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01. Diagram
Seating Diagram of VH-3D
9/30/92
(b)(7)(c);
Re: South Lawn to Andrews (1 pp.)
(b)(7)(e);
(b)(7)(f)
02. Diagram
VC-137C - 27000 Passenger Seating Arrangement
9/30/92
(b)(7)(c);
Re: Andrews AFB to Oshkosh, WI (1 pp.)
(b)(7)(e);
(b)(7)(f)
03. Diagram
VC-137C - 27000 Passenger Seating Arrangement
9/30/92
(b)(7)(c);
Re: Oshkosh, WI to Newark, NJ (1 pp.)
(b)(7)(e);
(b)(7)(f)
04. Diagram
C-20 C
9/30/92
(b)(7)(c);
Re: Newark, NJ to Hagerstown, MD (1 pp.)
(b)(7)(e);
(b)(7)(f)
05. Diagram
VC-137C - 27000 Passenger Seating Arrangement
9/30/92
(b)(7)(c);
Re: Newark, NJ to Andrews AFB (1 pp.)
(b)(7)(e);
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SALUTE TO THE PRESIDENT \ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1992
J.W. MARRIOTT HOTEL \ 9:10 AM
THANK YOU, JOSH SMITH, FOR THAT INTRODUCTION, AND
THANK YOU ALL FOR INVITING ME HERE TODAY.
I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE JOSH'S WIFE, JACKIE JONES
SMITH, CHAIRMAN OF THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION; MILTON BINES, CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL OF
100; KAY JAMES, FROM THE OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG
CONTROL POLICY; REVEREND THADDEUS GARRETT; FRED BROWN,
BUSH LIBRARY PHOTOCOPY GEORGE BUSH HANDWRITING
CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF BLACK REPUBLICANS;
- 2 - Judy SMITH
REVEREND LARRY HAYGOOD -- THANK YOU FOR THE INVOCATION;
AND SECRETARY LOUIS SULLIVAN, AND I SEE HIS WIFE GINGER
HERE, TOO.] Representatives Ireland + Franks
I WANT TO TALK A BIT ABOUT THE CONCERNS WE ALL
SHARE -- ABOUT AMERICA'S FUTURE -- ABOUT THE CHOICE WE
FACE IN SHAPING THAT FUTURE.
BUSH LIBRARY PHOTOCOPY - GEORGE BUSH HANDWRITING
- 3 -
THE GREAT TASK BEFORE US IS CLEAR: WITH THE END OF
THE COLD WAR, AMERICA MUST WIN THE NEW GLOBAL ECONOMIC
COMPETITION. WE MUST WIN THE PEACE -- FOR ONLY THEN
WILL WE KEEP THE PROMISE OF OPPORTUNITY THAT IS THE
BIRTHRIGHT OF EVERY AMERICAN:
GOVERNOR CLINTON AND I OFFER VERY DIFFERENT
CHOICES, BASED ON VERY DIFFERENT PHILOSOPHIES, BORNE OF
BUSH LIBRARY PHOTOCOPY - GEORGE BUSH HANDWRITING
DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE.
- 4 -
As A MAN WHO HAS SPENT ALL HIS LIFE IN GOVERNMENT, MY
OPPONENT BELIEVES GOVERNMENT -- A WASHINGTON ELITE OF
POLICY PROFESSORS AND PLANNERS -- SHOULD TAKE THE LEAD
IN SHAPING THE ECONOMY, "INVESTING" YOUR MONEY MORE
WISELY THAN YOU CAN.
WELL, THAT'S NOT THE WAY I SEE IT. LIKE so MANY OF
YOU, I'VE SPENT MUCH OF MY LIFE IN BUSINESS -- BUILT
ONE FROM THE GROUND UP // MET A PAYROLL // CREATED
BUSH LIBRARY PHOTOCOPY - GEORGE BUSH HANDWRITING
JOBS.
- 5 -
I HAPPEN TO THINK THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD
QUALIFICATION FOR BEING PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
//
I LEARNED WHAT MAKES AN ECONOMY GROW. IT'S NOT
GOVERNMENT PLANNERS -- IT'S NOT THE PEOPLE WHO TAKE
YOUR TAXES AND SPEND THEM FOR YOU.
You MAKE AN ECONOMY GROW -- ORDINARY MEN AND WOMEN
WITH THE EXTRAORDINARY DREAMS -- WHO HAVE THE GRIT TO
BUSH LIBRARY PHOTOCOPY GEORGE BUSH HANDWRITING
MAKE THOSE DREAMS REAL.
- 6 -
THAT UNDERSTANDING IS AT THE HEART OF MY AGENDA FOR
AMERICAN RENEWAL. I WANT TO UNLEASH THE ENERGY AND
BRAINPOWER OF OUR WORKERS AND ENTREPRENEURS. Particularly
small Busus
I WANT TO ENCOURAGE INVESTMENT SO THAT WAGES RISE
AND UNEMPLOYMENT LINES SHRINK. THAT'S WHY I'M FIGHTING
FOR A CUT TN THE TAX ON CAPITAL GAINS to help
small Business in partialin
ALL Bus. in general
BUSH LIBRARY PHOTOCOPY - GEORGE BUSH HANDWRITING
- reduce corpirate tax
6A
For small burinesses 15% to 10%
- increase amt. of equipment small
bus. can expense
- Simplify tax Filling
BUSH LIBRARY PHOTOCOPY - GEORGE BUSH HANDWRITING
- capital gains reduction
- 12 -
To THOSE OFFICIALS WHO ARE HERE TODAY, I SALUTE YOU.
BUSH LIBRARY PHOTOCOPY GEORGE BUSH HANDWRITING
YOU'RE DOING A TERRIFIC JOB.
WITH THEIR HELP -- AND WITH YOURS -- WE WILL CREATE
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERY AMERICAN -- WE WILL
COMPETE IN THE NEW WORLD THAT LIES BEFORE US -- WE WILL
WIN THE PEACE.
# # #
- 7 -
I WANT YOU TO MAKE YOUR BUSINESS DECISIONS WITHOUT
SOME BUREAUCRAT FROM WASHINGTON SECOND-GUESSING YOUR
EVERY MOVE. THAT'S WHY I'VE PUT AN END TO THE FEDERAL
REGULATIONS THAT TURN RED TAPE INTO PINK SLIPS.
I WANT TO MAKE HEALTH CARE MORE ACCESSIBLE AND
AFFORDABLE FOR EVERYONE.. THAT'S WHY I'M FIGHTING FOR
HEALTH CARE REFORM --WITHOUT BURDENING SMALL BUSINESSES
WITH EXPENSIVE NEW MANDATES AND PAYROLL TAXES.
BUSH LIBRARY PHOTOCOPY - GEORGE BUSH HANDWRITING
- 8 -
AND I WANT TO REWARD THE RISK-TAKERS WHO BRING
CAPITAL AND JOBS TO OUR INNER CITIES. THAT'S WHY I'M
FIGHTING FOR ENTERPRISE ZONES.
ON ISSUE AFTER ISSUE, YOU SEE THE SAME SHARP
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MY OPPONENT AND ME. HE WANTS A
GOVERNMENT THAT TAXES MORE, SPENDS MORE, AND REGULATES
MORE. I WANT A GOVERNMENT THAT TAXES LESS, SPENDS
LESS, AND REGULATES LESS -- THAT FREES UP THE GENIUS OF
BUSH LIBRARY PHOTOCOPY GEORGE BUSH HANDWRITING
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE AND INITIATIVE.
- 9 -
LET ME BE CLEAR. GOVERNMENT MUST NEVER SHIRK ITS
VERY REAL RESPONSIBILITIES. THE FINE MEN AND WOMEN WHO
YOU ARE HONORING TODAY -- MEN AND WOMEN WHO I'VE BEEN
PROUD TO HAVE BESIDE ME THESE PAST THREE YEARS -- ARE
TESTAMENT TO THE GOOD WORK GOVERNMENT CAN DO.
TOGETHER WE BELIEVE THAT IT IS GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO
CREATE OPPORTUNITY -- NOT STIFLE IT. To CLEAR THE PATH
FOR INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENT -- NOT TO BLOCK IT. To
BUSH LIBRARY PHOTOCOPY - GEORGE BUSH HANDWRITING
FACILITATE, NOT TO DICTATE.
- 10 -
AND TOGETHER WE BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NO ROOM IN
OUR COUNTRY FOR DISCRIMINATION OF ANY KIND. As LONG AS
I AM PRESIDENT I WILL DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO
DRIVE BIGOTRY AND ANTI-SEMITISM AND RACISM FROM OUR
GREAT LAND.
I THINK YOU KNOW I HAVE STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT
THIS -- I ALWAYS HAVE. I FOUNDED THE FIRST UNCF
CHAPTER ON MY COLLEGE CAMPUS. I FOUGHT FOR FAIR
BUSH LIBRARY PHOTOCOPY GEORGE BUSH HANDWRITING
HOUSING.
- 11 -
I WAS PROUD TO SIGN A HISTORIC CIVIL RIGHTS BILL. AND
AS PRESIDENT I'VE SET OUT TO APPOINT OFFICIALS ON THE
CONTENT OF THEIR CHARACTER AND THEIR COMPETENCE. I'M
PROUD TO HAVE APPOINTED A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF BLACKS
AND WOMEN IN THE HISTORY OF THE PRESIDENCY -- PEOPLE
LIKE GWENDOLYN KING AT THE SOCIAL SECURITY COMMISSION,
Kay Janes
COLIN POWELL, CONSTANCE NEWMAN, LOUIS SULLIVAN, CARLA
JOYCE BARRY
HILLS, ANTONIA NOVELLO, LYNN MARTIN. Bennadure Healy
BUSH LIBRARY PHOTOCOPY - GEORGE BUSH HANDWRITING
Wagne Budd, Ant Fletchen - Clamnor Thomas
daily.
Mr. Lee Greenwood
Lee Greenwood, Incorporated
1311 Elm Hill Pike
Nashville, Tennessee 37210
GEORGE BUSH
WASHINGTON
September 30, 1992
Dear Lee,
It was great seeing you in Nashville yesterday.
Thanks for all you did for that wonderful event. I
loved the show and always enjoy listening to some
good 'ole country music. It was the perfect way to
wind down a successful day in Tennessee. I am very
grateful to you.
Barbara joins me in sending you our warmest regards.
Sincerely,
CyBl
THE WH
WASH
daily 9/30
Mr. Tom Lasorda
1473 Maxzim Avenue
Fullerton, California 92633
THE PRESIDENT
Dear Tommy,
Belated birthday wishes!
Unfortunately, Barbara and I didn't learn about your
celebration in time to send greetings on September 22.
Nevertheless, we wanted to weigh in with our congratulations
and our warmest best wishes for many more years of happiness.
Sincerely, Your Friend,
GBl
me. President
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Paula to go to
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9/30/92 PP/RS
BUSH LIBRARY PHOTOCOPY - GEORGE BUSH HANDWRITING
White House News Summary
Wednesday, September 30, 1992
10:30 A.M. CDT/11:30 A.M. EDT NEWS UPDATE
DEBATE (Robert Burns, AP) -- President Bush taunted Bill Clinton
to use "less rhetoric, less posturing" and accept his debate
proposal, and said that Arkansas under Clinton has had the worst
crime increase of any state in the nation. Bush, speaking on ABC's
"Good Morning America,' said he will veto an anti-crime bill if it
is weak --- but not merely if it contains a five-day waiting period
to buy guns, the "Brady Bill." About the debates, Bush said,
"Nothing has been worked out." He characterized his offer to hold
four presidential and two vice presidential debates as a good,
solid proposal.
(AP) -- President Bush is suddenly seizing the initiative in
the battle over debates, proposing a dramatic month of Sunday
showdowns to close the campaign. Bill Clinton says Bush is
bluffing, and challenges the President to face off this weekend.
In a taped interview on CBS "This Morning" Clinton said Perot was
welcome in the race but voiced aloud a growing worry in his
campaign. "He could give the election to Bush if those who want
change are equally divided," Clinton said.
CLINTON/JOBS (Arlington, Va./AP) -- Beneath the tumult over the
debates and the ruckus over Ross Perot, Bill Clinton's campaigning
tries to remain focused on the economy and jobs. Clinton was
visiting small businesses in Clinton, Md., a day after attacking
President Bush for policies Clinton says encourage American
companies to move jobs overseas. Clinton's been having trouble
formulating a position on NAFTA. The Democratic ticket held a
closed meeting on that and other policy problems at an Arlington,
Va., hotel Tuesday night.
HOME SALES (AP) -- Sales of new homes plunged 6.1% in August, the
government said, despite the lowest mortgage interest rates in
nearly two decades. It was the steepest decline in five months.
The departments of Commerce and HUD said sales nationally totaled
570,000 at a seasonally adjusted annual rate. That was down from
a sharply revised 607,000 a month earlier when they actually rose
4.5%.
D.C. BUDGET (AP) -- President Bush vetoed the District of Columbia
appropriations bill because it would allow the city to use local
tax dollars to pay for abortions for poor women. "As a nation, we
must protect the unborn," the President said in his veto message.
TRADE/GATT (Geneva/Reuter) -- The U.S. and the EC were at an
impasse after late-night talks failed to resolve their dispute over
EC oilseeds subsidies, U.S. Trade Amb. Rufus Yerxa said. The two
trading blocs failed to agree on a mandate for a GATT special
working group which would determine compensation that the EC would
pay its damaged trading partners.
ROMANIA/TRADE (Reuter) -- The House overwhelmingly defeated an
Administration-backed bill giving Romania favorable trade status
following inconclusive Romanian elections in which a million voters
cast spoiled ballots. The bill, which would have restored
Romania's MFN trade status, lost on a vote of 283-88.
###
CONT IDENTIAL
IDENTIAL
7303
THE WHITE HOUSE
9/30
WASHINGTON
September 29, 1992
Phil Brady to
take on for
ACTION
GB to sign.
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
THE EXECUTIVE CLERK
FROM:
BRENT SCOWCROFT JHen
SUBJECT:
Presidential Determination to Drawdown Department
of Defense Stocks for Disaster Assistance to
Pakistan
Purpose
To sign a Presidential Determination to execute the drawdown of
DoD stocks for use as disaster assistance to Pakistan.
Background
The State Department has completed a fast track consultation with
Congressional leadership regarding the proposal to drawdown 'as
much as $5 million worth of DoD defense articles and services for
Pakistan in support of disaster relief for the recent flood.
The worst torrential rains in Pakistani recorded history on
September 9th and 10th have resulted in disastrous flooding.
Preliminary death tolls range from 700 to 1700, with thousands
displaced and missing. Pakistan's immediate requirements for
coping with this disaster are massive. Other countries,
including the U.K., Japan, and France, are planning emergency
contributions, and the Embassy Islamabad is coordinating a
response. Toward this end, we would like to supply dump trucks,
graders and a variety of other construction equipment, including
a seven man engineering team to assist in the effort.
Section 506 (a) (2) authorizes you to direct a drawdown of defense
articles and services from DoD for counternarcotics and disaster
relief upon making a determination that to do so is in the
national interest. There is a $75 million annual ceiling for the
authorization. Of this amount, $26 million has been programmed
for Mexico and $7 million for Colombia, for counternarcotics
efforts. No other drawdowns are pending before the end of the
fiscal year.
A Section 506 (a) (2) drawdown for disaster relief purposes is done
pursuant to the authority of chapter 9 of the FAA, and thus may
be provided pursuant to Section 491 authority to provide disaster
relief assistance "notwithstanding any other provision of this or
any other Act." We must invoke that provision in this case since
DECLASSIFIED
CONF IDENTIAL
PER NSC WAIVER, #2.21.02
CC: Vice President
Declassify on: OADR
By Mc NARA, Date 7/10/21
Chief of Staff
CONFIDENTIAL
CONF IDENTIAL
2
Pakistan is otherwise barred from receiving USG assistance by the
Pressler Amendment (Section 620 E (e) of the FAA.)
To provide assistance in a timely manner and to proceed
expeditiously in order to ensure the drawdown is counted against
FY 92 ceilings, we gave verbal approval to State to conduct
notifications to Congress on your behalf. Notifications with
justification were provided and no objections were raised on the
Hill.
In order to effect the transfer, Section 506 (a) (2) of the Foreign
Assistance Act requires you to determine that the drawdown is in
the "national interest. " A Presidential Determination is found
at Tab A for your signature.
RECOMMENDATION
That you sign the Presidential Determination at Tab A.
Attachments
Tab A
Presidential Determination
Tab B
Memorandum of Justification
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Presidential Determination
No.
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
SUBJECT:
Presidential Determination to Drawdown DOD Stocks
for Disaster Assistance for Pakistan
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by Section 506 (a) (2) of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 22 U.S.C.
2318 (a) (2) (the "Act"), I hereby determine that it is in the
national interest of the United States to drawdown defense
articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense, defense
services of the Department of Defense, and military education and
training, for the purpose of providing disaster assistance in.
Pakistan.
Therefore, I hereby authorize the furnishing of up to $5 million
of such defense articles from the stocks of the Department of
Defense, defense services of the Department of Defense, and
military education and training, for the purposes and under the
authorities of Chapter 9 of Part I of the Act.
The Acting Secretary of State is authorized and directed to
report this determination to the Congress and to arrange for its
publication in the Federal Register.
Memorandum of Justification for
Presidential Determination Regarding the
Drawdown of Defense Articles and Services
for Disaster Relief to Pakistan
Torrential rains September 9 and 10 were the heaviest in
the recorded history of Pakistan and have resulted in
disastrous flooding. The floods severely damaged or swept
away an estimated 80 percent of the bridges in northern
Pakistan, destroyed roads, disrupted communications, inundated
irrigation canals and severely damaged or obliterated
thousands of villages. Preliminary death toll estimates range
from 700 to 1700, with thousands displaced and missing.
The consequences of the disaster are compounded because
southern Pakistan experienced similar flooding in late
August. Those floods destroyed or damaged over 270,000
homes. Currently, 85,000 people are living in relief camps,
and 200,000 are receiving food aid. Moreover, the surge from
the runoff of water in the north has now reached southern
Pakistan, in effect merging two disasters into one.
Pakistan's immediate requirements for coping with these
disasters are massive. In addition to emergency relief
supplies, the country is in particular need of serviceable
heavy equipment to assist in flood recovery, infrastructure
rebuilding and other humanitarian assistance. Other
countries, including the U.K., Japan, and France, are planning
emergency contributions, and the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad is
working to develop a constructive and significant response.
The authority under Section 506(a) (2) of the Foreign
Assistance Act would be utilized to provide and transport
disaster relief assistance to Pakistan, including 9 dump
trucks, 1 semi-trailer, 1 dryer/mixer, 3 graders, 2 cranes, 2
cement mixers, 1 asphalt mixer, 2 augurs, 2 backhoes, spares
for this construction equipment, and a 7-man mobile training
team to provide engineering instruction and assistance. This
equipment shall be used solely in support of the civilian
population and shall remain under control of civilian
authorities. The Department of Defense will coordinate
logistical arrangements with U.S. officials in Pakistan.
In consideration of the urgent need to alleviate suffering
in Pakistan, it is clearly in the national interest to use the
special authority contained in Section 506(a)(2) of the
Foreign Assistance Act, as amended, to draw down up to $5
million worth of defense articles, services and military
education and training to support this humanitarian effort.
The disaster relief authorities of Chapter 9 of part I of the
Foreign Assistance Act enable assistance to be provided to
Pakistan, "notwithstanding any other provision of this or any
other Act", despite the application of the Pressler Amendment
otherwise barring aid to that country.
CONFIDENTIAL
CONF IDENTIAL
9/30
7283
THE WHITE HOUSE
Phil Brady to
WASHINGTON
take ontrie today
September 29, 1992
foroB to eign.
ACTION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
THE EXECUTIVE CLERK
FROM:
BRENT SCOWCROFT 1845
SUBJECT:
Presidential Determination to Drawdown Department
of Defense Stocks for Anti-Narcotics Assistance to
Colombia
Purpose
To sign a Presidential Determination to execute the drawdown of
DoD stocks for use as anti-narcotics assistance for Colombia.
Background
Earlier you approved a State Department request, with Department
of Defense concurrence, for authority to consult with Congress on
the drawdown of as much as $7 million worth of DoD defense
articles and services to Colombia. Congressional response has
been generally positive with some reservations. We judge that
there will be no risk of Congressional backlash to your final
approval of this draw down.
Limiting the flow of drugs through Colombia is the centerpiece of
our international drug control strategy. This drawdown is part
of a larger effort to enhance Colombia's capability to respond to
the emerging threat of opium while sustaining the fight against
cocaine.
In order to effect the transfer, Section 506 (a) (2) of the Foreign
Assistance Act requires you to determine that the drawdown is in
the "national interest. A Presidential Determination is found
at Tab A for you signature.
RECOMMENDATION
That you sign the Presidential Determination at Tab A.
Attachment
DECLASSIFIED
Tab A
Presidential Determination
PER NSC WAIVER, #2021-02
By Mc NARA, Date 7/16/21
CONFIDENTIAL
CC: Vice President
Declassify on: OADR
Chief of Staff
CONFIDENTIAL
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Presidential Determination
No.
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
SUBJECT:
Presidential Determination to Drawdown DOD Stocks
for Counternarcotics Assistance for Colombia
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by Section 506 (a) (2) of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 22 U.S.C.
2318 (a) (2) (the "Act"), I hereby determine that it is in the
national interest of the United States to drawdown defense
articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense, defense
services of the Department of Defense, and military education and
training for the purpose of providing counternarcotics assistance
to Colombia.
Therefore, I hereby direct the drawdown of up to $7 million of
such defense articles from the stocks of the Department of
Defense, defense services of the Department of Defense, and
military education and training for the purposes and under the
authorities of Chapter 8 of Part I of the Act.
The Acting Secretary of State is authorized and directed to
report this determination to the Congress, and to arrange for its
publication in the Federal Register.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
REVISED
Revised 9/29/92 12:00 pm
September 29, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF
TIM MCBRIDE
PAUL BATEMAN
DAN MCGROARTY
DAVID BATES
LAURA MELILLO
TONY BENEDI
HENSON MOORE
PHILLIP BRADY
JANE MOORE
ANN BROCK
JANET MULLINS
MICHAEL BUSCH
ED MURNANE
NICK CALIO
ROGER PORTER
BILLY DALE
PATTY PRESOCK
DAVID DEMAREST
STEVEN PROVOST
BILL FARISH
SUSAN PORTER ROSE
LAURIE FIRESTONE
DENNIS ROSS
MARLIN FITZWATER
BRENT SCOWCROFT
CLAYTON FONG
DORRANCE SMITH
GARY FOSTER
JUDY SMITH
JOHN GAUGHAN
KATHY SUPER
BOYDEN GRAY
PEGGY SWIFT
KAREN GROOMES
MARGARET TUTWILER
EDE HOLIDAY
DAVID VALDEZ
CONSTANCE HORNER
ROSE ZAMARIA
TOM HUFFORD
ROBERT ZOELLICK
RON KAUFMAN
USSS/PPD OPS
BOBBIE KILBERG
WHCA OPS
CECE KREMER
MEDICAL UNIT
WILLIAM KRISTOL
AIRLIFT OPS
MICHAEL LUCAS
WHTV
CHRISTINA MARTIN
FROM:
JOHN G. KELLER, JR.
J61C
DyNH)
SUBJECT:
TRIP OF THE PRESIDENT TO FOND DU LAC,
WISCONSIN AND NEWARK, NEW JERSEY ON WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 30, 1992
For your use and planning purposes, the attached is a preliminary
outline schedule for the Trip of the President to Fond du Lac,
Wisconsin and Newark, New Jersey, on Wednesday, September 30,
1992.
Please keep in mind the following information has not been
finally approved and is subject to change.
Attachments
PRELIMINARY OUTLINE SCHEDULE
Wednesday, September 30, 1992
GUEST AND STAFF INSTRUCTIONS:
9:10 am Vans depart West Basement
en route Andrews Air Force
Base.
9:30 am Those with own transportation
should arrive Andrews Air Force
Base, Distinguished Visitor's
Lounge, at this time.
9:55 am
MARINE ONE departs White House en route
Andrews Air Force Base.
(Flying Time: 10 Minutes)
10:05 am
MARINE ONE arrives Andrews Air Force Base.
10:15 am
AIR FORCE ONE departs Andrews Air Force Base
(E.D.T.)
en route Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
(Flying Time: 1 Hour 50 Minutes)
(Interchange: No)
(Time Change: Back 1 Hour)
11:05 am
AIR FORCE ONE arrives Wittman Regional Airport,
(C.D.T.)
Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
*
LAW ENFORCEMENT ENDORSEMENT
- Open Press
- Brief Remarks
- Toast Lectern
(11:10 am - 11:20 am)
11:25 am
MOTORCADE departs Wittman Regional Airport en
route Fond du Lac City County Government Center,
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
(Drive Time: 30 Minutes)
11:55 am
MOTORCADE arrives Fond du Lac City County
Government Center, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
*
MEETING WITH FAMILIES OF CHILDREN FIRST
- Pool Coverage
- Question and Answer Session
(12:00 pm - 12:20 pm)
*
FOND DU LAC COMMUNITY WELCOME
- Open Press
- Remarks
- Teleprompter
(12:25 pm - 1:05 pm)
1:10 pm
MOTORCADE departs Veterans Memorial Park
en route TBD Site.
(Drive Time: 5 Minutes)
1:15 pm
MOTORCADE arrives TBD Site.
*
MEETING WITH VICTORY '92 SUPPORTERS
- Closed Press
(1:20 pm - 1:50 pm)
1:55 pm
MOTORCADE departs TBD Site en route Wittman
Regional Airport.
(Drive Time: 30 Minutes)
2:25 pm
MOTORCADE arrives Wittman Regional Airport.
2:30 pm
AIR FORCE ONE departs Oshkosh, Wisconsin
(C.D.T.)
en route Newark, New Jersey.
(Flying Time: 2 Hours)
(Interchange: Yes)
(Time Change: Ahead 1 Hour)
5:30 pm
AIR FORCE ONE arrives Newark International
(E.D.T.)
Airport, Newark, New Jersey.
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LAW ENFORCEMENT ENDORSEMENT
- TBD Press
- Brief Remarks TBD
(5:35 pm - 5:45 pm)
5:50 pm
MOTORCADE departs Newark International Airport en
route Heavy and General Construction Laborers
Local 472 Union Headquarters.
(Drive Time: 15 Minutes)
6:05 pm
MOTORCADE arrives Heavy and General Construction
Laborers Local 472 Union Headquarters.
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HEAVY AND GENERAL CONSTRUCTION
LABORERS LOCAL 472 UNION WELCOME
- Open Press
- Remarks
- Toast Lectern
(6:10 pm - 6:40 pm)
6:45 pm
MOTORCADE departs Local 472 Union Headquarters en
route Newark International Airport.
(Drive Time: 15 Minutes)
7:00 pm
MOTORCADE arrives Newark International Airport.
7:05 pm
AIR FORCE ONE departs Newark, New Jersey en route
(E.D.T.)
Hagerstown, Maryland.
(Flying Time: 45 Minutes)
(Interchange: No)
(Time Change: None)
7:50 pm
AIR FORCE ONE arrives Hagerstown, Maryland.
(E.D.T.)
8:00 pm
MARINE ONE departs Hagerstown, Maryland
en route Camp David.
(Flying Time: 15 Minutes)
8:15 pm
MARINE ONE arrives Camp David.
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White House News Summary
Wednesday, September 30, 1992 -- 1
1:30 P.M. CDT/2:30 P.M. EDT NEWS UPDATE
ADDRESS/WISCONSIN (Oshkosh/Robert Burns, AP) -- President Bush,
moving to widen his appeal among women voters, proposed measures
to crack down on "deadbeat dads" who are behind in their child-
support payments. He called for penalties for those delinquent in
their child support ranging from revoking their driver's licenses
to putting them in prison in some cases. In brief remarks to
police organizations in Oshkosh, Bush accused Bill Clinton of not
doing enough to support law enforcement in Arkansas.
ADDRESS/BLACK APPOINTEES (Deborah Zabarenko/Reuter) -- President
Bush said that this has been the ugliest, angriest political year
in his memory, but that the experience has been worth it. "I've
been around the political track for a long time and I've never seen
quite the anger and the ugliness in the political process, the
willingness to twist and distort and make things ugly," Bush told
a gathering of his black appointees. He said he was proud to have
named Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court, and discounted
criticism of Thomas as "political diatribes
and attacks coming
out of some radical groups."
CLINTON/DEBATES (AP) -- Bill Clinton said he was encouraged by
President Bush's dramatic offer of four Sunday debates but again
called on the President to face off this weekend. "Let's not wait
two weeks," Clinton said as the campaigns exchanged a new round of
letters in the debate over debates. "Let's get it on," Bush
declared anew. Clinton and his aides said Bush's proposal was a
welcome development but cast it as a publicity stunt designed to
overshadow the cancellation of three proposed debates in which Bush
refused to participate. Clinton campaign Chairman Mickey Kantor
offered to meet as early as Wednesday night to negotiate a deal -
- but only under the auspices of the Commission on Presidential
Debates.
QUAYLE/DEBATES (Detroit/AP) -- Vice President Quayle said he would
be "at a big disadvantage" in vice presidential debates because he
attended public schools rather than expensive private schools like
Al Gore. "He grew up in Washington, D.C., and he's the son of a
wealthy U.S. senator," said Quayle. "He went to the most expensive
private schools in Washington, D.C., and I'm the product of the
public schools. I'm at a big disadvantage, but we'll do all
right," Quayle said. Asked by reporters later whether he was
insulting public schools, Quayle said, "No. Public schools are
going to do quite well."
PEROT/WOMEN (New York/Reuter) -- A comment by Ross Perot that women
reporters are tough on him because "they're trying to prove their
manhood,' provoked a firestorm of criticism from women's groups.
The Washington Post reported that Perot made the comment in Dallas
to an NBC producer after an appearance on NBC's "Today" show Monday
morning in which he was closely questioned by Katie Couric and Lisa
Myers. Nan Du Bois of the New York chapter of NOW told the New
York Post: "Why would he possibly think that being a man is so
ideal It seems to me that he has a problem with women who are
competent."
"more-
White House News Summary
Wednesday, September 30, 1992 -- 2
YUGOSLAVIA/WINTER (Reuter) -- U.S. intelligence agencies have
warned that 100,000 people could die this winter in Bosnia-
Hercegovina from hunger and exposure if fighting continues to
impede relief efforts, U.S. officials said. The officials,
confirming a report in the New York Times, said the CIA told the
White House that 147, 000 Bosnians could die during the cold months,
assuming that aid deliveries continue to be disrupted.
CHINA/TRADE (Reuter) -- The House voted to override President
Bush's veto of a bill imposing conditions on renewal of China's
MFN trade status, but the Senate was not expected to go along. The
345-74 vote was far more than the two-thirds majority needed in
both the House and Senate to override. A Senate vote is set for
Thursday, but the last Senate roll-call on the bill was 60-38, six
short of the required margin.
INTERIOR/BILL (UPI) -- The House approved a $12.5 billion Interior
Department appropriation bill that was trimmed by $500 million to
avoid a threatened veto by President Bush. Rep. Yates said the
total bill is $74 million below Bush's request and $373 million
less than appropriated for the current year.
HOUSE/D.C. VETO (UPI) --- President Bush vetoed the 1993 fiscal year
appropriations bill for the District of Columbia because it would
have allowed the use of local tax dollars to pay for abortions.
The House quickly responded by passing a new bill without the
provision Bush opposed. The revised bill was passed on a 230-160
vote and sent to the Senate for final action. The new measure bars
any funding for abortion except when the life of the mother in
endangered.
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THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY
SPOTLIGHT
"Glitter" of heartland music
stars join Bush "values" pitch
FREEZING THE RACE
to TN crowds, cable show. (#2)
Time-honored instructions
CLINTON ECHOES "60 MINUTES"
to all debate negotiators:
In KY, hits Bush on overseas
Above all, minimize risks.
jobs; locals not moved. (#4)
,
Therefore: Questions from a
GORE BLASTS IRAQ POLICY: Bush
panel, no single moderator;
"showed the worst judgment that
no unpredictable people in
I have ever seen. If (#6)
studio; and at all cost, no
11th hour face-off without
ELECTRONIC BALLOT STUFFING?
time to correct a gaffe.
Many crying foul over Perot
800-number methodology, paid
So when Bush says "let's
"volunteers." (#5)
get it on" 4 times -- 2
1-800-FORGET-IT: Editorials
with a single moderator --
from 37 papers: "Cynical as
all with Perot included --
ever
... ego-salving effort
...
and one only 36 hours
Move over, Mario
...
the final
before the polls open -- is
insult. " (#14)
it his confidence speaking
or his desperation?
IL SEN: THIS ONE MAY HURT BRAUN
To answer damaging reports on
Did Bush take the chicken
mom's Medicaid "windfall" (#16)
heckler to mean his sky was
OH SEN: Glenn fires abortion
falling? Along with MI? Is
ad volley; GOP poll has race
Mahe right (trumped with an
within margin. (#19)
ace) or Russert (Hail-Mary
pass) ? Does "freezing the
SENATE '94: STATEHOUSE STUDS?
race" bring him in from the
Polls match GOP governors on
cold -- or give Clinton the
Dem senators in MA, MI -- but
shivers -- or both? (#1)
neither interested. (#23-24)
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"He just doesn't want the spotlight shut off
during his 15 minutes of fame.
But guess what, Ross? Very, very soon ...
Click."
-- MESA [AZ] TRIBUNE, 9/29. See How's It Playing (#14).
THE APN BULLETIN BOARD
FROM TODAY'S GREENWIRE: Ozone hole in Antarctica is largest
ever recorded -- 15% bigger than '91, 3 times area of U.S.
FROM TODAY'S DAILY REPORT CARD: TV stations call cartoons
"educational" to comply with the Children's Television Act.
FROM TODAY'S ABORTION REPORT: Enforcement of gag rule starts
tomorrow, but many clinics say they won't comply.
FROM TODAY'S AMERICAN HEALTH LINE: Wilson tackles CA health
problems by signing small business insurance reform package.
HOTLINE/DATABASE INDEX
WHITE HOUSE '92
DEBATES: "Let's get it on." (#1)
BUSH: Thank God I'm a country boy. (#2)
BUSH: Economics, tax bill veto? (#3)
CLINTON: Capitalizes on "60 Minutes" report. (#4)
PEROT: Heads he runs, tails he runs? (#5)
GORE ON GULF WAR: Bush lit match, then poured on gas. (#6)
THE TOP TEN
CALIFORNIA (54) : New, young voters go Dem in GOP-land. (#7)
ILLINOIS (22) Quayle pays homage to ethanol, the Gipper. (#8)
NEW JERSEY (15) Both candidates in state today. (#9)
NORTH CAROLINA (14) : M. Quayle hits elite, defends Arnold. (#10)
OHIO (21) Clinton at Ohio State; Barbara Bush in Cincy. (#11)
THE OTHER FORTY: CO, DE, KY, ME, MA, MO, NH, SD, TN, VA. (#12)
CANDIDATE SCHEDULES (#13)
HOW'S IT PLAYING: Message to Perot -- 1-800-FORGET-IT. (#14)
SENATE WATCH
CO: Poll shows race tightening since August. (#15)
IL: Report hits Braun over mom's Medicaid "windfall." (#16)
NH: Poll has Rauh, Gregg in tie. (#17)
ND: NRSC-sponsored Sydness ad hits Dorgan checks. (#18)
OH: GOP poll shows race even; Glenn airs pro-choice ad. (#19)
SC: Hollings over 50%; Reagan cuts Hartnett ad. (#20)
ON THE HOUSE:
FL RUNOFFS 10/1 (#21)
BRIEFINGS (#22)
HOTSPOTS:
MA SENATE '94 (#23)
MI SENATE '94. (#24)
POLL UPDATE: BATTLEGROUND '92: Clinton by 7% both ways. (#25)
TV MONITOR (#26)
NOTICE: The HOTLINE and The ABORTION REPORT are presently
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"I have no problem with a 24-hour waiting period, as long as
it is not an undue burden on low-income people who travel long
distances in states where abortions are performed only in one or
WHITE HOUSE '92
*1 DEBATES: "LET'S GET IT ON"
Saying "Let's get it on," Pres. Bush challenged Clinton to
four TV debates on the four successive Sundays before Election
Day. Bush called for two with a single moderator and two with a
panel of reporters, making his "surprise proposal" before "a
crowd of about 10,000 at Austin Peay Univ. in Clarksville, TN.
Bush also indicated support for two VP debates, and "added that
Ross Perot would be welcome at the debates
...
if [he] decides to
resume his candidacy" (Locker, Memphis COMMERCIAL APPEAL, 9/30).
Bush proposed debates beginning 10/11, "but Clinton said he was
ready to go this weekend: 'Let's start Sunday" (TENNESSEAN,
9/30). Clinton "urg[ed] the president to accept debates already
scheduled by the Commis. on Pres. Debates: 10/4 in San Diego and
10/15 in Richmond. The Commission, which set a 5:00p deadline
last night for the camps to agree on San Diego, decided not to
cancel because of Bush's proposal (Devroy/Balz, W. POST, 9/30).
"Under the Bush proposal, the first debate would conflict with
the baseball playoffs, the second with Game 2 of the World
Series, the third with a possible Game 7. And the fourth and
final encounter would take place Nov. 1, less than 36 hours
before the voting starts" (Eichel, PHILA. INQUIRER, 9/30).
Clinton: "Let's do one on the 15th which is one guaranteed to get
a larger audience without conflicting with the World Series.
Let's go to the debate commission to discuss others." Clinton on
debating with Perot: "That's a hypothetical question ...
He's not
a candidate yet" (NEWSDAY, 9/30).
PRYOR PRESSURE: Before Bush's announcement, Sen. David
Pryor (D-AR) and a group of Senators and Govs. "threatened to
introduce legislation urging Bush to return his federal matching
money unless a debate occurred" (ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE,
9/30). Not since Kennedy and Nixon debated four times in 1960
have pres. candidates met four times.
"LARRY KING": Bush chair Bob Teeter: "[Bush] made a very
dramatic proposal today, and we expect them to accept it.
We're not objecting to the Commission as a sponsor. But [what]
we said is we don't think it's responsible for either of the
major party candidates to turn over the authority to negotiate
debates now, and institutionalize debates for candidates down the
road 4, 8 years from now to a Commission that's really a self-
appointed one." Clinton chair Mickey Kantor: "We would like to
get together with the Bush-Quayle campaign and the bi-partisan
commission and organize these debates on the 4th and 15th."
Kantor on other two pres. and Veep debates proposed by Bush: "I
don't know if that's a serious proposal, we've not heard from the
Bush-Quayle campaign officially or unofficially. We don't think
either side, either Bill Clinton or George Bush, should write the
rules." Kantor on Perot entering the debates: "That's up to the
commission, if they certify him, I guess he'll be in the debates"
("LKL," CNN, 9/29). Commission co-chairs Frank Fahrenkopf and
Paul Kirk in a statement: "We welcome the president's proposal
and are pleased with the response of Gov. Clinton." The co-
chairs "said the commission looks forward to meeting with both
campaigns to work on details of scheduling and format." But, WH
spokesperson Judy Smith "said Mr. Bush remains unwilling to
negotiate" through the Commis. (Balto. SUN, 9/30). Commis. Co-
chair Fahrenkopf: "We have never demanded to be at the table
...
If a private meeting is what's necessary, that's fine with us"
(W. POST. 9/30)
NETWORK LEADS: NBC's Brokaw: "Bush tonight gave the
...
campaign a kick-start and appears to have caught the Clinton
campaign off-guard" (9/29). ABC's Jennings: "After weeks of
resisting
Bush has now proposed that he and Gov. Clinton
debate one another in different formats" (9/29). CBS' Rather:
"Both [GOPers and Dems] seem to feel that [Bush] is trying
desperately now to turn his campaign around" (9/29).
THE MORNING FAXES: Teeter, in a letter faxed to Kantor,
wrote Bush "hopes that [reps.] from each campaign can meet at the
soonest possible time
and will meet you here in Washington,
in Little Rock or any other location of you choosing" (B-Q
release, 9/30). Kantor faxed a note to the Commission, stating
his camp was eager to meet with the Bush camp AND the Commission,
adding that he hoped to have the meeting be this evening "in
order to facilitate a debate" on 10/4 (C-G release, 9/30).
MORNING APPEARANCES: CLINTON on "CBS This Morning": "I'm
glad he's finally willing to actually talk about it
...
I never
have been hung up on the format, what I wanted to do was work
within the debate Commission
...
I'll be there Sunday
...
let's
do the other one on the 15th." On whether he would negotiate
directly with Bush: "Well lets see what they say about that
...
they are all hung up about putting down the Commission because
they want maximum room for manipulation, and I have been real
open about this since day one" (9/30). BUSH on "Good Morning
America": "We've made a bold challenge, four debates. I said all
along there was going to be debates, so I think the Clinton
campaign ought to respond.
so let's get it on, let's get
going, less rhetoric, less posturing, and do what the American
people want. This is a good bold proposal, captures the
imagination of the whole country." Dates: "We've already
compromised on the format, so let's talk about it, that's all
I'm saying" (9/30). Bush on "Nashville Now": "The chicken folded
his wings today" (TNN, 9/29).
SPIN/PUNDITRY: GOP strategist Eddie Mahe: "They have worked
themselves into a real hole and they vaulted out of it very
neatly
They have trumped with an ace" (W. POST, 9/30).
Analyst Charles Cook: "They had to start taking some risks and
trying to force some mistakes on Clinton. Debates may be the
best way to do that" (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 9/30). Ex-Drug Czar
Wm Bennett: "Good move, show of offense, it's about time. ...
the
indecision or the refusal was hurting [Bush]. On a debate the
Sunday before the election: "That's the one that is going to
make, I imagine, Clinton really nervous" ("GMA," ABC, 9/30).
Clinton comm. dir. Stephanopoulos: "If you look at the proposal,
it's not really a very serious proposal. He knows that three of
the four debates come during the AL playoffs or the World
Series. " Bush advisor Charles Black: "The guy in the chicken
suit better show up at [Clinton] rally today" (Today, 11 NBC,
9/30). NBC's Russert: "[The Bush folks] now acknowledge that the
country had pretty much stopped listening to George Bush and the
only way to get [Bush] on equal footing was to get him on the
same stage with Bill Clinton on a regular basis" (9/29). CBS'
Spencer: "The idea here now is to keep the pot boiling, stir
things up, stop people from making up their minds just yet and
put Governor Clinton on the defensive" (9/29). CNN's Bierbauer:
"Interestingly, 'Let's get it on' is the same way Ross Perot
responded, when asked about debates.
...
all those chicken
charges and all those people in the chicken suits, frankly, out
on the campaign trail, were starting to have an impact on the
"Bush campaign" (9/29). NBC's Mitchell on effect of Perot being
included: "[The Clinton camp] wouldn't welcome [that], but after
taking the high ground
...
they'd have a hard time saying no"
(9/29). NBC's Russert on 2 VP debates: "The expectations are so
high for Al Gore to win a debate so easily, it's almost
impossible for him to win convincingly. And therefore, the
president's people said let's roll the dice on that, too" (9/29).
CBS' Rather: "It is widely believed this may increase the chances
of Perot getting officially in the race" (9/29). Russert: "The
dates they have chosen do conflict with the baseball playoffs and
the World Series and Monday Night Football. What you'll have to
do is start those debates at the earliest on 7:00 Eastern time
which means 4:00 on the West Coast, which in effect writes off a
large audience on the West Coast" ("Today," NBC, 9/30).
THE HAND OF JIM BAKER: NBC' Cochran: "If you saw the
fingerprints of James A. Baker, III all over the Bush proposal,
then you are right. It is Baker's trademark that, whenever he is
accused of being too cautious, he rolls the dice" (9/29). One
senior Admin. official "said [Baker] had been mulling the new
debate plan for some time": "This was not dreamed up this
morning" (L.A. TIMES, 9/30).
*2 BUSH: THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY
Pres. Bush and "some distinctly urban Republicans reveled"
"in one of the President's favorite political mixtures -- country
music's twanging guitars and screeching fiddles." Bush ended a
swing through TN at a rally in Nashville "featuring a glitter of
local stars," including the Oak Ridge Boys, Crystal Gayle, Lee
Greenwood and Naomi Judd. Bush: "I can't think of a better place
to finish this swing than at the mecca of country music. I love
country music and, leaving politics aside, I love it because
country music loves America. I don't start listening to this
stuff at election time, I listen to it every night. Country
music reminds us that for all our faults, America is still the
finest country on the face of the earth. I am very proud that I
served my country wearing the uniform of the United States of
America" (McKnight/Daughtrey, Nashville TENNESSEAN, 9/30). Bush
"spent a long day on the attack" and "heaped criticism on Clinton
for liberal tax policies and lack of foreign experience and
extended the assault to two issues that have been Clinton's
pride, civil rights and education." On civil rights: "Gov.
Clinton says he's for civil rights, but Arkansas doesn't even
have a basic civil rights law." On education, Bush said "three
out of four Arkansas graduates spend their first year in college
relearning what they ought to have learned" in high school
(Wilkie, BOSTON GLOBE, 9/30). Bush "ripped into" Clinton's
enviro record: "He says he's for a clean environment, but the
Institute of Southern Studies ranked [AR] 50th in environmental
policies. I love fishing, I'm a bass fisherman. The fish in
Arkansas light up at night" (Cheek, TENNESSEAN, 9/30). Bush also
hit Clinton's decision to run for president, and on AR taxes: "He
has raised and extended the sales tax, including a tax on baby
formula and other groceries. He raised the gas tax, he raised
the mobile home tax and for those of you ESPN watchers, he even
taxed cable TV and slapped a tax on beer." The tax message is
"at the heart of Mr. Bush's most recent campaign strategy, aimed
at plucking away states in which the Democrats hold slim leads"
(Bedard, W. TIMES, 9/30).
NASHVILLE TALK: Bush appeared on TNN's "Nashville Now."
Bush: "I certainly don't mean to be
...
trying to put it on like
the Bush family values are better
[but], one thing that I get
out of country music and the people involved in it and what your
network does in a lot of ways, you get the feeling that we've got
to strengthen the American family.
This should be out of the
political arena, but it's something that Barbara and I feel
strongly about" (9/29).
PEROT REAX: Evans & Novak on the Dallas meeting with Perot:
"The bizarre day in North Dallas was a lost opportunity for Bush,
in which he could have defined himself as an advocate of growth
in contrast to Perot's prescription for pain and Clinton's
ambivalence. Instead, he came off second best against the
Democratic nominee
The final oddity is that Bush personally
not only reciprocates Perot's dislike but outdoes him in fear and
loathing. Here is an area where the president could have given
play to these emotions while defining himself in terms of growth
and optimism. Instead, he pandered to Perot" (N.Y. POST, 9/30)
*3 BUSH: BOSKIN SAYS CUTS IN INTEREST RATES WON'T HELP
"In a sharp break with White House stated policy,' Bush's
Council of Economic Advisers chair Michael Boskin told the S.F.
EXAMINER that "further interest-rate cuts will not help the
economy." Boskin said "lowering interest rates is less important
than 'getting banks to lend money'" and "right now, the problem
is more in getting the money out there." Boskin's statements
"were the first indication that he thinks the prescription" of
lower interest rates "no longer will work" (Lucas, EXAMINER,
9/30) W.S. JOURNAL's Barro gives Bush a "Gentleman's 'B-'" in
economics: "[T]he choice in the upcoming election is between one
candidate, Mr. Bush, who has sensible proposals that we hope he
means this time, and
Clinton, who has poor ideas that we can
hope he does not mean" (9/30).
TAX BILL: The Senate approved a "broad election-year package
of tax breaks and urban aid" 9/29 which "faces a likely veto
unless a joint House-Senate conference committee can work out a
compromise acceptable" to Bush. Sen. Finance chair Lloyd Bentsen
(D-TX) said he "is optimistic lawmakers can reach a compromise
that Bush will sign" (Pine, L.A. TIMES, 9/30). The $34 billion
package includes "125 urban and rural enterprise zones, a raft of
incentives for the real estate industry and others, and two tax
increases on the wealthy" and while "few assert" the package
"would make an appreciable difference to hard-pressed urban
centers" both the Senate and House versions "are ladened with
popular provisions that provide an impetus for compromise" before
Congress adjourns next week (Pianin, W. POST, 9/30). WH
spokesperson Judy Smith on a possible veto: "We have some
problems with the legislation. We will wait to review the
conference report" (N.Y. TIMES, 9/30).
WEINBERGER: Federal judge Thomas Hogan dismissed one of the
5 felony charges against ex-Sec/Defense Caspar Weinberger in the
Iran-Contra probe, and "opened the door to removing the chief
prosecutor." The rulings "significantly lighten the charges
against Weinberger and complicate" prosecutor Lawrence Walsh's
"task by threatening his chief deputy" (L.A. TIMES, 9/30). The
earlier charge required prosecutors to show Weinberger "acted
corruptly and caused other Pentagon officials to knowingly
violate a legal duty when Congress sought them during its
investigation." Hogan: "In this case, there is no allegation
that [DoD] or any individual acted in a manner that is consistent
with the
...
definition of 'corruptly'" (N.Y. TIMES, 9/30).
BUNTING IN BRAZIL: Union leader "accused" the Bush campaign
of "planning to buy more then $1 million in campaign stickers and
other paraphernalia from a Brazilian company, bypassing more
expensive U.S products and stealing U.S. jobs." At a union
meeting of the Communications Workers of America, CWA VP Bill
Boarman showed a videotape "with a Brazilian newscaster saying in
Portuguese that Bush's 'public relations advisers' had passed up
manufacturers in California, Texas and New York for the cheaper
materials in Rio. Bush campaign officials "immediately denied
the charge" saying "all campaign-authorized items are U.S.-made"
and "most of their materials are purchased from the Spalding Co."
in Louisville KY (Valentine, W. POST, 9/30).
HERE'S TO YA: Text of a handwritten Bush note to the
Clinton-Gore campaign in OH, following a recent Bush event with a
very large pro-Clinton contingent: "To the Clinton-Gore folks --
You guys did it right for your team -- but [underlined] polite
and in the best tradition of U.S. politics -- don't work too hard
against me! Thanks, George Bush" (HOTLINE SOURCES).
*4 CLINTON: CAPITALIZES ON "60 MINUTES" REPORT
"Striking sharper contrasts" with Bush, Clinton told a
Louisville rally Bush "should be retired because he has used tax
dollars to help American companies move jobs overseas": "Bush
promised us 30 million jobs in eight years. He just didn't tell
us where they were going to be. He has actually seen the
creation of more private sector jobs in Central America than in
the [US] of America in the last four years. If that's not enough
to send him packing, I don't know what is" (Cross, Louisville
COURIER-JOURNAL, 9/30). Clinton's charges were based on a 9/27
"60 Minutes" report "that the [Admin.] used American tax dollars
to encourage U.S. companies to move overseas, especially to
Central America where they could take advantage of low wages"
(Oman, ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE, 9/30). At one point, Clinton
"read aloud from the text of an ad funded by" the US Agency for
International Devel. which promised American companies workers
for as low as 57 cents (Farrell, BOSTON GLOBE, 9/30). Bush
spokesperson Alixe Glen "disputed" Clinton's charges: "His
rhetoric in this speech shows his total ignorance of the world
economy" (W. POST, 9/30). Glen also noted "much of what Clinton
has criticized was in large measure a result of the Tax Reform
Act of 1986, which Clinton has said he supported" (DEMOCRAT-
GAZETTE, 9/30). Bush dep. chair Clayton Yeutter called the "60
Minutes" story "grossly distorted and one-sided" (Branson,
Memphis COMMERCIAL-APPEAL, 9/30). Later, speaking before about
8,000 at OH State, Clinton "portrayed himself as a youthful and
energetic departure" from Bush. He invoked JFK, contending,
"Kennedy said to my generation what I say to you. Several GOP
"hecklers tried without success to interrupt Clinton by chanting
'Liar!' and less polite phrases." But Clinton supporters chanted
"No More Bush" to drown them out (Leonard, COLUMBUS DISPATCH,
9/30). Ex-Gov. Dick Celeste (D) introduced Clinton (Underwood,
Cleveland PLAIN DEALER, 9/30).
YOUNG VOTE: In '88, the under-30 voters supported Bush over
Dukakis 52-48%; in '84, they backed Reagan over Mondale 58-42%.
"Recent polls indicate Clinton's efforts are paying off" (Naylor,
AP/RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH, 9/30). Clinton-Gore college
coordinators will hold parties throughout the country 10/1 to
watch a video satellite feed of Clinton and Gore on "Rockline," a
nationally syndicated radio program. The program will be
broadcast live from Univ. of WI in Madison at 8:00p (Clinton-Gore
release, 9/29).
COULD IT BE? "Some political commentators are starting to
say out loud what many have been whispering privately: that Bill
Clinton seems to be headed for a landslide win over President
Bush." Such accounts "could become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
If Bush is perceived as hopelessly behind, it becomes harder for
him to generate enthusiasm, raise money and draw large crowds"
(Kurtz, W. POST, 9/30). C.S. MONITOR header: "Dukakis Applauds
Clinton's Tactics." Subhead: "Meeting Bush attacks early and
head-on seen as effective strategy" (9/30).
DRAFT: In a N.Y. TIMES op-ed, "Doonesbury" cartoonist Garry
Trudeau recounts his draft experience and attempt to get a
student deferment under header "The Draft: My Story." Just
below it he follows with a second piece, "My Story: The Holes."
There, Trudeau accounts the discrepancies he found in his first
account after checking the facts (9/30).
ECONOMY: NBC's Jensen examined Clinton's economic proposal,
again noting that 5 Nobel laureates favored Clinton's, 3 for
Bush's. Jensen: "But as with the general public, support for
the favorite was often lukewarm." Prof. Lawrence Klien:
"Clinton's plan makes sense, it's not the plan that I would write
myself." Jensen: "Clinton's plan is the favorite with voters,
according to the polls, but there is a wild card -- H. Ross
Perot" (9/29).
OF NOTE: Harold Ickes has been named deputy chair of the
DNC (DNC release, 9/29).
*5 PEROT: HEADS HE RUNS, TAILS HE RUNS?
"Dozens of Perot loyalists departed Dallas
...
to engage in
what they call a predictable political exercise: Asking Ross
Perot supporters whether Ross Perot should run for president."
Larry King: "Why would they want him not to run? What kind of
report are the people going to give back that would get him NOT
to run?" (Jackson, DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 9/30). W.S. JOURNAL's
Noah reports by late 9/29, Perot "had logged 1.5 million phone
calls
all urging him to [run]. Amazingly, not a single
caller was recorded asking him not to run." A call to Perot's
800 number is automatically counted as a "yes" vote, and nothing
prevents multiple voting. Perot "has insisted that his
supporters are the ones calling the shots
...
But the grass roots
of Mr. Perot's movement are heavily watered by Mr. Perot
himself." FEC reports show he has spent more than $16M,
including $4M just in August, "when he was supposedly no longer
running." The JOURNAL report, like many others, is rife with
quotes from disillusioned volunteers -- especially former state
leaders replaced by paid Perot consultants (9/30). W. POST's
Stencel notes Perot and Larry King 9/28 both noted only pro-Perot
"voters" should call the 800 number (9/30). N.Y. TIMES' Holmes:
"There are increasing signs that his grass-roots organization is
neither as large or as independent as he purports it to be, and
that the signs of support he cites may not be as strong as he
claims" (9/30). DALLAS MORNING NEWS' Wilson: Perot critics
"accused him of stuffing his electronic ballot box" (9/30).
BRIDE OF "THINKING THREE-WAY": It's back, and as before,
everyone's got their theories. CBS' Phillips' Theory 1: Perot
takes TX and "maybe" FL away from Bush, "without which, George
Bush may as well go home." Molly Ivins: "All it would take is 3%
of my fellow Texans mad enough to cast their vote for Ross Perot
and there goes the ballgame for Bush." Theory 2: Perot hurts
Clinton by "sucking up swing votes" in PA, OH, MO, IL, MI --
"states [Dems] were showing signs of taking back." Theory 3: He
makes Clinton "spend more time protecting his lead in [CA] at the
expense of other states he needs to win too" (9/29). One Bush
aide: With Perot in, and the Bush 4-debate proposal (see #1),
"it blows away the notion of inevitability, which we were getting
very close to reaching.
Clinton is going to have to go back
and re-examine every strategic and tactical judgment he's made in
recent weeks" (N.Y. TIMES, 9/30). CO Gov. Roy Romer (D): "Perot
hurts Clinton" in CO. IN Gov. Evan Bayh (D): Perot "helps Bill
Clinton by 2 or 3 percent" (C.S. MONITOR, 9/30). GOP pollster Ed
Goeas: "Perot widens the gap between Clinton and Bush in the West
and Northeast, [but] basically makes the Midwest and Plains
states more competitive" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 9/30). Sec/HUD Jack
Kemp predicted Perot will get "only about 6 or 7 percent":
"There is such a stark contrast between Clinton and Bush
people will not throw away their vote by casting it for Perot"
(ARIZONA REPUBLIC, 9/30).
LET'S CHECK WITH THOSE "VOLUNTEERS" (WINK WINK) PHILA.
DAILY NEWS header: "Many Perotistas irate, but they're still for
him" (9/30). CA "believers
are once again in their element"
(Raine, S.F. EXAMINER, 9/30). AP interviews with Perot
organizers in 50 states "showed overwhelming backing for a Perot
re-entry" (RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH, 9/30). Balto. SUN's Smith
reports 85% of callers to Perot MD HQ said "go" (9/30). N.Y.
POST header: "Ross Backers Are Ready" (9/30). MT Perot coord.
Hays Kirby on whether MT is going ask Perot "to go": "That is a
very strong possibility." NM Perot coord. John Bishop: "On
Thursday we're going to report back and I think it's going to be
very positive and I would suspect we're going to have an
announcement very soon from Ross Perot" (CNN, 9/29). Ex-OH Perot
volunteer/Bush supporter Cliff Arneback who, according to ABC's
McWethy was "in the room where Perot was trying to comfort his
unhappy volunteers" after he dropped out 7/92: "Perot made the
statement that 'anyone who thinks I'm quitting, may be in for an
October Surprise" (ABC, 9/29). KNIGHT-RIDDER's Demick & Cannon
also cite Arneback's "surprise" claim; Perot general counsel Clay
Mulford denied that account, calling Arneback "unreliable and
dishonest" (9/30).
NEGATIVE PRESS SAMPLING: L.A. TIMES header over Rutgers'
Ross Baker: "Is he jerking our chains again?" (9/30). Gene
McCarthy suggests a Perot aardvark to join the elephant and
donkey: "The aardvark
did not evolve from any other animal or
previous state of being, and is not and evidently will not evolve
into anything other than what it is" (USA TODAY, 9/30). BOSTON
GLOBE's Oliphant suggests Perot's earpiece popped out on "Larry
King" because his "head is swelling like crazy with the hot air
of his out-of-control ego" (9/30). Columnist Rick Horowitz:
"I'm thinking of getting in The Race, and I'm inviting the [Dems
and GOP] to come tell me why I shouldn't. Crazy? It worked for
Ross Perot" (Syndicated, 9/30). .Penn student/ex-Perot backer
Jefrey Pollock in an op-ed: "You could have been a contender, but
it's time to hang it up" (PHILA. INQUIRER, 9/30).
ALSO: USA TODAY and KNIGHT-RIDDER profile Perot VP pick
James Stockdale (9/30). W. TIMES' Garrett reviews Perot
staffing, noting "his two closest friends and business
associates, Tom Luce and Mort Meyerson, have cut their ties to
Perot." Ex-Perot co-manager Hamilton Jordan "remains a distant
but trusted adviser" (9/30). N.Y. TIMES' Kolbert notes, "it is
Mr. Perot's constant criticism of his fellow candidates, all done
in the name of The Issues, that shows how adept he is at the game
he claims to despise" (9/30). DALLAS MORNING NEWS' Bark examines
recent TV coverage of Perot, noting ABC and CBS' "60 Minutes"
reportedly have critical Perot stories in the works (9/30).
THIS MORNING: Perot on "CBS This Morning," asked what 800-
number callers who don't want him to run should do, Perot:
"Well, they can send me a letter. I'm a businessman ... I'm not
going to pay for the phone call for some fella who says don't do
it" (9/30). Clinton on nominating Perot for a cabinet position:
"I certainly would not rule it out" ("CBS This Morning, " 9/30).
*6 GORE ON GULF WAR: BUSH LIT MATCH, THEN POURED ON GAS
Print press gave broad coverage to a major foreign policy
address by Gore before the Center for National Policy, in the
ticket's "boldest attack yet on Bush administration policy toward
Iraq" (West, Balto. SUN, 9/30). L.A. TIMES' Frantz writes it
"opened" a concerted effort to "hammer away" at the issue over
the last five weeks "to counter Bush's persistent references to
Clinton's draft record" (9/30). It was part of a pattern in which
Gore leads the attack on foreign policy, while Clinton hits on
the economy (Brosnan, MEMPHIS COMMERCIAL-APPEAL, 9/30). The
speech, which "contained no new facts," was largely based on
information unearthed by Dems in the Congress (W. POST, 9/30).
TEXT: Gore, who voted for the use of force in the Gulf, said
"the conduct of the war will remain a proud memory for all
Americans" (BOSTON GLOBE, 9/30). Otherwise he was scathing:
"His poor judgment, moral blindness and bungling policies led
directly to a war that never should have taken place" (NEWSDAY,
9/30) "Bush wants the American people to see him as the hero
who put out a raging fire. But new evidence now shows that he is
the one who set the fire" (USA TODAY 9/30). "He not only struck
the match, he poured gasoline on the flames. So give him credit
for calling in the fire department, but understand who started
the blaze" (Balto. SUN, 9/30). "Coddling tyrants is a hallmark
of the Bush foreign policy" (N.Y. POST, 9/30). Later in Scranton
PA: "Bush showed the worst judgment that I have ever seen on the
part of a president
in dealing with a foreign leader
...
He
needs to answer these questions and come clean with the American
people about what he did and when he did it" (WASH. TIMES 9/30).
GOP REAX: White House's Fitzwater: "Another effort by the
Democrats in Congress to rewrite history to conceal their
opposition to the war" (RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH, 9/30). Bush-
Quayle's James Lake: "height of hypocrisy" (USA TODAY, 9/30).
PBS INTERVIEW: Gore was interviewed by PBS' Judy Woodruff.
Woodruff: "Why bring all this up just five weeks before the
election?" Gore: "Well, first of all, a lot of new evidence has
come out just in the last few weeks. And it has reached a
critical mass, which makes it possible now to see the full
picture of the Bush policy leading up to the war with Iraq -- the
warnings that were repeatedly given to the White House about
Saddam using U.S. taxpayer assistance to finance nuclear weapons
acquisition, nuclear weapons technology acquisitions, chemical
and biological weapons technology, artillery, all kinds of
military applications. All those warnings were ignored.
At the same time he was involved in escalating series of
terrorist attacks and incidents and making all kinds of bellicose
threats. And in spite of the warnings from the intelligence
community, the CIA, the Defense Department, the Energy
Department, the Commerce Department, Bush persisted in seeing
Saddam as a docile ally -- someone who could be our friend. And
the judgment he used is, I think, atrocious." Woodruff: "But
why should the American people expect better from Governor
Clinton, who's had virtually no experience in foreign policy?"
Gore: "Judgment doesn't come from time served. You either have
judgment or you don't. And I think the record of Bush's handling
of this policy toward Iraq and his advocacy of the arms for
hostages sale -- I think the record shows that his judgment has
been very bad. And in the case of his policy with Iraq, led
directly to the war with Iraq. That did not have to happen"
MORE FROM PBS: Woodruff: "Do you welcome Ross Perot in this
contest?" Gore:
"
There's not much we can do to affect his
decision. We'll take it as it comes." Woodruff: "How much do
the [Perot and Clinton] plans have in common?" Gore: "The
principal difference
is that he raises taxes on middle income
families in ways that we do not think are wise. But both
are
based on the premise that we've got to reduce the budget deficit
There are some 400 distinguished economists who have
reviewed our plan in great detail, have endorsed it. Hundreds of
business leaders have as well. On the health care plan, for
example, we've had a great many leaders in the health care field,
and specialists in this area, endorse the plan wholeheartedly.
We're spending almost 30% more per person on health care
than the people of any other nation on the face of this earth.
And so much of it goes to completely unnecessary procedures, red
tape, bureaucracy, the kind of duplication and overlap that has
no medical benefit whatsoever" Woodruff: "President Bush [is]
saying that Governor Clinton's tax proposal would not just hit
upper income people, that he would have to go down to people
earning $36,000 a year in order to pay for the health plan, and
other aspects." Gore: "Just absolutely wrong
Governor
Clinton has maintained in his state the second lowest per capita
tax burden in the entire United States, while at the same time
leading the nation
in the creation of jobs in the private
sector. Bush, by contrast, has left us with an economy having
fewer jobs in the private sector after four years than existed
when he took over" ("MacNeil/Lehrer, PBS, 9/29).
THE TOP TEN
*7
CALIFORNIA (54) : NEW, YOUNG VOTERS GO DEM IN GOP-LAND
Citing voter registration analysis by Pacific Admail, a
commercial and political direct mail company, ORANGE CO.
REGISTER's Pulliam reports, "Young people are swelling Orange
County voter-registration rolls, and most of the new recruits are
avoiding" the GOP. While overall registration rose 10% in the
past six months, registration increased 42% among 18- to 20-year
olds and 21% among 21- to 25-year olds.
In a heavily
Republican county, more than 60 percent of the new young voters
signed up as Democrats or declined to state their political
preference." The youth vote represents 12% of total Orange Co.
registration, and Dems "have yet to put much of a dent in the
200,000-plus voter margin the GOP holds in Orange County" (9/29).
*8 ILLINOIS (22) QUAYLE PAYS HOMAGE TO ETHANOL, THE GIPPER
"The image of Ronald Reagan welcomed" VP Dan Quayle to IL
"and prompted him to address one of the state's hotter issues:
Ethanol. " Quayle stopped at Reagan's boyhood home in Dixon as
part of his one-day 200-mile bus trip across the state. Quayle
"stopped to look at a life-size bronze statue of Reagan offering
kernels of corn in his outstretched hands": "I think he's trying
to tell us something about ethanol." The corn-based fuel is a
"key issue" Downstate, "with many farmers threatening to abandon
President Bush unless he promises to approve its use under the
Clean Air Act. So far, Bush has hesitated." Advisers in and
outside the admin. say ethanol "evaporates too quickly in the
summertime and could created smog." But Quayle said Bush has
"ordered his staff to resolve this problem": "I hope the farmers
and especially the corn growers understand that [Clinton] is the
one who repealed his tax credit for gasohol in the state of
Arkansas. He basically turned his back on farmers" (Goering,
CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 9/30). Champaign NEWS-GAZETTE's Rooney reports
Quayle "made no mention of ethanol" on his stop in Decatur, the
home of Archer Daniels Midland, "the nation's largest soybean
processor and ethanol producer" (9/30). ST. LOUIS POST-
DISPATCH's Lambrecht reports Bush "has sought an opinion from the
[DoJ] on granting an air-pollution waiver to allow more burning
of ethanol.
Efforts to boost ethanol are being conducted at
the highest levels of the White House and have taken on a sense
of urgency as the president tries to revive his political
fortunes in the Midwest." Admin. officials "already were looking
at other plans because of doubts that the waiver will win
approval from the lawyers. Other plans could include an increase
in government subsidies, or programs to increase ethanol's share
of the alternative fuels market." National Corn Growers Assn's
Mike Bryan: "If the president turns us down on this, he is
simply going to lose the farm vote in the Midwest" (9/29).
ILLINI-LINES: Sign along Quayle's trip: "We love Clinton,
Illinois. So we vote for Bush" (TRIBUNE, 9/30). In Decatur,
Quayle made little "specific mention of jobs." The unemployment
rate is 10.4%, 2% higher than '88;, A.E. Stanley is scheduled to
lay off about 250 employees 10/1 (NEWS-GAZETTE, 9/30).
*9 NEW JERSEY (15) : BOTH CANDIDATES IN STATE TODAY
Bush and Clinton will both be in NJ today. Bush will visit
Laborers Union Local 472 HQ in Newark in what the local leader
Richard Tissiere "pictured as a prelude to an endorsement."
Clinton will be in Somerset for a fund-raiser (N.Y. TIMES, 9/30).
PHILA. INQUIRER subhead: "Lagging in New Jersey, Bush targets a
trusty foe: Florio" (Enda, 9/30) N.Y. DAILY NEWS' Lombardi
describes the Clinton fund-raiser as a $4 million event for state
and national Dems (9/30).
*10 NORTH CAROLINA (14) M. QUAYLE HITS ELITE, DEFENDS ARNOLD
Marilyn Quayle officially opened the Bush-Quayle state HQ in
Raleigh, "cutting a red ribbon and delivering a slashing attack
on Hollywood, lawyers and Bill Clinton. Quayle, "sarcastically"
as she rolled her eyes: "Clinton and Gore were endorsed by
Rolling Stone." She defended past statements on Hillary Clinton,
as criticisms of Hillary's positions on the issues: "When anyone
has been touted by her husband as being a co-president, buy-one-
get-one-free, vote-for-me-and-you-get-my-wife, we're-doing-this-
as-a-partnership, she's-going-to-be-in-my-Cabinet, her stand on
the issues is just as important as Jim Baker." Echoing her
husband's criticisms of the entertainment industry: "Hollywood
has gotten out of hand and people were just waiting for someone
to step in. After mentioning Ice-T's "Cop Killer" song, she was
asked why VP Quayle has not criticized Arnold Schwarzenegger, who
was seen shooting scores of police officers in "Terminator."
Marilyn said VP Quayle is targeting "all Hollywood": "Plus, in
that movie, the good guys -- the cops -- end up winning, which is
a little different than saying, 'Let's go waste these cops,
they're pigs'" (Neff, Raleigh NEWS & OBSERVER, 9/30).
REVISITATION: NEWS & OBSERVER's Krueger reports on a
lawsuit by landowners along the Pigeon River against the Champion
International paper company, which "has suddenly raised questions
about the actions" of Gore and Sen. Terry Sanford (D-NC) "to help
the plant get the waiver it was seeking" from the EPA (9/30).
The story was first reported in W. TIMES. See HOTLINE, 9/22.
*11 OHIO (21) CLINTON AT OHIO STATE; BARBARA BUSH IN CINCY
For coverage of Clinton's speech at Ohio State in Columbus,
see #4. Quayle will be in Dayton tomorrow; Gore will be in the
Cincinnati area this a.m., where he is "expected to tour the
[DoEnergy's] Fernald plant, a former uranium processing site
where residents say cleanup has been inadequate" (Cleveland PLAIN
DEALER, 9/30). "In the 34 days before the election, hardly a
day will go by when either candidates, their running mates or
wives won't be in Ohio" (Wilkinson, CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, 9/30).
HOT DOG: Barbara Bush was in Cincinnati to visit a Literacy
program and a Bush-Quayle phone-bank operation. After making
three voter phone calls, she stopped at Skyline Chili for a coney
chili dog (ENQUIRER, 9/30). The order was a chili dog and
cheese, hold the onions. Barbara Bush, referring to her next
stop: "I can't do that to them in Kansas" (PLAIN DEALER, 9/30).
*12 THE OTHER FORTY
COLORADO (8) 9-News poll, conducted by Ciruli & Assoc.
from 9/14-18, surveyed 451 registered voters; margin of error +/-
4.6% (Ciruli release, 9/29).
8/92
FAV/UNFAV
Clinton
46%
48%
52%/ 41%
Bush
39
26
41 / 57
Perot (vol.)
2
16
DK/Other
13
10
DELAWARE (3) Al Gore appealed to "2,500 or so Delawareans
to join him" in the effort to elect the Dem ticket. Speaking to
a crowd in New Castle, Gore "described" DE as a "bellwether
state', noting that it had cast its three electoral votes for the
successful presidential candidates in each of the last nine
election" (Merriweather, Wilmington NEWS JOURNAL, 9/30). The
Del. Co. [PA] DAILY NEWS reports Gore received the endorsement of
ex-DE Gov. Russell Peterson (R). Peterson, incorrectly
identified as the current Gov., "told an enthusiastic crowd of
more than 2,000 that President Bush has failed the country by
increasing the national debt and going against the wishes of most
Americans by placing profits over the environment" (9/30).
KENTUCKY (8) Louisville COURIER-JOURNAL's Garrett calls
Clinton's trip to Louisville yesterday a "missed opportunity."
Clinton's address was a "protracted exposition of a Reagan-Bush
policy for subsidizing factory relocation in Central America.
You could feel what had been palpable excitement in the crowd
over seeing the putative next president simply deflate, like a
tire that ran over a nail.
yesterday's performance was an
ominous sign about whether he can inspire the country to do the
things it has to do" (9/30). COURIER-JOURNAL's Brown reports
members of the media, Congress and KY GOP officials have received
a federally-funded mailing from Quayle touting the Council On
Competitiveness' effort to save or create 3,000 jobs in KY.
Quayle spokesperson Jeff Nesbit called the mailing "not that
expensive,' and characterized it as a response to Dem criticism.
The KY mailing was part of a state-by-state report (9/29).
MAINE (4) BOSTON GLOBE's Nyhan writes, "It's been 24 years
since the Democratic ticket took the Pine Tree State's four
electoral votes. But an anti-Bush tide is swelling in the
president's vacation-home state.
Antipathy to Bush so far
seems to outweigh any sort of deeply rooted affection for
Clinton
Bush's swoon in Maine may take down two female House
candidates" -- Rep. Olympia Snowe (R-02) and L.L. Bean heiress
Linda Bean (R), challenging Rep. Tom Andrews. Andrews, who
carried Kennebunkport in '90, told Clinton on his trip to ME last
weekend: "Bill, you are going to take Kennebunkport" (9/29).
MASSACHUSETTS (13) Aides are completing plans for a Bush
visit to Boston on 10/2. He hopes to raise $500,000 at two fund-
raisers for to the Victory '92 cmte, "a supplement to his
federally financed campaign" (BOSTON GLOBE, 9/29).
MISSOURI (11) Marilyn Quayle was in St. Louis for a
regional convention of obstetric and gynecological doctors and
nurses and for a fund-raiser for AG candidate David Steelman (R).
In an interview, she accused Clinton of having a "no-restrictions
abortion policy," saying he "opposed parental notification for
minors seeking abortions and had appeared to support abortion
rights through the ninth month of pregnancy." Quayle "wondered
if Clinton favored changing wrongful death statutes relating to
fetuses killed in automobile accidents or shootings because, 'in
the eyes of Bill Clinton, that child doesn't exist. Clinton
spokesperson Sally Aman said Clinton backs AR law which bars
abortion "after fetal viability" and calls for parental
notification. Clinton "also backs existing wrongful death
statutes regarding fetuses" (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 9/30).
NEW HAMPSHIRE (4) NH GOP chair Rona Charbonneau predicted
Bush will visit NH before Election Day: "We don't know what date
it will be, but he should be up this way. We're expecting him."
While Charbonneau pointed to 10/2 when Bush is expected to be in
Boston as a possibility, Bush spokesperson Darcey Campbell could
not confirm the Bush visit (CONCORD MONITOR, 9/29).
SOUTH DAKOTA (3) A poll, conducted by Political/Media
Research from 9/25-26; surveyed 812 likely voters; margin of
error +/- 3.5% (Sioux Falls ARGUS LEADER, 9/30).
2-WAY
ALL
DEM
IND
GOP
3-WAY
FAV/UNFAV
Clinton
45%
74%
39%
20%
Clinton
37%
35%/ 36%
Bush
38
8
28
65
Bush
30
31 / 47
Undec.
17
Perot
15
16 / 51
Undec.
18
ARGUS LEADER's Kranz writes SD "may be ready to defy history
and vote" for Clinton. The numbers "show not so much of a public
outcry for Clinton as they do an anti-Bush attitude" (9/30).
TENNESSEE (11) : Last night in Nashville, Bush "got a
miniature version of the Country Music Awards during an Acuff
Theater rally featuring a glitter of local stars including Mark
Chestnut, Paul Overstreet and the Oak Ridge Boys. Roy Acuff,
Naomi Judd, Crystal Gayle and Lee Greenwood also joined the
"country endorsement of Bush. Bush: "I love country music and,
leaving politics aside, I love it because country music loves
America. I don't start listening to this stuff at election time,
I listen to it every night. Country music reminds us that for
all our faults, America is still the finest country on the face
of the earth. I am very proud that I served my country wearing
the uniform of the United States of America." Naomi Judd,
introducing Bush: "If you know anything at all about the Judds,
you know that we stand for family. That's why George Bush is my
man. " Bush stayed and listened to a performance by Mark
Chestnut. "It wasn't exactly representative of Bush's family
values theme. If Chestnut's songs: "All My Old Flames Have New
Names" and "Bubba Shot the Jukebox Last Night" (McKnight/
Daughtrey, Nashville TENNESSEAN, 9/30).
VIRGINIA (13) : Sec/Commerce Barbara Franklin campaigned for
Bush's re-election and "his small business development program,"
but was forced to defend Bush "against more bad economic news."
Franklin said the .2% drop in the index of leading economic
indicators for 8/92 "did not foreshadow a recession," citing the
2.8% rise in the index over the full year: "The economy is in a
recovery. It is slower than what we would like." RICHMOND
TIMES-DISPATCH's Whitley writes the release of the index
"overshadowed her attempts to portray" Clinton "as an enemy of
small business" (9/30) Opening a new regional Clinton-Gore HQ
in Richmond, LG Don Beyer (D) : "I got the impression listening
to the Republican Convention that unless you were white and male
and Christian and heterosexual and had your kids in private
school, you shouldn't vote for George Bush." Also appearing at
the rally (and pictured next to the article) "Chicken George"
(Williams, TIMES-DISPATCH, 9/30).
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HOW'S IT PLAYING
*14 MESSAGE TO PEROT FROM 37 EDITORIALS: 1-800-FORGET-IT
AKRON BEACON JOURNAL: "If Ross Perot can shame even a small
amount of political courage out of Bush and Clinton, putting up
with his ego and all would be a small price" (9/30)
ARIZONA REPUBLIC header: "Groveling for Perot." "He may be
itching to get into the race, but his actions have helped make
American politics as bankrupt as the federal treasury -- well,
nearly so" (9/29).
AUGUSTA CHRONICLE: "Isn't this like asking Braves fans if
they want Terry Pendelton to play in the World Series?" (9/30).
Baltimore SUN: "By toying with the political process, he
may in fact be trivializing and reducing the only policy that can
return the United States to economic greatness" (9/30).
BUSINESS WEEK: "Even at this late date, an active Perot
candidacy could have a healthy impact
...
Perot's ideas could
force politicians of whatever stripe to do what they hate to do:
Make tough choices" (10/5 issue).
CHARLOTTE OBSERVER: "If Mr. Perot enters the race with the
aim of forcing [Bush and Clinton] to confront serious economic
issues, he will make an invaluable contribution to the political
process" (9/25).
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: "Gosh, thanks, Ross. But we'll take a
pass" (9/27)
CHICAGO TRIBUNE: "He demands that Bush and Clinton embrace
a platform that he lacked the courage to run on.
...
An 11th-hour
return [is] a move that could alter the election without doing
much to elevate the campaign" (9/29)
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR: "A toss of his hat into the ring
would make exactly Ross Perot -- not the federal deficit -- the
main issue. Americans elect a president, not an issue" (9/30).
Cleveland PLAIN DEALER: "Cynical as ever, Ross Perot
continues to tease the voters
...
In July, Perot proved he is a
quitter. In October, Perot's late and lame encore would deserve
no second chance" (9/30).
Columbus (MS) COMMERCIAL DISPATCH: "The only person really
befitting from Ross Perot's on-again, off-again candidacy is
Larry King" (9/29)
FARGO FORUM: "He can't win. He knows it, yet persists.
His role, therefore, is the spoiler
...
He should take his
billions and politely go away" (9/30)
HARTFORD COURANT: "Perot's credibility is less than zero.
His ego-salving effort comes too late to add anything
positive to the presidential campaign" (9/30).
HOUSTON CHRONICLE: "The country does not need Ross Perot
casting his self-interest shadow over the election process.
Once and for all, the Dallas billionaire should make it clear
that he is not a candidate" (9/22).
IDAHO STATESMAN: "If Perot really has the good of the
country at heart, he'll stay out
...
and encourage his followers
to remain active in other contests" (9/22).
INDIANAPOLIS NEWS: "If there is a more irresponsible and
self-centered person in the world than H. Ross Perot, he or she
has yet to make a public appearance" (9/26).
Johnston Co. (OK) CAPITAL-DEMOCRAT: "If Perot ran his
business like
...
his pseudo-campaign, he'd be broke.' (9/24).
LOS ANGELES TIMES: "The second time around, he's somehow
much less fun
much less pertinent and useful" (9/30).
MESA (AZ) TRIBUNE: "He just doesn't want the spotlight shut
off during his 15 minutes of fame. But guess what, Ross? Very,
very soon Click" (9/29)
NASHUA TELEGRAPH: "Many are beginning to see Perot as a
manipulative operator who believes people can be gulled into
following anyone who talks tough. But he himself won't walk the
rough road to win the presidency" (9/28).
Newark STAR LEDGER: "Stop teasing" (9/30).
N.Y. NEWSDAY: "Move over, Mario Cuomo, the real king of
indecision is Ross Perot.
...
Perot, who boasts of his status as
an outsider, should stay that way" (9/23).
N.Y. TIMES under header: "Mr. Perot: Where's the cattle."
"As Lyndon Johnson might have said, Mr. Perot has been 'all hat
and no cattle'" (9/30).
WALL STREET JOURNAL: "Our hunch is that from the first Mr.
Perot has been out to sandbag Mr. Bush, and will end up endorsing
Mr. Clinton, after milking the last possible ounce of attention
and adulation" (9/30).
ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER: "A Shakespearean clown in the
tragicomedy of the 1992 election" (9/29).
ORLANDO SENTINEL: "All the attention Mr. Perot deserves is
a gag and a turning of the back" (9/20)
RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH header: "Good-bye Dallas" (9/30)
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: "The nation can do without his
ego-driven effort" (9/29)
SAN ANTONIO LIGHT: "Ross Perot has not worn out his
welcome" (9/24)
Schenectady DAILY GAZETTE: "A formal candidacy ...
would
run the risk of 11th-hour confusion -- something Perot once
said he wanted to avoid" (9/29).
SEATTLE TIMES: "Maybe he will; with any luck he won't.
He will have more credibility and effect as a citizen advocate
than a politician who squirms in the spotlight" (9/27).
SCOTTSDALE PROGRESS: "He has no chance of winning and his
re-appearance in the race will only serve to distract many voters
from candidates who have a chance of being elected" (9/26).
Spokane SPOKESMAN-REVIEW: "Perot would be kidding himself
and insulting the country if he seriously asked Americans to
embrace a rich political greenhorn who considers himself above
the democratic disciplines of the two-party system" (9/23).
TOLEDO BLADE: "Just about the final insult to the injury
that campaign 1992 has inflicted" (9/30).
TUSCALOOSA NEWS: "Once was enough for us. Perot should go
back to counting his coins" (9/18).
Walla Walla UNION-BULLETIN: "Ross Perot has no place in
presidential race" (9/24).
WASHINGTON TIMES: "It's a peculiar sort of mechanic who
needs to take a straw poll to figure out whether to replace the
fan belt" (9/30).
SENATE WATCH
*15 COLORADO: POLL SHOWS RACE TIGHTENING SINCE AUGUST
9-News poll, conducted 9/14-18 by Ciruli Assoc., surveyed
451 registered voters; margin of error +/- 4.6% (Ciruli release,
9/29). An internal Considine poll conducted 9/27 by Hill
Research surveyed 500 RV's moe +/- 4.4%; subsample of 375 LV's;
moe +/- 5.1% (Considine release, 9/29). Tested: Rep. Ben
Nighthorse Campbell (D) and ex-State Sen. Terry Considine (R).
CIRULI/9-News
CONSIDINE
NOW
8/92
FAV
/
UNFAV
RVs LVs FAV / UNFAV
Campbell
50%
56%
55%
/
19%
48% 47% 60% / 27%
Considine
39
24
44
/
33
39
41
51
/
29
DEBATE: Criticizing Considine on defaulting on loans from
Silverado S&L and for past real estate dealings in Atlanta,
Campbell "attacked" Considine" as a "Vietnam draft dodger" at a
9/28 debate: "I don't throw property back to the taxpayers for
them to pick up the bill, I didn't run people out of their homes
only to be called the buzzard of Peachtree Street
and I darn
sure didn't dodge the draft" (Herrick, ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS,
9/29) DENVER POST's Gavin reported the remark as "I damn sure
didn't dodge the draft, either." The debate was held before the
Petroleum Club, a group that favors expanded trade relations
between CO and Mexico and invited the candidates to discuss
NAFTA. Campbell opposes the agreement; Considine favors it.
Campbell said "he hasn't enjoyed two fiery debates he has had
with Considine," although "a third, on statewide [TV] was tamer."
Campbell: "The first time I met with you, I felt like I had been
thrown into a pit full of vipers" (9/29).
ALSO: Nat'l Taxpayers Union pres. David Keating wrote a
letter to the the DENVER POST correcting the Campbell campaign's
assertion that the group endorsed Considine: "We are a non-
partisan, nonprofit organization and we do not endorse candidates
for Congress" (9/29) NARAL will mount an independent
expenditure campaign in CO to "identify and inform pro-choice
Republicans and Independent throughout [CO] and mobilize the pro-
choice vote" (NARAL release, 9/29).
*16 ILLINOIS: REPORT HITS BRAUN OVER MOM'S MEDICAID "WINDFALL"
Cook County Recorder of Deeds Carol Moseley Braun (D) has
scheduled a press conference for noon today to respond to a
report, first aired 9/28 by Chicago's WMAQ-TV, that questions the
way Braun handled a $28,750 "inheritance windfall" received by
her mother who was on Medicaid. The 10-minute report alleges
Braun, who distributed the proceeds of the check to herself and
her siblings, acted improperly, and possibly illegally, by not
reporting the money to Medicaid authorities or the IRS as is
required by law. "The controversy, however, is not about the
conduct of Braun's mother, but about the role Braun played in her
mother's financial affairs. It looms as potentially damaging to
Braun's campaign" against atty Rich Williamson (R), "who has
attempted to make her ethics an issue." Braun's mother, Edna
Moseley, is an amputee who lives in a nursing home, fully paid by
Medicaid. In 1989, Moseley received a check for $28,750 for her
share of timber rights on land she inherited in '88. "To qualify
for Medicaid, a nursing home patient may have virtually no
assets" and those "who subsequently receive additional assets are
required to report them to their local public aid office within
five working days." Moseley, however, did not report her assets,
rather she "signed the check over to Braun." Braun's lawyer said
Braun used the money "as repayments for undocumented loans" from
herself and her siblings to their mother on "unspecified dates."
Braun's document which was given to "Channel 5, but refused to
make available to other reporters, also said that Braun was
responsible for the payment of any and all federal and state
taxes'" (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, 9/30). The Il Dept. of Public Aid is
probing the charges (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 9/30).
LOBBYIST DEAL ALSO ALLEGED: Williamson also hit Braun for
accepting a $30,000 no-interest campaign loan in '88 "from a
lobbyist and later giving a county contract to a friend who is a
partner of the same lobbyist." When Braun's '88 campaign for
Recorder ran out of funds, she accepted $30,000 from lobbyist
Gerald Shea. "The day before, Shea's lobbying firm had
transferred the same amount of money" into Shea's PAC. After her
election as Recorder, "Shea was named to Braun's transition
committee and began listing the recorder's office as a client,
even though the recorder's office had never had its own
lobbyist.' In '91, Billie Paige, a partner in Shea's firm,
received a $30,000 lobbying contract from the Cook Co. board "at
Braun's recommendation. Paige, a friend of Braun's for 15 years,
on the contract and the loan: "It certainly wasn't linked."
Braun: "We ran out of money. I don't have friends who have
banks, that I can go and do that, you know, generally. So what I
did was go and borrow the money so we could run the campaign. It
happens all the time." Williamson: "This is political cronyism
of the worst kind" (James/Dellios, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 9/29).
*17 NEW HAMPSHIRE: POLL HAS RAUH, GREGG IN TIE
UNH poll, conducted 9/22-27, surveyed 645 registered voters;
margin of error +/- 4%. Subsample: 499 likely voters; +/- 4%
(UNH release, 9/29). Tested to succeed retiring Sen. Warren
Rudman (R): Gov. Judd Gregg (R), businessman John Rauh (D).
Neither GOP businessman Larry Brady, running as an independent,
nor the 3 other names on the ballot were tested.
RVs
LVs
GREGG JOB
Rauh
37%
39%
Approve
41%
Gregg
36
36
Disapprove
44
"Somebody else"
7
7
Undec.
20
18
*18 NORTH DAKOTA: NRSC-SPONSORED SYDNESS AD HITS DORGAN CHECKS
New 30 sec. spot for Fargo Councilmember Steve Sydness (R),
running statewide, paid for by NRSC. Visual: Cartoon of Rep.
Byron Dorgan (D), hiding behind a tree in front of U.S. Capitol.
TEXT: "Last October, Byron Dorgan denied bouncing checks at the
House bank. Then he said he only bounced four. But months
later, Byron Dorgan admitted he really bounced 96 checks. It
took the House ethics committee to reveal the truth --
Congressman Byron Dorgan actually wrote 98 bad checks. 98! And
12 years of living in Washington has so clouded Byron Dorgan's
thinking, he's refused to level with us. or even say he's
sorry.' Storm clouds gather; lightning bolt zaps tree, reveals
Dorgan standing with pen. TEXT: "Byron Dorgan has changed.
Makes you wonder what else he's hiding" (Sydness release, 9/30).
*19 OHIO: GOP POLL SHOWS RACE EVEN; GLENN AIRS PRO-CHOICE AD
A Public Opinion Strategies poll conducted 9/27-28 surveyed
500 registered voters, margin of error +/- 4.4% (DeWine release,
9/29). Tested: Sen. John Glenn (D) and LG Mike DeWine (R).
Glenn
48%
DeWine
44
ABORTION: Glenn began airing a 30-second TV spot statewide
9/29. Glenn to camera: "Who decides whether or when a woman
should have children? I believe that decision is private and
should be left to women themselves. Mike DeWine believes it
should be decided by the government. One of us will be in the
Senate next year, and could well cast the deciding vote. Mike
DeWine thinks women should not have the right to choose and would
vote to put the decision in the hands of bureaucrats and
politicians. I'll vote for the women of Ohio" (Glenn release,
9/29). AP's Rizzo: "The first time abortion has been used as a
central part of Glenn's re-election campaign. But the commercial
doens't use the word 'abortion.' It uses 'decision' and
'choice'" (Cleveland PLAIN DEALER, 9/30). Glenn spokesperson
Dale Butland: "We said from the very beginning we are going to
talk about the issues that are important in this race, and
certainly choice is one of the most important." DeWine
spokesperson Curt Steiner: "Let the record show that John Glenn
has run the first attack TV commercial in this campaign. Let the
record show he is doing it while refusing opportunity after
opportunity to debate Mike DeWine" (COLUMBUS DISPATCH, 9/30).
*20 SOUTH CAROLINA: HOLLINGS OVER 50%; REAGAN CUTS HARTNETT AD
A Mason-Dixon poll conducted 9/18-20 surveyed 808 likely
voters; margin of error +/- 3.5%. Tested: Sen. Fritz Hollings
(D) and ex-Rep. Tommy Hartnett (R).
ALL MEN WOM WHT BLK
FAV / UNFAV
Hollings 55% 54% 56% 46% 79%
47%
26%
Hartnett
32
33
31
41
7
26
19
REAGAN REDUX: As expected, Ronald Reagan will appear in
Hartnett TV and radio spots, after Hollings used footage of
Reagan praising the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings deficit bill. In the
TV spot, which does not mention Hollings, Reagan praises and
endorses Hartnett as "the conservative candidate." A radio spot,
however, addresses the matter more directly. Announcer: "How
arrogant of Sen. Hollings to air yet another misleading TV ad.
Hollings' ad suggests Ronald Reagan supports him. But that's not
true" (Greenville NEWS, 9/30). Hollings "defended" the ad, and
said he would keep running it. He called Hartnett a "political
machine' who puts out "spit-ball" press releases and "sits
waiting for daily instructions" from the NRSC and chair Sen. Phil
Gramm (R-TX) "Hartnett is bought and paid for by Sen. Gramm
If the fax machine breaks down, this boy will withdraw" (Bandy,
Columbia STATE, 9/29).
HUGO VICTOR? Hollings "defended a trip on a U.S. Coast
Guard helicopter during which he retrieved frozen shrimp from his
[Hurricane] Hugo-battered Isle of Palms home." Hollings said the
story "was planted" by the Hartnett camp "to try to embarrass"
him and he was trying to rescue a man from a rooftop. The man
who was rescued "could only remember thanking Hollings for taking
him off the island. " Hollings said he went to his house because
"we were right by it." Hollings called Hartnett "hypocritical"
for charging him with using senatorial privilege to see his
house: "Here's a guy (Hartnett) that's been using privilege on
the National Guard. " Hollings was referring to reports then-Rep.
Hartnett "pulled strings" to get into the Guard as an officer
(Gaulden, Charleston POST & COURIER, 9/29).
ON THE HOUSE
*21 HOUSE RACE BRIEFINGS: FLORIDA RUNOFFS TOMORROW
FL 03: "Politicking is reaching a feverish pitch" in this
newly-created black-minority CD. Either Ex-state Rep. Corrine
Brown (D) or ex-state Rep./talk show host Andy Johnson (D) will
face ex-FL GOP dir./physician Don Weidner (R) or businessman
Steve Kelley (R). Brown on Johnson: "I think he's a nut
He's an extremist. Johnson says Brown is basing her campaign
around race: "That is a low class way to run for office.
...
I
would never ask white folks to vote for me because I'm white.
She says 'Vote for me because I'm black and I'm a woman'" (Ross,
TAMPA TRIBUNE, 9/28). Weidner is pro-life and is "wooing the
Christian Right." Kelley is pro-choice and "limiting his
conservatism to economic issues" (Mitchell, ORLANDO SENTINEL,
9/29) ORLANDO SENTINEL endorsed Brown and Kelley (9/26).
GAINSVILLE SUN endorses Brown (9/27). The election "will end a
month of mudslinging" in the Dem race (FL TIMES-UNION, 9/30)
FL 13: Entrepreneur Brad Baker (R) faces real estate
developer Dan Miller (R).
FL 20: Atty Marilyn Bonilla (R) faces financial planner
Beverly Kennedy (R) for the right to challenge state Rep. Peter
Deutsch (D). Kennedy favors parental consent for minors seeking
abortion; Bonilla opposes it. Kennedy "is less willing" to shift
money from defense to domestic issues than Bonilla and Kennedy
"enthusiastically embraces" Bush-Quayle while Bonilla "has been
critical of the administration" (Bousquet, MIAMI HERALD, 9/29).
HERALD's Bousquet predicts Kennedy will win (9/29).
FL 23: Real estate developer Ed Fielding (R) faces atty
Oliver Parker (R) and ex-federal judge Alcee Hastings (D) faces
state Rep. Lois Frankel (D). The Dem race "transcends the issue-
oriented politics of most" CD races as the candidates "are
defending themselves against allegations of racism, dishonesty,
prejudice and opportunism" (MIAMI HERALD, 9/28). PALM BEACH POST
endorses Frankel (9/27). MIAMI HERALD endorses Frankel (9/20).
Orlando SUN-SENTINEL endorses Frankel and Fielding (9/25). MIAMI
HERALD's Bousquet predicts Hastings and Parker will win (9/29).
*22 OTHER HOUSE RACE BRIEFINGS:
CA 22: Rep. Robert Lagomarsino (R-19), defeated in a
"brutal" primary by half-billionaire Michael Huffington (R), has
abandoned a write-in candidacy "citing a lack of cash" but
Largomarsino "has no plans to endorse" Huffington (Parks, SANTA
BARBARA NEWS-PRESS, 9/29). SANTA BARBARA NEWS-PRESS editorial
criticizes Largomarsino for not discouraging the effort by his
supporters (9/29). A poll done for Santa Barbara Co. supervisor
Gloria Ochoa (D) has her "within a percentage point" of
Huffington, but a poll done for Huffington shows him "much
further ahead" (Friesen, FIVE CITIES TIMES PRESS RECORDER, 9/25).
GA 07: "The blows traded" by Rep. Buddy Darden (D-07) and
Al Beverly (R) in a 9/27 debate "simply re-opened war wounds."
The two faced each other for the seat in '90 but redistricting
"rearranged" the CD. Beverly has tried to make Darden's 35
overdrafts at the House bank an issue, but Darden notes he has
been cleared by the DoJ. Darden is "trying to pin" Beverly with
"illegally holding homestead tax exemptions" on two houses and
notes Beverly lives outside the CD (ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 9/28).
LA 04: Monroe NEWS-STAR poll conducted 9/28-29 by Mason-
Dixon surveyed 413 voters; margin of error +/- 3.5% (9/29).
Tested: State Sens. Cleo Fields, Chas. Jones, U.S. House counsel
Fay Williams (D), Shreveport councilman Joe Shyne (D), Ralph Hall
(D), James Ross (D), Emile Ventre (R) and Steve Myers (R).
Fields
22%
Myers
2%
Undec.
40%
Williams
15
Hall
1
Shyne
10
Ross
0
Jones
9
Ventre
0
MD 01: Based on a report that Rep. Tom McMillen (D-04) "is
among the top 100" reps. in accepting free travel, Rep. Wayne
Gilchrest (R-01) is running a radio ad depicting McMillen being
pampered by a flight attendant: "Fluff your pillow, Mr.
McMillen? More champagne Mr. McMillen? More sushi, Mr.
McMillen?" Gilchrest said the ad has "been one of his campaign's
best money-raisers" (Thompson, Balto. SUN, 9/28). McMillen
"could spend more than $800,000 on the race" while Gilchrest
"expects to spend less than half that amount" (Balto. SUN, 9/27).
NJ 04: "In one of the most cynical re-election gambits
ever, If Rep. Chris Smith (R-04) "has made his contribution to the
federal deficit by arranging back-door raises for 1,500 federal
employees" in Mercer Co. by asking the OMB to classify them with
NYC rather than Phila. NYC federal employees receive higher
salaries. Brian Hughes (D), "who has criticized [Smith] for
using his office for election-time gain," supports the measure:
"It's great that Chris Smith, after voting himself a $30,000 pay
raise, feels the federal employees deserve a raise too" (DeHaven,
TRENTONIAN, 9/29). TRENTONIAN editorial: "Well, that's great
for the federal employees, but what about the other half-million
people [Smith] supposedly represents?" (9/29).
HOTSPOTS
*23 MASSACHUSETTS SENATE '94: KENNEDY POSITION IMPROVES
BOSTON HERALD/WCVB-TV poll, conducted by Political/Media
Research from 9/21-22, surveyed 400 likely voters; margin of
error +/- 5% (HERALD, 9/27). Tested: Sen. Ted Kennedy (D), Gov.
Bill Weld (R). The 1/92 numbers refer to a KRC/BOSTON GLOBE
poll; 7/91 from a HERALD/WCVB poll conducted by a different
pollster. Weld said he intends to run for re-election in '94.
HYPOTHETICAL '94 SENATE
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Kennedy
47%
46%
48%
47%
53%
35%
44%
32%
Weld
35
36
34
31
30
48
40
55
Undec.
18
18
18
*24 MICHIGAN SENATE '94: KEATING STAIN WEARING OFF RIEGLE?
Marketing Research Group Inc. surveyed 800 registered voters
from 9/8-15 for "Inside Michigan Politics" newsletter; margin of
error +/- 3.5% (AP, 9/27). Sen. Don Riegle (D) and Gov. John
Engler (D) were pitted in a hypothetical '94 Senate match-up.
Riegle
51%
Engler
36
Undec.
13
Engler aide John Truscott: "It doesn't make much difference
because the governor's not even interested" (AP, 9/27).
POLL UPDATE
*25 BATTLEGROUND '92 TRACKING POLL: CLINTON BY 7% BOTH WAYS
1,000 registered voters, surveyed 9/23,24,27,2 by The
Tarrance Group, with analysis by Ed Goeas (R) and Celinda Lake
(D) ; margin of error +/- 3%. Battleground surveys 250 RVs
nightly to provide a rolling 4-day sample of 1,000 for uniform
tracking purposes; date shown is final of 4 survey dates (9/29).
2-WAY
9/28
27
24
23
22
21
20
17
16
15
14
13
Clinton
48% 49% 48% 49% 48% 48% 47% 48% 49% 49% 51% 51%
Bush
41
40
41
40
39
39
41
41
40
40
39
39
Perot (vol.)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3-WAY
9/23-28
9/16-21
FAV / UNFAV
Clinton
45%
44%
Bush
40% / 51%
Bush
38
38
Clinton 51 / 36
Perot
12
13
TV MONITOR
*26 THIS MORNING: ABC's "GMA" hosted Bush. NBC's "Today" and
"CBS This Morning" aired separate taped interviews with Clinton
and hosted Perot (9/30).
LAST NIGHT: All nets led with Bush's debate challenge.
PBS' "MacNeil/Lehrer" focused on the deficit with Cmte for a
Responsible Fed. Budget's Carol Cox Wait, Northwestern prof.
Robert Eisner, AEI's Susan Lee and Perot adviser/Eastman Kodak VP
John White. "M/L" also featured an interview with Gore. CNN's
"Crossfire" hosted St. Martin's Press chair Thomas McCormack and
BOSTON GLOBE's Thomas Oliphant on Rick Burke's book on Sen. Ted
Kennedy (D-MA). "Larry King Live" hosted Clinton chair Mickey
Kantor and Bush manager Fred Malek, MT Perot coordinator Hays
Kirby and NM Perot coordinator John Bishop. ABC's "Nightline"
examined tax dollars being used to send jobs overseas (9/29).
HEALTH CARE: ABC's "American Agenda" will examine Clinton
and Bush health care proposals. ABC's Strait: "While the
candidates debate the cost of reform, average Americans ...
are
demanding a new health care system that ensures they won't go
broke if they get sick. But guaranteeing that kind of security
will mean radical change. More change than George Bush seems
willing to consider, or that Bill Clinton seems willing to
admit." Peter Jennings notes, "Several weeks ago we asked both
candidates to give us an hour so that our "Agenda" reporters
could ask specific questions ... on the election issues.
...
Governor Clinton accepted. President Bush said no" (9/29).
LAUGHS: NBC's Jay Leno on the debates: "It's official the
guy who is dressed as a chicken and is following Bush will debate
the guy who he dressed as Elvis whose been following Clinton."
On Cher's support of Perot: "You would think by now she would be
fed up with short amateur politicians using her name to get
publicity." On Bush's call to cut his pay by 10%: "Why stop
there, if he wants us to believe he's Harry Truman, lets pay him
like it's 1949.' On people mooning Bush on the train: "That's
the closest thing to a smile that he has seen in weeks" (9/30).
LETTERMAN'S TOP TEN THINGS THAT WOULD CONVINCE PEROT TO RE-ENTER:
10. Voices in his head urge him to go to DC as new president and
kill Sam Donaldson.
9. No promises but he really likes those Mounds bars.
8. One night with Debbie, the official [WH] Concubine.
7. Some kind of sign from God, like L.A. riot or FL hurricane.
6. Claudia Schiffer pretends to be his girlfriend for a week.
5. Oprah's undying love.
4. Promise that when his face is carved into Mt. Rushmore, ears
will remain actual size.
3. His accountants point out huge opportunities for President
Perot's sons in the Savings & Loan industry.
2. One soft, sweet kiss from Larry King.
1. Lower Podiums ("Latenight," NBC, 9/30).
TV SOUNDBITE
"The chicken folded his wings today.
-- Pres. Bush, on the debates, "Nashville Now," TNN, 9/29
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9/30
THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 25, 1992
CLEP25 A10: 55
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
GAIL R. WILENSKY all
SUBJECT:
CLINTON'S "NEW" HEALTH CARE PLAN
Attached is a descriptive of what Clinton discussed in New
Jersey. Phil Brady has the paper the Clinton campaign released
describing their health care plan. The rhetoric sounds like what
Clinton thinks the American public wants to hear but its still
"play or pay" and national spending limits. I've also included a
half-page on financing your health care plan. This is the single
most frequent question I am asked and this is more or less what I
say.
Attachment
THE "NEW" CLINTON PLAN
On September 24, Governor Clinton expanded-his health care
plan from three to eight pages. He is moderating his rhetoric
and changing his language for political reasons, to talk about
restoring competition, providing insurance security, and
preserving quality and choice. He is short on specifics, but
when you strip down what is there to its essence, it is employer
mandates and a national health care spending limit that will
ration care, lead to long lines, and be enforced by price
controls.
He wants to back away from "play-or-pay" and payroll taxes.
But he clearly says employers must either provide an insurance
package, designed by his national health care board, or pay a
"mandatory premium,' so employees will get an approved plan. A
mandatory premium is a tax by another name. For a small
businesses, his plan will cost jobs, lower wages and/or raise
prices -- just like a payroll tax.
Global budgets his strategy for cost control, have been
tried in Western Europe and parts of Canada. You can talk
competition but ultimately you enforce the budget ceiling by
ratcheting down prices. You cannot have global budgets and also
rely on competition. They just do not go together.
We make affordable health insurance available to everybody
and attack excess spending by going after the fundamental
problems that drive up costs. We restructure the insurance
market, let workers change jobs without fear of becoming
uninsurable, provide for tort reform, introduce administrative
efficiencies like electronic billing, and make sure that
information on who charges what and what you get for your money
is available to employers and consumers. Instead of using global
budgets and price controls, we rely on market forces and
incentives to moderate spending -- the American way. And we do
it in a way that keeps the high quality health care that we all
expect.
FINANCING THE BUSH HEALTH CARE PLAN
The estimated cost of the President's Health Care Reform
Program is $100 billion over five years. There is already enough
money in the health care system to fully finance the cost of the
program, without cutting benefits, raising taxes, or decreasing
the number of Americans eligible for the programs.
The first place we would turn is to redirect some of the
existing Federal payments to hospitals that take care of the
uninsured. As part of the Medicare and Medicaid programs, the
Federal government will spend $85 billion over the next five
years to pay hospitals to care for the uninsured (aside from the
payments hospitals already receive for taking care of Medicaid
and Medicare patients). These are Medicaid and Medicare monies
going for non-Medicaid and non-Medicare patients. Our reforms
will enable people to seek primary and preventive care in
appropriate, cost-effective places, like coordinated care
programs, rather than in expensive emergency rooms. We will do
this by providing tax credits and deductions to allow individuals
to purchase health insurance.
Additional resources can be obtained through:
malpractice reform (as much as $20 billion in public and
private sectors annually);
administrative changes, like electronic billing and common
billing forms; and
use of coordinated care, particularly in Medicaid.
with these changes, savings to the public and private
sectors over five years are estimated be to $395 billion. The
$100 billion needed for the public program is easily there.
White House News Summary
Wednesday, September 30, 1992 -- 1
6:00 P.M. NEWS UPDATE
DEBATE/MEETING (Reuter) -- The Bush campaign rejected a Clinton
campaign offer to start negotiating debate terms Wednesday night
at the offices of the bipartisan Commission on Presidential
Debates. Bob Teeter said the Bush camp would not meet with any
third party "until the two campaigns have met and agreed on certain
fundamental issues such as sponsorship."
DEBATE/COMMISSION (Reuter) -- The bipartisan presidential debates
commission formally canceled a debate scheduled for Sunday in San
Diego due to an impasse between President Bush and Bill Clinton
over debate terms. Clinton said he will go to San Diego in any
case, accusing Bush of snubbing the commission debate proposal.
But the Bush campaign accused Clinton of "hiding behind a
commission." "Chicken Clinton never wanted to debate. He wants
to stay locked up in his henhouse and sit on his lead," said Mary
Matalin in a statement.
PEROT/PLANS (Dallas/AP) -- Ross Perot plans to stick to a Thursday
deadline for gathering results from a national canvass of
supporters and announcing a decision on whether to join the
presidential race, his national coordinator, Orson Swindle, said.
Swindle said he would discuss survey results with Perot on Thursday
afternoon and then "he'll make the decision." No formal
arrangements had been made for an announcement by Perot.
CLINTON/JOBS (Clinton, Md./UPI) -- Bill Clinton warmed up for
possible debates with President Bush by visiting a Maryland
shopping center where he attacked Bush's economic record and touted
his own. "Since Mr. Bush became President, we have actually had
a decline of nearly 40,000 jobs in the private sector," said
Clinton. "Personal and business bankruptcies reached record
levels. Clinton noted that last week's edition of Time magazine
quoted an official in the Bush Administration as saying, "It
doesn't much matter what's in our plan because we don't plan to
follow through on it anyway." Said Clinton, "I plan to follow
through on mine."
V.P./MEDIA (Detroit/AP) -- Vice President Quayle complained that
President Bush hasn't gotten "a fair shake" from the news media in
his bid for re-election. "They have been biased. There's no doubt
about it," Quayle said as he sipped coffee with Michigan Gov. John
Engler and customers at a cafe in Detroit's Greektown. "That's
one of the reasons that these debates are going to be very good for
us," since Bush will be able to make his points directly to the
American people, Quayle said.
YEUTTER/FARMERS (AP) -- Clayton Yeutter is complaining that wheat
farmers don't appreciate what the President has done for them.
"One wonders how ungrateful some folks can be!" Yeutter said in a
recent memorandum to the National Association of Wheat Growers.
President Bush, in a pitch to the farm vote, announced in September
that the government was offering to subsidize exports of a billion
bushels of wheat to 20 countries. What really irked Yeutter, he
said, is that some farmers say they might vote for Bill Clinton.
"President Bush has just given their market a big shot in the arm,
but they seem not to be very appreciative," Yeutter wrote.
-more-
White House News Summary
Wednesday, September 30, 1992 -- 2
CNN/SUNDAY (New York/Reuter) -- President Bush will appear on CNN's
"Larry King Live" show Sunday, the night he was scheduled to debate
Bill Clinton. The network said Bush would be interviewed by King
in a one-hour special program starting at 9:00 P.M. EDT.
FAMILY LEAVE (AP) -- The House sustained President Bush's veto of
a bill requiring many businesses to give their workers time off in
family emergencies. The vote on the family leave bill was 258-
169.
EPA/REGULATIONS (New York/AP) -- Seventy-six new regulations
prepared by EPA are being held up by the White House, some in
violation of congressional deadlines, according to a confidential
EPA report. "The Administration is holding up numerous rules,
which is illegal, and which is not consistent with the goal of
protecting human health and the environment," said a senior EPA
official. The report says that eight regulations are currently
being blocked by the White House even though congressional
deadlines for their completion have passed. David Cohen, a
spokesman for William Reilly, had no comment on the report.
YUGOSLAVIA/FLIGHTS (AP) The U.S., responding to warnings of a
severe winter, announced it was prepared to resume flights of food
and medicine to Bosnia-Hercegovina and will consider an appeal from
Belgrade for delivery of home heating oil. Richard Boucher said
"efforts are being made to resume the flights" in response to a
request from Cyrus Vance.
HAITI (Fond Du Lac, Wisc./Reuter) -- President Bush extended
sanctions against Haiti in retaliation for the military ouster of
President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the White House announced. The
President notified Congress that he has determined that "it is
necessary to maintain in force the economic pressure" on Haiti.
###
MATERIALS FORWARDED TO THE PRESIDENT
September 30, 1992
ACTION
1.
Personnel Selection -- John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts Board of Trustees and Horner note on the
Kennedy Center Board responding to the President's question.
2.
Presidential Transmittal of the "Violent Crime Control Act
of 1992."
3.
S. 1607 -- Water Rights for the Northern Cheyenne Tribe.
4.
Disaster Declaration for the State of Wisconsin.
5.
Recommended Telephone Call to Senator Kassebaum re S. 12 --
Cable Bill. (faxed to P. Brady)
6.
H.R. 2967 -- Older Americans Act of 1992 and Signing
Statement. (to Camp David)
7.
Special Message on Deferrals. (to Camp David)
8.
Executive Order entitled "Extending the President's
Commission on Management of the Agency for International
Development (AID) Programs". (to Camp David)
CLASSIFIED
1.
Report to the Congress on Schedule for Resumption of Nuclear
Testing Talks.
2.
Presidential Determination to Drawdown Department of Defense
Stocks for Anti-Narcotics Assistance to Colombia.
3.
Presidential Determination to Drawdown Department of Defense
Stocks for Disaster Assistance to Pakistan.
INFORMATION
REMARKS
1.
Salute to the President -- Cards.
2.
Welform Reform, Fond Du Lac, WI -- Reading Copy (on the
road)
2
3.
Heavy and General Construction Laborers Local Union, Newark,
NJ -- cards (on the road).
SCHEDULE
01
0
1.
Copy of Goldline for 10/02 (sent to Camp David)
as
9/30/92
Mr. President:
Pressy just wanted to say that Johnny did great on the
ISMUS Radio Show.
He'll try to reach you tonight.
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The attached comments from Betsy DeVos are very, very troubling
even if only partially accurate.
We cannot afford to look, let alone be, cavalier about our
spending patterns.
CC:
The President
The Vice President
BUSH LIBRARY PHOTOCOPY - GEORGE BUSH HANDWRITING
Betsy DeVos
600 Penn Plaza Building
126 Ottawa, N.W.
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
616 459 4500 Fax 616 459 1211
September 14, 1992
James Baker
Chief of Staff
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington, D.C. 20050
Dear Mr. Baker,
I am writing to express some concerns with respect to campaign
expenditures by members of the President's campaign and advance
staffs.
Michigan Republican's are working hard to win the state for
President Bush. As Republican National Committeewoman for
Michigan, and a part of two families who make significant financial
contributions to the President's election efforts, I am troubled by
some of the expenses incurred by the campaign during recent visits
by the President and Vice President.
On the President's recent visit to southeast Michigan, all of the
support staff stayed at the Ritz Carlton, one of the area's most
expensive hotels. Not only is the perception bad on this, but none
of the events were held at or even near the hotel.
Last week, Vice President Quayle had a very successful Economic
Club address and rally in Grand Rapids. My conversation with the
executive director for the Economic Club following the visit also
caused me concern. Approximately $4,000 to $5,000 in expenses (for
media lunches, an expensive banner backdrop, tele-prompter, etc.),
were ordered by the advance team and passed on to the Economic
Club. The Economic Club could not in good conscience fund these
expenses from their general budget, but had they simply been
advised of these expenses at the time of confirmation of the visit,
they could have absorbed them through the ticket prices. As it
turned out, the Bush-Quayle campaign (or the White House?) bore the
costs.
I am aware that many expenses are incurred with a Presidential or
Vice Presidential visit. There is no excuse, however, for arrogant
or irresponsible use of campaign funds on the part of the Bush-
Quayle campaign.
If the Bush/Quayle campaign consistently houses its advance and
support staffs in the most luxurious hotels, and consistently
misses opportunities to "share the cost" with host organizations,
the dollars add up very quickly.
I urge careful review of expenditure policies and sensitivity to
the perceptions fostered by those representing our President.
I remain fully committed to re-electing the Bush/Quayle team, and
appreciate your hard work and dedication toward the same goal.
With best wishes,
Betay Dellaw
Betsy DeVos
Republican National Committeewoman
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FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON. D.C.
Mr. Timothy J. Russert
NBC News
4001 Nebraska Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20016
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Patty Presock
9-30-92
Sir:
Russert asked that I make
September 28, 1992
sure you saw the attached
invitation.
The President
Sir Patty
The White House
opegenal attacher request
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. President:
With five weeks to go until the campaign, I would like to invite you
once again to be our guest on Meet the Press.
You would be our sole interview for the entire hour.
The panelists would be Tom Brokaw and John Chancellor.
We are not interested in playing "gotcha," but rather engage in a
substantive and civil discussion of the issues confronting our nation and
your plans to deal with them.
I do thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely, In Resent
Timothy J. Russert
Washington, DC 20016
Timothy J. Russerf
National Broadcasting
Moderator
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for a "maybe" some time
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August 21, 1992
The President
The White House
THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN 9/21
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. President:
Congratulations on your convention.
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As you may have read, beginning Sunday, September 20,
1992, Meet the Press will be expanded to one hour every week.
We would very much like to have you as our premiere guest
for the full hour. The panel would be Tom Brokaw and John
Chancellor.
We are confident this debut of Meet the Press in its new one-
hour format will receive considerable attention.
I hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to
have a serious and substantive discussion on the issues
confronting the nation.
Sincerely
Ti Russert
Timothy J. Russert
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BUSH LIBRARY PHOTOCOPY - GEORGE BUSH HANDWRITING
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin)
For Immediate Release
September 30, 1992
NOTICE
CONTINUATION OF HAITIAN EMERGENCY
On October 4, 1991, by Executive Order No. 12775, I
declared a national emergency to deal with the unusual and
extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy
of the United States constituted by the grave events that had
occurred in the Republic of Haiti to disrupt the legitimate
exercise of power by the democratically elected government of
that country. On October 28, 1991, by Executive Order No. 12779,
I took additional measures by prohibiting, with certain
exceptions, trade between the United States and Haiti. Because
the assault on Haiti's democracy represented by the military's
forced exile of President Aristide continues to pose an unusual
and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign
policy, and economy of the United States, I am continuing the
national emergency with respect to Haiti in accordance with
section 202 (d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C.
1622 (d) )
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and
transmitted to the Congress.
GEORGE BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
September 30, 1992.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Newark, New Jersey)
For Immediate Release
September 30, 1992
The President today announced his intention to nominate Wayne
Arthur Schley, of Alaska, to be a Commissioner on the Postal Rate
Commission for the remainder of the term expiring October 14,
1994. He would succeed Henry R. Folsom.
Since 1987, Mr. Schley has served as Republican Staff Director
for the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. He has
also served as Majority Staff Director for the Subcommittee on
Civil Service and General Services, 1981-1986; Minority Staff
Director for the Subcommittee on Civil Service, Post Office, and
General Services, 1977-1980; and Legislative Assistant for
Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK), 1971-1977.
Mr. Schley attended Harvard University's Program for Senior
Managers in Government (1982). He was graduated from American
University (M.S., 1975) and Sacramento State University
(B.S., 1962). He was born May 22, 1940 in Hamilton, Montana.
Mr. Schley currently resides in Washington, D.C.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
September 30, 1992
The President today welcomes the formation of the Board of
Directors of the Eurasia Foundation. The Foundation, which was
incorporated in April 1992, will draw upon public and private
resources to support the process of economic and political reform
in the new independent states of the former Soviet Union. The
Foundation is designed to complement United States government
assistance activities in the NIS by filling the need for a rapid-
response, flexible mechanism to make small scale grants.
The President has selected the following individuals to serve on
the Board of Directors of the Eurasia Foundation:
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
WILLIAM FRENZEL, of Minnesota, will serve as Chairman of the
Board of Directors of the Eurasia Foundation. Congressman
Frenzel, a Fellow of the Brookings Institution, served in the
United States House of Representatives from 1962 to 1990.
WILLIAM BADER, of the District of Columbia. Mr. Bader currently
serves with the Foreign Policy Institute of Johns Hopkins
University. Prior to this, he served Staff Director of the
Committee on Foreign Relations, and as a former Vice President of
SRI International.
MCGEORGE BUNDY, of New York. Mr. Bundy is a former National.
Security Adviser and a former President of the Ford Foundation.
ANDREW FALKIEWICZ, of the District of Columbia. Mr. Falkiewicz
currently serves as a Senior Policy Advisor on Eastern European
and Soviet Affairs at the Agency for International Development.
He has also serves a former Director of Corporate Affairs for
Philip Morris International.
GORDON HUMPHREY, of New Hampshire. Mr. Humphrey currently serves
as a is a member of the New Hampshire State Senate. He served in
the United States Senate from 1978-1990.
VERNON JORDAN, of the District of Columbia. Mr. Jordan is a
partner with the law firm of Akin, Gump, Hauer & Feld and
formerly served as President of the Urban League.
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MAX KAMPLEMAN, of the District of Columbia. Ambassador
Kampleman, a senior law partner with Fried, Frank, Harris,
Schriver and Jacobson, is a member of the Board of Directors of
the United States Institute of Peace. He has also served as
Ambassador to the START talks.
THOMAS KEMP, of California. Mr. Kemp is former Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company and is
a former member of the President's Commission on Management of
the Agency for International Programs.
SUSAN KING, of New York. Ms. King is the Senior Vice President
of Corning, Incorporated. She served as Chairman of the Consumer
Products Safety Commission during the Carter Administration.
PETER MCPHERSON, of California. Mr. McPherson currently serves
as Vice President of the Bank of America. He has also served as
the Administrator of the Agency for International Development
during the Reagan Administration.
ARNOLD WEBER, of Illinois. Mr. Weber currently serves as the
President of Northwestern University.
MARINA VON NEUMMAN WHITMAN, of Michigan. Ms. von Neumman Whitman
serves on the faculty of the School of Management at the
University of Michigan, and is a former Chief Economist for
General Motors Corporation.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
2(Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin)
For Immediate Release
September 30, 1992
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT
Today I am signing into law S. 680, the "Tourism
Policy and Export Promotion Act of 1992. The Act authorizes
appropriations for the United States Travel and Tourism
Administration. This Federal agency promotes the United States
as an international travel destination. It assists small and
medium-sized U.S. travel and tourism companies in entering and
competing in the international market.
The travel and tourism industry is America's third largest
retail industry. It employs over six million workers, making it
America's third largest employer. In 1991, travel and tourism
generated $344 billion in receipts, accounting for a trade
surplus of $16.8 billion. Both receipts and the surplus are
expected to grow even larger in 1992. The health of this
industry is important to our economic recovery.
In signing this legislation, I must note my concerns
with one provision. S. 680 would establish the Rural Tourism
Development Foundation as a charitable and nonprofit corporation
to assist in the development and promotion of rural tourism.
Although most of the provisions in the Act demonstrate an intent
to establish the Foundation as a private entity, there are
certain provisions that undermine this conclusion. Entities
that are neither clearly governmental nor clearly private should
not be created because they blur the distinction between public
and private entities in a way that may diminish the political
accountability of Government.
On balance, I believe the Congress intended to create the
Foundation as a private entity. However, in order to remove
any doubt as to the nature of the Foundation, I instruct the
Attorney General and the Secretary of Commerce to prepare
legislation for submission to the next Congress to amend this
Act to ensure that the Foundation is considered solely a private
entity.
GEORGE BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
September 30, 1992.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin)
For Immediate Release
September 30, 1992
The President today announced his intention to nominate Paul S.
Sarbanes, a United States Senator from the State of Maryland, to
be a Representative of the United States of America to the Forty-
seventh Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Since 1977, Senator Sarbanes has served the State of Maryland in
the United States Senate. He served in the United States House
of Representatives from 1971 to 1977.
Senator Sarbanes was graduated from Princeton University
(B.A., 1954) ; Oxford University (B.A., 1957) ; and Harvard
University Law School (L.L.B., 1960). He was born February 3,
1933 in Salisbury, Maryland. Senator Sarbanes is married, has
three children and resides in Washington, D.C.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin)
For Immediate Release
September 30, 1992
The President today recognized Yvonne Pointer of Cléveland, Ohio,
as the 908th Daily Point of Light for the Nation. Ms. Pointer
volunteers her time to ensure a decent, crime free, and safe
community environment.
Since the rape and murder of her daughter in 1984, Ms. Pointer
has worked to prevent the murder of children and to comfort the
families of murder victims. In 1985, she founded Parents Against
Child Killing, a support group for parents grieving the death of
a child. Ms. Pointer is "on call" to offer emotional support,
advice, and a listening ear to 25 parents. She shares personal
grief experiences and emotions, often referring family members to
support groups and other resources in the community. She is an
active member of Parents of Murdered Children, a monthly support
group. She and other parents speak to students, prisoners, and
community groups about family loss from urban violence.
In 1991, Ms. Pointer helped establish a Midnight Basketball
League in Cleveland to provide structured, recreational
activities for young men ages 18 to 25 from 10:00 p.m. to 2:00
a.m., four nights a week. The goal of Midnight Basketball is to
reduce the crime rate in the inner-city and to offer young men
positive lifestyle choices and alternatives to violence and
crime. According to Ms. Pointer, last year the area crime rate
dropped 54 percent. The players participate in workshops given
by local volunteer professionals on career choices, job
development programs, AIDS awareness, and crime prevention. Ms.
Pointer, the Commissioner of the League, organizes the activities
with the help of other volunteers and supervises the games and
workshops. She has developed supportive friendships with many of
the young men, baking them cakes and other treats to express her
interest and concern.
The President salutes Yvonne Pointer for exemplifying his belief
that, "From now on in America, any definition of a successful
life must include serving others."
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Miah Homstad or Karen Barnes
(202) 456-6266
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin)
For Immediate Release
September 30, 1992
TO THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES:
I transmit herewith for Senate advice and consent to
ratification the Protocol Amending the Convention Between the
United States of America and Barbados for the Avoidance of
Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with
Respect to Taxes on Income signed on December 31, 1984, which
protocol was signed at Washington on December 18, 1991. I also
transmit for the information of the Senate the Report of the
Department of State.
In addition, I transmit herewith, for the information of
the Senate, Understandings Regarding the Scope of the Limitation
on Benefits Article in the U.S. - Barbados Protocol. Although
not submitted for the advice and consent of the Senate to
ratification, this document is relevant to the consideration of
the protocol by the Senate.
The protocol amends the 1984 income tax Convention with
Barbados, which has been in force since February 28, 1986, to
modify certain provisions of the convention.
I recommend that the Senate give early and favorable
consideration to the protocol and give its advice and consent
to ratification.
GEORGE BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
September 30, 1992.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
September 30, 1992
TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:
I am returning herewith without my approval H.R. 5517,
a bill providing appropriations for fiscal year 1993 for the
District of Columbia.
Although I do not object to the funding provided by the
bill, its language concerning the use of funds for abortion
is unacceptable. I have stated my intention to veto any bill
that does not contain language that prohibits the use of all
congressionally appropriated funds to pay for abortions except
when the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus
were carried to term. The limitation I propose is identical
to the one included in the District of Columbia Appropriations
Acts for FY 1989, FY 1990, FY 1991, and FY 1992.
H.R. 5517 would place such a limitation on the use of
Federal funds to pay for abortion. However, the bill would
permit congressionally appropriated local funds to be used for
abortions on demand. As a matter of law, the use of local funds
in the District of Columbia must be approved by the Congress and
the President through enactment of an appropriations act. Under
these circumstances, the failure of H.R. 5517 to prohibit the
use of all funds appropriated by the bill to pay for abortions,
except in the limited circumstances mentioned above, is
unacceptable.
From the outset of my Administration, I have repeatedly
stated my deep personal concern about the tragedy in America
of abortion on demand. As a Nation, we must protect the unborn.
H.R. 5517 does not provide such protection. I am therefore
returning H.R. 5517 without my approval.
GEORGE BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
September 30, 1992.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
September 30, 1992
TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:
I am returning herewith without my approval H.R. 5517,
a bill providing appropriations for fiscal year 1993 for the
District of Columbia.
Although I do not object to the funding provided by the
bill, its language concerning the use of funds for abortion
is unacceptable. I have stated my intention to veto any bill
that does not contain language that prohibits the use of all
congressionally appropriated funds to pay for abortions except
when the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus
were carried to term. The limitation I propose is identical
to the one included in the District of Columbia Appropriations
Acts for FY 1989, FY 1990, FY 1991, and FY 1992.
H.R. 5517 would place such a limitation on the use of
Federal funds to pay for abortion. However, the bill would
permit congressionally appropriated local funds to be used for
abortions on demand. As a matter of law, the use of local funds
in the District of Columbia must be approved by the Congress and
the President through enactment of an appropriations act. Under
these circumstances, the failure of H.R. 5517 to prohibit the
use of all funds appropriated by the bill to pay for abortions,
except in the limited circumstances mentioned above, is
unacceptable.
From the outset of my Administration, I have repeatedly
stated my deep personal concern about the tragedy in America
of abortion on demand. As a Nation, we must protect the unborn.
H.R. 5517 does not provide such protection. I am therefore
returning H.R. 5517 without my approval.
GEORGE BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
September 30, 1992.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin)
For Immediate Release
September 30, 1992
TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
TO THE SPEAKER OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
September 30, 1992
Dear Mr. Speaker:
(Dear Mr. President:)
Enclosed, pursuant to section 3140 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public
Law 102-190; 105 Stat. 1581), is a Report on a Schedule for
Resumption of Nuclear Testing Talks. The report is in both
classified and unclassified versions.
Sincerely,
GEORGE BUSH
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin)
For Immediate Release
September 30, 1992
The President today signed the following legislation:
H.R. 712, which waves the six-year statute of limitations on
claims, thereby allowing Patricia A. McNamara, the widow of a
Naval officer, to receive the back retired pay owed to her
deceased husband.
H.R. 238, which directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay
$8,947 to Craig A. Klein for damage to his sailboat by the United
States Customs Service.
H.R. 454, which requires full reimbursement of costs incurred by
Dr. Bruce C. Veit in moving from Memphis, Tennessee, to El Paso,
Texas, to accept employment with the Department of the Army.
H.R. 478, which permits the reimbursement of real estate expenses
incurred by Norman R. Ricks in moving from Issaquah, Washington,
to Idaho Falls, Idaho, to accept employment with the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the Department
of Commerce.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin)
For Immediate Release
September 30, 1992
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:
Section 202 (d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C.
1622 (d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national
emergency unless, prior to the anniversary date of its
declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register
and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the
emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date.
In accordance with this provision, I have sent the enclosed
notice, stating that the Haitian emergency is to continue in
effect beyond October 4, 1992, to the Federal Register for
publication.
The crisis between the United States and Haiti that led to
the declaration on October 4, 1991, of a national emergency has
not been resolved. The assault on Haiti's democracy represented
by the military's forced exile of President Aristide continues
to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national
security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States.
The United States remains committed to a multilateral resolution
of this crisis through its actions implementing the resolutions
of the Organization of American States with respect to Haiti.
For these reasons, I have determined that it is necessary to
maintain in force the broad authorities necessary to apply
economic pressure to the de facto regime in Haiti.
GEORGE BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
September 30, 1992.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin)
For Immediate Release
September 30, 1992
STATEMENT BY THE PRESS SECRETARY
This year's report of the National Education Goals Panel shows we
have made strides in increasing the high school completion rate
of our youth and in eradicating drug use in schools. These
positive results are the most compelling evidence of the
effectiveness of the reform policies we have pursued over the
past three years.
The President called the Nation's governors together in 1990 for
an education summit in Charlottesville, Virginia, where the
participants set a strategic vision to improve American education
by concentrating their efforts on reaching six national education
goals. The National Education Goals Panel is charting the
progress toward achieving these goals.
The President today recognizes those who have embraced the goals
and who are working to establish rigorous national standards for
what American children should know and be able to achieve.
Continued support for this initiative and for the President's
efforts to establish a voluntary system of achievement tests tied
to world class standards will ensure that all citizens are able
to live, work, and compete in an international marketplace.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Newark, New Jersey)
For Immediate Release
September 30, 1992
September 30, 1992
Presidential Determination
No.
92-48
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
SUBJECT:
Presidential Determination to Drawdown DOD Stocks
for Counternarcotics Assistance for Colombia
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by Section 506 (a) (2) of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 22 U.S.C.
2318 (a) (2) (the "Act"), I hereby determine that it is in the
national interest of the United States to drawdown defense
articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense, defense
services of the Department of Defense, and military education and
training for the purpose of providing counternarcotics assistance
to Colombia.
Therefore, I hereby direct the drawdown of up to $7 million of
such defense articles from the stocks of the Department of
Defense, defense services of the Department of Defense, and
military education and training for the purposes and under the
authorities of Chapter 8 of Part I of the Act.
The Acting Secretary of State is authorized and directed to
report this determination to the Congress, and to arrange for its
publication in the Federal Register.
GEORGE BUSH
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Newark, New Jersey)
For Immediate Release
September 30, 1992
September 30, 1992
Presidential Determination
No.
92-49
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
SUBJECT:
Presidential Determination to Drawdown DOD Stocks
for Disaster Assistance for Pakistan
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by Section 506 (a) (2) of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 22 U.S.C.
2318 (a) (2) (the "Act"), I hereby determine that it is in the
national interest of the United States to drawdown defense
articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense, defense
services of the Department of Defense, and military education and
training, for the purpose of providing disaster assistance in
Pakistan.
Therefore, I hereby authorize the furnishing of up to $5 million
of such defense articles from the stocks of the Department of
Defense, defense services of the Department of Defense, and
military education and training, for the purposes and under the
authorities of Chapter 9 of Part I of the Act.
The Acting Secretary of State is authorized and directed to
report this determination to the Congress and to arrange for its
publication in the Federal Register.
GEORGE BUSH
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Ms. Veronica Haggart
Corporate Vice President
and Director, Government Relations
Motorola Incorporated
1350 "I" Street, N.W.
Suite 400
GEORGE BUSH
WASHINGTON
September 30, 1992
Dear Ronnie,
Just a quick note of thanks for your kind
introduction in Chicago last Friday. I really
enjoyed my visit with the employees of Motorola and
am grateful for their warm and enthusiastic
greeting. Please pass along my thanks to all those
who helped to make my visit such a success.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
CyBl
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin)
For Immediate Release
September 30, 1992
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:
1. On October 4, 1991, in Executive Order No. 12775,
I declared a national emergency to deal with the threat to
the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the
United States caused by events that had occurred in Haiti to
disrupt the legitimate exercise of power by the democratically
elected government of that country (56 FR 50641). In that
order, I ordered the immediate blocking of all property and
interests in property of the Government of Haiti (including the
Banque de la Republique d'Haiti) then or thereafter located in
the United States or within the possession or control of a U.S.
person, including its overseas branches. I also prohibited any
direct or indirect payments or transfers to the de facto regime
in Haiti of funds or other financial or investment assets or
credits by any U.S. person or any entity organized under the
laws of Haiti and owned or controlled by a U.S. person.
Subsequently, on October 28, 1991, I issued Executive Order
No. 12779 adding trade sanctions against Haiti to the sanctions
imposed on October 4, 1991 (56 FR 55975). Under this order,
I prohibited exportation from the United States of goods,
technology, and services, and importation into the United States
of Haitian-origin goods and services, after November 5, 1991,
with certain limited exceptions. The order exempts trade in
publications and other informational materials from the import,
export, and payment prohibitions, and permits the exportation
to Haiti of donations to relieve human suffering as well as
commercial sales of five food commodities: rice, beans, sugar,
wheat flour, and cooking oil. In order to permit the return to
the United States of goods being prepared for U.S. customers by
Haiti's substantial "assembly sector,' the order also permitted,
through December 5, 1991, the importation into the United States
of goods assembled or processed in Haiti that contained parts or
materials previously exported to Haiti from the United States.
On February 5, 1992, it was announced that this exception could
be applied for on a case-by-case basis by U.S. persons wishing
to resume a pre-embargo import/export relationship with the
assembly sector in Haiti.
2. The declaration of the national emergency on October 4,
1991, was made pursuant to the authority vested in me as
President by the Constitution and laws of the United States,
including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act
(50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the National Emergencies Act
(50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and section 301 of title 3 of the
United States Code. I reported the emergency declaration to the
Congress on October 4, 1991, pursuant to section 204 (b) of the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1703 (b) )
The additional sanctions set forth in my order of October 28,
1991, were imposed pursuant to the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, including the
statutes cited above, and implemented in the United States
Resolution MRE/RES. 2/91, adopted by the Ad Hoc Meeting of
Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Organization of American
States ("OAS") on October 8, 1991, which called on Member States
to impose a trade embargo on Haiti and to freeze Government of
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Haiti assets. The present report is submitted pursuant to
50 U.S.C. 1641 (c) and 1703 (c), and discusses Administration
actions and expenses directly related to the national emergency
with respect to Haiti declared in Executive Order No. 12775, as
implemented pursuant to that order and Executive Order
No. 12779.
3. On March 31, 1992, the Office of Foreign Assets Control
of the Department of the Treasury ("FAC"), after consultation
with the Department of State and other Federal agencies, issued
the Haitian Transactions Regulations ("HTR"), 31 C.F.R. Part 580
(57 FR 10820, March 31, 1992), to implement the prohibitions set
forth in Executive Orders No. 12775 and No. 12779. Since my
last report, there have been two amendments to the HTR.
On June 5, 1992, new section 580.211 was added
(57 FR 23954, June 5, 1992) prohibiting vessels calling in
Haiti on or after that date from entering the United States
without authorization by FAC. This amendment is explained more
fully in section 6 of this report. In addition, effective
August 27, 1992, new section 580.516 (57 FR 39603, September 1,
1992) authorizes the exportation to Haiti of certain additional
food items (corn and corn flour, milk (including powdered milk),
and edible tallow), as well as the issuance of specific licenses
permitting, on a case-by-case basis, exports of propane for
noncommercial use. Copies of these amendments are attached to
this report.
4. The ouster of Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the
democratically elected President of Haiti, in an illegal coup
by elements of the Haitian military on September 30, 1991, was
immediately repudiated and vigorously condemned by the OAS. The
convening on September 30, 1991, of an emergency meeting of the
OAS Permanent Council to address this crisis reflected an
important first use of a mechanism approved at the 1991 OAS
General Assembly in Santiago, Chile, requiring the OAS to
respond to a sudden or irregular interruption of the functioning
of a democratic government anywhere in the Western Hemisphere.
As an OAS Member State, the United States has participated
actively in OAS diplomatic efforts to restore democracy in Haiti
and has supported fully the OAS resolutions adopted in response
to the crisis, including Resolution MRE/RES. 2/91 and
MRE/RES. 3/92.
5. In the first year of the Haitian sanctions program, FAC
has made extensive use of its authority to specifically license
transactions with respect to Haiti in an effort to mitigate the
effects of the sanctions on the legitimate Government of Haiti
and on the livelihood of Haitian workers employed by Haiti's
export assembly sector having established relationships with
U.S. firms, and to ensure the availability of necessary
medicines and medical supplies and the undisrupted flow of
humanitarian donations to Haiti's poor. For example, specific
licenses have been issued (1) permitting expenditures from
blocked assets for the operations of the legitimate Government
of Haiti, (2) permitting U.S. firms with pre-embargo
relationships with product assembly operations in Haiti to
resume those relationships in order to continue employment for
their workers or, if they choose to withdraw from Haiti, to
return to the United States assembly equipment, machinery, and
parts and materials previously exported to Haiti, (3) permitting
U.S. companies operating in Haiti to establish, under specified
circumstances, interest-bearing blocked reserve accounts
in commercial or investment banking institutions in the
United States for deposit of amounts owed the de facto regime,
(4) permitting the continued material support of U.S. and
international religious, charitable, public health, and other
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humanitarian organizations and projects operating in Haiti, and
(5) authorizing commercial sales of agricultural inputs such as
fertilizer and foodcrop seeds.
6. The widespread supply of embargoed goods, particularly
petroleum products, to Haiti by foreign-flag vessels led to the
adoption on May 17, 1992, by the Ad Hoc Meeting of Ministers of
Foreign Affairs of the OAS of Resolution MRE/RES. 3/92 urging,
among other things, a port ban on vessels engaged in trade
with Haiti in violation of the OAS embargo. There was broad
consensus among OAS member representatives, as well as European
permanent observer missions, on the importance of preventing oil
shipments to Haiti. Vessels from some non-OAS Caribbean ports
and European countries have been involved in trade, particularly
oil supplies, that undermines the embargo.
In response to Resolution MRE/RES. 3/92, section 580.211
was added to the HTR on June 5, 1992, prohibiting vessels
calling in Haiti on or after that date from entering the
United States without FAC authorization. Vessels seeking such
authorization must demonstrate that all calls in Haiti on or
after June 5 were (1) for transactions exempted or excepted from
the applicable prohibitions of the HTR, (2) specifically
licensed by FAC, or authorized by an OAS Member State pursuant
to Resolution MRE/RES. 3/92, or (3) made under a contract of
voyage that was fully completed prior to the vessel's proposed
entry into a U.S. port.
Strict enforcement of the new regulation has benefitted
from the close coordination between FAC, the U.S. Embassy at
Port-au-Prince, the U.S. Customs Service, the U.S. Navy, and the
U.S. Coast Guard in monitoring vessel traffic to and from Haiti.
7. Since the issuance of Executive Order No. 12779, FAC
has worked closely with the U.S. Customs Service to ensure both
that prohibited imports and exports (including those in which
the Government of Haiti has an interest) are identified and
interdicted and that permitted imports and exports move to their
intended destinations without undue delay. Violations and
suspected violations of the embargo are being investigated, and
appropriate enforcement actions have been initiated.
Since my last report, penalties totalling more than $30,000
have been collected from U.S. banks for violations involving
unlicensed transfers from blocked Government of Haiti accounts
or the failure to block payments to the de facto regime.
Additional penalties totaling nearly $175,000 have been proposed
for other violations of the HTR, including penalties against the
masters of vessels violating the new regulation, effective
June 5, 1992, applicable to vessels calling in Haiti on or after
that date.
8. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the
6-month period from April 4, 1992, through October 3, 1992, that
are directly attributable to the authorities conferred by the
declaration of a national emergency with respect to Haiti are
estimated at $2.3 million, most of which represent wage and
salary costs for Federal personnel. Personnel costs were
largely centered in the Department of the Treasury (particularly
in FAC, the U.S. Customs Service, and the Office of the General
Counsel), the Department of State, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the
Department of Commerce.
9. The assault on Haiti's democracy represented by the
military's forced exile of President Aristide continues to pose
an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security,
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foreign policy, and economy of the United States. The
United States remains committed to a multilateral resolution of
this crisis through its actions implementing the resolutions of
the OAS with respect to Haiti. I shall continue to exercise the
powers at my disposal to apply economic sanctions against Haiti
as long as these measures are appropriate, and will continue to
report periodically to the Congress on significant developments
pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703 (c).
GEORGE BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
September 30, 1992.
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin)
For Immediate Release
September 30, 1992
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:
I am pleased to transmit for your immediate consideration
and enactment the "Violent Crime Control Act of 1992.' Also
transmitted is a section-by-section analysis.
In a speech I delivered recently at the DeSales Catholic
Church in Fox Park, Missouri, I outlined my crime agenda for
the remainder of this Congress and for next year. I discussed
several issues of particular concern to the families of this
country such as carjacking, sexual and domestic assault, and
gang violence. The enclosed legislative proposal addresses
these critical problems.
As you know, I first proposed a comprehensive crime bill
to the Congress on June 15, 1989. I again submitted a bill to
the 102nd Congress on March 11, 1991. That bill, which has yet
to be enacted, includes provisions for restoring and expanding
the Federal death penalty, ending the abuse of habeas corpus,
reforming the exclusionary rule, and establishing additional
crimes and penalties involving the criminal use of firearms.
The failure of the Congress to pass these pro-law enforcement
proposals is particularly frustrating in light of the broad
bipartisan support they enjoy.
I know that there is currently an effort being made to
forge a genuine compromise that would include effective death
penalty provisions and a version of habeas corpus reform that
would be acceptable to me. It is my hope that the Congress will
present me with such a compromise, one that is truly meaningful
for Federal, State, and local law enforcement. This apparent
willingness to work realistically on crime legislation provides
the basis for me to call on this Congress to act quickly in its
final days to pass the additional crime-fighting measures I am
today proposing.
The bill I am transmitting today addresses several of the
most significant current threats to public safety. It includes:
1.
New tools for fighting sexual violence such as
increased penalties, new rules of evidence and conduct
for trial lawyers, expanded restitution for victims,
and grants to State and local law enforcement.
2.
Anti-carjacking provisions in the form of a new
Federal crime, expanded use of law enforcement grants
to the States, and a study of devices to prevent
carjacking.
3.
Provisions for combatting domestic violence such
as a new Federal offense covering spouse abuse,
violations of protective orders, and stalking, and a
comprehensive grant program to fight domestic violence
and enforce child support obligations.
4.
Anti-gang amendments, including a new RICO-type
offense for street gang activities, a new offense
for involving a minor in the commission of a violent
crime, and broadened adult prosecution of violent
juveniles.
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5.
New laws for child support enforcement that will
give the Federal Government the ability to punish
criminally "deadbeat dads" who leave a State in order
to avoid child support or who are significantly late
in the payment of child support obligations. The
legislation will also assist the States in the
enforcement of child support orders.
6.
Increased penalties for crimes against the elderly
that will punish and deter criminals from assaulting
or defrauding senior citizens.
7.
New crimes and penalties for the criminal use of
firearms such as a mandatory 10-year sentence for
using a semiautomatic firearm in the course of a
violent or drug trafficking crime, and a mandatory
5-year sentence for possession of a gun by a dangerous
felon.
As the 102nd Congress draws to a close, the Congress has
an opportunity to pass legislation that will have a major impact
on many of the most serious crime problems facing Americans.
The public wants decisive action from government to combat the
menacing presence of violent criminals. Let us address this
unfinished agenda now.
GEORGE BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
September 30, 1992.
# # #
WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
file
Date: 9/30/92
Rose
FROM:
KATHY SUPER
Deputy Assistant to the President
for Appointments and Scheduling
Would you ask the President when he
and Mrs. Bush want to go to Camp David
this weekend.
After the Italian American Dinner
Saturday night
Sunday
Mrs. Bush has an event at noon on
Monday in Philadelphia so that she
could leave from Camp David Monday
morning.
BUSH LIBRARY PHOTOCOPY - GEORGE BUSH HANDWRITING
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
September 30, 1992
The President today welcomes the formation of the Board of
Directors of the Eurasia Foundation. The Foundation, which was
incorporated in April 1992, will draw upon public and private
resources to support the process of economic and political reform
in the new independent states of the former Soviet Union. The
Foundation is designed to complement United States government
assistance activities in the NIS by filling the need for a rapid-
response, flexible mechanism to make small scale grants.
The President has selected the following individuals to serve on
the Board of Directors of the Eurasia Foundation:
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
WILLIAM FRENZEL, of Minnesota, will serve as Chairman of the
Board of Directors of the Eurasia Foundation. Congressman
Frenzel, a Fellow of the Brookings Institution, served in the
United States House of Representatives from 1962 to 1990.
WILLIAM BADER, of the District of Columbia. Mr. Bader currently
serves with the Foreign Policy Institute of Johns Hopkins
University. Prior to this, he served Staff Director of the
Committee on Foreign Relations, and as a former Vice President of
SRI International.
MCGEORGE BUNDY, of New York. Mr. Bundy is a former National
Security Adviser and a former President of the Ford Foundation.
ANDREW FALKIEWICZ, of the District of Columbia. Mr. Falkiewicz
currently serves as a Senior Policy Advisor on Eastern European
and Soviet Affairs at the Agency for International Development.
He has also serves a former Director of Corporate Affairs for
Philip Morris International.
GORDON HUMPHREY, of New Hampshire. Mr. Humphrey currently serves
as a is a member of the New Hampshire State Senate. He served in
the United States Senate from 1978-1990.
VERNON JORDAN, of the District of Columbia. Mr. Jordan is a
partner with the law firm of Akin, Gump, Hauer & Feld and
formerly served as President of the Urban League.
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MAX KAMPLEMAN, of the District of Columbia. Ambassador
Kampleman, a senior law partner with Fried, Frank, Harris,
Schriver and Jacobson, is a member of the Board of Directors of
the United States Institute of Peace. He has also served as
Ambassador to the START talks.
THOMAS KEMP, of California. Mr. Kemp is former Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company and is
a former member of the President's Commission on Management of
the Agency for International Programs.
SUSAN KING, of New York. Ms. King is the Senior Vice President
of Corning, Incorporated. She served as Chairman of the Consumer
Products Safety Commission during the Carter Administration.
PETER MCPHERSON, of California. Mr. McPherson currently serves
as Vice President of the Bank of America. He has also served as
the Administrator of the Agency for International Development
during the Reagan Administration.
ARNOLD WEBER, of Illinois. Mr. Weber currently serves as the
President of Northwestern University.
MARINA VON NEUMMAN WHITMAN, of Michigan. Ms. von Neumman Whitman
serves on the faculty of the School of Management at the
University of Michigan, and is a former Chief Economist for
General Motors Corporation.
# # #
7/29 Jan sent things to
Connie to look at.
Connie on leave.
9/17 Connie waiting to
discuss w/Eaghburger.
9/18 GB selected as Pus Eurosia.
But he needs to be elected
by the board mbrs of the Eurasia.
Brok still working
connte -
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Yes please keep
me informal
02 JUL 15 P5:11
Does Andrew know
that 15, 1992 RIAS myt be available
July
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
JAN NAYLOR /aTAN
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND
ACTING DIRECTOR OF PRESIDENTIAL PERSONNEL
RE:
ANDREW FALKIEWICZ
In a recent note to Connie Horner, you asked us to review the
prospects for a more challenging assignment for Andrew
Falkiewicz.
As you noted, there were some financial problems with Andrew, and
I asked Counsel's office to review his file. Based on the
information they have from 1989, they would not recommend a
Senate confirmed position. They would need an updated FBI check
to make a final determination, but that cannot be initiated
without having Andrew complete new forms (which would also raise
his expectations).
There are, however, a couple of possibilities for him to take on
a greater role that would not require Senate confirmation.
1. President of the Eurasia Foundation.
In conjunction with the State Department and NSC, we will shortly
be making recommendations to you for the Board of Directors for
the Eurasia Foundation. The Eurasia Foundation is a private
sector organization we are helping to create to facilitate
economic and technical assistance to the former Soviet Union.
These will not be formal appointments, but Secretary Baker
recommends that you approve them before we seek their interest.
The President would act as the Foundation's Executive Director.
2. Executive Director of RIAS Foundation.
(Radio in the American Sector)
Chase Untermeyer called me a few weeks ago to ask if I had any
thoughts of people who would made good candidates for the
Executive Director of RIAS. I suggested Andrew, and Chase agreed
that he would make an excellent choice. Chase has recommended
him to the Foundation board which consists of five Americans and
five Germans. The board selects the Executive Director. Chase
did tell me, however, that Andrew's stint at the CIA might prove
problematic. The position is in Berlin, and Chase will keep me
informed of the board's decision.
I will keep you apprised of Andrew's progress.
3
GREAT SEAL THE UNIT THE 10
SEAL
June 26, 1992
To: Connie Horner
Re: Andrew Falkiewich (sp?)
I know Andrew is at AID. He is a close friend.
Please ask someone to look at his file to see if there might be a
more challenging assignment for him than what he is doing now.
He was once considered for Ambassador, but maybe there is
something coming up that would fit.
Were there some financial problems with him? Have they been
solved.
GB
are/
FROM THE PRESIDENT
Tickler
THE DENT OF THE or UNITED
OF
SELL
June 26, 1992
To: Connie Horner
Re: Andrew Falkiewich (sp?)
I know Andrew is at AID. He is a close friend.
Please ask someone to look at his file to see if there might be a
more challenging assignment for him than what he is doing now.
He was once considered for Ambassador, but maybe there is
something coming up that would fit.
Were there some financial problems with him? Have they been
solved.
GB
are/
FROM THE PRESIDENT
THE PRESIDENT
July 10, 1992
Dear Andrew,
Thanks for your letter of June 29. We just got back
from Munich and Helsinki, and now a few days to rest
in Kennebunkport.
I appreciate your kind words of support. These are
tough times politically, but I remain silently
confident.
Best wishes to you and Jeni.
Sincerely,
ay
FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON. D.C.
Mr. Andrew Falkiewicz
EUR/DR/DPI
Room 4440
320 21st Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20523-0053
(Personal)
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Washington, D.C. 20007
JIME 29, 1992
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and vision art, fortuentely for
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as EOZV,
Andrew
POOL REPORT #4
(Newark, New Jersey)
September 30, 1992
During the event at the union hall, Marlin called your pooler
aside to announce that the Clinton campaign has agreed to meet
with the Bush campaign without the debate commission tonight at
8:00 He said they will meet in the conference room of Mickey
Kantor's Washington law office. The Bush representatives will be
Teeter, Richard Darman of OMB, Bobby Burchfield the Bush campaign
legal counsel and Fred Malek the campaign manager.
"There will be no commission members present, no press, and no
statement afterwards."
Asked how they will let us know their decision, Marlin said: "We
don't know that we will. I presume they'll talk about that in
the meeting.
He said the meeting came about after Kantor called Teeter at
about 6 p.m.
Asked if this was a victory for the Bush side, Marlin said: "We
think it's important and we're glad that they agreed to meet with
us. And this should move the whole debate issue off the dime."
Asked if the Bush campaign has been invigorated by his debate
offer, Marlin said: "I think the campaign's been going very well.
But clearly we did seize the offense yesterday with his proposal.
It is significant and one that
is recognized as significant by
the American people, and so it has given us all a new sense of
moving forward with this debate program."
P.S. Judy Smith said that the reason Jim Baker is not in on the
negotiations is that Teeter has been "our lead guy" on the debate
debate.
Julia Malone
Cox Newspapers
POOL REPORT #2
PAIL REPORTORE
(Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin)
September 30, 1992
Inside Fond Du Lac city/county government center, Fond du Lac
Wisconsin.
Inside the council chambers, President Bush met with "Children
First Families,' men, women and children who are participants in
Wisconsin's welfare reform program. Waiting for Bush inside were
about 35 people, both blacks and whites, including about 15
children and youths. They rose and applauded when Bush entered
with Governor Tommy Thompson. Bush shook a few hands, then a
woman named Jean Rogers, spelling unsure, said that all "the
folks here" want to tell Bush how the reform program made a
difference in their lives in regard the issue of child support.
Introducing Bush, Thompson said that Wisconsin has become known
nationally for its reforms in child support payments.
In regard to reform initiatives, Bush said he believed "a lot
must be done at the state level," though the federal government
can help by executing a waiver to pave the way for such
"experiments" intended to take a "failed program and make it
work.' "Wisconsin has been at the forefront of change, " Bush
said.
"I just wanted to pay my respects to that" Bush said, explaining
why he came. "People are waiting to see how (Wisconsin's) waiver
affects future generations." He said that today he planned to
focus on one aspect of welfare reform, dealing with deadbeat
dads, who "go off and lead a happy life without fulfilling their
obligations." He asked the people in the room to "tell me how
this can work better." Then a young man identified only as a
member of a young father's club, got up and presented Bush with a
t-shirt.
At that point, before any personal or family stories could be
told, the pool was escorted out of the chambers.
In the front of the chamber room, hung a large sign saying
"President Bush in Wisconsin, helping put children first."
As an addendum to pool report # 1, it should be noted that on Air
Force One en route to Oshkosh, Fitzwater said Teeter had sent a
letter to Micky Kantor, Clinton Campaign Chairman, laying out
Bush's debate proposal formally and saying Teeter stood ready to
meet Kantor anywhere, even in Little Rock, to discuss details.
"We wait to hear from them today," Fitzwater said.
Carol Jouzaitis/ Chicago Tribune
POOL REPORT OSHKOSH TO NEWARK
SEPT 30, 1992
BEFORE THE POOL BOARDED THE MOTORCADE IN FOND DU LAC, MARLIN FITZWATER
HAD MORE TO SAY ABOUT THE DEBATE ISSUE, THIS TIME, IN FRONT OF THE CAMERAS.
WHEN ASKED BY REPORTERS WHETHER THE BUSH CAMPAIGN WILL AGREE TO. MEET WITH
CLINTON OFFICIALS TONIGHT AT THE DEBATE COMMISSION HEADQUARTERS, FITZWATER
SAID, WELL, THEY. HAVEN'T REPLIED TO US (THE LETTER TEETER SENT KANTOR THIS
MORNING) THAT THE PROBLEM. FOR SOME REASON, WE CAN'T GET THEM TO GIVE US
A STRAIGHT RESPONSE. THEY WANTED TO GET THE COMMISSION INVOLVED AGAIN.
OUR POINT IS THERE ARE TWO CANDIDATES INVOLVED IN THIS RACE AND THEY AUGHT TO
TO SIT DOWN AND WORK OUT THE DETAILS AROUND A VERY SIMPLE PROPOSAL THAT
HAS FOUR DEBATES, ONE EACH SUNDAY NIGHT FOR FOUR WEEKS, TWO ARE THE WAY THEY
WANT TO DO IT AND TWO ARE THE WAY WE WANT TO DO IT. THAT'S NOT TOO TOUGH FOR
THE CLINTON CAMPAIGN TO UNDERSTAND AND THEY OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO SIT DOWN WIT
US AND WORK OUT THESE ARRANGEMENTS. AND THEY JUST KEEP FLOPPING AROUND AND
I DON'T KNOW WHY EXACTLY. BUT IN ANY CASE, WE PROPOSED 'TO TALK DIRECTLY TO
THEIR CAMP ABOUT THESE ARRANGEMENTS AND GET iT ON, AS THE PRESIDENT SAYS,
AND THAT'S WHAT WE OUGHT TO DO."
ASKED 'HOW HE THINKS THE PUBLIC WILL RESPOND TO ALL. OF THIS POSTURING,
FITZWATER SAID, "I THINK THE GENERAL PUBLIC WILL SAY THAT GEORGE BUSH HAS
GONE THE EXTRA MILE, FOR DEBATES. HE'S MADE AN HONEST AND FAIR. PROPOSAL HERE,
AND IT SEEMS CLEAR NOW THAT MR. CLINTON WAS JUST TRYING TO ENACT A LOT OF
SUBTREFUGE AND OTHER KINDS OF MANUVERS TO GET OUT OF DEBATING, AND HE'S
JUMPING AROUND LIKE A SCALDED DUCK TRYING TO GO IN EVERY DIRECTION,
AND GET EVERYBODY HE CAN INVOLVED. WHY HE WANTS TO HEAD HIDE BEHIND THE SKIRTS
OF THE COMMISSIONIS BEYOND ME."
ASKED ABOUT THE SCHEDUL ING CONFLICT WITH THE WORLD SERIES, MARLIN SAID,
"So WHAT? LIFE GOES ON. WE'VE GOT FOUR NETWORKS, AND MILLIONS AND MILLIONS
OF PEOPLE CAN SEE THESE DEBATES. THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE COUNTRY.
DOES BILL CLINTON WANT TO POSTPONE THE ELICETION FOR THE WORLD SERIES?
WHAT IF SADDAM HUSSEIN DECIDES TO INVADE DURING THE SUPERBOWL? WILL
MR. CLINTON DECIDE HE DOESN'T WANT TO DEAL WITH IT BECAUSE HE'S GOT A
SPORTS GAME GOING ON AT THAT TIME?" YOUR POOL ASKED MARLIN WHY THE PRESIDENT
WON'T DEBATE ON SUNDAY. "THE PROBLEM WITH SUNDAY" SAID MARLIN, " IS IT'S
JUST LOGISTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE THE COMMISSION ALREADY SAID THEY
COULDN'T ARRANGE IT. THE POINT IS, WE NEED A LITTLE TIME TO PUT THESE TOGETHI
THE TIMING IS THAT WE'VE GOT FOUR DATES STARTING THE 11TH. THEY'RE VERY
REASONABLE, AND EVERYBODY KNOWS THEM.. AND CLINTON'S PROPOSING SUNDAY NIGHT
IS SIMPLY ANOTHER WAY TO TRY TO STALL AND TRY TO MAKE ANOTHER DODGE, TRY TO
2-2-2-2 OSHKOSH TO NEWARK
DUCK THIS ISSUE AND GET OUT OF THE WHOLE DEBATE PROCESS.' WHEN ASKED IF THE
CAMPAIGN HAS DECIDED NOT TO GO TO THE MEETING TONIGHT, MARLIN SAID, "WE'VE
SAID WE'LL GO ANYWHERE, ANYTIME TO MEET WITH MICKEY KANTOR AND THE CLINTON
CAMPAIGN AND THEY WON'T DO IT.
ENDIT
CLARA BINGHAM, NEWSWEEK AND BEN SHORE, COPLEY
POOL' REPORT
AIR FORCE ONE FROM ANDEWS TO OSHKOSH
SEPTEMBER #) 30, ]992
Marlin (not on camera) came to the back of the plane to discuss
the debates. He said that the Bush campaign is waiting to hear from
the Clinton campaign, and that Teeter is willing to fly anywhere to
meet with Kantor. "Their initial response is somewhat waffling and baffling"
said Fitzwater. "I don't know why they want to hide behind the skirts of
the comission
It's the most straightforeward offer you can get."
When asked about the scheduling conflict with the World Series, Marlin said,
"So what? I can't help it if the world series is on during the election.
Millions and millions of people will be watching the debate. Mr. Clinton seems to
be trying to come up with all' of these peripheral arguments to get out of
this debate. The most troublesome one is thecomission. What kind of
a president is it who can't make decisions for himself? How can he negotiate
with foreign countries if he wants to refer everything to a commission? To
raise the world series is the phoniestof issues I've ever heard in my life.
Another Clinton dodge
We've made a very straightforeward offer. We've
compromised, we've adopted the format Mr. Clinton wanted, and we've
offered the people the most expensive debate opportunity they've ever had. IR"
Fitzwater said that the six debate package is AM historic in its large number of debates.
"I don't understand why he (Clinton) won't accept. What's he afraid of? He
won't even talk to us" said Fitzwater. Marlin said that of the White House
has received offers to sponser the debates from "plenty" ogganizations,
including several universities, but he wouldn't go into detail. "We want to
talk to Mr. Clinton about it. That's what we're saying to Mr. Kantor, sit
down, let's talk about it." MArlin said that the president has not done any
yet
"actual practice sessions" in preperation for the debate, but that he has
read briefing books and issue papers for the debate.
Bingham, Newsweek and Jouzaitis, Chicago Tribune
daily 9/30
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 28, 1992
Dony
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
CONSTANCE HORNER CH.
Assistant to the President and
Director of Presidential Personnel
of
SUBJECT:
Personnel Selection - John F. Kennedy Center
for the Performing Arts Board of Trustees
I.
Background
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Board of
Trustees was created under 20 U.S.C. 76h(a) (b) and P.L. 85-
874, 72 Stat. 1698, September 2, 1958, amended in 1963, 1964
and 1977. The purpose of the Board is the maintenance and
administration of the Kennedy Center.
II. Term
Members serve TEN YEAR terms (NOT HOLDOVERS).
III. Membership
The membership of the Board is as follows:
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Librarian of Congress
Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs
Chairman of the Commission of Fine Arts
President of the Board of Commissioners of the
District of Columbia
Chairman of the District of. Columbia Recreation Board
Director of the National Park Service
Secretary of Education
Secretary of the Smithsonian; and
Three Members of the Senate, appointed by the President
of the Senate;
Three Members of the House of Representatives appointed
by the Speaker; and
Thirty general trustees, who shall be citizens of the
United States, appointed by the President.
The Chairman and Vice Chairman are elected by the Board of
Trustees.
Current membership on the Board is as follows:
Name
State
Appointed
Expire
Philip Anschutz
CO
10/11/88
09/01/98
Margaret Archambault
IL
07/31/87
09/01/96
Joy Dirksen Baker
TN
08/15/86
09/01/96
Anita Cafritz
MD
12/15/88
09/01/98
Ralph Davidson
NY
01/19/88
09/01/94
Kenneth Duberstein
VA
01/18/89
09/01/98
James H. Evans
NJ
08/04/87
09/01/96
Marjorie Fisher
MI
10/12/90
09/01/00
Craig Fuller
VA
IN CLEARANCE
09/01/02
Alma Lee Gildenhorn
MD
11/04/86
09/01/96
Lionel Hampton
NY
03/19/91
09/01/00
Helen Holt
TX
10/12/90
09/01/00
Phyllis Draper
NY
IN CLEARANCE
09/01/02
Donald Koll
CA
10/11/88
09/01/98
Melvin Laird
MD
01/09/85
09/01/94
Lou Gerstner
CT
IN CLEARANCE
09/01/02
James McClure
ID
01/16/92
09/01/00
Dina Merrill
NY
09/24/82
09/01/92*
Lois Ribicoff
CT
07/08/88
09/01/98
Caroline Schoelkopf
TX
01/09/85
09/01/94
Joy Silverman
NY
10/12/90
09/01/00
Leonard Silverstein
MD
01/09/85
09/01/94
Jean Kennedy Smith
NY
01/09/85
09/01/94
Roger Smith
MI
01/09/85
09/01/94
Dennis Stanfill
CA
07/08/88
09/01/98
Roger Lacey Stevens
DC
10/02/86
09/01/96
Jerry Weintraub
CA
03/19/91
09/01/00
Charles Z. Wick
CA
01/18/89
09/01/92*
James Wolfensohn
NY
03/28/90
09/01/96
VACANCY (Alice Hanley resigned)
09/01/92*
* expired terms
IV. Recommendations - SELECT THREE OF THREE
On September 18, 1992, you approved Julie Nixon Eisenhower,
Louisa Biddle Duemling, and Betsy Heminway for appointment
to the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees. Mesdames
Eisenhower, Duemling and Heminway declined appointment to
the Board because of time and other constraints on their
ability to do the best job possible. However, this presents
you the opportunity to select three additional individuals.
Secretary Baker and I recommend you select the following
individuals for appointment to the John F. Kennedy Center
for the Performing Arts Board of Trustees:
STUART BERNSTEIN, of the District of Columbia, for
appointment to the Board, vice Dina Merrill. Mr. Bernstein
is President of the Bernstein Companies, dealing in real
estate development, investment and management, and he served
on the now-defunct International Cultural and Trade Center
Commission. He has been very active in the community on
various civic, educational, business and other boards. Mr.
Bernstein is an active supporter of the Kennedy Center,
having raised over $1 million for the Center's endowment,
and $400, 000 to refurbish the Opera House. He is currently
a member of the Kennedy Center Community and Friends Board.
Mr. Bernstein is a National Vice Chairman of the Bush-Quayle
'92 National Finance Committee. (Part-time PA position
serving a term of ten years, expiring 9/1/02).
Recommended by: Secretary Skinner, Senator McConnell, Bill
Moss, Senator Warner, former Senator
Boschwitz, Max Fisher and Alma-Gildenhorn.
G
APPROVE
DISAPPROVE
MARY GALVIN, of Illinois, for appointment to the Board, vice
Alice Hanley. (Part-time PA position serving a term of ten
years, expiring 9/1/02)
APPROVE
CA
DISAPPROVE
ALMA POWELL, of the District of Columbia, for appointment to
the Board, vice Charles Z. Wick. (Part-time PA position
serving a term of ten years, expiring 9/1/02).
Recommended by: Mrs. Bush's Office, and James Wolfensohn.
APPROVE
of
DISAPPROVE
Upon your approval the appropriate clearances will be initiated.
Announcement of your intention to appoint these individuals will
be made as soon as the necessary clearances are completed.
STUART A. BERNSTEIN
3030 K STREET, N.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20007
(202) 337-2828
EDUCATION
The American University, Washington, D.C.
Degree
B.S. in Business Administration, 1960
President RHO Epsilon Phi real estate fraternity
PRESENT ACTIVITIES
President
The Bernstein Companies. A real estate
development, investment and management
company. 1958 - Present
Director
Greater Washington Regional Board
Crestar Bank
Vice Chairman
The American University,
and Member,
Washington, D.C.
Board of
Trustees
National
Bush-Quayle '92 Finance Committee
Vice Chairman
Commissioner
International Cultural and Trade Commission
Board Member
Kennedy Center Community and Friends Board
Board Member
International Board of Governors,
Weizmann Institute of Science
Vice President American Committee,
and Member,
Weizmann Institute of Science
Board of
Directors
Board Member
Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith
Board Member
United Jewish Appeal Federation of
Greater Washington
Vice Chairman
National Republican Jewish Coalition,
and Member of
Washington, D.C.
the Executive
Committee
Member
National Republican Finance Committee,
George Bush for President
Member
Republican National Committee - Team 100
Republican Eagles and Presidential Trust
Co-Chairman
The Presidential Inaugural Anniversary Gala
January 1990
Member
Washington Board of Realtors
Member
The Institute of Real Estate Management
PAST COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Co-Chairman
Washington Committee for the Endowment of the
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Board Member
Hebrew Home of Greater Washington
Chairman
Washington Chapter, Weizmann Institute of Science
Chairman
State of Israel Bonds, Real Estate Division
Chairman
State of Israel Ambassador's Ball
Chairman
B'nai B'rith Humanitarian Award Dinner
Chairman
Jewish Community Ctr., Council for the Arts Dinner
Chairman
State of Israel Bonds Leadership Dinner
President
The Greater Washington Jewish Community Foundation
Co-Chairman
The Greater Washington Jewish Community
Foundation, Capital Fund Raising Dinner
Board Member
Adas Israel Congregation, Washington, D.C.
Board Member
Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington
Fin.Chairman
Friends of Connie Morella for Congress
Co-Chairman
Senate Victory '90, '88, '86 and '84
Fund raisers for re-election of Republican Senators
AWARDS
Danforth Foundation Award for Leadership
American University Distinguished Alumni Award
Honoree, Testimonial Dinner, Weizmann Institute of Science
Distinguished Service Award
U.S. Jaycees Outstanding Young Men of America Award - 1967
Anti-Defamation League - Mitchell S. Cutler Award - 1990
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WASHINGTON
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September 29, 1992
NOTE TO: THE PRESIDENT
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FROM:
CONSTANCE HORNER
as
SUBJECT: Kennedy Center Board
You asked if we have any vacancies on the
Kennedy Center Board, so that Mary (Mrs.
Robert) Galvin might go on. We do. : Julie
Eisenhower, Betsy Heminway, and Louisa
Duemling, whom you approved last week,
have declined for reasons of time.
Therefore, I am sending you a memo
recommending replacements, including Mary
Galvin, as well as Stuart Bernstein and
Alma Powell, who were high on the list in
this last round. is attached.
tached letter
ease advise asap since I must I reply to the
ally great on the Board
ard? Mrs. Robert Galvin would be fantastic
we have any vacancies on the Kennedy Center
Kennedy Center
Connie Horner
OM THE PRESIDENT
September 28, 1992
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ROBERT D. STUART, JR.
321 NORTH CLARK STREET
SUITE 340
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60610-4715
312/222-7450
September 24, 1992
The President
The White House
Washington, D.C.
Dear Mr. President:
Although you know Bob Galvin, Chairman of
Motorola, very well, he does not think it's
appropriate for him to ask you to consider his
wife, Mary Galvin, as a candidate for the
Board of The Kennedy Center. Since Mary is
such an outstanding person and the Galvins are
great loyalists to you and the Party, I
recommend that you seriously consider her for
this assignment. The Galvins have done a lot
as a family to promote music and the arts.
Mary's correct name and address are:
Mrs. Robert Galvin
Route 2, P.O. Box 1060
Barrington, IL 60010
Sincerely,
Bb
Robert D. Stuart, Jr.
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NOTE TO: THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
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SUBJECT: Peace Corps
You asked me to put Della Newman's name
down for consideration to head up the
Peace Corps. I have a call in to her in
New Zealand to talk about it. She has
obvious credentials, and I'll proceed to
get to know her better.
Elaine Chao leaves November 16. Before
then, I'll recommend an "acting" to you to
serve until someone is nominated. After
the election, when we see the full range
of possible candidates, I'll provide you a
list of potential nominees. There's a lot
of interest, but no clear front-runner as
of now.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
DATE: September 25, 1992
FROM THE PRESIDENT
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To:
Connie Horner
Re: Ambassador Della Newman
Please put Della Newman's name in the pot for
serious consideration when we move to fill the
Director's position at the Peace Corps. When
do we anticipate slotting that position? Please
advise.
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435 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60611
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The President
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear President Bush:
I received your very good letter about the family
leave legislation and you do make some excellent
points.
Perhaps you are not aware that my column is
syndicated world-wide, which necessitates a 3-4 week
lead at the very soonest. This means, of course, that
there is no way I can put your letter in print before
October 18.
At that time, we will know what has happened with
the House vote tomorrow and whether or not we will be
seeing this bill next year.
Again, please know how much I appreciate your
personal interest.
Sincerely yours,
AmJanders
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Date:
9/18/92
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September 18, 1992
Dear Ann:
I saw your recent column on family leave legislation
and was disappointed to see that it really told only
one side of the story.
I strongly support and encourage family leave -- the
ability to take time off for a birth, an adoption, or
to tend to a sick family member. But the real question
is how to achieve that goal.
The Democrats in Congress are sending me a family leave
bill that takes one approach -- another government
mandate. (Interestingly, they passed the bill almost a
year ago, but waited until now to send it to me.) My
alternative approach is to provide a family-oriented
solution in the form of an incentive tax credit for all
small and medium-sized businesses, those with 500 or
fewer employees. My approach would help employers pay
for benefits that continue while an employee is away.
Thus, my tax credit both encourages companies to adopt
family leave policies and gives them the flexibility to
target the specific needs of their employees.
This is similar to the child care program I proposed --
and Congress passed -- that puts power in the hands of
parents -- not bureaucrats. It lets families choose
their child care -- not the Federal Government. We
should provide an equally flexible approach to family
and medical leave.
My tax credit approach has another big advantage: the
Democrats' bill covers only businesses with 50 or more
employees, leaving out millions of employees of small
firms -- those least likely to be able to obtain family
leave My solution covers these small businesses
as well, and as a result it has broader coverage and
includes those most in need.
And, Ann, to put this in perspective, two out of every
five working Americans work for an employer who employs
50 or fewer employees. Small business is the backbone
of our economy, and we should be making it easier for
them to provide family leave, not financially more
difficult.
For this reason, I have challenged the Democratic
Leadership to put politics aside and pass this
legislation before Congress leaves on October 3.
I hope you will use this letter to give your readers
the whole picture, Ann.
Sincerely,
Ms. Ann Landers
The Chicago Tribune
435 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60611
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SEPT. 29, 1992
I see come chickene that were sent by Governor Clinton to follow
no around
...If Clinton gets in, you're looking at America's new national
bird.
.Where's Colonel Sanders when you need him?
The governor keeps chickens on the payroll for security reasons.
They share the same blood type.
Careful. The Secret Service has a bag containing Colonel
Sanders's twelve secret herbs and spices.
Anyone in the mood for a barbecue?
Maybe I should have Arnold Schwarzenegger fly in and make a
wish.
Weren't you classmates of Mr. Clinton while he was at Oxford?
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My opponent has never held down a job in the real world. Hell, he
couldn't get a job at Domino's Pissa. You can't just make promises
at Domino's. At some point, you gotta deliver.
He promised the people of Arkansas a whole bunch of things. (LIST
PROMISES UNFULFILLED) He even promised if they re-elected him
governor he wouldn't quit and run for president. Then he betrayed
them.
Mr. Clinton quits as governor to run for president. Most people you
talk to in Arkansas take that as a mixed blessing. (as good news
and bad news) As one resident of Little Rock put it, "our gain
could be America's loss".
(ON CLINTON WAFFLING OR NOT BEING SPECIFIC ON AN ISSUE)
Come on, Governor. Cut the baloney. Fess up. Show your cards. Tell
us where you stand on free trade (etc.) Mr. Clinton is a Bill
that's long overdue.
The governor won't tell us where he stands on anything. Because the
truth is, Mr. Clinton wants to be all things to all people. But
he's secretly, very quietly only all things to a few people. A few
very liberal people pulling his strings. With their fingers
crossed, hoping all the people don't catch on.
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They say you can tell a lot about someone by the company he keeps.
Mr. Clinton numbers among his closest friends the pretty people out
in Beverly Hills. People who never heard the words, "Attention, K-
Mart shoppers". You've seen their lives chronicled in People
Magazine and on the covers of the supermarket tabloids. These
people are advising Governor Clinton on his campaign. They drive
the expensive German cars and eat imported Italian mushrooms and
wash it down with French water. And they want to run America? Get
serious.
These close personal friends of the Governor have re-designed and
re-packaged the governor so he looks and acts and talks just like
a typical American. Robo-candidate. Are they kidding? The closest
they've come to seeing a typical American is from thirty thousand
feet flying over the country in their private jets. To them, the
average American is a dot.
My opponent has been hanging out too long with that crowd in
Beverly Hills along Rodeo Drive the beautiful people who drink
designer mineral water and refer sarcastically to anyone living
between New York and Beverly Hills as "flyover folks".
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Governor Clinton promises if you vote for him, higher taxes are a
done deal.
(Speaking of music) Governor Clinton speaks singing the same
tune...that he's going to invest in America. It's like a broken
record. But when you play that record backwards and listen closely,
you hear, (ALMOST WHISPER THE FOLLOWING) "Tax, tax, tax".
Governor Clinton's blueprint for America is Arkansas.
Mr. Clinton has practically turned Arkansas into a Third World
state.
Arkansas has been the victim of Hurricane Bill.
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(AS YOU ENUMERATE ISSUES)
As John MoLaughlin would say, "ISSUE NUMBER ONE".
Watching Governor Clinton on television promising to raise taxes
is kind of like slowing down on the highway to see an accident.
Governor Clinton likes to call taxes "investments" or
"revenues". Can you see a mugger pulling a gun on a guy in an alley
and saying, "Your revenues or your life".
Governor Clinton says in effect, "Read my lips NEW TAXES".
The trouble with my opponent is he's out of the loop. Governor
Clinton is out of touch with the needs of average Americans. The
Governor has been hanging out too long with that crowd in Beverly
Hills along Rodeo Drive...the beautiful people who drink designer
mineral water...and refer sarcastically to anyone living between
New York and Beverly Hills as "flyover folks".
Governor Clinton is out of the loop out of touch and out to
lunch.
When it comes to common sense, he's just plain loopy.
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(AFTER LISTING ALL THE TRADITIONAL LIBERAL DEMOCRAT TRAITS OF
CLINTON, WHO SAYS HE'S A DIFFERENT DEMOCRAT)
He's as different as night and night.
He reminds you of the ad for NEW, IMPROVED SPAM.
Governor Clinton is the same old cookie cutter Democrat.
When the Democrats made George McGovern, they kept the mold.
Governor Clinton is like the beat-up old used car that they have
to push out of the lot. The dealer slaps on a cheap paint job,
throws in a set of sheepskin covers, and tells you it's a
"previously owned vehicle".
(AFTER SAYING SOMETHING NEGATIVE ABOUT POLLUTION IN ARKANSAS)
Would you buy a used river from this man?
The governor is empty at the core.
There's no "there" there.
Mr. Clinton is a liberal in moderate's clothing.
Mr. Clinton is like the cheap watch you buy on the street, then
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stick 'an in the slammer 'til they're eligible for a birthday
salute from Willard Scott.
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PHIL Poretomoria BRADY 02 SEP 28 P12: 18
DATE: 9/28/92
TO: FROM: SHIRLEY M. GREEN ser
Deputy Assistant to the President for
CA/
Presidential Messages and Correspondence
Room 94, OEOB, x7610
Attached is the information the
President requested about the financial
condition of the Los Angeles fireman.
It doesn't appear that he has any unmet
needs at this time.
September 25, 1992
TO:
Shirley Greene
From: Sally Kelley
Re: Scott Miller - LA Firefighter
Talked with Chief Cathey Community Liaison Officer, LA
Fire Department (213-485-5954).
He indicated Scott was up and around -- very mobile. There is
still some lack of mobility in his left arm and he undergoing
intensive physical therapy to remedy that. He is still having
some trouble with his speech but that is improving. Chief
Cathey commented on his outstanding attitude and felt sure
that there would always be a place for him within the Department.
He did not feel that there was any financial need at the moment
as Scott is receiving Workmen's Compensation along with his
regular salary. However, if money did come in, Scott asked that
it go to the LA Firemen's Relief Association which helps widows,
orphans and disabled fireman. The money could be earmarked for
Scott's use if the need should arise. The address is
2900 West Temple Street, Los Angeles, Ca 90026
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Ask someone to find out if there is a
foundat ion to help with the expenses of
this fine young firefighter
Maybe they can call the family or better
the fire dept in the area.
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THE PRESIDENT
September 24, 1992
Dear Scott,
Barbara showed me that fine letter you sent
to Vanity Fair. That magazine really did a
nasty job on my wife.
I do very much appreciate your setting the
record straight on my visit to the
hospital. Thanks a lot.
I hope this finds you well on the road to
recovery. My warmest regards to your
wonderful wife.
Sincerely,
CyBul
FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Mr. Scott L. Miller
10334 Rubio
Granada Hills, California 91344
To: Tina Brown, Editor and Chief Vanity Fair
Connnde' Naste Publications, Inc.
350 Madison Ave.
New York, N.Y. 10017
Ms. Brown I am writing this letter to take exception to
your August 1992 article titled BARBARA'S BACKLASH. I will
not comment on the article as a whole, but a very specific
reference made on page 180 [copy enclosed] to the trip
President Bush made to visit the firefighter shot during the
L.A. riots. I am that L. City- firefighter and MARJORIE
WILLIAMS was not in that room with us. Both myself and my
family take exception to the literary license in describing
his visit. The President's visit was uplifting to myself
and my family.
In these times of mistrust between citizens and their
politicians, it is important the media is accurate in their
representations. In this article there was only one event I
had personal knowledge of, and as the recipient of the visit
I feel it was grossly misrepresented. For me it invalidated
the entire article.
At the time the President visited, I had been out of
intensive care for only two days. I was completely unable
to communicate other than in writing. The President's visit
with me lasted approximately 15 minutes with him doing the
majority of the talking. It was not one line as your
article represents. As journalists you are experts in
communication and should understand that having the
recipient of a message correctly understand it, is more
important than how it is actually presented. I understood
his message and appreciated the fact the PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES took the time to deliver it personally. My
wife also wanted me to stress how sincere the President was
and how much the handwritten letter I received just
prior to leaving the hospital meant to us.
Just for my own insight, I would be very interested who
the author claims as a reference for her portrayal of this
event as myself, my family and my nurses were the only
people in the room.
Sincerely,
SCOTT L. MILLER
10334 Rubio
Granada Hills Ca.
91344
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Barbara Bush
dent, on the other hand, is famous for
logical question that called out for re-
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squirming through visits to hospitals.
sponse: Isn't the president supposed to
the pres,
When he visited the bedside of a Los An-
be the conscience of the White House?
is a rare
schools, the threadbare health care, the
geles fire fighter shot during the riots, the
dropout
marginal services-of the unfortunates
only consolation he could think to offer
S George Bush campaigns for a sec-
from Sm
who people her photo ops.
was for himself: "I'm sorry Barbara's not
Lond term, a lot rides on Barbara
graduatir
When Bush decided, in the late seven-
here," he said miserably.
Bush's careful balancing act. She is the
on the C(
ties, to run for president, Barbara pon-
Every afternoon the First Lady has her
answer to a frightened campaign's prayers,
Georg.
dered what her major "issue" should be
staff send up to her office in the family
surrogate campaigner who can com-
her to (
and came up with literacy, a canny
quarters a clip file of stories related to
mand almost as much press and hoopla as
a vast,
choice. On the one hand, as she often ex-
poverty, education, literacy, child care
the president can-while incurring com-
fered m
plains, it touches on every problem in so-
her issues And sometimes she reacts
paratively little risk. As early as last win-
same Γo:
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quickly to what she reads In 1989, for
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poverty; on the other hand, it doesn't in-
example, she was angered by reports that
tance of her role. She was sent to New
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the Salvation Army had been barred from
Hampshire to file the papers for Bush's
collision
As the vice president's wife she joined
making Christmas collections at some of
candidacy, "because nobody would dare
women's
the board of the child-oriented Reading Is
the snootier local shopping malls. She
to boo Barbara Bush," in the words of a
of perso.
Fundamental, and as First Lady she
made a trip to a the_
strategist. She spent more time campaign-
the mos
founded the Barbara Bush Foundation for
solicitations and took along a press pool to
ing in the state than the president did.
life.
Family Literacy, to which she has donated
capture her dropping some change into the
And when Bush officially announced
all the profits from Millie's Book. It gives
bucket, which successfully shamed most
his candidacy, it was Barbara Bush who
away half a million dollars in grants every
of the Scrooge-ish merchants into line.
introduced him. In a classic reversal of
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May
year to programs that address illiteracy as
This is as good a use of celebrity as exists
roles, the candidate quoted his wife, refer-
cos abor
a self-perpetuating problem passed from
in America. It is, by the accounts of Demo-
ring to "my favorite political philosopher.
the giant
parents to children.
crats and Republicans, blacks and whites,
Barbara Bush."
But if her signature issue was chosen
all of those who have fallen in love with the
All through the spring, once the threat
with calculation, there has been nothing
grandmotherly image of the First Lady, the
of Buchanan's primary campaign had fad-
Stav
artificial about her good works. Even be-
very best of Barbara Bush.
ed, she traveled far more than her husband
fore Bush's political career began, she
But even in the uprightness of this im-
did, headlining as many as thirty major
was a dedicated volunteer in hospitals;
age lies a certain moral complexity. For
fund-raisers around the country.
(Continu
over the years, she has quietly worked at
the past three and a half years, the First
Republican strategists go as far as to
Universit
such places as the Washington Home for
Lady has almost single-handedly symbol-
say that they believe voters ambivalent
job at th
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ized her husband's good intentions in the
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ranging from that of the Ronald McDon-
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about voting his wife out of the White
using his
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House. It's an extraordinary exception
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black Morehouse School of Medicine.
a return to an era in which women re-
to the normal wisdom, which suggests
sail on a
Today you can easily see that she has a
lieved their powerful men-relieved gov-
that the best most spouses can do is ad-
flashy B
greater capacity than her husband has to
ernment-of responsibility for the disad-
here to the Hippocratic oath of politics:
bed and
look death and pain in the face. To cancer
vantaged. It is the old Victorian contract, in
Just do no harm.
he becam
wards and AIDS clinics, she brings not
which life was divided into two spheres,
Opinions differ about how badly Barba-
twenty-o
only helpful publicity but a full self, a ca-
male and female; while men ran the
ra Bush wants to stay in the White House.
the daus
pacity to let in the suffering around her
world, their women ran the soup kitchens.
She is said to blame the presidency for the
Niarchos
and give it its due, which is one of the few
Bush advisers have worked hard over the
problems of her son Neil, implicated in
the marr
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years to suggest that Barbara's compassion
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meaningful in the way of education reform.
"My mail tells me that a lot of fat,
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End Notes
Director Spike Lee has signed a
and
multi-year deal with Universal Pictures that
gives the studio first dibs on his movie
projects. No word on the money end of the
collaboration
Sarita Choudhury, the
lucky love interest of Denzel Washington in
"Mississippi Masala," will stop in town today
for the premiere of "Aspirations," a film
about women's role in society
Media
man Roger Ailes, campaign adviser to
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George Bush in '88 and Ronald Reagan in
'84, has cut a deal with Paramount Pictures'
domestic TV division to help out with
marketing and strategic planning, the
company announced yesterday
Pugnacious TV mom Roseanne Arnold got a
9/30
star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
In
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the 'it's never too
late" category, the
October
Washingtonian
reports that at the
rehearsal dinner
before daughter
Doro's wedding to
Bobby Koch
earlier this year,
Barbara Bush
got up and walked
across the room
Barbara Bush: Mother
to speak to
still knows best.
47-year-old son
George W. When she got back to her table.
the First Lady said. "Your children are
never too old to be corrected. He didn't
stand when a lady came to sit at his table."
-Compiled from staff and wire reports
by Mary Alma Welch
BUSH LIBRARY PHOTOCOPY - GEORGE BUSH HANDWRITING