lawyers in sharkskin suits and a lot more small businessmen and women creating jobs. As a nation we must sue each other less and care for each other more. That's the next part of our Agenda for American Renewal -- caring for each other, reaching out to each other -- so that no one is left behind. We need the talents of every American for the global economic competition. That means letting people walk their neighborhoods without fear -- taking back our streets from the thugs and criminals. And that's why I've appointed strong judges -- who have no respect for the criminal and a lot more concern for the criminal's victims. And that's the kind of judges I'll appoint for the next four years. Here's the last part of my Agenda: getting government off your back and out of your pocketbooks. The fact is: government is too big and it spends too much. That's why I'm fighting for a line-item veto and a balanced budget amendment. And that's why I want you to have the power to designate 10 percent of your tax dollars to cutting the federal deficit. I say if Congress won't help me cut the deficit -- then give the American people the power, and they'll do it for you. And that's why I've proposed that we cut taxes across the board. That's my Agenda for American Renewal. It promises an America where "Made in the USA" is read in every marketplace of the world; where our kids go to the finest schools in the world; where the government knows its place, and you keep more of your paycheck, not less. Whatever my opponent and his friends in the media may say, America is still the envy of the world. But America's not great because its government is great -- America is great because its people are good. 11 When it comes down to it, I put my trust in the people. In the people waiting at the airport in a driving rain early one workday morning not so long ago in Greensboro. In the families - - the Moms, Dads and kids -- that stood out along the railroad tracks from Gainsville, Georgia all the way in to Gastonia. These are people yearning for change / ready to build on what's good about America -- and make it better. Whatever my opponent and his friends in the media may say, America is still the envy of the world. But America's not great because its government is great -- America is great because its people are good. // There is no change I can think of -- no challenge we face - - that is bigger than America's heart or brighter than our dreams. / America is ready. So am I. 11 Barbara and I thank you for this warm North Carolina welcome. And may God bless this great country, the United States of America. # # #

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