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#1726
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Andover, Massachusetts)
For Immediate Release
November 5, 1989
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
TO PHILLIPS ACADEMY BICENTENNIAL: CONVOCATION
Samuel Phillips Hall
Phillips Academy
Andover, Massachusetts
10:45 A.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Don. Thank all of you very
much on this beautiful fall day. My thanks to our headmaster, Don
McNemar. I was accompanied here by two members of the United States
Congress, fellow alumni of Phillips Academy -- Congressman Tony
Beilenson and Congressman Andy Ireland, who are out here someplace.
But I just want to introduce them.
And to the board of this great school, to our outstanding
faculty, to the students, administrators, the entire Andover family
and community, and friends, I am just delighted to be back here. I'm
sorry Barbara isn't with me. I know that's why this crowd is so big.
(Laughter.) But she didn't feel so hot. She's doing okay, but she
just had a bad day yesterday and so she couldn't make it. But she
sends her love and affection.
I want to thank you for this chance to visit -- and
revisit -- the site of so many wonderful memories for me and to
celebrate such an historic moment in the life of this academy.
Because as Don said, it was 200 years ago to this very day that the
founder of our country visited one of our country's oldest academies.
And George Washington would later write fondly of
Andover, and in that vein legend says that he kissed a young girl at
the Andover Inn. (Laughter.) It is reported that she never washed
that cheek again. (Laughter.)
But now, I can't bear living testimony to his visit, but
I can speak very briefly of my time here. I loved those years. They
did, indeed, teach the great end and real business of living. And
even now its lessons of honesty, selflessness, faith in God -- well,
they enrich every day of our lives.
You remember, I'm the guy that said Pearl Harbor Day was
on September 7. I want to clear that up. (Laughter.) Because it
was right about here, where that guy in a red coat is standing, that
I heard that our country was at war on December 7th, 1941. And it
was over there in Cochran Chapel, that in June of 1942, a graduate of
Phillips Academy gave our commencement address -- Henry Stimson. He
was then Secretary of War and he observed how the American soldier
should be brave without being brutal, self-reliant without boasting,
becoming a part of irresistible might without losing faith in
individual liberty. I never forgot those words.
For 211 years, Phillips Academy has embodied the
qualities that Secretary Stimson alluded to. And it has shown how we
are "one nation under God." It has inculcated into its sons and
daughters a sense of service to country and a sense of service to
others. Each day I'm reminded of this.
This is the message of our years here and the message
with which I close. Without God's help we can do nothing. With
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God's help there is nothing we cannot do, for our children and for
the world.
Thank you for inviting me. God bless you and God bless
the United States of America. (Applause.)
END
10:50 A.M. EST
#1727
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Andover, Massachusetts)
For Immediate Release
November 5, 1989
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDECNT
AT BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECEPTION
Borden Gymnasium
Phillips Academy
Andover, Massachusetts
12:01 P.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Excuse the slight delay.
I was out there talking to the captain of Andover's victorious
football team Tony Pittman. I don t know whether he came in with
us. Is he there? I want to show him off to you guys that came here
with me. Small but fast (laughter) -- tough. I don't know where
he went. Is he coming? Tony, get up here now. I need them to see
my excuse for my being late. (Applause.) I don't want to embarrass
him. Stay there.
I single him out, not to embarass the poor guy, which I
probably have just done, but to make a point about this school. One
of the things that I, at least, got an awful lot out of was the
athletic program. And I saw my old mentor, Frank DiClemente, sitting
in the front row there. And I thought, my gosh, I haven't even left
the place -- he looks just the same as he did back in those highly
competitive days.
But I want to thank Headmaster Don McNemar for arranging
a wonderful visit -- a fine reunion, if you will. Again, I want to
single out the two congressmen that were here with me. Back here,
Andy Ireland and Tony Beilenson, standing way in the back there.
(Applause.) As enthusiastic as I about the return to Andover Hill,
and, of course, to the Board and to Tim Ireland, who really did a lot
of the planning on this and working out the schedule -- old friend.
And of course, David Underwood, whom I've known for years
fellow Houstonian, now serving so unselfishly as chairman of this
board. And again, I don't want to miss by failing to emphäsize the
affection I have for members of the faculty, present and past. We
did a little interview a minute ago with not only the editor of the
Phillipian, but from the Lawrence paper. And I pointed out that
those of us who studied here were privileged to be taught by
outstanding faculty. And it's still, I'm sure, just exactly that
way.
I'm very sorry Barbara's not here. She just didn't feel
well. But she's doing well. And I'm very, very proud of her. And
she had been looking forward to this very much.
I was going through the yearbook the other day. It said
something about: Captain Bush was a powerful batter at the plate.
It's marvelous how little time takes care of a lot of myths, you
know. (Laughter.) But, freedom of the press -- we're all for that.
(Laughter.) And those of you from Washington, I hope you 11 note it.
I emphasized in that little interview we had the
importance of friendships. Whether you're President of the United
States, or a senior at Phillips Academy, or just beginning here or
whatever. Friendships matter. And the friendships you make here last
you for the rest of your life; and I'm grateful for that.
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Some other things don't change. Kindness doesn't change.
The education and service that is embodied in the Phillips
Constitution -- talk about it says, both goodness and kindness
form the noblest character and lay the surest foundation of
usefulness to mankind. And many young people have passed through
these halls since those words were written. And yet, Andover's
mission -- excellence in education -- remains as true in 1989 as it
was when President Washington visited Phillips Academy 200 years ago
to this very day.
The Andover Mission states that education has always been
the great equalizer and uplifter. And that, public or private, large
or small, the schools of America are precious centers of intellectual
challenge and creativity. And yet, they're more than that. For it
is in school, as it was for me here at Phillips Academy, that we come
to understand real values. The need to help the less fortunate, make
ours a more decent, civil world.
As a student, for example, I remember we had in those
days the "Society of Inquiry, it was called. Community service. We
did drives, sponsored by what was then known as the Society of
Inquiry. And today, you have the Blue Key and the Community Service
Program. All three reflect service to nation and service to
neighbor.
And as a student, too, I learned, as I said, about education through
some absolutely outstanding teachers.
I don't like to single them out, but I was talking to Don
about it. And I think my favorite was Dr. A.B. Darling. He lived
right around the corner. We always tried to avoid his house, because
you were summoned over there if you did real bad. (Laughter.) But I
learned from the discipline of his classes, and it's gone on for
years and years in this great institution.
Today, as Don observed a few minutes ago, a new
generation of teachers are helping to challenge and inspire.
Excellence in education -- a belief that we were put on Earth to help
others.
And back in the early '40s, this formed the essence and
character of Phillips Academy. And you can still feel its power
today. For Phillips has much to be proud of as it enters a brand-new
decade. Its curricula has never been more extensive. Its exchange
program is broadening its horizons. Its minority recruitment and
scholarship programs have brought a new vital diversity to the
student body. And keeping Phillips such a special, even wondrous
place. A place where we forge friendships for life with faculty,
house masters and ministers, administrators and, yes, our classmates.
Even the father of our country was impressed by Phillips
Academy. As he wrote his nephew, and Don referred to some of this in
a letter after visiting the community: "Schooling, board, washing
and lodging will not much, if any, I am told, exceed $2 a week for
each boy.' Now, costs have changed a little since then -- (Laughter)
-- quality has not. And in the capable hands of this Headmaster, of
this faculty, of the board, it will not.
And so thank you for ensuring Andover's excellence,
making one of America's oldest academies one of America's finest
academies. And thank you very much from the bottom of my heart for
what has been a joyous occasion one I shall not forget. And I'll
go back to work tomorrow feeling uplifted in knowing that I have the
friendships that really make a difference.
Thank you very, very much.
END
12:10 P.M. EST
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
November 7, 1989
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
TO THE WORLD SERIES CHAMPION OAKLAND ATHLETICS
The Rose Garden
2:02 P.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Mayor Wilson, officially, and to Mr.
Walter Haas over here, an old friend of mine, and Wally and Dr. Bobby
Brown, the President of the American League. Tony La Russa and the
players and staff of the Oakland A's. And also the distinguished
members of the enormous, effective Congressional delegation from
California. Also the members of the Babe Ruth League Championship
teams from Forest Grove, Oregon; Cherry Hill, New Jersey; and
Oakland, California. And anybody left over, welcome to you.
(Laughter.)
It's a great day. And I feel this is a special and
historic occasion. After all, I'll bet it's not often that the
Oakland A's are honored by an unofficial scout for the Texas Rangers.
(Laughter.)
Today we're talking baseball. And a team that is clearly
and truly Number One -- the world champion Oakland A's.
And the A's, of course, have this wonderful baseball
heritage. Nine world titles going back, what, 88 years -- including
four since coming to Oakland. A tradition of character and triumph.
A tradition embodied, perhaps, by the elephant gracing your uniform
sleeve. (Laughter.) You read that any way you want, but I'm
impressed. (Laughter.)
And this year's champions were true to that heritage.
Ninety-nine games won, and the American League West -- as Casey
Stengel would say, "You could look it up." And then downing Toronto
in the playoffs and sweeping the cross-town Giants in the Battle of
the Bay. I only wish Tony La Russa could help pilot my budget
through Congress the way he piloted the A's to this World Series
victory.
And what remarkable moments really for those of us that
love sports you have given us -- that saver, No. 43, charging from
the bullpen. You know how the A's spell relief? E-C-K. And of the
Series' outstanding player, well, I'm just glad I'm not running for
office against Dave Stewart. Perhaps a newsweekly said it best of
Dave's brilliance and community service: "In the eyes of his Oakland
neighbors, Dave's MVP meant Most Valuable Person.
And then there's perhaps baseball's all-time leading
leadoff hitter, Rickey Henderson. Stealing a ton of bases --
stealing the hearts of Oakland. And Mark McGwire of the Bash
Brothers. And, of course, Jose Canseco and Walt Weiss and Carney
Landsford and Terry Steinbach. And, yes, Dave Henderson.
Let me say, with your homers against the Giants, when I
go to talk to Mr. Gorbachev about reducing offensive weapons, I'm
going to tell him that Hindu's bat is not negotiable. (Laughter.)
Big-leaguers all. Each contributing, big-time, to the
cause -- a cause led by Tony La Russa -- a lawyer and an even greater
manager. And one of baseball's pioneering front-office staffs as
well. A club which hit superbly and fielded brilliantly, and which
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-- spurred by Mike Moore and Bob Welch, Storm Davis, an outstanding
bullpen -- echoed your franchise's founder, Connie Mack, who said,
"Pitching is 90 percent of baseball."
And this year, the A's built on 1988, delighting some of
baseball's greatest fans. Think of it. Regular-season attendance of
almost 2.7 million -- no wonder the Haas's are smiling here --
(laughter) -- with some of the greatest baseball played since Abner
Doubleday got his tape measure out and started laying out the
diamond.
And, yes, champions on the field, and champions off it.
For you helped the Bay Area through some hard and tragic times -- as
did those equally magnificent Giants.
And the earthquake which shook Northern California
delayed the Series and for a moment paralyzed the entire region. But
like the citizens of Oakland, San Francisco, San Jose, you, too,
bounced back, overcoming adversity, uniting a populace, showing how
true pros perform when the odds are longest and the evening darkest,
and the game is on the line -- the game of baseball or the larger
game of life.
And for that I congratulate you, and each American
salutes you. The great pitcher, Dizzy Dean, used to say, "It ain't
bragging if you can back it up." Well, first in the regular-season,
first in the post-season, here stand the championship Oakland A's.
And in 1989, you sure backed it up. And to you we all say, well
done.
Thank you so very much for coming to the White House.
Thank you for the example you set for the young people in this
country, and God bless you all. Thank you very much. (Applause.)
END
2:07 P.M. EST
PHILLIPS CONVOCATION / ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1989 / 10:00 A.M.
HEADMASTER MCNEMAR, CONGRESSMEN TONY BEILENSON,
ANDY IRELAND, AND PETER SMITH, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES, FACULTY, STUDENTS, AND ADMINISTRATORS, AND
THE ENTIRE ANDOVER FAMILY, ABOVE ALL, FRIENDS.
BARBARA AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE CHANCE TO
REVISIT THE SITE OF so MANY WONDERFUL MEMORIES. AND TO
CELEBRATE SUCH A HISTORIC MOMENT IN THE LIFE OF THIS
ACADEMY.
- 2 -
Two HUNDRED YEARS AGO TO THIS DAY, THE FATHER OF
OUR COUNTRY VISITED ONE OF THIS COUNTRY'S OLDEST
ACADEMIES. GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD LATER WRITE FONDLY
OF ANDOVER. AND IN THAT VEIN, LEGEND SAYS THAT HE
KISSED A YOUNG GIRL AT THE ANDOVER INN. // IT IS
PURPORTED THAT SHE NEVER WASHED THAT CHEEK
AGAIN. //
Now, I CAN'T BEAR TESTIMONY To PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON'S VISIT. BUT I CAN SPEAK BRIEFLY TO MY TIME
HERE.
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FOR YOU SEE: I LOVED THOSE YEARS. THEY DID INDEED
TEACH "THE GREAT END AND REAL BUSINESS OF LIVING." AND
EVEN NOW, ITS LESSONS OF HONESTY, SELFLESSNESS, AND
FAITH IN GOD -- WELL, THEY ENRICH EVERY DAY OF OUR
LIVES.
You KNOW, IT WAS IN THIS VERY PLACE THAT IN JUNE
1942, A GRADUATE OF PHILLIPS ACADEMY GAVE OUR
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS. HIS NAME WAS HENRY STIMSON. HE
WAS THE SECRETARY OF WAR.
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AND HE OBSERVED HOW THE AMERICAN SOLDIER SHOULD BE
"BRAVE WITHOUT [BEING] BRUTAL, SELF-RELIANT WITHOUT
BOASTING, [BECOMING] A PART OF IRRESISTIBLE MIGHT
WITHOUT LOSING FAITH IN INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY."
I NEVER FORGOT THOSE WORDS. WHICH, BELIEVE ME, IS
SAYING A LOT. // BACK IN THOSE DAYS, CHAPEL WAS
COMPULSORY. So WHEN A GOOD SERMON CAME ALONG, IT WAS
MORE WELCOME -- AND OFTEN RARER -- THAN A VICTORY OVER
EXETER. //
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FOR 211 YEARS, PHILLIPS ACADEMY HAS EMBODIED THE
QUALITIES SECRETARY STIMSON ALLUDED To. AND IT HAS
SHOWN HOW WE ARE ONE NATION UNDER GOD.
EACH DAY, I'M REMINDED OF THAT MESSAGE. WHICH,
AFTER ALL, IS THE MESSAGE OF OUR YEARS HERE -- AND THE
MESSAGE WITH WHICH I CLOSE. WITHOUT GOD'S HELP, WE CAN
DO NOTHING. WITH GOD'S HELP, THERE IS NOTHING WE
CANNOT DO -- FOR OUR CHILDREN, AND FOR THE WORLD.
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THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME, GOD BLESS YOU, AND GOD
BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
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OCT-27-89 FRI 1:58
P.02
Andover
Phillips Academy Andover, Massachusetts 01810 Telephone: (508) 475-3400
From Psalms 24 and 33
The earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof,
the world and those who dwell therein;
For the Lord has founded it upon the seas,
and established it upon the floods.
Who shall ascend the mountain of the Lord?
And who shall stand in God's holy place?
One who has clean hands and a pure heart,
whose mind is not set on falsehood
and who does not swear deceitfully.
Such a one will receive blessing from the Lord,
and justice from God the savior.
Such is the generation of those who seek the Lord,
who seek the face of the God of Jacob.
Rejoice in the Lord, 0 you righteous.
Praise befits the upright.
Praise the Lord with the lyre, make melody to God
with the harp of ten strings.
God loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.
Blessed 1s the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people which is God's heritage,
God who fashions the hearts of all people
and observes all their deeds.
A king is not saved by his great army;
a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.
Yea, our heart is glad in God,
because we trust in the Lord's holy name.
Let thy steadfast love, 0 Lord,
be upon us, even as we hope in Thee.
NOV 3 '89 16:46 ANDOVER, MASS
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PAGE. 02
THE PRESIDENT:
REJOICE IN THE LORD, O YOU RIGHTEOUS.
PRAISE BEFITS THE UPRIGHT.
AUDIENCE RESPONDS:
Praise the Lord with the Lyre, make melody to
God
with the harps of ten strings.
THE PRESIDENT:
GOD LOVE THE RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUSTICE;
THE EARTH IS FULL OF THE STEADFAST LOVE OF
THE LORD.
AUDIENCE RESPONDS:
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people which is God's heritage.
THE PRESIDENT:
GOD WHO FASHIONS THE HEARTS OF ALL PEOPLE
OBSERVES ALL THEIR DEEDS.
AUDIENCE RESPONDS:
A king is not saved by his great army;
a warrior is not delivered by his great
strength.
THE PRESIDENT:
YEA, OUR HEART IS GLAD IN GOD,
BECAUSE WE TRUST IN THE LORD'S HOLY NAME.
AUDIENCE RESPONDS:
Let thy steadfast love, o Lord,
be upon us, even as we hope in thee.
NOV 3 '89 16:45 ANDOVER, MASS
PAGE. 01
MRS. BUSH:
THE EARTH IS THE LORD'S AND THE FULLNESS
THEREOF,
THE WORLD AND THOSE WHO DWELL THEREIN;
AUDIENCE RESPONDS:
For the Lord has founded it upon the seas,
and established it upon the floods.
MRS. BUSH:
WHO SHALL ASCEND THE MOUNTAIN OF THE LORD
AND WHO SHALL STAND IN GOD'S HOLY PLACE?
AUDIENCE RESPONDS:
One who has clean hands and a pure heart
Whose mind is not set on falsehood
and who does not swear deceitfully
MRS. BUSH:
SUCH A ONE WILL RECEIVE BLESSING FROM THE
LORD,
AND JUSTICE FROM GOD THE SAVIOR.
AUDIENCE RESPONDS:
Such is the generation of those who seek the
Lord,
who seek the face of the God of Jacob.
(Smith/Blessey)
Draft Three
November 1, 1989
PHILLIPS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: PHILLIPS CONVOCATION
ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1989
10:00 A.M.
Headmaster McNemar, Members of the Board of Trustees,
Faculty, Students, and Administators, above all, Friends.
Barbara and I want to thank you for the chance to revisit
the site of so many wonderful memories. And to celebrate such a
historic moment in the life of this academy.
Two hundred years ago, the Father of our Country visited one
of this country's oldest academies. Of Andover, George
Washington would later write, "It is beautiful." And in that
vein, legend says that he kissed a young girl at the Andover Inn.
// It is purported that she never washed that cheek again. //
Now, I can't bear testimony to President Washington's visit.
But I can speak briefly to my time here. For you see: I loved
those years. They did indeed teach "the great end and real
business of living." And even now, its lessons of honesty,
selflessness, and faith in God -- well, they enrich every day of
our lives.
You know, it was in this very place that in June 1942, a
graduate of Phillips Academy gave our Commencement address. His
name was Henry Stimson. He was the Secretary of War. And he
observed how the American soldier should be "brave without being
2
brutal, self-reliant without boasting, [becoming] part of an
irresistible might without losing faith in individual liberty."
I never forgot those words. Which, believe me, is saying a
lot. // Back in those days, Chapel was compulsory. So when a
good sermon came along, it was more welcome -- and often rarer --
than a victory over Exeter. //
For - years, Phillips Academy has embodied the qualities
Secretary Stimson alluded to. And it has shown how we are one
Nation under God.
Each day, I'm reminded of that message. Which, after all,
is the message of our years here -- and the message with which I
close. Without God's help, we can do nothing. With God's help,
there is nothing we cannot do -- for our children, and for the
world.
Thank you for inviting me, God bless you, and God bless the
United States of America.
#
#
#
#
Document No. 087026
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 11/2/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 11/2/89 2:00 PM
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: PHILLIPS ANDOVER CONVOCATION
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON N/C
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 2:00 PM TODAY, Thursday, November 2, with a
copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
IE 16:01v :019 2 100 68
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
1989 NOV -1 PM ID: 37
(Smith/Blessey)
Draft Three
November 11,PMAR87
PHILLIPS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: PHILLIPS CONVOCATION
ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1989
10:00 A.M.
Congressment Tony- Beileuson, andy
andy Ireland, and Peter
Smith,
Headmaster McNemar, Members of the Board of Trustees,
and the entire andover family
Faculty, Students, and Administators, above all, Friends.
Barbara and I want to thank you for the chance to revisit
the site of so many wonderful memories. And to celebrate such a
historic moment in the life of this academy.
(to thisday)
?
Two hundred years ago, the Father of our Country visited one
stet
of this country's oldest academies. Of Andover, George
fondly of andover
Washington would later write "It is beautiful." And in that
vein, legend says that he kissed a young girl at the Andover Inn.
// It is purported that she never washed that cheek again. //
Now, I can't bear testimony to President Washington's visit.
But I can speak briefly to my time here. For you see: I loved
those years. They did indeed teach "the great end and real
business of living." And even now, its lessons of honesty,
selflessness, and faith in God -- well, they enrich every day of
our lives.
You know, it was in this very place that in June 1942, a
graduate of Phillips Academy gave our Commencement address. His
name was Henry Stimson. He was the Secretary of War. And he
observed how the American soldier should be "brave without being
2
a
brutal, self-reliant without boasting, [becoming] part of an.
irresistible might without losing faith in individual liberty." "
I never forgot those words. Which, believe me, is saying a
lot. // Back in those days, Chapel was compulsory. So when a
good sermon came along, it was more welcome -- and often rarer --
than a victory over Exeter. //
For years, Phillips Academy has embodied the qualities
—
Secretary Stimson alluded to. And it has shown how we are one
Nation under God.
Each day, I'm reminded of that message. Which, after all,
is the message of our years here -- and the message with which I
close. Without God's help, we can do nothing. With God's help,
there is nothing we cannot do -- for our children, and for the
world.
Thank you for inviting me, God bless you, and God bless the
United States of America.
#
#
#
#
Document No. 087026
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 11/2/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 11/2/89 2:00 PM
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: PHILLIPS ANDOVER CONVOCATION
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 2:00 PM TODAY, Thursday, November 2, with a
copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE: OK S.R-
200 yrs. to the day" - d
think that's the case, to
would be strong 100 68 to
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
add.
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
1989 NOV - I PM ID: 37
(Smith/Blessey)
Draft Three
NOVEMBER 11,PMI0887
PHILLIPS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: PHILLIPS CONVOCATION
ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1989
10:00 A.M.
Headmaster McNemar, Members of the Board of Trustees,
Faculty, Students, and Administators, above all, Friends.
Barbara and I want to thank you for the chance to revisit
the site of so many wonderful memories. And to celebrate such a
historic moment in the life of this academy.
Two hundred years ago, the Father of our Country visited one
of this country's oldest academies. Of Andover, George
Washington would later write, "It is beautiful." And in that
vein, legend says that he kissed a young girl at the Andover Inn.
// It is purported that she never washed that cheek again. //
Now, I can't bear testimony to President Washington's visit.
But I can speak briefly to my time here. For you see: I loved
those years. They did indeed teach "the great end and real
business of living." " And even now, its lessons of honesty,
selflessness, and faith in God -- well, they enrich every day of
our lives.
You know, it was in this very place that in June 1942, a
graduate of Phillips Academy gave our Commencement address. His
name was Henry Stimson. He was the Secretary of War. And he
observed how the American soldier should be "brave without being
2
brutal, self-reliant without boasting, [becoming] part of an
irresistible might without losing faith in individual liberty." "
I never forgot those words. Which, believe me, is saying a
lot. // Back in those days, Chapel was compulsory. So when a
good sermon came along, it was more welcome -- and often rarer --
than a victory over Exeter. //
For years, Phillips Academy has embodied the qualities
Secretary Stimson alluded to. And it has shown how we are one
Nation under God.
Each day, I'm reminded of that message. Which, after all,
is the message of our years here -- and the message with which I
close. Without God's help, we can do nothing. With God's help,
there is nothing we cannot do -- for our children, and for the
world.
Thank you for inviting me, God bless you, and God bless the
United States of America.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 2, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
Deputy Assistant to the President for
Communications
FROM:
BRENT O. HATCH
Associate Counsel to the President
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks -- Phillips Andover
Convocation
At your request, Counsel's office has reviewed the above-
referenced remarks. We have no legal objections.
Thank you for the opportunity to review this matter.
CC: James W. Cicconi
85 : Id 2 100 68
Document NO.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 11/2/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 11/2/89 2:00 PM
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: PHILLIPS ANDOVER CONVOCATION
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 2:00 PM TODAY, Thursday, November 2, with a
copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
1989 NOV - I PM 10: 37
(Smith/Blessey)
Draft Three
November 11,PMIR87
PHILLIPS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: PHILLIPS CONVOCATION
ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1989
10:00 A.M.
Headmaster McNemar, Members of the Board of Trustees,
Faculty, Students, and Administators, above all, Friends.
Barbara and I want to thank you for the chance to revisit
the site of so many wonderful memories. And to celebrate such a
historic moment in the life of this academy.
Two hundred years ago, the Father of our Country visited one
of this country's oldest academies. Of Andover, George
Washington would later write, "It is beautiful." And in that
vein, legend says that he kissed a young girl at the Andover Inn.
// It is purported that she never washed that cheek again. //
Now, I can't bear testimony to President Washington's visit.
But I can speak briefly to my time here. For you see: I loved
those years. They did indeed teach "the great end and real
business of living." And even now, its lessons of honesty,
selflessness, and faith in God -- well, they enrich every day of
our lives.
You know, it was in this very place that in June 1942, a
graduate of Phillips Academy gave our Commencement address. His
name was Henry Stimson. He was the Secretary of War. And he
observed how the American soldier should be "brave without being
2
brutal, self-reliant without boasting, [becoming] part of an
irresistible might without losing faith in individual liberty."
I never forgot those words. Which, believe me, is saying a
lot. // Back in those days, Chapel was compulsory. So when a
good sermon came along, it was more welcome -- and often rarer --
than a victory over Exeter. //
For years, Phillips Academy has embodied the qualities
-
Secretary Stimson alluded to. And it has shown how we are one
Nation under God.
Each day, I'm reminded of that message. Which, after all,
is the message of our years here -- and the message with which I
close. Without God's help, we can do nothing. With God's help,
there is nothing we cannot do -- for our children, and for the
world.
Thank you for inviting me, God bless you, and God bless the
United States of America.
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Document No. 087026
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 11/2/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 11/2/89 2.00 PM
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: PHILLIPS ANDOVER CONVOCATION
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 2:00 PM TODAY, Thursday, November 2, with a
copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
See Minor comment, p.1
11/2/89
2 100.68
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
1989 NOV -1 FM ID: 37
(Smith/Blessey)
Draft Three
November 11,PMAR87
PHILLIPS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: PHILLIPS CONVOCATION
ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1989
10:00 A.M.
Headmaster McNemar, Members of the Board of Trustees,
Faculty, Students, and Administators, above all, Friends.
Barbara and I want to thank you for the chance to revisit
the site of so many wonderful memories. And to celebrate such a
historic moment in the life of this academy.
Two hundred years ago, the Father of our Country visited one
of this country's oldest academies. Of Andover, George
Washington would later write, "It is beautiful." And in that
vein, legend says that he kissed a young girl at the Andover Inn.
// It is purported that she never washed that cheek again. //
Now, I can't bear testimony to President Washington's visit.
But I can speak briefly to my time here. For you see: I loved
those years. They did indeed teach "the great end and real
business of living." And even now, its lessons of honesty,
selflessness, and faith in God -- well, they enrich every day of
my life.
our lives
You know, it was in this very place that in June 1942, a
graduate of Phillips Academy gave our Commencement address. His
name was Henry Stimson. He was the Secretary of War. And he
observed how the American soldier should be "brave without being
2
brutal, self-reliant without boasting, [becoming] part of an
irresistible might without losing faith in individual liberty."
I never forgot those words. Which, believe me, is saying a
lot. // Back in those days, Chapel was compulsory. So when a
good sermon came along, it was more welcome -- and often rarer --
than a victory over Exeter. 11
For years, Phillips Academy has embodied the qualities
-
Secretary Stimson alluded to. And it has shown how we are one
Nation under God.
Each day, I'm reminded of that message. Which, after all,
is the message of our years here -- and the message with which I
close. Without God's help, we can do nothing. With God's help,
there is nothing we cannot do -- for our children, and for the
world.
Thank you for inviting me, God bless you, and God bless the
United States of America.
#
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