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Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
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Collection: Deaver, Michael
Folder Title: Hoover Institute
Box: 43
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8/16/83
THE WHITE HOUSE
washington
August 15, 1983
Dear Mr. Green:
Reference is made to your letter to me dated August 10, 1983,
with enclosures, which sets forth the Subcommittee S request to
review additional files located at the Hoover Institution,
pursuant to the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding between
the Subcommittee on Human Resources and the Trustees of the
Reagan-Bush Campaign materials located at the Hoover Institution
dated July 29, 1983.
In regard to the requested files denominated "Edwin Meese transition
files", I must express the Trustees' and my concern as to this
request. The Memorandum of Understanding between Mr. Albosta and
the Trustees clearly relates to campaign files, not transition
files. You have asserted in our l'ecent conversation that Mr.
Meese's campaign files are mixed with his transition files at
Hoover. Assuming that to be a fact, the real question is how can
you determine which documents or files are, in fact, from the
campaign as well as being relevant? Obviously, during the
transition there was a great deal of exchanging of information
and documents between the Carter Administration and the Presidential
Transition, all perfectly proper on the part of both parties.
Likewise, a reference to a file labeled with a title such as
"briefing books" is not inconsistent with transition activity
which necessarily included briefings of the President-elect and
the Vice President-elect.
We are not trying to inhibit any legitimate and relevant file
review, but feel this request raises a serious problem. Pre-
mature disclosure of the possible existence of such files before
appropriate evaluation can be done, as occurred this past weekend,
underlines the concern.
In an attempt to resolve this issue, however, I would recommend
the following procedure:
1. The Archivist will examine each file requested
to determine whether it contains any pre-election
materials that fall within the proper scope of
inquiry as set forth in paragraphs 2 and 4 of the
Memorandum of Understanding. If it does not,
obviously there will be no purpose to any further
review of that file.
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2.
If the Archivist finds material in a particular
file that appears to be pre-election material that
falls within the scope of inquiry, and there is no
indication that it was supplied after the election,
that file may be reviewed in accordance with paragraph 5
of the Memorandum of Understanding, which provides
for an initial review by the GAO investigators
which is limited to the areas of relevancy as set
forth in paragraphs 2 and 4 of that Memorandum.
The Subcommittee investigators would limit their
review to the product of the GAO search. The
rules for relevancy and for the copying and release
of information would all remain consistent with the
Memorandum of Understanding.
In regard to the remaining files which you have requested to
review -- that is, the files of Messrs. Garrick, Hopkins/Bandow,
Carmen and Ms. Maddox -- I assume these are campaign files, since
there is no indicia to the contrary in your requst. If that
assumption is correct, the Trustees would agree to a review of
these files in accordance with the procedures set forth in the
Memorandum cf Understanding, particularly paragraph 5.
In regard to boxes marked "Truth Squad", these are not files of
individuals. As described, it would appear that the files and
material contained in these boxes have already been covered by
paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 of the Memorandum of Understanding. Beyond
that, however, given the nature of any campaign's "Truth Squad",
it is difficult to see how these files would have appropriate
relevancy to the scope of your investigation. If, upon
reflection, you still feel that this is an item of inquiry we
should discuss further, please let me know.
I will await word from you regarding all the foregoing.
Sincerely,
Orig. signed by VFF
Fred F. Fielding
Counsel to the President
Mr. Micah S. Green
Staff Director
U.S. House of Representatives
Committee on Post Office and
Civil Service Subcommittee
on Human Resources
511 House Office Building Annex 1
Washington, D.C. 20515
CC: James Hamilton, Esquire
bcc: Edwin Meese III, Michael K. Deaver
file
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March 31, 1983
Ms. Shirley Moore
Office of the Assistant to The President
Deputy Chief of Staff
The White House
Washington, DC 20500
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Dear Shirley:
Day before yesterday I sent the enclosed letter to Mike.
If it is possible for President Reagan to attend the
dedication ceremonies at the Commerce Department on
April 25 -- or if it is preferable that the first volume
of the multi-volume biography of the late President Hoover
be presented to President Reagan -- the following individ-
uals would comprise the committee representing the Herbert
Hoover Presidential Library Association in either case:
Senator Barry Goldwater
Senator Roger Jepsen
Mr. Allan Hoover (son of former President Hoover)
Mr. George Nash (author of the definitive biography)
Mr. Jeremiah Milbank (originator of the idea to com-
mission the biography and to fund its completion)
Mr. Donald E. Johnson (President of the Herbert Hoover
Presidential Library Association)
Mr. John T. Fawcett (Executive Director of the Herbert
Hoover Presidential Library Association)
Dr. W. Glenn Campbell (Director, Hoover Institution)
With my appreciation and very good wishes.
Cordially,
Dennis L. Bark
Deputy Director
DLB:jrd
Enclosure
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Stanford, California 94305
March 29, 1983
Dear Mike:
We have been asked to bring to your attention a request of
the Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch, Iowa.
On April 25 the Department of Commerce Building in Washington,
D.C. will be dedicated as the "Herbert C. Hoover Building."
The dedication ceremonies are sponsored jointly by the
Department of Commerce and the Hoover Presidential Library
Association.
Secretary Baldridge will make some remarks at the ceremonies
as well as Senator Hatfield and a representative from the
Presidential Library in Iowa.
The Hoover Presidential Library Association hopes that
President Reagan would be able to attend the dedication
ceremonies between 6 and 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 25.
As I understand it there is a precedent for this: President
Carter attended dedications of the Hubert Humphrey Building
and of the Frances Perkins Labor Building.
If this is not possible it is hoped that there might be an
opportunity during the day of April 25 to present President
Reagan with the first volume of a multi-volume biography
of the late President Hoover. At the request of the Hoover
Presidential Library Association, Glenn sent you a letter
concerning this request on March 16 (enclosed).
With my appreciation and very good wishes.
Yours sincerely,
Dennis L. Bark
Deputy Director
The Honorable Michael K. Deaver
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
The White House
Washington, DC 20500
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Stanford, California 94305
March 16, 1983
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
The Honorable Michael K. Deaver
Assistant to the President
and Deputy Chief of Staff
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mike:
When you so generously saw me on such short notice
last Wednesday, you suggested at the end of the meeting
that I write you about the brief meeting that the Hoover
Presidential Library Association people wish to have with
President Reagan.
George Nash, who is a protege of Bill Buckley, is
writing a massive multi-volume and first rate biography
of the late President Hoover. The first volume will be
published on April 25. Donald E. Johnson, former Veterans
Administration administrator under President Nixon, is
the president of the Hoover Presidential Library Associa-
tion in West Branch, Iowa. He wrote Frederick J. Ryan,
who is in charge of presidential scheduling, on March 10
requesting a White House meeting with President Reagan,
hopefully sometime during the day of April 25, in order
to present him with the first copy of the special edition
of the biography.
Whatever you can do to make this meeting possible
will be deeply appreciated.
With best wishes,
Sincerely yours,
Her
Glenn Campbell
CC: John T. Fawcett
Executive Director
Hoover Presidential Library Association
Hold,
REGRET
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OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
The Honorable Michael K. Deaver
Deputy Chief of Staff and Assistant
what March 14, 1983 its
to the President
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
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Dear Mike:
Within the framework of our Domestic and International Studies
programs at the Hoover Institution, the "Hoover Seminar" has been
an occasion for prominent guests in the executive branch of govern-
ment and our scholars to meet and exchange views on current policy
matters. With this letter, I would like to invite you to participate
in one of the Hoover Seminars, as your schedule may permit.
We believe that the Hoover Seminar is playing a major role in the
relationship between scholars and the nation's decision makers,
whose dialogue is so crucial to responsible decisions in government
today. Members of the administration who have participated in the
Seminars thus far include, among others, Edwin Meese III, Attorney
General William French Smith and Secretary of Defense Caspar
Weinberger.
The Seminar's format of an informal morning or afternoon discussion
with the Institution's scholars is deliberately flexible. It is
designed to afford our guests the opportunity to become acquainted
with the Hoover Institution and to be a stimulating and enjoyable
occasion.
Because the Hoover Institution is a non-profit organization, under
Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, we understand that
transportation here can be made at government expense. Alternatively,
it may be made at our expense if our guest prefers. The Institution
would pay all costs as needed for lodging and meals of our guest
and spouse (and the spouse's transportation).
We would be very pleased if you are able to accept our invitation.
and it would be a pleasure to welcome you to the Hoover Institution.
With best wishes,
Sincerely yours,
Sleen
Glenn Campbell
Warkzo
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 3, 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR MICHAEL DEAVER
FROM:
LANDON PARVIN JP
SUBJECT:
Hoover Institution Seminar
I think these scholarly seminars are much easier than they sound.
History and political science scholars are at heart gossips who
love insights into the way power centers operate. Because of
your position, your view of the presidency is enough to make them
salivate no matter what you say. I think there are all many
topics related to your responsibilities that would be of great
interest to them:
- difference between campaigning and governing
--- importance of image in leadership
- the education of a President, how does a President take
up the reins of power
-- perspectives on summitry
- isolation of a President - constraints of time,
security, etc.
- modern demands on a President's time and their effects
-- can modern presidency survive the media (I think Speakes
has spoken about this)
-- how much more can we demand of a President before
presidency is too big for one individual
- ways in which press affect decision-making
There must be all kinds of fascinating insights here that could
carry a seminar on for days, not simply for a couple of hours.
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March file 29, 1982
Dear Mike:
This is a note to let you know that we have mailed
our check to Mr. Scouten for reimbursement of the
expenses incurred with President and Mrs. Reagan's
reception at The White House on January 11 in honor
of the Board of Overseers of the Hoover Institution.
On behalf of all of us I would like to thank you
very warmly once again. The reception was thoroughly
enjoyed by everyone who attended and it could not
have been more nicely done.
Enclosed is an editorial from the March 23 edition
of the San Francisco Chronicle. It seems to me that
there should be a few more editorials like this
appearing in newspapers throughout the country and
I am taking some steps to insure that they do--in
such papers as The Detroit News, The Sacramento Union,
The Daily Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL), and The
Richmond-Times Dispatch.
With warm regards and I hope that you will be able
to attend the Grove in July.
Condially,
Dennis Jimi L. Bark
Deputy Director
The Honorable Michael K. Deaver
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
The White House
Washington, DC 20500
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
March 23, 1982
Hold Firm on
Reaganomics
THE PRIMARY GOAL of the economic
program of the Reagan administration was to
cut and, if possible, halt a roaring rate of
inflation which was hurting young and old,
rich and poor alike, all of us with its silent theft
of purchasing power and of savings. And,
surely, now it is time to acknowledge that the
rate has been cut and shows signs of being cut
further.
It is time to acknowledge this substantial
achievement because doubts are being heard
in Washington and on Wall Street about other
aspects of Reaganomics even before their
impact has been felt. The critics of what might
be called Reaganomics II should temper their
doubt somewhat in the face of solid achieve-
ment.
The wholesale price index, effects of which
are soon reflected at local cash registers, was
roaring along out of control at an annual rate
of 11.8 percent in 1980. That rate was slowed to
7 percent last year. In January, the decline
continued and the projected annual rate for
that month was 5.3 percent. This is a very
considerable slash in reining in inflation and it
is a trend that can be maintained.
THOSE WHO NOW demand changes in
the president's economic program must give
recognition to this fact. There is a group
demanding that other aspects of the program,
tax cuts, further budget cuts and general
deregulation, be changed even though they
have not been given a full test in the field.
There are appeals, for instance, for no further
budget cuts even though the full impact of
those already made has not been felt. And
some want taxes increased even though the
president's tax proposals have yet to be fully
implemented. The so-called tax cuts, it should
be remembered are actually masquerading.
Rather than cutting tax income to the federal
government, they merely cut its planned rate
of increases over the next few years.
Critics must also recognize that today's
economy is the end product of decades and
decades of fiscal mismanagement; past errors
simply are not subject to instant correction.
It is easy to understand the widespread
concern over the budget deficits projected
over the next few years. But it seems to us to be
program of the Reagan administration was to
cut and, if possible, halt a roaring rate of
inflation which was hurting young and old,
rich and poor alike, all of us with its silent theft
of purchasing power and of savings. And,
surely, now it is time to acknowledge that the
rate has been cut and shows signs of being cut
further.
It is time to acknowledge this substantial
achievement because doubts are being heard
in Washington and on Wall Street about other
aspects of Reaganomics even before their
impact has been felt. The critics of what might
be called Reaganomics II should temper their
doubt somewhat in the face of solid achieve-
ment.
The wholesale price index, effects of which
are soon reflected at local cash registers, was
roaring along out of control at an annual rate
of 11.8 percent in 1980. That rate was slowed to
7 percent last year. In January, the decline
continued and the projected annual rate for
that month was 5.3 percent. This is a very
considerable slash in reining in inflation and it
is a trend that can be maintained.
THOSE WHO NOW demand changes in
the president's economic program must give
recognition to this fact. There is a group
demanding that other aspects of the program,
tax cuts, further budget cuts and general
deregulation, be changed even though they
have not been given a full test in the field.
There are appeals, for instance, for no further
budget cuts even though the full impact of
those already made has not been felt. And
some want taxes increased even though the
president's tax proposals have yet to be fully
implemented. The so-called tax cuts, it should
be remembered are actually masquerading.
Rather than cutting tax income to the federal
government, they merely cut its planned rate
of increases over the next few years.
Critics must also recognize that today's
economy is the end product of decades and
decades of fiscal mismanagement; past errors
simply are not subject to instant correction.
It is easy to understand the widespread
concern over the budget deficits projected
over the next few years. But it seems to us to be
far too early to judge what the effect of. those
deficits will be - particularly if the anticipated
turnaround in the economy arrives within a
reasonable time.
And, while we are uncertain about the
effects of the deficits. we remain certain about
what the country's course should not be. The
nation simply can not return to the wastrel
ways of the past. We know, all too painfully
that the old course has to be changed. The new
course, of tightened budgets. lessened tax
burdens. fewer bureaucratic controls and
monetary restraints. must be given time to
prove itself.
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Dear Mike:
I have just returned after a fascinating, if
somewhat exhausting weekend interviewing the national
finalists for White House Fellowships. The results
are interesting, and Frank Hodsoll is well aware of
them.
The main reason for this letter, however, is
to tell you about the comment of one of the staff
members of The White House Fellows Program, Ms.
Beryl Hall, the Program's Public Affairs Coordinator.
During the Vice President's reception, given the
national finalists on Friday afternoon, June 6, she
mentioned that she had been associated with the
Program for eleven years, and that this reception
was the most pleasant and most enjoyable she had
ever experienced. They are very excited and very
appreciative!
With warm regards.
Cordially,
Dennis L. Bark
Deputy Director
The Honorable Michael K. Deaver
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
The White House
Washington, DC 20500
Shulerspeep
December 1980
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BOARD OF OVERSEERS
Anne Armstrong
Joseph Coors
Armstrong Ranch
President
Armstrong, Texas 78338
Adolph Coors Co.
Golden, Colorado 80401
Peter B. Bedford
41 Lafayette Circle
Edwin L. Cox
Lafayette, California 94549
3800 First National Bank Building
Dallas, Texas 75261
Karl R. Bendetsen
Chairman, Executive Committee
Frederick C. Crawford
Champion International
F. C. Crawford Foundation
2918 Garfield Terrace, N.W.
P.O. Box 17036
Washington, D.C. 20008
Cleveland, Ohio 44117
Peter S. Bing, M.D.
Charles A. Dana, Jr.
9700 West Pico Boulevard
President
Los Angeles, California 90035
Cadan Corporation
505 Park Avenue
James B. Black, Jr.
New York, New York 10022
Partner
Lehman Brothers Kuhn Loeb Inc.
Paul L. Davies, Jr.
One Bush Street
Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro
San Francisco, California 94104
225 Bush Street
San Francisco, California 94104
Henry T. Bodman
46 Lake Shore Road
Morris M. Doyle
Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan 48236
McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen
3 Embarcadero Center
Alf E. Brandin
San Francisco, California 94111
Senior Vice President
Utah International Inc.
Reinhold Dreher
550 California Street
Trustee
San Francisco, California 94104
The Louis Calder Foundation
10 Rockefeller Plaza
David Tennant Bryan
New York, New York 10020
Chairman and Publisher
Media General Inc.
Northcutt Ely
333 East Grace Street
915 Watergate 600 Building
Richmond, Virginia 23213
Washington, D. C. 20037
William B. Coberly, Jr.
Robert J. Feibusch
President
President and Chief Executive Office
California Cotton Oil Corporation
Impell Corporation
606 North Larchmont Blvd., Suite 4D
220 Montgomery Street
Los Angeles, California 90004
San Francisco, California 94104
Paul F. Grady
700 South Ocean Boulevard
Boca Raton, Florida 33432
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Alan Greenspan
A. Carl Kotchian
President
256 S. Robertson Boulevard
Townsend-Greenspan and Co., Inc.
Beverly Hills, California 90211
One New York Plaza
New York, New York 10004
J. Clayburn La Force, Jr.
John R. Grey
Dean, Graduate School of Manageme
University of California
President
Los Angeles, California 90024
Standard Oil Company of California
225 Bush Street
Peyton M. Lake
add
San Francisco, California 94104
Vice President
George D. Hart
Harold H. Helm
111 Sutter Street
Lake Ronel Oil Company
Tyler, Texas 75710
Honorary Director
San Francisco, CA 94104
Chemical Bank
Frederick C. Loomis
30 Rockefeller Plaza
3462 Rossmoor Parkway, #4
New York, New York 10020
Walnut Creek, California 94595
Allan Hoover
Gordon C. Luce
25 Field Point Road
President
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
San Diego Federal Savings and
Loan Association
Andrew Hoover
1600 B Street
John T. Boyd Company
San Diego, California 92100
430 Oliver Building
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
William B. Macomber, Jr.
President
Herbert Hoover III
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Suite 450
Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street
523 West Sixth Street
New York, New York 10028
Los Angeles, California 90014
Jack K. Horton
J. William Middendorf, II
President and Chief Executive Offi
Chairman of the Board
Financial General Bankshares Inc.
Southern California Edison Company
P.O. Box 800
1701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
Rosemead, California 91770
Jaquelin Hume
Frederick W. Mielke, Jr.
Chairman of the Board
Chairman of the Board
Ampco Foods Inc.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
77 Beale Street
4600 Bank of America Center
San Francisco, California 94105
San Francisco, California 94104
Jeremiah Milbank
Marron Kendrick
60 East 42nd Street
Chairman of the Board
New York, New York 10017
Schlage Lock Company
P.O. Box 3324
Edward E. Noble
San Francisco, California 94119
President
Donald Kennedy
Lenox Square, Inc.
President
3393 Peachtree Road, N.W.
Stanford University
Atlanta, Georgia 30326
Stanford, California 94305
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David Packard
Forrest N. Shumway
Chairman of the Board
President and Chief Executive Officer
Hewlett-Packard Company
The Signal Companies, Inc.
1501 Page Mill Road
9665 Wilshire Boulevard
Palo Alto, California 94304
Beverly Hills, California 90212
Jack S. Parker
William E. Simon
Director Emeritus
Blyth, Eastman, Dillon & Co., Inc.
General Electric Company
1221 Avenue of the Americas
Fairfield, Connecticut 06431
New York, New York 10020
Thomas P. Pike
John K. Stewart
Honorary Vice Chairman of the Board
Stewart and Patten Company
The Fluor Corporation, Ltd.
235 Montgomery Street
515 South Flower Street, Suite 2400
San Francisco, California 94104
Los Angeles, California 90071
Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale,
Frank O. Prior
USN (Ret.)
1564 South Ocean Boulevard
1 Cypress Street
Palm Beach, Florida 33480
Newport, Rhode Island 02840
Robert O. Reynolds
Willis A. Strauss
Suite 306
Chairman and President
11661 San Vicente Boulevard
Northern Natural Gas Company
Los Angeles, California 90049
2223 Dodge Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68102
Charles R. Rittenberry
1201 Petroleum Club Building
Robert C. Swain
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74119
60 Meadow Road
Riverside, Connecticut 06878
Carroll J. Roush
220 Mapache Drive
Robert J. Swain
Portola Valley, California 94025
Vice President
MAPCO Inc.
Fred J. Russell
1800 South Baltimore Avenue
Mira Loma Water Company
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74119
P.O. Box 54228
Los Angeles, California 90054
John E. Swearingen
Chairman of the Board
Richard M. Scaife
Publisher
Standard Oil Company (Indiana)
200 East Randolph Drive
Tribune Review Publishing Company
Chicago, Illinois 60680
525 William Penn Place
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219
William R. Timken, Jr.
Chairman of the Board
John I. Shaw
The Timken Company
135 South LaSalle Street
1835 Dueber Avenue, S.W.
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Canton, Ohio 44706
John C. Shepherd
C.Y. Tung
Shepherd, Sandberg & Phoenix
Chairman
One Mercantile Center
Suite 3000
Orient Overseas Containers Holdings Lt
St. Louis, Missouri 63101
12th Floor, Hutchison House
10 Harcourt Road
Hong Kong
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Dean A. Watkins
J. Howard Wood
Chairman of the Board
Watkins-Johnson Company
Tribune Company
333 Hillview Avenue
435 North Michigan Avenue, Room 12
Palo Alto, California 94304
Chicago, Illinois 60611
General Albert C. Wedemeyer
James H. Zumberge
President
Friends Advice
Boyds, Maryland 20720
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California 90007
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF OVERSEERS
Chairman of the Board: Paul L. Davies, Jr.
Vice Chairman of the Board: Dean A. Watkins
Executive Committee: Paul L. Davies, Jr., Allan Hoover, Jeremiah Milbank,
Jack S. Parker, Thomas P. Pike, John C. Shepherd,
John E. Swearingen, Dean A. Watkins
Finance Committee:
Frederick C. Crawford, Herbert Hoover III, Jaquelin H.
Hume, J. Clayburn La Force, Jr., Gordon C. Luce,
Robert J. Swain, William R. Timken
the Honorable
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Remarks by President-elect Ronald W. Reagan, January 6,
1981, before a dinner at the Sheraton-Carlton Hotel, Wash-
ington, D.C., given by the Hoover Institution, Stanford Uni-
versity, in honor of the Institution's Board of Overseers.
Courtesy of The White House.
D
r. Glenn Campbell, my own teammate-as you all know-
and you, Ladies and Gentlemen:
I am delighted to be here. Hearing about my being the
first honorary fellow of the Hoover Institution, it did frighten
me a little bit, because I graduated from a small college in the
Midwest with a degree in economics. Some years later, they
called me back to give me an honorary degree, which com-
pounded a feeling of guilt I had nursed for some time because
I thought the first one had been honorary. And now, I am wait-
ing for someone to tell me that what has most recently happened
to me is honorary.
I think my becoming an honorary member followed the
results of an incident in which, after some of the things that
had been happening on some of the campuses in California, I
chose the Hoover Institution to be the recipient of some twenty-
five tons of papers from my eight years as governor of California.
When I arrived for the first time, there was a ceremony and I
was taken down to the basement and shown a stack of boxes
weighing some twenty-five tons. To show you that we didn't
waste anything in California, with all the press and the cameras
grinding, there in the midst of all those plain boxes, all stacked
up, were two that said in large print on the side, "Whiskey."
We had too many papers and too few boxes!
It is a privilege to address you-the members of the Board
of Overseers of the Hoover Institution, and your guests. It is also
a pleasure to do so because of my association with both the In-
stitution and its director, Glenn Campbell. This association has
spanned many years. I have been privileged to have a great deal
of advice and help from the Institution, and tonight I would like
to talk to you about the Hoover Institution and Glenn Camp-
bell's two decades of success.
B
ut, before I do, I think there is something that ought to be
mentioned here tonight. George and Barbara Bush are
serving above and beyond the call of duty, because this is their
thirty-fifth wedding anniversary. I'll probably find out, after I
leave-because I have to leave and go some place else this eve-
ning-that someone else had something all planned and I blew
it.
Since its founding in 1919, the Hoover Institution has
become a national and an international center for documenta-
tion and research on social, political, and economic change in
the twentieth century. It enjoys a reputation for excellence that
is a direct reflection of the efforts of Glenn and his staff to main-
tain the highest traditions of its distinguished founder, former
United States President Herbert Hoover.
Indeed, in 1978, the New York Times Magazine called
the Institution "the brightest star in a small constellation of con-
servative think tanks
operating from a base of honorable
conservatism, first-rate scholarship, sharp wits, acute perceptions
and clear reasoning."
Well, I'm happy to say that, as I mentioned before, I've
experienced this conservatism and scholarship, these wits and
perceptions, and this reasoning personally through my associa-
tion with the Institution as an honorary fellow. During my visits
there, I have had the opportunity to discuss public policy issues
with a staff made up of Nobel laureates, members of the Ameri-
can Academy of Arts and Sciences, and other distinguished
thinkers.
M
oreover, during the recent campaign, I called on more
people from the Institution to help with my campaign
than from any other institution. Some, such as Glenn and Rita
Ricardo-Campbell, served on my policy task forces. Others, such
as Martin Anderson, Darrell Trent, and former Senior Fellow
Dick Allen, worked on my campaign staff. All are now assisting
me in the transition to a new administration. That's why, when
the press was having at me about my so-called gaffes, I wasn't
frightened for one minute. I knew that everything I said was
true!
Hoover's excellence has emerged in large part because
of Glenn Campbell. It is he who has worked SO hard and
planned so well. It is he who has maintained such high stan-
dards of academic excellence in finding the best scholars avail-
able. It is he who has worked to provide a challenging and stimu-
lating environment in which superior scholarship can take place.
It is he who has raised the financial resources necessary to de-
velop a fine research institution. And, it is he who has effectively
and fairly administered this "brightest star" in the constellation
of think tanks.
I'm happy to report that Glenn's talents haven't gone un-
noticed by others. In fact, his dedication to superior scholarship
and his reputation as an effective and fair administrator led me
to make him my first appointee to the University of California
Board of Regents in 1968. And, there was no combat pay at that
time. During the 1980 campaign, he chaired my Education
Policy Task Force and was a member of my Inflation Policy
Task Force and my International Economic Policy Task Force.
He is now serving on the Personnel Advisory Committee, which
is responsible for making cabinet and subcabinet-level recom-
mendations.
G
lenn has also served on the Board of the National Science
Foundation, as a member of President Ford's Committee
on Science and Technology, and as a member of the President's
Commission on White House Fellows.
I am deeply grateful to Glenn and the Hoover Institu-
tion staff for the support and the expertise that they provided
me in the past and are providing now. And, I would say that I
am looking forward to receiving such advice in the years ahead,
for superior scholarship and research will be critically important
in making the hard policy choices that are necessary to turn our
country around.
I would say that, except that lately I have found a new
source of advice. The Des Moines Register and Tribune invited
literally thousands of grade-school students in Iowa to write to a
paper, and their papers would be printed with advice they would
give to a president if they had the chance. They sent a stack of
those letters to me, and I read them, and I was fascinated. I don't
remember, when I was nine or ten years old, that I was interest-
ed in the issues that make a campaign or national policy. But, I
read letters about inflation and unemployment and national de-
fense from these children. And, one of them in particular-an
eleven-year-old boy-wrote, "When you get in there, don't look
to the past-you won't have time. Look to the future." And, he
said, "Be prepared that you will look older and feel older, and
you will add some grey hairs to your wise old head." He said,
"Surround yourself with good advisers." (As I have indicated
here, that I have already done.) He said, "Take the counsel and
advice and just be happy that you don't have to be God. You
only have to be President." I'll take all this advice, including
that of the nine-year-old girl who wrote to me and finished her
letter by saying, "Now get over to the Oval Office and get down
to work."
I
hope you will join me in this sincere tribute to an extraordi-
nary man, who has led this Institution to its point of greatness
for the last twenty years - Dr. Glenn Campbell.
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