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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 16, 1989
Dear Stanley,
Thanks for the copy of your recent letter to
Governor Sununu.
I will stay on top of your situation.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
Andrew JudyCard Card, Jr
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Mr. Stanley G. Tate
Suite 307
1175 Northeast 125th Street
North Miami, Florida 33161
AC HAS SEEN
Stanley G. Tate
SUITE 307
1175 NORTHEAST 125TH STREET
74
NORTH MIAMI, FLORIDA 33161
PLEASE REPLY To:
(305) 891-1106
P.O. Box 611603
FAX: (305) 891-6750
NORTH MIAMI, FLA. 33261-1603
November 7, 1989
The Honorable John H. Sununu
Chief of Staff to the President
The White House
Washington, D. C. 20500
Dear Governor Sununu:
I certainly was glad I had the opportunity to meet with you
last evening at the Senatorial Trust meeting. Pursuant to
our conversation, I am sending you this letter to advise you
of my candidacy for an appointment to the Resolution Trust
Corporaton.
Enclosed is a copy of my Personal Profile which has already
been sent to Mr. Chase Untermeyer's office, along with a
requested application form and informational letter.
Through this means, I am pleased to advise that I have
received support by letters and telephone calls from the
following individuals:
Alec P. Courtelis
Jeb Bush
Senator Rudy Boschwitz
Senator Connie Mack
Senator Mitch McConnell
Senator Don Nickles
Senator Larry Pressler
Senator Alan K. Simpson
Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
(I believe that Senator Phil Gramm from Texas
will also be sending a recommendation
letter).
The Honorable John H. Sununu
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November 7, 1989
If there is any additional information I can provide to you,
or if there is anything further you might recommend I do in
reference to this appointment, please advise.
Cordially yours,
so
STANLEY G. TATE
SGT:dhb
Enclosure:
Personal Profile
CC:
Andrew Card
Note to Andy:
For your information, the individuals named
in this letter have sent copies of their correspondence to
Chase Untermeyer, to your brother-in-law, Ron Kaufman.
Should anyone require additional information,
I am available, either by phone or for a personal interview.
Shary
PERSONAL PROFILE
STANLEY G. TATE
(305) 891-1106
Business Address:
Mailing Address:
1175 Northeast 125th Street
Post Office Box 611603
North Miami, FL 33161
North Miami, FL 33261-1603
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Birthdate:
April 25, 1928
Birth Place:
Miami, Florida
Marital Status:
Married to Joanne Greenwood
Children:
3 - All grown and married
EDUCATION
*
University of Florida, B.S. Degree - 1948
*
University of Florida, Graduate Work - 1949
University of Florida, Taught Statistical Psychology
Columbia University, Graduate School
*
Columbia University, University of Florida and New York
University, Various Law School courses, classes and seminars.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Builders Association of South Florida
National Association of Home Builders
National Association of Real Estate Appraisers
(Certified Real Estate Appraiser #10781)
International Real Estate Institute (Membership #7497)
Charter Member - Advisory Council of The School of Building
Construction - University of Florida
ACTIVITIES
Memberships
Bankers Club
Cricket Club
Hound Ears Lodge & Club
Jockey Club
Westview Country Club
United States Senatorial Trust (Washington, D.C.)
Civic
*
Past Mayor and elected member of the City Council of Bay Islands,
Miami Beach, FL for over 20 years (Assistant Mayor for 14 of those
years.
*
Past Member, Board of Directors of the Florida League of Cities.
*
Past Member of the Housing Resource Team, Metropolitan Dade
County, FL.
*
Current Chairman, Metro-Dade County Housing Oversight Committee (for
all Dade County HUD properties).
*
Current Member of The Florida Council of 100.
*
Current Member of Partners in Productivity Task Force, (appointed
by Governor Martinez, Florida).
Current Member of The Public Health Trust, Metropolitan Dade County,
FL (appointed by Dade County Commission).
Current Chairman of the Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education
Expense Board (appointed by Governor Martinez).
First male member of Hurricane Chapter, American Business Women's
Association. (Winner of Business-man of Year Award)
Charitable
*
Vice President and Director of United Family and Children's Services,
as well as Treasurer and member of the Board of Directors of the
Children's Service Bureau for a number of years. Still serve in an
advisory capacity.
Past member of the Advisory Executive Committee of the YWCA of Miami.
Served as member of the Campaign Cabinet for the United Way of Dade
County.
Chairman of Greater Miami Jewish Federation in 1980 (Bay Harbor
Islands).
*
Endowed the Stanley G. Tate Family Teaching Chair at the Miami-Dade
Community College, Medical Campus
*
Past Vice President/Director of National Children's Cardiac Hospital
(Now the Private Patient Pavilion for the University of Miami - Medical
School).
*
Founder - Mt. Sinai Hospital.
OTHER INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES
Listed in Who's Who in the South & Southwest (Marquis Publication).
Listed in Who's Who in Commerce & Industry.
Invited as an expert witness and testified before U.S. House of
Representatives and the U.S. Senate Committees, regarding proposed
Federal legislation in Housing and Banking.
Guest speaker, lecturer and participant in many industry-related
seminars and programs.
*
Had published a substantial number of articles concerning general real
estate and condominium developing, marketing and property development.
OFFICER, DIRECTOR AND TRUSTEE POSITIONS
*
Past director and member of Executive Committee of Pan American
Bank, N.A. and Pan American Bank of Dade County, N.A. (Now NCNB
National Bank)
*
Past director of New Line Cinema, Inc. (Listed on American Stock
Exchange.)
Director of Miami Heart Institute
Past Vice President and Director of Temple Israel of Miami
Past Director of the Southeast Bank of Dadeland (Chairman of the Audit
Committee)
Past First Vice President and Director of the Westview Country Club.
Past Director of the Home Builders Association of South Florida
Original organizing Director of the Second National Bank of North Miami
(since resigned)
Past Director and Chief Executive Officer - King International
Corporation (a public company)
Past Director, Member of Executive Committee and Chairman, Audit
Committee - Atico Savings Bank and Intercontinental Bank
Past Director - Pan American Mortgage Corporation
Director - Miami City Ballet and member of the Executive Committee
Past Director - Southeastern Home Mortgage Company (sold to Barnett
Bank).
SPECIAL HONORS
Recipient of Shalom Award by the State of Israel - 1971
Recipient of Testimonial Dinner by residents of Bay Harbor Islands
(municipality)
Recipient of Ben-Gurion Award
Honorary member of the Advisory Staff of Apartment and Construction
News
Annually receives contribution in his honor given to United Family and
Children's Services by staff and associates to provide for a special
need of that agency, not funded through normal sources
Special Honoree - Israel Bonds Campaign
Special Honoree - Greater Miami Jewish Federation
Presented with Outstanding Citizen award and named Honorary Dade
County Mayor by Mayor Steve Clark (October 4, 1988)
Appointed Honorary Treasurer for the State of Alabama in 1989 by
Governor George Wallace, Jr.
CURRENT BUSINESS INTERESTS
Stanley Tate Enterprises - real estate development, construction,
investments, consulting, condominium developments, shopping centers,
office buildings, restaurants, etc.
Entities include: Investments Diversified Limited
Stanley Tate Builders, Inc.
High Point of Delray Builders, Inc.
and others
Court appointed Receiver on real estate developments and other
business entities in various jurisdictions throughout the United
States.
Qualified as expert witness in Federal and State Courts on various real
estate matters in litigation.
Chairman of the Board of Envirocivil Engineering Corp.
*
High Point Builders, Inc. - Began operation in 1969 and is still
active in South Florida. (Developed over $175 million in condo
developments.)
Investments Diversified Limited - Established in 1964 and still active
as an entity for the building and development of lands in various parts
of South Florida, as well as the Carolinas. (Developed over $40
million in real estate products.)
Stanley Tate Builders, Inc. - Established in 1954 as a general
contracting firm and still active with a General Contractor's license.
As GC, built apartment houses and private homes on a "low bid basis"
or by negotiations with various owners. (Total volume in excess of $75
million.)
In 1959 the company began doing consulting work, as well as
developing and improving properties for Stanley Tate and/or
associates. This work involved land development, construction of
apartments, warehouses, office buildings and shopping centers.
Stanley Tate handled all of the leasing and financing for these.
(Total volume in excess of $100 million.)
PRIOR BUSINESS INTERESTS
1985 - 1986 - President and Chief Operating Officer King International
Corporation (a NASDEC listed public company)
1973 - 1981 - Chief Executive Officer of Associated Mortgage Investors,
appointed to position of CEO by the Trustees, as approved by
the Creditors Committee (chaired by the Chase Manhattan
Bank). AMI was a public company traded on the American
Stock Exchange, and a REIT that was brought out of a
Chapter XI Bankruptcy by Stanley Tate, using a Plan of
Arrangement in the Courts of New York State. (Over 200
million in assets).
1971 - 1976 - Chairman of the Board of Ryerson & Haynes Incorporated, a
public company listed on the American Stock Exchange for
over 35 years, involved in the manufacture of automotive parts
and accessories for 50 years. Also Chairman of the Board of
Ryerson & Haynes Realty, Inc., the real estate division;
building condominium communities in Boynton Beach, Fort
Pierce and Orlando, with the Golden Glades Condominium
Office Park among Miami's first multi-building condominium
office complexes, Firm also handled consulting, management
and advisory work for various clients (primarily major banks
and other institutional clients).
1969 - 1970 - Opened offices in Charleston, SC for the development of
shopping centers in North and South Carolina, which are
completed and presently operated by Investments Diversified
Limited.
Entered the condominium development and sales operation in
Broward, St. Lucie and Palm Beach Counties, doing a volume
to present in excess of $175 million.
1965 - 1968 - Developed over $50 million in apartment house projects
and office buildings which Stanley Tate Builders, Inc.
constructed and Investments Diversified Limited owned and
operated.
1961 - 1964 - Associated with Haft Gaines Building Corporation, in charge
of their entire construction program, doing an annual volume of
approximately $12 million in Broward and Palm Beach counties,
handling construction in such communities as Royal Oak Hills,
Imperial Point and the Landings.
1959 - 1961 - Built various commercial office buildings, restaurants,
commercial warehouses, and residences in Palm Beach, Broward
and Dade counties.
1957
- Developed a parcel of property in Hialeah in excess of one
million square feet. Property was developed; putting in
water, streets, sewers, etc., for warehousing and light
industry buildings. A major portion of the buildings was
constructed and leased to tenants such as: Tower Paint
Company, Woodson Boat Manufacturing Company, etc.
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES
General Contractor, State of Florida License #RG0000239
General Building, Metropolitan Dade County #018503488
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 16, 1989
Dear Governor Kean:
On behalf of Governor Sununu, thank you for
your recent letter in which you recommend James
Schragger for a position with the White House.
While the White House is fully staffed at the
present time and I am not aware of any
impending changes in the Offices of Legal
Counsel or Legislative Affairs, I will keep Mr.
Shragger's resume on file in the event that
such openings do occur. In the meantime, his
resume has been forwarded to the Office of
Presidential Personnel for consideration for
any suitable openings in the federal
departments and agencies.
With best wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving.
Sincerely,
Andrew And H. Card, Jr.
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
The Honorable Thomas H. Kean
Governor of New Jersey
CN-001
Trenton, New Jersey 08625
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 16, 1989
Dear Mr. Ambassador:
On behalf of Governor Sununu, thank you for your recent letter in
which you set forth your concerns relative to White House liaison
with the Catholic community.
As you probably know, Doug Wead with the Office of Public Liaison
has specific responsibility to be a point of contact for
religious groups, including members of the Catholic Church. His
efforts are complemented by Juanita Duggan who really is a
superstar. Please also understand that the Chief of Staff,
Governor Sununu, maintains close contact with leadership in the
Catholic Church and speaks on a regular basis with Cardinal Law.
At this point in time, we do not envision hiring a person whose
responsibility would be to work solely with the Catholic
community. Your understanding is appreciated.
Please feel free to pass on any particular concerns that you have
regarding liaison to me.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
Andrew Andy H. Card, Jr.
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
The Honorable Thomas P. Melady
Ambassador to the Holy See
American Embassy
APO New York 09794
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 16, 1989
Dear Mr. Fitzgerald:
On behalf of Governor Sununu, thank you for your recent letter in
which you set forth your concerns relative to White House liaison
with the Catholic community.
As you probably know, Doug Wead with the Office of Public Liaison
has specific responsibility to be a point of contact for
religious groups, including members of the Catholic Church. His
efforts are complemented by Juanita Duggan who really is a
superstar. Please also understand that the Chief of Staff,
Governor Sununu, maintains close contact with leadership in the
Catholic Church and speaks on a regular basis with Cardinal Law.
At this point in time, we do not envision hiring a person whose
responsibility would be to work solely with the Catholic
community. Your understanding is appreciated.
Please feel free to pass on any particular concerns that you have
regarding liaison to me.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
Andrew And H. Card, Jr.
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Mr. William H. G. FitzGerald
Chairman, First Friday Group
1730 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W.
Suite 1105
Washington, D.C. 20036
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 15, 1989
Dear Mr. Loewenstein:
On behalf of Governor Sununu, thank you for
your letter of November 7th in which you
indicate your interest in a position with the
Chief of Staff's Office.
Unfortunately, there are no openings in this
office at the present time. However, I will
share your resume with the Office of
Presidential Personnel for their review and
consideration for suitable openings in the
federal departments and agencies.
With best wishes,
Sincerely
Andrew AndyCand H. Card, Jr.
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Mr. David Loewenstein
215 West 83rd Street
New York, New York 10024
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 10, 1989
Dear Congressman Chandler:
On behalf of Governor Sununu, thank you for your letter of
October 31st in which you suggest the creation of a White House
Deputy Assistant to the President for Senior Affairs.
Please know that there are a limited number of staff positions at
the White House and the staffing structure that the Chief of
Staff has implemented is such that Deputy Assistants to the
President have relatively broad portfolios that include a number
of specific areas of interest. The particular concerns of the
nation's senior citizens are handled by the Office of Public
Liaison. Policy activities are coordinated through Roger B.
Porter, Assistant to the President for Economic and Domestic
Policy.
We appreciate your concern and the time you have taken to write
us on this important issue.
Sincerely,
Andrew H. Card, Jr.
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
The Honorable Rod Chandler
U. S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
AC HAS SEEN andy -
THE WHITE HOUSE
ofyi
October 30, 1989
Dear Mike,
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Just a short note to say thanks for your good
work on our staffing of HCFA in Boston.
Keep up the fine job.
Regards,
Jim John H. Sununu
Chief of Staff
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Honorable Michael Calhoun
Chief of Staff
Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
PERSONAL
bcc: Ron Kaufman
CC: for Sununu
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 19, 1989
TO:
ANDY CARD
FROM:
Linda Gambatesa
SUBJECT: Deputy HCFA Position/Boston
Ron Kaufman called to advise that Mr. Preston is being called by
HHS and told that he has the job he wants as Deputy HCFA in Boston.
Mike Calhoun, Chief of Staff at HHS, was very helpful in terms
of bending rules to make this happen. Suggests he should receive
a note of thanks.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 2, 1989
Dear Ms. Paton:
On behalf of Governor Sununu, thank you for
your letter of October 31st relative to the
President's Committee on the Arts and
Humanities.
We will be happy to encourage the White House
Senior Staff to meet with you and your
colleagues to share their thoughts about what
the Committee's priorities should be.
Keep in touch.
Andrew Adgland Jr.
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ms. Diane J. Paton
Executive Director
President's Committee on the
Arts and Humanities
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Suite 526
Washington, D.C.
20506
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 10, 1989
Dear Mr. Poussard:
On behalf of Governor Sununu, thank you for
your letter of August 6th requesting assistance
with an application for the pre-medical program
at Tufts University.
Given the Governor's position as Chief of Staff
to the President of the United States and his
former relationship to Tufts, he has recused
himself from any activity involving Tufts
University. Therefore, he is not able to act
on the request you made. He appreciates your
understanding.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
H. Card, Card
Andrew Jr.
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Mr. Rayne Poussard
304 Bowline Court
Severna Park, Maryland
21146-3356
THE WHITE HOUSE
10/25/89
Kin -
Governor Sunana should
your letter regarding Outhur Mudge.
Ron swears there is no blackball
in effect. I'll keep an interest
on your behalf.
keep in truch. Sincerely,
Andy
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Mr. Kimon S. Zachos
Sheehan, Phinney, Bass & Green
1000 Elm Street
Post Office Box 3701
Manchester, New Hampshire 03105-3701
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
DATE: 10-24-59
TO: Governor Sunum
FROM:
ANDY CARD
Jack Kemp is anxious
to have your comments
on his HOPE plans. If it
is a 80. Jack would like to
have HOPE specifies included
in the President's speech to
the Realtors in Dallas on 11/10.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 24, 1989
Dear Dr. Salacuse:
On behalf of Governor Sununu, thank you for
your letter of October 16th in which you
recommend Dr. Eugene P. Trani to be a member of
the Board of Foreign Scholarships.
Please know that I have forwarded a copy of
your letter to appropriate Administration
officials for their review and consideration.
Sincerely,
Andy Card
Andrew H& Card, Jr.
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Dr. Jeswald W. Salacuse
Tufts University
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Medford, Massachusetts 02155
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
FAX
From:
Andy Card/Linda Gambatesa
(202) 456-2533
To:
Faye Atkins
FAX No.
803-734-1843
Nikki McNamee asked that I fax you a copy of
the letter from the Mount Mansfield Company.
If you have any questions, please feel free
to call me at (202) 456-2533.
Linda Gambatesa
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October 10, 1989
Governor John Sununu
Chief of Staff
The White House
Washington, D. C.
Dear Governor:
I enjoyed talking with you last night and thank you for offering
to help put me in contact with South Carolina Governor Carroll
Campbell.
The MOUNT MANSFIELD COMPANY can help the Governor and the people
of his State by providing jobs, housing, and transportation. We
are currently staffing up for the winter season and recruit 300
- 400 workers for hospitality, customer services, food and
beverage, and managerial job functions.
If appropriate, I would go to South Carolina along with our
personnel manager to interview and help provide for relocation.
You might remind Governor Campbell that I met him and his wife
Iris at the past ski invitationals.
Thanks for your help.
Sincerely,
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October 10, 1989
Governor John Sununu
Chief of Staff
The White House
Washington, D. C.
Dear Governor:
I enjoyed talking with you last night and thank you for offering
to help put me in contact with South Carolina Governor Carroll
Campbell.
The MOUNT MANSFIELD COMPANY can help the Governor and the people
of his State by providing jobs, housing, and transportation. We
are currently staffing up for the winter season and recruit 300
- 400 workers for hospitality, customer services, food and
beverage, and managerial job functions.
If appropriate, I would go to South Carolina along with our
personnel manager to interview and help provide for relocation.
You might remind Governor Campbell that I met him and his wife
Iris at the past ski invitationals.
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Sincerely,
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 16, 1989
Dear Congressman Miller:
On behalf of Governor Sununu, thank you for your recent letter in
which you suggest the creation of a White House Deputy Assistant
to the President for Senior Affairs.
Please know that there are a limited number of staff positions at
the White House and the staffing structure that the Chief of
Staff has implemented is such that Deputy Assistants to the
President have relatively broad portfolios that include a number
of specific areas of interest. The particular concerns of the
nation's senior citizens are handled by the Office of Public
Liaison. Policy activities are coordinated through Roger B.
Porter, Assistant to the President for Economic and Domestic
Policy.
We appreciate your concern and the time you have taken to write
us on this important issue.
Sincerely,
Andrew Andy Card H. Card, Jr.
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
The Honorable Clarence E. Miller
U. S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 16, 1989
Dear Congresswoman Smith:
On behalf of Governor Sununu, thank you for
your recent letter concerning the Nebraska
Council of Home Extension Clubs' tour of the
White House.
I have asked Debbie Romash, Director of the
White House Visitors Office, to check into the
situation you outlined and provide you with an
explanation. I am sure you will be hearing
from her shortly.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
H Card, Card
Andrew Jr.
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
The Honorable Virginia Smith
U. S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 13, 1989
The Honorable Virginia Smith
House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Ms. Smith:
Thank you for your letter of inquiry concerning the Nebraska
Council of Home Extension Clubs White House tour.
Every Congressional office has been sent an informational packet
and a follow up memo concerning the procedure for requesting a
group tour of the White House. All requests should include the
name of the group, the number of people in the group (White House
group tours are considered between 10 and 50 people), the
spokesman for the group, and the date requested. Unfortunately,
as you can see from the copy of your original letter, the name of
your constituent group was not listed.
Senator Kerrey did request group tours on two different dates,
both dates different from the date requested in your letter. Both
these requests were for groups of under 50 people on days that
were not already booked. As we did not know the name of your
group, we did not realize you were both requesting tours for the
same constituents. Senator Kerrey did list the name of the
organization, and as you know, the Home Extension Clubs are
groups we like to schedule.
I am sorry for any embarrassment caused you by the scheduling of
these tours, but if your office will follow the above format when
requesting tours I am sure confusion can be avoided.
Thank you for your interest, and I look forward to working with
you in the future.
Sincerely,
Debbie Romash
Director
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 18, 1989
Dear Senator Coats:
On behalf of Governor Sununu, thank you for your letter of July
5, 1989, in which you suggest the creation of a White House
Deputy Assistant to the President for Senior Affairs.
Please know that there are a limited number of staff positions at
the White House and the staffing structure that the Chief of
Staff has implemented is such that Deputy Assistants to the
President have relatively broad portfolios that include a number
of specific areas of interest. The particular concerns of the
nation's senior citizens are handled by the Office of Public
Liaison, specifically Bobbie Kilberg, Deputy Assistant to the
President for Public Liaison. Policy activites are coordinated
through Roger B. Porter, Assistant to the President for Economic
and Domestic Policy.
We appreciate your concern and the time you have taken to write
us on this important issue.
With best wishes,
Sincerely H. Card
Andrew Card, Jr.
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
The Honorable Dan Coats
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. : 20510
ID# 050954
THE WHITE HOUSE
CORRESPONDENCE TRACKING WORKSHEET
INCOMING
DATE RECEIVED: JULY 06, 1989
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July 5, 1989
The Honorable John Sununu
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Governor Sununu,
I am writing to recommend that the President consider
appointing a senior spokesperson to the position of Deputy
Assistant for Senior Affairs within the White House. This
individual would be responsible for answering directly to the
President and you as Chief-of-Staff on matters affecting the more
than 30 million elderly citizens in this country.
I believe that the creation of such a position would be
beneficial because no single Administration official, that I know
of, currently holds a position within the White House which is
responsible solely for senior issues. Demographic indicators
strongly show that the increase in the number of senior citizens
as a percentage of our nation's population will continue. The
appointment of such an official would not only show that the
Administration is seriously interested in the concerns of seniors
but would also symbolically reflect the President's desire to
raise senior issues to an even higher priority during his
presidency.
With the recent death of U.S. Representative Claude Pepper
and the current debate over catastrophic health insurance and
long-term care, I believe this would be an excellent time to
announce the appointment of a well-known or experienced senior
leader who could both advise you and the President and act as a
national senior citizens' spokesperson. Highly qualified persons
for the position from Indiana include former Indiana Governor and
Secretary of Health and Human Services Otis Bowen, South Bend
businesswoman Ernestine Raclin, and former Congressman Elwood
Hillis.
Thank you for your consideration of this suggestion.
Sincerely,
Wan
Dan Coats
U.S. Senate
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CC: William B. Taylor
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 10, 1989
Dear Tom,
Thank you for your recent letter about alleged
exclusionary practices by American universities
against Asian-Americans.
I have shared this information with appropriate
people in the Administration for their review.
Regards,
John John H. Sununu
Chief of Staff
The Honorable Thomas P. Melady
Ambassador to the Holy See
American Embassy Vatican
APO New York 09794
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 10, 1989
Dear Richard,
Thank you for your recent letter relative to
Shoreham.
Please know that I am sensitive to your
concerns.
Keepup the great Regards effort. seems The pressure to be
John John H. Sununu making import. an
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Chief of Staff
Mr. Richard Wilson
15 Bracebridge Road
Newton Centre, Massachusetts
02159
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 4, 1989
Dear Senator Cohen:
On behalf of Governor Sununu, thank you for
your letter recommending that the President
stay overnight at the Copley Plaza Hotel at
some point during a visit to Boston.
Please know that I will be happy to share your
letter with the Scheduling Office for their
information and files. I am familiar with the
Copley Plaza, and it is, indeed, a grand hotel.
Rest assured that should the President need
accommodations in Boston in the future, the
Copley will be given serious consideration.
Sincerely,
Andrew JudyCard H. Card, Jr.
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
The Honorable William S. Cohen
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Date:
10-3-89
FOR: Gov. Sununu
FROM: ANDY CARD
Action
Your Comment
Let's Talk
FYI - Boyden's offic
says this is okay!
w/co of Brent Hatoh's memo
and Conmi New man's memo.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Date: 10-3-29
FOR: Jim Cicconi
FROM: ANDY CARD Andy
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Action ASAP
Your Comment
Let's Talk
FYI
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
DATE: 9/23/89
K'-port
TO: Governor Summer
FROM:
ANDY CARD Andy
Sam Skinner has not
followed through with
the Elain Chow situation.
He asks that you meet
with slains to make the
point. (Su me.)
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
DATE: 9/9/89
Saturday
TO: Gov. 3.
FROM:
ANDY CARD Andy
Connie Newman called me
to day to talk about the lensus
waiver. There is a piestorm brawing.
Connie would like to issue a
4)
number of waivers at the same time
she issues one on the Census. To
do this she would like to have a
week.
She said Wayne Berman and
Mark Newman have kicked up a
Lot of dust and it will creats problems
on the Hill. Have them cool their jets
Connie says the process has to
8 through the career bureaucracy,
so word will get around.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
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MS. STAHL: Welcome to FACE THE NATION. I'm Lesley
Stahl. Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has taken his charm offensive
across Western Europe with speeches and proposals U.S. officials
say are aimed at dividing the NATO alliance and throwing the
American president on the detensive.
This morning, President Bush left for Poland and Hungary
armed with his own speeches and proposals. White House officials
say it is now Gorbachev who's playing defense.
PRESIDENT BUSH: A continent cruelly divided for more
than four decades now dreams of being whole and free.
MS. STAHL: In France this week, Gorbachev sent a veiled
warning to George Bush: attempts to draw Poland and Hungary away
from socialism would be seen as destabilizing, even dangerous.
MICHAL TATU (Political Analyst): I feel him preoccupied,
worried, and eager to be sure that Bush will not further trouble,
especially when he goes to Poland.
MS. STAHL: And how did Mr. Bush respond? By promising
rewards for any East bloc country that adopts free enterprise.
PRESIDENT BUSH: If you can move down that path towards
democracy and openness and freedom of the political process some,
why, we'll be there to try to help you. And so will others in the
West.
MS. STAHL: Mr. Bush's big challenge on this trip:
bringing an aid package that is not so small it discredits his
policy. And when he comes home next week, more challenges: a
series of tough decisions on the budget. Will he renege on his
no-tax pledge? On abortion, how will he respond to the Supreme
Court's decision limiting a woman's right to abortion? And on gun
control, will he extend his ban on imported semiautomatic weapons
to include the same guns made in the U.S.A.?
We'll ask his chief of staff, John Sununu, and we'll
discuss the president's trip to Eastern Europe with Jim Hoagland
of the Washington Post, and John Walcott of U.S. News & World
Report.
Will President Bush stir things up in Gorbachev's back
yard? An issue facing the nation.
ANNOUNCER: From CBS News, Washington, FACE THE NATION,
with CBS News White House Correspondent Lesley Stahl.
This portion of FACE THE NATION is sponsored by the
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(Announcements)
MS. STAHL: Before he left with the president this
morning, we asked White House Chief of Staff John Sununu if President
Bush's urging East bloc countries to try the free enterprise
system is unsettling Mikhail Gorbachev.
MR. SUNUNU: Actually what Mr. Gorbachev should be most
worried about is not the movement on the economic side, but the
movement on the side that's political. And it's the movement
towards democracy that in the long run will serve the Eastern
European countries the best. The president's encouragement for
economic progress is one thing, but I think the biggest message
he'd like to bring as he goes to Eastern Europe is that he wants
to applaud the governments of both Poland and Hungary for their
very constructive movements towards democratization. That's been
critical.
MS. STAHL: Yes, but the president says he doesn't want
to build a wedge between these countries and the Soviets. And I
guess that's really what I'm saying. He says he doesn't want to,
but is he?
MR. SUNUNU: Well, I think the president and the leaders
of Western Europe are celebrating in a sense the success of western
values, both in terms of success on the economic side and on the
democratic side. And it has gone not only across the Iron Curtain
into Eastern Europe, but into the Soviet Union. So, yes, those
pressures are there, and, yes, we will continue to applaud movements
in those directions.
And we just hope the applause doesn't get to a point
where it creates a crisis that's out of hand.
MS. STAHL: But what's your "yes" to? Is it yes to the
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wedge?
MR. SUNUNU: It's yes to the reality of the movement
that's taking place.
MS. STAHL: Away from the Soviet Union?
MR. SUNUNU: Away from the communist structure in both
the economic side and on the political side; and, yes, that is
success of western values of what this our country, the United
States, and Western Europe have been pushing for.
MS. STAHL: Now, officials in Poland have been sending
out the word that they're a little worried that just the presence
of George Bush in Poland might create demonstrations, and they're
worried of what you might call the China syndrome, where it develops
into some kind of a riot situation that would have to be suppressed.
MR. SUNUNU: The president is going into Poland not in
spite of what the government of Poland wants, but really as a
guest of the government of Poland. We are not operating in conflict
with Poland. It they did not want the president, all they had to
do was say so.
MS. STAHL: But will he, because of these concerns, tone
it down, so to speak? I mean, he's not as being so cautious.
Will that sort of be the emphasis? Will he have cautious rhetoric?
MR. SUNUNU: I think that what you will see is the same
level of rhetoric that the president feels comfortable, whether
he's delivering it at Mainz in West Germany, as he was last time.
MS. STAHL: But that wasn't cautious.
MR. SUNUNU: Well, it was a very well-structured presentation
which had both a historic context and a very reasoned definition
of the difference between the East and the West, and what the
president wanted to see in terms of a united Europe in the future.
And I think the same kind of speech will be the general thrust of
what he delivers.
MS. STAHL: Bring down the wall?
MR. SUNUNU: Well, the president has applauded what has
happened in Hungary where they are tearing down the fences and the
walls, and he will probably applaud the progress that is taking
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place in bringing down the Iron Curtain.
MS. STAHL: What about bring the Soviet troops out of Poland?
MR. SUNUNU: Well, I think in laying down the proposal
for CFE where he has--
MS. STAHL: Conventional forces.
MR. SUNUNU: Conventional forces, of reducing our forces
and Soviet forces in Europe, some of those would have to come out
of Poland. So it does make sense.
MS. STAHL: Did he say it?
MR. SUNUNU: Either explicitly or implicitly, I'm sure
the message will, in one way or the other, be conveyed.
MS. STAHL: There's some concern that his rhetoric, or
that the Polish government as well as the Hungarian government,
are expecting that his rhetoric will be matched with some aid from
the United States, outright grants of aid. We have this horrible
budget crunch--you're cutting programs domestically. Can he
really bring over a package that's meaningful, or does he stand to
disappoint these people who are expecting some reward for the
reforms they've instituted?
MR. SUNUNU: Obviously we hope they haven't increased
their own expectations to the level where whatever the president
does can't meet those expectations. But the one thing that might
create a difficulty that would be a wedge rather than a continued
movement of reciprocal progress would be to put such a large
package in there that the Poles would perceive that we are trying
to replace the Soviet Union's support with support from the West.
That is not the intention.
MS. STAHL: That's good, that's good.
MR. SUNUNU: We are not trying to replace; what we are
trying to do is augment. And so there is a measured response that
is just right, that addresses the progress that's taken place
economically and politically. And I suspect the president has
picked exactly the right point in which to adjust and size what is
going to happen.
MS. STAHL: We also asked Sununu about President Bush's
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decision allowing Boeing sale to China of commercial aircraft to
go through, even though the planes' navigational systems could be
converted to military use.
MR. SUNUNU: The transfer of technology that people have
raised to you in that concern has already taken place, and in fact
there is no technology in these planes that has not been included
in commercial sales to China in the past. The sales had taken
place, the commitment to deliver had been approved, the process
was going forward--and it was a question as to whether or not we
would undo something that was taking place.
There was some indication a few days ago by the leaders
in China that they were going to try to extend the hand back again
to the students, that they were not going seriously considering
prosecuting the bulk of the students, that they were only looking
to deal with a few of what they call instigators. That was a
constructive step, and I think in an effort to encourage that
there was an unwillingness to undo something that had already been
going forth.
MS. STAHL: But at the same time we see a report that
they have rounded up 10,000 people and arrested them, and they've
just expelled another American reporter, and, you know, there's
reports that during those riots they deliberately shot into the
American compound. And that's all since the sanctions. I mean,
how do you respond to those three new factors?
MR. SUNUNU: The hard decision that the president has I
think made is that if we shut everything off, China then goes back
into its isolated structure in which even what you are talking
about here would look minuscule compared to the kind of response
they might have.
MS. STAHL: All right, let's switch to domestic issues,
okay? Gun control. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
is now, with the blessing of the president--it's the Bush adminis-
tration--going to ban the imports of most semiautomatic weapons,
saying that they are not suitable for sporting purposes.
MR. SUNUNU: Yes, they are banned under the 1968 law--
deals with the imported assault rifles.
MS. STAHL: Will the president now support legislation
for a ban on those very same weapons that are made in the U.S.A.?
MR. SUNUNU: Well, I think what the president supports
was defined in the crime package that he sent up, and that included
enforcement, urging strong enforcement of the provisions of the
1968 law, where appropriate, dealing with tighter penalties against
the use of weapons such as this in the enactment of a crime, and a
tighter restriction on access to these kinds of weapons by felons.
And I think he felt, when he put that forward, that that was the
balanced package he wanted.
MS. STAHL: So he doesn't want to go for--now that he
knows these are not suitable--
MR. SUNUNU: No, I think that's the package he will
endorse and support.
MS. STAHL: How can you explain him supporting the
domestic manufacture of a weapon that is not the first choice of
drug dealers, that's exactly the same weapon that you are not
allowing in, because it's not suitable for sporting purposes?
What are people buying these things for?
MR. SUNUNU: Well, the 1968 law is on the books, and the
1968 law ought to be enforced.
MS. STAHL: Would he actually veto a law, a bill that
passed through both Houses of Congress banning the manufacture of
the very weapons that you are banning the importation of?
MR. SUNUNU: You know that the issue on weapons is one
in which the detail language is critical, and obviously, until
anyone looks at the detailed language of any piece of legislation
that comes forward, you don't know whether there's a veto or support.
MS. STAHL: Abortion. There is some concern among some
Republican circles that being totally anti-abortion for someone
running for governor, say, could hurt a candidate, and in fact the
Republican candidate running for governor in New Jersey, Jim
Quarter, someone who's been known as a pro-life congressman, is
beginning to waffle on his position.
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What would you advice Republicans running for office to
do?
MR. SUNUNU: I would hope that this issue is so important
that no candidates, Democrat or Republican, would determine their
position really by wetting their finger and looking at the political
wind. And I think the fact is that this is an issue that is going
to go back to state capitals; it will be debated and dealt with in
state legislatures--the flurry of political involvement will be
focused at that level. And for the most part I think he will see
laws being made by legislatures that are generally closer to the
people.
MS. STAHL: Would it hurt the Republicans?
MR. SUNUNU: I think the greatest concern is amongst
pro-choice folks, and I think the greatest impact--if you want to
be politically--
MS. STAHL: But a lot of Republicans approach--
MR. SUNUNU: Oh, but if you want to be politically crass
about it, the real impact is going to be on the Democrats, where
their base, which for a long time has been the ethnic Catholic
populations in the cities--there's a great chunk of those folks
that are strongly pro-life. So if anybody goes out and deals with
this on a political basis, frankly I think in the long run the
numbers will be against the Democrats.
MS. STAHL: What about sort of prosperous suburbanite
Republicans? You don't think they're pro-choice?
MR. SUNUNU: There's two aspects of this issue. One is
the aspect associated with where people have a preference, and the
other is intensity of commitment. And I think the combination
will probably in the long really be a wash.
MS. STAHL: Okay, fast last question. There's one local
newspaper in Washington, the Washington Times, that has run a
series of reports saying that there was or is a network of homosexuals
that involves, they say--and I have to say no other news organization
has followed up--senior officials of the Reagan administration;
they say there's an investigation going on by the Justice Department
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and the Secret Service into this ring that actually involves some
midnight tours of the White House.
Can you confirm the investigation? Is the White House
looking into this? What do you know about it?
MR. SUNUNU: I know the Secret Service is following up
on all the allegations that have been made--they're trying to find
out what went on. That's the same newspaper, I think, that actually
had a story in which it included its own publisher attending one
of the parties. I mean, the fact that some of the other papers
haven't followed up on it might suggest that there's some good
headlines but perhaps not enough detail there for people to continue
reporting on it.
MS. STAHL: Do you take it seriously?
MR. SUNUNU: We tried to look into--we've looked into
the allegations; we've tried to identify what they might be suggesting
or hinting at. It's awfully hard to understand. We found nothing.
There's absolutely nothing that we have found at all involved with
the White House since January 20th, 1989. And certainly if there's
anything that happened before that, the Secret Service will find
it in their investigation.
MS. STAHL: On that note, thank you very much for being
our guest. And I'd like to say--I'm sure everybody joins me--that
we wish you and the president all the luck on this trip to Eastern
Europe and then on to Western Europe.
MR. SUNUNU: It should be exciting.
MS. STAHL: Terrific.
MR. SUNUNU: Thank you.
MS. STAHL: We will be back with more.
PRESIDENT BUSH (on tape): I would make a tremendous
mistake as president of the United States if I was concerned about
Mr. Gorbachev's popularity vis-a-vis my own in terms of some poll.
(Announcements)
MS. STAHL: Joining us now from Paris, Jim Hoagland,
chief correspondent for The Washington Post, and here in Washington,
John Walcott, foreign editor of U.S. News & World Report. Let's
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start with you, John.
President Bush says he doesn't want to
build any wedges when he goes to Poland and Hungary between those
countries in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. Then he calls
on the Soviet Union to withdraw its troops from Poland. Isn't
that pretty provocative? Doesn't that sort of build a wedge?
What really is his purpose in going there?
MR. WALCOTT: Oh, I think he's trying to walk a very
tough tightrope, Josley, between encouraging people in Poland and
Hungary in particular to go the democratic route, to move away
from the Soviet Union, and particularly move away from Stalinism,
to move away from centrally managed economies that don't work.
By the same token, I think he understands, as the Poles
and Hungarians do, that they can only move with Gorbachev's permission
and that if they move too far too fast--if his presence in those
countries--never mind what he says--but his being there, the
motorcades, flying up to Gdansk to see Lech Walesa, provokes
people to rebel, to want to move faster, to begin to denounce the
Soviet Union, to begin talking about, well, maybe we shouldn't
stay in the Warsaw Pact, then their chances of reform are going to
diminish,
MS. STAHL: Jim Hoagland, is there any chance that that
could happen, that Bush's just simply being in Poland, encouraging
them to adopt western principles, which he has been doing--I know
he's going to continue to do--could be that provocative?
MR. HOAGLAND: I think there is that risk, and certain
Mikhail Gorbachev thinks there's that risk.
He underlined repeatedly
in his trip to Paris recently that there are limits to the amount
of change that he can accept. He talked about everybody being
free to choose their own way, but he also talked about everybody,
being free to choose their own type of socialism. I think the
limits are unknown, even to Gorbachev, and the thing that he's
trying to impress upon Bush is that we're in a very unpredictable
and even dangerous situation, and that Bush has to weigh his words
very carefully
Gorbachev was irritated by Bush's comments about Soviet
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withdrawals from Poland, feels they're unnecessary. I had the
sense that while he was here in Paris, he almost felt as if here
was somebody trying to steal his wallet and at the same time
shouting and telling everybody to look at him stealing his wallet.
That, of course, would be unacceptable.
MS. STAHL: You know
I think that at the White House
there is concern about pushing him too far. But I also think they
loved seeing that irritation. One official told me: we've really
got him on the defensive now.
Talk about that competition and what Bush is up to in
that respect.
MR. WALCOTT: I think there's a sense in which people at
the White House feel--and ought to feel--that turnabout is fair
play
MS. STAHL: Sure.
MR.
WALCOTT
--that Gorbachev comes rolling into Bonn
and rolling into Paris and London and Ireland and shortly to Rome,
doing exactly the same thing, talking about a common European home
in which the United States might be lucky to get a guest room.
And so if the president goes to Poland and talks about democracy,
that's fair play.
MS. STAHL: Jim
when Gorbachev just proposed negotiations
on these short-term nuclear missiles, isn't that his move to
further divide the West from the United States? Isn't he continuing
to do what he doesn't want Bush to do in Eastern Europe?
MR. HOAGLAND:
I think there's a great element of truth
in that, and I think you've put your finger exactly on the
dangerous aspect of this. It's certainly fair play, John says
but it's also a game that leads to escalation, and leads to the
moving beyond the limits. Gorbachev, when he was in Bonn in June;
did not make a specific or very energetic pitch about short-range
nuclear missiles; he waited until he was in Strassburg to do that,
in his speech to the Council of Europe. I think he did that after
Bush's remarks on Poland; I think he did it quite deliberately.
It was pulling at the strings of the compromise package that NATO
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worked out, in order to say to Bush: look, two can play this
game, I can play hard ball, too.
MS. STAHL: Let me ask John, though, about another risk
that President Bush faces when he goes to both Poland and Hungary,
and that is bringing an aid package that is too small, that they
recognize as not being enough to spur further reform, and it
discredits his rhetoric. Isn't that a big possibility?
MR. WALCOTT: It's a great danger, and that has been a
danger with American policy toward Eastern Europe every time
there's been a rebellion or an attempt to reform the Stalinist
system there, the fact that we can't guarantee its success either
politically or economically.
MS. STAHL: But because of our own budget-deficit problems,
that he can't go in and say here's American aid, and then tell
other countries in Eastern Europe do what Poland is doing and
we'll give you aid. Isn't there a huge danger in his whole policy
collapsing?
MR. WALCOTT: Well, he can't even tell the Poles and the
Hungarians if you keep doing what you're doing, we can bail out
your economy; he can't even go that far. And if the Poles and the
Hungarians are counting on the United States or the West to do
that, to give them the aid they need to put these economies back
on their feet, they're going to be disappointed
MS. STAHL: Well, Jim, how much do they understand our
own budget dilemma in the United States and that he's not coming--
what are they expecting in terms of U.S. aid?
MR. HOAGLAND: I think they're expecting a good bit more
than they're going to be able to get from Mr. Bush. There's an
additional problem here. West Germany, which has emerged really,
as an economic superpower, is willing to do much more, has the
ability and the resources to do more. Does the United States want
them to do more? Does the United States want Bonn to take the
lead of what will be the reconstruction of Eastern Europe? I
think we have very mixed attitudes about that. I think we'd like
to see Eastern Europe economically and politically much more
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evolved than it 1S.
But I think we also have concern about Bonn getting too
far out in front and pursuing its own policies.
MS. STAHL: Why, because then they'll move away from us
and there will be this sort of Central European entity that separates
from both sides? That's a very attractive idea in Europe, isn't it?
MR. HOAGLAND: I think it is. We have once again a very
strong German state emerging in the middle of Europe acting as a
magnet for the rest of Europe, and I think this causes concern,
certainly here in France; it causes concern in London; and I
imagine it causes concern in Washington.
MR. WALCOTT: It causes a great deal of concern in
Washington, particularly because the West Germans have taken a
much more optimistic view of Gorbachev and of his prospects for
success than people do certainly in Washington, and I suspect in
London and Paris as well.
MS. STAHL: Well, talk about that, Jim.
You just covered
Gorbachev's trip to France, which was somewhat of a fizzle. They
aren't as excited about him as they are in West Germany or even in
London or even in Washington, I would venture to say. What happened?
MR. HOAGLAND: Well, I think it was a less successful
visit on the public scale precisely because the French didn't want
it to be too successful. The French, as anyone who has ever dealt
with a French headwaiter knows, pride themselves on their restraint
and on their ability to put you on the defensive. And we saw that
during this visit.
But
I think it would be a mistake to underestimate the
amount of business, the amount of substance that got done between
Francois Mitterrand and Gorbachev during the trip. I think they
talked a great deal about the Middle East; they talked a great
deal about the economic summit that's coming up here and what
Gorbachev would like to see Mitterrand tell Bush and the others.
I think they established a good working relationship in which
Gorbachev is looking at Mitterrand as a possible replacement for
Margaret Thatcher, who does not carry the kind of weight with
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JOHN SUNUNU
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MR. UTLEY: From Paris on "Meet the Press" today, the
French bicentennial and the economic summit conference--Paris as
host to the world's leaders. Our guests are Michel Rocard, the
prime minister of France, and John Sununu, White House chief of
staff.
This weekend here in Paris continues to be one for the
history books. There is the bicentennial celebration, 200 years
after the French Revolution, and the summit meeting of the leaders
of the world's economic powers here in France.
In addition, there is also the presence of about 27
other heads of state and government, many of them from poor countries
who used this occasion to try to put their economic problems and
social problems on the agenda of the rich nations.
We're going to talk about that and other subjects this
morning here in "Meet the Press" with White House Chief of Staff
John Sununu, and later with French Prime Minister Michel Rocard.
Joining me here in Paris are John Cochran and John
Chancellor--John, of course, our chief White House correspondent,
and John Chancellor, NBC News commentator.
Mr. Sununu, a main goal for the president on this trip
was Poland and Hungary, to get a commitment for assistance for
those East European nations which are changing their economic and
political orientation. You did not get that specific commitment
among the seven. Aren't you disappointed?
MR. SUNUNU: I think your definition of the goal, first
of was wrong, and your conclusion is just as wrong. What the
president--
MR. UTLEY: Well, set me straight, then.
MR. SUNUNU: What the president wanted to do on the
trip was to continue the process of reciprocal actions as constructive
things take place in Eastern European countries. In Poland he
followed what was intitially a reform on the political side with
some economic support that he provided in his Hamtramck speech in
Michigan. He then came out as part of his visit to bring a package
MEET THE PRESS - July 16, 1989
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that provided some grant funds to stimulate the free enterprise
side in Poland. He went to Hungary, made the same kind of a
commitment there, in reflection of Hungary moving towards multi-
party change in their constitution which will allow for multi-
party open elections.
He then came here to the summit and asked for and received
assurance that there will be concerted action by the allies in
dealing with this kind of change that's taking place there. In
particular even more than we ever expected, we got the agreement
that there will be a meeting in the next few weeks to talk about
some of the specific actions.
MR. UTLEY: Okay. Some people may say this sounds
good; it's important. But it is creating a committee. Coming
back to the word "commitment" as well as assurance. What is
going to come out of this committee, this meeting that will take
place?
MR. SUNUNU: Well, one of the things that has to be
done is to make sure that the assistance that goes into countries
like Poland and Hungary is such that it is focused, that it is
targeted and that it allows reward for the right actions that are
taken on the right places. To merely put money in there without
that kind of focus could repeat the problems that were created by
easy infusion of funds in the 1970s which in fact now are part of
the repayment problems that Poland has in particular.
MR. CHANCELLOR: Governor, what about the food that
could go to Poland, the European Community food? There are reports
that that could get into Poland in a couple of weeks. Could you
tell us about that?
MR. SUNUNU: Well, anything that provides a response by
the Western nations to the reforms that are taking place in Poland
is constructive. And certainly, that kind of an action would be
of assistance there.
In the long run what the Poles are looking for is financial
investment, as they talk about privatizing state-owned enterprises
MEET THE PRESS - July 16, 1989
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into the hands of Polish entrepreneurs that will give them a more
market-oriented economy.
MR. CHANCELLOR: But in the meantime, they're hungry.
Can you give us any indication of when the food might go?
MR. SUNUNU: Well, I think the individual nations have
to make those decisions. And those, you talked about the European
food. And those decisions will have to be made by the European
nations involved.
MR. COCHRAN: Governor, a surprise message here from
Mikhail Gorbachev, saying he wants to cooperate more with the
Western economies. Can you foresee the day when Gorbachev or
whoever the present Soviet leader is in the future, that he might
actually attend one of these economic summits with Western industrial
powers?
MR. SUNUNU: Well, the common denominator that the
Western powers have here are, first of all, democratic societies,
societies in which the leaders are reflections of the will of the
people; and secondly, open market-oriented economies.
And as soon as the Soviet Union moves and qualifies in
those directions, I'm sure that there will be a receptivity on
the part of the seven nations that were here to consider the
allowance of the Soviet Union to be a part of it.
But those first steps are not only critical; they're
also, in the long run, relatively tough steps to come to completion.
So I wouldn't look for that kind of an entrance in a short period
of time.
MR. COCHRAN: We won't hold you to it, but let me ask
you: Do you think there'll be a summit meeting between Gorbachev
and President Bush this year?
MR. SUNUNU: The timetable that you're talking about
falls on the crease. It'll probably be the end of this year,
beginning of next year, spring or early summer, next year.
But there's no rush to have a meeting for the sake of a meeting.
The president wants a meeting at which something substantial can
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be achieved, and he's going to wait for the right time in order
to do that. He'd rather wait and have a good meeting than rush
into a meeting that might be considered a bit premature.
MR. UTLEY: Sir, these summit conferences deal primarily
with economic affairs, traditionally problems or concerns among
the seven nations represented here. And yet, this time there was
not that much emphasis, at least in public, on trade, and particularly
the dollar.
Now, there's concern the dollar is getting stronger
again; that could hurt our balance of trade, have a severe impact
on our economy. Why wasn't the dollar challenged, the question
of the dollar?
MR. SUNUNU: Well, there was the general review of what
is happening economically within the individual countries and
amongst the individual countries. And in that context, those
issues were discussed. But it was in the context of agreeing
that the mechanisms that they have in place to deal with that are
probably appropriate.
MR. UTLEY: Are we happy with the dollar?
MR. SUNUNU: What was discussed here was concerted
action on the part of these nations dealing with, as we've talked
about, the Eastern European issue; issues like the environment;
issues like the problems associated with terrorism; the economic
side of that in particular, and the economic side of money laundering
in the narcotics area.
Those are issues where they feel that concerted effort,
a new--new commitment, new directions, is appropriate.
MR. UTLEY: But are you happy with the concerted effort
that's being made on the dollar today, or does something new have
to be done?
MR. SUNUNU: Well, you know, one of the problems you
have when you talk about the dollar is whether you express happiness
or unhappiness or no comment at all, it always gets interpreted
one way or the other that creates a difficulty.
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I'd rather let the secretary of Treasury put his foot in his
mouth than me put my foot in my mouth, so I'm going to pass on
that.
MR. CHANCELLOR: Let me offer you another opportunity,
governor. You're on duty right now, all of you people who are
here for the economic summit are working, and you're getting paid
by the taxpayers in all these countries. It costs a lot of money
to send you here.
Why are you taking the afternoon and the evening off?
Why couldn't you all continue to discuss some of these grave
problems that face the Group of Seven?
MR. SUNUNU: You're assuming that when the members of
the administration get together and talk about things that they're
not working; they are.
But the fact is that the summit leaders here, the seven
of them, had an agenda to deal with. They dealt with that agenda
to completion early. They felt that htey could, for the most
part, be more constructive in bringing this to a clean, easily
perceived close, make a presentation to the public as to what had
been achieved, and move back and deal with the business back in
their own countries. I think they ought to be complimented for
not stretching it out.
MR. CHANCELLOR: But it's understandable that a lot of
people sitting in these various countries at home would wonder
why they didn't work through the afternoon.
MR. SUNUNU: I don't think any of these folks are working
on piecework.
MR. COCHRAN: Let's look forward to Thursday back in
the States. It's the 20th anniversary of the first man landing--
manned landing on the moon. A lot of people think the president
may announce that we'll go back into space with men again to the
moon, possibly to Mars. But you don't have any money. What can
you announce?
MR. SUNUNU: Well, the first thing that has to be determined
MEET THE PRESS - July 16, 1989
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is what the appropriate policy is. And the president is evaluating
a number of options, one of which includes going back to the moon
with an opportunity to stay there and use the moon as a basis for
additional exploration.
There are other options as well. He will be reviewing
these, and some time in the next week or two, come to a policy
decision first, and then integrate the policy decision into the
money issue. The aspect relative to the moon is one in which the
timeframe for expenditures is measured in decades, one, two decades
additional. And in that context I think the planning flexibility
is there that something constructive could be done if the president
chose to take that route.
MR. UTLEY: Governor, coming back to Paris and the
summit conference, the seven were here but also about two dozen
leaders of very poor nations. Francois Mitterrand invited them
to be here with you. They want a summit conference, North-South.
You in effect have turned that down, saying it's not a good idea.
Isn't that a hard request to reject?
MR. SUNUNU: Well, what is being done is, in terms of
bilateral discussions such as the ones with Mexico, we are trying
to deal with their particular needs in a way that solves their
particular problem, using the particular resources that are available.
The Mexican economy is very different than the economy, for example,
of those other countries. And each one of those has to be evaluated
under the umbrella, for example, of the Brady plan, but with a
very different set of specifics.
And the United States is committed to go through those
discussions, those interactions, and work toward solutions, and
we think that's the most effective way to deal with it.
MR. UTLEY: The president has a free night in Paris.
Now if we had a free night, we could come up with all kinds of
ideas of what to do. What is George Bush going to do?
MR. SUNUNU: He's going to spend a little time with the
ambassador, with the secretary of state, secretary of Treasury,
MEET THE PRESS - July 16, 1989
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myself, the national security adviser, some of the other folks
that have been involved, doing both a wrapup and a review of the
next week.
MR. UTLEY: All work, no play. Does he have his priorities
right?
MR. SUNUNU: I think the president's priorities are
just right, and I think George Bush has demonstrated that you can
be a good president and enjoy it at the same time.
MR. UTLEY: John Sununu, thank you very much for being
with us this morning, here in Paris, on "Meet the Press."
In just a moment, we'll continue with French Prime
Minister Michel Rocard.
(Announcements)
MR. UTLEY: Continuing on "Meet the Press" this morning
from Paris, John Chancellor, John Cochran and I are now talking
with the prime minister of France, Michel Rocard. Welcome, Mr.
Prime Minister, and thank you for the lovely setting--Notre Dame,
the Seine, the City of Paris itself.
PRIME MINISTER ROCARD: We did all we could.
MR. UTLEY: All you could. And you did an awful lot.
At this conference, aside from the major issues, there
has been the questions about a personal rivalry and problems
between President Mitterrand and Prime Minister Thatcher. The
British say they have been sort of relegated to the back row,
there have been slights committed in protocol. Mrs. Thatcher, of
course, before she came here, gave an interview saying, well, the
French Revolution may not have been all that important in the
annals of history. How do you react to that?
PRIME MINISTER ROCARD: The summit is an important
meeting. It is yearly. Every single year a new country presides.
It was the turn of France. I think we did a good concerning the
debts. I think we did excellent job concerning environment,
concerning development in general. All this were full subjects.
All this, in spite of different orientations in local
MEET THE PRESS - July 16, 1989
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policy. Mrs. Thatcher is a conservative leader. She's a leader
of a conservative party. We are--it's difficult to translate for
Americans- we are socialists in the French name. To translate
into English, it should be social democrats. And I think in
America it would democrat, or leftwing democrat. That's what we
are. It's not the same as Mrs. Thatcher. Everybody knows it.
And never mind.
We had in the meetings the best relations. As usual,
this summit is one of the--I think it's the first out of 15,
maybe the second, where the final document prepared by the assistants
under the push of the chiefs of state or chiefs of government, the
final document came in the meeting without brackets; everybody
agreed.
And that's why we finished early. Excellent summit.
MR. UTLEY: It's been called the summit of harmony.
But coming back to France and Britain, there's a long history of
rivalry and friction.
The fact is, as you mention, your government is quite
different from Margaret Thatcher's conservatism. The other day
in an interview you talked about the policy--the possibility of
her policies leading to, quote, social cruelty.
Do you see that happening there and why?
PRIME MINISTER ROCARD: It is just the fact that in the
criteria of government you have a certain type of relations with
unions, with public employees and salaries. You can have when
you are conservative different orientations. This is very well
known, and not new at all. I mean, what is surprising there?
Except that sometimes we all who are elected people have to remind
our electors that our criteria are different.
MR. CHANCELLOR: Prime Minister, when these meetings
began 15 years ago, none of you could have imagined the changes
in the Soviet Union that have come about; not one of you.
PRIME MINISTER ROCARD: Indeed no.
MR. CHANCELLOR: But do you find now that you ought to
MEET THE PRESS - July 16, 1989
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have a more coordinated policy, all of the seven countries? The
Germans are lending the Soviet Union lots of money. France has
another policy. Britain has another policy.
Could we look forward to some coordination in the West
dealing with the Soviet Union?
PRIME MINISTER ROCARD: Yes, we do. This is practically
one of the sentences written in the decisions of the summit. We
need coordination. Our German friends can lend lots of money
because they have lots of money. We have less. Britain has less,
too. So there is no surprise there.
What is important is the fact that most blocs, evaluating
their--a better peace, more negotiated security, must do it as
quick as possible to ensure security, to pay less money for weapons,
but to preserve the equilibriums. Sudden disequilibriums, sudden
changes, are always a big frightening. And there is a challenge
for the West.
I think we agree, between Americans and France, that we
need a better comprehension and cooperation than to keep German
friends included in a Western global strategy toward Mr. Gorbachev;
I think so. And the summit has more or less gone in this direction.
MR. CHANCELLOR: But more or less. Do you look forward
to more specific cooperation?
PRIME MINISTER ROCARD: There is much technical matter
yet on this. You know that these summits, we pay for you all.
Television people ask for spectacle. Can you imagine that we
would take the risk of a summit that would fail. Horrible. What
would you say? So we don't take these risks. So summits happen
only when everything is gained before. And that's why we go
slowly. But I claim, I demand, that international relations
include some secret meetings on difficult matters. You are not
sure that Mr. Mitterrand, Mr. Bush, Mr. Bush and Mr. Kohl, Mr.
Kohl and Mrs. Thatcher, will make the agreement before. This we
need. And we can't do it because there is too much pressure of
public opinion to be sure that we have progress.
MEET THE PRESS - July 16, 1989
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In fact, it's not so wise for me to say it now, because
this summit is a good summit. But if we were in conditions to do
more technical matters in uncertain fields, maybe we could go
even quicker on this program of Western cooperation for which
France and the United States claim that we must make the alliance
closer.
MR. COCHRAN: Prime Minister, let's pretend for a moment
we're not on television. We've just had a marvellous evening in a
Parisian restaurant. And I ask you informally over coffee, how's
George Bush doing as a leader of the Western alliance? Is he a
match for Gorbachev? What would you say?
PRIME MINISTER ROCARD: I think he is. He has an enormous
experience in foreign affairs, a large memory. And that kind of
smiling attitude which has a great capacity to listen.
He speaks little, never unwise. I think he's a very fine partner.
MR. COCHRAN: And he has ideas? Or does he just listen?
PRIME MINISTER ROCARD: Oh, no.
MR. COCHRAN: What did he contribute?
PRIME MINISTER ROCARD: --as proposed by President Bush
very clear and very precise. No, no, he has ideas. I don't think
American people who is a people with a strong idea would have
elected him without that.
MR. UTLEY: Mr. Prime Minister, coming back to 1992,
Europe and the future, you'll have this European Community, all
trade barriers have disappeared. And yet there is concern in the
United States that it'll be a protectionist Europe; walls will be
erected; Europe for the Europeans. Is there a danger of this?
PRIME MINISTER ROCARD: No, there is no danger of that
kind. But our Japanese friends, and maybe in a way our American
friends, are used to consider Europe as a nonbeing, as inexistent.
Twelve different nations have twelve different legislations and
twelve different manners to organize their economic dynamism.
Take a problem like air transportation. It's not the
same thing to consider that the regulations, the anti-trust regula-
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tions, since we deregulate, we believe in free enterprise, will
the anti-trust legislation in air transport be applied in Europe
as one country as it is in the United States, or do we apply them
separately to Belgium, to Luxembourg, to Netherlands, and to
France. It makes a lot of difference.
MR. UTLEY: It makes a big difference. These are the
detailed questions. But in terms of--
PRIME MINISTER ROCARD: We are building one federation
finally.
MR. UTLEY: One federation finally? Does Britain, in
your opinion, want to be part of this Europe 100 percent in Britain's
Margaret Thatcher's heart?
PRIME MINISTER ROCARD: The present govrnment of Britain
is reluctant to this. It is clear. Mrs. Thatcher has said so,
and I don't think I am saying bad things about her, confirming her
views. Public opinion in Britain is changing. Polls show it.
And it's a fact that the move is so strong that even a reluctance
of the British government doesn't prevent Britain to take the
train when it's beginning to start.
We shall have probably a next move of that kind within
the coming years a monetary union.
MR. CHANCELLOR: One very brief question, one very
brief answer, I hope sir: When will we see a single European
currency? '92? '95? The year 2000? When?
PRIME MINISTER ROCARD: Between '92 and '95, I hope, if
not quicker. My own work will be to push that it is quicker,
because it's late. You Americans would be at ease with a less
volatile and less threatened dollar; you would be at ease. So
you have interest that there are in the world some counterweights
to the dollar. If the--and the yen is not doing the job alone.
So if the ecu could play this role, it could be good for the
United States. Pray for us.
MR. UTLEY: Mr. Prime Minister, we will certainly pray
for you. If you do get an agreement on a common European currency,
MEET THE PRESS - July 16, 1989
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then there's even the tougher problem: whose face goes on the
bills? That's one for the future.
Prime Minister Rocard, thank you very much for being
with us this morning on "Meet the Press" in Paris. In just a
moment, John Cochran, John Chancellor and I will come back with
some personal observations.
(Announcements)
MR. UTLEY: Continuing from Paris this morning on "Meet
the Press", John Cochran, John Chancellor here with me, we just
heard Prime Minister Rocard of France say something interesting,
that these summit conferences in a way are too public, too much
of a spectacle. He wishes for something private, quiet.
MR. CHANCELLOR: The first summit conference was at
Rambouillet in France 15 years ago, and then kept the press about
10 miles away, and I thought it worked much better.
MR. UTLEY: For them if not for the journalists.
MR. CHANCELLOR: Well, who cares about the journalists
in that sense. Rocard makes an interesting point. He says that
summits now cannot fail; they have to be arranged so that they
succeed because of the weight of public opinion, because all of
us will write that they have failed, which is why I think they
quit early here today because if they'd stayed for that afternoon
session and the dinner, who knows into what territory they would
have strayed and what we might have written about it.
So they quit early to keep it a success, and I think
there's something just slightly fraudulent about that.
MR. UTLEY: I think so too. And many people would say,
at least they could use the opportunity to talk about some issue,
John. And the explanation that you're getting.
MR. COCHRAN: Well, Rocard also said something else.
He said: This is an opportunity for these people to get to know
each other. They needed to know George Bush for example. He'd
been over here as vice president. How is he performing as leader
of the Western alliance?
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Rocard thinks he's doing very well. A lot of the French
journalists feel that what's important is that George Bush is not
Ronald Reagan, that he's not Ronald Reagan teaming up with Maggie
Thatcher against the French. They feel very good about George Bush.
MR. UTLEY: Important difference: there is not a Thatcher-
George Bush alliance.
MR. COCHRAN: You never hear people in the White House,
in this White House, the Bush White House, talking about the
special relationship with the British, because Bush feels that
all Europeans, the West Europeans and the French, are equally
important. The Italians, too.
MR. UTLEY: Briefly, how did Bush do on the trip, not
just to Paris but Eastern Europe?
MR. COCHRAN: I think he did well, and I think his
people think he did well, and I think he'll get a bump up in the
popularity polls back in the states, Garrick.
MR. UTLEY: John?
MR. CHANCELLOR: I think what should have been done in
Hungary and in Poland, and here he got lost in the crowd, but
nobody minds.
MR. UTLEY: John and John, thank you very much for
being with me this morning here on "Meet the Press" in Paris.
Finally, as we mentioned earlier in the program, the
rivalry if not a feud, an actual feud, between President Mitterrand
of France and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of Britain continued
at this summit conference. And now we learn that Mrs. Thatcher
has offered her host a little gift, as every good guest should, of
course.
It is an original 1859 edition of "A Tale of Two Cities"
by the English writer Charles Dickens. It is, as you may well
know, the story of the French Revolution with the emphasis not on
the rights of man but rather the reign of terror. About 17,000
Frenchmen and French women were guillotined during the revolution,
during that reign of terror.
MEET THE PRESS - July 16, 1989
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The novel contrasts the violence at that time in France
with the peace and the tranquillity and the stability of British
life.
It is perhaps a nice gift. It is also a very subtle if
razor-sharp message to the French from the British as to what the
true perspective of the revolution perhaps should be.
Diplomatic gamesmanship in action here in Paris.
I'm Garrick Utley. I hope you'll join us this evening
for NBC Nightly News, and again next week for Sunday Today and
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Dear Congressman Campbell-
Thank you for allowing me to follow up
by phone on your letter to Governor Sununu
regarding the Two take Reservoir project in
Colorado. l will share our conversation
with the chrils Statt and otherswho are
involved in reviewing the Two forks issue.
Rease keep in touch.
Sincerely, Andy Card
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Dear Governor Sununu:
In light of the Environmental Protection Agency review of the
approval for Two Forks Reservoir on the Platte River in Colorado,
I would like to request a meeting with you to discuss my concerns
with the project and share related statistical information, of
which you may not be aware.
My Executive Assistant, Thomas Oliver, will work with the
appropriate convenience. person on your staff to facilitate a meeting at your
I look forward to speaking with you.
Sincerely,
7/20/89
Ben Nighthorse Campbell
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Keep in touch.
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Peter J. Thomas
15 Parker River Drive
Byfield, MA 01922
July 12, 1989
JHS
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6 SA importor
The Honorable John Sununu
(Director ve Adm.)
White House Chief of Staff
7/21/89
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. 20006
Dear John:
I'm writing to ask your help in securing a
position in the Bush Administration.
This past Monday I spoke with Ron Kaufman about
the possibility of being appointed to either of the
open positions of Deputy Secretary for Management at
Treasury or the Deptment of Education. If I had my
choice I would prefer Treasury as it is probably a
more interesting agency.
However, I think my prior experience at GSA
managing buildings, leases, personnel, and budgets
would stand me well for either of these positions.
John, I know you are extremely busy, but I would
be most greatful for anything you could do to
expedite this matter. My circumstances have changed
regarding the National Foundation and as you can
imagine I'm most anxious to obtain a position.
Thank you for all you have done and all you are
doing.
With best regards,
Bith
Peter J. Thomas
PJT/mwt
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 1, 1989
Dear Dr. Mayer:
On behalf of Governor Sununu, thank you for
your letter of August 25th regarding the
upcoming Conference on Food, Nutrition, and
Health.
Given the Governor's position as Chief of Staff
to the President of the United States and his
former relationship to Tufts, he has recused
himself from any activity involving Tufts
University.
Please know that your letter has been forwarded
to Roger Porter for action.
With best wishes,
Andrew
AndyCard Sincerely H. Card, Jr.
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Dr. Jean Mayer
President
Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts 02155
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 26, 1989
Dear Connie,
The Governor received your letter of July 21st
regarding the Oakwood Child Development Center
about which you and I have spoken.
Thanks for the information and all your
assistance.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
Andrew Andy H Card, Jr.
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
The Honorable Constance Horner
Undersecretary of Health and
Human Services
Washington, D.C.
20201
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 18, 1989
Dear Senator Simpson:
Thank you for your letter of July 13th to Governor
Sununu introducing Paul Leventhal, currently President
of the Nuclear Control Institute.
I understand he will be contacting the Governor with
regard to arms control matters, and I will look forward
to his call. I appreciate the time you have taken to
bring this to our attention.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
Andrew Andy Card H. Card, Jr.
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
The Honorable Alan K. Simpson
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510-6175
QUENTIN N. BURDICK, NORTH DAKOTA, CHAIRMAN
DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN, NEW YORK
JOHN H. CHAFEE, RHODE ISLAND
GEORGE J. MITCHELL, MAINE
ALAN K. SIMPSON, WYOMING
MAX BAUCUS, MONTANA
STEVE SYMMS, IDAHO
FRANK R. LAUTENBERG, NEW JERSEY
DAVE DURENBERGER, MINNESOTA
JOHN B. BREAUX, LOUISIANA
JOHN W. WARNER, VIRGINIA
HARRY REID, NEVADA
JAMES M. JEFFORDS, VERMONT
BOB GRAHAM, FLORIDA
GORDON J. HUMPHREY, NEW HAMPSHIRE
United States Senate
JOSEPH 1. LIEBERMAN, CONNECTICUT
DAVID M. STRAUSS, STAFF DIRECTOR
COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS
ROBERT F. HURLEY, MINORITY STAFF DIRECTOR
WASHINGTON, DC 20510-6175
July 13, 1989
Mr. John H. Sununu
Chief of Staff to the President
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear John:
The purpose of this letter is to introduce you to Paul
Leventhal, currently President of the Nuclear Control Institute.
He may be contacting you with regard to arms control matters.
Paul worked closely with Gary Hart when Gary was chairman of
the Subcommittee on Nuclear Regulation. I have known Paul since
I first came to Washington and find him to be quite knowledgeable
in his field.
Best personal regards,
Most a sincerely.
Alan K. Sumpson
United States Senator
CC: Mr. Paul Leventhal
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 17, 1989
Dear Mr. Fuentes:
On behalf of Governor Sununu, thank you for
your letter of August 8 in which you recommend
Mayor Peter Buffa for a position with the White
House.
Please know that at the present time there are
no are no openings on the White House Staff.
However, I will keep Mayor Buffa's resume on
file in the event there may be suitable
openings in the near future.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
Andy Card
Andrew H. Card, Jr.
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Mr. Thomas A. Fuentes
Chairman
Republican Party of Orange County
2532 University Drive
Newport Beach, California 92660
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 8, 1989
Dear Dr. Murnane:
On behalf of Governor Sununu, thank you for
your letter of July 26th in which you recommend
Harvey I. Saferstein to be a member of the
Board of the Legal Services Corporation.
Please know that your correspondence has been
forwarded to the Office of Presidential
Personnel for their review and consideration.
We appreciate the time you have taken to bring
a well-qualified individual to our attention.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
Card
Andrew H. Card, Jr.
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Dr. Thomas W. Murnane
Senior Vice President
Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts 02155
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 7, 1989
Dear Mayor Cockrell:
On behalf of Governor Sununu, thank you for
your letter of July 28th in which you indicate
the interest of the City of San Antonio in
serving as the Host City for the 1990 Economic
Summit.
Please know that your generous offer will be
shared with appropriate Administration
officials as planning for the Summit proceeds.
We appreciate your offer to show members of the
Chief of Staff's office the City of San
Antonio.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
H. Card
Andrew Card, Jr.
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
The Honorable Lila Cockrell
Mayor of San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas 78296
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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
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LILA COCKRELL
MAYOR
July 28, 1989
The Honorable John H. Sununu
Chief of Staff
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Governor Sununu:
interest Staff the of White House, I am writing to share with occupy as the Chief of
Realizing in the very important position you
for the 1990 the City of San Antonio in serving as the you Host great City
Economic Summit.
which facilities extended an invitation to the President George Bush in
Enclosed I is a copy of my letter to President
of resolution adopted by the San Antonio City Council and letters are
the of our City for the Economic Summit. Also included to use the
support from a number of civic organizations.
help. staff to be available to answer questions if that would with be of a
Please team know that I stand ready to come to Washington
host you, members of your staff, to come to San Antonio invitation and to
May and I also extend, by way of this letter, an
host city. you and show you San Antonio's unique charms and assets let as us a
our President and you in this important responsibility.
Again, on behalf of San Antonio, we stand ready to work with
Sincerely,
Lila Cockrile
Lila Cockrell
Mayor
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Enclosures
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 2, 1989
Dear Mayor Buffa:
On behalf of Governor Sununu, thank you for your letter
of July 26th expressing your interest in a position with
the White House Offices of Political Affairs or
Communications.
Since you have already been in touch with David
Demarest, Assistant to the President for Communications,
I have forwarded a copy of your letter to James Wray,
Deputy Assistant to the President for Political Affairs.
While there are currently no openings in this area, your
resume will be kept on file for future consideration.
Your desire to serve the Bush Administration is very
much appreciated.
With best wishes,
Sincerely Card
Andrew H. Card, Jr.
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
The Honorable Peter Buffa
Mayor of Costa Mesa
Post Office Box 1200
Costa Mesa, California 92628-1200
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 1, 1989
Dear Senator McCain:
On behalf of Governor Sununu, thank you for
your recent letter recommending Mr. Daniel
Lewis for a position on the White House Staff.
While there are currently no openings on the
White House Staff, I will keep Mr. Lewis's
resume on file for future consideration.
Again, we appreciate you taking the time to
share the names of well-qualified individuals
with the Administration.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
Andrew SudyCard H. Card, Jr.
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
The Honorable John McCain
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 18, 1989
Dear Dr. Roche:
On behalf of Governor Sununu, thank you for your letter of
July 12th regarding Allan W. Cameron's desire to find a position
with the Bush Administration.
Please know that I will make sure Chase Untermeyer, Assistant to
the President for Presidential Personnel, gives Mr. Cameron's
background a hard look to see where his talents might best be
used as positions in the federal departments and agencies
continue to be filled.
Again, we appreciate your strong recommendation of Mr. Cameron
and his interest in serving this Administration.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
Card
Andrew H. Card, Jr.
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Dr. John P. Roche
Tufts University
The Fletcher School of
Law and Diplomacy
Medford, Massachusetts 02155
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July 12, 1989
The Honorable John Sununu
The White House
Washington, DC 20500
Dear John:
I am NOT looking for a job!
However, you may recall Associate Dean of Fletcher Allan W. Cameron (who -
as I discovered when I took over from Gullion back in 1977 - ran the place).
I think you were on a couple of University committees with him. He is a
remarkable man, even a dedicated Republican, whose talents are simply going to
waste.
I can't help him: L.B.J., God rest him, is long gone, and my clout with
those eminent civil libertines, the Massachusetts senators, is, to say the
least, zero since I clobbered them both in my column in the Herald.
He has had Senator Denton and a man whom you probably know a leading
Maine Republican, I think - James Sewall write the President, but the letters
(see attachments) obviously never got by the guardians at the door.
Allan is worth serious consideration. I think somebody ought to take a
hard look at his credentials tucked away in Untermeyer's file.
I think the President is doing very well with his policy of confident
self-restraint. One thing my old boss Lyndon Johnson never learned was that
as long as inaction is a policy - not a consequence of inability to find one -
there are often times when a low-keyed response is just right.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
John
John P. Roche
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Medford, Massachusetts 02155
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June 8, 1989
Dear Mr. Boehlert:
Thank you for sharing with Governor Sununu a
copy of your June 6th letter to Assistant
Secretary of Education, James Williams.
Please know that we will take a hard look at
the points you raise and be back in touch with
you shortly.
With best wishes,
Andrew H. Card, Jr.
JudyCard Sincerely,
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
The Honorable Sherwood Boehlert
U. S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
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Mr. James B. Williams
Acting Assistant Secretary
United States Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20202
Dear Mr. Williams:
Thank you for your response to my letter to President Bush on
H.R. 1293.
I am familiar with the programs you cited, and, indeed, I
introduced my bill after determining that existing efforts were
insufficient - to put it mildly.
As you note, the structure of the Douglas Scholarships makes them
unlikely to attract more teachers, and the program's state-based
nature detracts from the national prominence such an effort ought to
have. Forgivable loans, such as those in the Perkins Program, have
never been very effective in attracting teachers as studies dating
back to the initial effort in 1958 have shown.
But one need not look at the specifics of the programs to
determine that they are inadequate. The troubling and deteriorating
quality of our teaching force and of student performance, especially
in math and science, provide all the evidence required.
Given this alarming situation, predictions of teacher shortages,
the central role of the teacher in determining student interest and
performance, and the Administrtion's rhetoric on the importance of
education, I am extremely disappointed that the sole response you can
contrive to H.R. 1293 is to cite past failures.
The provisions of H.R. 1293 are designed to avoid the flaws that
have hindered past legislative attempts to improve American education.
The Department of Education should be leading the charge to
develop new means to inspire American students, not sitting back
smugly noting past failures. The Department's dismissive, inflexible
responses to H.R. 1293 in both your letter and Secretary Cavazos's,
and the Secretary's unfortunate inability even to show up at our
recent Committee hearing lead me to conclude we will have to look
elsewhere for leadership in education.
Inertia on the part of the Department will not cause the other
parts of our political system to come to rest.
Sincerely,
Sherwood Boehlert
Ranking Republican Member
Subcommittee on Science,
Research and Technology
SB:Gkp
CC: John Sununu
Lauro Cavazos
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 9, 1989
Dear Peter:
On behalf of Governor Sununu, thank you for your recent letter in
which you express concern on behalf of your daughter, Rebekah.
For your information, there are no immediate plans to "phase out"
the Office of Facilities Management. In fact, the Office of
Administration has just been reorganized as of March 7, 1989,
converting the Office of Facilities Management, where Rebekah
works, into a division within the Office of Administration,
thereby increasing the duties and responsibilities of that
office.
As you well know, there are always changes when a new
administration takes ofice. And while no one is guaranteed
permanent job security, please rest assured that there are no
additional plans for changes in the Facilities area. I
understand that Rebekah is a diligent, efficient worker and
valued by that office.
Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I hope all is well
with you in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
Andrev Ad H. Card, Jr.
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Mr. Peter R. Greer
96 Bay State Road, #7
Boston, Massachusetts 02215
THE WHITE HOUSE
washington
March 8, 1989
Linda:
Here is my suggested reply
to Mr. Greer's letter. Please
call if you have any questions.
Thanks.
Raul
March 9, 1989
Mr. Peter R. Greer
96 Bay State Road, #7
Boston, Massachusetts 02215
Dear Mr. Greer:
Your letter for Governor Sununu was referred to me for reply.
Your concern on behalf of your daughter, Rebekah, is
understandable. She works in the Office of Facilities
Management, within the Office of Administration. Contrary to
what you may have been told, there are no immediate plans to
"phase out" the Office of Facilities Management. Rather, the
Office of Administration has just been reorganized as of March 7,
1989, converting the Office of Facilities Management into a
division within the Office of Administration, thereby increasing
the duties and responsibilities of that office.
There are always changes when a new administration takes office.
And while no one is guaranteed permanent job security, I just
want to reassure you that there are no immediate plans for other
changes in the Facilities area. Thank you for bringing your
concern to our attention.
Sincerely,
Andrew H. Card, Jr.
Assistant to the President and
Deputy to the Chief of Staff
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Date: 3-7
TO:
Paul Bateman
FROM:
Linda Gambatesa
Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff
many Thanks for your
assistance. any
guidance on an
appropriate deart
response is
appre ciated
Linela
I
John Sununu
Chief-of-Staff to the
President of the United States
The White House
Washington, D.C.
Dear Governor Sununu,
I write you in my role as a father. I know you will understand that.
For whatever reason, my daughter's office at OEOB may be phased out.
Rebekah Greer is a GS-7 in the Facilities Office. I wouldn't swallow hard
and then take the liberty to write you if that were the only problem.
Rebekah just learned she is not a career civil servant as she had been
told. Those who hired here wanted her so badly in I987, they made her a
Schedule A. They "forgot" to tell her that she is merely a "temporary."
So, I now find my daughter, about to be married in September, a
well-recognized, highly-appreciated, merit-award-winning and skilled
White House employee on the verge of losing everything.
If you had the time (which you don't) to check, you would discover that
Rebekah is one of those top students (Bowdoin College) who is
task-oriented, compulsive about detail, who types about 70 w.p.m., who
has computer-designed much of the facilities space allocations for the
White House, and who was an All-Star softball player in the Reagan-Bush
League in I987. She is one of the few persons former Secretary William
Bennett allows to carry his name as a reference. He has known her since
she was a little girl.
What Rebekah doesn't have is a strong advocate at the White House
because her associates are political appointees and are all leaving for
other jobs. Rebekah doesn't want to leave. She loves working the long
hours for pretty bad pay ($19,500) because she is at the White House, in
the Oval Office at times, seeing and helping the various national and
international leaders on a regular basis. I fear she will "slip through the
cracks."
ask if you would do so. Thank you.
Sincerely, PR Green
Peter R. Greer
96 Bay State Rd. #7
Boston, Ma. 02215
P.S. My NGA work
617-353-3213 (W)
with you now
617-247-6779 (H)
becomes a curse.
Linda. Paul Bateman
Check this situation
out with Bonnie's office.
I'll then draft a not
3/4 waiting to hear -
Andy
John Sununu
Chief-of-Staff to the
President of the United States
The White House
Washington, D.C.
Dear Governor Sununu,
I write you in my role as a father. I know you will understand that.
For whatever reason, my daughter's office at OEOB may be phased out.
Rebekah Greer is a GS-7 in the Facilities Office. I wouldn't swallow hard
and then take the liberty to write you if that were the only problem.
Rebekah just learned she is not a career civil servant as she had been
told. Those who hired here wanted her so badly in I987, they made her a
Schedule A. They "forgot" to tell her that she is merely a "temporary."
So, I now find my daughter, about to be married in September, a
well-recognized, highly-appreciated, merit-award-winning and skilled
White House employee on the verge of losing everything.
If you had the time (which you don't) to check, you would discover that
Rebekah is one of those top students (Bowdoin College) who is
task-oriented, compulsive about detail, who types about 70 w.p.m., who
has computer-designed much of the facilities space allocations for the
White House, and who was an All-Star softball player in the Reagan-Bush
League in I987. She is one of the few persons former Secretary William
Bennett allows to carry his name as a reference. He has known her since
she was a little girl.
What Rebekah doesn't have is a strong advocate at the White House
because her associates are political appointees and are all leaving for
other jobs. Rebekah doesn't want to leave. She loves working the long
hours for pretty bad pay ($19,500) because she is at the White House, in
the Oval Office at times, seeing and helping the various national and
international leaders on a regular basis. I fear she will "slip through the
cracks."
There is no reason for you to assist me in helping my daughter, but I
ask if you would do so. Thank you.
Sincerely,
PR Green
Peter R. Greer
96 Bay State Rd. #7
P.S. My NGA work
Boston, Ma. 02215
with you now
617-353-3213 (W)
617-247-6779 (H)
becomes a curse.
STATE
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 1, 1989
Dear Dr. Hanes:
On behalf of Governor Sununu, thank you for
your letter of March 24, 1989, in which you
recommend Lowell T. Harmison for the position
of Assistant to the President for Science and
Technology.
Please know that I will be happy to share your
recommendation with the appropriate Administra-
tion officials. However, for your information,
the decision process is progressing rapidly.
Again, thank you for taking the time to send us
your endorsement.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
Andrew H. Cand, Jr.
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Dr. N. Bruce Hanes, President
American Academy of Environmental
Engineers
c/o Tufts University
Civil Engineering Department
Medford, Massachusetts 02155