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Bush Presidential Records Collection/Office of Origin: Speechwriting, White House Office of Series: Speech File Draft Files Subseries: Chron File, 1989-1993 OA/ID Number: 13500 Folder ID Number: 13500-006 Folder Title: Ileana Ros - Lehtinen Fundraiser Lunch - Miami 8/16/89 [2] Stack: Row: Section: Shelf: Position: G 25 6 4 6 Document No. 062566 WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM DATE: 08/10/89 ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 5:00 p.m. Friday 08/11 SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN FUNDRAISER LUNCH MIAMI, FL (08/10 6:30 p.m. draft five) ACTION FYI ACTION FYI VICE PRESIDENT MCCLURE SUNUNU NEWMAN SCOWCROFT PORTER DARMAN STUDDERT BATES UNTERMEYER BREEDEN ROGERS CARD PINKERTON CICCONI WRAY DEMAREST WINSTON FITZWATER BENNETT GRAY HAGIN REMARKS: Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to AUG Chriss Winston Thanks. by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, 08/11, with a copy to my office. P5: 02 RESPONSE: See comments James W. Cicconi Assistant to the President and Deputy to the Chief of Staff Ext. 2702 1989 AUG 10 Pil 7: (Simon) August 10, 1989, 6:30 p.m. Draft Five (MIAMI) PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN FUNDRAISER LUNCH OMNI INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, MIAMI WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1989, 1:00 P.M. Thank you, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [[ILL'-ee-AH'-na ROSS LAY- tin-en]] -- the next U.S. Representative from Florida's 18th district. And thank you -- all of you -- for joining us here to help out in this exciting, grassroots, groundswell campaign. The people of Dade County are going to turn one great Florida senator into one great United States Representative. This is our first and last stop before going to Maine. There aren't many things important enough to delay the start of your family's summer vacation. But electing Ileana Ros-Lehtinen to Congress is surely one of them. [[PAUSE]] And anyway, it was right on the way. It is a pleasure to be here, and a pleasure to know so many old friends are working to elect Ileana. Friends like your able Governor, Bob Martinez, and Van Poole, the state party chairman. And it's always good to see Connie Mack, your distinguished Senator, and Jeannie Austin, who's brought the lessons of Florida to her leadership at the RNC. I'm also pleased to see Alec Courtelis, whose contributions -- like those of so many old friends here in this room -- boosted us to a 40-state victory in November. Thank you Alec -- and thank you Miami. [[PAUSE]] 2 We are grateful to Alec and so many others here -- but every time I start this we get in trouble for those we don't have time to single out. Like what's his name -- that old Republican party chairman for Dade County -- "Jeb" somebody? [[PAUSE] ] Jeb told me it's made his work easier now that he has a famous last name. People come up and ask: "Aren't you related to George Bush -- the guy who owns the baseball team?" [[PAUSE]] I called Jeb and asked what I could do as President to help out during the final weeks of this important campaign. He said I should fly down to Miami at once -- and babysit his kids until after the election. [[PAUSE] This is an important election -- and not only for the people of Dade County. In our first six months, our Administration has set sail on a new course -- blown by the new breezes I spoke about the day I took office -- and launched upon the success of the great President whose name graces a Miami avenue not far from here -- Ronald Reagan. On the world scene America stands tall and confident unlike any time since the years after World War II. We've recently returned from successful NATO and economic summits in Europe. And we've seen how democracy is sweeping the world -- and taking root in virgin soil in outposts like Poland and Hungary. At home we have launched a series of bold proposals designed to make great cities like Miami places where every family can prosper -- proposals to educate our children, clean up our air, 3 and -- in attacking crime and drugs -- do nothing less than take back the streets. If progress is to continue -- if we are to make this vision a reality for Miami and all America -- then we need to send tough, experienced legislators -- leaders like Ileana Ros- Lehtinen -- to fight the battle in Washington. And we need to send leaders like [[Miguel De Grandy//Justo Luis Pozo]] and Representative Lincoln Diaz-Balart to fight the battle in Tallahassee. Let me give you some examples of why Washington is so impressed by Ileana. It's pretty well known that she is a state- certified teacher who has a longstanding commitment to quality education. What's not so well known is that she was also a top quality student -- in fact, Ileana received all "A's" in earning even both her college and graduate degrees. Never got SO much as a Mollin x 3061 "B," or less. She is a smart leader, and a veteran leader, with seven outstanding years as a Florida legislator. We need experienced leaders like Ileana to win the war on crime and drugs, to maintain a strong foreign policy, and to help our children and our elderly fulfill the fullest potential of their lives. [[PAUSE] ] The Florida 18th -- represented so long and so well by Claude Pepper -- is no place for rookies. [[PAUSE]] Ileana Ros- Lehtinen's got the experience to get the job done. 4 The number one issue in Miami -- the number one issue across America -- is drugs and the violent crime it spawns. A strong foreign policy, hopes and plans for our children and our elderly -- all our dreams and best intentions will be for naught if we cannot win the war against the thunder in the streets and the evil that men do. The answer calls for common sense. Miami's criminals have simply got to know that: If they commit a crime -- they will be caught. And if caught -- they will be prosecuted. And if convicted -- they will do time. The comprehensive battle plan we sent to Congress seeks to rid our streets of these violent criminals with an attack on four fronts: New laws to punish them. New agents to arrest them. New prosecutors to convict them. And new prisons to hold them. We have long called upon the states to back us up with matching programs of their own. And here in Florida, Ileana hasn't just been with us -- she's been leading the charge. She's led the fight to increase penalties for those caught selling drugs around schools, passed the Drug-Free Workplace Act, and toughened bail standards. The time for talk is over. Five police officers were killed here in Dade County last year. Ileana wants the federal death penalty for Miami's drug kingpins. And she supports my personal pledge: For anyone who kills a law enforcement officer -- no penalty is too tough. [[PAUSE]] 5 This is the kind of uncompromising, experienced crime- fighter we need in Washington now -- this fall -- when the votes in Congress are needed. Miami needs her. And Washington needs her. I know Marvin Weinstein wants to see her leadership on crime taken to Congress. Marvin was victimized twice: Once by the brutal murder of his daughter, and once by a criminal justice system that kept his family out of the courtroom, treating the victims of crime as second-class citizens. Ileana responded with the Victims Bill of Rights and the new Victims amendment to the Florida constitution. And today, things are different in Dade County. The judge, in a long-delayed murder trial, ruled recently that Ileana's new amendment protected the victim's parents' right to attend. They said: "We finally got justice. After all these years, we finally know what happened." Ileana has made a difference in South Florida. Ileana also knows that crime is not the only threat to America's security. With Cuba just 90 miles away, you understand the true nature of communist oppression. And I want to recognize one special couple here -- not just as the proud parents of Ileana -- but as defenders of liberty who struggled against communist tyranny -- Enrique and Amanda Ros. [[PAUSE]] As successful American entrepreneurs, they have proven once again -- like so many here today -- that if you're willing to work hard, America is still the home of freedom and opportunity like nowhere else on Earth. [[PAUSE]] 6 Ileana tells of how, in 1939, her grandfather took a small boat into Havana harbor to rescue his cousin who was trapped aboard the S.S. St. Louis, a Jew fleeing the Nazi Holocaust. Ileana's grandfather watched helplessly as the infamous "Voyage of the Damned" was turned away. That's why her grandfather helped smuggle Jewish refugees out of Cuba when Castro's tyranny crushed freedom on the island -- crushed religious freedom -- crushed all freedom. Ileana's experiences give her an increased sensitivity to the problems of all oppressed minorities, wherever they may be. She is a strong supporter of Israel, of free emigration for Soviet Jews, and of the freedom fighters who are battling communist oppression in this hemisphere and overseas. That's principle. That's leadership. That's Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. Ileana's concern for the helpless explains her focus on the needs of children and the elderly. As a teacher and a mother -- with new children ages 2 and 4 -- she knows the potential in our youth and has witnessed the heartbreak of drugs, missing children, and lost opportunities. Ileana's election will help enfranchise two of the most under-represented groups in Congress -- America's teachers. and America's working mothers. morein others X3060 Concern for the weak is why Ileana successfully sought passage of legislation designed to provide a program for intermediate care for the elderly -- creating an alternative between total care nursing homes and living alone without any help. For the people of Florida's 18th, her efforts in 7 Tallahassee complimented Claude Pepper's leadership in Congress. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen will carry on the legacy of Claude Pepper -- standing up for our elderly in Washington. Standing here in Florida -- our space program's home town -- and hoping to boost the candidacy of a talented young American woman, we ought to take note of some auspicious signs. After I leave tonight, at just about sunset, a full moon will rise out of the waves to the east and shine over Miami. But it's no ordinary full moon. Because anybody watching tonight will witness the magic of a total lunar eclipse -- an event not seen on these shores in nearly seven years. Go outside tonight, and take your children, your grandchildren. With any luck, and if the weather holds, I'll be up the coast in Maine, watching with two Miamians of my own -- Noelle and Jebbie Bush. And as you enjoy the magic of a summer night -- and as you think about the magic of a lunar eclipse -- think also about the magic of America, a land where dreams come true, a land where anything is possible. Ileana's dream is your dream. It's not a Cuban dream or a Republican dream or a Dade County dream -- it's the American dream. We've got two weeks left. Let's go out there and make this dream come true. Thank you -- God bless you -- and God bless America. # # # Document No. 062566 6331 WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM DATE: 08/10/89 ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 5:00 p.m. Friday 08/11 SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN FUNDRAISER LUNCH MIAMI, FL (08/10 6:30 p.m. draft five) ACTION FYI ACTION FYI VICE PRESIDENT MCCLURE SUNUNU NEWMAN SCOWCROFT PORTER DARMAN STUDDERT BATES UNTERMEYER BREEDEN ROGERS CARD PINKERTON CICCONI WRAY DEMAREST WINSTON FITZWATER BENNETT GRAY HAGIN REMARKS: Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss Winston Thanks. by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, 08/11, with a copy to my office. RESPONSE: TO: CHRISS WINSTON August 11, 1989 The NSC concurs with the Presidential remarks for the Ileana Ros- Lehtinen Fundraiser lunchowi the the changes annotated. Brent Rates for Scowcroft James W. Cicconi Assistant to the President and Deputy to the Chief of Staff Ext. 2702 CC: James W. Cicconi 1989 AUG 10 PM 7:17 (Simon) August 10, 1989, 6:30 p.m. Draft Five (MIAMI) PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN FUNDRAISER LUNCH OMNI INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, MIAMI WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1989, 1:00 P.M. Thank you, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [[ILL'-ee-AH'-na ROSS LAY- tin-en]] -- the next U.S. Representative from Florida's 18th district. And thank you -- all of you -- for joining us here to help out in this exciting, grassroots, groundswell campaign. The people of Dade County are going to turn one great Florida senator into one great United States Representative. This is our first and last stop before going to Maine. There aren't many things important enough to delay the start of your family's summer vacation. But electing Ileana Ros-Lehtinen to Congress is surely one of them. [[PAUSE]] And anyway, it was right on the way. It is a pleasure to be here, and a pleasure to know so many old friends are working to elect Ileana. Friends like your able Governor, Bob Martinez, and Van Poole, the state party chairman. And it's always good to see Connie Mack, your distinguished Senator, and Jeannie Austin, who's brought the lessons of Florida to her leadership at the RNC. I'm also pleased to see Alec Courtelis, whose contributions -- like those of so many old friends here in this room -- boosted us to a 40-state victory in November. Thank you Alec -- and thank you Miami. [[PAUSE]] 2 We are grateful to Alec and so many others here -- but every time I start this we get in trouble for those we don't have time to single out. Like what's his name -- that old Republican party chairman for Dade County -- "Jeb" somebody? [PAUSE] Jeb told me it's made his work easier now that he has a famous last name. People come up and ask: "Aren't you related to George Bush -- the guy who owns the baseball team?" [[PAUSE]] I called Jeb and asked what I could do as President to help out during the final weeks of this important campaign. 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Let me give you some examples of why Washington is so impressed by Ileana. It's pretty well known that she is a state- certified teacher who has a longstanding commitment to quality education. What's not so well known is that she was also a top quality student -- in fact, Ileana received all "A's" in earning both her college and graduate degrees. Never got so much as a "B," or less. She is a smart leader, and a veteran leader, with seven outstanding years as a Florida legislator. We need experienced leaders like Ileana to win the war on crime and drugs, to maintain a strong foreign policy, and to help our children and our elderly fulfill the fullest potential of their lives. [[PAUSE]] The Florida 18th -- represented so long and so well by Claude Pepper -- is no place for rookies. [[PAUSE]] Ileana Ros- Lehtinen's got the experience to get the job done. 4 The number one issue in Miami -- the number one issue across America -- is drugs and the violent crime it spawns. A strong foreign policy, hopes and plans for our children and our elderly -- all our dreams and best intentions will be for naught if we cannot win the war against the thunder in the streets and the evil that men do. The answer calls for common sense. Miami's criminals have simply got to know that: If they commit a crime -- they will be caught. And if caught -- they will be prosecuted. And if convicted -- they will do time. The comprehensive battle plan we sent to Congress seeks to rid our streets of these violent criminals with an attack on four fronts: New laws to punish them. New agents to arrest them. New prosecutors to convict them. And new prisons to hold them. We have long called upon the states to back us up with matching programs of their own. And here in Florida, Ileana hasn't just been with us -- she's been leading the charge. She's led the fight to increase penalties for those caught selling drugs around schools, passed the Drug-Free Workplace Act, and toughened bail standards. The time for talk is over. Five police officers were killed here in Dade County last year. Ileana wants the federal death penalty for Miami's drug kingpins. And she supports my personal hype- pledge: For anyone who kills a law enforcement officer -- no legal what about forture? ture. penalty is too tough. [[PAUSE]] 5 This is the kind of uncompromising, experienced crime- fighter we need in Washington now -- this fall -- when the votes in Congress are needed. Miami needs her. And Washington needs her. I know Marvin Weinstein wants to see her leadership on crime taken to Congress. Marvin was victimized twice: Once by the brutal murder of his daughter, and once by a criminal justice system that kept his family out of the courtroom, treating the victims of crime as second-class citizens. Ileana responded with the Victims Bill of Rights and the new Victims amendment to the Florida constitution. And today, things are different in Dade County. The judge, in a long-delayed murder trial, ruled recently that Ileana's new amendment protected the victim's parents' right to attend. They said: "We finally got justice. After all these years, we finally know what happened." Ileana has made a difference in South Florida. Ileana also knows that crime is not the only threat to America's security. With Cuba just 90 miles away, you understand the true nature of communist oppression. And I want to recognize one special couple here -- not just as the proud parents of Ileana -- but as defenders of liberty who struggled against communist tyranny -- Enrique and Amanda Ros. [[PAUSE]] As successful American entrepreneurs, they have proven once again -- like so many here today -- that if you're willing to work hard, America is still the home of freedom and opportunity like nowhere else on Earth. [[PAUSE]] 6 Ileana tells of how, in 1939, her grandfather took a small boat into Havana harbor to rescue his cousin who was trapped aboard the S.S. St. Louis, a Jew fleeing the Nazi Holocaust. Ileana's grandfather watched helplessly as the infamous "Voyage of the Damned" was turned away. That's why her grandfather helped smuggle Jewish refugees out of Cuba when Castro's tyranny crushed freedom on the island -- crushed religious freedom -- crushed all freedon. Ileana's experiences give her an increased sensitivity to the problems of all oppressed minorities, wherever they may be. She is a strong supporter of Israel, of free emigration for Soviet Jews, and of the freedom fighters who are battling communist oppression in this hemisphere and overseas. That's principle. That's leadership. That's Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. Ileana's concern for the helpless explains her focus on the needs of children and the elderly. As a teacher and a mother -- with new children ages 2 and 4 -- she knows the potential in our youth and has witnessed the heartbreak of drugs, missing children, and lost opportunities. Ileana's election will help enfranchise two of the most under-represented groups in Congress -- America's teachers -- and America's working mothers. Concern for the weak is why Ileana successfully sought passage of legislation designed to provide a program for intermediate care for the elderly -- creating an alternative between total care nursing homes and living alone without any help. For the people of Florida's 18th, her efforts in 7 Tallahassee complimented Claude Pepper's leadership in Congress. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen will carry on the legacy of Claude Pepper -- standing up for our elderly in Washington. Standing here in Florida -- our space program's home town -- and hoping to boost the candidacy of a talented young American woman, we ought to take note of some auspicious signs. After I leave tonight, at just about sunset, a full moon will rise out of the waves to the east and shine over Miami. But it's no ordinary full moon. Because anybody watching tonight will witness the magic of a total lunar eclipse -- an event not seen on these shores in nearly seven years. Go outside tonight, and take your children, your grandchildren. With any luck, and if the weather holds, I'll be up the coast in Maine, watching with two Miamians of my own -- Noelle and Jebbie Bush. And as you enjoy the magic of a summer night -- and as you think about the magic of a lunar eclipse -- think also about the magic of America, a land where dreams come true, a land where anything is possible. Ileana's dream is your dream. It's not a Cuban dream or a Republican dream or a Dade County dream -- it's the American dream. We've got two weeks left. Let's go out there and make this dream come true. Thank you -- God bless you -- and God bless America. # # # Document No. 062566 WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM DATE: 08/10/89 ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 5:00 p.m. Friday 08/11 SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN FUNDRAISER LUNCH MIAMI, FL (08/10 6:30 p.m. draft five) ACTION FYI ACTION FYI VICE PRESIDENT MCCLURE SUNUNU NEWMAN SCOWCROFT PORTER DARMAN STUDDERT BATES UNTERMEYER BREEDEN ROGERS CARD PINKERTON CICCONI WRAY DEMAREST WINSTON FITZWATER BENNETT GRAY HAGIN REMARKS: Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss Winston by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, 08/11, with a copy to my office. Thanks. RESPONSE: 29 : 29 11 AUG 68 No Commont 8/11/59 James W. Cicconi Assistant to the President and Deputy to the Chief of Staff Ext. 2702 Document No. 062566 WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM DATE: 08/10/89 ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 5:00 p.m. Friday 08/11 SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN FUNDRAISER LUNCH MIAMI, FL (08/10 6:30 p.m. draft five) ACTION FYI ACTION FYI VICE PRESIDENT MCCLURE SUNUNU NEWMAN SCOWCROFT PORTER DARMAN STUDDERT BATES UNTERMEYER BREEDEN ROGERS CARD PINKERTON CICCONI WRAY DEMAREST WINSTON FITZWATER BENNETT GRAY HAGIN REMARKS: Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss Winston Thanks. by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, 08/11, with a copy to my office. RESPONSE: SE 89 AUG I : P4: 22 7m James W. Cicconi Assistant to the President and Deputy to the Chief of Staff Ext. 2702 Document No. 062566 WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM DATE: 08/10/89 ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 5:00 p.m. Friday 08/11 SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN FUNDRAISER LUNCH MIAMI, FL (08/10 6:30 p.m. draft five) ACTION FYI ACTION FYI VICE PRESIDENT MCCLURE SUNUNU NEWMAN SCOWCROFT PORTER DARMAN STUDDERT BATES UNTERMEYER BREEDEN ROGERS CARD PINKERTON CICCONI WRAY DEMAREST WINSTON FITZWATER BENNETT GRAY HAGIN REMARKS: Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss Winston Thanks. by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, 08/11, with a copy to my office. mincoments P2: 29 RESPONSE: James W. Cicconi Assistant to the President and Deputy to the Chief of Staff Ext. 2702 1989 AUG 10 P.I (Simon) August 10, 1989, 6:30 p.m. Draft Five (MIAMI) PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN FUNDRAISER LUNCH OMNI INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, MIAMI WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1989, 1:00 P.M. Thank you, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [[ILL'-ee-AH'-na ROSS LAY- tin-en]] -- the next U.S. Representative from Florida's 18th district. And thank you -- all of you -- for joining us here to help out in this exciting, grassroots, groundswell campaign. The people of Dade County are going to turn one great Florida senator into one great United States Representative. This is our first and last stop before going to Maine. There aren't many things important enough to delay the start of your family's summer vacation. But electing Ileana Ros-Lehtinen to Congress is surely one of them. [[PAUSE]] And anyway, it was right on the way. It is a pleasure to be here, and a pleasure to know SO many old friends are working to elect Ileana. Friends like your able Governor, Bob Martinez, and Van Poole, the state party chairman. And it's always good to see Connie Mack, your distinguished Senator, and Jeannie Austin, who's brought the lessons of Florida talent to her leadership at the RNC. efforts I'm also pleased to see Alec Courtelis, whose contributions -- like those of so many old friends here in this room -- boosted us to a 40-state victory in November. Thank you Alec -- and thank you Miami. [[PAUSE]] 2 We are grateful to Alec and so many others here -- but every time I start this we get in trouble for those we don't have time to single out. Like what's his name -- that old Republican party chairman for Dade County -- "Jeb" somebody? [[PAUSE]] Jeb told me it's made his work easier now that he has a famous last name. People come up and ask: "Aren't you related to George Bush -- the guy who owns the baseball team?" [ [PAUSE]] I called Jeb and asked what I could do as President to help out during the final weeks of this important campaign. He said I should fly down to Miami at once -- and babysit his kids until after the election. [[PAUSE]] This is an important election -- and not only for the people of Dade County. In our first six months, our Administration has set sail on a new course -- blown by the new breezes I spoke about the day I took office -- and launched upon the success of the great President whose name graces a Miami avenue not far from here -- Ronald Reagan. On the world scene America stands tall and confident unlike any time since the years after World War II. We've recently returned from successful NATO and economic summits in Europe. And we've seen how democracy is sweeping the world -- and taking root in virgin soil in outposts like Poland and Hungary. At home we have launched a series of bold proposals designed to make great cities like Miami places where every family can prosper -- proposals to educate our children, clean up our air, 3 and -- in attacking crime and drugs -- do nothing less than take back the streets. If progress is to continue -- if we are to make this vision a reality for Miami and all America -- then we need to send tough, experienced legislators -- leaders like Ileana Ros- Lehtinen -- to fight the battle in Washington. And we need to send leaders like [[Miguel De Grandy//Justo Luis Pozo]] and Representative Lincoln Diaz-Balart to fight the battle in Tallahassee. Let me give you some examples of why Washington is so impressed by Ileana. It's pretty well known that she is a state- certified teacher who has a longstanding commitment to quality education. What's not so well known is that she was also a top across the hoard quality student -- in fact, Ileana received all "A's" in earning while both her college and graduate degrees. Never got so much as a "B," or less. She is a smart leader, and a veteran leader, with seven outstanding years as a Florida legislator. We need experienced leaders like Ileana to win the war on crime and drugs, to maintain a strong foreign policy, and to help our children and our elderly fulfill the fullest potential of their lives. [[PAUSE] ] The Florida 18th -- represented so long and so well by Claude Pepper -- is no place for rookies. [[PAUSE]] Ileana Ros- Lehtinen's got the experience to get the job done. 4 The number one issue in Miami -- the number one issue across America -- is drugs and the violent crime it spawns. A strong foreign policy, hopes and plans for our children and our elderly -- all our dreams and best intentions will be for naught if we cannot win the war against the thunder in the streets and the evil that men do. The answer calls for common sense. Miami's criminals have simply got to know that: If they commit a crime -- they will be caught. And if caught -- they will be prosecuted. And if convicted -- they will do time. The comprehensive battle plan we sent to Congress seeks to rid our streets of these violent criminals with an attack on four fronts: New laws to punish them. New agents to arrest them. New prosecutors to convict them. And new prisons to hold them. We have long called upon the states to back us up with matching programs of their own. And here in Florida, Ileana hasn't just been with us -- she's been leading the charge. She's led the fight to increase penalties for those caught selling drugs around schools, passed the Drug-Free Workplace Act, and toughened bail standards. The time for talk is over. Five police officers were killed here in Dade County last year. Ileana wants the federal death penalty for Miami's drug kingpins. And she supports my personal pledge: For anyone who kills a law enforcement officer -- no penalty is too tough. [[PAUSE]] 5 This is the kind of uncompromising, experienced crime- fighter we need in Washington now -- this fall -- when the votes in Congress are needed. Miami needs her. And Washington needs her. I know Marvin Weinstein wants to see her leadership on crime taken to Congress. Marvin was victimized twice: Once by the brutal murder of his daughter, and once by a criminal justice system that kept his family out of the courtroom, treating the victims of crime as second-class citizens. Ileana responded with the Victims Bill of Rights and the new Victims amendment to the Florida constitution. And today, things are different in Dade County. The judge, in a long-delayed murder trial, ruled recently that Ileana's new amendment protected the victim's parents' right to attend. They said: "We finally got justice. After all these years, we finally know what happened." Ileana has made a difference in South Florida. Ileana also knows that crime is not the only threat to America's security. With Cuba just 90 miles away, you understand the true nature of communist oppression. And I want to recognize one special couple here -- not just as the proud parents of Ileana -- but as defenders of liberty who struggled against communist tyranny -- Enrique and Amanda Ros. [[PAUSE]] As successful American entrepreneurs, they have proven once again -- like so many here today -- that if you're willing to work hard, America is still the home of freedom and opportunity like nowhere else on Earth. [[PAUSE]] 6 Ileana tells of how, in 1939, her grandfather took a small boat into Havana harbor to rescue his cousin who was trapped aboard the S.S. St. Louis, a Jew fleeing the Nazi Holocaust. Ileana's grandfather watched helplessly as the infamous "Voyage of the Damned" was turned away. That's why her grandfather helped smuggle Jewish refugees out of Cuba when Castro's tyranny crushed freedom on the island -- crushed religious freedom -- crushed all freedon. Ileana's experiences give her an increased sensitivity to the problems of all oppressed minorities, wherever they may be. She is a strong supporter of Israel, of free emigration for Soviet Jews, and of the freedom fighters who are battling communist oppression in this hemisphere and overseas. That's principle. That's leadership. That's Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. Ileana's concern for the helpless explains her focus on the needs of children and the elderly. As a teacher and a mother -- with new children ages 2 and 4 -- she knows the potential in our youth and has witnessed the heartbreak of drugs, missing children, and lost opportunities. Ileana's election will help enfranchise two of the most under-represented groups in Congress -- America's teachers -- and America's working mothers. Concern for the weak is why Ileana successfully sought passage of legislation designed to provide a program for intermediate care for the elderly -- creating an alternative between total care nursing homes and living alone without any help. For the people of Florida's 18th, her efforts in 7 Tallahassee complimented Claude Pepper's leadership in Congress. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen will carry on the legacy of Claude Pepper -- standing up for our elderly in Washington. Standing here in Florida -- our space program's home town -- and hoping to boost the candidacy of a talented young American woman, we ought to take note of some auspicious signs. After I leave tonight, at just about sunset, a full moon will rise out of the waves to the east and shine over Miami. But it's no ordinary full moon. Because anybody watching tonight will witness the magic of a total lunar eclipse -- an event not seen on these shores in nearly seven years. Go outside tonight, and take your children, your grandchildren. With any luck; and if the weather holds, I'll be up the coast in Maine, watching with two Miamians of my own -- Noelle and Jebbie Bush. And as you enjoy the magic of a summer night -- and as you think about the magic of a lunar eclipse -- think also about the magic of America, a land where dreams come true, a land where anything is possible. Ileana's dream is your dream. It's not a Cuban dream or a Republican dream or a Dade County dream -- it's the American dream. We've got two weeks left. Let's go out there and make this dream come true. Thank you -- God bless you -- and God bless America. # # # Document No. 062566 WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM DATE: 08/10/89 ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 5:00 p.m. Friday 08/11 SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN FUNDRAISER LUNCH MIAMI, FL (08/10 6:30 p.m. draft five) ACTION FYI ACTION FYI VICE PRESIDENT MCCLURE SUNUNU NEWMAN SCOWCROFT PORTER DARMAN STUDDERT BATES UNTERMEYER BREEDEN ROGERS CARD PINKERTON CICCONI WRAY DEMAREST WINSTON FITZWATER BENNETT GRAY HAGIN 68 REMARKS: Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss AUG Winston by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, 08/11, with a copy to my office. Thanks. P2:10 P2: RESPONSE: Christ - minor comments on PP 4 :5. Some still seems about a page too long for This a fundraises speech. gim Can we cut James it W. somewhere? Cicconi 8/11 Assistant to the President and Deputy to the Chief of Staff Ext. 2702 1989 NUG 10 PM 7: (Simon) August 10, 1989, 6:30 p.m. Draft Five (MIAMI) PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN FUNDRAISER LUNCH OMNI INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, MIAMI WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1989, 1:00 P.M. Thank you, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [[ILL'-ee-AH'-na ROSS LAY- tin-en] ] -- the next U.S. Representative from Florida's 18th district. And thank you -- all of you -- for joining us here to help out in this exciting, grassroots, groundswell campaign. The people of Dade County are going to turn one great Florida senator into one great United States Representative. This is our first and last stop before going to Maine. There aren't many things important enough to delay the start of your family's summer vacation. But electing Ileana Ros-Lehtinen to Congress is surely one of them. [[PAUSE] ] And anyway, it was right on the way. It is a pleasure to be here, and a pleasure to know so many old friends are working to elect Ileana. Friends like your able Governor, Bob Martinez, and Van Poole, the state party chairman. And it's always good to see Connie Mack, your distinguished Senator, and Jeannie Austin, who's brought the lessons of Florida to her leadership at the RNC. I'm also pleased to see Alec Courtelis, whose contributions -- like those of so many old friends here in this room -- boosted us to a 40-state victory in November. Thank you Alec -- and thank you Miami. [[PAUSE]] 2 We are grateful to Alec and so many others here -- but every time I start this we get in trouble for those we don't have time to. single out. Like what's his name -- that old Republican party chairman for Dade County -- "Jeb" somebody? [[PAUSE]] Jeb told me it's made his work easier now that he has a famous last name. People come up and ask: "Aren't you related to George Bush -- the guy who owns the baseball team?" [[PAUSE]] I called Jeb and asked what I could do as President to help out during the final weeks of this important campaign. He said I should fly down to Miami at once -- and babysit his kids until after the election. [[PAUSE] This is an important election -- and not only for the people of Dade County. In our first six months, our Administration has set sail on a new course -- blown by the new breezes I spoke about the day I took office -- and launched upon the success of the great President whose name graces a Miami avenue not far from here -- Ronald Reagan. On the world scene America stands tall and confident unlike any time since the years after World War II. We've recently returned from successful NATO and economic summits in Europe. And we've seen how democracy is sweeping the world -- and taking root in virgin soil in outposts like Poland and Hungary. At home we have launched a series of bold proposals designed to make great cities like Miami places where every family can prosper -- proposals to educate our children, clean up our air, 3 and -- in attacking crime and drugs -- do nothing less than take back the streets. If progress is to continue -- if we are to make this vision a reality for Miami and all America -- then we need to send tough, experienced legislators -- leaders like Ileana Ros- Lehtinen -- to fight the battle in Washington. And we need to send leaders like [[Miguel De Grandy//Justo Luis Pozo]] and Representative Lincoln Diaz-Balart to fight the battle in Tallahassee. Let me give you some examples of why Washington is so impressed by Ileana. It's pretty well known that she is a state- certified teacher who has a longstanding commitment to quality education. What's not so well known is that she was also a top quality student -- in fact, Ileana received all "A's" in earning both her college and graduate degrees. Never got so much as a "B," or less. She is a smart leader, and a veteran leader, with seven outstanding years as a Florida legislator. We need experienced leaders like Ileana to win the war on crime and drugs, to maintain a strong foreign policy, and to help our children and our elderly fulfill the fullest potential of their lives. [[PAUSE] ] The Florida 18th -- represented so long and so well by Claude Pepper -- is no place for rookies. [[PAUSE]] Ileana Ros- Lehtinen's got the experience to get the job done. they 4 The number one issue in Miami -- the number one issue across America -- is drugs and the violent crime it spawns. A strong foreign policy, hopes and plans for our children and our elderly -- all our dreams and best intentions will be for naught if we cannot win the war against the thunder in the whether The in friming streets and the evil that men do. The nations columbia, The answer calls for common sense. Miami 's criminals, have simply got to know that: If they commit a crime -- they will be caught. And if caught -- they will be prosecuted. And if convicted -- they will do time. The comprehensive battle plan we sent to Congress seeks to rid our streets of these violent criminals with an attack on four fronts: New laws to punish them. New agents to arrest them. New prosecutors to convict them. And new prisons to hold them. We have long called upon the states to back us up with matching programs of their own. And here in Florida, Ileana hasn't just been with us -- she's been leading the charge. She's led the fight to increase penalties for those caught selling drugs around schools, passed the Drug-Free Workplace Act, and toughened bail standards. The time for talk is over. Five police officers were killed here in Dade County last year. Ileana wants the federal death penalty for Miami's drug kingpins. And she supports my personal pledge: For anyone who kills a law enforcement officer -- no penalty is too tough. [[PAUSE]] 5 This is the kind of uncompromising, experienced crime- fighter we need in Washington now -- this fall -- when the votes in Congress are needed. Miami needs her. And Washington needs her. I know Marvin Weinstein wants to see her leadership on crime taken to Congress. Marvin was victimized twice: Once by the brutal murder of his daughter, and once by a criminal justice system that kept his family out of the courtroom, treating the victims of crime as second-class citizens. Ileana responded with the Victims Bill of Rights and the new Victims amendment to the Florida constitution. And today, things are different in Dade County. The judge, in a long-delayed murder trial, ruled recently that Ileana's new amendment protected the victim's parents' right to attend. They said: "We finally got justice. After all these years, we finally know what happened." Ileana has made a difference in South Florida. Ileana also knows that crime is not the only threat to castro's America's security. With Cuba just 90 miles away, you understand the true nature of communist oppression. And I want to recognize one special couple here -- not just as the proud parents of Ileana -- but as defenders of liberty who struggled against communist tyranny -- Enrique and Amanda Ros. [[PAUSE]] As successful American entrepreneurs, they have proven once again -- like so many here today -- that if you're willing to work hard, America is still the home of freedom and opportunity like nowhere else on Earth. [PAUSE]] 6 Ileana tells of how, in 1939, her grandfather took a small boat into Havana harbor to rescue his cousin who was trapped aboard the S.S. St. Louis, a Jew fleeing the Nazi Holocaust. Ileana's grandfather watched helplessly as the infamous "Voyage of the Damned" was turned away. That's why her grandfather helped smuggle Jewish refugees out of Cuba when Castro's tyranny crushed freedom on the island -- crushed religious freedom -- crushed all freedom. Ileana's experiences give her an increased sensitivity to the problems of all oppressed minorities, wherever they may be. She is a strong supporter of Israel, of free emigration for Soviet Jews, and of the freedom fighters who are battling communist oppression in this hemisphere and overseas. That's principle. That's leadership. That's Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. Ileana's concern for the helpless explains her focus on the needs of children and the elderly. As a teacher and a mother -- with new children ages 2 and 4 -- she knows the potential in our youth and has witnessed the heartbreak of drugs, missing children, and lost opportunities. Ileana's election will help enfranchise two of the most under-represented groups in Congress -- America's teachers and America's working mothers. Concern for the weak is why Ileana successfully sought passage of legislation designed to provide a program for intermediate care for the elderly -- creating an alternative between total care nursing homes and living alone without any help. For the people of Florida's 18th, her efforts in 7 Tallahassee complimented Claude Pepper's leadership in Congress. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen will carry on the legacy of Claude Pepper -- standing up for our elderly in Washington. Standing here in Florida -- our space program's home town -- and hoping to boost the candidacy of a talented young American woman, we ought to take note of some auspicious signs. After I leave tonight, at just about sunset, a full moon will rise out of the waves to the east and shine over Miami. But it's no ordinary full moon. Because anybody watching tonight will witness the magic of a total lunar eclipse -- an event not seen on these shores in nearly seven years. Go outside tonight, and take your children, your grandchildren. With any luck, and if the weather holds, I'll be up the coast in Maine, watching with two Miamians of my own -- Noelle and Jebbie Bush. And as you enjoy the magic of a summer night -- and as you think about the magic of a lunar eclipse -- think also about the magic of America, a land where dreams come true, a land where anything is possible. Ileana's dream is your dream. It's not a Cuban dream or a Republican dream or a Dade County dream -- it's the American dream. We've got two weeks left. Let's go out there and make this dream come true. Thank you -- God bless you -- and God bless America. # # # THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON August 11, 1989 MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON FROM: BRENT O. HATCH Bott Associate Counsel to the President SUBJECT: Presidential Remarks -- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Fundraiser Lunch; Miami, Florida I have reviewed the above-referenced draft, and have no legal objections to the remarks. CC: James W. Cicconi 6€ :5d 110NV 68 THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON August 11, 1989 Memorandum to Chriss Winston From: Jim Pinkerton B Subject: Draft Presidential Remarks: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Fundraising Luncheon 89 AUGII P12 09 pg. 1, para. 5, line 1 " Alec Courtelis, whose contributions " This reference to "contributions" in the financial sense is a little too naked. We suggest "efforts" or some other synonym of "contributions" in the non-financial sense. pg. 2, para. 2, lines 2-3 We wonder whether Miamians will understand the reference to George W. Bush's managment of the Texas Rangers. 2,4,2-3 " our Administration has set sail on a new course -- blown by the new breezes I spoke of " The true meaning of the New Breeze is that totalitarianism is being blown by the force of freedom and democracy. America, and the American ideal, is the wind. We are not being blown by it. Instead of "blown by," therefore, we suggest some image to suggest that that the Administration is harnessing the New Breeze, e.g,: "Our Adminstration has set out on a new course -- its sails filled with the New Breeze I spoke of " 3,3,2-3 "It's pretty well known that she is a state-certified teacher.... " "State-certified" is presumably meant to suggest that Sen. Ros-Lehtinen is qualified as a teacher. The issue, then, is that she is qualified, not that she has a certificate from the government. Because the President is seeking alternatives to existing state certification of teachers the President himself was once denied a teaching post because he lacked such certification -- we should not use the phrase. Instead, we should dwell on the fact that she is an effective teacher. 3,3,4-6 We spend a little too much time on how good Sen. Ros- Lehtinen's grades were in graduate school and college. This seems a bit as if we are scraping the barrel to find good things to say. Much better are the references later to her achievements in the State Legislature. We should either pass over her academic record very briefly with a phrase such as "straight-A student." (more) 2-2-2 4,8 The mention of the death penalty for drug kingpins is a natural for this audience. # Document No. 062566 WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM DATE: 08/10/89 ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 5:00 p.m. Friday 08/11 SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN FUNDRAISER LUNCH MIAMI, FL (08/10 6:30 p.m. draft five) ACTION FYI ACTION FYI VICE PRESIDENT MCCLURE SUNUNU NEWMAN SCOWCROFT PORTER DARMAN STUDDERT BATES UNTERMEYER BREEDEN ROGERS CARD PINKERTON CICCONI WRAY DEMAREST WINSTON FITZWATER BENNETT GRAY HAGIN REMARKS: Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss Winston Thanks. by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, 08/11, with a copy to my office. RESPONSE: James W. Cicconi Assistant to the President and Deputy to the Chief of Staff Ext. 2702 Document No. 062566 WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM DATE: 08/10/89 ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 5:00 p.m. Friday 08/11 SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN FUNDRAISER LUNCH MIAMI, FL (08/10 6:30 p.m. draft five) ACTION FYI ACTION FYI VICE PRESIDENT MCCLURE SUNUNU NEWMAN SCOWCROFT PORTER DARMAN STUDDERT BATES UNTERMEYER BREEDEN ROGERS CARD PINKERTON CICCONI WRAY DEMAREST WINSTON FITZWATER BENNETT GRAY HAGIN REMARKS: 89 Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss 4 Winston by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, 08/11, with a copy to my office. Thanks. All: RESPONSE: 22 Good job ! Please nite change. Dow James W. Cicconi 8/11 Assistant to the President and Deputy to the Chief of Staff Ext. 2702 1989 AUG 10 PM 7:15 (Simon) August 10, 1989, 6:30 p.m. Draft Five (MIAMI) PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN FUNDRAISER LUNCH OMNI INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, MIAMI WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1989, 1:00 P.M. Thank you, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [[ILL'-ee-AH'-na ROSS LAY- tin-en]] -- the next U.S. Representative from Florida's 18th district. And thank you -- all of you -- for joining us here to help out in this exciting, grassroots, groundswell campaign. The people of Dade County are going to turn one great Florida senator into one great United States Representative. This is our first and last stop before going to Maine. There aren't many things important enough to delay the start of your family's summer vacation. But electing Ileana Ros-Lehtinen to Congress is surely one of them. [[PAUSE]] And anyway, it was right on the way. It is a pleasure to be here, and a pleasure to know so many old friends are working to elect Ileana. Friends like your able wont Governor, Bob Martinez, and Van Poole, the state party chairman. be events And it's always good to see Connie Mack, your distinguished Senator, and Jeannie Austin, who's brought the lessons of Florida to her leadership at the RNC. I'm also pleased to see Alec Courtelis, whose contributions -- like those of so many old friends here in this room -- boosted us to a 40-state victory in November. Thank you Alec -- and thank you Miami. [[PAUSE]] Marting will not he attending. We should mention that he in in clarcel. 2 We are grateful to Alec and so many others here -- but every time I start this we get in trouble for those we don't have time to single out. Like what's his name -- that old Republican party chairman for Dade County -- "Jeb" somebody? [[PAUSE] ] Jeb told me it's made his work easier now that he has a famous last name. People come up and ask: "Aren't you related to George Bush -- the guy who owns the baseball team?" [[PAUSE] ] I called Jeb and asked what I could do as President to help out during the final weeks of this important campaign. He said I should fly down to Miami at once -- and babysit his kids until after the election. [[PAUSE]] This is an important election -- and not only for the people of Dade County. In our first six months, our Administration has set sail on a new course -- blown by the new breezes I spoke about the day I took office -- and launched upon the success of the great President whose name graces a Miami avenue not far from here -- Ronald Reagan. On the world scene America stands tall and confident unlike any time since the years after World War II. We've recently returned from successful NATO and economic summits in Europe. And we've seen how democracy is sweeping the world -- and taking root in virgin soil in outposts like Poland and Hungary. At home we have launched a series of bold proposals designed to make great cities like Miami places where every family can prosper -- proposals to educate our children, clean up our air, 3 and -- in attacking crime and drugs -- do nothing less than take back the streets. If progress is to continue -- if we are to make this vision a reality for Miami and all America -- then we need to send tough, experienced legislators -- leaders like Ileana Ros- Lehtinen -- to fight the battle in Washington. And we need to send leaders like [[Miguel De Grandy//Justo Luis Pozo]] and Representative Lincoln Diaz-Balart to fight the battle in Tallahassee. Let me give you some examples of why Washington is so impressed by Ileana. It's pretty well known that she is a state- certified teacher who has a longstanding commitment to quality education. What's not so well known is that she was also a top quality student -- in fact, Ileana received all "A's" in earning both her college and graduate degrees. Never got so much as a "B," or less. She is a smart leader, and a veteran leader, with seven outstanding years as a Florida legislator. We need experienced leaders like Ileana to win the war on crime and drugs, to maintain a strong foreign policy, and to help our children and our elderly fulfill the fullest potential of their lives. [[PAUSE]] (Floridas 18th) The Florida 18th -- represented so long and so well by Claude Pepper -- is no place for rookies. [[PAUSE]] Ileana Ros- Lehtinen's got the experience to get the job done. 4 The number one issue in Miami -- the number one issue across America -- is drugs and the violent crime it spawns. A strong foreign policy, hopes and plans for our children and our elderly -- all our dreams and best intentions will be for naught if we cannot win the war against the thunder in the streets and the evil that men do. The answer calls for common sense. Miami's criminals have simply got to know that: If they commit a crime -- they will be caught. And if caught -- they will be prosecuted. And if convicted -- they will do time. The comprehensive battle plan we sent to Congress seeks to rid our streets of these violent criminals with an attack on four fronts: New laws to punish them. New agents to arrest them. New prosecutors to convict them. And new prisons to hold them. We have long called upon the states to back us up with matching programs of their own. And here in Florida, Ileana hasn't just been with us -- she's been leading the charge. She's led the fight to increase penalties for those caught selling drugs around schools, passed the Drug-Free Workplace Act, and toughened bail standards: The time for talk is over. Five police officers were killed here in Dade County last year. Ileana wants the federal death penalty for Miami's drug kingpins. And she supports my personal pledge: For anyone who kills a law enforcement officer -- no penalty is too tough. [[PAUSE]] 5 This is the kind of uncompromising, experienced crime- fighter we need in Washington now -- this fall -- when the votes in Congress are needed. Miami needs her. And Washington needs her. I know Marvin Weinstein wants to see her leadership on crime taken to Congress. Marvin was victimized twice: Once by the brutal murder of his daughter, and once by a criminal justice system that kept his family out of the courtroom, treating the victims of crime as second-class citizens. Ileana responded with the Victims Bill of Rights and the new Victims amendment to the Florida constitution. And today, things are different in Dade County. The judge, in a long-delayed murder trial, ruled recently that Ileana's new amendment protected the victim's parents' right to attend. They said: "We finally got justice. After all these years, we finally know what happened." Ileana has made a difference in South Florida. Ileana also knows that crime is not the only threat to America's security. With Cuba just 90 miles away, you understand the true nature of communist oppression. And I want to recognize I one special couple here -- not just as the proud parents of think Ileana -- but as defenders of liberty who struggled against its communist tyranny -- Enrique and Amanda Ros. [PAUSE]] probably a good As successful American entrepreneurs, they have proven once again -- like so many here today -- that if you're willing to idea this will work hard, America is still the home of freedom and opportunity bea like nowhere else on Earth. [[PAUSE]] Cuban audience, and it's not too specific 6 Ileana tells of how, in 1939, her grandfather took a small boat into Havana harbor to rescue his cousin who was trapped aboard the S.S. St. Louis, a Jew fleeing the Nazi Holocaust. Ileana's grandfather watched helplessly as the infamous "Voyage of the Damned" was turned away. That's why her grandfather helped smuggle Jewish refugees out of Cuba when Castro's tyranny crushed freedom on the island -- crushed religious freedom -- crushed all freedom. Ileana's experiences give her an increased sensitivity to the problems of all oppressed minorities, wherever they may be. She is a strong supporter of Israel, of free emigration for Soviet Jews, and of the freedom fighters who are battling communist oppression in this hemisphere and overseas. That's principle. That's leadership. That's Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. Ileana's concern for the helpless explains her focus on the needs of children and the elderly. As a teacher and a mother -- two with new children ages 2 and 4 -- she knows the potential in our youth and has witnessed the heartbreak of drugs, missing children, and lost opportunities. Ileana's election will help enfranchise two of the most under-represented groups in Congress -- America's teachers. -- and America's working mothers. Concern for the weak is why Ileana successfully sought passage of legislation designed to provide a program for intermediate care for the elderly -- creating an alternative between total care nursing homes and living alone without any help. For the people of Florida's 18th, her efforts in 7 Tallahassee complimented Claude Pepper's leadership in Congress. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen will carry on the legacy of Claude Pepper -- standing up for our elderly in Washington. Standing here in Florida -- our space program's home town -- and hoping to boost the candidacy of a talented young American woman, we ought to take note of some auspicious signs. After I leave tonight, at just about sunset, a full moon will rise out of the waves to the east and shine over Miami. But it's no ordinary full moon. Because anybody watching tonight will witness the magic of a total lunar eclipse -- an event not seen on these shores in nearly seven years. Go outside tonight, and take your children, your grandchildren. With any luck, and if the weather holds, I'll be up the coast in Maine, watching with two Miamians of my own -- Noelle and Jebbie Bush. And as you enjoy the magic of a summer night -- and as you think about the magic of a lunar eclipse -- think also about the magic of America, a land where dreams come true, a land where anything is possible. Ileana's dream is your dream. It's not a Cuban dream or a Republican dream or a Dade County dream -- it's the American dream. We've got two weeks left. Let's go out there and make this dream come true. Thank you -- God bless you -- and God bless America. # # # Boy or massess 804/358-1989 (Simon) August 10, 1989, 6:30 p.m. Draft Five (MIAMI) PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN FUNDRAISER LUNCH OMNI INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, MIAMI WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1989, 1:00 P.M. Thank you, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [ [ILL'-ee-AH'-na ROSS LAY- tin-en]] -- the next U.S. Representative from Florida's 18th district. And thank you -- all of you -- for joining us here to help out in this exciting, grassroots, groundswell campaign. The people of Dade County are going to turn one great Florida senator into one great United States Representative. This is our first and last stop before going to Maine. There aren't many things important enough to delay the start of your family's summer vacation. But electing Ileana Ros-Lehtinen to Congress is surely one of them. [[PAUSE]] And anyway, it was right on the way. It is a pleasure to be here, and a pleasure to know so many old friends are working to elect Ileana. Friends like your able Governor, Bob Martinez, and Van Poole, the state party chairman. And it's always good to see Connie Mack, your distinguished Senator, and Jeannie Austin, who's brought the lessons of Florida to her leadership at the RNC. I'm also pleased to see Alec Courtelis, whose contributions -- like those of so many old friends here in this room -- boosted us to a 40-state victory in November. Thank you Alec -- and thank you Miami. [[PAUSE]] 2 We are grateful to Alec and so many others here -- but every time I start this we get in trouble for those we don't have time to single out. Like what's his name -- that old Republican party chairman for Dade County -- "Jeb" somebody? [[PAUSE] ] Jeb told me it's made his work easier now that he has a famous last name. People come up and ask: "Aren't you related to George Bush -- the guy who owns the baseball team?" [ [PAUSE] ] I called Jeb and asked what I could do as President to help out during the final weeks of this important campaign. He said I should fly down to Miami at once -- and babysit his kids until after the election. [[PAUSE]] This is an important election -- and not only for the people of Dade County. In our first six months, our Administration has set sail on a new course -- blown by the new breezes I spoke about the day I took office -- and launched upon the success of the great President whose name graces a Miami avenue not far from here -- Ronald Reagan. On the world scene America stands tall and confident unlike any time since the years after World War II. We've recently returned from successful NATO and economic summits in Europe. And we've seen how democracy is sweeping the world -- and taking root in virgin soil in outposts like Poland and Hungary. At home we have launched a series of bold proposals designed to make great cities like Miami places where every family can prosper -- proposals to educate our children, clean up our air, 3 and -- in attacking crime and drugs -- do nothing less than take back the streets. If progress is to continue -- if we are to make this vision a reality for Miami and all America -- then we need to send tough, experienced legislators -- leaders like Ileana Ros- Lehtinen -- to fight the battle in Washington. And we need to send leaders like [[Miguel De Grandy//Justo Luis Pozo]] and Representative Lincoln Diaz-Balart to fight the battle in Tallahassee. Let me give you some examples of why Washington is so impressed by Ileana. It's pretty well known that she is a state- certified teacher who has a longstanding commitment to quality education. What's not so well known is that she was also a top quality student -- in fact, Ileana received all "A's" in earning both her college and graduate degrees. Never got so much as a "B," or less. She is a smart leader, and a veteran leader, with seven outstanding years as a Florida legislator. We need experienced leaders like Ileana to win the war on crime and drugs, to maintain a strong foreign policy, and to help our children and our elderly fulfill the fullest potential of their lives. [[PAUSE]] The Florida 18th -- represented so long and so well by Claude Pepper -- is no place for rookies. [[PAUSE]] Ileana Ros- Lehtinen's got the experience to get the job done. 4 The number one issue in Miami -- the number one issue across America -- is drugs and the violent crime it spawns. A strong foreign policy, hopes and plans for our children and our elderly -- all our dreams and best intentions will be for naught if we cannot win the war against the thunder in the streets and the evil that men do. The answer calls for common sense. Miami's criminals have simply got to know that: If they commit a crime -- they will be caught. And if caught -- they will be prosecuted. And if convicted -- they will do time. The comprehensive battle plan we sent to Congress seeks to rid our streets of these violent criminals with an attack on four fronts: New laws to punish them. New agents to arrest them. New prosecutors to convict them. And new prisons to hold them. We have long called upon the states to back us up with matching programs of their own. And here in Florida, Ileana hasn't just been with us -- she's been leading the charge. She's led the fight to increase penalties for those caught selling drugs around schools, passed the Drug-Free Workplace Act, and toughened bail standards. The time for talk is over. Five police officers were killed here in Dade County last year. Ileana wants the federal death penalty for Miami's drug kingpins. And she supports my personal pledge: For anyone who kills a law enforcement officer -- no penalty is too tough. [[PAUSE]] 5 This is the kind of uncompromising, experienced crime- fighter we need in Washington now -- this fall -- when the votes in Congress are needed. Miami needs her. And Washington needs her. I know Marvin Weinstein wants to see her leadership on crime taken to Congress. Marvin was victimized twice: Once by the brutal murder of his daughter, and once by a criminal justice system that kept his family out of the courtroom, treating the victims of crime as second-class citizens. Ileana responded with the Victims Bill of Rights and the new Victims amendment to the Florida constitution. And today, things are different in Dade County. The judge, in a long-delayed murder trial, ruled recently that Ileana's new amendment protected the victim's parents' right to attend. They said: "We finally got justice. After all these years, we finally know what happened." Ileana has made a difference in South Florida. Ileana also knows that crime is not the only threat to America's security. With Cuba just 90 miles away, you understand the true nature of communist oppression. And I want to recognize one special couple here -- not just as the proud parents of Ileana -- but as defenders of liberty who struggled against communist tyranny -- Enrique and Amanda Ros. [[PAUSE]] As successful American entrepreneurs, they have proven once again -- like so many here today -- that if you're willing to work hard, America is still the home of freedom and opportunity like nowhere else on Earth. [[PAUSE]] 6 Ileana tells of how, in 1939, her grandfather took a small boat into Havana harbor to rescue his cousin who was trapped aboard the S.S. St. Louis, a Jew fleeing the Nazi Holocaust. Ileana's grandfather watched helplessly as the infamous "Voyage of the Damned" was turned away. That's why her grandfather helped smuggle Jewish refugees out of Cuba when Castro's tyranny crushed freedom on the island -- crushed religious freedom -- crushed all freedom. Ileana's experiences give her an increased sensitivity to the problems of all oppressed minorities, wherever they may be. She is a strong supporter of Israel, of free emigration for Soviet Jews, and of the freedom fighters who are battling communist oppression in this hemisphere and overseas. That's principle. That's leadership. That's Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. Ileana's concern for the helpless explains her focus on the needs of children and the elderly. As a teacher and a mother -- with new children ages 2 and 4 -- she knows the potential in our youth and has witnessed the heartbreak of drugs, missing children, and lost opportunities. Ileana's election will help enfranchise two of the most under-represented groups in Congress -- America's teachers -- and America's working mothers. Concern for the weak is why Ileana successfully sought passage of legislation designed to provide a program for intermediate care for the elderly -- creating an alternative between total care nursing homes and living alone without any help. For the people of Florida's 18th, her efforts in 7 Tallahassee complimented Claude Pepper's leadership in Congress. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen will carry on the legacy of Claude Pepper -- standing up for our elderly in Washington. Standing here in Florida -- our space program's home town -- and hoping to boost the candidacy of a talented young American woman, we ought to take note of some auspicious signs. After I leave tonight, at just about sunset, a full moon will rise out of the waves to the east and shine over Miami. But it's no ordinary full moon. Because anybody watching tonight will witness the magic of a total lunar eclipse -- an event not seen on these shores in nearly seven years. Go outside tonight, and take your children, your grandchildren. With any luck, and if the weather holds, I'll be up the coast in Maine, watching with two Miamians of my own -- Noelle and Jebbie Bush. And as you enjoy the magic of a summer night -- and as you think about the magic of a lunar eclipse -- think also about the magic of America, a land where dreams come true, a land where anything is possible. Ileana's dream is your dream. It's not a Cuban dream or a Republican dream or a Dade County dream -- it's the American dream. We've got two weeks left. Let's go out there and make this dream come true. Thank you -- God bless you -- and God bless America. # # # NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE 320 FIRST STREET, S.E. WASHINGTON, DC 20003 (202) 863-0694 TO: ED MCNALLY FROM: SAM DAWSON PHONE: 479-7050 DATE: 8/9 TIME: 1210 # OF PAGES TO FOLLOW: 2 COMMENTS: KEY POINTS FOR THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH IN THE 18th DISTRICT OF FLORIDA There are four main themes in the campaign, all of which tie together. With her experience, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen will be able to work with President Bush to fight crime and drugs, build a better future for our young people through education, and improve health care for our elderly. o Ileana Ros-Lehtinen has The Experience to Get the Job Done. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen has seven years of experience in the Florida state legislature -- four in the Florida House of Representatives and three in the Florida State Senate. Her probable opponent, Gerald Richman, has none. She served on the Florida Commission on Child Support, the Advisory Council on Minority Enterprise and the Statewide Task Force of the Permanent Families for Children. She is a board member of the Parent Resource Center. She has received numerous accolades for work on behalf of the Miami-area community. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: o was named the "Legislator of the Year" by the Florida Health Care Association. o was named an "Outstanding Public Official" by the Hialeah-Miami Springs Chamber of Commerce. She was a speaker at the 1988 Republican convention. o Ileana Ros Lehtinen is a Leader in the Fight against Crime and Drugs. Ileana worked to pass the landmark Victims Bill of Rights, which for the first time in any state granted guaranteed rights to victims. Now victims will have the right to be heard in a courtroom. She will carry on that work by filing a bill calling for a national Victims Bill of Rights She also has passed the Drug-Free Workplace Act, the School-Area Drug Law, a bill strengthening pre-trial detention, and more. After being sworn in to Congress, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen intends to file a bill providing the death penalty to any criminal convicted of killing a police officer. Talking Points page two o AS Education. a teacher, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Cares About Quality A certified Florida teacher, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen has been active in Miami's educational system and wrote and passed the Florida Pre-Paid Tuition Program -- designed to help families afford a college education for their children. o Ileana Ros-Lehtinen will carry on the legacy of Claude Pepper -- Standing up for the Elderly in Washington. Her efforts in the state legislature complimented Claude Pepper's work in Congress. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen passed the Intermediate Care Bill, which set up a statewide pilot program to get better nursing home care for the elderly. THE WHITE HOUSE THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN WASHINGTON 8/14/89 August 11, 1989 Patty check Breat INFORMATION MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM: CHRISS WINSTON w Greentha before staling bach SUBJECT: REMARKS FOR THE ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN FUNDRAISER I. SUMMARY Attached are your consideration are remarks for your speech at a luncheon fundraiser for Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the Republican nominee for the special election in Florida's 18th Congressional District. II. DISCUSSION Your audience will consist of about 600 people who have contributed $1,000 per couple. You will speak after the meal around 1:00 p.m. at the Omni International Hotel in Miami on Wednesday, August 16. You will then depart for Walker's Point. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen has been a state senator for the last seven years. Her husband is the U.S. Attorney for Miami. She won the Republican nomination for Claude Pepper's old seat with 85% of the vote. Your speech will be the day after the Democratic run-off. If she wins, Ros-Lehtinen will be the first Cuban-American member of Congress. Your son Jeb is her campaign chairman. AUG 15 A8: 13 THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON 8/14 Date: TO: CHRISS WINSTON FROM: JOHN S. GARDNER Special Assistant to the President and Assistant Staff Secretary The President asked General Scowcroft to review the attach- ment about Cuba before it was returned to us. Please see both the President's addition and General Scowcroft's edits. Thanks. 23. 33 VNC 12 v8: 13 (Simon) August 11, 1989, 6:20 p.m. Draft Six (MIAMI) PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN FUNDRAISER LUNCH OMNI INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, MIAMI WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1989, 1:00 P.M. Thank you, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [[ILL-ee-AH-na ROSS LAY-tin- en]] -- the next U.S. Representative from Florida's 18th district. And thank you -- all of you -- for joining us here to help out in this exciting, grassroots, groundswell campaign. The people of Dade County are going to turn one great Florida senator into one great United States Representative. This is our first and last stop before going to Maine. There aren't many things important enough to delay the start of your family's summer vacation. But electing Ileana Ros-Lehtinen to Congress is surely one of them. [[PAUSE]] And anyway, it was right on the way. It is a pleasure to be here, and a pleasure to know so many old friends are working to elect Ileana. It's always good to see Connie Mack, your distinguished Senator, and Jeannie Austin, Party Chairman who's brought the lessons of Floridas to her leadership at, the my old friend RNC. Jeannie left some big shoes to fill, but Van Poole is doing I an excellent, job as state chairman And, of course, we wish your my National Campaign Co Chairmon able governor Bob Martinez, a successful economic development mission to Israel and of course a land.slide in election I'm also pleased to see Alec Courtelis, whose efforts -- like those of so many old friends here in this room -- boosted us 2 to a 40-state victory in November. Thank you Alec -- and thank you Miami. [[PAUSE]] A We are grateful to Alec and so many others here -- but every time I start this we get in trouble for those we don't have time to single out. Like what's his name -- that old Republican party chairman for Dade County -- "Jeb" somebody? [[PAUSE]] I called Jeb and asked what I could do as President to help out during the final weeks of this important campaign. He said I should fly down to Miami at once -- and babysit his kids until after the election. [[PAUSE]] This is an important election -- and not only for the people of Dade County. In our first six months, our Administration has set out on a new course -- its sails filled with the New Breeze I spoke of the day I took office -- and launched upon the success of the great President whose name graces a Miami avenue not far from here -- Ronald Reagan. On the world scene America stands tall and confident. We've recently returned from successful NATO and economic summits in Europe. And we've seen how democracy is surging forward around the world -- and taking root in outposts like Poland and Hungary. At home we have launched a series of bold proposals designed to make great cities like Miami places where every family can prosper -- proposals to educate our children, clean up our air, and -- in attacking crime and drugs -- do nothing less than take back the streets. 3 If progress is to continue -- if we are to make this vision a reality for Miami and all America -- then we need to send tough, experienced legislators -- leaders like Ileana Ros- Lehtinen -- to fight the battle in Washington. And we need to send leaders like [[Miguel De Grandy//Justo Luis Pozo]] and Representative Lincoln Diaz-Balart to fight the battle in Tallahassee. Let me give you some examples of why Washington is SO impressed by Ileana. She is an effective teacher with a longstanding commitment to quality education. She is a smart leader, and a veteran leader, with seven outstanding years as a Florida legislator. We need experienced leaders like Ileana to win the war on crime and drugs, to maintain a strong foreign policy, and to help our children and our elderly fulfill the fullest potential of their lives. [[PAUSE]] Florida's 18th -- represented so long by Claude Pepper -- is no place for rookies. [[PAUSE]] Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is the only one with the experience to get the job done. The number one issue in Miami -- the number one issue across America -- is drugs and the violent crime they spawn. A strong foreign policy, hopes and plans for our children and our elderly -- all our dreams and best intentions will be for naught if we cannot win the war against the thunder in the streets and the evil that men do. 4 The answer calls for common sense. Every criminal in this Nation must understand that: If they commit a crime -- they will be caught. And if caught -- they will be prosecuted. And if convicted -- they will do time. The comprehensive battle plan we sent to Congress seeks to rid our streets of these violent criminals with an attack on four fronts: New laws to punish them. New agents to arrest them. New prosecutors to convict them. And new prisons to hold them. We have long called upon the states to back us up with matching programs of their own. And here in Florida, Ileana hasn't just been with us -- she's been leading the charge. She's led the fight to increase penalties for those caught selling drugs around schools, passed the Drug-Free Workplace Act, and toughened bail standards. The time for talk is over. Five police officers were killed here in Dade County last year. Ileana wants the federal death penalty for Miami's drug kingpins. And she supports my personal pledge: Anyone who kills a law enforcement officer -- should pay the ultimate price. [[PAUSE]] With crucial votes in Congress ahead this fall, this is the kind of uncompromising, experienced crime-fighter we need in Washington now. I know Marvin Weinstein [[WINE-steen]] wants to see her leadership on crime taken to Congress. Marvin was victimized 5 twice: Once by the brutal murder of his daughter, and once by a criminal justice system that kept his family out of the courtroom, treating the victims of crime as second-class citizens. Ileana responded with the Victims Bill of Rights and the new Victims amendment to the Florida constitution. And today, things are different in Dade County. The judge, in a long-delayed murder trial, ruled recently that Ileana's new amendment protected the victim's parents' right to attend. They said: "We finally got justice. After all these years, we finally know what happened." Ileana has made a difference in South Florida. Ileana also knows that crime is not the only threat to Insert America's security. With Castro's Cuba just 90 miles away, you spealing of freedom, understand the true nature of communist oppression. And I want to recognize one special couple here -- not just as the proud parents of Ileana -- but as defenders of liberty who struggled against communist tyranny -- Enrique and Amanda Ros. [[PAUSE]] As successful American entrepreneurs, they have proven once again -- like so many here today -- that if you're willing to work hard, America is still the home of freedom and opportunity like nowhere else on Earth. [[PAUSE]] Ileana tells of how, in 1939, her grandfather took a small boat into Havana harbor to rescue his cousin who was trapped aboard the S.S. Saint Louis, a Jew fleeing the Nazi Holocaust. Ileana's grandfather watched helplessly as the infamous "Voyage of the Damned" was turned away. That's why her grandfather A Ileana also knows the world as it really is when it comes to foreign affairs. With Castro's Cuba just 90 miles away she understands the horrors of totlitarianism: On thta subject let me simply state I think I know the agony) of divided families and the concern that many here today feel about their beloved Cuba. Yes, someday I'd to see improved, yes normalized relatyions with Cuba. But that cannot. be and it will not be as long as Castro violates the human rights of his own people, as long as he ,almost alone in the entire world now, swims% against the tide that is bringing sweeping change to closed societies around the wor As president I will look for signs that Castro wants to move oweards more openness away from The export more freedom for his people; but until I see such change there will be improvement no normalized own relations with Cuba. subvesting his neighbors and 6 helped smuggle Jewish refugees out of Cuba when Castro's tyranny crushed freedom on the island -- crushed religious freedom -- crushed all freedom. Ileana's experiences give her an increased sensitivity to the problems of all oppressed minorities, wherever they may be. She is a strong supporter of Israel, of free emigration for Soviet Jews, and of the freedom fighters who are battling communist oppression in this hemisphere and overseas. That's principle. That's tough leadership. That's Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. Ileana's concern for the helpless explains her focus on the needs of children and the elderly. As a teacher and a mother -- with two children ages 2 and 4 -- she knows the potential in our youth and has witnessed the heartbreak of drugs, missing children, and lost opportunities. Ileana's election will help enfranchise two of the most under-represented groups in Congress -- America's teachers -- and America's working mothers. Concern for others is why Ileana successfully sought passage of legislation designed to provide a program for intermediate care for the elderly -- creating an alternative between total care nursing homes and living alone without any help. For the people of Florida's 18th, her efforts in Tallahassee complimented Claude Pepper's leadership in Congress. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen will carry on the legacy of Claude Pepper -- standing up for our elderly in Washington. 7 Standing here in Florida -- our space program's home state --and hoping to boost the candidacy of a talented young American woman, we ought to take note of some auspicious signs. After I leave tonight, at just about sunset, a full moon will rise out of the waves to the east and shine over Miami. But it's no ordinary full moon. Because anybody watching tonight will witness the magic of a total lunar eclipse -- an event not seen on these shores in nearly seven years. Go outside tonight, and take your children, your grandchildren. With any luck, and if the weather holds, I'll be 4 up the coast in Maine, watching with two Miamians of my own -- Colu, George, Noelle and Jebbie Bush. And as you enjoy the magic of a summer night -- and as you think about the magic of a lunar eclipse -- think also about the magic of America, a land where dreams come true, a land where anything is possible. Ileana's dream is your dream. It's not a Cuban dream or a Republican dream or a Dade County dream -- it's the American dream. We've got two weeks left. Let's go out there and make this dream come true. Thank you -- God bless you -- and God bless America. # # #