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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 Backup Files Subseries: Chron File, 1989-1993 OA/ID Number: 13661 Folder ID Number: 13661-003 Folder Title: Independent Insurance Agents of America 3/14/89 [OA 6343] [2] Stack: Row: Section: Shelf: Position: G 26 18 7 2 Looking Forward LOOKING FORWARD EITHER AN A OR A Z 67 the Row about the inside Nash Dowdle instead, for $151.50 an acre. Apparently his "bond" was worth $1.50 an acre. e were about to say our According to the recent news, our friend Hugh Liedtke is still spoke. "Okay," he said making oil deals on a handshake; but he seems to make them a bit like that. I was braced for more profitable. he made his decision on on the project as on us. Γ. Meyer rolled down the Bill and Hugh Liedtke still had their licenses to practice law, ood tax proposition?" We but their law books, except for the ones on leases and mineral d, "then put my son-in- rights, were gathering dust. The Liedtkes had long since aban- doned the courthouse for the oil fields, as independent oil opera- as well as we'd hoped, tors with offices next door to Bush-Overbey. Then, in 1953, Bill :ors came out ahead. But and Hugh suggested we join forces: they'd raise $500,000, Bush- d other oil-business deal- Overbey would raise $500,000, and the two companies would be ible, all enjoyable. rolled into one entity. We'd buy producing properties on the oil- payment plan, with the $1 million for equity. Agreed. Now, what would we call our new company? Late one -bey, 1986 night, Hugh and I were going over possible names. We wanted few good deals and a few something that would attract attention, a company name that the black the entire three would "stand out," as Hugh said, "when somebody opens the boom began to fade in phone book." ry boom. We were active Deep-voiced, with a pronounced Oklahoma drawl, Hugh was e trade in particular you impressive even in his younger days, before he became "Mr. Pennzoil," a legend in the U.S. domestic oil industry. lived in East Texas, and "It ought to start with either an A or a Z. he said, "so it comes rt of his Reagan County either first or last in the pages under 'Independent Oil Operators." agreed, you suggested an Nothing in between that could be lost in the shuffle-that was writing. The East Texas Hugh's m.o. right from the start. 1 and "My word is my The movie Viva Zapata!, starring Marlon Brando, was playing in downtown Midland. It was the story of Emiliano Zapata, the Mex- patch myth that a hand- ican rebel leader who led a revolt for land reform in the early 1900s d to forego the exchange of under the slogan "Tierra y Libertad"-"Land and Liberty." We ft in the mail. Ten days couldn't afford a public-relations counsel, but if we had one he so you called him again. would have told us that was exactly the corporate image we were aft but sold the property to looking for. 68 LOOKING FORWARD And that's the way Zapata Petroleum was born. The following year it would spin off Zapata Off-Shore, and in time, under Hugh Liedtke's imaginative management, merge into Pennzoil. Zapata: There was a winning chemistry about the company. We could sense it. I was at the Ector County courthouse, twenty miles from Mid- land, checking land records, when Barbara called. She said Dr. Wyvell wanted to see us, right away. Dorothy Wyvell was the children's doctor. In a town the size of Midland, more than a doc- tor, she was a warm, personal friend. When we went into the doctor's office and sat down, all I knew was that Robin had been in for a checkup because she'd been acting listless. But I knew something was seriously wrong before Dr. Wyvell said a word. She was normally a person of great com- posure, a reassuring presence whenever one of the kids got sick. But that day her eyes were misting, and she was having a hard time putting her thoughts into words. Some tests had been run to see what was the matter with Robin, the doctor finally said. The results were back. Robin was a very sick child. She had leukemia. Barbara seemed to understand the full meaning of what the doctor had said, but I didn't at first. When I asked what could be done, the answer stunned me. Nothing, said Dr. Wyvell. The dis- ease was rampant. Robin's case was advanced, and she had only a short time to live. It might be a few weeks; it might be only days. Her deeply felt counsel to us was that we take Robin home, keep her as comfortable as possible, and let nature take its course. Dr. Wyvell loved Robin. She just didn't want to see any of us hurt any more than necessary. After we came home from the doctor's office, I called my un- cle, Dr. John Walker, in New York City. He was president of Me- morial Hospital there and a former cancer specialist. When I told him the news about Robin, he urged us to bring her to New York, GEORGE BUSH A BIOGRAPHY Nicholas King DODD, MEAD & COMPANY NEW YORK copyright 1980 MIDLAND COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY FITE AND TEXAS 50 George Bush tation for pioneer drilling in difficult conditions and it flights but returned only with tales of the destruction he gained the respect of the industry. had seen done to the houses and fishing communities "You would have had a fight on your hands if you even along the Louisiana coast. suggested to one of the rig hands that there was a better By this time, Zapata Offshore had been functioning for drilling company than Zapata," says an engineer who had a decade and its assets totaled $15.8 million. The offshore worked for Zapata. drilling business had come a long way since its birth and In August 1958, Zapata Petroleum sold its remaining had played a critical part in supplying oil to an industrial interest in Zapata Offshore, which then became indepen- society. This had been George Bush's real success. But he dent, and its stock was listed on the American Stock Ex- also knew the strain and risk of offshore oil operations change in New York that September when Bush moved and was thinking increasingly of public life: He had been company headquarters to Houston. After five years, the a Republican precinct worker in west Texas during the firm had a fleet of four rigs, 195 employees, and 2,200 1956 Eisenhower campaign and had become Houston stockholders. County chairman. He was not to sever his ties with the At the beginning of the 1960s drilling prospects in the oil business until 1966, but in 1964 he decided to take a gulf continued uncertainly, and Zapata concentrated its leave of absence. efforts in foreign waters, in the Caribbean and off South He never forgot or undervalued what he had learned in America. It attempted to diversify, somewhat unsuccess- the oil fields. "The experience of dealing with people fully, by acquiring properties like a plastics company and helped me enormously [in later public life]," he reflects. a gas pipeline company. But by 1963 offshore drilling "I learned a great deal about leadership, and I learned a lot presented a rosier picture and the future again looked about the economic system. I had studied in college about promising. An innovative outrigger-type floating rig supply and demand, risk and reward, profit and loss, the began operating for the company, and construction pro- importance of labor and morale. But I didn't realize how ceeded on the Maverick, a new LeTourneau jack-up which all those things work together until I was making deci- cost $5.7 million and inaugurated a new generation of sions that involved life and death, and survival of the such rigs. It was the biggest rig in the world and could drill business. That training under fire, under economic adver- in waters 250 feet deep. Zapata Offshore reported a record sity, was a fantastic experience. $1,189,000 net income for 1964, meaning that Bush was "But I think I learned the most about people. The oil getting richer. field doesn't get credit for the fiber of its people. In those The next year looked good too. The big rigs were earn- days, most of the oil field workers didn't have much edu- ing full time and there was talk of a merger with another cation. They came from an entirely different background offshore driller which would have doubled the size of the than I. But the way they devoted their lives to their work, fleet. However, there was a severe temporary setback their fierce loyalty, competitiveness and spirit were an when Hurricane Betsy swept along the Gulf Coast in inspiration. It made a lasting impression on me." September 1965 and swept the Maverick completely away without a trace. Fortunately, there were no lives lost. Bush personally went on a series of exhausting search Looking Forward OOKING FORWARD EITHER AN A OR A Z 71 nd the company where we should drill, the only question was how good the well 195 employees. would be. The Jamieson Field wells weren't the most prolific wells in the nthly publication world, by a long shot. But they were good wells, and as we contin- ration world- ued drilling, our income piled up. We now had enough to invest in y issue other productive West Texas oil properties, as well as turn our eyes seaward, to what I felt was the future of domestic oil production, offshore drilling. split into separate 1 drilling-and-pro- THREE-LEGGED MONSTER ng-and-contracting NEW DRILLING BARGE e it to my younger LAUNCHING TUESDAY with my first love, would mean days Zapata Off-Shore Co.'s new three-legged drilling barge will be Mexico but oceans commissioned in Galveston Tuesday. 1 or the prospect of Named the Scorpion, the barge will have a number of new wrin- kles embodied in its mobile unit. For one thing, its three legs are a radical departure from the usual cable, done over a multiples of two. Also, its equipment and arrangement are the newest ; the occasion, the and latest ideas. 1 take that," and I'd It was built for Zapata by R. G. LeTourneau, Inc., at Vicksburg, rted as friends and Miss., and towed to Galveston for outfitting. It weighs 9 million e. pounds and cost $3,000,000 S in the West Jamie- The over-all dimensions of the platform are 180 by 150 feet. The 54 we had 71 wells three legs or spuds. each 140 feet long, are driven into the Gulf floor and the body pushed above the reach of waves by electric motors. y ran out it totaled At Galveston for the ceremonies will be George Bush, Zapata e. People outside the president, of Midland, and a number of visiting oilmen. of luck, like shooting From the Houston Chronicle, March 18. 1956 < than basic geology. -sand conditions. We ito the deal. It was a No one doubted that offshore drilling represented the future :hro Company, a ma- of the business, but what LeTourneau proposed was a giant leap out not a wildcatter's into the future. He'd gone to major offshore companies like Kerr- d engineers decided McGee, and while they were interested in his revolutionary ideas, 72 LOOKING FORWARD they were hesitant to back up their interest with money. Not only was LeTourneau's equipment different, but the man himself was unorthodox. But we hadn't named our company Zapata in order to be gun- shy about going into revolutionary, high-risk ventures. We lis- tened to R. G. LeTourneau, looked at what he had to offer, and decided to stake our offshore future on his three-legged monster. That brought us a lot of publicity and some pats on the back for making a bold business move. The only problem was, the darn thing didn't work-at least, not at first. Put out to sea on its first assignment, the Scorpion's jacking system failed and the Gulf saltwater got into its gear boxes. For LeTourneau, it was back to the drawing board. For Zapata, a major decision had to be made-whether to go ahead with an- other LeTourneau-designed three-legged rig, the Vinegarroon, to the tune of $3.5 million. We took the gamble. Like Eugene Meyer betting on Fred Chambers and me years before, Zapata's management based its decision on our hunch about LeTourneau the man. And in time, LeTourneau's three-legged monsters-first the Scorpion, then the Vinegarroon, then the $6 million Maperick-became the state of the art in offshore drilling rigs. LeTourneau was gruff, eccentric, a kind of George Patton of engineering. He was the man of action with a mystic touch, a dynamo, a creative genius. He'd come to us with a proposition: he'd build the Scorpion at his own expense. We'd advance him $400,000-refundable if the completed rig didn't work; if it did, he'd get an added $550,000 and 38,000 shares of Zapata Off-Shore common stock. Our feeling was that anybody who had that much confidence in himself was worth the gamble. Despite the disappointment at Galveston, the gamble paid off. Le Tourneau didn't go back to the drawing board, he came over the deck itself. We watched incredulously as he looked at his monster's legs, then at the rack-and-pinion gears. Then right there on the steel deck, he pulled out some chalk and sketched the changes that had to be made. NEWS Independent Insurance Agent. Independent Insurance Agents of America INCORPORATED 100 CHURCH STREET NEW YORK. N.Y. 10007 600 PENNSYLVANIA AVE.. S.E. STE. 200 WASHINGTON, DC 20003 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca J. Newman R-4-89 (703) 922-2707 SUBJECT: ПАА PROPOSES SWEEPING CHANGES IN INSURANCE INDUSTRY RELEASE: IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON D.C., January 15 - In an unprecedented move within the insurance industry, the Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) have adopted a policy statement that proposes sweeping changes in the fundamental way in which the insurance industry does business. Changes in policies, policyholder services, communications and rating organizations are being recommended along with suggestions to re-examine the current auto insurance classification system and to intensify efforts to reduce underlying auto insurance costs. R. C. Riley, CPCU, the IIAA executive committee member who chaired the subcommittee that drafted the policy statement, introduced the report saying that "over the last several years the insurance industry has suffered an erosion in the public's confidence. We believe this perception results from the failure of our industry, in many instances, to provide the public with reasonably stable markets, affordable prices, responsive service, and regular communications explaining the reasons for price increases, cancellations, nonrenewal, and other major policy changes," he said. (more) 2 R-4-89 "We also believe that the industry will not improve its standing with the public unless individual insurance companies and agents find ways to reduce these problems and change day-to-day business practices that are currently creating stress with the public," Mr. Riley stated. Developed during the past year, the IIAA statement acknowledges the growing trend in Congress and in other bodies to inaccurately blame the McCarran Ferguson Act for perceived problems within the industry, according to IIAA President Lawrence E. Hite, AAI. "We felt that as agents and consumer advocates, our association should provide a framework for debating solutions to real problems, as well as to deal with the storms brewing on the state level. The problems facing our agents, such as California's Proposition 103, can begin to be resolved once these principles are adopted," Mr. Hite said. With regard to the territorial rating systems, the report states that the industry should work with insurance regulators, legislators, and consumers to re-examine current automobile insurance classification and territorial rating systems. "Existing systems clearly have produced extreme differences in some areas with the result that rates appear to have become unfair to certain classes of insureds," the report says. While the policy statement strengthens IIAA's commitment to the McCarran Ferguson Act and state regulation, it also calls for rating organizations not to produce final advisory rates, leaving it up to the individual insurance company to file those final rates with the insurance department. The statement also suggests that policyholders, regulators and insurance agents/brokers be added as voting members to the form development committees and the boards of directors of rating organizations. The fundamental data and form service that rating organizations provide are deemed "extremely important" by the authors of the report and should, therefore, remain intact. (more) - 3 - R-4-89 Since one of the most visible insurance consumer issues today is auto insurance rates, Mr. Riley said that it is important to educate consumers about the three economic issues that drive auto rate increases -- theft, replacement parts, medical costs. "But it is most important that we also work towards stronger well-written no fault laws, such as in New York and Florida, which go a long way to control cost," he added. Finally, the report asserts that while the insurance industry has actively sponsored various loss control programs like mandatory seat belt laws and auto theft prevention, the industry needs to increase overall loss control efforts and communicate these efforts to the public. The underlying message appears to be that the insurance industry is as concerned as the public about escalating auto insurance premiums. Some of the other business changes IIAA is recommending include a broader pursuit of market assistance programs and multiple-year policies for better stability in rates and availability "IIAA pledges to use this statement as a starting point for discussions with legislators, regulators, consumers and business groups. We hope the industry leaders will join us to make these changes a reality," Mr. Hite concluded. (Note: Attached is full text of IIAA's policy statement) ### Independent Insurance Agents of America Independent Insurance INCORPORATED Agent CAPITOL HILL OFFICE SUITE 200 600 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., S. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20003 202/544-5833 March 8, 1989 FAX 202/544-8712 Mr. Mark Davis The White House Old Executive Office Building Room 122 Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mark: Enclosed is a copy of Where We Stand, which contains several of our legislative concerns and some background on the Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA). I have also enclosed the original letter of invitation to the President for your information. As we discussed, our Annual National Legislative Conference is held each year in Washington, D.C. in order for our members to personally lobby on Capitol Hill and to hear invited senators and congresssmen speak to our agents on salient issues of the day. This year, Senator Lloyd Bentsen will be addressing our group on Tuesday, March 14, prior to the President's speech, and Senator Trent Lott will address IIAA on Wednesday morning. We expect approximately 750 agents from all 50 states, with a sizeable contingent from Texas. These agents are the most politically astute and active members of our association with many of them serving in elected office (ie. Senator Wendell Ford and Congressmen John Rowland, Dan Burton, Jim Quillen and Norm Mineta are members of IIAA), while others serve as campaign finance chairmen, county councilmen, etc. IIAA has the 12th largest business political action committee (InsurPac) in the nation that supports candidates attuned to our interests and small business concerns in general. As you know, IIAA's Board of Directors adopted a policy statement calling for fundamental, voluntary reforms within the insurance industry. These reforms, which have received strong bipartisan support from Capitol Hill, would enhance the availability and affordability of insurance. Enclosed is a copy of our press release on- the policy statement. The policy statement is in sync with the President's position that voluntary reforms are preferential to federally mandated changes and regulation, and his reference to our statement would be beneficial for the Administration both politically and substantively. IIAA also supports the McCarran-Ferguson Act and the state regulation of the insurance industry. Please feel free to call me if you have any additional questions or comments. With kind regards, Bob Robert A. Rusbuldt Director of Federal Affairs RAR:dh Enclosures THE STATE OF SMALL BUSINESS: A REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT TRANSMITTED TO THE CONGRESS 1988 ment is identical to the creation of an enterprise. Start- and acquisitions that added existing establishments to ing a new firm is often more difficult than expanding larger businesses. an existing enterprise by adding establishments-a pos- Manufacturing showed a large net employment de- sible explanation for the difference in establishment crease for the period because of a loss of 1.7 million creation rates between large and small enterprises. jobs in large businesses with more than 500 employ- ees. This loss was partially offset by a gain of 574,000 Employment During the six years ending in 1986, 10.5 million net employees in small manufacturing establishments with Gains and new jobs were created, according to establishment fewer than 20 employees. Large businesses lost em- Losses, data of the Small Business Data Base (Table 12).2³ Es- ployment in mining and construction as well. Medium- 1980-1986 tablishment data can provide clues to the changing sized businesses with 100-499 employees also lost structure of the economy-changes in the shape of an jobs in mining, construction, and manufacturing. Firms industry, or changes occurring in a specific region (Ap- with fewer than 20 employees added employment in pendix Table 22). Employment data can illuminate the every major industry division. job generation effects of the opening and closing of es- Many European observers speak of the U.S. job tablishments. growth as the "American miracle." To the extent that Of the 10.5 million new jobs created between 1980 a miracle occurs, it can best be described as a small and 1986, 63.5 percent, or 6.6 million, came from business phenomenon. To fully understand how dy- small businesses with fewer than 500 employees. More namic the American economy is, however, one should than 4 million jobs, or 38.7 percent of the total net observe the gross changes, which produced a net gain in employment, came from firms with fewer than result of 10.5 million new jobs between 1980 and 20 employees. Thus, net job creation in the economy 1986. The net job change is equal to jobs added to the can be characterized as an outcome of small business economy through the births of new establishments and activity-in particular, activity by small businesses with the expansions of existing establishments, minus the fewer than 20 employees. An examination of the distribution by industry of job jobs lost through the closings or contraction of existing establishments. These gross flows reflect the American growth during the business cycle from 1980 to 1986 shows that 53.5 percent, or 5.6 million jobs came economy's adaptation to changing conditions. from the narrowly defined service industries. Small From 1980 to 1986, 31.8 million new jobs were service businesses with fewer than 500 employees cre- created through the startup of new establishments ated more than half of this total gain in employment. (Table 13 and Appendix Table A.25). An additional The next largest employment gains were in retail 12.7 million jobs were added because of the expan- trade, which added 2.4 million jobs. Most of these sion of existing establishments. These two gains in the jobs came from large businesses, reflecting a continu- number of jobs were offset by the loss of 25.2 million ing trend throughout the period of rapid expansion by jobs in the closing of establishments, and of 8.9 million large, retail businesses. Part of these employment gains jobs in the contraction of existing establishments. The reflected the addition of new establishments through net result of these gross flows is a net gain of 10.5 mil- existing retail businesses, and part came from mergers lion jobs in the American economy. To put these large numbers in perspective, it might be noted that the number of jobs associated with births, deaths, expan- 23 This estimate from the Small Business Data Base, which includes sions, and contractions over a six-year period is almost both full- and part-time employment, may be compared with growth equal to the number of jobs existing in the economy.²⁴ data from two other sources. The Bureau of Labor Statistics shows an increase of 9.32 million jobs from December 1980 to December 24 The number of jobs cited in these gross flows is an understate- 1986, based on establishment surveys. The Bureau of Labor Statistics ment. For those establishments which show no change in size over also shows an increase of 13.35 million jobs for the six-year period the six-year period, it is probable that some employees were hired based on a household survey which includes self-employed individ- and some employees left the establishment. However, since there uals as well as wage-and-salary workers (for 1984-1986 data, see was no change in the net number of jobs at that establishment, these Appendix Tables A.23 and A.24). job changes were not noted in the Small Business Data Base. 32 33 Civilian Employment Trends -continued [1] BLS series adjusted to U.S. concepts (see note) except that 1970 is estimated based on OECD data. (2) Countries with real GDP per capita in 1985 equal to 60 percent or aore of U.S. level. Comprises OECD Europe except for countries listed in [3] below. [3] Countries with real GDP per capita in 1985 below 60 percent of the U.S. level. Comprises Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, and Turkey. [4] European Community countries: Belgius. Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Wetherlands, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom. [5] France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom. Note: Data for the following countries have been adjusted to U.S. concepts by the Bureau of Labor Statistics - United States, Canada, Japan, France, Germany, Italy. the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Data for all other countries are from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Labour force Statistics, 1966-86 and its quarterly supplements. and OECD estimates for 1987 and 1988 contained in Economic Outlook, December 1988. OECD estimates were in terms of percent changes which were applied by BLS to 1986 data. Data are preliminary for the United Kingdom from 1982 onward. Data for 1986 are preliminary for Germany and the Netherlands. Data for 1987 are preliminary for all countries except the United States, Canada, Japan, France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. Data for 1988 are preliminary for all countries except the United States and Canada. Prepared by: U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Office of Productivity & Technology January 1989. PAGE.003 FROM DEPT OF LABOR 28:11 58 01 RAR -593 CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT TRENDS IN NORTH AMERICA, JAPAN, AND EUROPE FOR SELECTED YEARS, 1970-1988 CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT (THOUSANDS) COUNTRY 1970 1973 1975 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 + 15665 UNITED STATES 78678 85064 85845 99303 100397 99526 100834 105005 107150 109597 112440 114968 CANADA 7919 8761 9284 10908 11006 10644 10734 11000 11311 11634 11955 12349 JAPAN 50140 51910 51530+470 54600 55060 55620 56550 56870 57260 57740 58320 59300 DECD EUROPE: A JAPAN + A EUROPE = 9428 AU.S. (4700) (4 + (4728) (+15665) AUSTRIA 3051 3150 3175 -2 3263 3267 3229 3203 3206 3213 3226 3245 3261 BELGIUM 3658 3738 3737-623743 3664 3615 3577 3579 3607 3645 3545 3681 BENNARK 2315 2385 2332+199 2460 2369 2374 2389 2457 2522 2630 2659 2859 FINLAND 2115 2154 2211+112 2318 2343 2367 2380 2403 2427 2421 2414 2430 FRANCE 20270 20848 20850 21200 21240 21170 20980 20520 20950 26990 21090 GERMANY 26100 26350 25240 25750 25560 25140 24750 24800 24950 25220 25400 25538 ERRECE 3134 3191 3198+2593356 3523 3491 3540 3553 3588 3601 3597 3615 ICELAND 81 90 +14 104 110 112 113 114 116 116 117 118 IRELAND 1045 1057 1061 -69 1141 1131 1133 1110 1090 1959 1058 1057 1072 ITALY 19080 18870 19400+65020200 20280 20250 20320 20390 20490 20610 28590 20850 LUIENBOURG 140 151 157 +16 157 158 158 157 158 160 164 168 173 INTHERLANDS[1] 4569 4560 4580 +3354880 5010 4980 4890 4930 5110 5200 5262 5315 SORWAY 1497 1654 1707+202 1908 1935 1943 1945 1970 2014 2086 2126 2110 PORTUGAL 3345 3286 3724+3893940 3918 3928 4136 4063 4030 4045 4156 4229 SPAIN 12220 12608 12442 +3301495 11156 11043 10998 10674 10567 19815 11370 11734 EVEDEN 3850 3873 4058+233 4226 4219 4213 4213 4249 4293 4325 4396 4459 HWITZERLAND 3142 3277 3116+32 3211 3190 3149 3142 3171 3219 3261 3302 TURKEY +1801 12583 13358 13798 14531 14668 14802 14912 15111 15290 15632 15992 16152 UNITED KINGDOM 24330 24610 24560+8424670 23800 23710 23600 24000 24310 24450 24910 25410 HELECTED GROUPS: NORTH AMERICA 86597 93825 95130 110011 111403 110170 111568 116005 118461 121231 124395 127315 DECD EUROPE 146525 149212 149436 152742 151528 150918 150557 150869 151847 153424 155365 157190 HIGH INCOME (2) 114198 115712 115215 118279 117126 116521 115861 116378 117313 118263 119183 120388 LOW INCOME [3] 32327 33500 34221 34463 34402 34397 34696 34491 34534 35161 35182 36802 EUROPEAN COMMUNITY[4] 120206 121646 121281 123222 121775 121062 120637 120674 121323 122398 123814 125358 MAJOR FOUR [$] 89780 90570 90050 91950 90840 90340 89840 90170 90580 91230 91890 92830 PAGE.002 FROM DEPT OF LABOR 11:84 68. 01 RAR 15-04 010 PRESS RELEASE Degular THE VICE PRESIDENT OFFICE OF THE PRESS SECRETARY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: 202/456-6772 Wednesday, March 23, 1988 SUMMARY OF PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE MEETING WASHINGTON, D. C. MARCH 22, 1988 Vice President George Bush, Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Regulatory Relief, yesterday instructed heads of concerned federal agencies to redouble their efforts to conclude their unfinished business this year. The Vice President also received a report on the Task Force's ongoing oversight of defense procurement reform pursuant to the recommendations of the Packard Commission. Among items discussed for renewed attention were the deregu- lation of. natural gas; revisions of Davis-Bacon requirements to lower costs in the defense budget and other federally financed construction programs; relaxation of the CAFE standards; and deregulation initiatives of federal agencies that are behind scheduled commitments. Deregulation of Natural Gas: "This has been an Administration priority from day one," the Vice President said. Adding that the Administration had achieved partial deregulation with repeal of the Fuel Use Act he said that it was time to complete the task especially with oil prices at relatively low levels. Beryl Sprinkel, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, added that the United States had ample supply of natural gas which, if fully deregulated, could displace growing oil imports. Davis-Bacon Act: The Davis-Bacon Act, also discussed at the meeting, covers any federal or federally assisted contract in excess of $2,000, a limit that has not changed since 1935. The Adminis- tration's proposal would raise the threshold to $1 million for defense contracts and $100,000 for other agencies. The Administration has also proposed similar changes in the Service Contract Act. These two legislative proposals would save almost $500 million annually. Florida Demonstration Project: The Vice President also approved the expansion of a five agency experiment, called the Florida Demonstration Project, that is reducing the paperwork burden imposed on university researchers by Federal, State and university rules when Federal funds are involved. -more- -2- Because of its success so far, the Project will expand, beginning October 1, 1988, to include research contracts as well as grants, and to include universities and research facilities outside of Florida. The Project will enable researchers to spend more time on research and less on filling out forms. With respect to the Task Force's ongoing oversight of defense procurement reform, the Vice President received a report from the Office of Federal Procurement Policy on the successful implementation of a process for OMB review of procurement regulations patterned after the regulatory review process established by the Task Force pursuant to Executive Order 12291, signed by the President, February 1981. With respect to the procurement paperwork reduction program, almost 200 procurement and paperwork regulations have been reviewed in the first year of the program with changes made to almost half of them. The program implements several of the reforms recommended by the Packard Commission to simplify and deregulate the Federal procurement system which it found was seriously overregulated and inefficient. As part of that program, Federal agencies were instructed to reduce regulations that duplicate or complicate matters contained in government-wide regulations. The Task Force also announced the Fiscal Year 1988 goals to examine meeting Government needs for commercial services by contracting with private businesses if the costs are lower than meeting those needs with Government employees. As a result of an Executive Order issued by the President last year, almost $250 million, accounting for almost 25,000 positions, would be saved. This reflects a savings of 30% for each position studied. The Task Force will continue to monitor agency progress in meeting the goals set by the President. ###### Building a Better america stimulate greater saving, investment, and entrepreneurship, the Administration proposes a lower capital gains tax rate. For gains on qualified assets held long term, the maximum tax rate will be 15 percent for high income taxpayers. Low income taxpayers will be exempt from tax on such gains. Gains on short term holdings will not receive favorable tax treatment. "I think we should cut the capital gains rate to reestablish that differential and create jobs." George Bush PRINCIPLES The President is committed to low marginal tax rates that stimulate work, saving, and investment. The President believes that lower capital gains rates will stimulate investment and economic growth and create additional jobs for Americans. The differentially lower rate for gains on long held assets will help focus investment decisions on long run competitiveness, and profitability. Taxpayers are responsive to lower tax rates and will significantly increase their capital gains realizations, particularly in the short-run. Revenues from increased economic growth can be expected in the long-run. Restoring the capital gains differential will increase entrepreneurial activity and em- ployment, paving the way for discoveries of new products, processes, and whole new industries. Restoring the capital gains differential will roughly correct for the taxation of purely inflationary gains. Many taxpayers find that they pay capital gains taxes on increases in the value of assets which do not even keep pace with inflation. Restoring the capital gains differential will reduce the tax bias toward debt finance. Most of America's major trading partners tax long-term capital gains lightly, if at all. Reducing our capital gains rate will promote U.S. international competitiveness. The capitals gains proposal will gain revenue during the budget period as taxpayers (who otherwise would be locked in to holding their assets, paying no tax) realize capital gains sufficient to offset the lower tax rate. Historical experience indicates that when the capital gains rate has been cut, increased revenues are likely. The last time the capi- tal gains differential was enhanced (the 1978 Steiger Amendment), capital gains revenue increased. POLICIES The President proposes restoring a capital gains tax differential on gains from qualified assets sold by individual taxpayers. A 45 percent exclusion will apply to gains on qualified assets; that is, 45 percent of the gain would be excluded from tax, meaning a lower effective capital gains tax rate. A 15 percent maximum tax rate will apply to all qualified gains to prevent high marginal tax rates from interactions with other tax rules. The exclusion and maximum tax rate will apply to both the regular and alternative minimum tax. A 100 percent exclusion will apply to gains on qualified assets of taxpayers who have adjusted gross income below $20,000 and who are not subject to the alternative minimum tax. 32 The current law definition of a capital asset will be retained. However, gain from the sale or exchange of depreciable property used in a trade or business and certain special types of property in section 1231 of the tax law will not be treated as capital gain eligible for the lower tax rate. "Collectibles" as defined by the eligibility rules for Individual Retirement Accounts will not be eligible for lower capital gains tax rates. Qualified capital assets will be required to have been held more than 12 months to be eligible for the lower capital gains rate for assets sold in 1989 through 1992; 24 months for assets sold in 1993 and 1994; and 36 months for assets sold in 1995 or later. The proposal to lower capital gains rates will be effective for qualified capital assets sold after June 30, 1989. FUNDING SUMMARY (Revenue change in billions of dollars) 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Capital gains tax differential +0.7 +4.8 +4.9 +3.5 +2.2 b. Strengthening Federal Science and Technology Policy OVERVIEW The President's Science Advisor, who is also the Director of the Office of Science and Tech- nology Policy, is an important source of independent, technical counsel for the President, and plays a key role in the formulation of the national science and technology agenda. The Administration believes that the private sector should also have an important role in providing science and technology advice. Science and technology form the foundation of economic power. It is the combination of dedicated, skilled people and technological advancement that can improve our standard of living and our competitive position in the global marketplace. "I will upgrade the President's Science Advisor to Assistant to the President and make him an active member of the Economic Policy Council and our national security planning processes. And I will create a President's Council of Science and Technology Advisors, composed of leading scientists, engineers and distinguished executives from the private sector." George Bush PRINCIPLES Science and technology are increasingly critical to the Nation's national security and economic health. Many government policies and programs have an important scientific and technological component. Informed judgements on these issues are crucial to the President, and thus, 33 American Council for Capital Formation Center for Policy Research June 1987 SPECIAL REPORT CAPITAL GAINS TAXES IN 1987: U.S. VS. THE REST OF THE WORLD A new Arthur Andersen & Co. study comparing tax rates on portfolio stock investment among eleven major industrialized countries and six Pacific Basin countries reveals that in 1987, U.S. capital gains taxes are higher than those of almost all surveyed countries. The comparison, which is undertaken periodically by Arthur Andersen, shows that among eleven industrialized countries including the U.S., only Australia and the United Kingdom have higher maximum long-term capital gains tax rates on portfolio stock investments. Japan, Germany, and three other industrialized nations exempt all such long-term capital gains from taxation. Among the six Pacific Basin countries surveyed, five, including South Korea and Taiwan, exempt such long-term captial gains from taxation. Of those seventeen surveyed countries, all but three have lower maximum short-term capital gains taxes on portfolio stock investments than the United States. In the past two years changes elsewere in the world have been toward lower capital gains taxes; in the U.S. the Tax Reform Act of 1986 resulted in the largest capital gains tax rate increase probably since the advent of the federal income tax in 1913. (Source: Prepared by Arthur Andersen & Co. for the Securities Industries Association.) Comparison of Individual Taxation of Capital Gains on Portfolio Stock Investments in 1987 Maximum Maximum Maximum Short-Term Long-Term Period to Qualify Annual COUNTRIES Capital Gain Capital Gain for Long Term Net Worth INDUSTRIALIZED Tax Rate* Tax Rate* Gain Treatment Tax Rate United States (A) 38.5% 28% > Six Months None Australia (B) 50.25% 50.25% One Year None Belgium Exempt Exempt None None Canada (C) 17.51% 17.51% None None France (D) 16% 16% None None Germany (E) 56% Exempt Six Months .5% Italy Exempt Exempt None None Japan Exempt Exempt None None Netherlands Exempt Exempt None .8% Sweden 45% 18% Two Years .3% United Kingdom (F) 30% 30% None None PACIFIC BASIN Hong Kong Exempt Exempt None None Indonesia 35% 35% None None Malaysia Exempt Exempt None None Singapore Exempt Exempt None None South Korea Exempt Exempt None None Taiwan Exempt Exempt None None . State, provincial and local tax rates not included. (A) As of January 1, 1988, the nominal tax rate for long- and short-term capital gains rate is to 28 percent. The marginal rate, however rises to 33 percent for joint returns between $71,900 and $149,250 and for single returns between $43,150 and $89,560. (B) The above maximum long- and short-term rates are comprised of 1.25% Medicare Levy and 49% Income Tax. Prior to July 1, 1987, the Medicare Levy will remain at 1.145% and the Income Tax will remain at 57.08% (aggregating 58.225%). There is no distinction in rate, however, the one-year holding period is for special exemption and indexing. (C) Canadian residents are allowed an annual capital gains exemption of Canadian 30,000 ($22,998') subject to a cumulative exemption of up to Canadian 500,000 ($383,300¹) in 1990. (D) Gains from proceeds of up to FF 272,000 ($45,288') are exempt from taxation in a given taxable year. (E) The first DM 1,000 ($554') of short-term capital gains is exempt from tax. (F) The first £6,300 ($10,096') of annual gain is exempt. 1 Based on exchange rates as of March 31, 1987. The ACCF Center for Policy Research is an education and research affiliate of the American Council for Capital Formation. Its mandate is to promote an understanding by the public of the importance of capital formation to the economy. For additional information contact: ACCF Center for Policy Research, 1850 K Street, N.W., Suite 400, Washington D.C., 20006, (202)293-5811. WORKING PAPER SERIES THE JAPANESE TAX REFORM AND THE EFFECTIVE RATE OF TAX ON JAPANESE CORPORATE INVESTMENTS John B. Shoven Working Paper No. 2791 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC. NR 100,000 yen ($800) from a company (excluding mutual funds) then he may shed in the 1987 reform except elect separate taxation at the marginal rate of 20 percent. stance (the elderly, single In addition to the advantages of separate taxation, dividends are has been replaced with a flat lightly taxed at the individual level due to another feature of the urce) of 20 percent, with 15 individual tax law. For taxpayers with ordinary taxable income of less ent and 5 percent for local than 10 million yen ($81,300), a tax credit amounting to ten percent of dividends received is allowed. For those with higher taxable incomes, the terest income is separate credit is reduced, although it always exceeds five percent. The basic ten ived on savings deposits and percent credit means that the maximum marginal rate of national level es) was subject to a separate 20 taxation of dividends (which occurs under separate taxation) is effectively could be excluded from taxable 25 percent (10 percent for small dividends). S of interest income (bond Capital gains on securities are not taxed in Japan, although the te it with taxable income or pay current proposal would change this. It would give taxpayers the option of erest income was subject to the paying a tax equal to one percent of the value of the stock transaction or own in the rate schedule. This to pay a separate tax on the actual gain at the rate of twenty percent. able if the present reform The one percent of sales value option implies that capital gains on securities will still be very lightly taxed in Japan relative to their parate taxation of dividend current treatment in the U.S. (fully taxable at ordinary rates upon he dividend recipient from the realization). Capital gains on land and buildings are taxed separately in r dividends the marginal rate for Japan with the terms depending on the holding period. nt as long as the recipient owns Before the 1987 tax reform, corporate capital return was extremely equity and as long as the amount lightly taxed at the personal level in Japan. Most of interest income n is less than 500,000 yen completely escaped taxation as did all of capital gains on securities. d these limits through Dividends had the option of separate taxation and thus escaped the on is unavailable on the marginal rates that went up as high as 70 percent. If the Ministry of or small dividends, there is even Finance proposal is adopted, this will have changed substantially. Almost ives a dividend of less than 11 THE STATE OF SMALL BUSINESS: A REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT TRANSMITTED TO THE CONGRESS 1989 Table Establishment Employment by Enterprise Size and Major Industry, 1986 Employment Size of Enterprise Employment Size of Enterprise Industry Total 1-4 5-9 10-19 20-49 50-99 <100 100-499 <500 500-999 1,000-4,999 5,000-9,999 10,000+ 500 Total United States 91,028,636 4,910,183 5,669,513 6,081,331 8,742,206 6,522,955 31,926,188 13,374,188 45,300,376 4,781,742 11,122,066 5,154,926 24,669,526 45,728,260 Employment 35.07 14.69 49.76 5.25 12.22 5.66 27.10 50.24 Percent 100.00 5.39 6.23 6.68 9.60 717 Agriculture Employment 944,517 157,638 152,824 115,290 124,568 70,615 620,935 125,344 746,279 35,767 62,619 8,906 90,846 198,238 100.00 16.69 16.18 12.21 13.19 7.48 65.74 13.27 79.01 3.79 6.63 0.94 9.63 20.99 Percent Mining 115,644 102,793 445,091 712,592 Employment 1,136,989 42,309 48,659 63,644 88,423 61,270 304,305 120,092 424,397 49,064 Percent 100.00 3.72 4.28 5.39 26.76 10.56 37.33 4.32 10.17 9.04 39.15 62.67 5.60 7.78 Construction Employment 5,011,112 746,150 656,046 699,046 887,465 530,372 3,519,079 763,243 4,282,322 159,058 254,681 78,864 236,187 728;790 14.54 10.58 270.23 15.23 85.46 3.17 5.08 11.57 4.71 Percent 100.00 14.89 13.09 13.95 17.71 Manufacturing 819,425 1,586,408 1,440,357 4,688,872 3,371,888 8,060,760 1,283,426 3,076,207 1,318,246 9,073,680 14,751,559 Employment 22,812,319 295,886 546,796 Percent 1.30 2.40 3.59 20.55 14.78 35.34 5.63 13.48 5.78 39.78 64.66 100.00 6.95 6.31 Transportation,Communications and Public Utilities Employment 6,071,614 146,225 219,093 286,550 438,168 313,657 1,403,693 633,336 2,037,029 231,599 704,089 381,122 2,717,775 4,034,585 7.22 5.17 23.12 10.43 33.44 3.81 11.60 6.28 44.76 66.45 Percent 100.00 2.41 3.61 4.72 Wholesal Trade 3,539,419 872,482 4,411,901 216,499 475,004 185,085 973,255 1,849,843 Employment 6,261,744 503,353 732,528 776,443 953,656 573,439 Percent 100.00 8.04 11.70 12.40 15.23 9.16 56.52 13.93 70.46 3.46 7.59 2.96 15:54 29.54 Retail Trade 17,142,789 1,425,547 1,685,250 1,545,075 2,140,384 1,418,910 8,215,166 1,904,256 10,119,422 617,528 1,264,397 675,818 4,465,624 7,023,367 Employment A 7.38 3.94 26:05 40.97 Percent 100.00 8.32 9.83 9.01 12.49 8.28 47.92 11.11 59.03 3.60 Finance,Insurance,and/RealEstate Employment 7,098,778 392,342 443,187 2,169,547 988,842 3,158,389 404,308 1,103,536 698,771 1,733,774 3,940,389 351,648 394,484 587,886 100.00 5.53 4.95 5.56 8.28 30.56 13.93 44.49 5:70 15:55 9.84 24.42 55.51 6.24 Percent Services Employment 24,548,774 1,200,733 1,276,669 1,381,374 1,935,248 1,671,148 7,465,172 4,594,705 12,059,877 1,784,493 4,0654,889 1,705,321 4,933,194 12,488,897 30.41 18.72 49.13 7.27 16.56 6.95 20.10 50.87 Percent 100.00 4.89 5.20 5.63 7.88 6:81 Note: Data exclude government employment. Detail may not add to totals because of rounding. The Small Business Data Base covers approximately 93. percent of full-time business activity; generally firms with at least one paid employee, with a Dun and Bradstreet credit rating, or using insurance markets. The sectional USEEM file Is the SBDB file of choice for static data, including enterprise, establishment, and employment control totals and distributions by firm size. For a full discussion of the USEEM file, see "The Linked 1976-1986 USEEM User's Guide" (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy, July 1988) Source: U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy, Small Business Data Base, USEEM file, version 8, 1988 at 81 80 National Data Book and Guide to Sources STATISTICAL ABSTRACT OF THE UNITED STATES 1988 108th Edition U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS ORCE PARTICIPATION RATES, BY SEX, AND FEMALES AS PERCENT OF TOTAL [1977 Data relate to all employed persons in the United States and Canada; all employees in other countries. Minus sign (-) indicates decrease. For explanation of average annual percent change, see Guide to Tabular Presentation] LABOR FORCE-SELECTED COUNTRIES: 1970 TO 1986 Unit- Unit- West LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATES I FEMALES AS PERCENT OF Bel- Cana- Den- Neth- Swe- ed INDEX AND YEAR ed France da mark Italy Japan Ger- TOTAL LABOR FORCE gium erlands den King- many 1 States dom Female Male 1980 1984 1985 1986 1970 1980 1984 1985 1986 1970 1980 1984 1985 1986 Output per hour: 1970 80.8 59.9 75.6 65.5 69.6 72.7 64.8 64.3 80.7 79.7 71.2 87.8 87.0 87.1 87.2 36.7 41.9 43.1 43.5 43.8 1975 92.9 85.9 88.6 94.6 88.5 91.1 87.7 86.2 100.2 95.2 90.1 61.3 64.3 65.5 66.5 90.1 57.8 62.0 63.2 64.3 87.1 87.5 85.9 86.2 86.5 32.2 40.0 42.2 42.6 42.9 1980 101.4 119.7 98.2 112.3 112.0 116.9 122.7 113.9 112.7 101.7 108.6 153.3 112.7 117.2 138.3 136.8 163.7 145.6 134.5 134.2 128.9 52.5 56.1 56.4 57.2 86.9 83.4 78.6 78.7 78.2 36.6 40.1 42.0 42.2 42.7 1985 121.7 40.3 40.6 42.0 82.0 81.2 78.0 77.7 77.7 27.1 33.4 34.8 35.1 35.8 1986 126.0 (NA) 112.1 116.6 140.9 138.4 168.2 (NA) 136.4 138.2 131.4 39.2 54.9 57.2 57.2 57.4 89.4 89.0 88.4 87.8 87.5 39.3 38.7 39.6 39.7 39.8 Average annual percent change: 78.8 79.7 80.5 90.6 89.8 87.2 87.5 87.5 39.5 45.2 46.9 47.1 47.3 1970-1980 2.3 7.2 2.6 5.5 4.9 4.9 6.6 5.9 3.4 2.5 4.3 75.7 61.7 62.2 62.9 63.5 96.1 91.5 87.8 87.8 87.3 36.2 40.3 41.4 41.7 42.0 1980-1985 3.7 5.1 2.8 .8 4.3 3.2 5.9 5.0 3.6 5.7 3.5 38.5 38.7 39.0 3.5 (NA) -.5 -.5 1.9 1.2 2.8 (NA) 1.4 2.9 1.9 50.0 49.2 50.4 51.4 92.5 83.6 79.9 79.9 79.2 35.9 37.8 1985-1986 percent of population, 15-64 years old. Compensation per hour, national currency basis: 2 1970 57.4 34.9 47.9 36.3 36.6 26.1 33.9 39.0 38.5 31.5 48.0 RCE PARTICIPATION RATES, BY SEX AND AGE-GROUP-SELECTED COUNTRIES: 1975 85.1 79.0 78.9 81.0 76.7 70.2 84.2 82.2 77.3 77.3 84.5 125.6 1980 132.4 130.4 131.3 135.9 148.2 160.2 120.7 123.6 133.6 168.3 1980 AND 1986 1985 176.7 183.7 195.9 194.4 262.5 339.5 152.0 159.0 208.9 261.3 162.8 1986 181.9 (NA) 202.2 202.6 274.0 353.9 157.3 (NA) 223.1 282.4 171.0 tion rates represent percent of population of each specified group in labor force] Average annual percent change: 13.2 18.3 10.1 1970-1980 8.7 14.1 10.6 14.1 15.0 19.9 13.5 12.2 15-19 20-24 25-54 55-64 65 YEARS 1980-1985 5.9 7.1 8.3 7.4 12.1 16.2 4.7 5.2 9.4 9.2 5.3 1985-1986 2.9 (NA) 3.3 4.2 4.4 4.2 3.5 (NA) 6.8 8.1 5.1 YEARS OLD YEARS OLD YEARS OLD YEARS OLD AND OVER AND SEX 1980 1986 1980 1986 1980 1986 1980 1986 1980 1986 Real hourly compensation: 2 3 1970 89.6 61.0 79.2 68.5 67.5 62.3 68.7 68.6 71.7 79.2 69.4 1975 95.9 92.3 91.7 98.1 92.2 97.7 99.6 95.4 95.9 105.1 91.3 56.5 54.9 77.5 79.0 78.4 81.7 55.1 53.6 11.9 10.3 101.8 115.8 1980 97.4 112.0 100.2 100.3 107.4 101.6 103.6 106.9 112.2 60.5 56.8 85.7 85.4 93.4 93.0 71.2 66.7 18.3 15.4 1985 99.5 112.3 104.5 98.0 120.8 112.9 113.9 112.1 101.5 127.1 120.2 52.4 52.9 69.1 72.5 63.8 70.6 41.0 42.0 7.6 6.9 1986 100.5 (NA) 103.7 98.6 122.8 110.9 117.1 (NA) 104.0 132.8 126.5 Average annual percent change: 55.2 54.3 79.6 80.4 77.4 81.8 53.9 50.3 6.8 7.1 1970-1980 .8 6.3 2.4 3.9 4.8 5.0 4.2 4.5 3.6 3.9 4.9 58.1 55.9 86.2 84.5 94.8 93.9 76.2 68.5 14.7 11.8 1980-1985 .4 .8 -.5 2.4 2.1 1.9 9 - 1.9 1.4 52.2 52.7 72.9 76.2 60.1 69.8 33.7 33.3 4.3 3.6 1985-1986 1.0 (NA) -.8 .6 1.7 -1.8 2.8 (NA) 2.5 4.5 5.3 22.0 15.2 73.7 70.8 79.8 83.2 53.4 39.8 5.0 3.2 25.7 18.2 80.2 76.2 96.4 95.9 68.5 49.5 7.5 5.0 Unit labor costs, national currency: 1970 71.0 58.2 63.4 55.4 52.6 36.0 52.3 60.7 47.7 39.5 67.4 18.3 12.1 67.5 65.5 63.0 70.5 39.7 30.9 3.3 2.0 93.8 1975 91.7 91.1 89.1 85.6 86.7 77.1 96.0 95.4 77.1 81.2 66.4 1980 130.6 109.0 133.7 121.0 132.3 137.0 98.4 108.5 118.6 165.4 115.7 2 31.1 26.2 65.1 65.9 368.1 (NA) (NA) 11.5 10.7 1985 145.1 119.8 173.8 166.0 189.8 248.2 92.9 109.2 155.3 194.7 126.3 2 33.0 27.6 72.5 71.9 93.1 91.5 (NA) (NA) 19.3 18.3 28.9 1986 144.3 (NA) 180.4 173.8 194.4 255.7 93.5 (NA) 163.6 204.4 130.2 2 2 24.8 57.9 60.9 3 39.9 3 45.6 (NA) (NA) *5.2 '4.8 Average annual percent change: 17.9 17.6 69.8 72.2 76.8 78.7 63.1 62.7 26.3 23.7 1970-1980 6.3 6.5 7.8 8.1 9.7 14.3 6.5 6.0 9.5 15.4 5.6 2.1 1.9 5.4 6.5 7.5 12.6 -1.1 .1 5.5 3.3 1.8 17.4 18.0 69.6 70.8 97.0 96.6 85.4 82.9 41.0 36.2 1980-1985 18.5 17.2 70.0 73.7 56.7 60.8 45.3 44.7 15.5 15.2 1985-1986 -.6 (NA) 3.8 4.7 2.4 3.0 .7 (NA) 5.3 5.0 3.1 55.5 45.0 83.1 81.1 89.3 92.6 66.8 68.3 8.7 6.8 Unit labor costs, U.S. dollar basis: 4 55.3 44.1 84.5 81.5 95.4 95.3 78.7 75.5 14.2 11.0 1970 71.0 42.0 64.5 44.4 46.8 50.6 39.1 41.2 41.1 54.2 42.9 55.3 61.4 3.7 3.2 1975 91.7 89.7 93.1 89.6 99.5 104.3 86.7 92.8 83.2 103.4 88.7 55.8 46.0 81.6 80.7 82.9 89.8 1980 130.6 133.7 121.5 129.0 154.1 141.4 116.8 134.2 125.3 220.5 147.9 74.4 72.4 77.1 77.0 79.5 80.7 59.4 50.4 6.2 4.6 1985 145.1 72.3 135.2 94.0 103.9 114.8 104.3 80.7 80.6 144.8 99.6 73.6 73.7 86.0 84.5 95.4 93.3 81.6 67.0 10.3 7.4 1986 144.3 (NA) 137.9 128.9 138.0 151.4 148.7 (NA) 102.5 171.9 139.2 75.3 71.1 68.8 69.2 63.4 68.0 39.1 35.0 3.6 2.7 Average annual percent change: 1970-1980 6.3 12.3 6.5 11.3 12.7 10.8 11.6 12.5 11.6 15.1 13.2 43.9 42.9 73.8 73.4 74.0 74.7 42.8 37.0 4.5 3.1 1980-1985 2.1 11.6 2.2 -6.1 -7.6 -4.1 -2.2 -9.7 -8.4 -8.1 -7.6 47.0 45.8 79.2 76.0 93.6 90.6 65.5 55.7 7.0 5.0 1985-1986 -.6 (NA) 2.0 37.1 32.8 31.9 42.6 (NA) 27.1 18.8 39.8 40.5 39.7 68.0 70.5 53.6 57.8 27.2 22.1 3.1 2.1 Employment: sons 16-19 years old. 2 Persons 14-19 old. 3 Persons 25-59 years old. 4 Persons 1970 98.2 114.3 94.7 113.5 97.3 94.8 101.0 118.2 103.8 114.3 112.9 years 106.9 103.9 102.7 102.0 1975 93.0 108.6 101.7 100.0 101.4 99.7 101.7 1980 103.2 91.2 106.5 98.7 96.0 99.7 99.6 95.4 97.5 93.8 101.1 1403: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, France, Historical Statistics, 1985 98.3 78.6 101.4 107.1 84.2 87.5 107.4 84.0 89.0 73.5 91.4 Force Statistics, annual. 1986 97.8 (NA) 103.4 109.1 82.2 86.1 106.9 (NA) 88.9 72.1 92.8 Average annual percent change: R FORCE AND UNEMPLOYMENT-SELECTED COUNTRIES: 1970 TO 1986 1970-1980 .5 -2.2 1.2 -1.4 -.1 .5 -.1 -2.1 -.6 -2.0 -1.1 1980-1985 -1.0 -2.9 -1.0 1.7 -2.6 -2.6 1.5 -2.5 -1.8 -4.8 -2.0 ce definitions adopted in 1967 (see text, section 13) except that minimum age for population base 1985-1986 -.5 (NA) 2.0 1.8 -2.3 -1.5 -1.5 (NA) -.1 -1.9 1.5 lates, France, Sweden, and, beginning 1975, United Kingdom, 16 years; Australia, Canada, Japan, 0, United Kingdom, 15 years; Italy, 14 years] Hours: 1970 97.3 130.2 97.2 125.1 105.3 107.4 107.9 131.2 114.6 119.1 121.7 1975 91.4 107.1 101.5 100.4 101.7 95.4 98.2 107.6 105.9 101.2 101.0 VILIAN LABOR FORCE (millions) PERCENT UNEMPLOYED 1980 101.7 89.6 105.5 98.1 95.2 98.7 101.2 93.6 92.3 90.2 98.1 1985 98.9 75.1 100.8 105.5 78.5 84.4 109.6 79.2 84.6 71.0 86.7 1980 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1970 1975 1980 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1986 98.7 (NA) 103.0 108.9 76.7 86.2 108.3 (NA) 83.9 69.5 87.2 Average annual percent change: 1970-1980 .4 -3.7 .8 -2.4 -1.0 -.8 -.6 -3.3 -2.1 -2.7 -2.1 106.9 110.2 111.6 113.5 115.5 117.8 4.9 8.5 7.1 9.7 9.6 7.5 7.2 1980-1985 -.6 -3.5 -.9 1.5 -3.8 -3.1 1.6 -3.3 -1.7 -4.7 -2.5 7.0 1985-1986 -.2 (NA) 2.1 3.3 -2.3 2.1 -1.2 (NA) -.9 -2.1 .6 6.7 6.9 7.0 7.1 7.3 7.6 1.6 4.9 6.1 7.2 10.0 9.0 8.3 8.1 11.6 12.0 12.2 12.4 12.6 12.9 5.7 6.9 7.5 11.0 11.9 11.3 10.5 9.6 22.8 23.2 23.1 23.3 23.3 23.5 2.5 4.2 6.4 8.3 8.5 9.9 10.4 10.7 NA Not available. 1 Includes West Berlin. 2 Compensation includes, but real hourly 21.1 21.4 21.6 ¹ 21.7 21.8 22.0 3.2 3.4 4.4 5.4 5.9 15.9 16.0 compensation - Represents excludes, or rounds adjustments for payroll and employment taxes that are not compensation to employees, but are labor to zero. '6.3 55.7 57.0 58.1 58.5 58.8 59.4 1.2 1.9 2.0 2.4 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.8 costs to employers. 3 Index of hourly compensation divided by the Index of consumer prices to adjust for changes in 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 1.5 1.6 2.0 3.1 3.5 3.1 2.8 2.7 purchasing power. 4 Indexes in national currency adjusted for changes In prevailing exchange rates. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Monthly Labor Review, and News Release USDL 87-237, "International Comparisons of 26.5 26.7 26.8 27.1 1 27.3 1 27.3 3.1 4.6 7.0 11.4 1 11.9 11.7 11.3 11.5 Manufacturing Productivity and Labor Cost Trends," June 15, 1987. 26.5 26.7 26.7 26.9 27.1 1 27.3 .5 3.4 2.9 5.9 7.4 '7.8 17.9 ¹7.6 di on incomplete data. 2 Includes West Berlin. if Statistics, Handbook of Labor Statistics, periodic, and Monthly Labor Review. National Data Book and Guide to Sources STATISTICAL ABSTRACT OF THE UNITED STATES 1988 108th Edition U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS Inde 812 Comparative International Statistics No. 1405. SELECTED INDEXES OF MANI No. 1402. LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATES, BY SEX, AND FEMALES AS PERCENT OF TOTAL [1977 = Data relate to all employed persons LABOR FORCE-SELECTED COUNTRIES: 1970 TO 1986 (-) indicates decrease. For explanation ( LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATES 1 FEMALES AS PERCENT OF Unit- COUNTRY Female TOTAL LABOR FORCE INDEX AND YEAR ed Male States 1970 1980 1984 1985 1986 1970 1980 1984 1985 1986 1970 1980 1984 1985 1986 Output per hour: United States 50.4 61.3 64.3 65.5 66.5 90.1 87.8 Canada 87.0 87.1 87.2 36.7 1970 41.9 41.1 43.1 57.8 43.5 80.8 62.0 63.2 43.8 64.3 87.1 87.5 85.9 86.2 86.5 32.2 40.0 1975 France 47.5 52.5 42.2 42.6 56.1 56.4 42.9 92.9 57.2 86.9 83.4 78.6 Italy 78.7 78.2 36.6 1980 29.1 40.1 39.2 42.0 42.2 42.7 101.4 40.3 40.6 42.0 82.0 81.2 78.0 1985 Japan 77.7 77.7 27.1 55.4 33.4 54.9 34.8 35.1 121.7 57.2 57.2 35.8 57.4 89.4 89.0 Sweden 88.4 87.8 87.5 39.3 38.7 1986 60.6 75.7 39.6 78.8 39.7 39.8 126.0 79.7 80.5 90.6 89.8 87.2 87.5 United Kingdom 87.5 39.5 53.5 45.2 61.7 46.9 62.2 47.1 47.3 Average annual percent change: 62.9 63.5 96.1 91.5 87.8 1970-1980 West Germany 87.8 87.3 36.2 48.1 40.3 50.0 41.4 49.2 41.7 2.3 50.4 51.4 42.0 92.5 83.6 79.9 79.9 79.2 35.9 37.8 38.5 1980-1985 38.7 39.0 3.7 1985-1986 3.5 1 Labor force of all ages as percent of population, 15-64 years old. Compensation per hour, national currency basis: 2 No. 1403. LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATES, BY SEX AND AGE-GROUP-SELECTED COUNTRIES: 1970 57.4 1975 85.1 1980 AND 1986 1980 132.4 1985 176.7 [Participation rates represent percent of population of each specified group in labor force] 1986 181.9 Average annual percent change: 1970-1980 15-19 8.7 20-24 25-54 55-64 65 YEARS 1980-1985 YEARS OLD 5.9 COUNTRY AND SEX YEARS OLD YEARS OLD YEARS OLD AND OVER 1985-1986 2.9 1980 1986 1980 1986 1980 1986 1980 1986 1980 1986 Real hourly compensation: R 3 1970 89.6 United States: Total 56.5 54.9 77.5 79.0 78.4 81.7 55.1 1975 Male 53.6 11.9 10.3 95.9 60.5 56.8 85.7 85.4 93.4 1980 Female 93.0 71.2 66.7 18.3 15.4 97.4 52.4 52.9 69.1 72.5 63.8 70.6 41.0 1985 42.0 7.6 6.9 99.5 1986 Canada: Total 100.5 55.2 54.3 79.6 80.4 Male 77.4 81.8 53.9 50.3 8.8 7.1 Average annual percent change: 58.1 55.9 86.2 84.5 94.8 Female 93.9 76.2 68.5 14.7 11.8 1970-1980 .8 52.2 52.7 72.9 76.2 60.1 69.8 33.7 33.3 4.3 3.6 1980-1985 .4 France: Total 1985-1986 1.0 22.0 15.2 73.7 70.8 Male 79.8 83.2 53.4 39.8 5.0 3.2 25.7 18.2 80.2 76.2 96.4 Female 95.9 68.5 49.5 7.5 5.0 Unit labor costs, national currency: 18.3 12.1 67.5 65.5 63.0 70.5 39.7 30.9 3.3 2.0 1970 71.0 Italy: Total 1975 31.1 91.7 26.2 65.1 66.4 Male 65.9 68.1 (NA) (NA) 11.5 10.7 1980 33.0 130.6 27.6 72.5 71.9 3 Female 93.1 91.5 (NA) (NA) 19.3 18.3 1985 145.1 28.9 24.8 57.9 60.9 3 39.9 ³ 45.6 (NA) (NA) 45.2 4.8 1986 144.3 Japan: Total 17.9 17.6 69.8 72.2 Average annual percent change: Male 76.8 78.7 63.1 62.7 26.3 23.7 1970-1980 17.4 18.0 69.6 70.8 6.3 Female 97.0 96.6 85.4 82.9 41.0 36.2 1980-1985 18.5 17.2 70.0 73.7 2.1 56.7 60.8 45.3 44.7 15.5 15.2 1985-1986 -.6 Sweden: Total 55.5 45.0 83.1 81.1 Male 89.3 92.6 66.8 68.3 8.7 6.8 55.3 44.1 84.5 Female 81.5 95.4 95.3 Unit labor costs, U.S. dollar basis: 4 78.7 75.5 14.2 11.0 55.8 46.0 81.6 1970 80.7 82.9 89.8 55.3 71.0 61.4 3.7 3.2 1975 91.7 United Kingdom: Total 74.4 72.4 77.1 77.0 79.5 Male 80.7 59.4 1980 50.4 6.2 4.6 130.6 73.6 73.7 86.0 84.5 95.4 1985 93.3 81.6 67.0 10.3 7.4 145.1 Female 75.3 71.1 68.8 69.2 63.4 68.0 1986 39.1 35.0 3.6 2.7 144.3 West Germany: Total Average annual percent change: 43.9 42.9 73.8 73.4 74.0 74.7 Male 42.8 37.0 4.5 3.1 1970-1980 6.3 47.0 45.8 79.2 76.0 93.6 Female 90.6 65.5 55.7 7.0 5.0 1980-1985 2.1 40.5 39.7 68.0 70.5 53.6 57.8 27.2 22.1 3.1 2.1 1985-1986 -.6 NA Not available. 1 Persons 16-19 years old. 2 Persons 14-19 years old. Employment: 60 years old and over. 3 Persons 25-59 years old. 4 Persons 1970 98.2 1975 1960-1982, 1984; and Labour Force Statistics, annual. Source of tables 1402 and 1403: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, France, Historical Statistics, 93.0 1980 103.2 1985 98.3 1986 97.8 No. 1404. LABOR FORCE AND UNEMPLOYMENT-SELECTED COUNTRIES: 1970 TO 1986 Average annual percent change: 1970-1980 .5 [Data based on U.S. labor force definitions adopted in 1967 (see text, section 13) except that minimum age for population base 1980-1985 -1.0 varies as follows: United States, France, Sweden, and, beginning 1975, United Kingdom, 16 years; Australia, Canada, Japan, 1985-1986 -.5 West Germany, and, for 1970, United Kingdom, 15 years; Italy, 14 years] Hours: 1970 97.3 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE (millions) PERCENT UNEMPLOYED 1975 91.4 COUNTRY 1980 101.7 1970 1975 1980 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1970 1975 1980 1982 1983 1984 1985 1985 1986 98.9 1986 98.7 United Average annual percent change: States 82.8 93.8 106.9 1970-1980 110.2 111.6 113.5 115.5 .4 117.8 Australia 4.9 8.5 5.5 7.1 9.7 6.2 9.6 6.7 7.5 7.2 7.0 1980-1985 6.9 7.0 7.1 7.3 -.6 7.6 Canada 1.6 4.9 6.1 8.4 10.0 7.2 10.0 9.0 11.6 8.3 12.0 12.2 8.1 1985-1986 12.4 12.6 12.9 -.2 France 5.7 6.9 7.5 20.8 11.0 11.9 21.8 11.3 22.8 10.5 23.2 9.6 23.1 23.3 23.3 Italy 23.5 2.5 4.2 6.4 8.3 19.7 20.1 8.5 21.1 9.9 21.4 21.6 10.4 10.7 21.7 21.8 22.0 Japan 3.2 3.4 4.4 50.7 5.4 5.9 - Represents or rounds to zero. NA Not 52.5 55.7 15.9 57.0 ¹6.0 16.3 58.1 58.5 58.8 Sweden 59.4 1.2 1.9 3.9 2.0 2.4 4.1 4.3 2.7 2.8 2.6 4.4 4.4 2.8 compensation excludes, adjustments for payroll 4.4 4.4 United 4.4 1.5 1.6 2.0 3.1 3.5 costs to employers. 3.1 2.8 2.7 3 Index of hourly comp purchasing power. 4 Indexes in national curren Kingdom 25.1 25.7 26.5 26.7 26.8 1 27.1 27.3 West 27.3 3.1 4.6 7.0 11.4 11.9 11.7 11.3 11.5 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Monthl Germany 2 26.2 26.1 26.5 Manufacturing Productivity and Labor Cost Trends 26.7 26.7 26.9 27.1 27.3 .5 3.4 2.9 5.9 7.4 '7.8 ¹7.9 ¹7.6 1 Preliminary estimates based on incomplete data. 2 Includes West Berlin. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Handbook of Labor Statistics, periodic, and Monthly Labor Review. 30 George Bush Looking Forward 31 When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, December 7, trainees-the youngest aviator in the Navy when I got my 1941, there wasn't any doubt which branch of the service I'd wings. To make matters worse, I looked younger than I join. My thoughts immediately turned to naval aviation. actually was-enough to make me self-conscious. When College was coming up the following fall, but that would Barbara came to visit-she was on her way to school in have to wait. The sooner I could enlist, the better. South Carolina-I even asked her to stretch the calendar, Six months later I got my diploma from Phillips Acad- add a few months to her age, and tell anybody who asked emy Andover. Secretary of War Henry Stimson came from that she was eighteen, not seventeen. Washington to deliver the commencement address. He told We'd met six months before, at a Christmas dance. I'm members of our graduating class the war would be a long not much at recalling what people wear, but that particular one, and even though America needed fighting men, we'd occasion stands out in my memory. The band was playing serve our country better by getting more education before Glenn Miller tunes when I approached a friend from Rye, New York, Jack Wozencraft, to ask if he knew a girl across getting into uniform. the dance floor, the one wearing the green-and-red holiday After the ceremony, in a crowded hallway outside the dress. He said she was Barbara Pierce, that she lived in Rye auditorium, my father had one last question about my fu- and went to school in South Carolina. Would I like an intro- ture plans. Dad was an imposing presence, six feet four, duction? I told him that was the general idea, and he intro- with deep-set blue-gray eyes and a resonant voice. duced us, just about the time the bandleader decided to "George," he said, "did the Secretary say anything to change tempos, from fox trot to waltz. Since I didn't waltz, change your mind?" we sat the dance out. And several more after that, talking "No, sir," I replied. "I'm going in." and getting to know each other. Dad nodded and shook my hand. It was a storybook meeting, though most couples that On my eighteenth birthday, I went to Boston and was got serious about each other in those days could say the sworn into the Navy as a Seaman Second Class. Not long same about the first time they met. Young people in the late thereafter, I was on a railway coach headed south for Navy 1930s and early '40s were living with what modern psychol- preflight training in North Carolina. ogists call heightened awareness, on the edge. It was a time of uncertainty, when every evening brought dramatic radio newscasts-Edward R. Murrow from London, William L. I'd joined up to fly, and like the piano student who Shirer from Berlin-reporting a war we knew was headed didn't see why he couldn't begin his lessons playing Rhap- our way: sody in Blue, I was gung ho to strap on the leather helmet In the eight months that passed from that first meeting and goggles the day I arrived at Chapel Hill. Because of the until her visit to Chapel Hill, Barbara and I had progressed pilot shortage, the Navy had trimmed its aviator training from simply being "serious," to meeting and spending time course to ten months, but there weren't any shortcuts. It with each other's families-a fairly important step for teen- would be months before I'd finally climb into a Stearman agers in those days. After I got my wings and went into N-2S trainer-the Navy's "Yellow Peril," a two-cockpit, advanced flight training, we took the next important step. In open-air special. Even then I got the impression that my August of 1943, she joined the Bush summer convocation in instructor thought I was still too fuzz-faced to trust with an Maine where, between boating and fishing excursions, we expensive piece of Navy equipment. were secretly engaged. Secret, to the extent that the German Looking through old scrapbooks at photos taken at the and Japanese high commands weren't aware of it. That De- time, I can't say I blame him. I was younger than the other cember we went public with our engagement, though we 32 George Bush Looking Forward 33 knew that marriage was years away. My training days were Pacific island of World War Two, Iwo Jima. The day before, drawing to a close at the Naval Air Station in Charlestown, Delaney, Nadeau, and I had flown a mission targeting gun Rhode Island. In the fall of 1943 I was assigned to VT-51, a emplacements on Chichi. We knocked some out, but not torpedo squadron being readied for active duty in the Pa- enough. The Japanese who were dug in on the island still had a potent antiaircraft reserve. cific. Delaney, Nadeau, and I had been together since VT-51 was first attached to the San Jacinto, back in the States. Eight months after V-J Day, Life magazine ran a story, We'd flown missions over Wake Island, Palau, Guam, "Home to Chichi Jima," telling of the war-crimes trial of and Saipan, and survived a fair number of close calls, in- two Japanese officers charged with executing American fli- cluding a ditching operation when our plane sprang a leak ers shot down over the Bonin Islands and "even more re- while still carrying four depth charges intended for enemy volting, of practicing cannibalism on them." subs. How do you put a TBM Avenger into the water with I read the piece as a Yale freshman, not long out of the four 500-pound bombs in its belly? Very carefully, with Navy. It brought back memories of the worst hours 1 spent adrenaline running, a prayer on your lips; and your fingers crossed. during the war. The date was September 2, 1944. It was the second day In flight training at Corpus Christi and along the East of concentrated air strikes on the Bonins by our squadron, Coast, we were taught to gauge wind velocity and the height VT-51, operating off the San Jacinto, one of eight fast carri- of waves. Given winds at about fifteen knots and a fair chop ers in Vice Admiral Marc Mitscher's Task Force 58. My on the sea, I trimmed the nose of the plane as high as possi- aviator's log book for that day reads: Crash Landing in Sea ble without risking a stall. We landed tailfirst and were able -Near Bonin Is.-Enemy action. to scramble onto the wing, inflate our safety raft, and start Under the column for Passengers were the names Dela- paddling, just as the plane went down, ney and Lt. (jg) White. Jack Delaney was the young radio- We felt lucky. Within seconds we felt even luckier, man/tail gunner on my Grumman Avenger torpedo when the plane's torpedoes detonated after their safety de- bomber. William G. (Ted) White was the squadron's gun- vices gave way to undersea pressure. Then, about thirty nery officer, filling in that day for Leo Nadeau, our regular minutes later, came a happy ending: the destroyer U.S.S. Bronson sighted our raft and picked us up. turret gunner. VT-51 had an air complement of twenty-six F6F Hell- cats and nine TBM Avengers. The quick, mobile Hellcat fighter kept the skies clear of enemy aircraft. The Avenger Like most TBM Avenger pilots, I liked the teamwork had earned a reputation as the biggest; best single-engine and camaraderie that went with being part of a three-man bomber around, used for torpedo runs, glide bombing, an- crew. I became attached to my plane; nicknaming it "Bar- tisub patrols, and providing air cover during amphibious bara." landings. The TBM carried a three-man crew-aviator, tur- The TBM Avenger wasn't fast-the unofficial Navy ret gunner, and radioman/tail gunner, or "stinger," along line described it as "low and slow." As Leo Nadeau once with a 2,000-pound bomb payload. put it, the TBM "could fall faster than it could fly." Cruis- The target for that day was a radio communications ing speed was about 140 knots, brought down to less then 95 center on Chichi Jima, one of three islands in the Bonin knots for a carrier landing. But it was sturdy and stable. chain. The others were Haha Jima and the best-remembered Sturdy and stable enough to allow for pilot error on even a 40 George Bush Looking Forward 41 cue, I wrote a letter, later mailed to my parents, that de- I arrived Christmas Eve. There were tears, laughs, hugs, joy, scribed my feelings at the time: the love and warmth of family in a holiday setting. "I try to think about it as little as possible," I said, "yet Barbara and I were married two weeks later, January 6, I cannot get the thought of those two out of my mind. Oh, 1945, at the First Presbyterian Church in her hometown, I'm O.K.-I want to fly again and I won't be scared of it, Rye, New York, with a close friend from VT-51, Milt but I know I won't be able to shake the memory of this Moore, as a member of the wedding party. incident and I don't believe I want to completely." A few months later I was reassigned to VT-153, a Navy Then there were the better moments spent standing torpedo bomber group being readied for the invasion of Ja- watch on the tower during the midnight to four A.M. shift, pan. Everything I'd experienced in my year and a half of when the Finback ran on the surface to recharge its batter- combat in the Pacific told me it was going to be the bloodi- ies. The sub moved like a porpoise, water lapping over its est, most prolonged battle of the war. Japan's war leaders bow, the sea changing colors, first jet black, then sparkling were unfazed by massive raids on Tokyo. They seemed bent white. It reminded me of home and our family vacations in on national suicide, regardless of the cost in human life. Maine. The nights were clear and the stars so bright you felt Now, years later, whenever I hear anyone criticize you could touch them. It was hypnotic. There was peace, President Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb on calm, beauty-God's therapy. Hiroshima and Nagasaki, I wonder whether the critic re- I still don't understand the "logic" of war-why some members those days and has really considered the alterna- survive and others are lost in their prime. But that month on tive: millions of fighting men killed on both sides, possibly the Finback gave me time to reflect, to go deep inside myself tens of millions of Japanese civilians. Harry Truman's deci- and search for answers. As you grow older and try to re- sion wasn't just courageous, it was far-sighted. He spared trace the steps that made you the person you are, the sign- the world and the Japanese people an unimaginable holo- caust. posts to look for are those special times of insight, even I was stationed at Oceana Naval Air Station, Virginia, awakening. I remember my days and nights abcard the U.S.S. Finback as one of those times-maybe the most im- on the mid-August day when the President announced that the Japanese had sued for peace. Barbara and I were living portant of them all. in Virginia Beach. The announcement came at seven P.M. Within minutes our neighborhood streets were filled with sailors, aviators, their wives and families celebrating late I rejoined the San Jacinto and VT-51 exactly eight into the night. We joined in the celebration, then, before weeks after being shot down, in time to take part in strikes going home, went to a nearby church filled with others giv- against enemy positions and shipping in the Philippines. In ing thanks and remembering those lost in the war. After October 1944 American troops had landed at Leyte; in No- four years it was finally over. vember our squadron was in action at Manila Bay and in the We were still young, life lay ahead of us, and the world Luzon area. We also got news that over one hundred B-29s, was at peace. It was the best of times. taking off from Saipan, had bombed Tokyo. Three years after it had begun, the war in the Pacific was coming full circle, a noose tightening around the Japanese home islands. YALE'S HITTING BIG FACTOR In December VT-51 was replaced by a new squadron, IN TEAM'S DIAMOND SUCCESS and after flying fifty-eight combat missions I was ordered The ability of the Yale Baseball team to back home. No reunion could have been scripted more perfectly. up some mighty impressive pitching on the part of 66 George Bush Looking Forward 67 ahead. But Eugene Meyer never looked back. We had other forces: they'd raise $500,000, Bush-Overbey would raise oil-business dealings over the years, most of them profitable, $500,000, and the two companies would be rolled into one all enjoyable. entity. We'd buy producing properties on the oil-payment plan, with the $1 million for equity. Excerpt, letter from John Overbey, 1986 Agreed. Now, what would we call our new company? Bush-Overbey rocked along and made a few Late one night, Hugh and I were going over possible names. good deals and a few bad ones, but somehow man- We wanted something that would attract attention, a com- aged to stay in the black the entire three years of its pany name that would "stand out," as Hugh said, when existence. The Scurry County boom began to fade somebody opens the phone book." in 1951-52, but was replaced by the Spraberry Deep-voiced, with a pronounced Oklahoma drawl, boom. We were active in the Spraberry boom, and I Hugh was impressive even in his younger days, before he became "Mr. Pennzoil," a legend in the U.S. domestic oil remember one trade in particular you made for a piece of property there. industry. "It ought to start with either an A or a Z, he said, "so You telephoned an absentee owner who lived in it comes either first or last in the pages under 'Independent East Texas, and after much haggling settled on Oil Operators.' Nothing in between that could be lost in buying part of his Reagan County royalty for $150 the shuffle-that was Hugh's m.o. right from the start. an acre. After you both agreed, you suggested an The movie Viva Zapatal, starring Marlon Brando, was exchange of telegrams to verify the deal in writing. playing in downtown Midland. It was the story of Emiliano The East Texas seller demurred, saying a deal was Zapata, the Mexican rebel leader who led a revolt for land a deal and "My word is my bond.' reform in the early 1900s under the slogan "Tierra y. You, having been indoctrinated in the oil patch Libertad"-"Land and Liberty." We couldn't afford a pub- myth that a handshake was all the contract you lic-relations counsel, but if we had one he would have told needed, agreed to forego the exchange of telegrams us that was exactly the corporate image we were looking for. and sent him a deed and a draft in the mail. Ten And that's the way Zapata Petroleum was born. The days passed and you didn't hear from the guy, so following year it would spin off Zapata Off-Shore, and in you called him again. Yes, he said, he'd received time, under Hugh Liedtke's imaginative management, your deed and draft but sold the property to Nash merge into Pennzoil. Dowdle instead, for $151.50 an acre. Apparently his Zapata: There was a winning chemistry about the com- "bond" was worth $1.50 an acre. pany. We could sense it. According to the recent news, our friend Hugh Liedtke is still making oil deals on a handshake; but he seems to make them a bit more profitable. I was at the Ector County courthouse, twenty miles from Midland, checking land records, when Barbara called. Bill and Hugh Liedtke still had their licenses to prac- She said Dr. Wyvell wanted to see us, right away. Dorothy tice law, but their law books, except for the ones on leases Wyvell was the children's doctor. In a town the size of Mid- and mineral rights, were gathering dust. The Liedtkes had land, more than a doctor, she was a warm, personal friend. long since abandoned the courthouse for the oil fields, as When we went into the doctor's office and sat down, all independent oil operators with offices next door to Bush- I knew was that Robin had been in for a checkup because Overbey. Then, in 1953; Bill and Hugh suggested we join she'd been acting listless. But I knew something was seri- 96 George Bush Looking Forward 97 office-and still is-that when any of the kids called, no matter what I was doing, they should be put through. On I'm a good listener. That's not a boast, it's something I weekends we worked things out so that I'd be able to get learned about myself at a young age. It was reinforced after together with them individually. I came to Washington. Like most people in politics, I like to These were the most important hours I spent during hear myself talk, but I like getting another point of view, the week. Life in Washington can put tremendous pressure especially when it comes from a keen analytical or innova- on even a freshman congressman's family. It can be a trap. tive mind. You go into public life hoping to secure the future for your Bill Steiger had that kind of mind. At twenty-eight, Bill children and the next generation. Then somewhere along was one of the youngest members of Congress, but he had a the way, utiless you're careful, you can overlook the fact razor-sharp intelligence that cut through to the core of that your first responsibility as a parent is to be there now, things and the intellectual honesty to follow wherever logic when your kids need you, while they're growing. Barbara led him-even if it ran counter to whatever cant or conven- and I were determined when we moved to Washington that tional wisdom was going the Washington rounds. we weren't going to forget our number one priority as par Bill and Janet Steiger, along with Supreme Court Jus- ents. tice Potter Stewart and his wife, Mary Ann, were regulars at the informal Sunday barbecues Barbara and I had on the patio of our home on Hillbrook Lane in northwest Washing- A congressman is only as good as his staff, and in addi- ton. We'd bought the place sight unseen, over the telephone, tion to bringing my Texas team, including Jim Allison, Pete from retiring Senator Milward Simpson (current Senator Roussel, and Aleene Smith to Washington, one of my Alan Simpson's father). Old Milward was a good trader. We smartest moves after being elected to Congress was in hiring sold the house in less than two years at a loss-possibly the Rose Zamaria to manage my office in the Longworth Build- only people to achieve that distinction in Washington's ing. Rose had worked for Albert Thomas, a retired senior booming real-estate market. Texas congressman from Houston. She not only knew my We then moved to Palisade Lane, an ideal home and constituency but understood the way things operated on location for our family needs. It was comfortable, and con- Capitol Hill-the mechanics and nuances (some might say venient to the kids' schools. tribal customs) that make Congress a unique institution. The barbecues were one way Barbara and I had of Was I looking for cosponsors to a resolution? "Talk to holding onto the lifestyle we-and our children-knew back Congressman A," Rose would advise, "he's always been in- in Houston. George was twenty, but the other kids were still terested in that issue. But don't bother taking it up with in various stages of preadolescence; Jeb was thirteen; Neil Congressman B, because if it doesn't have anything to do had just turned twelve; Marvin was ten; and our youngest, with his district he's not interested. And when you talk to Doro, was seven. Congressman C about it, don't mention Congressman D's Barbara was the mainstay, of course, the parent who name, because they just had it out at a closed committee was always there to help solve the daily problems and emer- hearing and won't even agree on the day of the month." gencies of teen and preteen life. But it was understood at my Rose also had great sensitivity about doing the right thing at the right time. The best example of this came on Bill Steiger seemed destined for leadership in Congress and the national scene, but Inauguration Day, January 20, 1969. Thanks in large part to his life was tragically cut short by illness on December 4, 1978. I am godfather to his the efficient way my office staff took care of constituent son, Bill, Jr., who at a young age shows the same qualities of mind and spirit his father had. needs, I'd been re-elected without opposition. A special Weekly Compilation of Presidential Docume 111 RESEARCH Pres. Documents Monday, February 13, 1989 Volume 25-Number 6 Pages 159-186 a ice can be tapped safely, as with much of the citizens. And in this budget, Social Security waste left from decades of environmental Alaska National Wildlife Refuge, we should is fully funded, including a full cost-of-living neglect at America's nuclear weapons '11- proceed. But we must use caution. We must adjustment. We must honor our contract. plants. Clearly, we must modernize these ie, respect the environment. And so, tonight We must care about those in the shadow plants and operate them safely. That's not I'm calling for the indefinite postponement of life, and I, like many Americans, am at issue; our national security depends on it. he of three lease sales which have raised trou- deeply troubled by the plight of the home- But beyond that, we must clean up the old at bling questions, two off the coast of Califor- less. The causes of homelessness are many; mess that's been left behind. And I propose a nia and one which could threaten the Ever- the history is long. But the moral impera- in this budget to more than double our cur- go glades in Florida. Action on these three tive to act is clear. Thanks to the deep well rent effort to do so. This will allow us to let lease sales will await the conclusion of a of generosity in this great land, many orga- identify the exact nature of the various on- special task force set up to measure the nizations already contribute. But we in gov- problems so we can clean them up, and potential for environmental damage. ernment cannot stand on the sidelines. In in clean them up we will. I'm directing the Attorney General and my budget, I ask for greater support for er We've been fortunate during these past 8 the Administrator of the Environmental emergency food and shelter, for health he years. America is a stronger nation than it Protection Agency to use every tool at their services and measures to prevent substance was in 1980. Morale in our Armed Forces ise disposal to speed and toughen the enforce- abuse, and for clinics for the mentally ill. he has been restored. Our resolve has been ment of our laws against toxic waste dump- And I propose a new initiative involving ar- Ve ers. I want faster cleanups and tougher en- the full range of government agencies. We shown. Our readiness has been improved. must confront this national shame. And we are at peace. There can no longer ny forcement of penalties against polluters. There's another issue that I've decided to be any doubt that peace has been made ch In addition to caring for our future, we mention here tonight. I've long believed more secure through strength. And when must care for those around us. A decent that the people of Puerto Rico should have America is stronger, the world is safer. le- society shows compassion for the young, the the right to determine their own political Most people don't realize that after the on- elderly, the vulnerable, and the poor. Our future. Personally, I strongly favor state- successful restoration of our strength, the ble first obligation is to the most vulnerable- hood. But I urge the Congress to take the Pentagon budget has actually been reduced on infants, poor mothers, children living in necessary steps to allow the people to in real terms for each of the last 4 years. for poverty-and my proposed budget recog- decide in a referendum. We cannot tolerate continued real reduc- nizes this. I ask for full funding of Medicaid, Certain problems, the result of decades of tion in defense. In light of the compelling 1 a an increase of over $3 billion, and an expan- unwise practices, threaten the health and need to reduce the deficit, however, I sup- Ne sion of the program to include coverage of security of our people. Left unattended, port a 1-year freeze in the military budget, nd pregnant women who are near the poverty they will only get worse. But we can act something I proposed last fall in my flexible re line. I believe we should help working fami- now to put them behind us. freeze plan. And this freeze will apply for a lies cope with the burden of child care. Our Earlier this week, I announced my sup- only 1 year, and after that, increases above ons help should be aimed at those who need it port for a plan to restore the financial and inflation will be required. I will not sacrifice for most: low-income families with young chil- moral integrity of our savings system. I ask American preparedness, and I will not com- for dren. I support a new child care tax credit Congress to enact our reform proposals promise American strength. an that will aim our efforts at exactly those within 45 days. We must not let this situa- I should be clear on the conditions at- on families, without discriminating against tion fester. We owe it to the savers in this tached to my recommendation for the gy mothers who choose to stay at home. country to solve this problem. Certainly, coming year: The savings must be allocated da. da, Now, I know there are competing propos- the savings of Americans must remain to those priorities for investing in our future als. But remember this: The overwhelming secure. Let me be clear. Insured depositors that I've spoken about tonight. This defense nt. majority of all preschool child care is now will continue to be fully protected. But any freeze must be a part of a comprehensive 'm provided by relatives and neighbors and plan to refinance the system must be ac- budget agreement which meets the targets he We churches and community groups. Families companied by. major reform. Our proposals spelled out in Gramm-Rudman-Hollings law who choose these options should remain eli- will prevent such a crisis from recurring. without raising taxes and which incorpo- ew gible for help. Parents should have choice. The best answer is to make sure that a mess rates reforms in the budget process. np And for those children who are unwanted like this will never happen again. The ma- I've directed the National Security Coun- our ch- or abused or whose parents are deceased, jority of thrifts in communities across the cil to review our national security and de- we should encourage adoption. I propose to Nation have been honest. They've played a fense policies and report back to me within reenact the tax deduction for adoption ex- major role in helping families achieve the 90 days to ensure that our capabilities and ins dream of home ownership. But make no resources meet our commitments and strat- nd penses and to double it to $3,000. Let's mistake, those who are corrupt, those who ion make it easier for these kids to have parents egies. I'm also charging the Department of break the law, must be kicked out of the Defense with the task of developing a plan ign who love them. business; and they should go to jail. to improve the defense procurement proc- 181 Feb. 9 / Administration of George Bush, 1989 ess and management of the Pentagon, one day against the proliferation of nuclear Americans, because the definition of a su cessful life must include serving others. which will fully implement the Packard weapons. And to the young people of America, wl commission report. Many of these changes And around the globe, we must continue to be freedom's best friend. And we must sometimes feel left out, I ask you tonight can only be made with the participation of give us the benefit of your talent ai the Congress, and so, I ask for your help. stand firm for self-determination and de- energy through a new program called YE We need fewer regulations. We need less mocracy in Central America, including in for Youth Entering Service to America. bureaucracy. We need multiyear procure- Nicaragua. It is my strongly held conviction To those men and women in busine: ment and 2-year budgeting. And frankly- that when people are given the chance remember the ultimate end of your wor and don't take this wrong-we need less they inevitably will choose a free press, to make a better product, to create bett congressional micromanagement of our na- freedom of worship, and certifiably free and lives. I ask you to plan for the longer ter tion's military policy. I detect a slight divi- fair elections. and avoid that temptation of quick and ea: sion on that question, but nevertheless- We must strengthen the alliance of the paper profits. [laughter]. industrial democracies, as solid a force for To the brave men and women who we: Securing a more peaceful world is per- haps the most important priority I'd like to peace as the world has ever known. And the uniform of the United States of Ame address tonight. You know, we meet at a this is an alliance forged by the power of ica, Thank you. Your calling is a high on time of extraordinary hope. Never before in our ideals, not the pettiness of our differ- to be the defenders of freedom and th ences. So, let's lift our sights to rise above guarantors of liberty. And I want you t this century have our values of freedom, democracy, and economic opportunity been fighting about beef hormones, to building a know that this nation is grateful for you such a powerful and intellectual force better future, to move from protectionism service. around the globe. Never before has our to progress. To the farmers of America, we appreciat I've asked the Secretary of State to visit the bounty you provide. We will work wit leadership been so crucial, because while Europe next week and to consult with our you to open foreign markets to America America has its eyes on the future, the world has its eyes on America. allies on the wide range of challenges and agricultural products. And it's a time of great change in the opportunities we face together, including And to the parents of America, I ask yo world, and especially in the Soviet Union. East-West relations. And I look forward to to get involved in your child's schooling Check on the homework. Go to the schoo Prudence and common sense dictate that meeting with our NATO partners in the we try to understand the full meaning of meet the teachers, care about what is haj near future. pening there. It's not only your child the change going on there, review our poli- And I, too, shall begin a trip shortly to future on the line, it's America's. cies, and then proceed with caution. But the far reaches of the Pacific Basin, where I've personally assured General Secretary To kids in our cities, don't give up hope the winds of democracy are creating new Gorbachev that at the conclusion of such a Say no to drugs. Stay in school. And, ye: hope and the power of free markets is un- "Keep hope alive." review we will be ready to move forward. leashing a new force. We will not miss any opportunity to work To those 37 million Americans with som When I served as our representative in for peace. The fundamental facts remain form of disability, you belong in the eco. China 14 or 15 years ago, few would have that the Soviets retain a very powerful mili- nomic mainstream. We need your talents i: predicted the scope of the changes we've tary machine in the service of objectives America's work force. Disabled American witnessed since then. But in preparing for which are still too often in conflict with must become full partners in America's or ours. So, let us take the new openness seri- this trip, I was struck by something I came portunity society. across from a Chinese writer. He was speak- ously. But let's also be realistic. And let's ing of his country, decades ago, but his To the families of America watching to always be strong. night in your living rooms, hold fast to you There are some pressing issues we must words speak to each of us in America to- dreams because ultimately America's futur address. I will vigorously pursue the Strate- night. "Today," he said, "we're afraid of the rests in your hands. gic Defense Initiative. The spread and even simple words like 'goodness' and 'mercy' and 'kindness.' My friends, if we're to suc- And to my friends in this Chamber, I asl use of sophisticated weaponry threatens global security as never before. Chemical ceed as a nation, we must rediscover those your cooperation to keep America growing while cutting the deficit. That's only fair to weapons must be banned from the face of words. those who now have no vote: the genera the Earth, never to be used again. And In just 3 days, we mark the birthday of tions to come. Let them look back and say look, this won't be easy. Verification-ex- Abraham Lincoln, the man who saved our that we had the foresight to understand traordinarily difficult. But civilization and Union and gave new meaning to the word that a time of peace and prosperity is no human decency demand that we try. And "opportunity." Lincoln once said: "I hold the time to rest but a time to press forward it is his duty to im- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Monday, February 20, 1989 Volume 25-Number 7 Pages 187-216 111 RESEARCH Pres. Documents Feb. 16 / Administration of George Bush, 1989 Chairman of the Fed, for whom we all have The President. Ann [Ann McDaniel, rameters to great respect. And maybe we'll get into a Newsweek], and then Brit. And then I'll into a consi fight down the road. But I don't think it's at quit. them. And ] hand, and I don't think Greenspan and I The Oliver North Trial a lot of nego are far apart. And I think he would also get all the 7 confirm that. Q. It appears that the Oliver North trial But I don't will go forward next week now. Are you monly held NATO Unity aware of secrets so damaging to our nation- said it was t Q. Mr. President, West Germany wants to al security that might come out in that trial Democratic postpone the modernization of the shorter that would be so damaging that you would the Republi range missiles. Obviously, this is not the ask the Attorney General [Richard L. efforts to } American position. They want also to open Thornburgh] to halt the prosecution? there's no Va negotiations with the Soviets on that. How The President. I think the Attorney Gen- But havin do you respond to that? If you don't agree eral knows everything I know, and I think more detail with that, are you concerned by the unity he's handled it very well. and ironed of NATO on that? Q. Are you concerned about the trial them to sati The President. I would respond to it this going forward? Do you think national secu- what they W rity can be And so, I'm way: The Secretary of State is talking to all the NATO leaders; he'll be back in town The President. Not under the existing getting toge agreements. down the rc over this weekend. I will sit down here in Q. Do you think the trial- chance to € this chair and talk to him about what he has The President. I think Dick Thornburgh way, it woul found. In the meantime, I am inclined to took a very difficult question and balanced cuss it. So, it feel that we are far closer to West Germany interests and has worked out an agreement would, and than the public perceptions might be. And I that hopefully is workable. But we'll see be- reception. have been in touch with Helmut Kohl cause there are legitimate national security I said ahe [Chancellor, Federal Republic of Germany], interests that he is obliged to protect. And everybody 1 and there have been opportunities for him he understands this, but he also understands say this was to express to me inordinate concerns on this that the judicial system should be operative bread. But f question. And other German leaders have and the trial should go forward. And I think to point ou been here recently, and the Secretary of we'll just say that all parties have worked look given State's been there. So, I would use this op- towards that end, and it looks like agree- have genera portunity to shoot down the concept that ment has been reached. ervations or there are major divisions between ourselves Yes, last one-Brit? crats, thoug and the Federal Republic on this question. But I'm not worried about NATO unity. The President's Budget Proposal much, have and some p You always worry that you have your act Q. Some congressional Democrats are And so, I've totally together, and that's one of the rea- now saying, sir, that you have outlined and tion to that, sons I wanted these early consultations. And gotten some considerable credit for a lot of reception of then, I think now, as a result of our Secre- spending increases while leaving open the Both of t] tary of State's wonderful trip over there— question of where cuts would be made, par- and I say wonderful because he's touched a ticularly in an area where a kind of net won't say hu had to accc lot of bases and the cables are most encour- freeze is being asked for. And they are aging along the lines of NATO unity-that saying that you really have been vague and We've got a having said that, that the mood is pretty have left it to them to do the dirty work. savings and How do you react to that? budget proj good. I don't worry too much about divi- The President. Slowly-[laughter]-and everybody's sions in NATO, and I do then feel that we very carefully. I don't think that is the in- way, with a will be in a position with a united NATO to formed opinion of the key leaders in Con- gested is pe move forward in consultation with the gress today. And the reason I say that is I food for th Soviet Union. That's the next step, and we think that Dick Darman [Chairman, Office branch to b have certain leadership responsibilities that of Management and Budget] and Nick we go into all of us here are prepared to accept in that Brady [Secretary of the Treasury] and our want. regard. Chief of Staff, John Sununu, have all done a And it get Q. One last question- good job in not only presenting broad pa- omy. It's im 208 Administration of George Bush, 1989 / Feb. 16 n McDaniel, rameters to the Congress but have gone go forward soon. And so much of the econo- And then I'll into a considerable amount of detail with my today is on perception as opposed to them. And I would readily say, Yes, there's reality. This recovery is real. Business is a lot of negotiation that needs to be done to good. The insured deposits of depositors in get all the T's crossed and every I's dotted. savings and loan and banks are solid. Dollar er North trial But I don't think, Brit, that that's a com- ow. Are you monly held view of the leadership. But if I good, strong. But there are some percep- tions out there that can best be turned :o our nation- said it was the commonly held view of the Democratic leadership-I know it's not of around by a quick, or relatively quick, reso- it in that trial lution of the budget question. It's the firm at you would the Republican-then we will redouble our projecting down of the deficit that will [Richard L. efforts to be sure they understand that result in lower interest rates which will ution? there's no validity to that. guarantee continuation of this, the longest ttorney Gen- But having said that, yes, there's a lot expansion in our history, and continue ex- and I think more detail that has to be hammered out pansion at lower rates of interest. and ironed out, and we will work with out the trial them to satisfy their interest and to find out So, I'm not euphorically optimistic. I'm national secu- certainly not pessimistic. And I think we're what they want to do. It's a two-way street. And so, I'm going to start working here, off to a pretty good start. And I credit not just the Republican leaders on the Hill but the existing getting together meetings with the leaders down the road fairly soon, and we'll have a the spirit that the Democratic leaders have chance to explore that. If some feel that demonstrated. And I've been very pleased Thornburgh way, it would be a good opportunity to dis- with it. And I've had an opportunity to tell them that. and balanced cuss it. So, it's going better than I thought it n agreement would, and I'm pleased generally with the Gun Control we'll see be- reception. Q. Mr. President, even though there's onal security I said ahead of time that I didn't expect been a cutoff, there is something called protect. And everybody would jump up and down and understands guns that is so rampant in this country say this was the greatest thing since sliced be operative The President. Helen, it's been a great bread. But for the most part, I think it's fair And I think pleasure. The last question to point out there has been a responsible have worked look given this budget. The Republicans Q. Why won't you answer the question, S like agree- have generally been enthusiastic, some res- because this is one of the most clearly ervations on the part of some. The Demo- Mr. Fitzwater. Thank you. crats, though not endorsing it. quite as The President. What was your question? zl much, have seen some positive direction Q. The question is: Are you going to exert and some positive objectives in that budget. any leadership in trying to forestall mocrats are And so, I've been pleased with the recep- these- outlined and tion to that, and I've been pleased with the The President. Do you know that there t for a lot of reception of the savings and loan. are laws on the book outlining the import ng open the e made, par- Both of these two were major, major-I of AK-47's-automatic- kind of net won't say hurdles-but major things that we Q. No, I didn't. nd they are had to accomplish, and I think we have. The President. Well, see, there's a fact. n vague and We've got a good proposal out there on the So, where does that lead you? You already dirty work. savings and loan, and we've got a sound had laws that prohibit the import of fully budget proposal that is not meeting with automated AK-47's. That law's on the ughter]-and everybody's acceptance and-or put it this books. So, are we talking about law enforce- at is the in- way, with anybody saying what we've sug- ment? Are we talking about— ders in Con- gested is perfect. But there's enough solid say that is I food for thought there for the executive Q. We're talking about semi-automatic branch to be in a very sound position when AK-47's, sir. We're talking about semi-auto- rman, Office matic guns. 1 and Nick we go into an open negotiation that we want. The President. What do you mean by iry] and our semi? ve all done a And it gets right back to the overall econ- Q. I mean no cocking, pull the trigger, ig broad pa- omy. It's important that we go forward and the gun fires each time I pull the trigger. 209 Weekly Compilation of Presidential Docume 111 RESEARCH Pres. Documents Monday, February 13, 1989 Volume 25-Number 6 Pages 159-186 and he got things done. And it is with the she gives freely of her time to numerous omy and also for our volunteer efforts. These goals cannot be achieved without high hopes borne of that experience that we in Illinois now proudly give him to the Donald Simonds of the FAA [Federal the energy and commitment of thousands Aviation Administration]] is a full-perform- of team players like those you have met Nation. Ladies and gentlemen, the Secre- ance-level air traffic controller and has been today. I know already from my brief intro- tary of Transportation. Secretary of Transportation Skinner. actively involved in the recruitment of mi- duction to this Department that this team is Thank you, Mr. President, for your kind nority candidates for that critical job. ready, willing, and able to do this important Anthony A. Schiavone, Superintendent of job. The American people have selected words and for making me part of your the James River Reserve Fleet at the Mari- you as their President, and you have asked team. I want to personally acknowledge all time Administration, maintains custody of me to be your wing man. I am humbled by my friends here, especially Barbara Bush, approximately 125 oceangoing merchant- your offer. I accept, and I am ready to roll my good friend for many years; my family, type vessels that are on ready reserve for up my sleeves and get the job done. my mother and my brother; the Governor; national defense purposes. Thank you very much. my good friend Judge Flaum; and all of you. Susan Hedgepeth, Chief of the Exemp- I wouldn't be here if it weren't for your tion Branch in the Office of Hazardous Ma- Note: The President spoke at 2:42 p.m. in efforts, and I know it. terials Transportation, develops special re- the Federal Aviation Administration audi- Mr. President, the Department of Trans- quirements for the transportation of hazard- torium. Secretary Skinner was sworn in by portation's team is, in fact, made up of ous materials. U.S. District Judge Joel M. Flaum. many members. Each one plays an impor- Sondra F. Talbert, of the Federal Railroad tant role. I have asked some of these out- Administration, moved into the Depart- standing members of that team to join us, ment's Upward Mobility Training Program from each of our units, and I would like to in 1975 and is the first female inspector at introduce them to you now. They're on the the Interstate Commerce Commission in The President's News Conference left. And maybe to break a little protoco he Federal Railroad Administration. February 6, 1989 here, they can-which I think I'm allowe United States Coast Guard Petty Officer Savings and Loan Crisis to do, at least at my swearing-in ceremo Kelly M. Mogk, was recently awarded the ny-I'm going to ask them to stand forward Coast Guard Air Medal for heroic achieve- The President. Well, for the more than a little bit. Maybe, Mr. President, you could ment in aerial flight while serving as a heli- half a century, the U.S. has operated a de- shake their hands. copter rescue swimmer on January 2, 1989. posit insurance program that provides Muriel Clarke. Muriel is the financial spe- Let's give these outstanding employees a direct government protection to the savings cialist for the Urban Mass Transportation round of applause. [Applause] of our citizens. This program has enabled Administration's New York Regional Office. Mr. President, these individuals' achieve- tens of millions of Americans to save with She has won many awards for her perform- ments reflect the spirit of this Department. confidence. In all the time since creation of ance in government and has been involved They are our unsung heroes, the dedicated the deposit insurance, savers have not lost in voluntary community efforts for over 40 public servants who serve the American $1 of insured deposits, and I am deter- years. traveler, the pilot, the truck driver, the mined that they never will. Frank J. Mammano, a 29-year veteran in boater, and the commuter. Deposit insurance has always been in- the Federal Highway Administration, has The Department's team faces many chal- tended to be self-funded. And this means been a leader in the development of Path- lenges. We must be in the forefront in the that the banks, the savings and loans, and finder, a cooperative effort by the Federal fight against terrorism. We must do every- credit unions that are insured pay a small Highway Administration, the California De- thing we can to stop the flow of drugs into amount of their assets each year into a fund partment of Transportation, and General this country. We must keep our aviation that's used to protect depositors. In every Motors that applies advanced technology to system both safe and competitive. And we case, these funds are spent to protect the solve metropolitan area congestion prob- must maintain our significant and important depositors, not the institutions that fail. lems. presence in the maritime industry. We For the last 20 years, conditions in our Romell Cooks of the National Highway must also continue to build and maintain financial markets have grown steadily more Traffic Safety Administration has energized our infrastructure. And I want to acknowl- complex, and a portion of the savings and a network of health professionals to act as edge-as I look on the next step-are Con- loan industry has encountered steadily allies with government in the safety belt gressman Martin, are Congressman Mineta, growing problems. These financial difficul- Congressman Coughlin. We must work with ties have led to a continuous erosion of the usage and anti-drunk-driving campaigns. Barbara Schroeder, one of the two female Congress, and I will work with Congress to strength of the Federal Savings and Loan wage-grade employees at the St. Lawrence develop a visionary and comprehensive Insurance Corporation, FSLIC. Economic Seaway Development Corporation. In a transportation policy for the 21st century, a conditions have played a major role in this 163 Feb. 6 / Administration of George Bush, 1989 situation. However, unconscionable risktak- tice Department by approximately $50 mil- has stood beh ing, fraud, and outright criminality have lion to enable it to create a nationwide pro- posits before, also been factors. Because of the accumula- gram to seek out and punish those that at all times i tion of losses at hundreds of these thrift have committed wrongdoing in the man- deposit will be institutions, additional resources must be agement of these failed institutions. These credit of the devoted to cleaning up this problem. We funds will result in almost doubling the per- which means intend to restore our entire deposit insur- tected. sonnel devoted to the apprehension and ance system to complete health. For the futt prosecution of individuals committing fraud While the issues are complex and the dif- in our financial markets. safe, sound, ai ficulties manifold, we will make the hard However, int As you can see, these proposals are based choices, not run from them. We will see share an equa upon several overriding principles. First, I that the guarantee to depositors is forever our financial I will not support any new fee on depositors. honored. And we will see to it that the absolute prere Second, we should preserve the overall system is reformed comprehensively so that to the public Federal budget structure and not allow the the situation is not repeated again. To do important ing misdeeds and the wrongdoings of savings this, I am today announcing a comprehen- I've detern and loan executives and the inadequacy of sive and wide-ranging set of proposals. The squarely and t their regulation to significantly alter our Secretary of the Treasury, Nicholas Brady, ting it behind will describe these proposals to you in detail overall budget priorities. And third, I have resources of in a few minutes. However, I think it's im- concluded that this proposal, if promptly brought to be portant to summarize some of the major enacted, will enable our system to prevent lem. I have p points. any repetition of this situation. And fourth, ship of Congr The proposals include four major ele- I have decided to attack this problem head- tration will W ments. First, currently insolvent savings in- on with every available resource of our gov- gress as the lo stitutions will be placed under the joint ernment because it is a national problem. I in a few days management of the FDIC [Federal Deposit have directed that the combined resource ne Congress Insurance Corporation] and FSLIC pursu- of our Federal agencies be brought togeti fort to resolv ant to existing law. This will enable us to er in a team effort to resolve the problem. financial syste control future risktaking and to begin re- And fifth, I believe that banks and thrifts without the de ducing ongoing losses. Second, the regula- should pay the real cost of providing the I welcome tory mechanism will be substantially over- deposit insurance protection. The price the here on this I hauled to enable it to more effectively limit FDIC charges banks for their insurance has says a lot abou risktaking. The FDIC would become the in- not been increased since 1935. We propose And now I pr surance agency for both banks and thrifts to increase the bank insurance premium by tions. On the under this system, although there's no com- less than 7 cents per $100 of insurance pro- to these peop mingling of funds. The insurer will have the tection that they receive. Every penny col- turn this over authority to set minimum standards for cap- lected would be used to strengthen the we start with ital and accounting. Uniform disclosure FDIC so that the taxpayers will not be Press Interna standards will also be implemented. The called on to rescue it a few years from now. ence Hunt, A chartering agency for thrifts would come And I make you a solemn pledge that we going. under the general oversight of the Secre- will make every effort to recover assets di- Q. Mr. Pre tary of the Treasury. Third, we will create a verted from these institutions and to place that the extra financing corporation to issue $50 billion in behind bars those who have caused losses and so forth- bonds to finance the cost of resolving failed through criminal behavior. Let those who depositors and institutions, which will supplement approxi- would take advantage of the public trust your responsil mately $40 billion that has already been and put at risk the savings of American the Reagan-B spent. All of the principal of these bonds families anticipate that we will seek them business and t and a portion of the interest on them will out, pursue them, and demand the most The Preside be paid from industry sources. However, severe penalties. not guarantee the balance would be paid from on-budget In closing, I want to just say a word to the wouldn't happ outlays of general revenues. Hopefully, small savers of America. Across this great what the in some of these revenues will be recovered in land, families and individuals work and there is enoug the future through sale of assets and recov- save, and we hope to encourage even great- this together t ery of funds from the wrongdoers. Fourth, er rates of savings to promote a brighter I can't equate we plan to increase the budget of the Jus- future for our children. Your government go into any I 164 Administration of George Bush, 1989 / Feb. 6 mately $50 mil- has stood behind the safety of insured de- that we've got to solve this problem and nationwide pro- posits before, it does today, and it will do so we're on the path to doing that. nish those that at all times in the future. Every insured deposit will be backed by the full faith and Federal Pay Raise g in the man- titutions. These credit of the United States of America, Q. Mr. President, the House votes tomor- publing the per- which means that it will be absolutely pro- row on that controversial pay raise plan, prehension and tected. and the Senate has already voted against it. mmitting fraud For the future, we will seek to achieve a Would you sign a bill that vetoes the pay safe, sound, and profitable banking system. raise not only for the Members of Congress bosals are based However, integrity and prudence must but also for Federal judges and other high nciples. First, I share an equal position with competition in officials in the government? our financial markets. Clean markets are an e on depositors. The President. I've said I support it. ve the overall absolute prerequisite to a free economy and d not állow the to the public confidence that is its most Savings and Loan Crisis Q. Mr. President, there is a feeling that ings of savings important ingredient. inadequacy of I've determined to face this problem part of this problem is attributable to de- antly alter our squarely and to ask for your support in put- regulation of the financial industry. In ret- d third, I have ting it behind us. I have ordered that the rospect, do you think that deregulation resources of the executive branch be might have gone too far in the last 10 years al, if promptly brought to bear on cleaning up this prob- or so? And in the future, is your marching tem to prevent lem. I have personally met with the leader- order to your administration to be a little on. And fourth, ship of Congress on this issue. My adminis- more careful in regulating this particular problem head- tration will work cooperatively with Con- industry? irce of our gov- gress as the legislation that we will submit The President. Jerry [Gerald Boyd, New onal problem. I in a few days' time is considered. I call on York Times], I don't know the answer. I'd bined resource he Congress to join me in a determined be most interested to know what our ex- brought toget] ffort to resolve this threat to the American perts here feel about how much of the e the problem. financial system permanently, and to do so problem could be attributed to deregula- nks and thrifts without the delay. tion. I just don't know the answer to your providing the I welcome the leaders that are with me question, so I can't reply. The price the here on this platform. I think their support r insurance has says a lot about the efficacy of our proposal. Government Ethics 35. We propose And now I propose to take just a few ques- Q. Mr. President, you have placed consid- ce premium by tions. On the technical aspects, I will defer erable stress in these early days of your insurance pro- to these people, and then I'll be glad to Presidency on ethics and propriety, yet in ery penny col- turn this over to Secretary Brady. I believe recent days there has been controversy on strengthen the we start with Helen [Helen Thomas, United Capitol Hill concerning the propriety of 'S will not be Press International] and then Terry [Ter- some of Tower's [Secretary of Defense-des- ears from now. ence Hunt, Associated Press], and then get ignate] alleged behavior; questions raised pledge that we going. over the weekend about the financial in- cover assets di- Q. Mr. President, are you guaranteeing vestments on the private funds of the man IS and to place that the extra costs-premiums, increases, in charge of ethics, your counsel, Boyden : caused losses and so forth-will not be passed on to the Gray; and other questions involving mem- Let those who depositors and taxpayers? And also, what is bers of the administration, or members-to- e public trust your responsibility in this debacle-I mean, be of the administration. And I wonder, sir, ; of American the Reagan-Bush zeal for deregulation of what's happened here? Is it too harsh be- will seek them business and banking? havior on our part, too lax behavior on your and the most The President. On the first place, we're part? What? not guaranteeing that. I would hope that The President. I don't think anything has a word to the wouldn't happen, but there is no guarantee happened. I learned long ago in public life ross this great what the institutions will do. Secondly, not to make judgments based on allegations. als work and there is enough to be said for everybody in But having said that, I want to have my ge even great- this together trying to solve this problem, so administration aspire to the highest possible ote a brighter I can't equate any personal-not inclined to ethical standards. And we have appointed a r government go into any personal blame, simply to say commission to go out there now and try to 165 Feb. 6 / Administration of George Bush, 1989 detail what these standards should be. And its endorsement to the Senator, particularly Q. Mr. Presio we are in a new era on these matters. Mat- after all of these allegations, that there is the deposit fee ters that might have been approved and any danger at all of damage to his credibil- given us has ar looked at one way may have a different ity or his ability to do the job. may be paid 1 perception today. And so, what I want to do Q. Mr. President, there are new and sub- large amount 0 is finalize our standards and then urge ev- erybody in all branches of government to stantive allegations that Senator Tower lost the same thing aspire to those standards. But I do think, control over the highly classified security are still going 1 this? Brit [Brit Hume, ABC News], that it's fair documents and computer disks that were The Presiden that we not reach judgment on Senate used in Geneva under his watch. If those on, there is no hearings before the Senate hearings are allegations prove to be founded, would you to the consume concluded, because it's very hard to filter then withdraw his nomination? won't be passe out fact from fiction, spurious allegations The President. I would not answer hypo- has been there from fact. And I am not about to make a thetical questions of that nature. You're tell- argue whether judgment based on a sensationalized news- ing me something that I haven't heard just don't kno paper story. I'm simply not going to do before. And we did have access to FBI re- through in th that. That wouldn't be fair, and I'm not sure ports. So, if this matter is now before the without pain how ethical it would be. So, let's wait and Congress, let them investigate it. But I can't problem of this see this-you're referring to the Tower go into a hypothesis. All I would be doing Q. Mr. Presio matter up there. That matter has been would be adding to, I think, speculation Members of C looked at by the FBI. The committee now that is not helpful at this juncture. and dinners has that. They have the responsibility to Q. But, sir, will you pursue these allega- over the past C make determinations, and I'll be very inter- tions in the executive branch? Are you of them, you ] ested to see what they say. But I am not going to track what the FBI is looking into? this problem. going to jump to conclusions based on sto- Are you going to personally surveil these reception that ries that may or may not have any validity kinds of allegations yourself? [ill and of the at all. The President. Every rumor and every et it passed? The Presider Secretary of Defense-Designate John Tower innuendo? No. But if there's some substan- Q. Mr. President, even if, as your spokes- tive allegation of this nature, of course, it job, but I've } would concern me. the spirit epit man says you do, you continue to back Sen- Congress, part ator Tower for the position, there are those Savings and Loan Crisis ship meeting you've heard who say that the best thing he could do for you is to step aside because Q. Mr. President, back to S&L's if we into every det even if confirmed he then would become might. Millions of-[laughter|-million: of still being forr their views. I damaged goods, weaker in administering a Americans save alternatively. That is they save in mutual funds, stocks, and that kind Seidman [FDI very, very tough job on your behalf. How on about what do you respond to that suggestion? of thing. As I read it, you've now outlined a plan that places a lot of the S&L bailout on plan will be. B The President. Well, I think people would not want a person to step aside in a rumor, the backs of the general treasury. How fair Congress to Sa particularly if the rumor is baseless. And is that? me that they a this plan, althc the process is taking a little longer than I The President. We've got a major prob- I'm going to would like. And yet I think the Senate has lem, and something has to be done. And then turn th: got to do what they're doing: looking at this is the fairest system that the best minds here, who are these allegations very carefully. But you in this administration can come up with. detail as you W know, as I said here at this same podium a And so, I again would ask you to ask the while back, the American people are basi- specifics of the treasury burden to the Secretary of L cally fair. And if these allegations prove to Chairman of the Federal Reserve [Alan be allegations without fact behind them, I Q. Mr. Pre Greenspan] or the Secretary of the Treas- surround Tow think the people are going to say: Wait a ury [Nicholas F. Brady]. Ask how they see minute. What went on here? How come it the theme, S that. But look, as I've said, there is no easy was all this? We read this one day, and then tion-allegatic answer to this. All I want to do is make a kind of a puff of smoke the next. And so, I money from sound proposal, work to put it into effect, don't think-in your substantive question, of thing. Have and have that proposal such that the coun- is still the non though-that if the Senate committee gives try won't have to face this problem again. 166 Administration of George Bush, 1989 / Feb. 6 or, particularly Q. Mr. President, you said you dropped us at this time a full-hearted endorsement that there is the deposit fee idea, but this plan you've of Tower? to his credibil- given us has an increase in premiums that The President. Yes, I can, and I will right may be paid by consumers, as well as a now because some of the very same allega- new and sub- large amount of taxpayers' funds. Isn't that tions that were floated that long ago appar- tor Tower lost the same thing: Consumers and taxpayers ently have been looked at and examined by sified security are still going to have to pay the price for the best possible examiners-and I'm talk- this? sks that were ing about the FBI-and found to be The President. Well, as I indicated earlier vatch. If those groundless. So, therefore, I'm not about to on, there is no guarantee of passing this on ed, would you change my view. If somebody comes up to the consumer, nor is there a guarantee it 1? with facts, I hope I'm not narrowminded won't be passed on. But this arrangement enough that I wouldn't take a look. But I answer hypo- has been there for 50 years, and you might am not going to deal in the kinds of rumors re. You're tell- argue whether it's been passed on or not. I that I've seen reported and then knocked haven't heard just don't know. I haven't seen the flow- down and then reported and then knocked ess to FBI re- through in the industry. But nothing is down. ow before the without pain when you come to solve a One-two to go. it. But I can't problem of this magnitude. Central America ould be doing Q. Mr. President, you've talked to several k, speculation Members of Congress in various receptions Q. There have been hints that Gorbachev ture. and dinners and personal conversations may propose steps to diffuse the situation in e these allega- over the past couple of weeks, and in many Central America. I wonder if you see the ich? Are you of them, you have discussed your plan for possibility of superpower deals in Central S looking into? this problem. What is your feeling of the America, and, if so, if you could suggest surveil these reception that it's going to get on Capitol what would be acceptable for you? Iill and of the selling job that awaits you to The President. I don't know about a deal, for and every et it passed? but I can see a possibility of cooperation in some substan- The President. We may have a big selling Central America because I would like the ;, of course, it job, but I've been encouraged so far with Soviets to understand that we have very the spirit epitomized by the Members of special interests in this hemisphere, particu- Congress, particularly at the joint leader- larly in Central America, and that our com- ship meeting the other day. We didn't go mitment to democracy and to freedom and S&L's if we into every detail of this. These plans were free elections and these principles is un- r]-millions of still being formulated, and I wanted to get shakeable. And I don't think they really That is they their views. I was encouraged by what Bill have substantive interests in this part of the and that kind Seidman [FDIC Chairman] told me earlier world, certainly none that rival ours. So, I now outlined a on about what he felt the receptivity of the would like to think they would understand &L bailout on plan will be. But I don't think it's fair to the that. And there are so many areas where sury. How fair Congress to say that they have signaled to we could demonstrate a new spirit of coop- me that they are going to be enthusiastic on eration, and this would clearly be one of this plan, although I hope they are. them. So, I'd like to think that is the way a major prob- be done. And I'm going to take about three more and that the matter would be approached by the best minds then turn this over to these gentlemen the Soviets. here, who are prepared to go into as much Yes, followup? ome up with. detail as you want. Q. If I could follow up and ask you ou to ask the urden to the whether you'd be willing to include aban- Secretary of Defense-Designate John Tower donment of aid to the contras as part of Reserve [Alan Q. Mr. President, these allegations that such an understanding? of the Treas- surround Tower now, at least variations on The President. I wouldn't make a deal on how they see the theme, surfaced early in the transi- that with the Soviets, nor would that come ere is no easy tion-allegations of womanizing and taking up. I don't believe we'd ever have a-I do is make a money from defense contractors, that sort can't see a situation of that nature arising, it into effect, of thing. Have you satisfied yourself that he knowing as I do what will be negotiated that the coun- is still the nominee you want? Can you give and discussed with the-so I think that's so problem again. 167 Feb. 6 / Administration of George Bush, 1989 hypothetical as to not even be a possibility which I think you are, that matter was re- we've got to try of any kind. viewed every single year by the Office of high as possible. Yes, Charles [Charles Bierbauer, Cable Government Ethics, and he was deemed in the right thing il Network News]? And then I do have to run. compliance every single year. But now think Boyden C Savings and Loan Crisis we've got a new ballgame here. He's the every year in as General Counsel here in the White House, reviewing his o Q. Mr. President, we still don't know and I'm the President. And I've set out rhe- family company what the taxpayers' burden is in here out of torically the highest possible standards, and now taking anot this $40 billion. It says first from S&L funds we're trying to back that up by findings tion in this case. and the shortfall from Treasury funds. How from this Commission. And so, I do think these individuals big is it; and have you, in going through that we've got to be very careful about per- and we've got to your budget, had to knock out some things ceptions of impropriety when it comes to to try to codify t to pay for this? conflict of interest-not rumors or innuen- Q. Sir, by foll The President. We've had to knock out a dos of one sort or another. I don't think I campaign very lot of things on the overall budget for a lot should deal in those things. But when it would not take of different reasons. But I'd like to leave comes to perceived conflicts of interest, I'd why they need this for Dick [Richard G. Darman, Director like our people to bend over backwards. stand that? of the Office of Management and Budget], And I think that's what has happened in The President for the questioning, to give the specific amounts. It is shared, as I've indicated, and both the question of Lou Sullivan [Secretary saying it was he can give you the amounts that are in- of Health and Human Services-designate]. family company All he did was ask: Am I entitled to contin- ing that and say volved. ue these arrangements with this small uni- ferent perceptic Listen, thank you all very much, and now versity? And all Boyden did, in my view era, so let's ber I'm going to turn this over to Secretary Brady. And then in order, I guess they'll now, is to try to go a step beyond what the we possibly ca refer to each of these others. Government Ethics Office has said to avoid that. Q. Mr. President, one more word for the the perception of impropriety. So, I think Thank you all Q. What abc small- might be different now. I have to approach Q. it differently as President. Not that you President? back here, Mr. President? The President. What was that substantive have lower standards. But I just think that, The Presiden again, this whole question of perception- right there. question? [Laughter] Q. In the back-we didn't see you get we've got to look at it very, very carefully. back in this area. But I want to be fair. I do not want to Note: The Pres The President. We didn't get that far have the loudest charge, no matter how ir- began at 4:10 F back, no. But if there's been an egregious responsible, be that that sets the standards. Executive Offic offense to those in the back benches, I will We've got to achieve more objective stand- take one parting question. And inasmuch as ards. And that's why I'm putting a lot of you raised it, fire away. faith in the-hope to put a lot of faith in the findings of Judge Wilkey and former Attor- Government Ethics Statement by ney General Griffin Bell. And they will be on the West ( Q. Thank you very much, sir. Back on the looking at all these matters in terms of re- Monsanto Ele ethics issue, a couple of- ality, and then, to some degree I'm sure, in Company The President. Mindful that the last ques- terms of perception. So, what might be February 7, 1. tion always does get you in great trouble— legal and might be perfectly sound ethically [laughter]-go ahead. might have to be altered, given this new The Presider Q. One of your perspective nominees and approach because of perception. It's a deli- tervening in 1 your Counsel have just recently changed cate one. Monsanto Ele their minds on matters that would have vio- I don't want to have the standards set in (MEMC) by H lated the ethics rules under the Reagan ad- such an irresponsible way that good people MEMC manuf: ministration. Did you have difficulty in get- just throw up their hands and say: Look, in making semi ting the word out that times would be who needs that kind of grief, who needs it? The Preside tougher under your administration? Why should I have to give up all my what- results of the i The President. No. I don't think so. For ever it is-a health plan from the XYZ com- tee on Foreig example, if you're referring to the Boyden pany. And yet on the other hand, we're in a States (CFIUS) Gray [Counsel to the President] matter, different time now. We're in a time when tary Nicholas I 168 Building a Better america 3. ENHANCING PARENTAL CHOICE IN CHILD CARE SUMMARY Child care is one of the most important issues facing the Nation. Business, labor, nonprofit organizations, and State and local governments all can play important roles in helping families meet the challenges of a changing America. So, too, can the Federal Government. President Bush is dedicated to a bold new approach to child care which empowers parents, especially low-income parents, to make the critical decisions about their children's care. Meet- ing the competing demands of work and family life-often a trying task under the best of circumstances-can be especially difficult for low-income families with young children. Federal child care policies should enable families-not the Government-to determine their child care arrangements for themselves. In this way, children, their parents and the Nation as a whole will benefit. The children will benefit from being cared for in the way that their parents believe best suits their needs; and parents, having chosen the most appropriate child care arrangement for the family, will lead more fulfilling lives. The result for the Nation will be a more productive workforce and a generation of children raised in an environment that reflects strong family values. "My philosophy with respect to child care is to put choice in the hands of parents, and not in the hands of the State. I will build a policy around parental choice. Particularly we must find a way to put a greater range of choices in the hands of low-income parents- because they face the greatest difficulty in meeting the demands of work and family." George Bush The Federal Government currently provides over $5.7 billion in support for child care and an additional $1.2 billion for the Head Start early childhood development program. The largest sources of Federal support for child care now are the Dependent Care Tax Credit, the Title XX Social Services Block Grant, and the Child Care Food program. Significant additional funding for child care is also provided under the recently enacted welfare reform, the Family Support Act. Under that Act, welfare recipients will be provided with child care while they participate in employment and training activities, and those who leave the welfare rolls to work will be provided with 12 months of free or low cost child care to ease the transition from welfare to work. The budget reflects current law funding for Title XX, the Child Care Food program, and the child care components of the Family Support Act. The President's budget also reflects four child care initiatives: a new refundable Child Tax Credit of up to $1,000 per child under age four in low-income working families, a proposal to make the current Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit refundable, a $250 million expansion in Head Start, and a study of liability insurance by the Department of Labor. These initiatives reflect the President's commitment to enhancing parental choice in child care and the special obligation to first provide additional assistance to families most in need. They are described in the pages that follow. 101 PROPOSED CHANGE (In millions of dollars) Dollar Percent 1989 1990 Change Change Tax Credits: Revenue Effect - -5 -5 n.a. Outlays* - 182 182 n.a. Head Start: Budget Authority 1,235 1,485 +250 +20.2 Outlays 1,202 1,351 +149 +12.4 * The outlays result from the refundable feature of the tax credit. FUNDING SUMMARY (In millions of dollars) 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Tax Credits: Revenue Effect - -5 -46 -48 -52 Outlays* - 182 1,847 2,163 2,430 Head Start: Budget Authority 1,235 1,485 1,534 1,577 1,613 Outlays 1,202 1,351 1,485 1,546 1,589 * The outlays result from the refundable feature of the tax credit. a. Expanding Child Care Assistance to Low-Income Families Through Tax Code Changes OVERVIEW There is no such thing as "one size fits all" child care. In balancing the competing demands of work and family life, parents need choices which allow them to make the child care arrange- ments that best meet their families' needs. Low-income families can be especially hard-pressed in making the child care arrangements they prefer. The President is committed to ensuring that these families benefit first from increased Federal support for child care. "Parents work during the day and at night, swing shifts and part time. Some parents want caregivers to be relatives or neighbors or at school or at church. Or they want only after school care or care for special children. They want caregivers to share their values. / will build a policy around parental choice." George Bush 102 PRINCIPLES The President is committed to helping families meet their child care needs. Additional assistance should first be provided to low-income families with young children. New initiatives will help these families obtain the care that they believe best suits their children's needs. The President believes that Federal assistance should not discriminate among different child care arrangements. Care by the parents themselves, by relatives or neighbors, at religious institutions, at family day care homes, and at child care centers should all be accommodated. Federal policy should broaden rather than limit child care alternatives for parents and children by avoiding Federal standards that restrict parental choice or raise costs. Parents should continue to have the responsibility and prerogative to judge which child care arrangements best serve their children's needs. POLICIES The President proposes a new tax credit of up to $1,000 for each child under age four in low-income working families. This credit, available to families in which at least one parent works, would be provided to very low-income families in tax year 1990 and expanded to in- clude additional families in subsequent years. For each child under the age of four, families could receive a credit equal to 14 percent of wages, with a maximum credit equal to $1,000 per child. In 1990, the credit would be phased out between $8,000 and $13,000 in income. This phase-out range would increase to between $15,000 and $20,000 by 1994. The credit would be refundable. That is, if the credit due exceeded a family's Federal in- come tax liability, the difference would be paid to the family. Families would have the option of receiving the refund in advance through a payment added to their paycheck. The existing Dependent Care Tax Credit also would be modified. Under current law, parents are allowed a credit for the child care costs incurred in order to obtain or maintain employ- ment. The credit currently applies only to families with sufficient income to pay Federal in- come taxes. This credit would be made refundable. Families that meet eligibility criteria for both the Dependent Care Tax Credit and the new Child Credit could claim whichever credit best suits their needs and circumstances for each child. FUNDING SUMMARY (In millions of dollars) 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Revenue Effect n.a. -5 -46 -48 -52 Outlays n.a. 182 1,847 2,163 2,430 b. Expanding Head Start OVERVIEW Head Start helps poor families meet their child care needs, but it also does much more. Through a comprehensive approach that provides educational, medical, nutritional, and social 103 services to children at risk of falling behind, it gives poor children a better start in life. With its emphasis on parental and community involvement, Head Start also benefits poor parents and affords concerned Americans the opportunity to devote time and effort to improving the lives of some of our most vulnerable citizens. The President is committed to expanding enroll- ment in Head Start. "Give any American kid an equal place at the starting line, and just watch what that kid can do. But too many kids are denied that equal chance, particularly if they are black and poor. Head Start helps kids get that equal place at the starting line. It's a Federal program that works. But it doesn't reach all the kids it should." George Bush PRINCIPLES Head Start should serve more poor, four year old children. Increasing enrollment in Head Start not only expands the range of child care choices available to poor families, it represents an investment by Government, parents, and con- cerned citizens in our Nation's most valuable asset: our children. In a period of constrained resources, new Federal assistance must first be provided to those most in need. The poor children and families eligible to participate in Head Start are among the most needy. POLICIES The President's budget provides a $250 million increase for Head Start funding in 1990. PROPOSED CHANGE (In millions of dollars) Dollar Percent 1989 1990 Change Change Budget Authority 1,235 1,485 +250 +20.2 Outlays 1,202 1,351 +149 +12.4 These additional funds would be used to expand enrollment of poor, four year old children in Head Start. Up to 95,000 additional four year olds would participate in the program, benefit- ing from Head Start's comprehensive activities and increasing by a third the number of poor children in this age group served. 104 FUNDING SUMMARY (In millions of dollars) 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Budget Authority 1,235 1,485 1,534 1,577 1,613 Outlays 1,202 1,351 1,485 1,546 1,589 c. Examining Barriers to Liability Insurance OVERVIEW Employers in substantial numbers are finding that it is simply good business practice to establish policies that help their employees meet their child care responsibilities. A recent Department of Labor survey indicates that almost two-thirds of workplaces with 10 or more employees help employees with child care. Flexible work schedules and leave policies, as well as counseling, information and referral services, are the most common forms of assistance. Employer-sponsored child care on or near the work site is relatively rare, offered by only a little over two percent. There is concern that lack of access to liability insurance may be deter- ring some employers from offering this form of care. "I would encourage employer-sponsored child care, flexible work schedules and benefit plans which allow workers to choose the benefits they need. Employers must demonstrate more flexibility and sensitivity to family needs. "Employers have a major role in helping parents find needed child care but / do not believe in give-aways of taxpayer dollars to get business to recognize what it already knows: that it must provide assistance for more and better child care. Workers demand it; pro- ductivity demands it; a business' bottom line demands it." George Bush PRINCIPLES Insurance regulation is predominantly a State responsibility, but federally sponsored research can inform State policies and practices. If market barriers are preventing employers from obtaining liability insurance so they can provide child care at or near the worksite, strategies should be developed to facilitate their removal. POLICIES The President has directed the Secretary of Labor to conduct a study to determine whether market barriers or failures are preventing employers from obtaining liability insurance neces- sary to provide child care on or near their employees' worksites. The study will examine commercial liability insurance, self-insurance, State-facilitated market assistance plans (centralized insurance information systems in which insurers volun- 105 tarily participate), joint underwriting agreements (under which States require insurers to participate in providing insurance), and other arrangements relevant to this issue. The Secretary will develop a timetable for the study which allows it to be completed no later than the end of this year. 106 ine keagan кесоги March 21, 1988 paper # 5 HOMELESS "Four to six million homeless people " --- Rev. Jackson Atlanta debate, 2/27/88 "What's going on here? This is the most affluent nation on the face of this earth. We didn't have a homeless problem eight or nine years ago. What's happened is we have walked away from our commitment to provide decent and affordable housing." --- Gov. Dukakis St. Petersburg Times, 1/9/88 Number of Homeless Homelessness is a longstanding problem. In 1983, a National Governors Association task force traced homelessness back 50 years, although it is likely the problem goes back even further. In 1984, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development estimated there were 250,000 to 350,000 homeless nationwide on any given night. In 1986, a Harvard University study confirmed the HUD figure, estimating the number of homeless between 343,000 and 363,000. Between two-thirds and three-fourths of the homeless are men; 20 to 25 percent of the homeless are families --- primarily single mothers with 1 or 2 children. Families become homeless because of divorce, domestic violence or other personal crises, or because they leave a "doubled up" (multifamily) living arrangement. Most families tend to be homeless for a shorter time than are single homeless. Over 50 percent of the homeless have mental illness, alcohol or drug abuse problems. Federal Housing Programs -- The Real Story Over the past eight years, the number of low-income families being served by Federal housing programs has increased by 36 percent, from 4.2 million in FY 1980 to 5.7 million in FY 1988. Spending for those programs expanded 30 percent over the same period (from $12.5 billion to $16.2 billion). White House Office of Public Affairs (202) 456-7170 To provide families the option of choosing where to live, the Reagan Administration has begun emphasizing housing vouchers to subsidize rental payments. Since FY 1985, more than 100, 000 families have used housing vouchers which are good for a 5-year period, and can be renewed. For FY 1989, the Administration has requested an additional 127,500 vouchers. Other Reagan Administration Actions President Reagan established an Interagency Council on the Homeless to ensure that Federal and private sector assistance is coordinated and effective. In July 1987, President Reagan signed into law the McKinney Act, which established several new programs for the homeless. Federal agencies have acted swiftly to implement the new law. For example, HUD allocated $165 million by December 1987 to states, cities, and non-profit organizations providing shelter to the homeless. Over a two-year period, in FY 1987 and FY 1988, the Federal Government provided more than $900 million in aid specifically targeted to the homeless. The President's FY 1989 budget proposes $390 million in aid to the homeless, a 4.3 percent increase over the FY 1988 level ($374 million). Included in the President's proposal are funds for emergency food and shelter programs; permanent housing for the mentally ill and handicapped homeless; and programs for runaway and homeless young people. Federal agencies are addressing the needs of the homeless through a variety of Federal programs. -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency has provided over $500 million for food and shelter operations since 1983. Department of Agriculture provides assistance through its food stamp program and has donated over 1.1 billion pounds of surplus food to soup kitchens and shelters. Health and Human Services provides funds for mental health, alcohol and drug abuse services; provides income support through AFDC and Supplemental Security Income for the elderly poor. Department of Defense provides bedding and other supplies to shelters and provides buildings where available. Bear in mind that the Federal Government does not operate homeless shelters. Ninety-four percent of shelters for the homeless are operated by non-profit, private organizations. The remainder are run by city or county governments. 2. INVESTING IN PEOPLE: EDUCATION SUMMARY Building a better America requires a well-educated America. Greater educational achieve- ment for all children promotes sustained economic growth, enhances the Nation's competitive position in world markets, increases productivity and leads to higher incomes for everyone. The Nation must invest in its young people, giving them the knowledge, skills, and values to compete successfully in the marketplace and to build a better America. "The challenge of the future is not just to make education more available, but to make it more worthwhile. I believe the best thing we can do is invest in our young people. Education is critical to our future, both individually and as a nation. If we are to im- prove our standard of living, protect and defend our democratic freedoms, and strengthen our moral character as a nation, nothing is more important than education." George Bush Providing quality education is fundamentally a state and local responsibility. When it comes to better schools, almost all of the wisdom, good answers, and money to pay the bills come from outside Washington, D.C. Federal leadership and funding, however, can make a difference. Several underlying principles govern the President's education policy and initiatives. First, the Administration will reward excellence and success in education: Federal incen- tives, in the form of public recognition and financial awards, will provide new catalysts for educational achievement. Second, the Administration will target Federal dollars to help those most in need-where support can make a difference. Education is the key to opportunity; inadequate education denies a child the chance to compete. Federal programs help States provide that chance. Next, the Administration will promote choice and flexibility-for families, students, teachers, and principals-to encourage competition and help provide the means and the incentives to achieve educational excellence. This Administration is committed to the principle of more choice at the local level-for students and parents to choose the schools that best meet students' needs; for teachers to experiment with techniques and ideas to help students learn better. The Administration will provide incentives to States to adopt flexible approaches to recruiting the best qualified teachers for their classrooms and principals for their schools. Finally, the Administration will work to assure that students are actually receiving the highest quality education, by promoting greater accountability at all levels of the educational system. This Administration is committed to objective measurement and reward of progress toward quality education. The Nation invests annually more than $330 billion in education, an enormous commitment. Federal, State, and local authorities must assure that the funds they spend and the programs they manage accomplish their goals-as measured by student learning and achievement. 49 BBA The President proposes a selected group of carefully defined initiatives to support these principles and to demonstrate his personal leadership of the national movement to improve the quality of American education. These initiatives would: reward schools that make substan- tial progress in educational achievement; reward excellent teachers; provide scholarships for the best science and mathematics students; provide new funding for magnet schools to enhance educational excellence; encourage States to broaden access to teacher and school principal positions; provide more endowment matching funds for Historically Black Colleges and Univer- sities; support more experimentation for achieving better educational results; and incorporate policies and procedures for accountability into Federal programs. PROPOSED CHANGE (In millions of dollars) Dollar Percent 1989 1990 Change Change Budget Authority - 411 +411 n.a. Outlays - 58 +58 n.a. FUNDING SUMMARY (In millions of dollars) 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Budget Authority - 411 501 606 651 Outlays - 58 345 492 593 a. Rewarding Successful Schools OVERVIEW Helping schools develop the skills and abilities of our children to their maximum poten- tial is one of the Administration's major goals. In the highly decentralized world of American education, some schools consistently reach this goal; others do so for some students, but leave many others behind. Achievable standards of excellence can and should be set for all students, for all teachers, and for every school. Our children deserve no less; our economic future demands it. Helping children develop their potential can present special challenges for schools with large numbers or proportions of low-income children. The Federal Government provides bil- lions annually for supplementary services for educationally disadvantaged children in these schools. 50 The Federal Government should serve as a catalyst in this effort, providing to successful schools the national recognition and financial rewards that clearly demonstrate the significance of school improvement. "We should demand more from students [by imposing] higher academic standards. We should make sure students are learning what they should. We should demand more from teachers. We should demand more from principals. We should demand more from parents. In demanding more performance, we are providing more opportunity to all students, but particularly to those who have the furthest to go-because the poor are not served by meaningless diplomas." George Bush PRINCIPLES Educating all students to their full potential should be a basic goal of all schools. Demonstrated school-wide progress in achieving excellence deserves public recognition and support. Financial incentives can spur schools with especially difficult problems to significantly improve their educational achievement. POLICIES The President will propose legislation and a 1990 appropriation of $250 million for a new initiative to reward schools whose students demonstrate substantial educational progress. Fund- ing for the initiative will increase each year until an annual funding level of $500 million is reached. PROPOSED CHANGE (In millions of dollars) Dollar Percent 1989 1990 Change Change Budget Authority - 250 +250 n.a. Outlays 30 +30 n.a. Guidelines will be established for the objective measurement of school improvement, emphasizing improved educational performance, a safe and drug-free environment, and fewer dropouts. Elementary, secondary, and middle schools throughout the country will compete annually within each State for recognition as Presidential Merit Schools. States will add to the nation- al criteria specific selection standards that reflect the mix of students and educational condi- tions within each State. 51 Certificates of Recognition and grants will be awarded, with special emphasis on schools participating in the Federal compensatory education program ("Chapter 1"), and any others that enroll substantial numbers or proportions of children from low-income families. Criteria for Chapter 1 Merit Schools will take into account the Chapter 1 Program Im- provement criteria set by each State. Awards will be scaled to demonstrated improvement and school size. A school that receives a cash award may use the money for any purpose that furthers its educational programs. Support from other Federal, State or local sources may not be reduced because of the award. The Secretary of Education's Blue Ribbon School recognition program, which addresses a variety of school characteristics in addition to student achievement, will remain in place for 1990, as another important way schools can gain national notice for achieving excellence. FUNDING SUMMARY (In millions of dollars) 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Budget Authority - 250 350 450 500 Outlays - 30 212 337 434 b. Recognizing Superior Teachers OVERVIEW Hope for improvement in the schools depends most heavily on teachers, those now in the system and those who will enter in the years to come. Teachers work every day with every child. When teachers are highly motivated and com- mitted to excellence, children know it and are challenged to meet high standards of perfor- mance. If teachers are not highly motivated, they do not transmit the essential message of how exciting and important schooling is and how critical are the early years of effort to the child's future performance as a citizen and in the workforce. The educational reform movement recognizes this central role for teachers. Teacher training is under rigorous review, teacher pay is rising, and more and more school systems are linking financial rewards to excellence in the classroom. Excellent teachers love their work and believe in what they do. Their success deserves tangible recognition on a national level. 52 "We should provide merit pay and special recognition to reward good teachers-and the vast majority are good teachers, who really love their kids and their profession." George Bush PRINCIPLES School systems should develop standards of excellence for teachers, and effective and fair procedures for measuring success. In return for their efforts and their willingness to be held to high standards of excel- lence, teachers deserve public recognition, respect, and appropriate financial rewards. POLICIES The President proposes new legislation and $8 million in annual appropriations to estab- lish the President's Award for Excellence in Education. PROPOSED CHANGE (In millions of dollars) Dollar Percent 1989 1990 Change Change Budget Authority - 8 +8 n.a. Outlays - 6 +6 n.a. Award competitions would be held annually in each State. All elementary and secondary school teachers, in public and private schools, teaching any academic subject, could compete for recognition and awards. The number of teachers receiving awards in each State would vary with the size of the State. Each award would be $5,000. The award would go to the individual teacher and be available for his or her use for any purpose. Appropriate ceremonies and events would be held following the selection of each year's award winners. The National Science Foundation program that recognizes excellent teachers in mathe- matics and the sciences only, and provides awards to their schools, would remain a separate program of special recognition in these selected fields. 53 FUNDING SUMMARY (In millions of dollars) 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Budget Authority - 8 8 8 8 Outlays I 6 8 8 8 c. Establishing a National Science Scholars Program OVERVIEW A key factor in the competitiveness of American business in world markets today and in the future is the ability to develop new technology. America needs talented scientists, mathematicians, and engineers to discover and apply new knowledge as well as to perform in those workplaces where high technology is already central. High school students must be well prepared in mathematics and the sciences and committed to further academic study to expand their knowledge and increase their skills. Students need encouragement to take more courses in the sciences and mathematics, to apply themselves to their studies, and to excel. "Our greatest single strength for the future is our ability to expand the limits of our knowledge. From that will flow the scientific and technological advances that will enable us to compete and to raise the living standards of all the nations of the world." George Bush PRINCIPLES The national interest requires a greater commitment to science and mathematics. Schools should challenge all students to take more science and mathematics courses. The best students in every part of the country should know that in addition to the per- sonal satisfaction they will gain from excellent performance in these fields, and the career options that will open to them, there are tangible rewards for excellence if they pursue the study of mathematics or the sciences at a college or university. POLICIES The President proposes to seek legislative authority to establish a National Science Scholars Program. An appropriation of $5 million will be requested for the first year, rising to $20 million per year by the fourth year. 54 PROPOSED CHANGE (In millions of dollars) Dollar Percent 1989 1990 Change Change Budget Authority - 5 +5 n.a. Outlays - 4 +4 n.a. National standards of excellence for high school seniors' achievement in the sciences and mathematics would be set for annual competitions for the National Science Scholarships. One student would be nominated by each Member and Delegate in the House of Repre- sentatives, one by each Senator, and 30 by the President, for a total of 570 scholars each year. The scholarships would be for four years for up to $10,000 per year. Scholarships would be available for use at any accredited institution of higher education to which the student is admitted. Students would be required to major in the sciences, math- ematics or engineering and show continuing excellent performance. Awards for a student who qualifies for other Federal need-based aid or receives other scholarship aid would not result in total aid in excess of the cost of education at the student's school. Students would have opportunities for summer jobs in Federal science laboratories. FUNDING SUMMARY (In millions of dollars) 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Budget Authority - 5 10 15 20 Outlays - 4 9 14 19 d. Fostering Magnet Schools of Excellence OVERVIEW Magnet schools-schools with a special curriculum emphasis or other set of characteris- tics-offer parents an essential choice for their children. Children who go to magnet schools learn more. Magnet school strategies have been successful across the country. No single method of education is best suited to all children. No single way of organizing schools (elementary, middle or secondary) and school systems is the best for every area or for every mix of students. One of the most encouraging features of the educational reform move- ment is the willingness of schools and school systems to experiment with alternative approaches and especially to open the school selection process to parents. 55 229-645 0 ; 89 OLS BBA 1. EDUCATING THE YOUNG: DRUG PREVENTION OVERVIEW For a decade, President Bush has stressed the importance of educating our children and young adults on the dangers of drugs and has called repeatedly for the Federal government to work with parents, teachers, churches and other community groups to develop a comprehen- sive drug education program. "Fundamentally, the drug problem in America is not one of supply, but of demand. As much as we do to bust the smugglers and the dealers, as much as we do to eradicate crops and stop the flow of drugs into this country, as long as Americans are willing to pay billions of dollars for illegal drugs, somebody somewhere in the world will provide them. "I will do everything / can as President to help with the best information, the best research, and the strongest effort possible to get the message to our young people to 'just say no' to drugs." George Bush The first front in the fight against drug abuse is to get our children to realize the fearful threat to their health, their future and their lives. As they become aware of the devastating effects of drugs, they will stop buying them and put the suppliers out of business. PRINCIPLES All schools, from kindergarten to college, should develop and implement anti-drug programs for the classroom. Schools should challenge students to get involved in ending drug use among their peers. Schools and colleges should adopt tough "no use" disciplinary policies and prove to students by aggressive enforcement that drug use will not be tolerated. POLICIES The Administration is requesting nearly $1.1 billion for drug prevention activities, a 16 percent increase over 1989. This funding includes both ongoing programs and new initiatives. The Administration requests $367 million for the Drug-Free Schools and Communities program, a $12 million increase over 1989. These programs: provide grants to States for drug prevention education and to institutions of higher education to implement drug prevention education programs on campus; train teachers in the implementation of drug prevention education techniques; and fund a variety of other activities, including enforce- ment, to help young people understand why they must reject drugs. In addition, the Administration proposes $25 million for a new drug prevention initia- tive: Urban Emergency Grants. These grants will award funds to a number of city school systems with the worst drug problems. Schools will have maximum flexibility to propose a mix of education, security, parent and student involvement and special programs for children with known drug problems. 69 The Administration also requests $35 million for a new program of community partner- ship grants for drug abuse prevention. This program, administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, will make grants to community organizations to stimu- late local drug prevention efforts involving parents, schools, academia, businesses and youth and other high risk individuals. Emphasis will be placed on substantial voluntary participation by the community and grants will be made to communities based on need and innovative approaches. Approximately $45 million of the Department of Justice's $150 million drug grant program to local governments will be devoted to drug prevention activities. These additional resources will enable such successful programs as the Crime Prevention Campaign's "McGruff the Crime Dog" to continue and expand to more schools. In order to ensure that we are getting the best return on our investments, the President will ask his Drug Policy Director to support research in connection with the review, formulation and implementation of the drug control effort, both on the demand and supply side. Additional funding of $5 million is requested for this purpose. PROPOSED CHANGE (In millions of dollars) Dollar Percent 1989 1990 Change Change Budget Authority 941 1,087 +146 +16 Outlays 681 969 +288 +42 70 PROPOSED CHANGE (In millions of dollars) Dollar Percent 1989 1990 Change Change Budget Authority - 5 +5 n.a. Outlays - 4 +4 n.a. National standards of excellence for high school seniors' achievement in the sciences and mathematics would be set for annual competitions for the National Science Scholarships. One student would be nominated by each Member and Delegate in the House of Repre- sentatives, one by each Senator, and 30 by the President, for a total of 570 scholars each year. The scholarships would be for four years for up to $10,000 per year. Scholarships would be available for use at any accredited institution of higher education to which the student is admitted. Students would be required to major in the sciences, math- ematics or engineering and show continuing excellent performance. Awards for a student who qualifies for other Federal need-based aid or receives other scholarship aid would not result in total aid in excess of the cost of education at the student's school. Students would have opportunities for summer jobs in Federal science laboratories. FUNDING SUMMARY (In millions of dollars) 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Budget Authority - 5 10 15 20 Outlays - 4 9 14 19 d. Fostering Magnet Schools of Excellence OVERVIEW Magnet schools-schools with a special curriculum emphasis or other set of characteris- tics-offer parents an essential choice for their children. Children who go to magnet schools learn more. Magnet school strategies have been successful across the country. No single method of education is best suited to all children. No single way of organizing schools (elementary, middle or secondary) and school systems is the best for every area or for every mix of students. One of the most encouraging features of the educational reform move- ment is the willingness of schools and school systems to experiment with alternative approaches and especially to open the school selection process to parents. 55 229-645 0 - 3 - 89 - QL3 The Federal Government now finances magnet schools to further desegregation. This approach should be applied to achieve other worthy goals as well. Some school districts have used magnet schools to focus resources and attract students to mathematics and science, the arts, and other special curricula. Magnet schools increase choices for parents and students and generate healthy competi- tion among schools. These features improve the quality of education. "Magnet schools are a way of promoting excellence and upgrading the quality of an entire school system." George Bush PRINCIPLES Expanding the use of magnet schools increases choice, expands opportunities for children, and ultimately improves the quality of all the schools. Federal funds can help States and school districts design and implement magnet schools more rapidly. POLICIES The President proposes a new authority and $100 million in new funding for magnet schools. PROPOSED CHANGE (In millions of dollars) Dollar Percent 1989 1990 Change Change Budget Authority - 100 +100 n.a. Outlays - 12 +12 n.a. Legislation will authorize grants to States for the establishment of new magnet schools. The current authority for magnet schools for desegregation purposes will not be affected. Magnet school grants will be available for schools offering choices from the full range of curriculum options. States will be encouraged to examine opportunities for development of magnet schools with mathematics and science orientations. These new magnet schools will be in addition to any such efforts currently underway in the States and school districts. Special consideration will be given to proposals that offer recog- nition of the potential of children from low-income families. Funds will be for initial costs, with a requirement that States and local school systems rapidly assume full operating costs. 56 The President proposes a selected group of carefully defined initiatives to support these principles and to demonstrate his personal leadership of the national movement to improve the quality of American education. These initiatives would: reward schools that make substan- tial progress in educational achievement; reward excellent teachers; provide scholarships for the best science and mathematics students; provide new funding for magnet schools to enhance educational excellence; encourage States to broaden access to teacher and school principal positions; provide more endowment matching funds for Historically Black Colleges and Univer- sities; support more experimentation for achieving better educational results; and incorporate policies and procedures for accountability into Federal programs. PROPOSED CHANGE (In millions of dollars) Dollar Percent 1989 1990 Change Change Budget Authority - 411 +411 n.a. Outlays - 58 +58 n.a. FUNDING SUMMARY (In millions of dollars) 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Budget Authority - 411 501 606 651 Outlays - 58 345 492 593 a. Rewarding Successful Schools OVERVIEW Helping schools develop the skills and abilities of our children to their maximum poten- tial is one of the Administration's major goals. In the highly decentralized world of American education, some schools consistently reach this goal; others do SO for some students, but leave many others behind. Achievable standards of excellence can and should be set for all students, for all teachers, and for every school. Our children deserve no less; our economic future demands it. Helping children develop their potential can present special challenges for schools with large numbers or proportions of low-income children. The Federal Government provides bil- lions annually for supplementary services for educationally disadvantaged children in these schools. 50 The Federal Government should serve as a catalyst in this effort, providing to successful schools the national recognition and financial rewards that clearly demonstrate the significance of school improvement. "We should demand more from students [by imposing] higher academic standards. We should make sure students are learning what they should. We should demand more from teachers. We should demand more from principals. We should demand more from parents. In demanding more performance, we are providing more opportunity to all students, but particularly to those who have the furthest to go-because the poor are not served by meaningless diplomas." George Bush PRINCIPLES Educating all students to their full potential should be a basic goal of all schools. Demonstrated school-wide progress in achieving excellence deserves public recognition and support. Financial incentives can spur schools with especially difficult problems to significantly improve their educational achievement. POLICIES The President will propose legislation and a 1990 appropriation of $250 million for a new initiative to reward schools whose students demonstrate substantial educational progress. Fund- ing for the initiative will increase each year until an annual funding level of $500 million is reached. PROPOSED CHANGE (In millions of dollars) Dollar Percent 1989 1990 Change Change Budget Authority 250 +250 n.a. Outlays - 30 +30 n.a. Guidelines will be established for the objective measurement of school improvement, emphasizing improved educational performance, a safe and drug-free environment, and fewer dropouts. Elementary, secondary, and middle schools throughout the country will compete annually within each State for recognition as Presidential Merit Schools. States will add to the nation- al criteria specific selection standards that reflect the mix of students and educational condi- tions within each State. 51 PROPOSED CHANGE (In millions of dollars) Dollar Percent 1989 1990 Change Change Budget Authority - 5 +5 n.a. Outlays - 4 +4 n.a. National standards of excellence for high school seniors' achievement in the sciences and mathematics would be set for annual competitions for the National Science Scholarships. One student would be nominated by each Member and Delegate in the House of Repre- sentatives, one by each Senator, and 30 by the President, for a total of 570 scholars each year. The scholarships would be for four years for up to $10,000 per year. Scholarships would be available for use at any accredited institution of higher education to which the student is admitted. Students would be required to major in the sciences, math- ematics or engineering and show continuing excellent performance. Awards for a student who qualifies for other Federal need-based aid or receives other scholarship aid would not result in total aid in excess of the cost of education at the student's school. Students would have opportunities for summer jobs in Federal science laboratories. FUNDING SUMMARY (In millions of dollars) 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Budget Authority - 5 10 15 20 Outlays - 4 9 14 19 d. Fostering Magnet Schools of Excellence OVERVIEW Magnet schools-schools with a special curriculum emphasis or other set of characteris- tics-offer parents an essential choice for their children. Children who go to magnet schools learn more. Magnet school strategies have been successful across the country. No single method of education is best suited to all children. No single way of organizing schools (elementary, middle or secondary) and school systems is the best for every area or for every mix of students. One of the most encouraging features of the educational reform move- ment is the willingness of schools and school systems to experiment with alternative approaches and especially to open the school selection process to parents. 55 229-645 0 - 3 - 89 - QL3 FUNDING SUMMARY (In millions of dollars) 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Budget Authority - 13 13 13 13 Outlays - 2 10 13 13 g. Endowing Historically Black Colleges and Universities OVERVIEW For over a century the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have been a unique and essential part of America's heritage. At a time when the law countenanced racial- ly separated systems of higher education, and many schools would not open their doors to Black Americans, these institutions offered them the best, and often the only opportunity for a higher education. Without the HBCUs, far fewer Black Americans would have achieved economic and professional success. Today, racial discrimination is not tolerated; yet, the Historically Black Colleges and Univer- sities still represent a vital component of American higher education, enriching educational choice. The Federal Government has long recognized the unique place which the HBCUs occupy. Grant programs provide resources directly to these schools to improve and expand their educa- tional programs. Presidential Executive Orders assure appropriate consideration of HBCUs in the allocation of other resources across the Government. The most important support which the Government can provide, however, is incentives to increase endowments. Large and growing endowments are the key to any institution's long term financial health and security. "Black colleges and universities traditionally have instilled a strong sense of self-worth, pride, and moral fiber in the men and women that pass through their doors." George Bush PRINCIPLES Historically Black Colleges and Universities merit Federal support because of their unique historical role. Endowment building is the Government's most effective contribution to the future finan- cial strength of these institutions. POLICIES The President will propose a total of $60 million over four years, beginning with $10 mil- lion in Fiscal Year 1990, for endowment matching grants for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. 60 PROPOSED CHANGE (In millions of dollars) Dollar Percent 1989 1990 Change Change Budget Authority n.a. 10 +10 n.a. Outlays n.a. 1 +1 n.a. HBCUs are currently eligible to compete for endowment matching grants under Part C of Title III of the Higher Education Act. Title III provides endowment matching grants to HBCUs as well as other institutions with financial needs. In 1988, HBCUs were awarded $2 million in Title III endowment matching grants. The additional appropriations will be reserved solely for the HBCUs, under the terms and conditions of Part C. This money will provide a unique opportunity for these schools to launch new fund rais- ing campaigns to generate increased non-Federal support. FUNDING SUMMARY (In millions of dollars) 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Budget Authority n.a. 10 20 20 10 Outlays n.a. 1 9 18 19 h. Improving Accountability in Education OVERVIEW Accountability is the key to successful management of any enterprise. Educational programs often fail to incorporate principles of accountability. To improve the education of America's children, educational programs at every level must set standards of excellence and hold stu- dents, teachers and schools accountable for meeting those standards. The demand for accountability is a prominent part of the education reform movement. School districts have begun to make public more and more information about the performance of students in individual schools and have instituted competency tests for students and teachers. States have undertaken measures to improve the certification of teachers and to prod under- performing schools and school districts into corrective actions. Many of the initiatives in the President's program are designed to enhance accountability in education: the Merit Schools, Magnet Schools and the President's Award for Excellence in Education. The Federal Government's education programs should be a model to which States and localities can look for how accountability systems are established and adhered to. 61 Certificates of Recognition and grants will be awarded, with special emphasis on schools participating in the Federal compensatory education program ("Chapter 1"), and any others that enroll substantial numbers or proportions of children from low-income families. Criteria for Chapter 1 Merit Schools will take into account the Chapter 1 Program Im- provement criteria set by each State. Awards will be scaled to demonstrated improvement and school size. A school that receives a cash award may use the money for any purpose that furthers its educational programs. Support from other Federal, State or local sources may not be reduced because of the award. The Secretary of Education's Blue Ribbon School recognition program, which addresses a variety of school characteristics in addition to student achievement, will remain in place for 1990, as another important way schools can gain national notice for achieving excellence. FUNDING SUMMARY (In millions of dollars) 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Budget Authority - 250 350 450 500 Outlays - 30 212 337 434 b. Recognizing Superior Teachers OVERVIEW Hope for improvement in the schools depends most heavily on teachers, those now in the system and those who will enter in the years to come. Teachers work every day with every child. When teachers are highly motivated and com- mitted to excellence, children know it and are challenged to meet high standards of perfor- mance. If teachers are not highly motivated, they do not transmit the essential message of how exciting and important schooling is and how critical are the early years of effort to the child's future performance as a citizen and in the workforce. The educational reform movement recognizes this central role for teachers. Teacher training is under rigorous review, teacher pay is rising, and more and more school systems are linking financial rewards to excellence in the classroom. Excellent teachers love their work and believe in what they do. Their success deserves tangible recognition on a national level. 52 "We should provide merit pay and special recognition to reward good teachers-and the vast majority are good teachers, who really love their kids and their profession." George Bush PRINCIPLES School systems should develop standards of excellence for teachers, and effective and fair procedures for measuring success. In return for their efforts and their willingness to be held to high standards of excel- lence, teachers deserve public recognition, respect, and appropriate financial rewards. POLICIES The President proposes new legislation and $8 million in annual appropriations to estab- lish the President's Award for Excellence in Education. PROPOSED CHANGE (In millions of dollars) Dollar Percent 1989 1990 Change Change Budget Authority - 8 +8 n.a. Outlays - 6 +6 n.a. Award competitions would be held annually in each State. All elementary and secondary school teachers, in public and private schools, teaching any academic subject, could compete for recognition and awards. The number of teachers receiving awards in each State would vary with the size of the State. Each award would be $5,000. The award would go to the individual teacher and be available for his or her use for any purpose. Appropriate ceremonies and events would be held following the selection of each year's award winners. The National Science Foundation program that recognizes excellent teachers in mathe- matics and the sciences only, and provides awards to their schools, would remain a separate program of special recognition in these selected fields. 53 FUNDING SUMMARY (In millions of dollars) 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Budget Authority 100 100 100 100 Outlays 12 80 98 100 e. Developing Alternative Certification Systems For Teachers and Principals OVERVIEW For the education of children to be the very best, their teachers must be the very best. Teachers must be highly motivated to teach and knowledgeable in their subject areas. In light of the shortages of competent teachers of mathematics and the sciences, it is especially impor- tant that qualified scientists and engineers who want to teach be allowed to bring their talents into the schools. For teachers to do their best, they must work in school environments that demand and reward excellence. Creating and maintaining such schools is the primary responsibility of principals. The leadership role of principals is well documented as a key to effective schools. In too many States and school districts, the pathway to becoming a teacher or a principal is blocked by certification requirements that have little to do with these central goals. Many certification systems make it difficult if not impossible for a person with excellent subject area knowledge and the desire and ability to teach to get into the classroom. Similar barriers face those with leadership qualities fully demonstrated in other fields who want to help improve the schools. New college graduates and older persons seeking a second career in teaching or school administration are often frustrated by too many hiring criteria that do not relate to subject area knowledge. A number of States and school districts are implementing creative and flexible certifica- tion systems; many more would do so in response to added incentives. "We should break down the barriers to talented people who want to teach and who have demonstrated their competence in other fields." George Bush PRINCIPLES Enlarging the supply of good teachers and principals should be the goal of certification systems, not barring access. Federal funds can provide incentives to foster development of new systems and help pay for their implementation. 57 POLICIES The President proposes new authority and $25 million for 1990 to make grants to States and school districts to develop alternative certification systems. PROPOSED CHANGE (In millions of dollars) Dollar Percent 1989 1990 Change Change Budget Authority - 25 +25 n.a. Outlays - 3 +3 n.a. Grants will be one-time only, with States allowed to spend the money over several years, if needed. Grants will be for additional costs above what the States are now spending on such systems. States can use the funds for whatever purpose necessary, including design and testing of different options tailored to their circumstances, establishing administrative structures, train- ing staff, developing recruitment strategies, and evaluating the new systems. The existing authority for alternative teacher certification demonstrations funded by the Federal Government in the Fund for the Improvement and Reform of Schools and Teaching will remain in place to support carefully designed demonstration projects from which States and localities can learn new techniques. FUNDING SUMMARY (In millions of dollars) 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Budget Authority - 25 - - - Outlays - 3 17 4 * * Less than $500,000. f. Expanding Experiments For Educational Achievement OVERVIEW Educational reform is sweeping the country. States and school districts are responding to the public's demand to improve the quality of education for all children by trying a host of new ideas and implementing old ideas that worked. One of the Federal Government's most important responsibilities is to support experimen- tation whose results help States and localities find out what can work in their schools. 58 March 2, 1989 DRB THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON y MEMORANDUM TO: DAVID DEMAREST Dodey FROM: JOSEPH W. HAGIN extra SUBJECT: APPROVED PRESIDENTIAL ACTIVITY EVENT: Address Annual National Legislative Conference for Independent Insurance Agents of America, Inc. DATE: March 14, 1989 TIME: 10:15 - 10:45 am DURATION: 30 minutes LOCATION: Capital Hilton Hotel ATTIRE: Business Suit REMARKS REQUIRED: Yes MEDIA COVERAGE: Open FIRST LADY No PARTICIPATION: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: CONTACT: TELEPHONE: OFFICE HOME NOTE: PROJECT OFFICER, SEE ATTACHED CHECKLIST Ed Rogers Marlin Fitzwater David Bates James Cicconi David Demarest David Valdez Fred McClure Jean Lamb USSS. PPD Susan Porter Rose Steve Studdert Operations - Executive Residence Patty Presock John Keller WHCA Audio/Visual Speechwriting Office Tim McBride WHCA Operations Laurie Firestone J. Bonnie Newman Robert Guttman Tony Lopez March 2, 1989 DRB THE WHITE HOUSE washington MEMORANDUM Davis/ Dodey TO: DAVID DEMAREST FROM: JOSEPH W. HAGIN extra SUBJECT: APPROVED PRESIDENTIAL ACTIVITY EVENT: Address Annual National Legislative Conference for Independent Insurance Agents of America, Inc. DATE: March 14, 1989 TIME: 10:15 - 10:45 am DURATION: 30 minutes LOCATION: Capital Hilton Hotel ATTIRE: Business Suit REMARKS REQUIRED: Yes MEDIA COVERAGE: Open FIRST LADY No PARTICIPATION: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: CONTACT: TELEPHONE: OFFICE HOME NOTE: PROJECT OFFICER, SEE ATTACHED CHECKLIST Ed Rogers Marlin Fitzwater David Bates James Cicconi David Demarest David Valdez Fred McClure Jean Lamb USSS PPD Susan Porter Rose Steve Studdert Operations Executive Residence Patty Presock John Keller WHCA Audio/Visual Speechwriting Office Tim McBride WHCA Operations Laurie Firestone J. Bonnie Newman Robert Guttman Tony Lopez