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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Warwick, Rhode Island)
For Immediate Release
November 20, 1989
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AT FUNDRAISING DINNER FOR GOVERNOR ED DIPRETE
Governor Diprete's Residence
Cranston, Rhode Island
5:15 P.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Hey, listen, what a welcome
back. Thank you, Governor; thank you, Claudine. Please be seated.
(Laughter.) Eat your hearts out. (Laughter.)
Ed, thank you, thank you for that welcome back -- that
kind invitation first, and now introduction. And thanks to Ed and
Pat for inviting me to share this special nostalgic evening with you
all.
Let me first acknowledge a great Congressman that is
here. I know he's flying back with me on Air Force One. Ron
Machtley is here. Now where is he? (Applause.) Way back there.
What a job he's doing for the state. Right back there under that
arch. (Applause.)
And, of course, I'm very proud to be here now with
Claudine in a few minutes later in an event she's having, and she
will make a great United States Senator for Rhode Island. So I'm
delighted she's here. (Applause.)
And, of course, with the Dipretes, all I'll say is this
is quite a gathering. You know, Barbara gets on me constantly for
the habit I have of inviting folks to our house. (Laughter.) And so
I'm glad we have once again found a kindred spirit -- someone who
doesn't mind having a few close friends. I can't help it if his
neighbors will never speak to him again. (Laughter.) But, Ed, this
evening is proof that you don't know the meaning of the phrase: "Not
in my backyard." (Laughter.)
You know, when I said nostalgic, though, it's true. I
remember very well -- and we were in talking about it -- being back
here at this very house back in '81. And you'd just finished some
renovation at that time. And I'm honored you still refer to the
garage as the Bush Room. But it's no longer the garage. (Laughter.)
But, look, I'm here for two outstanding leaders -- Ed
Diprete, Claudine Schneider.
Claudine first -- independent, principled Congresswoman
with a proud record of leadership on the environment, on education,
in combating crime. She is a great Congresswoman -- and I know
she's going to make a great Senator.
And our host, Ed Diprete, well, it's a pleasure to be
here with a man who is simply one of the finest governors in all the
50 states. (Applause.) He has long been not only -- and I mean
this, not just in the diplomatic sense, political sense -- but a
close friend and a trusted advisor. And he's close to my able Chief
of Staff, John Sununu.
You know, remember de Tocqueville, the great 19th century
French observer of American democracy. De Tocqueville, once asked an
American politician to define the role of governor -- and he got this
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answer: "The governor counts for absolutely nothing and is only paid
$1,200." (Laughter.)
Well, times have changed. (Laughter.) And in our
federal system, the 50 chief executives right there on that. state
level count for everything -- for a great deal -- as I am reminded by
my Chief of Staff every day. (Laughter.) But nevertheless, it's
true. And Rhode Island is blessed with one of the best.
I remember when I first started this quest for the
presidency a couple of years ago, Ed DiPrete came up to our house in
Maine with several other governors, and it was there that I learned
more about how you try to solve the people problems than I ever had
at a seminar before. And I'm always going to be grateful to Ed for
that.
He's been a trail-blazer, not just for the state, but for
governors across America. I'll take just one example, education --
where the states play such a critical role. Two months ago, you
remember it, I'm sure -- we all went down to Charlottesville,
Virginia, at the education summit. Some of the most innovative ideas
on improving our schools came from your Governor Ed DiPrete. I knew
it, and the other governors knew it as well. (Applause.)
One example: a public-private partnership -- Ed calls it
the Children's Crusade for higher education. Starting in 1991, each
and every third grader in this state is going to have the option to
join this Children's Crusade. Teachers, parents, volunteer tutors
and mentors are going to work with the kids, from third grade on, to
keep them in school, off drugs, out of trouble with the law -- and
help them to get ready to enter college and then go on to the work
force.
And the Children's Crusade won't end with graduation day.
For every child who is accepted by a college or a job-training
program but can't afford it, the Children's Crusade fund will help
pay the cost for them. That is innovative thinking. It is creative.
And it's Ed Diprete's idea -- helped by many in this room.
(Applause.)
With Ed's advice and his help, we've laid out a plan --
I've laid out my plan for improving our nation's schools: rewarding
good teachers, giving parents a choice of schools, reducing federal
control. If there was one theme that came out from these governors
at Charlottesville, it was flexibility. Don't handcuff us with
regulations that might seem sensible in Washington, but have no
relevance to our own states. And so we're talking about reducing
federal control, but increasing accountability where it matters most
-- in the schools and local communities. On every one of these
issues, Ed and I stand side by side. And I do value his counsel and
I truly respect his leadership.
And that strong leadership has helped Rhode Island's
economy as well as the schools. Ed took over as Governor, and since
then, Rhode Island has gone from being a job-poor state to one of the
top-ranked in the country in terms of employment. And that's just
one measure of the sound economic course that this Governor has
mapped for this state. (Applause.) Job training, outreach to expand
foreign trade, how to foster high-tech industry of the future -- Ed
understands how to keep Rhode Island on top in a competitive business
climate that we're going to be facing in the 1990s.
When it comes to a strong economy -- to growing
prosperity for all Rhode Islanders -- you need Ed. You need him
here. And I need pro-growth governors like him to help keep the
economic expansion going forward.
Let me mention right now one of the best ways that I know
to keep the economic expansion going forward, keeping it in high
gear. It's a big debate raging, and I'm talking about the capital
gains differential. I'm talking about cutting the capital gains
rate. We've all heard the arguments about who benefits from a cut in
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the capital gains rate. There was one issue that was clearly debated
a year ago, or more, in the presidential race -- it was this
question. Well, the real answer is, in my view, that all Americans
benefit from a capital gains cut, a capital gains differential. It
is good for growth. It's going to increase entrepreneurship,
starting new businesses and investment opportunities. And that means
more jobs right here in Rhode Island and all across the United
States. (Applause.)
A majority in both the Senate and the House are on record
now in favor of cutting the capital gains rates. And so let me tell
you this -- it's been frustrated by parliamentary procedures in the
Senate, but let me tell you right now, when Congress starts its new
session next year, we're going to make it absolutely clear that the
fight for a capital gains cut is far from over. It is not a tax
break for the rich. It is a break for the poor who don't have jobs
and who will have jobs if we get it put into effect. (Applause.)
There are other areas of Ed's interest. I think of that
oil spill right up here off your beautiful pristine coast -- back in
June there was one. That disaster that really didn't happen thanks
to a very fast response -- and I hope we helped on it -- response by
your Governor. Ed got the state resources mobilized, into action
quickly; got on the phone with our office down there to tap federal
resources in the cleanup effort. Only hours later, the Secretary of
the Interior and the head of EPA on the scene, and working together,
you managed to contain that spill and prevent catastrophe in
beautiful Narragansett Bay.
And that's a tribute to what I call a take-charge kind of
leadership of Ed Diprete. Leadership on the state level that we have
come to count on.
Let me just end by making one comment that doesn't
exactly relate to my enthusiasm for Ed's reelection. And that has to
do with this meeting that will take place a week from this coming
Saturday off of Malta. Barbara and I have 11 grandchildren. And
we're outnumbered only by the Diprete family -- they must have 100
grandchildren. (Laughter.) Kids and grandchildren -- I don't know.
I never saw such a picture as they've got in there. But it made me
think about this just as we were walking out here, when I saw that
magnificent family picture.
This is going to be an historic meeting. I don't want to
see over-promise coming from it. I think it's an important meeting.
Because who could possibly have predicted the dynamic change that is
taking place in Eastern Europe? We are living in exciting times. We
are living in times where the potential for peace and reduced
tensions has never been better. And so as your President, I want to
go there -- this will not be an agenda meeting; this will not be a
meeting when we have a 12-point program and he has a six. It is
simply, I do not want the great United States and the Soviet Union to
be like two ships passing in the dark.
So I'm going to go over there buoyed by the principles of
democracy and freedom that separate our country out, that make us the
greatest. And I will be talking and finding ways where perhaps we
can be cooperative, to understand the problems that Mr. Gorbachev may
have, but to -- let me put it this way -- to be prudent and to be
cautious. And to keep my eyes open. And I think that's what I was
elected to do.
But I just want you to know I do feel -- when I saw the
picture of that wonderful family -- that we have a chance now, in the
next couple of years, to really enhance the peace that many in this
room fought for as veterans of one war or another. And it's going to
be historic.
Listen. Thank you all very much for Ed. Now, you've
been hit up for a high-ticket item here tonight -- I understand that.
(Laughter.) But now what we want -- I will not be crass enough to
ask you for more money. / But get out there and get this good, able,
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decent man reelected as Governor of Rhode Island.
Thank you all and God bless all of you. Thank you very
much. (Applause.)
END
6:19 P.M. EST
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11/17
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
11/20
November 17, 1989
1989 NOV 11 PH 6. 12
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON cw
FROM:
DAN MCGROARTY Mer
SUBJECT:
GOVERNOR ED DIPRETE FUNDRAISER
Attached draft includes paragraphs on your education
initiatives and capital gains.
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McGroarty/Dooley
November 17, 1989
5:00 p.m.
[DIPRETE]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
GOVERNOR ED DiPRETE FUNDRAISER
CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND
NOVEMBER 20, 1989
5:15 P.M.
Thank you, Ed, for that kind introduction. And let me say
hello to three members of Rhode Island's very distinguished
Congressional delegation: Senator John Chafee, and
Representatives Ron Machtley [MECK-LEY] and Claudine Schneider.
And Claudine, I'll stop right there with the praise, because I
want to save the good stuff for the event you're hosting later
tonight.
And to both Pat and Ed: I thank you for inviting me to
share a part of this evening with you and your supporters.
[[ You know, Barbara gets on me for the habit I have of
inviting folks into our house, so I'm glad to see I've found a
kindred spirit -- someone who doesn't mind having a few hundred
close friends over for dinner. /// Ed, this evening is proof
that you don't know the meaning of the phrase: "Not in my
backyard." ///
Actually, I remember being here back in 1981. You had just
finished some renovations at that time. And I'm honored that --
to this day -- you still refer to what used to be your old garage
as the Bush Room. ]]
1
2
It's a pleasure to be here with a man who is simply one of
my
the finest governors in all the 50 states. Ed has long been
He is very close to
First
trusted advisor my Chief of Staff and fellow New
of
Englander John Sununu.
You know, that great 19th Century French observer of
American democracy, Alexis de Tocqueville, once asked an American
politician to define the role of Governor -- and he got this
answer: "The Governor counts for absolutely nothing and is only
paid 1200 dollars." ///
Well, times have changed. In our federal system, the 50
chief executives on the state level count for a great deal -- as
John Sununu reminds me every day. And Rhode Island is blessed
with one of the very best in Ed DiPrete.
Ed's been a trail-blazer not just for Rhode Island -- but
for governors across America. I'll take just one example,
education -- where our states play such a critical role. Two
months ago, down at Charlottesville at the Education Summit, some
of the most innovative ideas on improving our schools belonged to
Ed DiPrete.
Let me mention one of them right now, an exciting idea: a
public-private partnership, Ed calls the Children's Crusade for
higher education. Starting in 1991, each and every third grader
in the state of Rhode Island is going to have the option to join
the Children's Crusade. Teachers, parents, volunteer tutors and
mentors are going to work with the children in this state -- from
third grade on -- to keep them in school, off drugs, and out of
3
trouble with the law -- and to help get them ready to enter
college, or the work force.
And the Children's Crusade won't end with graduation day.
For every child who is accepted by a college or a. job-training
program but can't afford it -- the Children's Crusade fund will
help pay the cost for them.
When it comes to education, Rhode Island needs Ed DiPrete --
and I need allies like Ed in my own crusade to make all our
schools the best they can be.
I've laid out my plan for improving our nation's schools:
rewarding good teachers, giving parents a choice of schools,
reducing federal control and increasing accountability where it
matters most -- in our schools and local communities. On every
one of these issues, Ed and I stand side by side. I value his
counsel. And I respect his leadership.
And that strong leadership has helped Rhode Island's economy
as well as its schools. Since Ed took over as Governor, Rhode
Island has gone from being a job-poor state to one of the top-
ranked in the country in terms of employment. That's just one
measure of the sound economic course Ed has mapped for this
state. Whether it's job training, outreach to expand foreign
trade, or to foster the high-tech industries of the future -- Ed
DiPrete understands how to keep Rhode Island on top in the
competitive business climate we'll face in the 1990s.
When it comes to a strong economy -- to growing prosperity
for all Rhode Islanders -- you need Ed DiPrete. And I need pro-
4
growth Governors like him to keep this economic expansion going
strong.
And let me mention right now one of the best ways I know to
keep the engine of economic expansion in high gear. I'm talking
about cutting the capital gains rate. We've all heard the
arguments about who benefits most from a cut in the capital gains
rate. Well, the real answer is: all Americans do. A cut in
capital gains is good for growth. It's going to increase
entrepreneurship and investment opportunities, and that means
more jobs -- right here in Rhode Island and all across the United
States.
You know, a majority in both the Senate and the House are on
record in favor of cutting the capital gains rate. And let me
tell you right now: when Congress starts its new session next
year, we're going to make it absolutely clear that the fight for
a capital gains cut is far from over. ///
I've taked about education, the economy --- two areas where
Ed has made a real difference for Rhode Island. But the best
reason Rhode Island needs this man in the statehouse is that Ed
DiPrete means proven leadership. Think back to that oil spill
off Newport back in June -- the disaster that didn't happen,
thanks to a rapid response by Governor DiPrete. Ed got Rhode
Island's state resources mobilized and into action -- and got on
the phone with John Sununu to tap federal resources in the clean-
up effort. Only hours later, we had the Secretary of Interior
and the head of the EPA on the scene. Working together, you
5
managed to contain the spill and prevent catastrophe in
Narragansett Bay. That's a tribute to the take-charge leadership
of Governor DiPrete -- leadership on the state level that I've
come to count on in Washington.
These past five years have been a great five years for Rhode
Island -- and the difference is Ed DiPrete. Now, there's a new
decade -- new challenges ahead. And there's no better leader for
this great state than your Governor and my good friend: Ed
DiPrete.
Thank you. God bless you -- and God bless the great state
of Rhode Island.
# # #
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WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
11/16/89
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DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNOR ED DiPRETE FUNDRAISER
CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND
SUBJECT:
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1989
5:15 PM (11/16 - 5:15pm draft)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
ANDERSON
HAGIN
REMARKS:
The attached has been forwarded to the President.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 16, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH: CHRISS WINSTON cw
FROM:
DAN MCGROARTY Duer
1989 NOV 16 PM 6: 20
SUBJECT: GOVERNOR DIPRETE FUNDRAISER REMARKS
I. SUMMARY
On Monday, November 20, at 5:15 p.m., you will attend a
fundraising dinner at Governor Ed DiPrete's home in
Cranston, Rhode Island. About 600 people are expected to
attend. Following this event, you will go on to a
fundraising event for Representative Claudine Schneider.
II. DISCUSSION
The remarks (7 minutes, on cards) discuss the
Governor's accomplishments in his five years in office,
including a new education initiative, the Children's
Crusade, and his record on the environment and Rhode
Island's economy.
###
McGroarty/Dooley
November 16, 1989
5:00 p.m.
[DIPRETE]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
GOVERNOR ED DiPRETE FUNDRAISER
CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND
NOVEMBER 20, 1989
5:15 P.M.
Thank you, Ed, for that kind introduction. And let me say
hello to three members of Rhode Island's very distinguished
Congressional delegation: Senator John Chafee, and
Representatives Ron Machtley [MECK-LEY] and Claudine Schneider.
And Claudine, I'll stop right there with the praise, because I
want to save the good stuff for the event you're hosting later
tonight.
And to both Pat and Ed: (Barbara and I} thank you for
inviting me to share a part of this evening with you and your
supporters.
[[ You know, Barbara gets on me for the habit I have of
inviting folks into our house, so I'm glad to see I've found a
kindred spirit -- someone who doesn't mind having a few hundred
close friends over for dinner. /// Ed, this evening is proof
that you don't know the meaning of the phrase: "Not in my
backyard." ///
Actually, I remember being here back in 1981. You had just
finished some renovations at that time. And I'm honored that --
to this day -- you still refer to what used to be your old garage
as the Bush Room. ]]
2
It's a pleasure to be here with a man who is simply one of
the finest governors in all the 50 states. Ed has long been a
trusted advisor to me -- and to my Chief of Staff and fellow New
Englander John Sununu.
You know, that great 19th Century French observer of
American democracy, Alexis de Tocqueville, once asked an American
politician to define the role of Governor -- and he got this
answer: "The Governor is paid only twelve hundred dollars and
counts for nothing." ///
Well, times have changed. In our federal system, the 50
chief executives on the state level count for a great deal -- as
John Sununu reminds me every day. And Rhode Island is blessed
with one of the very best in Ed DiPrete.
Ed's been a trail-blazer not just for Rhode Island -- but
for governors across America. I'll take just one example,
education -- where our states play such a critical role. Two
months ago, down at Charlottesville at the Education Summit, some
of the most innovative ideas on improving our schools belonged to
Ed DiPrete.
Let me mention one of them right now, an exciting idea: a
public-private partnership, Ed calls the Children's Crusade for
higher education. Starting in 1991, each and every third grader
in the state of Rhode Island is going to have the option to join
the Children's Crusade. Teachers, parents, volunteer tutors and
mentors are going to work with the children in this state -- from
third grade on -- to keep them in school, off drugs, and out of
3
trouble with the law -- and to help get them ready to enter
college, or the work force.
And the Children's Crusade won't end with graduation day.
For every child who is accepted by a college or a job-training
program but can't afford it -- the Children's Crusade fund will
help pay the cost for them.
When it comes to education, Rhode Island needs Ed DiPrete --
and I need allies like Ed in my own crusade to make all our
schools the best they can be.
Education is just one example of the kind of forward-looking
government that Rhode Islanders have come to count on from Ed
DiPrete.
Since Ed took over as Governor, Rhode Island has gone from
being a job-poor state to one of the top-ranked in the country in
terms of employment. That's just one measure of the sound
economic course Ed has mapped for this state. Whether it's job
training, outreach to expand foreign trade, or to foster the
high-tech industries of the future -- Ed DiPrete understands how
to keep Rhode Island on top in the competitive business climate
we'll face in the 1990s. When it comes to a strong economy -- to
growing prosperity for all Rhode Islanders -- you need Ed
DiPrete. And I need pro-growth Governors like him to keep this
economic expansion going strong.
Ed DiPrete means proven leadership. Think back to that oil
spill off Newport back in June -- the disaster that didn't
happen, thanks to a rapid response by Governor DiPrete. Ed got
4
Rhode Island's state resources mobilized and into action -- and
got on the phone with John Sununu to tap federal resources in the
clean-up effort. Only hours later, we had the Secretary of
Interior and the head of the EPA on the scene. Working together,
you managed to contain the spill and prevent catastrophe in
Narragansett Bay. That's a tribute to the take-charge leadership
of Governor DiPrete -- leadership on the state level that I've
come to count on in Washington.
These past five years have been a great five years for Rhode
Island -- and the difference is Ed DiPrete. Now, there's a new
decade -- new challenges ahead. And there's no better leader for
this great state than your Governor and my good friend: Ed
DiPrete.
Thank you. God bless you -- and God bless the great state
of Rhode Island.
# # #
GOVERNOR ED DIPRETE FUNDRAISER
CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND \ NOVEMBER 20, 1989 \ 5:15 P.M.
THANK YOU, ED, FOR THAT KIND INTRODUCTION. AND
THANK YOU, BOTH ED AND PAT, FOR INVITING ME TO SHARE A
PART OF THIS EVENING WITH YOU AND YOUR SUPPORTERS.
AND LET ME SAY HELLO TO THREE MEMBERS OF RHODE
ISLAND'S VERY DISTINGUISHED CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION:
SENATOR JOHN CHAFEE, REPRESENTATIVE RON MACHTLEY [MECK-
LEY], AND ONE OF RHODE ISLAND'S MOST TALENTED LEADERS -
- A LEADER WE ALL HOPE WILL SOON BE JOINING JOHN IN THE
SENATE -- REPRESENTATIVE CLAUDINE SCHNEIDER.
- 2 -
[[ THIS IS QUITE A GATHERING. You KNOW, BARBARA
GETS ON ME FOR THE HABIT I HAVE OF INVITING FOLKS INTO
OUR HOUSE, so I'M GLAD To SEE I'VE FOUND A KINDRED
SPIRIT -- SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T MIND HAVING A FEW HUNDRED
CLOSE FRIENDS OVER FOR DINNER. /// ED, THIS EVENING
IS PROOF THAT YOU DON'T KNOW THE MEANING OF THE PHRASE:
"Not IN MY BACKYARD." ///
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ACTUALLY, I REMEMBER BEING HERE BACK IN 1981. You
HAD JUST FINISHED SOME RENOVATIONS AT THAT TIME. AND
I'M HONORED THAT -- TO THIS DAY -- YOU STILL REFER TO
WHAT USED TO BE YOUR OLD GARAGE AS THE BUSH ROOM. ]]
I'VE COME TO RHODE ISLAND FOR TWO OUTSTANDING
REASONS -- FOR TWO OUTSTANDING LEADERS. I'VE COME TO
RHODE ISLAND FOR ED DIPRETE AND CLAUDINE SCHNEIDER.
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CLAUDINE IS AN INDEPENDENT, PRINCIPLED
CONGRESSWOMAN WITH A PROUD RECORD OF LEADERSHIP ON THE
ENVIRONMENT, ON EDUCATION, AND IN COMBATTING CRIME.
SHE'S A GREAT REPRESENTATIVE -- AND I THINK SHE'D MAKE
A GREAT SENATOR. III
AND OUR HOST, ED DIPRETE, WELL, IT'S A PLEASURE TO
BE HERE WITH A MAN WHO IS SIMPLY ONE OF THE FINEST
GOVERNORS IN ALL THE 50 STATES.
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ED HAS LONG BEEN MY FRIEND AND TRUSTED ADVISOR. HE IS
VERY CLOSE TO MY CHIEF OF STAFF AND FELLOW NEW
ENGLANDER JOHN SUNUNU.
You KNOW, THAT GREAT 19TH CENTURY FRENCH OBSERVER
OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY, ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE, ONCE
ASKED AN AMERICAN POLITICIAN TO DEFINE THE ROLE OF
GOVERNOR -- AND HE GOT THIS ANSWER: "THE GOVERNOR
COUNTS FOR ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AND IS ONLY PAID 1200
DOLLARS.' ///
- 6 -
WELL, TIMES HAVE CHANGED. IN OUR FEDERAL SYSTEM,
THE 50 CHIEF EXECUTIVES ON THE STATE LEVEL COUNT FOR A
GREAT DEAL -- AS JOHN SUNUNU REMINDS ME EVERY DAY. AND
RHODE ISLAND IS BLESSED WITH ONE OF THE VERY BEST IN ED
DIPRETE.
ED'S BEEN A TRAIL-BLAZER NOT JUST FOR RHODE
ISLAND -- BUT FOR GOVERNORS ACROSS AMERICA. I'LL TAKE
JUST ONE EXAMPLE, EDUCATION -- WHERE OUR STATES PLAY
SUCH A CRITICAL ROLE.
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Two MONTHS AGO, DOWN AT CHARLOTTESVILLE AT THE
EDUCATION SUMMIT, SOME OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE IDEAS ON
IMPROVING OUR SCHOOLS BELONGED To ED DIPRETE.
LET ME MENTION ONE OF THEM RIGHT NOW, AN EXCITING
IDEA: A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, ED CALLS THE
CHILDREN'S CRUSADE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. STARTING IN
1991, EACH AND EVERY THIRD GRADER IN THE STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND IS GOING TO HAVE THE OPTION TO JOIN THE
CHILDREN'S CRUSADE.
- 8 -
TEACHERS, PARENTS, VOLUNTEER TUTORS AND MENTORS ARE
GOING TO WORK WITH THE CHILDREN IN THIS STATE -- FROM
THIRD GRADE ON -- TO KEEP THEM IN SCHOOL, OFF DRUGS,
AND OUT OF TROUBLE WITH THE LAW -- AND TO HELP GET THEM
READY TO ENTER COLLEGE, OR THE WORK FORCE.
AND THE CHILDREN'S CRUSADE WON'T END WITH
GRADUATION DAY. FOR EVERY CHILD WHO IS ACCEPTED BY A
COLLEGE OR A JOB-TRAINING PROGRAM BUT CAN'T AFFORD IT
-- THE CHILDREN'S CRUSADE FUND WILL HELP PAY THE COST
FOR THEM.
- 9 -
WHEN IT COMES TO EDUCATION, RHODE ISLAND NEEDS ED
DIPRETE -- AND I NEED ALLIES LIKE ED IN MY OWN CRUSADE
TO MAKE ALL OUR SCHOOLS THE BEST THEY CAN BE.
I'VE LAID OUT MY PLAN FOR IMPROVING OUR NATION'S
SCHOOLS: REWARDING GOOD TEACHERS, GIVING PARENTS A
CHOICE OF SCHOOLS, REDUCING FEDERAL CONTROL AND
INCREASING ACCOUNTABILITY WHERE IT MATTERS MOST -- IN
OUR SCHOOLS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES. ON EVERY ONE OF
THESE ISSUES, ED AND I STAND SIDE BY SIDE. I VALUE HIS
COUNSEL. AND I RESPECT HIS LEADERSHIP.
- 10 -
AND THAT STRONG LEADERSHIP HAS HELPED RHODE
ISLAND'S ECONOMY AS WELL AS ITS SCHOOLS. SINCE ED TOOK
OVER AS GOVERNOR, RHODE ISLAND HAS GONE FROM BEING A
JOB-POOR STATE TO ONE OF THE TOP-RANKED IN THE COUNTRY
IN TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT. THAT'S JUST ONE MEASURE OF THE
SOUND ECONOMIC COURSE ED HAS MAPPED FOR THIS STATE.
- 9 -
WHEN IT COMES TO EDUCATION, RHODE ISLAND NEEDS ED
DIPRETE -- AND I NEED ALLIES LIKE ED IN MY OWN CRUSADE
TO MAKE ALL OUR SCHOOLS THE BEST THEY CAN BE.
I'VE LAID OUT MY PLAN FOR IMPROVING OUR NATION'S
SCHOOLS: REWARDING GOOD TEACHERS, GIVING PARENTS A
CHOICE OF SCHOOLS, REDUCING FEDERAL CONTROL AND
INCREASING ACCOUNTABILITY WHERE IT MATTERS MOST -- IN
OUR SCHOOLS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES. ON EVERY ONE OF
THESE ISSUES, ED AND I STAND SIDE BY SIDE. I VALUE HIS
COUNSEL. AND I RESPECT HIS LEADERSHIP.
- 10 -
AND THAT STRONG LEADERSHIP HAS HELPED RHODE
ISLAND'S ECONOMY AS WELL AS ITS SCHOOLS. SINCE ED TOOK
OVER AS GOVERNOR, RHODE ISLAND HAS GONE FROM BEING A
JOB-POOR STATE TO ONE OF THE TOP-RANKED IN THE COUNTRY
IN TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT. THAT'S JUST ONE MEASURE OF THE
SOUND ECONOMIC COURSE ED HAS MAPPED FOR THIS STATE.
- 11 -
WHETHER IT'S JOB TRAINING, OUTREACH TO EXPAND FOREIGN
TRADE, OR TO FOSTER THE HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES OF THE
FUTURE -- ED DIPRETE UNDERSTANDS HOW To KEEP RHODE
ISLAND ON TOP IN THE COMPETITIVE BUSINESS CLIMATE WE'LL
FACE IN THE 1990s.
WHEN IT COMES TO A STRONG ECONOMY -- TO GROWING
PROSPERITY FOR ALL RHODE ISLANDERS -- YOU NEED ED
DIPRETE. AND I NEED PRO-GROWTH GOVERNORS LIKE HIM TO
KEEP THIS ECONOMIC EXPANSION GOING STRONG.
- 12 -
AND LET ME MENTION RIGHT NOW ONE OF THE BEST WAYS I
KNOW TO KEEP THE ENGINE OF ECONOMIC EXPANSION IN HIGH
GEAR. I'M TALKING ABOUT CUTTING THE CAPITAL GAINS
RATE. WE'VE ALL HEARD THE ARGUMENTS ABOUT WHO BENEFITS
MOST FROM A CUT IN THE CAPITAL GAINS RATE. WELL, THE
REAL ANSWER IS: ALL AMERICANS DO. A CUT IN CAPITAL
GAINS IS GOOD FOR GROWTH.
- 13 -
IT'S GOING TO INCREASE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES, AND THAT MEANS MORE JOBS -- RIGHT HERE
IN RHODE ISLAND AND ALL ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.
You KNOW, A MAJORITY IN BOTH THE SENATE AND THE
HOUSE ARE ON RECORD IN FAVOR OF CUTTING THE CAPITAL
GAINS RATE. AND LET ME TELL YOU RIGHT NOW: WHEN
CONGRESS STARTS ITS NEW SESSION NEXT YEAR, WE'RE GOING
TO MAKE IT ABSOLUTELY CLEAR THAT THE FIGHT FOR A
CAPITAL GAINS CUT IS FAR FROM OVER. ///
- 14 -
I'VE TALKED ABOUT EDUCATION, THE ECONOMY -- TWO
AREAS WHERE ED HAS MADE A REAL DIFFERENCE FOR RHODE
ISLAND. BUT THE BEST REASON RHODE ISLAND NEEDS THIS
MAN IN THE STATEHOUSE IS THAT ED DIPRETE MEANS PROVEN
LEADERSHIP. THINK BACK To THAT OIL SPILL OFF NEWPORT
BACK IN JUNE -- THE DISASTER THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN, THANKS
TO A RAPID RESPONSE BY GOVERNOR DIPRETE.
- 15 -
ED GOT RHODE ISLAND'S STATE RESOURCES MOBILIZED AND
INTO ACTION -- AND GOT ON THE PHONE WITH JOHN SUNUNU TO
TAP FEDERAL RESOURCES IN THE CLEAN-UP EFFORT. ONLY
HOURS LATER, WE HAD THE SECRETARY OF INTERIOR AND THE
HEAD OF THE EPA ON THE SCENE. WORKING TOGETHER, YOU
MANAGED TO CONTAIN THE SPILL AND PREVENT CATASTROPHE IN
NARRAGANSETT BAY. THAT'S A TRIBUTE TO THE TAKE-CHARGE
LEADERSHIP OF GOVERNOR DIPRETE -- LEADERSHIP ON THE
STATE LEVEL THAT I'VE COME TO COUNT ON IN WASHINGTON.
- 16 -
THESE PAST FIVE YEARS HAVE BEEN A GREAT FIVE YEARS
FOR RHODE ISLAND -- AND THE DIFFERENCE IS ED DIPRETE.
Now, THERE'S A NEW DECADE -- NEW CHALLENGES AHEAD. AND
THERE'S NO BETTER LEADER FOR THIS GREAT STATE THAN YOUR
GOVERNOR AND MY GOOD FRIEND: ED DIPRETE.
THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU -- AND GOD BLESS THE
GREAT STATE OF RHODE ISLAND.
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
WASHINGTON
November 16, 1989
with or charge home 16 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
IN his
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THROUGH: CHRISS WINSTON cw
FROM:
DAN MCGROARTY
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SUBJECT: GOVERNOR DIPRETE FUNDRAISER REMARKS
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I. SUMMARY
On Monday, November 20, at 5:15 p.m., you will attend a
fundraising dinner at Governor Ed DiPrete's home in
Cranston, Rhode Island. About 600 people are expected to
attend. Following this event, you will go on to a
fundraising event for Representative Claudine Schneider.
II. DISCUSSION
The remarks (7 minutes, on cards) discuss the
Governor's accomplishments in his five years in office,
including a new education initiative, the Children's
Crusade, and his record on the environment and Rhode
Island's economy.
###
McGroarty/Dooley
November 16, 1989
5:00 p.m.
[DIPRETE]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
GOVERNOR ED DiPRETE FUNDRAISER
CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND
NOVEMBER 20, 1989
5:15 P.M.
Thank you, Ed, for that kind introduction. And let me say
hello to three members of Rhode Island's very distinguished
Congressional delegation: Senator John Chafee, and
Representatives Ron Machtley [MECK-LEY] and Claudine Schneider.
And Claudine, I'll stop right there with the praise, because I
want to save the good stuff for the event you're hosting later
tonight.
And to both Pat and Ed: {Barbara and I} thank you for
inviting me to share a part of this evening with you and your
supporters.
[[ You know, Barbara gets on me for the habit I have of
inviting folks into our house, so I'm glad to see I've found a
kindred spirit -- someone who doesn't mind having a few hundred
close friends over for dinner. /// Ed, this evening is proof
that you don't know the meaning of the phrase: "Not in my
backyard." ///
Actually, I remember being here back in 1981. You had just
finished some renovations at that time. And I'm honored that --
to this day -- you still refer to what used to be your old garage
as the Bush Room. ]]
2
It's a pleasure to be here with a man who is simply one of
the finest governors in all the 50 states. Ed has long been a
trusted advisor to me --- and to my Chief of Staff and fellow New
Englander John Sununu.
You know, that great 19th Century French observer of
American democracy, Alexis de Tocqueville, once asked an American
politician to define the role of Governor -- and he got this
answer: "The Governor is paid only twelve hundred dollars and
counts for nothing." ///
Well, times have changed. In our federal system, the 50
chief executives on the state level count for a great deal -- as
John Sununu reminds me every day. And Rhode Island is blessed
with one of the very best in Ed DiPrete.
Ed's been a trail-blazer not just for Rhode Island -- but
for governors across America. I'll take just one example,
education -- where our states play such a critical role. Two
months ago, down at Charlottesville at the Education Summit, some
of the most innovative ideas on improving our schools belonged to
Ed DiPrete.
Let me mention one of them right now, an exciting idea: a
public-private partnership, Ed calls the Children's Crusade for
higher education. Starting in 1991, each and every third grader
in the state of Rhode Island is going to have the option to join
the Children's Crusade. Teachers, parents, volunteer tutors and
mentors are going to work with the children in this state -- from
third grade on -- to keep them in school, off drugs, and out of
3
trouble with the law -- and to help get them ready to enter
college, or the work force.
And the Children's Crusade won't end with graduation day.
For every child who is accepted by a college or a job-training
program but can't afford it -- the Children's Crusade fund will
help pay the cost for them.
When it comes to education, Rhode Island needs Ed DiPrete --
and I need allies like Ed in my own crusade to make all our
schools I Dn goals for
education the best they choice, can be. rewovelog my good teachers, accountability
Education is just one example of the kind of forward-looking
less fed control etc etc Ed anI due side by
government that Rhode Islanders have come to count on from Ed
DiPrete.
side, I value his cousel. I respect wis
leadiship.
Since Ed took over as Governor, Rhode Island has gone from
being a job-poor state to one of the top-ranked in the country in
terms of employment. That's just one measure of the sound
economic course Ed has mapped for this state. Whether it's job
training, outreach to expand foreign trade, or to foster the
mution
high-tech industries of the future -- Ed DiPrete understands how
to keep Rhode Island on top in the competitive business climate
medes
we'll face in the 1990s. When it comes to a strong economy -- to
growing prosperity for all Rhode Islanders -- you need Ed
DiPrete. And I need pro-growth Governors like him to keep this
economic expansion going strong.
Ed DiPrete means proven leadership. Think back to that oil
spill off Newport back in June -- the disaster that didn't
happen, thanks to a rapid response by Governor DiPrete. Ed got
4
Rhode Island's state resources mobilized and into action -- and
got on the phone with John Sununu to tap federal resources in the
clean-up effort. Only hours later, we had the Secretary of
Interior and the head of the EPA on the scene. Working together,
you managed to contain the spill and prevent catastrophe in
Narragansett Bay. That's a tribute to the take-charge leadership
of Governor DiPrete -- leadership on the state level that I've
come to count on in Washington.
These past five years have been a great five years for Rhode
Island -- and the difference is Ed DiPrete. Now, there's a new
decade -- new challenges ahead. And there's no better leader for
this great state than your Governor and my good friend: Ed
DiPrete.
Thank you. God bless you -- and God bless the great state
of Rhode Island.
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 17, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON(w)
FROM:
DAN MCGROARTY Mr.r
SUBJECT:
GOVERNOR ED DIPRETE FUNDRAISER
Attached draft includes paragraphs on your education
initiatives and capital gains.
###
McGroarty/Dooley
November 17, 1989
5:00 p.m.
[DIPRETE]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNOR ED DiPRETE FUNDRAISER
CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND
NOVEMBER 20, 1989
5:15 P.M.
Thank you, Ed, for that kind introduction. And let me say
hello to three members of Rhode Island's very distinguished
Congressional delegation: Senator John Chafee, and
Representatives Ron Machtley [MECK-LEY] and Claudine Schneider.
And Claudine, I'll stop right there with the praise, because I
want to save the good stuff for the event you're hosting later
tonight.
And to both Pat and Ed: I thank you for inviting me to
share a part of this evening with you and your supporters.
[[ You know, Barbara gets on me for the habit I have of
inviting folks into our house, so I'm glad to see I've found a
kindred spirit -- someone who doesn't mind having a few hundred
close friends over for dinner. /// Ed, this evening is proof
that you don't know the meaning of the phrase: "Not in my
backyard." ///
Actually, I remember being here back in 1981. You had just
finished some renovations at that time. And I'm honored that --
to this day -- you still refer to what used to be your old garage
as the Bush Room. ]]
2
It's a pleasure to be here with a man who is simply one of
the finest governors in all the 50 states. Ed has long been a
trusted advisor to me -- and to my Chief of Staff and fellow New
Englander John Sununu.
You know, that great 19th Century French observer of
American democracy, Alexis de Tocqueville, once asked an American
politician to define the role of Governor -- and he got this
answer: "The Governor counts for absolutely nothing and is only
paid 1200 dollars. " ///
Well, times have changed. In our federal system, the 50
chief executives on the state level count for a great deal -- as
John Sununu reminds me every day. And Rhode Island is blessed
with one of the very best in Ed DiPrete.
Ed's been a trail-blazer not just for Rhode Island -- but
for governors across America. I'll take just one example,
education -- where our states play such a critical role. Two
months ago, down at Charlottesville at the Education Summit, some
of the most innovative ideas on improving our schools belonged to
Ed DiPrete.
Let me mention one of them right now, an exciting idea: a
public-private partnership, Ed calls the Children's Crusade for
higher education. Starting in 1991, each and every third grader
in the state of Rhode Island is going to have the option to join
the Children's Crusade. Teachers, parents, volunteer tutors and
mentors are going to work with the children in this state -- from
third grade on -- to keep them in school, off drugs, and out of
3
trouble with the law -- and to help get them ready to enter
college, or the work force.
And the Children's Crusade won't end with graduation day.
For every child who is accepted by a college or a job-training
program but can't afford it -- the Children's Crusade fund will
help pay the cost for them.
When it comes to education, Rhode Island needs Ed DiPrete --
and I need allies like Ed in my own crusade to make all our
schools the best they can be.
I've laid out my plan for improving our nation's schools:
rewarding good teachers, giving parents a choice of schools,
reducing federal control and increasing accountability where it
matters most -- in our schools and local communities. On every
one of these issues, Ed and I stand side by side. I value his
counsel. And I respect his leadership.
And that strong leadership has helped Rhode Island's economy
as well as its schools. Since Ed took over as Governor, Rhode
Island has gone from being a job-poor state to one of the top-
ranked in the country in terms of employment. That's just one
measure of the sound economic course Ed has mapped for this
state. Whether it's job training, outreach to expand foreign
trade, or to foster the high-tech industries of the future -- Ed
DiPrete understands how to keep Rhode Island on top in the
competitive business climate we'll face in the 1990s.
When it comes to a strong economy -- to growing prosperity
for all Rhode Islanders -- you need Ed DiPrete. And I need pro-
4
growth Governors like him to keep this economic expansion going
strong.
And let me mention right now one of the best ways I know to
keep the engine of economic expansion in high gear. I'm talking
about cutting the capital gains rate. We've all heard the
arguments about who benefits most from a cut in the capital gains
rate. Well, the real answer is: all Americans do. A cut in
capital gains is good for growth. It's going to increase
entrepreneurship and investment opportunities, and that means
more jobs -- right here in Rhode Island and all across the United
States.
You know, a majority in both the Senate and the House are on
record in favor of cutting the capital gains rate. And let me
tell you right now: when Congress starts its new session next
year, we're going to make it absolutely clear that the fight for
a capital gains cut is far from over. ///
I've taked about education, the economy -- two areas where
Ed has made a real difference for Rhode Island. But the best
reason Rhode Island needs this man in the statehouse is that Ed
DiPrete means proven leadership. Think back to that oil spill
off Newport back in June -- the disaster that didn't happen,
thanks to a rapid response by Governor DiPrete. Ed got Rhode
Island's state resources mobilized and into action -- and got on
the phone with John Sununu to tap federal resources in the clean-
up effort. Only hours later, we had the Secretary of Interior
and the head of the EPA on the scene. Working together, you
5
managed to contain the spill and prevent catastrophe in
Narragansett Bay. That's a tribute to the take-charge leadership
of Governor DiPrete -- leadership on the state level that I've
come to count on in Washington.
These past five years have been a great five years for Rhode
Island -- and the difference is Ed DiPrete. Now, there's a new
decade -- new challenges ahead. And there's no better leader for
this great state than your Governor and my good friend: Ed
DiPrete.
Thank you. God bless you -- and God bless the great state
of Rhode Island.
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 16, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH: CHRISS WINSTON cw
FROM:
DAN MCGROARTY Mer
SUBJECT: GOVERNOR DIPRETE FUNDRAISER REMARKS
I. SUMMARY
On Monday, November 20, at 5:15 p.m., you will attend a
fundraising dinner at Governor Ed DiPrete's home in
Cranston, Rhode Island. About 600 people are expected to
attend. Following this event, you will go on to a
fundraising event for Representative Claudine Schneider.
II. DISCUSSION
The remarks (7 minutes, on cards) discuss the
Governor's accomplishments in his five years in office,
including a new education initiative, the Children's
Crusade, and his record on the environment and Rhode
Island's economy.
# # #
McGroarty/Dooley
November 16, 1989
5:00 p.m.
[DIPRETE]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNOR ED DiPRETE FUNDRAISER
CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND
NOVEMBER 20, 1989
5:15 P.M.
Thank you, Ed, for that kind introduction. And let me say
hello to three members of Rhode Island's very distinguished
Congressional delegation: Senator John Chafee, and
Representatives Ron Machtley [MECK-LEY] and Claudine Schneider.
And Claudine, I'll stop right there with the praise, because I
want to save the good stuff for the event you're hosting later
tonight.
And to both Pat and Ed: (Barbara and I} thank you for
inviting me to share a part of this evening with you and your
supporters.
[[ You know, Barbara gets on me for the habit I have of
inviting folks into our house, so I'm glad to see I've found a
kindred spirit -- someone who doesn't mind having a few hundred
close friends over for dinner. /// Ed, this evening is proof
that you don't know the meaning of the phrase: "Not in my
backyard." ///
Actually, I remember being here back in 1981. You had just
finished some renovations at that time. And I'm honored that --
to this day -- you still refer to what used to be your old garage
as the Bush Room. ]]
2
It's a pleasure to be here with a man who is simply one of
the finest governors in all the 50 states. Ed has long been a
trusted advisor to me -- and to my Chief of Staff and fellow New
Englander John Sununu.
You know, that great 19th Century French observer of
American democracy, Alexis de Tocqueville, once asked an American
politician to define the role of Governor -- and he got this
answer: "The Governor is paid only twelve hundred dollars and
counts for nothing." ///
Well, times have changed. In our federal system, the 50
chief executives on the state level count for a great deal -- as
John Sununu reminds me every day. And Rhode Island is blessed
with one of the very best in Ed DiPrete.
Ed's been a trail-blazer not just for Rhode Island -- but
for governors across America. I'll take just one example,
education -- where our states play such a critical role. Two
months ago, down at Charlottesville at the Education Summit, some
of the most innovative ideas on improving our schools belonged to
Ed DiPrete.
Let me mention one of them right now, an exciting idea: a
public-private partnership, Ed calls the Children's Crusade for
higher education. Starting in 1991, each and every third grader
in the state of Rhode Island is going to have the option to join
the Children's Crusade. Teachers, parents, volunteer tutors and
mentors are going to work with the children in this state -- from
third grade on -- to keep them in school, off drugs, and out of
3
trouble with the law -- and to help get them ready to enter
college, or the work force.
And the Children's Crusade won't end with graduation day.
For every child who is accepted by a college or a job-training
program but can't afford it -- the Children's Crusade fund will
help pay the cost for them.
When it comes to education, Rhode Island needs Ed DiPrete --
and I need allies like Ed in my own crusade to make all our
schools the best they can be.
Education is just one example of the kind of forward-looking
government that Rhode Islanders have come to count on from Ed
DiPrete.
Since Ed took over as Governor, Rhode Island has gone from
being a job-poor state to one of the top-ranked in the country in
terms of employment. That's just one measure of the sound
economic course Ed has mapped for this state. Whether it's job
training, outreach to expand foreign trade, or to foster the
high-tech industries of the future -- Ed DiPrete understands how
to keep Rhode Island on top in the competitive business climate
we'll face in the 1990s. When it comes to a strong economy -- to
growing prosperity for all Rhode Islanders -- you need Ed
DiPrete. And I need pro-growth Governors like him to keep this
economic expansion going strong.
Ed DiPrete means proven leadership. Think back to that oil
spill off Newport back in June -- the disaster that didn't
happen, thanks to a rapid response by Governor DiPrete. Ed got
4
Rhode Island's state resources mobilized and into action -- and
got on the phone with John Sununu to tap federal resources in the
clean-up effort. Only hours later, we had the Secretary of
Interior and the head of the EPA on the scene. Working together,
you managed to contain the spill and prevent catastrophe in
Narragansett Bay. That's a tribute to the take-charge leadership
of Governor DiPrete -- leadership on the state level that I've
come to count on in Washington.
These past five years have been a great five years for Rhode
Island -- and the difference is Ed DiPrete. Now, there's a new
decade --- new challenges ahead. And there's no better leader for
this great state than your Governor and my good friend: Ed
DiPrete.
Thank you. God bless you -- and God bless the great state
of Rhode Island.
# # #
Document No. 090302SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
11/15/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 11/16/89 NOON
SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNOR ED DIPRETE FUNDRAISER
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McGroarty/Dooley
November 15, 1989
1989 NOV 15 AM II: 10
11:00 a.m.
[DIPRETE]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNOR ED DiPRETE FUNDRAISER
CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND
NOVEMBER 20, 1989
5:15 P.M.
Thank you, Ed, for that kind introduction. [Introductory
acknowledgements.] And let me say hello to Rhode Island's very
distinguished Congresswoman, Claudine Schneider. Claudine, I'll
stop right there with the praise, because I want to save the good
stuff for your fundraiser later tonight.
And to both Pat and Ed: (Barbara and I} thank you for
me
apart of
X
inviting us to share this evening with you and your supporters.
[[ You know, Barbara gets on me for the habit I have of
inviting folks into our house, so I'm glad to see I've found a
kindred spirit -- someone who doesn't mind having a few hundred
close friends over for dinner. /// Ed, this evening is proof
that you don't know the meaning of the phrase: "Not in my
backyard." ///
Actually, I remember being here back in 1981. You had just
finished some renovations at that time. And I'm honored that --
to this day -- you still refer to what used to be your old garage
as the Bush Room. ]]
It's a pleasure to be here with a man who is simply one of
the finest governors in all the 50 states. Ed has long been a
2
trusted advisor to me -- and to my Chief of Staff and fellow New
Englander John Sununu, on matters affecting the Northeast.
You know, that great 19th Century French observer of
American democracy, Alexis de Tocqueville, once asked an American
politician to define the role of Governor -- and he got this
answer: "The Governor is paid only twelve hundred dollars and
counts for nothing.' ///
Well, times have changed. In our federal system, the 50
chief executives on the state level count for a great deal -- as
John Sununu reminds me every day. And Rhode Island is blessed
with one of the very best in Ed DiPrete.
Ed's been a trail-blazer not just for Rhode Island -- but
for governors across America. I'll take just one example,
education -- where our states play such a critical role. Two
months ago, down at Charlottesville at the Education Summit, some
of the most innovative ideas on improving our schools belonged to
Ed DiPrete.
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partnership,
Let me mention one of them right now, an exciting idea Ed
calls the Children's Crusade for higher education. Starting in
1991, each and every third grader in the state of Rhode Island is
going to have the option to join the Children's Crusade
to
take part in a public-private partnership to improve our schools
Teachers, parents, volunteer tutors and mentors are going to work
with the children in this state -- from third grade on -- to keep
them in school, off drugs, and out of trouble with the law -- and
to help get them ready to enter college, or the work force.
3
And the Children's Crusade won't end with graduation day.
For
is
by a college or a job training
For every child who gets accepted to one of Rhode Island's state
Program universities but can't afford to pay for college -- the
it themselves
help the cost
Children's Crusade fund will pay tuition for them.
When it comes to education, Rhode Island needs Ed DiPrete --
and I need allies like Ed in my own crusade to make all our
schools the best they can be.
Education is just one example of the kind of forward-looking
government that Rhode Islanders have come to count on from Ed
DiPrete.
Since Ed took over as Governor, Rhode Island has gone from
being a job-poor state to one of the top-ranked in the country in
terms of employment. That's just one measure of the sound
economic course Ed has mapped for this state. Whether it's job
training, outreach to expand foreign trade, or to foster the
high-tech industries of the future -- Ed DiPrete understands how
to keep Rhode Island on top in the competitive business climate
we'll face in the 1990s. When it comes to a strong economy -- to
growing prosperity for all Rhode Islanders -- you need Ed
DiPrete. And I need pro-growth Governors like him to keep this
economic expansion going strong.
Ed DiPrete means proven leadership. Think back to that oil
spill off Newport back in June -- the disaster that didn't
happen, thanks to a rapid response by Governor DiPrete. Ed got
Rhode Island's state resources mobilized and into action -- and
got on the phone with John Sununu to tap federal resources in the
Only hours later,
clean-up effort. That same day, we had the Secretary of
Interior
Transportation and the head of the EPA on the scene. Working
together, you managed to contain the spill and prevent
catastrophe in Narragansett Bay. That's a tribute to the take-
charge leadership of Governor DiPrete -- leadership on the state
level that I've come to count on in Washington.
These past five years have been a great five years for Rhode
Island -- and the difference is Ed DiPrete. Now, there's a new
decade -- new challenges ahead. And there's no better leader for
this great state than your Governor and my good friend: Ed
DiPrete.
Thank you. God bless you -- and God bless the great state
of Rhode Island.
# # #
090302SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
11/15/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
11/16/89 NOON
SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNOR ED DIPRETE FUNDRAISER
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
ANDERSON
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than NOON, Thursday, November 16, with a copy to
my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
Chuis fage are Did to RI Aam wound Skinna Ithought Reilly, Andy
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
it
McGroarty/Dooley
November 15, 1989
1989 NOV 15 AM II: 10
11:00 a.m.
[DIPRETE]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNOR ED DiPRETE FUNDRAISER
CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND
NOVEMBER 20, 1989
5:15 P.M.
Thank you, Ed, for that kind introduction. [Introductory
acknowledgements.] And let me say hello to Rhode Island's very
distinguished Congresswoman, Claudine Schneider. Claudine, I'll
stop right there with the praise, because I want to save the good
the event you're hosting
stuff for your fundraiser later tonight.
And to both Pat and Ed: {Barbara and I} thank you for
inviting us to share this evening with you and your supporters.
[[ You know, Barbara gets on me for the habit I have of
inviting folks into our house, so I'm glad to see I've found a
kindred spirit -- someone who doesn't mind having a few hundred
close friends over for dinner. /// Ed, this evening is proof
that you don't know the meaning of the phrase: "Not in my
backyard." ///
Actually, I remember being here back in 1981. You had just
finished some renovations at that time. And I'm honored that --
to this day -- you still refer to what used to be your old garage
as the Bush Room. ]]
It's a pleasure to be here with a man who is simply one of
the finest governors in all the 50 states. Ed has long been a
2
trusted advisor to me -- and to my Chief of Staff and fellow New
Englander John Sununu -- on matters affecting the Northeast.
You know, that great 19th Century French observer of
American democracy, Alexis de Tocqueville, once asked an American
politician to define the role of Governor -- and he got this
answer: "The Governor is paid only twelve hundred dollars and
counts for nothing." ///
Well, times have changed. In our federal system, the 50
chief executives on the state level count for a great deal -- as
John Sununu reminds me every day. And Rhode Island is blessed
with one of the very best in Ed DiPrete.
Ed's been a trail-blazer not just for Rhode Island -- but
for governors across America. I'll take just one example,
education -- where our states play such a critical role. Two
months ago, down at Charlottesville at the Education Summit, some
of the most innovative ideas on improving our schools belonged to
Ed DiPrete.
Let me mention one of them right now, an exciting idea Ed
calls the Children's Crusade for higher education. Starting in
1991, each and every third grader in the state of Rhode Island is
going to have the option to join the Children's Crusade -- to
take part in a public-private partnership to improve our schools.
Teachers, parents, volunteer tutors and mentors are going to work
with the children in this state -- from third grade on -- to keep
them in school, off drugs, and out of trouble with the law -- and
to help get them ready to enter college, or the work force.
3
And the Children's Crusade won't end with graduation day.
For every child who gets accepted to one of Rhode Island's state
universities but can't afford to pay for college -- the
Children's Crusade fund will pay tuition for them.
When it comes to education, Rhode Island needs Ed DiPrete --
and I need allies like Ed in my own crusade to make all our
schools the best they can be.
Education is just one example of the kind of forward-looking
government that Rhode Islanders have come to count on from Ed
DiPrete.
Since Ed took over as Governor, Rhode Island has gone from
being a job-poor state to one of the top-ranked in the country in
terms of employment. That's just one measure of the sound
economic course Ed has mapped for this state. Whether it's job
training, outreach to expand foreign trade, or to foster the
high-tech industries of the future -- Ed DiPrete understands how
to keep Rhode Island on top in the competitive business climate
we'll face in the 1990s. When it comes to a strong economy -- to
growing prosperity for all Rhode Islanders -- you need Ed
DiPrete. And I need pro-growth Governors like him to keep this
economic expansion going strong.
Ed DiPrete means proven leadership. Think back to that oil
spill off Newport back in June -- the disaster that didn't
happen, thanks to a rapid response by Governor DiPrete. Ed got
Rhode Island's state resources mobilized and into action -- and
got on the phone with John Sununu to tap federal resources in the
4
clean-up effort. That same day, we had the Secretary of
Transportation and the head of the EPA on the scene. Working
together, you managed to contain the spill and prevent
catastrophe in Narragansett Bay. That's a tribute to the take-
charge leadership of Governor DiPrete -- leadership on the state
level that I've come to count on in Washington.
These past five years have been a great five years for Rhode
Island -- and the difference is Ed DiPrete. Now, there's a new
decade -- new challenges ahead. And there's no better leader for
this great state than your Governor and my good friend: Ed
DiPrete.
Thank you. God bless you -- and God bless the great state
of Rhode Island.
# # #
Document No.
090302SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
11/15/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 11/16/89 NOON
SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNOR ED DIPRETE FUNDRAISER
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
ANDERSON
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than NOON, Thursday, November 16, with a copy to
my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
No Communis
22 : Id 91 130 68 Thx /
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
McGroarty/Dooley
November 15, 1989
1989 NOV 15 AM II: 10
11:00 a.m.
[DIPRETE]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
GOVERNOR ED DiPRETE FUNDRAISER
CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND
NOVEMBER 20, 1989
5:15 P.M.
Thank you, Ed, for that kind introduction. [Introductory
acknowledgements.] And let me say hello to Rhode Island's very
distinguished Congresswoman, Claudine Schneider. Claudine, I'll
stop right there with the praise, because I want to save the good
stuff for your fundraiser later tonight.
And to both Pat and Ed: {Barbara and I} thank you for
inviting us to share this evening with you and your supporters.
[[ You know, Barbara gets on me for the habit I have of
inviting folks into our house, so I'm glad to see I've found a
kindred spirit -- someone who doesn't mind having a few hundred
close friends over for dinner. 111 Ed, this evening is proof
that you don't know the meaning of the phrase: "Not in my
backyard." ///
Actually, I remember being here back in 1981. You had just
finished some renovations at that time. And I'm honored that --
to this day -- you still refer to what used to be your old garage
as the Bush Room. ]]
It's a pleasure to be here with a man who is simply one of
the finest governors in all the 50 states. Ed has long been a
2
trusted advisor to me -- and to my Chief of Staff and fellow New
Englander John Sununu -- on matters affecting the Northeast.
You know, that great 19th Century French observer of
American democracy, Alexis de Tocqueville, once asked an American
politician to define the role of Governor -- and he got this
answer: "The Governor is paid only twelve hundred dollars and
counts for nothing." ///
Well, times have changed. In our federal system, the 50
chief executives on the state level count for a great deal -- as
John Sununu reminds me every day. And Rhode Island is blessed
with one of the very best in Ed DiPrete.
Ed's been a trail-blazer not just for Rhode Island -- but
for governors across America. I'll take just one example,
education -- where our states play such a critical role. Two
months ago, down at Charlottesville at the Education Summit, some
of the most innovative ideas on improving our schools belonged to
Ed DiPrete.
Let me mention one of them right now, an exciting idea Ed
calls the Children's Crusade for higher education. Starting in
1991, each and every third grader in the state of Rhode Island is
going to have the option to join the Children's Crusade -- to
take part in a public-private partnership to improve our schools.
Teachers, parents, volunteer tutors and mentors are going to work
with the children in this state -- from third grade on -- to keep
them in school, off drugs, and out of trouble with the law -- and
to help get them ready to enter college, or the work force.
3
And the Children's Crusade won't end with graduation day.
For every child who gets accepted to one of Rhode Island's state
universities but can't afford to pay for college -- the
Children's Crusade fund will pay tuition for them.
When it comes to education, Rhode Island needs Ed DiPrete --
and I need allies like Ed in my own crusade to make all our
schools the best they can be.
Education is just one example of the kind of forward-looking
government that Rhode Islanders have come to count on from Ed
DiPrete.
Since Ed took over as Governor, Rhode Island has gone from
being a job-poor state to one of the top-ranked in the country in
terms of employment. That's just one measure of the sound
economic course Ed has mapped for this state. Whether it's job
training, outreach to expand foreign trade, or to foster the
high-tech industries of the future -- Ed DiPrete understands how
to keep Rhode Island on top in the competitive business climate
we'll face in the 1990s. When it comes to a strong economy -- to
growing prosperity for all Rhode Islanders -- you need Ed
DiPrete. And I need pro-growth Governors like him to keep this
economic expansion going strong.
Ed DiPrete means proven leadership. Think back to that oil
spill off Newport back in June -- the disaster that didn't
happen, thanks to a rapid response by Governor DiPrete. Ed got
Rhode Island's state resources mobilized and into action -- and
got on the phone with John Sununu to tap federal resources in the
4
clean-up effort. That same day, we had the Secretary of
Transportation and the head of the EPA on the scene. Working
together, you managed to contain the spill and prevent
catastrophe in Narragansett Bay. That's a tribute to the take-
charge leadership of Governor DiPrete -- leadership on the state
level that I've come to count on in Washington.
These past five years have been a great five years for Rhode
Island -- and the difference is Ed DiPrete. Now, there's a new
decade -- new challenges ahead. And there's no better leader for
this great state than your Governor and my good friend: Ed
DiPrete.
Thank you. God bless you -- and God bless the great state
of Rhode Island.
# # #
McGroarty/Dooley
November 15, 1989
11:00 a.m.
[DIPRETE]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
GOVERNOR ED DiPRETE FUNDRAISER
CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND
NOVEMBER 20, 1989
5:15 P.M.
Thank you, Ed, for that kind introduction. [Introductory
acknowledgements. ] And let me say hello to Rhode Island's very
distinguished Congresswoman, Claudine Schneider. Claudine, I'll
stop right there with the praise, because I want to save the good
stuff for your fundraiser later tonight.
And to both Pat and Ed: {Barbara and I} thank you for
inviting us to share this evening with you and your supporters.
[[ You know, Barbara gets on me for the habit I have of
inviting folks into our house, so I'm glad to see I've found a
kindred spirit -- someone who doesn't mind having a few hundred
close friends over for dinner. /// Ed, this evening is proof
that you don't know the meaning of the phrase: "Not in my
backyard." ///
Actually, I remember being here back in 1981. You had just
finished some renovations at that time. And I'm honored that --
to this day -- you still refer to what used to be your old garage
as the Bush Room. 1]
It's a pleasure to be here with a man who is simply one of
the finest governors in all the 50 states. Ed has long been a
2
trusted advisor to me -- and to my Chief of Staff and fellow New
Englander John Sununu -- on matters affecting the Northeast.
You know, that great 19th Century French observer of
American democracy, Alexis de Tocqueville, once asked an American
politician to define the role of Governor -- and he got this
answer: "The Governor is paid only twelve hundred dollars and
counts for nothing." ///
Well, times have changed. In our federal system, the 50
chief executives on the state level count for a great deal -- as
John Sununu reminds me every day. And Rhode Island is blessed
with one of the very best in Ed DiPrete.
Ed's been a trail-blazer not just for Rhode Island -- but
for governors across America. I'll take just one example,
education -- where our states play such a critical role. Two
months ago, down at Charlottesville at the Education Summit, some
of the most innovative ideas on improving our schools belonged to
Ed DiPrete.
Let me mention one of them right now, an exciting idea Ed
calls the Children's Crusade for higher education. Starting in
1991, each and every third grader in the state of Rhode Island is
going to have the option to join the Children's Crusade -- to
take part in a public-private partnership to improve our schools.
Teachers, parents, volunteer tutors and mentors are going to work
with the children in this state -- from third grade on -- to keep
them in school, off drugs, and out of trouble with the law -- and
to help get them ready to enter college, or the work force.
3
And the Children's Crusade won't end with graduation day.
For every child who gets accepted to one of Rhode Island's state
universities but can't afford to pay for college -- the
Children's Crusade fund will pay tuition for them.
When it comes to education, Rhode Island needs Ed DiPrete --
and I need allies like Ed in my own crusade to make all our
schools the best they can be.
Education is just one example of the kind of forward-looking
government that Rhode Islanders have come to count on from Ed
DiPrete.
Since Ed took over as Governor, Rhode Island has gone from
being a job-poor state to one of the top-ranked in the country in
terms of employment. That's just one measure of the sound
economic course Ed has mapped for this state. Whether it's job
training, outreach to expand foreign trade, or to foster the
high-tech industries of the future -- Ed DiPrete understands how
to keep Rhode Island on top in the competitive business climate
we'll face in the 1990s. When it comes to a strong economy -- to
growing prosperity for all Rhode Islanders -- you need Ed
DiPrete. And I need pro-growth Governors like him to keep this
economic expansion going strong.
Ed DiPrete means proven leadership. Think back to that oil
spill off Newport back in June -- the disaster that didn't
happen, thanks to a rapid response by Governor DiPrete. Ed got
Rhode Island's state resources mobilized and into action -- and
got on the phone with John Sununu to tap federal resources in the
4
clean-up effort. That same day, we had the Secretary of
Transportation and the head of the EPA on the scene. Working
together, you managed to contain the spill and prevent
catastrophe in Narragansett Bay. That's a tribute to the take-
charge leadership of Governor DiPrete -- leadership on the state
level that I've come to count on in Washington.
These past five years have been a great five years for Rhode
Island -- and the difference is Ed DiPrete. Now, there's a new
decade -- new challenges ahead. And there's no better leader for
this great state than your Governor and my good friend: Ed
DiPrete.
Thank you. God bless you -- and God bless the great state
of Rhode Island.
# # #
Gromis
090302SS
Stebbins
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
11/15/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 11/16/89 NOON
SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNOR ED DIPRETE FUNDRAISER
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
ANDERSON
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than NOON, Thursday, November 16, with a copy to
my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
OK as chafted Doz way 11/15/89
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
McGroarty/Dooley
November 15, 1989
1989 NOV 15 AM 11: 10
11:00 a.m.
[DIPRETE]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNOR ED DiPRETE FUNDRAISER
CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND
NOVEMBER 20, 1989
5:15 P.M.
Thank you, Ed, for that kind introduction. [Introductory
acknowledgements.] And let me say hello to Rhode Island's very
distinguished Congresswoman, Claudine Schneider. Claudine, I'll
stop right there with the praise, because I want to save the good
stuff for your fundraiser later tonight.
And to both Pat and Ed: {Barbara and I} thank you for
partof
inviting us to share this evening with you and your supporters.
[[ You know, Barbara gets on me for the habit I have of
inviting folks into our house, so I'm glad to see I've found a
kindred spirit -- someone who doesn't mind having a few hundred
close friends over for dinner. /// Ed, this evening is proof
that you don't know the meaning of the phrase: "Not in my
backyard." ///
Actually, I remember being here back in 1981. You had just
finished some renovations at that time. And I'm honored that --
to this day -- you still refer to what used to be your old garage
as the Bush Room. ]]
It's a pleasure to be here with a man who is simply one of
the finest governors in all the 50 states. Ed has long been a
2
trusted advisor to me -- and to my Chief of Staff and fellow New
Englander John Sununu -- on matters affecting the Northeast.
You know, that great 19th Century French observer of
American democracy, Alexis de Tocqueville, once asked an American
politician to define the role of Governor -- and he got this
answer: "The Governor is paid only twelve hundred dollars and
counts for nothing." ///
Well, times have changed. In our federal system, the 50
chief executives on the state level count for a great deal -- as
John Sununu reminds me every day. And Rhode Island is blessed
with one of the very best in Ed DiPrete.
Ed's been a trail-blazer not just for Rhode Island -- but
for governors across America. I'll take just one example,
education -- where our states play such a critical role. Two
months ago, down at Charlottesville at the Education Summit, some
of the most innovative ideas on improving our schools belonged to
Ed DiPrete.
Let me mention one of them right now, an exciting idea Ed
calls the Children's Crusade for higher education. Starting in
1991, each and every third grader in the state of Rhode Island is
going to have the option to join the Children's Crusade -- to
take part in a public-private partnership to improve our schools.
Teachers, parents, volunteer tutors and mentors are going to work
with the children in this state -- from third grade on -- to keep
them in school, off drugs, and out of trouble with the law -- and
to help get them ready to enter college, or the work force.
3
And the Children's Crusade won't end with graduation day.
For every child who gets accepted to one of Rhode Island's state
universities but can't afford to pay for college -- the
Children's Crusade fund will pay tuition for them.
When it comes to education, Rhode Island needs Ed DiPrete --
and I need allies like Ed in my own crusade to make all our
schools the best they can be.
Education is just one example of the kind of forward-looking
government that Rhode Islanders have come to count on from Ed
DiPrete.
Since Ed took over as Governor, Rhode Island has gone from
being a job-poor state to one of the top-ranked in the country in
terms of employment. That's just one measure of the sound
economic course Ed has mapped for this state. Whether it's job
training, outreach to expand foreign trade, or to foster the
high-tech industries of the future -- Ed DiPrete understands how
to keep Rhode Island on top in the competitive business climate
we'll face in the 1990s. When it comes to a strong economy -- to
growing prosperity for all Rhode Islanders -- you need Ed
oriented
DiPrete. And I need pro-growth Governors like him to keep this
economic expansion going strong.
Ed DiPrete means proven leadership. Think back to that oil
spill off Newport back in June -- the disaster that didn't
happen, thanks to a rapid response by Governor DiPrete. Ed got
Rhode Island's state resources mobilized and into action -- and
got on the phone with John Sununu to tap federal resources in the
4
clean-up effort. That same day, we had the Secretary of
Transportation and the head of the EPA on the scene. Working
together, you managed to contain the spill and prevent
catastrophe in Narragansett Bay. That's a tribute to the take-
charge leadership of Governor DiPrete -- leadership on the state
level that I've come to count on in Washington.
These past five years have been a great five years for Rhode
Island -- and the difference is Ed DiPrete. Now, there's a new
decade -- new challenges ahead. And there's no better leader for
this great state than your Governor and my good friend: Ed
DiPrete.
Thank you. God bless you -- and God bless the great state
of Rhode Island.
# # #
Document No. 090302SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
11/15/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 11/16/89 NOON
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNOR ED DIPRETE FUNDRAISER
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
ANDERSON
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. ±22,
x2930, no later than NOON, Thursday, November 16, with a copy to
my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
P/s. see comments on P. /
I 11 / : Id SI 100 68
hegis. Affairs.
James W. Cicconi
11/15/89
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
McGroarty/Dooley
November 15, 1989
1989 NOV 15 AM II: 10
11:00 a.m.
[DIPRETE]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
GOVERNOR ED DiPRETE FUNDRAISER
CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND
NOVEMBER 20, 1989
5:15 P.M.
Alson invited:
Thank you, Ed, for that kind introduction. [Introductory
acknowledgements.] And let me say hello to Rhode Island's very
distinguished Congresswoman, Claudine Schneider. Claudine, I'll
stop right there with the praise, because I want to save the good
PO Bob michel
stuff for your fundraiser later tonight.
And to both Pat and Ed: {Barbara and I} thank you for
Expected
inviting us to share this evening with you and your supporters.
sen. John
[[ You know, Barbara gets on me for the habit I have of
inviting folks into our house, so I'm glad to see I've found a
1
chafee,
kindred spirit -- someone who doesn't mind having a few hundred
Rep. Ron
close friends over for dinner. /// Ed, this evening is proof
that you don't know the meaning of the phrase: "Not in
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backyard." ///
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Actually, I remember being here back in
1981
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You had just
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finished some renovations at that time. And I'm honored that --
to this day -- you still refer to what used to be your old garage
as the Bush Room. ]]
It's a pleasure to be here with a man who is simply one of
the finest governors in all the 50 states. Ed has long been a
2
trusted advisor to me -- and to my Chief of Staff and fellow New
Englander John Sununu -- on matters affecting the Northeast.
You know, that great 19th Century French observer of
American democracy, Alexis de Tocqueville, once asked an American
politician to define the role of Governor -- and he got this
answer: "The Governor is paid only twelve hundred dollars and
counts for nothing." ///
Well, times have changed. In our federal system, the 50
chief executives on the state level count for a great deal -- as
John Sununu reminds me every day. And Rhode Island is blessed
with one of the very best in Ed DiPrete.
Ed's been a trail-blazer not just for Rhode Island -- but
for governors across America. I'll take just one example,
education -- where our states play such a critical role. Two
months ago, down at Charlottesville at the Education Summit, some
of the most innovative ideas on improving our schools belonged to
Ed DiPrete.
Let me mention one of them right now, an exciting idea Ed
calls the Children's Crusade for higher education. Starting in
1991, each and every third grader in the state of Rhode Island is
going to have the option to join the Children's Crusade -- to
take part in a public-private partnership to improve our schools.
Teachers, parents, volunteer tutors and mentors are going to work
with the children in this state -- from third grade on -- to keep
them in school, off drugs, and out of trouble with the law -- and
to help get them ready to enter college, or the work force.
3
And the Children's Crusade won't end with graduation day.
For every child who gets accepted to one of Rhode Island's state
universities but can't afford to pay for college -- the
Children's Crusade fund will pay tuition for them.
When it comes to education, Rhode Island needs Ed DiPrete --
and I need allies like Ed in my own crusade to make all our
schools the best they can be.
Education is just one example of the kind of forward-looking
government that Rhode Islanders have come to count on from Ed
DiPrete.
Since Ed took over as Governor, Rhode Island has gone from
being a job-poor state to one of the top-ranked in the country in
terms of employment. That's just one measure of the sound
economic course Ed has mapped for this state. Whether it's job
training, outreach to expand foreign trade, or to foster the
high-tech industries of the future -- Ed DiPrete understands how
to keep Rhode Island on top in the competitive business climate
we'll face in the 1990s. When it comes to a strong economy -- to
growing prosperity for all Rhode Islanders -- you need Ed
DiPrete. And I need pro-growth Governors like him to keep this
economic expansion going strong.
Ed DiPrete means proven leadership. Think back to that oil
spill off Newport back in June -- the disaster that didn't
happen, thanks to a rapid response by Governor DiPrete. Ed got
Rhode Island's state resources mobilized and into action -- and
got on the phone with John Sununu to tap federal resources in the
4
clean-up effort. That same day, we had the Secretary of
Transportation and the head of the EPA on the scene. Working
together, you managed to contain the spill and prevent
catastrophe in Narragansett Bay. That's a tribute to the take-
charge leadership of Governor DiPrete -- leadership on the state
level that I've come to count on in Washington.
These past five years have been a great five years for Rhode
Island -- and the difference is Ed DiPrete. Now, there's a new
decade -- new challenges ahead. And there's no better leader for
this great state than your Governor and my good friend: Ed
DiPrete.
Thank you. God bless you -- and God bless the great state
of Rhode Island.
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 15, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
Deputy Assistant to the President for
Communications
FROM:
BRENT O. HATCH
Associate Counsel to the President
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Governor Ed DiPrete
Fundraiser
Counsel's office has reviewed the above-referenced speech. We
have no legal objections.
Thank you for the opportunity to review this matter.
CC: James W. Cicconi
: 6v 91 100 68
Document No.
090302SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
11/15/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 11/16/89 NOON
SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNOR ED DIPRETE FUNDRAISER
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
ANDERSON
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than NOON, Thursday, November 16, 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
McGroarty/Dooley
November 15, 1989
1989 NOV 15 AM 11: 10
11:00 a.m.
[DIPRETE]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNOR ED DiPRETE FUNDRAISER
CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND
NOVEMBER 20, 1989
5:15 P.M.
Thank you, Ed, for that kind introduction. [Introductory
acknowledgements.] And let me say hello to Rhode Island's very
distinguished Congresswoman, Claudine Schneider. Claudine, I'll
stop right there with the praise, because I want to save the good
stuff for your fundraiser later tonight.
And to both Pat and Ed: {Barbara and I} thank you for
inviting us to share this evening with you and your supporters.
[[ You know, Barbara gets on me for the habit I have of
inviting folks into our house, so I'm glad to see I've found a
kindred spirit -- someone who doesn't mind having a few hundred
close friends over for dinner. /// Ed, this evening is proof
that you don't know the meaning of the phrase: "Not in my
backyard." ///
Actually, I remember being here back in 1981. You had just
finished some renovations at that time. And I'm honored that --
to this day -- you still refer to what used to be your old garage
as the Bush Room. 1]
It's a pleasure to be here with a man who is simply one of
the finest governors in all the 50 states. Ed has long been a
2
trusted advisor to me -- and to my Chief of Staff and fellow New
Englander John Sununu -- on matters affecting the Northeast.
You know, that great 19th Century French observer of
American democracy, Alexis de Tocqueville, once asked an American
politician to define the role of Governor -- and he got this
answer: "The Governor is paid only twelve hundred dollars and
counts for nothing." ///
Well, times have changed. In our federal system, the 50
chief executives on the state level count for a great deal -- as
John Sununu reminds me every day. And Rhode Island is blessed
with one of the very best in Ed DiPrete.
Ed's been a trail-blazer not just for Rhode Island -- but
for governors across America. I'll take just one example,
education -- where our states play such a critical role. Two
months ago, down at Charlottesville at the Education Summit, some
of the most innovative ideas on improving our schools belonged to
Ed DiPrete.
Let me mention one of them right now, an exciting idea Ed
calls the Children's Crusade for higher education. Starting in
1991, each and every third grader in the state of Rhode Island is
going to have the option to join the Children's Crusade -- to
take part in a public-private partnership to improve our schools.
Teachers, parents, volunteer tutors and mentors are going to work
with the children in this state -- from third grade on -- to keep
them in school, off drugs, and out of trouble with the law -- and
to help get them ready to enter college, or the work force.
3
And the Children's Crusade won't end with graduation day.
For every child who gets accepted to one of Rhode Island's state
universities but can't afford to pay for college -- the
Children's Crusade fund will pay tuition for them.
When it comes to education, Rhode Island needs Ed DiPrete --
and I need allies like Ed in my own crusade to make all our
schools the best they can be.
Education is just one example of the kind of forward-looking
government that Rhode Islanders have come to count on from Ed
DiPrete.
Since Ed took over as Governor, Rhode Island has gone from
being a job-poor state to one of the top-ranked in the country in
terms of employment. That's just one measure of the sound
economic course Ed has mapped for this state. Whether it's job
training, outreach to expand foreign trade, or to foster the
high-tech industries of the future -- Ed DiPrete understands how
to keep Rhode Island on top in the competitive business climate
we'll face in the 1990s. When it comes to a strong economy -- to
growing prosperity for all Rhode Islanders -- you need Ed
DiPrete. And I need pro-growth Governors like him to keep this
economic expansion going strong.
Ed DiPrete means proven leadership. Think back to that oil
spill off Newport back in June -- the disaster that didn't
happen, thanks to a rapid response by Governor DiPrete. Ed got
Rhode Island's state resources mobilized and into action -- and
got on the phone with John Sununu to tap federal resources in the
4
clean-up effort. That same day, we had the Secretary of
Transportation and the head of the EPA on the scene. Working
together, you managed to contain the spill and prevent
catastrophe in Narragansett Bay. That's a tribute to the take-
charge leadership of Governor DiPrete -- leadership on the state
level that I've come to count on in Washington.
These past five years have been a great five years for Rhode
Island -- and the difference is Ed DiPrete. Now, there's a new
decade -- new challenges ahead. And there's no better leader for
this great state than your Governor and my good friend: Ed
DiPrete.
Thank you. God bless you -- and God bless the great state
of Rhode Island.
# # #
Document No. 090302SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
11/15/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 11/16/89 NOON
SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNOR ED DIPRETE FUNDRAISER
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
ANDERSON
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. ±22,
x2930, no later than NOON, Thursday, November 16, with a copy to
my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
GK S.R.
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
86
McGroarty/Dooley
November 15, 1989
1989 NOV 15 AM II: 10
11:00 a.m.
[DIPRETE]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNOR ED DiPRETE FUNDRAISER
CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND
NOVEMBER 20, 1989
5:15 P.M.
Thank you, Ed, for that kind introduction. [Introductory
acknowledgements.; And let me say hello to Rhode Island's very
distinguished Congresswoman, Claudine Schneider. Claudine, I'll
stop right there with the praise, because I want to save the good
stuff for your fundraiser later tonight.
And to both Pat and Ed: {Barbara and I} thank you for
inviting us to share this evening with you and your supporters.
[[ You know, Barbara gets on me for the habit I have of
inviting folks into our house, so I'm glad to see I've found a
kindred spirit -- someone who doesn't mind having a few hundred
close friends over for dinner. /// Ed, this evening is proof
that you don't know the meaning of the phrase: "Not in my
backyard." ///
Actually, I remember being here back in 1981. You had just
finished some renovations at that time. And I'm honored that --
to this day -- you still refer to what used to be your old garage
as the Bush Room. ]]
It's a pleasure to be here with a man who is simply one of
the finest governors in all the 50 states. Ed has long been a
00
2
trusted advisor to me -- and to my Chief of Staff and fellow New
Englander John Sununu -- on matters affecting the Northeast.
You know, that great 19th Century French observer of
American democracy, Alexis de Tocqueville, once asked an American
politician to define the role of Governor -- and he got this
answer: "The Governor is paid only twelve hundred dollars and
counts for nothing." ///
Well, times have changed. In our federal system, the 50
chief executives on the state level count for a great deal --- as
John Sununu reminds me every day. And Rhode Island is blessed
with one of the very best in Ed DiPrete.
Ed's been a trail-blazer not just for Rhode Island -- but
for governors across America. I'll take just one example,
education -- where our states play such a critical role. Two
months ago, down at Charlottesville at the Education Summit, some
of the most innovative ideas on improving our schools belonged to
Ed DiPrete.
Let me mention one of them right now, an exciting idea Ed
calls the Children's Crusade for higher education. Starting in
1991, each and every third grader in the state of Rhode Island is
going to have the option to join the Children's Crusade -- to
take part in a public-private partnership to improve our schools.
Teachers, parents, volunteer tutors and mentors are going to work
with the children in this state -- from third grade on -- to keep
them in school, off drugs, and out of trouble with the law -- and
to help get them ready to enter college, or the work force.
3
And the Children's Crusade won't end with graduation day.
For every child who gets accepted to one of Rhode Island's state
universities but can't afford to pay for college -- the
Children's Crusade fund will pay tuition for them.
When it comes to education, Rhode Island needs Ed DiPrete --
and I need allies like Ed in my own crusade to make all our
schools the best they can be.
Education is just one example of the kind of forward-looking
government that Rhode Islanders have come to count on from Ed
DiPrete.
Since Ed took over as Governor, Rhode Island has gone from
being a job-poor state to one of the top-ranked in the country in
terms of employment. That's just one measure of the sound
economic course Ed has mapped for this state. Whether it's job
training, outreach to expand foreign trade, or to foster the
high-tech industries of the future -- Ed DiPrete understands how
to keep Rhode Island on top in the competitive business climate
we'll face in the 1990s. When it comes to a strong economy -- to
growing prosperity for all Rhode Islanders -- you need Ed
DiPrete. And I need pro-growth Governors like him to keep this
economic expansion going strong.
Ed DiPrete means proven leadership. Think back to that oil
spill off Newport back in June -- the disaster that didn't
happen, thanks to a rapid response by Governor DiPrete. Ed got
Rhode Island's state resources mobilized and into action -- and
got on the phone with John Sununu to tap federal resources in the
4
clean-up effort. That same day, we had the Secretary of
Transportation and the head of the EPA on the scene. Working
together, you managed to contain the spill and prevent
catastrophe in Narragansett Bay. That's a tribute to the take-
charge leadership of Governor DiPrete -- leadership on the state
level that I've come to count on in Washington.
These past five years have been a great five years for Rhode
Island -- and the difference is Ed DiPrete. Now, there's a new
decade -- new challenges ahead. And there's no better leader for
this great state than your Governor and my good friend: Ed
DiPrete.
Thank you. God bless you -- and God bless the great state
of Rhode Island.
# # #
090302SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
11/15/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 11/16/89 NOON
SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNOR ED DIPRETE FUNDRAISER
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
ANDERSON
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than NOON, Thursday, November 16, with a copy to
my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
No $130.68
Commis/89
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Document No. 090302SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
11/15/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 11/16/89 NOON
SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNOR ED DIPRETE FUNDRAISER
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
ANDERSON
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. ±22,
x2930, no later than NOON, Thursday, November 16, with a copy to
my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
No comments
80 : Sd 51100.68
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Document No. 090302SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
11/15/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 11/16/89 NOON
SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNOR ED DIPRETE FUNDRAISER
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
ANDERSON
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. ±22,
x2930, no later than NOON, Thursday, November 16, with a copy to
my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
NC
II : Id $ 100.68
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
McGroarty/Dooley
November 15, 1989
1989 NOV 15 AM II: 10
11:00 a.m.
[DIPRETE]
PRESIDENTIAL
REMARKS:
GOVERNOR ED DiPRETE FUNDRAISER
CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND
NOVEMBER 20, 1989
5:15 P.M.
Thank you, Ed, for that kind introduction. [Introductory
acknowledgements.; And let me say hello to Rhode Island's very
distinguished Congresswoman, Claudine Schneider. Claudine, I'll
stop right there event with the praise, because I want to save the good
stuff for your fundraiser later tonight.
And to both Pat and Ed: {Barbara and I} thank you for
inviting us to share this evening with you and your supporters.
[[ You know, Barbara gets on me for the habit I have of
inviting folks into our house, so I'm glad to see I've found a
kindred spirit -- someone who doesn't mind having a few hundred
close friends over for dinner. /// Ed, this evening is proof
that you don't know the meaning of the phrase: "Not in my
backyard." ///
Actually, I remember being here back in 1981. You had just
finished some renovations at that time. And I'm honored that ---
to this day -- you still refer to what used to be your old garage
as the Bush Room. ]]
It's a pleasure to be here with a man who is simply one of
the finest governors in all the 50 states. Ed has long been a
2
trusted advisor to me -- and to my Chief of Staff and fellow New
Englander John Sununu -- on matters affecting the Northeast.
You know, that great 19th Century French observer of
American democracy, Alexis de Tocqueville, once asked an American
politician to define the role of Governor -- and he got this
answer: "The Governor is paid only twelve hundred dollars and
counts for nothing." ///
Well, times have changed. In our federal system, the 50
chief executives on the state level count for a great deal -- as
John Sununu reminds me every day. And Rhode Island is blessed
with one of the very best in Ed DiPrete.
Ed's been a trail-blazer not just for Rhode Island -- but
for governors across America. I'll take just one example,
education -- where our states play such a critical role. Two
months ago, down at Charlottesville at the Education Summit, some
of the most innovative ideas on improving our schools belonged to
Ed DiPrete.
Let me mention one of them right now, an exciting idea Ed
calls the Children's Crusade for higher education. Starting in
1991, each and every third grader in the state of Rhode Island is
going to have the option to join the Children's Crusade -- to
take part in a public-private partnership to improve our schools.
Teachers, parents, volunteer tutors and mentors are going to work
with the children in this state -- from third grade on -- to keep
them in school, off drugs, and out of trouble with the law -- and
to help get them ready to enter college, or the work force.
3
And the Children's Crusade won't end with graduation day.
For every child who gets accepted to one of Rhode Island's state
universities but can't afford to pay for college -- the
Children's Crusade fund will pay tuition for them.
When it comes to education, Rhode Island needs Ed DiPrete --
and I need allies like Ed in my own crusade to make all our
schools the best they can be.
Education is just one example of the kind of forward-looking
government that Rhode Islanders have come to count on from Ed
DiPrete.
Since Ed took over as Governor, Rhode Island has gone from
being a job-poor state to one of the top-ranked in the country in
terms of employment. That's just one measure of the sound
economic course Ed has mapped for this state. Whether it's job
training, outreach to expand foreign trade, or to foster the
high-tech industries of the future -- Ed DiPrete understands how
to keep Rhode Island on top in the competitive business climate
we'll face in the 1990s. When it comes to a strong economy -- to
growing prosperity for all Rhode Islanders -- you need Ed
DiPrete. And I need pro-growth Governors like him to keep this
economic expansion going strong.
Ed DiPrete means proven leadership. Think back to that oil
spill off Newport back in June -- the disaster that didn't
happen, thanks to a rapid response by Governor DiPrete. Ed got
Rhode Island's state resources mobilized and into action -- and
got on the phone with John Sununu to tap federal resources in the
4
clean-up effort. That same day, we had the Secretary of
Transportation and the head of the EPA on the scene. Working
together, you managed to contain the spill and prevent
catastrophe in Narragansett Bay. That's a tribute to the take-
charge leadership of Governor DiPrete -- leadership on the state
level that I've come to count on in Washington.
These past five years have been a great five years for Rhode
Island -- and the difference is Ed DiPrete. Now, there's a new
decade -- new challenges ahead. And there's no better leader for
this great state than your Governor and my good friend: Ed
DiPrete.
Thank you. God bless you -- and God bless the great state
of Rhode Island.
# # #
Document No. 090302SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
11/15/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 11/16/89 NOON
SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNOR ED DIPRETE FUNDRAISER
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
ANDERSON
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. ±22,
x2930, no later than NOON, Thursday, November 16, with a copy to
my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
no comment
00:1d 91 10068
1'1 :1d 91 100 68
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
McGroarty/Dooley
November 15, 1989
1989 NOV 15 AM II: 10
11:00 a.m.
[DIPRETE]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
GOVERNOR ED DiPRETE FUNDRAISER
CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND
NOVEMBER 20, 1989
5:15 P.M.
Thank you, Ed, for that kind introduction. [Introductory
acknowledgements.] And let me say hello to Rhode Island's very
distinguished Congresswoman, Claudine Schneider. Claudine, I'll
stop right there with the praise, because I want to save the good
stuff for your fundraiser later tonight.
And to both Pat and Ed: {Barbara and I} thank you for
inviting us to share this evening with you and your supporters.
[[ You know, Barbara gets on me for the habit I have of
inviting folks into our house, so I'm glad to see I've found a
kindred spirit -- someone who doesn't mind having a few hundred
close friends over for dinner. /// Ed, this evening is proof
that you don't know the meaning of the phrase: "Not in my
backyard." ///
Actually, I remember being here back in 1981. You had just
finished some renovations at that time. And I'm honored that --
to this day -- you still refer to what used to be your old garage
as the Bush Room. ]]
It's a pleasure to be here with a man who is simply one of
the finest governors in all the 50 states. Ed has long been a
2
trusted advisor to me -- and to my Chief of Staff and fellow New
Englander John Sununu -- on matters affecting the Northeast.
You know, that great 19th Century French observer of
American democracy, Alexis de Tocqueville, once asked an American
politician to define the role of Governor -- and he got this
answer: "The Governor is paid only twelve hundred dollars and
counts for nothing." ///
Well, times have changed. In our federal system, the 50
chief executives on the state level count for a great deal -- as
John Sununu reminds me every day. And Rhode Island is blessed
with one of the very best in Ed DiPrete.
Ed's been a trail-blazer not just for Rhode Island -- but
for governors across America. I'll take just one example,
education -- where our states play such a critical role. Two
months ago, down at Charlottesville at the Education Summit, some
of the most innovative ideas on improving our schools belonged to
Ed DiPrete.
Let me mention one of them right now, an exciting idea Ed
calls the Children's Crusade for higher education. Starting in
1991, each and every third grader in the state of Rhode Island is
going to have the option to join the Children's Crusade -- to
take part in a public-private partnership to improve our schools.
Teachers, parents, volunteer tutors and mentors are going to work
with the children in this state -- from third grade on -- to keep
them in school, off drugs, and out of trouble with the law -- and
to help get them ready to enter college, or the work force.
3
And the Children's Crusade won't end with graduation day.
For every child who gets accepted to one of Rhode Island's state
universities but can't afford to pay for college -- the
Children's Crusade fund will pay tuition for them.
When it comes to education, Rhode Island needs Ed DiPrete --
and I need allies like Ed in my own crusade to make all our
schools the best they can be.
Education is just one example of the kind of forward-looking
government that Rhode Islanders have come to count on from Ed
DiPrete.
Since Ed took over as Governor, Rhode Island has gone from
being a job-poor state to one of the top-ranked in the country in
terms of employment. That's just one measure of the sound
economic course Ed has mapped for this state. Whether it's job
training, outreach to expand foreign trade, or to foster the
high-tech industries of the future -- Ed DiPrete understands how
to keep Rhode Island on top in the competitive business climate
we'll face in the 1990s. When it comes to a strong economy -- to
growing prosperity for all Rhode Islanders -- you need Ed
DiPrete. And I need pro-growth Governors like him to keep this
economic expansion going strong.
Ed DiPrete means proven leadership. Think back to that oil
spill off Newport back in June -- the disaster that didn't
happen, thanks to a rapid response by Governor DiPrete. Ed got
Rhode Island's state resources mobilized and into action -- and
got on the phone with John Sununu to tap federal resources in the
4
clean-up effort. That same day, we had the Secretary of
Transportation and the head of the EPA on the scene. Working
together, you managed to contain the spill and prevent
catastrophe in Narragansett Bay. That's a tribute to the take-
charge leadership of Governor DiPrete -- leadership on the state
level that I've come to count on in Washington.
These past five years have been a great five years for Rhode
Island -- and the difference is Ed DiPrete. Now, there's a new
decade -- new challenges ahead. And there's no better leader for
this great state than your Governor and my good friend: Ed
DiPrete.
Thank you. God bless you -- and God bless the great state
of Rhode Island.
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 16, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER RBP
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Governor DiPrete
We have no suggested changes from a policy standpoint and
approve of the draft remarks in their present form.
CC: James W. Cicconi
090302SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
11/15/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 11/16/89 NOON
SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNOR ED DIPRETE FUNDRAISER
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
ANDERSON
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. ±22,
x2930, no later than NOON, Thursday, November 16, 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
McGroarty/Dooley
November 15, 1989
1989 NOV 15 AM II: 10
11:00 a.m.
[DIPRETE]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNOR ED DiPRETE FUNDRAISER
CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND
NOVEMBER 20, 1989
5:15 P.M.
Thank you, Ed, for that kind introduction. [Introductory
acknowledgements.] And let me say hello to Rhode Island's very
distinguished Congresswoman, Claudine Schneider. Claudine, I'll
stop right there with the praise, because I want to save the good
stuff for your fundraiser later tonight.
And to both Pat and Ed: {Barbara and I} thank you for
inviting us to share this evening with you and your supporters.
[[ You know, Barbara gets on me for the habit I have of
inviting folks into our house, so I'm glad to see I've found a
kindred spirit -- someone who doesn't mind having a few hundred
close friends over for dinner. /// Ed, this evening is proof
that you don't know the meaning of the phrase: "Not in my
backyard." ///
Actually, I remember being here back in 1981. You had just
finished some renovations at that time. And I'm honored that --
to this day -- you still refer to what used to be your old garage
as the Bush Room. ]]
It's a pleasure to be here with a man who is simply one of
the finest governors in all the 50 states. Ed has long been a
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trusted advisor to me -- and to my Chief of Staff and fellow New
Englander John Sununu -- on matters affecting the Northeast.
You know, that great 19th Century French observer of
American democracy, Alexis de Tocqueville, once asked an American
politician to define the role of Governor -- and he got this
answer: "The Governor is paid only twelve hundred dollars and
counts for nothing." ///
Well, times have changed. In our federal system, the 50
chief executives on the state level count for a great deal -- as
John Sununu reminds me every day. And Rhode Island is blessed
with one of the very best in Ed DiPrete.
Ed's been a trail-blazer not just for Rhode Island -- but
for governors across America. I'll take just one example,
education -- where our states play such a critical role. Two
months ago, down at Charlottesville at the Education Summit, some
of the most innovative ideas on improving our schools belonged to
Ed DiPrete.
Let me mention one of them right now, an exciting idea Ed
calls the Children's Crusade for higher education. Starting in
1991, each and every third grader in the state of Rhode Island is
going to have the option to join the Children's Crusade -- to
take part in a public-private partnership to improve our schools.
Teachers, parents, volunteer tutors and mentors are going to work
with the children in this state -- from third grade on -- to keep
them in school, off drugs, and out of trouble with the law -- and
to help get them ready to enter college, or the work force.
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And the Children's Crusade won't end with graduation day.
For every child who gets accepted to one of Rhode Island's state
universities but can't afford to pay for college -- the
Children's Crusade fund will pay tuition for them.
When it comes to education, Rhode Island needs Ed DiPrete --
and I need allies like Ed in my own crusade to make all our
schools the best they can be.
Education is just one example of the kind of forward-looking
government that Rhode Islanders have come to count on from Ed
DiPrete.
Since Ed took over as Governor, Rhode Island has gone from
being a job-poor state to one of the top-ranked in the country in
terms of employment. That's just one measure of the sound
economic course Ed has mapped for this state. Whether it's job
training, outreach to expand foreign trade, or to foster the
high-tech industries of the future -- Ed DiPrete understands how
to keep Rhode Island on top in the competitive business climate
we'll face in the 1990s. When it comes to a strong economy -- to
growing prosperity for all Rhode Islanders -- you need Ed
DiPrete. And I need pro-growth Governors like him to keep this
economic expansion going strong.
Ed DiPrete means proven leadership. Think back to that oil
spill off Newport back in June -- the disaster that didn't
happen, thanks to a rapid response by Governor DiPrete. Ed got
Rhode Island's state resources mobilized and into action -- and
got on the phone with John Sununu to tap federal resources in the
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clean-up effort. That same day, we had the Secretary of
Transportation and the head of the EPA on the scene. Working
together, you managed to contain the spill and prevent
catastrophe in Narragansett Bay. That's a tribute to the take-
charge leadership of Governor DiPrete -- leadership on the state
level that I've come to count on in Washington.
These past five years have been a great five years for Rhode
Island -- and the difference is Ed DiPrete. Now, there's a new
decade -- new challenges ahead. And there's no better leader for
this great state than your Governor and my good friend: Ed
DiPrete.
Thank you. God bless you -- and God bless the great state
of Rhode Island.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 17, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON cw
FROM:
DAN MCGROARTY Mr.r
SUBJECT:
GOVERNOR ED DIPRETE FUNDRAISER
Attached draft includes paragraphs on your education
initiatives and capital gains.
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one of
Rhode Island's leaders a leader
(moust talented
in the senate --
we all hope will soon be joining John
McGroarty Dooley
Representative
November 17, 1989
5:00 p.m.
[DIPRETE]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNOR ED DiPRETE FUNDRAISER
CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND
NOVEMBER 20, 1989
5:15 P.M.
Thank you, Ed, for that kind introduction.
PAnd let me say
hello to three members of Rhode Island's very distinguished
Congressional delegation: Senator John Chafee, and
Representatives Ron Machtley [MECK-LEY] and Claudine Schneider.
And Claudine, I'll stop right there with the praise, because I
want to save the good stuff for the event you're hosting later
tonight.
And to both Pat and Ed: thank you for inviting me to
share a part of this evening with you and your supporters.
This is
[[
You know, Barbara gets on me for the habit I have of
a quite gathering
inviting folks into our house, so I'm glad to see I've found a
kindred spirit -- someone who doesn't mind having a few hundred
close friends over for dinner. /// Ed, this evening is proof
that you don't know the meaning of the phrase: "Not in my
backyard." ///
Actually, I remember being here back in 1981. You had just
finished some renovations at that time. And I'm honored that --
to this day -- you still refer to what used to be your old garage
as the Bush Room. ]]
$ line come to The here 4am Rhode Island for two outstanding reasons=
line come to Jim tin Rhode Island for two outstanding leaders.
line come to Rhode Island for Ed Diprete and Claudine Schneider. III
Claudine is an independent, principled woman congresswoman with a
proud record of leaderplain on the environment, on education, and
in combatting crime she's a great Representative and d think
she'd make a great senator.
Hand our host, Ed Diprete, well, it's
AV's a pleasure to be here with a man who is simply one of
the finest governors in all the 50 states. Ed has long been a
trusted advisor to me -- and to my Chief of Staff and fellow New
Englander John Sununu.
You know, that great 19th Century French observer of
American democracy, Alexis de Tocqueville, once asked an American
politician to define the role of Governor -- and he got this
answer: "The Governor counts for absolutely nothing and is only
paid 1200 dollars." ///
Well, times have changed. In our federal system, the 50
chief executives on the state level count for a great deal -- as
John Sununu reminds me every day. And Rhode Island is blessed
with one of the very best in Ed DiPrete.
Ed's been a trail-blazer not just for Rhode Island -- but
for governors across America. I'll take just one example,
education -- where our states play such a critical role. Two
months ago, down at Charlottesville at the Education Summit, some
of the most innovative ideas on improving our schools belonged to
Ed DiPrete.
Let me mention one of them right now, an exciting idea: a
public-private partnership, Ed calls the Children's Crusade for
higher education. Starting in 1991, each and every third grader
in the state of Rhode Island is going to have the option to join
the Children's Crusade. Teachers, parents, volunteer tutors and
mentors are going to work with the children in this state -- from
third grade on -- to keep them in school, off drugs, and out of
3
trouble with the law -- and to help get them ready to enter
college, or the work force.
And the Children's Crusade won't end with graduation day.
For every child who is accepted by a college or a job-training
program but can't afford it -- the Children's Crusade fund will
help pay the cost for them.
When it comes to education, Rhode Island needs Ed DiPrete --
and I need allies like Ed in my own crusade to make all our
schools the best they can be.
I've laid out my plan for improving our nation's schools:
rewarding good teachers, giving parents a choice of schools,
reducing federal control and increasing accountability where it
matters most -- in our schools and local communities. On every
one of these issues, Ed and I stand side by side. I value his
counsel. And I respect his leadership.
And that strong leadership has helped Rhode Island's economy
as well as its schools. Since Ed took over as Governor, Rhode
Island has gone from being a job-poor state to one of the top-
ranked in the country in terms of employment. That's just one
measure of the sound economic course Ed has mapped for this
state. Whether it's job training, outreach to expand foreign
trade, or to foster the high-tech industries of the future -- Ed
DiPrete understands how to keep Rhode Island on top in the
competitive business climate we'll face in the 1990s.
When it comes to a strong economy -- to growing prosperity
for all Rhode Islanders -- you need Ed DiPrete. And I need pro-
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growth Governors like him to keep this economic expansion going
strong.
And let me mention right now one of the best ways I know to
keep the engine of economic expansion in high gear. I'm talking
about cutting the capital gains rate. We've all heard the
arguments about who benefits most from a cut in the capital gains
rate. Well, the real answer is: all Americans do. A cut in
capital gains is good for growth. It's going to increase
entrepreneurship and investment opportunities, and that means
more jobs -- right here in Rhode Island and all across the United
States.
You know, a majority in both the Senate and the House are on
record in favor of cutting the capital gains rate. And let me
tell you right now: when Congress starts its new session next
year, we're going to make it absolutely clear that the fight for
a capital gains cut is far from over. 111
I've taked about education, the economy -- two areas where
Ed has made a real difference for Rhode Island. But the best
reason Rhode Island needs this man in the statehouse is that Ed
DiPrete means proven leadership. Think back to that oil spill
off Newport back in June -- the disaster that didn't happen,
thanks to a rapid response by Governor DiPrete. Ed got Rhode
Island's state resources mobilized and into action -- and got on
the phone with John Sununu to tap federal resources in the clean-
up effort. Only hours later, we had the Secretary of Interior
and the head of the EPA on the scene. Working together, you
5
managed to contain the spill and prevent catastrophe in
Narragansett Bay. That's a tribute to the take-charge leadership
of Governor DiPrete -- leadership on the state level that I've
come to count on in Washington.
These past five years have been a great five years for Rhode
Island -- and the difference is Ed DiPrete. Now, there's a new
decade -- new challenges ahead. And there's no better leader for
this great state than your Governor and my good friend: Ed
DiPrete.
Thank you. God bless you -- and God bless the great state
of Rhode Island.
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