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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
February 23, 1990
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
TO THE RED CROSS
The Red Cross Headquarters
Washington, D.C.
11:42 A.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much, Chairman Moody, and
all of you, ladies and gentlemen. It's a great pleasure for me --
long drive over -- (laughter) -- but I'm willing to make the
sacrifice. (Laughter.) Literally, it took us about 30 seconds. But
what a pleasure to address the Red Cross. One reason is that if my
speech is a disaster, relief is close at hand. (Laughter.)
Moreover, you prove what Emerson said: "The greatest gift is a
portion of thyself."
Seventy-seven years ago it was William Howard Taft began
a great and generous tradition. And since then, every President has
been privileged -- as I am -- to serve as American Red Cross Honorary
Chairman, and since 1943, to proclaim March as American Red Cross
Month.
To Franklin Roosevelt, the Red Cross embraced in its
membership all races and creeds. To Dwight Eisenhower, it mirrored
the warm heart of a free people. And another great President, Ronald
Reagan, rightly observed that the Red Cross volunteers have proved
equal to the challenges of the times.
This spirit is crystalized in the three windows beside me
-- windows commissioned by the Red Cross in 1917 which represent the
theme of ministry through sacrifice. These windows tell the Red
Cross story -- from collecting blood to combating disaster, and what
this has meant to Americans and people throughout the world for
generations.
Let me tell a story which illustrates that meaning. It's
about a violent winter snowstorm -- and a remote mountain cabin all
but covered by snow drifts. I'm afraid most Red Cross volunteers
have heard it.
A Red Cross rescue team was carried by helicopter to
these snowdrifts, within a mile of the cabin -- and then struggled to
the cabin, shoveling a path through the snow. Finally arriving at
the door, the lead rescuer knocked. It was opened by a crusty
mountaineer.
"We're from the Red Cross," the rescuer explained. To
which the mountaineer responded by scratching his head. "Well, it's
been a right tough winter, " he said at last. "I don't see how we can
give anything this year.' (Laughter.)
A few moments later, obviously, the mountaineer got the
message that rescue team was there to help. Just as for millions of
people in need, from that snowbound mountaineer to families made
homeless by floods and hurricanes, the Red Cross is what I like to
refer to as a brilliant point of light -- part of that vast galaxy of
individuals, businesses, schools, churches, synagogues, voluntary
associations working together to solve problems.
MORE
- 2 -
A point of light. A star of hope across the globe. For
109 years that star has shone anytime there has been a need --
anywhere there is a need. And today it dazzles still. In 2,800
chapters in thousands of towns and cities and at our military
bases around the world providing light at the end of the tunnel, a
rainbow through the clouds.
Look, first, here at home. When forest fires seared the
State of Michigan in 1881 -- or the Dust Bowl ravaged lives the Red
Cross star of light, if you will, helped millions of people. And
that legacy continues from Hurricane Hugo in South Carolina to the
earthquake in north California. Through CPR, AIDS education, and
programs for the elderly - the Red Cross star casts a glow of love
and caring. Showing that any definition of a successful life must
include serving others.
And look around the world. In the late 1800's, the Red
Cross sent food and medical supplies to a starving Russia, and since
then, has served from San Juan Hill to Hamburger Hill. In 1987,
1,200 Red Cross volunteers assisted when the tiny country of
Bangladesh suffered from floods. In 1988, you sent the first
international disaster relief to the Soviet Union in 65 years. And
today, just take a look at Eastern Europe where you're providing
emergency food, clothing, and medical aid to new refugees.
These efforts prove anew that a world without the Red
Cross would be a terrible cross to bear, and show how the Red Cross
become the leaders of tomorrow.
star of hope can shine forever by helping the volunteers of today
For evidence then look at these men and women -- each a
"Star Player" honored by the Red Cross -- or, as you say, each
"playing your part."
Dorothy Campbell-Bell of Nashville. Teaching law in the
classroom -- and the disabled to swim. or Rochester, New York's, Joe
Delgado, next here, Father of the Organization of Latin American
Students. In Philadelphia, Bill Gallagher is a Red Cross leader and
full-time medical student. And in Cape May, New Jersey, Karen
Maiorana started Operation Mail Call. Then, there's Ben Robinson, of
Hartford, Connecticut. One of Ebony's Ten Young Leaders of America.
And then Debra Johnson, of Ashtabula, Ohio. The 1988 Volunteer of
the Year.
That's some battalion, some line-up, I'll tell you. And
today they're leading a cavalry charge of hope and healing. They're
among the more than one million volunteers who grace settings from
day care centers to inner-city schools. And who are buoyed by the
donors who last year raised nearly $145 million for the Red Cross
disaster relief fund.
I began with a story about such service to others, and so
let me close with another. It's about a man -- President Woodrow
Wilson who so admired the Red Cross that he once told Admiral
Grayson to gather up sheep and put them grazing on the White House
lawn.
"He appointed me shepherd of the flock," Grayson
recalled. "When shearing time came I reported to him that we had a
little over 100 pounds of wool." With that, Wilson ordered him to
send two pounds of wool to every state telling the governors to
have it auctioned for the benefit of the Red Cross.
The auction raised $50,000 -- and in time, Admiral
Grayson went on to become Chairman of the Red Cross. For like you,
he believed that we succeed in life only when we make a difference in
someone else's life.
You live that belief. And have made the Red Cross a star
of hope unto the world. This table was used by Red Cross Chairman
William Howard Taft when he was President. So it's my honor now to
use it again as I sign this proclamation making March American Red
MORE
- 3 -
Cross Month.
Thank you for all you do, and thank you for inviting me.
God bless the Red Cross. Thank you all. (Applause.)
END
11:50 A.M. EST
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
February 23, 1990
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
TO THE RED CROSS
The Red Cross Headquarters
Washington, D.C.
11:42 A.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much, Chairman Moody, and
all of you, ladies and gentlemen. It's a great pleasure for me --
long drive over -- (laughter) -- but I'm willing to make the
sacrifice. (Laughter.) Literally, it took us about 30 seconds. But
what a pleasure to address the Red Cross. One reason is that if my
speech is a disaster, relief is close at hand. (Laughter.)
Moreover, you prove what Emerson said: "The greatest gift is a
portion of thyself."
Seventy-seven years ago it was William Howard Taft began
a great and generous tradition. And since then, every President has
been privileged -- as I am -- to serve as American Red Cross Honorary
Chairman, and since 1943, to proclaim March as American Red Cross
Month.
To Franklin Roosevelt, the Red Cross embraced in its
membership all races and creeds. To Dwight Eisenhower, it mirrored
the warm heart of a free people. And another great President, Ronald
Reagan, rightly observed that the Red Cross volunteers have proved
equal to the challenges of the times.
This spirit is crystalized in the three windows beside me
-- windows commissioned by the Red Cross in 1917 which represent the
theme of ministry through sacrifice. These windows tell the Red
Cross story -- from collecting blood to combating disaster, and what
this has meant to Americans and people throughout the world for
generations.
Let me tell a story which illustrates that meaning. It's
about a violent winter snowstorm -- and a remote mountain cabin all
but covered by snow drifts. I'm afraid most Red Cross volunteers
have heard it.
A Red Cross rescue team was carried by helicopter to
these snowdrifts, within a mile of the cabin -- and then struggled to
the cabin, shoveling a path through the snow. Finally arriving at
the door, the lead rescuer knocked. It was opened by a crusty
mountaineer.
"We're from the Red Cross," the rescuer explained. To
which the mountaineer responded by scratching his head. "Well, it's
been a right tough winter, he said at last. "I don't see how we can
give anything this year.' (Laughter.)
A few moments later, obviously, the mountaineer got the
message that rescue team was there to help. Just as for millions of
people in need, from that snowbound mountaineer to families made
homeless by floods and hurricanes, the Red Cross is what I like to
refer to as a brilliant point of light -- part of that vast galaxy of
individuals, businesses, schools, churches, synagogues, voluntary
associations working together to solve problems.
MORE
- 2 -
A point of light. A star of hope across the globe. For
109 years that star has shone anytime there has been a need --
anywhere there is a need. And today it dazzles still. In 2,800
chapters -- in thousands of towns and cities and at our military
bases around the world providing light at the end of the tunnel, a
rainbow through the clouds.
Look, first, here at home. When forest fires seared the
State of Michigan in 1881 -- or the Dust Bowl ravaged lives - the Red
Cross star of light, if you will, helped millions of people. And
that legacy continues from Hurricane Hugo in South Carolina to the
earthquake in north California. Through CPR, AIDS education, and
programs for the elderly -- the Red Cross star casts a glow of love
and caring. Showing that any definition of a successful life must
include serving others.
And look around the world. In the late 1800's, the Red
Cross sent food and medical supplies to a starving Russia, and since
then, has served from San Juan Hill to Hamburger Hill. In 1987,
1,200 Red Cross volunteers assisted when the tiny country of
Bangladesh suffered from floods. In 1988, you sent the first
international disaster relief to the Soviet Union in 65 years. And
today, just take a look at Eastern Europe where you're providing
emergency food, clothing, and medical aid to new refugees.
These efforts prove anew that a world without the Red
Cross would be a terrible cross to bear, and show how the Red Cross
star of hope can shine forever by helping the volunteers of today
become the leaders of tomorrow.
For evidence then look at these men and women -- each a
"Star Player" honored by the Red Cross -- or, as you say, each
"playing your part.'
Dorothy Campbell-Bell of Nashville. Teaching law in the
classroom -- and the disabled to swim. Or Rochester, New York's, Joe
Delgado, next here, Father of the Organization of Latin American
Students. In Philadelphia, Bill Gallagher is a Red Cross leader and
full-time medical student. And in Cape May, New Jersey, Karen
Maiorana started Operation Mail Call. Then, there's Ben Robinson, of
Hartford, Connecticut. One of Ebony's Ten Young Leaders of America.
And then Debra Johnson, of Ashtabula, Ohio. The 1988 Volunteer of
the Year.
That's some battalion, some line-up, I'll tell you. And
today they're leading a cavalry charge of hope and healing. They're
among the more than one million volunteers who grace settings from
day care centers to inner-city schools. And who are buoyed by the
donors who last year raised nearly $145 million for the Red Cross
disaster relief fund.
I began with a story about such service to others, and so
let me close with another. It's about a man -- President Woodrow
Wilson -- who so admired the Red Cross that he once told Admiral
Grayson to gather up sheep and put them grazing on the White House
lawn.
"He appointed me shepherd of the flock, Grayson
recalled. "When shearing time came I reported to him that we had a
little over 100 pounds of wool." With that, Wilson ordered him to
send two pounds of wool to every state -- telling the governors to
have it auctioned for the benefit of the Red Cross.
The auction raised $50,000 -- and in time, Admiral
Grayson went on to become Chairman of the Red Cross. For like you,
he believed that we succeed in life only when we make a difference in
someone else's life.
You live that belief. And have made the Red Cross a star
of hope unto the world. This table was used by Red Cross Chairman
William Howard Taft when he was President. So it's my honor now to
use it again as I sign this proclamation making March American Red
MORE
- 3 -
Cross Month.
Thank you for all you do, and thank you for inviting me.
God bless the Red Cross. Thank you all. (Applause.)
END
11:50 A.M. EST
File
RED CROSS / WASHINGTON, D.C.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1990 / 11:30 A.M.
CHAIRMAN MOODY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. It's ALWAYS
A PLEASURE TO ADDRESS THE RED CROSS. // ONE REASON IS
THAT IF MY SPEECH IS A DISASTER, RELIEF IS CLOSE AT
HAND. // MOREOVER, YOU PROVE WHAT EMERSON SAID: "THE
GREATEST GIFT IS A PORTION OF THYSELF." //
SEVENTY-SEVEN YEARS AGO, WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT BEGAN
A GREAT AND GENEROUS TRADITION.
- 2 -
AND SINCE THEN, EVERY PRESIDENT HAS BEEN PRIVILEGED --
AS I AM -- TO SERVE AS AMERICAN RED CROSS HONORARY
CHAIRMAN. AND SINCE 1943, TO PROCLAIM MARCH AS
AMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH.
To FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT, THE RED CROSS "EMBRAC[ED] IN
ITS MEMBERSHIP ALL RACES AND CREEDS." // To DWIGHT
EISENHOWER, IT MIRRORED THE "WARM HEART OF A FREE
PEOPLE." //
- 3 -
AND ANOTHER GREAT PRESIDENT, RONALD REAGAN, RIGHTLY
OBSERVED THAT "THE RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS HAVE PROVED
EQUAL TO THE CHALLENGES OF OUR TIME."
THIS SPIRIT IS CRYSTALIZED IN THE THREE WINDOWS
BESIDE ME -- WINDOWS COMMISSIONED BY THE RED CROSS IN
1917 WHICH REPRESENT THE THEME OF MINISTRY THROUGH
SACRIFICE. THESE WINDOWS TELL THE RED CROSS STORY. //
FROM COLLECTING BLOOD TO COMBATING DISASTER.
- 4 -
AND WHAT THIS HAS MEANT TO AMERICANS AND PEOPLE
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD FOR GENERATIONS.
((LET ME TELL A STORY WHICH ILLUSTRATES THAT
MEANING. It's ABOUT A VIOLENT WINTER SNOWSTORM -- AND
A REMOTE MOUNTAIN CABIN ALL BUT COVERED BY SNOW DRIFTS.
((A RED CROSS RESCUE TEAM WAS CARRIED BY HELICOPTER
TO WITHIN A MILE OF THE CABIN -- THEN STRUGGLED TO THE
CABIN AND SHOVELED A PATH THROUGH THE SNOW. FINALLY
ARRIVING AT THE DOOR, THE LEAD RESCUER KNOCKED.
- 5 -
IT WAS OPENED BY A CRUSTY MOUNTAINEER.
(("WE'RE FROM THE RED CROSS," THE RESCUER
EXPLAINED. To WHICH THE MOUNTAINEER RESPONDED BY
SCRATCHING HIS HEAD. // "WELL, IT'S BEEN A RIGHT
TOUGH WINTER," HE SAID AT LAST. "I DON'T SEE HOW WE
CAN GIVE ANYTHING THIS YEAR.")) //
A FEW MOMENTS LATER, THE MOUNTAINEER GOT THE
MESSAGE: THAT RESCUE TEAM WAS THERE TO HELP.
- 6 -
JUST AS FOR MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN NEED, FROM THAT
SNOWBOUND MOUNTAINEER TO FAMILIES MADE HOMELESS BY
FLOODS AND HURRICANES, THE RED CROSS IS A BRILLIANT
POINT OF LIGHT -- PART OF THAT VAST GALAXY OF
INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, SYNAGOGUES,
AND VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATIONS WORKING TOGETHER TO SOLVE
PROBLEMS.
- 7 -
"A POINT OF LIGHT." A STAR OF HOPE ACROSS THE
GLOBE. FOR 109 YEARS THAT STAR HAS SHONE ANYTIME THERE
HAS BEEN A NEED -- ANYWHERE THERE IS A NEED. AND TODAY
IT DAZZLES STILL. IN 2,800 CHAPTERS -- IN THOUSANDS OF
TOWNS AND CITIES AND AT OUR MILITARY BASES AROUND THE
WORLD -- PROVIDING LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL, A
RAINBOW THROUGH THE CLOUDS.
- 8 -
Look, FIRST, HERE AT HOME. WHEN FOREST FIRES
SEARED MICHIGAN IN 1881 -- OR THE DUSTBOWL RAVAGED
LIVES -- THE RED CROSS STAR HELPED MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.
AND THAT LEGACY CONTINUES FROM HURRICANE HUGO IN SOUTH
CAROLINA TO THE EARTHQUAKE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
THROUGH CPR, AIDS EDUCATION, AND PROGRAMS FOR THE
ELDERLY -- THE RED CROSS STAR CASTS A GLOW OF LOVE AND
CARING. SHOWING THAT ANY DEFINITION OF A SUCCESSFUL
LIFE MUST INCLUDE SERVING OTHERS.
- 9 -
AND LOOK AROUND THE WORLD. IN THE LATE 1800s, THE
RED CROSS SENT FOOD AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO A STARVING
RUSSIA. AND SINCE THEN HAS SERVED FROM SAN JUAN HILL
TO HAMBURGER HILL. // IN 1987, 1,200 RED CROSS
VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED WHEN BANGLADESH WAS FLOODED. //
IN 1988, YOU SENT THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL DISASTER
RELIEF TO THE SOVIET UNION IN 65 YEARS. // AND TODAY,
LOOK AT EASTERN EUROPE.
- 10 -
WHERE YOU'RE PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD, CLOTHING, AND
MEDICAL AID TO NEW REFUGEES.
THESE EFFORTS PROVE ANEW THAT A WORLD WITHOUT THE
RED CROSS WOULD BE A TERRIBLE CROSS TO BEAR. AND SHOW
HOW THE RED CROSS STAR OF HOPE CAN SHINE FOREVER: BY
HELPING THE VOLUNTEERS OF TODAY BECOME THE LEADERS OF
TOMORROW. //
- 11 -
FOR EVIDENCE, LOOK AT THESE MEN AND WOMEN -- EACH
A "STAR PLAYER" HONORED BY THE RED CROSS -- OR, AS YOU
SAY, EACH "PLAYING YOUR PART." DOROTHY CAMPBELL-BELL
OF NASHVILLE. TEACHING LAW IN THE CLASSROOM -- AND THE
DISABLED TO SWIM. OR ROCHESTER, NEW YORK'S, JOE
DELGADO. FATHER OF THE ORGANIZATION OF LATIN AMERICAN
STUDENTS. // IN PHILADEPHIA, BILL GALLAGHER IS A RED
CROSS LEADER AND FULL-TIME MEDICAL STUDENT.
- 12 -
AND IN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY, KAREN MAIORANA [MAH REH
ANNA] STARTED OPERATION MAIL CALL. 11 THEN, THERE'S
HARTFORD'S BEN ROBINSON. ONE OF EBONY MAGAZINE'S TEN
YOUNG LEADERS OF AMERICA. AND DEBRA JOHNSON OF
ASHTABULA, OHTo. THE 1988 VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR. //
THAT'S SOME BATTALION. AND TODAY THEY'RE LEADING A
CAVALRY CHARGE OF HOPE AND HEALING. THEY'RE AMONG THE
MORE THAN ONE MILLION VOLUNTEERS WHO GRACE SETTINGS
FROM DAY-CARE CENTERS TO INNER-CITY SCHOOLS.
- 13 -
AND WHO ARE BUOYED BY THE DONORS WHO LAST YEAR RAISED
NEARLY $145 MILLION FOR THE RED CROSS DISASTER RELIEF
FUND.
I BEGAN WITH A STORY ABOUT SUCH SERVICE TO OTHERS.
I'D LIKE TO CLOSE WITH ANOTHER. IT'S ABOUT A MAN --
PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON -- WHO so ADMIRED THE RED
CROSS THAT HE ONCE TOLD ADMIRAL CARY GRAYSON TO GATHER
UP SHEEP AND PUT THEM GRAZING ON THE WHITE HOUSE LAWN.
- 14 -
"HE APPOINTED ME SHEPHERD OF THE FLOCK, " GRAYSON
RECALLED. "WHEN SHEARING TIME CAME I REPORTED TO HIM
THAT WE HAD A LITTLE OVER A HUNDRED POUNDS OF WOOL."
// WITH THAT, WILSON ORDERED HIM TO SEND TWO POUNDS OF
WOOL TO EVERY STATE -- TELLING THE GOVERNORS TO HAVE IT
AUCTIONED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RED CROSS.
THE AUCTION RAISED $50,000 --- AND IN TIME, ADMIRAL
GRAYSON BECAME CHAIRMAN OF THE RED CROSS.
- 15 -
FOR LIKE YOU, HE BELIEVED THAT WE SUCCEED IN LIFE ONLY
WHEN WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE.
You LIVE THAT BELIEF. AND HAVE MADE THE RED CROSS
A STAR OF HOPE UNTO THE WORLD. THIS TABLE WAS USED BY
RED CROSS CHAIRMAN WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT WHEN HE WAS
PRESIDENT. So IT'S MY HONOR TO NOW USE IT AS I SIGN
THE PROCLAMATION MAKING MARCH AMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH.
THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME. GOD BLESS THE RED CROSS.
AND GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
# # # #
*
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 21, 1990
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON
cw
FROM:
CURT SMITH
is
SUBJECT:
REMARKS AT RED CROSS VISIT
I. SUMMARY
On Friday, February 23, at 11:30 a.m. you will visit Red
Cross headquarters on 17th Street. The audience of about 200
people will consist of the Red Cross Board, volunteers, staff,
and guests. George Moody, Chairman of the Red Cross, will
introduce you.
II. DISCUSSION
The attached remarks (8 minutes, speechcards) praise the Red
Cross for its outstanding service. From blood services to
disaster relief to first aid, the Red Cross has been a "star of
hope." Six outstanding Red Cross volunteers will accompany you
on the platform as you deliver remarks and sign a proclamation
declaring March Red Cross Month.
(Smith/Blessey)
4:05 P.M.
February 21, 1990
RED
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RED CROSS
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1990
11:30 a.m.
Chairman Moody, Ladies and gentlemen. It's always a
pleasure to address the Red Cross. // One reason is that if my
speech is a disaster, relief is close at hand. // Moreover, you
prove what Emerson said: "The greatest gift is a portion of
thyself. //
Seventy-seven years ago, William Howard Taft began a great
and generous tradition. And since then, every President has been
privileged -- as I am -- to serve as American Red Cross Honorary
Chairman. And since 1943, to proclaim March as American Red
Cross Month.
To Franklin Roosevelt, the Red Cross "embrac[ed] in its
membership all races and creeds." // To Dwight Eisenhower, it
mirrored the "warm heart of a free people." // And another
great President, Ronald Reagan, rightly observed that "The Red
Cross volunteers have proved equal to the challenges of our
time."
This spirit is crystalized in the three windows beside me --
windows commissioned by the Red Cross in 1917 which represent the
theme of ministry through sacrifice. These windows tell the Red
Cross story. // From collecting blood to combating disaster.
2
And what this has meant to Americans and people throughout the
world for generations.
( (Let me tell a story which illustrates that meaning. It's
about a violent winter snowstorm -- and a remote mountain cabin
all but covered by snow drifts.
( (A Red Cross rescue team was carried by helicopter to
within a mile of the cabin -- then struggled to the cabin and
shoveled a path through the snow. Finally arriving at the door,
the lead rescuer knocked. It was opened by a crusty mountaineer.
(("We're from the Red Cross," the rescuer explained. To
which the mountaineer responded by scratching his head. //
"Well, it's been a right tough winter," he said at last. "I
don't see how we can give anything this year. ")) //
A few moments later, the mountaineer got the message: that
rescue team was there to help. Just as for millions of people in
need, from that snowbound mountaineer to families made homeless
by floods and hurricanes, the Red Cross is a brilliant point of
light -- part of that vast galaxy of individuals, businesses,
schools, churches, synagogues, and voluntary associations working
together to solve problems.
"A point of light. " A star of hope across the globe. For
109 years that star has shone anytime there has been a need --
anywhere there is a need. And today it dazzles still. In 2,800
chapters -- in thousands of towns and cities and at our military
bases around the world -- providing light at the end of the
tunnel, a rainbow through the clouds.
3
Look, first, here at home. When forest fires seared
Michigan in 1881 -- or the Dustbowl ravaged lives -- the Red
Cross star helped millions of people. And that legacy continues
from Hurricane Hugo in South Carolina to the earthquake in
Northern California. Through CPR, AIDS education, and programs
for the elderly -- the Red Cross star casts a glow of love and
caring. Showing that any definition of a successful life must
include serving others.
And look around the world. In the late 1800s, the Red Cross
sent food and medical supplies to a starving Russia. And since
then has served from San Juan Hill to Hamburger Hill. // In
1987, 1,200 Red Cross volunteers assisted when Bangladesh was
flooded. // In 1988, you sent the first international disaster
relief to the Soviet Union in 65 years. // And today, look at
Eastern Europe. Where you're providing emergency food, clothing,
and medical aid to new refugees.
These efforts prove anew that a world without the Red Cross
would be a terrible cross to bear. And show how the Red Cross
star of hope can shine forever: By helping the volunteers of
today become the leaders of tomorrow. //
For evidence, look at these men and women -- each a "Star
Player" honored by the Red Cross -- or, as you say, each "playing
your part. Dorothy Campbell-Bell of Nashville. Teaching law in
the classroom -- and the disabled to swim. or Rochester, New
York's, Joe Delgado. Father of the Organization of Latin
American Students. // In Philadephia, Bill Gallagher is a Red
4
Cross leader and full-time medical student. And in Cape May, New
Jersey, Karen Maiorana [Mah reh ANNA] started Operation Mail
Call. // Then, there's Hartford's Ben Robinson. One of Ebony
Magazine's Ten Young Leaders of America. And Debra Johnson of
Ashtabula, Ohio. The 1988 Volunteer of the Year. //
That's some battalion. And today they're leading a cavalry
charge of hope and healing. They're among the more than one
million volunteers who grace settings from day-care centers to
inner-city schools. And who are buoyed by the donors who last
year raised nearly $145 million for the Red Cross disaster relief
fund.
I began with a story about such service to others. I'd like
to close with another. It's about a man -- President Woodrow
Wilson -- who so admired the Red Cross that he once told Admiral
Cary Grayson to gather up sheep and put them grazing on the White
House lawn.
"He appointed me shepherd of the flock," Grayson recalled.
"When shearing time came I reported to him that we had a little
over a hundred pounds of wool." // With that, Wilson ordered
him to send two pounds of wool to every State -- telling the
Governors to have it auctioned for the benefit of the Red Cross.
The auction raised $50,000 -- and in time, Admiral Grayson
became Chairman of the Red Cross. For like you, he believed that
we succeed in life only when we make a difference in someone
else's life.
5
You live that belief. And have made the Red Cross a star
of hope unto the world. This table was used by Red Cross
Chairman William Howard Taft when he was President. So it's my
honor to now use it as I sign the proclamation making March
American Red Cross Month. Thank you for inviting me. God bless
the Red Cross. And God bless the United States of America.
# # # #
Document No. 114471 ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
2/22/90
---
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RED CROSS
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
PETERSMEYER
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
The attached has been forwarded to the President.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 21, 1990
ISSO FEB 2! FM 6: 23
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON cw
FROM:
CURT SMITH Cs
SUBJECT:
REMARKS AT RED CROSS VISIT
I. SUMMARY
On Friday, February 23, at 11:30 a.m. you will visit Red
Cross headquarters on 17th Street. The audience of about 200
people will consist of the Red Cross Board, volunteers, staff,
and guests. George Moody, Chairman of the Red Cross, will
introduce you.
II. DISCUSSION
The attached remarks (8 minutes, speechcards) praise the Red
Cross for its outstanding service. From blood services to
disaster relief to first aid, the Red Cross has been a "star of
hope." Six outstanding Red Cross volunteers will accompany you
on the platform as you deliver remarks and sign a proclamation
declaring March Red Cross Month.
(Smith/Blessey)
4:05 P.M.
February 21, 1990
RED
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RED CROSS
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1990
11:30 a.m.
Chairman Moody, Ladies and gentlemen. It's always a
pleasure to address the Red Cross. // One reason is that if my
speech is a disaster, relief is close at hand. // Moreover, you
prove what Emerson said: "The greatest gift is a portion of
thyself." //
Seventy-seven years ago, William Howard Taft began a great
and generous tradition. And since then, every President has been
privileged -- as I am -- to serve as American Red Cross Honorary
Chairman. And since 1943, to proclaim March as American Red
Cross Month.
To Franklin Roosevelt, the Red Cross "embrac[ed] in its
membership all races and creeds." // To Dwight Eisenhower, it
mirrored the "warm heart of a free people." // And another
great President, Ronald Reagan, rightly observed that "The Red
Cross volunteers have proved equal to the challenges of our
time."
This spirit is crystalized in the three windows beside me --
windows commissioned by the Red Cross in 1917 which represent the
theme of ministry through sacrifice. These windows tell the Red
Cross story. // From collecting blood to combating disaster.
2
And what this has meant to Americans and people throughout the
world for generations.
((Let me tell a story which illustrates that meaning. It's
about a violent winter snowstorm -- and a remote mountain cabin
all but covered by snow drifts.
( (A Red Cross rescue team was carried by helicopter to
within a mile of the cabin -- then struggled to the cabin and
shoveled a path through the snow. Finally arriving at the door,
the lead rescuer knocked. It was opened by a crusty mountaineer.
( ("We're from the Red Cross," the rescuer explained. To
which the mountaineer responded by scratching his head. //
"Well, it's been a right tough winter, " he said at last. "I
don't see how we can give anything this year. ) ) 11
A few moments later, the mountaineer got the message: that
rescue team was there to help. Just as for millions of people in
need, from that snowbound mountaineer to families made homeless
by floods and hurricanes, the Red Cross is a brilliant point of
light -- part of that vast galaxy of individuals, businesses,
schools, churches, synagogues, and voluntary associations working
together to solve problems.
"A point of light. " A star of hope across the globe. For
109 years that star has shone anytime there has been a need --
anywhere there is a need. And today it dazzles still. In 2,800
chapters -- in thousands of towns and cities and at our military
bases around the world -- providing light at the end of the
tunnel, a rainbow through the clouds.
3
Look, first, here at home. When forest fires seared
Michigan in 1881 -- or the Dustbowl ravaged lives -- the Red
Cross star helped millions of people. And that legacy continues
from Hurricane Hugo in South Carolina to the earthquake in
Northern California. Through CPR, AIDS education, and programs
for the elderly -- the Red Cross star casts a glow of love and
caring. Showing that any definition of a successful life must
include serving others.
And look around the world. In the late 1800s, the Red Cross
sent food and medical supplies to a starving Russia. And since
then has served from San Juan Hill to Hamburger Hill. // In
1987, 1,200 Red Cross volunteers assisted when Bangladesh was
flooded. // In 1988, you sent the first international disaster
relief to the Soviet Union in 65 years. // And today, look at
Eastern Europe. Where you're providing emergency food, clothing,
and medical aid to new refugees.
These efforts prove anew that a world without the Red Cross
would be a terrible cross to bear. And show how the Red Cross
star of hope can shine forever: By helping the volunteers of
today become the leaders of tomorrow. //
For evidence, look at these men and women -- each a "Star
Player" honored by the Red Cross -- or, as you say, each "playing
your part.' Dorothy Campbell-Bell of Nashville. Teaching law in
the classroom -- and the disabled to swim. or Rochester, New
York's, Joe Delgado. Father of the Organization of Latin
American Students. // In Philadephia, Bill Gallagher is a Red
4
Cross leader and full-time medical student. And in Cape May, New
Jersey, Karen Maiorana [Mah reh ANNA] started Operation Mail
Call. 11 Then, there's Hartford's Ben Robinson. One of Ebony
Magazine's Ten Young Leaders of America. And Debra Johnson of
Ashtabula, Ohio. The 1988 Volunteer of the Year. //
That's some battalion. And today they're leading a cavalry
charge of hope and healing. They're among the more than one
million volunteers who grace settings from day-care centers to
inner-city schools. And who are buoyed by the donors who last
year raised nearly $145 million for the Red Cross disaster relief
fund.
I began with a story about such service to others. I'd like
to close with another. It's about a man -- President Woodrow
Wilson -- who so admired the Red Cross that he once told Admiral
Cary Grayson to gather up sheep and put them grazing on the White
House lawn.
"He appointed me shepherd of the flock," Grayson recalled.
"When shearing time came I reported to him that we had a little
over a hundred pounds of wool." // With that, Wilson ordered
him to send two pounds of wool to every State -- telling the
Governors to have it auctioned for the benefit of the Red Cross.
The auction raised $50,000 -- and in time, Admiral Grayson
became Chairman of the Red Cross. For like you, he believed that
we succeed in life only when we make a difference in someone
else's life.
5
You live that belief. And have made the Red Cross a star
of hope unto the world. This table was used by Red Cross
Chairman William Howard Taft when he was President. So it's my
honor to now use it as I sign the proclamation making March
American Red Cross Month. Thank you for inviting me. God bless
the Red Cross. And God bless the United States of America.
* * * *
Document No. 114471SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 2/16/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 2/20/90 4:00 PM
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RED CROSS
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES N/C
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
WINSTON
CICCONI
DEMAREST N/C
PINKERTON
PETERSMEYER
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm.
122, x2930, no later than 4:00 PM, Tuesday, February 20,
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
Bussey's Des
time: 11:30
(Smith/Blessey)
how many : 200
5 P.M.
February 15, 1990
RED
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RED CROSS
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1990
Chairman Moody, Ladies and gentlemen. It's always a
pleasure to address the Red Cross. // One reason is that if my
speech is a disaster, relief is close at hand. // Moreover, you
prove what Emerson said: "The greatest gift is a portion of
thyself." //
77
Eighty two years ago, a large man -- William Howard Taft --
began an even larger tradition. And since then, every President
has been privileged as I am -- to serve as American Red Cross
since FDR in 1943
Honorary Chairman and proclaim March American Red Cross Month.
To Franklin Roosevelt, the Red Cross "embrac [ed] in its
membership all races and creeds." // To Dwight Eisenhower, it
mirrored the "warm heart of a free people." // And it was
another great President, Ronald Reagan, who rightly observed that
volunteers, have proved to
of our time
"The Red Cross has [always] met the challenge.
X
Those traits are crystalized in the three windows beside me
pass!
-- windows commissioned by the Red Cross in 1917, and which
represent the theme of ministry through sacrifice. They show
what the Red Cross does. // From collecting blood to combating.
disaster. And what it has meant through generations of service.
( (Let me tell a story which illustrates that meaning. It's
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collect blood
2
about a violent winter snowstorm -- and a remote mountain cabin
all but covered by snow drifts.
( (A Red Cross rescue team was carried by helicopter to
within a mile of the cabin -- then struggled to the cabin and
shoveled a path through the snow. Finally arriving at the door,
the lead rescuer knocked. It was opened by a crusty mountaineer.
( ("We're from the Red Cross," the rescuer explained. To
which the mountaineer scratched his head. // "Well, it's been a
right tough winter," he said at last. "I don't see how we can
give anything this year. ")) //
A few moments later, the mountaineer got the message: That
rescue team was there to help. Just as by asking others to give
of, not to, themselves, the Red Cross is among what I call "a
thousand points of light" -- that vast galaxy of voluntary
associations working together to solve problems.
"Point of light," yes. And star of hope across the globe.
For 109 years that star has shone anytime there has been a need
-- anywhere you are needed. Rejecting the "Me"-Generation.
Acclaiming the "We"-Generation. And today it dazzles still. In
thousands
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to a famined Russia. And since then has served from San Juan
Hill to Hamburger Hill. // In 1987, 1,200 Red Cross volunteers
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These efforts prove anew that a world without the Red Cross
would be a terrible cross to bear. And show how the Red Cross
star of hope can shine forever: By helping the volunteers of
today become the leaders of tomorrow. //
For evidence, look at these men and women -- each a "Star
Player" honored by the Red Cross -- or, as you say, each "playing
your part. " Dorothy Campbell-Bell of Nashville. Teaching law in
the classroom -- and the disabled to swim. Or Rochester, New
York's, Joe Delgado. Father of the Organization of Latin
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"When shearing time came I reported to him that we had a little
over a hundred pounds of wool." // With that, Wilson ordered
him to send two pounds of wool to every State -- telling the
Governors to have it auctioned for the benefit of the Red Cross.
The auction raised $50,000 -- and in time, Admiral Grayson
became Chairman of the Red Cross. For like Woodrow Wilson, he
believed in "We," not "Me." And that only "Do unto others" could
define a successful life both for the individual and Nation.
You share - you live -- that belief. And have made the
Red Cross a star of hope unto the world. This table was used by
the Red Cross Chairman when William Howard Taft (shenhe was President.
So it's my honor to now use it as I sign the proclamation making
March American Red Cross Month. Thank you for inviting me. God
bless the Red Cross. And God bless the United States of America.
#
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(Smith/Blessey)
1990 FEB 16 AM 11: 32
5 P.M.
February 15, 1990
RED
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RED CROSS
nil
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1990
Chairman Moody, Ladies and gentlemen. It's always a
pleasure to address the Red Cross. // One reason is that if my
speech is a disaster, relief is close at hand. // Moreover, you
prove what Emerson said: "The greatest gift is a portion of
thyself." //
Eighty-two years ago, a large man -- William Howard Taft --
began an even larger tradition. And since then, every President
has been privileged -- as I am -- to serve as American Red Cross
Honorary Chairman and proclaim March American Red Cross Month.
To Franklin Roosevelt, the Red Cross "embrac [ed] in its
membership all races and creeds." 11 To Dwight Eisenhower, it
mirrored the "warm heart of a free people." 11 And it was
another great President, Ronald Reagan, who rightly observed that
"The Red Cross has [always] met the challenge."
Those traits are crystalized in the three windows beside me
-- windows commissioned by the Red Cross in 1917, and which
represent the theme of ministry through sacrifice. They show
what the Red Cross does. // From collecting blood to combating
disaster. And what it has meant through generations of service.
( (Let me tell a story which illustrates that meaning. It's
2
about a violent winter snowstorm -- and a remote mountain cabin
all but covered by snow drifts.
( (A Red Cross rescue team was carried by helicopter to
within a mile of the cabin -- then struggled to the cabin and
shoveled a path through the snow. Finally arriving at the door,
the lead rescuer knocked. It was opened by a crusty mountaineer.
(("We're from the Red Cross," the rescuer explained. To
which the mountaineer scratched his head. // "Well, it's been a
right tough winter," he said at last. "I don't see how we can
give anything this year. ")) //
A few moments later, the mountaineer got the message: That
rescue team was there to help. Just as by asking others to give
of, not to, themselves, the Red Cross is among what I call "a
thousand points of light" -- that vast galaxy of voluntary
associations working together to solve problems.
"Point of light," yes. And star of hope across the globe.
For 109 years that star has shone anytime there has been a need
-- anywhere you are needed. Rejecting the "Me"-Generation.
Acclaiming the "We"-Generation. And today it dazzles still. In
and at our military bases overalls
2,800 chapters -- in over towns and cities providing light
around
at the end of the tunnel.
the
world
Look, first, at America. When Civil War seared the Union --
or the Dustbowl ravaged lives -- the Red Cross star lit the night
for millions of people. As it did in 1989 from Hurricane Hugo to
Northern California. Through CPR, AIDS education, and programs
for the elderly -- the Red Cross star casts a glow of love and
3
caring. Showing how the definition of a successful life must
include serving others.
That definition, naturally, is not limited to America. //
So in the late 1800s the Red Cross sent food and medical supplies
to a famined Russia. And since then has served from San Juan
Hill to Hamburger Hill. // In 1987, 1,200 Red Cross volunteers
assisted when Bangladesh was flooded. // Last year, you sent
the first international disaster relief to the Soviet Union since
1923. // And today, look at Germany. Where you're providing
emergency food, clothing, and medical aid to new refugees.
These efforts prove anew that a world without the Red Cross
would be a terrible cross to bear. And show how the Red Cross
star of hope can shine forever: By helping the volunteers of
today become the leaders of tomorrow. //
For evidence, look at these men and women -- each a "Star
Player" honored by the Red Cross -- or, as you say, each "playing
your part." Dorothy Campbell-Bell of Nashville. Teaching law in
the classroom -- and the disabled to swim. Or Rochester, New
York's, Joe Delgado. Father of the Organization of Latin
American Students. // In Philadephia, Bill Gallagher is a Cross
leader and full-time medical student. And in Sea Isle City, New
Jersey, Karen Maiorana manages Operation Fireside. // Then,
there's Hartford's Ben Robinson. One of Ebony Magazine's Ten
Young Leaders of America. And Debra Johnson of Ashtabula. The
1988 Volunteer of the Year. 11
4
That's some battalion. And today they're leading a cavalry
charge of hope and healing. They're among the more than 21,000
volunteers who grace settings from day-care centers to inner-city
schools. And who last year raised nearly $145 million for the
Red Cross disaster relief fund.
I began with a story about such service to others. I'd like
to close with another. It's about a man -- Woodrow Wilson -- who
so admired the Red Cross that he once told Admiral Gary Trayson
to gather up sheep and put them grazing on the White House lawn.
"He appointed me shepherd of the flock," Trayson recalled.
"When shearing time came I reported to him that we had a little
over a hundred pounds of wool." // With that, Wilson ordered
him to send two pounds of wool to every State -- telling the
Governors to have it auctioned for the benefit of the Red Cross.
The auction raised $50,000 -- and in time, Admiral Grayson
became Chairman of the Red Cross. For like Woodrow Wilson, he
believed in "We," not "Me." And that only "Do unto others" could
define a successful life both for the individual and Nation.
You share -- you live -- that belief. And have made the
Red Cross a star of hope unto the world. This table was used by
the Red Cross Chairman when William Howard Taft was President.
So it's my honor to now use it as I sign the proclamation making
March American Red Cross Month. Thank you for inviting me. God
bless the Red Cross. And God bless the United States of America.
#
#
#
#
(Smith/Blessey)
1990 FEB 16 AM 11: 32
5 P.M.
February 15, 1990
RED
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RED CROSS
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1990
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11: 30 A.M.
Chairman Moody, Ladies and gentlemen. It's always a
pleasure to address the Red Cross. // One reason is that if my
speech is a disaster, relief is close at hand. // Moreover, you
prove what Emerson said: "The greatest gift is a portion of
thyself." // Seventy-seven
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began an even larger tradition. And since then, every President
has been privileged -- as I am -- to serve as American Red Cross
as
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To Franklin Roosevelt, the Red Cross "embrac [ed] in its
membership all races and creeds." // To Dwight Eisenhower, it
mirrored the "warm heart of a free people." // And it was
another great President, Ronald Reagan, who rightly observed that
volunteers have proved equal 10 the
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all but covered by snow drifts.
( (A Red Cross rescue team was carried by helicopter to
within a mile of the cabin -- then struggled to the cabin and
shoveled a path through the snow. Finally arriving at the door,
the lead rescuer knocked. It was opened by a crusty mountaineer.
( ("We're from the Red Cross, the rescuer explained. To
which the mountaineer scratched his head. // "Well, it's been a
desponded by na
right tough winter," he said at last. "I don't see how we can
give anything this year. ")) //
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-- anywhere you are needed. Rejecting the "Me"-Generation.
Acclaiming the "We" Generation. And today it dazzles still. In
thousands of
2,800 chapters -- in over towns and cities -- providing light
at the end of the tunnel, a rambow through the clouds.
here at home.
the
forest fires seared Michigan in 1881
Look, first, at America. When 1 Civil War seared the Union --
or the Dustbowl ravaged lives -- the Red Cross star lit the night
in South Coroluna
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in
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for the elderly -- the Red Cross star casts a glow of love and
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caring. Showing how the definition of a successful life must
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That definition, naturally, is not limited to America. H
So in the late 1800s the Red Cross sent food and medical supplies
to a famined staromg Russia. And since then has served from San Juan
Hill to Hamburger Hill. // In 1987, 1,200 Red Cross volunteers
in 1988,
assisted when Bangladesh was flooded. // Last year, you sent
in 65 years.
the first international disaster relief to the Soviet Union since
Eastern Europe &
1923. // And today, look at Germany Where you're providing
emergency food, clothing, and medical aid to new refugees.
These efforts prove anew that a world without the Red Cross
would be a terrible cross to bear. And show how the Red Cross
star of hope can shine forever: By helping the volunteers of
today become the leaders of tomorrow. //
For evidence, look at these men and women -- each a "Star
Player" honored by the Red Cross -- or, as you say, each "playing
your part." Dorothy Campbell-Bell of Nashville. Teaching law in
the classroom -- and the disabled to swim. Or Rochester, New
York's, Joe Delgado. Father of the Organization of Latin
American Students. // In Philadephia, Bill Gallagher is a Cross
Cape May,
leader and full-time medical student. And in Sea Isle City, New
[Mah reh ANNA)
Pstarted Operation Mail Call.
Jersey, Karen Maiorana manages Operation Fireside. // Then,
there's Hartford's Ben Robinson. One of Ebony Magazine's Ten
ohio
Young Leaders of America. And Debra Johnson of Ashtabula, The
1988 Volunteer of the Year. //
4
That's some battalion. And today they're leading a cavalry
one million
charge of hope and healing. They're among the more than 21,000
volunteers who grace settings from day-care centers to inner-city
who are helped by the donors who last year
schools. And who last year raised nearly $145 million for the
Red Cross disaster relief fund.
I began with a story about such service to others. I'd like
President
to close with another. It's about a man -- Woodrow Wilson -- who
C
For
so admired the Red Cross that he once told Admiral Gary Trayson
to gather up sheep and put them grazing on the White House lawn.
"He appointed me shepherd of the flock," 18/ Trayson recalled.
"When shearing time came I reported to him that we had a little
over a hundred pounds of wool." // With that, Wilson ordered
him to send two pounds of wool to every State -- telling the
Governors to have it auctioned for the benefit of the Red Cross.
The auction raised $50,000 -- and in time, Admiral Grayson
became Chairman of the Red Cross. For like Woodrow Wilson, he
Like you, he believed that we succe ed in
believed in "We," not "Me." And that only "Do unto others" could
lif e only when we make a difference in smieone else's life.
define a successful life both for the individual and Nation.
You share -- you live -- that belief. And have made the
Red Cross a star of hope unto the world. This table was used by
when he
the Red Cross Chairman when William Howard Taft was President.
So it's my honor to now use it as I sign the proclamation making
March American Red Cross Month. Thank you for inviting me. God
bless the Red Cross. And God bless the United States of America.
#
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#
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 20, 1990
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER
RBP
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Red Cross
We have reviewed the attached draft and have no suggested
changes from a policy standpoint.
CC: James W. Cicconi
90 FEB21 All : 49
Document No. 114471SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 2/16/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 2/20/90 4:00 PM
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RED CROSS
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
PETERSMEYER
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm.
122, x2930, no later than 4:00 PM, Tuesday, February 20,
with a copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
DONE
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blessey)
1990 FEB 16 AM 11: 32
5 P.M.
February 15, 1990
RED
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RED CROSS
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1990
Chairman Moody, Ladies and gentlemen. It's always a
pleasure to address the Red Cross. // One reason is that if my
speech is a disaster, relief is close at hand. // Moreover, you
prove what Emerson said: "The greatest gift is a portion of
thyself." //
Eighty-two years ago, a large man -- William Howard Taft --
began an even larger tradition. And since then, every President
has been privileged -- as I am -- to serve as American Red Cross
Honorary Chairman and proclaim March American Red Cross Month.
To Franklin Roosevelt, the Red Cross "embrac [ed] in its
membership all races and creeds." // To Dwight Eisenhower, it
mirrored the "warm heart of a free people." // And it was
another great President, Ronald Reagan, who rightly observed that
"The Red Cross has [always] met the challenge."
Those traits are crystalized in the three windows beside me
-- windows commissioned by the Red Cross in 1917, and which
represent the theme of ministry through sacrifice. They show
what the Red Cross does. // From collecting blood to combating
disaster. And what it has meant through generations of service.
( (Let me tell a story which illustrates that meaning. It's
2
about a violent winter snowstorm -- and a remote mountain cabin
all but covered by snow drifts.
( (A Red Cross rescue team was carried by helicopter to
within a mile of the cabin -- then struggled to the cabin and
shoveled a path through the snow. Finally arriving at the door,
the lead rescuer knocked. It was opened by a crusty mountaineer.
(("We're from the Red Cross," the rescuer explained. To
which the mountaineer scratched his head. // "Well, it's been a
right tough winter," he said at last. "I don't see how we can
give anything this year. ")) //
A few moments later, the mountaineer got the message: That
rescue team was there to help. Just as by asking others to give
of, not to, themselves, the Red Cross is among what I call "a
thousand points of light" -- that vast galaxy of voluntary
associations working together to solve problems.
"Point of light," yes. And star of hope across the globe.
For 109 years that star has shone anytime there has been a need
-- anywhere you are needed. Rejecting the "Me"-Generation.
Acclaiming the "We"-Generation. And today it dazzles still. In
2,800 chapters -- in over - towns and cities -- providing light
at the end of the tunnel.
Look, first, at America. When Civil War seared the Union --
or the Dustbowl ravaged lives -- the Red Cross star lit the night
for millions of people. As it did in 1989 from Hurricane Hugo to
Northern California. Through CPR, AIDS education, and programs
for the elderly -- the Red Cross star casts a glow of love and
3
caring. Showing how the definition of a successful life must
include serving others.
That definition, naturally, is not limited to America. //
So in the late 1800s the Red Cross sent food and medical supplies
to a famined Russia. And since then has served from San Juan
Hill to Hamburger Hill. // In 1987, 1,200 Red Cross volunteers
assisted when Bangladesh was flooded. // Last year, you sent
the first international disaster relief to the Soviet Union since
1923. // And today, look at Germany. Where you're providing
emergency food, clothing, and medical aid to new refugees.
These efforts prove anew that a world without the Red Cross
would be a terrible cross to bear. And show how the Red Cross
star of hope can shine forever: By helping the volunteers of
today become the leaders of tomorrow. //
For evidence, look at these men and women -- each a "Star
Player" honored by the Red Cross -- or, as you say, each "playing
your part." Dorothy Campbell-Bell of Nashville. Teaching law in
the classroom -- and the disabled to swim. Or Rochester, New
York's, Joe Delgado. Father of the Organization of Latin
American Students. // In Philadephia, Bill Gallagher is a Cross
leader and full-time medical student. And in Sea Isle City, New
Jersey, Karen Maiorana manages Operation Fireside. // Then,
there's Hartford's Ben Robinson. One of Ebony Magazine's Ten
Young Leaders of America. And Debra Johnson of Ashtabula. The
1988 Volunteer of the Year. //
4
That's some battalion. And today they're leading a cavalry
charge of hope and healing. They're among the more than 21,000
volunteers who grace settings from day-care centers to inner-city
schools. And who last year raised nearly $145 million for the
Red Cross disaster relief fund.
I began with a story about such service to others. I'd like
to close with another. It's about a man -- Woodrow Wilson -- who
so admired the Red Cross that he once told Admiral Gary Trayson
to gather up sheep and put them grazing on the White House lawn.
"He appointed me shepherd of the flock," Trayson recalled.
"When shearing time came I reported to him that we had a little
over a hundred pounds of wool." // With that, Wilson ordered
him to send two pounds of wool to every State -- telling the
Governors to have it auctioned for the benefit of the Red Cross.
The auction raised $50,000 -- and in time, Admiral Grayson
became Chairman of the Red Cross. For like Woodrow Wilson, he
believed in "We," not "Me." And that only "Do unto others" could
define a successful life both for the individual and Nation.
You share -- you live -- that belief. And have made the
Red Cross a star of hope unto the world. This table was used by
the Red Cross Chairman when William Howard Taft was President.
So it's my honor to now use it as I sign the proclamation making
March American Red Cross Month. Thank you for inviting me. God
bless the Red Cross. And God bless the United States of America.
#
#
#
#
Document No. 114471SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 2/16/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 2/20/90 4:00 PM
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RED CROSS
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
PETERSMEYER
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm.
122, x2930, no later than 4:00 PM, Tuesday, February 20,
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
(Smith/Blessey)
1990 FEB 16 AM 11: 32
5 P.M.
February 15, 1990
RED
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RED CROSS
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1990
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To Franklin Roosevelt, the Red Cross "embrac [ed] in its
membership all races and creeds." // To Dwight Eisenhower, it
mirrored the "warm heart of a free people.' // And it was
another great President, Ronald Reagan, who rightly observed that
"The Red Cross has [always] met the challenge."
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Those traits are crystalized in the three windows beside me
-- windows commissioned by the Red Cross in 1917, and which
4
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all but covered by snow drifts.
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within a mile of the cabin -- then struggled to the cabin and
shoveled a path through the snow. Finally arriving at the door,
the lead rescuer knocked. It was opened by a crusty mountaineer.
(("We're from the Red Cross. " the rescuer explained. To
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right tough winter," he said at time last. "I don't see how we can
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So in the late 1800s the Red Cross sent food and medical supplies
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assisted when Bangladesh was flooded. // Last year, you sent
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the first international disaster relief to the Soviet Union since
1923. // And today, look at Germany. Where you're providing
emergency food, clothing, and medical aid to new refugees.
These efforts prove anew that a world without the Red Cross
would be a terrible cross to bear. And show how the Red Cross
star of hope can shine forever: By helping the volunteers of
today become the leaders of tomorrow. //
For evidence, look at these men and women -- each a "Star
Player" honored by the Red Cross -- or, as you say, each "playing
your part." Dorothy Campbell-Bell of Nashville. Teaching law in
the classroom -- and the disabled to swim. Or Rochester, New
York's, Joe Delgado. Father of the Organization of Latin
American Students. // In Philadephia, Bill Gallagher is a Cross
leader and full-time medical student. And in Sea Isle City, New
Jersey, Karen Maiorana manages Operation Fireside. // Then,
there's Hartford's Ben Robinson. One of Ebony Magazine's Ten
Young Leaders of America. And Debra Johnson of Ashtabula. The
1988 Volunteer of the Year. //
4
That's some battalion. And today they're leading a cavalry
charge of hope and healing. They're among the more than 21,000
volunteers who grace settings from day-care centers to inner-city
schools. And who last year raised nearly $145 million for the
Red Cross disaster relief fund.
President
I began with a story about such service to others. I'd like
to close with another. It's about a man Woodrow Wilson -- who
so admired the Red Cross that he once told Admiral Gary Trayson
to gather up sheep and put them grazing on the White House lawn.
"He appointed me shepherd of the flock," Trayson recalled.
"When shearing time came I reported to him that we had a little
over a hundred pounds of wool." // With that, Wilson ordered
him to send two pounds of wool to every State -- telling the
Governors to have it auctioned for the benefit of the Red Cross.
The auction raised $50,000 -- and in time, Admiral Grayson
became Chairman of the Red Cross. For like Woodrow Wilson, he
believed in "We," not "Me." And that only "Do unto others" could
define a successful life both for the individual and Nation.
You share -- you live -- that belief. And have made the
Red Cross a star of hope unto the world. This table was used by
the Red Cross Chairman when William Howard Taft was President.
So it's my honor to now use it as I sign the proclamation making
March American Red Cross Month. Thank you for inviting me. God
bless the Red Cross. And God bless the United States of America.
#
#
#
#
We he believed that 100 we
succeed you in life only when we make
a difference in someme else! life
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 17, 1990
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
JIM PINKERTON
SUBJECT:
Red Cross Draft
pg. 3, para. 3., line 1
"
a world without the Red
Cross would be a terrible cross to bear."
This, strictly speaking, is a mixed metaphor --
"terrible cross to bear" does not apply to "a world." In
part because of that, the whole phrase seems contrived and
a bit silly --a contortion in order to make a play on the
word "cross." This phrase, and the next sentence,
"
helping the volunteers of today become the leaders of
tomorrow, which is cliche, mar an otherwise fine draft.
4,2
The anecdote about the Woodrow Wilson sheep is
charming and a good touch. A possible detail to the
story: if the auction raised $50,000 for one hundred
pounds of wool. that would be $31.25 per ounce. Given the
price of gold at the time, would that mean that the wool
was worth more, literally, than its weight in gold?
###
90 FEB 20 P6: 42
Document No. 114471SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 2/16/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 2/20/90 4:00 PM
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RED CROSS
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
PETERSMEYER
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm.
122, x2930, no later than 4:00 PM, Tuesday, February 20,
with a copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
197
nc
J
90 FEB21 A9 : 32
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blessey)
1990 FEB 16. AM 11: 32
5 P.M.
February 15, 1990
RED
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RED CROSS
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1990
Chairman Moody, Ladies and gentlemen. It's always a
pleasure to address the Red Cross. // One reason is that if my
speech is a disaster, relief is close at hand. 11 Moreover, you
prove what Emerson said: "The greatest gift is a portion of
thyself." //
Eighty-two years ago, a large man -- William Howard Taft --
began an even larger tradition. And since then, every President
has been privileged -- as I am -- to serve as American Red Cross
Honorary Chairman and proclaim March American Red Cross Month.
To Franklin Roosevelt, the Red Cross "embrac [ed] in its
membership all races and creeds." // To Dwight Eisenhower, it
mirrored the "warm heart of a free people." // And it was
another great President, Ronald Reagan, who rightly observed that
"The Red Cross has [always] met the challenge."
Those traits are crystalized in the three windows beside me
-- windows commissioned by the Red Cross in 1917, and which
represent the theme of ministry through sacrifice. They show
what the Red Cross does. // From collecting blood to combating
disaster. And what it has meant through generations of service.
( (Let me tell a story which illustrates that meaning. It's
2
about a violent winter snowstorm -- and a remote mountain cabin
all but covered by snow drifts.
( (A Red Cross rescue team was carried by helicopter to
within a mile of the cabin -- then struggled to the cabin and
shoveled a path through the snow. Finally arriving at the door,
the lead rescuer knocked. It was opened by a crusty mountaineer.
(("We're from the Red Cross," the rescuer explained. To
which the mountaineer scratched his head. // "Well, it's been a
right tough winter," he said at last. "I don't see how we can
give anything this year. ")) //
A few moments later, the mountaineer got the message: That
rescue team was there to help. Just as by asking others to give
of, not to, themselves, the Red Cross is among what I call "a
thousand points of light" -- that vast galaxy of voluntary
associations working together to solve problems.
"Point of light," yes. And star of hope across the globe.
For 109 years that star has shone anytime there has been a need
-- anywhere you are needed. Rejecting the "Me"-Generation.
Acclaiming the "We"-Generation. And today it dazzles still. In
2,800 chapters -- in over towns and cities -- providing light
-
at the end of the tunnel.
Look, first, at America. When Civil War seared the Union --
or the Dustbowl ravaged lives -- the Red Cross star lit the night
for millions of people. As it did in 1989 from Hurricane Hugo to
Northern California. Through CPR, AIDS education, and programs
for the elderly -- the Red Cross star casts a glow of love and
3
caring. Showing how the definition of a successful life must
include serving others.
That definition, naturally, is not limited to America. //
So in the late 1800s the Red Cross sent food and medical supplies
to a famined Russia. And since then has served from San Juan
Hill to Hamburger Hill. // In 1987, 1,200 Red Cross volunteers
assisted when Bangladesh was flooded. // Last year, you sent
the first international disaster relief to the Soviet Union since
1923. // And today, look at Germany. Where you're providing
emergency food, clothing, and medical aid to new refugees.
These efforts prove anew that a world without the Red Cross
would be a terrible cross to bear. And show how the Red Cross
star of hope can shine forever: By helping the volunteers of
today become the leaders of tomorrow. //
For evidence, look at these men and women -- each a "Star
Player" honored by the Red Cross -- or, as you say, each "playing
your part." Dorothy Campbell-Bell of Nashville. Teaching law in
the classroom -- and the disabled to swim. Or Rochester, New
York's, Joe Delgado. Father of the Organization of Latin
American Students. // In Philadephia, Bill Gallagher is a Cross
leader and full-time medical student. And in Sea Isle City, New
Jersey, Karen Maiorana manages Operation Fireside. // Then,
there's Hartford's Ben Robinson. One of Ebony Magazine's Ten
Young Leaders of America. And Debra Johnson of Ashtabula. The
1988 Volunteer of the Year. //
4
That's some battalion. And today they're leading a cavalry
charge of hope and healing. They're among the more than 21,000
volunteers who grace settings from day-care centers to inner-city
schools. And who last year raised nearly $145 million for the
Red Cross disaster relief fund.
I began with a story about such service to others. I'd like
to close with another. It's about a man -- Woodrow Wilson -- who
so admired the Red Cross that he once told Admiral Gary Trayson
to gather up sheep and put them grazing on the White House lawn.
"He appointed me shepherd of the flock," Trayson recalled.
"When shearing time came I reported to him that we had a little
over a hundred pounds of wool." // With that, Wilson ordered
him to send two pounds of wool to every State -- telling the
Governors to have it auctioned for the benefit of the Red Cross.
The auction raised $50,000 -- and in time, Admiral Grayson
became Chairman of the Red Cross. For like Woodrow Wilson, he
believed in "We," not "Me." And that only "Do unto others" could
define a successful life both for the individual and Nation.
You share -- you live -- that belief. And have made the
Red Cross a star of hope unto the world. This table was used by
the Red Cross Chairman when William Howard Taft was President.
So it's my honor to now use it as I sign the proclamation making
March American Red Cross Month. Thank you for inviting me. God
bless the Red Cross. And God bless the United States of America.
#
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 20, 1990
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FOR COMMUNICATIONS
FROM:
FREDERICK D. NELSON FAN.
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Red Cross
Counsel's Office makes no legal objections to the Presidential
Remarks referenced above.
We appreciate having had the opportunity to review this
matter.
90 FEB 20 P2:17
Document No. 114471SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 2/16/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE so BY: 2/20/99 6:00 4:00 PM
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RED CROSS
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
PETERSMEYER
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm.
122, x2930, no later than 4:00 PM, Tuesday, February 20,
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
(Smith/Blessey)
1990 FEB 16 AM 11: 32
5 P.M.
February 15, 1990
RED
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RED CROSS
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1990
Chairman Moody, Ladies and gentlemen. It's always a
pleasure to address the Red Cross. // One reason is that if my
speech is a disaster, relief is close at hand. // Moreover, you
prove what Emerson said: "The greatest gift is a portion of
thyself." //
Eighty-two years ago, a large man -- William Howard Taft --
began an even larger tradition. And since then, every President
has been privileged -- as I am -- to serve as American Red Cross
Honorary Chairman and proclaim March American Red Cross Month.
To Franklin Roosevelt, the Red Cross "embrac [ed] in its
membership all races and creeds." // To Dwight Eisenhower, it
mirrored the "warm heart of a free people." // And it was
another great President, Ronald Reagan, who rightly observed that
"The Red Cross has [always] met the challenge."
Those traits are crystalized in the three windows beside me
-- windows commissioned by the Red Cross in 1917, and which
represent the theme of ministry through sacrifice. They show
what the Red Cross does. // From collecting blood to combating
disaster. And what it has meant through generations of service.
( (Let me tell a story which illustrates that meaning. It's
2
about a violent winter snowstorm -- and a remote mountain cabin
all but covered by snow drifts.
( (A Red Cross rescue team was carried by helicopter to
within a mile of the cabin -- then struggled to the cabin and
shoveled a path through the snow. Finally arriving at the door,
the lead rescuer knocked. It was opened by a crusty mountaineer.
(("We're from the Red Cross," the rescuer explained. To
which the mountaineer scratched his head. // "Well, it's been a
right tough winter," he said at last. "I don't see how we can
give anything this year. ) ) //
A few moments later, the mountaineer got the message: That
rescue team was there to help. Just as by asking others to give
of, not to, themselves, the Red Cross is among what I call "a
individuals and
thousand points of light" -- that vast galaxy of voluntary
associations working together to solve problems.
"Point of light," yes. And star of hope across the globe.
For 109 years that star has shone anytime there has been a need
-- anywhere you are needed. Rejecting the "Me"-Generation.
Acclaiming the "We"-Generation. And today it dazzles still. In
2,800 chapters -- in over towns and cities -- providing light
-
at the end of the tunnel.
Look, first, at America. When Civil War seared the Union --
or the Dustbowl ravaged lives -- the Red Cross star lit the night
for millions of people. As it did in 1989 from Hurricane Hugo to
Northern California. Through CPR, AIDS education, and programs
for the elderly -- the Red Cross star casts a glow of love and
3
caring. Showing how the definition of a successful life must
include serving others.
That definition, naturally, is not limited to America. //
So in the late 1800s the Red Cross sent food and medical supplies
to a famined Russia. And since then has served from San Juan
Hill to Hamburger Hill. // In 1987, 1,200 Red Cross volunteers
assisted when Bangladesh was flooded. // Last year, you sent
the first international disaster relief to the Soviet Union since
1923. // And today, look at Germany. Where you're providing
emergency food, clothing, and medical aid to new refugees.
These efforts prove anew that a world without the Red Cross
would be a terrible cross to bear. And show how the Red Cross
star of hope can shine forever: By helping the volunteers of
today become the leaders of tomorrow. //
For evidence, look at these men and women -- each a "Star
Player" honored by the Red Cross -- or, as you say, each "playing
your part.' Dorothy Campbell-Bell of Nashville. Teaching law in
the classroom -- and the disabled to swim. Or Rochester, New
York's, Joe Delgado. Father of the Organization of Latin
American Students. // In Philadephia, Bill Gallagher is a Cross
leader and full-time medical student. And in Sea Isle City, New
Jersey, Karen Maiorana manages Operation Fireside. // Then,
there's Hartford's Ben Robinson. One of Ebony Magazine's Ten
Young Leaders of America. And Debra Johnson of Ashtabula. The
1988 Volunteer of the Year. //
4
That's some battalion. And today they're leading a cavalry
charge of hope and healing. They're among the more than 21,000
volunteers who grace settings from day-care centers to inner-city
schools. And who last year raised nearly $145 million for the
Red Cross disaster relief fund.
I began with a story about such service to others. I'd like
to close with another. It's about a man -- Woodrow Wilson -- who
so admired the Red Cross that he once told Admiral Gary Trayson
to gather up sheep and put them grazing on the White House lawn.
"He appointed me shepherd of the flock," Trayson recalled.
"When shearing time came I reported to him that we had a little
over a hundred pounds of wool." // With that, Wilson ordered
him to send two pounds of wool to every State -- telling the
Governors to have it auctioned for the benefit of the Red Cross.
The auction raised $50,000 -- and in time, Admiral Grayson
became Chairman of the Red Cross. For like Woodrow Wilson, he
believed in "We," not "Me." And that only "Do unto others" could
define a successful life both for the individual and Nation.
You share -- you live -- that belief. And have made the
Red Cross a star of hope unto the world. This table was used by
the Red Cross Chairman when William Howard Taft was President.
So it's my honor to now use it as I sign the proclamation making
March American Red Cross Month. Thank you for inviting me. God
bless the Red Cross. And God bless the United States of America.
#
#
#
#
Document No. 114471SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 2/16/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 2/20/90 4:00 PM
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RED CROSS
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
PETERSMEYER
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm.
122, x2930, no later than 4:00 PM, Tuesday, February 20,
with a copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
no comment
90 FEB 20 P3: 43
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blessey)
1990 FEB 16 AM 11: 32
5 P.M.
February 15, 1990
RED
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RED CROSS
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1990
Chairman Moody, Ladies and gentlemen. It's always a
pleasure to address the Red Cross. // One reason is that if my
speech is a disaster, relief is close at hand. // Moreover, you
prove what Emerson said: "The greatest gift is a portion of
thyself." //
Eighty-two years ago, a large man -- William Howard Taft --
began an even larger tradition. And since then, every President
has been privileged -- as I am -- to serve as American Red Cross
Honorary Chairman and proclaim March American Red Cross Month.
To Franklin Roosevelt, the Red Cross "embrac[ed] in its
membership all races and creeds." // To Dwight Eisenhower, it
mirrored the "warm heart of a free people." // And it was
another great President, Ronald Reagan, who rightly observed that
"The Red Cross has [always] met the challenge."
Those traits are crystalized in the three windows beside me
-- windows commissioned by the Red Cross in 1917, and which
represent the theme of ministry through sacrifice. They show
what the Red Cross does. // From collecting blood to combating
disaster. And what it has meant through generations of service.
( (Let me tell a story which illustrates that meaning. It's
2
about a violent winter snowstorm -- and a remote mountain cabin
all but covered by snow drifts.
( (A Red Cross rescue team was carried by helicopter to
within a mile of the cabin -- then struggled to the cabin and
shoveled a path through the snow. Finally arriving at the door,
the lead rescuer knocked. It was opened by a crusty mountaineer.
( ("We're from the Red Cross," the rescuer explained. To
which the mountaineer scratched his head. // "Well, it's been a
right tough winter," he said at last. "I don't see how we can
give anything this year. ")) //
A few moments later, the mountaineer got the message: That
rescue team was there to help. Just as by asking others to give
of, not to, themselves, the Red Cross is among what I call "a
thousand points of light" -- that vast galaxy of voluntary
associations working together to solve problems.
"Point of light," yes. And star of hope across the globe.
For 109 years that star has shone anytime there has been a need
anywhere you are needed. Rejecting the "Me"-Generation.
Acclaiming the "We"-Generation. And today it dazzles still. In
2,800 chapters -- in over towns and cities -- providing light
at the end of the tunnel.
Look, first, at America. When Civil War seared the Union --
or the Dustbowl ravaged lives -- the Red Cross star lit the night
for millions of people. As it did in 1989 from Hurricane Hugo to
Northern California. Through CPR, AIDS education, and programs
for the elderly -- the Red Cross star casts a glow of love and
3
caring. Showing how the definition of a successful life must
include serving others.
That definition, naturally, is not limited to America. //
So in the late 1800s the Red Cross sent food and medical supplies
to a famined Russia. And since then has served from San Juan
Hill to Hamburger Hill. // In 1987, 1,200 Red Cross volunteers
assisted when Bangladesh was flooded. // Last year, you sent
the first international disaster relief to the Soviet Union since
1923. // And today, look at Germany. Where you're providing
emergency food, clothing, and medical aid to new refugees.
These efforts prove anew that a world without the Red Cross
would be a terrible cross to bear. And show how the Red Cross
star of hope can shine forever: By helping the volunteers of
today become the leaders of tomorrow. //
For evidence, look at these men and women -- each a "Star
Player" honored by the Red Cross -- or, as you say, each "playing
your part." Dorothy Campbell-Bell of Nashville. Teaching law in
the classroom -- and the disabled to swim. Or Rochester, New
York's, Joe Delgado. Father of the Organization of Latin
American Students. // In Philadephia, Bill Gallagher is a Cross
leader and full-time medical student. And in Sea Isle City, New
Jersey, Karen Maiorana manages Operation Fireside. // Then,
there's Hartford's Ben Robinson. One of Ebony Magazine's Ten
Young Leaders of America. And Debra Johnson of Ashtabula. The
1988 Volunteer of the Year. //
4
That's some battalion. And today they're leading a cavalry
charge of hope and healing. They're among the more than 21,000
volunteers who grace settings from day-care centers to inner-city
schools. And who last year raised nearly $145 million for the
Red Cross disaster relief fund.
I began with a story about such service to others. I'd like
to close with another. It's about a man -- Woodrow Wilson -- who
so admired the Red Cross that he once told Admiral Gary Trayson
to gather up sheep and put them grazing on the White House lawn.
"He appointed me shepherd of the flock," Trayson recalled.
"When shearing time came I reported to him that we had a little
over a hundred pounds of wool." // With that, Wilson ordered
him to send two pounds of wool to every State -- telling the
Governors to have it auctioned for the benefit of the Red Cross.
The auction raised $50,000 -- and in time, Admiral Grayson
became Chairman of the Red Cross. For like Woodrow Wilson, he
believed in "We," not "Me." And that only "Do unto others" could
define a successful life both for the individual and Nation.
You share -- you live -- that belief. And have made the
Red Cross a star of hope unto the world. This table was used by
the Red Cross Chairman when William Howard Taft was President.
So it's my honor to now use it as I sign the proclamation making
March American Red Cross Month. Thank you for inviting me. God
bless the Red Cross. And God bless the United States of America.
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Document No. 114471SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
90 FEB 20 A10: 31
DATE: 2/16/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 2/20/90 4:00 PM
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RED CROSS
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
WINSTON
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
PETERSMEYER
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm.
122, x2930, no later than 4:00 PM, Tuesday, February 20,
with a copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
NC
AA
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blessey)
1990 FEB 16 AM II: 32
5 P.M.
February 15, 1990
RED
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RED CROSS
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1990
Chairman Moody, Ladies and gentlemen. It's always a
pleasure to address the Red Cross. // One reason is that if my
speech is a disaster, relief is close at hand. // Moreover, you
prove what Emerson said: "The greatest gift is a portion of
thyself." //
Eighty-two years ago, a large man -- William Howard Taft --
began an even larger tradition. And since then, every President
has been privileged -- as I am -- to serve as American Red Cross
Honorary Chairman and proclaim March American Red Cross Month.
To Franklin Roosevelt, the Red Cross "embrac [ed] in its
membership all races and creeds." // To Dwight Eisenhower, it
mirrored the "warm heart of a free people." // And it was
another great President, Ronald Reagan, who rightly observed that
"The Red Cross has [always] met the challenge."
Those traits are crystalized in the three windows beside me
-- windows commissioned by the Red Cross in 1917, and which
represent the theme of ministry through sacrifice. They show
what the Red Cross does. // From collecting blood to combating
disaster. And what it has meant through generations of service.
( (Let me tell a story which illustrates that meaning. It's
2
about a violent winter snowstorm -- and a remote mountain cabin
all but covered by snow drifts.
( (A Red Cross rescue team was carried by helicopter to
within a mile of the cabin -- then struggled to the cabin and
shoveled a path through the snow. Finally arriving at the door,
the lead rescuer knocked. It was opened by a crusty mountaineer.
( ("We're from the Red Cross," the rescuer explained. To
which the mountaineer scratched his head. // "Well, it's been a
right tough winter," he said at last. "I don't see how we can
give anything this year. ")) //
A few moments later, the mountaineer got the message: That
rescue team was there to help. Just as by asking others to give
of, not to, themselves, the Red Cross is among what I call "a
thousand points of light" -- that vast galaxy of voluntary
associations working together to solve problems.
"Point of light," yes. And star of hope across the globe.
For 109 years that star has shone anytime there has been a need
-- anywhere you are needed. Rejecting the "Me"-Generation.
Acclaiming the "We"-Generation. And today it dazzles still. In
2,800 chapters -- in over towns and cities -- providing light
-
at the end of the tunnel.
Look, first, at America. When Civil War seared the Union --
or the Dustbowl ravaged lives -- the Red Cross star lit the night
for millions of people. As it did in 1989 from Hurricane Hugo to
Northern California. Through CPR, AIDS education, and programs
for the elderly -- the Red Cross star casts a glow of love and
3
caring. Showing how the definition of a successful life must
include serving others.
That definition, naturally, is not limited to America. //
So in the late 1800s the Red Cross sent food and medical supplies
to a famined Russia. And since then has served from San Juan
Hill to Hamburger Hill. // In 1987, 1,200 Red Cross volunteers
assisted when Bangladesh was flooded. // Last year, you sent
the first international disaster relief to the Soviet Union since
1923. // And today, look at Germany. Where you're providing
emergency food, clothing, and medical aid to new refugees.
These efforts prove anew that a world without the Red Cross
would be a terrible cross to bear. And show how the Red Cross
star of hope can shine forever: By helping the volunteers of
today become the leaders of tomorrow. //
For evidence, look at these men and women -- each a "Star
Player" honored by the Red Cross -- or, as you say, each "playing
your part.' Dorothy Campbell-Bell of Nashville. Teaching law in
the classroom -- and the disabled to swim. Or Rochester, New
York's, Joe Delgado. Father of the Organization of Latin
American Students. // In Philadephia, Bill Gallagher is a Cross
leader and full-time medical student. And in Sea Isle City, New
Jersey, Karen Maiorana manages Operation Fireside. // Then,
there's Hartford's Ben Robinson. One of Ebony Magazine's Ten
Young Leaders of America. And Debra Johnson of Ashtabula. The
1988 Volunteer of the Year. //
4
That's some battalion. And today they're leading a cavalry
charge of hope and healing. They're among the more than 21,000
volunteers who grace settings from day-care centers to inner-city
schools. And who last year raised nearly $145 million for the
Red Cross disaster relief fund.
I began with a story about such service to others. I'd like
to close with another. It's about a man -- Woodrow Wilson -- who
so admired the Red Cross that he once told Admiral Gary Trayson
to gather up sheep and put them grazing on the White House lawn.
"He appointed me shepherd of the flock," Trayson recalled.
"When shearing time came I reported to him that we had a little
over a hundred pounds of wool." // With that, Wilson ordered
him to send two pounds of wool to every State -- telling the
Governors to have it auctioned for the benefit of the Red Cross.
The auction raised $50,000 -- and in time, Admiral Grayson
became Chairman of the Red Cross. For like Woodrow Wilson, he
believed in "We," not "Me." And that only "Do unto others" could
define a successful life both for the individual and Nation.
You share -- you live -- that belief. And have made the
Red Cross a star of hope unto the world. This table was used by
the Red Cross Chairman when William Howard Taft was President.
So it's my honor to now use it as I sign the proclamation making
March American Red Cross Month. Thank you for inviting me. God
bless the Red Cross. And God bless the United States of America.
#
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Document No. 114471SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 2/16/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 2/20/90 4:00 PM
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RED CROSS
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
WINSTON
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
PETERSMEYER
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm.
122, x2930, no later than 4:00 PM, Tuesday, February 20,
with a copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
OK.S.R.
23 Sd 9183306
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blessey)
1990 FEB 16 AM 11: 32
5 P.M.
February 15, 1990
RED
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RED CROSS
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1990
Chairman Moody, Ladies and gentlemen. It's always a
pleasure to address the Red Cross. // One reason is that if my
speech is a disaster, relief is close at hand. // Moreover, you
prove what Emerson said: "The greatest gift is a portion of
thyself." //
Eighty-two years ago, a large man -- William Howard Taft --
began an even larger tradition. And since then, every President
has been privileged -- as I am -- to serve as American Red Cross
Honorary Chairman and proclaim March American Red Cross Month.
To Franklin Roosevelt, the Red Cross "embrac [ed] in its
membership all races and creeds." // To Dwight Eisenhower, it
mirrored the "warm heart of a free people." // And it was
another great President, Ronald Reagan, who rightly observed that
"The Red Cross has [always] met the challenge."
Those traits are crystalized in the three windows beside me
-- windows commissioned by the Red Cross in 1917, and which
represent the theme of ministry through sacrifice. They show
what the Red Cross does. // From collecting blood to combating
disaster. And what it has meant through generations of service.
( (Let me tell a story which illustrates that meaning. It's
2
about a violent winter snowstorm -- and a remote mountain cabin
all but covered by snow drifts.
( (A Red Cross rescue team was carried by helicopter to
within a mile of the cabin -- then struggled to the cabin and
shoveled a path through the snow. Finally arriving at the door,
the lead rescuer knocked. It was opened by a crusty mountaineer.
(("We're from the Red Cross," the rescuer explained. To
which the mountaineer scratched his head. // "Well, it's been a
right tough winter," he said at last. "I don't see how we can
give anything this year. ")) //
A few moments later, the mountaineer got the message: That
rescue team was there to help. Just as by asking others to give
of, not to, themselves, the Red Cross is among what I call "a
thousand points of light" -- that vast galaxy of voluntary
associations working together to solve problems.
"Point of light," yes. And star of hope across the globe.
For 109 years that star has shone anytime there has been a need
-- anywhere you are needed. Rejecting the "Me"-Generation.
Acclaiming the "We"-Generation. And today it dazzles still. In
2,800 chapters -- in over towns and cities -- providing light
at the end of the tunnel.
Look, first, at America. When Civil War seared the Union --
or the Dustbowl ravaged lives -- the Red Cross star lit the night
for millions of people. As it did in 1989 from Hurricane Hugo to
Northern California. Through CPR, AIDS education, and programs
for the elderly -- the Red Cross star casts a glow of love and
3
caring. Showing how the definition of a successful life must
include serving others.
That definition, naturally, is not limited to America. //
So in the late 1800s the Red Cross sent food and medical supplies
to a famined Russia. And since then has served from San Juan
Hill to Hamburger Hill. // In 1987, 1,200 Red Cross volunteers
assisted when Bangladesh was flooded. // Last year, you sent
the first international disaster relief to the Soviet Union since
1923. // And today, look at Germany. Where you're providing
emergency food, clothing, and medical aid to new refugees.
These efforts prove anew that a world without the Red Cross
would be a terrible cross to bear. And show how the Red Cross
star of hope can shine forever: By helping the volunteers of
today become the leaders of tomorrow. //
For evidence, look at these men and women -- each a "Star
Player" honored by the Red Cross -- or, as you say, each "playing
your part." Dorothy Campbell-Bell of Nashville. Teaching law in
the classroom -- and the disabled to swim. Or Rochester, New
York's, Joe Delgado. Father of the Organization of Latin
American Students. // In Philadephia, Bill Gallagher is a Cross
leader and full-time medical student. And in Sea Isle City, New
Jersey, Karen Maiorana manages Operation Fireside. // Then,
there's Hartford's Ben Robinson. One of Ebony Magazine's Ten
Young Leaders of America. And Debra Johnson of Ashtabula. The
1988 Volunteer of the Year. 11
4
That's some battalion. And today they're leading a cavalry
charge of hope and healing. They're among the more than 21,000
volunteers who grace settings from day-care centers to inner-city
schools. And who last year raised nearly $145 million for the
Red Cross disaster relief fund.
I began with a story about such service to others. I'd like
to close with another. It's about a man -- Woodrow Wilson -- who
so admired the Red Cross that he once told Admiral Gary Trayson
to gather up sheep and put them grazing on the White House lawn.
"He appointed me shepherd of the flock," Trayson recalled.
"When shearing time came I reported to him that we had a little
over a hundred pounds of wool." // With that, Wilson ordered
him to send two pounds of wool to every State -- telling the
Governors to have it auctioned for the benefit of the Red Cross.
The auction raised $50,000 -- and in time, Admiral Grayson
became Chairman of the Red Cross. For like Woodrow Wilson, he
believed in "We," not "Me." And that only "Do unto others" could
define a successful life both for the individual and Nation.
You share -- you live -- that belief. And have made the
Red Cross a star of hope unto the world. This table was used by
the Red Cross Chairman when William Howard Taft was President.
So it's my honor to now use it as I sign the proclamation making
March American Red Cross Month. Thank you for inviting me. God
bless the Red Cross. And God bless the United States of America.
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