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WHITE HOUSE
OFFICE OF RECORDS MANAGEMENT
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Name of Document: BRIEFING PAPERS
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THE SCHEDULE OF
PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN
THE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE
Wednesday, January 19, 1983
9:00 am
Breakfast with Prime Minister Nakasone
Residence
(45 min)
(Clark)
(distributed separately)
9:45 am
Departure Statements
Diplomatic
(10 min)
(Clark)
Entrance
10:00 am
Staff Time
Oval Office
(30 min)
(Baker, Meese, Deaver)
10:30 am
National Security Briefing
Oval Office
(15 min)
(Clark)
Howard Techer
10:45 am
Senior Staff Time
Oval Office
(15 min)
11:00 am
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(lhr 25 min)
12:25 pm
Depart for Chicago
South Lawn
(See Separate Schedule)
(Henkel)
(trip schedule distributed separately)
12:10 am
Arrive Back at White House
South Lawn
Thursday
SUPPLEMENTARY BRIEFING MATERIALS
TAB A - Political Overview (Rollins)
TAB B - Members of Congress Travelling on Air Force One (Duberstein)
TAB C - Briefing Paper re Return Visit to Providence-St. Mel
High School (Castine)
TAB D - Briefing Paper re Courtesy Call by Paul Harvey (Small)
UNP 1/18/83
4:00 pm
THE SCHEDULE OF
PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN
THE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE
Wednesday, January 19, 1983
9:00 am
Breakfast with Prime Minister Nakasone
Residence
(45 min)
(Clark) 9:00
(distributed separately)
9:45 am
Departure Statements
Diplomatic
(10 min)
(Clark) 9:45
Entrance
10:00 am
Staff Time 9:58-
Oval Office
(30 min)
(Baker, Meese, Deaver)
10:30 am
National Security Briefing 10:20 -
Oval Office
(15 min)
(Clark) Housed richer, CLARK, BUSH
Em, JB
10:45 am
Senior Staff Time
Oval Office
(15 min)
11:00 am
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(1hr 25 min)
12:25 pm
Depart for Chicago
South Lawn
(See Separate Schedule)
(Henkel)
(trip schedule distributed separately)
12:10 am
b
Arrive Back at White House
South Lawn
Thursday
SUPPLEMENTARY BRIEFING MATERIALS
TAB A - Political Overview (Rollins)
TAB B - Members of Congress Travelling on Air Force One (Duberstein)
TAB C - - Briefing Paper re Return Visit to Providence-St. Mel
High School (Castine)
TAB D - Briefing Paper re Courtesy Call by Paul Harvey (Small)
UNP 1/18/83
4:00 pm
THE SCHEDULE OF
The President has seen -
PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN
THE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE
Wednesday, January 19, 1983
9:00 am
Breakfast with Prime Minister Nakasone
Residence
(45 min)
(Clark)
(distributed separately)
9:45 am
Departure Statements
Diplomatic
(10 min)
(Clark)
Entrance
10:00 am
Staff Time
Oval Office
(30 min)
(Baker, Meese, Deaver)
10:30 am
National Security Briefing
Oval Office
(15 min)
(Clark)
10:45 am
Senior Staff Time
Oval Office
(15 min)
11:00 am
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(1hr 25 min)
12:25 pm
Depart for Chicago
South Lawn
(See Separate Schedule)
(Henkel)
(trip schedule distributed separately)
12:10 am
Arrive Back at White House
South Lawn
Thursday
SUPPLEMENTARY BRIEFING MATERIALS
TAB A - Political Overview (Rollins)
TAB B - Members of Congress Travelling on Air Force One (Duberstein)
TAB C - Briefing Paper re Return Visit to Providence-St. Mel
High School (Castine)
TAB D - Briefing Paper re Courtesy Call by Paul Harvey (Small)
UNP 1/18/83
4:00 pm
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
SCHEDULE OF THE PRESIDENT
Wednesday, January 19, 1983 - Washington/Chicago/Washington
EVENTS:
1) Visit with Providence-St. Mel High School Computer
Class
2) Meeting with Providence-St. Mel H.S. Board of
Governors, Trustees and selected student leaders
3) Brief drop-by to Providence-St. Mel Student Body
4) Illinois GOP Reception hosted by Sen. Percy
5) Private Meeting in Suite with Paul Harvey
6) Hat Presentation by Illinois Road Builder's
Association
7) Percy for Senate Fundraising Reception
8) Percy for Senate Fundraising Dinner
DRESS:
Events 1-6: Men's Business Suit
Events 7 & 8: Men's Dark Business Suit
WEATHER: Sunny to Partly Cloudy; Low 20's; Breezy
12:20 p.m. Proceed to South Lawn for Marine One boarding.
12:25 p.m. Marine One departs White House en route Andrews
AFB. Flight Time: 15 mins.
- Photo Coverage
12:40 p.m. Marine One arrives Andrews AFB.
- Open Press
12:45 p.m. Air Force One departs Andrews AFB en route Chicago,
EST Illinois.
Flight Time: 1 hr. 40 mins.
Time Change: - 1 hr.
Food Service: Lunch
Guests Aboard:
Sen. William Cohen (R-Maine)
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)
Sen. Mark Hatfield (R-Oregon)
Sen. and Mrs. Charles Percy (R-Ill.)
Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wyoming)
Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.)
1:25 p.m. Air Force One arrives Chicago O'Hare Intl. Airport.
CST Deplane.
- Open Press
01/18/83 7:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1982
Page 2
Met by:
Col. Robert McCoy, Commander
Illinois Air Force Reserve
Proceed to Marine One and board.
1:32 p.m. Marine One departs Chicago O'Hare. Flight Time: 18
mins.
1:50 p.m. Marine One arrives Meigs Field.
- Open Press
Proceed to motorcade and board.
1:55 p.m. Depart en route Providence-St. Mel High School.
Drive Time: 15 mins. In Limo: J. Baker.
2:10 p.m. Arrive Providence-St. Mel H.S. and proceed inside.
- Ofcl Photographer
Met inside by:
Paul Adams, Principal, Providence-St.
Mel H.S.
W. Clement Stone, Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer,
W. Clement Stone Enterprises
Accom. by Messrs. Adams and Stone, proceed to
holding room.
2:15 p.m. Accom. by Mr. Adams, proceed to Classroom 104 for
visit with computer class.
- Press Pool
Make brief remarks and visit informally with
students.
2:25 p.m. Conclude visit with computer class and, accom. by
Mr. Adams, proceed to cafeteria for forum.
2:30 p.m. Arrive cafeteria, proceed to conference table and be
seated for informal meeting and discussion with
Providence-St. Mel Board of Trustees, Governors and
selected student leaders.
- Open Press
2:45 p.m. Conclude discussion and, accom. by Mr. Adams,
proceed to auditorium.
Accom. by Mr. Adams, arrive auditorium and proceed
on stage.
- Press Pool
2:50 p.m. Make brief remarks to the assembled student body.
2:55 p.m. Conclude remarks and proceed to entrance.
01/18/83 7:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1982
Page 3
Bid farewell to Mr. Adams and proceed to motorcade
for boarding.
3:00 p.m. Depart Providence-St. Mel H.S. en route Conrad
Hilton Hotel. Drive Time: 15 mins. In Limo: J.
Baker.
3:15 p.m. Arrive hotel and proceed to Suite. - Closed Press
3:25 p.m. Depart Suite en route Grand Ballroom for Illinois
GOP Reception.
Arrive off-stage announcement area.
Met by:
Sen. Charles Percy (R-Illinois)
Announcement (off-stage)
Accom. by Sen. Percy, proceed to dais.
- Ofcl Photographer
Introduction by Sen. Percy.
3:35 p.m. Make brief remarks.
3:40 p.m. Conclude remarks and proceed to Suite.
3:45 p.m. Meet privately in Suite with Paul Harvey.
- Closed Press
4:00 p.m. Conclude meeting and begin private time.
PRIVATE TIME: 1 hr. 50 mins.
5:50 p.m. Hard hat presentation outside Suite by Illinois Road
Builder's Association.
-Ofcl Photographer
Participants:
Vince Bongiovanni, President
Illinois Road Builder's Assoc. (IRBA)
Ray Becker, Executive Director, IRBA
Ed Monoscalco, Chairman of the
Governmental Affairs Comm., IRBA
Lawrence R. Lucas, Director of Public
Affairs, IRBA
John D. Kramer, Illinois Secretary of
Transportation
6:05 p.m. Sen. and Mrs. Percy arrive Suite.
01/18/83 7:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1982
Page 4
6:10 p.m. Accom. by Sen. and Mrs. Percy, depart Suite en route
Grand Ballroom.
6:15 p.m. Accom. by Sen. and Mrs. Percy, arrive Grand Ballroom
for Percy for Senate fundraising reception and
proceed to dais.
-Ofcl. Photographer
Announcement (off-stage)
Introduction by Sen. Percy.
6:20 p.m. Make brief remarks.
6:25 p.m. Conclude remarks and proceed to Suite.
NOTE: Handshake along ropeline upon
departure.
6:40 p.m. Arrive Suite.
PRIVATE TIME: 25 mins.
7:05 p.m. Sen. and Mrs. Percy arrive Suite.
7:10 p.m. Accom. by Sen. and Mrs. Percy, depart Suite en route
International Ballroom for Percy for Senate
fundraising dinner.
7:15 p.m. Accom. by Sen. and Mrs. Percy, arrive off-stage
announcement area.
Ruffles and Flourishes
Announcement (off-stage)
"Hail to the Chief"
Accom. by Sen. and Mrs. Percy, proceed to dais and
be seated.
- Open Press
Invocation
7:20 p.m.
Dinner begins.
-Ofcl. Photographer
8:00 p.m.
Program begins.
- Open Press
Welcoming remarks by Richard Ferris,
Chairman of the Board, United Air Lines.
Senator Howard Baker (R-Tenn.) makes
remarks.
Senator Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.) makes
remarks.
01/18/83 7:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1982
Page 5
Governor Jim Thompson (R-Ill.) makes
remarks.
Brief remarks and introduction by Sen.
Charles Percy.
8:30 p.m. Make remarks.
8:40 p.m. Conclude remarks.
Benediction
8:45 p.m. Program concludes.
8:45 p.m. Proceed to motorcade for boarding.
8:50 p.m. Depart hotel en route Meigs Field. Drive Time: 5
mins. In Limo: Sen. Baker; J. Baker.
8:55 p.m. Arrive Meigs and board Marine One.
- Open Press
9:02 p.m. Marine One departs Meigs Field. Flight Time:
18 mins.
9:20 p.m. Marine One arrives Chicago O'Hare Intl. Airport.
Board Air Force One.
- Open Press
1025 p.m.
9:25
p.m. Air Force One departs Chicago, Illinois en route
CST
Andrews AFB.
Flight Time: 1 hr. 25 mins.
Time Change: + 1 hr.
Food Service: Snacks
Guests Aboard:
Sen. Howard Baker (R-Tenn.)
Sen. Robert Dole (R-Kan.)
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)
Sen. Mark Hatfield (R-Oregon)
Sen. John Heinz (R-Penn.)
Sen. and Mrs. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska)
Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.)
Cong. Lynn Martin (R-Rockford, Ill.)
W. Clement Stone
11:50 p.m. Air Force One arrives Andrews AFB. Board Marine One.
EST
- Open Press
11:55 p.m. Marine One departs Andrews AFB.
12:10 a.m. Marine One arrives South Lawn, The White House.
- Photo Coverage
01/18/83 7:00 p.m.
A
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 18, 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
ED ROLLINS E R/ges
SUBJECT:
THE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
JANUARY 19, 1983
I. SUMMARY
Republican Senator Charles "Chuck" H. Percy, kicks off the
1984 election year with this fund-raising reception and dinner.
Although billed as a dinner to honor Committee Chairmen in
Congress, Percy supporters hope to net $1.4 million for his
1984 re-election bid.
Although no candidates have yet announced their intentions
of challenging the Senator, a number of individuals have surfaced
their names as possible contenders:
REPUBLICANS
CONGRESSMAN TOM CORCORAN Although unannounced, Corcoran has
sent 102 letters to Republican county chairmen and GOP leaders
across the state announcing "the likelihood" of a challenge to
Senator Percy. Corcoran was re-elected to his fourth term in
the 14th District by a wide margin in the November 4, 1982
elections.
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT - PAGE 2
Corcoran had sought an appointment by Governor James Thompson
to fill a vacancy in the Illinois Secretary of State office, but
was unsuccessful. Thompson picked Jim Edgar to fill the unexpired
term of Senator Alan Dixon.
Corcoran has a conservative record in Congress, and was
rated third most conservative of the Illinois delegation in a
1981 survey, topped only by the Republican Crane brothers, Dan
and Phil.
Congressman Corcoran and his supporters will be holding a
"tribute" on the same night at the same hotel as the Percy
fund-raiser. Percy and Corcoran have clashed in the past,
particularly during congressional work in 1982 on a nuclear waste
storage law.
STATE SENATOR DON TOTTEN
Totten, Reagan-Bush Chairman for Illinois, ran unsuccessfully
for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor. The
President appeared at a Totten fund-raiser on May 10, 1982.
DEMOCRATS
Although unannounced, the following Democrats are perceived to
be possible challengers:
ROLAND BURRIS - Illinois Comptroller, one of the only three
state-wide black officials in the nation.
PHIL ROCK -
Legislative Leader, Illinois State Senate
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT - PAGE 3
ALEX SEITH -
Senator Percy's 1978 Democratic Challenger,
(defeated by Percy with 53% of the vote)
GRACE MARY STERN -
Defeated candidate for Lt. Governor in
1982, running on Adlai Stevenson III ticket.
TOM HYNES -
Cook County Assessor
MIKE BAKALIS -
Educator
NEAL HARDIGAN -
Recently elected as Illinois' Attorney General
II. ELECTED OFFICIALS
GOVERNOR - James Thompson - Republican - Elected 1976
SENATOR - Charles Percy - Republican - Elected 1966
SENATOR - Alan Dixon - Democrat - Elected 1980
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: 10 Republicans, 12 Democrats *
REPUBLICAN MEMBERS:
George O'Brien
4th District
Henry Hyde
6th District
John Porter
10th District
Phil Crane
12th District
John Erlenborn
13th District
Tom Corcoran
14th District
Ed Madigan
15th District
Lynn Martin
16th District
Bob Michel
18th District
Dan Crane
19th District
* Illinois lost two U.S. House seats because of reapportionment,
and elected 22 House members to the 98th Congress.
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT - Page 4
III. THE STATE LEGISLATURE
UPPER HOUSE - 26 Republicans (loss of 3 seats in 1982)
33 Democrats
LOWER HOUSE - 48 Republicans (state-wide vote reduced number
of lower house representatives
from 177 to 118)
70 Democrats
IV. REPUBLICAN STATE PARTY OFFICIALS
REPUBLICAN STATE CHAIRMAN - Don Adams
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN - Harold Smith
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEWOMAN - Crete Harvey
REAGAN-BUSH STATE CHAIRMAN - Don Totten
V. DISCUSSION
A. SENATOR CHARLES H. PERCY
Senator Percy, first elected to the Senate in 1966, serves
on the Governmental Affairs, Aging and Foreign Relations
Committees, the last of which he presides as Chairman.
Senator Percy's strain of Republicanism has brought his
strong labor backing, decent showings in Democratic Chicago
(where he got 48.7 percent of the vote in 1972 against a
congressman from the city) and three decisive Senate victories.
ELECTIONS:
1978 General
Percy
1,698,711
(53%)
Seith
1,448,187
(46%)
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT - Page 5
Elections (continued)
1978 Primary
Percy
401,409
(84%)
Daly
74,739
(16%)
1972 General
Percy
2,867,078
(62%)
Pucinski
1,721,031
(38%)
1966 General
Percy
55%
Douglas
45%
His entry into Illinois politics began in 1964, when he faced
incumbent Governor Otto Kerner, losing by only 179,000 votes.
B. GOVERNOR JAMES THOMPSON
Governor James R. Thompson, Jr., 46, was declared a winner
on January 7 by the Illinois Supreme Court. The Court voted
4 to 3 to reject Adlai Stevenson III's bid for a partial recount
of the November 4 elections, which gave Thompson a slim vote
majority of 5,074, out of 3.6 million cast. Interestingly, one
of the four justices siding with Thompson was a Democrat who had
been rejected by Stevenson as a candidate for a federal judgeship
when Stevenson was in the Senate.
Thompson, first elected to the State House in 1976, becomes
the first Governor of Illinois to serve three consecutive terms.
In 1978, Illinois moved its state-wide non-federal elections
from the presidential election year to the midterm year; hence
Thompson's first term was abbreviated to two years. Thompson
was elected in 1976 by a record 1.4 million-vote margin. His
1978 re-election margin of 600,000 votes (59%) set the record
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT - Page 6
B. Governor James Thompson (continued)
for incumbents.
Thompson has had to face some difficult problems during
his past six years in office. The state's declining income base
has prompted Thompson to rule out any immediate relief in state
income taxes, although he did score a major coup recently by
abolishing the state property tax multiplier to help hold down
property taxes. One of the Governor's problem areas is in
Chicago where he has had to veto various revenue bills earmarked
for this city, especially in the area of mass transportation.
Thompson announced, however, that more than 190 public transit
projects in northern Illinois will get a total of $170 million
in federal and state grants. Most recently, with the death of
the Equal Rights Amendment, pro-ERA groups have focused a certain
amount of the blame for the amendment's failure on the Governor
and his running-mate state House Speaker George Ryan.
In his somber Inaugural address on January 10th, Thompson
declared that it was "now or never" for Illinois and hinted that
taxes would be raised in the coming legislative session.
Subsequent information prior to Thompson's February 8 State
of the State message strongly indicate that Thompson plans to work
with the Democrats, who control both bodies of the legislature,
to increase taxes and spending to try and alleviate the effects of
the recession.
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT - Page 7
C. THE CHICAGO MAYOR'S RACE
The Chicago mayoral primary is February 22, with the
general election scheduled for April 12. The likely
Republican nominee is former State Representative Bernard
Epton. However, most of the attention has been focused on
the three-way Democratic race.
The Democratic contest has been loud, bitter and acri-
monious. Mayor Jane Byrne is generally regarded as the
favorite to receive the nomination, as most city residents
seem relatively content with the status quo. However,
analysts are extremely reluctant to rely on polls, especially
since the pollsters were wrong by as much as 20 percent in
the November gubernatorial contest. The half million black
voters in Chicago are a unknown quantity, and will have a
significant bearing on the outcome of the election.
Below are brief profiles of the three Democrats:
JANE BYRNE, 48, beat the incumbent mayor, Michael
Bilandic, in the 1979 Democratic primary. She has waged an
aggressive campaign, particularly in the fund-raising area,
raising $10 million largely from city contractors and labor
unions. In using her well-exercised powers of incumbency,
Byrne announced in January that the city would hire 3800
workers for temporary 10-week jobs. Her rivals denounced
the move as blatant electioneering, but thousands lined up
for a chance to get one of the positions.
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT - Page 8
Byrne's enormous warchest makes it possible for her to
blitz the media with ads, especially on radio. Her spots
are updated continuously, designed to respond instanteously
to any attack made on her.
Byrne has been endorsed by former Republican Governor
Richard Ogilvie (1968-1972) and also by the Chicago chapter
of the National Organization of Women.
RICHARD M. DALEY, 40, is the State's Attorney for Cook
County. Daley, son of the six-term mayor, obviously benefits
from strong name ID. His campaign materials contain a photo
of the two Daleys, with the caption, "Like father, like son."
However, his relatively small $1.5 million warchest -- less
than 1/6 of Byrne's -- indicates that the support his father
enjoyed has not transmitted to the son.
CONGRESSMAN HAROLD WASHINGTON, 60, was re-elected to a second
term from a 90 percent non-white district in 1982. Running
as the most liberal of the three candidates, Washington seeks
to become Chicago's first Black mayor. Although Washington
tried once before in the Mayoral primary and was soundly de-
feated, analysts do not dismiss his chances so easily this
year, what with Black voter clout so dramatically on the rise.
Opponents point to the 40 days Washington spent in jail for
failing to file income tax forms, and to his disbarment for
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT - Page 9
unethical legal practices. They also cite his strong
support for busing, alleging that Washington seeks busing
as a way to drive the white population out of the city --
which is presently 40 percent Black and majority non-white --
so that his electoral prospects will be enhanced.
VI. MISCELLANEOUS
THE PRESIDENT visited Chicago in April 1982 to address
the National Catholic Educational Conference, as well as a
May 10 visit to Providence St. Mel School and fund-raiser
for State Senator Don Totten.
THE PRESIDENT, on October 20, visited Peoria, Illinois
on behalf of Congressman Bob Michel.
POPULATION:
11,229,000
NICKNAME:
The Prairie State
STATE MOTTO:
State Sovereignty - National Union
THE VOTERS
1980 PRESIDENTIAL VOTE
White Collar:
49%
Reagan:
50%
Blue Collar:
37%
Carter:
42%
Service:
12%
Anderson:
7%
Farm:
2%
Other:
1%
ETHNIC GROUPS
Black:
15%
Hispanic:
6%
Asian:
14%
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT - Page 10
ECONOMIC BASE
Finance, insurance, real estate, machinery (especially
construction-related machinery), agriculture, primary metal
industry (especially blast furnaces and basic steel products).
B
LYNN MARTIN
(REPUBLICAN - ILLINOIS)
Lynn Martin is a second term Republican from Illinois' 16th
Congressional District (northwestern corner of state, including
Rockford). The 16th District formerly was represented by
John B. Anderson -- an independent Presidential candidate in
1980 who worked actively against Congresswoman Martin in 1982 --
and Lynn is sensitive on this subject, even though she received
an impressive 57% of the vote in 1982.
In the House of Representatives, Lynn serves on the Budget
Committee and the House Administration Committee. She has been
very supportive of the economic recovery effort and has worked
actively on behalf of Administration initiatives. The most
important single issue in her District is the completion of
U.S. Highway 51.
Lynn has met with the President and attended White House events
on numerous occasions.
SENATOR TED STEVENS (R-ALASKA)
Senator Stevens is from Anchorage, Alaska. He was born in
Indianapolis, Indiana on November 18, 1923. He attended
schools in California and graduated from U.C.L.A. in 1947.
He then attended Harvard Law School, graduating in 1950.
He practiced law in Washington, D.C. and Fairbanks, Alaska.
He worked several years at the Department of the Interior
and was appointed solicitor of the Department in 1960 by
President Eisenhower.
In 1964, Stevens was elected to the Alaskan State House
of Representatives, where he served two terms before being
appointed to the U.S. Senate in 1968. His current term
expires in 1985. Stevens was elected Assistant Minority
Leader in 1977 and became Assistant Majority Leader in
1980. His Senate Committee assignments include Appropriations,
Commerce, and Governmental Affairs. He chairs the Defense
Appropriations Subcommittee.
Stevens married the former Catherine Chandler in December, 1980.
He has five children by his first wife, Ann (deceased). He
also has a daughter, Lily, by his second wife.
SENATOR MARK HATFIELD (R-OREGON)
Senator Mark Hatfield was born July 12, 1922 in Dallas,
Oregon. He attended Willamette University where he
earned a B.A. in 1943, and Stanford University (M.A. 1948).
He served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy.
He was associate professor of political science and
Dean of Students at Willamette University. He served as
State Representative for Marion County from 1950-54 and
was State Senator from 1954-56. Hatfield was Governor
of Oregon from 1956-58. He was a delegate to the National
Republican Conventions, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, and
1976. Senator Hatfield was elected to the U.S. Senate
on November 8, 1966. He was reelected on November 7,1972
and November 7, 1978. Senator Hatfield is Chairman of
the Senate Committee on Appropriations and is a
member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
and the Senate Rules Committee.
Hatfield is married to Antoinette Duzmanich and they have
four children: Elizabeth, Mark Jr., Theresa, and Charles
Vincent.
SENATOR ALAN K. SIMPSON (R-WYOMING)
Senator Simpson was born in Denver, Colorado on
September 2, 1931. He attended schools in Wyoming
and graduated from the University of Wyoming, Laramie
Law School in 1958. He served in the United States
Army from 1954-1956 and was United States Commissioner
from 1959-1969. Wallop was Assistant Attorney General
of Wyoming from 1958-1959. He served in the Wyoming
House of Representatives from 1964-1977. Simpson and
his wife Ann have three children; William, Colin, and Susan.
Simpson was elected to the United States Senate in
November 1978 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Senator Clifford P. Hansen. In the Senate, Simpson
serves on the Environment and Public Works Committee,
the Judiciary Committee, and he is Chairman of the
Committee on Veterans Affairs. He also has a strong interest
in nuclear regulatory policy and the public land
management policy.
SENATOR STROM THURMOND (R-SOUTH CAROLINA)
Senator Thurmond was born December 5, 1902, in Edgefield,
South Carolina. Thurmond graduated from Clemson College
in 1923. He studied law at night and was admitted to
practice in all Federal Courts including the U.S. Supreme
Court. He volunteered for military service in World War II
and was subsequently awarded 18 decorations, including
the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. Thurmond
has served as a teacher and athletic coach, county
superintendent of education, city attorney and
county attorney.
Thurmond is a former State Senator, Circuit Judge, and
Governor of South Carolina, 1947-51. He was a delegate
to six Democratic National Conventions, and was the
States Rights Democratic Candidate for President of the
United States in 1948. He has been elected in South
Carolina as an Independent, as a Democrat, and as a
Republican. He became a Republican in 1964 during the
Presidential campaign of Senator Barry Goldwater.
Senator Thurmond was first elected to the U.S. Senate
on November 2, 1954, and has been reelected each succeeding
term. Thurmond is President pro-tempore of the Senate
and Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
He also serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee and
the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee.
Senator Thurmond is married to the former Nancy Moore and
has four children; Nancy Moore, Strom Jr., Juliana Gertrude,
and Paul Reynolds.
SENATOR HOWARD BAKER, JR. (R-TENNESSEE)
Senator Howard Baker is the Majority Leader of the Senate and
was elected to that position in 1980 when the Republicans
became the majority party in the Senate. Previously he served
as Senate Minority Leader, having been elected to that position
in 1977. He is married to the former Joy Dirksen and has two
children, Derrick and Cissy (Cynthia). Baker is a lawyer by
profession, and served three years in the Navy (1943-1946).
He is regarded by his colleagues in both parties as a fair
and reasonable man, and he is well known for his ability to
work out equitable solutions to the tough problems which often
divide his colleagues.
Baker is a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works
Committee. He also serves on the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee and the Rules Committee.
SENATOR ROBERT DOLE (R-KANSAS)
Senator Robert Dole was born in Russell, Kansas on July 22, 1923.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1943-1948. During that time,
he was twice wounded and twice decorated for "heroic achieve-
ment," and was discharged with the rank of captain. Dole
attended the University of Kansas, and received his LL.B
degree from Washburn Municipal University in Topeka, Kansas in
1952. Dole was elected to the Kansas Legislature at the
age of 26, and served four terms as Russell County attorney
from 1953-1961. He was elected to the U.S. House of
Representatives in 1960, and served a total of four consecutive
terms. Dole was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1968, and was
reelected in 1974 and 1980. He was Republican candidate
for Vice President of the United States in 1976. Dole served
as Republican National Committee chairman from 1971-1973.
Senator Dole is married to the former Mary Elizabeth Hanford
and has one daughter, Robin.
In the Senate, Dole serves as Chairman of the Finance Committee,
and is Vice Chairman of the Joint Committee on Taxation. He
is also a member of the Agriculture, Judiciary and Rules
Committees.
As you recall, Dole served as a member of your Commission on
Social Security and was a key player in the successful efforts
to work out a bipartisan compromise. This issue will be a major
project for Dole's Finance Committee in the Senate.
SENATOR CHARLES H. PERCY (CHUCK) R-ILLINOIS
Senator Percy was born September 27, 1919 in Pensacola, Florida.
He grew up in Chicago and Winnetka, Illinois and is now a resident
of Wilmette, Illinois. Senator Percy worked his way through the
University of Chciago, receiving a bachelor's degree in economics
from there in 1941. From 1949-1961, Percy served as President and
Chief Executive Officer of Bell and Howell, and Chairman of the
board of Bell and Howell from 1961-1966. He was first elected to
the United States Senate in 1966. He is presently serving in his
third term and will be up for re-election in 1984. Percy is
Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and also
serves on the Committee on Governmental Affairs and the Select
Committee on Aging.
Percy was married to the former Jeanne Dickerson in 1943 and
they had three children: twin daughters, Valerie (deceased)
and Sharon, and a son Roger. Mrs. Percy died in 1947. Senator
Percy married the former Lorraine Guyer in 1950 and they have two
children: Gail and Mark.
Mrs. Percy will accompany the Senator on this trip.
You should also remember that Percy's daughter, Sharon, is married
to Governor Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia, and she was also
reappointed by you as a member of the Corporation for Public
Broadcasting.
SENATOR JOHN HEINZ (R-PENNSYLVANIA)
Senator John Heinz was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1938.
He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy, Yale, and Harvard
Business Schools. He served in the United States Air Force at
the rank of Sergeant. Senator Heinz is married to the former
Teresa Simoes-Ferreira and they have three sons: Henry John IV,
Andre, and Christopher.
Senator Heinz was first elected to the House of Representatives in
1971 in a special election and was elected in 1976 to the United
States Senate. He serves on the Finance Committee, the Banking,
Housing and Urban Affairs Committee and the Energy and Natural
Resources Committee. In addition, he is Chairman of the Special
Committee on Aging. Senator Heinz was re-elected to his second
term in the Senate this past November.
SENATOR WILLIAM S. COHEN (R-MAINE)
William Cohen was born on August 28, 1940 in Bangor, Maine.
He graduated from Bangor High School in 1958 and received
a Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude from Bowdoin College
in 1962. In 1965 he received a LL.B, cum laude, from Boston
University Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1965
and began practice in Bangor, Maine and is a former partner
in the firm of Paine, Cohen, Lynch, Weatherbee & Kobritz.
He was a member of the Bangor City Council, 1969 to 1972 and
served as mayor of Bangor 1971 to 1972.
Senator Cohen is married to the former Diane Dunn of Fairfield,
Maine. They have two children, Kevin and Christopher.
Senator Cohen was elected to the 93rd Congress in 1972 and
was reelected to the 94th and 95th Congresses. He was elected
to the Senate in 1978. He serves on the Armed Services and
Governmental Affairs Committees and is also a member of
the Special Committee on Aging.
C
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 18, 1983
RETURN VISIT TO PROVIDENCE-ST. MEL HIGH SCHOOL
DATE:
January 19, 1983
LOCATION:
Chicago, Illinois
TIME:
2:30 P.M.
FROM:
Michael P. Castine, Acting Director
Private Sector Initiatives
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I. PURPOSE
To get a progress report regarding Providence-St. Mel's
successful business/education partnership since your
last visit to the school.
II. BACKGROUND
Your visit to Providence-St. Mel in May, 1982 showcased
the school as a good example of an educational program
that does not require federal funds. Since then, the
W. Clement Stone Foundation and others have adopted the
school and created an Advisory Board to help with fund
raising needs. You taped a video film supporting the
effort and agreed to be honorary chairman of the fund
raising drive. You will wear the jacket the students
presented to you on your last visit. Your meeting
in the cafeteria will be broadcast into the gymnasium
where the remainder of the student body is watching
on large video screens.
III. PARTICIPANTS
-- Paul Adams, Principal - Providence-St. Mel High School
-- W. Clement Stone
-- Members of Board of Governors
-- Students of the high school
IV. PRESS PLAN
-- open press coverage
V. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
-- Arrive Providence-St. Mel High School
-- Met in holding room by Paul Adams and W. Clement Stone
and members of Board of Governors
-- You and Paul Adams proceed to classroom to see
computer demonstration (added since your last visit)
-- To Cafeteria - Paul Adams gives brief remarks
-- The President's remarks
2
FORMAT continued
-- Committee reports on progress of school
-- Student report
-- Open discussion
-- Walk through Auditorium where student body is
assembled
-- Hello to Students and depart
D
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 18, 1983
COURTESY CALL BY PAUL HARVEY IN CHICAGO
D7 E:
Wed esday, Junuary 18, 1983
L ATION:
Con -ad Hilto Suite, Chicago
TIME:
3:20 p.m.
FROM:
Karna Small
I. PURPOSE:
To invite Paul Harvey, the country's premier radio broadcaster,
in for a courtesy cup of coffee and casual conversation. Mr.
Harvey did not request this meeting; THIS IS NOT AN INTERVIEW.
There was a consensus that during your visit to Chicago, this
would be a perfect opportunity to have a personal meeting with
this man who has been VERY supportive of Administration programs
and policies.
II. BACKGROUND:
Paul Harvey has been in broadcasting for 35 years (he started
at the age of 14). His father was a policeman who was killed in
the line of duty when Paul was 3 years old. The mother kept the
family together.
His radio broadcasts (over the ABC radio network) are heard on
1,070 radio stations nation-wide, another 400 overseas and his
morning program is the HIGHEST rated program in the country.
His noon broadcast is the second highest rated. He also has a
syndicated TV program on 100 stations and a newspaper column
that appears in some 300 newspapers. (Note: he gets up every
morning at 3:00 a.m. to prepare his morning broadcast - and writes
everything himself).
III. PARTICIPANTS:
The President
Paul Harvey
IV. PRESS PLAN:
No press
White House Photographer
V. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS:
Mr. Harvey will arrive at the staff office in the Conrad Hilton
and when the President is ready, the advance staff will escort
Mr. Harvey to the President's suite. Coffee will be served.
The President will greet Mr. Harvey and invite him to sit down
and have a casual conversation for 15-20 minutes.
VI. REMARKS: None required