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MCGROARTY/BLESSEY
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
March 10, 1989
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AND SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DR. LOUIS W. SULLIVAN
AT SWEARING-IN CEREMONY
Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, D.C.
10:18 A.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: To members of the United States Congress
here, Senate and House; members of the President's Cabinet; to Judge
Higginbotham, who'll be doing the honors here in a little bit; and
old friend, Senator Ed Brooke, whom I'm so glad to see; distinguished
dias guests; and, of course, the Sullivan family. Just let me say
that Barbara and I are very pleased to be over here.
I know the Sullivans, but I didn't know that Halsted
Sullivan, outstanding student, president of his school, I believe,
the University of Virginia, could sing. But you heard him, not miss
a note -- unbelievable. (Applause.)
But, Lou, before beginning, I do want to make an
announcement today. I think it's one that concerns people and
everyone in this room. It's about a public health issue that I know
this audience particularly can appreciate -- then a few words about
our new Secretary. But this one relates to the health and well-being
of our environment. I want to announce an important step that we're
taking to address an environmental issue of great concern, and that
is the transboundary movement of hazardous wastes.
During the past year, there have been many accounts of
the risks to human health and the environment, too, posed by certain
exports of hazardous waste, particularly the developing countries.
And the U.S. has been a world leader in requiring the informed
consent of receiving countries before allowing such exports of
hazardous waste. And I intend to continue and to extend this
leadership role by seeking new legislation that will give the United
State government authority to ban all exports of hazardous waste
except where we have an agreement with the receiving country
providing for the safe handling and management of those wastes.
We're determined to work with other concerned governments
to exercise wise stewardship over our environment, particularly where
matters of health are concerned.
Now, on to the business at hand. The swearing-in of Dr.
Louis Sullivan is a proud day for all involved -- for this
Department, whose dedicated workers are welcoming as their new leader
a, man of energy, enthusiasm, and intellect; for Dr. Sullivan's family
-- Ginger, Paul, Shanta, and Halsted -- whose share in Lou's success
has been beyond measure; and for all of us who know Lou, admire him,
and consider him our friend.
Dr. Sullivan has enjoyed a distinguished career as
physician, scientist, scholar, teacher, administrator. But what sets
Lou Sullivan apart is that "something extra" he brings to his work --
a sense of mission.
As the first president of Morehouse in this instance,
Morehouse School of Medicine -- Lou made it his goal not only to
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- 2 -
train a new generation of minority physicians, but to instill in them
this sense of service -- a commitment to minister to communities in
our inner cities and in rural America, where health care facilities
are stretched thin and doctors are in short supply.
In the past seven years, Barbara and I have taken a
special interest in the work being done by Dr. Sullivan at Morehouse.
I knew that a man of his vision could contribute to our national
well-being, in much the same way he contributed to the health and
well-being of so many people throughout his career in medicine.
Lou, the assignment that you are about to undertake is
among the most diverse and difficult public service has to offer.
The Department of HHS is involved in a vast enterprise. You command
a $400 billion budget and 114, 000 employees. And in all, your
responsibilities range from regulating food and drugs and conducting
major medical research to providing support and care for the elderly,
the disabled and the disadvantaged.
What this Department does affects the life of each and
every American -- and especially the lives of the least advantaged
among us.
I know, Lou, that we spoke about the scope of the
administrative challenges that you face here at HHS. But I'm not
sure I mentioned to you that your budget ranks fourth in the world --
behind the U.S., the Soviet Union, and Japan. Then comes HHS.
(Laughter.) Do not declare your independence. (Laughter.)
We look to you and the HHS team to meet a number of major
challenges in the years ahead. We ask to you to work to get better
value for health care dollars, targeting effective services, finding
ways to contain the escalating costs of medical care without
compromising the quality health service.
Work to sustain programs like AFDC -- Aid to Families
with Dependent Children -- and Head Start, that help build the
foundation for families and children to overcome disadvantages and
difficult circumstances, to succeed and grow strong.
Advance our understanding of the AIDS virus and move us
towards a cure. And to that end, I've directed HHS to pull together
23 separate AIDS projects now in progress into a more focused effort
under the direction of the Public Health Service. I've called on
Congress to provide $1.6 billion for the Public Health Service
efforts in 1990 -- that's an increase of 24 percent over 1989.
And, finally, Lou, I know you'll take a position right on
the front line, joining, I'd say, everybody in our Cabinet and
certainly all here in the war on drugs. Too many lives have been
imperiled or lost to drugs -- too much human potential is being
ground up and wasted. I've said it before, but this scourge must
stop.
And I'll need you to train scientists, to conduct the
right kind of research; I'll look to you to assess the data on drugs
and tell us where and how to respond; and I'm counting on you to see
that state organizations and hospitals, volunteer groups get the kind
of technical assistance they need to help us win this battle.
I'm asking you to work with me, with Bill Bennett, to
find solid strategies for the prevention of drug abuse and effective
treatment for those already caught in the trap.
And so, Mr. Secretary, I hope these and the many
challenges that I have not named will be enough to keep you busy.
Rest assured you'll have help. The staff over here is among the most
talented and dedicated in the federal service. And they understand
the importance of the work that they do -- and the difference that
HHS makes in the lives of the many millions of Americans served by
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- 3 -
this Department.
HHS is the Department that, more than any other at the
federal level, gives shape and form to the promise that America makes
its people -- the promise I've made to you -- to fashion for
ourselves, yes, a kinder and gentler nation, and to take care of
those in need, especially our children and the elderly; to steady
those who seek only an opportunity to better themselves and their
families.
So it is noble work that you all are engaged in. And,
Mr. Secretary, as you make this responsibility your own, you have our
sincere best wishes, my complete confidence and my full support.
And now on to the brief, but important, formal ceremony
of swearing in Lou Sullivan as the next Secretary. (Applause.)
(Dr. Sullivan is sworn in.)
DR. SULLIVAN: Mr. President, Mrs. Bush, friends and
colleagues, let me thank all of you for being here. As you might
imagine, this is a special moment for the Sullivan family.
Mr. President, thank you for your friendship, your trust,
and your confidence. Mrs. Bush, as a friend, for your work as a
trustee of the Morehouse School of Medicine, for your efforts to
advance literacy, for your help to those in need, thank you for
reminding all of us of the importance of love, compassion and care
for our fellow man.
I'm also grateful to Senators Dole, Simpson, Mitchell,
Bentsen, Packwood, Kennedy and Hatch, Thurmond, and many others for
their assistance in the Congress. Congressman Newt Gingrich and the
entire Georgia delegation, I'm grateful for your support.
God has been good to Lou Sullivan for the past 55 years.
And things have been particularly bright since I had the good sense
to marry Ginger some 34 years ago. (Applause.) I've been blessed
with a fine family. And for 21 years, I learned, practiced and
taught medicine and conducted research in some of the nation's finest
medical institutions. Then in July of 1975 I accepted the
opportunity of a lifetime -- to develop a medical school that would
concentrate its energies on the education of those minorities who had
been overlooked. It was a chance to see that young blacks,
Hispanics, Native Americans who might otherwise not have an
opportunity were given the same opportunities that I had received as
a young man.
There's a special place for the Morehouse School of
Medicine in the hearts of Lou and Ginger Sullivan. There's a special
place in the hearts of the Sullivans for the people who worked so
hard and unselfishly to make that school a reality -- many of whom
are here today and we count among our friends.
When I was installed on July 1, 1981 as the first
president of the medical school upon its gaining independence from
Morehouse College. It never entered my mind that I would ever
consider doing anything else. But one day a friend called. So here
I am, Mr. President. (Laughter.)
There is no title, no award, no recognition which can
compare to the trust of a friend. The honor of that call, Mr.
President, will never be forgotten. You have given me the
opportunity to serve; to serve you and our nation. You've given a
challenge to me and to this Department, and I want you to know we
will meet that challenge.
We will work to assure the ongoing solvency of programs
like Social Security and Medicare. We will work hard to find ways to
contain escalating medical costs without sacrificing our goal of
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- 4 -
quality health care for all. We will continue to look for ways to
better serve our nation's poor and help them work their way out of
poverty. Those programs like Aid to Families with Dependent Children
and Headstart, which have been so beneficial to our disadvantaged
citizens, will be sustained.
Mr. President, we are challenged to continue a strong
biomedical research effort in our quest for a cure for AIDS -- this
disease which destroys our youth and saps our nations vitality. We
will continue our assault against cancer, heart disease, diabetes,
arthritis, and the many other disorders afflicting our citizens.
The issue of drugs in our society is a problem that
affects us all. It eats at the fiber of our families and at our very
social structure. President Bush, today this Department joins with
me in a commitment to work with you and with our drug advisor in
doing all that we can to halt this terrible epidemic.
With your challenge, Mr. President, you've given us the
opportunity to shape the future. To shape the future through the
development of health promotion and preventive medicine strategies;
to shape the future through the implementation of last year's welfare
reform legislation. We will seek ways to strengthen family life in
our country and to restore our sense of community, our shared sense
of responsibility and commitment to each other.
We have been given the opportunity to stress the value of
every life through the promotion of adoption and by focusing our
efforts on the poor, the disadvantaged, and the neglected in our
society. We have the opportunity to see that rural and inner-city
health needs are not forgotten, that the poor of our nation are cared
for properly and with dignity. The health of our minority citizens,
Black, Hispanic, Native American, and those others who have yet to
fully realize the American dream, is the concern of us all.
Mr. President, you've called for a kinder and gentler
nation -- a goal which I support with enthusiasm. As you have noted,
there's no other department or agency of our government where that
call can be more directly implemented than here in Health and Human
Services. Health and Human Services is the hub of a vast wheel whose
spokes radiate out to touch all Americans, from the onset of life
through health and sickness; from the foods we eat to the medicines
we take. Our children, our parents, our youth, our seniors, all are
affected by the activities of this vast agency.
During my tenure, the offices of the Department will have
a human face. The regulations promulgated will carry a gentle touch.
Health and Human Services employees will be bound by the hallmark of
service and take their pride in the health and assistance offered
their fellow Americans.
Mr. President, you have delivered today a challenge. You
have granted an opportunity. I'm grateful to you, sir. I accept
your challenge. I cherish the opportunity. I will keep your trust.
Thank you, Mr. President. (Applause.)
END
10:37 A.M. EST
KRISTIN:
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MASTERI
Document No. 013520
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 03/03/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
C.O.B. Monday 03/06
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SWEARING-IN OF DR. LOUIS W. SULLIVAN
SUBJECT:
(03/03 2:00 p.m. draft)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES THAS comments
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
PINKERTON
CARD
ROGERS
WINSTON
CICCONI
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston (Rm. 122, x2930) by close of business on Monday, 03/06,
with an info copy to my office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(McGroarty)
March 3, 1989
2:00pm
danl
REMARKS: SWEARING-IN OF DR. LOUIS W. SULLIVAN
WASHINGTON, D.C.
MARCH 10, 1989
Thank you. I am very pleased to be here this morning for
the swearing-in of Dr. Louis Sullivan. This is a proud day for
all involved:
For this Department, whose dedicated workers are welcoming
as their new leader a man of energy, enthusiasm, and intellect.
For Dr. Sullivan's family -- his wife, Ginger, and his
children, Paul, Shanta, and Halsted -- whose share in Lou's
success is beyond measure.
And for all of us who know Louis Sullivan, admire him, and
call him friend.
Dr. Sullivan has enjoyed a distinguished career as a
physician, scientist and scholar, teacher and administrator. But
what sets Lou Sullivan apart is that "something extra" he brings
to his work: a sense of mission.
As first president of Morehouse School of Medicine, Lou made
it his goal not only to train a new generation of minority
physicians, but to instill in them a sense of service -- a
commitment to minister to communities in our inner cities and in
rural America, where health care facilities are stretched thin,
and doctors are in short supply.
In the past seven years, Barbara and I have taken a special
interest in the work being done by Dr. Sullivan at Morehouse. I
knew that a man of Dr. Sullivan's vision could contribute to our
national well-being, in much the same way he had contributed to
the health and well-being of so many people, throughout his
career in medicine.
With that in mind, and with a cabinet to assemble, I spoke
to someone I know on the Morehouse board of directors -- someone
Barbara
(PINE)
who happens also to be my most trusted advisor. She told me of
the phenomenal progress Morehouse had made in its first decade --
and that, perhaps, its president might be persuaded to take up a
new challenge, in Washington.
It's our good fortune that she proved to be correct.
Lou, the assignment you are about to embark on is among the
most diverse and difficult public service has to offer. The
Department of Health and Human Services is involved in a vast
enterprise. You command a $400 billion dollar budget, and
114,000 employees. In all, your responsibilities range
from regulating food and drugs and conducting major medical
research, to providing support and care for the elderly, the
disabled, the disadvantaged.
What this Department does affects the life of each and every
American -- and especially the lives of the least advantaged
among us.
Lou, I know we spoke about the scope of the administrative
challenges you'd be taking on at HHS. Did I mention that your
(Darman)
budget ranks third in the world -- behind the U.S. and the I Soviet
Fourth
Union s? and Japan
We look to you and to the HHS team to meet a number of major
challenges in the years ahead. We ask you to:
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to get better value for health care dollars, targeting effective services,
--
Work Nard to find ways to contain the escalating costs of medical
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care, without compromising quality health service.
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To work to sustain programs like Aid to Families with
Dependent Children and Head Start, that help build the foundation
for families and children to overcome disadvantages and difficult
circumstances, to succeed and grow strong.
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on
To advance our understanding of the AIDS virus, and move us
towards a cure. To that end, I've directed HHS to pull together
twenty-three separate AIDS projects now in progress, into a more
focused effort under the direction of the Public Health Service.
I've called on Congress to provide $1.6 billion dollars for the
Public Health Service efforts in 1990 -- an increase of 24% over
1989.
Lou, I hope these -- and the many challenges I have not
named -- will be enough to keep you busy.
HHS is the department that, more than any other at the
federal level, gives shape and form to the promise America makes
to its people -- the promise I have made to you -- to fashion for
ourselves a kinder, gentler nation: to take care of those in
need, especially our children and the elderly, to steady those
who seek only an opportunity to better themselves and their
families.
That is noble work.
Lou, as you make this responsibility your own, you have my
best wishes, my complete confidence and my full support.
Now, we will witness the swearing-in.
013520
MASTERI II
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 03/07/89
----
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SWEARING-IN OF DR. LOUIS W. SULLIVAN
(03/07 7:25 p.m. draft)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
>
DARMAN
>
STUDDERT
BATES
>
UNTERMEYER
PINKERTON
BREEDEN
CARD
>
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
The attached has been forwarded to the President.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(McGroarty)
March 7, 1989
7:25pm
danl
REMARKS: SWEARING-IN OF DR. LOUIS W. SULLIVAN
WASHINGTON, D.C.
MARCH 10, 1989
Thank you. I am very pleased to be here this morning for
the swearing-in of Dr. Louis Sullivan. This is a proud day for
all involved:
For this Department, whose dedicated workers are welcoming
as their new leader a man of energy, enthusiasm, and intellect.
For Dr. Sullivan's family -- his wife, Ginger, and his
children, Paul, Shanta, and Halsted -- whose share in Lou's
success is beyond measure.
And for all of us who know Louis Sullivan, admire him, and
call him friend.
Dr. Sullivan has enjoyed a distinguished career as a
physician, scientist and scholar, teacher and administrator. But
what sets Lou Sullivan apart is that "something extra" he brings
to his work: a sense of mission.
As the first president of Morehouse School of Medicine, Lou
made it his goal not only to train a new generation of minority
physicians, but to instill in them a sense of service -- a
commitment to minister to communities in our inner cities and in
rural America, where health care facilities are stretched thin,
and doctors are in short supply.
- 2 -
In the past seven years, Barbara and I have taken a special
interest in the work being done by Dr. Sullivan at Morehouse. I
knew that a man of Dr. Sullivan's vision could contribute to our
national well-being, in much the same way he had contributed to
the health and well-being of so many people, throughout his
career in medicine.
With that in mind, and with a cabinet to assemble, I spoke
to someone I know on the Morehouse board of directors -- someone
who happens also to be my most trusted advisor. Barbara told me
of the phenomenal progress Morehouse had made in its first decade
-- and that, perhaps, its president might be persuaded to take up
a new challenge, in Washington.
It's our good fortune that she proved to be correct.
Lou, the assignment you are about to embark on is among the
most diverse and difficult public service has to offer. The
Department of Health and Human Services is involved in a vast
enterprise. You command a $400 billion dollar budget, and
114,000 employees. In all, your responsibilities range
from regulating food and drugs and conducting major medical
research, to providing support and care for the elderly, the
disabled, the disadvantaged.
What this Department does affects the life of each and every
American -- and especially the lives of the least advantaged
among us.
Lou, I know we spoke about the scope of the administrative
challenges you'd be taking on at HHS. Did I mention that your
- 3 -
budget ranks fourth in the world -- behind the U.S., Soviet Union
and Japan's?
We look to you and to the HHS team to meet a number of major
challenges in the years ahead. We ask you to:
-- Work to get better value for health care dollars, targeting
effective services, and finding ways to contain the escalating
costs of medical care, without compromising quality health
service.
-- Work to sustain programs like Aid to Families with Dependent
Children and Head Start, that help build the foundation for
families and children to overcome disadvantages and difficult
circumstances, to succeed and grow strong.
-- Advance our understanding of the AIDS virus, and move us
towards a cure. To that end, I've directed HHS to pull together
twenty-three separate AIDS projects now in progress, into a more
focused effort under the direction of the Public Health Service.
I've called on Congress to provide $1.6 billion dollars for the
Public Health Service efforts in 1990 -- an increase of 24% over
1989.
-- And finally, Lou, I know you'll take a position right on the
front line, as we wage unconditional war on drugs in America.
Too many lives have been imperiled or lost to drugs -- too much
human potential has been wasted. I've said it before, and I'll
say it again: this scourge will stop.
I'll need you to train scientists, to conduct the right kind
of research; I'll look to you to assess the data on drugs, and
tell us where and how to respond; I'm counting on you to see that
- 4 -
state organizations, hospitals, and volunteer groups get the kind
of technical assistance they need to help us win this war.
I'm asking you to work with me, and with Bill Bennett, to
find solid strategies for the prevention of drug abuse -- and
effective treatment for those already caught in the trap.
Lou, I hope these -- and the many challenges I have not
named -- will be enough to keep you busy.
Rest assured you'll have help. The Health and Human
Services staff is among the most talented and dedicated in the
federal service. They understand the importance of the work they
do -- and the difference HHS makes in the lives of the many
millions of Americans it serves.
HHS is the department that, more than any other at the
federal level, gives shape and form to the promise America makes
to its people -- the promise I have made to you -- to fashion for
ourselves a kinder, gentler nation: to take care of those in
need, especially our children and the elderly, to steady those
who seek only an opportunity to better themselves and their
families.
That is noble work.
Lou, as you make this responsibility your own, you have my
best wishes, my complete confidence and my full support.
Now, we will witness the swearing-in.
###
President's
copy
Presidents Des
(McGroarty)
March 7, 1989
7:25pm
danl
REMARKS: SWEARING-IN OF DR. LOUIS W. SULLIVAN
WASHINGTON, D.C.
MARCH 10, 1989
Thank you. I am very pleased to be here this morning for
the swearing-in of Dr. Louis Sullivan. This is a proud day for
all involved:
For this Department, whose dedicated workers are welcoming
as their new leader a man of energy, enthusiasm, and intellect.
For Dr. Sullivan's family -- his wife, Ginger, and his
children, Paul, Shanta, and Halsted -- whose share in Lou's
success is beyond measure.
And for all of us who know Louis Sullivan, admire him, and
call him friend.
Dr. Sullivan has enjoyed a distinguished career as a
physician, scientist and scholar, teacher and administrator. But
what sets Lou Sullivan apart is that "something extra" he brings
to his work: a sense of mission.
As the first president of Morehouse School of Medicine, Lou
made it his goal not only to train a new generation of minority
physicians, but to instill in them a sense of service -- a
commitment to minister to communities in our inner cities and in
rural America, where health care facilities are stretched thin,
and doctors are in short supply.
- 2 -
In the past seven years, Barbara and I have taken a special
interest in the work being done by Dr. Sullivan at Morehouse. I
knew that a man of Dr. Sullivan's vision could contribute to our
national well-being, in much the same way he had contributed to
the health and well-being of SO many people, throughout his
career in medicine.
With that in mind, and with a cabinet to assemble, I spoke
to someone I know on the Morehouse board of directors -- someone
who happens also to be my most trusted advisor. Barbara told me
of the phenomenal progress Morehouse had made in its first decade
-- and that, perhaps, its president might be persuaded to take up
a new challenge, in Washington
It's our good fortune that she proved to be correct.
Lou, the assignment you are about to embark on is among the
most diverse and difficult public service has to offer. The
Department of Health and Human Services is involved in a vast
enterprise. You command a $400 billion dollar budget, and
114,000 employees. In all, your responsibilities range
from regulating food and drugs and conducting major medical
research, to providing support and care for the elderly, the
disabled, the disadvantaged.
What this Department does affects the life of each and every
American -- and especially the lives of the least advantaged
among us.
Lou, I know we spoke about the scope of the administrative
challenges you'd be taking on at HHS. Did I mention that your
- 3 -
budget ranks fourth in the world -- behind the U.S., Soviet Union
and Japan's?
We look to you and to the HHS team to meet a number of major
challenges in the years ahead. We ask you to:
--
Work to get better value for health care dollars, targeting
effective services, and finding ways to contain the escalating
costs of medical care, without compromising quality health
service.
--
Work to sustain programs like Aid to Families with Dependent
Children and Head Start, that help build the foundation for
families and children to overcome disadvantages and difficult
circumstances, to succeed and grow strong.
:
Advance our understanding of the AIDS virus, and move us
towards a cure. To that end, I've directed HHS to pull together
twenty-three separate AIDS projects now in progress, into a more
focused effort under the direction of the Public Health Service.
I've called on Congress to provide $1.6 billion dollars for the
Public Health Service efforts in 1990 -- an increase of 24% over
1989.
--
And finally, Lou, I know you'll take a position right on the
front line, as we wage unconditional war on drugs in America.
Too many lives have been imperiled or lost to drugs -- too much
human potential has been wasted. I've said it before, and I'll
say it again: this scourge will stop.
I'll need you to train scientists, to conduct the right kind
of research; I'll look to you to assess the data on drugs, and
tell us where and how to respond; I'm counting on you to see that
- 4 -
state organizations, hospitals, and volunteer groups get the kind
of technical assistance they need to help us win this war.
I'm asking you to work with me, and with Bill Bennett, to
find solid strategies for the prevention of drug abuse -- and
effective treatment for those already caught in the trap.
Lou, I hope these -- and the many challenges I have not
named -- will be enough to keep you busy.
Rest assured you'll have help. The Health and Human
Services staff is among the most talented and dedicated in the
federal service. They understand the importance of the work they
do -- and the difference HHS makes in the lives of the many
millions of Americans it serves.
HHS is the department that, more than any other at the
federal level, gives shape and form to the promise America makes
to its people -- the promise I have made to you -- to fashion for
ourselves a kinder, gentler nation: to take care of those in
need, especially our children and the elderly, to steady those
who seek only an opportunity to better themselves and their
families.
That is noble work.
Lou, as you make this responsibility your own, you have my
best wishes, my complete confidence and my full support.
Now, we will witness the swearing-in.
###
final w/ environmental
(McGroarty)
addition
March 7, 1989
7:25pm
danl
REMARKS: SWEARING-IN OF DR. LOUIS W. SULLIVAN
WASHINGTON, D.C.
MARCH 10, 1989
Thank you. I am very pleased to be here this morning for
the swearing-in of Dr. Louis Sullivan.
Lou, before I begin, I want to take this opportunity to make
an announcement about a public health issue that I know all of
you here today can appreciate: the health and well-being of our
environment. I want to announce an important step my
Administration is taking to address an environmental issue of
great concern -- the transboundary movement of hazardous wastes.
During the past year, there have been many accounts of the risks
to human health and the environment posed by certain exports of
hazardous wastes, particularly to developing countries. The U.S.
has been a world leader in requiring the informed consent of
receiving countries, before allowing exports of such hazardous
wastes. I intend to continue and to extend this leadership role
by seeking new legislation that will give the United States
Government authority to ban all exports of hazardous wastes,
except where we have an agreement with the receiving country
providing for the safe handling and management of those wastes.
We are determined to work with other concerned governments, to
exercise wise stewardship over our environment.
*****
- 2 -
The swearing in of Dr. Louis Sullivan is a proud day for all
involved:
For this Department, whose dedicated workers are welcoming
as their new leader a man of energy, enthusiasm, and intellect.
For Dr. Sullivan's family -- his wife, Ginger, and his
children, Paul, Shanta, and Halsted -- whose share in Lou's
success is beyond measure.
And for all of us who know Louis Sullivan, admire him, and
call him friend.
Dr. Sullivan has enjoyed a distinguished career as a
physician, scientist and scholar, teacher and administrator. But
what sets Lou Sullivan apart is that "something extra" he brings
to his work: a sense of mission.
As the first president of Morehouse School of Medicine, Lou
made it his goal not only to train a new generation of minority
physicians, but to instill in them a sense of service -- a
commitment to minister to communities in our inner cities and in
rural America, where health care facilities are stretched thin,
and doctors are in short supply.
In the past seven years, Barbara and I have taken a special
interest in the work being done by Dr. Sullivan at Morehouse. I
knew that a man of Dr. Sullivan's vision could contribute to our
national well-being, in much the same way he had contributed to
the health and well-being of so many people, throughout his
career in medicine.
Lou, the assignment you are about to embark on is among the
most diverse and difficult public service has to offer. The
- 3 -
Department of Health and Human Services is involved in a vast
enterprise. You command a $400 billion dollar budget, and
114,000 employees. In all, your responsibilities range
from regulating food and drugs and conducting major medical
research, to providing support and care for the elderly, the
disabled, the disadvantaged.
What this Department does affects the life of each and every
American -- and especially the lives of the least advantaged
among us.
Lou, I know we spoke about the scope of the administrative
challenges you'd be taking on at HHS. Did I mention that your
budget ranks fourth in the world -- behind the U.S., Soviet Union
and Japan's?
We look to you and to the HHS team to meet a number of major
challenges in the years ahead. We ask you to:
-- Work to get better value for health care dollars, targeting
effective services, and finding ways to contain the escalating
costs of medical care, without compromising quality health
service.
-- Work to sustain programs like Aid to Families with Dependent
Children and Head Start, that help build the foundation for
families and children to overcome disadvantages and difficult
circumstances, to succeed and grow strong.
-- Advance our understanding of the AIDS virus, and move us
towards a cure. To that end, I've directed HHS to pull together
twenty-three separate AIDS projects now in progress, into a more
focused effort under the direction of the Public Health Service.
- 4 -
I've called on Congress to provide $1.6 billion dollars for the
Public Health Service efforts in 1990 -- an increase of 24% over
1989.
-- And finally, Lou, I know you'll take a position right on the
front line, as we wage unconditional war on drugs in America.
Too many lives have been imperiled or lost to drugs -- too much
human potential has been wasted. I've said it before, and I'll
say it again: this scourge will stop.
I'll need you to train scientists, to conduct the right kind
of research; I'll look to you to assess the data on drugs, and
tell us where and how to respond; I'm counting on you to see that
state organizations, hospitals, and volunteer groups get the kind
of technical assistance they need to help us win this war.
I'm asking you to work with me, and with Bill Bennett, to
find solid strategies for the prevention of drug abuse -- and
effective treatment for those already caught in the trap.
Lou, I hope these -- and the many challenges I have not
named -- will be enough to keep you busy.
Rest assured you'll have help. The Health and Human
Services staff is among the most talented and dedicated in the
federal service. They understand the importance of the work they
do -- and the difference HHS makes in the lives of the many
millions of Americans it serves.
HHS is the department that, more than any other at the
federal level, gives shape and form to the promise America makes
to its people -- the promise I have made to you -- to fashion for
ourselves a kinder, gentler nation: to take care of those in
- 5 -
need, especially our children and the elderly, to steady those
who seek only an opportunity to better themselves and their
families.
That is noble work.
Lou, as you make this responsibility your own, you have my
best wishes, my complete confidence and my full support.
Now, we will witness the swearing-in.
###
TALKING POINTS FOR THE PRESIDENT
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[I am pleased to take this occasion to announce an important
step my Administration is taking to address an environmental and
public health I issue of great concern -- the transboundary
movement of hazardous wastes. During the past year, there have
been many accounts of the risks to human health and the
environment posed by certain exports of hazardous wastes,
particularly to developing countries. The U.S. has been a world
leader in requiring the informed consent of receiving countries
before allowing exports of such hazardous wastes. I intend to
continue and extend this leadership role by seeking new
legislation that will give the United States Government authority
to ban all exports of hazardous wastes, except where we have an
agreement with the receiving country providing for
safe handling and
environmentally sound management of the wastes. We are
determined working to with other concerned governments, to exercise
wise stewardship over the environment.
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Chies
2
(McGroarty)
March 3, 1989
2:00pm
danl
REMARKS: SWEARING-IN OF DR. LOUIS W. SULLIVAN
WASHINGTON, D.C.
MARCH 10, 1989
Thank you. I am very pleased to be here this morning for
the swearing-in of Dr. Louis Sullivan. This is undeed a a proud day, for
all involved:
For this Department, whose dedicated workers are welcoming
as their new leader a man of energy, enthusiasm, and intellect.
For Dr. Sullivan's family -- his wife, Ginger, and his
children, Paul, Shanta, and Halsted -- whose share in Lou's
success is beyond measure.
And for all of us who know Louis Sullivan, admire him, and
call him friend.
Dr. Sullivan has enjoyed a distinguished career as a
physician, scientist and scholar, teacher and administrator. But
what sets Lou Sullivan apart is that "something extra" he brings
to his work: a sense of mission.
the
As first president of Morehouse School of Medicine, Lou made
it his goal not only to train a new generation of minority
physicians, but to instill in them a sense of service -- a
commitment to minister to communities in our inner cities and in
rural America, where health care facilities are stretched thin,
and doctors are in short supply.
In the past seven years, Barbara and I have taken a special
interest in the work being done by Dr. Sullivan at Morehouse. I
knew that a man of Dr. Sullivan's vision could contribute to our
national well-being, in much the same way he had contributed to
the health and well-being of so many people, throughout his
career in medicine.
With that in mind, and with a cabinet to assemble, I spoke
to someone I know on the Morehouse board of directors -- someone
Babara was the fact to tab
who happens also to be my most trusted advisor. She told me of
tell
the phenomenal progress Morehouse had made in its first decade --
and that, perhaps, its president might be persuaded to take up a
new challenge, in Washington.
It's our good fortune that she proved to be correct.
your challenge is mission here is
Lou, the assignment you are about to embark on is among the
most diverse and difficult public service has to offer. The
Department of Health and Human Services is involved in a vast
enterprise. You command a $400 billion dollar budget, and
114,000 employees. In all, your responsibilities range
from regulating food and drugs and conducting major medical
research, to providing support and care for the elderly, the
disabled, the disadvantaged.
work
What this Department does affects the life of each and every
American -- and especially the lives of the least advantaged
among us.
Lou, I know we spoke about the scope of the administrative
challenges you'd be taking on at HHS. Did I mention that your
budget ranks third in the world -- behind the U.S. and the Soviet
Union's?
We look to you and to the HHS team to meet a number of major
challenges in the years ahead. We ask you to:
-- Work to find ways to contain the escalating costs of medical
care, without compromising quality health service.
-- To work to sustain programs like Aid to Families with
Dependent Children and Head Start, that help build the foundation
for families and children to overcome disadvantages and difficult
circumstances, to succeed and grow strong.
-- To advance our understanding of the AIDS virus, and move us
towards a cure. To that end, I've directed HHS to pull together
twenty-three separate AIDS projects now in progress, into a more
focused effort under the direction of the Public Health Service.
I've called on Congress to provide $1.6 billion dollars for the
Public Health Service efforts in 1990 -- an increase of 24% over
1989.
Lou, I hope these -- and the many challenges I have not
named -- will be enough to keep you busy.
HHS is the department that more than any other at the
federal level gives shape and form to the promise America makes
to its people -- the promise I have made to you -- to fashion for
ourselves a kinder, gentler nation: to take care of those in
need, especially our children and the elderly, to steady those
who seek only an opportunity to better themselves and their
families.
That is noble work.
Lou, as you make this responsibility your own, you have my
best wishes, my complete confidence and my full support.
Now, we will witness the swearing-in.
Document No. 013520
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 03/03/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
C.O.B. Monday 03/06
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SWEARING-IN OF DR. LOUIS W. SULLIVAN
SUBJECT:
(03/03 2:00 p.m. draft)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
PINKERTON
CARD
ROGERS
WINSTON
CICCONI
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston (Rm. 122, x2930) by close of business on Monday, 03/06,
with an info copy to my office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(McGroarty)
March 3, 1989
2:00pm
danl
REMARKS: SWEARING-IN OF DR. LOUIS W. SULLIVAN
WASHINGTON, D.C.
MARCH 10, 1989
Thank you. I am very pleased to be here this morning for
the swearing-in of Dr. Louis Sullivan. This is a proud day for
all involved:
For this Department, whose dedicated workers are welcoming
as their new leader a man of energy, enthusiasm, and intellect.
For Dr. Sullivan's family -- his wife, Ginger, and his
children, Paul, Shanta, and Halsted -- whose share in Lou's
success is beyond measure.
And for all of us who know Louis Sullivan, admire him, and
call him friend.
Dr. Sullivan has enjoyed a distinguished career as a
physician, scientist and scholar, teacher and administrator. But
what sets Lou Sullivan apart is that "something extra" he brings
to his work: a sense of mission.
As first president of Morehouse School of Medicine, Lou made
it his goal not only to train a new generation of minority
physicians, but to instill in them a sense of service -- a
commitment to minister to communities in our inner cities and in
rural America, where health care facilities are stretched thin,
and doctors are in short supply.
In the past seven years, Barbara and I have taken a special
interest in the work being done by Dr. Sullivan at Morehouse. I
knew that a man of Dr. Sullivan's vision could contribute to our
national well-being, in much the same way he had contributed to
the health and well-being of so many people, throughout his
career in medicine.
With that in mind, and with a cabinet to assemble, I spoke
to someone I know on the Morehouse board of directors -- someone
who happens also to be my most trusted advisor. She told me of
the phenomenal progress Morehouse had made in its first decade --
and that, perhaps, its president might be persuaded to take up a
new challenge, in Washington.
It's our good fortune that she proved to be correct.
Lou, the assignment you are about to embark on is among the
most diverse and difficult public service has to offer. The
Department of Health and Human Services is involved in a vast
enterprise. You command a $400 billion dollar budget, and
114,000 employees. In all, your responsibilities range
from regulating food and drugs and conducting major medical
research, to providing support and care for the elderly, the
disabled, the disadvantaged.
What this Department does affects the life of each and every
American -- and especially the lives of the least advantaged
among us.
Lou, I know we spoke about the scope of the administrative
challenges you'd be taking on at HHS. Did I mention that your
budget ranks third in the world -- behind the U.S. and the Soviet
Union's?
We look to you and to the HHS team to meet a number of major
challenges in the years ahead. We ask you to:
-- Work to find ways to contain the escalating costs of medical
care, without compromising quality health service.
--
To work to sustain programs like Aid to Families with
Dependent Children and Head Start, that help build the foundation
for families and children to overcome disadvantages and difficult
circumstances, to succeed and grow strong.
--
To advance our understanding of the AIDS virus, and move us
towards a cure. To that end, I've directed HHS to pull together
twenty-three separate AIDS projects now in progress, into a more
focused effort under the direction of the Public Health Service.
I've called on Congress to provide $1.6 billion dollars for the
Public Health Service efforts in 1990 -- an increase of 24% over
1989.
Lou, I hope these -- and the many challenges I have not
named -- will be enough to keep you busy.
HHS is the department that, more than any other at the
federal level, gives shape and form to the promise America makes
to its people -- the promise I have made to you -- to fashion for
ourselves a kinder, gentler nation: to take care of those in
need, especially our children and the elderly, to steady those
who seek only an opportunity to better themselves and their
families.
That is noble work.
Lou, as you make this responsibility your own, you have my
best wishes, my complete confidence and my full support.
Now, we will witness the swearing-in.
Document No. 013520
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DATE: 03/03/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: C.O.B. Monday 03/06
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SWEARING-IN OF DR. LOUIS W. SULLIVAN
SUBJECT:
(03/03 2:00 p.m. draft)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
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SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
PINKERTON
CARD
ROGERS
WINSTON
CICCONI
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston (Rm. 122, x2930) by close of business on Monday, 03/06,
with an info copy to my office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
1989 MAR 9: 04
(McGroarty)
March 3, 1989
2:00pm
danl
REMARKS: SWEARING-IN OF DR. LOUIS W. SULLIVAN
WASHINGTON, D.C.
MARCH 10, 1989
Thank you. I am very pleased to be here this morning for
the swearing-in of Dr. Louis Sullivan. This is a proud day for
all involved:
For this Department, whose dedicated workers are welcoming
as their new leader a man of energy, enthusiasm, and intellect.
For Dr. Sullivan's family -- his wife, Ginger, and his
children, Paul, Shanta, and Halsted -- whose share in Lou's
success is beyond measure.
And for all of us who know Louis Sullivan, admire him, and
call him friend.
Dr. Sullivan has enjoyed a distinguished career as a
physician, scientist and scholar, teacher and administrator. But
what sets Lou Sullivan apart is that "something extra" he brings
to his work: a sense of mission.
As first president of Morehouse School of Medicine, Lou made
it his goal not only to train a new generation of minority
physicians, but to instill in them a sense of service -- a
commitment to minister to communities in our inner cities and in
rural America, where health care facilities are stretched thin,
and doctors are in short supply.
In the past seven years, Barbara and I have taken a special
interest in the work being done by Dr. Sullivan at Morehouse. I
knew that a man of Dr. Sullivan's vision could contribute to our
national well-being, in much the same way he had contributed to
the health and well-being of so many people, throughout his
career in medicine.
With that in mind, and with a cabinet to assemble, I spoke
to someone I know on the Morehouse board of directors -- someone
who happens also to be my most trusted advisor. She told me of
the phenomenal progress Morehouse had made in its first decade --
and that, perhaps, its president might be persuaded to take up a
new challenge, in Washington.
It's our good fortune that she proved to be correct.
Lou, the assignment you are about to embark on is among the
most diverse and difficult public service has to offer. The
Department of Health and Human Services is involved in a vast
enterprise. You command a $400 billion dollar budget, and
114,000 employees. In all, your responsibilities range
from regulating food and drugs and conducting major medical
research, to providing support and care for the elderly, the
disabled, the disadvantaged.
What this Department does affects the life of each and every
American -- and especially the lives of the least advantaged
among us.
Lou, I know we spoke about the scope of the administrative
challenges you'd be taking on at HHS. Did I mention that your
-A.Holen
fourth
budget ranks third in the world -- behind the U.S., and the Soviet
Union and Japan's ?
We look to you and to the HHS team to meet a number of major
challenges in the years ahead. We ask you to:
-- Work to find ways to contain the escalating costs of medical
care, without compromising quality health service.
--
To work to sustain programs like Aid to Families with
Dependent Children and Head Start, that help build the foundation
for families and children to overcome disadvantages and difficult
circumstances, to succeed and grow strong.
--
To advance our understanding of the AIDS virus, and move us
towards a cure. To that end, I've directed HHS to pull together
twenty-three separate AIDS projects now in progress, into a more
focused effort under the direction of the Public Health Service.
I've called on Congress to provide $1.6 billion dollars for the
Public Health Service efforts in 1990 -- an increase of 24% over
1989.
Lou, I hope these -- and the many challenges I have not
named -- will be enough to keep you busy.
HHS is the department that, more than any other at the
federal level, gives shape and form to the promise America makes
to its people -- the promise I have made to you -- to fashion for
ourselves a kinder, gentler nation: to take care of those in
need, especially our children and the elderly, to steady those
who seek only an opportunity to better themselves and their
families.
That is noble work.
Lou, as you make this responsibility your own, you have my
best wishes, my complete confidence and my full support.
Now, we will witness the swearing-in.
Document No. 013520
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 03/03/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: C.O.B. Monday 03/06
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SWEARING-IN OF DR. LOUIS W. SULLIVAN
SUBJECT:
(03/03 2:00 p.m. draft)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
PINKERTON
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston (Rm. 122, x2930) by close of business on Monday, 03/06,
with an info copy to my office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(McGroarty)
March 3, 1989
2:00pm
dan1
REMARKS: SWEARING-IN OF DR. LOUIS W. SULLIVAN
WASHINGTON, D.C.
MARCH 10, 1989
Thank you. I am very pleased to be here this morning for
the swearing-in of Dr. Louis Sullivan. This is a proud day for
all involved:
For this Department, whose dedicated workers are welcoming
as their new leader a man of energy, enthusiasm, and intellect.
For Dr. Sullivan's family -- his wife, Ginger, and his
children, Paul, Shanta, and Halsted -- whose share in Lou's
success is beyond measure.
And for all of us who know Louis Sullivan, admire him, and
call him friend.
Dr. Sullivan has enjoyed a distinguished career as a
physician, scientist and scholar, teacher and administrator. But
what sets Lou Sullivan apart is that "something extra" he brings
to his work: a sense of mission.
As first president of Morehouse School of Medicine, Lou made
it his goal not only to train a new generation of minority
physicians, but to instill in them a sense of service -- a
commitment to minister to communities in our inner cities and in
rural America, where health care facilities are stretched thin,
and doctors are in short supply.
In the past seven years, Barbara and I have taken a special
interest in the work being done by Dr. Sullivan at Morehouse. I
knew that a man of Dr. Sullivan's vision could contribute to our
national well-being, in much the same way he had contributed to
the health and well-being of so many people, throughout his
career in medicine.
With that in mind, and with a cabinet to assemble, I spoke
to someone I know on the Morehouse board of directors -- someone
who happens also to be my most trusted advisor. She told me of
the phenomenal progress Morehouse had made in its first decade --
and that, perhaps, its president might be persuaded to take up a
new challenge, in Washington.
It's our good fortune that she proved to be correct.
Lou, the assignment you are about to embark on is among the
most diverse and difficult public service has to offer. The
Department of Health and Human Services is involved in a vast
enterprise. You command a $400 billion dollar budget, and
114,000 employees. In all, your responsibilities range
from regulating food and drugs and conducting major medical
research, to providing support and care for the elderly, the
disabled, the disadvantaged.
What this Department does affects the life of each and every
American -- and especially the lives of the least advantaged
among us.
Lou, I know we spoke about the scope of the administrative
challenges you'd be taking on at HHS. Did I mention that your
budget ranks third in the world -- behind the U.S. and the Soviet
Union's?
We look to you and to the HHS team to meet a number of major
challenges in the years ahead. We ask you to:
get full value for health cane dollars, by targething spending no
Work to find, ways to contain the escalating costs, of -medical
effective semus but
and
care, without compromising quality health service.
--
X work to sustain programs like Aid to Families with
Dependent Children and Head Start, that help build the foundation
for families and children to overcome disadvantages and difficult
circumstances, to succeed and grow strong.
--
To advance our understanding of the AIDS virus, and move us
towards a cure. To that end, I've directed HHS to pull together
twenty-three separate AIDS projects now in progress, into a more
focused effort under the direction of the Public Health Service.
I've called on Congress to provide $1.6 billion dollars for the
Public Health Service efforts in 1990 -- an increase of 24% over
1989.
Lou, I hope these -- and the many challenges I have not
named -- will be enough to keep you busy.
HHS is the department that, more than any other at the
federal level, gives shape and form to the promise America makes
to its people -- the promise I have made to you -- to fashion for
ourselves a kinder, gentler nation: to take care of those in
need, especially our children and the elderly, to steady those
who seek only an opportunity to better themselves and their
families.
That is noble work.
Lou, as you make this responsibility your own, you have my
best wishes, my complete confidence and my full support.
Now, we will witness the swearing-in.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
3/6/89
Memorandum to Chriss Winston
From:
Jim Pinkerton
Re:
Sullivan remarks
trusted comment: I think the allusion to with one
I think this speech is fine,
of adviser" is too elliptical. "my most lot
people will completely miss the point. A
in the I would third change graf. "she" to "Barbara Bush"
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 6, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
WILLIAM L. ROPER WOR
SUBJECT:
Draft Presidential Remarks: Swearing-In
of Dr. Louis W. Sullivan
I have reviewed the draft remarks for Secretary Sullivan's
event. They are quite appropriate and well done.
There is one specific policy recommendation that I would
make, in the first full paragraph on page three. The first
dashed point deals with health care financing, costs and
quality. There is yet another important dimension to the
matter, the question of value and effectiveness. This is
the hottest topic in health policy these days. Accordingly
I would suggest that this dashed point be rewritten as
follows:
"Work to get better value for health care dollars,
targetting on effective services, finding ways to
contain costs, without compromising quality."
Finally, to make the remaining two dashed points of
that paragraph consistent, you should remove the "To" at
the beginning of each.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment.
CC: James W. Cicconi
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 6, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND DIRECTOR OF
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
FROM:
PATRICIA MACK BRYAN PMB
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Swearing-In of Dr. Louis W.
Sullivan
Pursuant to your staffing memorandum of March 4, 1989, Counsel's
Office has reviewed the above-referenced draft remarks. We have
no legal objection to those proposed remarks.
Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention.
CC: James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
March 6, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR JIM CICCONI
FROM;
DENISE SCHWARZ is
OFFICE OF CABINET AFFAIRS
SUBJECT;
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS; SWEARING-IN CEREMONY OF DR.
LOUIS W. SULLIVAN LOG #013520
Attached are changes that HHS would like incorporated into
the speech. They only changes are on page 3.
Attachment
CC: Chriss Winston
Document 0135201/
No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
(4:00)
DATE: 03/03/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
C.O.B. Monday 03/06
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SWEARING-IN OF DR. LOUIS W. SULLIVAN
SUBJECT:
(03/03 2:00 p.m. draft)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
PINKERTON
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston (Rm. 122, x2930) by close of business on Monday, 03/06,
with an info copy to my office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(McGroarty)
March 3, 1989
2:00pm
danl
REMARKS: SWEARING-IN OF DR. LOUIS W. SULLIVAN
WASHINGTON, D.C.
MARCH 10, 1989
Thank you. I am very pleased to be here this morning for
the swearing-in of Dr. Louis Sullivan. This is a proud day for
all involved:
For this Department, whose dedicated workers are welcoming
as their new leader a man of energy, enthusiasm, and intellect.
For Dr. Sullivan's family -- his wife, Ginger, and his
children, Paul, Shanta, and Halsted -- whose share in Lou's
success is beyond measure.
And for all of us who know Louis Sullivan, admire him, and
call him friend.
Dr. Sullivan has enjoyed a distinguished career as a
physician, scientist and scholar, teacher and administrator. But
what sets Lou Sullivan apart is that "something extra" he brings
to his work: a sense of mission.
As first president of Morehouse School of Medicine, Lou made
it his goal not only to train a new generation of minority
physicians, but to instill in them a sense of service -- a
commitment to minister to communities in our inner cities and in
rural America, where health care facilities are stretched thin,
and doctors are in short supply.
In the past seven years, Barbara and I have taken a special
interest in the work being done by Dr. Sullivan at Morehouse. I
knew that a man of Dr. Sullivan's vision could contribute to our
national well-being, in much the same way he had contributed to
the health and well-being of so many people, throughout his
career in medicine.
With that in mind, and with a cabinet to assemble, I spoke
to someone I know on the Morehouse board of directors -- someone
who happens also to be my most trusted advisor. She told me of
the phenomenal progress Morehouse had made in its first decade --
and that, perhaps, its president might be persuaded to take up a
new challenge, in Washington.
It's our good fortune that she proved to be correct.
Lou, the assignment you are about to embark on is among the
most diverse and difficult public service has to offer. The
Department of Health and Human Services is involved in a vast
enterprise. You command a $400 billion dollar budget, and
114,000 employees. In all, your responsibilities range
from regulating food and drugs and conducting major medical
research, to providing support and care for the elderly, the
disabled, the disadvantaged.
What this Department does affects the life of each and every
American -- and especially the lives of the least advantaged
among us.
Lou, I know we spoke about the scope of the administrative
challenges you'd be taking on at HHS. Did I mention that your
fourth
budget ranks third in the world -- behind the U.S. and the Soviet
Union' and Japan.
We look to you and to the HHS team to meet a number of major
challenges in the years ahead. We ask you to:
-- Work to find ways to contain the escalating costs of medical
care, without compromising quality health service.
-- To work to sustain programs like Aid to Families with
Dependent Children and Head Start, that help build the foundation
for families and children to overcome disadvantages and difficult
circumstances, to succeed and grow strong.
-- To advance our understanding of the AIDS virus, and move us
towards a cure. To that end, I've directed HHS to pull together
twenty-three separate AIDS projects now in progress, into a more
focused effort under the direction of the Public Health Service.
I've called on Congress to provide $1.6 billion dollars for the
Public Health Service efforts in 1990 -- an increase of 24% over
1989.
Lou, I hope these -- and the many challenges I have not
named -- will be enough to keep you busy.
HHS is the department that, more than any other at the
federal level, gives shape and form to the promise America makes
to its people -- the promise I have made to you -- to fashion for
ourselves a kinder, gentler nation: to take care of those in
need, especially our children and the elderly, to steady those
who seek only an opportunity to better themselves and their
families.
That is noble work.
Lou, as you make this responsibility your own, you have my
best wishes, my complete confidence and my full support.
Now, we will witness the swearing-in.
DRAFT
(McGroarty)
March 3, 1989
2:00pm
dan1
REMARKS: SWEARING-IN OF DR. LOUIS W. SULLIVAN
WASHINGTON, D.C.
MARCH 10, 1989
Thank you. I am very pleased to be here this morning for
the swearing-in of Dr. Louis Sullivan. This is a proud day for
all involved:
For this Department, whose dedicated workers are welcoming
as their new leader a man of energy, enthusiasm, and intellect.
For Dr. Sullivan's family -- his wife, Ginger, and his
children, Paul, Shanta, and Halsted -- whose share in Lou's
success is beyond measure.
And for all of us who know Louis Sullivan, admire him, and
call him friend.
Dr. Sullivan has enjoyed a distinguished career as a
physician, scientist and scholar, teacher and administrator. But
what sets Lou Sullivan apart is that "something extra" he brings
to his work: a sense of mission.
As first president of Morehouse School of Medicine, Lou made
it his goal not only to train a new generation of minority
physicians, but to instill in them a sense of service -- a
commitment to minister to communities in our inner cities and in
rural America, where health care facilities are stretched thin,
and doctors are in short supply.
In the past seven years, Barbara and I have taken a special
interest in the work being done by Dr. Sullivan at Morehouse. I
knew that a man of Dr. Sullivan's vision could contribute to our
national well-being, in much the same way he had contributed to
the health and well-being of so many people, throughout his
career in medicine.
With that in mind, and with a cabinet to assemble, I spoke
to someone I know on the Morehouse board of directors -- someone
who happens also to be my most trusted advisor. She told me of
the phenomenal progress Morehouse had made in its first decade --
and that, perhaps, its president might be persuaded to take up a
new challenge, in Washington.
It's our good fortune that she proved to be correct.
Lou, the assignment you are about to embark on is among the
most diverse and difficult public service has to offer. The
Department of Health and Human Services is involved in a vast
enterprise. You command a $400 billion dollar budget, and
114,000 employees. In all, your responsibilities range
from regulating food and drugs and conducting major medical
research, to providing support and care for the elderly, the
disabled, the disadvantaged.
What this Department does affects the life of each and every
American -- and especially the lives of the least advantaged
among us.
Lou, I know we spoke about the scope of the administrative
challenges you'd be taking on at HHS. Did I mention that your
budget ranks third in the world -- behind the U.S. and the Soviet
Union's?
We look to you and to the HHS team to meet a number of major
challenges in the years ahead. We ask you to:
-- Work to find ways to contain the escalating costs of medical
care, without compromising quality health service.
-- To work to sustain programs like Aid to Families with
Dependent Children and Head Start, that help build the foundation
for families and children to overcome disadvantages and difficult
circumstances, to succeed and grow strong.
-- To advance our understanding of the AIDS virus, and move us
towards a cure. To that end, I've directed HHS to pull together
twenty-three separate AIDS projects now in progress, into a more
focused effort under the direction of the Public Health Service.
I've called on Congress to provide $1.6 billion dollars for the
Public Health Service efforts in 1990 -- an increase of 24% over
1989.
Lou, I hope these -- and the many challenges I have not
named -- will be enough to keep you busy.
HHS is the department that, more than any other at the
federal level, gives shape and form to the promise America makes
to its people -- the promise I have made to you -- to fashion for
ourselves a kinder, gentler nation: to take care of those in
need, especially our children and the elderly, to steady those
who seek only an opportunity to better themselves and their
families.
That is noble work.
Lou, as you make this responsibility your own, you have my
best wishes, my complete confidence and my full support.
Now, we will witness the swearing-in.
-
(McGroarty)
March 3, 1989
2:00pm
danl
REMARKS: SWEARING-IN OF DR. LOUIS W. SULLIVAN
WASHINGTON, D.C.
MARCH 10, 1989
Thank you. I am very pleased to be here this morning for
the swearing-in of Dr. Louis Sullivan. This is a proud day for
all involved:
For this Department, whose dedicated workers are welcoming
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and call him friend.
Dr. Sullivan has enjoyed a distinguished career as a
physician, scientist and scholar, teacher and administrator. But
what sets Lou Sullivan apart is that "something extra" he brings
to his work: a sense of mission.
As first president of Morehouse School of Medicine, Lou made
it his goal not only to train up a new generation of minority
physicians, but to instill in them a sense of service -- a
commitment to minister to communities in our inner cities and in
rural America, where health care facilities are stretched thin,
and doctors are in short supply.
In the past seven years, Barbara and I have taken a special
interest in the work being done by Dr. Sullivan at Morehouse. I
knew that a man of Dr. Sullivan's vision could contribute to our
national well-being, in much the same way he had contributed to
the health and well-being of so many people, throughout his
career in medicine.
With that in mind, and with a cabinet to assemble, I spoke
to someone I know on the Morehouse board of directors -- someone
who happens also to be my most trusted advisor. She told me of
the phenomenal progress Morehouse had made in its first decade --
and that, perhaps, its president might be persuaded to take up a
new challenge, in Washington.
It's our good fortune that she proved to be correct.
Lou, the assignment you are about to embark on is among the
most diverse and difficult public service has to offer.
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research, to providing support and care for the elderly, the
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What this Department does affects the life of each and every
American -- and especially the lives of the least advantaged
among us.
Lou, I know we spoke about the scope of the administrative
challenges you'd be taking on at HHS. Did I mention that your
budget ranks third in the world -- behind the U.S. and the Soviet
Union's?
We look to you and to the HHS team to meet a number of major
challenges in the years ahead. We ask you to:
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Work to find ways to contain the escalating costs of medical
care, without compromising quality health service.
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To work to sustain programs like Aid to Families with
Dependent Children and Head Start, that help build the foundation
for families and children to overcome disadvantages and difficult
circumstances, to succeed and grow strong.
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To advance our understanding of the AIDS virus, and move us
towards a cure. To that end, I've directed HHS to pull together
twenty-three separate AIDS projects now in progress, into a more
focused effort under the direction of the Public Health Service.
I've called on Congress to provide $1.6 billion dollars for the
Public Health Service efforts in 1990 -- an increase of 24% over
1989.
Lou, I hope these -- and the many challenges I have not
named -- will be enough to keep you busy.
HHS is the department that, more than any other at the
federal level, gives shape and form to the promise America makes
to its people -- the promise I have made to you -- to fashion for
ourselves a kinder, gentler nation: to take care of those in
need, especially our children and the elderly, to steady those
who seek only an opportunity to better themselves and their
families.
That is noble work.
Lou, as you make this responsibility your own, you have my
best wishes, my complete confidence and my full support.
Now, we will witness the swearing-in.
REMARKS: SWEARING-IN OF DR. LOUIS SULLIVAN
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1989
THANK YOU. I AM VERY PLEASED TO BE HERE THIS MORNING
FOR THE SWEARING-IN OF DR. LOUIS SULLIVAN.
Lou, BEFORE I BEGIN, I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE THAT I
KNOW ALL OF YOU HERE TODAY CAN APPRECIATE: THE HEALTH AND
WELL-BEING OF OUR ENVIRONMENT.
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I WANT TO ANNOUNCE AN IMPORTANT STEP MY ADMINISTRATION IS
TAKING TO ADDRESS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE OF GREAT CONCERN
-- THE TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTES. DURING
THE PAST YEAR, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY ACCOUNTS OF THE RISKS
TO HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT POSED BY CERTAIN
EXPORTS OF HAZARDOUS WASTES, PARTICULARLY TO DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES. THE U.S. HAS BEEN A WORLD LEADER IN REQUIRING
THE INFORMED CONSENT OF RECEIVING COUNTRIES, BEFORE
ALLOWING EXPORTS OF SUCH HAZARDOUS WASTES.
3
I INTEND TO CONTINUE AND TO EXTEND THIS LEADERSHIP ROLE BY
SEEKING NEW LEGISLATION THAT WILL GIVE THE UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY TO BAN ALL EXPORTS OF HAZARDOUS
WASTES, EXCEPT WHERE WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE
RECEIVING COUNTRY PROVIDING FOR THE SAFE HANDLING AND
MANAGEMENT OF THOSE WASTES. WE ARE DETERMINED TO WORK
WITH OTHER CONCERNED GOVERNMENTS, TO EXERCISE WISE
STEWARDSHIP OVER OUR ENVIRONMENT.
4
THE SWEARING IN OF DR. LOUIS SULLIVAN IS A PROUD DAY
FOR ALL INVOLVED:
FOR THIS DEPARTMENT, WHOSE DEDICATED WORKERS ARE
WELCOMING AS THEIR NEW LEADER A MAN OF ENERGY, ENTHUSIASM,
AND INTELLECT.
FOR DR. SULLIVAN'S FAMILY -- HIS WIFE, GINGER, AND
HIS CHILDREN, PAUL, SHANTA, AND HALSTED -- WHOSE SHARE IN
Lou's SUCCESS IS BEYOND MEASURE.
AND FOR ALL OF US WHO KNOW LOUIS SULLIVAN, ADMIRE
HIM, AND CALL HIM FRIEND.
5
DR. SULLIVAN HAS ENJOYED A DISTINGUISHED CAREER AS A
PHYSICIAN, SCIENTIST AND SCHOLAR, TEACHER AND
ADMINISTRATOR. BUT WHAT SETS Lou SULLIVAN APART IS THAT
"SOMETHING EXTRA" HE BRINGS TO HIS WORK: A SENSE OF
MISSION.
6
As THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF
MEDICINE, Lou MADE IT HIS GOAL NOT ONLY TO TRAIN A NEW
GENERATION OF MINORITY PHYSICIANS, BUT TO INSTILL IN THEM
A SENSE OF SERVICE -- A COMMITMENT TO MINISTER TO
COMMUNITIES IN OUR INNER CITIES AND IN RURAL AMERICA,
WHERE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES ARE STRETCHED THIN, AND
DOCTORS ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY.
IN THE PAST SEVEN YEARS, BARBARA AND I HAVE TAKEN A
SPECIAL INTEREST IN THE WORK BEING DONE BY DR. SULLIVAN AT
MOREHOUSE.
7
I KNEW THAT A MAN OF DR. SULLIVAN'S VISION COULD
CONTRIBUTE TO OUR NATIONAL WELL-BEING, IN MUCH THE SAME
WAY HE HAD CONTRIBUTED TO THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF so
MANY PEOPLE, THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER IN MEDICINE.
Lou, THE ASSIGNMENT YOU ARE ABOUT TO EMBARK ON IS
AMONG THE MOST DIVERSE AND DIFFICULT PUBLIC SERVICE HAS TO
OFFER. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES IS
INVOLVED IN A VAST ENTERPRISE. You COMMAND A $400 BILLION
BUDGET, AND 114,000 EMPLOYEES.
8
IN ALL, YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES RANGE FROM REGULATING FOOD
AND DRUGS AND CONDUCTING MAJOR MEDICAL RESEARCH, TO
PROVIDING SUPPORT AND CARE FOR THE ELDERLY, THE DISABLED,
THE DISADVANTAGED.
WHAT THIS DEPARTMENT DOES AFFECTS THE LIFE OF EACH
AND EVERY AMERICAN -- AND ESPECIALLY THE LIVES OF THE
LEAST ADVANTAGED AMONG US.
Lou, I KNOW WE SPOKE ABOUT THE SCOPE OF THE
ADMINISTRATIVE CHALLENGES YOU'D BE TAKING ON AT HHS. DID
I MENTION THAT YOUR BUDGET RANKS FOURTH IN THE WORLD --
BEHIND THE U.S., SOVIET UNION AND JAPAN'S?
9
WE LOOK TO YOU AND TO THE HHS TEAM TO MEET A NUMBER
OF MAJOR CHALLENGES IN THE YEARS AHEAD. WE ASK YOU TO:
--
WORK TO GET BETTER VALUE FOR HEALTH CARE DOLLARS,
TARGETING EFFECTIVE SERVICES, AND FINDING WAYS TO CONTAIN
THE ESCALATING COSTS OF MEDICAL CARE, WITHOUT COMPROMISING
QUALITY HEALTH SERVICE.
--
WORK TO SUSTAIN PROGRAMS LIKE AID TO FAMILIES WITH
DEPENDENT CHILDREN AND HEAD START, THAT HELP BUILD THE
FOUNDATION FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN TO OVERCOME
DISADVANTAGES AND DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES, TO SUCCEED AND
GROW STRONG.
10
-- ADVANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE AIDS VIRUS, AND MOVE
US TOWARDS A CURE. To THAT END, I'VE DIRECTED HHS TO PULL
TOGETHER TWENTY-THREE SEPARATE AIDS PROJECTS NOW IN
PROGRESS, INTO A MORE FOCUSED EFFORT UNDER THE DIRECTION
OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE. I'VE CALLED ON CONGRESS TO
PROVIDE $1.6 BILLION DOLLARS FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
EFFORTS IN 1990 -- AN INCREASE OF 24% OVER 1989.
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-- AND FINALLY, Lou, I KNOW YOU'LL TAKE A POSITION RIGHT
ON THE FRONT LINE, AS WE WAGE UNCONDITIONAL WAR ON DRUGS
IN AMERICA. Too MANY LIVES HAVE BEEN IMPERILED OR LOST TO
DRUGS -- TOO MUCH HUMAN POTENTIAL HAS BEEN WASTED. I'VE
SAID IT BEFORE, AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN: THIS SCOURGE WILL
STOP.
12
I'LL NEED YOU TO TRAIN SCIENTISTS, TO CONDUCT THE
RIGHT KIND OF RESEARCH; I'LL LOOK TO YOU TO ASSESS THE
DATA ON DRUGS, AND TELL US WHERE AND HOW TO RESPOND; I'M
COUNTING ON YOU TO SEE THAT STATE ORGANIZATIONS,
HOSPITALS, AND VOLUNTEER GROUPS GET THE KIND OF TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE THEY NEED TO HELP US WIN THIS WAR.
I'M ASKING YOU TO WORK WITH ME, AND WITH BILL
BENNETT, TO FIND SOLID STRATEGIES FOR THE PREVENTION OF
DRUG ABUSE -- AND EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR THOSE ALREADY
CAUGHT IN THE TRAP.
13
Lou, I HOPE THESE -- AND THE MANY CHALLENGES I HAVE
NOT NAMED -- WILL BE ENOUGH TO KEEP YOU BUSY.
REST ASSURED YOU'LL HAVE HELP. THE HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES STAFF IS AMONG THE MOST TALENTED AND DEDICATED IN
THE FEDERAL SERVICE. THEY UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF
THE WORK THEY DO -- AND THE DIFFERENCE HHS MAKES IN THE
LIVES OF THE MANY MILLIONS OF AMERICANS IT SERVES.
14
HHS IS THE DEPARTMENT THAT, MORE THAN ANY OTHER AT
THE FEDERAL LEVEL, GIVES SHAPE AND FORM TO THE PROMISE
AMERICA MAKES TO ITS PEOPLE -- THE PROMISE I HAVE MADE TO
YOU -- TO FASHION FOR OURSELVES A KINDER, GENTLER NATION:
TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE IN NEED, ESPECIALLY OUR CHILDREN AND
THE ELDERLY, TO STEADY THOSE WHO SEEK ONLY AN OPPORTUNITY
TO BETTER THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES.
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THAT IS NOBLE WORK.
Lou, AS YOU MAKE THIS RESPONSIBILITY YOUR OWN, YOU
HAVE MY BEST WISHES, MY COMPLETE CONFIDENCE AND MY FULL
SUPPORT.
Now, WE WILL WITNESS THE SWEARING-IN.
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