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January 10, 1990
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
BOB SIMON
R&
SUBJECT:
CINCINNATI SPEECH -- O.M.B. COMMENTS
I do not agree with OMB's changes regarding the expansion on page
4 and the unemployment rate on page 7.
On page 4, my source is Building a Better America (attached).
On page 6, my source is the 1989 Economic Report of the President
(attached). According to BLS, the average yearend unemployment
rate for 1989 was 5.3%.
I specifically asked Peter Taylor of CEA to check these figures
and you can see from his comments that he had no changes.
Let me know if you have any questions.
December 11, 1989
BUILDING A BETTER AMERICA
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION
KEEPING THE ECONOMY STRONG
Maintaining the current economic expansion with low
inflation is the key to improving standards of living, increasing
job opportunities for all Americans, and increasing investment in
productive capacity. Economic performance during this expansion
has been exceptionally good with extraordinary job growth. The
policies of the Bush Administration are designed to preserve this
strong record.
Record Peacetime Expansion: The current expansion reached 84
months in November. This is the second longest economic
expansion in U.S. history and the longest peacetime
expansion.
Job Creation: Over 20.7 million new jobs have been created
during this expansion, and this year the unemployment rate
has reached levels not seen in over 16 years. The benefits
of robust economic growth have been shared by all
demographic groups as indicated by historically low
unemployment rates for women and minorities. During this
decade, America has created more new jobs than Japan and the
nations of Western Europe combined. A higher percentage of
American adults is at work than at any other time in our
history.
Inflation Under Control: Consumer price inflation has
remained under 5 percent in each of the seven years from
1982 to 1988, and the recent slowing in economic growth to a
sustainable rate will lessen price pressures in the near
future. In the last twelve months, the CPI has increased
only 4.5 percent and, in the last three months, the index
has risen at an annual rate of only 2.6 percent.
Record Income: Real per capita disposable personal income --
personal income after taxes and inflation -- has risen 20
percent during this expansion.
Higher National Saving and Investment: Partly due to the
discipline of the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings process, the Federal
deficit has declined from 6.3 percent of GNP in fiscal year
1983 to 3.0 percent in FY 1989. The personal savings rate
averaged 5.3 percent over the first three quarters of 1989,
well above its recent low of 3.2 percent in 1987.
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New Business Incorporations: During the first nine months
of 1989, 520,108 new corporations were formed. Ninety-eight
percent of these new corporations are small businesses. At
TABLE B-39.-Unemployment rate, 1948-88
TAI
[Percent; monthly data seasonally adjusted]
Unem-
Unemployment rate, civilian workers 2
ploy-
Year or
ment
All
Males
Females
Both
Experi-
Mar-
Women
month
rate,
civil-
Black
enced
ried
who
all
ian
16-
20
20
sexes
16-
White
Black
wage
men,
main-
Year or month
16-
and
work-
work-
Total
19
years
Total
19
years
19
other
and
spouse
tain
and
and
ers
ers
salary
pres-
fami-
years
over
years
over
years
workers
ent 3
lies
1948
3.8
3.6
9.8
3.2
4.1
8.3
3.6
9.2
3.5
5.9
4.3
1949
5.9
5.9
14.3
5.4
6.0
12.3
5.3
13.4
5.6
8.9
6.8
3.5
1950
5.2
1948
5.3
5.1
12.7
4.7
5.7
11.4
5.1
12.2
4.9
9.0
6.0
4.6
1951
3.2
1949
3.3
2.8
8.1
2.5
4.4
8.3
4.0
8.2
3.1
5.3
3.7
1.5
1952
2.9
3.0
2.8
8.9
2.4
3.6
8.0
3.2
8.5
2.8
5.4
3.4
1.4
1953
1950
2.8
2.9
2.8
7.9
2.5
3.3
7.2
2.9
7.6
2.7
4.5
3.2
1.7
1954
1951
5.4
5.5
5.3
13.5
4.9
6.0
11.4
5.5
12.6
5.0
9.9
6.2
4.0
1952
1955
4.3
4.4
4.2
11.6
3.8
4.9
10.2
4.4
11.0
3.9
8.7
4.8
2.6
1953
1956
4.0
4.1
3.8
11.1
3.4
4.8
11.2
4.2
11.1
3.6
8.3
4.4
2.3
1954
1957
4.2
4.3
4.1
12.4
3.6
4.7
10.6
4.1
11.6
3.8
7.9
4.6
2.8
1955
1958
6.6
6.8
6.8
17.1
6.2
6.8
14.3
6.1
15.9
6.1
12.6
7.3
5.1
1956
1959
5.3
5.5
5.2
15.3
4.7
5.9
13.5
5.2
14.6
4.8
10.7
5.7
3.6
1957
1958
1960
5.4
5.5
5.4
15.3
4.7
5.9
13.9
5.1
14.7
5.0
10.2
5.7
3.7
1959
1961
6.5
6.7
6.4
17.1
5.7
7.2
16.3
6.3
16.8
6.0
12.4
6.8
4.6
1962
5.4
5.5
5.2
14.7
4.6
6.2
14.6
5.4
14.7
4.9
10.9
5.6
3.6
1960
1963
5.5
5.7
5.2
17.2
4.5
6.5
17.2
5.4
17.2
5.0
10.8
5.6
3.4
1961
1964
5.0
5.2
4.6
15.8
3.9
6.2
16.6
5.2
16.2
4.6
9.6
5.0
2.8
1962
1965
4.4
4.5
4.0
14.1
3.2
5.5
15.7
4.5
14.8
4.1
8.1
4.3
2.4
1963
1966
3.7
3.8
3.2
11.7
2.5
4.8
14.1
3.8
12.8
3.4
7.3
3.5
1.9
1964
1967
3.7
3.8
3.1
12.3
2.3
5.2
13.5
4.2
12.9
3.4
7.4
3.6
1.8
4.9
1965
1968
3.5
3.6
2.9
11.6
2.2
4.8
14.0
3.8
12.7
3.2
6.7
3.4
1.6
4.4
1966
1969
3.4
3.5
2.8
11.4
2.1
4.7
13.3
3.7
12.2
3.1
6.4
3.3
1.5
4.4
1967
1968
1970
4.8
4.9
4.4
15.0
3.5
5.9
15.6
4.8
15.3
4.5
8.2
4.8
2.6
5.4
1969
1971
5.8
5.9
5.3
16.6
4.4
6.9
17.2
5.7
16.9
5.4
9.9
5.7
3.2
7.3
1972
5.5
5.6
5.0
15.9
4.0
6.6
16.7
5.4
16.2
5.1
10.0
10.4
5.3
2.8
7.2
1970
1973
4.8
4.9
4.2
13.9
3.3
6.0
15.3
4.9
14.5
4.3
9.0
9.4
4.5
2.3
7.1
1971
1974
5.5
5.6
4.9
15.6
3.8
6.7
16.6
5.5
16.0
5.0
9.9
10.5
5.3
2.7
7.0
1972
1975
8.3
8.5
7.9
20.1
6.8
9.3
19.7
8.0
19.9
7.8
13.8
14.8
8.2
5.1
10.0
1976
7.6
7.7
7.1
19.2
5.9
8.6
18.7
7.4
19.0
7.0
13.1
14.0
7.3
4.2
10.1
1977
6.9
7.1
6.3
17.3
5.2
8.2
18.3
7.0
17.8
6.2
13.1
14.0
6.6
3.6
9.4
1978
6.0
6.1
5.3
15.8
4.3
7.2
17.1
6.0
16.4
5.2
11.9
12.8
5.6
2.8
8.5
1972
1979
5.8
5.8
5.1
15.9
4.2
6.8
16.4
5.7
16.1
5.1
11.3
12.3
5.5
2.8
8.3
1973
1974
1980
7.0
7.1
6.9
18.3
5.9
7.4
17.2
6.4
17.8
6.3
13.1
14.3
6.9
4.2
9.2
1975
1981
7.5
7.6
7.4
20.1
6.3
7.9
19.0
6.8
19.6
6.7
14.2
15.6
7.3
4.3
10.4
1976
1982
9.5
9.7
9.9
24.4
8.8
9.4
21.9
8.3
23.2
8.6
17.3
18.9
9.3
6.5
11.7
1977
1983
9.5
9.6
9.9
23.3
8.9
9.2
21.3
8.1
22.4
8.4
17.8
19.5
9.2
6.5
12.2
1978
1984
7.4
7.5
7.4
19.6
6.6
7.6
18.0
6.8
18.9
6.5
14.4
15.9
7.1
4.6
10.3
1979
1985
7.1
7.2
7.0
19.5
6.2
7.4
17.6
6.6
18.6
6.2
13.7
15.1
6.8
4.3
10.4
1986
6.9
7.0
6.9
19.0
6.1
7.1
17.6
6.2
18.3
6.0
13.1
14.5
6.6
4.4
9.8
1980
1987
6.1
6.2
6.2
17.8
5.4
6.2
15.9
5.4
16.9
5.3
11.6
13.0
5.8
3.9
9.2
1981
1982
1987: Jan
6.6
6.7
6.7
18.5
6.0
6.6
16.8
5.9
17.7
5.8
12.5
14.1
6.3
4.2
9.8
1983
Feb
6.5
6.6
6.6
18.5
5.8
6.6
17.1
5.8
17.9
5.7
12.6
14.0
6.2
4.1
9.6
1984
12.4
13.9
6.1
4.1
9.7
Mar
6.4
6.5
6.6
19.0
5.7
6.5
16.6
5.7
17.8
5.6
1985
Apr
6.2
6.3
6.4
18.7
5.6
6.3
15.9
5.5
17.3
5.5
11.8
13.0
5.9
4.1
9.4
1986
May
6.2
6.3
6.4
19.6
5.6
6.2
15.6
5.4
17.6
5.4
12.1
13.7
5.9
4.0
9.5
1987
June
6.0
6.1
6.2
16.4
5.5
6.0
15.5
5.3
16.0
5.3
11.5
12.8
5.8
4.0
9.5
1987: Jan
15.8
5.2
11.4
12.7
5.8
3.8
9.3
Feb
July
6.0
6.0
6.0
15.9
5.4
6.1
15.7
5.4
Aug
5.9
6.0
6.1
17.8
5.2
6.0
14.4
5.3
16.2
5.2
11.3
12.4
5.7
3.7
9.0
Mar
5.4
16.4
5.1
10.9
12.3
5.5
3.7
8.8
Apr
Sept
5.8
5.9
5.8
17.3
5.0
6.1
15.4
Oct
5.9
6.0
5.9
17.4
5.1
6.1
16.9
5.2
17.2
5.2
10.8
12.1
5.5
3.7
8.9
May
16.0
5.2
16.6
5.1
11.0
12.2
5.5
3.5
8.5
June
Nov
5.8
5.9
5.8
17.2
5.0
6.0
Dec
5.7
5.8
5.7
17.2
4.9
5.9
14.8
5.2
16.1
4.9
10.9
12.2
5.4
3.4
8.4
July
1988: Jan
5.9
15.6
5.1
16.0
5.0
10.9
12.2
5.5
3.6
8.9
5.7
5.8
5.8
16.4
5.1
Aug
Feb
5.6
5.7
5.6
15.6
4.9
5.9
15.1
5.2
15.4
4.8
11.3
12.6
5.3
3.4
8.3
Sept
17.8
5.5
15.2
4.8
16.5
4.7
11.5
12.8
5.2
3.4
7.5
Oct
Mar
5.5
5.6
5.7
4.9
Apr
5.4
5.4
5.3
15.8
4.6
5.6
16.0
4.8
15.9
4.6
10.7
12.2
5.0
3.0
8.7
Nov
16.2
4.9
5.6
15.0
4.9
15.6
4.7
11.3
12.4
5.4
3.3
8.4
Dec
May
5.5
5.6
5.6
June
5.2
5.3
5.2
14.7
4.6
5.4
12.4
4.9
13.6
4.5
10.3
11.5
5.0
3.1
7.8
1988 Jan
Feb
5.3
4.5
5.7
13.6
5.1
15.2
4.7
10.0
11.4
5.1
3.0
8.6
July
5.4
5.4
16.6
Mar
Aug
5.5
5.6
5.6
15.9
4.9
5.6
15.8
4.8
15.8
4.9
10.0
11.3
5.3
3.4
7.4
Apr
Sept
5.3
5.4
4.5
5.5
14.7
4.8
15.7
4.8
9.4
10.8
5.1
3.1
8.1
5.3
16.7
May
Oct
5.2
5.3
5.4
16.9
4.6
5.3
12.8
4.7
14.9
4.6
9.6
11.0
5.0
3.1
7.9
June
Nov
5.3
5.4
5.4
4.8
5.3
13.1
4.8
13.9
4.6
10.0
11.2
5.1
3.4
7.6
14.5
July
Aug
2 1 Unemployed as percent of labor force including resident Armed Forces.
Sept
Unemployed as percent of civilian labor force in group specified.
, Data for 1949 and 1951-54 are for April; 1950, for March.
1989 - yearend
Oct
Nov
Note Data relate to persons 16 years of age and over.
See footnote 6 and Note, Table B-32.
Unemployed as
I
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
5.3%
Note See footno
Source Departmer
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Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
1/9/90
4:00 PM, WED., JAN 10
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CINCINNATI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HYATT REGENCY BALLROOM
SUBJECT:
CINCINNATI, OHIO
FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1990
1:30 PM
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
BOSKIN
CICCONI
DELAND
DEMAREST
BENNETT
FITZWATER
ROGERS
PINKERTON
GRAY
WINSTON
HAGIN
WRAY
REMARKS:
ANDERSON
Please provide comments/edits directly to Chriss Winston,
Rm. 122, x2930 no later than 4:00 PM, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10,
with a copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE: See comments
01 : t d : 01 0103068
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
McNally/Simon
January 9, 1990
Draft Four (B:OHIO)
1990 JAN
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CINCINNATI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE>
HYATT REGENCY BALLROOM, CINCINNATI
FRIDAY, JAN. 12, 1990, 1:30 P.M.
[[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]]
18:8
We're pleased to be back in Cincinnati. Actually, I was
hoping to get out here for the Reds' Opening Day. But they tell
me I'm three months too early. Same problem I ran into on Pearl
Harbor Day.
It is fitting that, in the days leading up to the State of
the Union Address, we should meet again in Cincinnati. The last
time I visited was in November 1988, in the final days of the
Presidential campaign. And earlier, Cincinnati was one of my
last stops before the convention in New Orleans.
On the trip before that we spent a morning at Proctor and
Gamble's R & D facility. They taught me a trick every President
wants to know: How to put toothpaste back into the tube.
All in all I came here four times during the Presidential
campaign. I talked of America's future, and of future
generations. I talked of certain principles. Told you I was
ready to make the tough calls -- to use the veto where principle
was involved -- and to take the heat. And today I've come back
to Cincinnati to tell you I'm ready to make good on that pledge.
Because up on Capitol Hill some important business has gone
unfinished, promises have gone unfulfilled.
We sent responsible proposals to Congress on the Big Four --
the Four C's: Capital gains. America's Children. Clean Air.
2
And Combatting crime.
In some cases, that business has gone unattended for the
better part of a year. And the Four C's have become MIA's --
Missing In Action in the jungles of Capitol Hill.
The clock is running. Time and patience are running out.
America wants it done right.
America wants it done responsibly.
And America wants it done now.
And if it's not done right -- it will be sent back.
That doesn't mean a fight. 11 But it does mean a veto.
And I'm also prepared to use the Presidential Veto to hold
the line against free spending.
We've seen a lot of exhilarating changes in recent months.
A world no longer on the brink of war but on the brink of peace.
But being on the brink isn't the same as being over the top.
Some think all the answers to this year's problems can be
found in the latest Washington craze -- this hypothetical
windfall they're calling the "peace dividend." That's like the
next-of-kin who spend the inheritance before the will is read.
At best it's wishful thinking. At worst it's reckless and
irresponsible.
We like what's happening in Central Europe. But just as it
would have been impossible -- six months ago -- to predict those
thunderous changes, it's impossible today to know what will
unfold in the next six months -- let alone the next six years.
But in this world of change, one thing is certain: America
3
must be ready. America must be strong. And a strong America
means not only a strong economy. It also means a strong defense.
And if proof of that were ever needed -- we saw it last
month in the courage of our troops in Panama.
The "peace dividend," if there is a dividend, is not like
money in the bank. It is more like an inheritance. A bonus that
may come. Something to be hopeful about. But a long ways from
having cash in hand. And like an inheritance, it is a special
gift, a legacy not only of prosperity but also security, earned
by the hard work and sacrifice of those who came before.
of course, whenever an inheritance looms there are those
eager to rush out and squander it -- to buy new things, to spend,
spend, spend -- spending money they don't yet have. Then the
bills start coming. And what was promised as a bonus becomes a
burden. In Washington, that burden comes in the form of an
announcement. They'll say: "It's Time to Raise Your Taxes."
That's not going to happen. Because most Americans know
that when found money does come along, the first thing to do is
pay off your debts. Reduce the deficit.
Reducing the deficit isn't just a good idea. It's what the
American people want. And it's the law.
The new budget must meet Gramm-Rudman requirements. It must
reduce barriers to economic growth. It must keep interest rates
low. Because the best anti-poverty program is a good job. And
the best jobs program is a sound economy.
A sound economy is a competitive economy. And to keep
4
America competitive, to fuel our continuing boom, we also need an
infusion of new venture capital. That's why we need what a
majority in both Houses of Congress has already voted for: A tax
cut on capital gains.
As the world turns to freer markets, this is no time to
become wishy-washy about where America stands. The jury is no
longer out. Markets work. Government controls don't.
And since the debate has all but ended on this issue,
perhaps our most die-hard ideologues can now turn their attention
to the real question that divides America: Is it Texas or
Cincinnati that produces the world's best chili? of course
this also is a question to be decided by the market.
The economic challenge of the 90's is to make markets work
better. And one of the best ways a government can do that is to
do what people around the world are asking their governments to
do: Get out of the way!
Samarric
It works. Here at home, we're in the midst of the longest
85
5873
peacetime economic expansion in our nation's history, an 86 month
expansion that has created an astonishing 20 million new jobs
21
since 1982.
That's due to the genius of places like Cincinnati -- the
Ohio River valley -- and the solid American values that have
flourished here and inspired the world from Central Europe to
Central America.
The whole world is watching. And the whole world is ready.
The headlines tell of other nations buying American. That's
5
good news -- not bad. We've been urging our own people to "Buy
American" for years -- to invest in the greatest job-creating
machine of the 20th Eentury.
And it's no surprise the world's investors are following
suit. The results are in: America is the choice.
We don't have to look elsewhere to know what works. If you
want to follow the smart money advice of the 1990's, go to where
the Japanese or the Europeans are going. Look at the U.S.A.
Look at what the rest of the world calls "the American miracle."
You saw it happen here in Cincinnati U.S.A., "The Blue Chip
city," where 150,000 more people are at work than were working
six years ago. Cincinnati produced its miracle the old-fashioned
way -- the American way. It's an old tradition here. When he
first opened his slaughterhouse in 1810, Richard Fosdick was
warned that meat couldn't be cured in Cincinnati's climate. But
he didn't know that it couldn't be done. He continued his
experiments until he discovered the rock-salt process for curing
meat -- and made this city the principal hog market of the world.
Renewing our emphasis on innovation is one of the ways
modern Cincinnati has prospered. You've also built a diverse
economic base. Stripped away corporate fat. Renewed our
emphasis on quality -- Fortune says Cincinnati makes some of the
best jet engines in the world.
Ultimately, these are the kind of efforts that will
determine how America fares in the competitive, free-trade world
of the 1990's. The way of the future is free people. The way of
6
the future is free trade. And free people and free trade is what
America is all about.
of course, it's not enough that trade be "free."
It's also got to be fair.
And it's not enough to tear down the Berlin Wall.
We've also got to tear down the tariffs and other barriers
to American trade.
A global game is afoot, a game in which a Cincinnati
businessman can now fly non-stop to London and Frankfurt -- any
day of the week.
If the rules are fair and the same for everybody -- we can
play this game. It's called "competition." We invented it. We
won it before. And we're going to win it again.
Winning in the competitive 90's will take more than
investing in products. We must also invest in people. That
means offering every American child an education second to none.
Our "Educational Excellence Act" remains one of the
priorities of my Administration -- sent to Congress almost nine
months ago. It calls for choice, flexibility, and
accountability. And it's time Congress accounts for its inaction
on this pressing issue.
You in Cincinnati have acted, working to educate and train
our people for the 21st Eentury. Three years ago business,
educational, and community leaders here came together to take on
a mighty task: reduce the numbers of students at risk -- the
staggering 40 percent dropout rate in public schools.
7
The result was the Cincinnati Youth Collaborative -- an
intensive people-to-people "mentoring" program that many of you
support, and that has already seen some early success.
It has America talking. Your Governor visited one of the
participating classrooms at McKinley before coming out to the
Education Summit I hosted in Virginia last fall. And earlier
today I had an opportunity to see the programs at Taft High
School firsthand.
There are other matters that require urgent attention when
Congress gets back later this month. Our Clean Air Act proposals
recognize that in the emerging global economy, environmental
destruction knows no borders -- and that a healthy economy
requires a healthy environment.
And a kinder, gentler environment also means a society where
every man, woman and child can live and prosper in an environment
free from fear. That means freedom from crime, and especially
the increasingly violent crime that's been spawned by drug abuse
and trafficking. On our anti-crime package as well, it's time
for Congress to act.
There is much to be done in the months ahead. But as a new
year begins, Americans should also pause to take some pride in
what we have accomplished together. Let me suggest two areas.
Al-Samaric
At home, more than anything else, a kinder, gentler nation
During this expansion,
is one in which everyone who wants a job, has a job. And today
had
1974
America has the lowest unemployment rate since 1973-- and Ohio
has reached its highest employment level in history.
8
Abroad, for more than 40 years, three generations of
Americans have stood steadfast in a world often filled with
challenge, rebuke and even insult. Firm in our belief in
America's might and in America's destiny as leader of the free
world, our spirit did not falter, our troops did not flinch.
And today, after the watershed events of 1989, the free
world we're leading is growing bigger all the time.
In the past month we saw democracy restored to the brave
people of Panama. We saw the powerful brought before the bar of
justice. And we saw a proud people weep with gratitude over the
sacrifice of American soldiers.
And somehow, it seems more than a coincidence. Because in
that same month, we hear that the Bald Eagle -- the American
Eagle -- may soon come off the endangered species list.
Ladies and gentlemen -- America is back. 11 And this time,
America is back to stay.
Thank you. God bless you. And God bless Cincinnati!
#
#
#
Roger Porter comments
McNally/Simon
January 9, 1990
Draft Four (B:OHIO)
1990 JAN -9
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CINCINNATI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HYATT REGENCY BALLROOM, CINCINNATI
FRIDAY, JAN. 12, 1990, 1:30 PoM.
[[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]]
31
We're pleased to be back in Cincinnati. Actually, I was
hoping to get out here for the Reds' Opening Day. But they tell
me I'm three months too early. Same problem I ran into on Pearl
Harbor Day.
It is fitting that, in the days leading up to the State of
the Union Address, we should meet again in Cincinnati. The last
time I visited was in November 1988, in the final days of the
Presidential campaign. And earlier, Cincinnati was one of my
last stops before the convention in New Orleans.
On the trip before that we spent a morning at Proctor and
Gamble's R & D facility. They taught me a trick every President
wants to know: How to put toothpaste back into the tube.
All in all I came here four times during the Presidential
campaign. I talked of America's future, and of future
generations. I talked of certain principles. Told you I was
ready to make the tough calls -- to use the veto where principle
was involved -- and to take the heat. And today I've come back
to Cincinnati to tell you I'm ready to make good on that pledge.
Because up on Capitol Hill some important business has gone
unfinished, promises have gone unfulfilled.
We sent responsible proposals to Congress on the Big Four --
the Four C's: Capital gains. America's Children. Clean Air.
2
And Combatting crime.
In some cases, that business has gone unattended for the
better part of a year. And the Four C's have become MIA's --
Missing In Action in the jungles of Capitol Hill.
The clock is running. Time and patience are running out.
America wants it done right.
America wants it done responsibly.
And America wants it done now.
And if it's not done right -- it will be sent back.
That doesn't mean a fight. But it does mean a veto.
And I'm also prepared to use the Presidential Veto to hold
the line against free spending.
We've seen a lot of exhilarating changes in recent months.
A world no longer on the brink of war but on the brink of peace.
But being on the brink isn't the same as being over the top.
BY SPENDING
Some think all the answers to this year's problems can be
WHAT THEY ARE CALLING IN
found in the latest Washington craze this hypothetical
windfall they' re calling the "peace dividend." That's like the
next-of-kin who spend the inheritance before the will is read.
At best it's wishful thinking. At worst it's reckless and
irresponsible.
We like what's happening in Central Europe. But just as it
would have been impossible -- six months ago -- to predict those
thunderous changes, it's impossible today to know what will
unfold in the next six months -- let alone the next six years.
But in this world of change, one thing is certain: America
3
must be ready. America must be strong. And a strong America
means not only a strong economy. It also means a strong defense.
And if proof of that were ever needed -- we saw it last
month in the courage of our troops in Panama.
TO THE EXTENT THERE IS A DIVIDEND,
The "peace dividend," if there is a dividend, is not like
money in the bank. It is more like an/inheritance. A bonus LEGACY that
POSSIBLE FUTURE
WILL ENABLE US TO PASS ON A BETTER WORLD TO OUR CHILDREN.
may come. Something to be hopeful about. But a long ways from
having cash in hand. And like an inheritance, it is a special
gift, a legacy not only of prosperity but also security, earned
by the hard work and sacrifice of those who came before.
Of course, whenever an inheritance looms there are those
eager to rush out and squander it -- to buy new things, to spend,
spend, spend -- spending money they don't yet have. Then the
bills start coming. And what was promised as a bonus becomes a
burden. In Washington, that burden comes in the form of an
announcement. They'll say: "It's Time to Raise Your Taxes."
That's not going to happen. Because most Americans know
that when found money does come along, the first thing to do is
pay off your debts. Reduce the deficit. 11
Reducing the deficit isn't just a good idea. It's what the
American people want. And it's the law.
The new budget must meet Gramm-Rudman requirements. It must
reduce barriers to economic growth. It must keep interest rates
low. Because the best anti-poverty program is a good job. And
the best jobs program is a sound economy.
A sound economy is a competitive economy. And to keep
4
America competitive, to fuel our continuing boom, we also need an
infusion of new venture capital. That's why we need what a
majority in both Houses of Congress has already voted for: A tax
cut on capital gains.
As the world turns to freer markets, this is no time to
become wishy-washy about where America stands. The jury is no
longer out. Markets work. Government controls don't.
And since the debate has all but ended on this issue,
perhaps our most die-hard ideologues can now turn their attention
to the real question that divides America: Is it Texas or
Cincinnati that produces the world's best chili? of course
this also is a question to be decided by the market.
The economic challenge of the 90's is to make markets work
better. And one of the best ways a government can do that is to
do what people around the world are asking their governments to
do: Get out of the way!
It works. Here at home, we're in the midst of the longest
peacetime economic expansion in our nation's history, an 86-month
expansion that has created an astonishing 20 million new jobs
since 1982.
That's due to the genius of places like Cincinnati -- the
Ohio River valley -- and the solid American values that have
flourished here and inspired the world from Central Europe to
Central America.
The whole world is watching. And the whole world is ready.
The headlines tell of other nations buying American. That's
5
good news -- not bad. We've been urging our own people to "Buy
American" for years -- to invest in the greatest job-creating
machine of the 20th century.
And it's no surprise the world's investors are following
suit. The results are in: America is the choice.
We don't have to look elsewhere to know what works. If you
want to follow the smart money advice of the 1990's, go to where
the Japanese or the Europeans are going. Look at the U.S.A.
Look at what the rest of the world calls "the American miracle."
You saw it happen here in Cincinnati U.S.A., "The Blue Chip
City," where 150,000 more people are at work than were working
six years ago. Cincinnati produced its miracle the old-fashioned
way -- the American way. It's an old tradition here. When he
first opened his slaughterhouse in 1810, Richard Fosdick was
warned that meat couldn't be cured in Cincinnati's climate. But
he didn't know that it couldn't be done. He continued his
experiments until he discovered the rock-salt process for curing
meat -- and made this city the principal hog market of the world.
Renewing our emphasis on innovation is one of the ways
modern Cincinnati has prospered. You've also built a diverse
economic base. Stripped away corporate fat. Renewed our
emphasis on quality -- Fortune says Cincinnati makes some of the
best jet engines in the world.
Ultimately, these are the kind of efforts that will
determine how America fares in the competitive, free-trade world
of the 1990's. The way of the future is free people. The way of
6
the future is free trade. And free people and free trade is what
America is all about.
of course, it's not enough that trade be "free."
It's also got to be fair.
And it's not enough to tear down the Berlin Wall.
We've also got to tear down the tariffs and other barriers
to American trade.
A global game is afoot, a game in which a Cincinnati
businessman can now fly non-stop to London and Frankfurt -- any
day of the week.
If the rules are fair and the same for everybody -- we can
play this game. It's called "competition." We invented it. We
won it before. And we're going to win it again.
Winning in the competitive 90's will take more than
investing in products. We must also invest in people. That
means offering every American child an education second to none.
Our "Educational Excellence Act" remains one of the
priorities of my Administration -- sent to Congress almost nine
months ago. It calls for choice, flexibility, and
accountability. And it's time Congress accounts for its inaction
on this pressing issue.
You in Cincinnati have acted, working to educate and train
our people for the 21st century. Three years ago business,
educational, and community leaders here came together to take on
a mighty task: reduce the numbers of students at risk -- the
staggering 40 percent dropout rate in public schools.
7
The result was the Cincinnati Youth Collaborative -- an
intensive people-to-people "mentoring" program that many of you
support, and that has already seen some early success.
It has America talking. Your Governor visited one of the
participating classrooms at McKinley before coming out to the
Education Summit I hosted in Virginia last fall. And earlier
today I had an opportunity to see the programs at Taft High
School firsthand.
There are other matters that require urgent attention when
Congress gets back later this month. Our Clean Air Act proposals
recognize that in the emerging global economy, environmental
destruction knows no borders -- and that a healthy economy
requires a healthy environment.
And a kinder, gentler environment also means a society where
every man, woman and child can live and prosper in an environment
free from fear. That means freedom from crime, and especially
the increasingly violent crime that's been spawned by drug abuse
and trafficking. On our anti-crime package as well, it's time
for Congress to act.
There is much to be done in the months ahead. But as a new
year begins, Americans should also pause to take some pride in
what we have accomplished together. Let me suggest two areas.
At home, more than anything else, a kinder, gentler nation
is one in which everyone who wants a job, has a job. And today
America has the lowest unemployment rate since 1973 -- and Ohio
has reached its highest employment level in history.
8
Abroad, for more than 40 years, three generations of
Americans have stood steadfast in a world often filled with
challenge, rebuke and even insult. Firm in our belief in
America's might and in America's destiny as leader of the free
world, our spirit did not falter, our troops did not flinch.
And today, after the watershed events of 1989, the free
world we're leading is growing bigger all the time.
In the past month we saw democracy restored to the brave
people of Panama. We saw the powerful brought before the bar of
justice. And we saw a proud people weep with gratitude over the
sacrifice of American soldiers.
And somehow, it seems more than a coincidence. Because in
that same month, we hear that the Bald Eagle -- the American
Eagle -- may soon come off the endangered species list.
Ladies and gentlemen -- America is back. 11 And this time,
America is back to stay.
Thank you. God bless you. And God bless Cincinnati!
#
#
#
103015SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
V
1/9/90
4:00 PM, WED., JAN 10
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CINCINNATI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HYATT REGENCY BALLROOM
SUBJECT:
CINCINNATI, OHIO
FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1990
1:30 PM
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
BOSKIN
CICCONI
DELAND
DEMAREST
BENNETT
FITZWATER
ROGERS
PINKERTON
GRAY
WINSTON
HAGIN
WRAY
REMARKS:
ANDERSON
Please provide comments/edits directly to Chriss Winston,
Rm. 122, x2930 no later than 4:00 PM, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10,
with a copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
ES 212 01 CHC 68
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
McNally/Simon
January 9, 1990
Draft Four (B:OHIO)
1990 JAN
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CINCINNATI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE>
HYATT REGENCY BALLROOM, CINCINNATI
FRIDAY, JAN. 12, 1990, 1:30 P.M.
8:
[[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]]
We're pleased to be back in Cincinnati. Actually, I was
hoping to get out here for the Reds' Opening Day. But they tell
me I'm three months too early. Same problem I ran into on Pearl
Harbor Day.
It is fitting that, in the days leading up to the State of
the Union Address, we should meet again in Cincinnati. The last
time I visited was in November 1988, in the final days of the
Presidential campaign. And earlier, Cincinnati was one of my
last stops before the convention in New Orleans.
On the trip before that we spent a morning at Proctor and
Gamble's R & D facility. They taught me a trick every President
wants to know: How to put toothpaste back into the tube.
All in all I came here four times during the Presidential
campaign. I talked of America's future, and of future
generations. I talked of certain principles. Told you I was
ready to make the tough calls -- to use the veto where principle
was involved -- and to take the heat. And today I've come back
to Cincinnati to tell you I'm ready to make good on that pledge.
Because up on Capitol Hill some important business has gone
unfinished, promises have gone unfulfilled.
We sent responsible proposals to Congress on the Big Four --
the Four C's: Capital gains. America's Children. Clean Air.
2
And Combatting crime.
In some cases, that business has gone unattended for the
better part of a year. And the Four C's have become MIA's --
Missing In Action in the jungles of Capitol Hill.
The clock is running. Time and patience are running out.
America wants it done right.
America wants it done responsibly.
And America wants it done now.
And if it's not done right -- it will be sent back.
That doesn't mean a fight. 11 But it does mean a veto%
And I'm also prepared to use the Presidential Veto to hold
the Line against free spending.
We've seen a lot of exhilarating changes in recent months.
A world no longer on the brink of war but on the brink of peace.
But being on the brink isn't the same as being over the top.
Some think all the answers to this year's problems can be
found in the latest Washington craze -- this hypothetical
windfall they're calling the "peace dividend." That's like the
next-of-kin who spend the inheritance before the will is read.
At best it's wishful thinking. At worst it's reckless and
irresponsible.
We like what's happening in Central Europe. But just as it
would have been impossible -- six months ago -- to predict those
thunderous changes, it's impossible today to know what will
unfold in the next six months -- let alone the next six years.
But in this world of change, one thing is certain: America
3
must be ready. America must be strong. And a strong America
means not only a strong economy. It also means a strong defense.
And if proof of that were ever needed -- we saw it last
month in the courage of our troops in Panama.
The "peace dividend," if there is a dividend, is not like
a possible future
money in the bank. It is more like an inheritance. A bonus that
are
may come. Something to be hopeful about. But ^ a long ways from
having cash in hand. And like an inheritance, it is a special
gift, a legacy not only of prosperity but also security, earned
by the hard work and sacrifice of those who came before.
of course, whenever an inheritance looms there are those
eager to rush out and squander it -- to buy new things, to spend,
spend, spend -- spending funds money they don't yet have. Then the
bills start coming. And what was promised as a bonus becomes a
burden. In Washington, that burden comes in the form of an
of new spending program. and soon they have to say:
annoùncement. They 11 say: "It's Time to Raise Your Taxes." "
That's not going to happen. \\ Because most Americans know
we still mupt
that when found money does come along, the first thing to do is
pay off your debts. Reduce the deficit.
Reducing the deficit isn't just a good idea. It's what the
American people want. And it's the law.
The new budget must meet Gramm-Rudman requirements. It must
reduce barriers to economic growth. It must keep interest rates
low. Because the best anti-poverty program is a good job. And
the best jobs program is a sound economy. III
A sound economy is a competitive economy. And to keep
4
America competitive, to fuel our continuing boom, we also need an
infusion of new venture capital. That's why we need what a
majority in both Houses of Congress has already voted for: A tax
cut on capital gains.
As the world turns to freer markets, this is no time to
become wishy-washy about where America stands. The jury is no
longer out. Markets work. Government controls don't.
And since the debate has all but ended on this issue,
perhaps our most die-hard ideologues can now turn their attention
to the real question that divides America: Is it Texas or
Cincinnati that produces the world's best chili? of course
this also is a question to be decided by the market.
The economic challenge of the 90's is to make markets work
better. And one of the best ways a government can do that is to
do what people around the world are asking their governments to
do: Get out of the way!
It works. Here at home, we're in the midst of the longest
peacetime economic expansion in our nation's history, an 86-month
expansion that has created an astonishing 20 million new jobs
since 1982.
That's due to the genius of places like Cincinnati -- the
Ohio River valley -- and the solid American values that have
flourished here and inspired the world from Central Europe to
Central America.
The whole world is watching. And the whole world is ready.
The headlines tell of other nations buying American. That's
5
good news -- not bad. We've been urging our own people to "Buy
American" for years -- to invest in the greatest job-creating
machine of the 20th century.
And it's no surprise the world's investors are following
suit. The results are in: America is the choice.
We don't have to look elsewhere to know what works. If you
want to follow the smart money advice of the 1990's, go to where
the Japanese or the Europeans are going. Look at the U.S.A.
Look at what the rest of the world calls "the American miracle."
You saw it happen here in Cincinnati U.S.A., "The Blue Chip
City," where 150,000 more people are at work than were working
six years ago. Cincinnati produced its miracle the old-fashioned
way -- the American way. It's an old tradition here. When he
first opened his slaughterhouse in 1810, Richard Fosdick was
warned that meat couldn't be cured in Cincinnati's climate. But
he didn't know that it couldn't be done. He continued his
experiments until he discovered the rock-salt process for curing
meat -- and made this city the principal hog market of the world.
Renewing our emphasis on innovation is one of the ways
modern Cincinnati has prospered. You've also built a diverse
economic base. Stripped away corporate fat. Renewed our
emphasis on quality -- Fortune says Cincinnati makes some of the
best jet engines in the world.
Ultimately, these are the kind of efforts that will
determine how America fares in the competitive, free-trade world
of the 1990's. The way of the future is free people. The way of
6
the future is free trade. And free people and free trade is what
America is all about.
of course, it's not enough that trade be "free."
It's also got to be fair.
And it's not enough to tear down the Berlin Wall.
We've also got to tear down the tariffs and other barriers
to American trade.
A global game is afoot, a game in which a Cincinnati
businessman can now fly non-stop to London and Frankfurt -- any
day of the week.
If the rules are fair and the same for everybody -- we can
play this game. It's called "competition." We invented it. We
won it before. And we're going to win it again.
Winning in the competitive 90's will take more. than
investing in products. We must also invest in people. That
means offering every American child an education second to none.
Our "Educational Excellence Act" remains one of the
priorities of my Administration -- sent to Congress almost nine
months ago. It calls for choice, flexibility, and
accountability. And it's time Congress accounts for its inaction
on this pressing issue.
You in Cincinnati have acted, working to educate and train
our people for the 21st century. Three years ago business,
educational, and community leaders here came together to take on
a mighty task: reduce the numbers of students at risk -- the
staggering 40 percent dropout rate in public schools.
7
The result was the Cincinnati Youth Collaborative -- an
intensive people-to-people "mentoring" program that many of you
support, and that has already seen some early success.
It has America talking. Your Governor visited one of the
participating classrooms at McKinley before coming out to the
Education Summit I hosted in Virginia last fall. And earlier
today I had an opportunity to see the programs at Taft High
School firsthand.
There are other matters that require urgent attention when
Congress gets back later this month. Our Clean Air Act proposals
recognize that in the emerging global economy, environmental
destruction knows no borders -- and that a healthy economy
requires a healthy environment.
And a kinder, gentler environment also means a society where
every man, woman and child can live and prosper in an environment
free from fear. That means freedom from crime, and especially
the increasingly violent crime that's been spawned by drug abuse
and trafficking. On our anti-crime package as well, it's time
for Congress to act.
There is much to be done in the months ahead. But as a new
year begins, Americans should also pause to take some pride in
what we have accomplished together. Let me suggest two areas.
At home, more than anything else, a kinder, gentler nation
is one in which everyone who wants a job, has a job. And today
America has the lowest unemployment rate since 1973 -- and Ohio
has reached its highest employment level in history.
8
Abroad, for more than 40 years, three generations of
Americans have stood steadfast in a world often filled with
challenge, rebuke and even insult. Firm in our belief in
America's might and in America's destiny as leader of the free
world, our spirit did not falter, our troops did not flinch.
And today, after the watershed events of 1989, the free
world we're leading is growing bigger all the time.
In the past month we saw democracy restored to the brave
people of Panama. We saw the powerful brought before the bar of
justice. And we saw a proud people weep with gratitude over the
sacrifice of American soldiers.
And somehow, it seems more than a coincidence. Because in
that same month, we hear that the Bald Eagle -- the American
Eagle -- may soon come off the endangered species list.
Ladies and gentlemen -- America is back. 11 And this time,
America is back to stay.
Thank you. God bless you. And God bless Cincinnati!
#
#
#
103015SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
1/9/90
4:00 PM, WED., JAN 10
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CINCINNATI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HYATT REGENCY BALLROOM
SUBJECT:
CINCINNATI, OHIO
FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1990
1:30 PM
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
BOSKIN
CICCONI
DELAND
DEMAREST
BENNETT
FITZWATER
ROGERS
PINKERTON
GRAY
WINSTON
HAGIN
WRAY
REMARKS:
ANDERSON
Please provide comments/edits directly to Chriss Winston,
Rm. 122, x2930 no later than 4:00 PM, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10,
with a copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
S.R.
James W. Cicconi
12 : I/V 01030 68
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
McNally/Simon
January 9, 1990
Draft Four (B:OHIO)
1990 JAN
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CINCINNATI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE>
HYATT REGENCY BALLROOM, CINCINNATI
FRIDAY, JAN. 12, 1990, 1:30 P.M.
[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]
18:8
We're pleased to be back in Cincinnati. Actually, I was
hoping to get out here for the Reds' Opening Day. But they tell
me I'm three months too early. Same problem I ran into on Pearl
Harbor Day.
It is fitting that, in the days leading up to the State of
the Union Address, we should meet again in Cincinnati. The last
time I visited was in November 1988, in the final days of the
Presidential campaign. And earlier, Cincinnati was one of my
last stops before the convention in New Orleans.
On the trip before that we spent a morning at Proctor and
Gamble's R & D facility. They taught me a trick every President
wants to know: How to put toothpaste back into the tube.
All in all I came here four times during the Presidential
campaign. I talked of America's future, and of future
generations. I talked of certain principles. Told you I was
ready to make the tough calls -- to use the veto where principle
was involved -- and to take the heat. And today I've come back
to Cincinnati to tell you I'm ready to make good on that pledge.
Because up on Capitol Hill some important business has gone
unfinished, promises have gone unfulfilled.
We sent responsible proposals to Congress on the Big Four --
the Four C's: Capital gains. America's Children. Clean Air.
2
And Combatting crime.
In some cases, that business has gone unattended for the
better part of a year. And the Four C's have become MIA's --
Missing In Action in the jungles of Capitol Hill.
The clock is running. Time and patience are running out.
America wants it done right.
America wants it done responsibly.
And America wants it done now.
And if it's not done right -- it will be sent back.
That doesn't mean a fight. But it does mean a veto.
And I'm also prepared to use the Presidential Veto to hold
the line against free spending.
We've seen a lot of exhilarating changes in recent months.
A world no longer on the brink of war but on the brink of peace.
But being on the brink isn't the same as being over the top.
Some think all the answers to this year's problems can be
found in the latest Washington craze -- this hypothetical
windfall they're calling the "peace dividend." That's like the
next-of-kin who spend the inheritance before the will is read.
At best it's wishful thinking. At worst it's reckless and
irresponsible.
We like what's happening in Central Europe. But just as it
would have been impossible -- six months ago -- to predict those
thunderous changes, it's impossible today to know what will
unfold in the next six months -- let alone the next six years.
But in this world of change, one thing is certain: America
3
must be ready. America must be strong. And a strong America
means not only a strong economy. It also means a strong defense.
And if proof of that were ever needed -- we saw it last
month in the courage of our troops in Panama.
The "peace dividend," if there is a dividend, is not like
money in the bank. It is more like an inheritance. A bonus that
may come. Something to be hopeful about. But a long ways from
having cash in hand. And like an inheritance, it is a special
gift, a legacy not only of prosperity but also security, earned
by the hard work and sacrifice of those who came before.
of course, whenever an inheritance looms there are those
eager to rush out and squander it -- to buy new things, to spend,
spend, spend -- spending money they don't yet have. Then the
bills start coming. And what was promised as a bonus becomes a
burden. In Washington, that burden comes in the form of an
announcement. They'll say: "It's Time to Raise Your Taxes."
That's not going to happen. Because most Americans know
that when found money does come along, the first thing to do is
pay off your debts. Reduce the deficit.
Reducing the deficit isn't just a good idea. It's what the
American people want. And it's the law.
The new budget must meet Gramm-Rudman requirements. It must
reduce barriers to economic growth. It must keep interest rates
low. Because the best anti-poverty program is a good job. And
the best jobs program is a sound economy.
A sound economy is a competitive economy. And to keep
4
America competitive, to fuel our continuing boom, we also need an
infusion of new venture capital. That's why we need what a
majority in both Houses of Congress has already voted for: A tax
cut on capital gains.
As the world turns to freer markets, this is no time to
become wishy-washy about where America stands. The jury is no
longer out. Markets work. Government controls don't.
And since the debate has all but ended on this issue,
perhaps our most die-hard ideologues can now turn their attention
to the real question that divides America: Is it Texas or
Cincinnati that produces the world's best chili? of course
this also is a question to be decided by the market.
The economic challenge of the 90's is to make markets work
better. And one of the best ways a government can do that is to
do what people around the world are asking their governments to
do: Get out of the way!
It works. Here at home, we're in the midst of the longest
peacetime economic expansion in our nation's history, an 86-month
expansion that has created an astonishing 20 million new jobs
since 1982.
That's due to the genius of places like Cincinnati -- the
Ohio River valley -- and the solid American values that have
flourished here and inspired the world from Central Europe to
Central America.
The whole world is watching. And the whole world is ready.
The headlines tell of other nations buying American. That's
5
good news -- not bad. We've been urging our own people to "Buy
American" for years -- to invest in the greatest job-creating
machine of the 20th century.
And it's no surprise the world's investors are following
suit. The results are in: America is the choice.
We don't have to look elsewhere to know what works. If you
want to follow the smart money advice of the 1990's, go to where
the Japanese or the Europeans are going. Look at the U.S.A.
Look at what the rest of the world calls "the American miracle."
You saw it happen here in Cincinnati U.S.A., "The Blue Chip
City," where 150,000 more people are at work than were working
six years ago. Cincinnati produced its miracle the old-fashioned
way -- the American way. It's an old tradition here. When he
first opened his slaughterhouse in 1810, Richard Fosdick was
warned that meat couldn't be cured in Cincinnati's climate. But
he didn't know that it couldn't be done. He continued his
experiments until he discovered the rock-salt process for curing
meat -- and made this city the principal hog market of the world.
Renewing our emphasis on innovation is one of the ways
modern Cincinnati has prospered. You've also built a diverse
economic base. Stripped away corporate fat. Renewed our
emphasis on quality -- Fortune says Cincinnati makes some of the
best jet engines in the world.
Ultimately, these are the kind of efforts that will
determine how America fares in the competitive, free-trade world
of the 1990's. The way of the future is free people. The way of
6
the future is free trade. And free people and free trade is what
America is all about.
of course, it's not enough that trade be "free."
It's also got to be fair.
And it's not enough to tear down the Berlin Wall.
We've also got to tear down the tariffs and other barriers
to American trade.
A global game is afoot, a game in which a Cincinnati
businessman can now fly non-stop to London and Frankfurt -- any
day of the week.
If the rules are fair and the same for everybody -- we can
play this game. It's called "competition." We invented it. We
won it before. And we're going to win it again.
Winning in the competitive 90's will take more- than
investing in products. We must also invest in people. That
means offering every American child an education second to none.
Our "Educational Excellence Act" remains one of the
priorities of my Administration -- sent to Congress almost nine
months ago. It calls for choice, flexibility, and
accountability. And it's time Congress accounts for its inaction
on this pressing issue.
You in Cincinnati have acted, working to educate and train
our people for the 21st century. Three years ago business,
educational, and community leaders here came together to take on
a mighty task: reduce the numbers of students at risk -- the
staggering 40 percent dropout rate in public schools.
7
The result was the Cincinnati Youth Collaborative -- an
intensive people-to-people "mentoring" program that many of you
support, and that has already seen some early success.
It has America talking. Your Governor visited one of the
participating classrooms at McKinley before coming out to the
Education Summit I hosted in Virginia last fall. And earlier
today I had an opportunity to see the programs at Taft High
School firsthand.
There are other matters that require urgent attention when
Congress gets back later this month. Our Clean Air Act proposals
recognize that in the emerging global economy, environmental
destruction knows no borders -- and that a healthy economy
requires a healthy environment.
And a kinder, gentler environment also means a society where
every man, woman and child can live and prosper in an environment
free from fear. That means freedom from crime, and especially
the increasingly violent crime that's been spawned by drug abuse
and trafficking. On our anti-crime package as well, it's time
for Congress to act.
There is much to be done in the months ahead. But as a new
year begins, Americans should also pause to take some pride in
what we have accomplished together. Let me suggest two areas.
At home, more than anything else, a kinder, gentler nation
is one in which everyone who wants a job, has a job. And today
America has the lowest unemployment rate since 1973 -- and Ohio
has reached its highest employment level in history.
8
Abroad, for more than 40 years, three generations of
Americans have stood steadfast in a world often filled with
challenge, rebuke and even insult. Firm in our belief in
America's might and in America's destiny as leader of the free
world, our spirit did not falter, our troops did not flinch.
And today, after the watershed events of 1989, the free
world we're leading is growing bigger all the time.
In the past month we saw democracy restored to the brave
people of Panama. We saw the powerful brought before the bar of
justice. And we saw a proud people weep with gratitude over the
sacrifice of American soldiers.
And somehow, it seems more than a coincidence. Because in
that same month, we hear that the Bald Eagle -- the American
Eagle -- may soon come off the endangered species list.
Ladies and gentlemen -- America is back. 11 And this time,
America is back to stay.
Thank you. God bless you. And God bless Cincinnati!
#
#
#
103015SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
1/9/90
4:00 PM, WED., JAN 10
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CINCINNATI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HYATT REGENCY BALLROOM
SUBJECT:
CINCINNATI, OHIO
FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1990
1:30 PM
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
BOSKIN
CICCONI
DELAND
DEMAREST
BENNETT
FITZWATER
ROGERS
PINKERTON
GRAY
WINSTON
HAGIN
WRAY
REMARKS:
ANDERSON
Please provide comments/edits directly to Chriss Winston,
Rm. 122, x2930 no later than 4:00 PM, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10,
with a copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
Phrase "drug abuse" (as marked, puye 1) should
In changed to real "drug vsv." otherwise fine.
s, :hd 01, CEC 68
-Davinteel
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
for Bill Bannetz
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
7
The result was the Cincinnati Youth Collaborative -- an
intensive people-to-people "mentoring" program that many of you
support, and that has already seen some early success.
It has America talking. Your Governor visited one of the
participating classrooms at McKinley before coming out to the
Education Summit I hosted in Virginia last fall. And earlier
today I had an opportunity to see the programs at Taft High
School firsthand.
There are other matters that require urgent attention when
Congress gets back later this month. Our Clean Air Act proposals
recognize that in the emerging global economy, environmental
destruction knows no borders -- and that a healthy economy
requires a healthy environment.
And a kinder, gentler environment also means a society where
every man, woman and child can live and prosper in an environment
free from fear. That means freedom from crime, and especially
the increasingly violent crime that's been spawned by drug abuse
and trafficking. On our anti-crime package as well, it's time
for Congress to act.
There is much to be done in the months ahead. But as a new
year begins, Americans should also pause to take some pride in
what we have accomplished together. Let me suggest two areas.
At home, more than anything else, a kinder, gentler nation
is one in which everyone who wants a job, has a job. And today
America has the lowest unemployment rate since 1973 -- and Ohio
has reached its highest employment level in history.
103015SS/
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
1/9/90
4:00 PM, WED., JAN 10
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CINCINNATI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HYATT REGENCY BALLROOM
SUBJECT:
CINCINNATI, OHIO
FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1990
1:30 PM
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
BOSKIN
CICCONI
DELAND
DEMAREST
BENNETT
FITZWATER
ROGERS
PINKERTON
GRAY
HAGIN
WINSTON
WRAY
REMARKS:
ANDERSON
Please provide comments/edits directly to Chriss Winston,
Rm. 122, x2930 no later than 4:00 PM, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10,
with a copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
Please see comments.
1/10/90
89 DEC 10 P4: 38
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
McNally/Simon
January 9, 1990
Draft Four (B:OHIO)
1990 JAN
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CINCINNATI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HYATT REGENCY BALLROOM, CINCINNATI
FRIDAY, JAN. 12, 1990, 1:30 P.M.
8:
[[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]]
18
We're pleased to be back in Cincinnati. Actually, I was
hoping to get out here for the Reds' Opening Day. But they tell
me I'm three months too early. Same problem I ran into on Pearl
Harbor Day.
It is fitting that, in the days leading up to the State of
the Union Address, we should meet again in Cincinnati. The last
time I visited was in November 1988, in the final days of the
Presidential campaign. And earlier, Cincinnati was one of my
last stops before the convention in New Orleans.
a
to Cine innati in 1988
On the trip before that we spent a morning at Proctor and
Gamble's R & D facility. They taught me a trick every President
wants to know: How to put toothpaste back into the tube.
All in all I came here four times during the Presidential
campaign. I talked of America's future, and of future
generations. I talked of certain principles. Told you I was
ready to make the tough calls -- to use the veto where principle
was involved -- and to take the heat. And today I've come back
to Cincinnati to tell you I'm ready to make good on that pledge.
remains
Because up on Capitol Hill some important business has gone
unfinished, promises have gone unfulfilled.
I
We sent responsible proposals to Congress on the Big Four
the Four C's: Capital gains. America's Children. Clean Air.
undn considuation
four areas have been
in the corgness for
2
we the
And Combatting crime.
my
proposals
in
these
to
the
In some cases, that business has gone unattended for the
better part of a year. And the Four C's have become MIA's --
Missing In Action in the jungles of Capitol Hill.
The clock is running. Time and patience are running out.
America wants it done right.
America wants it done responsibly.
And America wants it done now.
I will be compelled to send it back.
And if it's not done right it will be sent back.
That doesn't mean a fight. 11 But it does mean a veto. 111
And I'm also prepared to use the Presidential Veto to hold
unfettered
the line against free spending.
^
We've seen a lot of exhilarating changes in recent months.
A world no longer on the brink of war but on the brink of peace.
But being on the brink isn't the same as being over the top.
Some think all the answers to this year's problems can be
found in the latest Washington craze -- this hypothetical
windfall they're calling the "peace dividend." That's like the
t
next-of-kin who spend the inheritance before the will is read.
At best it's wishful thinking. At worst it's reckless and
irresponsible.
are - extremely pleased with
We
like what's happening in Central Europe. But just as it
would have been impossible -- six months ago -- to predict those
thunderous changes, it's impossible today to know what will
unfold in the next six months -- let alone the next six years.
But in this world of change, one thing is certain: America
3
And a strong
must be ready. America must be strong.
And
strong America
means not only strong economy. It also means a strong defense.
And if proof of that were ever needed -- we saw it last
month in the courage of our troops in Panama.
The "peace dividend," if there is a dividend, is not like
money in the bank. It is more like an inheritance. A bonus that
may come. Something to be hopeful about. But a long ways from
having cash in hand. And like an inheritance, it is a special
gift, a legacy not only of prosperity but also security, earned
by the hard work and sacrifice of those who came before.
of course, whenever an inheritance looms there are those
eager to rush out and squander it -- to buy new things, to spend,
spend, spend -- spending money they don't yet have. Then the
bills start coming. And what was promised as a bonus becomes a
burden. In Washington, that burden comes in the form of an
announcement. They'll say: "It's Time to Raise Your Taxes."
That's not going to happen. Because most Americans know
that when found money does come along, the first thing to do is
pay off your debts. Reduce the deficit.
Reducing the deficit isn't just a good idea. It's what the
American people want. And it's the law.
The new budget must meet Gramm-Rudman requirements. It must
reduce barriers to economic growth. It must keep interest rates
low. Because the best anti-poverty program is a good job. And
the best jobs program is a sound economy.
A sound economy is a competitive economy. And to keep
4
America competitive, to fuel our continuing boom, we also need an
infusion of new venture capital. That's why we need what a
majority in both Houses of Congress has already voted for: A tax
cut on capital gains.
As the world turns to freer markets, this is no time to
become wishy-washy about where America stands. The jury is no
longer out. Markets work. Government controls don't.
And since the debate has all but ended on this issue,
perhaps our most die-hard ideologues can now turn their attention
to the real question that divides America: Is it Texas or
Cincinnati that produces the world's best chili? of course
this also is a question to be decided by the market.
The economic challenge of the 90's is to make markets work
better. And one of the best ways a government can do that is to
do what people around the world are asking their governments to
do: Get out of the way!
It works. Here at home, we're in the midst of the longest
peacetime economic expansion in our nation's history, an 86-month
expansion that has created an astonishing 20 million new jobs
since 1982.
That's due to the genius of places like Cincinnati --
the
and the solid American values that have
flourished here and inspired the world from Central Europe to
Central America.
The whole world is watching. And the whole world is ready.
The headlines tell of other nations buying American. That's
5
good news -- not bad. We've been urging our own people to "Buy
American" for years -- to invest in the greatest job-creating
machine of the 20th century.
And it's no surprise the world's investors are following
suit. The results are in: America is the choice.
We don't have to look elsewhere to know what works. If you
want to follow the smart money advice of the 1990's, go to where
the Japanese or the Europeans are going. Look at the U.S.A.
Look at what the rest of the world calls "the American miracle."
You saw it happen here in Cincinnati U.S.A., "The Blue Chip
good
City," where 150,000 more people are at work than were working
six years ago. Cincinnati produced its miracle the old-fashioned
way -- the American way. It's an old tradition here. When he
first opened his slaughterhouse in 1810, Richard Fosdick was
warned that meat couldn't be cured in Cincinnati's climate. But
?
give up.
he didn't know that it couldn't be done. He continued his
experiments until he discovered the rock-salt process for curing
meat -- and made this city the principal hog market of the world.
Renewing our emphasis on innovation is one of the ways
modern Cincinnati has prospered. You've also built a diverse
economic base. Stripped away corporate fat. Renewed our
emphasis on quality -- Fortune says Cincinnati makes some of the
best jet engines in the world.
Ultimately, these are the kind of efforts that will
determine how America fares in the competitive, free-trade world
of the 1990's. The way of the future is free people. The way of
6
the future is free trade. And free people and free trade is what
America is all about.
of course, it's not enough that trade be "free."
It's also got to be fair.
And it's not enough to tear down the Berlin Wall.
We've also got to tear down the tariffs and other barriers
to American trade.
A global game is afoot, a game in which a Cincinnati
good
businessman can now fly non-stop to London and Frankfurt -- any
day of the week.
If the rules are fair and the same for everybody -- we can
play this game. It's called "competition." We invented it. We
won it before. And we're going to win it again.
Winning in the competitive 90's will take more than
investing in products. We must also invest in people. That
means offering every American child an education second to none.
Our "Educational Excellence Act" remains one of the
priorities of my Administration -- sent to Congress almost nine
months ago. It calls for choice, flexibility, and
accountability. And it's time Congress accounts for its inaction
on this pressing issue.
You in Cincinnati have acted, working to educate and train
our people for the 21st century. Three years ago business,
educational, and community leaders here came together to take on
a mighty task: reduce the numbers of students at risk -- the
staggering 40 percent dropout rate in public schools.
7
The result was the Cincinnati Youth Collaborative -- an
intensive people-to-people "mentoring" program that many of you
support, and that has already seen some early success.
Mckinley
It has America talking. Your Governor visited one of the
participating classrooms at McKinley before coming out to the
High School
Education Summit I hosted in Virginia last fall. And earlier
be briefed on the Yonth Collaborative and
Grade 1
today I had an opportunity to see the programs at Taft High
School
School firsthand.
Lpromising
There are other matters that require urgent attention when
Congress gets back later this month. Our Clean Air Act proposals
recognize that in the emerging global economy, environmental
destruction knows no borders -- and that a healthy economy
requires a healthy environment.
And a kinder, gentler environment also means a society where
every man, woman and child can live and prosper in an environment
free from fear. That means freedom from crime, and especially
the increasingly violent crime that's been spawned by drug abuse
and trafficking. On our anti-crime package as well, it's time
for Congress to act.
There is much to be done in the months ahead. But as a new
year begins, Americans should also pause to take some pride in
what we have accomplished together. Let me suggest two areas.
At home, more than anything else, a kinder, gentler nation
?
those who seek employment can find a
is one in which everyone who wants a job, has a job. And today
America has the lowest unemployment rate since 1973 -- and Ohio
has reached its highest employment level in history.
8
gripped by the cold
war,
Abroad, for more than 40 years, three generations of
and
Americans have stood steadfast in a world often filled with
challenge, rebuke and even insult. Firm in our belief in
America's might and in America's destiny as leader of the free
world, our spirit did not falter, our troops did not flinch.
And today, after the watershed events of 1989, the free
world we're leading is growing bigger all the time.
In the past month we saw democracy restored to the brave
people of Panama. We saw the powerful brought before the bar of
justice. And we saw a proud people weep with gratitude over the
sacrifice of American soldiers.
And somehow, it seems more than a coincidence. Because in
that same month, we hear that the Bald Eagle -- the American
Eagle -- may soon come off the endangered species list.
Ladies and gentlemen
America is back.
And this time,
America is back to stay
Thank you. God bless you. And God bless Cincinnati!
#
#
#
Just as the Bald Eagle is Back
Our future is holds
promisin great promise.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 10, 1990
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FOR COMMUNICATIONS
FROM:
FREDERICK D. NELSON F.D.N.
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Cincinnati Chamber
of Commerce, Hyatt Regency Ballroom,
Cincinnati, Ohio - Friday, January 12, 1990
Counsel's Office makes no legal objections to the draft speech
for the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce. We do observe that the
language at the bottom of page 1 and top of page 2 regarding "the
Big Four -- the Four C's" might be seen as stamping a public
priority on those four very good issues to the exclusion of other
Administration initiatives now pending before Congress (including
other "C's" such as campaign finance reform, etc.). We wonder
whether using the four C's as (non-exclusive) examples of
unfinished business might help preserve some flexibility later to
renew and reemphasize other proposals; we assume, however, that a
policy decision has been made that the identified issues truly
are the "big four."
CC: James W. Cicconi
81 01 DEC 68
103015SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
1/9/90
4:00 PM, WED., JAN 10
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CINCINNATI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HYATT REGENCY BALLROOM
SUBJECT:
CINCINNATI, OHIO
FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1990
1:30 PM
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
BOSKIN
CICCONI
DELAND
DEMAREST
BENNETT
FITZWATER
ROGERS
PINKERTON
GRAY
HAGIN
WINSTON
WRAY
REMARKS:
ANDERSON
Please provide comments/edits directly to Chriss Winston,
Rm. 122, x2930 no later than 4:00 PM, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10,
with a copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
McNally/Simon
January 9, 1990
Draft Four (B:OHIO)
1990 JAN
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
CINCINNATI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE>
HYATT REGENCY BALLROOM, CINCINNATI
FRIDAY, JAN. 12, 1990, 1:30 P.M.
8:
[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]
31
We're pleased to be back in Cincinnati. Actually, I was
hoping to get out here for the Reds' Opening Day. But they tell
me I'm three months too early. Same problem I ran into on Pearl
Harbor Day.
It is fitting that, in the days leading up to the State of
the Union Address, we should meet again in Cincinnati. The last
time I visited was in November 1988, in the final days of the
Presidential campaign. And earlier, Cincinnati was one of my
last stops before the convention in New Orleans.
On the trip before that we spent a morning at Proctor and
Gamble's R & D facility. They taught me a trick every President
wants to know: How to put toothpaste back into the tube.
All in all I came here four times during the Presidential
campaign. I talked of America's future, and of future
generations. I talked of certain principles. Told you I was
ready to make the tough calls -- to use the veto where principle
was involved -- and to take the heat. And today I've come back
to Cincinnati to tell you I'm ready to make good on that pledge.
Because up on Capitol Hill some important business has gone
unfinished, promises have gone unfulfilled.
We sent responsible proposals to Congress on the Big Four --
the Four C's: Capital gains. America's Children. Clean Air.
2
And Combatting crime.
In some cases, that business has gone unattended for the
better part of a year. And the Four C's have become MIA's --
Missing In Action in the jungles of Capitol Hill.
The clock is running. Time and patience are running out.
America wants it done right.
America wants it done responsibly.
And America wants it done now.
And if it's not done right -- it will be sent back.
That doesn't mean a fight. But it does mean a veto.
And I'm also prepared to use the Presidential Veto to hold
the line against free spending.
We've seen a lot of exhilarating changes in recent months.
A world no longer on the brink of war but on the brink of peace.
But being on the brink isn't the same as being over the top.
Some think all the answers to this year's problems can be
found in the latest Washington craze -- this hypothetical
windfall they're calling the "peace dividend." That's like the
next-of-kin who spend the inheritance before the will is read.\\
At best it's wishful thinking. At worst it's reckless and
irresponsible.
We like what's happening in Central Europe. But just as it
would have been impossible -- six months ago -- to predict those
thunderous changes, it's impossible today to know what will
unfold in the next six months -- let alone the next six years.
But in this world of change, one thing is certain: America
3
must be ready. America must be strong. And a strong America
means not only a strong economy. It also Reans a strong defense.
And if proof of that were ever needed -- we saw it last
month in the courage of our troops in Panama.
The "peace dividend," if there is a dividend, is not like
money in the bank. It is more like an inheritance. A bonus that
may come. Something to be hopeful about. But a long ways from
having cash in hand. And like an inheritance, it is a special
gift, a legacy not only of prosperity but also security, earned
by the hard work and sacrifice of those who came before.
of course, whenever an inheritance looms there are those
eager to rush out and squander it -- to buy new things, to spend,
spend, spend -- spending money they don't yet have. Then the
bills start coming. And what was promised as a bonus becomes a
burden. In Washington, that burden comes in the form of an
announcement. They'll say: "It's Time to Raise Your Taxes."
That's not going to happen. Because most Americans know
that when found money does come along, the first thing to do is
pay off your debts. Reduce the deficit.
Reducing the deficit isn't just a good idea. It's what the
American people want. And it's the law.
The new budget must meet Gramm-Rudman requirements. It must
reduce barriers to economic growth. It must keep interest rates
low. Because the best anti-poverty program is a good job. And
the best jobs program is a sound economy.
A sound economy is a competitive economy. And to keep
4
America competitive, to fuel our continuing boom, we also need an
infusion of new venture capital. That's why we need what a
majority in both Houses of Congress has already voted for: A tax
cut on capital gains.
As the world turns to freer markets, this is no time to
become wishy-washy about where America stands. The jury is no
longer out. Markets work. Government controls don't.
And since the debate has all but ended on this issue,
perhaps our most die-hard ideologues can now turn their attention
to the real question that divides America: Is it Texas or
Cincinnati that produces the world's best chili? of course
this also is a question to be decided by the market.
The economic challenge of the 90's is to make markets work
better. And one of the best ways a government can do that is to
do what people around the world are asking their governments to
do: Get out of the way!
It works. Here at home, we're in the midst of the longest
peacetime economic expansion in our nation's history, an 86-month
expansion that has created an astonishing 20 million new jobs
since 1982.
That's due to the genius of places like Cincinnati -- the
Ohio River valley -- and the solid American values that have
flourished here and inspired the world from Central Europe to
Central America.
The whole world is watching. And the whole world is ready.
The headlines tell of other nations buying American. That's
5
good news -- not bad. We've been urging our own people to "Buy
American" for years -- to invest in the greatest job-creating
machine of the 20th century.
And it's no surprise the world's investors are following
suit. The results are in: America is the choice.
We don't have to look elsewhere to know what works. If you
want to follow the smart money advice of the 1990's, go to where
the Japanese or the Europeans are going. Look at the U.S.A.
Look at what the rest of the world calls "the American miracle."
You saw it happen here in Cincinnati U.S.A., "The Blue Chip
City," where 150,000 more people are at work than were working
six years ago. Cincinnati produced its miracle the old-fashioned
way -- the American way. It's an old tradition here. When he
first opened his slaughterhouse in 1810, Richard Fosdick was
warned that meat couldn't be cured in Cincinnati's climate. But
he didn't know that it couldn't be done. He continued his
experiments until he discovered the rock-salt process for curing
meat -- and made this city the principal hog market of the world.
Renewing our emphasis on innovation is one of the ways
modern Cincinnati has prospered. You've also built a diverse
economic base. Stripped away corporate fat. Renewed our
emphasis on quality -- Fortune says Cincinnati makes some of the
best jet engines in the world.
Ultimately, these are the kind of efforts that will
determine how America fares in the competitive, free-trade world
of the 1990's. The way of the future is free people. The way of
6
the future is free trade. And free people and free trade is what
America is all about.
of course, it's not enough that trade be "free."
It's also got to be fair. 111
And it's not enough to tear down the Berlin Wall.
We've also got to tear down the tariffs and other barriers
to American trade.
A global game is afoot, a game in which a Cincinnati
businessman can now fly non-stop to London and Frankfurt -- any
day of the week.
If the rules are fair and the same for everybody -- we can
play this game. It's called "competition." We invented it. We
won it before. And we're going to win it again.
Winning in the competitive 90's will take more. than
investing in products. We must also invest in people. That
means offering every American child an education second to none.
Our "Educational Excellence Act" remains one of the
priorities of my Administration -- sent to Congress almost nine
months ago. It calls for choice, flexibility, and
accountability. And it's time Congress accounts for its inaction
on this pressing issue.
You in Cincinnati have acted, working to educate and train
our people for the 21st century. Three years ago business,
educational, and community leaders here came together to take on
a mighty task: reduce the numbers of students at risk -- the
staggering 40 percent dropout rate in public schools.
7
The result was the Cincinnati Youth Collaborative -- an
intensive people-to-people "mentoring" program that many of you
support, and that has already seen some early success.
It has America talking. Your Governor visited one of the
participating classrooms at McKinley before coming out to the
Education Summit I hosted in Virginia last fall. And earlier
today I had an opportunity to see the programs at Taft High
School firsthand.
There are other matters that require urgent attention when
Congress gets back later this month. Our Clean Air Act proposals
recognize that in the emerging global economy, environmental
destruction knows no borders -- and that a healthy economy
requires a healthy environment.
And a kinder, gentler environment also means a society where
every man, woman and child can live and prosper in an environment
free from fear. That means freedom from crime, and especially
the increasingly violent crime that's been spawned by drug abuse
and trafficking. On our anti-crime package as well, it's time
for Congress to act.
There is much to be done in the months ahead. But as a new
year begins, Americans should also pause to take some pride in
what we have accomplished together. Let me suggest two areas.
At home, more than anything else, a kinder, gentler nation
is one in which everyone who wants a job, has a job. And today
America has the lowest unemployment rate since 1973 -- and Ohio
has reached its highest employment level in history.
8
Abroad, for more than 40 years, three generations of
Americans have stood steadfast in a world often filled with
challenge, rebuke and even insult. Firm in our belief in
America's might and in America's destiny as leader of the free
world, our spirit did not falter, our troops did not flinch.
And today, after the watershed events of 1989, the free
world we're leading is growing bigger all the time.
In the past month we saw democracy restored to the brave
people of Panama. We saw the powerful brought before the bar of
justice. And we saw a proud people weep with gratitude over the
sacrifice of American soldiers.
And somehow, it seems more than a coincidence. Because in
that same month, we hear that the Bald Eagle -- the American
Eagle -- may soon come off the endangered species list.
Ladies and gentlemen -- America is back. 11 And this time,
America is back to stay.
Thank you. God bless you. And God bless Cincinnati!
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 10, 1990
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
JIM PINKERTON
SUBJECT:
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce Draft Speech
A great, hard-hitting draft that keeps up the momentum from
the Farm Bureau speech. As that earlier speech showed, the use
of tough language critical of Congress for not acting on the
President's proposals can be very effective. The language about
Congress will be newsworthy. Unfortunately, the language about
the Peace Dividend will be even more newsworthy and will crowd
out the criticism of Congress. It doesn't seem to us that the
President -- prior to releasing the budget -- will want to
address the issue of the Peace Dividend now. We would delete all
references to the Peace Dividend (at pg. 2, paras. 11 & 12; and
at pg. 3, paras. 3 & 4).
pg. 4, para. 1, line 2 We wonder if "venture capital" is more
apt than the more general word "investment."
4,2,3
"Markets work. Government controls don't."
The temptation will be to qualify this line because, of
course, some government controls do work, and some "markets"
don't work. But the intended meaning is clear, and it would be
too bad if the concision of the line were lost. A suggestion:
if the peace dividend language stays in (although we suggest
above its removal), we could play on the earlier peace dividend
language by saying, for example, that a capital gains tax cut
will yield a "Jobs and Opportunity Dividend;" Or that the
Eastern Europeans are enjoying a "Freedom Dividend" from decades
of American and allied resolve, vigilance, sacrifice, and
preparedness.
8,4,2
The bald eagle reference is terrific.
###
89 DEC 10 P4:
MINALLY
COMMENTS
McNally/Simon
January 9, 1990
Draft Four (B:OHIO)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CINCINNATI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HYATT REGENCY BALLROOM, CINCINNATI
FRIDAY, JAN. 12, 1990, 1:30 P.M.
[[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]]
2:20 pm
We're pleased to be back in Cincinnati. Actually, I was
hoping to get out here for the Reds' Opening Day. But they tell
me I'm three months too early. Same problem I ran into on Pearl
Harbor Day.
It is fitting that, in the days leading up to the State of
the Union Address, we should meet again in Cincinnati. The last
time I visited was in November 1988, in the final days of the
Presidential campaign. And earlier, Cincinnati was one of my
last stops before the convention in New Orleans.
On the trip before that we spent a morning at Proctor and
Gamble's R & D facility. They taught me a trick every President
should
wants to know: How to put toothpaste back into the tube.
All in all I came here four times during the Presidential
campaign. I talked of America's future, and of future
generations. I talked of certain principles. Told you I was
ready to make the tough calls -- to use the veto where principle
was involved -- and to take the heat. And today I've come back
to Cincinnati to tell you I'm ready to make good on that pledge.
Because up on Capitol Hill some important business has gone
unfinished, promises have gone unfulfilled.
We sent responsible proposals to Congress on the Big Four --
the Four C's: Capital gains. America's Children. Clean Air.
2
And Combatting crime.
In some cases, that business has gone unattended for the
better part of a year. And the Four C's have become MIA's --
Missing In Action in the jungles of Capitol Hill.
The clock is running. Time and patience are running out.
America wants it done right.
America wants it done responsibly.
And America wants it done now.
And if it's not done right -- it will be sent back.
That doesn't mean a fight. But it does mean a veto.
And I'm also prepared to use the Presidential Veto to hold
the line against free spending.
We've seen a lot of exhilarating changes in recent months.
A world no longer on the brink of war but on the brink of peace.
But being on the brink isn't the same as being over the top.
Some think all the answers to this year's problems can be
found in the latest Washington craze -- this hypothetical
windfall they're calling the "peace dividend." That's like the
next-of-kin who spend the inheritance before the will is read.\\
At best it's wishful thinking. At worst it's reckless and
irresponsible.
We like what's happening in Central Europe. But just as it
would have been impossible -- six months ago -- to predict those
thunderous changes, it's impossible today to know what will
unfold in the next six months -- let alone the next six years.
But in this world of change, one thing is certain: America
3
must be ready. America must be strong. And a strong America
means not only a strong economy. It also means a strong defense.
And if proof of that were ever needed -- we saw it last
month in the courage of our troops in Panama.
The "peace dividend," if there is a dividend, is not like
money in the bank. It is more like an inheritance. A bonus that
may come. Something to be hopeful about. But a long ways from
having cash in hand. And like an inheritance, it is a special
gift, a legacy not only of prosperity but also security, earned
by the hard work and sacrifice of those who came before.
of course, whenever an inheritance looms there are those
eager to rush out and squander it -- to buy new things, to spend,
spend, spend -- spending money they don't yet have. Then the
bills start coming. And what was promised as a bonus becomes a
burden. In Washington, that burden comes in the form of an
announcement. They'll say: "It's Time to Raise Your Taxes."
That's not going to happen. Because most Americans know
that when found money does come along, the first thing to do is
pay off your debts. Reduce the deficit.
Reducing the deficit isn't just a good idea. It's what the
American people want. And it's the law.
The new budget must meet Gramm-Rudman requirements. It must
reduce barriers to economic growth. It must keep interest rates
low. Because the best anti-poverty program is a good job. And
the best jobs program is a sound economy.
A sound economy is a competitive economy. And to keep
4
America competitive, to fuel our continuing boom, we also need an
infusion of new venture capital. That's why we need what a
majority in both Houses of Congress has already voted for: A tax
cut on capital gains.
As the world turns to freer markets, this is no time to
become wishy-washy about where America stands. The jury is no
longer out. Markets work. Government controls don't.
And since the debate has all but ended on this issue,
perhaps our most die-hard ideologues can now turn their attention
to the real question that divides America: Is it Texas or
Cincinnati that produces the world's best chili? Of course
this also is a question to be decided by the market.
The economic challenge of the 90's is to make markets work
better. And one of the best ways a government can do that is to
do what people around the world are asking their governments to
do: Get out of the way!
It works. Here at home, we're in the midst of the longest
peacetime economic expansion in our nation's history, an 86-month
expansion that has created an astonishing 20 million new jobs
since 1982.
That's due to the genius of places like Cincinnati -- the
Ohio River valley -- and the solid American values that have
flourished here and inspired the world from Central Europe to
Central America.
The whole world is watching. And the whole world is ready.
The headlines tell of other nations buying American. That's
5
good news -- not bad. We've been urging our own people to "Buy
American" for years -- to invest in the greatest job-creating
machine of the 20th century.
And it's no surprise the world's investors are following
suit. The results are in: America is the choice.
We don't have to look elsewhere to know what works. If you
want to follow the smart money advice of the 1990's, go to where
the Japanese or the Europeans are going. Look at the U.S.A.
Look at what the rest of the world calls "the American miracle."
You saw it happen here in Cincinnati U.S.A., "The Blue Chip
City," where 150,000 more people are at work than were working
six years ago. Cincinnati produced its miracle the old-fashioned
way -- the American way. It's an old tradition here. When he
first opened his slaughterhouse in 1810, Richard Fosdick was
warned that meat couldn't be cured in Cincinnati's climate. But
he didn't know that it couldn't be done. He continued his
experiments until he discovered the rock-salt process for curing
meat -- and made this city the principal hog market of the world.
Renewing our emphasis on innovation is one of the ways
modern Cincinnati has prospered. You've also built a diverse
economic base. Stripped away corporate fat. Renewed our
emphasis on quality -- Fortune says Cincinnati makes some of the
best jet engines in the world.
Ultimately, these are the kind of efforts that will
determine how America fares in the competitive, free-trade world
of the 1990's. The way of the future is free people. The way of
6
the future is free trade. And free people and free trade is what
America is all about.
of course, it's not enough that trade be "free."
It's also got to be fair.
And it's not enough to tear down the Berlin Wall.
We've also got to tear down the tariffs and other barriers
to American trade.
A global game is afoot, a game in which a Cincinnati
businessman can now fly non-stop to London and Frankfurt -- any
day of the week.
If the rules are fair and the same for everybody -- we can
play this game. It's called "competition." We invented it. We
won it before. And we're going to win it again.
Winning in the competitive 90's will take more than
investing in products. We must also invest in people. That
means offering every American child an education second to none.
Our "Educational Excellence Act" remains one of the
priorities of my Administration -- sent to Congress almost nine
months ago. It calls for choice, flexibility, and
accountability. And it's time Congress accounts for its inaction
on this pressing issue.
You in Cincinnati have acted, working to educate and train
our people for the 21st century. Three years ago business,
educational, and community leaders here came together to take on
a mighty task: reduce the numbers of students at risk -- the
staggering 40 percent dropout rate in public schools.
7
The result was the Cincinnati Youth Collaborative -- an
intensive people-to-people "mentoring" program that many of you
support, and that has already seen some early success.
It has America talking. Your Governor visited one of the
participating classrooms at McKinley before coming out to the
Education Summit I hosted in Virginia last fall. And earlier
today I had an opportunity to see the programs at Taft High
School firsthand.
There are other matters that require urgent attention when
Congress gets back later this month. Our Clean Air Act proposals
recognize that in the emerging global economy, environmental
destruction knows no borders -- and that a healthy economy
requires a healthy environment.
And a kinder, gentler environment also means a society where
every man, woman and child can live and prosper in an environment
free from fear. That means freedom from crime, and especially
the increasingly violent crime that's been spawned by drug abuse
David
Fell
and trafficking. On our anti-crime package as well, it's time
for Congress to act.
There is much to be done in the months ahead. But as a new
year begins, Americans should also pause to take some pride in
what we have accomplished together. Let me suggest two areas.
At home, more than anything else, a kinder, gentler nation
is one in which everyone who wants a job, has a job. And today
America has the lowest unemployment rate since 1973 -- and Ohio
has reached its highest employment level in history.
8
Abroad, for more than 40 years, three generations of
Americans have stood steadfast in a world often filled with
challenge, rebuke and even insult. Firm in our belief in
America's might and in America's destiny as leader of the free
world, our spirit did not falter, our troops did not flinch.
And today, after the watershed events of 1989, the free
world we're leading is growing bigger all the time.
In the past month we saw democracy restored to the brave
people of Panama. We saw the powerful brought before the bar of
justice. And we saw a proud people weep with gratitude over the
sacrifice of American soldiers.
And somehow, it seems more than a coincidence. Because in
that same month, we hear that the Bald Eagle -- the American
Eagle -- may soon come off the endangered species list.
Ladies and gentlemen -- America is back. 11 And this time,
America is back to stay.
Thank you. God bless you. And God bless Cincinnati!
#
#
#
103015SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
1/9/90
4:00 PM, WED., JAN 10
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CINCINNATI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HYATT REGENCY BALLROOM
SUBJECT:
CINCINNATI, OHIO
FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1990
1:30 PM
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
BOSKIN
CICCONI
DELAND
DEMAREST
BENNETT
FITZWATER
ROGERS
PINKERTON
GRAY
WINSTON
HAGIN
WRAY
REMARKS:
ANDERSON
Please provide comments/edits directly to Chriss Winston,
Rm. 122, x2930 no later than 4:00 PM, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10,
with a copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
1/10/90 Page 2- MIA "companism" might be changerous. for
obview reasons.
are 12 else SKIRT 68 chafted
James W. Cicconi
Jozew
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
McNally/Simon
January 9, 1990
Draft Four (B:OHIO)
1990 JAN
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CINCINNATI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE>
HYATT REGENCY BALLROOM, CINCINNATI
FRIDAY, JAN. 12, 1990, 1:30 P.M.
8:
[[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]]
31
We're pleased to be back in Cincinnati. Actually, I was
hoping to get out here for the Reds' Opening Day. But they tell
me I'm three months too early. Same problem I ran into on Pearl
Harbor Day.
It is fitting that, in the days leading up to the State of
the Union Address, we should meet again in Cincinnati. The last
time I visited was in November 1988, in the final days of the
Presidential campaign. And earlier, Cincinnati was one of my
last stops before the convention in New Orleans.
On the trip before that we spent a morning at Proctor and
Gamble's R & D facility. They taught me a trick every President
wants to know: How to put toothpaste back into the tube.
All in all I came here four times during the Presidential
campaign. I talked of America's future, and of future
generations. I talked of certain principles. Told you I was
ready to make the tough calls -- to use the veto where principle
was involved -- and to take the heat. And today I've come back
to Cincinnati to tell you I'm ready to make good on that pledge.
Because up on Capitol Hill some important business has gone
unfinished, promises have gone unfulfilled.
We sent responsible proposals to Congress on the Big Four --
the Four C's: Capital gains. America's Children. Clean Air.
2
And Combatting crime.
In some cases, that business has gone unattended for the
better part of a year. And the Four C's have become MIA'S --
Missing In Action in the jungles of Capitol Hill.
The clock is running. Time and patience are running out.
America wants it done right.
America wants it done responsibly.
And America wants it done now.
And if it's not done right -- it will be sent back.
That doesn't mean a fight. But it does mean a veto.
And I'm also prepared to use the Presidential Veto to hold
the line against free spending.
We've seen a lot of exhilarating changes in recent months.
A world no longer on the brink of war but on the brink of peace.
But being on the brink isn't the same as being over the top.
Some think all the answers to this year's problems can be
found in the latest Washington craze -- this hypothetical
windfall they're calling the "peace dividend." That's like the
next-of-kin who spend the inheritance before the will is read.
At best it's wishful thinking. At worst it's reckless and
irresponsible.
We like what's happening in Central Europe. But just as it
would have been impossible -- six months ago -- to predict those
thunderous changes, it's impossible today to know what will
unfold in the next six months -- let alone the next six years.
But in this world of change, one thing is certain: America
3
must be ready. America must be strong. And a strong America
means not only a strong economy. It also means a strong defense.
And if proof of that were ever needed -- we saw it last
month in the courage of our troops in Panama.
The "peace dividend," if there is a dividend, is not like
money in the bank. It is more like an inheritance. A bonus that
may come. Something to be hopeful about. But a long ways from
having cash in hand. And like an inheritance, it is a special
gift, a legacy not only of prosperity but also security, earned
by the hard work and sacrifice of those who came before.
of course, whenever an inheritance looms there are those
eager to rush out and squander it -- to buy new things, to spend,
spend, spend -- spending money they don't yet have. Then the
bills start coming. And what was promised as a bonus becomes a
burden. In Washington, that burden comes in the form of an
announcement. They'll say: "It's Time to Raise Your Taxes." "
That's not going to happen. Because most Americans know
that when found money does come along, the first thing to do is
pay off your debts. Reduce the deficit.
Reducing the deficit isn't just a good idea. It's what the
American people want. And it's the law.
The new budget must meet Gramm-Rudman requirements. It must
reduce barriers to economic growth. It must keep interest rates
low. Because the best anti-poverty program is a good job. And
the best jobs program is a sound economy.
A sound economy is a competitive economy. And to keep
4
America competitive, to fuel our continuing boom, we also need an
infusion of new venture capital. That's why we need what a
majority in both Houses of Congress has already voted for: A tax
cut on capital gains.
As the world turns to freer markets, this is no time to
become wishy-washy about where America stands. The jury is no
longer out. Markets work. Government controls don't.
And since the debate has all but ended on this issue,
perhaps our most die-hard ideologues can now turn their attention
to the real question that divides America: Is it Texas or
Cincinnati that produces the world's best chili? of course
this also is a question to be decided by the market.
The economic challenge of the 90's is to make markets work
better. And one of the best ways a government can do that is to
do what people around the world are asking their governments to
do: Get out of the way!
It works. Here at home, we're in the midst of the longest
peacetime economic expansion in our nation's history, an 86-month
expansion that has created an astonishing 20 million new jobs
since 1982.
That's due to the genius of places like Cincinnati -- the
Ohio River valley -- and the solid American values that have
flourished here and inspired the world from Central Europe to
Central America.
The whole world is watching. And the whole world is ready.
The headlines tell of other nations buying American. That's
5
good news -- not bad. We've been urging our own people to "Buy
American" for years -- to invest in the greatest job-creating
machine of the 20th century.
And it's no surprise the world's investors are following
suit. The results are in: America is the choice.
We don't have to look elsewhere to know what works. If you
want to follow the smart money advice of the 1990's, go to where
the Japanese or the Europeans are going. Look at the U.S.A.
Look at what the rest of the world calls "the American miracle."
You saw it happen here in Cincinnati U.S.A., "The Blue Chip
city," where 150,000 more people are at work than were working
six years àgo. Cincinnati produced its miracle the old-fashioned
way -- the American way. It's an old tradition here. When he
first opened his slaughterhouse in 1810, Richard Fosdick was
warned that meat couldn't be cured in Cincinnati's climate. But
he didn't know that it couldn't be done. He continued his
experiments until he discovered the rock-salt process for curing
meat -- and made this city the principal hog market of the world.
Renewing our emphasis on innovation is one of the ways
modern Cincinnati has prospered. You've also built a diverse
economic base. Stripped away corporate fat. Renewed our
emphasis on quality -- Fortune says Cincinnati makes some of the
best jet engines in the world.
Ultimately, these are the kind of efforts that will
determine how America fares in the competitive, free-trade world
of the 1990's. The way of the future is free people. The way of
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the future is free trade. And free people and free trade is what
America is all about.
of course, it's not enough that trade be "free."
It's also got to be fair.
And it's not enough to tear down the Berlin Wall.
We've also got to tear down the tariffs and other barriers
to American trade. III
A global game is afoot, a game in which a Cincinnati
businessman can now fly non-stop to London and Frankfurt -- any
day of the week.
If the rules are fair and the same for everybody -- we can
play this game. It's called "competition." We invented it. We
won it before. And we're going to win it again.
Winning in the competitive 90's will take more than
investing in products. We must also invest in people. That
means offering every American child an education second to none.
Our "Educational Excellence Act" remains one of the
priorities of my Administration -- sent to Congress almost nine
months ago. It calls for choice, flexibility, and
accountability. And it's time Congress accounts for its inaction
on this pressing issue.
You in Cincinnati have acted, working to educate and train
our people for the 21st century. Three years ago business,
educational, and community leaders here came together to take on
a mighty task: reduce the numbers of students at risk -- the
staggering 40 percent dropout rate in public schools.
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The result was the Cincinnati Youth Collaborative -- an
intensive people-to-people "mentoring" program that many of you
support, and that has already seen some early success.
It has America talking. Your Governor visited one of the
participating classrooms at McKinley before coming out to the
Education Summit I hosted in Virginia last fall. And earlier
today I had an opportunity to see the programs at Taft High
School firsthand.
There are other matters that require urgent attention when
Congress gets back later this month. Our Clean Air Act proposals
recognize that in the emerging global economy, environmental
destruction knows no borders -- and that a healthy economy
requires a healthy environment.
And a kinder, gentler environment also means a society where
every man, woman and child can live and prosper in an environment
free from fear. That means freedom from crime, and especially
the increasingly violent crime that's been spawned by drug abuse
and trafficking. On our anti-crime package as well, it's time
for Congress to act.
There is much to be done in the months ahead. But as a new
year begins, Americans should also pause to take some pride in
what we have accomplished together. Let me suggest two areas.
At home, more than anything else, a kinder, gentler nation
is one in which everyone who wants a job, has a job. And today
America has the lowest unemployment rate since 1973 -- and Ohio
has reached its highest employment level in history.
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Abroad, for more than 40 years, three generations of
Americans have stood steadfast in a world often filled with
challenge, rebuke and even insult. Firm in our belief in
America's might and in America's destiny as leader of the free
world, our spirit did not falter, our troops did not flinch.
And today, after the watershed events of 1989, the free
world we're leading is growing bigger all the time.
In the past month we saw democracy restored to the brave
people of Panama. We saw the powerful brought before the bar of
justice. And we saw a proud people weep with gratitude over the
sacrifice of American soldiers.
And somehow, it seems more than a coincidence. Because in
that same month, we hear that the Bald Eagle -- the American
Eagle -- may soon come off the endangered species list.
Ladies and gentlemen -- America is back. 11 And this time,
America is back to stay.
Thank you. God bless you. And God bless Cincinnati!
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Cincinnati, Ohio)
For Immediate Release
January 12, 1990
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
TO THE CINCINNATI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The Hyatt Regency Hotel
Cincinnati, Ohio
2:16 P.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all for that welcome back.
And, Joe, thank you, sir, for those very kind words. I'm very
pleased that both Tom Luken and Bill Gradison made their flight out
with us on Air Force One today, and they're both with us. And if
it's not inappropriate, I would ask Joe if I could ask them both to
stand out and be saluted by this audience of friends. (Applause.)
Where did Tom go? Okay, we'll let his son represent him
-- the Mayor of Cincinnati. (Laughter.)
But I'm delighted to be back in here. And it is a
nonpartisan, nonpolitical gathering -- first one I've attended in
Hamilton County like that in a long, long time. (Laughter.)
And it's good to see state Senator Stan Aronoff over
here. My friend, Bob Taft, the Commissioner; the Mayor, who is doing
a superb job, Charles Luken.
Delighted to be back here in Cincinnati. I will say to
you, Joe, that, yes, I learned a lot from that spectacular program
there at Taft, and I expect we all ought to salute the leadership of
Proctor and Gamble -- my friend, John Smale, always out front on what
I call a " Thousand Points of Light," trying to help somebody else.
But for those of you in this community who have not had a chance to
see what it is I'm talking about here, this new program of
voluntarism interacting with the best in professionalism at a school
to help lift these kids up, you ought to go take a look and you ought
to get involved. It is stimulating in every single way.
Actually, I was hoping to get out here for the Reds'
Opening Day. But they tell me I'm three months too early.
(Laughter.) Same problem I ran into on Pearl Harbor Day. (Laughter
and applause.) But here I am. And we're not here to talk baseball,
but you can claim him in Cincinnati and I'll claim him from Houston,
but I'm mighty proud of Joe Morgan making it into the Hall of Fame.
(Applause.) You got Johnny Bench and now you've got Joe.
And let me, Colonel, thank you and the Air Force for that
magnificent music and being with us here today.
You know, it is fitting, in the days leading up to the
State of the Union Address, we should meet again in Cincinnati. The
last time I visited was in November of '88, in the final days of the
presidential campaign. And earlier, Cincinnati was one of my last
stops before the convention in New Orleans.
On the trip before that we spent a morning out at Proctor
and Gamble's R & D facility. They taught me a trick that every
president should know: How to put toothpaste back into the tube.
(Laughter.) A marvelously educational experience. (Laughter.)
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All in all, I did come here four times during the
presidential campaign. I talked of America's future and of future
generations. I talked of certain principles. Told you that I was
ready to make the tough calls and to take the heat -- and today I've
come back to tell you that I'm ready to make good on that pledge.
Because up on Capitol Hill some important business remains
unfinished, promises have gone unfulfilled.
We sent responsible proposals to Congress in a lot of
areas, but certainly in four of America's most critical areas.
Capital gains. America' children. Clean air. And combatting crime.
In some cases, our proposals have been under
consideration with Congress for the better part of a year. And these
four issues are bogged down in the jungles on Capitol Hill. The
clock is running. And America's patience is running out. And I'm
not here to assign blame; I'm here to suggest that we need to move
forward. America wants it done right. America wants it done
responsibly. And America wants it done now. And these four
initiatives represent only part of the way in which the events of
1989 will effect the coming year.
We've seen a lot of exhilarating changes in recent months
that offer new hope for world peace. It's an exciting time we're
living in, and we like what's happening in Central Europe. But just
as it would have been impossible six months ago to predict those
thunderous changes, it's impossible today to know what will unfold in
the next six months, let alone the next six years.
But in this world of change, one thing is certain:
America must be ready And as excited as I am about the changes
moving toward a more peaceful Europe -- Eastern Europe -- America
must be strong. And a strong America means not only a strong
economy. It still must mean a strong defense. A ready and
highly-effective defense force. And if proof of that were ever
needed, we saw it in that superb, beautifully-coordinated operation
last month; we saw it in the courage of our troops in Panama.
I welcome the dynamic changes in Eastern Europe. I
strongly support, as I bet we all do, Mr. Gorbachev's perestroika and
his commitment to peaceful change and openness -- glasnost. But this
is not the time, this is not the time that we sould naively cut the
muscle out of our defense posture. And yet some thing that all the
answers to this year's problems can be found by spending what is
called in Washington a 'peace dividend." It's like a next-of-kin who
spent the inheritance before the will is read.
And, unfortunately, what is being packaged as a dividend
is not money in the bank. It is more like a possible future
inheritance, a legacy that will enable us to pass on a better world
to our children and, like an inheritance, it's a special gift, a
legacy not only of prosperity, but also security earned by the hard
work and sacrifice of those who came before.
Of course, whenever a potential inheritance looms there
are those eager to rush out and squander it -- to buy new things, to
spend, to spend, to spend -- and spending funds they don't yet have.
Then the bills start coming. And the inheritance may not. And what
was promised as a bonus becomes a burden. In Washington, that burden
comes in the form of a new spending program.
That's not going to happen. Because most Americans know
we not only must maintain a strong defense, but still must reduce the
deficit. (Applause.) And reducing the deficit isn't just a good
idea, a sound idea, an idea of sound fiscal policy. It's what the
American people want. And, as our two Congressmen here today know,
it's the law. It's required under the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings law.
The way to reduce the deficit is to restrain the spending
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growth and continue the economic growth. And it's not the time, as
some like to say, to go on out and raise the taxes on the working men
and women in this country. The new budget must meet Gramm-Rudman
requirements. It must reduce barriers to economic growth. It must
keep interest rates low -- and I'm not satisfied yet; I'm encouraged,
but I'm not satisfied at all. Want to see them lower. (Applause.)
And I say all this because the best poverty program -- the best
antipoverty program, if you will, is a good job. And the best jobs
program is a sound, strong central economy. (Applause.)
A sound economy is a competitive economy. And to keep
America competitive, to fuel our continuing growth -- in some areas,
boom -- we also need an infusion of new venture capital. That's why
we need a majority in both Houses of Congress -- what they've already
voted for, and I'm talking about a tax cut on capital gains.
(Applause.)
As the world turns to freer markets - and you're seeing
this happen -- some solidifying their commitment to freer markets;
countries that never had the benefit of free markets beginning to
move, taking early steps towards free markets. But as the world
moves in this direction, this is no time to become wishy-washy about
where America stands. The jury is no longer out. Markets work.
Government controls do not work. (Applause.)
And since the debate has all but ended on this issue,
perhaps our most die-hard ideologues can now turn their attention to
the real question that divides America: Is it Texas or Cincinnati
that produces the world's best chili? (Laughter and applause.) Of
course, this is a question to be decided by the market -- (laughter)
-- and that's what I'm trying to tell you all here today.
The economic challenge of the '90s is to make markets
work better. And one of the best ways a government can do that is to
do what people around the world are asking their governments to do:
Get out of the way. Less regulation; fewer mandated programs from
Washington that tie the hands of our health care providers, our
educators and so many others as well.
You see, our ideas work here at home We're in the midst
of the longest peacetime expansion in the history of the United
States, an 86-month expansion that has created an astonishing 20
million new jobs since 1982.
That's due to the genius of places like Cincinnati and
the solid American values that have flourished here and inspired the
world from Central Europe to Central America.
The whole world is watching. And the whole world is
ready. The headlines tell- of other nations buying American. That's
good news -- not bad news. We've been urging our own people to "Buy
America" for years - to invest in the greatest job-creating machine
of the 20th century.
And it's no surprise, then, the world investors are
following suit. The results are in: America is the choice.
We don't have to look elsewhere to know what works. If
you want to follow the smart money advice of the 1990s, go to where
the Japanese and the Europeans are going Look at the United States
of America Look at what the rest of the world, calls "the American
miracle."
You've seen it-happen. You've made it happen. You've
been a part of it happening right here in Cincinnati U.S.A., "The
Blue Chip City," where 150,000 more people are at- work than were
working six years ago - 150,000 more. Cincinnati produced its
miracle. the old-fashioned way -- the American way. It's an old
tradition here. When he first opened his slaughterhouse in 1810,
Richard Fosdick was warned that meat couldn't be cured in
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Cincinnati's climate. But he didn't know that it couldn't be done.
He continued his experiments until he discovered the r ock-salt
process for curing meat -- and made this city the principal hog
market of the world.
Renewing our emphasis on innovation is one of the ways
modern Cincinnati has prospered. You've also built a diverse
economic base. Stripped away corporate fat. Renewed our emphasis on
quality. "Fortune" says Cincinnati makes some of the best jet
engines in the entire world.
Ultimately, these are the kind of efforts that will
determine how America fares in the competitive, free-trade world of
'90s. The way of the future is free people. And the way of the
future, in my view, is and must be free trade. And free people and
free trade is what America is all about.
Of course, it's not enough that we say free -- that trade
simply be free. It has also got to be fair. And I am not
complacent, I am not satisfied with where things stand. We must do
better in removing barriers to Americans' goods and services, whether
those barriers be in Japan, in Western Europe, or anywhere else in
the world.
A global game is afoot, a game in which a Cincinnati
businessman can now fly non-stop to London and Frankfurt any day of
the week.
If the rules are fair and the same for everybody, we can
play this game. It's called free enterprise. And America is the
free enterprise capitol of the world.
Winning in the competitive '90s will take more than
investing in products. We must also invest in people. And that was
what was SO moving about my experience today here at lunch. We must
invest in people. And that means offering every American child an
education second to none.
Our Education Excellence Act remains a priority of my
administration -- sent to Congress almost nine months ago. It calls
for choice, flexibility, and accountability. And the time for study
is past. And the time for action is now.
You in Cincinnati have acted, working to educate and
train our people for the 21st century. Three years ago business,
educational, and community leaders here came together to take on a
mighty task: reduce the numbers of students at risk -- that
staggering 40 percent dropout rate in Cincinnati's public schools.
The result was what I saw today -- that Cincinnati Youth
Collaborative -- an intensive people-to-people "mentoring" program
that many of you support. And it's already seen some fantastic,
early success.
It has America talking. Your Governor visited one of the
participating classrooms at McKinley Preschool before coming out to
the Education Summit that I hosted there in Charlottesville, Virginia
last fall. And earlier today, as I said, I had this opportunity to
see the programs -- the tremendous programs -- at Taft High School
firsthand.
I guess the most moving part of it for me today was the
mentoring part. Involvement of one Cincinnatian in the life of
another. And older man, an older woman taking under his or her arm a
kid -- lifting them up, helping them when they're hurt. A beautiful
experience.
There are other matters that require urgent attention
when Congress gets back later this month. Our Clean Air Act
proposals recognize that in an emerging global economy, environmental
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destruction knows no borders -- and that a health economy goes
hand-in-hand with a healthy environment.
And a kinder, gentler environment also means a society
where every man, woman and child can live and pros} er in an
environment free from fear. And that, then, means freedom from
crime. And especially the increasingly violent crime that has been
spawned by this plague of drug abuse -- drug trafficking. Our
anticrime package as well, it's time for the Congress to act on it.
There's much to be done in the months ahead. But as a
new year begins, Americans should also pause to take some pride in
what we've all accomplished together. Let me suggest two areas.
At home, more than anything else -- if you had to define
it -- a kinder and gentler nation is one in which everyone who wants
a job has a job. And today America has the lowest unemployment rate
since 1973 -- and Ohio has reached its highest employment level in
history.
Abroad, for more than 40 years, three generations has
stood steadfast in an often hostile and tumultuous world. Firm in
our belief in America's destiny as leader of the free world, our
spirit did not falter, our troops did not flinch.
And today, after the watershed events of 1989, the free
world that we're leading is growing bigger all the time.
And in the past months we saw democracy restored to the
brave people of Panama. We want to help them enhance it and
strengthen it. We saw the powerful brought before the bar of
justice. And we took pride in the skill and the courage and yes, the
sacrifice of American soldiers.
The Panamanian operation was conducted by highly trained
troops. The best. The finest. The best trained troops in the
world. But it is not simply training, it's patriotism and it's
dedication.
I went to a couple of hostpitals in San Antonio --
Barbara and I did -- to talk to some of our wounded. And I'll never
ever forget their spirit. One kid lying there severely wounded said
-- my only regret, he said, is that I'm here, not down there with the
others. Pride in Ameica, in my view, has never been higher.
And somehow, it is more than coincidence. In the same
month, we hear that the Bald Eagle -- the American Eagle -- may soon
come off the endangered species list. HOW about that? (Applause.)
In case you don't understand it, I love my job.
(Laughter and applause.) We've got a lot to do. But as you see the
changes in Eastern Europe, see Mr. Gorbachev struggling against what
some would say, just terribly difficult odds. Things are coming our
way. They're moving toward freedom, they're moving toward democracy.
And I am proud to be at the helm.
Thank you all. God bless you. And God bless Cincinnati.
And God bless the United States of America. Thank you very, very
much. (Applause.)
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2:37 P.M. EST