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01. Memo
Phillip D. Brady to Tony Snow
1/17/92
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Re: Presidential Remarks (1 pp.)
02. Memo
Clayton Yeutter to the President
1/17/92
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1/10/92
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
01/18/92
TO:
GENERAL SCOWCROFT
FROM:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President and
Staff Secretary
The attached has been forwarded
to the President
(The attached was not
THE WHITE HOUSE
included in the Senior
WASHINGTON
Staff's copy of the
Cabinet Report.)
01/18/92
TO:
THE CHIEF OF STAFF
FROM:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President and
Staff Secretary
The attached has been forwarded
to the President
(The attached was not
included in the Senior
Staff's copy of the
Cabinet Report.)
299165
THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20230
January 10, 1992
The President
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. President:
Many, many thanks for including me and the
CEOs on your trip to Asia. It was a great honor
that my last official duty as your Secretary of
Commerce was accompanying you as you promoted
increased trade and the opening of foreign
markets.
During our two weeks abroad, your advance and
support staff was efficient, hardworking, and very
helpful to our group. No detail was left
unattended. They made the trip easier for all of
us and kept a helpful eye on the CEOs.
Again, thank you for the opportunity to
travel with you to Asia.
M
Respectfully,
Robert A. Mosbacher
299014
UNITED
STATES.
AGENCY
United States
Environmental Protection Agency
Holiday
PROTECTION
Mashington, B.C. 20460
JAN 10 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
The Administrator
Ede
SUBJECT: Follow Up to Your Address to the Senior Executive Service
Two years ago, you addressed the SES career service members
at Constitution Hall. At that time you strongly encouraged
America's young people to pursue careers in public service. I
recall also your asking us at the first Cabinet meeting at Blair
House to hire women and minorities.
Following your address, we undertook an aggressive recruitment
program at EPA to attract the kind of talented and committed young
people in which you can take special pride. I want you to know
that we are meeting your expectations. We recently completed a
survey of some 160 new entrants to EPA, learning the following
about these young public servants:
Ninety-six percent of those interviewed said they had
joined EPA principally because of a chance to do something
worthwhile. Forty-four percent said salary was a very
important factor. The public service opportunity matters
to our new hires.
Our workforce is becoming more committed to making
decisions based on risk rather than theory or ideology.
The great majority of our new employees said they were
attracted to EPA because of its commitment to scientific
research and risk-based decision making.
We have a diverse workforce. The 160 new entrants
surveyed come from 137 universities all across the country.
of the 160, 50 percent are women and 20 percent are
minorities.
We have good success attracting minorities and women at the
entry level. Our challenge is attracting them at mid and
senior levels. To enlarge the pools of minority
professionals at more senior levels, we are building solid
working relationships with a number of colleges and
universities through our Minority Academic Institutions
Task Force. We also helped launch the Environmental
Science and Management Fellows Program at Tufts University
for mid-career minority professionals.
Bill
William K. Reilly
P.S. of om 3000 new lives during the past 3 years
35 percent are minorities. Mincorities constitute
10 percent of management here.
UNITED STATES.
AGENCY
United States
Environmental Protection Agency
PROTECTION
Mashington, B.C. 20460
1052
The Administrator
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT: Environmental Crisis in the Gulf: The U.S. Response
As we discussed in June after my return from Kuwait, an interagency team published
a booklet, copy enclosed, that describes the cooperative efforts of the many U.S. departments
and agencies responding to the environmental crisis in the Persian Gulf. In the face of
rapidly changing demands and needs, the agencies performed with resourcefulness and
imagination.
Our work in Kuwait will phase down about March 1 after we complete a small
project on hazardous waste. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has
made arrangements for a several week data gathering effort on the Gulf. Beyond this, absent
the resources in agency budgets or support from the Kuwaitis, our work in-country has gone
about as far as it can. We will monitor the situation, work with the World Health and
Meteorological Organizations and remain available should the need arise for further
consultations.
When I returned, I had thought the United States might benefit from research we
could undertake -- on health impacts of particulates, for example. The cost for this work - --
for which we can articulate clearly stated benefits - is about $15 million. I am discussing
with General Scowcroft how we might approach this. If agencies are asked to reprogram
current funds, they may decide the priority is not as high as for already planned work.
Let me conclude by noting we can be proud of our role in stopping and containing the
oil spill, helping put out the oil fires in Kuwait and helping these countries start on the road
to recovery.
Respectfully,
Bie
William K. Reilly
P.S. You may remember that in June the CIA reported that in Al Ahmadi, Kuwait there
could be as many as 1,800 additional deaths per 100,000 people and a morbidity rate of
27,000 per 100,000 population. This was based on modelling, using a number of
assumptions since revisited. We subsequently ran the model they used with actual smoke and
fire data, and the estimates drop to 4 deaths per 100,000 with a morbidity rate of 17 per
100,000. The reasons for the difference? The smoke plume did not touch down to the
ground the way a single fire plume does; the fires produced less pollutants than originally
estimated; and the fires were put out faster than expected. There is no substitute for good
scientific data.
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THE U.S. RESPONSE
U.S. efforts in the Gulfwere requested by and conducted in cooperation with the
allied Gulf states, under the aegis of various national, regional, and international
organizations, including: the United Nations Environmental Programme; the
World Health Organization; the World Meteorological Organization; the Inter-
national Maritime Organization; the International Oceanographic Commission;
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals/Research Institute; the Saudi
Arabia Meteorological and Environmental Protection Administration; and the
Kuwait Environmental Protection Department. Other nations and organizations
also provided technical, material, and financial assistance.
Printed on Recycled Paper
Muscle and steel work to cap a gushing well.
Photo by Sebastiao Salgado, Magnum Photos.
2
Introduction
On November 5, 1991, the last oil fire in Ku-
U.S. government agencies, in cooperation with
wait was extinguished, bringing to a close a dra-
allied Gulf nations and the international commu-
matic period of achievement. Extinguishing and
nity, to try to assess, limit, and remedy the damage
capping these wellheads had been Kuwait's highest
caused by Iraq's environmental terrorism.
economic, environmental, and health priority be-
Since April 1991, official U.S. actions have been
cause of feared regional and global consequences.
in concert with international programs responding
International cooperation, skill, and expertise re-
to the oil release and addressing atmospheric prob-
sulted in a more rapid end to one part of this
lems from the burning fires. Private U.S. compa-
environmental catastrophe.
nies helped to extinguish the fires, clean up refuse,
Attacks on the environment began in late Janu-
repair damage from the war and Iraqi vandalism,
ary, 1991, when the Iraqi government ordered
and respond to the Gulf oil release.
millions of barrels of crude oil released into the Gulf
Even as the air, sea, and ground battles were
from tankers and oil terminals located off the coast
waged in January and February 1991, the United
of occupied Kuwait. Less than a month later, as
States, through its multi-agency Emergency Re-
Iraq's armies were driven from that country, they
sponse Team and other units, began mapping the
blew up hundreds of Kuwaiti oil wells, setting most
spread of the oil discharges and mobilizing scientific
of them ablaze.
teams to evaluate and mitigate environmental
In every war there is damage to the environ-
damage in the Gulf. Some of the data collected are
ment. But discharging the oil and igniting the wells
still being analyzed, and more are being gathered.
had neither economic nor military benefit. The
Some findings reported here should therefore be
Iraqi government waged war against the envi-
considered preliminary.
ronment itself, producing images of blackened wa-
While outside of the scope of this report, the U.S.
ters and skies now burned into the memory of the
Army Corps of Engineers must be cited for its work
world community.
in helping to rebuild Kuwait's infrastructure in-
This booklet answers the questions most often
cluding restoration of roads, electrical power, sewer
asked by Americans about potential effects of this
and water systems, the airport, and public build-
disaster on the environment and on the health of
ings. Without these basic systems and the efforts of
residents of the Gulf region, including American
the Corps, the environmental efforts described be-
military and civilian personnel stationed there.
low would have been difficult to achieve as quickly.
The booklet briefly describes work performed by
3
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HOW LONG DID IT
TAKE TO PUT OUT THE
FIRES?
About nine months - far faster than many had
expected. The rate at which the fires were
extinguished climbed from one every few days in
the early weeks to seven a day in the fall.
On February 15, 1991, the retreating Iraqi
army began systematically dynamiting oil wells,
storage tanks, refineries, and other facilities lo-
cated in seven oil fields north and south of Kuwait
City (see map). Approximately three-quarters of
the facilities in these fields-a total of 749-were
1991 March
either set on fire, turned into oil gushers or other-
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
wise damaged. An estimated nine hundred mil-
lion barrels were burned or spilled onto the land
during these 9 months, enough oil to supply the
The unprecedented number of oil fires challenged fire-fighting resources at the outset, but
United States for 50 days.
as more crews were brought in, and new techniques honed, the flames were snuffed out far
Firefighting teams from the United States,
more quickly. Graphic by Jean Wisenbaugh.
Canada, Kuwait, and later other nations, worked
steadily to douse the fires and cap the gushing
wells. The work was made even more difficult by
explosives surrounding the wells and by the scar-
city of water, which had to be pumped in from
miles away.
Nonetheless, once the equipment was in place
and the firefighting teams gained more experi-
ence, the work progressed far faster than originally
expected. (Some had estimated it would take up to
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BAGHDAD
AFGHANISTAN
IRAQ
IRAN
KUWAIT
PAKISTAN
CITY
KUWAIT
BAHRAIN
DHAHRAN
SAUDI
PERSIAN
ARABIA
GULF
DUBAYY
GULF
OF
QATAR
OMAN
ABU
RIYADH
DHABI
MUSCAT
UNITED ARAB
OMAN
Graphic by Jean Wisenbaugh.
240 miles
EMIRATES
five years to control the fires.) While by mid-May,
just 80 of the burning wells had been extinguished,
half were out by August, and by early November,
the last of the fires were doused.
HOW WIDESPREAD WAS
With over 80% of the world's oil-fire fighting
expertise in Kuwait, this disaster spawned ingenu-
THE POLLUTION FROM
ity and competition among the international teams.
Tested methods were measured against new tech-
THE FIRES?
nologies including jet engines mounted on tanks
to "blow" the fires out and liquid nitrogen to
displace oxygen, suffocating the flames.
The consensus of the international scientific
community is that airborne emissions from the
fires primarily affected southern Kuwait and a
200 mile stretch of eastern Saudi Arabia. Ef-
fects beyond the Gulf region have been slight.
As the fires burned, they threw soot particles,
chemical pollutants, and other emissions into the
air. Carried aloft by the force of the heat, these
emissions drifted away in dense plumes of smoke.
Most of the large, heavier droplets of unburned
oil, fell out of the smoke plume quickly and did not
5
travel far from the oil fields. Other, lighter pollut-
ants were blown hundreds of miles by winds.
Because Iraqi troops had stolen most of Kuwait's
air pollution monitoring equipment and destroyed
its major laboratories, scientists from the United
States and several other nations rushed equipment
to the scene soon after the fires were set. Science
teams from England and the U.S. sampled the
contents of the smoke by flying aircraft with
sophisticated instruments as near to the fires as
they safely could (within a few hundred yards) and
as far away as 600 miles from the source of the
smoke. Ground stations throughout the Gulf re-
gion also took air samples. Kuwaiti stations were
supplemented by equipment from France, Ger-
many, Japan, Norway, and the United States.
During the spring and summer, prevailing winds
from the north and breezes off the Gulf generally
kept the plumes aloft and moving south over the
U.S. government officials,
including EPA Administrator
desert, away from Kuwait City, the nearest popu-
IRAQ
lation center. The plumes combined and were
William K. Relliy, above,
carried over eastern Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
survey the blazing oil fields.
IRAN
Photo by EPA.
The smoke dimmed sunlight, apparently pro-
KUWAIT
BAHRAIN
ducing cooler regional temperatures for a period.
Wind patterns generally
Bahrain, for example, experienced its coldest May
moved the smoke plume,
DHAHRAN
in 35 years with temperatures more than 7.2° F
accentuated at right, over
below average for that month. As the fires were
the southern desert region.
DATAR
extinguished, however, this local cooling effect
Graphic by Jean Wisenbaugh.
diminished.
UNITED ARAB
SAUDI
EMIRATES
OMAN
Not long after the fires were set, "black snow"
ARABIA
reportedly fell in the Kashmir region of northern
India, and sooty rain was reported in nearby Iran.
There were reports of very small amounts of soot
YEMEN
particles high in the air over Hawaii and Wyo-
240 miles
ming, but these anecdotal observations could not
be positively linked to the Kuwait fires. Overall,
there has been no clear evidence that the oil fire
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Stratosphere
Troposphere
emissions traveled beyond the region in signifi-
cant amounts. Combustion products from the
fires may still be detectable in trace amounts at
great distances, however, as they were expected to
remain in the atmosphere for several weeks.
Some computer models predicted that sulfur
dioxide from the fires could lead to acid rain in
Kuwait, Iran, and even as far away as China. The
lack of rainfall in the Gulf during the time when
the fires were burning minimized that potential
problem.
DIL FIRES' PLUME
While new emissions are no longer spewing
MT. PINATUBO'S PLUME
into the atmosphere now that the fires have been
extinguished, pollution already deposited may still
be blown around by winds. Monitoring of the
13,000 feet, with a maximum observed height of
Particles from the 1991
region's air quality and weather must continue.
19,000 feet, well below the 40,000-foot lower
explosion of the Filipino
limit of the stratosphere. As one researcher from
volcano, Mt. Pinatubo,
the National Center for Atmospheric Research
reached the stratosphere
put it, "As large as the smoke looks, and as ugly as
and spread around the
it is, it's still pretty small on a global scale."
globe. The oil fires' smoke
By contrast, smoke from the June 1991 erup-
particles did not reach
HAS SMOKE FROM THE
tion of Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines lofted
heights necessary for a
millions of tons of sulfur dioxide and dust well into
global effect. Graphic by Jean
OIL FIRES AFFECTED
the stratosphere, where it has spread around the
Wisenbaugh.
globe. Mt. Pinatubo's material is expected to re-
GLOBAL CLIMATE?
main in the stratosphere for years, possibly even
having a very slight worldwide cooling effect.
Some parts of the world may witness particularly
There is no evidence that the emissions reached
vibrant sunsets as a result of sunlight reflecting off
altitudes high enough to be carried by winds
the dust particles.
around the globe.
For the oil fires, however, research proved false
an initial speculation that plumes would self-loft
Material that reaches the stratosphere can be
into the stratosphere causing cooling analogous to
dispersed around the globe by high-altitude winds.
the "nuclear winter" scenario. There are several
But satellite images, along with observations and
reasons why emissions from the oil fires did not
air sampling from aircraft, have shown that the oil
reach these altitudes. They were not thrown up-
fire smoke generally rose to altitudes of 12,000 to
ward with great enough force, as in the case of a
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volcanic explosion. The smoke plumes also were
not sufficiently warmed by absorbing solar energy,
which would have lofted them higher into the
atmosphere.
In the first few months after the fires were set,
the fires were adding carbon dioxide to the atmo-
sphere at an estimated three percent of the world-
wide industrial emission rate. This rate dropped as
more and more fires were extinguished. The fires'
carbon dioxide output, according to atmospheric
scientists, was too small and temporary to contrib-
ute significantly to any worldwide "greenhouse
effect."
Under a desert sun partially masked by smoke from oil fires, a U.S. scientist installs air-
DID THE EMISSIONS
monitoring equipment atop a plane. In the spring of 1991, specially equipped aircraft flew over
the Gulf region to examine air pollutants and wind patterns as part of an international, multi-
POSE AN IMMEDIATE
agency environmental assessment. Two planes were supplied by the University of Washing-
ton and the National Center for Atmospheric Research, through a U.S. National Science
HEALTH THREAT TO
Foundation program conducted with the assistance of the National Geographic Society.
Another aircraft, supplied by the Department of Energy, sampled the plumes a month later
PEOPLE IN THE GULF
during different meteorological conditions. In addition, a helicopter, supplied and operated by
the Saudi Arabian Air Force, lifted off from Kuwait City airport, carrying scientists from the
REGION?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, Kuwait
and Saudi Arabia. The multi-national team flew next to blazing wells to gather emission
samples later evaluated by a number of U.S. government scientists. Photo by National
Air quality measurements taken while the fires
Institute of Science and Technology.
were burning showed no acute threat to the
general population, although fine particles in
the air did pose an increased risk of respiratory
problems for some groups. Fortunately, be-
cause of prevailing winds, there were no long
periods of exposure to high concentrations of
pollutants.
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Smoke plumes occasionally darkened skies over
Kuwait City (left), but on most days, the skies over the
city were relatively clear (below). Photos by Steve Levy,
EPA.
At the request of the Saudi government, the
U.S. Interagency Air Assessment Team (USIAAT)
was dispatched to the Gulf soon after the fires were
started to assess the immediate, acute health threat.
This "quick look," conducted from March through
May 1991, involved researchers from several U.S.
government agencies. The team sampled air near
the burning wells, flew instrumented airplanes
into smoke plumes, and sampled the air at various
locations in the path of the smoke, including
population centers in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
ganic compounds; trace metals; and gaseous pol-
Based on this limited preliminary study, the
lutants such as sulfur dioxide, hydrogen sulfide,
team publicly reported in April that emissions
and carbon monoxide.
from the oil fires were not immediately life-threat-
The USIAAT paid particular attention to mea-
ening. The ingredients of the smoke plumes varied
suring hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide, and fine
from fire to fire, but in general they were the same
soot particles in the smoke, which are known acute
pollutants one might find in the exhaust of a
health hazards at high concentrations. The two
poorly functioning automobile: soot particles; or-
chemical pollutants with the greatest potential
9
health hazard-hydrogen sulfide and sulfur diox-
PM-10
ide-were determined to be present in concentra-
Kuwait
tions below the harmful levels established by EPA
for the United States, both near the source of the
Los Angeles
fires and at locations sampled downwind. The
USIAAT measured high concentrations of par-
EPA Standard
ticles in the smoke, however, which remained a
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
cause for concern while the fires were burning.
Note: PM-10 is measured in micrograms per cubic meter. This is the average for April to June 1991.
Under certain weather conditions these fine par-
ticles can cause respiratory problems for individu-
als with asthma and other obstructive lung dis-
so,
eases, as well as other "high-risk" population
groups-including the elderly, children, and preg-
Kuwalt
nant women.
Los Angeles
Subsequent studies supported the findings of
the USIAAT. An air sampling mission in May
EPA Standard
and June, sponsored by the U.S. National Science
0
1
2
3
5
10
15
20
30
Foundation (NSF), found that hydrogen sulfide
was being burned quickly in the fires, as it did not
NO,
appear in significant concentrations in the smoke.
As for sulfur dioxide, the NSF team measure-
Kuwait
ments showed small amounts but not enough to
Los Angeles
cause a significant acute health threat to popula-
tions in the path of the smoke, since winds tended
EPA Standard
to reduce the concentration.
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10
20
30
40
50
60
The USIAAT also reviewed Saudi and Kuwaiti
Note: so, and NO, are measured in parts per billion. These are the average for April to September 1991.
air quality and meteorological data, and evaluated
the local health care system's ability to deal with
potential acute effects from the fires. The U.N.
prepared an interagency strategy for air monitor-
Air monitoring in Kuwait City showed some anomalies: some pollutant levels were lower
ing in the area and air quality is still being moni-
this spring than the year before, apparently because the Iraqi invasion had stopped most
tored continuously at sampling stations through-
industrial activity and civilian vehicle use. These charts compare the levels of fine particulates
out the Gulf region.
(PM-10), sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide for the 1991 April to September average in
The number of air quality and weather moni-
Kuwait City to Los Angeles' 1989 levels and to EPA standards for annual average 24-hour
toring stations are to be increased beyond what
readings. A very high PM-10 reading in Kuwait City is usual for that region, the result of
was in place prior to the hostilities and the 15 to 20
blowing dust and sand.
portable stations left behind by the U.S. air assess-
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IF THINGS HAD BEEN DIFFERENT
Even though there is no evidence to date that smoke from the
Kuwaiti oil fires created acute health problems, air pollution can be
deadly under certain conditions.
ment team. In addition, an "early warning sys-
In October 1948, severe pollution over the town of Donora,
tem," developed by the U.S. National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration and other agencies
Pennsylvania resulted in 20 deaths-17 in a single 14-hour period.
was placed in Kuwait to alert the local population
A high pressure area kept winds to a minimum for several days
if severe pollution levels posed a significant health
straight, allowing a cold, dense fog containing sulfur dioxide, fine
threat. Public education programs also were cre-
particles, and carbon monoxide to linger in the industrial valley
ated to inform local citizens about potential haz-
where Donora is located.
ards from airborne pollutants.
A more severe episode occurred in London in December 1952,
when a thick, four-day fog resulted in thousands of deaths due to
inhalation of particles and sulfur dioxide.
In both these cases, dense, polluted air remained trapped over
a populated area for several days. Fortunately, this was never the
case in Kuwait. Prevailing winds effectively dispersed smoke from
WITH ALL THOSE
the oil fires during the time when most of the wells were burning,
POLLUTANTS IN THE
and most fires were extinguished before the beginning of the winter
season when weather inversions would have been more likely to
SMOKE, WHY WEREN'T
cause extended periods of stagnant air over Kuwait City. Also, a
key pollutant in the Donora and London episodes-sulfur diox-
MORE HEALTH
ide-did not appear in high concentrations in the smoke over the
Gulf.
PROBLEMS REPORTED?
The most severe levels of pollution were found in
the plumes far above ground level, and weather
fires fell out of the smoke relatively near to the
patterns generally kept the smoke away from
burning wells, in areas that were largely uninhab-
population centers.
ited. The spread of other, lighter airborne pollut-
ants was determined by daily and seasonal local
Early in the crisis, there were predictions from
weather patterns. Winds thinned the smoke,
some observers that the fires would have cata-
thereby reducing the concentration of pollutants,
strophic health effects. But the nature and amount
and also kept the plume away from Kuwait City.
of pollution in the smoke, the behavior of the
Breezes from the Gulf itself helped protect other
plumes in the atmosphere, and local weather con-
shoreline population centers. Thus, Kuwait City
ditions served to limit the impact of the fires on the
rarely was exposed to the plume for more than 48
human population.
hours at a time, even though the nearest oil field is
The largest particles and oil droplets from the
less than two miles from the city's suburbs.
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6
WHAT ABOUT LONG-
TERM HEALTH
EFFECTS?
The unique nature of the situation-intermit-
tent exposure to pollution from a large yet
declining number of fires-will make long-term
health assessments extremely difficult. Research
and health studies are continuing.
Long-term health effects from air pollution are
determined primarily by the amount of exposure,
which considers not only the concentration of a
pollutant, but the length of time individuals are
exposed to it. There were only a few days in which
the population was subjected to high levels of
U.S. advisors examine a radar film showing the placement and movement of oil spills.
pollution from the fires.
One problem in identifying long-term effects is
Photo by U.S. Coast Guard.
that natural or normal "background" causes of
disease and mortality first have to be factored out.
Fine soot particles from the fires are of major
concern because they can penetrate deeply into the
lungs. But since Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are
prone to sandstorms, the air normally carries ex-
tremely high levels of airborne particulates. Re-
searchers must first examine long-term health
data on the local population to find what is "usual"
before determining if there have been changes
from the fires. For example, Kuwaitis are known
to have a high incidence of asthma.
Scientists also must have a full understanding
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of which substances actually reached the people,
Left, a U.S. Coast Guard
and in what amounts. As part of the World Health
plane tracks an oil slick to
Organization's plan for dealing with effects of the
help local officials plan
oil fires, a formal study is being conducted in
control and cleanup
Kuwait to determine whether local populations
operations.
are being exposed to higher levels of fine particles
All oil spills are not the
same in their chemical
in the air.
Included in the particulate matter emitted by
makeup. A U.S. scientist
the oil fires were polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(below) scoops up oil
and trace metals such as nickel, chromium and
samples for analysis to
assist in evaluation of how
vanadium, which are known or suspected cancer-
causing agents. These were detected in small
the spill will affect the
amounts in smoke and soils near the source of the
environment. Photos by U.S.
Coast Guard.
fires, but not at sampling stations located down-
wind.
WHAT ABOUT THE
HEALTH OF U.S.
TROOPS AND
CIVILIANS?
There has been no evidence of fire-related
health problems occurring among U.S. military
or civilian personnel assigned to the region.
A survey by the U.S. Navy of 2,700 Marines
serving in the Gulf theater found no increase in
sick call rates based on proximity to the fires.
Similarly, initial results from a survey of 2,500
U.S. Department of Defense employees in the
SOME MAJOR OIL SPILLS
Date
Spill /Location
Estimated volume in
millions of gallons
1991
Gulf War, Kuwait/Persian Gulf (On Land)
420-4200
1979-80
Ixtoc I, Mexico
139-428
HAS THE OIL IN THE
1991
Gulf War, Persian Gulf (On Water)
252-336
GULF BEEN CLEANED
1983
Nowruz Oil Field, Persian Gulf
80-185
UP?
1983
Castillo de Beviller, South Africa
50-80
1978
Amoco Cadiz, France
67-76
Over a million barrels of oil were removed from
the Gulf by April. One third of the total released
1979
Aegean Captain, Tobago
49
is estimated to have evaporated. Despite this
record recovery of surface oil and significant
1989
Exxon Valdez, Alaska
10.8
evaporation, much of the oil sank, and about
400 miles of the western shoreline of the Gulf is
contaminated with congealed oil.
region did not indicate a significant likelihood of
In January 1991, Iraq dumped an estimated six
long-term health effects. Military personnel gen-
to eight million barrels of oil into the upper Gulf
erally are not in those groups considered to be
from tankers and terminals located off the coast of
highly susceptible to the effects of pollution-the
Iraq and Kuwait. Military actions produced some
very young, the elderly and those with severe
smaller additional spillage.
asthma.
Taken as a whole, the Gulf release ranks among
The U.S. Army is continuing its air monitoring
the largest in history, up to 30 times the amount of
activities, in addition to the civilian monitoring at
oil spilled in the 1989 Exxon Valdez accident. A
existing regional sampling stations, as long as U.S.
substantial amount of soot and oil from the well
military personnel are in the region. Furthermore,
fires also fell into the Gulf waters while the fires
new civilian and military personnel being assigned
were burning, adding to the pollution from the oil
to the area, including those conducting environ-
spill. The total amount of contaminants and their
mental research, are being examined before depar-
effects are unknown.
ture from the U.S. to determine the status of their
The then-ongoing war limited but did not
health. They will be examined again after their
prevent all actions to stop the flow of oil at the time
stay in the Gulf region to determine if the pollu-
of release: Kuwaiti employees at the Mina Al
tion has any health effects. Naturally, as the fires
Ahmadi facility secretly closed the valves to one
were extinguished, the potential for such effects
group of storage tanks to prevent release of mil-
diminished.
lions of additional barrels of oil. Later, coalition
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aircraft were able to use "smart bombs" to cut off
Additional all contain-
much of the flow from the Mina A1 Ahmadi
ment, cleaning, and
facility off Kuwait, the source of the main release.
absorption material was
The released oil, carried by tides and currents
brought to the Gulf (left).
and driven by prevailing winds, moved southward
HeavyL
Some booms protected
to Saudi Arabia. Shortly after the oil was first
Inlets for critical water
detected, that country requested technical assis-
PUBLINES
desalination plants (below).
tance from the United States, which sent a U.S.
A record amount of oil was
Coast Guard-led team to the Gulf to help assess
scooped up, but much
the oil slick's magnitude and impact. Despite the
remains. Photos by U.S.
hostilities, daily overflights by scientists and the
Coast Guard.
military, satellite imagery and onshore sightings
helped track the oil's progress, and U.S. advisors
assisted Saudi officials in planning a response
strategy.
The slick covered an estimated 600 square
miles of sea surface. Under the provisions of Saudi
Arabia's National Oil Spill Contingency Plan, the
highest priority for early protection was the desali-
nation plant at Jubayl. The largest such facility in
the world, Jubayl provides the Saudi capital of
Riyadh with 80 percent of its water. Work crews
successfully protected the plant by installing booms
around inlet areas and skimming oil from the
surface. The crews also were able to protect other
desalination plants, power plants, and oil facilities
designated as high priorities.
The initial clean-up operations were aimed at
recovering free-floating oil from the water's sur-
face. Using skimming vessels under contract to the
Saudi-owned oil company, ARAMCO, crews
isolated sections of the spill and scooped an un-
precedented 1.4 million barrels of oil from the
waters by mid-April. One third of the oil released
is thought to have evaporated naturally from the
surface of the water. Much sank to the bottom of
the Gulf.
beaches, and oil mixing with sand forms an asphalt
crust a foot thick in some places.
The Gulf waters take more than five years to
flush naturally through the Straits of Hormuz, and
background levels of oil pollution in the Gulf are
high. Even before the 1991 release, many beaches
showed evidence of earlier contamination. Ac-
cording to a 1983 estimate, a quarter of a million
barrels of oil are accidentally spilled every year into
the Gulf through normal operations.
In late March 1991, the Saudi Arabian Meteo-
rology and Environmental Protection Adminis-
tration signed contracts with private corporations
to begin clean-up operations along the coast, but
absent significant funding from international do-
nors, little change is expected.
WHAT HAS BEEN THE
Oil sullies Gulf beaches.
Along the western shoreline, crews contracted
EFFECT ON THE GULF'S
Photo by Jim Lukoski, Black
by the Saudi government, using containment
Star.
booms from several nations and guidance from the
ECOSYSTEMS?
Coast Guard and ARAMCO, scavenged oil from
bays where it collected naturally and built berms
extending out from the shore to capture even
The western shore of the Gulf is severely pol-
more. The crews dug trenches to trap oil riding in
luted. Assessment of the ecological damage is
on tides, and pumped the collected oil into con-
continuing and the full effects may not be
tainment pits. Despite these efforts, oil contami-
known for years.
nated much of the shoreline, with the area be-
tween Safaniya and Abu Ali Island in Saudi Arabia
The coastal waters of the western Gulf are
bearing the worst pollution. On this stretch of the
shallow, with wide intertidal zones-regions be-
coast, which also was severely affected by a spill
tween high and low tides-that are contaminated
from an oil field in 1983, tarballs appear on the
with oil.
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As fires bum In the
distance, oil from unfired but
damaged wells coats desert
grasses. New growth of
plantlife was evident in
some areas within months,
but the long-term effects are
unknown. Photo by Abbas,
Magnum Photos.
The rich ecosystem in these shallow waters
of wildlife in the Gulf have shown remarkable
includes salt marshes, mangrove swamps, beds of
resiliency following major oil spills in the past.
sea grass, and intertidal mud flats where fish and
Unfortunately, the most heavily polluted salt
animals feed on algae. Coastal wetlands and is-
marshes are unlikely to survive, which surely will
lands provide nesting areas for many native and
reduce bird populations. While coral in shallow
migratory birds, including flamingos and the en-
water shows the black stain of oil that sank below
dangered Socotra Cormorant. The oil also threat-
the surface, coral in deeper water apparently are
ened shellfish, turtles, and coral.
not severely contaminated. Deep water fish are
Due to the size of the release and the impossi-
expected to fare better than marine life that spawns
bility of a full response during the war, many
and feeds in shallow water.
ecologically sensitive areas could not be protected.
Following a section-by-section examination of
There were private wildlife rescue projects that
the coastline by Saudi and U.S. scientists, a data-
saved some fowl and turtle nesting areas, but many
base ranking the most ecologically sensitive areas
shore birds fell victim to the oil slick. Some species
along the coast has been prepared as a guide for
17
clean-up operations. Saudi environmental authori-
ties are considering different strategies for clean-
ing up the oil, including the possible use of fertil-
izers to enhance the work of natural microbes that
break down oil.
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WHAT OTHER
ENVIRONMENTAL
DAMAGE HAS THERE
BEEN?
Oil pooling on the ground near the burning
wells, raw sewage pouring into the Gulf, and
disruption of desert plant life and surface soil
are additional ecological concerns facing the
region.
Millions of barrels of crude oil (estimates range
from 10 to 100 million barrels) spilled onto the
ground from wells damaged but not successfully
Oil that sank coats coral; prognosis unknown. Photo by Dr. Sylvia Earle, NOAA.
ignited by the Iraqis. The spills formed ponds,
some of which were ignited by nearby burning
wells, adding more smoke and pollutants to the air
and blackening the desert in the immediate vicin-
ity.
Near the source, a large amount of the oil
remained unburned, forming more pools. Some
oil, baked by nearby fires, hardened into asphalt on
the surface. Some of it seeped into the sand, but
indications are that the oil has not seeped deep
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Environmental problems included oil pools, fires, and the
debris of war (left). Unexploded munitions continue to be a
special hazard for clean-up crews and the civilian population.
Photo by Ken Stroech, EPA.
Below, a NOAA Scientist (at left), confers with local
officials on monitoring the environmental damage. Photo by
Dr. Sylvia Earle, NOAA.
enough to reach freshwater underground aquifers.
mortality and the ability of the plants to recover are
Kuwaiti officials are surveying the oil pools to
not yet known; in some areas new growth already
assess potential ecological damage and possibili-
has been spotted.
ties for recovering the oil. The unhardened pools
Also uncertain is the extent of the damage to
also represent a continuing hazard to wildlife,
the desert surface. The damage comes not only
particularly for birds who mistake the oil ponds for
from oil, but also from the movements of thou-
water.
sands of heavy military vehicles and from the Iraqi
In addition, unburned oil droplets from the
Army's digging of trenches. One concern is that,
smoke have coated mangroves and other wild
because the desert's natural crust has been broken
plants in southeast Kuwait. The level of plant
by these multiple impacts, more severe sandstorms
19
and movement of sand dunes could result.
authorities were alerted about possible incidents of severe
The disposal of unexploded military munitions and of
air pollution. Those authorities could then take, or urge
chemicals from damaged industrial plants created further
residents to take, actions to reduce the pollution levels or
burdens, as did Iraqi sabotage of sewage treatment plants,
exposure.
which increased the amount of raw sewage dumped into
The U.S. offered this technical assistance in part
the Gulf until the plants could be repaired. Massive
because Kuwait's scientific infrastructure was severely
amounts of waste still litter the landscape and range from
damaged during the Iraqi occupation. The United States
asbestos construction debris to PCB's from damaged
supplied Kuwait with monitoring equipment to replace
power stations.
equipment stolen or destroyed by Iraq, and has provided
considerable scientific expertise as well. By October 1991,
the U.S. government had spent nearly $10 million on
health and environmental protection activities in the
Gulf. (This amount does not include the time of U.S.
WHAT ROLE WILL GULF
personnel.)
Although scientists have preliminary data on the ef-
NATIONS AND THE UNITED
fects of the fires and oil discharges, there is more to be
learned. For example, the U.S. has proposed sending
STATES PLAY IN THE
public health experts to the area to try to determine the
effects oil soot and droplets may have on local food
CONTINUING
supplies, including marine life. Other U.S. government
personnel are advising Kuwaiti scientists measuring the
ENVIRONMENTAL AND
amount of small particles, outdoors and indoors, that
could be inhaled by local residents. U.S. government
HEALTH ISSUES?
agencies also may be involved in more scientific research
on the effects of the shoreline oil. A complete understand-
ing of the severity of the threats to public health and the
The Gulfnations have taken responsibility for clean-up
environment will take many months, even years.
and recovery operations; the United States continues
This investment of U.S. government time and re-
to provide technical assistance in accordance with
sources to date reflects the concern of our citizens for the
international response plans and requests from gov-
human health and environment of Kuwait and Saudi
ernments in the region.
Arabia. When all is said and done, by helping the Gulf
region respond to this disaster, the community of nations
U.S. government efforts have evolved from initial
can learn new strategies and new methods for coping with
emergency response to helping Kuwait and Saudi Arabia
future environmental crises. If we do, and if we encourage
address medium- and long-term recovery. For example,
new modes of regional and international cooperation,
the United States helped reestablish and expand air
then we will have drawn what benefits we could from this
quality and weather monitoring systems so that local
human and environmental tragedy.
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This booklet was produced by the U.S. Gulf Task Force.
Photo by Jim Lukoski, Black Star. Cover photo by Bruno Barbey, Magnum Photos.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 17, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR TONY SNOW
FROM:
Phillip D. Brady
Mm
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks
As we discussed, a number of offices have expressed serious
concern that substantive changes are being made to remarks after
they are put into staffing and occasionally after they have
cleared staffing and been sent to the President.
Our understanding is that Speechwriting should incorporate
substantive comments from White House offices. It is in most
cases better for these comments to be incorporated verbatim or
close to it rather than adding new language which no one has
seen.
Similarly, it's generally pretty clear whether the President
wishes to have an insert he writes incorporated into remarks or
whether he wishes Speechwriting to draft new additional remarks
on an idea he notes in his comments. In the former case, his
comments should be incorporated verbatim or as close to verbatim
as possible.
As you know, the President has also not been receiving his
speeches in a timely fashion. Even in those rare cases where
speeches are simultaneously staffed and sent to the President,
substantive comments from White House offices should still be
incorporated. This is particularly important for speeches
dealing with foreign policy and national security, where the
President expects the NSC to have reviewed the text carefully.
Finally, one point that is of particular concern to our
office: On the road just as in Washington, the originals of all
Presidential handwriting should be returned to us. This office
has the responsibility both to preserve Presidential records and
to ensure they are easily accessible. of course, we will make
sure you have copies, but the original of any document the
President sees is returned to us for files.
Thanks. I'd be happy to discuss any of this further.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
DATE: 01/17/92
TO: RON KAUFMAN
FROM: PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President and
Staff Secretary
The attached has been forwarded
to the President
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
DATE: 01/17/92
TO:
SAMUEL K. SKINNER
FROM: PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President and
Staff Secretary
The attached has been forwarded
to the President
C
Republican
National
Committee
32 JAN 17 P6: 59
Clayton Yeutter
Chairman
January 17, 1992
MEMORANDUM TO THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
CLAYTON YEUTTER
Cy
You'll soon be able to laugh about that state dinner in Tokyo! It'll be a great story for
your grandchildren for decades to come!
I do believe the trip will play better in the country than it has here in D.C. Opening
markets is important, and there are jobs attached to such an effort. You communicated
and illustrated that point, and we need to continue to do so. In my view the trip could
have been better if it had not been postponed, and if it had not included the auto
industry reps.
As you know, redistricting has gone well for us all year long, and we had some more
good news recently. The Illinois Congressional boundaries came our way previously,
and state legislative boundaries have gone our way as well. And in Texas we had a
judicial outcome on state legislative redistricting that surprised and shocked the
Democrats. On January 28 we should have a final decision in California, where more
is at stake than anywhere.
I've had good reports on your Farm Bureau event, and the day in New Hampshire.
The latter gave you an opportunity to respond to the contention that you haven't
recognized the magnitude and length of the economic downturn. Conceding some
shortcomings in that regard was helpful and politically therapeutic. People give a lot of
slack to those who are willing to admit a misstep, particularly when they are persuaded
that a corrective process is to follow.
If the State of the Union speech is well accepted, that will give the campaign a boost in
New Hampshire and elsewhere. Expectations for that speech are incredibly high
though, which suggests that having some of the content reach the public domain ahead
of time could provide a bit of a relief valve. It also suggests that the White House, the
campaign, and the RNC must all do a good job of preparing our constituencies to react
properly in the aftermath of the delivery. That coordination effort has already begun.
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The President
January 17, 1992
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Congressional Democrats will skewer the speech, of course, but we need to take them
head-on in the policy battles which emerge. Buchanan will find fault with it too, but it
could leave his campaign without much of a rudder. We do want to keep the
expectations for his New Hampshire vote as high as possible, for the press will want to
help him as much as they can.
I personally believe the economy has bottomed out, though the numbers may not show
that until mid-year or even later. That makes it imperative that people believe you to
be on top of the situation, even though they may still be hurting. The Fed did its part
with a bold move (finally) a few weeks ago, and you can do your part at the State of
the Union and thereafter. If businessmen and consumers begin to feel more confident
about the future, they'll do their part. And that will bring about the political
turnaround we need. There is ample time for all of that to happen, and I see no reason
why we cannot nurse that process in an effective way.
This week's USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll had some interesting 1989-1992
comparisons. Not surprisingly it shows your approval rating declining in most
categories, with the economy being the explanation for much of that. It shows you?
having gained ground on drugs, which is not surprising either, and on the environment,
which is surprising and encouraging. I hope that is an accurate polling result; it could
be useful if we have Clinton as an opponent since he has not had a good environmental
record in Arkansas.
The poll also shows a healthy increase in support from both blacks (though approval is
still only 15%) and Hispanics, especially the latter. That indicates some potential in
cultivating minority groups this year.
We continue to do well with the younger generation, not so well with the older
generation. Support has dropped among our white population, more among the least
educated than among the more educated, and more in the South than elsewhere. And
we still have a major challenge with the perception that you favor the rich over the
middle class.
We had a remarkably good fundraising year, notwithstanding the state of the economy
and the "competition" in recent weeks from Bobby Holt's effort. We raised more than
$30 million in 1991, with $16 million coming from direct mail. That is about a million
less than we'd planned, meaning that direct mail continues to slide a bit for us and
for everybody else. We also absorbed a net loss of about $3 million for promotional
mailings to broaden our donor list. That's a lot of money to spend for that purpose,
but it did yield us almost 200,000 new donors.
The President
January 17, 1992
Page 3
We netted more than $8 million from the Eagles program, about $3.5 million from
Team 100, almost $4 million from the other major donor endeavors ($5,000, $1,000
and $500), and more than $2 million from our regular telephoning program.
All in all, Larry Bathgate and our finance people did a truly outstanding job,
particularly when one compares them with their Democrat counterparts.
We'll be announcing the top leadership of the Platform Committee within a few days.
As you know, Senator Nickles will be the Chairman. The two Co-Chairmen will be
Congressman McCollum and Governor Ashcroft.
Thanks for spending time with that group of candidates yesterday. That was a personal
thrill for them.
We're looking forward to having you speak to the RNC winter meeting a few days
from now. It'll be a good opportunity to extend the State of the Union message.
CY:lfl
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE
January 17, 1992
UNTIL JANUARY 20, 1992
The President today recognized Ricky Lee Reel of Fort Dodge, Iowa
as the 672nd Daily Point of Light for the Nation. Mr. Reel, 44,
is a college student and a volunteer social worker.
Since October 1989, Mr. Reel has put in some 2,150 volunteer hours
on behalf of the Webster County Department of Human Services --
despite kidney failure which requires him to undergo three and a
half hours of dialysis treatment three times a week. Originally
a practicum student from Iowa Central Community College, he asked
to remain with the Department beyond the usual term. Today, he
carries a full case load of social work while remaining a full-
time student at Buena Vista College.
As a volunteer, Mr. Reel provides spot assistance to the Service
Unit as needed, and he performs back-up duties in the absence of
the primary social worker. He occasionally represents the
Department of Human Services at community meetings. He also
volunteers with the Kidney Association.
Mr. Reel attributes his belief in the importance of voluntary
service to his medical problems, which gave him a greater
appreciation for the impact he could have on the lives of others.
Professionally, he had worked with the railroad, construction, -and
insurance industries before contracting chronic renal disease.
The President salutes Ricky Lee Reel for exemplifying his belief
that, "From now on in America, any definition of a successful life
must include serving others. "
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracey Taylor or Miah Homstad
(202) 456-6266
OK for release.
John & 1/16/92 Hardner
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 16, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR RON GEISLER
FROM:
Phillip D. Brady Mh
SUBJECT:
Presidential Commissions
Please prepare commissions for the following:
Timothy J. McBride of Michigan
Assistant to the President for
Management and Administration
Nicholas E. Calio of Ohio
Assistant to the President for
Legislative Affairs
Thank you.
CC: Rose Zamaria
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
32 JAN 15 P4: 16
January 14, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR PHILLIP D. BRADY
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND
STAFF SECRETARY
FROM:
CHIEF OF STAFF TO SR THE PRESIDENT
SAMUEL K. SKINNER
SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION FOR NICHOLAS E. CALIO
The following information is being provided to you regarding a
Presidential Commission for Mr. Calio.
NAME:
Nicholas E. Calio
TITLE:
Assistant to the President for
Legislative Affairs
HOME STATE:
Ohio
Thank you for your assistance with this matter.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
92 JAN 15 P4: 16
January 14, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR PHILLIP D. BRADY
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND
CHIEF OF STAFF TO 188 PRESIDENT
STAFF SECRETARY
FROM:
SAMUEL K. SKINNER
SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION FOR TIMOTHY J. MCBRIDE
The following information is being provided to you regarding a
Presidential Commission for Mr. McBride.
NAME:
Timothy J. McBride
TITLE:
Assistant to the President for Management
and Administration
HOME STATE:
Michigan
Thank you for your assistance with this matter.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
1/16
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Ranks,
Phil.
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Phil:
Post-mortem on Farm Bureau:
1. Tony should take substantive comments from WH offices. That
he did not do so when both NSC and Cab. Aff. made the same point
(strengthening anti-EC language) is even worse. It is in most
cases better for these comments to be incorporated verbatim or
close to it rather than adding new language which no one has
seen. Both NSC and Cabinet Affairs made edits on the EC section
which were good statements of policy, even if they lacked
rhetorical panache. Frankly, this goes back to the point you and
I have noted for some time, most vividly expressed in that City
Paper interview in which Tony said he had never received specific
instructions that he had to incorporate comments on the speeches.
2. Tony should refrain from adding strong rhetorical flourishes
once a speech has gone to the President. This is particularly
bad when he tries to modify the President's own written comments
(e.g., adding :"egg : head" to what the President wrote about
critics of his trip).
3. On the road, Christina and Bill should return all
Presidential handwriting to us. Period. I'm really getting
tired of fighting with them over this issue. This office -- not
Speechwriting -- has the responsibility both to preserve
Presidential records and to ensure they are easily accessible.
We obviously cannot do this if Presidential handwriting is
sitting in Speechwriting's files, not ours. of course, they
should keep copies, but we should have the originals.
4. We do check remarks to see what Speechwriting adds, both
before something is sent to the President and before a final
version is sent to him (cards or reading copy). But if speeches
come in late, our ability to perform this function is severely
diminished.
5.
My mea culpa: With more time, I should have checked the
"Iron Curtain" line against the drafts. But I did not receive
the draft until I got on the plane, so I didn't get to read it
until the President got it. of course, I'll do my job, but to do
a Tine-by-line is time-consuming. More to the point, I'd really
prefer that there's some trust between the offices, so I don't
have to read every word against every word to see how things have
been changed. It's not too much to ask that we receive a note as
to what changes they made and why. If it's factual, I won't care
and there were some factual problems with the speech which
Gary Blumenthal fixed with Bob Simon. That's OK. But this is
not a game. I shouldn't have to just get a text and find the
problems and changes myself, with the implicit assumption that if
I don't, they win. To some degree, this conflict between the
offices is institutional: Rhett Dawson and Tony Dolan weren't
even on speaking terms after a while. But I'd like to get things
on a better relationship.
J3
THE PRESIDENT 1/14/92 HAS SEEN
THE WHITE HOUSE
-Retiasiel
Office of the Press Secretary
1/14/92
For Immediate Release
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT
One year ago tonight I spoke to the American people at the moment
an international coalition acting under United Nations authority
went to war to end Saddam Hussein's brutal occupation of Kuwait.
We can all take pride in the results of that effort--Kuwait is
liberated and the legitimate government restored, the fires set
by Saddam's retreating army are extinguished, the flow of oil
from the Gulf is secure from political and economic blackmail,
much of Iraq's arsenal is destroyed and what remains is now under
international supervision, and the United Nations has been
greatly strengthened.
The determination and strength demonstrated by the United States
and its coalition partners has had lasting dividends throughout
the region. A critical region of the world vital to its economic
well being is secure. Thanks in large part to our efforts,
direct peace talks between Arabs and Israelis are underway for
the first time, multilateral negotiations on regional arms
control have begun, and America's hostages in Lebanon are home
The coalition fought a limited war for limited, purpose vitally important. It
prevailed. Saddam's Iraq is weak and isolated, unable to impose
its extremist policies on the region or the peace process.
Nevertheless, the American people and I remain determined to keep
the pressure on Saddam until a new leadership comes to power in
Iraq. As was the case from the outset, our quarrel is not with
the people of Iraq but with the dictator whose misrule has caused
terrible suffering throughout the Middle East. We will maintain
U.N. sanctions and keep Saddam's regime isolated, a pariah among
nations. We will work to ensure adequate food and medicine reach
the Iraqi people under international supervision while denying
Saddam the means to rebuild his weapons of mass destruction.
We salute the efforts of thousands of brave Iraqis who are
resisting Saddam's rule both inside and outside of Iraq. The
United States reiterates its pledge to the Iraqi people and the
Iraqi military that we stand ready to work with a new regime. A
new leadership in Baghdad that accepts the U.N. resolutions and
is ready to live at peace with its neighbors and its own people
will find a partner in the United States, one willing to seek to
lift economic sanctions and help restore Iraq to its rightful
place in the family of nations.
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FYI
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 14, 1992
PB hAs
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
In
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER
RBP
SUBJECT:
Liberty Mutual Insurance Con
to
POTUS
Your stop, while in New Hampshire, at
Insurance Company will bring you in contact
active in the market for health insurance for small employers.
This is a subject you heard a good deal about today in our
meeting with the Healthcare Equity Action League (HEAL). Four
thoughts are worth keeping in mind:
1.
Small groups have significant variation in their
costs.
One customer Liberty Mutual serves is the Episcopal
Church. The church offers a plan to all parishes for their
employees. More than 10,000 people are covered by this plan.
If one person in this group develops a disease that requires
very expensive treatment, the average cost for all 10,000
people would go up very little. However, in a small firm, one
with ten employees, one very expensive person can increase a
group's average cost substantially.
2.
There are two ways to make money in the insurance
business: risk selection and controlling health
costs.
Some insurers succeed by estimating successfully the
health care costs of the people they insure. There are strong
incentives to charge groups that include sick people more. The
other way is to be prudent in buying health care, i.e.
utilizing managed care, for the people you insure.
3.
Risk selection by health insurers creates the
anecdotes that are driving the call for insurance
market reforms.
The effort by insurers to find the least risky people to
insure is called "cherry picking" in the insurance industry.
The result is a good deal for groups made up of all healthy
people. For small employers with a few expensive employees,
the result is large cost increases and, in some cases, being
found "uninsurable."
-2-
4.
The purpose of "small group reform" is to make
insurance more affordable for the sickest people.
Both HEAL and Liberty Mutual want health insurers to
compete on their efficiency in buying health care. The
proposals we have under consideration, as well as those
advanced in both Republican and Democrat proposals on Capitol
Hill, seek to do this through:
Encouraging and facilitating small employers banding
together to buy insurance as larger purchasing
groups; (As the Episcopal Church has)
Limiting the range of prices insurers can charge for
people of the same age and sex; and
Requiring every insurer selling insurance to small
groups to sign up any employer who seeks coverage for
his employees.
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
January 15, 1991
The President today announced the appointment of D. Cameron
Findlay, of Indiana, as Deputy Assistant to the President and
Counselor to the Chief of Staff.
Since 1989, Mr. Findlay has served at the Department of
Transportation, first as Special Assistant to the Secretary and
then as Counselor to the Secretary. From 1988 to 1989, he was a
law clerk to Associate Justice Antonin Scalia of the U.S. Supreme
Court. From 1987 to 1988 Mr. Findlay served as a law clerk to
Judge Stephen F. Williams of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia Circuit.
Mr. Findlay received a bachelors degree from Northwestern
University and a masters degree in Philosophy, Politics, and
Economics from Oxford University, which he attended as a Marshall
Scholar. He returned to the United States to study law at
Harvard University, where he received his J.D. Mr. Findlay was
born September 7, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois. He is married to a
law school classmate Amy S. Findlay, and they have one child.
They reside in Alexandria, Virginia.
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John & Barder
1/15/92
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Date: 1/15
TO:
Jin mun
FROM: JOHN S. GARDNER
Special Assistant to the President
and Assistant Staff Secretary
Information
Action
Let's Discuss
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comment last year). Thanks Ja
OFFICE RESIDENT STATES UNITED
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
JanaalAN 14, P12;22
MEMORANDUM FOR THE STAFF
THROUGH: David Taylor M
Special Assistant to the Director
FROM:
Julie Nichols J.Michols
Senior Legislative Assistant
SUBJECT: FY93 Budget Documents for the President's Signature
In addition to the President's copy of the FY92 Budget and
the two copies that require the President's signature for
transmittal to the House and Senate, Director Darman recommends
that the President sign twenty documents for key members of
Congress and the Administration.
The attached list of Senators, Congressmen and
Administration officials who should receive special copies of the
FY93 Budget books signed by the President has been reviewed by
White House Legislative Affairs and approved by Director Darman.
The list is consistent with what was done last year.
The tentative release date for the FY93 Budget is
January 29, therefore, this order needs to be finalized quickly.
We would appreciate notification of any changes as soon as
possible. Please feel free to contact me at X4790.
Attachment
SPECIAL COPIES FY93 BUDGET
Hard-back, gold-embossed, to be signed by the President (21
books)
George Bush
President of the United States
Dans
Quayle
President of the Senate
Vice President of the United States
George J. Mitchell
Senate Majority Leader
Robert Dole
Senate Republican Leader
Wendell H. Ford
Senate Majority Whip
Alan K. Simpson
Assistant Senate Republican Leader
James R. Sasser
Chairman
Senate Budget Committee
Pete V. Domenici
Ranking Member
Senate Budget Committee
Robert C. Byrd
Chairman
Senate Appropriations Committee
Mark O. Hatfield
Ranking Member
Senate Appropriations Committee
Thomas S. Foley
Speaker of the House
Richard A. Gephardt
House Majority Leader
Robert H. Michel, III
House Republican Leader
David E. Bonior
House Majority Whip
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Newt Gingrich
House Republican Whip
Leon E. Panetta
Chairman
House Budget Committee
Bill Gradison
Ranking Member
House Budget Committee
Jamie L. Whitten
Chairman
House Appropriations Committee
Joseph M. McDade
Ranking Member
House Appropriations Committee
Richard G. Darman
Director
Office of Management and Budget
Frank Hodsoll
Deputy Director for Management
Office of Management and Budget
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
DATE: 01/14/92
NOTE FOR: SAMUEL K. SKINNER
The President has reviewed the attached, and it is
forwarded to you for your:
Information
XXX
Action
(This letter has been sent for a
response to be prepared.)
Thank you.
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
(x2702)
cc:
01/10/92
17:56
001
Congress of the United States
Conse of Representatives
Robert Bornan
CALIFORNIA
JAN / 0 1992
January 10, 1992
The Honorable George Bush
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. President (Boss of Bosses) :
Someone said you might value my opinion on your
selection of the next Secretary of Transportation. Think
"woman", which you've already done successfully on your
cabinet three times. If you want to be a hero to
Republican, Carol Hallett.
California, the Republicans that is, pick a fighting
As you well know, she's done a super job as your
Ambassador to the Bahamas and in that exceedingly
difficult task of running the U.S. Customs Service.
Like you and me, she's an aviator, and can be
anywhere in a moments notice in her own Bonanza. (Her
super hubby is a pilot also.)
I'm sure you recall, Carol was the Minority Leader
in the California State Assembly. In my opinion, the
best our state has had in this century. (What a Speaker
she would have been!) Whatever transportation problems
any state in the nation has, we obviously have them in
California in spades!
I can't recall ever backing somebody for a cabinet
Carol position who was more uniquely qualified than our pal,
??
Hampshire. Whatever you decide, I'm all for it. See you in New
FYI
Best regards,
according to advance
Bob
they have no record
hill he in N H
Robert K. Dornan
U.S. Congressman
tomorrow
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John P. Barde
1/14/92
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
January 14, 1992
ACTION TO PROMOTE ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES
FACT SHEET
While awaiting Congressional action on the National Energy
Strategy, the Administration has moved aggressively to
implement NES initiatives and an April 17, 1991 Executive
Order on Federal energy management. A key priority is the
purchase of alternative-fuel vehicles for the Federal fleet.
The President announced today his FY 1993 budget proposal
will include $15 million for the Department of Energy to
assist other agencies in purchasing alternative-fuel
vehicles. The General Services Administration (GSA)
yesterday announced the award of contracts totaling
$31,700,000 to Chrysler Corp. and General Motors Corp. for
the purchase of 3,125 alternative-fuel vehicles.
These actions will enable the Administration to meet its
goal of bringing over 5,000 alternative-fuel vehicles into
the Federal fleet by the end of 1993, ahead of the schedule
required by the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments.
The van driven today by President Bush and Cabinet members
is the first of 31 compressed natural gas (CNG) vans being
delivered to the Department of the Interior under an earlier
contract.
These actions will help build a U.S. market and fueling
infrastructure for alternative-fuel vehicles, which emit
less air pollution and reduce U.S. dependence on imported
oil. Large-scale Federal procurement will reduce the cost
and increase the availability and convenience of these
vehicles. The action may have a market impact comparable. to
GSA's introduction of airbags into its fleet in 1985.
More broadly, GSA will support American jobs by spending
$600,000,000 in FY 1992 to acquire about 50,000 fleet
vehicles from American automakers, of which 3,125 will be
alternative-fuel vehicles.
The new contracts call for Chrysler to produce 2,500
methanol flexible-fuel sedans at its Newark, Del. facility,
and for General Motors to produce 600 compressed natural gas
(CNG) pickup trucks at its Pontiac, Mich. plant. Under a
separate contract, Chrysler also will deliver 25 eight-
passenger 1992 CNG vans.
-- MORE --
2 --
The planned assignment of the alternative-fuel cars and
pickups will be scattered among 22 states, with more than
1,000 assigned to California, some 700 in the metropolitan
Washington, D.C. area, and about 400 in greater Chicago.
The April 17, 1991 Executive Order directed all federal
agencies to procure the maximum practicable number of
alternative-fuel vehicles by the end of 1995; ordered
agencies operating fleets of 300 or more vehicles to reduce
gasoline and diesel use by 10% by 1995 from 1991 levels; and
directed all agencies to reduce energy use in buildings by
20% by 2000 from 1985 levels. Implementation of the E.O. is
proceeding under the direction of the Department of Energy.
The goals of the E.O. go well beyond the requirements of
existing laws, and will save American taxpayers up to $800
million in annual energy costs and cut Federal energy
consumption by up to the equivalent of 100,000 barrels of
oil per day. The E.O. builds on provisions of the 1990
Clean Air Act Amendments and the President's National Energy
Strategy to reduce air pollution, lower dependence on
imported oil, create jobs, and make the American economy
more efficient and competitive.
As early as 1981, George Bush made alternative fuels a key
component of his environmental and energy agenda. As head
of President Reagan's Task Force on Regulatory Relief, Vice
President Bush worked to break down regulatory barriers to
alternative fuels, approving guidelines to states to adopt
alternative fuel programs to meet clean air requirements,
and urging credits for CAFE compliance (Corporate Average
Fuel Economy) for alternative-fuel vehicles.
####
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
General Services Administration: Steve Guiheen, 202-501-1231
Department of Interior: John Wright, 202-208-3171
Department of Energy: Beth Miller, 202-586-4940.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 14, 1992
MR. PRESIDENT:
Marlin would like to issue
this statement this afternoon.
For your review.
Thank you.
J.S.S.for
Phillip D. Brady
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
January 14, 1992
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT
Barbara and I are greatly saddened by the untimely death of Glenn
Brenner, a man whose wit and ability has endeared him to so many
Washingtonians. The suddenness of his death, and the warmth of
his personality, leave all of us with a painful emptiness.
Sometimes we think we know television personalities better than
we really do. But Glenn Brenner's life, and his many friends,
demonstrate that the man we saw was real: A man who loved his
work, his family, and the community he served. We will remember
him for those qualities that made him so special. Barbara and I
offer our prayers and sympathy to his family and friends.
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the President
For Immediate Release
January 14, 1992
STATEMENT BY THE PRESS SECRETARY
President Bush accepted with regret today the resignation of
Richard J. Kerr, who has served as Deputy Director of Central
Intelligence since March 1989. Mr. Kerr will return to private
officer. life after serving 32 years as a professional intelligence
Mr. Kerr has served the country and CIA with dedication and
creativity for more than three decades. He played a critical
role in the recent transition at CIA, serving with distinction as
the Acting DCI, and he provided critical leadership at a time
when CIA and the intelligence community were confronted with
profound changes in the world. He was an important member of the
intelligence team during Desert Shield and Desert Storm, for
which he was awarded the Presidential Citizen's Medal. He also
made an extraordinary contribution to the NSC Deputies Committee
during his tenure as DDCI. In- accepting his resignal the
President saidshe has great respect for Dick and I am grateful
for his counsel and support throughout this Administration.
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OK for release.
John & Jarda
1/14/92
COUNSELOR
ID:
JAN 14'92 0:17 No.001 P.03
DRAFT PRESS RELEASE
H
The President today announced the appointment of Timothy J.
McBride, currently Deputy Assistant to the President, to be
Assistant to the President for Management and Administration.
pry
Most recently, Mr. McBride served as Deputy Assistant to the
President and Executive Assistant to the Chief of Staff, October
1991 to December 1991. Prior to this, Mr. McBride served as
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade Development, 1990-
1991; Special Assistant to the President of the United States,
1989-1990; Personal Aide to the Vice President of the United
States, 1985-1989; Deputy Director of the Vice Presidential
Advance Office, 1985; Consultant to the Republican National
Convention Arrangements Committee in Dallas, Texas, 1984; and a
Small Business Management Consultant in Coral Springs, Florida,
1982-1984.
Mr. McBride was graduated from Eastern Michigan University
(B.B.A., 1982). He was born October 10, 1958, and is a native of
Michigan. Mr. McBride resides in Alexandria, Virginia.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
January 14, 1992
The President today announced the appointment of Nicholas E.
Calio, of Ohio, to be Assistant to the President for Legislative
Affairs. He will serve as a Senior Advisor to the President in
mapping legislative strategy. He would succeed Frederick D.
McClure.
Since 1991, Mr. Calio has served as Vice President of The
Duberstein Group, Inc. a Washington based consulting firm. From
1989-1991, Mr. Calio served as Deputy Assistant to the President
for Legislative Affairs at the White House in Washington, D. D.C.
He served with the National Association of Wholesaler-
Distributors as Senior Vice President for Government Relations:
B/Cleva
and Executive Director of the Wholesaler-Distributor Political
Action Committee from 1984-1989. Mr. Calio served as Litigation
Counsel for the Washington Legal Foundation, 1981-1984; Of
Counsel with the law firm of Santarelli & Bond, 1981-1984; and as
an Associate with the law firm of Santarelli & Gimer, 1978-1981.
Mr. Calio was graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University
(B.A., 1975) and Case Western Reserve University School of Law
(J.D., 1978). He was born January 10, 1953, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr. Calio is married to the former Lydia Keller, has three
children and resides in Washington, D.C.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 16, 1992
The President today recognized the volunteers of the Community
Harvest Food Bank of Fort Wayne, Indiana, as the 669th Daily Point
of Light for the Nation. Begun in 1983, this partnership between
the food industry and local charitable organizations takes a
systemic approach to the problem of hunger.
Approximately 2,500 volunteers prepare, process, and deliver food
to some 60,000 low-income, unemployed, and elderly people monthly
through more than 425 community agencies in northeastern Indiana.
In addition to food preparation and delivery, other initiatives
focus on helping those in need in other ways besides simply
providing food. The "Growing Groceries" garden project enlists 200
at-risk youngsters, ages eight to fifteen years, in helping their
neighbors by converting back yards, community land at low-income
housing units, and vacant lots into gardens. Corporate sponsors
provide seeds and equipment and loan employees to the project as
volunteer instructors. Youth involved in the project increase
their self-esteem and sense of accomplishment and obtain a
marketable skill; last year, their efforts yielded 3,000 pounds of
produce for their neighbors in need.
The SeniorPak program delivers 20 pounds of groceries every other
week to homebound, low-income seniors aged 60 and older. In
addition to distributing the groceries, the 150 SeniorPak
volunteers offer companionship and friendship to many isolated
elderly persons.
Donations from food producers, wholesalers, retailers, grocery
stores, farmers, and gardeners support the Community Harvest Food
Bank, which annually distributes over five million pounds of food.
The President salutes the volunteers of the Community Harvest Food
Bank for exemplifying his belief that, "From now on in America, any
definition of a successful life must include serving others."
#
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracey Taylor or Miah Homstad
(202) 456-6266
OK for release.
John & Bardon
1/14/92
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 17, 1992
The President today recognized the volunteers of El Centro de la
Raza of Seattle, Washington, as the 670th Daily Point of Light for
the Nation. This multi-purpose center attracts some 250
volunteers, who help alleviate or solve a range of problems
affecting more than 40,000 people in the Seattle area.
Among El Centro de la Raza's many programs are emergency. services,
child development programs, the Community University, and Hope for
Youth. Emergency services include providing food, housing,
clothing, and transportation to those in urgent need. Child
development programs are bilingual, multicultural services for
children ages one to five and their families. Community University
bridges the gaps between generations, races, and varied economic
backgrounds by allowing the young and the old to discuss local,
national, and international issues openly with one another in a
classroom setting. Hope for Youth brings together young people of
different races and economic backgrounds to share experiences and
to develop a greater appreciation of cultural diversity and
tolerance. This allows the youth to develop a feeling of self-
worth and self-fulfillment.
Volunteers at El Centro de la Raza come from all walks of life,
including some who have been served by the center in the past. As
a result, El Centro's programs offer those in need, not only the
basics of life, but also opportunities for individual achievement
and increased self-esteem. It provides a vehicle for individuals
and families to serve their broader community family.
The President salutes the volunteers of El Centro de la Raza for
exemplifying his belief that, "From now on in America, any
definition of a successful life must include serving others."
# # #
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tracey Taylor or Miah Homstad
(202) 456-6266
THE WHITE HOUSE
22 WASHINGTON JAN,13 P5: 04
January 13, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR PHIL BRADY
FROM:
SHIRLEY M. GREEN
sof
SUBJECT:
Beeville Music Hall Visit
We have a small number of letters from
people who tell the President that he set
a poor example for young people by drinking
beer during his stop at a music hall in
Beeville. Copies of typical letters are
attached. Also attached is our draft
response,
APPROVE or piny
DISAPPROVE
COMMENTS:
DRAFT CRITICISM OF BEEVILLE MUSIC HALL VISIT
BW/SMG
Dear:
Thank you for your letter to President Bush. The President
appreciates your sharing your concerns with him about his recent
trip to Beeville, Texas.
President Bush takes great pleasure in talking with people when he
travels outside of Washington, especially those rare occasions when
he is able to meet people in an informal setting. He is also quite
a fan of country and western music, and this is what prompted him
to drop by a popular music hall.
Certainly, President Bush believes deeply, as you do, in the
traditional values that have made America great -- faith, family,
personal responsibility, respect for oneself, and respect and
caring for others. He also recognizes that, in his position as
President, he serves as an example to others; and he regrets if any
actions during his recent visit to Texas offended you.
With the President's best wishes,
Sincerely,
SMG
THE WHITE HOUSE P5: 04
January 13, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR PHIL BRADY
FROM:
SHIRLEY M. GREEN
Dmg
SUBJECT:
Former Soviet Union
The attached draft would be used to respond
to mail about the break-up of the former
Soviet Union, including recognition of the
new states and what the United States is doing
to assist the people. NSC provided us with
a draft about the assistance and suggested that
we add lines from the cable from State and the
President's Christmas address to cover the
recognition of the new states aspect. All of
this is attached. We made several edits to the
NSC draft, primarily things like changing
republics to states to avoid saying the former
republics a number of times.
COMMENTS: APPROVE PAY
or
DISAPPROVE
-DRAFT FORMER SOVIET UNION-
Dear:
On behalf of President Bush, thank you for your letter about major
political and economic changes that are taking place in the former
Soviet Union. As you know, the situation there has been changing
rapidly, and I regret the delay in responding to you.
You are aware that eleven of the twelve former Soviet republics
have formed a Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The United
States now recognizes all of the former republics as independent,
sovereign states. In granting this recognition, President Bush
said that every American can take pride in the demise of communism,
for this is a "victory for the moral force of our values." The
Administration announced its intention to establish diplomatic
relations with six states and looks forward to discussions with the
remaining six, with the goal of establishing diplomatic relations
with them as well.
The President also said that America's new challenge is to engage
these new states in efforts that will sustain peace and build a
more prosperous future. Our world is interconnected, and the
United States benefits in a world where democratic ideals prevail
and where there is free and fair trade. A free and prosperous
global economy means jobs and economic growth here at home.
As for how the United States is assisting the people in the new
states, President Bush decided in mid-November; after having sent
four food missions to the USSR since May, to make available an
additional $1.25 billion in credit guarantees for the purchase of
American agricultural commodities to help cope with expected
shortages this winter. This brought to $3.75 billion the amount
of U.S. credit guarantees that were issued in 1991. Initial
credits of $500 million were made available in November and will
be followed by credits of $250 million each, on February 1, March
1, and April 1, 1992.
The President also decided to extend up to $165 million in food
grant assistance to particularly hard-hit areas of the former USSR.
Under this program, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) began
shipments of food to Armenia in early January, and shipments will
follow to the industrial cities of the Urals and to St. Petersburg
and Moscow. In order to cope with immediate, critical food
shortages in the latter two cities, the Administration also plans
to send food shipments by sea and by air throughout the winter, as
needed by the Russian Government.
The Administration is also determined to assist the states to solve
structural problems in their food distribution systems that are
contributing to enormous waste and inefficiencies. This winter,
USDA will undertake five new programs in several states to address
this serious problem. The Administration has been gratified by
the tremendous voluntary support that has been given to this effort
by the American private sector.
Emergency medical assistance is another key area where the
Administration has taken a leading role. Since President Bush
announced our commitment to helping the Soviet people more than a
year ago, the United States has distributed more than $25 million
in badly need medical supplies to seven of the former republics.
Finally, the Administration is trying to assure improved
international coordination on humanitarian deliveries of food and
medical supplies. The President called an international conference
for mid-January in Washington in order to improve coordination and
to make sure that critical needs are met this winter and beyond.
The Administration is working very hard to lessen the hardships
faced by the peoples of the former Soviet Union as they seek to
establish democracy and free markets where totalitarianism once
reigned. President Bush appreciates your interest in this
important matter, and he sends his best wishes.
Sincerely,
SMG
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
1/13
TO:
ROGER PORTER
FROM:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President and
Staff Secretary
This letter was handed to the
President today. Can you please
prepare a response ASAP -- pre-
ferably tomorrow, for POTUS sig-
nature?
Thanks.
RB
AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
225 TOUHY AVENUE
PARK RIDGE
ILLINOIS
60068
(312) 399-5700
FAX (312) 399-5896
600 MARYLAND AVENUE S.W.
SUITE 800
WASHINGTON, D.C.
20024
(202) 484-3600
FAX (202) 484-3604
January 13, 1992
The Honorable George Bush
The White House
Washington, DC
Dear Mr. President:
Farm Bureau members are distressed about the policy shifts in your administration.
first major shift was your reneging on your promise of no new taxes. Instead, we got deal. the 1990
The budget deal. As a result, the economy has weakened, the deficit worsened. Scrap the
The second major shift has been your becoming President of regulatory abuse, despite to your rule
experience Federal Register. Regulatory costs, risks and uncertainty are now adding to the the economic
presiding over the regulatory cost control task force. Your administration worsening seems state
by of the economy. Help us in our effort to obtain a mandate requiring an assessment of
impact of laws and regulations before they take effect.
members' third major concern is the steady loss of private property rights under more your
Our It is sad that as we applaud the collapse of communism, our government seeks
administration. control over private property. Much of our private farm decision-making is now being decided by
faceless bureaucrats in Washington. How can you tolerate this?
to your every call; supporting national defense spending, fast-track extension need and
We capital have gains responded rate cut and a spending freeze. Farmers and America's other productive citizens
your help.
We need you to:
Abandon the 1990 budget deal. Go on the offense with a program of real tax rate reductions,
regulatory freeze and a spending freeze.
Become actively involved in the political fight to preserve private property rights.
Sincerely,
Dean Kleckner, President
DK/gp
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the reading
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
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Sam,
believe the attached
includes some food
for thought on the
advisability of
closing the Office of
Political of oirs
Ranly,
Phil.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 13, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR PHILLIP D. BRADY
FROM:
John S. Gardner
SUBJECT:
Office of Political Affairs
I understand that a decision may be near on the question of
the status of Political Affairs. I believe strongly that closing
Political Affairs would cause problems for the White House, for
our office in particular, and for the President.
So far as I know, only two reasons have been advanced as to
why Political Affairs should be closed -- the 1984 "precedent"
and fear that Political Affairs would be the liaison to Bush-
Quayle '92. Neither reason, frankly, is accurate, and the
objections are easily dealt with. Moreover, the benefits of
having an Office of Political Affairs have been overlooked.
The 1984 "precedent." In 1984, Chief of Staff Baker wanted
tight control over the campaign. Yet he did not, literally,
close Political Affairs; he simply made Margaret Tutweiler the
only employee of Political Affairs (I am not sure from what
account she was paid.) The distinction is not semantic: either
there's a legal problem with having an office in the White House
paid for by the RNC which handles political matters, or there
isn't. If there is, there shouldn't have been an Office of
Political Affairs for the last eleven years (including the time
when Tutweiler was its only occupant and when George Bush was
running for President in 1988 after he won the Republican
nomination). If there isn't, there is no legal reason to abolish
the Office of Political Affairs.
Even stranger, in 1984, Intergovernmental Affairs handled
political functions (quietly) for the White House. I don't see
how we could be in any way in a stronger legal position by having
White House Office official staff handle political matters
instead of having a political office paid for by the RNC.
The real -- and legitimate -- issue is control of liaison
with the campaign. Margaret Tutweiler was the only person who
was authorized to talk with or hold any contact with anyone at
Reagan-Bush '84. This was somewhat frustrating from the
campaign's perspective. still, if the point is to limit
unofficial contact with the campaign, we can just do SO. The
existence of Political Affairs, literally considered, has nothing
whatever to do with liaison with Bush-Quayle '92. This function
can be assigned to any White House office, without reference to
Political Affairs. They do not have to have charge of liaison
with the campaign.
The Role of Political Affairs
Instead, the Office of Political Affairs is the White
House's liaison with the RNC, national Republican committees
(NRSC, NRCC, National Black Republicans, etc.), and with State
and local Republican parties. In this capacity, they provide
direct support to the President and White House offices. This is
the real reason for their existence and the reason that office
should continue to exist.
Political Affairs is a great help to many offices in the
White House, perhaps none more so than ours. In the absence of
an Office of Political Affairs, who will prepare briefing papers
for the President's travel (both political and official, since
the President always receives a political briefing)? The RNC
-- why would we farm out briefing material for the President to a
private organization? Can you imagine Sharon having to call the
RNC if briefing papers are late? And we'd have to rely on them
for briefing papers on Presidential events such as staff photos,
President's Dinner, and other political events. Who would be the
project officer for political events in the White House?
Similarly, who would handle liaison with state and local
Republican parties? If the RNC, what judgment can they bring to
bear on a situation? With what criteria do they say that someone
does or does not deserve a Presidential letter or endorsement or
greetings or even something so simple as a message for the famous
New Jersey dinner dance? Do the people at the RNC know who the
President's supporters and friends are? More directly, by what
criteria the RNC has can it even make these distinctions? The
RNC, by definition, is the organization representing all
Republicans in the country. How, by their own internal
procedures and reason for existence, can they say that someone
shouldn't get a letter because he worked hard against the
President is 1988?
I think you agree that autopen authority should not be
farmed out to the RNC or the campaign. But isn't giving the
power of political judgment to the RNC for Presidential messages
and endorsements tantamount to the same thing? No one else in
the White House -- certainly not Correspondence or Intergovern-
mental Affairs -- has the expertise to provide political judgment
on such matters. Abolishing Political Affairs, then, forces us
as the Staff Secretary's Office to make judgments on autopenning
and messages without the benefit of political advice.
An ad hoc decision in 1984 was just that, an ad hoc
decision. There's no reason we have to repeat it just because it
fit one particular situation -- particularly if doing so would
harm the White House's effectiveness.
BT
It
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PB
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
DATE: 01/13/92
TO: SAMUEL K. SKINNER
FROM: PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President and
Staff Secretary
The attached has been forwarded
to the President
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 13, 1991
MR. PRESIDENT:
FYI, also attached is your
letter to Magic Johnson
inviting him to join the
AIDS Commission.
Thank you.
Phil
Phillip D. Brady
AIDS
In the current fiscal year (FY 1992),
total AIDS funding -- research,
prevention, treatment, and disability
payments -- government-wide will be
$4.3 billion.
More federal resources are devoted to
research and prevention of AIDS than
any other single disease -- $1.8 billion
for AIDS in FY 1992.
More than research and prevention
of cancer. 1.5 million Americans
die each year of cancer; 130,000
have died of AIDS in the last ten
years.
Since the AIDS epidemic began, we
have devoted $6.7 billion to research
and prevention.
Research
FY 1992 AIDS biomedical research: $1.3
billion.
Research covers:
-
the basic biology of the virus,
-
developing new drugs to fight the
virus in infected people,
developing vaccines, and
studying the infections the virus
produces.
About half the resources go to research
on treatments.
Treatments
The NIH has screened 40,000 drugs to
determine if they have an effect on
HIV -- about 1 percent showed some
effect.
Several drugs have been approved by
the FDA for treating conditions
associated with HIV. The most
important is AZT.
AIDS cases through Nov 1991: 202,843
AIDS deaths through Oct 1991: 130,687
New cases this year (thru 12/21/91): 43,389
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02 JAN 13 P5: 48
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER
RBP
SUBJECT:
Meeting with Earvin "Magic" Johnson
Three thoughts that may prove useful for your meeting with
Earvin Johnson tomorrow after his first meeting as a member of
the National Commission on AIDS.
1. Status of the AIDS Commission's report.
Other members of the Commission have encouraged him to ask
you about the status of the AIDS Commission's report, submitted
to you and the Congress last fall.
The report has been distributed to all executive branch
officials with responsibility for AIDS-related programs. Each
is considering the recommendations that relate to his or her
program. Secretary Sullivan has overall responsibility for
taking the recommendations into account, as he does for our
overall AIDS effort. If the Commission is concerned about
follow up to any particular recommendation, they should raise
the matter with Secretary Sullivan and his subordinates.
2. Potential criticism of the Administration.
In media interviews after his appointment was announced,
Johnson said he would be an independent thinker and would not
be constrained from criticizing the Administration where he
thought it was wrong. Your meeting provides an opportunity to
outline for him the four-part strategy we are pursuing. A one
page statement on AIDS, that we developed at your request,
outlining this strategy is attached, along with an updated
facts and figures card.
3. The power of example.
It is already clear that Magic Johnson can reach people
previously untouched by AIDS awareness programs. In New York
City, the number of people requesting testing doubled in the
week after Johnson announced he had tested positive for HIV.
It is likely that many of these individuals would never respond
merely to government officials urging those who have engaged in
risky behavior to be tested.
Attachments
AIDS
AIDS is a public health problem that challenges all of America. The approximately one
million Americans infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) deserve the best our
biomedical research can produce and care in times of need. Those not infected need education and
prudence to avoid infection, and should show compassion for those who are infected.
The Administration is pursuing a four part strategy in the battle against AIDS:
A major biomedical research effort with three elements: research on the nature of the virus
that leads to AIDS, research on treatment of HIV infection and its complications, and the
development of vaccines to immunize against the virus.
Our nation's investment in biomedical research is enabling us to make rapid research
advances. Had AIDS occurred before this investment, we would have been without
the tools that make research and treatment possible.
The Administration is supporting research that promises to prolong and enhance the
quality of life of those infected and to protect those who are not. Over 50 drugs to
slow the progress of the virus or minimize its complications and five candidate
vaccines are currently in NIH-sponsored clinical trials.
Prevention of new cases of infection through education, greater awareness of how HIV is
transmitted, and efforts to change behaviors that lead to infection.
The federal government is committing more resources to AIDS research and
prevention than to research and prevent any other disease.
The greatly expanded testing effort allows those infected to seek early treatment and
to modify their behavior to avoid infecting other people.
Treatment of those who are infected with HIV and development of new and more effective
treatments for the complications of HIV infection.
The Administration has reformed the review process for drug approvals in order to
expedite the availability of promising new treatments.
Help to individuals and communities to meet the costs of the disease for those with few
resources and to provide legal support against discrimination.
The President signed the Americans with Disabilities Act that will provide legal
protection to HIV infected Americans against discrimination in public
accommodations and employment, and the Ryan White Act, which provides
assistance to hard hit communities and medical help to individuals before their HIV
infection progresses to AIDS.
The Medicaid program ensures that those who have AIDS and are so disabled they
cannot work are not without health care.
Meeting the AIDS challenge is appropriately a major Administration priority and merits the
$4.3 billion commitment the President has made to his comprehensive research, prevention, and
treatment strategy. The President set the tone for the Administration's effort when he told the
National Leadership Coalition on AIDS, "In this nation, in this decade, there is only one way to
deal with an individual who is sick: with dignity, with compassion, care, and confidentiality - and
without discrimination."
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 13, 1991
Dear Magic:
There has been a lot of speculation about your
joining the National AIDS Commission. I know that
you have been asked to serve.
This letter is simply to say that I personally hope
you will do this. The Commission is high-level and
has a wonderful group of informed and influential
members. There is genuine enthusiasm in all
quarters for your undertaking this service.
I want to add, however, that I know you are being
besieged with requests from all quarters -- a
tribute not only to your achievement in life but to
the way you have come forward on this issue. But
please do not feel under any pressure to undertake
this assignment if it conflicts with other things
you want to do. I do not want you to feel that you
are being used in any way. I do want you to know
on a very personal basis that I respect you, admire
you, and hope that you will be able to join the
Commission. There will be times, perhaps, when the
Commission and the President are not in total
agreement. So be it! You will be a free and
independent voice working with an outstanding group
of leaders if you decide to accept.
We need you but, of course, my respect and
admiration will in no way be diminished by whatever
you decide.
If you decide to do this, I hereby invite you to
the White House where we could make the formal
announcement. I believe that will help the
education process needed nationwide.
In either event, Barbara and I send you our warmest
best wishes and our family love and respect.
Sincerely,
CoBul
Mr. Earvin "Magic" Johnson
Los Angeles Lakers
Great Western Forum
Post Office Box 10
Inglewood, California 90308
FIRSTEAM
MARKETING, INC.
November 15, 1991
The President
The White House
Washington, D.C.
Dear Mr. President:
Thank you for your kind letter. I am very grateful for your expression of support.
I would be honored to accept your invitation to serve on the National Commission on AIDS. I
hope that my participation will help to increase the attention of the American people to the
AIDS crisis, and focus their awareness on what all of us must do to fight this disease.
I appreciate your understanding that it is important for me to remain an independent voice on
people to the AIDS crisis.
this issue as I work to educate the heterosexual community, African-Americans and young
I hope that the Commision and your Administration will be able to work hand in hand in the
difference. fight against AIDS, and I want you to know that I will do everything that I can to make a
Sincerely,
Even Johnson
Earvin Johnson
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plans to present something that he has already rounded up Democratic
support for?
MR. FITZWATER: It just means we believe in
consultations and we'll talk to members of the Congress. We'll be
working very closely with the leadership and others.
2
He hopes to do that then? He hopes to have
Democratic support by the time he brings --
MR. FITZWATER: No, I said there will be consultations
with members and others, and will produce the plan.
Q
Assuming nobody will object if I change the
subject, what prompted this meeting today with the AIDS Commission,
and whose schedule was that?
MR. FITZWATER: It's been scheduled for a month or SO.
Q
Why? Why did the President decide he wanted to do
this after three years of not having met with them?
MR. FITZWATER: The commission is meeting with the
Secretary of HHS Lou Sullivan, and they invited the President to
attend the meeting, and he agreed. As I say, it's been on the
schedule for a month or SO.
2 Q.
Do we know if Magic is going yet?
MR. FITZWATER: I don't believe he is. He has other
commitments.
Q
Was the invitation issued prior to that?
MR. FITZWATER: Invitation to Magic?
Q
Prior to Magic's revelation.
MR. FITZWATER: Yes, it's been on the schedule for a
month or SO.
Q
Libya seems to be indicating that they're going to
try the two alleged terrorists we want. Does that, in any way,
satisfy us?
MR. FITZWATER: We have an independent judicial process
underway with regard to the Libyan perpetrators of that act, and we
intend to follow that through and we think that's the appropriate
way. So the short answer is, no; the longer answer is, we believe
that our criminal justice system needs to proceed as indicated, and
we believe they should be brought here for prosecution.
2
Is there anything being done now that's different
over the past couple of weeks that you can cite that we might have a
chance of getting these two?
MR. FITZWATER: I don't know of any new developments,
no, other than the ones that they've initiated. They continue
to -- Libya has said that they will -- I guess they've apprehended
the two fellows. They've said they're going to prosecute them.
Those are the only new developments.
Q
Marlin, for many years there have been petitions
circulated in this country by hundreds of thousands of elderly people
asking for universal health care. They don't have a lobbyist like
NAM to come down to see the President. I wonder if the President is
going to bring his consideration to the Canadian health plan and the
other plans for universal care as well as NAM.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 15, 1992
The President today recognized the volunteers of the Pinellas
County (Florida) Schools Volunteer Program as the 668th Daily Point
of Light for the Nation. By tutoring, mentoring, and offering
motivational support, one-to-one counseling, and classroom
assistance, program participants enrich the education of the
district's more than 93,000 students.
Since its origins in 1981, the Pinellas County Schools Office of
Volunteer Services has grown to include over 17,000 parents, senior
citizens, corporate employees, and other volunteers. Last year,
this group contributed more than 865,000 volunteer hours, nearly
30% of which were instructional volunteer hours spent one-to-one
with the students.
In 130 elementary, middle, and high schools, volunteers meet at
least once a week during school hours with selected students,
mentoring or tutoring them and encouraging self-esteem through art,
computer, and music activities. Youth motivators are also matched
with students needing extra attention and friendship, to whom they
listen and offer advice and support at weekly meetings. A 1989
survey of 200 middle and high school students matched with tutors,
mentors, or youth motivators, showed that 89% of the students
improved at least one letter grade over the previous year; 75%
improved in class attendance; and 92% exhibited greater self-
confidence based on interviews with teachers and guidance
counselors.
The President salutes the volunteers of the Pinellas County Schools
Volunteer Program for exemplifying his belief that, "From now on
in America, any definition of a successful life must include
serving others.
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Warren Brookes — We will miss you
olumnist Warren Brookes,
C
With issue after issue, his investi-
facts come forward, policy should
who died unexpectedly
gative reporting debunked the
change. Yet, in practice, as he
Dec. 28, was a scrappy
doomsday scenarios and revealed
pointed out, the science changed but
fighter who wrote lively
the true cost to the American work-
the policy kept marching on--as if
and authoritative columns on the
force and American consumers.
laws and regulations had a life of
burning environmental issues of the
His message came through loud and
their own, unconnected to the sci-
day. To a subject that is so often
clear: The cost of environmental
entific base that led to their creation
argued in emotional terms, Warren
controls is now well over $100
in the first place.
brought a welcome rational basis
billion per year and rising-that's
We will miss Warren. We came
for discussion and for action. He
more than $1,000 per household.
to depend on him to restore scien-
loved to take on environmental
The heavy hand of current environ-
tific integrity, to say what needed to
extremists and their regulator
mental regulation, together with
be said. The task now falls to
friends in government--people who
uncertainties about the course of
others to continue his mission to
cared little for sound data and sci-
future regulation, is cutting into
bring rationality to environmental
entific fact, and even less for the
productivity and decreasing U.S.
decisionmaking in the United
harmful economic impact of their
competitiveness on the world mar-
States. If we don't succeed, this
misplaced zeal.
ket. Businesses that are discour-
country will continue to march!
Warren Brookes was an econo-
aged from starting up, or discour-
down the path of ever-increasing
mist, not an environmental scientist.
aged from expanding, don't hire
and economically destructive levels
But in focusing in on this largely
workers.
of control.
unexplored area of public policy, he
And Warren made this point again
was never satisfied to accept on
and again: that environmental action
S. FRED SINGER
faith the doomsday predictions,
makes sense only if the benefits
Professor of Environmental
"worst case" scenarios, and unpub-
exceed the costs, and that to judge
Sciences
lished "scientific" studies neatly
the benefits, government needs a
University of Virginia
packaged for reporters in three-
reliable scientific base. Only
Charlottesville
page press releases or executive
through science can one gauge the
summaries. Instead, he approached
health impact or ecological impact
CANDACE CRANDALL
the issues-asbestos, radon, dioxin,
of pollution and determine if a
Editorial Director
lead, acid rain, ozone depletion,
program of controls does any good.
Science and Environmental Policy Project
greenhouse warming, and others--
But science does not stand still.
Washington
in depth, the way all science jour-
As research proceeds and as new
nalists should and too seldom do--
with prior allegiance to no one, and
with a determination to ask the
tough questions and to get fact-
based answers.
Among environmental activists-
whose collective presence in
Washington amounts to a $500-
million-a-year lobby--he made a
lot of enemies. In the scientific
community, he made a lot of
friends, because Warren, more than
any other writer, made it possible
for dissenting voices to be heard.
He provided a forum and wide
public audience to meteorologist
Richard Lindzen of MIT, who
challenged the credibility of green-
house warming models, to soil
scientist Edward Krug, whose stud-
ies showed that acid soils and not
acid rain determined the acidity of
lakes, and, most recently, to clima-
tologist Tom Karl of the National
Oceanographic and Atmospheric
Administration, whose data dis-
pelled the myth of climate warming
Warren Brookes
disaster. There were many others.
Warren was the point man in a
war of words, a journalist who
encouraged working scientists to
speak up and speak out against
shoddy research, unfounded con-
clusions, and, yes, outright fraud
that threatened the credibility of all
scientific endeavor.
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE
January 18, 1992
UNTIL JANUARY 19, 1992
The President today recognized the volunteers of Fresh Start
Surgical Gifts, Inc., of Encinitas, California, as the 671st Daily
Point of Light for the Nation. More than 150 Fresh Start
volunteers make a difference in the lives of hundreds of children
throughout the country who are afflicted with physical deformities.
Nearly 75 doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals not only
waive their fees but, with support from throughout the San Diego
area and the children's home communities, also cover all costs
related to reconstructive surgery -- including medicine, laboratory
fees, and pre-and post-operative care. Due to the complicated
nature of these operations, the children are transported free of
charge to Fresh Start's facilities, where they are housed, fed, and
cared for tenderly by community volunteers. Two area hotels, the
Del Mar Hilton and the Radisson, offer free rooms to patients'
families while their children undergo treatment. Bilingual
residents and students from the University of California, San Diego
School of Medicine volunteer to translate between the doctors, the
patients, and their families.
Fresh Start's volunteer surgical staff treats young people
throughout the year during sessions that begin every six weeks.
Their efforts have given several hundred children from across the
United States, as well as some from Mexico, South America, and
Romania, a new and more positive outlook on life.
The President salutes the volunteers of Fresh Start Surgical Gifts
for exemplifying his belief that "From now on in America, any
definition of a successful life must include service to others."
# # #
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NOTE FOR ROSE ZAMARIA:
Re Jane Schultz' note to you -- well,
not exactly.
Jane faxes things in on a pretty
regular basis, and Patty has always
sent them to us to have a response
prepared before the President sees
them. Frankly, most of the letters
have been responded to directly by
NSC, rather than the President, but
occasionally, the President does respond.
She is, though, under the impression
that the President sees her correspon-
dence the day of the fax.
Just FYI.
Thanks.
Phil
Phillip D. Brady
Dear Mrs.
12/19/71
Patty Presock and she told me
I have just spoken with
of her transition Myson, thomas
was a 2 year old student
about Pan Am 103, Patty
and I first mebthrough a
letter d had written President
Bush and over the past years,
we have become friends.
her fox number and has
Patty graciously gave me
always seen that my correspondence
has reached the Presidents desk
with the itmost urgency.
Since the Pan Brn 103
investigation is still ongoing
Peace on Earth
and very much in the news,
there is still the need for
with President Bush In
my fast communication
advance Iam asking you
for the ' bindness that Patty
Lockerbie, Scot(and
Tundergarth Parish Church
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eftended to me.
very exciting and extremely
you certainly have a
fast track time ahead of
you I wish you well,dom
sure Patty has properly
warmed your crain for you.
Patty has In their memory lives in of the those bombing who lost of promised
Happy New year.
look Scotland December 21, 1988 forward
to 103 over Locker bie; us some day
to meeting you. on Sincerely, Jane Schutty
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 13, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR
FROM:
Phillip ROSE ZAMARIA D. Brad pny
SUBJECT:
Key
Would it be possible to issue John Gardner a key to the
Brady/Super suite of offices? He does a fair amount of weekend
and early morning work, and it would be very convenient for him
to have a key.
Thanks for your consideration.
From yets upr
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Attached to
Chomas Patrick Melady
January 9, 1992
92 JAN 13 All 57
Dear Phil:
There are various ways to campaign for the middle
class vote. I know that the economy is an important
matter. But other issues are also important.
In my enclosed letter to the President, I suggest that
he take up a subject that concerns many middle-class
Catholic voters. I am sure that it also concerns others.
I would deeply appreciate your transmitting the
enclosed letter to him.
With warm best wishes for 1992, I am
Very sincerely yours,
Torm
Thomas P. Melady
Ambassador
Enclosure:
As stated
The Honorable Philip Brady
Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
'Chomas Patrick Melady
January 9, 1992
Dear Mr. President:
02 JAN 13 All : 57
Subject: The Catholic Middle Class
The Catholic middle class is concerned about the tasteless,
often vulgar, level of news that comes over television into the
homes of their families. Recent details reported on television
on a rape trial, sordid allegations made at a confirmation
hearing, and the very distasteful news about the allegations
against a former mayor and his conduct in a public room, are
exposed to children, mothers and grandparents. Many others must
feel the same way but I can accurately report what I am hearing
from Catholic leaders.
There is an increase in this low-level pornography--on
television and now over the phones. It is destructive of our
goal of building strong family values among young people. It
sets a very low level for the kind of conduct we expect in the
public arena.
I urge you to continue speaking on this problem and to
propose solutions. We do not want to interfere with free
speech, but there must be some way to keep unwanted filth out of
American homes.
In my opinion, your solution should include ways to:
--Protect all children from being exposed to the very
destructive materials.
--Identify ways whereby those who do not wish to have this
kind of news and information enter their homes, television,
phone or print media, can do something about it.
You are a very authentic spokesman for this position as you
stand for strong family and community values. I know that your
continuing initiatives on this matter would be well received.
With warm regards, I am
Very sincerely yours,
Tom
Thomas P. Melady
Ambassador
The Honorable George H.W. Bush
The President
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Chomas Patrick Melady
To" Can Rul
91 DEC 30 AlO: 51
December 27, 1991
Dear Phil:
I was pleased to note the rapid announcement by the
President concerning our recognition of six Republics of
the former Soviet Union including the Ukraine. I am
thinking primarily of the 1992 political aspect.
My work with the Catholic groups in the past
campaigns brought me into frequent contact with Eastern
European communities that are heavily Catholic. In a
few words the "up" side of ethnic-Catholic communities
is that they voted heavily in favor of President Bush in
the last campaign. On the negative side, they are
sometimes difficult to deal with.
The important thing now Phil is to take steps to
assure that they -- the American ethnics -- feel that we
still care for them. Here are a few suggestions:
1 - Stay in contact with the Lithuanian, Ukrainian,
Polish, Slovak, Hungarian, Russian, Armenian and related
groups.
2 - As the President appoints the Ambassadors to these
countries, consideration should be given to the
President giving a "send off" for the Ambassadors
inviting the heads of the appropriate ethnic groups. (I
especially recommend that this be done in the case of
Ukraine and Lithuania).
Mr. Philip D. Brady,
Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary,
Ground Floor, West Wing,
The White House,
Washington, D.C. 20500
3 - As major humanitarian shipments leave (like
Americares), the President or Mrs. Bush should be
identified with these efforts (through pictures, etc).
With warm best wishes for a healthy, happy and
successful 1992, I am
Very sincerely yours,
Tom
Thomas P. Melady
Ambassador
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Sam,
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SUNUNU
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 13, 1992
The President today recognized the volunteers of The Community
Stewpot, Inc., of Jackson, Mississippi, as the 666th Daily Point
of Light for the Nation. Drawing on the resources of a variety of
local institutions, the organization extends a helping hand to
homeless and transient families and individuals in Jackson.
From its origins serving meals in a converted service station ten
years ago, the Community Stewpot has expanded to include a street
clinic, a food pantry, and two shelters. It is supported by an
ecumenical association of fifty-one congregations, as well as
several local schools, area businesses, and generous Jackson
citizens.
Each month the organization relies on over 500 volunteers who
prepare and serve meals at the Soup Kitchen; counsel temporarily
homeless women in child care, nutrition, and financial planning;
advise other homeless individuals on job-training and educational
opportunities; and offer administrative support at the Community
Stewpot's five sites. Some volunteers furnish transportation for
women at the Sims House shelter to job interviews, meetings of
support groups, or appointments with counselors. Approximately 50
volunteer doctors and nurses provide free medical care and
treatment to indigent individuals at the Street Clinic, which
opened in 1986.
Students from Jackson State College, Millsaps College, Mississippi
College, Bellhaven College, the Jackson public schools, and others
also volunteer their time and talent to the Stewpot, having adopted
the organization as their local service project. Local restaurants
participating in the "Gleaners" program donate extra food to the
Stewpot for the evening meals. These volunteers represent the
caring spirit and support of the Jackson community.
The President salutes the volunteers of the Community Stewpot,
Inc., for exemplifying his belief that, "From now on in America,
any definition of a successful life must include serving others.' =
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracey Taylor or Miah Homstad
(202) 456-6266
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 14, 1992
The President today recognized Hugh Larkins, Jr., of Nashville,
Tennessee, as the 667th Daily Point of Light for the Nation.
Through his service and example, Mr. Larkins offers hope and
encouragement to the Rehabilitation Center outpatients at
Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
A 35 year old former bodybuilder and contestant in the Mr.
Nashville contest, Hugh Larkins has made a remarkable recovery from
injuries sustained when he was hit by a drunk driver. The accident
was thought to have caused him severe brain damage.
After his rehabilitation, Mr. Larkins took the suggestion of a
therapist and began volunteering at the Vanderbilt University
Hospital Rehabilitation Center. He volunteers five days a week,
for nearly eight hours a day. His tasks include distributing mail,
copying and collating documents, and escorting patients through the
medical facility. Because of his tremendous recovery from the
accident, Mr. Larkins is an inspiration to the patients he serves.
Working at the hospital has also given Mr. Larkins an opportunity
to strengthen his body. He walks several miles a day during his
volunteer efforts.
The President salutes Hugh Larkins, Jr., for his perseverance and
for exemplifying his belief that, "From now on in America, any
definition of a successful life must include serving others."
# # #
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracey Taylor or Miah Homstad
(202) 456-6266
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REPORT
For the Week of:
January 12 - January 18
THE WHITE HOUSE
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January 10, 1992
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Madigan will accompany the President to Kansas City to
address the American Farm Bureau Federation (pg. 1).
Alexander will join the President at the America 2000
Community Leadership Conference (pg. 1).
Uruguay Round negotiators will convene in Geneva for a
first appraisal of the draft final act (pg. 4).
January 13-15
Martin will travel to Paris to participate in the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
conference (pg. 3).
January 13-17
Reilly will travel to Mexico to meet with Mexican
environmental officials (pg. 5).
January 14
Commerce will release retail sales figures for December
(pg. 6).
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January 10, 1992
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December 31, 1991
Samuel K. Skinner
Chief of Staff
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Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Sam:
Congratulations on your new position. I wish you and the
President every success in the upcoming year.
You and I have worked well together over the past three
years on transportation issues and we have accomplished many of
our common objectives. During all that time, however, I have
been facing an even more important issue--perhaps the most
important issue in the Pacific Northwest: the spotted owl
crisis. No issue is more important to me, and I need your help.
I have discussed the spotted owl issue with Administration
officials and agency heads until I am blue in the face, and what
do my constituents have to show for it? Absolutely nothing. If
my recommendations were at odds with the best interests of the
President, I could understand the resistance. As I have stated
repeatedly, however, the President stands to gain nothing by
either attempting to strike a "balance" or by attempting to take
an "easy environmental" position.
News stories in the last week indicate that the draft
spotted owl recovery plan, at least as it will apply in
Washington state, barely differs from last year's Thomas Report.
The Seattle P-I reports that "the timber industry, while battling
environmentalists to a near-deadlock in Congress, appears to be
losing the war of the spotted owl in a secretive but crucial Bush
Administration panel." Rich Nafziger, chief timber adviser to
Washington State Governor Booth Gardner, is quoted as saying,
"The entire emphasis has been on maximizing protection of the
owl. I'm not convinced that the plan does anything to reduce
economic costs."
Despite all my efforts, the Administration remains paralyzed
in the face of threats from the national environmental
organizations. Despite a number within the scientific community
who believe that the spotted owl can survive successfully in
managed stands of timber, the wildlife biologists within the
Administration insist on maintaining their addiction to the
Thomas Report.
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December 31, 1991
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Should the Administration choose to adopt the Thomas Report,
it will violate three important obligations. First, it will
violate the President's promise last year to work for a balance
between the then just-released Thomas Report and the status quo.
Second, it will violate his commitment to bring the economy out
of recession by saving jobs, and will actually exacerbate a
growing recession in the Pacific Northwest. This is an absurd
position to take when the economy is weak and the President is
being heavily criticized for inaction. And third, a recovery
plan that adopts the Thomas Report violates the Endangered
Species Act, because that report considered only the needs of the
owl, not people, and the Endangered Species Act requires that the
recovery plan consider and account for economic impacts as well.
Few issues are more important to voters in the Pacific
Northwest than this one. No other issue has the potential to
decide two U.S. Senate races in 1992. If the Bush Administration
chooses to ignore the facts and attempts to protect the
"environmental President," I know that Senator Packwood will have
no choice but to attack the Administration's indifference to the
rural, timber-based communities of the Pacific Northwest. I will
feel constrained to agree with him. If the draft recovery plan
is adopted as final without significant modification, the
President will, in my view, give up his last chance of carrying
either Washington or Oregon.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
stade
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Samuel Skinner
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Dear Sam:
As you may well know, the conflict over the northern spotted
owl and old growth forests in the Pacific Northwest has disrupted
families and communities there since the owl was listed as a
threatened species last year. I have made a personal and
professional committment to my constituents, as has the
President, to fight for a balance between protecting the owl and
protecting their livelihood and that of future generations in
timber-based communities.
I must begin by stating that I have no doubt that two U.S.
Senate campaigns will be decided by this issue. Senator
Packwood's reelection and the possibility of adding a Republican
seat in Washington both depend heavily on a favorable outcome to
the spotted owl crisis.
Last year, the President stated that he would work to seek a
balance between the status quo and last year's restrictive Thomas
Committee Report. The President's statement was cheered by
working people in the Pacific Northwest, but since then the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service has made a series of decisions that
have slowly eroded any confidence in the Administration and the
President that existed after his statement. For the past year, I
have been in frequent contact with Governor Sununu and his staff.
He has been supportive of my position and has attempted to carry
out the President's objectives, despite great institutional
opposition from within the Fish and Wildlife Service. With the
hope that these White House goals will remain under your
leadership, I would like to provide you with some background on
this issue and bring you up to date.
Last year, the Thomas Committee proposed setting aside more
than 8 million acres of forestland, including millions of acres
of land that is already protected in National Parks and
wilderness areas. This year, the Fish and Wildlife Service
proposed designating 11.6 million acres of profitable forest land
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outside National Parks and wilderness areas as the owl's critical
habitat. The Service reduced this amount to 8.4 million acres by
eliminating private timberland, but when this set-aside is added
to the owl habitat already preserved in National Parks and
wilderness areas in Oregon and Washington, the total set-aside
reaches 10 million acres. Also this year, Judge William Dwyer
enjoined all timber sales in owl habitat on the 17 Northwest owl
forests. The combined impact of these actions will reduce the
1991 Forest Service timber sale program from 3.4 billion board
feet of timber to approximately 1 billion board feet, and only
300 million board feet on the west side of the Cascades. The
impact of these decisions is not felt until you realize that a
billion board feet of timber supports approximately 18,000 jobs.
When you also understand that the timber harvest level has fallen
from a 1989 level of 5 billion board feet to a current level of 1
billion board feet, then you can understand the damage being done
to Northwest working families. Reasonable estimates of job
losses due to the spotted owl range between 45,000 and 50,000
jobs!
Democrats in the House, far more interested in political
posturing than in fair solutions, have laid a trap for the
President. I urge you to recognize the trap and turn the tables
by acting for Northwest working people.
Despite promises to the contrary, the House Democratic
leadership refused to move on long-term authorizing legislation
dealing with the spotted owl crisis during the last session.
This will focus the public's attention on the Administration's
actions. While House Democrats do nothing, ongoing activities
within the Administration will be the only game in town. When
the Administration makes decisions on these questions and they
are attacked as either too restrictive on timber harvesting or
too destructive to owl habitat, Northwest Democrats will blame
the President for either result. Under these circumstances, you
have but one good choice, both from a policy and from a political
perspective. The Administration must reduce upcoming
administrative decisions such that they have the least onerous
impacts on working families in the Pacific Northwest.
The current trend toward blaming the Administration is
taking place despite popular opinion in the Northwest that favors
its economy over increased restrictions for the Spotted Owl. A
poll conducted just this April illustrated that 49% of citizens
from Oregon and Washington would risk between zero and 5,000 jobs
to protect the owl, only 19% would risk between 5,000 and 30,000
jobs, and only 9% would risk more than 30,000 jobs. These
numbers show a dramatic turn-around in only a year. A year ago,
the public in the Northwest strongly favored owls over jobs.
Since then, the trend is running overwhelmingly in the direction
of saving jobs. While these numbers reflect a regional
perspective, no citizens feel as passionately about this issue as
those in the Northwest. The poll numbers reflect a strong
correlation between support for the President and support for
jobs. Not surprisingly, the converse is also true. The people
who support the largest set-asides for spotted owls are the
people least likely to support the President.
Presently, the President is losing in both constituencies.
The people whose jobs are being threatended by policies
propounded by federal agencies blame the Bush Administration for
much of their troubles as they have received no clear signal that
the President is on their side. The people who want the
greatest owl set-asides are suspicious that the Administration
won't go as far as they want, so they, too, are hostile to the
President. There is_ a natural tendency in many issues to "split
the baby," but just as Solomon knew that was the wrong solution,
so, too, is it wrong for the President here. This is a fight in
which the President must pick a side. There is nothing for him
to gain and much for him to lose if his agencies settle on
policies that save just a few jobs.
The President's national constituency will not judge him
primarily on the basis of the Spotted Owl issue. The time is
ripe for the President to enter the debate and to enter it on the
side of the families and workers whose jobs and communities hang
in the balance and who are desperate for national leadership on
this issue.
Within the next few months, the Administration will make two
decisions in this area: the designation of critical habitat for
the owl and the development of a recovery plan for the owl.
Critical Habitat
The final critical habitat rule should be issued at the same
time the draft recovery plan is released and the Administration
should make clear that the critical habitat rule is binding only
until the final recovery plan is actually implemented.
The Administration can take a meaningful first step by
reducing the acreage proposed as the critical habitat of the
Northern Spotted Owl. Fish and Wildlife proposed a rule
designating 11.6 million acres as the owl's critical habitat.
The Endangered Species Act gives the Secretary of the Interior
plenty of authority to reduce the designation in order to account
for the economic and "other relevant impacts" of the designation.
The Secretary should reduce critical habitat, including a
complete removal of private and state property from the
designation, to a reasonable number of acres. Critical habitat
should include only those lands necessary for the survival of the
owl and should defer to the final recovery plan the task of
bringing the owl back to appropriate population targets. The
critical habitat designation should make no reference to
regulated activities. Finally, the critical habitat rule must
provide proper economic justification for the inclusion of any
non-federal lands in critical habitat.
If the Administration takes these actions, it will reinforce
its commitment to the "balance" the President promised last year
and to the survival of Northwest timber communities. Such a
reduction will also help to silence the accusations of members of
Congress that the Administration is trying to achieve a so-called
"train wreck".
Attorneys within the Administration will likely counsel
against significant reductions of critical habitat on the ground
that they will invite lawsuits by the national environmental
organizations against the Administration. The timber industry
has already notified the Administration of its intent to file a
lawsuit challenging critical habitat. The Administration will be
sued regardless of any action it takes to reduce critical
habitat. The requirement that the Administration consider the
economic impacts of critical habitat and balance them against the
biological considerations has never been tested in the courts;
this is uncharted legal territory. Since the issue is going to
be tested in the courts, the Administration should place the
burden on the national environmental organizations to prove its
actions were in error. Since the Administration will be sued
regardless of its actions, it is better to be sued doing the
right thing for Northwest timber workers and families.
Recovery Plan
The recovery team has great flexibility in establishing its
recovery goals, establishing a timeline for accomplishing those
goals and recommending management actions to meet them. The
recovery team need not consider the Thomas Report to be the only
scientific plan for the owl. Recently, the recovery team was
presented with a scientifically credible recovery pian for the
owl that was prepared by wildlife biologists and silviculturists
representing the forest products industry. Its recommendations
include land set-asides of between 3 and 5 million acres. We
raise this to illustrate the fact that scientifically defensible
alternatives to the Thomas Report do exist.
Should the Administration follow my recommendations, it
undeniably will be the subject of intense criticism by
environmentalists, biologists on the Recovery Team and Democrats.
But the Administration also will be criticized if it issues a
recovery plan and a critical habitat designation that will
destroy the livelihood of thousands of families and communities
in the Pacific Northwest. The advantage of issuing these
discretionary decisions with the fewest restrictions on timber
harvesting is two-fold: First, the President will make good on
his promise of last year to achieve a balance between the Thomas
Report and the status quo. Second, the threshold of the debate
shifts below last year's Thomas Report. Democrats will be in the
position of arguing for more restrictions on harvesting and
arguing for the loss of more jobs. Otherwise, the threshold
moves above the Thomas Report and negotiations fall somewhere
between the Administration's new position and the larger set-
asides supported by national environmental groups.
When the Administration announces its critical habitat
designation and recovery plan, I recommend that it accompany
these. announcements with the strongest justification possible.
The Administration should state, explicitly, that it has done its
best, within the law, to protect both the spotted owl and the
timber-based communities. The Administration should also use the
strongest political terms to support its decisions.
The Administration--the Departments of Interior and
Agriculture, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of
Land Management, the Forest Service, the White House, and the
President--must be reading "off the same page". When these
announcements are made, every member of the Administration should
be supportive. The Recovery Team--composed of wildlife
biologists and other advocates--will likely criticize any changes
in the recovery plan. Those scientists should be the only
critics within the Administration.
More specifically, I recommend that the President himself
make a brief announcement about these decisions and, more
importantly, if the restrictions on timber harvesting have been
substantially reduced, he should recommend that Congress ratify
the recovery plan and critical habitat rule immediatly, assuming
that the plan and critical habitat have been drastically reduced
as we have suggested. It is important that the President make
this announcement--otherwise the administration's position will
be lost in the static created by the Democrats and the national
environmental groups.
The Congress must then respond to the President's position.
If it does not ratify the plan, it will be responsible for the
storm of litigation that will tie up the recovery plan and
critical habitat designation for years. If it opposes ratifying
the plan and critical habitat, Democrats will be in the awkward
position of arguing for a more restrictive plan. At that point,
the plan of the House leadership to stall on a bill until next
April will have backfired and the President, not House Democrats,
will be seen as the leader who was instrumental in producing a
plan that was good for both owls and people.
Late last month, John Turner, Director of the Fish and
Wildlife Service, indicated that he will not be able to
substantially reduce critical habitat. He is prepared to
designate close to 7 million acres as critical habitat for the
spotted owl and that he will do it in December or January. This
represents a reduction from the first proposal to designate 11.6
million acres. Turner is convinced that if he reduces the
acreage significantly below the seven million acre level he will
lose in court and the Northwest timber program will remain
subject to sweeping injunctions.
It is a very rough estimate that a 7 million acre set-aside
would reduce the Northwest federal timber harvest level to 2.3
billion board feet. This harvest level compares to the 1989
level of 5 billion board feet and the 1990 "compromise" level of
3.9 billion board feet.
I have argued for a critical habitat designation of no
larger than five million acres. We have asked that the
Administration issue a critical habitat designation and a
recovery plan that encompasses no more than this amount. In
addition, we have asked that the President urge Congress to
ratify and give legal protection to these actions.
I am convinced that Director Turner intends not to move much
further in the direction Senator Packwood and I have proposed.
This leaves two alternatives. Either Turner is persuaded by
others to reduce further his critical habitat designation, or we
modify our course.
As I have said, I suggest that Director Turner be encouraged
to reduce the critical habitat designation and Interior be
encouraged to reduce the scope of the recovery plan as far as
possible, but within the context of presenting a proposal that
will pass legal muster without the aid of Congressional action.
If Turner cannot reduce the critical habitat designation below 7
million acres, then the President should go to the Northwest and
announce that his Administration has gone as far as it can go,
within the confines of the Endangered Species Act, to achieve a
balance that recognizes people, families and communities but that
he is still unable to achieve the balance he desires. To achieve
the proper balance now requires congressional action. The
President should call on Congress immediately to amend the
Endangered Species Act. If the Administration is unwilling, yet,
to take this step, the President could, alternatively, request
that Congress pass the Packwood Labor-Management bill to provide
long-term protection for both the forests and working families.
At the root of this entire crisis is the Endangered Species
Act. Those members of Congress who continue to blame the
Administration ignore the reality that the Administration, its
agencies, and the courts are doing nothing more than what is
required of them by the Endangered Species Act. This reality is
becoming more and more apparent to the people in the communities
who are being affected by the owl restrictions. That message
could not be delivered any more effectively than if the President
stated the need to amend the Endangered Species Act. This
message need not be delivered immediately. It should be
delivered, however. Regardless, I am drafting amendments to the
Endangered Species Act. Those amendments will soon be ready. I
will share those proposed amendments with you in the hope that
you will include them in your legislative requests for next year.
Sincerely,
SLADE GORTON
United States Senator
President's Schedule
JANUARY 1992
Issue: 01/10/92
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* 11:15 Bus. Del. Mtg.
Fairbalm,
Australia
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11:30 Drop-by Pres. Bus. Mtg
B*
1:05
Recpt. w/Coral See
A
11:40 Bilateral Mtg.
B First Lady
B* 3:55 Arrival Ceremony
*
11:55 Mtg w/ Rural Groups
Commemorative
a
12:35 Joint Press
A Away from WH
B*
425
Amer. Emb. Greeting
*
12:30 Working Lunch w/PM
Be
1:30
US Consulate Greeting
A
1:10 Lunch w/Bus. Rndtable
B*
5:00
Private Time
B* 2:05 Address Australian
B*
2:15
Depart Melboume en
A
2:30 Mtg. w/Assan Bus Coun.
B*
7:05 Dinner w/Gov.Gen
Perflament
route Singapore
a
2:55 Singapore Lect. Group
Hayden
B* 2:50 Mtg w/ Academic Comm
B* 4:00 US Emb Greeting
Canberra, Australia
B* 3:40 Joint Prese Session
Be 6:45 Antive Singapore
* 5:15 Private Time
B* 9:45 Antive Amb. Residence
*
4:25
Private Time
B* 7:00 State Dinner
B*
7:05
Dinner w/PM Keating
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.
7:50 Coffee w/Asean Ambe.
&
8:25 Wrkg bridet w/business
B* 9:30 Departure Ceremony
*
7:55 Intv. w/Detroit TV
B*
9:20 Farewell Call by the
B* 8:45 View Static Display of
groups
B* 9:40 Depart I/Osake, Japan
Stations
Emperor & the Emprese
Aircraft
Be 10:00 Antival Ceremony
Be 11:35 Visit Enthronement Rm
B*
10:00
Antival Ceremony
Be 10:40
Departs Tokyo, Japan
B*
9:00 Depart Singapore en
&
10:30 Mig w/President Roh
B* 11:40 View Sports Exhibition
B* 10:30
Courtesy Call on
en route Andrews
route Seoul, Korea
*
11:00 Bilateral Meeting
B* 11:50 Tour Imp. Palace Garden
Emperor Akihito
B*
9:15 Anival Statement
B* 3:30 Arrive Seoul
*
11:30 Drop by Pree Bus. Date
B* 12:20 Private Lunch w/former
n
11:35 BIL mig w/PM Miyazawa
A
1:30 Bilateral Meeting
B 9:45 Arrive White House
Seoul, Korea
a
11:45 Joint Prese Avail.
PM Kaifu
a
12:10 Drop by mtg. w/Bus Del
10:30 Mtg. with VP
B* 4:00 Wreath-Laying Ceremony
*
12:40 Lunch hosted by US
B* 2:20 Address US & Japanese
# 12:35 Bilateral Meeting
.
11:30 Address President's
*
5:35 Private Time
Chamber of Commerce
Students
*
1:40 Working Lunch w/PM
*
4:30 Joint Press Avail.
Drug Advisory
w/President Roh
.
2:00 Greet Ldrep NJ Assem.
B*
3:40 Open Toye Us Store
Miyazawa
Council's Idrshp forum
B* 2:25 Address No. Assembly
B*
5:15 Depart Osaka, Japen
*
3:20 Visit Togu Palace
B 12:00 Depart I/Camp David
of Republic of Korea
Tokyo, Japan
*
4:55 CBS This Morning Intv.
B* 7:30 Private Dinner w/
Be
3:40
US/Militery Greeting
B*
6:35 Arrive Tokyo
B*
7:00 Dinner Hosted by PM
B* 7:00 State Dinner hosted by
President Roh
Be 7:00 State Dinner
*
6:58 NBC Today Show Interv.
Myazawa
Emperor Akihito
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7:30 Depart f/Missourl
*
8:45
Amer. 2000 Comm.
7:00 Depart I/New Hempshire
Kansas City, Missouri
Ldrship Conf.
.
8:55 Findtble. w/comm. Idre.
7:20 Depart for Atlanta
*
10:00 Address the Amer. Farm
10:00
Mtg WHEAL
#
10:15 Town Hall meeting/recp
10:00 Hold
Atlanta, Georgia
Bureeu Federation
.
11:00 Bush-Quayle 02 NI.
.
11:25 Bring/tour w/managmmt.
10:30 Mtg. w/Mayors &
* 9:55 Tour Exhibition Hall
*
10:35 Recpt. ve/Farm Bureau
Finance Cmt mtg.
Davideon Int Trim Pint
locally elected
*
10:05 Martin Luther King
Board
12:00 Lunch with VP
#
11:40 Lunch w/smployees
officials
Proc. Signing
. 10:45 Photo w/Federal Exec.
12:45 Staff Time
*
12:00 Tour of plant
11:30 Photo w/prospective
Ceremony
Board of Kansas City
1:45 Mtg. w/Earvin Johnson
*
12:36 Mtg. w/management of
GOP candidates
*
11:35 Wreathlaying Ceremony
B 4:00 Arrive White House
3:15 Arrive White House
2:30
Mtg. with Sec. Baker
Liberty Mutual
*
12:15 Tour Catalyst Project
3:30
Mtg. w/Sec. Cheney
*
12:45 Address employees
3:00 Admin. Time
4:00 Mig. w/Portugees
5:00
Haircut
*
1:40 Cabletron Tour
President Boares
* 3:30 Interviews
*
TBD Antive Camp David
*
6:20 Rotary Club Dinner
0:55 Antive White House
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20
M.L. King's Day
21
Senste Convenee
22
House Convenee
23
24
25
9:15 Mtg. w/Nts. Assoc. of
Wholesale Distributers
10:50 Photo w/US Amb. to
*
12:00 Call to March for Life
9:45 Video Taping Session
Denmark
Raily
10:30 Benior Exec. Service
10:55 Photo w/US Amb. to
Bank Awards
Morocco
11:15 Photo Ope
11:00 Mtg. with Sec. Baker
*
Hold for travel to
*
Hold for travel to
1:30 Mtg. w/Union of
2:30 Photo w/Deemond Howard
California
California
Orthodox Rabbia
2:45 Photo w/NASA
2:30 Cere. honoring Women's
Astronauts
B TBD Arrive White House
World Cup Soccer
3:00 Address Young
Champs
Astronaute Council
3:30 Admin. Time
B
TBO Depart (/Camp David
TBD Hold
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7:00 Ntl. Prayer Bridet.
10:00 Cabinet mtg.
10:00 Drop by briing I/No.
Religious Broadcasters
11:00 Mtg. w/Sec. Derwinski
Assoc.
11:15 Photo Op
12:00 Lunch with VP
3:00 Admin. Time
Be 9:00 State of the Union
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