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WITHDRAWAL SHEET
Ronald Reagan Library
Collection Name DEAVER, MICHAEL: FILES
Withdrawer
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CORRESPONDENCE - AUGUST 1982(3)
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x3 MEMO
PAT BYE TO CLEARANCE CENTER
1 8/11/1982
B6
144
(INCLUDES SOCIAL SECURITY
NUMBERS)
21 1 LETTER
M. DEAVER TO DOUGLAS MORROW
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8/10/1982
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32 MEMO
CRAIG FULLER TO DEAVER RE
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8/4/1982
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DOUGLAS MORROW RESPONSE
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-6 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.
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Mr. Alan H. Nichols
The Nichols Law Corporation
Atkinson-Nichols Landmark Bldg.
1032 Broadway
San Francisco, CA 94133
8-10-82
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DANIEL RAPAPORT
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94133
DOUGLAS S. CHAN
August 4, 1982
Card
Michael K. Deaver
White House
Washington DC 20500
Dear Michael:
Just a note to thank you again for joining us at Silverado Squatters. You
certainly made a contribution to the camp during your short stay. In fact you
produced the best (and latest) "Tumbling Tumbleweed" I have heard for a long
time. I didn't get a chance to do it but wanted to thank you on behalf of
everybody in the country for the important service you are performing for us
all. Let me know if I can ever help.
Best regards,
a
Alan H. Nichols
AHN:lb
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
8-10-82
Dear Mr. Morrow:
The President told me that he spoke with you yesterday, and
that you are progressing well after open-heart surgery.
I am still trying to sort out your questions about Senate
Bill 2225.
I think Treasury's argument that the direct revenue effect
of permitting artists to deduct the fair market value of
their works contributed to charity would be relatively small,
as you suggest. However, Treasury's primary concern with
this proposal is not one of revenue but of tax policy. In
Treasury's view, the tax law should apply to all taxpayers
equally. If S. 2225 were enacted, artists would receive
better treatment than other income producers who contribute
their services or inventory to charity. Creating a special
rule for artists will lead to demands by other taxpayers for
similar treatment which it will be difficult for Congress to
justify denying.
Treasury believes that the rule which should apply to all
taxpayers is the current law rule that limits the deduction
for contributions of inventory-type property to the cost of
producing such property. This general rule produces the same
tax benefit as if the donor sold the property for its full
value and gave the proceeds to charity. Absent this rule,
most if not all of the economic consequences of making the
gift would be borne by -the Government.
Don Regan has said that you would be welcome to meet with him
or the members of his staff responsible for this area to
further discuss these issues. I will be happy to arrange a
meeting at your convenience when you are back on your feet.
Sincerely,
Mike
Michael K. Deaver
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
Mr. Douglas Morrow
1155 North Brand Boulevard
Glendale, California 91202
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MEMORANDUM FOR MICHAEL K. DEAVER
FROM:
CRAIG L. FULLER Cras
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SUBJECT:
Douglas Morrow Response
As requested, we have had the attached response developed for
the second letter from Mr. Morrow.
For whom should it be prepared in final form?
The President
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DRAFT PRESIDENTIAL RESPONSE
Thank you for writing me concerning a possible
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misunderstanding with respect to the revenue effect of
legislation which would permit a larger tax deduction than
permitted under current law for contributions by taxpayers of
their original art work, memorandums and letters contributed
to charity.
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argument validat
Treasury recognizes the direct revenue effect of
permitting artists to deduct the fair market value of their
works contributed to charity would be relatively small, as
you suggest. However, Treasury's primary concern with this
proposal is not one of revenue but of tax policy. In
Treasury's view, the tax law should apply to all taxpayers
equally. If S. 2225 were enacted, artists would receive
better treatment then other income producers who contribute
their services or inventory to charity. Creating a special
rule for artists will lead to demands by other taxpayers for
similar treatment which it will be difficult for Congress to
justify denying.
Treasury believes that the rule which should apply to
all taxpayers is the current law rule that limits the
deduction for contributions of inventory-type property to the
cost of producing such property. This general rule produces
the same tax benefit as if the donor sold the property for
its full value and gave the proceeds to charity. Absent this
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rule, most if not all of the economic consequences of making
the gift would be born by the government.
Don Regan has said that you would be welcome to meet
with him or the members of his staff responsible for this
area to further discuss these issues.
I'll he happy to alreage Sincerely, a mater
at your convenince when gerer
back on your feet.
Charitable Contribution of Art Work,
Manuscripts, Historical Papers,
etc. by Originator
FACT SHEET
Prior to the Tax Reform Act of 1969, a taxpayer who
contributed appreciated property to charity could deduct the
fair market value of the property even though the
appreciation was never subject to tax. This was true whether
or not the property was a capital asset. Thus, an artist
could contribute his work or a President or an academic could
contribute his papers to charity and get a charitable
contribution deduction for the fair value of the property
contributed.
The pre-1969 Act law led to a number of problems.
1. Individuals in the high income tax brackets were able to
obtain greater benefits from making charitable
contributions of property than from selling the
property. This was particularly true with respect to
property which would be taxed at regular income tax
rates (50 called ordinary income property) as opposed
to the more favorable capital gains rates (capital
assets).
2. It is very difficult to value property such as
presidential papers and art work, and there was general
concern that the charitable contribution provisions were
being abused.
o To address these problems, Congress modified the law in 1969
to provide that the deduction for charitable gifts of ordinary
income property would be limited to the amount it cost the
taxpayer to produce or acquire the property. Congress also
excluded from the definition of a capital asset letters,
memorandums and similar property held by a taxpayer whose
personal efforts created the property or for whom the property
was created.
The 1969 Act directly affected gifts by artists of their own
work, since this property is inventory or ordinary income
property in their hands.
o Under the 1969 Act, an artist's income tax deduction for works
of the artist's creation contributed to charity is generally
limited to the amount of money spent by the artist in creating
the work. Thus, an artist donating art work to charity is in
the same position as if he had sold the works and contributed
the after-tax proceeds to charity. Donation of letters of
memorandum by the originator are treated similarly.
o There have been a number of proposals which would permit
artists to deduct the fair market value of their works
contributed to charity.
o Treasury is opposed to these proposals for the following
reasons:
1. We believe the approach taken by the 1969 Act is
correct. It is also consistent with the treatment of
other income producers. For example, a physician who
works half a day in a hospital without pay does not get
a charitable contribution deduction. The physician's
income is unaffected, just as if he earned $500 for
his services and donated a like amount to charity.
2. If artists are given special treatment, it would be
difficult to rationalize denying special treatment to
other income producers.
3. In many cases, art work, letters and memorandum would be
extremely difficult to value and permitting a deduction
based on fair market value could easily be subject to
abuse.
DOUGLAS MORROW
June 30, 1982
Dear Mr. President:
Re: the tax deductibility of donations of significant materials,
I have checked with various authorities in this field. Not one of
them can understand or reconcile the figures Secretary Regan gave
you (tens of billions of dollars of revenue effect) with the figures
their studies have developed.
Is it possible that whoever briefed Regan on this may have un-
wittingly confused this proposed legislation with some other pro-
posed legislation that is in the hopper back there?
It is possible that there may be a proposed bill back there
that is similar to AB2698 in California, which attempted to make
deductible the donation of personal services to charitable insti-
tutions by persons over 55. This could lead to massive abuse and
loss of substantial revenues. Happily, it has failed. And if
something similar is in the hopper back there it, too, should be
beaten. I mention this possibility of confusion because in your
letter to me of 5/3 you refer to the contribution of goods or
services to charity.
The legislation we're talking about only relates to signifi-
cant books, works of art, manuscripts, notes, letters, memoranda,
etc., which by reason of their unique literary, artistic, scienti-
fic, cultural, historical, etc., significance have a special im-
portance to research and study, and a clearly established value
in the marketplace.
The three bills addressing this problem to which I referred
in my memo of 4/15 had a total estimated revenue effect of 45
million dollars. (These three bills have been consolidated into
one bill, S2225.)
The Presidential Task Force On The Arts And Humanities, which
strongly recommends this legislation, estimates the revenue effect
at no more than 5 million annually.
It is likely that the actual amount, according to experts in
the field, would fall somewhere between those two figures, 5 to 45
million dollars annually.
But tens of billions of dollars? No way, on this legislation.
I am no less concerned about possible abuse than you are. But
I am assured by experts on these matters that there are ample safe-
guards against abuse. And the proponents of this amending legis-
lation would support any additional safeguards to prevent abuse.
R.R.
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6/30/82
The Congress should be encouraged to correct their mistake
of 1969. And you should run point in this encouragement SO you
can get credit for it from the academic and cultural communities.
You need something like this to help counteract the distorted per-
ceptions of you the media have induced,- that you don't care about
or are insensitive to the academic and cultural communities and
God knows what else!
You have a lot more important things occupying you right now.
If there is anything I can do to help get the facts straightened
out, with Regan or whomever, just say the word.
But, in any event, I hope, upon investigation and confirmation
of what I've described, you' 11 visibly support this legislation.
With affectionate regards to you and Nancy.
Sincerely,
PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES
First Tax Recommendation: Donations of Works by Creators
The 1969 amendment to the tax code governing charitable gifts of creative
works by artists, writers and composers should be amended as follows:
1. that the creators of these works shall receive the same tax
treatment, as a result of the charitable contribution of such
work, available to a collector or other donor giving a purchased
work or manuscript;
2. that the value of the contribution shall be governed by the most
recent arms-length sale, by the creator, or a comparable work,
or by another appropriate appraisal mechanism.
Current tax law allows the creator of a work who donates the work to a
charitable institution to deduct only the value of the materials that were
used in creating the literary, musical, or artistic work. A donor who is not
the creator may deduct the fair market value of the work. Donations of works
to institutions such as museums and libraries by living artists and authors
have been substantially reduced since this provision was instituted. The
dispersion of collections of creators' works has had a deleterious effect on
the availability of research materials for scholarly activity.
There are three immediate benefits from this proposal. First, museums
and libraries will be able to acquire works of art without cost. Second,
artists and authors will be able to choose the institutions where their best
work will be displayed. Third, the public will benefit from the presence in
public institutions of the works of living artists and writers.
Furthermore, since the Internal Revenue Service now has a panel which
monitors the value of artistic works for tax purposes, and as the revenue loss
for similar legislative proposals has been estimated at no more than $5 million
annually, such a modest change in the tax code appears reasonable.
*
Report to the President, Presidential Task Force on the Arts and
Humanities, October 1981, p. 20.
THE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES
Resolution B-5: Tax Incentives for Donations of Authors and Artists
WHEREAS, prior to the Tax Reform Act of 1969 (PL 91-172), an
author or artist who donated his or her literary, musical or
artistic compositions or papers to a library or museum could
take a tax deduction equal to the fair market value of the
items at the time of the contribution, and
WHEREAS, since 1969 such deductions have been limited to the
cost of the materials used to produce the compositions, and
donations to libraries have been severely reduced, and
WHEREAS, an entire generation of literary papers may be lost to
future scholars through lack of an incentive to donate them
to libraries, and
WHEREAS, restoration of a tax incentive would contribute to the
equitable tax treatment of authors and artists and would
increase public access to and preservation of the Nation's
literary and artistic legacy,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the United States Congress enact
legislation restoring a tax incentive for authors and artists
to donate their creative works to libraries and museums.*
Approved in General Session, November 19, 1979
*Information for the 1980's: Final Report of the White House Conference
on Library and Information Services, 1979, p. 57.
RESOLUTION ON LITERARY, MUSICAL, AND ARTISTIC DONATIONS TO LIBRARIES
WHEREAS prior to the Tax Reform Act of 1969 (PL 91-172), an author or artist who
donated his or her literary, musical or artistic compositions or papers
to a library or museum could take a tax deduction equal to the fair market
value of the items at the time of the contribution, and
WHEREAS since 1969 such deductions have been limited to the cost of the materials
used to produce the composition, and
WHEREAS
since 1969 donations of manuscripts and papers from authors and other
figures to libraries have been severely reduced, and
WHEREAS libraries, in their present precarious financial condition, are rarely
able to compete successfully for manuscripts on the open market, and
WHEREAS
an entire generation of literary papers may be lost to future scholars
through lack of an incentive to donate them to libraries, and
WHEREAS
restoration of the tax deduction would contribute to the equitable tax
treatment of authors and artists and would increase public access to and
preservation of the nation's literary and artistic legacy;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the American Library Association go on record in
support of legislative measures which would help restore a tax incentive
for authors and artists to donate their creative works to libraries and
museums, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the American Library Association supports the
restoration of the pre-1969 tax deduction equal to the fair market
value of literary, musical or artistic compositions or papers at the
time donated by the creator to a library or museum.
Adopted by the Council of the
American Library Association
Dallas, Texas, June 28, 1979
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE
Northridge, California 91330
SPOTHITAMON
1955
UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
May 13, 1982
Mr. Douglas Morrow
1155 North Brand Boulevard
Glendale, Ca. 91202
Dear Mr. Morrow:
Prior to 1969, a full fair market value tax deduction could
be taken for the donation of any literary, musical or artistic
composition to a charitable institution. In 1969 the tax law was
changed specifically to prevent elected officials from taking
advantage of this privilege. Caught up in this change was the
ability of artists, musicians and writers to use the deduction,
although collectors who purchase such items and later donate them
to qualifying charities can still take the full deduction. Since
then, donations of contemporary literary and musical manuscripts
to academic and research libraries have declined markedly, as I
have documented in several surveys (which I am including for your
reference).
I've heard on several occasions that the Office of the
Treasury feels that if a bill giving artists, composers and
authors tax credit were passed, then one would have to give tax
credit to people who donate personal services to tax exempt
charities (for example, physicians). I would remind you that for
the most part, pro bono acts by people such as MDs, no matter how
laudable, are usually one-time acts and are not very susceptible
to careful record-keeping and "paper trails". In the instance of
artists, authors and composers, the donated work rests in the
institution for all time and for all scholars the country over to
use. I think that this is a gift substantially different from
donated services.
I believe I have discussed with you a California Assembly
Bill which deals with people over the age of 55, who donate
personal services to charitable institutions. I feel that this
is a totally different type of donation than what we've been
discussing, and would cost a substantial sum in tax revenues.
This bill is identified as AB 2698, and I have learned only this
morning that it has failed.
The Treasury Office has also in the past expressed concern
about artists, composers and authors making inflated claims for
the value of their works. You may be interested to know that the
Page 2.
Letter to D. Morrow
5/13/82
IRS has policies and procedures that address themselves to this
problem. A claim of market value can be rejected by the IRS
before or after consultation with an expert or panel of experts
in the field of the disputed work. (The IRS has many names on
file, and most prominent museum and special collection curators
have served in this capacity.) The IRS also has available to it
handbooks listing museum/special collection curators. I would be
happy to forward a list of these books to your attention if you
so desire. In any event, it is the donor who is forced to prove
the market value of a creative work, not the IRS. If a
difference of opinion still exists between the IRS and the donor
following the review by the expert (s), the donor then has the
option of taking the matter to a federal district court or to the
Federal Tax Court in Washington, D.C. , according to an IRS Legal
Officer whom I consulted a short time ago. In both instances, the
courts rely upon panels of experts in the field of the manuscript
or art. I believe that this procedure gives both the IRS and the
country reasonable protection. If you would like to speak to
someone who has served in the capacity of an expert, for both
manuscripts and art works, you may contact:
Jake Zeitlan
Zeitlan & Ver Brugge
815 N. La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, Ca
(213) 655-7581
or
Jean-Luc Bordeaux (former Director of the Norton Simon
Museum)
Professor of Art History
California State University, Northridge
Northridge, Ca. 91330
(213) 885-2192
There are numerous reference materials and sale catalogs
which are available to experts and to the IRS that can be used to
make appraisals and market value judgements. (The Sotheby- Parke
Bernet Catalogs are an example).
Finally, to bring you up to date on the status of the laws
in the Senate which seek to give tax credits to artists, authors
and composers, I'd like to report that the 3 bills which we have
discussed have been consolidated into a single piece of
legislation sponsored by the Senators concerned. The bill is
S.2225, and I am enclosing a copy for your reference. In
addition, you will find enclosed copies of the testimony which I
have offered to two subcommittees of the Senate Finance
Committee, in 1979 and in 1981, and another copy of each of my
books on the subject of implications of the tax reform act.
Page 3.
Letter to D. Morrow
5/13/82
Please feel free to call me with any further questions, or
for clarification on any points made in this correspondence. As
the Director of a large academic library, and a Trustee of the
Universities' Art Gallery, I am appreciative of your efforts in
this area, and am pleased to be of some assistance to you.
Respectfully yours,
Norman E Janis
Norman E. Tanis
Director of University Libraries
NET:bh
P.S. I am enclosing a copy of my Vita, in the event that anyone
questions you about my credentials.
NET
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2 the end thereof the following new paragraph:
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To the Inten 11: venue Code of 19.1 In remove rtain limitations on
charitable contributions of certain items.
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"(A) IN GENERAL.- In the case of a charita-
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composition, any letter or memorandum, or simi-
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
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lur prop rty, if such property WDS created by the
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personal efforts of the taxpayer making such con-
the Committee on Finance
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tribution, the amount of such contribution shall be
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the fair market value of the property contributed
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at the time of such contribution and no reduction
A BILL
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in such amount shall be made under subparagraph
To amend the Internal R. venue Code of 1954 to remove
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(A) or (B) of paragraph (1).
certain limitations on charitable contributions of certain items.
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"(B) CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS BY PUBLIC
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OFFICIALS.-Subpuraaph (A) shall not apply in
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the case of any charituble COI tribution' of any
3 Phat this Act may he ted PH the "Artist's Tax Equity and
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letter, memorandum, or similar property which
4 Donation Act of 1982".
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was written, prepared. or produced by or for an
5 SEC. 2. CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF CERTAIN ITEMS
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individual while such individual was an officer or
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CREATED BY THE TAXPAYER.
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employee of the United States or of any State (or
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Subsection (e) of section 170 of the Internal Revenue
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political subdivision thereof) if the writing, prepa-
8 Code of 1954 (relating to certain contributions of ordinary
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ration, or production of such property was related
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to contri-
5: butions made after December 31,1981."
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[JOINT COMMITTEE PRINT]
DESCRIPTION OF TAX BILLS
(S. 649, S. 851, and S. 852)
RELATING TO
THE TAX TREATMENT OF ARTISTS
SCHEDULED FOR A HEARING
BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON ESTATE AND GIFT TAXATION
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
ON NOVEMBER 10, 1981
PREPARED FOR THE USE OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
BY THE STAFF OF THE
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
These 3 bills leave been
consolidated into our
bill 5225,-attached
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
CABINET AFFAIRS STAFFING MEMORANDUM
close of business,
DATE:
July 27, 1982
NUMBER: 072830CA
DUE BY: Monday, August 2
SUBJECT: Correspondence to the President from Douglas Morrow
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
ALL CABINET MEMBERS
Baker
Vice President
Deaver
State
Clark
Treasury
Darman (For WH Staffing)
Defense
Attorney General
Harper
Interior
Jenkins
Agriculture
Gray
Commerce
Labor
HHS
HUD
Transportation
Energy
Education
Counsellor
OMB
CIA
UN
USTR
CCCT/Kass
CCEA/Porter
CEA
CCFA/Boggs
CEQ
CCHR/Carleson
OSTP
CCLP/Uhlmann
CCNRE/Boggs
REMARKS: Please review the attached correspondence and prepare a draft
response for the President's signature.
Thanks.
RETURN TO:
Craig L. Fuller
Becky Norton Dunlop
Assistant to the President
Director, Office of
for Cabinet Affairs
Cabinet Affairs
456-2823
456-2800
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DEPARTMENT THE THE TREASURY
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20220
1789
August 3, 1982
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HONORABLE CRAIG L. FULLER
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR CABINET
AFFAIRS
Subject: Response to Douglas Morrow
I have reviewed the letter the President has received
from Douglas Morrow and have forwarded it to John E.
Chapoton, Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy). A draft
response to Mr. Morrow is also attached.
Mr. Morrow is asking the President to support S.
2225, a bill which would permit artists to deduct the fair
market value of their works contributed to charity. S.
2225 would also permit taxpayers, other than public offi-
cials, to deduct the fair market value of their letters
and memorandums contributed to charity. The law in this
area and Treasury's concern with respect to this proposal
are summarized in the fact sheet which was sent to the
President on April 30 and which I have attached for your
convenience.
In requesting the President's support for S. 2225,
Mr. Morrow emphasizes that the revenue effect would be
small. We do not yet have a revenue estimate on S. 2225.
However, we can say that the revenue effect of permitting
artists to deduct the fair market value of their works
contributed to charity would be small, as Mr. Morrow
suggests. To permit taxpayers other than public officials
to deduct the fair market value of letters and memorandums
contributed to charity could significantly increase the
revenue effect of this proposal, depending upon the types
of documents which would qualify for the deduction.
Moreover, S. 2225 represents a major exception to the
general rule that taxpayers may only deduct the cost of
inventory contributed to or services performed for chari-
ty. The more exceptions that are made to this general
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rule, the more difficult it becomes to deny similar treat-
ment to other income producers, such as doctors, lawyers,
or anyone who volunteers services or donates inventory to
charitable organizations. If these further exceptions
were made, the revenue effect would be enormous.
Both Secretary Regan and John E. Chapoton have again
indicated they would be happy to meet with Mr. Morrow to
further discuss these issues.
x
David L. Chew
Executive Assistant
to the Secretary
Attachments
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 4, 1982
MEMORANDUM FOR MICHAEL K. DEAVER
FROM:
CRAIG L. FULLER Crab
SUBJECT:
Douglas Morrow Response
As requested, we have had the attached response developed for
the second letter from Mr. Morrow.
For whom should it be prepared in final form?
The President
MKD
CLF
DRAFT PRES-IDENTIAL RESPONSE
Thank you for writing me concerning a possible
misunderstanding with respect to the revenue effect of
legislation which would permit a larger tax deduction than
permitted under current law for contributions by taxpayers of
their original art work, memorandums and letters contributed
to charity.
Treasury recognizes that the direct revenue effect of
permitting artists to deduct the fair market value of their
works contributed to charity would be relatively small, as
you suggest. However, Treasury's primary concern with this
proposal is not one of revenue but of tax policy. In
Treasury's view, the tax law should apply to all taxpayers
equally. If S. 2225 were enacted, artists would receive
better treatment then other income producers who contribute
their services or inventory to charity. Creating a special
rule for artists will lead to demands by other taxpayers for
similar treatment which it will be difficult for Congress to
justify denying.
Treasury believes that the rule which should apply to
all taxpayers is the current law rule that limits the
deduction for contributions of inventory-type property to the
cost of producing such property. This general rule produces
the same tax benefit as if the donor sold the property for
its full value and gave the proceeds to charity. Absent this
-2-
rule, most if not all of the economic consequences of making
the gift would be born by the government.
Don Regan has said that you would be welcome to meet
with him or the members of his staff responsible for this
area to further discuss these issues.
Sincerely,
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 11, 1982
TO:
ANNE HIGGINS
FROM:
Mr. Deaver's office - Pat Bye
SUBJECT:
Request for Office Coverage
Mr. Deaver requests that his office be covered during the
absence of the regular staff traveling with the President
to California during the month of August and the first week
in September.
Arrangements have been made and confirmed with Ann DeLuca
for coverage August 19, 20 and the 23rd and with Gail Ledwig
for coverage August 24th thru the 27th. Coverage from August 30th
thru September 3rd is required and will be worked out by Gail
Ledwig with possible assistance from your staff if needed.
Thank you.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 12, 1982
Dear Bruce:
Thanks for your recent letter regarding
the President meeting with your editorial
board at a future date. We can't do it
on this trip, but will certainly keep you
in mind for the future.
Thanks, too, for sending the copy of
Adweek's article about The Daily News. It
was most interesting, and you have apparently
done an excellent job.
Sincerely,
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
Mr. Bruce Winters
Editor/Executive Vice President
Daily News
14539 Sylvan Street
Van Nuys, CA 91411
dear Brise
DAILY NEWS
not on this
14539 SYLVAN STREET
VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA
BRUCE WINTERS
EDITOR / EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
peep 91411 this you But in (213) will TELEPHONE wind 997-4357
28 July
for 1982 the fature.
Dear Mike:
I know this request does not fall into your baili-
wick, but your help would be appreciated.
Since we regard ourselves as the second newspaper
in Los Angeles (Brand X is number one), we feel
snubbed because the boss has visited with two
other editorial boards but not our own. Seriously,
we have changed considerably since the Green
Sheet days and even Lyn, the old grouch, singled
us out as among the ten best overlooked news-
papers. (I wonder if he was putting us on?
See attached.)
Anyway, do you think a meeting with our editorial
board could be squeezed into the president's
schedule on one of his next trips west? We
would be honored to have him, and I do not have
to tell you that our circulation area--from
Glendale to Thousand Oaks--contains a slug of
Reagan supporters.
Thanks for any help with this project.
Best Goe personal regards,
Michael K. Deaver
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Page N.R. 40
ADWEEK
April 1982
NEWSPAPER REPORT
umbed to a similar fate.
in neighboring Raleigh or Greensboro. But
outside of the Kansas City Star and Times,
Today the paper appears to be making a
no one can accuse the Observer of laziness. It
they [the Harris Group] run the best paper
comeback-"appears," because it is too ear-
took on the cotton industry and state and
in Kansas."
ly to tell where its current redefinition will
federal regulators in a series entitled
Harris supplements its local and wire-
take it. But the changes have been distinct
"Brown Lung: A Case of Deadly Neglect"
originated copy with offerings from an intra-
enough to convince most of ADWEEK's ad-
and won a bookcase full of awards.
company news wire that feeds features and
visers-from "Lou Grant" to Lyn Nofziger
"The Observer took on the biggest indus-
columns to its holdings. But Buzbee said lo-
and Jody Powell-that the Sun is not get-
try in its state, a courageous decision which
cal coverage keeps the News's readers com-
ting the recognition it deserves.
alienated a powerful economic and political
ing back. And they work off their feelings
It is, however, a paper that always has
force in the Carolinas," said the judges for
about its editorial page by "writing a lot of
lived somewhat of a schizophrenic existence.
the Roy W. Howard Public Service Awards.
lovely letters," he noted. "We print five or
The Sun has fought unfair comparisons that
Mark Ethridge III, The Charlotte Ob-
six letters to the editor every day, which is a
judged it alongside such larger institutions
server's managing editor, said going that ex-
fair number for a paper this size."
as The Washington Post, against which it
tra mile is a trademark that has made the pa-
The News has paid a price for its aggres-
competes only to a minor degree in the na-
per "a good place to work" and a powerful
siveness. In 1960, when it endorsed John F.
tion's capital.
force. The Observer has a circulation of
Kennedy over Richard Nixon, several thou-
The result is that The Sun often has been
170,000, which Ethridge said is healthy and
sand outraged Kansans canceled their sub-
overlooked for what it is-a Baltimore pa-
growing.
scriptions. They've come back. Circulation
per, a paper that stands out on its own as a
And he has equal praise for the paper's
now stands at 45,000.
state or local paper that retains a tradition of
owner, Knight-Ridder, and its "terrific
excellence that perhaps has become clearest
staff-folks who could, by and large, go to
since the closing last year of The Washing-
larger papers-a bunch of very excellent
ton Star, which netted the Sun such talent
journalists. But they like living in a good,
Daily News
as political columnists Jack Germond and
Sunbelt, growing city."
Jules Whitcover and Supreme Court veter-
CIRCULATION: 144,000
an Lyle Denniston.
One of The Sun's major changes has been
The Hutchinson News
Murphy, brought in last year as the newspa-
per's first outsider publisher. The timing of
Because of post office practices and cities-
Murphy's arrival may have been providen-
within-a-city like Beverly Hills and Santa
CIRCULATION: 45,000
A month after he took over, the Star
Monica, it's hard to play the geography
closed in Washington, creating a void in the
gaine in the West's giant megalopolis, Los
Maryland suburbs that he quickly moved to
Angeles, without a scorecard. Given those
fill with what he called his "Maryland" news-
Conservatism runs strong through the
problems, pity might ordinarily be in order
paper.
heart of Kansas. And publishing an aggres-
for the Los Angeles Daily News, the little
But he quickly asserts that the Sun's
sive, liberal-leaning newspaper in the most
paper with the big name. Its mail is ad-
scramble to regain the respect it once had as
conservative part of one of the country's
dressed to Van Nuys, it shares a market
the paper of H.L. Mencken, whose portrait
most conservative states hardly seems the
with the Los Angeles Times, the journalistic
hangs in the anteroom of Murphy's office,
way to win friends and influence people. In
leviathan of the West, and, to make matters
goes beyond the Star's demise. "This paper
its 110 years, The Hutchinson News has
worse, not too many years ago the Daily
simply has made a commitment to quality,"
learned that lesson. It has made its share of
News was still being given away as a lowly
he said. "Some of it had to do with the Star,
enemies-but won its share of respect in the
shopper.
but much of it is related to the development
process.
These were hardly auspicious beginnings.
of new features and new talent that have
It was not all that long ago when Robert
But in the course of the last year or SO the
just made this a better newspaper."
Dole, then a rising political star and today
Daily News has evolved into a quality daily
one of the real powers of the U.S. Senate,
paper that should cry out at the top of Page
denounced the News as "the prairie
One in billboard fashion: "Watch this space
The Charlotte Observer
Pravda." Dole since has made up with his
for further development."
former nemesis at the News, John McCor-
It is, more than any other paper on AD-
mally. But the paper's present editor, Rich-
WEEK's list, an industry comer. It won high
CIRCULATION: 170,000
ard Buzbee, points with pride to the legacy
praise from ADWEEK's judges-not because
left by those attacks. The News, he said,
of its potential for taking on the Los Angeles
"has a heritage of an unusually candid and
Times(there is none)-but because of what it
forceful editorial policy. It has always been
has accomplished in its own right.
While The Charlotte Observer does not
on the liberal side. It has become more con-
The Daily News is a metropolitan daily-
display the growth and zest of some of its
servative in recent years, but it is still quite
but one that has yet to conquer its own ano-
Sunbelt counterparts, it shows signs of vital-
liberal for Kansas."
nymity outside its marketing area. One re-
ity that distinguish it from other mainstay
Today the News is less an aberration in
cent exclusive was picked up by one of the
papers in the region. One ADWEEK judge
the state's political fabric than it was 20-plus
major wire services, only to be greeted with
called it "a. first-class operation-a quality
years ago. But its reputation lives on-
skepticism by an editor in Washington who,
per with good, strong leadership." Anoth-
strengthening in turn the image of its own-
with brow furrowed, remarked, "Just what
said the legacy of "fine Southern journal-
er, the Hutchinson-based Harris Group,
the hell's the Los Angeles Daily News?"
ism" lives on in Charlotte.
whose holdings include other small papers in
The paper began as a weekly shopper, the
Not everyone is that high on the Observer.
Kansas, Iowa and California.
Valley News and Green Sheet. The "Green
Some question whether it is as good as it
"Harris runs good newspapers," said a
Sheet" was dropped in 1979 as the paper's
once was. Others say the Observer's stature
news executive who has dealt with other
frequency was increased. Still, the Valley
as the largest paper in the Carolinas should
chains. "They spend more money than they
News was not exactly making journalistic
not eclipse the editorial excellence of papers
have to, they have a good reputation, and
history. As ADWEEK panelist Lyn Nofziger
Page N.R. 42
ADWEEK
April 1982
NEWSPAPER REPORT
1
Als, "It went from being a once-a-week
zoning in the country." The news reports
He brought in Bill Ketter, a former UPI
throwaway to being a four-times-a-week
and advertising were packaged for market
executive in Boston and New York, as edi-
throwaway."
areas. With special production techniques,
tor. Ketter, in turn, established a demand-
Much of the credit for its success goes to
Vaughn said, the Sentinel-Star ensures "the
ing style and-in the words of one staffer-
Bruce Winters, a former national political
zoned news is what happened last night, not
"breathed life into this one."
reporter who molded it into an informative,
what happened two or three days ago."
How does The Patriot Ledger compete SO
upstart paper that could compete in a tough,
close to The Boston Globe? City editor Jo-
competitive market.
hanna Seltz said, "We are what the Globe
Winters said the new name helped over-
come the lingering image of a throwaway
NEWS MYERS
PRESS
isn't-people's hometown paper for 28
towns and one city."
shopper. And he notes that the Daily News,
GANNETT NEWSPAPER
According to Ketter, failing pm papers
now owned by the Tribune Co., had the larg-
forgot that "useful hard, spot news is what
est circulation increase-18 percent, to
CIRCULATION: 70,000
people buy a paper for." He runs features
140,000-of any of the 100 largest dailies in
and soft news because "you have to be com-
the country, a distinction he calls "very
plete to appeal to a wide variety of readers,"
gratifying."
but he believes fresh news is what sells
Winters gives his readers-scattered
Farther to the south, along Florida's Gulf
newspapers best. "We are the only place our
from Van Nuys to Venice-an ample diet of
Coast, the Gannett-owned Fort Myers
readers will find out about the town meeting
national and international news. But he be-
News-Press sells an average of 70,000 news-
or the fire in the neighborhood."
lieves local news sells the paper. Unlike the
papers on weekdays and 81,000 papers on
Los Angeles Times, the Daily News has no
Sunday to a population that varies with the
bureau in Nairobi, no 35-member Washing-
seasons.
The
ton staff-just a lot of people covering the
Critics contend that Gannett, the nation's
valleys.
largest chain, does not do as much to im-
MOUNTAIN EAGLE
prove its papers as it does its profits. But ex-
CIRCULATION: 7,700
-ecutive editor Ron Thornburg points out
Sentinel Star
that in 1971, the year Gannett took over, the
News-Press did not win a single journalism
prize. The next year it won one and by 1980
The weekly Mountain Eagle has some
it had won 88.
7,700 paid subscribers. One of them is
CIRCULATION: 227,000
Charles Kuralt, longtime man-on-the-road
for CBS and an ADWEEK panelist. "It is a
The Patriot Ledger
weekly you ought not to overlook," he ad-
The Orlando Sentinel-Star and Fort
vised. "It is a brave little paper that has run
Myers News-Press have one obvious thing in
into all kinds of trouble over the years. It is
common-geography. The second thing
CIRCULATION: 90,000
very brave, even noble."
they have in common-excellence-may be
If a paper can be measured by the trouble
directly linked to the first.
it incites on behalf of the right causes, The
In fact, there are characteristics unique to
Mountain Eagle would be on anybody's list.
the Florida market that have fostered the
The real action in the newspaper industry
The Mountain Eagle's motto, "It screams,"
development of top-notch papers like the St.
these days is not in the cities, but the sub-
was changed after the paper was firebombed
Petersburg Times and the Orlando and Fort
urbs. The Patriot Ledger's offices are four
in 1974. Today it reads, "It still screams."
Myers papers. O. Reid Ashe, the Southern-
miles from the sprawling plant of the vener-
The Eagle is a family-run operation head-
born and Northern-educated publisher of
able Boston Globe. And while the paper's
ed by Tom Gish, his wife Pat, their son Ben
the Jackson (Tenn.) Sun, explains that
editors may sometimes hope the proximity
and son-in-law Fred Oakes. The family has
"newspapers down here just have to be good
is causing consternation in the Globe board
owned it for 25 of its 75 years. Ben Gish says
to survive. You're not fighting entrenched
room, it is not because they envision them-
the firebombing came after a series of edito-
habits. Everyone's been there a relatively
selves as the next great Boston daily.
rials denouncing police harassment of
short period of time, they've read papers all
The Patriot Ledger has become one of the
youths. A city policeman convicted of hiring
their lives and they know a good paper-and
country's fastest-growing dailies not by go-
two people to carry out the bombing was
will buy it-when they see it."
ing head-to-head against the Globe but by
handed a one-year suspended sentence.
Theory aside, the Tribune Co.-owned
developing its own market in the Globe's
Given that there are only 30,000 people in
Sentinel-Star has experienced meteoric
backyard-offering a complete, yet locally
all of Letcher County, nestled among the
growth in the last two years, as has its mar-
oriented paper that has risen in circulation
Cumberland Mountains in eastern Ken-
ket, which includes Disney World. Winter
from 73,000 to 90,000 over three years.
tucky, Ben Gish says he is proud of his 7,700
circulation has gone from 189,000 to 227,000
"They do one hell of a job," said a Boston-
circulation. Kuralt voices his own pride in
and is expected to expand as Disney World
area news executive. "It's an extremely pro-
The Mountain Eagle for "fighting the vest-
does.
gressive paper that has done a good job re-
ed interests of fat cats."
The Tribune Co. bought the paper in the
sponding to the community's needs. There
"It has done what it was supposed to do,"
mid-1960s and "didn't do much except take
isn't much that walks or talks in their area
the veteran newsman says. "It survived
money out in boxcars," said executive
that they don't know about."
when it looked like it couldn't. It has stood
Cultor Steve Vaughn. But that wasn't un-
The main driving force has been publisher
up for what is decent in a politically corrupt
usual for the time in Florida.
K. Prescott Low, who also serves on the
part of Appalachia."
In 1976, Jim Squires was brought in as
board of the American Newspaper Publish-
editor, and during the next five years-be-
ers Association. But along with his willing-
This report was compiled by Norman D. Sandler
fore taking over the Chicago Tribune-he
ness to make a financial commitment to ex-
in Washington, DC, and Paul E. Schindler in
oversaw what Vaughn called "possibly the
cellence, Low has a penchant for tapping
San Francisco with the help of the ADWEEK panel
most aggressive and complicated edition
talent.
of judges.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 12, 1982
Dear Mr. Stumpff:
Thank you for your letter. I regret that this
response has been delayed. However, due to the
hectic pace here in Washington, it is not always
possible for me to reply as quickly as I would
like.
It was good of you to give me the benefit of your
views on the proposed Products Liability Act of
1981. The Administration is currently considering
the concept of Federal legislation providing uni-
form standards of product liability. You can be
sure that I will keep your comments in mind as we
continue deliberations on this topic.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
Mr. Gene A. Stumpff
President
HAMMARY
Post Office Box 760
Lenoir, NC 28645
HAMMARY
P.O. Box 760
Lenoir, North Carolina 28645
704 728-3231
June 21, 1982
The Honorable Michael K. Deaver
Deputy Chief of Staff and
Assistant to the President
The White House
Washington, D. C. 20500
Dear Mr. Deaver:
I am writing to urge your cosponsorship for H.R. 5214, the Products Liability Act
of 1981, introduced by Congressman Shumway of California.
Uncertain and inequitable products liability tort laws are a serious problem to
our company, which employs over 700 persons.
Product Liability tort laws are largely judge-made, and are different in each of
the fifty states. In fact, product liability tort laws are continually changing;
for products manufactured today, we do not know the standard of conduct to which
we will be held tomorrow.
Since the law of the state where the injury occurs is generally applied, and since
we ship our product into virtually every state, there is little that the North
Carolina legislature can do to protect us.
H.R. 5214 provides uniform principles which will be applicable in all states.
These principles place responsibility for harm on the person best able to avoid
injury, and otherwise respond to our concerns by equitably balancing the needs of
product sellers for certainty with the needs of injured product users for adequate
redress.
This measure is presently pending in the Committee on Energy and Commerce's
Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. This Subcommittee is chaired by
Congressman Henry Waxman, who had indicated that, the Subcommittee's schedule
permitting, he expects to hold hearings on product liability tort legislation
later this year.
It is important for you to add your name as a cosponsor to H.R. 5214 at this time.
Your cosponsorship will help assure a speedy consideration of this legislation, and
will demonstrate that support for this approach transcends geographic and partisan
consideration.
Thank you for your attention and cooperation in this matter.
Respectfully,
Gene A. a Stumpff
President
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A Division of
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 12, 1982
Dear Father Lester:
It was good to hear from you again. One of the
most pleasant aspects of my position is the
opportunity it gives me to keep in touch with
old friends.
It was good of you to take the time to give me
your insights into the question of nuclear dis-
armament. I am taking the liberty of forwarding
your letter to Mr. John F. Burgess, Special
Assistant to the President for Public Liaison.
Again, thank you for writing.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
The Reverend William Lester, S.J.
Foundation for Moral Education
2980 Senter Road
San Jose, CA 95111
FOUNDATION FOR MORAL EDUCATION
2980 SENTER ROAD
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95111
(408) 281-2151
August 4, 1984
Board Members
Mrs. John D. Crummey
Mr. Michael Deaver
San Jose
THE WHITE HOUSE
Dennis Delisle
Washington, D. C.
Owner, D.N.A. International
William Lester
Jesuit
Dear Mike,
Consuelo Castillo Malatesta
Founder
Castillo's Mexican Kitchens
I know you're busy so right to the point.
Lloyd C. Winter
Olympic Track Coach
The President seems very concerned about the proponents
of nuclear-freeze. Perhaps the following points from the
Advisory Board
moral view may be of some use to him, especially with Catholic
A. E. "Gene" Cancilla
leaders.
Realtor. San Jose
Luis Caratan
Contrary to the stand of some bishops, distinguishing
President
M. Caratan, Inc.
between combatants and non-combatants in a total war is
James de Lorimier
next to impossible. Even civilians are in the war effort. So,
Partner
Monterey Packing Co.
it seems even though civilian centers have low priority for
Rd
K. Dornan
our bombing, they need not be held absolutely immune.
Com sman
R. T. Dunkin, D.D.S., K.M.
Self-defense is a moral right. Also, we may die in
San Jose
our battle to avoid unjust slavery. Hence, it seems the
Ray K. Farris II, CLU
Farris, Farris & Associates
great number of deaths that would come to us in a nuclear war
Jarvis Gantt
against the Kremlin and its likes is morally allowable.
President
(Catholic leaders seem to overlook that point entirely.) It
Probe Systems, Inc.
is even more allowable to kill the unjust aggressor if that
James M. Graham
Attorney, Sacramento
is the only way of stopping him.
Hildegarde
Chanteuse, New York City
Catholic leaders of nuclear-freeze argue that dispropor-
Donald Lima
tionate means -- an overkill -- may not be used in self-defense.
President
Lima Family Mortuaries
The principle is correct. But they fail to see that the
Craig Needham
destruction to the free-world alone, if it surrenders to the
Attorney, San Francisco
enemy, would probably be as great as the probable destruction
Stefan Possony
Senior Fellow
to both sides in a nuclear war. Two countries alone,
Hoover Institute
the U.S.S.R. and China, rounded up and executed like sheep
Manuel Rosa
50 million people (conversative estimate) and put millions
Chairman
Santa Clara Building Maintenance
more in prison camps and still do it. Twice that would surely
Joseph Russell
be slaughtered if our part of the world were taken over
Director of Corporate Services
California Microwave
where freedom has long been experienced. Then, too, the
Mansfield Smith, M.D.
enemy's totalitarianism would seek to destroy the very spirit
Founder & Chairman
of man.
Northern California Transplant Bank
George Snell
President
Evidently some of the Catholic leaders lack a basic
United Broadcasting Co.
knowledge of Marx-Leninism and the Kremlin. Archbishop
[
'd Traynor
John Quinn of San Francisco, for example, stated in his talk
F
ent
Alpha Recorded Tape
to the Commonwealth Club that the Kremlin leaders have the
Eugene White
same desire for peace as our leaders. People like Quinn
Chairman
Amdahl Corporation
see the war not as the free world's struggle for survival
-2-
of freedom and human, civilized living but simply as an
unconscionable, deadly fight between two good persons.
Mike, don't bother to respond to this letter unless
somehow I can be of help.
You're in our prayers here.
My best.
Sincerely,
Dute Wm. Lester, S.J.
(
Enclosure: Archbishop Quinn's
statement as reported by
Commonwealth Club
(
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 12, 1982
Dear Mr. Lee:
Mr. Deaver received your August 11th
Mailgram. No one in this office knows
the name of the man or men who hired
Ronald Reagan to work for General Electric
Theatre. Sorry we could not be of more
assistance to you.
Sincerely,
SHIRLEY MOORE
Staff Assistant to
Michael K. Deaver
Mr. Bill Lee
21225 Lopez Street
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
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