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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Denver, Colorado)
For Immediate Release
December 8, 1989
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AT FUNDRAISING LUNCHEON FOR HANK BROWN
Currigan Convention Hall
Denver, Colorado
12:00 P.M. MST
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Hank Brown. And my respects
and thanks to our distinguished Senator from Colorado, Senator Bill
Armstrong. I want to thank the Eagle Ridge Elementary Choir over
there. They were really good, really wonderful. (Applause.) And
also to brag on having with me and to thank our Drug Czar Bill
Bennett, the Dirctor of the National Drug Control Policy, who is with
me here from Washington. (Applause.) Lee Atwater, our National
Chairman, Republican National Committee, doing an outstanding job.
Congressmen Joel Hefley and Dan Schaefer -- and they are doing a
wonderful job for your state. I wish we had an entire delegation
like them, I'll tell you. (Applause.) And to Bruce Benson, our
chairman; and Judy Hughes, my old friend, the President of the
National Federation of Republican Women. Of course, it's always a
treat to see our son, Neil, and Sharon -- and Pierce managed to get
in there, sitting over there. And I also want to say hello to
Charlton Heston, who came out here today from Houston last night, a
real trooper, a true patriot. Having him here today is just
wonderful. (Applause.) And, of course, I really came out to salute
the next Senator from Colorado, Hank Brown. (Applause.)
He wanted a big crowd today, so his campaign tried to get
Ralphie, the Buffalo, from C.U.'s football team. And when he
couldn't make it, they asked for C.U.'s Houston Trio, the three
H-Men. And as you can see, they're not here either, and you got me
instead. I'm from Houston -- that's the only thing I've got in
common with those football players.
But before I go any further, I'd like to just say a few
words about one of the finest men that we do have in Washington, and
I'm talking about Bill Armstrong. He is one of the best and
brightest, as they say -- a principled politician, a top player on
our Republican team. And he's been a leader in the Congress since
1973, first in the House, now in the Senate, and he is going to be
missed -- by me, by his fellow Senators and, most of all, by the
people of Colorado. Bill, thank you for a job so well done.
(Applause.)
You know, earlier this week, I was in Malta -- Hank
alluded to it -- for a very -- I think a very productive meeting with
Chairman Gorbachev. I guess you've heard that I brought only a small
number of my top staff with me. The meeting went very well, but
there was one advisor I forgot to consult -- Willard Scott -- where
was he when we needed him? (Laughter.)
But the seas and the rain really could not dampen the
spirit of the Malta meetings, and I really believe in my heart of
hearts -- not just because it's coming up to the Christmas season --
but I really believe that Malta will make a contribution to a more
peaceful world. A world with more freedom, a world with more
democracy.
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- 2 -
After the meetings with Mr. Gorbachev there at Malta, I
went on to Brussels to brief our allies. And I can tell you that
NATO is together and strong. And as the changes in Eastern Europe
unfold at this dazzling pace, it is important that NATO remain
together and strong.
And now, here I am in Denver. And that's a lot of travel
for one week. But that's fine, that is just fine with me because
working for a Republican majority in the Senate and in the Congress
is vital and, with me, it is a priority. And that means why we're
all here, electing Hank Brown to the United States Senate.
(Applause.)
He and I are on the same wavelength, working together on
the issues important to all of us -- strengthening peace and freedom
around the world -- and we must be strong -- keeping the economy
strong and protecting our precious environment. Hank Brown is what
you need and is what this administration needs -- a senator to make
Colorado strong, to make this nation proud, and a leader in the
Senate that I can work with as President of the United States.
(Applause.)
It's hard to believe, but in just a few weeks, we'll be
entering the next decade. As events in the world quickly unfold, I
see an America that is filled with optimism and hope and a sense of
new beginnings. And across the Atlantic, we also sense new
beginnings as democracy blooms behind what used to be called the Iron
Curtain. For the first time in 40 years, the people of Eastern
Europe believe that freedom is within their grasp. They aren't just
thinking about change -- they are changing the way they think. About
the future and what it can bring and what it will bring. And they're
taking their destiny into their own hands. And they're helping build
a new Europe, whole and free.
At Malta, President Gorbachev and I took our first
hopeful step into a new American-Soviet relationship. We took our
first step towards the next decade and the new world that is taking
shape -- a new world of security and freedom.
Our mission to Malta was about peace. Not the kind of
uneasy peace that we've known for the last 40 years -- hard and cold
-- but about the new kind of peace we aspire to. One that is rich
with the promise of permanence. One that forms a foundation for
freedom and democracy throughout the world.
Yes, there were differences at Malta, but we could
express them in an agreeable, forceful way without being disagreeable
about them.
The 1990s can be a time for peace, but it must also be a
time of continued prosperity for all Americans. And that means
keeping our economy growing through innovative initiatives like the
capital gains tax cut -- to which I remain committed and to which I
am going to fight for when the Congress comes back. (Applause.)
Because that commitment is to bring more jobs to more people.
The capital gains may be over now, the fight for this
year, 1989, but the fact is a majority in both the Senate and the
House are now on record in favor of cutting the capital gains rate.
And it was Hank Brown, sitting right here, as one of the key members
of the House Ways and Means Committee, who played a crucial role in
getting action in the House -- getting the bill to the floor of the
House of Representatives. And I'll be always be grateful to him for
that.
When Congress reconvenes in the new year, cutting that
capital gains rate is once again going to be one of the top items on
my agenda -- and the battle will commence again in the House Ways and
Means Committee. I'm counting on him once again to be one of my top
lieutenants in that fight. And because of people like him, it's a
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fight we are going to win. You know, we've got to keep America's
economy strong. We've got to keep the job creation machine rolling.
I'm also counting on Hank Brown to help me hold the line
on new taxes. As Congress returns, I'm reminded of a story that
Franklin Roosevelt used to tell about his opponents, which I think
fits the tax-and-spend Democrats of today. It's a little story about
a poor chameleon that turned brown when placed on a brown rug, and
turned red when placed on a red rug, but who died a tragic death when
they put him on a scotch plaid. (Laughter.)
We can't let the chameleons in Congress talk about
deficit reduction, and then raise taxes so they can load up the
budget with more and more spending. (Applause.) We must stick to
what the American people elected us to do: Hold down taxes, exercise
fiscal restraint, and keep America's long-time peacetime -- the
longest peacetime economic expansion going strong. And we will not
be satisfied until prosperity reaches every corner of America. We
have really just begun.
You know, Hank's district here is known as "Colorado's
Dreadbasket," home of your agricultural heartland. So, as work
begins on the 1990 Farm Bill, we're going to be looking to Hank for
help. Because he knows the people of Colorado -- five generations of
his family -- Coloradans before him. And Hank understands what
farmers are going through to produce a crop nowadays. This
administration has introduced policies to benefit both the farmer and
the consumer, and to continue our work, we need Hank Brown to move
from the House to take Bill Armstrong's place in the Senate.
(Applause.)
I'm a little tired of the Democrats claiming their key
interest in the old sole proprietors of the environmental issue.
We've initiated bold new environmental policies to reduce air toxics
and urban smog, to help clean up our air and hazardous wastes, to
expand our parklands. And through it all, Hank's been there with us.
Take a look at his record: worked to clean up Colorado's
drinking water, and through his efforts, the Rocky Mountain Arsenal
Cleanup was named to the EPA's Superfund National Priorities List.
And just last week, I signed into law his bill to expand the Rocky
Mountain National Park. He believes, as I do, that the future of
generations to come depends on the kind of commitment to the
environment that we make now.
It looks to me like your state's on quite a roll this
year. I've been following the sports pages, and I see that Bill
McCartney has made C.U. the college team ranked first in the country
-- going to the Orange Bowl, playing there on January lst.
(Applause.) And Dan Reeves, who was in the Oval Office with me the
other day, has led the Denver Broncos through a great season --
number in their division, maybe even heading for the Super Bowl. Who
knows? (Applause.) Well, let me put it this way. Hank Brown has
led his district through a winning decade as a Congressman. And now
it is time for him to lead the state into this exciting next decade
as a senator. We need his energy. We need his commitment. We need
his total honesty, his integrity. We need Hank Brown in the Senate.
And I want to thank you for inviting me to this beautiful
state. Thank you for your support for this fine man. And now, let's
go out and work to make Hank Brown the next Senator from the state of
Colorado. Merry Christmas to you. God bless you and God bless the
United States of America. Thank you all very much. (Applause.)
END
12:15 P.M. MST
HANK BROWN FUNDRAISER
CURRIGAN CONVENTION HALL/DENVER
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989
12 NOON
THANK YOU. MY THANKS TO OUR DISTINGUISHED SENATOR
FROM COLORADO, SENATOR BILL ARMSTRONG. I'D ALSO LIKE
TO THANK BILL BENNETT, THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL DRUG
CONTROL POLICY, AND LEE ATWATER, OUR REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, FOR ACCOMPANYING ME HERE
TODAY. CONGRESSMEN HEFLEY AND SCHAEFER. THANKS ALSO
TO OUR STATE GOP CHAIRMAN, BRUCE BENSON, AND JUDY
HUGHES, THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF
REPUBLICAN WOMEN. MY SON NEIL AND HIS WIFE, SHARON.
OF COURSE, I'D LIKE TO SAY HELLO TO ONE OF COLORADO'S
GREAT LEADERS AND THE NEXT SENATOR FROM COLORADO, HANK
BROWN.//
HANK WANTED A BIG CROWD TODAY, so HIS CAMPAIGN
TRIED TO GET RALPHIE THE BUFFALO FROM C.U.'S FOOTBALL
TEAM. WHEN HE COULDN'T MAKE IT, THEY ASKED FOR C.U.'S
HOUSTON TRIO -- THE THREE H-MEN. AS YOU CAN SEE,
THEY'RE NOT HERE EITHER AND YOU'VE GOT ME INSTEAD. BUT
HEY, IT'S NOT so BAD -- I AM FROM HOUSTON.///
- 2 -
BEFORE I GO ANY FURTHER, I'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW
WORDS ABOUT ONE OF THE FINEST MEN WE'VE GOT IN
WASHINGTON, SENATOR BILL ARMSTRONG. BILL IS ONE OF THE
BEST AND BRIGHTEST -- A PRINCIPLED POLITICIAN AND, A
TOP PLAYER ON OUR REPUBLICAN TEAM. HE'S BEEN A LEADER
IN CONGRESS SINCE 1973, FIRST IN THE HOUSE AND NOW IN
THE SENATE, AND HE'S GOING TO BE MISSED -- BY ME, BY
HIS FELLOW SENATORS, AND BY THE PEOPLE OF COLORADO.
BILL, THANKS FOR A GREAT JOB.
EARLIER THIS WEEK, I WAS IN MALTA FOR A VERY
PRODUCTIVE MEETING WITH CHAIRMAN GORBACHEV. ((I GUESS
YOU HEARD I BROUGHT ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OF MY TOP STAFF
WITH ME. THE MEETING WENT VERY WELL, BUT THERE'S ONE
ADVISOR I FORGOT TO CONSULT -- WHERE'S WILLARD SCOTT
WHEN I NEED HIM? ///
BUT THE SEAS AND THE RAIN COULD NOT DAMPEN THE
SPIRIT OF THE MALTA MEETINGS. I REALLY BELIEVE THAT
"MALTA" WILL MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO A MORE PEACEFUL
WORLD -- A WORLD WITH MORE FREEDOM, WITH MORE
DEMOCRACY.
- 3 -
AFTER THE MEETINGS, I WENT ON TO BRUSSELS TO BRIEF
OUR ALLIES. NATO IS TOGETHER AND STRONG. AND AS THE
CHANGES IN EASTERN EUROPE UNFOLD AT THIS DAZZLING PACE,
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT NATO REMAIN TOGETHER AND STRONG.
NOW, HERE I AM IN DENVER. THAT'S A LOT OF TRAVEL FOR
ONE WEEK. BUT THAT'S FINE -- BECAUSE WORKING FOR A
REPUBLICAN MAJORITY IN THE CONGRESS IS VITAL AND, WITH
ME, A PRIORITY. AND THAT MEANS ELECTING HANK BROWN TO
THE U.S. SENATE.
HANK AND I ARE ON THE SAME WAVE LENGTH, WORKING
TOGETHER ON THE ISSUES IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US --
STRENGTHENING PEACE AND FREEDOM AROUND THE WORLD,
KEEPING THE ECONOMY STRONG AND PROTECTING OUR
ENVIRONMENT. HANK BROWN IS WHAT YOU NEED AND WHAT THIS
ADMINISTRATION NEEDS: A SENATOR TO MAKE COLORADO STRONG
-- TO MAKE THIS NATION PROUD -- AND A LEADER IN THE
SENATE THAT I CAN WORK WITH AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES.
- 4 -
IN JUST A FEW SHORT WEEKS, WE'LL BE ENTERING THE
NEXT DECADE. AS EVENTS IN THE WORLD QUICKLY UNFOLD, I
SEE AN AMERICA FILLED WITH OPTIMISM, HOPE, AND A SENSE
OF NEW BEGINNINGS. ACROSS THE ATLANTIC, WE ALSO SENSE
NEW BEGINNINGS AS DEMOCRACY BLOOMS BEHIND WHAT USED TO
BE CALLED THE IRON CURTAIN. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 40
YEARS, THE PEOPLE OF EASTERN EUROPE BELIEVE THAT
FREEDOM IS WITHIN THEIR GRASP. THEY AREN'T JUST
THINKING ABOUT CHANGE -- THEY ARE CHANGING THE WAY THEY
THINK. ABOUT THE FUTURE AND WHAT IT WILL BRING.
THEY'RE TAKING THEIR DESTINY IN THEIR OWN HANDS.
THEY'RE HELPING BUILD A NEW EUROPE, WHOLE AND FREE.
AT MALTA, PRESIDENT GORBACHEV AND I TOOK OUR FIRST
HOPEFUL STEP INTO A NEW AMERICAN-SOVIET RELATIONSHIP.
WE TOOK OUR FIRST STEP TOWARD THE NEXT DECADE AND THE
NEW WORLD THAT IS TAKING SHAPE -- A NEW WORLD OF
SECURITY AND FREEDOM.
- 5 -
OUR MISSION TO MALTA WAS ABOUT PEACE. NOT THE
KIND OF UNEASY PEACE WE'VE KNOWN FOR THE LAST FORTY
YEARS -- HARD AND COLD -- BUT ABOUT A NEW KIND OF
PEACE. ONE THAT IS RICH WITH THE PROMISE OF
PERMANENCE. ONE THAT FORMS A FOUNDATION FOR FREEDOM
AND DEMOCRACY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
THE 19908 CAN BE A TIME FOR PEACE BUT IT MUST ALSO
BE A TIME OF CONTINUED PROSPERITY FOR ALL AMERICANS.
THAT MEANS KEEPING OUR ECONOMY GROWING THROUGH
INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES LIKE THE CAPITAL GAINS TAX
CUT -- TO BRING MORE JOBS TO MORE PEOPLE.
THE CAPITAL GAINS BATTLE MAY BE OVER FOR THIS
YEAR, BUT THE FACT IS: A MAJORITY IN BOTH THE SENATE
AND THE HOUSE ARE NOW ON RECORD IN FAVOR OF CUTTING THE
CAPITAL GAINS RATE. AND IT WAS HANK BROWN, AS A KEY
MEMBER OF THE HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, WHO
PLAYED A CRUCIAL ROLE IN GETTING ACTION IN THE HOUSE.
- 6 -
WHEN CONGRESS RECONVENES IN THE NEW YEAR, CUTTING
THE CAPITAL GAINS TAX RATE IS ONCE AGAIN GOING TO BE
ONE OF THE TOP ITEMS ON MY AGENDA -- AND THE BATTLE
WILL COMMENCE AGAIN IN THE HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS
COMMITTEE. I'M COUNTING ON HANK TO BE ONE OF MY TOP
LIEUTENANTS IN THAT FIGHT, AND BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE
HIM, IT'S A FIGHT WE ARE GOING TO WIN. WE MUST KEEP
AMERICA'S ECONOMY STRONG AND THE JOB CREATION MACHINE
ROLLING.
AND I'M ALSO COUNTING ON HANK BROWN TO HELP ME
HOLD THE LINE ON NEW TAXES. AS CONGRESS RETURNS, I'M
REMINDED OF A STORY FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT USED TO TELL
ABOUT HIS OPPONENTS, WHICH I THINK FITS THE
TAX-AND-SPEND DEMOCRATS TODAY. IT'S THE LITTLE STORY
ABOUT THE POOR CHAMELEON THAT TURNED BROWN WHEN PLACED
ON A BROWN RUG, AND TURNED RED WHEN PLACED ON A RED
RUG, BUT WHO DIED A TRAGIC DEATH WHEN THEY PUT HIM ON A
SCOTCH PLAID. ///
- 7 -
WE CAN'T LET THE CHAMELEONS IN CONGRESS TALK ABOUT
DEFICIT REDUCTION, THEN RAISE TAXES so THEY CAN LOAD UP
THE BUDGET WITH MORE AND MORE SPENDING. WE'VE GOT TO
STICK TO WHAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ELECTED US TO DO:
HOLD DOWN TAXES, EXERCISE FISCAL RESTRAINT, AND KEEP
AMERICA'S LONGEST PEACETIME ECONOMIC EXPANSION GOING
STRONG. AND WE WILL NOT BE SATISFIED UNTIL PROSPERITY
REACHES EVERY CORNER OF AMERICA. ///
YOU KNOW, HANK'S DISTRICT HERE IS KNOWN AS
"COLORADO'S BREADBASKET," HOME OF YOUR AGRICULTURAL
HEARTLAND. so, AS WORK BEGINS ON THE 1990 FARM BILL,
WE'LL BE LOOKING TO HANK FOR HELP. BECAUSE HANK BROWN
KNOWS THE PEOPLE OF COLORADO -- FIVE GENERATIONS OF HIS
FAMILY WERE BORN AND RAISED HERE. AND HANK UNDERSTANDS
WHAT FARMERS ARE GOING THROUGH TO PRODUCE A CROP
NOWADAYS. THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS INTRODUCED POLICIES
TO BENEFIT BOTH THE FARMER AND THE CONSUMER, AND TO
CONTINUE OUR WORK, WE NEED HANK BROWN IN THE SENATE.
- 8 -
WE'VE ALSO INITIATED BOLD NEW ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICIES TO REDUCE AIR TOXICS AND URBAN SMOG, HELP
CLEAN UP OUR AIR AND HAZARDOUS WASTES, AND EXPAND OUR
PARKLANDS. THROUGH IT ALL, HANK'S BEEN THERE WITH US.
TAKE A LOOK AT HIS RECORD: HE'S WORKED TO CLEAN UP
COLORADO'S DRINKING WATER, AND THROUGH HIS EFFORTS, THE
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARSENAL CLEANUP WAS NAMED TO THE EPA'S
SUPERFUND NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST. AND JUST LAST
WEEK, I SIGNED INTO LAW HANK BROWN'S BILL TO EXPAND THE
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK. HE BELIEVES, AS I DO,
THAT THE FUTURE OF GENERATIONS TO COME DEPENDS ON THE
KIND OF COMMITMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE MAKE NOW.
- 9 -
YOU KNOW IT LOOKS LIKE THIS STATE IS ON QUITE A
ROLL THIS YEAR. I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THE SPORTS PAGES,
AND I SEE THAT BILL MCCARTNEY HAS MADE C.U. THE COLLEGE
TEAM RANKED FIRST IN THE COUNTRY -- GOING TO THE ORANGE
BOWL. /// AND DAN REEVES HAS LED THE DENVER BRONCOS
THROUGH A GREAT SEASON, NUMBER ONE IN THEIR DIVISION,
MAYBE EVEN HEADING FOR THE SUPER BOWL. /// WELL, HANK
BROWN HAS LED HIS DISTRICT THROUGH A WINNING DECADE AS
A CONGRESSMAN. AND, NOW IT'S TIME FOR HIM TO LEAD THE
STATE INTO THE NEXT DECADE AS A SENATOR. WE NEED HIS
ENERGY. WE NEED HIS COMMITMENT. WE NEED HIS
INTEGRITY. WE NEED HANK BROWN IN THE U.S. SENATE.
THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME TO THIS BEAUTIFUL STATE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, AND LET'S GO OUT AND WORK
TO MAKE HANK BROWN THE NEXT SENATOR FROM COLORADO. GOD
BLESS YOU AND GOD BLESS AMERICA.
# # #
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
12/6/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
SUBJECT:
PROPOSED REMARKS FOR HANK BROWN FUNDRAISER
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
WRAY
FITZWATER
GRAY
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
1989 DEC - 6 PH 5:57
December 6, 1989
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON cw
FROM:
MARY KATE GRANT mkg
SUBJECT:
PROPOSED REMARKS FOR HANK BROWN FUNDRAISER
I. SUMMARY
Attached for your review are proposed remarks for the Hank
Brown fundraiser to be held Friday, December 8, at 12:00 noon in
Denver, Colorado. You will be addressing a crowd of about 2,000
in the Currigan Convention Hall during a fundraising luncheon.
The remarks will be teleprompted.
II. DISCUSSION
Your remarks follow a "peace and prosperity" theme, with
specifics on the Malta meeting and the capital gains tax cut.
A note on the jokes. "The three H-men" on the first page
refers to three players on the No. 1 ranked Colorado University
football team. They are well-known locally and were featured in
a recent Sports Illustrated article. Several jokes are included
in the Malta section so that you can pick the funniest ones.
Grant/Simon
December 5, 1989
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a:brown
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: HANK BROWN FUNDRAISER
CURRIGAN CONVENTION HALL/DENVER
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989
12 NOON
Thank you. My thanks to our distinguished Senator from
Colorado, Senator Bill Armstrong. I'd also like to thank Bill
Bennett, the Director of National Drug Control Policy, and Lee
Atwater, our Republican National Committee chairman, for
accompanying me here today. Congressmen Hefley and Schaefer.
Thanks also to our state GOP Chairman, Bruce Benson, and Judy
Hughes, the president of the National Federation of Republican
B
Women. My son Neil and his wife, Sharon. of course, I'd like to
say hello to one of Colorado's great leaders and the next Senator
from Colorado, Hank Brown.//
Hank wanted a big crowd today, so his campaign tried to get
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the three H-Men [players all from Houston] from C.U.'s football
team. Unfortunately, they couldn't make it, so you've got me
instead. But hey, it's not so bad -- I am from Houston.//
Before I go any further, I'd like to say a few words about
one of the finest men we've got in Washington, Senator Bill
Armstrong. Bill is one of the best and brightest -- a principled
politician and, a top player on our Republican team. He's been a
leader in Congress since 1973, first in the House and now in the
Senate, and he's going to be missed -- by me, by his fellow
2
Senators, and by the people of Colorado. Bill, thanks for a
great job.
Earlier this week, I was in Malta for a very productive
meeting with Chairman Gorbachev. ((I guess you heard I brought
only a small number of my top staff with me. The meeting went
very well, but there's one advisor I forgot to consult -- where's
Willard Scott when I need him? ///
[ [Alternate jokes: You probably saw how rough the seas
were. But despite the difficult situation, we held our
negotiations anyway. You see, I just didn't want to make
waves. //
The seas were rough, and some of the staff were pretty
seasick. Everyone was suggesting cures, from Coca-cola to
Dramamine. I say my cure's the best: dry land. //
I thought I was prepared for the meeting, done my homework.
But no one told me the one thing I'd need: my surfboard. )))]
After the meetings, I went on to Brussels to brief our
allies. Now, here I am in Denver. That's a lot of travel for
one week, with not much time at home. But that's fine -- because
there's nothing more important to me than working for a
Republican majority in the Congress. And that means electing
Hank Brown to the U.S. Senate.
Hank and I are on the same team, working together on the
issues important to all of us -- strengthening peace and freedom
around the world, keeping the economy strong and protecting our
environment. Hank Brown is what you need and what this
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Administration needs: a Senator to make Colorado strong -- to
make this Nation proud -- and a leader in the Senate that I can
work with as President of the United States.
In just a few short weeks, we'll be entering the next
decade. As events in the world quickly unfold, I see an America
filled with optimism, hope, and a sense of new beginnings.
Across the Atlantic, we also sense new beginnings as democracy
blooms behind what used to be called the Iron Curtain. For the
first time in 40 years, the people of Eastern Europe believe that
freedom is within their grasp. They aren't just thinking about
change -- they are changing the way they think. About the future
and what it will bring. They're taking their destiny in their
own hands. They're helping build a new Europe, whole and free.
At Malta, President Gorbachev and I took our first hopeful
step into a new American-Soviet relationship. We took our first
step toward the next decade and the new world that is taking
shape -- a new world of freedom.
Our mission to Malta was about peace. Not the kind of
uneasy peace we've known for the last forty years -- hard and
cold -- but about a new kind of peace. One that is rich with the
promise of permanence. One that forms a foundation for freedom
and democracy throughout the world.
The 1990s can be a time for peace but it must also be a time
of continued prosperity for all Americans. That means keeping
our economy growing through innovative initiatives like the
capital gains tax cut -- to bring more jobs to more people.
4
The capital gains battle may be over for this year, but the
fact is: A majority in both the Senate and the House are now on
record in favor of cutting the capital gains rate. And it was
Hank Brown, as a key member of the House Ways and Means
Committee, who played a crucial role in getting action in the
House.
When Congress reconvenes in the new year, cutting the
capital gains tax rate is once again going to be one of the top
items on my agenda -- and the battle will commence again in the
House Ways and Means Committee. I'm counting on Hank to be one
of my top lieutenants in that fight, and because of people like
him, it's a fight we are going to win. We must keep America's
economy strong and the job creation machine rolling.
And I'm also counting on Hank Brown to help me hold the line
on new taxes. As Congress returns, I'm reminded of a story
Franklin Roosevelt used to tell about his opponents, which I
think fits our tax-and-spend Democrats today. It's the little
story about the poor chameleon that turned brown when placed on a
brown rug, and turned red when placed on a red rug, but who died
a tragic death when they put him on a scotch plaid. ///
No matter what the big-spenders in Congress want, we've got
to hold the line on new taxes is what we've got to do to keep our
economy strong. We can't let the chameleons in Congress talk
about deficit reduction, then raise taxes so we can spend some
more. We've got to stick to what the American people elected us
to do: Hold the line on new taxes, exercise fiscal restraint,
5
and keep America's longest peacetime economic expansion going
strong. And we will not be satisfied until prosperity reaches
every corner of America. ///
You know, Hank's district here is known as "Colorado's
Breadbasket," home of your agricultural heartland. So, as work
begins on the 1990 Farm Bill, we'll be looking to Hank for help.
Because Hank Brown knows the people of Colorado -- five
generations of his family were born and raised here. And Hank
understands what farmers are going through to produce a crop
nowadays. This Administration has introduced policies to
benefit both the farmer and the consumer, and to continue our
work, we need Hank Brown in the Senate.
We've also initiated bold new environmental policies to
reduce air toxics and urban smog, help clean up our air and
hazardous wastes, and expand our parklands. Through it all,
Hank's been there with us.
Take a look at his record: he's worked to clean up
Colorado's drinking water, and through his efforts, the Rocky
Mountain Arsenal Cleanup was named to the EPA's Superfund
National Priorities List. And just last week, I signed into law
Hank Brown's bill to expand the Rocky Mountain National Park. He
believes, as I do, that the future of generations to come depends
on the kind of commitment to the environment that we make now.
You know it looks like this state is on quite a roll this
year. I've been following the sports pages, and I see that Bill
McCartney has made C.U. the college team ranked first in the
6
country -- going to the Orange Bowl. /// And Dan Reeves has led
the Denver Broncos through a great season, number one in their
division, maybe even heading for the Super Bowl. /// Well, Hank
Brown has led his district through a winning decade as a
Congressman. And, now it's time for him to lead the state into
the next decade as a Senator. We need his energy. We need his
commitment. We need his integrity. We need Hank Brown in the
U.S. Senate.
Thank you for inviting me to this beautiful state. Thank
you for your support, and let's go out and work to make Hank
Brown the next Senator from Colorado. God bless you and God
bless America.
###
Document No. 095575-
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
9807
DATE:
12/5/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
12:00 12/6/89
SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: HANK BROWN 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
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston's office with an info copy to my office by 12:00 Wednesday,
December 6. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
TO:
CHRISS WINSTON
NSC concurs, with changes as indicated.
Brent Rate for Scowcroft
CC: James W. Cicconi
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Grant/Simon
December 1, 1989
Draft three
a:brown
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: HANK BROWN FUNDRAISER
CURRIGAN CONVENTION HALL/DENVER
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989
12 NOON
Thank you. My thanks to our distinguished Senator from
Colorado, Senator Bill Armstrong
...
and Congressmen Hefley and
Schaefer. Thanks also to our GOP Chairman, Bruce Benson. My son
Neil and his wife, Sharon. Of course, I'd like to say hello to
one of Colorado's great leaders and the next Senator from
Colorado, Hank Brown.//
Hank wanted a big crowd today, so his campaign tried to get
the three H-Men [players all from Houston] from C.U.'s football
team. Unfortunately, they couldn't make it, so you've got me
instead. But hey, it's not so bad -- I am from Houston. ///
Before I go any further, I'd like to say a few words about
one of the finest men we've got in Washington, Senator Bill
Armstrong. Bill is one of the best and brightest, a top player
on our Republican team. He's been a leader in Congress since
1973, first in the House and now in the Senate, and he's going to
be missed -- by me, by his fellow Senators, and by the people of
Colorado. Bill, thanks for a great job.
Earlier this week, I was in Malta for a meeting with
Chairman Gorbachev. ((I guess you heard I brought only a small
number of my top staff with me. The meeting went very well, but
2
I made one key strategic error. I forgot to invite Willard
Scott. ///
[ [Alternate jokes: You probably saw how rough the seas
were. But despite the difficult situation, we held our
negotiations anyway. You see, I just didn't want to make waves.
//
The seas were rough, and some of the staff were pretty
seasick. Everyone was suggesting cures, from Coca-cola to
Dramamine. I say my cure's the best: dry land. //
I thought I was prepared for the meeting, done my homework.
But no one told me the one thing I'd need. My surfboard. )))]
After the meetings, I went on to Brussels to brief our
allies. Now, here I am in Denver. That's a lot of travel for
one week, with not much time at home. But that's fine -- because
there's nothing more important to me than working for a
Republican majority in the Congress. And that means electing
Hank Brown to the U.S. Senate.
Hank and I are on the same team, working together on the
issues important to all of us -- strengthening peace and freedom
around the world, keeping the economy strong and protecting our
environment. Hank Brown is what you need and what this
Administration needs: a Senator to make Colorado strong -- to
make this Nation proud -- and a leader in the Senate that I can
work with as President of the United States.
In just a few short weeks, we'll be entering the next
decade. As events in the world quickly unfold, I see an America
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40 years, the people G of
3
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step into a new American-Soviet relationship. We took our first
step toward the next decade and the new world that is taking
Security and
shape -- a new world of freedom.
Our mission to Malta was about peace. Not the kind of peace
we've known for the last forty years -- hard and cold -- but
about a new kind of peace. One that is rich with the promise of
permanence. One that is a growing foundation for freedom.
The 1990s can be a time for peace but it must also be a time
of continued prosperity for all Americans. That means meeting
the challenge of issues like the capital gains tax cut -- to
bring more jobs to more people.
The capital gains battle may be over for this year, but the
fact is: A majority in both the Senate and the House are now on
record in favor of cutting the capital gains rate. And it was
Hank Brown, as a member of the House Ways and Means committee,
who played a key role in getting action in the House.
When Congress reconvenes in the new year, cutting the
capital gains tax rate is going to be one of the top items on my
agenda -- and the battle will commence again in the House Ways
4
and Means Committee. I'm counting on Hank to be one of my top
lieutenants in that fight, and because of people like him, it's a
fight we are going to win. We must keep America's economy strong
and the job creation machine rolling.
And I'm also counting on Hank Brown to help me hold the line
on new taxes. As Congress returns, I'm reminded of a story
Franklin Roosevelt used to tell about his opponents, which I
think fits our tax-and-spend Democrats today. It's the little
story about the poor chameleon that turned brown when placed on a
brown rug, and turned red when placed on a red rug, but who died
a tragic death when they put him on a scotch plaid. ///
Holding the line on new taxes is what we've got to do to
keep our economy strong. We can't let the chameleons in Congress
talk about deficit reduction, then raise taxes so we can spend
some more. We've got to stick to what the American people
elected us to do: Hold the line on new taxes, exercise fiscal
restraint, and keep America's longest peacetime economic
expansion going strong. And we will not be satisfied until
prosperity reaches every corner of America. ///
You know, Hank's district here is known as "Colorado's
Breadbasket," home of your agricultural heartland. So, as we
begin work on the 1990 Farm Bill, we'll be looking to Hank for
help. Because Hank Brown knows the people of Colorado -- five
generations of his family were born and raised here. And Hank
understands what farmers are going through to produce a crop
nowadays. This Administration has introduced policies to
5
benefit both the farmer and the consumer, and to continue our
work, we need Hank Brown in the Senate.
We've also initiated bold new environmental policies to
reduce air toxics and urban smog, help clean up our air and
hazardous wastes, and expand our parklands. Through it all,
Hank's been there with us.
Take a look at his record: he's worked to clean up
Colorado's drinking water, and through his efforts, the Rocky
Mountain Arsenal Cleanup was named to the EPA's Superfund
National Priorities List. And just last week, I signed into law
Hank Brown's bill to expand the Rocky Mountain National Park. He
believes, as I do, that the futures of generations to come depend
on the kind of commitment to the environment that we make now.
You know it looks like this state is on quite a roll this
year. I've been following the sports pages, and I see that Bill
McCartney has made C.U. the college team ranked first in the
country -- going to the Orange Bowl. 111 And Dan Reeves has led
the Denver Broncos through a great season, number one in their
division, maybe even heading for the Super Bowl. /// Hank Brown
has led his district through a winning decade as a Congressman.
Now it's time for him to lead the state into the next decade as a
Senator. We need his energy. We need his commitment. We need
his integrity. We need Hank Brown in the U.S. Senate.
6
Thank you for inviting me to this beautiful state. Thank
you for your support, and let's go out and work to make Hank
Brown the next Senator from Colorado. God bless you and God
bless America.
###
Document No. 095575
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
12/5/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
12:00 12/6/89
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: HANK BROWN 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
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston's office with an info copy to my office by 12:00 Wednesday,
December 6. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
good
minor
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Grant/Simon
December 1, 1989
Draft three
a:brown
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: HANK BROWN FUNDRAISER
CURRIGAN CONVENTION HALL/DENVER
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989
12 NOON
Thank you. My thanks to our distinguished Senator from
Colorado, Senator Bill Armstrong ... and Congressmen Hefley and
Schaefer. Thanks also to our GOP Chairman, Bruce Benson. My son
Neil and his wife, Sharon. Of course, I'd like to say hello to
one of Colorado's great leaders and the next Senator from
Colorado, Hank Brown.//
Hank wanted a big crowd today, so his campaign tried to get
the three H-Men [players all from Houston] from C.U.'s football
team. Unfortunately, they couldn't make it, so you've got me
instead. But hey, it's not so bad -- I am from Houston. ///
Before I go any further, I'd like to say a few words about
one of the finest men we've got in Washington, Senator Bill
Armstrong. Bill is one of the best and brightest, a top player
on our Republican team. He's been a leader in Congress since
1973, first in the House and now in the Senate, and he's going to
be missed -- by me, by his fellow Senators, and by the people of
Colorado. Bill, thanks for a great job.
Earlier this week, I was in Malta for a meeting with
Chairman Gorbachev. ((I guess you heard I brought only a small
number of my top staff with me. The meeting went very well, but
2
I made one key strategic error. I forgot to invite Willard
Scott. ///
[[Alternate jokes: You probably saw how rough the seas
were. But despite the difficult situation, we held our
negotiations anyway. You see, I just didn't want to make waves.
//
The seas were rough, and some of the staff were pretty
seasick. Everyone was suggesting cures, from Coca-cola to
Dramamine. I say my cure's the best: dry land. //
I thought I was prepared for the meeting, done my homework.
But no one told me the one thing I'd need. My surfboard. ))]]
After the meetings, I went on to Brussels to brief our
allies. Now, here I am in Denver. That's a lot of travel for
one week, with not much time at home. But that's fine -- because
there's nothing more important to me than working for a
Republican majority in the Congress. And that means electing
Hank Brown to the U.S. Senate.
Hank and I are on the same team, working together on the
issues important to all of us -- strengthening peace and freedom
around the world, keeping the economy strong and protecting our
environment. Hank Brown is what you need and what this
Administration needs: a Senator to make Colorado strong -- to
make this Nation proud -- and a leader in the Senate that I can
work with as President of the United States.
In just a few short weeks, we'll be entering the next
decade. As events in the world quickly unfold, I see an America
3
filled with optimism, hope, and a sense of new beginnings.
Across the Atlantic, we also sense new beginnings as democracy
blooms from Warsaw to Prague. The people of Eastern Europe
aren't just thinking about change -- they are changing the way
they think. About the future. And about their deepest
aspirations for freedom.
At Malta, President Gorbachev and I took our first hopeful
step into a new American-Soviet relationship. We took our first
step toward the next decade and the new world that is taking
shape -- a new world of freedom.
Our mission to Malta was about peace. Not the kind of peace
we've known for the last forty years -- hard and cold -- but
about a new kind of peace. One that is rich with the promise of
permanence. One that is a growing foundation for freedom.
The 1990s can be a time for peace but it must also be a time
of continued prosperity for all Americans. That means meeting
the challenge of issues like the capital gains tax cut -- to
bring more jobs to more people.
The capital gains battle may be over for this year, but the
fact is: A majority in both the Senate and the House are now on
record in favor of cutting the capital gains rate. And it was
Hank Brown, as a member of the House Ways and Means committee,
who played a key role in getting action in the House.
When Congress reconvenes in the new year, cutting the
capital gains tax rate is going to be one of the top items on my
agenda -- and the battle will commence again in the House Ways
4
and Means Committee. I'm counting on Hank to be one of my top
lieutenants in that fight, and because of people like him, it's a
fight we are going to win. We must keep America's economy strong
and the job creation machine rolling.
And I'm also counting on Hank Brown to help me hold the line
on new taxes. As Congress returns, I'm reminded of a story
Franklin Roosevelt used to tell about his opponents, which I
think fits our tax-and-spend Democrats today. It's the little
story about the poor chameleon that turned brown when placed on a
brown rug, and turned red when placed on a red rug, but who died
a tragic death when they put him on a scotch plaid. ///
Holding the line on new taxes is what we've got to do to
keep our economy strong. We can't let the chameleons in Congress
talk about deficit reduction, then raise taxes so we can spend
some more. We've got to stick to what the American people
elected us to do: Hold the line on new taxes, exercise fiscal
restraint, and keep America's longest peacetime economic
expansion going strong. And we will not be satisfied until
prosperity reaches every corner of America. ///
You know, Hank's district here is known as "Colorado's
Breadbasket," home of your agricultural heartland. So, as we
begin work on the 1990 Farm Bill, we'll be looking to Hank for
help. Because Hank Brown knows the people of Colorado -- five
generations of his family were born and raised here. And Hank
understands what farmers are going through to produce a crop
nowadays. This Administration has introduced policies to
5
benefit both the farmer and the consumer, and to continue our
work, we need Hank Brown in the Senate.
We've also initiated bold new environmental policies to
reduce air toxics and urban smog, help clean up our air and
hazardous wastes, and expand our parklands. Through it all,
Hank's been there with us.
Take a look at his record: he's worked to clean up
Colorado's drinking water, and through his efforts, the Rocky
pudhis
Mountain Arsenal Cleanup was named to the EPA's Superfund
National Priorities List. And just last week, I signed into law
or
Hank Brown's bill to expand the Rocky Mountain National Park. He
help
helpenAir
believes, as I do, that the futures of generations to come depend
on the kind of commitment to the environment that we make now.
bill
You know it looks like this state is on quite a roll this
year. I've been following the sports pages, and I see that Bill
McCartney has made C.U. the college team ranked first in the
country -- going to the Orange Bowl. /// And Dan Reeves has led
the Denver Broncos through a great season, number one in their
division, maybe even heading for the Super Bowl. /// Hank Brown
has led his district through a winning decade as a Congressman.
Now it's time for him to lead the state into the next decade as a
Senator. We need his energy. We need his commitment. We need
his integrity. We need Hank Brown in the U.S. Senate.
6
Thank you for inviting me to this beautiful state. Thank
you for your support, and let's go out and work to make Hank
Brown the next Senator from Colorado. God bless you and God
bless America.
###
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 6, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER
RBP
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Hank Brown Fundraiser
We have no suggested changes from a policy standpoint and
approve of the draft in its present form.
CC: James W. Cicconi
$5.23 9
Document No. 095575-
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
12/5/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
12:00 12/6/89
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: HANK BROWN 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
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston's office with an info copy to my office by 12:00 Wednesday,
December 6. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Grant/Simon
December 1, 1989
Draft three
a:brown
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: HANK BROWN FUNDRAISER
CURRIGAN CONVENTION HALL/DENVER
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989
12 NOON
Thank you. My thanks to our distinguished Senator from
Colorado, Senator Bill Armstrong
...
and Congressmen Hefley and
Schaefer. Thanks also to our GOP Chairman, Bruce Benson. My son
Neil and his wife, Sharon. Of course, I'd like to say hello to
one of Colorado's great leaders and the next Senator from
Colorado, Hank Brown.//
Hank wanted a big crowd today, so his campaign tried to get
the three H-Men [players all from Houston] from C.U.'s football
team. Unfortunately, they couldn't make it, so you've got me
instead. But hey, it's not so bad -- I am from Houston.///
Before I go any further, I'd like to say a few words about
one of the finest men we've got in Washington, Senator Bill
Armstrong. Bill is one of the best and brightest, a top player
on our Republican team. He's been a leader in Congress since
1973, first in the House and now in the Senate, and he's going to
be missed -- by me, by his fellow Senators, and by the people of
Colorado. Bill, thanks for a great job.
Earlier this week, I was in Malta for a meeting with
Chairman Gorbachev. ((I guess you heard I brought only a small
number of my top staff with me. The meeting went very well, but
2
I made one key strategic error. I forgot to invite Willard
Scott. ///
[[Alternate jokes: You probably saw how rough the seas
were. But despite the difficult situation, we held our
negotiations anyway. You see, I just didn't want to make waves.
//
The seas were rough, and some of the staff were pretty
seasick. Everyone was suggesting cures, from Coca-cola to
Dramamine. I say my cure's the best: dry land. //
I thought I was prepared for the meeting, done my homework.
But no one told me the one thing I'd need. My surfboard. )) ]]
After the meetings, I went on to Brussels to brief our
allies. Now, here I am in Denver. That's a lot of travel for
one week, with not much time at home. But that's fine -- because
there's nothing more important to me than working for a
Republican majority in the Congress. And that means electing
Hank Brown to the U.S. Senate.
Hank and I are on the same team, working together on the
issues important to all of us -- strengthening peace and freedom
around the world, keeping the economy strong and protecting our
environment. Hank Brown is what you need and what this
Administration needs: a Senator to make Colorado strong -- to
make this Nation proud -- and a leader in the Senate that I can
work with as President of the United States.
In just a few short weeks, we'll be entering the next
decade. As events in the world quickly unfold, I see an America
3
filled with optimism, hope, and a sense of new beginnings.
Across the Atlantic, we also sense new beginnings as democracy
blooms from Warsaw to Prague. The people of Eastern Europe
aren't just thinking about change -- they are changing the way
they think. About the future. And about their deepest
aspirations for freedom.
At Malta, President Gorbachev and I took our first hopeful
step into a new American-Soviet relationship. We took our first
step toward the next decade and the new world that is taking
shape -- a new world. of freedom.
Our mission to Malta was about peace. Not the kind of peace
we've known for the last forty years -- hard and cold -- but
about a new kind of peace. One that is rich with the promise of
permanence. One that is a growing foundation for freedom.
The 1990s can be a time for peace but it must also be a time
of continued prosperity for all Americans. That means meeting
the challenge of issues like the capital gains tax cut -- to
bring more jobs to more people.
The capital gains battle may be over for this year, but the
fact is: A majority in both the Senate and the House are now on
record in favor of cutting the capital gains rate. And it was
Hank Brown, as a member of the House Ways and Means committee,
who played a key role in getting action in the House.
When Congress reconvenes in the new year, cutting the
capital gains tax rate is going to be one of the top items on my
agenda -- and the battle will commence again in the House Ways
4
and Means Committee. I'm counting on Hank to be one of my top
lieutenants in that fight, and because of people like him, it's a
fight we are going to win. We must keep America's economy strong
and the job creation machine rolling.
And I'm also counting on Hank Brown to help me hold the line
on new taxes. As Congress returns, I'm reminded of a story
Franklin Roosevelt used to tell about his opponents, which I
think fits our tax-and-spend Democrats today. It's the little
story about the poor chameleon that turned brown when placed on a
brown rug, and turned red when placed on a red rug, but who died
a tragic death when they put him on a scotch plaid. ///
Holding the line on new taxes is what we've got to do to
keep our economy strong. We can't let the chameleons in Congress
talk about deficit reduction, then raise taxes so we can spend
some more. We've got to stick to what the American people
elected us to do: Hold the line on new taxes, exercise fiscal
restraint, and keep America's longest peacetime economic
expansion going strong. And we will not be satisfied until
prosperity reaches every corner of America. ///
You know, Hank's district here is known as "Colorado's
Breadbasket," home of your agricultural heartland. So, as we
begin work on the 1990 Farm Bill, we'll be looking to Hank for
help. Because Hank Brown knows the people of Colorado -- five
generations of his family were born and raised here. And Hank
understands what farmers are going through to produce a crop
nowadays. This Administration has introduced policies to
5
benefit both the farmer and the consumer, and to continue our
work, we need Hank Brown in the Senate.
We've also initiated bold new environmental policies to
reduce air toxics and urban smog, help clean up our air and
hazardous wastes, and expand our parklands. Through it all,
Hank's been there with us.
Take a look at his record: he's worked to clean up
Colorado's drinking water, and through his efforts, the Rocky
Mountain Arsenal Cleanup was named to the EPA's Superfund
National Priorities List. And just last week, I signed into law
Hank Brown's bill to expand the Rocky Mountain National Park. He
believes, as I do, that the futures of generations to come depend
on the kind of commitment to the environment that we make now.
You know it looks like this state is on quite a roll this
year. I've been following the sports pages, and I see that Bill
McCartney has made C.U. the college team ranked first in the
country -- going to the Orange Bowl. /// And Dan Reeves has led
the Denver Broncos through a great season, number one in their
division, maybe even heading for the Super Bowl. /// Hank Brown
has led his district through a winning decade as a Congressman.
Now it's time for him to lead the state into the next decade as a
Senator. We need his energy. We need his commitment. We need
his integrity. We need Hank Brown in the U.S. Senate.
6
Thank you for inviting me to this beautiful state. Thank
you for your support, and let's go out and work to make Hank
Brown the next Senator from Colorado. God bless you and God
bless America.
###
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 6, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
JIM PINKERTON
SUBJECT:
Hank Brown draft
This is pretty good. We are getting a stronger and stronger
message about the transformation we are seeing at home and
abroad. I liked the line on page 3 ("not just thinking about
change, changing the way they think"). I did miss "new breeze,"
which I think has a lot of resonance, in addition to being true.
A couple of specifics:
Pg 1/2 I don't think the Willard Scott joke quite works.
Call me slow, but I'm not sure that people will remember the
storm unless they' re at least a little bit prompted, and I'm not
sure that people will immediately grasp that if Willard Scott had
been along he could have changed the Maltese climate. I think
the joke could be polished a little. Something like "But there
was one key adviser I forgot to consult with. I knew I should
have brought Willard Scott!" Not a big improvement, you say?
OK, but let's do all we can to make sure the joke gets a laugh.
4,2/3 I worry that the draft breaks the rhythm when it
jumps from FDR's chameleon story to "Holding the line on new
taxes " The chameleon image is picked up in the very next
sentence, but I would suggest something like "No matter what the
big-spenders in Congress want, we have to hold the line..."
4,3,3 I would change "we" to "they" in this line, so that
the President does not look complicit in Congressional
overspending.
#
89 DEC 6 All : 27
Document No. 095575-
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
12/5/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
12:00 12/6/89
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: HANK BROWN 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
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston's office with an info copy to my office by 12:00 Wednesday,
December 6. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
See comment
89 DEC 6 All : 22
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Grant/Simon
December 1, 1989
Draft three
a:brown
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: HANK BROWN FUNDRAISER
CURRIGAN CONVENTION HALL/DENVER
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989
12 NOON
Thank you. My thanks to our distinguished Senator from
Colorado, Senator Bill Armstrong ... and Congressmen Hefley and
Schaefer. Thanks also to our GOP Chairman, Bruce Benson. My son
Neil and his wife, Sharon. Of course, I'd like to say hello to
one of Colorado's great leaders and the next Senator from
Colorado, Hank Brown.//
Hank wanted a big crowd today, so his campaign tried to get
the three H-Men [players all from Houston] from C.U.'s football
team. Unfortunately, they couldn't make it, so you've got me
instead. But hey, it's not so bad -- I am from Houston./
Before I go any further, I'd like to say a few words about
one of the finest men we've got in Washington, Senator Bill
Armstrong. Bill is one of the best and brightest, a top player
on our Republican team. He's been a leader in Congress since
1973, first in the House and now in the Senate, and he's going to
be missed -- by me, by his fellow Senators, and by the people of
Colorado. Bill, thanks for a great job.
Earlier this week, I was in Malta for a meeting with
Chairman Gorbachev. ((I guess you heard I brought only a small
number of my top staff with me. The meeting went very well, but
2
I made one key strategic error. I forgot to invite Willard
Scott. ///
[ [Alternate jokes: You probably saw how rough the seas
were. But despite the difficult situation, we held our
negotiations anyway. You see, I just didn't want to make waves.
//
The seas were rough, and some of the staff were pretty
seasick. Everyone was suggesting cures, from Coca-cola to
Dramamine. I say my cure's the best: dry land. //
I thought I was prepared for the meeting, done my homework.
sailboard ?
Simpsor
But no one told me the one thing I'd need. My surfboard. ))]]
Y 5873
After the meetings, I went on to Brussels to brief our
allies. Now, here I am in Denver. That's a lot of travel for
one week, with not much time at home. But that's fine -- because
there's nothing more important to me than working for a
Republican majority in the Congress. And that means electing
Hank Brown to the U.S. Senate.
Hank and I are on the same team, working together on the
issues important to all of us -- strengthening peace and freedom
around the world, keeping the economy strong and protecting our
environment. Hank Brown is what you need and what this
Administration needs: a Senator to make Colorado strong -- to
make this Nation proud -- and a leader in the Senate that I can
work with as President of the United States.
In just a few short weeks, we'll be entering the next
decade. As events in the world quickly unfold, I see an America
3
filled with optimism, hope, and a sense of new beginnings.
Across the Atlantic, we also sense new beginnings as democracy
blooms from Warsaw to Prague. The people of Eastern Europe
aren't just thinking about change -- they are changing the way
they think. About the future. And about their deepest
aspirations for freedom.
At Malta, President Gorbachev and I took our first hopeful
step into a new American-Soviet relationship. We took our first
step toward the next decade and the new world that is taking
shape -- a new world of freedom.
Our mission to Malta was about peace. Not the kind of peace
we've known for the last forty years -- hard and cold -- but
about a new kind of peace. One that is rich with the promise of
permanence. One that is a growing foundation for freedom.
The 1990s can be a time for peace but it must also be a time
of continued prosperity for all Americans. That means meeting
the challenge of issues like the capital gains tax cut -- to
bring more jobs to more people.
The capital gains battle may be over for this year, but the
fact is: A majority in both the Senate and the House are now on
record in favor of cutting the capital gains rate. And it was
Hank Brown, as a member of the House Ways and Means committee,
who played a key role in getting action in the House.
When Congress reconvenes in the new year, cutting the
capital gains tax rate is going to be one of the top items on my
agenda -- and the battle will commence again in the House Ways
4
and Means Committee. I'm counting on Hank to be one of my top
lieutenants in that fight, and because of people like him, it's a
fight we are going to win. We must keep America's economy strong
and the job creation machine rolling.
And I'm also counting on Hank Brown to help me hold the line
on new taxes. As Congress returns, I'm reminded of a story
Franklin Roosevelt used to tell about his opponents, which I
think fits our tax-and-spend Democrats today. It's the little
story about the poor chameleon that turned brown when placed on a
brown rug, and turned red when placed on a red rug, but who died
a tragic death when they put him on a scotch plaid. ///
Holding the line on new taxes is what we've got to do to
keep our economy strong. We can't let the chameleons in Congress
talk about deficit reduction, then raise taxes so we can spend
some more. We've got to stick to what the American people
elected us to do: Hold the line on new taxes, exercise fiscal
restraint, and keep America's longest peacetime economic
expansion going strong. And we will not be satisfied until
prosperity reaches every corner of America. ///
You know, Hank's district here is known as "Colorado's
Breadbasket," home of your agricultural heartland. So, as we
begin work on the 1990 Farm Bill, we'll be looking to Hank for
help. Because Hank Brown knows the people of Colorado -- five
generations of his family were born and raised here. And Hank
understands what farmers are going through to produce a crop
nowadays. This Administration has introduced policies to
5
benefit both the farmer and the consumer, and to continue our
work, we need Hank Brown in the Senate.
We've also initiated bold new environmental policies to
reduce air toxics and urban smog, help clean up our air and
hazardous wastes, and expand our parklands. Through it all,
Hank's been there with us.
Take a look at his record: he's worked to clean up
Colorado's drinking water, and through his efforts, the Rocky
Mountain Arsenal Cleanup was named to the EPA's Superfund
National Priorities List. And just last week, I signed into law
Hank Brown's bill to expand the Rocky Mountain National Park. He
believes, as I do, that the futures of generations to come depend
on the kind of commitment to the environment that we make now.
You know it looks like this state is on quite a roll this
year. I've been following the sports pages, and I see that Bill
McCartney has made C.U. the college team ranked first in the
country -- going to the Orange Bowl. /// And Dan Reeves has led
the Denver Broncos through a great season, number one in their
division, maybe even heading for the Super Bowl. /// Hank Brown
has led his district through a winning decade as a Congressman.
Now it's time for him to lead the state into the next decade as a
Senator. We need his energy. We need his commitment. We need
his integrity. We need Hank Brown in the U.S. Senate.
6
Thank you for inviting me to this beautiful state. Thank
you for your support, and let's go out and work to make Hank
Brown the next Senator from Colorado. God bless you and God
bless America.
###
Document No. 095575
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
12/5/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
12:00 12/6/89
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: HANK BROWN 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
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston's office with an info copy to my office by 12:00 Wednesday,
December 6. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
Please see suggestions.
12/6/89
8 € : Olv 9 030 68
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Grant/Simon
December 1, 1989
Draft three
a:brown
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: HANK BROWN FUNDRAISER
CURRIGAN CONVENTION HALL/DENVER
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989
12 NOON
Thank you. My thanks to our distinguished Senator from
Colorado, Senator Bill Armstrong ... and Congressmen Hefley and
Schaefer. Thanks also to our GOP Chairman, Bruce Benson. My son
Neil and his wife, Sharon. of course, I'd like to say hello to
one of Colorado's great leaders and the next Senator from
Colorado, Hank Brown.
Hank wanted a big crowd today, so his campaign tried to get
the three H-Men [players all from Houston] from C.U.'s football
team. Unfortunately, they couldn't make it, so you've got me
instead. But hey, it's not so bad -- I am from Houston. ///
Before I go any further, I'd like to say a few words about
one of the finest men we've got in Washington, Senator Bill
a principled politician and
Armstrong. Bill is one of the best and brightest, a top player
on our Republican team. He's been a leader in Congress since
1973, first in the House and now in the Senate, and he's going to
be missed -- by me, by his fellow Senators, and by the people of
Colorado. Bill, thanks for a great job.
very productive
Earlier this week, I was in Malta for a meeting with
Chairman Gorbachev. ( (I guess you heard I brought only a small
number of my top staff with me. The meeting went very well, but
2
weatherman
I made one key strategic error. I forgot to invite, Willard
Scott. ///
[ [Alternate jokes: You probably saw how rough the seas
were. But despite the difficult situation, we held our
negotiations anyway. You see, I just didn't want to make waves.
//
The seas were rough, and some of the staff were pretty
seasick. Everyone was suggesting cures, from Coca-cola to
Dramamine. I say my cure's the best: dry land. //
I thought I was prepared for the meeting, done my homework.
But no one told me the one thing I'd need. My surfboard. )))]
After the meetings, I went on to Brussels to brief our
allies. Now, here I am in Denver. That's a lot of travel for
one week, with not much time at home. But that's fine -- because
there's nothing more important to me than working for
critical to that a effort is
Republican majority in the Congress. And that means electing
Hank Brown to the U.S. Senate.
we
Hank and I are on the same team; working together on the
issues important to all of us -- strengthening peace and freedom
around the world, keeping the economy strong and protecting our
environment. Hank Brown is what you need and what this
Administration needs: a Senator to make Colorado strong -- to
make this Nation proud -- and a leader in the Senate that I can
work with as President of the United States.
In just a few short weeks, we'll be entering the next
decade. As events in the world quickly unfold, I see an America
3
filled with optimism, hope, and a sense of new beginnings.
Across the Atlantic, we also sense new beginnings as democracy
blooms from Warsaw to Prague. The people of Eastern Europe
aren't just thinking about change -- they are changing the way
they think. About the future. And about their deepest
aspirations for freedom.
At Malta, President Gorbachev and I took our first hopeful
step into a new American-Soviet relationship. We took our first
step toward the next decade and the new world that is taking
shape -- a new world of freedom.
uneasy
Our mission to Malta was about peace. Not the kind of peace
we've known for the last forty years -- hard and cold -- but
about a new kind of peace. One that is rich with the promise of
forms
the growth of
permanence. One that a growing foundation for, freedom and democracy
The 1990s can be a time for peace but it must also be a time thoughout the
world.
of continued prosperity for all Americans. That means meeting
the challenge of, issues like the capital gains tax cut -- to
keeping wr economy growing. One impor tant element of this strategy
is a
bring more jobs to more people.
The capital gains battle may be over for this year, but the
fact is: A majority in both the Senate and the House are now on
record in favor of cutting the capital gains rate. And it was
key
Hank Brown, as a member of the House Ways and Means committee,
acruial
who played a key role in getting action in the House.
When Congress reconvenes in the new year, cutting the
once again
capital gains tax rate is going to be one of the top items on my
agenda -- and the battle will commence again in the House Ways
4
and Means Committee. I'm counting on Hank to be one of my top
lieutenants in that fight, and because of people like him, it's a
fight we are going to win. We must keep America's economy strong
and the job creation machine rolling.
And I'm also counting on Hank Brown to help me hold the line
on new taxes. As Congress returns, I'm reminded of a story
Franklin Roosevelt used to tell about his opponents, which I
think fits our tax-and-spend Democrats today. It's the little
story about the poor chameleon that turned brown when placed on a
brown rug, and turned red when placed on a red rug, but who died
a tragic death when they put him on a scotch plaid. ///
Holding the line on new taxes is what we've got to do to
keep our economy strong. We can't let the chameleons in Congress
talk about deficit reduction, then raise taxes so we can spend
some more. We've got to stick to what the American people
elected us to do: Hold the line on new taxes, exercise fiscal
restraint, and keep America's longest peacetime economic
expansion going strong. And we will not be satisfied until
prosperity reaches every corner of America. ///
You know, Hank's district here is known as "Colorado's
Breadbasket," home of your agricultural heartland. So, as we
begin work on the 1990 Farm Bill, we'll be looking to Hank for
help. Because Hank Brown knows the people of Colorado -- five
generations of his family were born and raised here. And Hank
understands what farmers are going through to produce a crop
nowadays. This Administration has introduced policies to
5
benefit both the farmer and the consumer, and to continue our
work, we need Hank Brown in the Senate.
We've also initiated bold new environmental policies to
reduce air toxics and urban smog, help clean up our air and
hazardous wastes, and expand our parklands. Through it all,
Hank's been there with us.
Take a look at his record: he's worked to clean up
Colorado's drinking water, and through his efforts, the Rocky
Mountain Arsenal Cleanup was named to the EPA's Superfund
National Priorities List. And just last week, I signed into law
Hank Brown's bill to expand the Rocky Mountain National Park. He
believes, as I do, that the futures of generations to come depend
on the kind of commitment to the environment that we make now.
You know it looks like this state is on quite a roll this
year. I've been following the sports pages, and I see that Bill
McCartney has made C.U. the college team ranked first in the
country -- going to the Orange Bowl. /// And Dan Reeves has led
the Denver Broncos through a great season, number one in their
well,
division, maybe even heading for the Super Bowl. /// ^ Hank Brown
has led his district through a winning decade as a Congressman.
And n Now it's time for him to lead the state into the next decade as a
Senator. We need his energy. We need his commitment. We need
his integrity. We need Hank Brown in the U.S. Senate.
Hank, in tribute to your efforts, I'd like
Today I have with me the pen I
used to sign to present to you
the pm I used to sign this
important legislation.
Cicconi Gardner called Portman
says no + told - I him. MK 2 pm 12/6
6
Thank you for inviting me to this beautiful state. Thank
you for your support, and let's go out and work to make Hank
Brown the next Senator from Colorado. God bless you and God
(
bless America.
###
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 6, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
Deputy Assistant to the President for
Communications
FROM:
BRENT O. HATCH BAT
Associate Counsel to the President
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks -- Hank Brown Fundraiser
At your request, Counsel's office has reviewed the above-
referenced remarks. We have no legal objections.
Thank you for the opportunity to review this matter.
CC: James W. Cicconi
21 : 21d 9 DEC 68
Document No. 095575
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
12/5/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
12:00 12/6/89
SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: HANK BROWN 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
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston's office with an info copy to my office by 12:00 Wednesday,
December 6. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Grant/Simon
December 1, 1989
Draft three
a:brown
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: HANK BROWN FUNDRAISER
CURRIGAN CONVENTION HALL/DENVER
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989
12 NOON
Thank you. My thanks to our distinguished Senator from
Colorado, Senator Bill Armstrong ... and Congressmen Hefley and
Schaefer. Thanks also to our GOP Chairman, Bruce Benson. My son
Neil and his wife, Sharon. of course, I'd like to say hello to
one of Colorado's great leaders and the next Senator from
Colorado, Hank Brown.//
Hank wanted a big crowd today, so his campaign tried to get
the three H-Men [players all from Houston] from C.U.'s football
team. Unfortunately, they couldn't make it, so you've got me
instead. But hey, it's not so bad -- I am from Houston.///
Before I go any further, I'd like to say a few words about
one of the finest men we've got in Washington, Senator Bill
Armstrong. Bill is one of the best and brightest, a top player
on our Republican team. He's been a leader in Congress since
1973, first in the House and now in the Senate, and he's going to
be missed -- by me, by his fellow Senators, and by the people of
Colorado. Bill, thanks for a great job.
Earlier this week, I was in Malta for a meeting with
Chairman Gorbachev. ((I guess you heard I brought only a small
number of my top staff with me. The meeting went very well, but
2
I made one key strategic error. I forgot to invite Willard
Scott. ///
[Alternate jokes: You probably saw how rough the seas
were. But despite the difficult situation, we held our
negotiations anyway. You see, I just didn't want to make waves.
11
The seas were rough, and some of the staff were pretty
seasick. Everyone was suggesting cures, from Coca-cola to
Dramamine. I say my cure's the best: dry land. //
I thought I was prepared for the meeting, done my homework.
But no one told me the one thing I'd need. My surfboard. )) ]]
After the meetings, I went on to Brussels to brief our
allies. Now, here I am in Denver. That's a lot of travel for
one week, with not much time at home. But that's fine -- because
there's nothing more important to me than working for a
Republican majority in the Congress. And that means electing
Hank Brown to the U.S. Senate.
Hank and I are on the same team, working together on the
issues important to all of us -- strengthening peace and freedom
around the world, keeping the economy strong and protecting our
environment. Hank Brown is what you need and what this
Administration needs: a Senator to make Colorado strong -- to
make this Nation proud -- and a leader in the Senate that I can
work with as President of the United States.
In just a few short weeks, we'll be entering the next
decade. As events in the world quickly unfold, I see an America
3
filled with optimism, hope, and a sense of new beginnings.
Across the Atlantic, we also sense new beginnings as democracy
blooms from Warsaw to Prague. The people of Eastern Europe
aren't just thinking about change -- they are changing the way
they think. About the future. And about their deepest
aspirations for freedom.
At Malta, President Gorbachev and I took our first hopeful
step into a new American-Soviet relationship. We took our first
step toward the next decade and the new world that is taking
shape -- a new world of freedom.
Our mission to Malta was about peace. Not the kind of peace
we've known for the last forty years -- hard and cold -- but
about a new kind of peace. One that is rich with the promise of
permanence. One that is a growing foundation for freedom.
The 1990s can be a time for peace but it must also be a time
of continued prosperity for all Americans. That means meeting
the challenge of issues like the capital gains tax cut -- to
bring more jobs to more people.
The capital gains battle may be over for this year, but the
fact is: A majority in both the Senate and the House are now on
record in favor of cutting the capital gains rate. And it was
Hank Brown, as a member of the House Ways and Means committee,
who played a key role in getting action in the House.
When Congress reconvenes in the new year, cutting the
capital gains tax rate is going to be one of the top items on my
agenda --- and the battle will commence again in the House Ways
4
and Means Committee. I'm counting on Hank to be one of my top
lieutenants in that fight, and because of people like him, it's a
fight we are going to win. We must keep America's economy strong
and the job creation machine rolling.
And I'm also counting on Hank Brown to help me hold the line
on new taxes. As Congress returns, I'm reminded of a story
Franklin Roosevelt used to tell about his opponents, which I
think fits our tax-and-spend Democrats today. It's the little
story about the poor chameleon that turned brown when placed on a
brown rug, and turned red when placed on a red rug, but who died
a tragic death when they put him on a scotch plaid. ///
Holding the line on new taxes is what we've got to do to
keep our economy strong. We can't let the chameleons in Congress
talk about deficit reduction, then raise taxes so we can spend
some more. We've got to stick to what the American people
elected us to do: Hold the line on new taxes, exercise fiscal
restraint, and keep America's longest peacetime economic
expansion going strong. And we will not be satisfied until
prosperity reaches every corner of America. ///
You know, Hank's district here is known as "Colorado's
Breadbasket," home of your agricultural heartland. So, as we
begin work on the 1990 Farm Bill, we'll be looking to Hank for
help. Because Hank Brown knows the people of Colorado -- five
generations of his family were born and raised here. And Hank
understands what farmers are going through to produce a crop
nowadays. This Administration has introduced policies to
5
benefit both the farmer and the consumer, and to continue our
work, we need Hank Brown in the Senate.
We've also initiated bold new environmental policies to
reduce air toxics and urban smog, help clean up our air and
hazardous wastes, and expand our parklands. Through it all,
Hank's been there with us.
Take a look at his record: he's worked to clean up
Colorado's drinking water, and through his efforts, the Rocky
Mountain Arsenal Cleanup was named to the EPA's Superfund
National Priorities List. And just last week, I signed into law
Hank Brown's bill to expand the Rocky Mountain National Park. He
believes, as I do, that the futures of generations to come depend
on the kind of commitment to the environment that we make now.
You know it looks like this state is on quite a roll this
year. I've been following the sports pages, and I see that Bill
McCartney has made C.U. the college team ranked first in the
country -- going to the Orange Bowl. /// And Dan Reeves has led
the Denver Broncos through a great season, number one in their
division, maybe even heading for the Super Bowl. /// Hank Brown
has led his district through a winning decade as a Congressman.
Now it's time for him to lead the state into the next decade as a
Senator. We need his energy. We need his commitment. We need
his integrity. We need Hank Brown in the U.S. Senate.
6
Thank you for inviting me to this beautiful state. Thank
you for your support, and let's go out and work to make Hank
Brown the next Senator from Colorado. God bless you and God
bless America.
# # #
Document No. 095575-
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
12/5/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
12:00 12/6/89
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: HANK BROWN FUNDRAISER
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
WRAY
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston's office with an info copy to my office by 12:00 Wednesday,
December 6. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
OK an drafted DOW 12/5/89
11:21d 90368
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Grant/Simon
December 1, 1989
Draft three
a:brown
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: HANK BROWN FUNDRAISER
CURRIGAN CONVENTION HALL/DENVER
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989
12 NOON
Thank you. My thanks to our distinguished Senator from
Colorado, Senator Bill Armstrong
...
and Congressmen Hefley and
Schaefer. Thanks also to our GOP Chairman, Bruce Benson. My son
Neil and his wife, Sharon. Of course, I'd like to say hello to
one of Colorado's great leaders and the next Senator from
Colorado, Hank Brown.//
Hank wanted a big crowd today, so his campaign tried to get
the three H-Men [players all from Houston] from C.U.'s football
team. Unfortunately, they couldn't make it, so you've got me
instead. But hey, it's not so bad -- I am from Houston.///
Before I go any further, I'd like to say a few words about
one of the finest men we've got in Washington, Senator Bill
Armstrong. Bill is one of the best and brightest, a top player
on our Republican team. He's been a leader in Congress since
1973, first in the House and now in the Senate, and he's going to
be missed -- by me, by his fellow Senators, and by the people of
Colorado. Bill, thanks for a great job.
Earlier this week, I was in Malta for a meeting with
Chairman Gorbachev. ((I guess you heard I brought only a small
number of my top staff with me. The meeting went very well, but
2
I made one key strategic error. I forgot to invite Willard
Scott. ///
[[Alternate jokes: You probably saw how rough the seas
were. But despite the difficult situation, we held our
negotiations anyway. You see, I just didn't want to make waves.
//
The seas were rough, and some of the staff were pretty
seasick. Everyone was suggesting cures, from Coca-cola to
Dramamine. I say my cure's the best: dry land. //
I thought I was prepared for the meeting, done my homework.
But no one told me the one thing I'd need. My surfboard. )) ]]
After the meetings, I went on to Brussels to brief our
allies. Now, here I am in Denver. That's a lot of travel for
one week, with not much time at home. But that's fine -- because
there's nothing more important to me than working for a
Republican majority in the Congress. And that means electing
Hank Brown to the U.S. Senate.
Hank and I are on the same team, working together on the
issues important to all of us -- strengthening peace and freedom
around the world, keeping the economy strong and protecting our
environment. Hank Brown is what you need and what this
Administration needs: a Senator to make Colorado strong -- to
make this Nation proud -- and a leader in the Senate that I can
work with as President of the United States.
In just a few short weeks, we'll be entering the next
decade. As events in the world quickly unfold, I see an America
3
filled with optimism, hope, and a sense of new beginnings.
Across the Atlantic, we also sense new beginnings as democracy
blooms from Warsaw to Prague. The people of Eastern Europe
aren't just thinking about change -- they are changing the way
they think. About the future. And about their deepest
aspirations for freedom.
At Malta, President Gorbachev and I took our first hopeful
step into a new American-Soviet relationship. We took our first
step toward the next decade and the new world that is taking
shape -- a new world of freedom.
Our mission to Malta was about peace. Not the kind of peace
we've known for the last forty years -- hard and cold -- but
about a new kind of peace. One that is rich with the promise of
permanence. One that is a growing foundation for freedom.
The 1990s can be a time for peace but it must also be a time
of continued prosperity for all Americans. That means meeting
the challenge of issues like the capital gains tax cut -- to
bring more jobs to more people.
The capital gains battle may be over for this year, but the
fact is: A majority in both the Senate and the House are now on
record in favor of cutting the capital gains rate. And it was
Hank Brown, as a member of the House Ways and Means committee,
who played a key role in getting action in the House.
When Congress reconvenes in the new year, cutting the
capital gains tax rate is going to be one of the top items on my
agenda -- and the battle will commence again in the House Ways
4
and Means Committee. I'm counting on Hank to be one of my top
lieutenants in that fight, and because of people like him, it's a
fight we are going to win. We must keep America's economy strong
and the job creation machine rolling.
And I'm also counting on Hank Brown to help me hold the line
on new taxes. As Congress returns, I'm reminded of a story
Franklin Roosevelt used to tell about his opponents, which I
think fits our tax-and-spend Democrats today. It's the little
story about the poor chameleon that turned brown when placed on a
brown rug, and turned red when placed on a red rug, but who died
a tragic death when they put him on a scotch plaid. ///
Holding the line on new taxes is what we've got to do to
keep our economy strong. We can't let the chameleons in Congress
talk about deficit reduction, then raise taxes so we can spend
some more. We've got to stick to what the American people
elected us to do: Hold the line on new taxes, exercise fiscal
restraint, and keep America's longest peacetime economic
expansion going strong. And we will not be satisfied until
prosperity reaches every corner of America. ///
You know, Hank's district here is known as "Colorado's
Breadbasket," home of your agricultural heartland. So, as we
begin work on the 1990 Farm Bill, we'll be looking to Hank for
help. Because Hank Brown knows the people of Colorado -- five
generations of his family were born and raised here. And Hank
understands what farmers are going through to produce a crop
nowadays. This Administration has introduced policies to
5
benefit both the farmer and the consumer, and to continue our
work, we need Hank Brown in the Senate.
We've also initiated bold new environmental policies to
reduce air toxics and urban smog, help clean up our air and
hazardous wastes, and expand our parklands. Through it all,
Hank's been there with us.
Take a look at his record: he's worked to clean up
Colorado's drinking water, and through his efforts, the Rocky
Mountain Arsenal Cleanup was named to the EPA's Superfund
National Priorities List. And just last week, I signed into law
Hank Brown's bill to expand the Rocky Mountain National Park. He
believes, as I do, that the futures of generations to come depend
on the kind of commitment to the environment that we make now.
You know it looks like this state is on quite a roll this
year. I've been following the sports pages, and I see that Bill
McCartney has made C.U. the college team ranked first in the
country -- going to the Orange Bowl. /// And Dan Reeves has led
the Denver Broncos through a great season, number one in their
division, maybe even heading for the Super Bowl. /// Hank Brown
has led his district through a winning decade as a Congressman.
Now it's time for him to lead the state into the next decade as a
Senator. We need his energy. We need his commitment. We need
his integrity. We need Hank Brown in the U.S. Senate.
6
Thank you for inviting me to this beautiful state. Thank
you for your support, and let's go out and work to make Hank
Brown the next Senator from Colorado. God bless you and God
bless America.
###
Document No. 095575
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
12/5/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
12:00 12/6/89
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: HANK BROWN FUNDRAISER
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER N/C
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston's office with an info copy to my office by 12:00 Wednesday,
December 6. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Grant/Simon
December 1, 1989
Draft three
a:brown
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: HANK BROWN FUNDRAISER
CURRIGAN CONVENTION HALL/DENVER
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989
12 NOON
Thank you. My thanks to our distinguished Senator from
Colorado, Senator Bill Armstrong
...
and Congressmen Hefley and
Schaefer. Thanks also to our GOP Chairman, Bruce Benson. My son
Neil and his wife, Sharon. of course, I'd like to say hello to
one of Colorado's great leaders and the next Senator from
Colorado, Hank Brown./
Hank wanted a big crowd today, so his campaign tried to get
the three H-Men [players all from Houston] from C.U.'s football
team. Unfortunately, they couldn't make it, so you've got me
instead. But hey, it's not so bad -- I am from Houston. ///
Before I go any further, I'd like to say a few words about
one of the finest men we've got in Washington, Senator Bill
aprincipled politician
Armstrong. Bill is one of the best and brightest a top player
on our Republican team. He's been a leader in Congress since
1973, first in the House and now in the Senate, and he's going to
be missed -- by me, by his fellow Senators, and by the people of
Colorado. Bill, thanks for a great job.
very
productive
Earlier this week, I was in Malta for a meeting with
Chairman Gorbachev. ((I guess you heard I brought only a small
number of my top staff with me. The meeting went very well, but
2
therest
wheres
I made one key strategic error. I forgot to invite Willard
when Ineed hm!
Scott. ///
[[Alternate jokes: You probably saw how rough the seas
were. But despite the difficult situation, we held our
negotiations anyway. You see, I just didn't want to make waves.
//
The seas were rough, and some of the staff were pretty
seasick. Everyone was suggesting cures, from Coca-cola to
Dramamine. I say my cure's the best: dry land. //
I thought I was prepared for the meeting, done my homework.
But no one told me the one thing I'd need. My surfboard. )))]
After the meetings, I went on to Brussels to brief our
allies. Now, here I am in Denver. That's a lot of travel for
one week, with not much time at home. But that's fine -- because
there's nothing more important to me than working for a
Republican majority in the Congress. And that means electing
Hank Brown to the U.S. Senate.
Hank and I are on the same team, working together on the
issues important to all of us -- strengthening peace and freedom
around the world, keeping the economy strong and protecting our
environment. Hank Brown is what you need and what this
Administration needs: a Senator to make Colorado strong -- to
make this Nation proud -- and a leader in the Senate that I can
work with as President of the United States.
In just a few short weeks, we'll be entering the next
decade. As events in the world quickly unfold, I see an America
3
filled with optimism, hope, and a sense of new beginnings.
Across the Atlantic, we also sense new beginnings as democracy
blooms from Warsaw to Prague. The people of Eastern Europe
aren't just thinking about change -- they are changing the way
they think. About the future. And about their deepest
aspirations for freedom.
At Malta, President Gorbachev and I took our first hopeful
step into a new American-Soviet relationship. We took our first
step toward the next decade and the new world that is taking
shape -- a new world of freedom.
uneasy
Our mission to Malta was about peace. Not the kind of peace
we've known for the last forty years -- hard and cold -- but
about a new kind of peace. One that is rich with the promise of
forms
and demockacy
permanence. One that is a growing foundation for freedom.
throughout the world.
The 1990s can be a time for peace but it must also be a time
of continued prosperity for all Americans. That means meeting
tive
keepma our economy grow und One important element to through innova
initiatives
the challenge of issues like the capital gains tax cut -- to
bring more jobs to more people.
The capital gains battle may be over for this year, but the
fact is: A majority in both the Senate and the House are now on
record in favor of cutting the capital gains rate. And it was
Hank Brown, as an key member of the House Ways and Means committee,
crucial
who played a key role in getting action in the House.
When Congress reconvenes in the new year, cutting the
capital gains tax rate is be one of the top items on my
onceagain once again
agenda -- and the battle will commence again in the House Ways
4
and Means Committee. I'm counting on Hank to be one of my top
lieutenants in that fight, and because of people like him, it's a
fight we are going to win. We must keep America's economy strong
and the job creation machine rolling.
And I'm also counting on Hank Brown to help me hold the line
on new taxes. As Congress returns, I'm reminded of a story
Franklin Roosevelt used to tell about his opponents, which I
think fits our tax-and-spend Democrats today. It's the little
story about the poor chameleon that turned brown when placed on a
brown rug, and turned red when placed on a red rug, but who died
a tragic death when they put him on a scotch plaid. ///
no matter what the big- spendersm Congress want, we've got to
Holding the line on new taxes is what we've got to do to
keep our economy strong. We can't let the chameleons in Congress
talk about deficit reduction, then raise taxes so we can spend
some more. We've got to stick to what the American people
elected us to do: Hold the line on new taxes, exercise fiscal
restraint, and keep America's longest peacetime economic
expansion going strong. And we will not be satisfied until
prosperity reaches every corner of America. ///
You know, Hank's district here is known as "Colorado's
Breadbasket, home of your agricultural heartland. So, as we
lugins
begin work on the 1990 Farm Bill, we'll be looking to Hank for
help. Because Hank Brown knows the people of Colorado -- five
generations of his family were born and raised here. And Hank
understands what farmers are going through to produce a crop
nowadays. This Administration has introduced policies to
5
benefit both the farmer and the consumer, and to continue our
work, we need Hank Brown in the Senate.
We've also initiated bold new environmental policies to
reduce air toxics and urban smog, help clean up our air and
hazardous wastes, and expand our parklands. Through it all,
Hank's been there with us.
Take a look at his record: he's worked to clean up
Colorado's drinking water, and through his efforts, the Rocky
Mountain Arsenal Cleanup was named to the EPA's Superfund
National Priorities List. And just last week, I signed into law
Hank Brown's bill to expand the Rocky Mountain National Park. He
believes, as I do, that the futures of generations to come depend
on the kind of commitment to the environment that we make now.
You know it looks like this state is on quite a roll this
year. I've been following the sports pages, and I see that Bill
McCartney has made C.U. the college team ranked first in the
country -- going to the Orange Bowl. /// And Dan Reeves has led
the Denver Broncos through a great season, number one in their
division, maybe even heading for the Super Bowl. /// well, Hank
Brown
has led his district through a winning decade as a Congressman.
and, Now it's time for him to lead the state into the next decade as a
Senator. We need his energy. We need his commitment. We need
his integrity. We need Hank Brown in the U.S. Senate.
pen
pen ?
6
Thank you for inviting me to this beautiful state. Thank
you for your support, and let's go out and work to make Hank
Brown the next Senator from Colorado. God bless you and God
bless America.
###
Document No. 095575
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
89 DEC 5 P6: 43
DATE:
12/5/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
12:00 12/6/89
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: HANK BROWN 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
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston's office with an info copy to my office by 12:00 Wednesday,
December 6. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
No
Compley
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Document No. 095575
9807
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
12/5/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
12:00 12/6/89
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: HANK BROWN 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
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston's office with an info copy to my office by 12:00 Wednesday,
December 6. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
December 6, 1989
TO:
CHRISS WINSTON
NSC concurs, with changes as indicated.
Brent Rate for Scowcroft
James W. Cicconi
CC: James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Grant/Simon
December 1, 1989
Draft three
a:brown
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: HANK BROWN FUNDRAISER
CURRIGAN CONVENTION HALL/DENVER
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989
12 NOON
Thank you. My thanks to our distinguished Senator from
Colorado, Senator Bill Armstrong
...
and Congressmen Hefley and
Schaefer. Thanks also to our GOP Chairman, Bruce Benson. My son
Neil and his wife, Sharon. of course, I'd like to say hello to
one of Colorado's great leaders and the next Senator from
Colorado, Hank Brown.//
Hank wanted a big crowd today, so his campaign tried to get
the three H-Men [players all from Houston] from C.U.'s football
team. Unfortunately, they couldn't make it, so you've got me
instead. But hey, it's not so bad -- I am from Houston.///
Before I go any further, I'd like to say a few words about
one of the finest men we've got in Washington, Senator Bill
Armstrong. Bill is one of the best and brightest, a top player
on our Republican team. He's been a leader in Congress since
1973, first in the House and now in the Senate, and he's going to
be missed -- by me, by his fellow Senators, and by the people of
Colorado. Bill, thanks for a great job.
Earlier this week, I was in Malta for a meeting with
Chairman Gorbachev. ((I guess you heard I brought only a small
number of my top staff with me. The meeting went very well, but
2
I made one key strategic error. I forgot to invite Willard
Scott. ///
[ [Alternate jokes: You probably saw how rough the seas
were. But despite the difficult situation, we held our
negotiations anyway. You see, I just didn't want to make waves.
//
The seas were rough, and some of the staff were pretty
seasick. Everyone was suggesting cures, from Coca-cola to
Dramamine. I say my cure's the best: dry land. //
I thought I was prepared for the meeting, done my homework.
But no one told me the one thing I'd need. My surfboard. )))]
After the meetings, I went on to Brussels to brief our
allies. Now, here I am in Denver. That's a lot of travel for
one week, with not much time at home. But that's fine -- because
there's nothing more important to me than working for a
Republican majority in the Congress. And that means electing
Hank Brown to the U.S. Senate.
Hank and I are on the same team, working together on the
issues important to all of us -- strengthening peace and freedom
around the world, keeping the economy strong and protecting our
environment. Hank Brown is what you need and what this
Administration needs: a Senator to make Colorado strong -- to
make this Nation proud -- and a leader in the Senate that I can
work with as President of the United States.
In just a few short weeks, we'll be entering the next
decade. As events in the world quickly unfold, I see an America
3
filled with optimism, hope, and a sense of new beginnings.
Across the Atlantic, we also sense new beginnings as democracy
behind what used to be called the Ivm Curtain.
blooms from Warsaw to Prague The people of Eastern Europe
people of people of
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aspirations for freedom>
At Malta, President Gorbachev and I took our first hopeful
step into a new American-Soviet relationship. We took our first
step toward the next decade and the new world that is taking
Security and
shape -- a new world of freedom.
Our mission to Malta was about peace. Not the kind of peace
we've known for the last forty years -- hard and cold -- but
about a new kind of peace. One that is rich with the promise of
permanence. One that is a growing foundation for freedom.
The 1990s can be a time for peace but it must also be a time
of continued prosperity for all Americans. That means meeting
the challenge of issues like the capital gains tax cut -- to
bring more jobs to more people.
The capital gains battle may be over for this year, but the
fact is: A majority in both the Senate and the House are now on
record in favor of cutting the capital gains rate. And it was
Hank Brown, as a member of the House Ways and Means committee,
who played a key role in getting action in the House.
When Congress reconvenes in the new year, cutting the
capital gains tax rate is going to be one of the top items on my
agenda -- and the battle will commence again in the House Ways
4
and Means Committee. I'm counting on Hank to be one of my top
lieutenants in that fight, and because of people like him, it's a
fight we are going to win. We must keep America's economy strong
and the job creation machine rolling.
And I'm also counting on Hank Brown to help me hold the line
on new taxes. As Congress returns, I'm reminded of a story
Franklin Roosevelt used to tell about his opponents, which I
think fits our tax-and-spend Democrats today. It's the little
story about the poor chameleon that turned brown when placed on a
brown rug, and turned red when placed on a red rug, but who died
a tragic death when they put him on a scotch plaid. ///
Holding the line on new taxes is what we've got to do to
keep our economy strong. We can't let the chameleons in Congress
talk about deficit reduction, then raise taxes so we can spend
some more. We've got to stick to what the American people
elected us to do: Hold the line on new taxes, exercise fiscal
restraint, and keep America's longest peacetime economic
expansion going strong. And we will not be satisfied until
prosperity reaches every corner of America. ///
You know, Hank's district here is known as "Colorado's
Breadbasket," home of your agricultural heartland. So, as we
begin work on the 1990 Farm Bill, we'll be looking to Hank for
help. Because Hank Brown knows the people of Colorado -- five
generations of his family were born and raised here. And Hank
understands what farmers are going through to produce a crop
nowadays. This Administration has introduced policies to
5
benefit both the farmer and the consumer, and to continue our
work, we need Hank Brown in the Senate.
We've also initiated bold new environmental policies to
reduce air toxics and urban smog, help clean up our air and
hazardous wastes, and expand our parklands. Through it all,
Hank's been there with us.
Take a look at his record: he's worked to clean up
Colorado's drinking water, and through his efforts, the Rocky
Mountain Arsenal Cleanup was named to the EPA's Superfund
National Priorities List. And just last week, I signed into law
Hank Brown's bill to expand the Rocky Mountain National Park. He
believes, as I do, that the futures of generations to come depend
on the kind of commitment to the environment that we make now.
You know it looks like this state is on quite a roll this
year. I've been following the sports pages, and I see that Bill
McCartney has made C.U. the college team ranked first in the
country -- going to the Orange Bowl. /// And Dan Reeves has led
the Denver Broncos through a great season, number one in their
division, maybe even heading for the Super Bowl. /// Hank Brown
has led his district through a winning decade as a Congressman.
Now it's time for him to lead the state into the next decade as a
Senator. We need his energy. We need his commitment. We need
his integrity. We need Hank Brown in the U.S. Senate.
6
Thank you for inviting me to this beautiful state. Thank
you for your support, and let's go out and work to make Hank
Brown the next Senator from Colorado. God bless you and God
bless America.
###
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
1989 DEC - 6 PM 5:57
December 6, 1989
INFORMATION
charges
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
tiny
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON cw
DK
FROM:
MARY KATE GRANT mkg
SUBJECT:
PROPOSED REMARKS FOR HANK BROWN FUNDRAISER
I. SUMMARY
Attached for your review are proposed remarks for the Hank
Brown fundraiser to be held Friday, December 8, at 12:00 noon in
Denver, Colorado. You will be addressing a crowd of about 2,000
in the Currigan Convention Hall during a fundraising luncheon.
The remarks will be teleprompted.
II. DISCUSSION
Your remarks follow a "peace and prosperity" theme, with
specifics on the Malta meeting and the capital gains tax cut.
A note on the jokes. "The three H-men" on the first page
refers to three players on the No. 1 ranked Colorado University
football team. They are well-known locally and were featured in
a recent Sports Illustrated article. Several jokes are included
in the Malta section so that you can pick the funniest ones.
Grant/Simon
December 5, 1989
Draft four
a:brown
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: HANK BROWN FUNDRAISER
CURRIGAN CONVENTION HALL/DENVER
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989
12 NOON
Thank you. My thanks to our distinguished Senator from
Colorado, Senator Bill Armstrong. I'd also like to thank Bill
Bennett, the Director of National Drug Control Policy, and Lee
Atwater, our Republican National Committee chairman, for
accompanying me here today. Congressmen Hefley and Schaefer.
Thanks also to our state GOP Chairman, Bruce Benson, and Judy
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Hughes, the president of the National Federation of Republican
Women. My son Neil and his wife, Sharon. Of course, I'd like to
say hello to one of Colorado's great leaders and the next Senator
from Colorado, Hank Brown.//
Hank wanted a big crowd today, so his campaign tried to get
the three H-Men [players all from Houston] from C.U.'s football
everyous
team. Unfortunately, they couldn't make it, so you've got me
instead. But hey, it's not so bad -- I am from Houston. ///
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Before I go any further, I'd like to say a few words about
one of the finest men we've got in Washington, Senator Bill
Armstrong. Bill is one of the best and brightest -- a principled
politician and, a top player on our Republican team. He's been a
leader in Congress since 1973, first in the House and now in the
Senate, and he's going to be missed -- by me, by his fellow
2
Senators, and by the people of Colorado. Bill, thanks for a
great job.
Earlier this week, I was in Malta for a very productive
meeting with Chairman Gorbachev. ((I guess you heard I brought
only a small number of my top staff with me. The meeting went
Fir
very well, but there's one advisor I forgot to consult --- where's
Willard Scott when I need him? ///
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Administration needs: a Senator to make Colorado strong -- to
make this Nation proud -- and a leader in the Senate that I can
work with as President of the United States.
In just a few short weeks, we'll be entering the next
decade. As events in the world quickly unfold, I see an America
filled with optimism, hope, and a sense of new beginnings.
Across the Atlantic, we also sense new beginnings as democracy
blooms behind what used to be called the Iron Curtain. For the
first time in 40 years, the people of Eastern Europe believe that
freedom is within their grasp. They aren't just thinking about
change -- they are changing the way they think. About the future
and what it will bring. They're taking their destiny in their
own hands. They're helping build a new Europe, whole and free.
At Malta, President Gorbachev and I took our first hopeful
step into a new American-Soviet relationship. We took our first
step toward the next decade and the new world that is taking
shape -- a new world of security and freedom.
Our mission to Malta was about peace. Not the kind of
uneasy peace we've known for the last forty years -- hard and
cold -- but about a new kind of peace. One that is rich with the
promise of permanence. One that forms a foundation for freedom
and democracy throughout the world.
The 1990s can be a time for peace but it must also be a time
of continued prosperity for all Americans. That means keeping
our economy growing through innovative initiatives like the
capital gains tax cut -- to bring more jobs to more people.
4
The capital gains battle may be over for this year, but the
fact is: A majority in both the Senate and the House are now on
record in favor of cutting the capital gains rate. And it was
Hank Brown, as a key member of the House Ways and Means
Committee, who played a crucial role in getting action in the
House.
When Congress reconvenes in the new year, cutting the
capital gains tax rate is once again going to be one of the top
items on my agenda -- and the battle will commence again in the
House Ways and Means Committee. I'm counting on Hank to be one
of my top lieutenants in that fight, and because of people like
him, it's a fight we are going to win. We must keep America's
economy strong and the job creation machine rolling.
And I'm also counting on Hank Brown to help me hold the line
on new taxes. As Congress returns, I'm reminded of a story
Franklin Roosevelt used to tell about his opponents, which I
the
think fits our tax-and-spend Democrats today. It's the little
story about the poor chameleon that turned brown when placed on a
brown rug, and turned red when placed on a red rug, but who died
a tragic death when they put him on a scotch plaid. ///
No matter what the big spenders in Congress want, we've got
to hold the line on new taxes is what we've got to do to keep our
economy strong. We can't let the chameleons in Congress talk
they
load up the
about deficit reduction, then raise taxes so we can spend some
budget with more assume pending
smore. We've got to stick to what the American people elected us
down
to do: Hold the line on taxes, exercise fiscal restraint,
5
and keep America's longest peacetime economic expansion going
strong. And we will not be satisfied until prosperity reaches
every corner of America. ///
You know, Hank's district here is known as "Colorado's
Breadbasket," home of your agricultural heartland. So, as work
begins on the 1990 Farm Bill, we'll be looking to Hank for help.
Because Hank Brown knows the people of Colorado -- five
generations of his family were born and raised here. And Hank
understands what farmers are going through to produce a crop
nowadays. This Administration has introduced policies to
benefit both the farmer and the consumer, and to continue our
work, we need Hank Brown in the Senate.
We've also initiated bold new environmental policies to
reduce air toxics and urban smog, help clean up our air and
hazardous wastes, and expand our parklands. Through it all,
Hank's been there with us.
Take a look at his record: he's worked to clean up
Colorado's drinking water, and through his efforts, the Rocky
Mountain Arsenal Cleanup was named to the EPA's Superfund
National Priorities List. And just last week, I signed into law
Hank Brown's bill to expand the Rocky Mountain National Park. He
believes, as I do, that the future of generations to come depends
on the kind of commitment to the environment that we make now.
You know it looks like this state is on quite a roll this
year. I've been following the sports pages, and I see that Bill
McCartney has made C.U. the college team ranked first in the
6
country -- going to the Orange Bowl. /// And Dan Reeves has led
the Denver Broncos through a great season, number one in their
division, maybe even heading for the Super Bowl. /// Well, Hank
Brown has led his district through a winning decade as a
Congressman. And, now it's time for him to lead the state into
the next decade as a Senator. We need his energy. We need his
commitment. We need his integrity. We need Hank Brown in the
U.S. Senate.
Thank you for inviting me to this beautiful state. Thank
you for your support, and let's go out and work to make Hank
Brown the next Senator from Colorado. God bless you and God
bless America.
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I want to congratulate both Colorado football teams, C.U. and the
Broncos, for a great season. On my way out today, I was reading
about C.U.'s mascot, Ralphie the Buffalo. Apparently he appears
at all the football games surrounded by eight men -- that's more
bodyguards than I've got!
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SUBJECT:
PROPOSED REMARKS FOR HANK BROWN FUNDRAISER
I. SUMMARY
Attached for your review are proposed remarks for the Hank
Brown fundraiser to be held Friday, December 8, at 12:00 noon in
Denver, Colorado. You will be addressing a crowd of about 2,000
in the Currigan Convention Hall during a fundraising luncheon.
The remarks will be teleprompted.
II. DISCUSSION
Your remarks follow a "peace and prosperity" theme, with
specifics on the Malta meeting and the capital gains tax cut.
A note on the jokes. "The three H-men" on the first page
refers to three players on the No. 1 ranked Colorado University
football team. They are well-known locally and were featured in
a recent Sports Illustrated article. Several jokes are included
in the Malta section so that you can pick the funniest ones.
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: HANK BROWN FUNDRAISER
CURRIGAN CONVENTION HALL/DENVER
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989
12 NOON
Thank you. My thanks to our distinguished Senator from
Colorado, Senator Bill Armstrong. I'd also like to thank Bill
Bennett, the Director of National Drug Control Policy, and Lee
Atwater, our Republican National Committee chairman, for
accompanying me here today. Congressmen Hefley and Schaefer.
Thanks also to our state GOP Chairman, Bruce Benson, and Judy
Hughes, the president of the National Federation of Republican
Women. My son Neil and his wife, Sharon. of course, I'd like to
say hello to one of Colorado's great leaders and the next Senator
from Colorado, Hank Brown.//
Hank wanted a big crowd today, so his campaign tried to get
the three H-Men [players all from Houston] from C.U.'s football
team. Unfortunately, they couldn't make it, so you've got me
instead. But hey, it's not so bad -- I am from Houston.///
Before I go any further, I'd like to say a few words about
one of the finest men we've got in Washington, Senator Bill
Armstrong. Bill is one of the best and brightest -- a principled
politician and, a top player on our Republican team. He's been a
leader in Congress since 1973, first in the House and now in the
Senate, and he's going to be missed -- by me, by his fellow
2
Senators, and by the people of Colorado. Bill, thanks for a
great job.
Earlier this week, I was in Malta for a very productive
meeting with Chairman Gorbachev. ((I guess you heard I brought
only a small number of my top staff with me. The meeting went
very well, but there's one advisor I forgot to consult -- where's
Willard Scott when I need him? ///
[[Alternate jokes: You probably saw how rough the seas
were. But despite the difficult situation, we held our
negotiations anyway. You see, I just didn't want to make
waves. //
The seas were rough, and some of the staff were pretty
seasick. Everyone was suggesting cures, from Coca-cola to
Dramamine. I say my cure's the best: dry land. //
I thought I was prepared for the meeting, done my homework.
But no one told me the one thing I'd need: my surfboard. )) ] ]
After the meetings, I went on to Brussels to brief our
allies. Now, here I am in Denver. That's a lot of travel for
one week, with not much time at home. But that's fine -- because
there's nothing more important to me than working for a
Republican majority in the Congress. And that means electing
Hank Brown to the U.S. Senate.
Hank and I are on the same team, working together on the
issues important to all of us -- strengthening peace and freedom
around the world, keeping the economy strong and protecting our
environment. Hank Brown is what you need and what this
3
Administration needs: a Senator to make Colorado strong -- to
make this Nation proud -- and a leader in the Senate that I can
work with as President of the United States.
In just a few short weeks, we'll be entering the next
decade. As events in the world quickly unfold, I see an America
filled with optimism, hope, and a sense of new beginnings.
Across the Atlantic, we also sense new beginnings as democracy
blooms behind what used to be called the Iron Curtain. For the
first time in 40 years, the people of Eastern Europe believe that
freedom is within their grasp. They aren't just thinking about
change -- they are changing the way they think. About the future
and what it will bring. They're taking their destiny in their
own hands. They're helping build a new Europe, whole and free.
At Malta, President Gorbachev and I took our first hopeful
step into a new American-Soviet relationship. We took our first
step toward the next decade and the new world that is taking
shape -- a new world of freedom.
Our mission to Malta was about peace. Not the kind of
uneasy peace we've known for the last forty years -- hard and
cold -- but about a new kind of peace. One that is rich with the
promise of permanence. One that forms a foundation for freedom
and democracy throughout the world.
The 1990s can be a time for peace but it must also be a time
of continued prosperity for all Americans. That means keeping
our economy growing through innovative initiatives like the
capital gains tax cut -- to bring more jobs to more people.
4
The capital gains battle may be over for this year, but the
fact is: A majority in both the Senate and the House are now on
record in favor of cutting the capital gains rate. And it was
Hank Brown, as a key member of the House Ways and Means
Committee, who played a crucial role in getting action in the
House.
When Congress reconvenes in the new year, cutting the
capital gains tax rate is once again going to be one of the top
items on my agenda -- and the battle will commence again in the
House Ways and Means Committee. I'm counting on Hank to be one
of my top lieutenants in that fight, and because of people like
him, it's a fight we are going to win. We must keep America's
economy strong and the job creation machine rolling.
And I'm also counting on Hank Brown to help me hold the line
on new taxes. As Congress returns, I'm reminded of a story
Franklin Roosevelt used to tell about his opponents, which I
think fits our tax-and-spend Democrats today. It's the little
story about the poor chameleon that turned brown when placed on a
brown rug, and turned red when placed on a red rug, but who died
a tragic death when they put him on a scotch plaid. ///
No matter what the big-spenders in Congress want, we've got
to hold the line on new taxes is what we've got to do to keep our
economy strong. We can't let the chameleons in Congress talk
about deficit reduction, then raise taxes so we can spend some
more. We've got to stick to what the American people elected us
to do: Hold the line on new taxes, exercise fiscal restraint,
5
and keep America's longest peacetime economic expansion going
strong. And we will not be satisfied until prosperity reaches
every corner of America. ///
You know, Hank's district here is known as "Colorado's
Breadbasket," home of your agricultural heartland. So, as work
begins on the 1990 Farm Bill, we'll be looking to Hank for help.
Because Hank Brown knows the people of Colorado -- five
generations of his family were born and raised here. And Hank
understands what farmers are going through to produce a crop
nowadays. This Administration has introduced policies to
benefit both the farmer and the consumer, and to continue our
work, we need Hank Brown in the Senate.
We've also initiated bold new environmental policies to
reduce air toxics and urban smog, help clean up our air and
hazardous wastes, and expand our parklands. Through it all,
Hank's been there with us.
Take a look at his record: he's worked to clean up
Colorado's drinking water, and through his efforts, the Rocky
Mountain Arsenal Cleanup was named to the EPA's Superfund
National Priorities List. And just last week, I signed into law
Hank Brown's bill to expand the Rocky Mountain National Park. He
believes, as I do, that the future of generations to come depends
on the kind of commitment to the environment that we make now.
You know it looks like this state is on quite a roll this
year. I've been following the sports pages, and I see that Bill
McCartney has made C.U. the college team ranked first in the
6
country -- going to the Orange Bowl. /// And Dan Reeves has led
the Denver Broncos through a great season, number one in their
division, maybe even heading for the Super Bowl. /// Well, Hank
Brown has led his district through a winning decade as a
Congressman. And, now it's time for him to lead the state into
the next decade as a Senator. We need his energy. We need his
commitment. We need his integrity. We need Hank Brown in the
U.S. Senate.
Thank you for inviting me to this beautiful state. Thank
you for your support, and let's go out and work to make Hank
Brown the next Senator from Colorado. God bless you and God
bless America.
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