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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(San Francisco, California)
For Immediate Release
February 7, 1990
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
TO NATIONAL EMPLOYEES OF
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE LABORATORY
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory
San Francisco, California
10:35 A.M. PST
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Mr. Nuckolls and Dr. Wood. Of
course, Secretary Watkins, our Secretary of Energy, in whom I have
your lives on a day-to-day basis.
great confidence and who is my trusted advisor on matters that affect
I'm delighted to be here. And I'm told that visit
presentations without a viewgraph. (Laughter.)
represents a milestone -- a rare phenomenon. One of the my very few
Livermore about Labs, I want to say something about the people here seen --
But before I speak about the programs I've just at
October. your response, actually, in the wake of the earthquake back in
So contributions I for disaster relief -- and you did it in just two days.
I am told that Livermore employees raised over $100,000 in
thank all of you for your strong commitment to community.
when I talk about a thousand points of light. And that is
I think people are beginning to understand what I mean
wonderful example of how this whole concept works -- one American a
pitching example. in to help another. So you've really set a wonderful
institution and the people who bring it to life. I love that
It's very exciting for me to have a chance to visit this
spontaneous there. welcome when I drove in here -- people lined out
good anyway. (Laughter.) So if you were in line out there
standing there, but -- (laughter) -- I can tell you, it made me feel
I don't know how long they ve been whipped into shape up to be
somewhere, thank you for your heroic work.
quit. blessed, sometimes burdened with a flow of ideas that simply won't
Yours are the minds that are rarely at rest -- sometimes
morning when you just want to get some sleep -- maybe that works
Maybe even when you're out fishing, or at 3:00 a.m. in the
differently -- but like the Bells and the Edisons and the Tellers
America's best.
before you, your ideas, your ability to deliver on them, are
remarkable. the And I now have a better feel for it just from kicking
The Livermore's technical prowess is well-known, truly
tires and being here for just a few minutes. For nearly 40
years, I'm you've been at the leading edge of scientific knowledge. And
the delighted that one of the Lab's founders is here today, one of
science, and, of course, I'm talking about my friend of
great pioneers in the national security field, leading minds in
long-standing, Dr. Edward Teller. Glad to see you, sir. Let
keeping the world stable and America secure.
thank all of you at the Lab for your role in preserving the peace me and
You're aware of the tremendous changes -- Mr. Nuckolls
-- referred to them -- that have swept the world over the past two years
past year, actually. In my address to the nation two weeks ago I
- 2 -
referred to it as the "Revolution of '89" -- a remarkable and hopeful
transition that continues even now. What I didn't mention, and what
you also understand, is how the world's movement toward democracy and
freedom is a direct result of our ability to stand firm in the face
of threats to stability and peace.
Just over an hour from now, I'm going to be talking to
the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco making a major address on
our national security strategy at this time of change. But let me
say right now that the strength of the U.S. nuclear deterrent --
developed through the effort of our national labs and the Department
of Energy and Department of Defense -- has helped to guard the peace
and freedom so precious to all of us.
Now the labs are also developing technologies to
strengthen deterrence through strategic defenses. Together with
strategic modernization and arms control, programs like SDI -- the
Strategic Defense Initiative -- and one of its most promising
concepts, Brilliant Pebbles, complement our ability to preserve the
peace into the 1990s and beyond.
If the technology I've seen today proves feasible -- and
I'm told it looks very promising -- no war planner could be confident
of the consequences of a ballistic missile attack. The technologies
deterrence. you are now researching, developing, and testing will strengthen
Even as we work to reduce arsenals and reduce tensions,
we understand the continuing, crucial role of strategic defenses.
Beyond their contributions to deterrence, they underlie effective
arms control by diminishing the advantages of cheating. They can
also defend us against accidental launches -- or attacks from the
many other countries that, regrettably, are acquiring ballistic
missile capabilities. In the 1990s, strategic defense makes much
more sense than ever before, in my view.
So a vigorous research, development and testing program
at our national labs will be as crucial as ever, as we adapt both the
size and shape of our nuclear deterrent. We're working;on a
significant reductions in arms -- I think that's what the world
wants. I believe in it strongly. But to protect the American
people, we will settle for nothing less than the highest confidence
in survivability, effectiveness and safety of our remaining forces.
The scientific expertise of laboratories like Livermore
will also serve the national interest in other areas -- problems like
economic competitiveness, education, energy, space exploration, waste
cleanup, sound environmental practices.
These will be enormously important challenges in the
future. Challenges that your skills, your talents -- those flashes
of insight matched with long hours of labor -- will help us meet
squarely and well. I'm confident that the Livermore Laboratories
will be a crucial part of our ability to meet the challenges of the
new decade and the new century.
So I came out here to learn and I also came out here to
say thank you very much. I have a funny feeling that, because of the
nature of the work, it is somewhat under-appreciated by-the average
man on the street in our country. But I want to assure you of my
support. I want to assure you, as President, of my gratitude for the
dedication that you bring and, really, the service to country that
exemplifies the best in America.
Thank you all very much for what you're doing. Thank
you. (Applause.)
END
10:42 A.M. PST
(Lange/Cawley)
February 5, 1989
6:15 P.M.
[ZAP.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1989
10:30 A.M.
Thank you. It's a great pleasure to be with you today.
[[ I'm told my visit here represents a very important milestone
-- a very rare phenomenon. This will be one of the few
presentations to be made here without a viewgraph (note:
Livermore's culture relies very heavily on them.) 11
But before I speak about the programs I've just seen at
Livermore Labs, I want to say something about the people here --
about your response in the wake of that terrible earthquake back
in October. I've heard that Livermore employees raised over
$100,000 dollars in contributions for disaster relief -- and you
did it in just two day's time. So I thank all of you for such
strong commitment to your community.
//
It's very exciting to visit such an extraordinary
institution -- and the people who bring it to life. Yours are
the minds that are rarely at rest -- sometimes blessed, sometimes
burdened with a flow of ideas that won't quit. Maybe even when
you're out fishing, or at three in the morning when you just want
to get some sleep. But like the Bells and the Edisons and the
Tellers before you, your ideas -- and your ability to deliver on
them -- are America's best.
The Livermore's technical prowess is truly remarkable. For
nearly forty years, you've been at the leading edge of scientific
knowledge. [[And I'm delighted that one of Livermore Lab's
founders is here today -- one of the great pioneers in the
national security field and leading minds in science: Dr. Edward
Teller. ]] Let me thank [[Dr. Teller and]] all of you here at the
Livermore Lab, for your role in preserving the peace -- and
keeping the world stable, and America secure.
You're aware of the tremendous changes that have swept the
world over the past year. In my address to the nation two weeks
ago I referred to it as the "Revolution of '89" -- a remarkable
and hopeful transition, that continues even now.
What I didn't mention -- which you also understand -- is how
the world's movement toward democracy and freedom is a direct
result of our ability to stand firm in the face of threats to
peace and stability.
Just over an hour from now, I'll be speaking at the
Commonwealth Club in San Francisco making a major address on
our national security strategy in this time of change. But let
me say right now that the strength of the U.S. nuclear deterrent
-- developed through the efforts of our National Laboratories,
and the Departments of Energy and Defense -- has helped to guard
the peace and freedom so precious to all of us.
Now the labs are also developing technologies to strengthen
deterrence through strategic defenses. Together with strategic
modernization and arms control, programs like the Strategic
Defense Initiative and one of its most promising concepts,
"Brilliant Pebbles", complement our ability to preserve the peace
into the 1990's and beyond.
If the technology I've seen today proves feasible -- and it
looks very promising -- then no war planner could be confident of
the consequences of a ballistic missile attack. The technologies
you are now researching, developing, and testing, will
strengthen deterrence.
Even as we work to reduce arsenals, and reduce tensions, we
understand the continuing, crucial role of strategic defenses.
Beyond their contributions to deterrence, they underlie effective
arms control, by diminishing the advantages of cheating. They
can also defend us against accidental launches, or attacks from
the countries with unstable leadership.
So a vigorous research, development, and testing program at
our National Laboratories will be as crucial as ever, as we adapt
both the size and shape of our nuclear deterrent. We are working
on significant reductions in arms -- but to protect the American
people, we will settle for nothing less than the highest
confidence in the survivability, effectiveness, and safety of our
remaining forces.
The scientific expertise of laboratories like Livermore will
also serve the national interest on problems like economic
competitiveness, education, energy, space exploration, waste
cleanup, and sound environmental practices.
These will be enormously important challenges in the future.
Challenges that your skills and talents -- those flashes of
insight matched with long hours of labor -- will help us meet
squarely and well. I'm confident that Lawrence Livermore will be
a crucial part of our ability to meet the challenges of the new
decade -- and the next century.
Thank you. God bless you. And God bless the United States
of America.
# # #
Document No. 110804
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 02/05/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: NOON 02/06/90
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
(02/05 5:15 p.m. draft)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE N/C
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER you last copy pa of
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
ROGERS
CARD
CICCONI
PINKERTON
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DEMAREST ontip
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WINSTON
FITZWATER
BROMLEY
GRAY
N/C
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston by NOON on Tuesday, 02/06, with a copy to my office.
Thanks.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Lange/Cawley)
February 5, 1989
5:15 P.M.
1990 FEB -5 PM 5:27
[ZAP.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1989
10:30 A.M.
Thank you. It's a great pleasure to be with you today.
[[ I'm told my visit here represents a very important milestone
-- a very rare phenomenon. This will be one of the few
presentations to be made here without a viewgraph. (note:
Livermore's culture relies very heavily on them.) 11
It's very exciting to visit such an extraodinary institution
-- and the people who bring it to life. Yours are the minds that
are rarely at rest -- sometimes blessed, sometimes burdened with
even
a flow of ideas that won't quit. Maybe when you're out fishing,
when you just wont to get some sleep.
or at three in the morning. But like the Bells and the Edisons
and the Tellers before you, your ideas -- and your ability to
deliver on them -- are America's best.
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its remacable own right For nearly forty years you've been at the leading
edge of scientific knowledge. But most impressive, to me, has
been Livermore's role in preserving the peace -- keeping the
world stable, and America secure.
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world over the past year. In my address to the nation two weeks
ago I referred to it as the "Revolution of '89" -- a remarkable
and hopeful transition, that continues even now.
What I didn't mention -- which you also understand -- is how
the world's movement toward democracy and freedom is a direct
result of our ability to stand firm in the face of threats to
peace and stability.
The strength of the U.S. nuclear deterrent -- developed
through the efforts of our National Laboratories, and the
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both the size and shape of our nuclear deterrent. We are working
to protect the american people,
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nothing less than the highest confidence in the survivability,
effectiveness, and safety of our remaining forces
SMARK
The scientific expertise of laboratories like Livermore will
also serve the national interest on problems like economic
competitiveness, education, energy, space exploration, waste
cleanup, and sound environmental practices.
These will be enormously important challenges in the future.
Challenges that your skills and talents -- those flashes of
insight matched with long hours of labor -- will help us meet
Laurence
squarely and well. I'm confident that the Livermore Laboratories
will be a crucial part of our ability to meet the challenges of
the new decade -- and the next century.
Thank you. God bless you. And God bless the United States
of America.
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 6, 1990
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
Deputy Assistant to the President for
Communications
FROM:
BRENT O. HATCH. BOA
Associate Counsel to the President
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks -- Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory
Counsel's office has reviewed the above-referenced Presidential
remarks. We have no legal objections.
Thank you for the opportunity to review this matter.
CC: James W. Cicconi
22:37 L 83106
Document No. 110804
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 02/05/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: NOON 02/06/90
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
(02/05 5:15 p.m. draft)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
ROGERS
CARD
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
WINSTON
FITZWATER
BROMLEY
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston by NOON on Tuesday, 02/06, with a copy to my office.
Thanks.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Lange/Cawley)
February 5, 1989
5:15 P.M.
1990 FEB -5 PM 5: 27
[ZAP.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1989
10:30 A.M.
Thank you. It's a great pleasure to be with you today.
[[ I'm told my visit here represents a very important milestone
-- a very rare phenomenon. This will be one of the few
presentations to be made here without a viewgraph
(note:
Livermore's culture relies very heavily on them.) 11
It's very exciting to visit such an extraodinary institution
-- and the people who bring it to life. Yours are the minds that
are rarely at rest -- sometimes blessed, sometimes burdened with
a flow of ideas that won't quit. Maybe when you're out fishing,
or at three in the morning. But like the Bells and the Edisons
and the Tellers before you, your ideas -- and your ability to
deliver on them -- are America's best.
The Livermore Laboratories' technical prowess is striking in
its own right. For nearly forty years you've been at the leading
edge of scientific knowledge. But most impressive, to me, has
been Livermore's role in preserving the peace -- keeping the
world stable, and America secure.
You're aware of the tremendous changes that have swept the
world over the past year. In my address to the nation two weeks
ago I referred to it as the "Revolution of '89" -- a remarkable
and hopeful transition, that continues even now.
What I didn't mention -- which you also understand -- is how
the world's movement toward democracy and freedom is a direct
result of our ability to stand firm in the face of threats to
peace and stability.
The strength of the U.S. nuclear deterrent -- developed
through the efforts of our National Laboratories, and the
Departments of Energy and Defense -- has helped to guard the
peace so precious to all of us.
Now the labs are also developing technologies to strengthen
deterrence through strategic defenses. Together with strategic
modernization and arms control, programs like "Brilliant Pebbles"
complement our ability to preserve the peace.
If the technology I've seen today proves feasible -- and it
looks very promising -- no war planner could be confident of the
consequences of a ballistic missile attack. The comprehensive
defensive system we are now researching will strengthen
deterrence.
Even as we work to reduce arsenals, and reduce tensions, we
understand the continuing, crucial role of strategic defenses.
They can underwrite arms control, by diminishing the advantages
of cheating. They can defend us against accidental launches, or
attacks from countries with unstable leadership.
So a vigorous research, development, and testing program at
our National Laboratories will be as crucial as ever, as we adapt
both the size and shape of our nuclear deterrent. We are working
on significant reductions in arms -- but we will settle for
nothing less than the highest confidence in the survivability,
effectiveness, and safety of our remaining forces.
The scientific expertise of laboratories like Livermore will
also serve the national interest on problems like economic
competitiveness, education, energy, space exploration, waste
cleanup, and sound environmental practices.
These will be enormously important challenges in the future.
Challenges that your skills and talents -- those flashes of
insight matched with long hours of labor -- will help us meet
squarely and well. I'm confident that the Livermore Laboratories
will be a crucial part of our ability to meet the challenges of
the new decade -- and the next century.
Thank you. God bless you. And God bless the United States
of America.
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 6, 1990
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER RBP
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory
The remarks are well written and should go over well. We
have one comment. On the last page, third full paragraph, you
may want to mention that the President's FY 1991 budget includes
$71 billion for research and development, a record high. OMB can
offer exact language.
CC: James W. Cicconi
1€:6v 6 833 06
Document No. 110804
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 02/05/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: NOON 02/06/90
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
(02/05 5:15 p.m. draft)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
ROGERS
CARD
V
CICCONI
PINKERTON
x
DEMAREST
WINSTON
FITZWATER
BROMLEY
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston by NOON on Tuesday, 02/06, with a copy to my office.
Thanks.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Lange/Cawley)
February 5, 1989
5:15 P.M.
1990 FEB -5 PM 5: 27
[ZAP.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1989
10:30 A.M.
Thank you. It's a great pleasure to be with you today.
[[ I'm told my visit here represents a very important milestone
-- a very rare phenomenon. This will be one of the few
presentations to be made here without a viewgraph (note:
Livermore's culture relies very heavily on them.) 11
It's very exciting to visit such an extraodinary institution
-- and the people who bring it to life. Yours are the minds that
are rarely at rest -- sometimes blessed, sometimes burdened with
a flow of ideas that won't quit. Maybe when you're out fishing,
or at three in the morning. But like the Bells and the Edisons
and the Tellers before you, your ideas -- and your ability to
deliver on them -- are America's best.
The Livermore Laboratories' technical prowess is striking in
its own right. For nearly forty years you've been at the leading
edge of scientific knowledge. But most impressive, to me, has
been Livermore's role in preserving the peace -- keeping the
world stable, and America secure.
You're aware of the tremendous changes that have swept the
world over the past year. In my address to the nation two weeks
ago I referred to it as the "Revolution of '89" -- a remarkable
and hopeful transition, that continues even now.
What I didn't mention -- which you also understand -- is how
the world's movement toward democracy and freedom is a direct
result of our ability to stand firm in the face of threats to
peace and stability.
The strength of the U.S. nuclear deterrent -- developed
through the efforts of our National Laboratories, and the
Departments of Energy and Defense -- has helped to guard the
peace so precious to all of us.
Now the labs are also developing technologies to strengthen
deterrence through strategic defenses. Together with strategic
modernization and arms control, programs like "Brilliant Pebbles"
complement our ability to preserve the peace.
If the technology I've seen today proves feasible -- and it
looks very promising -- no war planner could be confident of the
consequences of a ballistic missile attack. The comprehensive
defensive system we are now researching will strengthen
deterrence.
Even as we work to reduce arsenals, and reduce tensions, we
understand the continuing, crucial role of strategic defenses.
They can underwrite arms control, by diminishing the advantages
of cheating. They can defend us against accidental launches, or
attacks from countries with unstable leadership.
So a vigorous research, development, and testing program at
our National Laboratories will be as crucial as ever, as we adapt
both the size and shape of our nuclear deterrent. We are working
on significant reductions in arms -- but we will settle for
nothing less than the highest confidence in the survivability,
effectiveness, and safety of our remaining forces.
The scientific expertise of laboratories like Livermore will
also serve the national interest on problems like economic
competitiveness, education, energy, space exploration, waste
cleanup, and sound environmental practices. R+D insert
These will be enormously important challenges in the future.
Challenges that your skills and talents -- those flashes of
insight matched with long hours of labor -- will help us meet
squarely and well. I'm confident that the Livermore Laboratories
will be a crucial part of our ability to meet the challenges of
the new decade -- and the next century.
Thank you. God bless you. And God bless the United States
of America.
###
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY / CALIFORNIA
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1989 / 10:30 A.M.
THANK YOU. It's A GREAT PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU
TODAY.
[[ I'M TOLD MY VISIT HERE REPRESENTS A VERY IMPORTANT
MILESTONE -- A VERY RARE PHENOMENON. THIS WILL BE ONE
OF THE FEW PRESENTATIONS TO BE MADE HERE WITHOUT A
VIEWGRAPH... (NOTE: LIVERMORE'S CULTURE RELIES VERY
HEAVILY ON THEM.) ]]
- 2 -
BUT BEFORE I SPEAK ABOUT THE PROGRAMS I'VE JUST
SEEN AT LIVERMORE LABS, I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT
THE PEOPLE HERE -- ABOUT YOUR RESPONSE IN THE WAKE OF
THAT TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKE BACK IN OCTOBER. I'VE HEARD
THAT LIVERMORE EMPLOYEES RAISED OVER $100,000 DOLLARS
IN CONTRIBUTIONS FOR DISASTER RELIEF -- AND YOU DID IT
IN JUST TWO DAY'S TIME. So I THANK ALL OF YOU FOR SUCH
STRONG COMMITMENT TO YOUR COMMUNITY.
- 3 -
It's VERY EXCITING TO VISIT SUCH AN EXTRAODINARY
INSTITUTION -- AND THE PEOPLE WHO BRING IT TO LIFE.
YOURS ARE THE MINDS THAT ARE RARELY AT REST --
SOMETIMES BLESSED, SOMETIMES BURDENED WITH A FLOW OF
IDEAS THAT WON'T QUIT. MAYBE EVEN WHEN YOU'RE OUT
FISHING, OR AT THREE IN THE MORNING WHEN YOU JUST WANT
TO GER SOME SLEEP. BUT LIKE THE BELLS AND THE EDISONS
AND THE TELLERS BEFORE YOU, YOUR IDEAS -- AND YOUR
ABILITY TO DELIVER ON THEM -- ARE AMERICA'S BEST.
- 4 -
THE LIVERMORE'S TECHNICAL PROWESS IS TRULY
REMARKABLE. FOR NEARLY FORTY YEARS, YOU'VE BEEN AT THE
LEADING EDGE OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE. [ [AND I'M
DELIGHTED THAT ONE OF LIVERMORE LAB'S FOUNDERS IS HERE
TODAY -- ONE OF THE GREAT PIONEERS IN THE NATIONAL
SECURITY FIELD AND LEADING MINDS IN SCIENCE: DR.
EDWARD TELLER.]] LET ME THANK [[DR. TELLER AND]] ALL
OF YOU HERE AT THE LIVERMORE LAB, FOR YOUR ROLE IN
PRESERVING THE PEACE -- AND KEEPING THE WORLD STABLE,
AND AMERICA SECURE.
- 5 -
You're AWARE OF THE TREMENDOUS CHANGES THAT HAVE
SWEPT THE WORLD OVER THE PAST YEAR. IN MY ADDRESS TO
THE NATION TWO WEEKS AGO I REFERRED TO IT AS THE
"REVOLUTION OF '89" -- A REMARKABLE AND HOPEFUL
TRANSITION, THAT CONTINUES EVEN NOW.
WHAT I DIDN'T MENTION -- WHICH YOU ALSO
UNDERSTAND -- IS HOW THE WORLD'S MOVEMENT TOWARD
DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM IS A DIRECT RESULT OF OUR ABILITY
TO STAND FIRM IN THE FACE OF THREATS TO PEACE AND
STABILITY.
- 6 -
JUST OVER AN HOUR FROM NOW, I'LL BE SPEAKING AT THE
COMMONWEALTH CLUB IN SAN FRANCISCO -- MAKING A MAJOR
ADDRESS ON OUR NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY IN THIS TIME
OF CHANGE. BUT LET ME SAY RIGHT NOW THAT THE STRENGTH
OF THE U.S. NUCLEAR DETERRENT -- DEVELOPED THROUGH THE
EFFORTS OF OUR NATIONAL LABORATORIES, AND THE
DEPARTMENTS OF ENERGY AND DEFENSE -- HAS HELPED TO
GUARD THE PEACE AND FREEDOM SO PRECIOUS TO ALL OF US.
- 7 -
Now THE LABS ARE ALSO DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES TO
STRENGTHEN DETERRENCE THROUGH STRATEGIC DEFENSES.
TOGETHER WITH STRATEGIC MODERNIZATION AND ARMS CONTROL,
PROGRAMS LIKE THE STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITIATIVE AND ONE
OF ITS MOST PROMISING CONCEPTS, "BRILLIANT PEBBLES"
COMPLEMENT OUR ABILITY To PRESERVE THE PEACE INTO THE
1990's AND BEYOND.
- 8 -
IF THE TECHNOLOGY I'VE SEEN TODAY PROVES FEASIBLE
-- AND IT LOOKS VERY PROMISING -- NO WAR PLANNER COULD
BE CONFIDENT OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF A BALLISTIC MISSILE
ATTACK. THE TECHNOLOGIES YOU ARE NOW RESEARCHING,
DEVELOPING, AND TESTING WILL STRENGTHEN DETERRENCE.
EVEN AS WE WORK TO REDUCE ARSENALS, AND REDUCE
TENSIONS, WE UNDERSTAND THE CONTINUING, CRUCIAL ROLE OF
STRATEGIC DEFENSES.
- 9 -
BEYOND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO DETERRENCE, THEY UNDERLIE
EFFECTIVE ARMS CONTROL, BY DIMINISHING THE ADVANTAGES
OF CHEATING. THEY CAN ALSO DEFEND US AGAINST
ACCIDENTAL LAUNCHES -- OR ATTACKS FROM THE MANY OTHER
COUNTRIES THAT ARE ACQUIRING BALLISTIC MISSILE
CAPABILITIES. IN THE 1990's STRATEGIC DEFENSE MAKES
SENSE MORE THAN EVER BEFORE.
- 10 -
So A VIGOROUS RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING
PROGRAM AT OUR NATIONAL LABORATORIES WILL BE AS CRUCIAL
AS EVER, AS WE ADAPT BOTH THE SIZE AND SHAPE OF OUR
NUCLEAR DETERRENT. WE ARE WORKING ON SIGNIFICANT
REDUCTIONS IN ARMS -- BUT TO PROTECT THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE, WE WILL SETTLE FOR NOTHING LESS THAN THE
HIGHEST CONFIDENCE IN THE SURVIVABILITY, EFFECTIVENESS,
AND SAFETY OF OUR REMAINING FORCES.
- 11 -
THE SCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE OF LABORATORIES LIKE
LIVERMORE WILL ALSO SERVE THE NATIONAL INTEREST ON
PROBLEMS LIKE ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS, EDUCATION,
ENERGY, SPACE EXPLORATION, WASTE CLEANUP, AND SOUND
ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES.
THESE WILL BE ENORMOUSLY IMPORTANT CHALLENGES IN
THE FUTURE. CHALLENGES THAT YOUR SKILLS AND TALENTS --
THOSE FLASHES OF INSIGHT MATCHED WITH LONG HOURS OF
LABOR -- WILL HELP US MEET SQUARELY AND WELL.
/
- 12 -
I'M CONFIDENT THAT THE LIVERMORE LABORATORIES WILL BE A
CRUCIAL PART OF OUR ABILITY TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF
THE NEW DECADE -- AND THE NEXT CENTURY.
THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU. AND GOD BLESS THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
###
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY / CALIFORNIA
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1989 / 10:30 A.M.
THANK YOU. IT'S A GREAT PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU
TODAY.
[[ I'M TOLD MY VISIT HERE REPRESENTS A VERY IMPORTANT
MILESTONE -- A VERY RARE PHENOMENON. THIS WILL BE ONE
OF THE FEW PRESENTATIONS TO BE MADE HERE WITHOUT A
VIEWGRAPH... (NOTE: LIVERMORE'S CULTURE RELIES VERY
HEAVILY ON THEM.) 1]
- 2 -
BUT BEFORE I SPEAK ABOUT THE PROGRAMS I'VE JUST
SEEN AT LIVERMORE LABS, I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT
THE PEOPLE HERE -- ABOUT YOUR RESPONSE IN THE WAKE OF
THAT TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKE BACK IN OCTOBER. I'VE HEARD
THAT LIVERMORE EMPLOYEES RAISED OVER $100,000 DOLLARS
IN CONTRIBUTIONS FOR DISASTER RELIEF -- AND YOU DID IT
IN JUST TWO DAY'S TIME. So I THANK ALL OF YOU FOR SUCH
STRONG COMMITMENT TO YOUR COMMUNITY.
- 3 -
It's VERY EXCITING TO VISIT SUCH AN EXTRAODINARY
INSTITUTION -- AND THE PEOPLE WHO BRING IT TO LIFE.
YOURS ARE THE MINDS THAT ARE RARELY AT REST --
SOMETIMES BLESSED, SOMETIMES BURDENED WITH A FLOW OF
IDEAS THAT WON'T QUIT. MAYBE EVEN WHEN YOU'RE OUT
FISHING, OR AT THREE IN THE MORNING WHEN YOU JUST WANT
TO GER SOME SLEEP. BUT LIKE THE BELLS AND THE EDISONS
AND THE TELLERS BEFORE YOU, YOUR IDEAS -- AND YOUR
ABILITY TO DELIVER ON THEM -- ARE AMERICA'S BEST.
- 4 -
THE LIVERMORE'S TECHNICAL PROWESS IS TRULY
REMARKABLE. FOR NEARLY FORTY YEARS, YOU'VE BEEN AT THE
LEADING EDGE OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE. [[AND I'M
DELIGHTED THAT ONE OF LIVERMORE LAB'S FOUNDERS IS HERE
TODAY -- ONE OF THE GREAT PIONEERS IN THE NATIONAL
SECURITY FIELD AND LEADING MINDS IN SCIENCE: DR.
EDWARD TELLER.]] LET ME THANK [[DR. TELLER AND]] ALL
OF YOU HERE AT THE LIVERMORE LAB, FOR YOUR ROLE IN
PRESERVING THE PEACE -- AND KEEPING THE WORLD STABLE,
AND AMERICA SECURE.
- 5 -
You're AWARE OF THE TREMENDOUS CHANGES THAT HAVE
SWEPT THE WORLD OVER THE PAST YEAR. IN MY ADDRESS To
THE NATION TWO WEEKS AGO I REFERRED TO IT AS THE
"REVOLUTION OF '89" -- A REMARKABLE AND HOPEFUL
TRANSITION, THAT CONTINUES EVEN NOW.
WHAT I DIDN'T MENTION -- WHICH YOU ALSO
UNDERSTAND -- IS HOW THE WORLD'S MOVEMENT TOWARD
DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM IS A DIRECT RESULT OF OUR ABILITY
TO STAND FIRM IN THE FACE OF THREATS TO PEACE AND
STABILITY.
- 6 -
JUST OVER AN HOUR FROM NOW, I'LL BE SPEAKING AT THE
COMMONWEALTH CLUB IN SAN FRANCISCO -- MAKING A MAJOR
ADDRESS ON OUR NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY IN THIS TIME
OF CHANGE. BUT LET ME SAY RIGHT NOW THAT THE STRENGTH
OF THE U.S. NUCLEAR DETERRENT -- DEVELOPED THROUGH THE
EFFORTS OF OUR NATIONAL LABORATORIES, AND THE
DEPARTMENTS OF ENERGY AND DEFENSE -- HAS HELPED TO
GUARD THE PEACE AND FREEDOM SO PRECIOUS To ALL OF US.
- 7 -
Now THE LABS ARE ALSO DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES TO
STRENGTHEN DETERRENCE THROUGH STRATEGIC DEFENSES.
TOGETHER WITH STRATEGIC MODERNIZATION AND ARMS CONTROL,
PROGRAMS LIKE THE STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITIATIVE AND ONE
OF ITS MOST PROMISING CONCEPTS, "BRILLIANT PEBBLES"
COMPLEMENT OUR ABILITY TO PRESERVE THE PEACE INTO THE
1990's AND BEYOND.
- 8 -
IF THE TECHNOLOGY I'VE SEEN TODAY PROVES FEASIBLE
-- AND IT LOOKS VERY PROMISING -- NO WAR PLANNER COULD
BE CONFIDENT OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF A BALLISTIC MISSILE
ATTACK. THE TECHNOLOGIES YOU ARE NOW RESEARCHING,
DEVELOPING, AND TESTING WILL STRENGTHEN DETERRENCE.
EVEN AS WE WORK TO REDUCE ARSENALS, AND REDUCE
TENSIONS, WE UNDERSTAND THE CONTINUING, CRUCIAL ROLE OF
STRATEGIC DEFENSES.
- 9 -
BEYOND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO DETERRENCE, THEY UNDERLIE
EFFECTIVE ARMS CONTROL, BY DIMINISHING THE ADVANTAGES
OF CHEATING. THEY CAN ALSO DEFEND US AGAINST
ACCIDENTAL LAUNCHES -- OR ATTACKS FROM THE MANY OTHER
COUNTRIES THAT ARE ACQUIRING BALLISTIC MISSILE
CAPABILITIES. IN THE 1990's STRATEGIC DEFENSE MAKES
SENSE MORE THAN EVER BEFORE.
- 10 -
So A VIGOROUS RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING
PROGRAM AT OUR NATIONAL LABORATORIES WILL BE AS CRUCIAL
AS EVER, AS WE ADAPT BOTH THE SIZE AND SHAPE OF OUR
NUCLEAR DETERRENT. WE ARE WORKING ON SIGNIFICANT
REDUCTIONS IN ARMS -- BUT TO PROTECT THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE, WE WILL SETTLE FOR NOTHING LESS THAN THE
HIGHEST CONFIDENCE IN THE SURVIVABILITY, EFFECTIVENESS,
AND SAFETY OF OUR REMAINING FORCES.
- 11 -
THE SCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE OF LABORATORIES LIKE
LIVERMORE WILL ALSO SERVE THE NATIONAL INTEREST ON
PROBLEMS LIKE ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS, EDUCATION,
ENERGY, SPACE EXPLORATION, WASTE CLEANUP, AND SOUND
ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES.
THESE WILL BE ENORMOUSLY IMPORTANT CHALLENGES IN
THE FUTURE. CHALLENGES THAT YOUR SKILLS AND TALENTS --
THOSE FLASHES OF INSIGHT MATCHED WITH LONG HOURS OF
LABOR -- WILL HELP US MEET SQUARELY AND WELL.
/
- 12 -
I'M CONFIDENT THAT THE LIVERMORE LABORATORIES WILL BE A
CRUCIAL PART OF OUR ABILITY TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF
THE NEW DECADE -- AND THE NEXT CENTURY.
THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU. AND GOD BLESS THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
# # #
NOTES
D Edward Teller, Father of the H. Banb, is
expected to be in the audience, though ne
is elderly ailing and may not be able to show-
(Lange/Cawley)
February 5, 1989
2) The Lab PAO tells me that the best summation
5:15 P.M.
of what POTUS will have seen there is "extremely
[ZAP.DOC]
advanced electronics & miniaturized technology"
ORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
3) 3 An aside : Within 2 days of the October
FORNIA
earthquake, Lab employees banded together to
UARY 7, 1989
raise over $ 100,000 for victims.
O be with you today.
[[ I'm told my visit here represents a very important milestone
-- a very rare phenomenon. This will be one of the few
presentations to be made here without a viewgraph
(note:
Livermore's culture relies very heavily on them.) ]]
It's very exciting to visit such an extraodinary institution
-- and the people who bring it to life. Yours are the minds that
are rarely at rest -- sometimes blessed, sometimes burdened with
even
a flow of ideas that won't quit. Maybe when you're out fishing,
or at three in the morning. But like the Bells and the Edisons
and the Tellers before you, your ideas --- and your ability to
deliver on them -- are America's best.
The Livermore Laboratories: technical prowess is striking in
its own right. For nearly forty years you've been at the leading
(415)
edge of scientific knowledge. But most impressive, to me, has
423-
3125
been Livermore's role in preserving the peace -- keeping the
world stable, and America secure.
You're aware of the tremendous changes that have swept the
world over the past year. In my address to the nation two weeks
ago I referred to it as the "Revolution of '89" -- a remarkable
and hopeful transition, that continues even now.
What I didn't mention -- which you also understand -- is how
the world's movement toward democracy and freedom is a direct
result of our ability to stand firm in the face of threats to
peace and stability.
The strength of the U.S. nuclear deterrent -- developed
through the efforts of our National Laboratories, and the
Departments of Energy and Defense -- has helped to guard the
peace so precious to all of us.
Now the labs are also developing technologies to strengthen
deterrence through strategic defenses. Together with strategic
modernization and arms control, programs like "Brilliant Pebbles"
complement our ability to preserve the peace.
tour
?
If the technology I've seen today proves feasible -- and it
then
looks very promising -- no war planner could be confident of the
consequences of a ballistic missile attack. The comprehensive
defensive system we are now researching will strengthen
deterrence.
you?
Even as we work to reduce arsenals, and reduce tensions, we
understand the continuing, crucial role of strategic defenses.
They can underwrite arms control, by diminishing the advantages
of cheating. They can defend us against accidental launches, or
attacks from countries with unstable leadership.
So a vigorous research, development, and testing program at
our National Laboratories will be as crucial as ever, as we adapt
both the size and shape of our nuclear deterrent. We are working
on significant reductions in arms -- but we will settle for
nothing less than the highest confidence in the survivability,
effectiveness, and safety of our remaining forces.
The scientific expertise of laboratories like Livermore will
also serve the national interest on problems like economic
competitiveness, education, energy, space exploration, waste
cleanup, and sound environmental practices.
These will be enormously important challenges in the future.
Challenges that your skills and talents -- those flashes of
insight matched with long hours of labor -- will help us meet
squarely and well. I'm confident that the Livermore Laboratories
will be a crucial part of our ability to meet the challenges of
the new decade -- and the next century.
Thank you. God bless you. And God bless the United States
of America.
# # #
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
February 6, 1990
NOTE TO: CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
BILL KRISTOL BK/KBC
Here are suggested edits for the President's Remarks to the
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
CC: Jim Cicconi
Document No. 110804
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 02/05/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BK:
NOON 02/06/90
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
(02/05 5:15 p.m. draft)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
PINKERTON
D
DEMAREST
WINSTON
FITZWATER
BROMLEY
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston by NOON on Tuesday, 02/06, with a copy to my office.
Thanks.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Lange/Cawley)
February 5, 1989
5:15 P.M.
1990 FEB -5 PM 5: 27
[ZAP.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1989
10:30 A.M.
Thank you. It's a great pleasure to be with you today.
[[ I'm told my visit here represents a very important milestone
-- a very rare phenomenon. This will be one of the few
presentations to be made here without a viewgraph
(note:
Livermore's culture relies very heavily on them.) ]]
It's very exciting to visit such an extraodinary institution
-- and the people who bring it to life. Yours are the minds that
are rarely at rest -- sometimes blessed, sometimes burdened with
a flow of ideas that won't quit. Maybe when you're out fishing,
or at three in the morning. But like the Bells and the Edisons
and the Tellers before you, your ideas -- and your ability to
deliver on them -- are America's best.
The Livermore Laboratories' technical prowess is striking in
its own right. For nearly forty years you've been at the leading
edge of scientific knowledge. But most impressive, to me, has
been Livermore's role in preserving the peace -- keeping the
world stable, and America secure.
You're aware of the tremendous changes that have swept the
world over the past year. In my address to the nation two weeks
ago I referred to it as the "Revolution of '89" -- a remarkable
and hopeful transition, that continues even now.
What I didn't mention -- which you also understand -- is how
the world's movement toward democracy and freedom is a direct
result of our ability to stand firm in the face of threats to
peace and stability.
The strength of the U.S. nuclear deterrent -- developed
through the efforts of our National Laboratories, and the
Departments of Energy and Defense -- has helped to guard the
peace so precious to all of us.
Now the labs are also developing technologies to strengthen
deterrence through strategic defenses. Together with strategic
modernization and arms control, programs like "Brilliant Pebbles"
contribute to our goals for strategic defense and
complement our ability to preserve the peace into the 1990A and layond.
If the technology I've seen today proves feasible -- and it
looks very promising -- no war planner could be confident of the
consequences of a ballistic missile attack. The comprehensive
defensive system we are now researching will strengthen
deterrence.
Even as we work to reduce arsenals, and reduce tensions, we
understand the continuing, crucial role of strategic defenses.
their contributions to deterrance,
They can underwrite arms control, by diminishing the advantages
of cheating. They can defend us against accidental launches, or
attacks from countries with unstable leadership.
-ro
NSC
So a vigorous research, development, and testing program at
our National Laboratories will be as crucial as ever, as we adapt
both the size and shape of our nuclear deterrent We are working
and as we transition to greater reliame on defenses rather them
offens
on significant reductions in arms -- but we will settle for
nothing less than the highest confidence in the survivability,
effectiveness, and safety of our remaining forces and the protection
of the American people.
The scientific expertise of laboratories like Livermore will
also serve the national interest on problems like economic
competitiveness, education, energy, space exploration, waste
cleanup, and sound environmental practices.
These will be enormously important challenges in the future.
Challenges that your skills and talents -- those flashes of
insight matched with long hours of labor -- will help us meet
squarely and well. I'm confident that the Livermore Laboratories
will be a crucial part of our ability to meet the challenges of
the new decade -- and the next century.
Thank you. God bless you. And God bless the United States
of America.
# # #
Document No. 110804
0934
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
1990 FEB -6 PM 1: 33
DATE: 02/05/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: NOON 02/06/90
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
(02/05 5:15 p.m. draft)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
ROGERS
CARD
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
WINSTON
FITZWATER
BROMLEY
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston by NOON on Tuesday, 02/06, with a copy to my office.
Thanks.
RESPONSE:
TO: JIM CICCONI
February 6, 1990
The NSC concurs with changes noted.
Rotes for
Brent Scowcroft
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Lange/Cawley)
February 5, 1989
5:15 P.M.
1990 FEB -5 PM 5: 27
[ZAP.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1989
10:30 A.M.
Thank you. It's a great pleasure to be with you today.
[[ I'm told my visit here represents a very important milestone
-- a very rare phenomenon. This will be one of the few
presentations to be made here without a viewgraph (note:
Livermore's culture relies very heavily on them.) ]]
It's very exciting to visit such an extraodinary institution
-- and the people who bring it to life. Yours are the minds that
are rarely at rest -- sometimes blessed, sometimes burdened with
a flow of ideas that won't quit. Maybe when you're out fishing,
or at three in the morning. But like the Bells and the Edisons
and the Tellers before you, your ideas -- and your ability to
deliver on them -- are America's best.
The Livermore Laboratories' technical prowess is striking in
its own right. For nearly forty years you've been at the leading
edge of scientific knowledge. But most impressive, to me, has
been Livermore's role in preserving the peace -- keeping the
world stable, and America secure.
You're aware of the tremendous changes that have swept the
world over the past year. In my address to the nation two weeks
ago I referred to it as the "Revolution of '89" -- a remarkable
and hopeful transition, that continues even now.
What I didn't mention -- which you also understand -- is how
the world's movement toward democracy and freedom is a direct
result of our ability to stand firm in the face of threats to
peace and stability.
The strength of the U.S. nuclear deterrent -- developed
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So a vigorous research, development, and testing program at
our National Laboratories will be as crucial as ever, as we adapt
both the size and shape of our nuclear deterrent. We are working
on significant reductions in arms -- but we will settle for
nothing less than the highest confidence in the survivability,
effectiveness, and safety of our remaining forces.
The scientific expertise of laboratories like Livermore will
also serve the national interest on problems like economic
competitiveness, education, energy, space exploration, waste
cleanup, and sound environmental practices.
These will be enormously important challenges in the future.
Challenges that your skills and talents -- those flashes of
insight matched with long hours of labor -- will help us meet
squarely and well. I'm confident that the Livermore Laboratories
will be a crucial part of our ability to meet the challenges of
the new decade -- and the next century.
Thank you. God bless you. And God bless the United States
of America.
# # #
Document No. 110804
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 02/05/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: NOON 02/06/90
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
(02/05 5:15 p.m. draft)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
ROGERS
CARD
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
WINSTON
FITZWATER
BROMLEY
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston by NOON on Tuesday, 02/06, with a copy to my office.
Thanks.
2.5.90 RESPONSE S.R. think we
should say something
about the other
"h parts of our visit Assistant James to W. the Cicconi President --
Ft. Irwin
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
S.F as wEll As
Ext. 2702
Omaha So that this all
ties FOGETHER -Stratenic Defena
(Lange/Cawley)
February 5, 1989
5:15 P.M.
1990 FEB -5 PM 5: 27
[ZAP.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1989
10:30 A.M.
Thank you. It's a great pleasure to be with you today.
[[ I'm told my visit here represents a very important milestone
-- a very rare phenomenon. This will be one of the few
presentations to be made here without a viewgraph (note:
Livermore's culture relies very heavily on them.) 11
It's very exciting to visit such an extraodinary institution
-- and the people who bring it to life. Yours are the minds that
are rarely at rest -- sometimes blessed, sometimes burdened with
a flow of ideas that won't quit. Maybe when you're out fishing,
or at three in the morning. But like the Bells and the Edisons
and the Tellers before you, your ideas -- and your ability to
deliver on them -- are America's best.
The Livermore Laboratories' technical prowess is striking in
its own right. For nearly forty years you've been at the leading
edge of scientific knowledge. But most impressive, to me, has
been Livermore's role in preserving the peace -- keeping the
world stable, and America secure.
You're aware of the tremendous changes that have swept the
world over the past year. In my address to the nation two weeks
ago I referred to it as the "Revolution of '89" -- a remarkable
and hopeful transition, that continues even now.
What I didn't mention -- which you also understand -- is how
the world's movement toward democracy and freedom is a direct
result of our ability to stand firm in the face of threats to
peace and stability.
The strength of the U.S. nuclear deterrent -- developed
through the efforts of our National Laboratories, and the
Departments of Energy and Defense -- has helped to guard the
peace so precious to all of us.
Now the labs are also developing technologies to strengthen
deterrence through strategic defenses. Together with strategic
modernization and arms control, programs like "Brilliant Pebbles"
complement our ability to preserve the peace.
If the technology I've seen today proves feasible -- and it
looks very promising -- no war planner could be confident of the
consequences of a ballistic missile attack. The comprehensive
defensive system we are now researching will strengthen
deterrence.
Even as we work to reduce arsenals, and reduce tensions, we
understand the continuing, crucial role of strategic defenses.
They can underwrite arms control, by diminishing the advantages
of cheating. They can defend us against accidental launches, or
attacks from countries with unstable leadership.
So a vigorous research, development, and testing program at
our National Laboratories will be as crucial as ever, as we adapt
both the size and shape of our nuclear deterrent. We are working
on significant reductions in arms -- but we will settle for
nothing less than the highest confidence in the survivability,
effectiveness, and safety of our remaining forces.
The scientific expertise of laboratories like Livermore will
also serve the national interest on problems like economic
competitiveness, education, energy, space exploration, waste
cleanup, and sound environmental practices.
These will be enormously important challenges in the future.
Challenges that your skills and talents -- those flashes of
insight matched with long hours of labor -- will help us meet
squarely and well. I'm confident that the Livermore Laboratories
will be a crucial part of our ability to meet the challenges of
the new decade -- and the next century.
Thank you. God bless you. And God bless the United States
of America.
# # #
Document No. 110804
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 02/05/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: NOON 02/06/90
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
(02/05 5:15 p.m. draft)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
PINKERTON
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BROMLEY
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HAGIN
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James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
PORTER See, last
(Lange/Cawley)
February 5, 1989
5:15 P.M.
page
[ZAP.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1989
10:30 A.M.
Thank you. It's a great pleasure to be with you today.
[[ I'm told my visit here represents a very important milestone
-- a very rare phenomenon. This will be one of the few
presentations to be made here without a viewgraph (note:
Livermore's culture relies very heavily on them.) ]]
It's very exciting to visit such an extraodinary institution
-- and the people who bring it to life. Yours are the minds that
are rarely at rest - - sometimes blessed, sometimes burdened with
a flow of ideas that won't quit. Maybe when you're out fishing,
or at three in the morning. But like the Bells and the Edisons
and the Tellers before you, your ideas -- and your ability to
deliver on them -- are America's best.
The Livermore Laboratories' technical prowess is striking in
its own right. For nearly forty years you've been at the leading
edge of scientific knowledge. But most impressive, to me, has
been Livermore's role in preserving the peace -- keeping the
world stable, and America secure.
You're aware of the tremendous changes that have swept the
world over the past year. In my address to the nation two weeks
ago I referred to it as the "Revolution of '89" -- a remarkable
and hopeful transition, that continues even now.
What I didn't mention -- which you also understand -- is how
the world's movement toward democracy and freedom is a direct
result of our ability to stand firm in the face of threats to
peace and stability.
The strength of the U.S. nuclear deterrent -- developed
through the efforts of our National Laboratories, and the
Departments of Energy and Defense -- has helped to guard the
peace so precious to all of us.
Now the labs are also developing technologies to strengthen
deterrence through strategic defenses. Together with strategic
modernization and arms control, programs like "Brilliant Pebbles"
complement our ability to preserve the peace.
If the technology I've seen today proves feasible -- and it
looks very promising -- no war planner could be confident of the
consequences of a ballistic missile attack. The comprehensive
defensive system we are now researching will strengthen
deterrence.
Even as we work to reduce arsenals, and reduce tensions, we
understand the continuing, crucial role of strategic defenses.
They can underwrite arms control, by diminishing the advantages
of cheating. They can defend us against accidental launches, or
attacks from countries with unstable leadership.
So a vigorous research, development, and testing program at
our National Laboratories will be as crucial as ever, as we adapt
both the size and shape of our nuclear deterrent. We are working
on significant reductions in arms -- but we will settle for
nothing less than the highest confidence in the survivability,
effectiveness, and safety of our remaining forces.
The scientific expertise of laboratories like Livermore will
also serve the national interest on problems like economic
competitiveness, education, energy, space exploration, waste
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These will be enormously important Carady challenges in the future.
Challenges that your skills and talents -- those flashes of
insight matched with long hours of labor -- will help us meet
squarely and well. I'm confident that the Livermore Laboratories
will be a crucial part of our ability to meet the challenges of
the new decade -- and the next century.
Thank you. God bless you. And God bless the United States
of America.
# # #
Document No. 110804
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 02/05/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: NOON 02/06/90
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
(02/05 5:15 p.m. draft)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
ROGERS
CARD
A
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
WINSTON
FITZWATER
BROML
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston by NOON on Tuesday, 02/06, with a copy to my office.
Thanks.
RESPONSE:
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James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Lange/Cawley)
February 5, 1989
5:15 P.M.
1990 FEB -5 PM 5: 27
[ZAP.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1989
10:30 A.M.
Thank you. It's a great pleasure to be with you today.
[[ I'm told my visit here represents a very important milestone
-- a very rare phenomenon. This will be one of the few
presentations to be made here without a viewgraph (note:
Livermore's culture relies very heavily on them.) 1]
It's very exciting to visit such an extraodinary institution
-- and the people who bring it to life. Yours are the minds that
are rarely at rest -- sometimes blessed, sometimes burdened with
even
a flow of ideas that won't quit Maybe when you're out fishing,
X
or at three in the morning. But like the Bells and the Edisons
and the Tellers before you, your ideas -- and your ability to
deliver on them -- are America's best.
The Livermore Laboratories' technical prowess is striking in
its own right. For nearly forty years you've been at the leading
edge of scientific knowledge. But most impressive, to me, has
been Livermore's role in preserving the peace -- keeping the
world stable, and America secure.
You're aware of the tremendous changes that have swept the
world over the past year. In my address to the nation two weeks
ago I referred to it as the "Revolution of '89" -- a remarkable
and hopeful transition, that continues even now.
What I didn't mention -- which you also understand -- is how
the world's movement toward democracy and freedom is a direct
result of our ability to stand firm in the face of threats to
peace and stability.
The strength of the U.S. nuclear deterrent, -- developed
through the efforts of our National Laboratories, and the
Departments of Energy and Defense -- has helped to guard the
peace so precious to all of us.
Now the labs are also developing technologies to strengthen
deterrence through strategic defenses. Together with strategic
modernization and arms control, programs like "Brilliant Pebbles" N
complement our ability to preserve the peace.
If the technology I've seen today proves feasible -- and it
looks very promising -- then no war planner could be confident of the
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consequences of a ballistic missile attack. The comprehensive
defensive system we are now researching will strengthen
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Even as we work to reduce arsenals, and reduce tensions, we
understand the continuing, crucial role of strategic defenses.
They pan inderwrite arms control, by diminishing the advantages
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of cheating. They can defend us against accidental launches, or
attacks from countries with unstable leadership.
So a vigorous research, development, and testing program at
our National Laboratories will be as crucial as ever, as we adapt
both the size and shape of our nuclear deterrent. We are working
on significant reductions in arms -- but we will settle for
nothing less than the highest confidence in the survivability,
effectiveness, and safety of our remaining forces.
The scientific expertise of laboratories like Livermore will
also serve the national interest on problems like economic
competitiveness, education, energy, space exploration, waste
cleanup, and sound environmental practices.
These will be enormously important challenges in the future.
Challenges that your skills and talents -- those flashes of
insight matched with long hours of labor -- will help us meet
squarely and well. I'm confident that the Livermore Laboratories
will be a crucial part of our ability to meet the challenges of
the new decade -- and the next century.
Thank you. God bless you. And God bless the United States
of America.
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ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: NOON 02/06/90
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
(02/05 5:15 p.m. draft)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
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CARD
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
WINSTON
FITZWATER
BROMLEY
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston by NOON on Tuesday, 02/06, with a copy to my office.
Thanks.
RESPONSE:
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1989
10:30 A.M.
Thank you. It's a great pleasure to be with you today.
[[
I'm told my visit here represents a very important milestone
-- a very rare phenomenon. This will be one of the few
presentations to be made here without a viewgraph... (note:
Livermore's culture relies very heavily on them.) 11
It's very exciting to visit such an extraodinary institution
-- and the people who bring it to life. Yours are the minds that
are rarely at rest -- sometimes blessed, sometimes burdened with
a flow of ideas that won't quit. Maybe when you're out fishing,
or at three in the morning. But like the Bells and the Edisons
and the Tellers before you, your ideas -- and your ability to
deliver on them -- are America's best.
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world stable, and America secure.
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You're aware of the tremendous changes that have swept the
world over the past year. In my address to the nation two weeks
ago I referred to it as the "Revolution of '89" -- a remarkable
and hopeful transition, that continues even now.
What I didn't mention -- which you also understand -- is how
the world's movement toward democracy and freedom is a direct
result of our ability to stand firm in the face of threats to
peace and stability.
The strength of the U.S. nuclear deterrent -- developed
through the efforts of our National Laboratories, and the
Departments of Energy and Defense -- has helped to guard the
peace so precious to all of us.
Now the labs are also developing technologies to strengthen
deterrence through strategic defenses. Together with strategic
modernization and arms control, programs like "Brilliant Pebbles"
complement our ability to preserve the peace.
If the technology I've seen today proves feasible -- and it
looks very promising -- no war planner could be confident of the
consequences of a ballistic missile attack. The comprehensive
defensive system we are now researching will strengthen
deterrence.
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Even as we work to reduce arsenals, and reduce tensions, we
understand the continuing, crucial role of strategic defenses.
They can underwrite arms control, by diminishing the advantages
of cheating. They can defend us against accidental launches, or
attacks from countries with unstable leadership.
so a vigorous research, development, and testing program at
our National Laboratories will be as crucial as ever, as we adapt
both the size and shape of our nuclear deterrent. We are working
on significant reductions in arms -- but we will settle for
nothing less than the highest confidence in the survivability,
effectiveness, and safety of our remaining forces.
The scientific expertise of laboratories like Livermore will
also serve the national interest on problems like economic
competitiveness, education, energy, space exploration, waste
cleanup, and sound environmental practices.
These will be enormously important challenges in the future.
Challenges that your skills and talents -- those flashes of
insight matched with long hours of labor lawrence -- will help us meet Couly
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will be a crucial part of our ability to meet the challenges of
the new decade -- and the next century.
Thank you. God bless you. And God bless the United States
of America.
# # #
Document No. 110804
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 02/05/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 90 FEB 6 A8:48 NOON 02/06/90
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
(02/05 5:15 p.m. draft)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
ROGERS
CARD
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
WINSTON
FITZWATER
BROMLEY
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston by NOON on Tuesday, 02/06, with a copy to my office.
Thanks.
RESPONSE:
No Comments
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702