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REMARKS: NATIONAL FEDERATION OF REPUBLICAN WOMEN
BALTIMORE CONVENTION CENTER
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1989
12:15 P.M.
THANK YOU, [JUDY]. FIRST, LET ME COMMEND YOU FOR
TWO YEARS OF OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP OF THE NFRW.
[PAUSE] AND I'D OFFER BEST WISHES TO YOUR NEWLY-
ELECTED PRESIDENT, HUDA (HYOU-DA) JONES. [PAUSE] LET
ME ALSO OFFER MY HEARTFELT RESPECTS TO HELEN BENTLEY
AND CONNIE MORELLA. WE NEED MORE LIKE THEM IN
CONGRESS.
AMBASSADOR KIRKPATRICK; RNC CO-CHAIR JEANNIE
AUSTIN; AND ALL OF YOU HERE TODAY -- BARBARA AND I ARE
DELIGHTED TO BE WITH YOU.
YOU KNOW, AS MUCH AS I LOVE IT WHEN BARBARA AND I
TRAVEL TOGETHER, I GET THE FEELING -- AT LEAST WITH
THIS CROWD -- -- THAT MOST OF THAT FANTASTIC APPLAUSE WAS,
AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN, FOR BARBARA. [PAUSE]
[[ WE'RE SPENDING THIS LONG WEEKEND UP AT CAMP DAVID.
MOST OF YOU PROBABLY KNOW THAT PRESIDENT EISENHOWER
NAMED CAMP DAVID AFTER HIS GRANDSON. WELL, NOT TOO
LONG AGO, A FRIEND OF MY SON MARVIN'S STARTED LOBBYING
ME TO CHANGE THE NAME TO CAMP MARVIN.
- 2 -
I TOLD HIM WE BUSHES DO THINGS DEMOCRATICALLY, AND
CALLED ALL OF THE KIDS FOR A VOTE. IT WAS A TIE -- ONE
VOTE FOR CAMP MARVIN... ONE FOR CAMP NEIL... ONE FOR
CAMP JEB ONE FOR CAMP GEORGE AND ONE FOR CAMP
DORO. [PAUSE] NOW, ALL OF THE GRANDKIDS ARE MOUNTING
CAMPAIGNS.
YOU KNOW, THE ONLY MEMBER OF THE BUSH CLAN WHO
DIDN'T SPEAK ON HER OWN BEHALF WAS MILLIE. ]]
JUDGING FROM THE THEME YOU'VE CHOSEN FOR THIS
CONFERENCE -- "MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF THE 90S" --
YOUR EYES ARE FOCUSED FIRMLY ON THE FUTURE. BUT YOU'RE
NOT JUST WAITING FOR THE FUTURE TO HAPPEN. YOU ARE
DOING SOMETHING, RIGHT NOW, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RIGHT
VOICES ARE HEARD -- AND THE RIGHT DECISIONS ARE MADE.
YOU'RE WORKING HARD TO ELECT AND TRAIN THE HIGHEST
QUALITY CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC SERVICE -- AT ALL LEVELS.
YOUR CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT SCHOOLS AND POLLING SCHOOLS
PROVIDE THE KIND OF ADVANCED TRAINING THAT BRINGS THE
BEST TO THE BALLOTS -- ELECTION AFTER ELECTION.
- 3 -
SO I WANT TO BEGIN BY WISHING YOU LUCK WITH YOUR
NEW NATION-WIDE CANDIDATE RECRUITING PROGRAM -- PROJECT
'90. I'D ALSO CONGRATULATE YOU FOR YOUR COMMUNITY
SERVICE EFFORTS LIKE THE "CARING FOR AMERICA" PROJECT.
[[ YOU KNOW, LAST WEEK I SAID IN A SPEECH THAT I'M
A PRACTICAL MAN -- THAT I'M NOT MUCH FOR THE AIRY AND
ABSTRACT. A FELLOW CAME UP TO ME LATER AND SAID "FINE
-- SO EXPLAIN THE THOUSAND POINTS OF LIGHT." ]]
WELL, WHEN I SPOKE OF A "THOUSAND POINTS OF
LIGHT," YOU UNDERSTOOD -- AND YOU DIDN'T HIDE YOUR
LIGHT UNDER A BUSHEL BASKET, OR TRY TO BURY IT IN A
BUREAUCRACY. NO, YOU'VE BROUGHT THAT LIGHT INTO THE
OPEN, TURNING AN ABSTRACT IDEAL INTO A SHINING REALITY.
YOUR BRAND OF COMMUNITY SERVICE AND COALITION-
BUILDING MAKE AN UNBEATABLE COMBINATION. YOU'RE
SEEKING OUT CAPABLE PEOPLE, INTERESTED IN PUBLIC
SERVICE -- AND BRINGING THEIR CANDIDACIES TO LIFE.
- 4 -
MANY OF YOU WERE IN ORLANDO IN THE FALL OF 1987,
WHEN I SPOKE TO YOUR LAST BIENNIAL CONVENTION. THAT
WAS JUST BEFORE I ANNOUNCED MY CANDIDACY FOR PRESIDENT.
ON THAT DAY I OUTLINED FIVE PRIORITIES THAT WOULD SHAPE
THIS ADMINISTRATION'S WORK.
TODAY I'M GOING TO SKETCH OUT A PICTURE OF THE
PROGRESS WE'VE MADE SINCE THEN. BUT I WANT TO TELL YOU
UP FRONT THAT THIS ISN'T "MY" RECORD I'M TALKING ABOUT
-- IT'S OUR RECORD.
EVERY STEP WE'VE TAKEN IN THE WHITE HOUSE, EVERY
INITIATIVE, EVERY NEW IDEA, HAS GAINED MOMENTUM WITH
YOUR SUPPORT. AND WITH EVERY STEP WE TAKE IN THE
FUTURE -- WHETHER IT'S WORKING TO IMPROVE EDUCATION AT
THE STATE LEVEL, OR FIGHTING TO CURB DRUG ABUSE -- I
KNOW YOU'LL BE RIGHT THERE WITH US.
THE VICTORIES YOU'VE WON -- AND WILL CONTINUE TO
WIN -- AREN'T JUST VICTORIES OF ONE CANDIDATE OVER
ANOTHER. THEY REPRESENT THE VICTORY OF A PHILOSOPHY.
THE VINDICATION OF REPUBLICAN IDEAS. AND PROOF
POSITIVE, THAT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS THE ONLY PARTY
THAT DELIVERS ON ITS PROMISES.
- 5 -
WE PROMISED AMERICA PEACE AND PROSPERITY -- AND
WE'RE KEEPING THAT PROMISE. SO LET'S LOOK AT THE
RECORD.
NUMBER ONE: PEACE. TODAY THE PROMISE OF CHANGE
IS EVERYWHERE, AS MANKIND'S NATURAL DESIRE FOR FREEDOM
COMPELS A MOVEMENT TOWARD DEMOCRACY AROUND THE WORLD.
TWO YEARS AGO, MEETING WITH YOU, I SAID I WAS FOR
EXTENDING OUR PROGRESS ON ARMS CONTROL WITH A
VERIFIABLE AGREEMENT TO ELIMINATE ALL CHEMICAL WEAPONS
FROM THE FACE OF THE EARTH.
JUST TWO WEEKS AGO, AT THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL
ASSEMBLY, I ANNOUNCED STEPS WE'RE PROPOSING TOWARD A
TREATY TO BAN -- ELIMINATE -- ALL CHEMICAL WEAPONS
AROUND THE WORLD, WITHIN TEN YEARS OF SIGNING THAT
TREATY.
- 6 -
ALSO, I HAVE PUT FORWARD PROPOSALS TO DRASTICALLY
REDUCE CONVENTIONAL FORCES IN EUROPE. AND I EXPECT
PROGRESS ON START -- STEADY MOVEMENT TOWARD AN
AGREEMENT ON VERIFIABLE REDUCTIONS IN U.S. AND SOVIET.
NUCLEAR ARSENALS. NO, PEACE ISN'T BREAKING OUT ALL
OVER -- BUT BECAUSE OF OUR POLICIES, THE POTENTIAL FOR
WORLD PEACE MAY BE GREATER NOW THAN EVER BEFORE.
NUMBER TWO: PROSPERITY. I TOLD YOU TWO YEARS AGO
I WANTED TO BRING ECONOMIC GROWTH TO ALL AMERICANS,
BECAUSE "A JOB IS THE BEST ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAM EVER
CREATED." WELL, WE'VE JUST BEGUN THE 83RD MONTH OF
UNINTERRUPTED ECONOMIC GROWTH -- A RECORD-BREAKING
RECOVERY THAT HAS PUT MORE AMERICANS TO WORK, AT BETTER
JOBS, THAN EVER BEFORE.
IN THE TWO YEARS SINCE WE LAST MET, NEARLY HALF A
MILLION BLACK AMERICANS HAVE FOUND JOBS. THIS YEAR
HISPANIC EMPLOYMENT HAS REACHED AN ALL-TIME HIGH.
AND REGIONS OF AMERICA THAT WERE HARDEST-HIT BY
THE MISGUIDED ECONOMIC POLICIES OF THE LATE 1970S --
ESPECIALLY THE MIDWEST -- ARE FLOURISHING AGAIN TODAY.
- 7 -
NUMBER THREE: GOOD GOVERNMENT. TWO YEARS AGO I
CALLED FOR A "STRONGER SENSE OF HONOR IN PUBLIC
SERVICE, ATTRACTING PEOPLE WHO WANT TO MAKE A
CONTRIBUTION, NOT TO MAKE A BUCK."
IN THE FIRST MONTHS OF THIS ADMINISTRATION WE'VE
SENT A VERY CLEAR SIGNAL TO ALL BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT.
WE'VE SUBMITTED ETHICS LEGISLATION TO LEVEL THE PLAYING
FIELD BETWEEN THE LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE BRANCHES OF
GOVERNMENT.
WE'VE ALSO SENT TO THE CONGRESS COMPREHENSIVE
LEGISLATION TO REFORM THE WAY CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS
ARE FINANCED. MY PROPOSALS WOULD ENHANCE THE ROLE OF
THE POLITICAL PARTIES, INCREASE THE ROLE OF THE
INDIVIDUAL, AND LESSEN THE UNDUE INFLUENCE OF SPECIAL
INTERESTS ON ELECTIONS.
- 8 -
THIS LEGISLATION WOULD ALSO MAKE CONGRESSIONAL
ELECTIONS MORE COMPETITIVE. THERE IS A 98.5 PERCENT
RE-ELECTION RATE IN THE HOUSE SOME OF THAT IS BOUND TO
BE ATTRIBUTED TO "PERKS" THAT ARE NOT TRULY NEEDED FOR
A MEMBER OF CONGRESS TO DO HIS OR HER JOB.
PART OF GOVERNING IS MAKING SURE THAT IN THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH THE BEST ARE CHOSEN TO SERVE. SO
WE'VE SOUGHT OUT THE BEST -- AND OUR RECORD OF
APPOINTING TALENTED AND QUALIFIED WOMEN TO IMPORTANT
OFFICES PROVES IT.
AS OF TODAY, WE'VE APPOINTED 139 WOMEN TO SENIOR
POSITIONS IN THIS ADMINISTRATION -- 88 NOMINATED OR
ANNOUNCED FOR SENATE-CONFIRMED SENIOR POSITIONS, 21
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEES, AND 30 DEPUTY ASSISTANT
SECRETARIES. THAT'S MORE WOMEN APPOINTED IN OUR FIRST
NINE MONTHS, THAN ANY PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION MANAGED
IN ANY GIVEN YEAR. [PAUSE] AND THAT'S A GREAT STEP
TOWARD GOOD GOVERNMENT.
- 9 -
NUMBER FOUR: EDUCATION. TWO YEARS AGO I SAID I
WANTED TO EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN FOR THE 21ST CENTURY.
WELL, AS YOU KNOW, A WEEK AND A HALF AGO AMERICA'S
GOVERNORS CONVENED WITH AN AMERICAN PRESIDENT FOR THE
FIRST TIME SINCE 1933 -- THIS TIME, TO UNDERTAKE A
MAJOR STATE-BY-STATE EFFORT TO RESTRUCTURE OUR SYSTEM
OF EDUCATION.
THAT SUMMIT WASN'T A CONCLUSION, OF COURSE -- IT
WAS A COMMENCEMENT: THE BEGINNING OF A PROCESS, WHOSE
ONLY AND ULTIMATE GOAL IS EXCELLENCE IN AMERICAN
EDUCATION.
WE SEEK NATIONAL STANDARDS, FLEXIBILITY, AND
ACCOUNTABILITY -- AND TOGETHER, IN A SPIRIT OF
COOPERATION AND COURAGE, WE WILL MAKE THE GRADE.
I'M ESPECIALLY PROUD OF THE EFFORTS OF ONE WOMAN
HERE TODAY, WHO HAS MADE LITERACY HER PERSONAL CAUSE:
YOUR FIRST LADY AND MINE, BARBARA BUSH. [PAUSE]
- 10 -
NUMBER FIVE: WHEN I LAST SAW YOU, I SAID I WAS
FOR "MAKING THE PROTECTION OF OUR ENVIRONMENT A
REPUBLICAN ISSUE AGAIN." BUT YOU KNOW, WE'VE DONE
SOMETHING EVEN BETTER THAN THAT. WE'VE FOUND NEW WAYS
TO MOVE BEYOND PARTISANSHIP IN THE BATTLE AGAINST
POLLUTION.
EARLIER THIS YEAR WE BROUGHT PEOPLE TOGETHER FROM
A WIDE RANGE OF PERSPECTIVES -- REPUBLICANS AND
DEMOCRATS, ENVIRONMENTALISTS AND INDUSTRY LEADERS --
AND OFFERED NEW PROPOSALS TO STEM ACID RAIN, CUT URBAN
SMOG, CLEAN UP AIR TOXICS, AND ENCOURAGE THE USE OF
ALTERNATIVE FUELS.
WITH THAT FIRST STEP, WE'VE CREATED MOMENTUM.
JUST THIS WEEK, A COALITION OF REPUBLICANS AND
DEMOCRATS IN THE HOUSE AGREED ON CUTS IN TAILPIPE
EMISSIONS THAT HAD BEEN A SOURCE OF CONTENTION FOR
YEARS. THE COMPROMISE THAT WAS REACHED -- WHILE IT
WASN'T PERFECT -- DID DEMONSTRATE THAT PROGRESS IS
POSSIBLE. THE SUBCOMMITTEE IS NOW FINISHING WORK ON
THE BILL, AND I FERVENTLY HOPE THAT WE WILL HAVE A NEW
CLEAN AIR LAW WITHIN THESE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
- 11 -
FINALLY, NUMBER SIX: SOMETHING I KNOW IS ON ALL
OF YOUR MINDS -- THE STRUGGLE AGAINST DRUGS. WHEN I
WAS INAUGURATED AS PRESIDENT, I SAID "THIS SCOURGE WILL
STOP" -- AND I BELIEVE IT WILL -- IF ALL OF US WORK TO
SEE THAT AMERICA NO LONGER TOLERATES SO-CALLED "CASUAL"
USERS; AND THAT DRUG DEALERS -- AMERICA'S MERCHANTS OF
DEATH -- GET THE PENALTIES THEY DESERVE; AND THAT LIVES
ARE SAVED THROUGH TREATMENT AND, YES, THROUGH
EDUCATION.
so THOSE ARE SOME OF THE PROMISES WE'RE KEEPING.
PEACE AND PROSPERITY. GOOD GOVERNMENT. PROGRESS
TOWARD EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, A SOUND ENVIRONMENT,
AND WORKING TO PUT A STOP TO DRUGS. BUT WE'VE GOT MANY
MORE PROMISES TO KEEP. LIKE ENSURING THAT AMERICA HAS
A MORE FLEXIBLE WORKFORCE TO MEET THE CHALLENGES AHEAD.
FINDING NEW WAYS TO ENCOURAGE CREATIVE SOLUTIONS IN THE
WORKPLACE -- EVEN ENCOURAGING WORK AT HOME. AND
MEETING THE PRESSING NEED FOR QUALITY CHILDCARE --
UNBURDENED BY BUREAUCRACY.
- 12 -
ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO MEET THESE CHALLENGES IS
THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF CONCERNED WOMEN LIKE YOURSELVES.
WE NEED LEADERS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, WHO
UNDERSTAND THE CHANGES BEFORE US. LEADERS WHO CAN MAKE
THOSE CHANGES LEAD TO POSITIVE RESULTS FOR MEN, WOMEN,
AND CHILDREN ALL ACROSS AMERICA.
THOSE OF YOU GATHERED HERE TODAY ARE PUTTING THAT
KIND OF LEADERSHIP ON THE BALLOT. AND WHILE THE NFRW
IS KNOWN FOR ITS SUCCESS STORIES, I'D SINGLE OUT ONE OF
YOUR MEMBERS AS SYMBOLIC OF YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS. SHE IS
YOUNG; HISPANIC; A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF
REPUBLICAN WOMEN -- AND THE ONLY WOMAN MEMBER OF THE
UNITED STATES CONGRESS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. HER NAME
IS ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN. [PAUSE] I'VE KNOWN HER FOR
YEARS. I WAS PROUD TO CAMPAIGN FOR HER.
LIKE THE NFRW ITSELF, SHE SYMBOLIZES OUR
UNDERSTANDING OF THE FUTURE. LIKE ALL OF YOU, SHE IS
PART OF SOMETHING PROFOUNDLY IMPORTANT. PART OF A
REPUBLICAN PARTY THAT UNDERSTANDS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
-- AND THAT KEEPS ITS PROMISES.
- 13 -
so KEEP LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURE. BY WORKING
TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE THE NEXT CENTURY THE NEXT
AMERICAN CENTURY - AND WILL BUILD THE KIND OF NATION
THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS DESERVE TO INHERIT.
THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU. AND GOD BLESS THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1989
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Charges
THANK YOU, [JUDY]. FIRST, LET ME COMMEND YOU FOR
TWO YEARS OF OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP OF THE NFRW.
[PAUSE] AND I'D OFFER BEST WISHES TO YOUR NEWLY-
ELECTED PRESIDENT, HUDA (HYOU-DA) JONES. [PAUSE] LET
1989 OCT -7 AM 11:05 05
ME ALSO OFFER MY HEARTFELT RESPECTS TO HELEN BENTLEY
AND CONNIE MORELLA. WE NEED MORE LIKE THEM IN
CONGRESS.
AMBASSADOR KIRKPATRICK; RNC CO-CHAIR JEANNIE
AUSTIN; AND ALL OF YOU HERE TODAY -- BARBARA AND I ARE
DELIGHTED TO BE WITH YOU.
YOU KNOW, AS MUCH AS I LOVE IT WHEN BARBARA AND I
TRAVEL TOGETHER, I GET THE FEELING -- AT LEAST WITH
THIS CROWD -- THAT MOST OF THAT FANTASTIC APPLAUSE WAS,
AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN, FOR BARBARA. [PAUSE]
[[ WE'RE SPENDING THIS LONG WEEKEND UP AT CAMP DAVID.
MOST OF YOU PROBABLY KNOW THAT PRESIDENT EISENHOWER
NAMED CAMP DAVID AFTER HIS GRANDSON. WELL, NOT TOO
LONG AGO, A FRIEND OF MY SON MARVIN'S STARTED LOBBYING
NE TO CHANGE THE NAME TO CAMP MARVIN.
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- 2 -
I TOLD HIM WE BUSHES DO THINGS DEMOCRATICALLY, AND
CALLED ALL OF THE KIDS FOR A VOTE. IT WAS A TIE -- ONE
VOTE FOR CAMP MARVIN... ONE FOR CAMP NEIL ONE FOR
CAMP JEB... ONE FOR CAMP GEORGE AND ONE FOR CAMP
xx OF e THE Grandkids one mointry
DORO. [PAUSE]
Now,
mounting
All
campaigns-
YOU KNOW, THE ONLY MEMBER OF THE BUSH CLAN WHO
DIDN'T SPEAK ON HER OWN BEHALF WAS MILLIE. 1]
JUDGING FROM THE THEME YOU'VE CHOSEN FOR THIS
CONFERENCE -- "MEETING THE CHALLENGES
OF THE 90S" -- YOUR EYES ARE FOCUSED FIRMLY ON THE
FUTURE. BUT YOU'RE NOT JUST WAITING You FOR THE FUTURE TO
HAPPEN. YOU RE THE KIND OF PEOPLE NHO ARE DOING
SOMETHING, RIGHT NOW, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RIGHT
VOICES ARE HEARD -- AND THE RIGHT DECISIONS ARE MADE.
YOU'RE WORKING HARD TO ELECT AND TRAIN THE HIGHEST
QUALITY CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC SERVICE -- AT ALL LEVELS.
YOUR CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT SCHOOLS AND POLLING SCHOOLS
PROVIDE THE KEND OF ADVANCED TRAINING THAT BRINGS THE
DEST TO THE BALLOTS -- ELECTION AFTER ELECTION.
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7
[[ BUT LET'S BE FAIR. THE POLICIES OF THE LATE
1970S WEREN'T IDEAS TO BE THROWN ASIDE LIGHTLY
NO,
THEY WERE TO BE THROWN ASIDE WITH GREAT FORCE. 11
NUMBER THREE: GOOD GOVERNMENT. TWO YEARS AGO I
CALLED FOR A "STRONGER SENSE OF HONOR IN PUBLIC
SERVICE, ATTRACTING PEOPLE WHO WANT TO MAKE A
CONTRIBUTION, NOT TO MAKE A BUCK."
IN THE FIRST MONTHS OF THIS ADMINISTRATION WE'VE
SENT A VERY CLEAR SIGNAL TO ALL BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT.
WE'VE SUBMITTED ETHICS LEGISLATION TO LEVEL THE PLAYING
FIELD BETWEEN THE LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE BRANCHES OF
GOVERNMENT.
WE'VE ALSO SENT TO THE CONGRESS COMPREHENSIVE
LEGISLATION TO REFORM THE WAY CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS
ARE FINANCED. MY PROPOSALS WOULD ENHANCE THE ROLE OF
THE POLITICAL PARTIES, INCREASE THE ROLE OF THE
INDIVIDUAL, AND LESSEN THE UNDUE INFLUENCE OF SPECIAL
INTERESTS ON ELECTIONS.
000 W MAILFAX 3501T
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Some at that is bond to
- 8 -
be affibuted to "perhicided
THIS LEGISLATION WOULD There ALSO MAKE that CONGRESSIONAL are not truly for a Compres
6
to do his
ELECTIONS MORE COMPETITIVE. 98.5 PERCENT RE-ELECTION
me job
RATE IN THE HOUSE IS UNHEALTHY IN A DEMOCRACT
By custing bach on
digree that Solue #5 spachs that
[[ THE WAY IT IS NOW, INCUMBENTS DON'T HAVE TO RUN
AL
FOR OFFICE
WHY RUN, WHEN YOU CAN WALTZ?
n
a
in the Exec. Branch
PART OF GOVERNING WERE IS MAKING SURE THAT a THE
BEST ARE CHOSEN TO SERVE. so WE'VE SOUGHT OUT THE BEST
-- AND OUR RECORD OF APPOINTING TALENTED AND QUALIFIED
WOMEN TO IMPORTANT OFFICES PROVES IT.
AS OF TODAY, WE'VE APPOINTED 139 WOMEN TO SENIOR
POSITIONS IN THIS ADMINISTRATION -- 88 NOMINATED OR
ANNOUNCED FOR SENATE-CONFIRMED SENIOR POSITIONS, 21
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEES, AND 30 DEPUTY ASSISTANT
SECRETARIES. THAT'S MORE WOMEN APPOINTED IN OUR FIRST
NINE MONTHS, THAN ANY PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION MANAGED
IN ANY GIVEN YEAR. [PAUSE] AND THAT'S A GREAT STEP
TOWARD GOOD GOVERNMENT.
2
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- 11 -
FINALLY. NUMBER SIX: SOMETHING I KNOW IS ON ALL
OF YOUR MINDS -- THE STRUGGLE AGAINST DRUGS. WHEN I
WAS INAUGURATED AS PRESIDENT, I SAID "THIS SCOURGE WILL
STOP" -- AND I BELIEVE IT WILL -- IF ALL OF US WORK TO
SEE THAT AMERICA NO LONGER TOLERATES SO-CALLED "CASUAL"
USERS; AND THAT DRUG DEALERS -- AMERICA'S MERCHANTS OF
and that -- lives are samed through treatment
DEATH GET THE PENALTIES THEY DESERVE,
and yes, through education
so THOSE ARE SOME OF THE PROMISES WE'RE KEEPING.
PEACE AND PROSPERITY. GOOD GOVERNMENT. PROGRESS
TOWARD EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, A SOUND ENVIRONMENT,
AND WORKING TO PUT A STOP TO DRUGS. BUT WE'VE GOT MANY
MORE PROMISES TO KEEP. LIKE ENSURING THAT AMERICA HAS
A MORE FLEXIBLE WORKFORCE TO MEET THE CHALLENGES AHEAD.
FINDING NEW WAYS TO ENCOURAGE CREATIVE SOLUTIONS IN THE
WORKPLACE -- EVEN ENCOURAGING WORK AT HOME. AND
MEETING THE PRESSING NEED FOR QUALITY CHILDCARE --
UNBURDENED BY BUREAUCRACY.
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I
- 12 -
ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO MEET THESE CHALLENGES IS
THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF CONCERNED WOMEN LIKE YOURSELVES.
WE NEED LEADERS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, WHO
UNDERSTAND THE CHANGES BEFORE US. LEADERS WHO CAN MAKE
THOSE CHANGES LEAD TO POSITIVE RESULTS FOR MEN, WOMEN,
AND CHILDREN ALL ACROSS AMERICA.
THOSE OF YOU GATHERED HERE TODAY ARE PUTTING THAT
KIND OF LEADERSHIP ON THE BALLOT. AND WHILE THE NFRW
IS KNOWN FOR ITS SUCCESS STORIES, I'D SINGLE OUT ONE OF
YOUR MEMBERS AS SYMBOLIC OF YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS. SHE IS
YOUNG; HISPANIC; A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF
REPUBLICAN WOMEN -- AND THE ONLY WOMAN MEMBER OF THE
UNITED STATES CONGRESS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. HER NAME
IS ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN. [PAUSE]
IVC known her for years - I was
proud to campaign for her
LIKE THE NFRW ITSELF, SHE SYMBOLIZES OUR
UNDERSTANDING OF THE FUTURE. LIKE ALL OF YOU, SHE IS
PART OF SOMETHING PROFOUNDLY IMPORTANT. PART OF A
REPUBLICAN PARTY THAT UNDERSTANDS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE -
- AND THAT KEEPS ITS PROMISES.
REMARKS:
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF REPUBLICAN WOMEN
BALTIMORE CONVENTION CENTER
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1989
12:15 P.M.
Congles. Bentley enthusian grt, leader
THANK YOU, [JUDY]. FIRST, LET ME COMMEND YOU FOR
TWO YEARS OF OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP OF THE NFRW.
[PAUSE] AND I'D OFFER BEST WISHES TO YOUR NEWLY-
ELECTED PRESIDENT, HUDA (HYOU-DA) JONES. [PAUSE] LET
ME ALSO OFFER MY HEARTFELT RESPECTS TO HELEN BENTLEY
Congs.
Both
AND CONNIE MORELLA. WE NEED MORE LIKE THEM IN
CONGRESS.
all one +
AMBASSADOR KIRKPATRICK; RNC CO-CHAIR JEANNIE
AUSTIN; AND ALL OF YOU HERE TODAY -- BARBARA AND I ARE
DELIGHTED TO BE WITH YOU.
all are P
YOU KNOW, AS MUCH AS I LOVE IT WHEN BARBARA AND I
TRAVEL TOGETHER, I GET THE FEELING -- AT LEAST WITH
THIS CROWD -- THAT MOST OF THAT FANTASTIC APPLAUSE WAS,
AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN, FOR BARBARA. [PAUSE]
the Silua Fox
holiday
WE'RE SPENDING THIS LONG WEEKEND UP AT CAMP DAVID.
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[[
MOST OF YOU PROBABLY KNOW THAT PRESIDENT EISENHOWER
NAMED CAMP DAVID AFTER HIS GRANDSON. WELL, NOT TOO
LONG AGO, A FRIEND OF MY SON MARVIN'S STARTED LOBBYING
ME TO CHANGE THE NAME TO CAMP MARVIN.
- 2 -
I TOLD HIM WE BUSHES DO THINGS DEMOCRATICALLY, AND
CALLED ALL OF THE KIDS FOR A VOTE. IT WAS A TIE -- ONE
googh good +
VOTE FOR CAMP MARVIN
ONE FOR CAMP NEIL...
ONE FOR
CAMP JEB...
ONE FOR CAMP GEORGE
AND ONE FOR CAMP
DORO. [PAUSE] NOW, ALL OF THE GRANDKIDS ARE MOUNTING
CAMPAIGNS.
YOU KNOW, THE ONLY MEMBER OF THE BUSH CLAN WHO
DIDN'T SPEAK ON HER OWN BEHALF WAS MILLIE. ]]
JUDGING FROM THE THEME YOU'VE CHOSEN FOR THIS
CONFERENCE -- "MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF THE 90S" --
YOUR EYES ARE FOCUSED FIRMLY ON THE FUTURE. BUT YOU'RE
NOT JUST WAITING FOR THE FUTURE TO HAPPEN. YOU ARE
DOING SOMETHING, RIGHT NOW, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RIGHT
VOICES ARE HEARD -- AND THE RIGHT DECISIONS ARE MADE.
YOU'RE WORKING HARD TO ELECT AND TRAIN THE HIGHEST
QUALITY CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC SERVICE -- AT ALL LEVELS.
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YOUR CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT SCHOOLS AND POLLING SCHOOLS
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PROVIDE THE KIND OF ADVANCED TRAINING THAT BRINGS THE
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BEST TO THE BALLOTS -- ELECTION AFTER ELECTION.
said salute him
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SO I WANT TO BEGIN BY WISHING YOU LUCK WITH YOUR
NEW NATION-WIDE CANDIDATE RECRUITING PROGRAM -- PROJECT
'90. I'D ALSO CONGRATULATE YOU FOR YOUR COMMUNITY
SERVICE EFFORTS LIKE THE "CARING FOR AMERICA" PROJECT.
[[ YOU KNOW, LAST WEEK I SAID IN A SPEECH THAT I'M
A PRACTICAL MAN -- THAT I'M NOT MUCH FOR THE AIRY AND
ABSTRACT. A FELLOW CAME UP TO ME LATER AND SAID "FINE
-- so EXPLAIN THE THOUSAND POINTS OF LIGHT." ]]
WELL, WHEN I SPOKE OF A "THOUSAND POINTS OF
LIGHT," YOU UNDERSTOOD -- AND YOU DIDN'T HIDE YOUR
LIGHT UNDER A BUSHEL BASKET, OR TRY TO BURY IT IN A
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BUREAUCRACY. NO, YOU'VE BROUGHT THAT LIGHT INTO THE
OPEN, TURNING AN ABSTRACT IDEAL INTO A SHINING REALITY.
YOUR BRAND OF COMMUNITY SERVICE AND COALITION-
BUILDING MAKE AN UNBEATABLE COMBINATION. YOU'RE
SEEKING OUT CAPABLE PEOPLE, INTERESTED IN PUBLIC
SERVICE -- AND BRINGING THEIR CANDIDACIES TO LIFE.
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MANY OF YOU WERE IN ORLANDO IN THE FALL OF 1987,
WHEN I SPOKE TO YOUR LAST BIENNIAL CONVENTION. THAT
WAS JUST BEFORE I ANNOUNCED MY CANDIDACY FOR PRESIDENT.
ON THAT DAY I OUTLINED FIVE PRIORITIES THAT WOULD SHAPE
THIS ADMINISTRATION'S WORK.
TODAY I'M GOING TO SKETCH OUT A PICTURE OF THE
PROGRESS WE'VE MADE SINCE THEN. BUT I WANT TO TELL YOU
UP FRONT THAT THIS ISN'T "MY" RECORD I'M TALKING ABOUT
-- IT'S OUR RECORD.
EVERY STEP WE'VE TAKEN IN THE WHITE HOUSE, EVERY
INITIATIVE, EVERY NEW IDEA, HAS GAINED MOMENTUM WITH
YOUR SUPPORT. AND WITH EVERY STEP WE TAKE IN THE
FUTURE - -- WHETHER IT'S WORKING TO IMPROVE EDUCATION AT
THE STATE NFRW LEVEL, OR FIGHTING TO CURB DRUG ABUSE -- I
KNOW YOU'LL BE RIGHT THERE WITH US.
THE VICTORIES YOU'VE WON -- AND WILL CONTINUE TO
WIN -- AREN'T JUST VICTORIES OF ONE CANDIDATE OVER
ANOTHER. THEY REPRESENT THE VICTORY OF A PHILOSOPHY.
THE VINDICATION OF REPUBLICAN IDEAS. AND PROOF
POSITIVE, THAT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS THE ONLY PARTY
THAT DELIVERS ON ITS PROMISES.
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WE PROMISED AMERICA PEACE AND PROSPERITY - -- AND
WE'RE KEEPING THAT PROMISE. SO LET'S LOOK AT THE
RECORD.
NUMBER ONE: PEACE. TODAY THE PROMISE OF CHANGE
IS EVERYWHERE, AS MANKIND'S NATURAL DESIRE FOR FREEDOM
COMPELS A MOVEMENT TOWARD DEMOCRACY AROUND THE WORLD.
TWO YEARS AGO, MEETING WITH YOU, I SAID I WAS FOR
EXTENDING OUR PROGRESS ON ARMS CONTROL WITH A
VERIFIABLE AGREEMENT TO ELIMINATE ALL CHEMICAL WEAPONS
FROM THE FACE OF THE EARTH.
JUST TWO WEEKS AGO, AT THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL
ASSEMBLY, I ANNOUNCED STEPS WE'RE PROPOSING TOWARD A
TREATY TO BAN -- ELIMINATE - -- ALL CHEMICAL WEAPONS
AROUND THE WORLD, WITHIN TEN YEARS OF SIGNING THAT
TREATY.
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ALSO, I HAVE PUT FORWARD PROPOSALS TO DRASTICALLY
REDUCE CONVENTIONAL FORCES IN EUROPE. AND I EXPECT
PROGRESS ON START -- STEADY MOVEMENT TOWARD AN
AGREEMENT ON VERIFIABLE REDUCTIONS IN U.S. AND SOVIET
NUCLEAR ARSENALS. NO, PEACE ISN'T BREAKING OUT ALL
OVER -- BUT BECAUSE OF OUR POLICIES, THE POTENTIAL FOR
WORLD PEACE MAY BE GREATER NOW THAN EVER BEFORE.
NUMBER TWO: PROSPERITY. I TOLD YOU TWO YEARS AGO
I WANTED TO BRING ECONOMIC GROWTH TO ALL AMERICANS,
BECAUSE "A JOB IS THE BEST ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAM EVER
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CREATED." WELL, WE'VE JUST BEGUN THE 83RD MONTH OF
UNINTERRUPTED ECONOMIC GROWTH - -- A RECORD-BREAKING
RECOVERY THAT HAS PUT MORE AMERICANS TO WORK, AT BETTER
JOBS, THAN EVER BEFORE. And I salute RR firthe
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IN THE TWO YEARS SINCE WE LAST MET, NEARLY HALF A
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MILLION BLACK AMERICANS HAVE FOUND JOBS. THIS YEAR
HISPANIC EMPLOYMENT HAS REACHED AN ALL-TIME HIGH.
AND REGIONS OF AMERICA THAT WERE HARDEST-HIT BY
THE MISGUIDED ECONOMIC POLICIES OF THE LATE 1970S --
ESPECIALLY THE MIDWEST - -- ARE FLOURISHING AGAIN TODAY.
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NUMBER THREE: GOOD GOVERNMENT. TWO YEARS AGO I
CALLED FOR A "STRONGER SENSE OF HONOR IN PUBLIC
SERVICE, ATTRACTING PEOPLE WHO WANT TO MAKE A
CONTRIBUTION, NOT TO MAKE A BUCK."
IN THE FIRST MONTHS OF THIS ADMINISTRATION WE'VE
SENT A VERY CLEAR SIGNAL TO ALL BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT.
WE'VE SUBMITTED ETHICS LEGISLATION TO LEVEL THE PLAYING
FIELD BETWEEN THE LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE BRANCHES OF
GOVERNMENT.
WE'VE ALSO SENT TO THE CONGRESS COMPREHENSIVE
LEGISLATION TO REFORM THE WAY CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS
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ARE FINANCED. MY PROPOSALS WOULD ENHANCE THE ROLE OF
THE POLITICAL PARTIES, INCREASE THE ROLE OF THE
INDIVIDUAL, AND LESSEN THE UNDUE INFLUENCE OF SPECIAL
INTERESTS ON ELECTIONS.
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THIS LEGISLATION WOULD ALSO MAKE CONGRESSIONAL
ELECTIONS MORE COMPETITIVE. THERE IS A 98.5 PERCENT
RE-ELECTION RATE IN THE HOUSE SOME OF THAT IS BOUND TO
BE ATTRIBUTED TO "PERKS" THAT ARE NOT TRULY NEEDED FOR
A MEMBER OF CONGRESS TO DO HIS OR HER JOB.
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PART OF GOVERNING IS MAKING SURE THAT IN THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH THE BEST ARE CHOSEN TO SERVE. so
WE'VE SOUGHT OUT THE BEST -- AND OUR RECORD OF
APPOINTING TALENTED AND QUALIFIED WOMEN TO IMPORTANT
OFFICES PROVES IT.
AS OF TODAY, WE'VE APPOINTED 139 WOMEN TO SENIOR
POSITIONS IN THIS ADMINISTRATION -- -- 88 NOMINATED OR
ANNOUNCED FOR SENATE-CONFIRMED SENIOR POSITIONS, 21
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEES, AND 30 DEPUTY ASSISTANT
SECRETARIES. THAT'S MORE WOMEN APPOINTED IN OUR FIRST
NINE MONTHS, THAN ANY PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION MANAGED
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IN ANY GIVEN YEAR. [PAUSE] AND THAT'S A GREAT STEP
TOWARD GOOD GOVERNMENT.
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NUMBER FOUR: EDUCATION. TWO YEARS AGO I SAID I
WANTED TO EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN FOR THE 21ST CENTURY.
WELL, AS YOU KNOW, A WEEK AND A HALF AGO AMERICA'S
GOVERNORS CONVENED WITH AN AMERICAN PRESIDENT FOR THE the in VA.
I called this conference
FIRST TIME SINCE 1933 -- THIS TIME, TO UNDERTAKE A
MAJOR STATE-BY-STATE EFFORT TO RESTRUCTURE OUR SYSTEM
OF EDUCATION.
THAT SUMMIT WASN'T A CONCLUSION, OF COURSE - -- IT
WAS A COMMENCEMENT: THE BEGINNING OF A PROCESS, WHOSE
ONLY AND ULTIMATE GOAL IS EXCELLENCE IN AMERICAN
EDUCATION.
WE SEEK NATIONAL STANDARDS, FLEXIBILITY, AND
ACCOUNTABILITY - -- AND TOGETHER, IN A SPIRIT OF
COOPERATION AND COURAGE, WE WILL MAKE THE GRADE.
if we are to renain line. in Europe
I'M ESPECIALLY PROUD OF THE EFFORTS OF ONE WOMAN
HERE TODAY, WHO HAS MADE LITERACY HER PERSONAL CAUSE:
YOUR FIRST LADY AND MINE, BARBARA BUSH. [PAUSE]
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NUMBER FIVE: WHEN I LAST SAW YOU, I SAID I WAS
FOR "MAKING THE PROTECTION OF OUR ENVIRONMENT A
REPUBLICAN ISSUE AGAIN." BUT YOU KNOW, WE'VE DONE
SOMETHING EVEN BETTER THAN THAT. WE'VE FOUND NEW WAYS
TO MOVE BEYOND PARTISANSHIP IN THE BATTLE AGAINST
POLLUTION.
EARLIER THIS YEAR WE BROUGHT PEOPLE TOGETHER FROM
A WIDE RANGE OF PERSPECTIVES -- REPUBLICANS AND
DEMOCRATS, ENVIRONMENTALISTS AND INDUSTRY LEADERS --
AND OFFERED NEW PROPOSALS TO STEM ACID RAIN, CUT URBAN
SMOG, CLEAN UP AIR TOXICS, AND ENCOURAGE THE USE OF
ALTERNATIVE FUELS.
WITH THAT FIRST STEP, WE'VE CREATED MOMENTUM.
JUST THIS WEEK, A COALITION OF REPUBLICANS AND
DEMOCRATS IN THE HOUSE AGREED ON CUTS IN TAILPIPE
EMISSIONS THAT HAD BEEN A SOURCE OF CONTENTION FOR
YEARS. THE COMPROMISE THAT WAS REACHED -- WHILE IT
WASN'T PERFECT -- DID DEMONSTRATE THAT PROGRESS IS
POSSIBLE. THE SUBCOMMITTEE IS NOW FINISHING WORK ON
THE BILL, AND I FERVENTLY HOPE THAT WE WILL HAVE A NEW
CLEAN AIR LAW WITHIN THESE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
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FINALLY, NUMBER SIX: SOMETHING I KNOW IS ON ALL
OF YOUR MINDS -- THE STRUGGLE AGAINST DRUGS. WHEN I
WAS INAUGURATED AS PRESIDENT, I SAID "THIS SCOURGE WILL
STOP" -- AND I BELIEVE IT WILL -- IF ALL OF US WORK TO
SEE THAT AMERICA NO LONGER TOLERATES SO-CALLED "CASUAL"
USERS; AND THAT DRUG DEALERS -- AMERICA'S MERCHANTS OF
DEATH -- GET THE PENALTIES THEY DESERVE; AND THAT LIVES
ARE SAVED THROUGH TREATMENT AND, YES, THROUGH
EDUCATION
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so THOSE ARE SOME OF THE PROMISES WE'RE KEEPING.
PEACE AND PROSPERITY. GOOD GOVERNMENT. PROGRESS
TOWARD EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, A SOUND ENVIRONMENT,
AND WORKING TO PUT A STOP TO DRUGS. BUT WE'VE GOT MANY
MORE PROMISES TO KEEP. LIKE ENSURING THAT AMERICA HAS
A MORE FLEXIBLE WORKFORCE TO MEET THE CHALLENGES AHEAD.
FINDING NEW WAYS TO ENCOURAGE CREATIVE SOLUTIONS IN THE
WORKPLACE -- EVEN ENCOURAGING WORK AT HOME. AND
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for ver MEETING THE PRESSING NEED FOR QUALITY CHILDCARE --
SWN.
UNBURDENED BY BUREAUCRACY. - No break in IP
work.
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ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO MEET THESE CHALLENGES IS
THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF CONCERNED WOMEN LIKE YOURSELVES.
WE NEED LEADERS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, WHO
UNDERSTAND THE CHANGES BEFORE US. LEADERS WHO CAN MAKE
THOSE CHANGES LEAD TO POSITIVE RESULTS FOR MEN, WOMEN,
AND CHILDREN ALL ACROSS AMERICA.
p.12 THOSE OF YOU GATHERED HERE TODAY ARE PUTTING THAT
KIND OF LEADERSHIP ON THE BALLOT. AND WHILE THE NFRW
IS KNOWN FOR ITS SUCCESS STORIES, I'D SINGLE OUT ONE OF
YOUR MEMBERS AS SYMBOLIC OF YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS. SHE IS
YOUNG; HISPANIC; A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF
REPUBLICAN WOMEN -- AND THE ONLY WOMAN MEMBER OF THE
UNITED STATES CONGRESS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. HER NAME
applanse
IS ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN. [PAUSE] I'VE KNOWN HER FOR
YEARS. I WAS PROUD TO CAMPAIGN FOR HER.
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LIKE THE NFRW ITSELF, SHE SYMBOLIZES OUR
UNDERSTANDING OF THE FUTURE. LIKE ALL OF YOU, SHE IS
PART OF SOMETHING PROFOUNDLY IMPORTANT. PART OF A
REPUBLICAN PARTY THAT UNDERSTANDS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
-- AND THAT KEEPS ITS PROMISES.
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SO KEEP LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURE. BY WORKING
TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE THE NEXT CENTURY THE NEXT
AMERICAN CENTURY -- AND WILL BUILD THE KIND OF NATION
THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS DESERVE TO INHERIT.
THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU. AND GOD BLESS THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON.
SCHEDULE OF THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. BUSH
FOR
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
OCTOBER 8, 1989
EVENT:
Staff Photo with NFRW Leadership
National Federation of Republican Women Luncheon
DRESS:
Men
- Business Suit
Women
- Day Dress
CONTACT:
Office of Presidential Advance
John G. Keller, Jr.
- 202/456-7565
Trip Coordinator
Barbara Jobe
- 202/456-7565
Baltimore, Maryland Signal
- 202/395-5508
ADVANCE:
Leo Tomeu
- LEAD
Kelly Gannon
- PRESS
B.J. Moravak
- USSS
John Stufflebeem
- MIL. AIDE
Jim Straight
- WHCA
Rob Creamer
- HMX
WEATHER:
Sunny/Low 70's
SCHEDULE OF THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. BUSH
TO
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
OCTOBER 8, 1989
GUEST AND STAFF INSTRUCTIONS:
10:25 am Vans depart West Basement en
route Pentagon for those
manifested on Nighthawk III.
10:40 am Those with own transportation
should arrive Pentagon.
10:55 am Nighthawk III departs Pentagon
en route Baltimore, Maryland.
11:15 am Nighthawk III arrives Fort
McHenry Landing Zone, Baltimore,
Maryland.
11:00 am
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush depart Camp David
en route Baltimore, Maryland.
HELICOPTER ASSIGNMENTS:
Marine One:
THE PRESIDENT
Mrs. Bush
T. McBride
J. Allison
Doctor
Mil. Aide
2 USSS
Nighthawk II
6 USSS
1 WHCA
Nighthawk III (depart from Pentagon)
A. Card
J. Wray
B. Kilberg
J. Swift
G. Fendler
C. Powers
M. Compton
COL Nickel
1 USSS
22 Press
1 WHCA A.V.
(Flying Time: 30 Minutes)
11:30 am
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush arrive Fort McHenry
Landing Zone and proceed to Motorcade.
11:35 am
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush board Motorcade and
depart Fort McHenry Landing Zone en route
Baltimore Convention Center.
MOTORCADE ASSIGNMENTS:
Lead
L. Tomeu
Spare
Doctor
T. McBride
LIMO
THE PRESIDENT
Mrs. Bush
Follow Up
Control
A. Card
Mil. Aide
Support
J. Swift
Official Photographer
Medic
Staff I
J. Wray
B. Kilberg
Camera I
Page Two
Camera II
G. Fendler
Wire I
Wire II
Staff Van
All Remaining Staff
Guest Van
All Remaining Guests
Press Van I
J. Allison
Press Van II
Press Van III
(Drive Time: 10 Minutes)
11:45 am
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush arrive Baltimore
Convention Center and proceed to VIP Room.
Met By:
Ms. Judy Hughes
President
National Federation of Republican Women
Ms. Huda Jones
President-elect
National Federation of Republican Women
The Honorable Connie Morella
United States Congresswoman
The Honorable Helen Bentley
United States Congresswoman
The Honorable Jeanne Kirkpatrick
Ms. Jeanie Austin
Co-Chair, RNC
Ms. Maryann Morse
Florida National Committeewoman
Mr. Larry Vincent
Annapolis Republican Mayoral Candidate
The Honorable Ellen Sauerbrey
Maryland House Minority Leader
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EVENT:
STAFF PHOTO WITH NFRW LEADERSHIP
OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER ONLY
11:47 am
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush arrive VIP Room and
begin participation in Staff Photo.
12:05 pm
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush conclude participation
in Staff Photo, depart VIP Room and proceed to
Holding Room.
12:06 pm
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush arrive Holding Room
and hold briefly.
12:08 pm
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush depart Holding Room
and proceed to Off-Stage Announcement Area.
12:09 pm
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush arrive Off-Stage
Announcement Area and hold briefly.
EVENT:
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF REPUBLICAN WOMEN LUNCHEON
OPEN PRESS
OFF-STAGE ANNOUNCEMENT
REMARKS
12:10 pm
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush are announced into
Halls A and B, proceed to Seats and remain
Standing.
12:11 pm Invocation is given by Ms. Dodie
Londen, Treasurer, NFRW.
12:12 pm Pledge of Allegiance is given by
Ms. Jan Landis, Vice Chair, NFRW.
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12:13 pm
THE PRESIDENT is introduced for Remarks by Ms.
Judy Hughes, President, NFRW.
12:15 pm
THE PRESIDENT Remarks.
12:25 pm
THE PRESIDENT concludes Remarks and, with Mrs.
Bush, departs Halls A and B and proceeds to
Motorcade.
12:30 pm
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush board Motorcade and
depart Baltimore Convention Center en route
Fort McHenry Landing Zone.
MOTORCADE ASSIGNMENTS:
Same as on Arrival.
(Drive Time: 10 Minutes)
12:40 pm
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush arrive Fort McHenry
Landing Zone and proceed to board Marine One.
12:45 pm
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush depart Baltimore,
Maryland en route Camp David.
HELICOPTER ASSIGNMENTS:
Marine One:
THE PRESIDENT
Mrs. Bush
T. McBride
J. Allison
Gov. Schaefer
H. Snoops
Doctor
Mil. Aide
Nighthawk II
G. Cofflin
6 USSS
1 WHCA
Nighthawk III (en route to Pentagon)
A. Card
J. Wray
B. Kilberg
J. Swift
G. Fendler
C. Powers
M. Compton
L. Gromis
COL Nickel
1 USSS
21 Press
1 WHCA A.V.
(Flying Time: 30 Minutes)
1:15 pm
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush arrive Camp David.
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