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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
September 13, 1989
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
DURING SIGNING CEREMONY FOR
DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE EDUCATION DAY PROCLAMATION
The Rose Garden
10:13 A.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: First, let me thank the three presenters.
It's not easy to get up in front of a big, scary audience like this
and do such a good job -- say what's on your heart, not worry if
people agree with you or not, but recognizing that there's a common
theme here that you all did a beautiful job on, and that is: Turn
your back on drugs. And thank you very much for that presentation.
To Officers Morales from California and his counterpart,
Officer Chapman from the East Coast, this "Hands Across the
Continent" that we saw here today says something about DARE and its
national nature. To Chief Gates, my respected friend, the Deputy
Chief, Mr. Levant and, of course, Mr. Shapell -- he epitomizes the
old adage that if you want to get a big job done, get a busy man to
do it -- and a successful one at that. And so we're grateful to him
for this being one of the million points of light out there willing
to give of his time to support a worthwhile program.
Barbara is a late starter for this event, but when I told
here that Daryl was here for the DARE program, she changed her
schedule to be with us, and I am delighted she is because she feels
SO strongly about what you're doing. So let me welcome you to
America's House, where today we reaffirm our commitment to stop the
scourge which threatens every American.
Fifty years ago, about, Winston Churchill said, "Without
victory, there is no survival." America's enemy then was the tyranny
of totalitarianism. Today, America has another enemy and that is the
tyranny of drug use. And that's why, last week, I did announce, as
Daryl said, America's first comprehensive national strategy to wage
all-out war against the tyranny of drugs, an almost $8 billion
effort, the largest increase in history. But we must have your help,
too. And you know something? I am convinced we're going to get it.
Because perhaps no one has manned more front lines than the hundreds
of dedicated Americans who form the ranks of DARE -- Drug Abuse
Resistance Education. You talk of values -- and we heard that here
today -- of right and wrong, and teach kids to do good and reject
evil, by avoiding drugs and by, then, opposing drugs.
Perhaps Daryl Gates put it best when he himself said,
"Rather than just offering slogans, DARE teaches children how to deal
with peer pressure." Good words, sensible words. And this
front-line police chief ought to know. He co-founded DARE six years
ago when 10 police officers were assigned as drug abuse instructors
right there in the Los Angeles city schools -- all veterans, all with
street experience, all with unmatched credibility. And those
officers were mentors, telling kids the truth about alcohol and
drugs, showing them how to make decisions and how to resist peer
pressure, providing alternatives to drug use -- and they were
pioneers. And you got a little sample of that from hearing Officer
Morales here today -- pioneers of a program which has become a model
for other cities -- a program which shows kids how to say no, but
even more to say yes to life.
I've watched the DARE program in action. I saw it. I
was there -- attended a school class where and officer reached out to
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the kids. I know that it works. And I was terribly impressed and it
made a lasting impression on me as we formulated our policies here.
DARE approaches most students early in life when they're
nine to 11 years old -- the age most vulnerable to peer pressure.
And another DARE program confronts older kids with potential drug
problems. But whatever the age, the goal is clear: To show, on the
one hand, how the road marked tomorrow is wide open; and on the
other, how drugs are the deadest of dead ends.
A seventh-grader named Kevin knows about dead ends and so
does his DARE teacher, Officer Mark Caswell. Caswell has been in the
L.A. Police Department for 11 years, first on street patrol and then
with DARE. He joined this group for the simplest of reasons -- he
could help save lives -- and one of whose was Kevin's.
Kevin wrote to DARE officials and told him that on his
way home, two kids -- two boys offered him drugs. And he told
them that he didn't use any kind of drugs. And then he moved over to
another seat on the bus. And as Kevin said, "Thank you, DARE, for
showing us the ways to say no to drugs."
What a wonderful tribute -- small, perhaps, but what a
glowing tribute to Officer Caswell. He, like others involved in
DARE, should be very proud of those words.
And millions of Americans who are following Kevin's lead,
they, too, are rejecting the dead end of drug use in 50,000
classrooms in 49 states, and the U.S. Department of Defense schools
world-wide in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, American Samoa, DARE
is teaching elementary and junior high kids to resist peer pressure
-- and this year, reaching three million kids in all.
In DARE districts, school vandalism and truancy are down.
So is ethic tension and gang activity. Work habits and grades are
up, and so is the mental attitude that makes progress possible.
According to a Los Angeles-based independent research organization,
DARE students perform 50 percent better than non-program students in
post tests to measure student drug use knowledge and attitudes.
These kids have dared to excel and they are succeeding. And so far
so good, and yet, so far to go.
In my speech last week, I talked of stopping drug use
before it starts through education and prevention in the cities and
towns, through church, family, and the schools. And then I asked,
"Who's responsible?" Everyone who uses drugs, everyone who sells
drugs and everyone who looks the other way -- that's who is
responsible. My friends, you haven't looked the other way. You are
involved for your sake and America's. And we, too, will be
involved. Whether in prevention or treatment, we'll be there to help
people stay clean and to get clean.
Our new strategy calls for a 25 percent funding increase
or an additional $233 million for prevention and education. And a 53
percent increase of $321 million for drug treatment. Any American
who wants help should be able to find help. So let us finish the job
DARE has started and create an America we can all be proud of -- an
America free from drugs.
Thank you so very much for coming to the White House and
for your generosity and, in most cases here, your inspired
leadership. God bless you and the work of this wonderful
organization. And now, I'm very pleased to sign the proclamation
declaring tomorrow National DARE Day. (Applause.)
(The declaration is signed.) (Applause.)
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I guess that does it. Nice to see
you, sir. (Applause.) Let me thank these officers.
END
10:23 A.M. EDT
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
September 13, 1989
NATIONAL ALCOHOL AND DRUG TREATMENT MONTH, 1989
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
Each day, we Americans are confronted by grim reminders
of the devastation wrought by excessive consumption of alcohol
and other forms of substance abuse. Millions of Americans
have suffered, either directly or indirectly, from the
consequences of chemical dependency. Substance abuse
contributes to accidents resulting in serious injury and
death, and it accounts for much of the violent crime on our
city streets. Disrupting or destroying the lives of families
across the United States, this grave problem has placed our
Nation's future at risk.
It has been estimated that as many as one-third of
all families in this Nation are affected in some way by
alcoholism. Perhaps as many as 18,000,000 Americans are
problem drinkers or alcoholics. These estimates point to
substantial costs in health care and lost economic
productivity, as well as untold human suffering. Women who
abuse alcohol or other drugs while pregnant endanger the lives
of their unborn children. Alcohol abuse during pregnancy is
one of the leading causes of mental retardation in infants;
and, today, many of our Nation's hospitals must often treat
chemically addicted newborns.
An entire generation is threatened by the use of illicit
drugs. Intravenous use of cocaine, heroin, amphetamines, and
other drugs is linked to an ever increasing proportion of new
AIDS cases in the United States. An estimated 70 percent of
children with AIDS have a mother or father who has used drugs
intravenously. The use of cocaine alone now accounts for more
hospital emergency room episodes than any other legal or
illegal drug.
Today, parents, teachers, law enforcement personnel, and
government officials are working hard to prevent young people
from venturing into the dangerous web of substance abuse. We
must continue to teach our children about the perils of
experimenting with drugs and alcohol. We must also continue
to help them develop the self-esteem, strength of character,
and firm moral values that are the surest defense against peer
pressure.
Across the country, we are also working hard to provide
treatment for those Americans who have drug and alcohol
problems. At the State and local level, public and private
programs have been established to help these individuals
overcome chemical dependency. The dedicated professionals
and volunteers who make these programs work deserve our
recognition and wholehearted support. The patients and
clients struggling to regain control over their lives through
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these programs deserve our compassion and encouragement. This
month, each of us should make a firm commitment to support
drug treatment facilities in our communities. Effective
rehabilitation and treatment programs are an essential part of
our effort to win the war on drugs.
To enhance public awareness of the importance of alcohol
and drug treatment services, the Congress, by Senate Joint
Resolution 132, has designated the month of September 1989 as
"National Alcohol and Drug Treatment Month" and has authorized
and requested the President to issue a proclamation in
observance of this occasion.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE BUSH, President of the
United States of America, do hereby proclaim September 1989
as National Alcohol and Drug Treatment Month. I call upon all
citizens of the United States to observe this month with
appropriate ceremonies and activities designed to increase
understanding of persons with alcohol and drug problems and to
promote recognition of their need for effective treatment and
rehabilitation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twelfth
day of September, in the year of our Lord
nineteen hundred and eighty-nine, and of the Independence of
the United States of America the two hundred and fourteenth.
GEORGE BUSH
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REMARKS: D.A.R.E. RECEPTION
ROSE GARDEN
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13, 1989
10:00 A.M.
CHIEF GATES, DEPUTY CHIEF LEVANT, MR. SHAPELL
[SHUH-PELL], LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BOYS AND GIRLS,
FRIENDS.
LET ME WELCOME YOU TO AMERICA'S HOUSE. WHERE,
TODAY, WE REAFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT TO STOP THE SCOURGE
WHICH THREATENS EVERY AMERICAN.
- 2 -
NEARLY FIFTY YEARS AGO, WINSTON CHURCHILL
SAID, "
WITHOUT VICTORY THERE IS NO SURVIVAL."
AMERICA'S ENEMY THEN WAS THE TYRANNY OF
TOTALITARIANISM. TODAY, AMERICA HAS A ANOTHER ENEMY:
THE TYRANNY OF DRUG USE.
- 3 -
THAT IS WHY LAST WEEK, I ANNOUNCED AMERICA'S FIRST
COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL STRATEGY TO WAGE ALL OUT WAR
AGAINST THE TYRANNY OF DRUGS, AN ALMOST $8 BILLION
EFFORT, THE LARGEST INCREASE IN HISTORY. BUT WE NEED
YOUR HELP, TOO.
AND YOU KNOW SOMETHING? I KNOW WE'LL GET IT.
BECAUSE PERHAPS NO ONE HAS MANNED MORE FRONT LINES THAN
THE HUNDREDS OF DEDICATED AMERICANS WHO FORM THE RANKS
OF D.A.R.E. -- DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE EDUCATION.
- 4 -
You TALK OF VALUES -- OF RIGHT AND WRONG. AND TEACH
KIDS TO DO GOOD -- AND REJECT EVIL. BY AVOIDING DRUGS.
AND BY OPPOSING DRUGS.
PERHAPS DARYL GATES, Los ANGELES CHIEF OF POLICE,
PUT IT BEST WHEN HE SAID, "RATHER THAN JUST OFFERING
SLOGANS, D.A.R.E. TEACHES CHILDREN HOW TO DEAL WITH
PEER PRESSURE."
GOOD WORDS. SENSIBLE WORDS. AND DARYL GATES
SHOULD KNOW.
- 5 -
HE CO-FOUNDED D.A.R.E. SIX YEARS AGO, WHEN 10 POLICE
OFFICERS WERE ASSIGNED AS DRUG ABUSE INSTRUCTORS IN Los
ANGELES CITY SCHOOLS. ALL VETERANS. ALL WITH STREET
EXPERIENCE. ALL WITH UNMATCHED CREDIBILITY.
THOSE OFFICERS WERE MENTORS, TELLING KIDS THE
TRUTH ABOUT ALCOHOL AND DRUGS. SHOWING THEM HOW TO
MAKE DECISIONS. AND HOW TO RESIST PEER PRESSURE.
PROVIDING ALTERNATIVES To DRUG USE. AND THEY WERE
PIONEERS.
- 6 -
PIONEERS OF A PROGRAM WHICH HAS BECOME A MODEL FOR
OTHER CITIES. A PROGRAM WHICH SHOWS KIDS HOW TO SAY
"No" TO DRUGS. BUT EVEN MORE, TO SAY "Yes" TO LIFE.
I'VE WATCHED THE D.A.R.E. PROGRAM IN ACTION --
ATTENDING A SCHOOL CLASS WHERE AN L.A. POLICE OFFICER
REACHED OUT TO THE KIDS. I'VE SEEN IT. I KNOW IT
WORKS.
. 7 -
D.A.R.E. APPROACHES MOST STUDENTS EARLY IN LIFE --
WHEN THEY'RE 9 TO 11 YEARS OLD -- THE AGE MOST
VULNERABLE TO PEER PRESSURE. AND ANOTHER D.A.R.E.
PROGRAM CONFRONTS OLDER KIDS WITH POTENTIAL DRUG
PROBLEMS. BUT WHATEVER THE AGE, THE GOAL IS CLEAR: To
SHOW -- ON THE ONE HAND -- HOW THE ROAD MARKED TOMORROW
IS WIDE OPEN. AND ON THE OTHER, HOW DRUGS ARE THE
DEADEST OF DEAD-ENDS.
- 8 -
A SEVENTH GRADER NAMED KEVIN KNOWS ABOUT DEAD-
ENDS. So DOES HIS D.A.R.E. TEACHER, OFFICER MARK
CASWELL. OFFICER CASWELL HAS BEEN IN THE Los ANGELES
POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR 11 YEARS -- FIRST, ON STREET
PATROL, AND THEN WITH D.A.R.E. HE JOINED THIS GROUP
FOR THE SIMPLEST OF REASONS: HE COULD HELP SAVE LIVES.
ONE OF WHOSE WAS KEVIN'S.
KEVIN WROTE TO D.A.R.E. OFFICIALS AND TOLD THEM
THAT ON HIS WAY HOME TWO BOYS OFFERED HIM DRUGS.
- 9 -
HE TOLD THEM THAT HE DIDN'T USE ANY KIND OF DRUGS, THEN
MOVED TO ANOTHER SEAT ON THE BUS. As KEVIN SAID:
"THANK YOU [D.A.R.E.] FOR SHOWING US WAYS To SAY NO TO
DRUGS." WHAT A WONDERFUL TRIBUTE TO OFFICER CASWELL:
HE, LIKE OTHERS INVOLVED IN D.A.R.E., SHOULD BE VERY
PROUD OF THOSE WORDS.
AND MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WHO ARE FOLLOWING KEVIN'S
LEAD -- THEY, Too, ARE REJECTING THE DEAD-END OF DRUG
USE. IN 50,000 CLASSROOMS. IN 49 STATES.
- 10 -
AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SCHOOLS WORLDWIDE.
IN CANADA AND NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA AND AMERICAN
SAMOA, D.A.R.E. IS TEACHING ELEMENTARY AND JUNIOR-HIGH
KIDS TO RESIST PEER PRESSURE. THIS YEAR, REACHING 3
MILLION KIDS IN ALL.
IN D.A.R.E. DISTRICTS, SCHOOL VANDALISM AND TRUANCY
ARE DOWN. So IS ETHNIC TENSION AND GANG ACTIVITY.
WORK HABITS AND GRADES ARE UP. AND so IS THE MENTAL
ATTITUDE THAT MAKES PROGRESS POSSIBLE.
- 11 -
ACCORDING TO A Los ANGELES-BASED INDEPENDENT RESEARCH
ORGANIZATION, D.A.R.E. STUDENTS PERFORMED 50 PER CENT
BETTER THAN NON-PROGRAM STUDENTS IN POST-TESTS TO
MEASURE STUDENT DRUG USE KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES.
THESE KIDS HAVE DARED TO EXCEL. AND THEY'RE
SUCCEEDING.
So FAR, so GOOD. AND YET, so FAR TO GO. IN MY
SPEECH LAST WEEK, I TALKED OF STOPPING DRUG USE BEFORE
IT STARTS. THROUGH EDUCATION AND PREVENTION.
- 12 -
IN THE CITIES AND TOWNS. THROUGH CHURCH, FAMILY, AND
THE SCHOOLS. AND THEN I ASKED WHO'S RESPONSIBLE.
"EVERYONE WHO USES DRUGS," I SAID. "EVERYONE WHO SELLS
DRUGS. AND EVERYONE WHO LOOKS THE OTHER WAY."
MY FRIENDS, YOU HAVEN'T LOOKED THE OTHER WAY. You
ARE INVOLVED -- FOR YOUR SAKE, AND AMERICA'S. AND WE,
Too, WILL BE INVOLVED. WHETHER IN PREVENTION OR
TREATMENT -- WE'LL BE THERE TO HELP PEOPLE STAY CLEAN,
AND TO GET CLEAN.
- 13 -
OUR NEW NATIONAL DRUG STRATEGY CALLS FOR A 25 PER
CENT FUNDING INCREASE -- OR AN ADDITIONAL $233
MILLION -- FOR PREVENTION AND EDUCATION. AND A 53 PER
CENT INCREASE OF $321 MILLION FOR DRUG TREATMENT. ANY
AMERICAN WHO WANTS HELP SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND THAT
HELP. So LET US FINISH THE JOB D.A.R.E. HAS STARTED.
AND CREATE AN AMERICA WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF -- AN
AMERICA FREE FROM DRUGS.
- 14 -
THANK YOU FOR COMING TO THE WHITE HOUSE, AND FOR
YOUR GENEROSITY. GOD BLESS YOU, AND THE WORK OF YOUR
WONDERFUL ORGANIZATION, AND GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.
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Document No. 071127
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
09/12/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: D.A.R.E. RECEPTION
SUBJECT:
(09/12 draft four)
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 12, 1989
89 SEP 12 P4: 59
MEMORANDUM TO THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
CURT SMITH CS
SUBJECT:
SEPTEMBER 13 D.A.R.E. REMARKS
I. SUMMARY
On Wednesday, September 13, at 10 a.m., in the Rose Garden,
you will address a group of law enforcement officials and
students who have conducted and participated in the Drug Abuse
Resistance Education (DARE) program.
II. DISCUSSION
The attached remarks (6 minutes) praise the group for its
efforts to combat the drug problem by educating fifth and sixth
grade children before they are confronted with drugs. The
program focuses on teaching students decision-making skills; how
to resist peer pressure; and alternatives to drug use. Chief
Daryl Gates, Deputy Chief Glen Levant, and Nathan Shapell
(President of DARE America) will attend.
(Smith/Blessey)
September 12, 1989
Draft Four
DARE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: D.A.R.E. RECEPTION
ROSE GARDEN
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13, 1989
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, friends.
Let me welcome you to America's House. Where, today, we
reaffirm our commitment to stop the scourge which threatens every
American.
Nearly fifty years ago, Winston Churchill said, "
without victory there is no survival." America's enemy then was
the tyranny of totalitarianism. Today, America has another
enemy: the tyranny of drug use.
That is why last week, I announced America's first
comprehensive national strategy to wage all out war against the
tyranny of drugs, an almost $8 billion effort, the largest
increase in history. But we need your help, too.
And you know something? I know we'll get it. Because
perhaps no one has manned more front lines than the hundreds of
dedicated Americans who form the ranks of D.A.R.E. -- Drug Abuse
Resistance Education. You talk of values -- of right and wrong.
And teach kids to do good -- and reject evil. By avoiding drugs.
And by opposing drugs.
Perhaps Daryl Gates, Los Angeles Chief of Police, put it
best when he said, "Rather than just offering slogans, D.A.R.E.
teaches children how to deal with peer pressure."
2
Good words. Sensible words. And Daryl Gates should know.
He co-founded D.A.R.E. six years ago, when 10 police officers
were assigned as drug abuse instructors in Los Angeles city
schools. All veterans. All with street experience. All with
unmatched credibility.
Those officers were mentors. Telling kids the truth about
alcohol and drugs. Showing them how to make decisions. And how
to resist peer pressure. Providing alternatives to drug use.
And they were pioneers. Pioneers of a program which has become a
model for other cities. A program which shows kids how to say
"No" to drugs. But even more, to say "Yes" to life.
D.A.R.E. approaches most students early in life -- when
they're 9 to 11 years old -- the age most vulnerable to peer
pressure. And another D.A.R.E. program confronts older kids with
potential drug problems. But whatever the age, the goal is
clear: To show -- on the one hand -- how the road marked
tomorrow is wide open. And on the other, how drugs are the
deadest of dead-ends.
A seventh grader named Kevin knows about dead-ends. So
does his D.A.R.E. teacher, Officer Mark Caswell. Officer Caswell
has been on the Los Angeles Police Department for 11 years --
first, on street patrol, and then with D.A.R.E. He joined this
group for the simplest of reasons: He could help save lives.
One of whose was Kevin's.
Kevin wrote to D.A.R.E. officials and told them that on his
way home two boys offered him drugs. He told them that he didn't
3
use any kind of drugs, then moved to another seat on the bus. As
Kevin said: "Thank you [D.A.R.E.] for showing us ways to say no
to drugs." What a wonderful tribute to Office Caswell: He,
like others involved in D.A.R.E., should be very proud of those
words.
And millions of Americans who are following Kevin's lead --
they, too, are rejecting the dead-end of drug use. In 50,000
classrooms. In 49 States. And the U.S. Department of Defense
Schools worldwide. In Canada and New Zealand, Australia and
American Samoa, D.A.R.E. is teaching elementary and junior-high
kids to resist peer pressure. Reaching 3 million kids in all.
In D.A.R.E. districts, school vandalism and truancy are
down. So is ethnic tension and gang activity. Work habits and
grades are up. And so is the mental attitude that makes
progress possible. According to a Los Angeles-based independent
research organization, D.A.R.E. students performed 50 per cent
better than non-program students in post-tests to measure student
drug use knowledge and attitudes. These kids have dared to
excel. And they're succeeding.
So far, so good. And yet, so far to go. In my speech last
week, I talked of stopping drug use before it starts. Through
education and prevention. In the cities and towns. Through
church, family, and the schools. And then I asked who's
responsible. "Everyone who uses drugs," I said. "Everyone who
sells drugs. And everyone who looks the other way. "
4
My friends, you haven't looked the other way. You are
involved -- for your sake, and America's. And we, too, will be
involved. Whether in prevention or treatment -- we'll be there
to help people stay clean, and to get clean.
Our new national drug strategy calls for a 25 per cent
funding increase -- or an additional $233 million -- for
prevention and education. And a 53 per cent increase of $321
million for drug treatment. Any American who wants help should
be able to find that help. So let us finish the job D.A.R.E. has
started. And create an America we can all be proud of -- an
America free from drugs.
Thank you for coming to the White House, and for your
generosity. God bless you, and the work of your wonderful
organization, and God bless the United States of America.
#
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
89 SEP 12 P4: 59
September 12, 1989
MEMORANDUM TO THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON
cw
FROM:
CURT SMITH CS
SUBJECT:
SEPTEMBER 13 D.A.R.E. REMARKS
I. SUMMARY
On Wednesday, September 13, at 10 a.m., in the Rose Garden,
you will address a group of law enforcement officials and
students who have conducted and participated in the Drug Abuse
Resistance Education (DARE) program.
II. DISCUSSION
The attached remarks (6 minutes) praise the group for its
efforts to combat the drug problem by educating fifth and sixth
grade children before they are confronted with drugs. The
program focuses on teaching students decision-making skills; how
to resist peer pressure; and alternatives to drug use. Chief
Daryl Gates, Deputy Chief Glen Levant, and Nathan Shapell
(President of DARE America) will attend.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
DATE:
FROM THE PRESIDENT
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(Smith/Blessey)
September 12, 1989
Draft Four
DARE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: D.A.R.E. RECEPTION
ROSE GARDEN
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13, 1989
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, friends.
Let me welcome you to America's House. Where, today, we
reaffirm our commitment to stop the scourge which threatens every
American.
Nearly fifty years ago, Winston Churchill said,
"
without victory there is no survival." America's enemy then was
the tyranny of totalitarianism. Today, America has another
enemy: the tyranny of drug use.
That is why last week, I announced America's first
comprehensive national strategy to wage all out war against the
tyranny of drugs, an almost $8 billion effort, the largest
increase in history. But we need your help, too.
And you know something? I know we'll get it. Because
perhaps no one has manned more front lines than the hundreds of
dedicated Americans who form the ranks of D.A.R.E. -- Drug Abuse
Resistance Education. You talk of values -- of right and wrong.
And teach kids to do good -- and reject evil. By avoiding drugs.
And by opposing drugs.
Perhaps Daryl Gates, Los Angeles Chief of Police, put it
best when he said, "Rather than just offering slogans, D.A.R.E.
teaches children how to deal with peer pressure."
I've watched the DARE program in
action - obtending a school class where am L.A.
police officer readed out to the rids
I ve seen it. I4 would
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Good words. Sensible words. And Daryl Gates should know.
He co-founded D.A.R.E. six years ago, when 10 police officers
were assigned as drug abuse instructors in Los Angeles city
schools. All veterans. All with street experience. All with
unmatched credibility.
Those officers were mentors. Telling kids the truth about
alcohol and drugs. Showing them how to make decisions. And how
to resist peer pressure. Providing alternatives to drug use.
And they were pioneers. Pioneers of a program which has become a
model for other cities. A program which shows kids how to say
"No" to drugs. But even more, to say "Yes" to life.
D.A.R.E. approaches most students early in life -- when
they're 9 to 11 years old -- the age most vulnerable to peer
pressure. And another D.A.R.E. program confronts older kids with
potential drug problems. But whatever the age, the goal is
clear: To show -- on the one hand -- how the road marked
tomorrow is wide open. And on the other, how drugs are the
deadest of dead-ends.
A seventh grader named Kevin knows about dead-ends. So
does his D.A.R.E. teacher, Officer Mark Caswell. Officer Caswell
has been on the Los Angeles Police Department for 11 years --
first, on street patrol, and then with D.A.R.E. He joined this
group for the simplest of reasons: He could help save lives.
One of whose was Kevin's.
Kevin wrote to D.A.R.E. officials and told them that on his
way home two boys offered him drugs. He told them that he didn't
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use any kind of drugs, then moved to another seat on the bus. As
Kevin said: "Thank you [D.A.R.E.] for showing us ways to say no
to drugs." What a wonderful tribute to Office Caswell: He,
like others involved in D.A.R.E., should be very proud of those
words.
And millions of Americans who are following Kevin's lead --
they, too, are rejecting the dead-end of drug use. In 50,000
classrooms. In 49 States. And the U.S. Department of Defense
Schools worldwide. In Canada and New Zealand, Australia and
American Samoa, D.A.R.E. is teaching elementary and junior-high
kids to resist peer pressure. Reaching 3 million kids in all.
In D.A.R.E. districts, school vandalism and truancy are
down. So is ethnic tension and gang activity. Work habits and
grades are up. And so is the mental attitude that makes
progress possible. According to a Los Angeles-based independent
research organization, D.A.R.E. students performed 50 per cent
better than non-program students in post-tests to measure student
drug use knowledge and attitudes. These kids have dared to
excel. And they're succeeding.
So far, so good. And yet, so far to go. In my speech last
week, I talked of stopping drug use before it starts. Through
education and prevention. In the cities and towns. Through
church, family, and the schools. And then I asked who's
responsible. "Everyone who uses drugs," I said. "Everyone who
sells drugs. And everyone who looks the other way."
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My friends, you haven't looked the other way. You are
involved -- for your sake, and America's. And we, too, will be
involved. Whether in prevention or treatment -- we'll be there
to help people stay clean, and to get clean.
Our new national drug strategy calls for a 25 per cent
funding increase -- or an additional $233 million -- for
prevention and education. And a 53 per cent increase of $321
million for drug treatment. Any American who wants help should
be able to find that help. So let us finish the job D.A.R.E. has
started. And create an America we can all be proud of -- an
America free from drugs.
Thank you for coming to the White House, and for your
generosity. God bless you, and the work of your wonderful
organization, and God bless the United States of America.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE
UNTIL 12:15 P.M. EDT
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1989
ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT
TO SCHOOL STUDENTS
The Library
The White House
Somehow the Fall always feels like a time to start over. It's a
time full of possibility. Everyone gets a new chance.
Now, I know there are Americans of every age watching. And to
those at home or at work, I ask you to talk with your families
and co-workers about drug abuse. But president's don't often get
the chance to talk directly to students. So today, for each of
you sitting in a classroom or assembly hall -- this message goes
straight to you.
When I was thinking about what I wanted to say to you today about
drugs, I tried to put myself in your place. To look at it from
your perspective. But you know, the harder I tried, the harder
it got.
It may seem to you that your parents and your teachers grew up in
simpler times. But most of them lived through the Civil Rights
struggles. Some of your fathers fought in Vietnam. And for many
of you, your parents and teachers were among the first to face
drugs.
If you care enough to talk to them, you might be surprised at how
much they do understand.
I used to play baseball. Knew I'd never make the big leagues --
but I made a lot of friends. Friends I learned to count on --
both on and off the field.
We trusted each other to come through -- no matter how tough it
got. And I learned from that. I learned that the kind of people
you make your friends can either give you strength -- or take it
away.
I'm not sure why it is, but some people just make you find the
best in yourself. They can help you become a better person --
help you discover more of who you are.
There are others, who may seem like friends, but they're not --
and they prove it -- every time they offer you drugs.
Every day, with a thousand small decisions, you're shaping your
future. It's a future that ought to be bright with potential.
And most of you are doing the right thing. But for those who let
drugs make their decisions for them, you can almost hear the
doors slamming shut.
It isn't worth it. We know that now. Attitudes that once
encouraged or excused drug use have changed. Among high school
seniors cocaine use has dropped by about a fifth, and overall
drug use is at the lowest levels in ten years.
But even if you don't use drugs, you ought to be angry about
them. Because you're being cheated by those who do.
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Add it all up: Drug and alcohol abuse costs this country
billions of dollars a year and I don't know how to quantify the
human suffering drugs cause, but I do know we're all paying for
it. We're all feeling it. Every day.
Every time someone does drugs; or sells drugs; or even "just
looks the other way," they're supporting an industry that costs
more than money. It costs lives.
Each of you has a decision to make -- and dozens of chances to
make it: At a party, on the street, in the school parking lot.
And parents, teachers, coaches, politicians, presidents -- no one
else makes that decision for you. But if you talk to someone you
trust, they may remind you of what's at stake.
Yes, it's your decision. I can't tell you how to make it. But I
will tell you what it means. You all watch TV. You see the news
-- the crime -- the devastation.
Every dollar that goes to drugs fuels the killing. As long as
there are Americans willing to buy drugs, there will be people
willing to sell drugs -- and people willing to kill as a cost of
doing business. There is a connection between the suppliers and
even "occasional" or "weekend" users that can never be forgotten.
Casual drug use is responsible for casualties of the drug war.
From the city streets of America to the street bombings of
Colombia, even dabblers in drugs bear responsibility for the
blood being spilled. And unlike those of you in school this
Fall, those killed by the drug trade never do get a second
chance.
Drugs are rightly called an "equal opportunity destroyer." They
have no conscience. They don't care where the money comes from.
They just murder people. Young and old, good and bad, innocent
and guilty it doesn't matter. For too many, drugs mean death.
I keep this badge in a drawer in my desk, to remind me of that.
It was worn by a young rookie cop named Eddie Byrne. Twenty-two
years old not much older than some of you. He was out trying
to stop the drug trade protecting a witness, so that a dealer
could be brought to justice.
Eddie Byrne had three brothers. A girlfriend he'd known for four
years. He loved fishing and football -- was a running back at
Plain Edge High School in New York. He had a lot of friends in
his neighborhood. And Eddie Byrne had dreams.
But in the early hours of a cold February morning, sitting in a
police cruiser, Eddie was blown away at point-blank range --
killed on the orders of a drug kingpin. Cold and calculated.
I've heard some say, "If you do drugs now and then, you're not
hurting anybody. It's no big deal." Well, the next time you
think about using drugs, I want you to think about using drugs, I
want you to think of Eddie Byrne and I want you to think about
the family that lost him.
To me this badge is a constant reminder that Eddie Byrne's
life was not given in vain. This is a promise: The killing must
and will stop. Where you're sitting right now -- in school -- I
know you've got your dreams. Everyone does. But out on the
streets, a nightmare for America is happening, every day. Every
night.
Somewhere a teenage girl who ought to be in school is giving
birth to a baby already addicted to cocaine. That baby is coming
into this world shaking and twitching from withdrawal -- SO
sensitive to the touch that it can't be held or fed properly.
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How can drugs cause so much pain? How can they lead brothers to
kill brothers, mothers to abandon children? And behind all of
the senseless violence, the needless tragedy, what haunts me is
the question -- why?
I have one answer. Drugs are still a problem, because too many
of us are still looking the other way. And that's why I wanted
to talk to you today.
I'm asking you not to look the other way. Maybe you're in
trouble -- or on the edge of trouble. Maybe you know someone who
is. Maybe you've got younger brothers or sisters -- you know
they're looking up to you. Don't risk your life -- or theirs.
And if you're struggling with the kind of problem that can truly
be the toughest -- if you have parents who have problems with
drugs or alcohol -- find someone you can trust. Talk to them
about it.
You know -- all of you in a classroom know -- who's got a
problem. Today I'm not just asking you to get help. I'm asking
you to find someone who needs you. And offer to help. I'll say
it again: If you're not in trouble, help someone who is.
We all want to succeed. And I'll let you in on a secret: We all
can succeed. If you don't use drugs, you can be anything you
want to be. Maybe you've heard Michael Jordan say "You've got at
least 3/4 of your life to go. That's three more lifetimes to
you. So don't blow it."
Saying "no" won't make you a nerd. It won't make you a loser.
In fact, it will make you more friends than drugs ever will.
Real friends.
But if that's not enough reason, there's another side: Using
illegal drugs is against the law. And if you break the law, you
pay the price. Because the rules have changed.
If you do drugs, you will be caught. And when you're caught, you
will be punished. You might lose your driver's license -- some
states have started revoking users' driving privileges. or you
might lose the college loan you wanted -- because we're not
helping those who break the law. These are privileges, not
rights. If you risk doing drugs, you risk everything -- even
your freedom. Because you will be punished.
Now, I can imagine a few whispers out there -- maybe you think
we'll never get drugs under control -- that it's too easy for the
dealers to get back on the street. Well, those days are over,
too. The revolving door just jammed.
Some think there won't be room for them in jail. We'll make
room. We're almost doubling prison space. Some think there
aren't enough prosecutors. We'll hire them -- with the largest
increase in Federal prosecutors in history. The day of the
dealer is drawing to a close.
No matter who you are -- or how strong you are -- drugs take
control of your life. But without drugs, you're in control. You
can determine your future. And that means staying in school.
If you're thinking about dropping out, think it through. Maybe
you know somebody who wants to quit school. Talk to them about
it. If you have friends who have already dropped out, talk to
them. Find a way to bring them back.
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Today I've asked you to think about the terrible cost drugs are
making us all pay, every day. But even more important, I'm
asking you to think about what you can do, to make a difference
for someone else.
Last Winter, after I was sworn in as President, I said that from
now on in America, any definition of a successful life must
include serving others. Helping others. And I hope you all
believe that.
There's a story about a young boy and an old man who were walking
along a beach. And as they walked, the boy picked up each
starfish he passed, and threw it into the sea. The old man asked
him why.
"If I left them here, " the boy said, "they would dry up in the
sun and die. I'm saving their lives."
"But the beach goes on for miles and there are millions of
difference?" starfish, " the old man said. "How can what you're doing make any
The boy looked at the starfish in his hand, threw it into the
ocean, and answered, "It makes a difference to this one."
You're here to make a difference -- for yourself, and those
around you. So learn to count on each other. Take care of each
other. Give someone else another chance.
And make the days mean something.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
September 13, 1989
NATIONAL D.A.R.E. DAY, 1989
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
Project D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) is a
collaborative drug and alcohol abuse prevention effort
targeted for American students in kindergarten through
junior high. Recognizing the tremendous peer pressure placed
upon children to try illegal drugs and alcohol, the
Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Unified
School District launched this innovative program in 1983.
Taught by veteran uniformed police officers who know the
dangers of substance abuse and who have witnessed firsthand
the devastation it causes, the D.A.R.E. program is designed to
teach vulnerable children how to resist the temptation to
experiment with drugs and alcohol.
The officers who conduct the D.A.R.E. program follow a
curriculum that helps students develop a greater sense of
self-esteem and self-control. The D.A.R.E. curriculum also
teaches students how to analyze and resist seductive images of
drug and alcohol use, whether those images are presented by
peers or the popular media; and it helps them recognize the
consequences of their decisions.
The D.A.R.E. program reaches out to parents as well,
helping them to understand the pressures faced by their
children and showing them how to recognize symptoms of drug
and alcohol abuse. Parents are informed of positive and
effective approaches they may use to help their children with
these serious problems.
Since its inception just 6 years ago, word of the success
of the D.A.R.E. program -- not only in preventing substance
abuse, but also in improving students' grades, reducing gang
activity, and promoting respect for police officers -- has
spread throughout the United States. Today, the D.A.R.E.
program is conducted in nearly every State. The program is
also being implemented at Department of Defense dependents
schools, at Bureau of Indian Affairs schools, and by
United States Park Police and Rangers in communities located
near National Park units. New Zealand, Canada, and Australia
have also begun to use D.A.R.E. as part of their drug and
alcohol abuse prevention strategies.
In recognition of this successful anti-drug program and
the cooperation it has fostered among students, parents, law
enforcement personnel, and educators, the Congress, by House
Joint Resolution 276, has designated September 14, 1989, as
"National D.A.R.E. Day" and has authorized and requested the
President to issue a proclamation in observance of this event.
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE BUSH, President of the
United States of America, do hereby proclaim September 14,
1989, as National D.A.R.E. Day. I call upon the people of the
United States, in particular, parents, students, school
administrators, and law enforcement officials, to observe this
day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirteenth
day of September , in the year of our Lord
nineteen hundred and eighty-nine, and of the Independence of
the United States of America the two hundred and fourteenth.
GEORGE BUSH
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ACTION/CONCURENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
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SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: D.A.R.E. RECEPTION
(09/08 Draft Three)
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(Smith/Blessey)
September 8, 1989
Draft Three
DARE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: D.A.R.E. RECEPTION
ROSE GARDEN
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13, 1989
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, friends.
Let me welcome you to America's House. Where, today, we
reaffirm our commitment to stop the scourge which threatens every
American.
Fifty years ago, Winston Churchill said, "Without victory
there is no survival." America's enemy then was the tyranny of
Today has a new
totalitarianism. America S enemy now is the tyranny of drug
use.
That is why last week, I announced America's first
comprehensive national strategy to wage unconditional war against
the tyranny of drugs. But we need your help. too
And you know something? I know we'll get it. Because
perhaps no one has manned more front lines than the hundreds of
The ?
dedicated Americans who form the ranks of D.A.R.E. -- Drug Abuse
Resistance Education. You talk of values -- of right and wrong.
And teach kids to do good -- and reject evil. By avoiding drugs.
And by opposing drugs.
Perhaps Daryl Gates, Los Angeles Chief of Police, put it
best when he said, "Rather than just offering slogans, D.A.R.E.
teaches children how to deal with peer pressure." And then he
an almost $8 billion effort, the largest increase in history.
2
added, "It's the only program I know of that gives children
something substantial to use when they're confronted with drugs. IL
Good words. Sensible words. And Daryl Gates should know.
He co-founded D.A.R.E. six years ago, when 10 police officers
were assigned as drug abuse instructors in city schools. All
veterans. All with street experience. All with unmatched
credibility.
Those officers were mentors. Telling kids the truth about
alcohol and drugs. Showing them how to make decisions. And how
to resist peer pressue. Providing alternatives to drug use. And
they were pioneers. Pioneers of a program which has become a
hows kids how to say
model for other cities. A program which says "No" to drugs. But
to
even more, says "Yes" to life.
D.A.R.E. approaches most students early in life -- when
they're 9 to 11 years old -- the age most vulnerable to peer
pressure. And another D.A.R.E. program confronts older kids with
potential drug problems. But whatever the age, the goals are
identical: To heighten self-esteem. To show -- on the one hand
-- how the road marked tomorrow is wide open. And on the other,
how drugs are the deadest of dead-ends.
one obine
called Shawn,
Shawn fifth grader Sin knows about dead-ends.
And why not to take them. Through D.A.R.E., he says, "I have
learned never to take drugs. It messes your life up, and the
people who take drugs are stupid. I was offered drugs and said
no. He put it in my face and I took it and stepped on it." And
then Shawn concludes, "I thought about Officer Sumpter and how he
3
said to say no." What a wonderful moment for the officer Shawn
otheroinvolved in
talks about: He, like D.A.R.E., should be very proud of those
words.
And millions of Americans who are following Shawn's lead --
they, too, are rejecting the dead-end of drug use. In 50,000
classrooms. In 49 States. And the U.S. Department of Defense
Schools worldwide. In Canada and New Zealand, Australia and
American Samoa, D.A.R.E. is teaching elementary and junior-high
kids to resist peer pressure. Reaching 3 million kids in all.
In D.A.R.E. districts, school vandalism and truancy are
down. So is ethnic tension and gang activity. But work habits
and grades are up. And so is the mental attitude which that makes
progress possible. According to a Los Angeles-based independent
research organization, D.A.R.E. students performed 50 per cent
better than non-program students in post-tests to measure student
drug use knowledge and attitudes. These kids have dared to
excel. And they're succeeding.
So far, so good. And yet, so far to go. In my speech last
week, I talked of stopping drug use before it starts. Through
education and prevention. In the cities and towns. Through
church, family, and most of all, the schools. And then I asked
who's responsible. "Everyone who uses drugs," I said. "Everyone
who sells drugs. And everyone who looks the other way."
My friends, you haven't looked the other way. You are
involved -- for your sake, and America's. And I salute you from
the bottom of my heart. Now, let us finish the job D.A.R.E. has
4
started. And create an America we can all be proud of -- an
America free from drugs.
Thank you for coming to the White House, and for your
and the work of your
generosity. God bless you, God bless this wonderful
organization, and God bless the United States of America.
# # # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 12, 1989
MEMORANDUM TO THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
CURT SMITH CS
SUBJECT:
SEPTEMBER 13 D.A.R.E. REMARKS
I. SUMMARY
On Wednesday, September 13, at 10 a.m., in the Rose Garden,
you will address a group of law enforcement officials and
students who have conducted and participated in the Drug Abuse
Resistance Education (DARE) program.
II. DISCUSSION
The attached remarks (6 minutes) praise the group for its
efforts to combat the drug problem by educating fifth and sixth
grade children before they are confronted with drugs. The
program focuses on teaching students decision-making skills; how
to resist peer pressure; and alternatives to drug use. Chief
Daryl Gates, Deputy Chief Glen Levant, and Nathan Shapell
(President of DARE America) will attend.
(Smith/Blessey)
September 12, 1989
Draft Four
DARE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: D.A.R.E. RECEPTION
ROSE GARDEN
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13, 1989
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, friends.
Let me welcome you to America's House. Where, today, we
reaffirm our commitment to stop the scourge which threatens every
American.
Nearly fifty years ago, Winston Churchill said, "
without victory there is no survival. America's enemy then was
another
the tyranny of totalitarianism. Today, America has a new enemy:
the tyranny of drug use.
That is why last week, I announced America's first
all ant
comprehensive national strategy to wage unconditional war against
the tyranny of drugs, an almost $8 billion effort, the largest
increase in history. But we need your help, too.
And you know something? I know we'll get it. Because
perhaps no one has manned more front lines than the hundreds of
dedicated Americans who form the ranks of D.A.R.E. -- Drug Abuse
Resistance Education. You talk of values -- of right and wrong.
And teach kids to do good -- and reject evil. By avoiding drugs.
And by opposing drugs.
Perhaps Daryl Gates, Los Angeles Chief of Police, put it
best when he said, "Rather than just offering slogans, D.A.R.E.
teaches children how to deal with peer pressure."
2
Good words. Sensible words. And Daryl Gates should know.
He co-founded D.A.R.E. six years ago, when 10 police officers
were assigned as drug abuse instructors in Los Angeles city
schools. All veterans. All with street experience. All with
unmatched credibility.
Those officers were mentors. Telling kids the truth about
alcohol and drugs. Showing them how to make decisions. And how
to resist peer pressure. Providing alternatives to drug use.
And they were pioneers. Pioneers of a program which has become a
model for other cities. A program which shows kids how to say
"No" to drugs. But even more, to say "Yes" to life.
D.A.R.E. approaches most students early in life -- when
they're 9 to 11 years old -- the age most vulnerable to peer
pressure. And another D.A.R.E. program confronts older kids with
potential drug problems. But whatever the age, the goal is
clear: To show -- on the one hand -- how the road marked
tomorrow is wide open. And on the other, how drugs are the
deadest of dead-ends.
A seventh grader named Kevin knows about dead-ends. So
does his D.A.R.E. teacher, Officer Mark Caswell. Officer Caswell
has been on the Los Angeles Police Department for 11 years --
first, on street patrol, and then with D.A.R.E. He joined this
group for the simplest of reasons: He could help save lives.
One of whose was Kevin's.
Kevin wrote to D.A.R.E. officials and told them that on his
way home two boys offered him drugs. He told them that he didn't
3
use any kind of drugs, then moved to another seat on the bus. As
Kevin said: "Thank you [D.A.R.E.] for showing us ways to say no
to drugs." What a wonderful tribute to Office Caswell: He,
like others involved in D.A.R.E., should be very proud of those
words.
And millions of Americans who are following Kevin's lead --
they, too, are rejecting the dead-end of drug use. In 50,000
classrooms. In 49 States. And the U.S. Department of Defense
Schools worldwide. In Canada and New Zealand, Australia and
American Samoa, D.A.R.E. is teaching elementary and junior-high
kids to resist peer pressure. Reaching 3 million kids in all.
In D.A.R.E. districts, school vandalism and truancy are
down. So is ethnic tension and gang activity. Work habits and
grades are up. And so is the mental attitude that makes
progress possible. According to a Los Angeles-based independent
research organization, D.A.R.E. students performed 50 per cent
better than non-program students in post-tests to measure student
drug use knowledge and attitudes. These kids have dared to
excel. And they're succeeding.
So far, so good. And yet, so far to go. In my speech last
week, I talked of stopping drug use before it starts. Through
education and prevention. In the cities and towns. Through
church, family, and the schools. And then I asked who's
responsible. "Everyone who uses drugs," I said. "Everyone who
sells drugs. And everyone who looks the other way."
4
My friends, you haven't looked the other way. You are
involved -- for your sake, and America's. And we, too, will be
involved. Whether in prevention or treatment -- we'll be there
to help people stay clean, and to get clean.
Our new national drug strategy calls for a 25 per cent
funding increase -- or an additional $233 million -- for
prevention and education. And a 53 per cent increase of $321
million for drug treatment. Any American who wants help should
be able to find that help. So let us finish the job D.A.R.E. has
started. And create an America we can all be proud of -- an
America free from drugs.
Thank you for coming to the White House, and for your
generosity. God bless you, and the work of your wonderful
organization, and God bless the United States of America.
#
#
#
#
from
(Smith/Blessey)
you
September 12, 1989
Draft Four
DARE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: D.A.R.E. RECEPTION
ROSE GARDEN
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13, 1989
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, friends.
Let me welcome you to America's House. Where, today, we
reaffirm our commitment to stop the scourge which threatens every
American.
Fifty years ago, Winston Churchill said, "Without victory
there is no survival." America's enemy then was the tyranny of
totalitarianism. Today, America has a new enemy: the tyranny of
drug use.
That is why last week, I announced America's first
comprehensive national strategy to wage unconditional war against
the tyranny of drugs, an almost $8 billion effort, the largest
increase in history. But we need your help, too.
And you know something? I know we'll get it. Because
perhaps no one has manned more front lines than the hundreds of
dedicated Americans who form the ranks of D.A.R.E. -- Drug Abuse
Resistance Education. You talk of values -- of right and wrong.
And teach kids to do good -- and reject evil. By avoiding drugs.
And by opposing drugs.
Perhaps Daryl Gates, Los Angeles Chief of Police, put it
best when he said, "Rather than just offering slogans, D.A.R.E.
teaches children how to deal with peer pressure."
2
Good words. Sensible words. And Daryl Gates should know.
He co-founded D.A.R.E. six years ago, when 10 police officers
were assigned as drug abuse instructors in city schools. All
veterans. All with street experience. All with unmatched
credibility.
Those officers were mentors. Telling kids the truth about
alcohol and drugs. Showing them how to make decisions. And how
to resist peer pressure. Providing alternatives to drug use.
And they were pioneers. Pioneers of a program which has become a
model for other cities. A program which shows kids how to say
"No" to drugs. But even more, to say "Yes" to life.
D.A.R.E. approaches most students early in life -- when
they're 9 to 11 years old -- the age most vulnerable to peer
pressure. And another D.A.R.E. program confronts older kids with
potential drug problems. But whatever the age, the goals are
identical: To heighten self-esteem. To show -- on the one hand
-- how the road marked tomorrow is wide open. And on the, other,
how drugs are the deadest of dead-ends.
Cultural
Because
A fifth grader named Shawn knows about dead-ends.
And why
DARE
program
not to take them. Through D.A.R.E., he says, "I have learned
never to take drugs. It messes your life up. I was offered drugs
and said no. He put it in my face and I took it and stepped on
and 5h
Andathen Shawn concludes, "I thought about Officer Sumpter
and how he said to say no." What a wonderful moment for the
officer Shawn talks about: He, like others involved in D.A.R.E.,
should be very proud of those words.
3
And millions of Americans who are following Shawn's lead --
they, too, are rejecting the dead-end of drug use. In 50,000
classrooms. In 49 States. And the U.S. Department of Defense
Schools worldwide. In Canada and New Zealand, Australia and
American Samoa, D.A.R.E. is teaching elementary and junior-high
kids to resist peer pressure. Reaching 3 million kids in all.
In D.A.R.E. districts, school vandalism and truancy are
down. So is ethnic tension and gang activity. Work habits and
grades are up. And so is the mental attitude that makes
progress possible. According to a Los Angeles-based independent
research organization, D.A.R.E. students performed 50 per cent
better than non-program students in post-tests to measure student
drug use knowledge and attitudes. These kids have dared to
excel. And they're succeeding.
So far, so good. And yet, so far to go. In my speech last
week, I talked of stopping drug use before it starts. Through
education and prevention. In the cities and towns. Through
church, family, and the schools. And then I asked who's
responsible. "Everyone who uses drugs," I said. "Everyone who
sells drugs. And everyone who looks the other way."
My friends, you haven't looked the other way. You are
involved -- for your sake, and America's. And I salute you from
the bottom of my heart. Now, let us finish the job D.A.R.E. has
started. And create an America we can all be proud of -- an
America free from drugs.
4
Thank you for coming to the White House, and for your
generosity. God bless you, and the work of your wonderful
organization, and God bless the United States of America.
# # # #
4
My friends, you haven't looked the other way. You are
involved -- for your sake, and America's. And we, too, will be
involved. Whether in prevention or treatment -- we'll be there
to help people stay clean, and to get clean.
Our new national any strategy colls for
In last week's speech / I asked for a 25 per cent funding
increase -- or an additional $233 million -- for prevention and
morease of
education. And a leap of 53 per cent, or an extra $321 million
An for drug treatment. Any American who wants help should be
able to find that help. So let us finish the job D.A.R.E. has
started. And create an America we can all be proud of -- an
America free from drugs.
Thank you for coming to the White House, and for your
generosity. God bless you, and the work of your wonderful
organization, and God bless the United States of America.
#
#
#
#
Document No.
071154
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
09/08/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
1:00 p.m. Monday 09/08
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: D.A.R.E. RECEPTION
(09/08 Draft Three)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
ROGERS
CARD
PINKERTON
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
BENNETT
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston Thanks. by 1:00 p.m. on Monday, 09/11, with a copy to my office.
RESPONSE:
05 See
9/11/89
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blessey)
September 8, 1989
Draft Three
DARE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: D.A.R.E. RECEPTION
ROSE GARDEN
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13, 1989
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, friends.
Let me welcome you to America's House. Where, today, we
reaffirm our commitment to stop the scourge which threatens every
American.
Fifty years ago, Winston Churchill said, "Without victory
Impliedge
there is no survival. America's enemy then was the tyranny of
totalitarianism. Today America's enemy now is the tyranny of drug
we
use.
That is why last week, I announced America's first
comprehensive national strategy to wage unconditional war against
the tyranny of drugs. But we need your help.
And you know something? I know we'll get it. Because
perhaps no one has manned more front lines than the hundreds of
dedicated Americans who form the ranks of D.A.R.E. The Drug Abuse
Resistance Education. You talk of values -- of right and wrong.
And teach kids to do good -- and reject evil. By avoiding drugs.
And by opposing drugs.
Perhaps Daryl Gates, Los Angeles Chief of Police, put it
best when he said, "Rather than just offering slogans, D.A.R.E.
teaches children how to deal with peer pressure." And then he
check
2
not per Frue Education.
added, "It's the only program I know of that gives children
something substantial to use when they're confronted with drugs."
Good words. Sensible words. And Daryl Gates should know.
He co-founded D.A.R.E. six years ago, when 10 police officers
were assigned as drug abuse instructors in city schools. All
veterans. All with street experience. All with unmatched
credibility.
Those officers were mentors. Telling kids the truth about
alcohol and drugs. Showing them how to make decisions. And how
to resist peer pressue. Providing alternatives to drug use. And
they were pioneers. Pioneers of a program which has become a
shows kids how to
model for other cities. A program which say "No" to drugs. But
to
even more, say "Yes" to life.
D.A.R.E. approaches most students early in life -- when
they're 9 to 11 years old -- the age most vulnerable to peer
pressure. And another D.A.R.E. program confronts older kids with
potential drug problems. But whatever the age, the goals are
identical: To heighten self-esteem. To show -- on the one hand
-- how the road marked tomorrow is wide open. And on the other,
how drugs are the deadest of dead-ends.
Shawn , a fifth grader in , knows about dead-ends.
And why not to take them. Through D.A.R.E., he says, "I have
learned never to take drugs. It messes your life up, and the
people who take drugs are stupid. I was offered drugs and said
context
Needs
no. He put it in my face and I took it and stepped on it." And
then Shawn concludes, "I thought about Officer Sumpter and how he
3
said to say no." What a wonderful moment for the officer Shawn
others involved in the
talks about: He, like D.A.R.E., should be very proud of those
words.
Program
And millions of Americans who are following Shawn's lead --
they, too, are rejecting the dead-end of drug use. In 50,000
classrooms. In 49 States. And the U.S. Department of Defense
Schools worldwide. In Canada and New Zealand, Australia and
American Samoa, D.A.R.E. is teaching elementary and junior-high
kids to resist peer pressure. Reaching 3 million kids in all.
In D.A.R.E. districts, school vandalism and truancy are
down. So is ethnic tension and gang activity. But work habits
and grades are up. And so is the mental attitude which that makes
progress possible. According to a Los Angeles-based independent
in the D.A.RE. program
research organization, D.A.R.E. students performed 50 per cent
better than non program students in post-tests to measure student
than Students not participating m the D.A.C.E.
drug use knowledge and attitudes These kids have dared to
program.
excel. And they're succeeding.
So far, so good. And yet, so far to go. In my speech last
week, I talked of stopping drug use before it starts. Through
education and prevention. In the cities and towns. Through
church, family, and most of all, the schools. And then I asked
who's responsible. "Everyone who uses drugs," I said. "Everyone
who sells drugs. And everyone who looks the other way."
My friends, you haven't looked the other way. You are
involved -- for your sake, and America's. And I salute you from
the bottom of my heart. Now, let us finish the job D.A.R.E. has
4
started. And create an America we can all be proud of -- an
America free from drugs.
Thank you for coming to the White House, and for your
and the work of your
generosity. God bless you, God bless this wonderful
organization, and God bless the United States of America.
# # # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 11, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR
COMMUNICATIONS
FROM:
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL RY TO THE PRESIDENT
NELSON LUND
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: D.A.R.E. Reception
At the request of James W. Cicconi, Counsel's office has reviewed
the captioned draft remarks. We have no legal objections. Our
other comments are as follows:
(1) Page 1, fourth paragraph. The characterization of the
Administration's drug strategy as "unconditional war" is
hyperbole, which should perhaps be toned down.
(2) Page 3, second full paragraph. It is not surprising that
work habits and grades would go up when vandalism, truancy,
ethnic tension, and gang violence go down. The word "But" at the
beginning of the third sentence therefore seems out of place.
Counsel's office appreciates having had the opportunity to review
these draft remarks.
CC: James W. Cicconi
60 : Id II d3S 68
Document No.
071154
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
09/08/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 1:00 p.m. Monday 09/08
SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: D.A.R.E. RECEPTION
(09/08 Draft Three)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
ROGERS
CARD
PINKERTON
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
BENNETT
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston Thanks. by 1:00 p.m. on Monday, 09/11, with a copy to my office.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blessey)
September 8, 1989
Draft Three
DARE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: D.A.R.E. RECEPTION
ROSE GARDEN
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13, 1989
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, friends.
Let me welcome you to America's House. Where, today, we
reaffirm our commitment to stop the scourge which threatens every
American.
Fifty years ago, Winston Churchill said, "Without victory
there is no survival." America's enemy then was the tyranny of
totalitarianism. America's enemy now is the tyranny of drug
use.
That is why last week, I announced America's first
comprehensive national strategy to wage unconditional war against
the tyranny of drugs. But we need your help.
And you know something? I know we'll get it. Because
perhaps no one has manned more front lines than the hundreds of
dedicated Americans who form the ranks of D.A.R.E. -- Drug Abuse
Resistance Education. You talk of values -- of right and wrong.
And teach kids to do good -- and reject evil. By avoiding drugs.
And by opposing drugs.
Perhaps Daryl Gates, Los Angeles Chief of Police, put it
best when he said, "Rather than just offering slogans, D.A.R.E.
teaches children how to deal with peer pressure." And then he
2
added, "It's the only program I know of that gives children
something substantial to use when they're confronted with drugs."
Good words. Sensible words. And Daryl Gates should know.
He co-founded D.A.R.E. six years ago, when 10 police officers
were assigned as drug abuse instructors in city schools. All
veterans. All with street experience. All with unmatched
credibility.
Those officers were mentors. Telling kids the truth about
alcohol and drugs. Showing them how to make decisions. And how
to resist peer pressue. Providing alternatives to drug use. And
they were pioneers. Pioneers of a program which has become a
model for other cities. A program which says "No" to drugs. But
even more, says "Yes" to life.
D.A.R.E. approaches most students early in life -- when
they're 9 to 11 years old -- the age most vulnerable to peer
pressure. And another D.A.R.E. program confronts older kids with
potential drug problems. But whatever the age, the goals are
identical: To heighten self-esteem. To show -- on the one hand
-- how the road marked tomorrow is wide open. And on the other,
how drugs are the deadest of dead-ends.
Shawn , a fifth grader in , knows about dead-ends.
And why not to take them. Through D.A.R.E., he says, "I have
learned never to take drugs. It messes your life up, and the
people who take drugs are stupid. I was offered drugs and said
no. He put it in my face and I took it and stepped on it. " And
then Shawn concludes, "I thought about Officer Sumpter and how he
3
said to say no." What a wonderful moment for the officer Shawn
talks about: He, like D.A.R.E., should be very proud of those
words.
And millions of Americans who are following Shawn's lead --
they, too, are rejecting the dead-end of drug use. In 50,000
classrooms. In 49 States. And the U.S. Department of Defense
Schools worldwide. In Canada and New Zealand, Australia and
American Samoa, D.A.R.E. is teaching elementary and junior-high
kids to resist peer pressure. Reaching 3 million kids in all.
In D.A.R.E. districts, school vandalism and truancy are
down. So is ethnic tension and gang activity. But work habits
and grades are up. And so is the mental attitude which makes
progress possible. According to a Los Angeles-based independent
research organization, D.A.R.E. students performed 50 per cent
better than non-program students in post-tests to measure student
drug use knowledge and attitudes. These kids have dared to
excel. And they're succeeding.
So far, so good. And yet, so far to go. In my speech last
week, I talked of stopping drug use before it starts. Through
education and prevention. In the cities and towns. Through
church, family, and most of all, the schools. And then I asked
who's responsible. "Everyone who uses drugs," I said. "Everyone
who sells drugs. And everyone who looks the other way."
My friends, you haven't looked the other way. You are
involved -- for your sake, and America's. And I salute you from
the bottom of my heart. Now, let us finish the job D.A.R.E. has
4
started. And create an America we can all be proud of -- an
America free from drugs.
Thank you for coming to the White House, and for your
generosity. God bless you, God bless this wonderful
organization, and God bless the United States of America.
# # # #
Document No.
071154
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
09/08/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
1:00 p.m. Monday 09/08
SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: D.A.R.E. RECEPTION
(09/08 Draft Three)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
ROGERS
CARD
PINKERTON
11-
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
BENNETT
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston Thanks. by 1:00 p.m. on Monday, 09/11, with a copy to my office.
RESPONSE:
212 : I d No Comments
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
OFFICE THE THE PRESIDENT STATES BUDGET OF UNITED
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
NOTICE:
Enclosed are comments from staff members of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). Such comments do not necessarily
represent the official position of the Director of OMB or of the
Office of Management and Budget. If you wish to have the
Director's personal comments, please let me know -- and contact
me if you have any questions.
David J. Haun
Executive Assistant
to the Director
PS : 21d 11 dES 68
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09/08/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
1:00 p.m. Monday 09/08
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: D.A.R.E. RECEPTION
(09/08 Draft Three)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
ROGERS
CARD
PINKERTON
i
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
BENNETT
\
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston by 1:00 p.m. on Monday, 09/11, with a copy to my office.
Thanks.
RESPONSE:
See comments
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blessey)
September 8, 1989
Draft Three
DARE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: D.A.R.E. RECEPTION
ROSE GARDEN
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13, 1989
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, friends.
Let me welcome you to America's House. Where, today, we
reaffirm our commitment to stop the scourge which threatens every
American.
Fifty years ago, Winston Churchill said, "without victory
there is no survival." America's enemy then was the tyranny of
totalitarianism. America's enemy now is the tyranny of drug
use.
That is why last week, I announced America's first
comprehensive national strategy to wage unconditional war against
the tyranny of drugs. But we need your help
iN total, A 7.9 billion effort, $2.2 billion
tab
too.
encrease over
3120
And you know something? I know we'll get it. Because
1989. the largest
increase IN
perhaps no one has manned more front lines than the hundreds of history
dedicated Americans who form the ranks of D.A.R.E. -- Drug Abuse
Resistance Education. You talk of values -- of right and wrong.
And teach kids to do good -- and reject evil. By avoiding drugs.
And by opposing drugs.
Perhaps Daryl Gates, Los Angeles Chief of Police, put it
best when he said, "Rather than just offering slogans, D.A.R.E.
teaches children how to deal with peer pressure." And then he
2
added, "It's the only program I know of that gives children
something substantial to use when they're confronted with drugs. "
Good words. Sensible words. And Daryl Gates should know.
He co-founded D.A.R.E. six years ago, when 10 police officers
were assigned as drug abuse instructors in city schools. All
veterans. All with street experience. All with unmatched
credibility.
Those officers were mentors. Telling kids the truth about
alcohol and drugs. Showing them how to make decisions. And how
to resist peer pressue. Providing alternatives to drug use. And
they were pioneers. Pioneers of a program which has become a
model for other cities. A program which says "No" to drugs. But
even more, says "Yes" to life.
D.A.R.E. approaches most students early in life -- when
they're 9 to 11 years old -- the age most vulnerable to peer
pressure. And another D.A.R.E. program confronts older kids with
potential drug problems. But whatever the age, the goals are
identical: To heighten self-esteem. To show -- on the one hand
-- how the road marked tomorrow is wide open. And on the other,
how drugs are the deadest of dead-ends.
Shawn , a fifth grader in , knows about dead-ends.
And why not to take them. Through D.A.R.E., he says, "I have
learned never to take drugs. It messes your life up, and the
people who take drugs are stupid. I was offered drugs and said
no. He put it in my face and I took it and stepped on it. " And
then Shawn concludes, "I thought about Officer Sumpter and how he
3
said to say no." What a wonderful moment for the officer Shawn
talks about: He, like D.A.R.E., should be very proud of those
words.
And millions of Americans who are following Shawn's lead --
they, too, are rejecting the dead-end of drug use. In 50,000
classrooms. In 49 States. And the U.S. Department of Defense
Schools worldwide. In Canada and New Zealand, Australia and
American Samoa, D.A.R.E. is teaching elementary and junior-high
kids to resist peer pressure. Reaching 3 million kids in all.
In D.A.R.E. districts, school vandalism and truancy are
down. So is ethnic tension and gang activity. But work habits
and grades are up. And so is the mental attitude which makes
progress possible. According to a Los Angeles-based independent
research organization, D.A.R.E. students performed 50 per cent
better than non-program students in post-tests to measure student
drug use knowledge and attitudes. These kids have dared to
excel. And they're succeeding.
So far, so good. And yet, so far to go. In my speech last
week, I talked of stopping drug use before it starts. Through
education and prevention. In the cities and towns. Through
church, family, and most of all, the schools. And then I asked
who's responsible. "Everyone who uses drugs," I said. "Everyone
who sells drugs. And everyone who looks the other way."
My friends, you haven't looked the other way. You are
involved -- for your sake, and America's. And I salute you from
the bottom of my heart. Now, let us finish the job D.A.R.E. has
4
started. And create an America we can all be proud of -- an
America free from drugs.
Thank you for coming to the White House, and for your
generosity. God bless you, God bless this wonderful
organization, and God bless the United States of America.
# # # #
Document No.
071154
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
?
09/08/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE //1:00 p.m. Monday 09/08
89 SEP
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: D.A.R.E. RECEPTION
(09/08 Draft Three)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
ROGERS
CARD
PINKERTON
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
BENNETT
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS: Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Thanks. Winston by 1:00 p.m. on Monday, 09/11, with a copy to my office.
RESPONSE:
Legisiatore Affairs has no comments
-Rob Partman 9/11/89
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blessey)
September 7, 1989
Draft Two
DARE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: DARE RECEPTION
ROSE GARDEN
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13, 1989
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, friends.
Let me welcome you to America's House. Where, today, we
reaffirm our commitment to stop the scourge which threatens every
American.
Fifty years ago, Winston Churchill said, "Without victory
there is no survival." America's enemy then was the tyranny of
totalitarianism. America's enemy now is the tyranny of drug
use.
That is why last week, I announced America's first
comprehensive national strategy to wage unconditional war,
We
against
aim to stop the tyranny of drugs. But we need your help.
And you know something? I know we'll get it. Because
perhaps no one has manned more front lines than the hundreds of
dedicated Americans who form the ranks of D.A.R.E. -- Drug Abuse
Resistance Education. You talk of values -- of right and wrong.
And teach kids to do good -- and reject evil. By avoiding drugs.
And by opposing drugs.
Perhaps Daryl Gates, Los Angeles Chief of Police, put it
best when he said, "Rather than just offering slogans, D.A.R.E.
teaches children how to deal with peer pressure." And then he
2
added, "It's the only program I know of that gives children
something substantial to use when they're confronted with drugs."
Good words. Sensible words. And Daryl Gates should know.
He co-founded D.A.R.E. six years ago, when 10 police officers
were assigned as drug abuse instructors in city schools. All
veterans. All with street experience. All with unmatched
credibility.
Those officers were mentors. Telling kids the truth about
alcohol and drugs. Showing them how to make decisions. And how
to resist peer pressue. Providing alternatives to drug use. And
they were pioneers. Pioneers of a program which has become a
model for other cities. A program which says "No" to drugs. But
even more, says "Yes" to life.
D.A.R.E. approaches most students early in life -- when
they're 9 to 11 years old -- the age most vulnerable to peer
pressure. And another D.A.R.E. program confronts older kids with
potential drug problems. But whatever the age, the goals are
identical: To heighten self-esteem. To show -- on the one hand
-- how the road marked tomorrow is wide open. And on the other,
how drugs are the deadest of dead-ends.
Shawn , a fifth grader in , knows about dead-ends.
And why not to take them. Through D.A.R.E., he says, "I have
learned never to take drugs. It messes your life up, and the
people who take drugs are stupid. I was offered drugs and said
no. He put it in my face and I took it and stepped on it." And
then Shawn concludes, "I thought about Officer Sumpter and how he
3
moment
said to say no. " What a wonderful legacy for the officer Shawn
talks about: He, like D.A.R.E., should be very proud of those
words.
And millions of Americans who are following Shawn's lead --
they, too, are rejecting the dead-end of drug use. In 50,000
classrooms. In 49 States. And the U.S. Department of Defense
Schools worldwide. In Canada and New Zealand, Australia and
American Samoa, D.A.R.E. is teaching elementary and junior-high
kids to resist peer pressure. Reaching 3 million kids in all.
In D.A.R.E. districts, school vandalism and truancy are
down. So is ethnic tension and gang activity. But work habits
and grades are up. And so is the mental attitude which makes
progress possible. According to a Los Angeles-based independent
research organization, D.A.R.E. students performed 50 per cent
better than non-program students in post-tests to measure student
drug use knowledge and attitudes. These kids have dared to
excel. And they're succeeding.
So far, so good. And yet, so far to go. In my speech last
week, I talked of stopping drug use before it starts. Through
education and prevention. In the cities and towns. Through
church, family, and most of all, the schools. And then I asked
who's responsible. "Everyone who uses drugs," I said. "Everyone
who sells drugs. And everyone who looks the other way."
My friends, you haven't looked the other way. You are
involved -- for your sake, and America's. And I salute you from
the bottom of my heart. Now, let us finish the job D.A.R.E. has
4
started. And create an America we can all be proud of -- an
America free from drugs.
Thank you for coming to the White House, and for your
generosity. God bless you, God bless this wonderful
organization, and God bless the United States of America.
# # # #
Document No.
071154
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
09/08/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
1:00 p.m. Monday 09/08
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: D.A.R.E. RECEPTION
(09/08 Draft Three)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
ROGERS
CARD
PINKERTON
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
BENNETT
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston Thanks. by 1:00 p.m. on Monday, 09/11, with a copy to my office.
minn
comment
RESPONSE:
89 SEP II All : 20
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blessey)
September 8, 1989
Draft Three
DARE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: D.A.R.E. RECEPTION
ROSE GARDEN
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13, 1989
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, friends.
Let me welcome you to America's House. Where, today, we
reaffirm our commitment to stop the scourge which threatens every
American.
Fifty years ago, Winston Churchill said, "Without victory
there is no survival." America's enemy then was the tyranny of
totalitarianism. America's enemy now is the tyranny of drug
use.
That is why last week, I announced America's first
comprehensive national strategy to wage unconditional war against
the tyranny of drugs. But we need your help.
And you know something? I know we'll get it. Because
perhaps no one has manned more front lines than the hundreds of
dedicated Americans who form the ranks of D.A.R.E. -- Drug Abuse
Resistance Education. You talk of values -- of right and wrong.
And teach kids to do good -- and reject evil. By avoiding drugs.
And by opposing drugs.
Perhaps Daryl Gates, Los Angeles Chief of Police, put it
best when he said, "Rather than just offering slogans, D.A.R.E.
teaches children how to deal with peer pressure." And then he
2
added, "It's the only program I know of that gives children
something substantial to use when they're confronted with drugs. "
Good words. Sensible words. And Daryl Gates should know.
He co-founded D.A.R.E. six years ago, when 10 police officers
were assigned as drug abuse instructors in city schools. All
veterans. All with street experience. All with unmatched
credibility.
Those officers were mentors. Telling kids the truth about
alcohol and drugs. Showing them how to make decisions. And how
to resist peer pressue. Providing alternatives to drug use. And
they were pioneers. Pioneers of a program which has become a
model for other cities. A program which says "No" to drugs. But
even more, says "Yes" to life.
D.A.R.E. approaches most students early in life -- when
they're 9 to 11 years old -- the age most vulnerable to peer
pressure. And another D.A.R.E. program confronts older kids with
potential drug problems. But whatever the age, the goals are
identical: To heighten self-esteem. To show -- on the one hand
-- how the road marked tomorrow is wide open. And on the other,
how drugs are the deadest of dead-ends.
Shawn , a fifth grader in , knows about dead-ends.
And why not to take them. Through D.A.R.E., he says, "I have
learned never to take drugs. It messes your life up, and the
people who take drugs are stupid. I was offered drugs and said
no. He put it in my face and I took it and stepped on it. If And
then Shawn concludes, "I thought about Officer Sumpter and how he
3
said to say no." What a wonderful moment for the officer Shawn
talks about: He, like D.A.R.E., should be very proud of those
words.
And millions of Americans who are following Shawn's lead --
they, too, are rejecting the dead-end of drug use. In 50,000
classrooms. In 49 States. And the U.S. Department of Defense
Schools worldwide. In Canada and New Zealand, Australia and
American Samoa, D.A.R.E. is teaching elementary and junior-high
kids to resist peer pressure. Reaching 3 million kids in all.
In D.A.R.E. districts, school vandalism and truancy are
down. So is ethnic tension and gang activity. But work habits
and grades are up. And so is the mental attitude which makes
progress possible. According to a Los Angeles-based independent
research organization, D.A.R.E. students performed 50 per cent
better than non-program students in post-tests to measure student
drug use knowledge and attitudes. These kids have dared to
excel. And they're succeeding.
So far, so good. And yet, so far to go. In my speech last
week, I talked of stopping drug use before it starts. Through
education and prevention. In the cities and towns. Through
church, family, and most of all, the schools. And then I asked
who's responsible. "Everyone who uses drugs," I said. "Everyone
who sells drugs. And everyone who looks the other way."
My friends, you haven't looked the other way. You are
involved -- for your sake, and America's. And I salute you from
the bottom of my heart. Now, let us finish the job D.A.R.E. has
4
started. And create an America we can all be proud of -- an
America free from drugs.
Thank you for coming to the White House, and for your
generosity. God bless you, God bless this wonderful
organization, and God bless the United States of America.
# # # #
Document No.
071154
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
09/08/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 1:00 p.m. Monday 09/08
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: D.A.R.E. RECEPTION
(09/08 Draft Three)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
ROGERS
1
CARD
PINKERTON
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
BENNETT
\
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston Thanks. by 1:00 p.m. on Monday, 09/11, with a copy to my office.
Sins
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blessey)
September 8, 1989
Draft Three
DARE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: D.A.R.E. RECEPTION
ROSE GARDEN
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13, 1989
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, friends.
Let me welcome you to America's House. Where, today, we
reaffirm our commitment to stop the scourge which threatens every
American.
Fifty years ago, Winston Churchill said, "Without victory
there is no survival." America's enemy then was the tyranny of
totalitarianism. America's enemy now is the tyranny of drug
use.
That is why last week, I announced America's first
comprehensive national strategy to wage unconditional war against
the tyranny of drugs. But we need your help.
And you know something? I know we'll get it. Because
perhaps no one has manned more front lines than the hundreds of
dedicated Americans who form the ranks of D.A.R.E. -- Drug Abuse
Resistance Education. You talk of values -- of right and wrong.
And teach kids to do good -- and reject evil. By avoiding drugs.
And by opposing drugs.
Perhaps Daryl Gates, Los Angeles Chief of Police, put it
best when he said, "Rather than just offering slogans, D.A.R.E.
teaches children how to deal with peer pressure." And then he
2
added, "It's the only program I know of that gives children
something substantial to use when they're confronted with drugs. "
Good words. Sensible words. And Daryl Gates should know.
He co-founded D.A.R.E. six years ago, when 10 police officers
were assigned as drug abuse instructors in city schools. All
veterans. All with street experience. All with unmatched
credibility.
Those officers were mentors. Telling kids the truth about
alcohol and drugs. Showing them how to make decisions. And how
to resist peer pressue. Providing alternatives to drug use. And
they were pioneers. Pioneers of a program which has become a
model for other cities. A program which says "No" to drugs. But
even more, says "Yes" to life.
D.A.R.E. approaches most students early in life -- when
they're 9 to 11 years old -- the age most vulnerable to peer
pressure. And another D.A.R.E. program confronts older kids with
potential drug problems. But whatever the age, the goals are
identical: To heighten self-esteem. To show -- on the one hand
-- how the road marked tomorrow is wide open. And on the other,
how drugs are the deadest of dead-ends.
Shawn , a fifth grader in , knows about dead-ends.
And why not to take them. Through D.A.R.E., he says, "I have
learned never to take drugs. It messes your life up, and the
people who take drugs are stupid. I was offered drugs and said
no. He put it in my face and I took it and stepped on it. " And
then Shawn concludes, "I thought about Officer Sumpter and how he
3
said to say no." What a wonderful moment for the officer Shawn
talks about: He, like D.A.R.E., should be very proud of those
words.
And millions of Americans who are following Shawn's lead --
they, too, are rejecting the dead-end of drug use. In 50,000
classrooms. In 49 States. And the U.S. Department of Defense
Schools worldwide. In Canada and New Zealand, Australia and
American Samoa, D.A.R.E. is teaching elementary and junior-high
kids to resist peer pressure. Reaching 3 million kids in all.
In D.A.R.E. districts, school vandalism and truancy are
down. So is ethnic tension and gang activity. But work habits
and grades are up. And so is the mental attitude which makes
progress possible. According to a Los Angeles-based independent
research organization, D.A.R.E. students performed 50 per cent
better than non-program students in post-tests to measure student
drug use knowledge and attitudes. These kids have dared to
excel. And they're succeeding.
So far, so good. And yet, so far to go. In my speech last
week, I talked of stopping drug use before it starts. Through
education and prevention. In the cities and towns. Through
church, family, and most of all, the schools. And then I asked
who's responsible. "Everyone who uses drugs," I said. "Everyone
who sells drugs. And everyone who looks the other way."
My friends, you haven't looked the other way. You are
involved -- for your sake, and America's. And I salute you from
the bottom of my heart. Now, let us finish the job D.A.R.E. has
4
started. And create an America we can all be proud of -- an
America free from drugs.
Thank you for coming to the White House, and for your
generosity. God bless you, God bless this wonderful
organization, and God bless the United States of America.
# # # #