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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 20, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR RECORDS MANAGEMENT
FROM:
DRUCIE SCALING
Communications Administrative Officer
Room 122, 2930
SUBJECT: FILING OF PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH FOLDERS
Enclosed please find the speech folders for President Bush's
speeches, video messages, and talking points from September 22,
1989 through October 2, 1989, as well as from January 5, 1990
through January 23, 1990. Also enclosed are two folders of
speeches delivered prior to these dates, on May 23, 1989, and
June 14, 1989. The folder for overall communications strategy
from July 6, 1989 is also included. Listed speeches and talking
points were reconciled and edited by Chriss Winston, Deputy
Assistant to the President for Communications and Director of
Speechwriting and reviewed by David F. Demarest, Jr., Assistant
to the President for Communications.
The writers were Mark Davis, Edward McNally, Curt Smith, Mary
Kate Grant, Chriss Winston, Mark Lange, Dan McGroarty, Barry
Tron, Maria Sheehan, and Sichan Siv, Deputy Assistant to the
President for Public Liaison. The researchers were Stephanie
Blessey, Carolyn Cawley, Bob Simon, Christina Martin, and Peggy
Dooley. The folders correspond to the following speeches, video
messages, and talking points delivered by the President (with
dates of delivery and speechwriters' names):
1. Photographers Dinner
05/23/89
McNally/Simon
2. Korean War Vets Memorial
06/14/89
Smith/Blessey
3. Overall Communications Strategy
07/06/89
4. 200th Anniversary of Atty. Gen.
09/22/89
McNally/Simon
5. NJ Republican Fundraiser Lunch
09/22/89
Smith/Blessey
6. Catholic Lawyers Guild Luncheon
09/23/89
Grant/McNally/
Martin
7. 44th Session-UN Gen. Assembly
09/25/89
McGroarty/Dooley
8. Talking Points/US Mission to UN
09/25/89
McNally/Simon
9.
Film Institute-Washington, DC
09/26/89
Smith/Blessey
10. World Bank/IMF Annual Meeting
09/27/89
McNally/Simon
11.
Governor's Dinner-Montecello
09/27/89
Grant/Martin
12. Opening Address-Educ. Summit
09/27/89
Grant/Martin
13. Educ. Convocation-Univ. of VA
09/27/89
Davis/Martin
14.
Arrival Statement
09/28/89
15. Retirement of Admiral William
09/29/89
McGroarty/Dooley
J. Crowe
16. Rep. Senatorial Inner Circle
10/02/89
McGroarty/Dooley
CLOSURES FILED OVERSIZE ATTACHMENTS
4390
NAZA 1134
17. Video Message-Interstate
10/02/89
Sheehan
Natural Gas Association
18. Video Message-Small Bus. Adm.
10/02/89
Sheehan
19. GSP to Poland Talking Points
01/05/90
Davis
20. American Bar Association
01/90
McNally/Tron
21. Lincoln Lecture
01/07/90
Smith/Blessey
22. American Farm Bureau
01/08/90
Grant/Cawley
23. Video Session
01/09/90
Tron/Sheehan
1)
WHCA Film
2) Cincinnati Youth
Collaborative
3) Volunteerism PSA for Cecil
Productions
4) Thurmond for Senate TV
Commercial
5) For Jobs for America's
Graduates
6) Video Message for Census
7) Station Manager
Participation in Census
24. MLK Proclamation Ceremony
01/09/90
Smith/Blessey
25. USA Today Presidential Message
01/09/90
Winston/Grant
26. Fort Worth Star Telegram
01/10/90
Grant
27. Prime Minister Silva Photo-Op
01/11/90
28. Depart. of Prime Minister Silva
01/11/90
Lange/Cawley
29. Robert A. Taft High School
01/12/90
Lange/Cawley
30. Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
01/12/90
McNally/Simon
31. GOP Asian Leaders Briefing
01/12/90
Siv/Winston
32. MLK Essay for Washington Times
01/15/90
Grant
33. Heads of Law Enforcement
01/17/90
34. Thurman and Cheney Photo-Op
01/17/90
35. Video Session
01/17/90
Tron/Sheehan
a) FINE Foundation
b) Natl. Wildlife Federation
c) NFL Alumni "Old Hero"
Awards Dinner
d) Ileitis and Coletis Found.
36. Space Shuttle Columbia Phone
01/18/90
Conversation
37. Bush/Quayle Campaign Reunion
01/18/90
Lange/Cawley
38. Executive Forum
01/18/90
Smith/Blessey
39. Natl. Assoc. of Home Builders
01/19/90
Davis/Martin
40. Gov. Bob Martinez Fundraiser
01/19/90
Davis/Martin
41. American Spectator Dinner
01/22/90
McGroarty/Dooley
42. Kansas Crime Address
01/23/90
McNally/Simon
049313SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
6/29/89
6/30/89 6:00 PM
DATE:
A'CTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: JOINT SESSION OF POLISH PARLIAMENT
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
ROGERS
BREEDEN
CARD
WINSTON
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
/
HAGIN
89 JUN JUN29 29 P5: 09
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm.
122, x2930, no later than 6:00 PM, Friday, June 30, 1989,
with an info copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
see p.8 comments
89 JUN 30 P1:11
7n
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Lange/Wallace)
June 29, 1989
11:00 a.m.
[POLAND.STA]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
POLAND'S JOINT SESSION OF PARLIAMENT
THE SEJM
JULY 10, 1989
2:30 P.M.
President Jaruzelski, Marshals
and
,
Prime Minister Rakowski, Senators, and Delegates.
On behalf of the people of the United States of America, I
am honored to greet the newly-elected representatives of the
Polish Parliament. To be here with you on this occasion is proof
that we live in extraordinary times.
Poland and the United States are bound, it is often said, by
ties of kinship and culture. But our peoples are linked by more
than sentiment.
The May 3 Constitution of 1791 set Poland ahead of her peers
-- and ahead of her time -- in the pursuit of freedom and
democratic ideals. And throughout her history, Poland has
courageously struggled, and survived, the assaults of both
ideology and armaments.
For decades, beginning with President Wilson's Fourteen
Points, the United States has stood for Polish independence,
freedom, and prosperity. Americans are proud of their early and
longstanding commitment to Polish self-determination. I am here
today to reaffirm it.
I understand something of the work you are commencing, for I
began my public service in the American Congress. Such bodies
2
are among mankind's greatest forums for debate and dialogue. And
while I have been to Poland before, I did not expect to return so
soon -- nor in such altered circumstances. So too, perhaps, many
of you did not expect to be here -- serving in this, or in any
Polish parliament. But much has happened. Our experience has
surpassed all expectations.
Our meeting today bears witness to the character of our age.
Some four hundred and fifty years ago, when the Polish
astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus came to understand the natural
order of the planets -- and had the courage to question accepted
wisdom -- the world was changed forever. From this year forward,
as Poland works to reaffirm the natural order of man and
government, so too will Poland be changed forever.
For Poland today is undergoing the political and economic
equivalent of a Copernican revolution. A quiet change in
perspective, that places the people at the center. A new
understanding, that the governed are the true source of lasting
social and economic power -- around which government revolves,
and exists to serve.
The May 3rd Constitution of 1791 was a masterpiece of
constitutional genius. Today, at the dawn of its third century,
you are called upon to match that genius with action. To make a
peaceful transition, toward representative government that
exercises the will of the people.
I said in Mainz a few weeks ago that East and West have
arrived at the end of one era, and at the beginning of another.
3
Prime Minister Rakowski said recently that the system which
emerged in the 1940s is now throwing off its skin -- that the
system to replace it is only now beginning to take shape. I
agree. In fact, this applies not just to Poland, but to the
entirety of relations between East and West.
A profound cycle of turmoil and great change is sweeping the
world from Poland to the Pacific. It is sometimes inspiring, as
here, in Warsaw. Sometimes it is terribly painful, as in China
today. But democracy has captured the spirit of our time.
Without doubt, though democracy may be a dream deferred for many,
it remains the destiny of man.
The future beckons with both hope and uncertainty. Poland,
Hungary, and the Soviet Union find themselves at a crossroads.
Each has started down its own road to reform, without guarantee
of easy success. The way is hard. But the moment is right, both
internally and internationally, for Poland to walk its own path.
On the day Solidarity was re-legalized, I spoke of my
support and admiration for the political experiment just getting
underway in Poland. You have since proceeded further along that
road -- including holding the remarkable elections that produced
this Parliament. Let us consider what your experiment may mean,
not just for Poland, but for Europe and the world.
The divided world of the modern age began here, in Poland,
fifty years ago this summer. Your country -- and then nearly all
of Europe -- was besieged by totalitarian, despotic forces. The
4
West made common cause with the Soviet Union to defeat Hitler.
Poland was our ally. Hitler was vanquished.
But as you know better than anyone, the world we sought then
was not to be. Stalinist systems were imposed over a third of a
continent -- and the Red Army turned from liberator to occupier.
In response, the countries of the West organized themselves and
their defenses. The Cold War began.
Despite periods of tension and crisis, the West prospered
behind a shield of mutual self-defense and a policy called
containment. But the East did not prosper. Poland in particular
did not. Forty years of civil strife, wasted resources and
dashed hopes marred the lives of an entire generation. Nor did
the division of Europe bring stability, as recurring tragedies
endured in Poland since 1953 have witnessed. Such has been the
world our children have known for their entire lives.
Containment was a necessary means, and served its function.
But it was never an end in itself. It was no substitute for a
free and united Europe. We did not forget the hopes of 1945, nor
the promise of a better world. Neither did the Polish people.
You have been a crucible of conflict. You are now a vessel for
change -- and tyranny's victim no longer. Poland is where the
Cold War began -- and Poland can bring the Cold War to an end.
Now, at long last, two events have allowed us to redeem the
principles of the Atlantic Charter for which the United States
and Poland fought as allies. One is the manifest failure of the
old Stalinist model, imposed on Central and Eastern Europe to
5
provide political legitimacy and economic prosperity. The other
is the emergence of responsible leaders -- in government and in
the opposition -- in Poland, Hungary, and the USSR -- who are
working to overcome the mistakes of the past with honesty,
creativity, and courage.
Today we have the opportunity, unique in the post-war
period, to move beyond containment in East-West relations. To
set the stage for unprecedented social and economic progress in
Poland. And to see the Copernican revolution of representative
government succeed.
Now -- in part because of what you are doing here -- the
genuine opportunity exists for us to build a Europe which many
thought was destroyed forever in the 1940s. That Europe will be
open, whole, and free once again.
We can make it so in two ways.
First, a new East-West relationship must rest on greatly
reduced levels of arms. We in the West have proposed dramatic
reductions in conventional armed forces in Europe. The new
willingness in Moscow to accept this Western framework for
reductions in troops, tanks, and other categories of weapons
gives us hope that the negotiations in Vienna will succeed. A
good beginning has been made. Constructive proposals are being
offered on both sides.
Second, reductions in military forces will go further and be
more sustainable if they take place in parallel with political
change. Excessive levels of arms, we believe, are the symptom
6
and not the source of political tensions. In Europe, those
tensions spring from the unnatural imposition of unpopular -- and
therefore unstable -- political systems.
Mikhail Gorbachev has said that security has to be mutual --
that one country's security could not be assured unless other
nations also felt secure. I agree.
A Europe untrammeled by hegemonic ambition depends on a
productive U.S.- - Soviet relationship. Stalin did not understand
that. But Mikhail Gorbachev is a leader of different quality and
character. I believe he understands the benefits that a Europe
whole and free can bring to all nations.
A constructive relationship between the United States and
the USSR does not mean that we regard Poland, Hungary, or any
other nation as pieces on some larger chessboard -- but as active
agents for their own future. As John Quincy Adams, our Secretary
of State said on the 4th of July, 1821, America "goes not abroad
in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the
freedom and independence of all. She is the champion and
vindicator only of her own." And so we work neither to disrupt
nor interfere, but to help reconcile Poland and her people to the
Europe they helped create -- and to promote the cause of freedom
everywhere.
As a result of the Roundtable Accords, Poland's fate lies
more than ever in Polish hands. Your friends, including the
American people, want Poland to be free, prosperous, democratic,
and independent -- true to the best traditions of your nation's
7
past. But we cannot realize these goals for you. Only Poles can
make the hard choices.
General Jaruzelski is doing statesmanlike work, moving
forward with a sense of realism, in a time of great difficulty.
And this Parliament is advancing pluralism, and moving toward
democracy. Yet, even under the best circumstances, democracy has
its own challenges. It requires patience, tolerance, and give-
and-take between political opponents. But its virtue is that it
grants legitimacy to leaders and their policies, and gives
governments a mandate to make hard choices.
For over two hundred years, Americans have wrestled over
political and economic interests, over individual and civil
rights, and the role of a loyal opposition. Democracy is not a
conclusion, it is a process -- and perfecting it never ends. But
Democracy works. And having come so far so fast, the Polish
people, both in the government and opposition, have already shown
the wisdom and daring to succeed.
We understand the enormous economic problems and challenges
you face. Economic privation is a danger that threatens this
great democratic experiment. I must speak honestly: economic
reform and recovery cannot occur without sacrifices. Even in an
economy as productive as ours, we still debate the role and
limits of government: How to regulate the private sector without
discouraging innovation. How to balance union rights and
industrial efficiency. How to handle the painful disruptions of
change -- for the sake of productivity, progress, and prosperity.
8
We have found that only the hard decisions lead to lasting
results. I believe your experience will show the same.
The reform of the Polish economy will be a great challenge.
But Poland does not stand alone. Given the enormity of this
historical moment, the United States stands ready to help you
help yourselves.
In Hamtramck, Michigan, three months ago, I outlined a
policy of support for the reforms then just beginning in Poland.
A dynamic interplay of progress and engagement -- and not a
repeat of the unsound credit policies of the 1970s. Our efforts
will be carefully targeted in support of an emerging new Poland.
passed
We have made progress:
considered
in
the
Legislation has been [propared/passed]" will help Polish
exporters compete more effectively in the U.S. market, by
providing selective tariff relief under the generalized system of
preferences.
STATEM with
-- We will soon authorize our Overseas Private Investment
Corporation to operate in Poland, setting up missions to
stimulate U.S. investment and joint ventures here. The next step
is an investment agreement between the Polish government and
OPIC. I hope negotiations can get underway soon. Sound projects
can demonstrate how management, free labor unions and foreign
partners can cooperate to produce wealth for an emerging new
Poland.
-- The United States [has presented/will shortly present] for
negotiation a draft private business agreement that will promote
9
contacts between Poland's rapidly growing private business sector
its American counterparts. We hope to conclude an agreement
soon.
-- We will also continue to support viable private sector loans
by the International Finance Corporation.
-- The United States Information Agency is putting together new
and imaginative exchange programs to reach out to independent
groups now emerging. These programs can help build institutions
that will lead your country in the next century.
-- There is great interest and excitement in the United States
about what you are doing in Poland. I hosted a White House
Symposium on July 6, to bring together Americans interested in
investment, trade, and cultural and academic exchange with the
countries of East and Central Europe. This conference will also
encourage private initiatives to swap Polish debt for equity in
Polish enterprises -- and for humanitarian, charitable, and
environmental projects.
We are committed to a wide-ranging program of economic,
environmental, and educational initiatives. So today, I'm
pleased to announce that we plan to do more -- and go farther --
for the sake of a stable and prosperous Poland:
[new policy here -- approx 30 lines]
The elections which brought us together here today mean that
the path the Polish people have chosen is that of political
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pluralism, and economic rebirth. The road ahead is a long one.
But it is the only road which leads to prosperity and social
stability. Poland's progress along this road will light the way
toward a new era throughout East and Central Europe. The Western
democracies will stand with the Polish people, and other peoples
of this region, when they too are ready.
Two hundred years ago, Democratic constitutions were adopted
by three nations, embodying the powerful and enduring influence
of the enlightenment -- of ideas that endure.
The American Constitution was first, and has stood the test
of history for the over 200 years of our existence as a republic.
Constitutional democracy in France began two centuries ago this
summer. And in a few days, leaders from all over the world will
be in Paris to celebrate the anniversary of its birth.
On May 3, 1991, the Polish constitution will also be 200
years old. Your constitution of 1791 was cruelly crushed, but
never forgotten -- just as Poland was rent and yet reborn in this
century. Now, this generation's calling is to redeem the promise
of a free Polish republic.
Today I challenge you to attain -- and sustain -- a genuine
democracy. Your momentum must remain undaunted by economic
difficulties. Working together, you can ensure that the May 3rd
Constitution enters its third century as a living document. You
can ensure that Poland's people reap all of the benefits of a
free society.
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God has turned His face to Poland. Man must now reaffirm
the value of the individual voice -- and the limitless power of
freedom -- through the principles of representative government.
America wishes you well with all its heart. God bless you,
and God bless Poland.
# # #
#963
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Warsaw, Poland)
For Immediate Release
July 10, 1989
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AT JOINT SESSION OF PARLIAMENT
The Sejm
Warsaw, Poland
2:28 P.M. (L)
THE PRESIDENT: Chairman Jaruzelski, Marshall Kozakiewicz
and Stelmachowski, Prime Minister Rakowski and senators and
delegates, on behalf of the people of the United States, I am honored
to greet the newly-elected representatives of the Polish Parliament.
To be here with you on this occasion is proof that we live in
extraordinary, indeed thrilling times.
The power and potential of this moment was first made
clear to me when I saw a photo -- a worldwide photo -- flashed all
around the world -- a photo of General Jaruzelski, Senator Leader
Lech Walesa shoulder-to-shoulder -- Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa --
shoulder-to-shoulder at the opening session of this Parliament --
committed to new progress in Poland. Believe me, that sent a
wonderful signal all around the world.
Poland and the United States are bound, it is often said,
by ties of kinship and culture. But our peoples are linked by more
than sentiment.
The May 3rd Constitution of 1791 set Poland ahead of her
peers -- ahead of her time -- in the pursuit of freedom and
democratic ideas, just as our Constitution -- the American
Constitution of 1787 set new standards for protection of the rights
of the individual.
For decades, beginning with the Versailles Peace
Conference, the United States has stood for Polish independence,
freedom, prosperity. And we are proud of our early and longstanding
commitment to Polish self-determination. As America's President, I
am here today to reaffirm that proud commitment.
I understand something of the work you are commencing,
for I began my own public service in the American Congress.
Democratically-chosen legislatures are among mankind's greatest
forums for debate and dialogue. And while I've been to Poland
before, I did not expect to return so soon -- nor to such altered
circumstances in your country. And so, too, perhaps many of you
didn't expect to be here -- serving in this, or any Polish
parliament. And your achievement has surpassed all expectation and
has earned all our admiration.
Our meeting today bears witness to the character of our
age.
Some 450 years ago, when the Polish astronomer Copernicus
came to understand the natural order of the planets -- and had the
coarage to question accepted wisdom -- the world was changed forever.
From this year orward, as Poland works to reaffirm the natural order
of man and
forever.
For today the scope of political and economic change in
Poland is indeed Copernican. A fundamental change in perspective
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that places the people at the center. A new understanding that the
governed are the true source of lasting social peace and economic
prosperity -- around which government revolves, and exists to serve.
Poland has a rich democratic heritage. The May 3rd
Constitution was a stroke of genius. Today, at the dawn of that
document's third century, you're called upon to match its genius with
contemporary action -- to make a peaceful transition toward political
and economic renewal -- through representative government that
expresses the will of the people. (Applause.)
I said a few weeks ago here in Europe that East and West
have arrived at the end of one era, and at the beginning of another.
Chairman Jaruzelski recently said of Poland that "the life of the
nation has undergone deep changes -- society has the full right to
ask when a ray of sun will shine over Poland." In truth, this
applies not just to Poland, but to the entirety of relations between
East and West.
A profound cycle of turmoil and great change is sweeping
the world from Poland to the Pacific. It is sometimes inspiring, as
here, in Warsaw. And sometimes it's agonizing, as in China today.
But the magnitude of change we sense around the world compels us to
look within ourselves -- and to God -- to forge a rare alloy of
courage and restraint.
The future beckons with both hope and uncertainty.
Poland and Hungary find themselves at a crossroads. Each has started
down its own road to reform, without guarantee of easy success. The
people of these nations -- and the courage of their leaders --
command our admiration. The way is hard. But the moment is right,
both internally and internationally, for Poland to walk its own path.
On the day Solidarity was restored, I spoke of my support
and admiration for the political experiment just getting underway in
Poland. You've since proceeded further along that road -- including
holding the remarkable elections that produced this Parliament. And
let us consider what your experiment may mean, not just for Poland,
but for Europe and for the entire world.
The divided world of the modern age began here -- right
here -- in Poland, 50 years ago this summer. Your country -- and
then nearly all of Europe -- was first besieged and then occupied by
totalitarian, despotic forces. A courageous Poland was our ally.
And in that fearful time, Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill
devised the Atlantic Charter which outlined principles on which we
hoped to build a better world -- including freedom from want and
fear, and the right of peoples to choose the form of government under
which they will live.
But as you know better than anyone, the world that we
sought then was not to be. Stalinist systems were imposed over a
third of a continent. The Cold War began. The countries of the West
organized themselves in defense of democratic principles. And we
proposed that the Mashall Plan include Eastern Europe. But again,
that was not to be.
The Western strategy -- our strategy of containment --
was a means, but was never an end in itself. It was no substitute
for a free and united Europe. And we did not forget the frustrated
and lost hopes of 1945, nor the promise of a better world. Neither
did the Polish people. You have been a crucible of conflict. You're
now becoming a vessel for change.
Poland is where the Cold War began -- and now the people
of Poland can help bring the division of Europe to an end. The time
has come to move beyond containment to a World too long deferred -- a
better world. And now, at long last, two developments have allowed
us to redeem the principles of the Atlantic Charter for which the
United States and Poland fought as allies. One is the manifest
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failure of the classic Stalinist system. And the other is the
indomitable will of the people -- through leaders in Poland and
Hungary, who are working to overcome the mistakes of the past with
honesty, creativity and, yes, courage. The world watches in
admiration.
And now, in part because of what you are doing here, the
genuine opportunity exists for all of us to build a Europe which many
thought was destroyed forever in the 1940s. That Europe -- the
Europe of our children -- will be open, whole, and free.
We can make it so in two ways. First, a new East-West
relationship must rest on greatly reduced levels of arms. I notice
what General Jaruselzki said on that point, and I support him. We in
the West have proposed dramatic reductions in conventional armed
forces in Europe, reductions that promise to transform the military
map of Europe and diminish the very threat of war. The new
willingness in Moscow to accept this Western framework for reductions
in troops and tanks and aircraft and other categories of weapons
gives us hope that the negotiations in Vienna will succeed. A good
beginning has been made. Constructive proposals are being offered on
both sides. We are determined to push hard for an early and
successful conclusion to these talks.
Second, reductions in military forces will go further and
be more sustainable if they take place in parallel with political
change. Excessive levels of arms, we believe, are the symptom and
not the source of political tensions. In Europe, those tensions
spring from an unnatural and cruel division.
Poland's decision to embrace political reform -- and
Hungary's movement in the same direction -- thus have great
importance beyond their borders. By creating political structures
legitimized by popular will -- by that, your reforms can be the
foundation of stability, security, and prosperity -- not just here,
but in all of Europe, now and into the next century.
Mikhail Gorbachev has written, "universal security rests
on the recognition of the right of every-nation to choose its own
path of social development and on the renunciation of interference in
the domestic affairs of other states. A nation may choose either
capitalism or socialism. This is its sovereign right." In
principle, I agree. But I might well have said that the people of a
nation may freely choose either a free market economy, or socialism.
That is their right.
And so the West works not to disrupt, not to interfere,
not to threaten any nation's security, but to help forge closer and
enduring ties between Poland and the rest of Europe.
As a result of the Roundtable Accords, Poland's fate lies
more than ever in Polish hands. And there it must ever remain.
Your responsibility for your country's future is immense.
Poland's friends, including the American people, want Poland to be
free, prosperous, democratic, independent -- true to the best
tradition of your nation's past. (Applause.) And this regime is
moving forward with a sense of realism and courage, in a time of
great difficulty and challenge. Lech Walesa and Solidarity are
deeply committed to institutions in Poland that will serve all its
people. This Parliament, by its very existence, is advancing
pluralism. And the Church has served as a source of spiritual
guidance and unity in turbulent times. But above all, there are the
people of Poland -- people who are steadfastly working toward
productive change.
And yet even under the
representative government has its own challenges. It requires
patience, tolerance, and give-and-take between political opponent.
But its virtue is that it grants legitimacy to leaders and their
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- 4 -
policies. It gives governments and societies the mandate to make
hard choices. And through their involvement, it gives the people a
stake in the choices that are made.
For over 200 years, Americans have wrestled over
political and economic interests, over individual and civil rights,
and the role of a loyal opposition. Democracy is not a conclusion,
it's a process -- and perfecting it never ends. But history has
taught Americans one very clear lesson. Democracy works.
We understand in my country the enormous economic
problems you face. Economic privation is a danger that can threaten
any great democratic experiment. And I must speak honestly.
Economic reform and recovery cannot occur without sacrifices. Even
in an economy as productive as ours, we still debate the roles and
limits of government -- how to regulate the private sector without
discouraging innovation, how to reduce our own enormous budget
deficit, how to balance workers' needs and industrial efficiency, how
to handle the painful disruptions of change -- for the sake of
productivity, the sake of progress, for the sake of prosperity.
The reform of the Polish economy presents an historic
challenge. There can be no substitute for Poland's own efforts. But
I want to stress to you today that Poland is not alone. Given the
enormity of this moment, the United States stands ready to help as
you help yourselves.
In Hamtramck, Michigan, three months ago, I outlined a
policy of support for the reforms then just beginning in Poland. I
proposed specific steps, carefully chosen to recognize the reforms
underway here and to encourage reforms yet to come. It is a policy
built on dynamic interplay of progress in Poland and Western
engagement -- and not on unsound credits made without regard to
necessary reforms. That was the record of the 1970s. Poland and the
United States need not repeat that. Our efforts will be carefully
targeted in support of an emerging new Poland.
We've made progress on the steps announced at Hamtramck,
and this is where we stand.
Legislation is well underway that will help Polish
exporters compete more effectively in the U.S. market through
generalized systems of preferences, and that will authorize our
Overseas Private Investment Corporation to operate in Poland,
providing investment insurance and setting up missions to stimulate
U.S. investment and joint ventures here.
The United States is proposing a private business
agreement that will promote contacts between Poland's growing private
business sector and its American counterparts. We hope to conclude
an agreement soon, to build on what promises to be an unprecedented
opportunity.
There is great interest and excitement in the United
States about what you're doing in Poland and a clear-cut desire to
help the reform process. I hosted a White House Symposium on July
6th to bring together citizens of my country interested in promoting
investment, trade and academic exchange with Poland and Hungary. And
I can assure you that, more than ever before, the American people
will be involved in your democratic experiment.
I've said that as Poland reforms itself, the U.S. will
respond. Much has happened even in the short time since Hamtramck.
So today, I'm pleased to announce that we plan to do more and go
farther for the sake of a stable and prosperous Poland.
First, I will propose at the upcoming economic summit in
Paris that the nations of the
suggit
that
intensify their coordination and concerted action to promote
democratic reform in Poland and Hungary, and to help manage
MORE
- 5 -
compassionately the process of change. We will work with our
partners at the summit, moving quickly with increased Western aid and
technical assistance. This concerted action will complement existing
institutions like the World Bank, the Paris Club, and IMF; and
address needed economic reforms, credits, management and training
initiatives, social safety nets, housing, and other issues important
to Poland.
Second, I will ask the United States Congress to provide
a $100 million fund to capitalize and invigorate the Polish private
sector -- and we will encourage parallel contributions from other
nations of the economic summit.
Third, I will encourage the World Bank to move ahead with
$325 million in economically viable loans to help Polish agriculture
and industry reach the production levels they are so clearly capable
of.
And fourth, I will ask my counterparts in the West to
support an early and generous rescheduling of Polish debt. This
could provide deferral of debt payments amounting to about $5 billion
this year, if our allies and friends in the Paris Club agree to join
us in offering liberalized terms. I plan to discuss this issue with
my colleagues at the Paris summit.
Fifth, economic progress should not come at the expense
of our common heritage -- our common inheritance -- the environment.
In fact, sound ecology and a strong economy can and must coexist.
Air and water pollution know no boundaries. And this concern is
worldwide. Almost two years ago I visited Krakow, your former Royal
Capital -- a city recognized by UNESCO as an international treasure.
Today, Krakow is under siege by pollution. Its priceless monuments
are being destroyed. Krakow must be reclaimed. And the United
States will help. (Applause.) And I'll ask the Congress for $15
million for a cooperative venture with Poland to help fight air and
water pollution there.
Sixth, and finally, when I began my remarks, I mentioned
the shared cultured heritage of our two nations. (Applause.) Today,
I'm proud to announce that the United States will establish a
Cultural and Information Center in Warsaw, and we'll ask Poland to
establish a similar center in the United States. This will be the
first time that either of our two countries will be able to conduct
educational and cultural programs outside of our embassies and
consulates.
The elections which brought us -- all of us -- together
here today mean that the path the Polish people have chosen is that
of political pluralism and economic rebirth. The road ahead is a
long one, but it is the only road which leads to prosperity and
social peace. Poland's progress along this road will show the way
toward a new era throughout Europe, an era based on common values and
not just geographic proximity. The Western democracies will stand
with the Polish people, and other peoples of this region.
Democracy has captured the spirit of our time. Like all
forms of government, though it may be defended, democracy can never
be imposed. We believe in democracy. For without doubt, though
democracy may be a dream deferred for many, it remains, in my view,
the destiny of man.
Two hundred years ago, democratic constitutions were
adopted by three nations, embodying the powerful influence of the
enlightenment, as a testament to ideas that endure.
The American Constitution was first, and has stood the
test of history for the over 200 years of our existence as a
republic. Constitutional democracy In France began two centuries agu
this summer. And in a few days, leaders from all over the world will
be in Paris to celebrate the anniversary of its birth.
MORE
- 6 -
On May 3, 1991, the Polish constitution will also be 200
years old. Your constitution of 1791 was crushed, but never
forgotten. And now, this generation's calling is to redeem the
promise of a free Polish republic. Poland has not been lost so long
as the Polish spirit lives. (Applause.)
America wishes you well as you face the tough problems
today. I salute General Jaruzelski for his leadership and his
extraordinary hospitality to me. I salute the leaders and members of
these two great legislative bodies. God, in His infinite wisdom and
love, is with us in this chamber. May God bless you and your
efforts. Long live Poland. Long live Poland. Thank you very, very
much. (Applause.)
END
2:58 P.M. (L)
#963
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Warsaw, Poland)
For Immediate Release
July 10, 1989
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AT JOINT SESSION OF PARLIAMENT
The Sejm
Warsaw, Poland
2:28 P.M. (L)
THE PRESIDENT: Chairman Jaruzelski, Marshall Kozakiewicz
and Stelmachowski, Prime Minister Rakowski and senators and
delegates, on behalf of the people of the United States, I am honored
to greet the newly-elected representatives of the Polish Parliament.
To be here with you on this occasion is proof that we live in
extraordinary, indeed thrilling times.
The power and potential of this moment was first made
clear to me when I saw a photo -- a worldwide photo -- flashed all
around the world -- a photo of General Jaruzelski, Senator Leader
Lech Walesa shoulder-to-shoulder -- Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa --
shoulder-to-shoulder at the opening session of this Parliament --
committed to new progress in Poland. Believe me, that sent a
wonderful signal all around the world.
Poland and the United States are bound, it is often said,
by ties of kinship and culture. But our peoples are linked by more
than sentiment.
The May 3rd Constitution of 1791 set Poland ahead of her
peers -- ahead of her time -- in the pursuit of freedom and
democratic ideas, just as our Constitution -- the American
Constitution of 1787 set new standards for protection of the rights
of the individual.
For decades, beginning with the Versailles Peace
Conference, the United States has stood for Polish independence,
freedom, prosperity. And we are proud of our early and longstanding
commitment to Polish self-determination. As America's President, I
am here today to reaffirm that proud commitment.
I understand something of the work you are commencing,
for I began my own public service in the American Congress.
Democratically-chosen legislatures are among mankind's greatest
forums for debate and dialogue. And while I've been to Poland
before, I did not expect to return SO soon -- nor to such altered
circumstances in your country. And so, too, perhaps many of you
didn't expect to be here -- serving in this, or any Polish
parliament. And your achievement has surpassed all expectation and
has earned all our admiration.
Our meeting today bears witness to the character of our
age.
Some 450 years ago, when the Polish astronomer Copernicus
came to understand the natural order of the planets -- and had the
courage to question accepted wisdom -- the world was changed forever.
From this vear Borward, as Poland works to reaffirm the natural order
of
man
and
government,
so
ill
For today the scope of political and economic change in
Poland is indeed Copernican. A fundamental change in perspective
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that places the people at the center. A new understanding that the
governed are the true source of lasting social peace and economic
prosperity -- around which government revolves, and exists to serve.
Poland has a rich democratic heritage. The May 3rd
Constitution was a stroke of genius. Today, at the dawn of that
document's third century, you're called upon to match its genius with
contemporary action -- to make a peaceful transition toward political
and economic renewal -- through representative government that
expresses the will of the people. (Applause.)
I said a few weeks ago here in Europe that East and West
have arrived at the end of one era, and at the beginning of another.
Chairman Jaruzelski recently said of Poland that "the life of the
nation has undergone deep changes -- society has the full right to
ask when a ray of sun will shine over Poland." In truth, this
applies not just to Poland, but to the entirety of relations between
East and West.
A profound cycle of turmoil and great change is sweeping
the world from Poland to the Pacific. It is sometimes inspiring, as
here, in Warsaw. And sometimes it's agonizing, as in China today.
But the magnitude of change we sense around the world compels us to
look within ourselves -- and to God -- to forge a rare alloy of
courage and restraint.
The future beckons with both hope and uncertainty.
Poland and Hungary find themselves at a crossroads. Each has started
down its own road to reform, without guarantee of easy success. The
people of these nations -- and the courage of their leaders --
command our admiration. The way is hard. But the moment is right,
both internally and internationally, for Poland to walk its own path.
On the day Solidarity was restored, I spoke of my support
and admiration for the political experiment just getting underway in
Poland. You've since proceeded further along that road -- including
holding the remarkable elections that produced this Parliament. And
let us consider what your experiment may mean, not just for Poland,
but for Europe and for the entire world.
The divided world of the modern age began here -- right
here -- in Poland, 50 years ago this summer. Your country -- and
then nearly all of Europe -- was first besieged and then occupied by
totalitarian, despotic forces. A courageous Poland was our ally.
And in that fearful time, Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill
devised the Atlantic Charter which outlined principles on which we
hoped to build a better world -- including freedom from want and
fear, and the right of peoples to choose the form of government under
which they will live.
But as you know better than anyone, the world that we
sought then was not to be. Stalinist systems were imposed over a
third of a continent. The Cold War began. The countries of the West
organized themselves in defense of democratic principles. And we
proposed that the Mashall Plan include Eastern Europe. But again,
that was not to be.
The Western strategy -- our strategy of containment --
was a means, but was never an end in itself. It was no substitute
for a free and united Europe. And we did not forget the frustrated
and lost hopes of 1945, nor the promise of a better world. Neither
did the Polish people. You have been a crucible of conflict. You're
now becoming a vessel for change.
Poland is where the Cold War began -- and now the people
of Poland can help bring the division of Europe to an end. The time
has come to move beyond containment to a world too long deferred -- a
better world. And now, at long last, two developments have allowed
us to redeem the principles of the Atlantic Charter for which the
United States and Poland fought as allies. One is the manifest
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failure of the classic Stalinist system. And the other is the
indomitable will of the people -- through leaders in Poland and
Hungary, who are working to overcome the mistakes of the past with
honesty, creativity and, yes, courage. The world watches in
admiration.
And now, in part because of what you are doing here, the
genuine opportunity exists for all of us to build a Europe which many
thought was destroyed forever in the 1940s. That Europe -- the
Europe of our children -- will be open, whole, and free.
We can make it so in two ways. First, a new East-West
relationship must rest on greatly reduced levels of arms. I notice
what General Jaruselzki said on that point, and I support him. We in
the West have proposed dramatic reductions in conventional armed
forces in Europe, reductions that promise to transform the military
map of Europe and diminish the very threat of war. The new
willingness in Moscow to accept this Western framework for reductions
in troops and tanks and aircraft and other categories of weapons
gives us hope that the negotiations in Vienna will succeed. A good
beginning has been made. Constructive proposals are being offered on
both sides. We are determined to push hard for an early and
successful conclusion to these talks.
Second, reductions in military forces will go further and
be more sustainable if they take place in parallel with political
change. Excessive levels of arms, we believe, are the symptom and
not the source of political tensions. In Europe, those tensions
spring from an unnatural and cruel division.
Poland's decision to embrace political reform -- and
Hungary's movement in the same direction -- thus have great
importance beyond their borders. By creating political structures
legitimized by popular will -- by that, your reforms can be the
foundation of stability, security, and prosperity -- not just here,
but in all of Europe, now and into the next century.
Mikhail Gorbachev has written, "universal security rests
on the recognition of the right of every-nation to choose its own
path of social development and on the renunciation of interference in
the domestic affairs of other states. A nation may choose either
capitalism or socialism. This is its sovereign right." In
principle, I agree. But I might well have said that the people of a
nation may freely choose either a free market economy, or socialism.
That is their right.
And SO the West works not to disrupt, not to interfere,
not to threaten any nation's security, but to help forge closer and
enduring ties between Poland and the rest of Europe.
As a result of the Roundtable Accords, Poland's fate lies
more than ever in Polish hands. And there it must ever remain.
Your responsibility for your country's future is immense.
Poland's friends, including the American people, want Poland to be
free, prosperous, democratic, independent -- true to the best
tradition of your nation's past. (Applause.) And this regime is
moving forward with a sense of realism and courage, in a time of
great difficulty and challenge. Lech Walesa and Solidarity are
deeply committed to institutions in Poland that will serve all its
people. This Parliament, by its very existence, is advancing
pluralism. And the Church has served as a source of spiritual
guidance and unity in turbulent times. But above all, there are the
people of Poland -- people who are steadfastly working toward
productive change.
And
yet,
circonstences,
representative government has its own challenges. It requires
patience, tolerance, and give-and-take between political opponent.
But its virtue is that it grants legitimacy to leaders and their
MORE
- 4 -
policies. It gives governments and societies the mandate to make
hard choices. And through their involvement, it gives the people a
stake in the choices that are made.
For over 200 years, Americans have wrestled over
political and economic interests, over individual and civil rights,
and the role of a loyal opposition. Democracy is not a conclusion,
it's a process -- and perfecting it never ends. But history has
taught Americans one very clear lesson. Democracy works.
We understand in my country the enormous economic
problems you face. Economic privation is a danger that can threaten
any great democratic experiment. And I must speak honestly.
Economic reform and recovery cannot occur without sacrifices. Even
in an economy as productive as ours, we still debate the roles and
limits of government -- how to regulate the private sector without
discouraging innovation, how to reduce our own enormous budget
deficit, how to balance workers' needs and industrial efficiency, how
to handle the painful disruptions of change -- for the sake of
productivity, the sake of progress, for the sake of prosperity.
The reform of the Polish economy presents an historic
challenge. There can be no substitute for Poland's own efforts. But
I want to stress to you today that Poland is not alone. Given the
enormity of this moment, the United States stands ready to help as
you help yourselves.
In Hamtramck, Michigan, three months ago, I outlined a
policy of support for the reforms then just beginning in Poland. I
proposed specific steps, carefully chosen to recognize the reforms
underway here and to encourage reforms yet to come. It is a policy
built on dynamic interplay of progress in Poland and Western
engagement -- and not on unsound credits made without regard to
necessary reforms. That was the record of the 1970s. Poland and the
United States need not repeat that. Our efforts will be carefully
targeted in support of an emerging new Poland.
We've made progress on the steps announced at Hamtramck,
and this is where we stand.
Legislation is well underway that will help Polish
exporters compete more effectively in the U.S. market through
generalized systems of preferences, and that will authorize our
Overseas Private Investment Corporation to operate in Poland,
providing investment insurance and setting up missions to stimulate
U.S. investment and joint ventures here.
The United States is proposing a private business
agreement that will promote contacts between Poland's growing private
business sector and its American counterparts. We hope to conclude
an agreement soon, to build on what promises to be an unprecedented
opportunity.
There is great interest and excitement in the United
States about what you're doing in Poland and a clear-cut desire to
help the reform process. I hosted a White House Symposium on July
6th to bring together citizens of my country interested in promoting
investment, trade and academic exchange with Poland and Hungary. And
I can assure you that, more than ever before, the American people
will be involved in your democratic experiment.
I've said that as Poland reforms itself, the U.S. will
respond. Much has happened even in the short time since Hamtramck.
So today, I'm pleased to announce that we plan to do more and go
farther for the sake of a stable and prosperous Poland.
First, I will propose at the upcoming economic summit in
Paris that the nations of the summit that Summit Seven
intensify their coordination and concerted action to promote
democratic reform in Poland and Hungary, and to help manage
MORE
- 5 -
compassionately the process of change. We will work with our
partners at the summit, moving quickly with increased Western aid and
technical assistance. This concerted action will complement existing
institutions like the World Bank, the Paris Club, and IMF; and
address needed economic reforms, credits, management and training
initiatives, social safety nets, housing, and other issues important
to Poland.
Second, I will ask the United States Congress to provide
a $100 million fund to capitalize and invigorate the Polish private
sector -- and we will encourage parallel contributions from other
nations of the economic summit.
Third, I will encourage the World Bank to move ahead with
$325 million in economically viable loans to help Polish agriculture
and industry reach the production levels they are SO clearly capable
of.
And fourth, I will ask my counterparts in the West to
support an early and generous rescheduling of Polish debt. This
could provide deferral of debt payments amounting to about $5 billion
this year, if our allies and friends in the Paris Club agree to join
us in offering liberalized terms. I plan to discuss this issue with
my colleagues at the Paris summit.
Fifth, economic progress should not come at the expense
of our common heritage -- our common inheritance -- the environment.
In fact, sound ecology and a strong economy can and must coexist.
Air and water pollution know no boundaries. And this concern is
worldwide. Almost two years ago I visited Krakow, your former Royal
Capital -- a city recognized by UNESCO as an international treasure.
Today, Krakow is under siege by pollution. Its priceless monuments
are being destroyed. Krakow must be reclaimed. And the United
States will help. (Applause.) And I'll ask the Congress for $15
million for a cooperative venture with Poland to help fight air and
water pollution there.
Sixth, and finally, when I began my remarks, I mentioned
the shared cultured heritage of our two nations. (Applause.) Today,
I'm proud to announce that the United States will establish a
Cultural and Information Center in Warsaw, and we'll ask Poland to
establish a similar center in the United States. This will be the
first time that either of our two countries will be able to conduct
educational and cultural programs outside of our embassies and
consulates.
The elections which brought us -- all of us -- together
here today mean that the path the Polish people have chosen is that
of political pluralism and economic rebirth. The road ahead is a
long one, but it is the only road which leads to prosperity and
social peace. Poland's progress along this road will show the way
toward a new era throughout Europe, an era based on common values and
not just geographic proximity. The Western democracies will stand
with the Polish people, and other peoples of this region.
Democracy has captured the spirit of our time. Like all
forms of government, though it may be defended, democracy can never
be imposed. We believe in democracy. For without doubt, though
democracy may be a dream deferred for many, it remains, in my view,
the destiny of man.
Two hundred years ago, democratic constitutions were
adopted by three nations, embodying the powerful influence of the
enlightenment, as a testament to ideas that endure.
The American Constitution was first, and has stood the
test of history for the over 200 years of our existence as a
republic. Constitutional democracy in France began two centuries ago
this summer. And in a few days, leaders from all over the world will
be in Paris to celebrate the anniversary of its birth.
MORE
- 6 -
On May 3, 1991, the Polish constitution will also be 200
years old. Your constitution of 1791 was crushed, but never
forgotten. And now, this generation's calling is to redeem the
promise of a free Polish republic. Poland has not been lost so long
as the Polish spirit lives. (Applause.)
America wishes you well as you face the tough problems
today. I salute General Jaruzelski for his leadership and his
extraordinary hospitality to me. I salute the leaders and members of
these two great legislative bodies. God, in His infinite wisdom and
love, is with us in this chamber. May God bless you and your
efforts. Long live Poland. Long live Poland. Thank you very, very
much. (Applause.)
END
2:58 P.M. (L)
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 30, 1989
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH: CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
DANIEL MCGROARTY Darah
SUBJECT: TOAST AT THE HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT
I.
SUMMARY
On the evening of July 11, you will deliver a toast at the
state dinner in the "Hunt Room" at the Parliament in
Budapest. There will be forty Americans and sixty
Hungarians at the dinner. The Hungarians are all guests of
the government, but are not all necessarily members of
Parliament.
II. DISCUSSION
Toasts on such occasions are customarily a "mini-speech" --
hence more substantive -- than toasts normally given. The
toast praises Hungary's reform movement focusing on the
growing freedom and openness of Hungary's economic and
political systems.
bs/E/2
KG
CARDS
McGroarty/Dooley
June 30, 1989
6:30 pm
Draft 2
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TOAST AT THE HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
JULY 11, 1989
0:00 PM
[Introductory remarks
]
I am delighted to have this
opportunity to visit Hungary once again, and to see -- first-hand
-- the remarkable changes taking place here.
We live at a great moment in human affairs -- an era when
change is shaking the existing order. From Beijing to Budapest -
- from Tiananmen Square, to the long-delayed day of healing in
Heroes' Square less than a month ago -- we're witnessing the
expression of democratic ideas whose appeal is universal, whose
impact is worldwide.
Here in the heart of Central Europe, Hungary is at the
center of change. Your nation is involved in an unprecendented
experiment -- a Communist system seeking to evolve towards a more
open economy, towards a more open and pluralistic political
system.
No one now denies that reform is the path to the future. In
nation after nation, decades of experience have proven beyond any
doubt the poverty of an idea: the idea that progress is the
product of the state. On the contrary, progress is the product
of the people.
State control simply cannot provide sustained economic
growth -- nor can it provide a regime the political legitimacy it
needs to govern. Most of all, the State is in constant conflict
with human liberty.
In Hungary today, there is a deepening consensus on the
direction reform must take -- on a new model for state and
society: in economics, the free market; in politics, democratic
pluralism and human rights.
The key to economic success is letting the market do its
work. That means an end to inefficient government intervention
in the marketplace -- an end to the dead weight that drags down
overall economic growth. It means factories and enterprises of
all kinds playing by the rules of the free marketplace --
according to the laws of supply and demand. In other words,
rules that work for the individual and the common good.
And economic competition has a parallel in the political
sphere. Pluralism is nothing more than an open and honest
competition between parties -- a competition between points of
view. Pluralism is what we in the West call the marketplace of
ideas. The free and open elections Hungary has promised will
mark a great advance for democracy and political freedom, and
allow your great nation to enjoy the benefits of pluralism.
The hopeful process of Helsinki points the way to the enhancement
fo freedom in Central Europe -- to a new basis for security and
cooperation in all of Europe.
All Hungarians should look to the future with confidence in
what Hungary can be. This is only the beginning: I see in
Hungary's future a country of hundreds of thousands of small
enterprises -- sources of innovation, productivity and
prosperity. I see in Hungary's future new voices speaking out,
shaping the course of national affairs. I see a Hungary at peace
with itself, a Hungary assuming its rightful place as a vital
part of an emerging Europe -- a Europe whole and free.
The road ahead will be difficult -- there's no denying that.
But I believe in Hungary. I believe in her ability to meet and
master that challenge -- to make reform succeed.
The key is Hungary's most precious resource: her people.
Each individual is an infinity of possibilities -- and in the
collective capability of those individual talents lies the future
of your nation.
So let us now raise our glasses:
To the friendship between the American and Hungarian people;
To the future of Hungarian reform;
And to the renaissance of the Hungarian nation.
Egeszsegukre [EGG-esh-SHAY-goo-kray].
# # #
Document No. 048447
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 06/27/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 5:00 06/28/89
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TOAST AT THE HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT
(06/27 6:00 p.m. draft)
ACTION FYI
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REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 06/28, with an info copy to
my office. Thanks.
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James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
McGroarty/Dooley
June 27, 1989
1989 27 7:2
6:00 pm
Draft 1
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TOAST AT THE HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
JULY 11, 1989
0:00 PM
[Introductory remarks....]
I am delighted to have this
opportunity to visit Hungary once again, and to see -- first-hand
-- the remarkable changes taking place here.
We live at a great moment in human affairs -- an era when
change is shaking the existing order. From Beijing to Budapest -
- from the dashed hopes of Tiananmen Square, to the long-delayed
day of healing in Hero's Square less than a month ago -- we're
expression
witnessing the emergence of democratic ideas whose appeal is
universal, whose impact is worldwide.
Here in the heart of Central Europe, Hungary is at the
center of change. Your nation is involved in an unprecendented
a Communist system seeking to evolve
experiment -- an evolution towards a more open economy, towards a
more open and pluralistic political system.
No one now denies that reform is the path to the future. In
nation after nation, decades of experience have proven beyond any
doubt the poverty of an idea: the idea that progress is the
product of the state control. On the con trary, progress is
the product of the people.
State control simply cannot provide sustained economic
growth -- nor can it provide a regime the political legitimacy it
needs to govern. Most of all, the State is in constant
conflict with human liberty.
In Hungary today, there is a deepening consensus on the
direction reform must take -- on a new model for state and
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enterprises -- sources of innovation, productivity and
prosperity. I see in Hungary's future new voices speaking out,
shaping the course of national affairs. I see a Hungary at peace
with itself -- a Hungory assuming its right ful place as a
tal post of an energing Europe. - a Europe whole and free.
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master that challenge -- to make reform succeed.
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The key is Hungary's most precious resource: its people.
Each individual is an infinity of possibilities -- and in the
collective capability of those individual talents lies the future
of your nation.
So let us now raise our glasses:
To the friendship between the American and Hungarian people;
To the future of Hungarian reform;
And to the renaissance of the Hungarian nation. Kedves
egeszsegukre [KED vesh AGAYS-shegookray.]
# # #
048447
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
7/1/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TOAST AT THE HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
SUBJECT:
JULY 11, 1989
(6/30 - 6:30 p.m. draft 2)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
ROGERS
CARD
PINKERTON
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
The attached has been forwarded to the President.
89JUN4 A8: 45
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 30, 1989
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH: CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
DANIEL MCGROARTY Darch
SUBJECT: TOAST AT THE HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT
I. SUMMARY
On the evening of July 11, you will deliver a toast at the
state dinner in the "Hunt Room" at the Parliament in
Budapest. There will be forty Americans and sixty
Hungarians at the dinner. The Hungarians are all guests of
the government, but are not all necessarily members of
Parliament.
II. DISCUSSION
Toasts on such occasions are customarily a "mini-speech" --
hence more substantive -- than toasts normally given. The
toast praises Hungary's reform movement focusing on the
growing freedom and openness of Hungary's economic and
political systems.
McGroarty/Dooley
June 30, 1989
6:30 pm
Draft 2
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TOAST AT THE HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
JULY 11, 1989
0:00 PM
[Introductory remarks
]
I am delighted to have this
opportunity to visit Hungary once again, and to see -- first-hand
-- the remarkable changes taking place here.
We live at a great moment in human affairs -- an era when
change is shaking the existing order. From Beijing to Budapest -
- from Tiananmen Square, to the long-delayed day of healing in
Heroes' Square less than a month ago -- we're witnessing the
expression of democratic ideas whose appeal is universal, whose
impact is worldwide.
Here in the heart of Central Europe, Hungary is at the
center of change. Your nation is involved in an unprecendented
experiment -- a Communist system seeking to evolve towards a more
open economy, towards a more open and pluralistic political
system.
No one now denies that reform is the path to the future. In
nation after nation, decades of experience have proven beyond any
doubt the poverty of an idea: the idea that progress is the
product of the state. On the contrary, progress is the product
of the people.
State control simply cannot provide sustained economic
growth -- nor can it provide a regime the political legitimacy it
needs to govern. Most of all, the State is in constant conflict
with human liberty.
In Hungary today, there is a deepening consensus on the
direction reform must take -- on a new model for state and
society: in economics, the free market; in politics, democratic
pluralism and human rights.
The key to economic success is letting the market do its
work. That means an end to inefficient government intervention
in the marketplace -- an end to the dead weight that drags down
overall economic growth. It means factories and enterprises of
all kinds playing by the rules of the free marketplace --
according to the laws of supply and demand. In other words,
rules that work for the individual and the common good.
And economic competition has a parallel in the political
sphere. Pluralism is nothing more than an open and honest
competition between parties -- a competition between points of
view. Pluralism is what we in the West call the marketplace of
ideas. The free and open elections Hungary has promised will
mark a great advance for democracy and political freedom, and
allow your great nation to enjoy the benefits of pluralism.
The hopeful process of Helsinki points the way to the enhancement
fo freedom in Central Europe -- to a new basis for security and
cooperation in all of Europe.
All Hungarians should look to the future with confidence in
what Hungary can be. This is only the beginning: I see in
Hungary's future a country of hundreds of thousands of small
enterprises -- sources of innovation, productivity and
prosperity. I see in Hungary's future new voices speaking out,
shaping the course of national affairs. I see a Hungary at peace
with itself, a Hungary assuming its rightful place as a vital
part of an emerging Europe -- a Europe whole and free.
The road ahead will be difficult -- there's no denying that.
But I believe in Hungary. I believe in her ability to meet and
master that challenge -- to make reform succeed.
The key is Hungary's most precious resource: her people.
Each individual is an infinity of possibilities -- and in the
collective capability of those individual talents lies the future
of your nation.
So let us now raise our glasses:
To the friendship between the American and Hungarian people;
To the future of Hungarian reform;
And to the renaissance of the Hungarian nation.
Egeszsegukre [EGG-esh-SHAY-goo-kray]. .
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 30, 1989
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH: CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
DANIEL MCGROARTY Daroll
SUBJECT: TOAST AT THE HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT
I. SUMMARY
On the evening of July 11, you will deliver a toast at the
state dinner in the "Hunt Room" at the Parliament in
Budapest. There will be forty Americans and sixty
Hungarians at the dinner. The Hungarians are all guests of
the government, but are not all necessarily members of
Parliament.
II. DISCUSSION
Toasts on such occasions are customarily a "mini-speech" --
hence more substantive -- than toasts normally given. The
toast praises Hungary's reform movement focusing on the
growing freedom and openness of Hungary's economic and
political systems.
McGroarty/Dooley
June 30, 1989
6:30 pm
Draft 2
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TOAST AT THE HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
JULY 11, 1989
0:00 PM
[Introductory remarks....]
I am delighted to have this
opportunity to visit Hungary once again, and to see -- first-hand
-- the remarkable changes taking place here.
We live at a great moment in human affairs -- an era when
change is shaking the existing order. From Beijing to Budapest -
- from Tiananmen Square, to the long-delayed day of healing in
Heroes' Square less than a month ago -- we're witnessing the
expression of democratic ideas whose appeal is universal, whose
impact is worldwide.
Here in the heart of Central Europe, Hungary is at the
center of change. Your nation is involved in an unprecendented
experiment -- a Communist system seeking to evolve towards a more
open economy, towards a more open and pluralistic political
system.
No one now denies that reform is the path to the future. In
nation after nation, decades of experience have proven beyond any
doubt the poverty of an idea: the idea that progress is the
product of the state. On the contrary, progress is the product
of the people.
State control simply cannot provide sustained economic
growth -- nor can it provide a regime the political legitimacy it
needs to govern. Most of all, the State is in constant conflict
with human liberty.
In Hungary today, there is a deepening consensus on the
direction reform must take -- on a new model for state and
society: in economics, the free market; in politics, democratic
pluralism and human rights.
The key to economic success is letting the market do its
work. That means an end to inefficient government intervention
in the marketplace -- an end to the dead weight that drags down
overall economic growth. It means factories and enterprises of
all kinds playing by the rules of the free marketplace --
according to the laws of supply and demand. In other words,
rules that work for the individual and the common good.
And economic competition has a parallel in the political
sphere. Pluralism is nothing more than an open and honest
competition between parties -- a competition between points of
view. Pluralism is what we in the West call the marketplace of
ideas. The free and open elections Hungary has promised will
mark a great advance for democracy and political freedom, and
allow your great nation to enjoy the benefits of pluralism.
The hopeful process of Helsinki points the way to the enhancement
fo freedom in Central Europe -- to a new basis for security and
cooperation in all of Europe.
All Hungarians should look to the future with confidence in
what Hungary can be. This is only the beginning: I see in
Hungary's future a country of hundreds of thousands of small
enterprises -- sources of innovation, productivity and
prosperity. I see in Hungary's future new voices speaking out,
shaping the course of national affairs. I see a Hungary at peace
with itself, a Hungary assuming its rightful place as a vital
part of an emerging Europe -- a Europe whole and free.
The road ahead will be difficult -- there's no denying that.
But I believe in Hungary. I believe in her ability to meet and
master that challenge -- to make reform succeed.
The key is Hungary's most precious resource: her people.
Each individual is an infinity of possibilities -- and in the
collective capability of those individual talents lies the future
of your nation.
So let us now raise our glasses:
To the friendship between the American and Hungarian people;
To the future of Hungarian reform;
And to the renaissance of the Hungarian nation.
Egeszsegukre [EGG-esh-SHAY-goo-kray]
# # #
McGroarty/Dooley
June 30, 1989
11:30 am
Draft 2
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
TOAST AT THE HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
JULY 11, 1989
0:00 PM
[Introductory remarks
]
I am delighted to have this
opportunity to visit Hungary once again, and to see -- first-hand
-- the remarkable changes taking place here.
We live at a great moment in human affairs -- an era when
change is shaking the existing order. From Beijing to Budapest -
- from the dashed hopes of Tiananmen Square, to the long-delayed
day of healing in Heroes' Square less than a month ago -- we're
witnessing the emergence of democratic ideas whose appeal is
universal, whose impact is worldwide.
Here in the heart of Central Europe, Hungary is at the
center of change. Your nation is involved in an unprecendented
experiment -- an evolution towards a more open economy, towards a
more open and pluralistic political system.
No one now denies that reform is the path to the future. In
nation after nation, decades of experience have proven beyond any
doubt the poverty of an idea: the idea that progress is the
product of state control.
State control simply cannot provide sustained economic
growth -- nor can it provide a regime the political legitimacy it
needs to govern.
In Hungary today, there is a deepening consensus on the
direction reform must take -- on a new model for state and
society: in economics, the free market; in politics, pluralism.
The key to economic success is letting the market do its
work. That means an end to state ownership. It means an end to
subsidies for loss-making firms -- dead weight that drags down
overall economic growth. It means factories and enterprises of
all kinds run according to the rules of the marketplace --
according to the laws of supply and demand -- not the dictates of
the Party.
And economic competition has a parallel in the political
sphere. Pluralism is nothing more than an open and honest
competition between parties -- a competition between points of
view. Pluralism is what we in the West call the marketplace of
ideas. The free and open elections Hungary plans to hold will
mark a great advance for democracy and political freedom.
All Hungarians should look to the future with confidence in
what Hungary can be. This is only the beginning: I see in
Hungary's future a country of hundreds of thousands of small
enterprises -- sources of innovation, productivity and
prosperity. I see in Hungary's future new voices speaking out,
shaping the course of national affairs.
The road ahead will be difficult -- there's no denying that.
But I have no doubt at all in Hungary's ability to meet and
master that challenge -- to make reform succeed.
The key is Hungary's most precious resource: its people.
Each individual is an infinity of possibilities -- and in the
collective capability of those individual talents lies the future
of your nation.
So let us now raise our glasses:
To the friendship between the American and Hungarian people;
To the future of Hungarian reform;
And to the renaissance of the Hungarian nation.
Egeszsegukre [EGG-esh SHAY-goo-kray].
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 30, 1989
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH: CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
DANIEL MCGROARTY Darah
SUBJECT: TOAST AT THE HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT
I. SUMMARY
On the evening of July 11, you will deliver a toast at the
state dinner in the "Hunt Room" at the Parliament in
Budapest. There will be forty Americans and sixty
Hungarians at the dinner. The Hungarians are all guests of
the government, but are not all necessarily members of
Parliament.
II. DISCUSSION
Toasts on such occasions are customarily a "mini-speech" --
hence more substantive -- than toasts normally given. The
toast praises Hungary's reform movement focusing on the
growing freedom and openness of Hungary's economic and
political systems.
McGroarty/Dooley
June 30, 1989
6:30 pm
Draft 2
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TOAST AT THE HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
JULY 11, 1989
0:00 PM
[Introductory remarks
]
I am delighted to have this
opportunity to visit Hungary once again, and to see -- first-hand
-- the remarkable changes taking place here.
We live at a great moment in human affairs -- an era when
change is shaking the existing order. From Beijing to Budapest -
- from Tiananmen Square, to the long-delayed day of healing in
Heroes' Square less than a month ago -- we're witnessing the
expression of democratic ideas whose appeal is universal, whose
impact is worldwide.
Here in the heart of Central Europe, Hungary is at the
center of change. Your nation is involved in an unprecendented
experiment -- a Communist system seeking to evolve towards a more
open economy, towards a more open and pluralistic political
system.
No one now denies that reform is the path to the future. In
nation after nation, decades of experience have proven beyond any
doubt the poverty of an idea: the idea that progress is the
product of the state. On the contrary, progress is the product
of the people.
State control simply cannot provide sustained economic
growth -- nor can it provide a regime the political legitimacy it
needs to govern. Most of all, the State is in constant conflict
with human liberty.
In Hungary today, there is a deepening consensus on the
direction reform must take -- on a new model for state and
society: in economics, the free market; in politics, democratic
pluralism and human rights.
The key to economic success is letting the market do its
work. That means an end to inefficient government intervention
in the marketplace -- an end to the dead weight that drags down
overall economic growth. It means factories and enterprises of
all kinds playing by the rules of the free marketplace --
according to the laws of supply and demand. In other words,
rules that work for the individual and the common good.
And economic competition has a parallel in the political
sphere. Pluralism is nothing more than an open and honest
competition between parties -- a competition between points of
view. Pluralism is what we in the West call the marketplace of
ideas. The free and open elections Hungary has promised will
mark a great advance for democracy and political freedom, and
allow your great nation to enjoy the benefits of pluralism.
The hopeful process of Helsinki points the way to the enhancement
fo freedom in Central Europe -- to a new basis for security and
cooperation in all of Europe.
All Hungarians should look to the future with confidence in
what Hungary can be. This is only the beginning: I see in
Hungary's future a country of hundreds of thousands of small
enterprises -- sources of innovation, productivity and
prosperity. I see in Hungary's future new voices speaking out,
shaping the course of national affairs. I see a Hungary at peace
with itself, a Hungary assuming its rightful place as a vital
part of an emerging Europe -- a Europe whole and free.
The road ahead will be difficult -- there's no denying that.
But I believe in Hungary. I believe in her ability to meet and
master that challenge -- to make reform succeed.
The key is Hungary's most precious resource: her people.
Each individual is an infinity of possibilities -- and in the
collective capability of those individual talents lies the future
of your nation.
So let us now raise our glasses:
To the friendship between the American and Hungarian people;
To the future of Hungarian reform;
And to the renaissance of the Hungarian nation.
Egeszsegukre [EGG-esh-SHAY-goo-kray].
# # #
Document No. 048447 L
5108
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
06/03/20 P5:58
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
5:00 06/28/89
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TOAST AT THE HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT
(06/27 6:00 p.m. draft)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
8
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
ROGERS
CARD
PINKERTON
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 06/28, with an info copy to
my office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
June 30, 1989
To: Chriss Winston
The NSC concurs with changes, as noted.
James W. Cicconi
Brent Scowcroft
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
McGroarty/Dooley
June 27, 1989
6:00 pm
1903
Draft 1
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
TOAST AT THE HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
JULY 11, 1989
0:00 PM
[Introductory remarks....
]
I am delighted to have this
opportunity to visit Hungary once again, and to see -- first-hand
-- the remarkable changes taking place here.
We live at a great moment in human affairs -- an era when
change is shaking the existing order. From Beijing to Budapest -
tallying of millions in
- from the dashed hopes of Tiananmen Square, to the long-delayed
day of healing in Hero's Square less than a month ago -- we're
Dress
resurgence
witnessing the emergence of democratic ideas whose appeal is
universal, whose impact is worldwide, and whose ultimate success
cannot be denied
Here in the heart of Central Europe, Hungary is at the
center of change. Your nation is involved in an unprecendented
a Communist system seeking to evolve,
experiment -- an evolution towards a more open economy, towards a
more open and pluralistic political system.
No one now denies that reform is the path to the future. In
nation after nation, decades of experience have proven beyond any
doubt the poverty of an idea: the idea that progress is the
product of state control.
930A 6/28/89
Document No. 048447
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
06/27/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 5:00 06/28/89
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TOAST AT THE HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT
(06/27 6:00 p.m. draft)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
R
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
9
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
ROGERS
CARD
PINKERTON
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 06/28, with an info copy to
my office. Thanks.
Ace comments AP
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
McGroarty/Dooley
June 27, 1989
1989 JUN 27 7:2.
6:00 pm
Draft 1
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TOAST AT THE HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
JULY 11, 1989
0:00 PM
[Introductory remarks
]
I am delighted to have this
opportunity to visit Hungary once again, and to see -- first-hand
-- the remarkable changes taking place here.
We live at a great moment in human affairs -- an era when
change is shaking the existing order. From Beijing to Budapest -
- from the dashed hopes of Tiananmen Square, to the long-delayed
day of healing in Hero's Square less than a month ago -- we're
witnessing the emergence of democratic ideas whose appeal is
universal, whose impact is worldwide.
Here in the heart of Central Europe, Hungary is at the
center of change. Your nation is involved in an unprecendented
experiment -- an evolution towards a more open economy, towards a
more open and pluralistic political system.
No one now denies that reform is the path to the future. In
nation after nation, decades of experience have proven beyond any
doubt the poverty of an idea: the idea that progress is the
product of the state control. On the contrary progress is
the product of the people.
State control simply cannot provide sustained economic
growth -- nor can it provide a regime the political legitimacy it
needs to govern.
In Hungary today, there is a deepening consensus on the
direction reform must take -- on a new model for state and
society: in economics, the free market; in politics, pluralism.
The key to economic success is letting the market do its
work. That means an end to state ownership It means an end to
subsidies for loss-making firms -- dead weight that drags down the
efficient government interention in the maketplace - an end to
overall economic growth. It means factories and enteprises of
all kinds run according to the rules of the marketplace --
play by
according to the laws of supply and demand -- not the dictates of
the Party. in other words - rules that work- for the individual
and forthe common good.
And economic competition has a parallel in the political
sphere. Pluralism is nothing more than an open and honest
competition between parties -- a competition between points of
view. Pluralism is what we in the West call the marketplace of
ideas. The free and open elections Hungary will hold next year
will mark a great advance for democracy and political freedom.
All Hungarians should look to the future with confidence in
what Hungary can be. This is only the beginning: I see in
Hungary's future a country of hundreds of thousands of small
enterprises -- sources of innovation, productivity and
prosperity. I see in Hungary's future new voices speaking out,
shaping the course of national affairs.
The road ahead will be difficult -- there's no denying that.
But I have believe no doubt at all in Hungary: ability to meet and
I believe in her
master that challenge -- to make reform succeed.
her
The key is Hungary's most precious resource: its people.
initiative and spint dives an infents, of possiblities -
Each individual is an infinity of possibilities -- and in the
collective capability of those individual talents lies the future
of your nation.
So let us now raise our glasses:
To the friendship between the American and Hungarian people;
To the future of Hungarian reform;
And to the renaissance of the Hungarian nation. Kedves
egeszsegukre [KED-vesh AGAYS-shegookray.]
# # #
State control simply cannot provide sustained economic
growth -- nor can it provide a regime the political legitimacy it
needs to govern.
In Hungary today, there is a deepening consensus on the
direction reform must take -- on a new model for state and
democratic
and
society: in economics, the free market; in politics,Apluralism, human
rights.
The key to economic success is letting the market do its
work. That means an end to state ownership. It means an end to
subsidies for loss-making firms -- dead weight that drags down
overall economic growth. It means factories and enteprises of
all kinds run according to the rules of the marketplace --
according to the laws of supply and demand. not the dictates of
the Party
And economic competition has a parallel in the political
sphere. Pluralism is nothing more than an open and honest
competition between parties -- a competition between points of
view. Pluralism is what we in the West call the marketplace of
ideas. The free and open elections Hungary will hold next year
will mark a great advance for democracy and political freedom and
allow your great nature to enjoy the benefits of pluralism.
K
All Hungarians should look to the future with confidence in
what Hungary can be: This is only the beginning: I see in
Hungary's future a country of hundreds of thousands of small
Process
The hopeful progress of Helsinki points the way to
the enhancement of freedom and and Central Europe, which
in turn will be the new basis for security and
the role that plungning
cooperation in all of Europe.
import A
enterprises -- sources of innovation, productivity and
prosperity. I see in Hungary's future new voices speaking out,
shaping the course of national affairs. I see a Hungary at peace
with (fself that assumes its rightful place as a vital part of an
emerging Europe - - - a Europe whole and free.
The road ahead will be difficult -- there's no denying that.
But I have no doubt at all in Hungary's ability to meet and
master that challenge -- to make reform succeed.
The key is Hungary's most precious resource: its people.
Each individual is an infinity of possibilities -- and in the
collective capability of those individual talents lies the future
of your nation.
So let us now raise our glasses:
To the friendship between the American and Hungarian people;
To the future of Hungarian reform;
And to the renaissance of the Hungarian nation. Kedves
egeszsegukre [KED-vesh AGAYS-shegookray.]
# # #
Ked vesh
Egg ays shegookray
Egg ACE shegookray
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
89 JUN 29 A8: 28
June 28, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER
RBP
SUBJECT:
Comments on Departure Statement and Hungarian
Toast
Attached are edited versions of a draft Presidential
departure statement and a draft toast at the Hungarian
Parliament. The changes to the departure statement are
especially important in order to provide a clear description of
the President's objectives at the Paris Economic Summit.
Attachments
As stated
CC: James W. Cicconi
Document No. 048447
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 06/27/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 5:00 06/28/89
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TOAST AT THE HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT
(06/27 6:00 p.m. draft)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
ROGERS
CARD
PINKERTON
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 06/28, 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/Dooley
June 27, 1989
6:00 pm
Draft 1
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TOAST AT THE HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
JULY 11, 1989
0:00 PM
[Introductory remarks....]
I am delighted to have this
opportunity to visit Hungary once again, and to see -- first-hand
-- the remarkable changes taking place here.
OF GREAT
We live at a great moment in human affairs -- an era when
CHALLENGE TO
change is shaking the existing order. From Beijing to Budapest -
- from the dashed hopes of Tiananmen Square, to the long-delayed
day of healing in Hero's Square less than a month ago -- we're
witnessing the emergence of democratic ideas whose appeal is
universal, whose impact is worldwide.
Here in the heart of Central Europe, Hungary is at the
center of change. Your nation is involved in an unprecendented
experiment -- an evolution towards a more open economy, towards a
more open and pluralistic political system.
No one now denies that reform is the path to the future. In
nation after nation, decades of experience have proven beyond any
doubt the poverty of an idea: the idea that progress is the
product of state control.
State control simply cannot provide sustained economic
growth -- nor can it provide a regime the political legitimacy it
needs to govern.
In Hungary today, there is a deepening consensus on the
direction reform must take -- on a new model for state and
society: in economics, the free market; in politics, pluralism.
The key to economic success is letting the market do its
work. That means an end to state ownership. It means an end to
subsidies for loss-making firms -- dead weight that drags down
overall economic growth. It means factories and enteprises of
all kinds run according to the rules of the marketplace --
according to the laws of supply and demand -- not the dictates of
the Party.
And economic competition has a parallel in the political
sphere. Pluralism is nothing more than an open and honest
competition between parties -- a competition between points of
view. Pluralism is what we in the West call the marketplace of
ideas. The free and open elections Hungary will hold next year
will mark a great advance for democracy and political freedom.
All Hungarians should look to the future with confidence in
what Hungary can be. This is only the beginning: I see in
Hungary's future a country of hundreds of thousands of small
enterprises -- sources of innovation, productivity and
prosperity. I see in Hungary's future new voices speaking out,
shaping the course of national affairs.
The road ahead will be difficult -- there's no denying that.
But I have no doubt at all in Hungary's ability to meet and
master that challenge -- to make reform succeed.
The key is Hungary's most precious resource: its people.
Each individual is an infinity of possibilities -- and in the
collective capability of those individual talents lies the future
of your nation.
So let us now raise our glasses:
To the friendship between the American and Hungarian people;
To the future of Hungarian reform;
And to the renaissance of the Hungarian nation. Kedves
egeszsegukre [KED-vesh AGAYS-shegookray.]
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
89 JUN 28 I P6:29
June 28, 1989
Memorandum to Chriss Winston
From:
Jim Pinkerton L
Subject:
Toast At The Hungarian Parliament -- Draft
Pg. 2, para. 1
The statement that state control cannot
provide either economic growth nor political legitimacy skirts
the central issue that state control endangers liberty. The
point is better seen if one considers that even if state control
yielded growth and legitimacy, it would not be worth the
sacrifice of the rights of man -- the theme of the President's
trip to Europe.
Thus we suggest adding a sentence: "Most of all, the state
is in constant conflict with human liberty."
2,3, line 5
We suggest always adding "free" to "marketplace!"
2,4,4
Again, it should be "free marketplace. "
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DATE: 06/27/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 5:00 06/28/89
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TOAST AT THE HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT
(06/27 6:00 p.m. draft)
ACTION FYI
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VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
8
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
9
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
ROGERS
CARD
PINKERTON
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 06/28, with an info copy to
my office. Thanks.
ok
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GBW
6/28
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 28, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
STEPHEN G. RADEMAKERSR
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Toast at the Hungarian
Parliament
Pursuant to James Cicconi's request, Counsel's Office has
reviewed the above-referenced matter. Counsel's Office has no
legal objection to the Presidential Remarks as drafted.
Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention.
CC: James W. Cicconi
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WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
06/27/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
5:00 06/28/89
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TOAST AT THE HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT
(06/27 6:00 p.m. draft)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
8
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
ROGERS
CARD
PINKERTON
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 06/28, 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/Dooley
June 27, 1989
27
6:00 pm
1989
Draft 1
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TOAST AT THE HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
JULY 11, 1989
0:00 PM
[Introductory remarks....]
I am delighted to have this
opportunity to visit Hungary once again, and to see -- first-hand
-- the remarkable changes taking place here.
We live at a great moment in human affairs -- an era when
change is shaking the existing order. From Beijing to Budapest -
- from the dashed hopes of Tiananmen Square, to the long-delayed
day of healing in Hero's Square less than a month ago -- we're
witnessing the emergence of democratic ideas whose appeal is
universal, whose impact is worldwide.
Here in the heart of Central Europe, Hungary is at the
center of change. Your nation is involved in an unprecendented
experiment -- an evolution towards a more open economy, towards a
more open and pluralistic political system.
No one now denies that reform is the path to the future. In
nation after nation, decades of experience have proven beyond any
doubt the poverty of an idea: the idea that progress is the
product of state control.
State control simply cannot provide sustained economic
growth -- nor can it provide a regime the political legitimacy it
needs to govern.
In Hungary today, there is a deepening consensus on the
direction reform must take -- on a new model for state and
society: in economics, the free market; in politics, pluralism.
The key to economic success is letting the market do its
work. That means an end to state ownership. It means an end to
subsidies for loss-making firms -- dead weight that drags down
overall economic growth. It means factories and enteprises of
all kinds run according to the rules of the marketplace --
according to the laws of supply and demand -- not the dictates of
the Party.
And economic competition has a parallel in the political
sphere. Pluralism is nothing more than an open and honest
competition between parties -- a competition between points of
view. Pluralism is what we in the West call the marketplace of
ideas. The free and open elections Hungary will hold next year
will mark a great advance for democracy and political freedom.
All Hungarians should look to the future with confidence in
what Hungary can be. This is only the beginning: I see in
Hungary's future a country of hundreds of thousands of small
enterprises -- sources of innovation, productivity and
prosperity. I see in Hungary's future new voices speaking out,
shaping the course of national affairs.
The road ahead will be difficult -- there's no denying that.
But I have no doubt at all in Hungary's ability to meet and
master that challenge -- to make reform succeed.
The key is Hungary's most precious resource: its people.
Each individual is an infinity of possibilities -- and in the
collective capability of those individual talents lies the future
of your nation.
So let us now raise our glasses:
To the friendship between the American and Hungarian people;
To the future of Hungarian reform;
And to the renaissance of the Hungarian nation. Kedves
egeszsegukre [KED-vesh AGAYS-shegookray.]
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FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
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Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 06/28, with an info copy to
my office. Thanks.
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The NSC concurs with changes, as noted.
G. Philip Hughes
James W. Clcconi
Executive Secretariat
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
TOAST AT THE HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
JULY 11, 1989
0:00 PM
[Introductory remarks
]
I am delighted to have this
opportunity to visit Hungary once again, and to see -- first-hand
-- the remarkable changes taking place here.
We live at a great moment in human affairs -- an era when
change is shaking the existing order. From Beijing to Budapest -
rallying of millions in
- from the dashed hopes of Tiananmen Square, to the long-delayed
day of healing in Hero's Square less than a month ago -- we're
resurgence
witnessing the emergence of democratic ideas whose appeal is
universal, whose impact is worldwide,⁻ and whose ultimate success
cannot be denied.
Here in the heart of Central Europe, Hungary is at the
center of change. Your nation is involved in an unprecendented
a Communist system seeking to evolve,
experiment -- an evolution towards a more open economy, towards a
more open and pluralistic political system.
No one now denies that reform is the path to the future. In
nation after nation, decades of experience have proven beyond any
doubt the poverty of
the idea that progress is the
product of state control.
State control simply cannot provide sustained economic
growth -- nor can it provide a regime the political legitimacy it
needs to govern.
In Hungary today, there is a deepening consensus on the
direction reform must take -- on a new model for state and
democratic and
society: in economics, the free market; in politics,Apluralismhiman
rights
The key to economic success is letting the market do its
work. That means an end to state ownership. It means an end to
subsidies for loss-making firms -- dead weight that drags down
overall economic growth. It means factories and enteprises of
all kinds run according to the rules of the marketplace --
according to the laws of supply and demand -- not the dictates of
the Party.
And economic competition has a parallel in the political
sphere. Pluralism is nothing more than an open and honest
competition between parties -- a competition between points of
view. Pluralism is what we in the West call the marketplace of
ideas. The free and open elections Hungary will hold next year
will mark a great advance for democracy and political freedomand and
allow your great nation to enjoy the benefits of pluralism.
All Hungarians should look to the future with confidence in
what Hungary can be This is only the beginning: I see in
Hungary's future a country of hundreds of thousands of small
Process
The hopeful progress of Helsinki points the way to
the enhancement of freedom and Central Europe, which
in turn will be the new basis for security and
the role that plunging
cooperation in all of Europe.
enterprises -- sources of innovation, productivity and
prosperity. I see in Hungary's future new voices speaking out,
shaping the course of national affairs. I see a Hungary at peace
with (tself that assumes its rightful place as a vital part ot an
emerging Europe - - - a Europe whole and free.
The road ahead will be difficult -- there's no denying that.
But I have no doubt at all in Hungary's ability to meet and
master that challenge -- to make reform succeed.
The key is Hungary's most precious resource: its people.
Each individual is an infinity of possibilities -- and in the
collective capability of those individual talents lies the future
of your nation.
So let us now raise our glasses:
To the friendship between the American and Hungarian people;
To the future of Hungarian reform;
And to the renaissance of the Hungarian nation. Kedves
egeszsegukre [KED-vesh AGAYS-shegookray.]
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