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WITHDRAWAL SHEET
Ronald Reagan Library
Collection Name DEAVER, MICHAEL: FILES
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File Folder
CORRESPONDENCE - MARCH 1981 (2)
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LETTER
TOM GARBER TO M. DEAVER
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12/26/11
Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
B-1 National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]
B-2 Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
B-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
B-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
B-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
B-7 Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
B-8 Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of financial Institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
B-9 Release would disclose geological or geophysical information concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of gift.
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MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 24, 1981
TO: MICHAEL DEAVER
FROM: SUE MATHIS, Office of Media Liaison
As requested by your office, I wish to inform you that we have
been in contact with Mr. Evans and have explained that all such
requests for interviews with the President are being given fair
consideration.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
FROM:
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
Information
Action
Place send to ay Dearn
reply office m
WESH -TV
Post Office Box 1551, Daytona Beach, Florida 32015 (904) 252-2222
John E. Evans
Vice President
February 19, 1981
Mr. Michael K. Deaver
Deputy Chief of Staff
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20001
Dear Mr. Deaver:
We are contacting you at the suggestion of Bill Hawkins and others here
in Florida with whom we worked through Dick Andrews in arranging exclusive
live coverage for Central Florida of the President's successful campaign
rally at Orlando's Sea World.
We would like to propose an interview with the President which we believe,
in one sitting, would effectively link him with local media and citizens
throughout the nation. WESH-TV is a contributing member of the N.I.W.S.
program service network, a formidable alliance of more than 40 leading
stations across the land which share materials prepared for them and which
they individually produce. Because each story or series is exclusive with
them in their market, members promote them vigorously -- more so than network
offerings or routine syndicated material.
A well produced interview with the President, following on his forceful
message to the Congress and Nation last night, in which, with the flavor of
local journalism, he reacts to questions relating the economic package to
involved and concerned citizen groups at the grass roots level, could be
structured so as to become a five part news series. Through N.I.W.S., with
which we have discussed this possibility, the series would, over a three week
period, become a focal point of the major news programming on leading stations
which would reach nearly three quarters of America's viewers.
Selfishly we, of course, want to do the interview and are fully prepared
technically to do so. On a broader plane we are satisfied that the idea we
advance can have positive effect in carrying the ambitious program on which
you are embarked to the areas and the people whose support is essential for
its success. We hope that we may have the opportunity of working with you
on the early implementation of this proposal.
Cordially,
JEE/bn
John E. Evans
A COWLES BROADCASTING STATION WITH STUDIOS AND OFFICES IN DAYTONA BEACH AND ORLANDO
N.I.W.S. SUBSCRIBER STATIONS
( ) - Date on-line
WDVM
Washington, D.C.
(11/3/80)
CITY
Toronto, Canada
(11/3/80)
KTLA
Los Angeles, Cal.
(11/3/80)
KBTV
Denver, Colo.
(11/3/80)
KCRA
Sacramento/Stockton
(11/3/80)
WCKT
Miami, Fla.
(11/3/80)
KPNX
Phoenix, Ariz.
(11/3/80)
WXIA
Atlanta, Ga.
(11/3/80)
KTVI
St. Louis, MO
(11/3/80)
KAUT
Oklahoma City, Okl.
(11/3/80)
WFAA
Dallas, Texas
(11/3/80)
KTVN
Reno, Nevada
(11/3/80)
KARK
Little Rock, Ark.
(11/3/80)
KSBW
Salinas/Monterey
(11/3/80)
KSBY
San Luis Obispo
(11/3/80)
WBTV
Charlotte, N.C.
(11/3/80)
WWBT
Richmond, Va.
(11/3/80)
WEVU
Ft. Meyers, Fla.
(11/3/80)
WKYT
Lexington, KY
(11/10/80)
KLAS
Las Vegas, Nev.
(12/1/80)
KVAL
Eugene, Ore.
(11/10/80)
WVTM
Birmingham, Ala.
(11/17/80)
WHP
Harrisburg, Penn.
(1/12/81)
WAND
Decatur, Ill.
(1/5/81)
WAST
Menands (Albany)
NY
(1/5/81)
KYTV
Springfield, MO
(1/5/81)
KOB
Albuquerque, NM
(1/5/81)
KUTV
Salt Lake City
(1/5/81)
WILV
Jacksonville, Fla.
(1/5/81)
KENS
San Antonio, Texas
(1/5/81)
WFMY
Greensboro, N.C.
(1/5/81)
WESH
Orlando, Fla.
(1/5/81)
WLUK
Green Bay, Wisc.
(12/29/80)
WCVB
Boston, Mass.
(1/5/81)
WEAU
Eau Claire, Wisc.
(12/29/80)
WOKR
Rochester, N.Y.
(12/29/80)
WDTN
Dayton, Ohio
(1/12/81)
KMJ
Fresno, Cal.
(1/19/81)
WOC
Davenport, Iowa
(1/19/81)
KCMO
Kansas City, MO
(6/29/81)
KSTP
Minneapolis, Minn.
(2/2/81)
WNEM
Saginaw, Mich.
(2/9/81)
WATE
Knoxville, Tenn.
(2/16/81)
WBRZ
Baton Rouge, La.
(2/9/81)
KIVI
Boise, Ida.
(2/9/81)
WMDT
Salisbury, Md.
(2/9/81)
WGAN
Portland, Maine
(2/16/81)
KFDA
Amarillo, Tx.
(3/2/81)
KMID
Odessa/Midland, Tx.
(3/2/81)
KAUZ
Wichita Falls, Tx.
(4/6/81)
WRTV
Indianapolis, Ind.
KGTV
San Diego, Calif.
KDBC
El Paso, Tx.
(2/23/81)
LYLES
Paramount Pictures Corp.
5451 MARATHON STREET
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA
90038
March 4, 1981
16690
Mrs. Ronald Reagan
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Nancy:
I am enclosing a copy of a letter I received yesterday from
Nazaret Cherkezian, Director, Office of Telecommunications
at the Smithsonian Institution, reconfirming their enthusiasm
and pledging the Smithsonian's cooperation for our Nancy
Reagan - First Ladies project.
Marf and I thank you so much for your thoughtful and friendly
note from the ranch and the warmly inscribed photograph. We
loved receiving them.
Congratulations! Today is your twenty-ninth anniversary. It
certainly seems such a short time ago when Paramount still
photographer Malcolm Bullock went with you both, along with
Bill and Ardis to photograph the wedding. Then the happy
bridegroom called me at the studio to make the announcement
to the press. It's been wonderful being your friend over all
these years, Nancy, and Marf joins me in sending our love to
both of you.
As always,
a
A. C. Lyles
ACL/mad
Enclosure
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20560
February 25, 1981
Mr. A. C. Lyles
Paramount Pictures Corporation
5451 Marathon Street
Hollywood, California 90038
Dear A. C.:
It was good talking with you earlier this month, and I appreciated
your letter. Larry Taylor tells me he has had a recent conversation
with you, and that your enthusiasm for the First Ladies project continues.
Your thoughts for a program on the First Ladies underscores our own
long-standing interest to produce such a television special and fits in
with our own production ideas that extend the Smithsonian to our broad
national constituency. The remarkable collection and expertise of the
curatorial staff at the National Museum of American History provide a
strong basis for an historical and dramatic film that would be exciting
entertainment as well as educational. If such a production could come
to fruition through a collaboration with you and Mrs. Reagan, the
Smithsonian would certainly pledge its cooperation.
At this point we need to know more about your ideas for format --
how you envision this subject on film. Ideally, the next step should be
a more detailed outline to which we could respond.
We look forward to hearing further from you and hope there will be
the opportunity for us to work together on this challenging possibility.
Cordially,
Chic
Nazaret Cherkezian
Director
Office of Telecommunications
CC: L. Taylor
J. Euell
NC:MM
MKD-FILE
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
3/24
MEMORANDUM
TO:
PETER MC COY
FROM:
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
SUBJECT:
A.C. Lyles Project
If Mrs. Reagan asks, she is confused about the
A. C. Lyles project. It is not doing the White
House - it is the First Lady Gowns.
I have no problem with that if you want to move
ahead with the project.
MKD- FILL
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 24, 1981
Dear Dick:
Thank you SO much for your wonderful letter
regarding your efforts in supporting all of
us. I passed your note in to the President
as I know how much it will mean to him, too.
Many thanks.
Sincerely,
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
Mr. Richard F. Barram
2739 Marshall Way
Sacramento, CA 95818
MKD -FILE
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 24, 1981
MEMORANDUM
TO:
ELIZABETH DOLE
LYN NOFZIGER
MEL BRADLEY
FROM:
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
SUBJECT:
Ltr to M. Deaver from Howard University
dtd February 12, 1981
Please see the second paragraph of the attached
letter to me.
The Stargel meeting seems to be a good idea. If you
agree, let me know.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20008
DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT
February 12, 1981
Mr. Michael Deaver
Assistant to the President
and Deputy Chief of the
White House Staff
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mike:
I am writing to ask you to pass along to the appropriate
persons the following:
1. I have enclosed a resume for Robert S. Early-Vice
President for Personnel Management at Columbia University.
Bob Early is a skilled person in labor relations and
negotiations. He is acquainted with Sam Pierce. He
would be an excellent nominee to a Presidential Commission
or Advisory Panel.
2. It was my pleasure to host Willie Stargell, 1979
World Series Most Valuable Player, at Howard University on
January 29. During the course of his visit, Willie said
that he would greatly appreciate the opportunity to meet
President Reagan and to share with him some of his deep
concerns about the status of black youth. Mr. Stargell is
in Florida at the Pittsburgh Pirates training camp. Should
you wish to proceed with scheduling, please let me know and
I can help you reach him, if necessary.
Warmest regards.
Sincerely yours,
Chan
Alice Green Burnette
Director of Development
MCD-F.LE
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 24, 1981
MEMORANDUM
TO:
PETER MC COY
FROM:
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
SUBJECT:
Memo to M. Deaver from M. Evans
Subject: Lunch with Muffie Brandon and Allied
East Wing Matters
Is there some middle ground on this issue?
Let me have the benefit of your thoughts.
MKD-FILE
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 24, 1981
Dear Joe:
Thanks SO much for your letter and for
sending along the "mistreaks."
As I discussed with you the other day, there's
probably no way mistakes can be avoided with
the volume of mail we received, but it was
strange that you were the recipient of 3.
I apologize for any inconvenience this may
have caused you, and certainly hope we don't
embarrass ourselves again
"cause you're
too sharp."
Sincerely,
SHIRLEY MOORE
Mr. J. S. Kimmel, Jr.
Republic Electric Company
737 Charlotte Street
P.O. Box 3807
Davenport, Iowa 52808
MKD-FILE
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 24, 1981
Dear Mr. Hooker:
Thank you for your March 21st letter re-
garding San Jose's downtown problems.
I have taken the liberty of forwarding your
letter to Drew Lewis, Secretary of Transpor-
tation for his information and review. I'm
sure you will be hearing from Secretary Lewis
in the near future.
I appreciate your taking the time to make
me aware of your concerns.
Sincerely,
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
Mr. Denis N. Hooker
Small Business Association
65 Post St.
San Jose, CA 95113
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 24, 1981
Dear Mr. Clement:
Your cousin, Isabel Gassett, has written
to me in regard to your interest in getting
together with me. Please call Mrs. Shirley
Moore in my office and she will arrange a
time for us to meet.
Sincerely,
husulus
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
Mr. Wm A. Clement, Jr.
The Dobbs Corporation
2626 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W. (Suite 202)
Washington n r 20027
i]
MKD-FICE
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 24, 1981
Dear Arthur:
Thanks for your letter of March 9th. I
appreciate your input and suggestions for
curtailing Boards and Commissions.
I'm enclosing a list of the new Secretaries
the President has appointed, but it is only
a list we use in the office. Nothing has
been printed for us so far.
Again, Arthur, thanks for taking the time
to write.
Sincerely,
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
Mr. Arthur R. Tirado
1696 W. Shaw Avenue
Apt 113
Fresno, CA 93711
MICD-FILE FILE
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 24, 1981
Dear Miss Phares:
Thank you for your letter with your suggestions
for helping individuals with other than welfare
benefits.
I agree with your concerns, but feel that the
program you propose should be instituted at a
local level.
I have, however, forwarded your letter to the
office of The Honorable Richard S. Schweiker,
Secretary of Health and Human Services, for
his information and review.
Again, thank you for writing.
Sincerely,
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
Miss Linda M. Phares
127 Dewey Drive
Martinez, GA 30907
MKO. FILE
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 24, 1981
Dear Don:
Thank you sincerely for your nice note.
It is very gratifying when people take
the time to write only to say thank you,
as you have.
I hope we continue to merit your support.
Sincerely,
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
Mr. G. Donovan Eagle
The Eagle Company
701 High Street
Suite 208
Auburn, CA 95603
File
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 25, 1981
MEMORANDUM FOR MICHAEL DEAVER
2393
FROM:
WILLIAM TUCKER
RE:
Transition Report - First Lady
In regard to your recent memorandum, I have already
spoken with Peter McCoy, Nancy Reynolds, Elaine Crispen,
Rex Scouten, and Clem Conger.
I would still like to meet with you (first), then Mrs.
Reagan at a time convenient for all involved.
If this is acceptable to you, please advise me and I
will call to arrange an appointment.
Thank you for your consideration in regard to the above.
march 30-
MKD-FIRE
-FILE
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 24, 1981
MEMORANDUM
TO:
WILLIAM TUCKER
FROM:
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
SUBJECT:
Transition Report - First Lady
In regard to your request to interview Mrs. Reagan for
the Transition Report, I suggest you first meet with
Peter McCoy and Nancy Reynolds. I am sure their infor-
mation will give you everything you need. However, if
after those meetings you feel it is still important to
sit down with Mrs. Reagan, please let me know.
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
2/ namey
March 23, 1981
Requols
MEMORANDUM FOR MICHAEL DEAVER
FROM:
WILLIAM TUCKER
RE:
Transition Report - First Lady
I am coordinating the writing of the Transition Report
for the 1980-81 Reagan/Carter Transition. We are
including a section in the report on the Transition
for the First Lady, and it would probably be advisable
to have a brief meeting with Mrs. Reagan in regard to
this.
Although I am coordinating the writing of the overall
report, Ellen Annan has the primary responsibility for
this part of the Report. Edwin Meese suggested that I
set up a meeting with you to obtain as much information
as possible on the transition for the First Lady and
that we have a meeting with Mrs. Reagan at a time convenient
for you and Mrs. Reagan.
I would appreciate it if you would advise me of an
appropriate time for such a meeting. You may reach
mee at x-2393.
MKU-FILE
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 25, 1981
Dear Mr. Pinson:
Thank you for your recent letter. It was
nice hearing from you.
Since you are willing to help the adminis-
tration, may I suggest that you submit a
resume to Mr. E. Pendleton James, Director
of Presidential Personnel. It will then be
put into the proper channels for consideration.
Again, thank you for taking the time to write.
Sincerely,
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
Mr. Clyde B. Pinson
Pinson Coal Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 1030
Huntington, West Virginia 25713
m KD
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 25, 1981
Dear Tony:
Thank you so much for the copies of Opinion
Outlook and National Journal. I look forward
to reading both.
It was a wonderful evening the other night and
I hope to see you again soon. I would appreciate
any material you might want to pass on at any
time.
Many thanks.
Sincerely,
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
Mr. Anthony Carder Stout
Opinion Outlook
1730 M Street, N.W.
Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20036
File
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
MEMORANDUM
TO: Michael K. Deaver
FROM: Stephen M. Studdert
8ms
DATE: March 25, 1981
RE: Policy Decisions
Our understanding of the following is as indicated. Would
you please initial each as to its correctness.
1. There are four types of podiums which are generally
used by President Reagan, three with speech text
surfaces.
- Blue podium
-- Airport stand
-- Toast lecturn
-- Stand-up mike
In addition, WHCA has a number of the hourglass
podiums such as the one used in the Press Room which
have been used extensively prior to President Reagan.
As presently designed, all except the toast lecturn
are designed for travel, and have appropriate travel
cases. To use the toast lecturn for outside events
will require some redesign of wiring and the construc-
tion of carrying cases.
QUESTION: Do you desire the availability of each type
microphone outside of The White House,
including the hourglass?
Yes
No
2. It has been customary for a formal announcement and
rendering of "Hail to the Chief" when The President
enters an event when he participates in some manner.
Further, when The President and Mrs. Reagan enter an
event where they are attending only, such as attending
the theater at Kennedy Center, it has been customary
to not announce, but merely introduce informally or
acknowledge from the stage.
Michael K. Deaver
March 25, 1981
Page Two
QUESTION: Do you wish this procedure continued?
Yes
No
3. When The President sits at a head table with more than
one tier, do you wish him to be seated on the first or
second tier?
Recognize that whatever the answer, there will be some
circumstances where it will be more effective to have
him sit on the other tier.
I would recommend that The President be generally
seated on the lower tier, and that the camera platform
first tier be the same level, providing level head-on
camera positioning.
QUESTION: Do you approve?
Yes
No
CC: Joseph W. Canzeri
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 25, 1981
MEMORANDUM
TO:
JAY MOORHEAD
FROM:
MICHAEL K. DEAVER muke
SUBJECT:
Gerald Ford Recommendations
Gerald Ford recommended the following to be considered
for Ambassadors. This was a hand written note to the
President and I am sorry I can't read it too well, but
will pass on the names as best I can read it:
Keith L. Brown - South Africa
Robert E. Moyers - Greece
J. D. Allen - No country designated
Mark Evans - Austad, Norway
Joseph J. Eley - Ireland
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Warren Memorial Arthritis Foundation, Inc.
A Private Non-Profit Organization
D.B. Warren, President & Treas.
Headquarters:
Gertrude P. Warren, Vice Pres.
Richard Roberts, Sec. & Counsel
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Dear Mm Deaner
your recent acknowley ment letter March 10,
2 my letter and humale request to g air favorable
action and justified consideration for the prompt
release 2 former Governor Marnin Mandel from
Eglin, Florida fideral prison - - is quality appreciated
never before have Staken as much
interest in trying to help a man in need as I have
for Marnin Mandel who is deserving f fairness and
justice - having paid his necessary deat to society
Mandel can he f great value to his family, friends
and feelow citizine in the state f mary land- in
progrets - of given an early opportunity I trust you
share the view that "selected people who have paid their
deat to society 5 hould be 9 irien in opportunity to be proven
worthy frust." Thank Mm Deaner for your assistance
in this Important matter
Sunurly Trom In-
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
mile
March 26, 1981
FYI
TO:
JOE CANZERI
FROM:
MAX FRIEDERSDORF
m.6.
SUBJECT:
President's Trip to California April 23
The President's trip to California falls right in the middle
of the "Legislative Non-Work Period" on the Hill.
I doubt that there would be a member of the California
delegation in town, but think it would be good stroke
to issue invitations for a number of them to fly out
on Air Force One.
As I understand it, the President will leave from Mexico
to return to Washington on April 28th, so logistically
it would not be practical to invite any to return with
him.
What think?
DEPARTMENT
OF
U.S.
HOUSING
*
File
AND
URBAN
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20410
THE SECRETARY
March 26, 1981
The Honorable
Michael K. Deaver
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
The White House
Washington, D.C.
Dear Michael:
Thank you very much for the copy of
the letter you received from Mr. Roy T. Brophy.
His comments will be given very care-
ful consideration.
With kindest personal regards,
Very sincerely yours,
San
SAMUEL R. PIERCE, JR.
MKD-FILE MKD
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 20, 1981
Dear Roy:
Thanks for your letter of condolence.
Both Carolyn and I appreciated it very
much. We were pleased to learn over
these past weeks of all the nice things
Frank has done for people. We'll miss
him greatly.
I have taken the liberty of forwarding
your other letter to Secretary Pierce
at the Department of Housing and Urban
Development for his information and
review. I share your concern and thank
you for the indepth input.
Sincerely,
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
Mr. Roy T. Brophy
3040 Explorer Drive
CA 95827
ROY T. BROPHY
3040 EXPLORER DRIVE
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95827
March 6, 1981
Dear Mike,
On behalf of Becky and myself will you please accept and
pass on to Caroline our deep sadness and sympathy at the passing
of Frank.
Frank and I had been friends for many years here in Sacramento
and I find his passing a loss in my personal life too. Just the
week before his death we were at the Lincoln Club with Frank and
Marylou and he was in his usual good spirits with his continuing
interest about you two, our president and the Republican Party in
general.
Frank was instrumental in getting me into various activities
for which I will always be grateful to him. He was a very logical
and comprehensive thinker about all things in life and I will always
admire and miss being around him on this earth.
I was at his memorial but ever since I lost my son a few years
ago I am not much help to anyone at any service so I scurried
away.
Yours Car in sympathy,
Mr. Michael Deaver
Assistant Chief of Staff
President of the United States
Ronald Reagan
The White House
Washington, D. C.
ROY T. BROPHY
3040 EXPLORER DRIVE
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95827
March 6, 1981
Dear Mr. Deaver:
The purpose of this letter is to send to you directly some
thoughts relative to saving possibilities in the new administration.
While I am certain many of my thoughts may have been uttered by
others, please be assured that these come from almost 30 years of
dealing with Housing and Urban Development and its predecessor FHA.
My thoughts are not "abstract" ones but really ones that come from
being involved in the "concrete" end of things.
The obvious reason I am sending these directly to you rather
than to HUD is because I am fearful that these will be caught on
the coffers of those who are not problem solvers but may very well
have been the architects that created the original disasters that
I am critiquing.
Understand please I am not lobbying for things that will help
me personally but rather things that will help reduce the cost of
government and ultimately reduce the cost of housing for Americans.
What costs we have in money and in time as builders are naturally
passed on to the ultimate home buyer. The attached list has been
prepared in consultation with people in our business as well as
people in the business of government.
Thank you once again for listening to me.
Very
Roy
Attachment
Mr. Michael Deaver
Assistant Chief of Staff
President of the United States
Ronald Reagan
The White House
Washington, D. C.
The following personal comments and suggestions are offered for your
consideration as they offer some ways to reduce government operating
costs, mainly within the Department of Housing and Urban Development
you may not have previously considered.
1. Combine all federal home mortgage programs including those
administered by the Veterans Administration, HUD/FHA, and the
Farmers Home Administration under one agency. Many millions
would be saved (often ask why this isn't done).
2. Pull back all Community Planning and Development programs from
the Area Offices into the Regional CPD Offices. CPD operations
administered from the Regional Offices can, in my opinion,
adequately serve each region as well as the present Region-Area
Office structure. A significant savings in space and supervisory
personnel would result.
3. Abolish the Area Office structure. Each FHA Field Office should
be an autonomous insuring office reporting only to headquarters.
Regional Offices should serve only as administrative and account-
ing offices for the Field Offices, along with the CPD functions.
All personnel staffing allocations should also be made directly
from headquarters to individual Field Offices based on the head-
quarters analysis of needs in the various offices. At present,
headquarters distributes the staffing allocations to regions
which distribute them to Area Offices which distribute them to
the Service Offices. One distribution point is sufficient, and
usually I have found the headquarters distribution to be a more
fair share allocation than that which has been filtered through
the Regional and Area Offices.
4. Allow Field Offices to extend FHA single family conditional
commitments if in their opinion extensions are appropriate and
warranted. In house savings resulting from not having to set up
second files will be significant. The savings to the builders of
new homes and sellers of existing homes will amount to many hundreds
of thousands of dollars annually because new appraisal fees will
not be incurred, which is passed on to buyers.
5. Realign some Field Office jurisdictions to better utilize staff.
The very low workload in some jurisdictions warrants combining
jurisdictions.
6. Eliminate the Title X Land Development Loan Program (wastes a lot
of staff time but has never been much of a success), and the Section
235 subsidy program (it's impossible to adequately fund this program
to provide a fair distribution of units to the public we serve).
These funds could be better utilized in our programs for the elderly
and handicapped.
7. Continue to encourage Congress to abolish the Davis-Bacon Act. At
the time the Davis-Bacon Act came into being it was needed to help
stabilize the economy and wages. That was almost 50 years ago. For
us to use it now creates untold inflation in costs in areas that
are non-union. For example, if we were to build a federally insured
apartment house under Section 221-D-4 in a non-union town in northern
California, we would be paying a worker at least one-third more when
he works on our project than he would make on the other projects he
moves from and back to. This cost is passed on to the renters and/or
back to the federal government as increased subsidized interest costs.
File
Montgomery Associates
ERNEST T. MARSHALL
Vice Pres. & Director of Public Relations
EXECUTIVE SEARCH
Fairway Office Center
AGRI-BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS
Suite 221B
CONSULTANTS
4210 Johnson Dr.
WORLD
WIDE
Fairway, Kansas 66205
Ph. 913-236-8880
March 26, 1981
Dear Mike,
With your schedule and top of the top involvement,
I am honored with your written and telephone directed
responses to my proposals for Ag Day and Patriots Day.
Thank you.
Re my personal situation, the two mergers I spoke of
earlier have been beset by delays
though they look
more promising than ever.
Because their successful closing is key to my last
two years effort (and present cash flow, including
two-in-college-youngsters with a third right behind), **
I must ride herd on the buyers and sellers to conclusion.
Sixty to ninty days, I predict.
After this period, I will be in much better position to
entertain the possibility of a more direct participation
in assisting the Reagan administration
as volunteer, or
should the appropriate full time position develop.
Sincerely,
Emic
Ernest T. Marshall
Mr. Michael Deaver
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
** Thank the good Lord, three are out!
CC: Helene Von Damm
Assistant to the President
Hi Helene. I don't know what all you are doing there,
but for heaven's sake--keep it up. Your collective
accomplishments are no less than fantastic. Is Dottie
still in California? Ernie
Emi
Montgomery Associates
ERNEST T. MARSHALL
Vice Pres. & Director of Public Relations
EXECUTIVE SEARCH
Fairway Office Center
AGRI-BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS
Suite 221B
CONSULTANTS
4210 Johnson Dr.
WORLD
WIDE
Fairway, Kansas 66205
Ph. 913-236-8880
March 26, 1981
Dear Mike,
With your schedule and top of the top involvement,
I am honored with your written and telephone directed
responses to my proposals for Ag Day and Patriots Day.
Thank you.
Re my personal situation, the two mergers I spoke of
earlier have been beset by delays
though they look
more promising than ever.
Because their successful closing is key to my last
two years effort (and present cash flow, including
two-in-college-youngsters with a third right behind), **
I must ride herd on the buyers and sellers to conclusion.
Sixty to ninty days, I predict.
After this period, I will be in much better position to
entertain the possibility of a more direct participation
in assisting the Reagan administration
as
volunteer,
or
should the appropriate full time position develop.
Sincerely,
Emic
Ernest T. Marshall
Mr. Michael Deaver
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
** Thank the good Lord, three are out!
CC: Helene Von Damm
Assistant to the President
Hi Helene. I don't know what all you are doing there,
but for heaven's sake--keep it up. Your collective
accomplishments are no less than fantastic. Is Dottie
still in California? Ernie
Emi
From Desk Of:
Fairway Office Center
Vice President
Suite 221 B
ERNIE MARSHALL
4210 Johnson Dr.
Fairway, Kansas 66205
913-236-8880
3/28/81
Dear Mike,
Mignt you please
slide the enclosed letter
through the screen to RR,
It's mostly lighthearted
and there's a chuckle or
two on page Than's two.
Emie
Montgomery Associates
EXECUTIVE SEARCH
AGRI-BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS-CONSULTANTS
Montgomery Associates
ERNEST T. MARSHALL
Vice Pres. & Director of Public Relations
EXECUTIVE SEARCH
Fairway Office Center
AGRI-BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS
Suite 221B
CONSULTANTS
4210 Johnson Dr.
WORLD
Fairway, Kansas 66205
Ph. 913-236-8880
March 26, 1981
President Ronald Reagan
Dear Dutch
and that's the way I'll keep addressing these
personal notes until they lead me away, mothball my
mailbox or impugn my typewritter. (All, rightly deserved.)
After my thirty day barrage/support campaign for
super Ag Sec'y candidate Bob Book, however, I have kept
my communiques within channels. Certain others, among
your new associates, would be well advised to follow suit.
Having said that, in a humorous vien, I must relay with
sadness that my dear old friend, C. Y. "Kit"Thomas whose
recommendation for General Haig as your VP you kindly
acknowledged is in very grave condition, Helene will recall
he was one of the thousand dollar people at the Kansas City
cocktial reception hosted nearby at the Price's apartment.
(Kansas City is very appreciative of Charlie Price's
forthcoming appointment.)
My in channel notes have gone to Mike Deaver, regarding
a Patriot's Day April salute to Vietnam veterans (a pre-
El Salvador suggestion) and a White House Ag Day dinner
for 68 (the current number the farm worker feeds) on what
would have been your 68th day in office. (I'd have given you
the "Work Horse" single tree One More Time.) I have been
deeply honored by super edgements by Mike and you
should be very pleased to have such capable people, who somehow
manage to balance so very many, relatively unimportant, balls
and still stay on the priority projects. Your collective
accomplishments are fantastic. (Best stated in the enclosed
Wall Street Journal editorial than anywhere!)
And your own personal style leadership in the Presidency
is without equal in my lifetime. That's no bull, sir, I mean it.
(con't)
3/28/81 C.V.Thomas died.
page two
Montgomery Associates
ERNEST T. MARSHALL
Vice Pres. & Director of Public Relations
EXECUTIVE SEARCH
Fairway Office Center
AGRI-BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS
Suite 221B
CONSULTANTS
4210 Johnson Dr.
WORLD
WIDE
Fairway, Kansas 66205
Ph. 913-236-8880
On the business side, two mergers very important to my two
years effort should close in the next 60 to 90 days. Mike and
Helene are aware of my possible availability thereafter.
(And if they don't close, I may be all the more available--
along with two college students
in the loan programs
which
I've been meaning to write you about.)
One more story, and then you can get back to what you should
be doing. A couple week ago I received in the mail, this
beautiful large sized envelop from the Inaugural Committee.
Yup, our invitation! And I do deeply appreciate and it is
properly framed and displayed with those from the California
Inaugurals. (FYI, when asked by the many, "Are you going to
the Inaugural?" My cover line had been
"Well
like the Inaugurals
in California, it's a little tough to reconcile the six-college-
kid budget with a trip to a dance for 40,000. Or if
something
comes up that we should ever be invited to something for 400, or
even 4000 where the Reagans will be--we'll go.!)
Back to the invitation, I want you to know that I didn't have
the courage to send the following which would have been unaccompanied
and straight. ( And cunningly crafted by good wife Mary Cele.)
March 9, 1981
Dear Dutch,
Thank you very much for the Committee's invitation to
your Inaugural, received today. I am very honored.
However, no matter how hard I have tried, I find it
impossible to rearrange my calender to attend.
I certainly hope, sir, that you understand.
With warmest regards,
Emie
Ernest T. Marshall
Mission Hills, KS
PS If it's like the good book says, "the last shall be first",
I'll be looking for Invite Number One
just prior , please
to January 21, 1985. ETM
MKD -FILE
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 27, 1981
MEMORANDUM
TO:
DAVE FISCHER
FROM:
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
SUBJECT:
Oval Office
Whenever there's a visiting dignitary in the Oval
Office, from a foreign government, we should offer
coffee, tea, or some refreshment.