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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 12, 1983
Dear Peter:
Thank you for your letter of October 8
with your request for a position as an
intern on my staff for the summer of 1984.
Unfortunately I do not use interns in
my office. I have taken the liberty of
forwarding your correspondence with at-
tached resume to Joan DeCain, Director
of White House Interns and Ed Rollins,
Assistant to the President for Political
Affairs. I am sure you will be hearing
from them regarding your request.
Thank you again for your interest in working
for me and for your offer to make a con-
tribution of your time and talent for
the re-election of the President.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
Mudde
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
Mr. Peter G. Fitzgerald
The Lawyers Club
551 South State Street
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
PETER GOSSELIN FITZGERALD
The Lawyers Club
551 South State Street
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
Tel. (313) 764-9085
EDUCATION
Legal
University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan;
1983-
candidate for Juris Doctor, 1985.
Graduate
Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Salonica, Greece;
1982-3
Certificate in Greek Philology, 1983; awarded Rotary
International Foundation Graduate Scholarship to study and
to promote international understanding in Greece.
College
Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire; A.B., cum
1978-82
laude, 1982 with "Highest Distinction" in the Classics (Latin
and Greek); awarded Perkins Literature Prize for Senior
Thesis; Latin Translations of Cicero published in Dartmouth
Classical Journal, Fall, 1982; Class President, 1980-1;
Officer, Undergraduate Council, 1980-2; Chairman,
Dartmouth Summer Carnival, 1980; Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Fraternity; intramural athletics.
High School Portsmouth Abbey School, Portsmouth, Rhode Island; Book
1974-78
Award for excellence in the Ancient Classics; President,
Debate Club; Founder, Economics Club and Foreign Affairs
Forum; varsity tennis and cross-country teams; dramatics.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Summer '81 Farm Hand, Bank Note Farm, Barrington Hills, Illinois.
Fall '80
Political Aide, O'Neal for U.S. Senate Campaign, Chicago,
Illinois; directed research and writing of all campaign White
Papers; managed Advisory Task Forces; travelling aide and
advance man for Lt. Governor David O'Neal.
Summer '79 Congressional Intern, U.S. Congressman Philip M. Crane
(12th District, IL), Washington, D.C.; wrote speeches and
articles for Congressman Crane; answered constituent mail
and assisted in routine office work.
Summer '78 Bank Teller, Suburban Bank of Hoffman-Schaumburg,
Schaumburg, Illinois.
Summer '76 Bookkeeping Assistant, Palatine National Bank, Palatine,
Illinois.
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS
Collect rare books and coins; photography; big game hunting; fishing;
tennis; aerobics; and travel (27 countries on 5 continents).
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
lose-
October 14, 1983
Dear Peter:
Mr. Deaver has forwarded your letter and resume
regarding a White House Internship to me for re-
ply.
I am happy to learn of your interest. However,
I must point out that although occasionally an
opportunity for student involvement does exist,
there is no longer a formalized White House
Intern program.
Please be assured that your resume has been
placed on file and that you will be contacted
should an opportunity occur. However, you
should be aware that there is no salary connected
with any such position.
Sincerely,
Joan C. De Cain
Director of White House
Volunteers
Mr. Peter G. Fitzgerald
The Lawyers Club
551 South State Street
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 12, 1983
Dear Jim:
I have received your letter of September 28
with your request regarding Milo Frank as-
sisting with the President's speech to be
given at the Vietnam Veterans fund raiser
in California on November 10. I have
passed your correspondence on to our office
of speechwriting and to Craig Fuller who
is coordinating the video taping. I am
sure Milo will be hearing from them re-
garding his request.
Thank you for taking your time to bring
this worthwhile offer to my attention.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
mine
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
Mr. James O. Lindberg
Corporate Group
Vice President
Dart & Kraft
8480 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90048
DART& KRAFT
8480 BEVERLY BOULEVARD
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90048
JAMES O. LINDBERG
CORPORATE GROUP
VICE PRESIDENT
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
pack
September 28, 1983
The Honorable Michael K. Deaver
Deputy Chief of Staff and
Asst. to the President
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mike:
I know how busy you are, but a minute of your time may pay dividends.
Enclosed is a proposed speech Milo Frank wrote for President Reagan
to be taped and given at a Vietnam Veterans fund raiser here in
California on November 10. Per Patsy Faaro of the White House
staff, I understand President Reagan is going to use it. I further
understand he will make the tape on October 20.
Milo would like two favors if you could see fit. One, to be in the
White House and help in the taping. Milo, with a career in the
movie industry, is a pro at this type of work. Two, Milo would like
to make his expertise available to help White House people and
cabinet members improve their speech making and communications skills.
He has done this for many CEO's throughout the United States in
order to improve their communication abilities before the public
as well as under adverse TV/press interviews.
In the second incident, I understand Patsy is going to send you a
note about Milo. I thought if I wrote you as well, possibly you
could steer Milo to the right individual - that is, if there is a
need to improve the speech making abilities of Administration
personnel. Communication abilities is an art none of us can get
enough of.
I'm enclosing several letters plus the speech President Reagan will
tape, all of which are self-explanatory. Incidentally, in reference
to speeches, Milo would be pleased to aid in writing speeches for
the President.
-2-
Again, I know how busy you are, however, if you think Milo's two
requests have merit, you can let either Milo or me know. We'll
take it from there.
Sincerely,
Julinaberg Jim Lindberg
Enc.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 12, 1983
Dear Tony:
I have received a letter from Justin Dart
informing me that you are now living in
San Mateo and are hopeful of returning
to Manila to care for family business.
I have taken the liberty of passing
Mr. Dart's correspondence along to the appro-
priate government agency. You will be
contacted if further information is
needed. You can be assured that utmost
attention will be given to your situation.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
Mr. J. A. "Tony" Gonzalez
70 West Santa Inez
San Mateo, California 94402
10/4/13
DART& KRAFT
Justin Dart
Chairman. Executive Committee
cato/ ackto send cases "Ionis material toBul to
September 29, 1983
Dear Mike:
J. A. "Tony" Gonzalez is from a very prominent family in the Philippines.
His family has many businesses there and Tony was most helpful to us in
starting up Tupperware when we opened a plant in the Phillipines.
Because of his very close association with Benigno Aquino he has recently
moved his family to the United States and they are living in San Mateo.
Tony hopes he can go back to Manila shortly to take care of the family
businesses there.
Mr. Dart had planned to bring this material with him to Washington this
week but he has had a little setback and is confined to the house so his
trip had to be canceled.
I'm sure that you already have more information than you need on this
whole situation. But because of Mr. Dart's close association with Tony
and his family he promised to pass this along. I believe the letter to
the President from the ladies group ought to be acknowledged. I leave
that up to your judgement, however.
I am not sending the tape along because you have probably already seen
that.
Please understand this is only being sent along because of our relationship
with Tony. We are not asking you to do anything but toss it in the
shredder if you feel nothing should be done. I'd be happy to give you
more background on Tony over the phone if it would be helpful.
Many thanks for taking time to read all this.
Regards,
Dale
Dale Reis
The Honorable Michael Deaver
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dart & Kraft, Inc. 8480 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90048 (213)658-2102
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 12, 1983
Dear Bill: father
I have received your letter with the
request for the President to send a
letter of congratulations to Jack Mieuli
on the occasion of his being honored as
"Man of the Year." I will forward your
correspndence to the appropriate person
here for action.
I regret I will be unable to attend the
dinner on November 10 and thank you for
your thoughtfulness in inviting me.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
huke
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
The Reverend William Lester, S.J.
Foundation for Moral Education
Post Office Box 3239
Saratoga, California 95070
FOUNDATION FOR MORAL EDUCATION
POST OFFICE Box 3239
SARATOGA, CALIFORNIA 95070
(408) 281-2151
Thankeyet
Board Members
Mrs. John D. Crummey
San Jose
October 5, 1983
Dennis Delisle
Owner, D.N.A. International
William Lester
Mr. Michael Deaver
Jesuit
THE WHITE HOUSE
Consuelo Castillo Malatesta
Founder
Washington, D.C.
Castillo's Mexican Kitchens
Lloyd C. Winter
Olympic Track Coach
Dear Mike,
Advisory Board
Could you, would you help us again by a congratulatory
Luis Caratan
letter on White House stationery from the President?
President
This time, it'll be for Jack Mieuli. We'll be honoring
M. Caratan, Inc.
him as our "Man of the Year" at our Fourth Anniversary
James de Lorimier
Partner
Dinner at the Almaden Country Club on this November 10.
Monterey Packing Co.
Robert K. Dornan
Los Angeles
Over 200 of the influential people of the Valley
R. T. Dunkin, D.D.S., K.M.
will be present. We would limit the awards only to ours
San Jose
and that of the President for Jack.
Ray K. Farris II, CLU
Farris, Farris & Associates
Jack has been the owner and president of Navlet's
Jarvis Gantt
sident
flowers for some 30 years. He and his brother, Franklin,
be Systems, Inc.
succeeded their father, but Frank soon left and now has
James M. Graham
the Golden State Warriors. Jack is hard-working, quiet,
Attorney, Sacramento
clear-headed, honest -- a person who loves truth and the
Hildegarde
Chanteuse, New York City
good and whom people instinctively trust. He's been a
Donald Lima
behind-the-scenes organizer and leader in the community.
President
Lima Family Mortuaries
Craig Needham
Ron James, President of the San Jose Chamber of Commerce,
Attorney, San Francisco
will be the M.C. for the affair. Peter Giles, whom Dave
Stefan Possony
Packard brought out to be President of the Santa Clara
Senior Fellow
Hoover Institute
County Manufacturing Group, will be our guest speaker.
Manuel Rosa
Chairman
And Mike, please know that complimentary tickets await
Santa Clara Building Maintenance
Joseph Russell
you or whoever you think should be present at the Dinner.
President
Government Electronics Division
California Microwave
Again, thank you for all your help. And keep up the
Mansfield Smith, M.D.
good work for God and country. You're in our prayers.
Founder & Chairman
Northern California Transplant Bank
George Snell
President
Sincerely,
United Broadcasting Co.
Donald Traynor
President
Alpha Recorded Tape
Eugene White
Chairman
Bib Wm. Lester, S.J.
Amdahl Corporation
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Dear Hank Henry:
October 12, 1983
Many thanks for your letter of October 5
recommending Ms. Toy Bird for the position
of Director of the African Region of the
Peace Crops.
I have taken the liberty of forwarding your
correspondence on to John Herrington, the
Director of Presidential Personnel and have
asked that he keep you informed.
Thank you again for writing and your interest
in filling this position with a good candi-
date.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
huke
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
Mr. Henry Lucas, D.D.S.
Sutter Place Dental Group
1375 Sutter Street, Suite 418
San Francisco, California 94109
Sutter Place Dental Group
Henry Lucas DDS Inc
Sutter Place Professional Bldg
1375 Sutter Street Suite 418
& Associates
San Francisco California 94109
120
Telephone 415 775 8705
October 5, 1983
Mr. Michael Deaver
Deputy Chief of Staff
The White House
Washington D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. Deaver Mike
I'd like to take this opportunity to recommend Ms. Toy Bird
for the position of Director of the African Region of the
Peace Corps. As you know, Ms. Bird at one time worked in
at A.I.D.
the office of Melvin Bradley. She currently has a position
Ms. Bird strongly supports the same principles which we
believe in. It is my personal opinion that she is more than
capable of doing the job. I also understand that Ms. Lorette
Miller, the Director of the Peace Corps, is interested in
having Ms. Bird fill this position.
Your consideration for this appointment will be greatly
appreciated and the President will have another appointment
to be proud of.
Sincerely,
Henry Lucas, D.D.S.
HL:sac
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 12, 1983
Dear Monsignor McDonagh:
Many thanks for your nice letter of
October 1 with the attached messages
sent by his Eminence Cardinal Cooke so
very close to his death. I passed them
along to the President.
I was indeed saddened to return from
the Far East to the news of His Eminence's
death. Cardinal Cooke was an inspiration
to all Americans and he will be greatly
missed.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
hime
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
The Very Reverend Monsignor Charles G. McDonagh
Secretary to the Cardinal
Cardinal's Office
1011 First Avenue
New York, NY 10022
CARDINAL'S OFFICE
1011 FIRST Avenue
NEW YORK. N. Y. 10022
Thank
we know seen.
October 1, 1983
RRt has sad
Dear Mike:
just To the news
During the past week, His Eminence Cardinal Cooke
has continued to be very weak, but his mind is very clear
and he remains very close to the Lord.
about
I enclose two letters which I think might be of
interest to the President and yourself. One is a message
to his brothers and sisters of the Irish American Community
and the other is a letter which he sent to the people of the
Military Vicariate and the Archdiocese of New York on the
observance of October as Respect Life month.
With renewed gratitude for your help last week and
assurance of prayers and good wishes, I am
Very sincerely yours,
Charles
Reverend Monsignor Charles G. McDonagh
Secretary to the Cardinal
Mr. Michael Deaver
Assistant to the President
The White House
Washington, D. C.
20500
MESSAGE OF HIS EMINENCE, TERENCE CARDINAL COOKE, TO THE IRISH AMERICAN
COMMUNITY, FROM THE ARCHBISHOPS' RESIDENCE AT SAINT PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL,
NEW YORK CITY, SEPTEMBER 30TH, 1983
Dear Brothers and Sisters of the Irish American Community,
At this grace-filled time of my life, I greet you in the name of the
Lord Jesus, in the peace which He offers to us, and in the love of freedom
and the common heritage which unite us. I offer to each one of you and your
families my special love and affection.
In my years as a priest and bishop, God has given me the grace and
the strength to serve His people of many beautiful national and ethic groups.
I thank God for this privilege and for the richness of the diversity of our
Community of faith and love. I pray for fidelity to His sacred call, even in
this time of serious illness.
I thank God especially that I have been able, with His help, to serve
the people from which I myself have come. We, who are daughters and sons of
Ireland, are descendants of a race which strives for goodness, truth and beauty
and which has also known oppression, religious persecution, injustice and denial
of human rights.
I am intensely proud of Ireland, our beloved Ireland, the small Nation
which, despite centuries of suffering, "has never surrendered her soul." I
rejoice in the tradition of faith and love, of learning, culture and freedom
which we have received from the generations of her people. I pray that we will
always remain faithful to the rich heritage which had been handed on to us.
Like you and so many sons and daughters of Ireland, I am profoundly
grateful for the hope and for the freedom and opportunity which our beloved
Nation, the United States of America, has offered to us, to our families, to
those who have gone before us and to all who will come after us. When
repression and starvation had all but crushed the spirits of our ancestors, they
found here a welcome, a home, a place to worship God, to work and to be educated
and to raise their families in freedom and in peace. May the Lord our God
continue to bless our land and preserve it as a haven for the poor and the
oppressed.
I offer to you, my brothers and sisters of the Irish American Community,
my heartfelt appreciation for all you have been to our Nation and to our Church.
Your contributions are ever so many - in education, in government, in public
service, in the defense of peace and freedom, in the dedicated service of your
sons and daughters who have entered the Priesthood and the Religious Life, in
the close-knit and loving families in which moral and spiritual values are
lived and handed on. For all this - and for so much more - I thank God with
you and for you.
-2-
At this time of my life, I make a special plea to you. I make it
from the depths of my soul. There have been circumstances which have caused
misunderstanding and division among us, and I ask you now to work with all your
hearts for healing, for reconciliation and for an end to violence here in our
own community and in Ireland.
In a statement which I made last February, The Quest for Peace in
the North of Ireland, I recalled the historic words of our Holy Father,
Pope John Paul II, at Drogheda in 1979:
" I appeal to you, in the language of passionate
pleading turn away from the paths of violence
and return to the ways of peace
I too believe
in justice and seek justice. But violence only
delays the day of justice. Violence destroys the
work of justice."
I repeat now the call which I made then. May we work first for peace
and reconciliation here in our own communities. Then may we help the situation
in Ireland in very practical ways, especially:
- through our prayers for peace;
- through our assistance to families in need;
- through investment by our economic and
industrial leaders in areas of vast Catholic
unemployment and by substantial governmental
assistance to depressed areas;
- and through a positive involement of our
government and public officials in insisting
that Great Britain move toward a permanent,
peaceful solution.
May I offer one last word to you. It is in a form of a farewell, for
my physician has spoken very clearly to me about the nature of my illness.
I have absolute faith in the message of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
I believe that He has indeed gone to prepare a place for us and that He calls
us to eternal light and peace. I have tried to serve Him and His people faithfully
and with love. I am confident of His mercy and His saving love. I beseech Him
now to receive me, in the company of His Mother and all the angels and saints.
May Saint Patrick protect you. May Blessed Mary, the Queen of all
Ireland, ever look upon you. And may Almighty God, the Father and the Son
and the Holy Spirit bless you forever.
+ Terence Cardinal Cooke
Archbishop of New York
CARDINAL'S RESIDENCE
452 MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10022
October 9, 1983
Dear Friends in Christ:
How often we speak of "the gift of life," God's "gift of life" to
us, His sons and daughters. What a beautiful phrase! How filled with
meaning it is! In the Book of Genesis, we read of the origin of this gift:
"So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him;
male and female He created them."
It is at times when life is threatened -- such as times of serious
illness -- that the Lord gives us a special grace to appreciate "the gift
of life" more deeply as an irreplaceable blessing which only God can give
and which God must guide at every step. From the beginning of human life,
from conception until death and at every moment between, it is the Lord
Our God Who gives us life, and we, who are His creatures, should cry out
with joy and thanksgiving for this precious gift.
We are made in God's image and likeness, and this fact gives a
unique dimension to "the gift of life." We have even more reason to be
grateful. It is tragic that in our time, concepts which are disastrous
to the well-being of God's human family -- abortion, euthanasia and infanticide
-- are falsely presented as useful and even respectable solutions to human,
family and social problems. Human life is sometimes narrowly viewed in
terms of being inconvenient or unwanted, unproductive or lacking arbitrarily
imposed human criteria.
From the depths of my being, I urge you to reject this anti-life,
anti-child, anti-human view of life and to oppose with all your strength the
deadly technologies of life-destruction which daily result in the planned
death of the innocent and the helpless. Together we must search for ways
to demonstrate this conviction in our daily lives and in our public institu-
tions. In doing so, we must never be discouraged or give up. Too much is
at stake -- "the gift of life" itself.
The "gift of life," God's special gift, is no less beautiful when
it is accompanied by illness or weakness, hunger or poverty, mental or
physical handicaps, loneliness or old age. Indeed, at these times, human
life gains extra splendor as it requires our special care, concern and
reverence. It is in and through the weakest of human vessels that the Lord
continues to reveal the power of His love.
-2-
For the last ten years, I have served as Chairman of the Bishops'
Committee for Pro-Life Activities in the United States. With God's help,
I have tried to encourage and promote a Respect Life attitude throughout
our nation. I have pleaded with you to pray and to be active in the many
efforts for the enhancement and the protection of human life at every stage
of existence.
In October, as we observe Respect Life Month, I call on you to
rededicate your efforts for the sanctity of all human life and to work to
counteract the contemporary threats to life. I urge you to increase and to
strengthen the programs in our parishes and communities for the poor, the
elderly, the handicapped, the rejected, the homeless, the suffering, the
unwanted, the unborn. I ask you to focus attention again on the Pastoral
Plan for Pro-Life Activities and on the three elements of education, pastoral
care and public policy which are necessary if we are to work for and defend
the most defenseless members of society.
At this grace-filled time of my life, as I experience suffering in
union with Jesus, Our Lord and Redeemer, I offer gratitude to Almighty God
for giving me the opportunity to continue my apostolate on behalf of life.
I thank each one of you, my sisters and brothers in the Archdiocese of New
York and throughout our nation, for what you have done and will do on
behalf of human life. May we never yield to indifference or claim helpless-
ness when innocent human life is threatened or when human rights are denied.
With you, I entrust our efforts to the care of Our Lady who, from
the moment of her Immaculate Conception to the present, has been the refuge
for the poorest and most forgotten among God's people. I assure you of a
special share in the prayerful offerings of my sufferings to the Father,
in union with Jesus and through the Spirit of Love Who is ours in abundance.
May God bless you always and give you His peace.
Jesence Devotedly Archbishop Cardrial yours of New in York Christ, looks
P.S.: Please read this letter at all the Masses on Sunday, October 9th,
including the anticipated Mass on Saturday, October 8th.
Cardinal's OFFICE
1011 FIRST AVENUE
NEW YORK. N. Y. 10022
Thank
October 5, 1983
Dear Mike,
On September 30th, His Eminence Terence Cardinal Cooke
gave a very beautiful message to his brothers and sisters of
the Irish-American community.
It speaks of what has always been part of the very
fabric of his being -- his deep faith in the Lord Jesus and
his certain hope of Salvation in Christ; his tender devotion
to the Blessed Mother and the saints; his intense pride in
Ireland and the United States of America; his love of the
Irish people and his determination to work and pray for peace
and justice in the land of his ancestors.
May we continue to pray for the Cardinal and for each
other.
With kind personal regards, I am
Very sincerely yours,
Rev. Msgr. Charles G. McDonagh
Secretary to the Cardinal
Mr. Michael Deaver
Assistant to the President
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20005
P.S.: The previous copy of this letter which I sent to you
had two typographical errors.
452 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
VOLUNTAS
September 30, 1983
Dear Brothers and Sisters of the Irish American Community.
At this grace-filled time of my life, I greet you in the name of the
Lord Jesus, in the peace which He offers to us, and in the love of freedom
and the common heritage which unites us. I offer to each one of you and your
families my special love and affection.
In my years as a priest and bishop, God has given me the grace and
the strength to serve His people of many beautiful national and ethnic groups.
I thank God for this privilege and for the richness of the diversity of our
Community of faith and love. I pray for fidelity to His sacred call, even in
this time of serious illness.
I thank God especially that I have been able, with His help, to serve
the people from which I myself have come. We, who are daughters and sons of
Ireland, are descendants of a race which strives for goodness, truth and beauty
and which has also known oppression, religious persecution, injustice and denial
of human rights.
I am intensely proud of Ireland, our beloved Ireland, the small Nation
which, despite centuries of suffering, "has never surrendered her soul." I
rejoice in the tradition of faith and love, of learning, culture and freedom
which we have received from the generations of her people. I pray that we will
always remain faithful to the rich heritage which had been handed on to us.
Like you and so many sons and daughters of Ireland, I am profoundly
grateful for the hope and for the freedom and opportunity which our beloved
Nation, the United States of America, has offered to us, to our families, to
those who have gone before us and to all who will come after us. When
repression and starvation had all but crushed the spirits of our ancestors, they
found here a welcome, a home, a place to worship God, to work and to be educated
and to raise their families in freedom and in peace. May the Lord our God
continue to bless our land and preserve it as a haven for the poor and the
oppressed.
I offer to you, my brothers and sisters of the Irish American Community,
my heartfelt appreciation for all you have been to our nation and to our Church.
Your contributions are ever so many - in education, in government, in public
service, in the defense of peace and freedom, in the dedicated service of your
sons and daughters who have entered the Priesthood and the Religious Life, in
the close-knit and loving families in which moral and spiritual values are
lived and handed on. For all this - and for so much more - I thank God with
you and for you.
-2-
At this time of my life, I make a special plea to you. I make it
from the depths of my soul. There have been circumstances which have caused
misunderstanding and division among us, and I ask you now to work with all your
hearts for healing, for reconciliation and for an end to violence here in our
own community and in Ireland.
In a statement which I made last February, The Quest for Peace in
the North of Ireland, I recalled the historic words of our Holy Father,
Pope John Paul II, at Drogheda in 1979:
"I appeal to you, in the language of passionate
pleading
turn away from the paths of violence
and return to the ways of peace
I too believe
in justice and seek justice. But violence only
delays the day of justice. Violence destroys the
work of justice."
I repeat now the call which I made then. May we work first for peace
and reconciliation here in our own communities. Then may we help the situation
in Ireland in very practical ways, especially:
through our prayers for peace;
through our assistance to families in need;
through investment by our economic and
industrial leaders in areas of vast Catholic
unemployment and by substantial governmental
assistance to depressed areas;
and through a positive involvement of our
government and public officials in insisting
that Great Britain move toward a permanent,
peaceful solution.
May I offer one last word to you. It is in a form of a farewell, for
my physician has spoken very clearly to me about the nature of my illness.
I have absolute faith in the message of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
I believe that He has indeed gone to prepare a place for us and that He calls
us to eternal light and peace. I have tried to serve Him and His people faithfully
and with love. I am confident of His mercy and His saving love. I beseech Him
now to receive me, in the company of His Mother and all the angels and saints.
May Saint Patrick protect you. May Blessed Mary, the Queen of all Ireland,
ever look upon you. And may Almighty God, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit
bless you forever.
Jesenee Cardmal looks
Archbishop of New York
452 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
VOLUNTAS
September 30, 1983
Dear Brothers and Sisters of the Irish American Community.
At this grace-filled time of my life, I greet you in the name of the
Lord Jesus, in the peace which He offers to us, and in the love of freedom
and the common heritage which unites us. I offer to each one of you and your
families my special love and affection.
In my years as a priest and bishop, God has given me the grace and
the strength to serve His people of many beautiful national and ethnic groups.
I thank God for this privilege and for the richness of the diversity of our
Community of faith and love. I pray for fidelity to His sacred call, even in
this time of serious illness.
I thank God especially that I have been able, with His help, to serve
the people from which I myself have come. We, who are daughters and sons of
Ireland, are descendants of a race which strives for goodness, truth and beauty
and which has also known oppression, religious persecution, injustice and denial
of human rights.
I am intensely proud of Ireland, our beloved Ireland, the small Nation
which, despite centuries of suffering, "has never surrendered her soul." I
rejoice in the tradition of faith and love, of learning, culture and freedom
which we have received from the generations of her people. I pray that we will
always remain faithful to the rich heritage which had been handed on to us.
Like you and so many sons and daughters of Ireland, I am profoundly
grateful for the hope and for the freedom and opportunity which our beloved
Nation, the United States of America, has offered to us, to our families, to
those who have gone before us and to all who will come after us. When
repression and starvation had all but crushed the spirits of our ancestors, they
found here a welcome, a home, a place to worship God, to work and to be educated
and to raise their families in freedom and in peace. May the Lord our God
oppressed. continue to bless our land and preserve it as a haven for the poor and the
I offer to you, my brothers and sisters of the Irish American Community,
my heartfelt appreciation for all you have been to our nation and to our Church.
Your contributions are ever so many - in education, in government, in public
service, in the defense of peace and freedom, in the dedicated service of your
sons and daughters who have entered the Priesthood and the Religious Life, in
the close-knit and loving families in which moral and spiritual values are
lived and handed on. For all this - and for so much more - I thank God with
you and for you.
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At this time of my life, I make a special plea to you. I make it
from the depths of my soul. There have been circumstances which have caused
misunderstanding and division among us, and I ask you now to work with all your
hearts for healing, for reconciliation and for an end to violence here in our
own community and in Ireland.
In a statement which I made last February, The Quest for Peace in
the North of Ireland, I recalled the historic words of our Holy Father,
Pope John Paul II, at Drogheda in 1979:
"I appeal to you, in the language of passionate
pleading
turn away from the paths of violence
and return to the ways of peace
I too believe
in justice and seek justice. But violence only
delays the day of justice. Violence destroys the
work of justice. "
I repeat now the call which I made then. May we work first for peace
and reconciliation here in our own communities. Then may we help the situation
in Ireland in very practical ways, especially:
through our prayers for peace;
through our assistance to families in need;
through investment by our economic and
industrial leaders in areas of vast Catholic
unemployment and by substantial governmental
assistance to depressed areas;
and through a positive involvement of our
government and public officials in insisting
that Great Britain move toward a permanent,
peaceful solution.
May I offer one last word to you. It is in a form of a farewell, for
my physician has spoken very clearly to me about the nature of my illness.
I have absolute faith in the message of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
I believe that He has indeed gone to prepare a place for us and that He calls
us to eternal light and peace. I have tried to serve Him and His people faithfully
and with love. I am confident of His mercy and His saving love. I beseech Him
now to receive me, in the company of His Mother and all the angels and saints.
May Saint Patrick protect you. May Blessed Mary, the Queen of all Ireland,
ever look upon you. And may Almighty God, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit
bless you forever.
Jesenee Archbishop Cardrial of New York looks
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 12, 1983
Dear Charlie:
Thank you for your kind letter of October 7th
with regard to Mark Hatfield, Jr.
I, too, agree that young Mark has come a long
way and we are all very proud of him. I've
taken the liberty of forwarding your letter
to Bill Henkel, Mark's supervisor.
Thanks again for taking the time to write
about one of the team!
Sin erely,
M1 CHAEL K. DEAVER
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
Mr. Charles Z. Wick
Director
United States Information
Agency
Washington, D.C.
20547
United States
Director
Information
Agency
Washington, D.C. 20547
USIA
October 7, 1983
shank
Dear Mike:
Mary Jane and I have been watching Mark Hatfield, Jr. since
the days he would come to pick up the latest receipts on the
ground floor committee receptions on behalf of a starving
campaign. He was always an attractive and committed young
man.
We saw him again the other night at the Heritage dinner and
were extremely impressed with how he has matured into such a
fine looking young man, still totally committed to Ronald
Reagan. Repeatedly I have been the recipient of many
approving commendations on what a fine impression he makes
on behalf of the White House.
As you are the recipient daily of all kinds of grief, I
thought this assessment of one of your people would be
welcome.
Warm regards.
Sincerely,
marlic
Charles Z. Wick
The Honorable
Michael K. Deaver
Deputy Chief of Staff
and Assistant to the President
The White House
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 14, 1983
Dear Mr. Gotoh:
Thank you for your letter of September 19 regarding
the United States' concerns about Japan's import re-
strictions on certain agricultural products.
The US and Japanese governments have been discussing
these restrictions for several years. We believe that
a number of the restrictions, especially the quotas,
are inconsistent with Japan's GATT obligations. We
appreciate that Japan is a major market for US agri-
cultural products and understand that Japanese agri-
culture faces certain difficulties concerning expanded
imports of particular products. However, it is our con-
tinuing belief that further expansion of this trade is
in the long-term interests of both countries and that
import restrictions of the type your government main-
tains -- such as those on certain citrus fruits -- are
no longer appropriate.
As I have noted, the US and Japanese governments have
been discussing these matters with a view toward devel-
oping mutually acceptable solutions to the issues in-
volved. I would like to assure you that we will con-
tinue to pursue such discussions with this objective in
mind.
Sincerely,
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
Mr. M. Gotoh
President
Japan Fruit Growers Cooperative Association
14, 4-chome, Soto-kanda, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, Japan
161801
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JAPAN FRUIT GROWERS
COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION
NICHIENREN
HEAD OFFICE: 14, 4-CHOME, SOTO-KANDA, CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO
Tel:(257)3336-8 Telex:02224773JFRUIT Cable:")APANFRUIT" TOKYO
September 19, 1983
Mr. Michael K. Deaver,
Deputy Chief of Staff and Assistant to the President,
The White House, 1660 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W.,
Washington, D. C. 20500,
U. S. A.
have
Dear Sir,
Request for the Withdrawal of Demand
for Import Liberalization of Agricultural Products
in weeks
Japanese agriculture and farmers are encountering great
difficulty at present, as U. S. Government is presenting to Japan
the request to open the market for your agricultural products
including oranges and citrus juice. We, people in industries of
agriculture, forestry and fisheries, are as much embarrassed as
indignant at this attitude towards us, as you are not aware that
Japan is the biggest customer for your agricultural products, and
also your government is pressing us for the liberalization of the
market, shutting eyes to the fact that U. S. Government holds 16
unliberalized items and restricts the import of beef and sugar.
We also face the difficult situation in Japan with the
overproduction of milk, pork, broiler chicken, chicken egg, apple
and mandarin orange. For example growers are being forced to carry
out the thinning to reduce 400,000 tons of oranges from this year's
crop. Under these domestic circumstances if the import liberalization
or the extension of quota of oranges and citrus juice may forcibly
be realized all mandarin orange growers shall sustain serious damage
and growers who may abandon their family-own land shall rush in
succession.
We strongly hope your government will withdraw the request
for the liberalization or extension of quota for agricultural
products which is giving us all farmers excessive torment and
uneasiness. In case this wish of us all farmers may be tramped
by your government, the present friendly trade relationship in the
agricultural field shall deadly be hurt. We sincerely hope to
have your support to maintain the goodwill relationship between
U. S. and Japan.
Respectfully yours,
JAPAN FRUIT GROWERS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION
M.
THE WHITE HOUSE
del
WASHINGTON
October 14, 1983
Dear General Scholtes:
It was a pleasure, once again, to meet with you and your
staff and discuss the planning JSOC has completed in sup-
port of our security preparations for the forthcoming 1984
Olympics in Los Angeles. As on the previous occasion, I
found your briefing to be both interesting and highly worth-
while. The degree of detail and effort your people put into
compiling their site surveys and operations plans were par-
ticularly impressive.
I'm also pleased that you've coordinated a future visit to
your headquarters with General Tuck and Dr. Louie of the
White House Staff. Such a trip should be mutually benefi-
cial and possibly serve to enhance the capabilities of
those offices involved.
In particular I would like to extend a personal thanks for
the painting you presented the President during this last
visit. It was truly appreciated and underlines the fact
that it is certainly comforting to know that our country
has a resource, such as your unit, to rely on in times of
trouble.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
Maj. Gen. Richard A. Scholtes, USAR
Commander, Joint Special Operations
Command
Fort Bragg, North Carolina 28307
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
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October 13, 1983
Dear General Scholtes:
It was a pleasure, once again, to meet with you and your staff
and discuss the planning JSOC has completed in support of our
security preparations for the forthcoming 1984 Olympics in
Los Angeles. As on the previous occasion, I found your briefing
to be both interesting and highly worthwhile. The degree of
detail and effort your people put into compiling their site sur-
veys and operations plans were particularly impressive.
I'm also pleased that you've coordinated a future visit to your
headquarters with Colonel Tuck and Dr. Louie of the White House
Staff. Such a trip should be mutually beneficial and possibly
serve to enhance the capabilities of those offices involved.
In particular I would like to extend a personal thanks for the
painting you presented the President during this last visit.
It was truly appreciated and underlines the fact that it is
certainly comforting to know that our country has a resource,
such as your unit, to rely on in times of trouble.
Sincerely,
Michael K. Deaver
Assistant to the President
Maj. Gen. Richard A. Scholtes, USAR
Commander, Joint Special Operations
Command
Fort Bragg, North Carolina 28307
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 14, 1983
Dear General Scholtes:
It was a pleasure, once again, to meet with you and your
staff and discuss the planning JSOC has completed in sup-
port of our security preparations for the forthcoming 1984
Olympics in Los Angeles. As on the previous occasion, I
found your briefing to be both interesting and highly worth-
while. The degree of detail and effort your people put into
compiling their site surveys and operations plans were par-
ticularly impressive.
I'm also pleased that you've coordinated a future visit to
your headquarters with General Tuck and Dr. Louie of the
White House Staff. Such a trip should be mutually benefi-
cial and possibly serve to enhance the capabilities of
those offices involved.
In particular I would like to extend a personal thanks for
the painting you presented the President during this last
visit. It was truly appreciated and underlines the fact
that it is certainly comforting to know that our country
has a resource, such as your unit, to rely on in times of
trouble.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
Maj. Gen. Richard A. Scholtes, USAR
Commander, Joint Special Operations
Command
Fort Bragg, North Carolina 28307
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 15, 1983
Dear Mr. Goldston:
I am sorry that we disagree on the question of desig-
nating the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King as a
national holiday.
This proposal has been debated for many years by the
Congress. The debate has centered on two questions: the
desirability of another federal holiday, and the merits
of Dr. King and his life's work.
While the President has had reservations on the question
of a new holiday, he feels they are outweighed by the
importance of recognizing Martin Luther King's contributions
to our nation's character and well-being.
Dr. King was a beacon of hope to Americans of all colors
and creeds. When he spoke so eloquently of his "dream"
20 years ago, he was helping put aside centuries of pre-
judice and fear.
We have already come very far in fulfilling Dr. King's
vision of fairness. The good will and cooperative spirit
of the American people towards each other has made us truly
one nation, indivisible.
The President is not alone in his admiration of Dr. King.
Leaders across the spectrum--from Senator Strom Thurmond
to Senator Edward Kennedy--support the holiday honor for
Dr. King, the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
We are a better America because of Dr. King. The President
believes he richly deserves this recognition.
Sincerely,
hisulaner
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
Bruce L. Goldston, Esquire
1510 One Riverwalk Place
700 N. St. Mary's
San Antonio, Texas 78205
BRUCE L. GOLDSTON
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
1510 ONE RIVERWALK PLACE
700 N. ST. MARY'S
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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78205
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(512) 226-6291
October 4, 1983
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Dear Mr. President:
The news today is that you will sign a bill
designating Martin Luther King's birthday as a
national holiday.
As I see it, you would do such a thing for only one of
two reasons. Either you think it is politically wise,
or, you believe that the commemoration is merited by
King's record.
You thumb your nose at the people who support you,
while grovelling at the feet of those who did not vote
for you, and never will. Surely you must know that
in order to win re-election you must concentrate on the
people who voted for you in 1980. In doing otherwise,
you will only weaken your support. You cannot capture
any more of the black vote in 1984 than you did in 1980.
Just four years ago, Jimmy Carter did everything
he could to placate the liberals. However, they deserted
him quickly once a more liberal candidate (Kennedy)
became available. Do you really think, if politics is
your motive, that a single black voter will choose you
over Mondale or Glenn because of this. Far more likely
is it that your 1980 supporters, while perhaps again
voting for you, will be less enthusiastic in working the
phone banks, stuffing envelopes, etc. If any of your
advisers are telling you that this move is politically
astute, you had better clean house before it is too late.
If we get this new holiday, we will have four national
holidays within a seven week span. Federal employees, in
my opinion, are not noted for their productivity even
when they are on the job. Most of them act like the
public is their servant, instead of vice versa. Another
holiday is in no way needed.
While no purpose would be served in reciting a
litany of great people who are not similarly honored,
suffice it to point out that only King, with the possible
exception of Jesus Christ, will have a holiday devoted
exclusively to him.
As I see it, there is only one way out. Tell
Congress that you will authorize the holiday only if
they vote to substitute if for an existing holiday.
Tell them that they must first do away with Labor Day,
or Memorial Day, or the Fourth of July, etc.
Admittedly, that would be quite a sacrifice. But,
surely a man as great as Jesus deserves nothing less.
Yours very truly,
Burn
Bruce L. Goldston
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Mr. James Baker
Mr. Edwin Meese
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 17, 1983
MEMORANDUM TO MICHAEL EVANS
FROM:
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
SUBJECT:
Released Photos
I want to ensure that I see all photos to be released to
magazines prior to their release.
I noticed a New York Times magazine photo this Sunday from
the Oval Office that I would not have OK'd.
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WASHINGTON
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United States Embassy
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WASHINGTON
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Executive Director
National M.S. Cociety
1200 15 Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
10/17/83
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Mr. Jack J. Dreyfus
Dreyfus Medical Foundation
c/o 767 5th Avenue
New York, New York 10022
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 17, 1983
Dear Al:
Your letter of October 14th has been re-
ceived in our office. I was indeed sorry
to learn from it of your intentions to
resign effective October 31, 1983.
Thank you for all you have done to con-
tribute to the success of the Administra-
tion.
With best wishes and much success in
all future endeavors.
Sincerely,
hike
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
The Honorable Albert Angrisani
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training
Department of Labor
Washington, D.C. 20210
U.S. Department of Labor
Assistant Secretary for
Employment and Training
EPARTMENT OF OF LABOR
Washington, D.C. 20210
UNITED
STATES
ach toorsad
October 14, 1983
Dear Mike:
I wanted to let you know that I notified
the President today of my intention to resign
effective October 31, 1983.
It has been a pleasure to work with you
and I have appreciated your support. I look
forward to meeting with you in the interim.
Sincerely,
Q
ALBERT ANGRISANI
Mr. Michael K. Deaver
Deputy Chief of Staff and
Assistant to the President
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500