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182763SS
Document No.
STAFFING MEMORANDUM
33
10/15/90
NOON, TUESDAY, OCT. 16
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL TAPING: NATIONAL STUDENT/PARENT MOCK ELECTION
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
CARD
UNTERMEYER
CICCONI
ROGERS
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
WINSTON
GRAY
HAGIN
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please provide comments/recommendatons on the attached
directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122, x2930, with a copy
to this office by NOON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
October 16, 1990
TO:
CHRISS WINSTON
The NSC staff concurs with the presidential tape as amended.
10
Brent Scowcroft
James W. Cicconi
CC: James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Tron
October 15, 1990
Draft three (B:ELECTION)
90 OCT 15 PM 12:51
PROPOSED VIDEO MESSAGE
NATIONAL STUDENT/PARENT MOCK ELECTION
It's an honor to welcome you to the 1990 National Student-
Parent Mock Election.
During your visit to Washington, you have a great oppor-
tunity to see how democracy works -- and how one man or one
woman, and sometimes even one vote, can make a difference.
the world
ed
Possibleness
During this past year, anyone with a T v] was witness to] the
to, T.V.
power of democracy -- and the power of youth. All across Eastern
Europe, thousands of young people lit candles in the squares, and
helped light the world with the power of an idea. And in Berlin,
the youth of East and West seized not the hammer and sickle --
but the hammer and chisel -- and the Wall came tumbling down.
They wanted a voice. They wanted a vote. And they won.
But Europe in 1989 wasn't the first time and place young
These hardly or
people risked and fought for a voice in the democratic process.
The time was the 1960's. The place was here in America.
Bad
par
idea
18-year-olds demanded the right to vote. And it was an epic
Parallely
campaign. We had to change the Constitution to do it. And when
they won it was not just a victory for America's youth -- it was
a victory for America itself.
And you know, there's a certain nostalgia these days for the
1960's. You can see it in music, on T.V. and in the magazines.
But today, all too often, the right to vote -- this amazing
legacy from the kids of the 1960's -- has been abandoned by the
young Americans
young kids Americans
of today. Today, four out of five young voters are never
heard because they never go to the polls. But government doesn't
work when the voice of the people is not heard, or heard faintly.
For most Americans, voting is an affirmative act, an act of
that makes the humblest citizens masters of their government.
was
meant
This what America's second president, Thomas Jefferson, was
getting at when he wrote [that]: "[The people] are the only sure
reliance for the preservation of our liberty."
And that means you. For the first time, you'll be able to
experience the power of voting. And while today's election is
only a mock election, pretty soon you'll be voting in the real
thing -- choosing city council members, mayors, Members of
Congress and my successors in the Oval Office. When we think
about Eastern Europe, when we think that American servicemen and
women in the Persian Gulf are taking time to send their absentee
ballots home -- then we know that America cannot -- will not --
turn its back on the vision of Jefferson.
I know each and every one of you will vote. But I want to
ask something more of you. As leaders, I want you to go back to
your schools, to lead discussions on what you have learned in
Washington -- to take this spirit of leadership home with you and
share it with your classmates.
Barbara joins me in thanking each of you for your help in
this important project. Best of luck, and may God bless you all.
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
90 OCT 16 P 20
October 16, 1990
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR
COMMUNICATIONS
FROM:
JAY S. BYBEE jet
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Presidential Taping -- National student/Parent
Mock Election
We have two comments on the draft video message. First, in the
sixth paragraph, the fourth sentence ("We had to change the
Constitution to do it") is inaccurate. The 1970 amendments to
Voting Rights Act gave 18 year-olds the right to vote in federal
elections. The Twenty-sixth Amendment gave 18 year-olds the
right to vote in state and local elections. A constitutional
amendment was not required to effectuate that change. Indeed,
two states had already lowered the voting age to 18 even before
the 1970 amendments. Had the states wished to lower the voting
age to 18, it could have been accomplished without a
constitutional amendment; the amendment was simply the
politically expedient thing to do. We would recommend that the
sentence be deleted -- which will not affect the substance of the
point being made.
Second, in line two on page two ("But government doesn't work
when the voice of the people is not heard, or heard faintly"),
the word "is" should be inserted before the second "heard" in
order to preserve the parallel structure of the thought.
In other respects, we have no legal objections to the draft
message.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this matter.
182763SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
90 OCT 16 P12
10/15/90
NOON, TUESDAY, OCT. 16
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL TAPING: NATIONAL STUDENT/PARENT MOCK ELECTION
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
CARD
UNTERMEYER
CICCONI
ROGERS
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
WINSTON
GRAY
HAGIN
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please provide comments/recommendatons on the attached
directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122, x2930, with a copy
to this office by NOON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
No connects per ed
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Tron
October 15, 1990
Draft three (B:ELECTION)
90 OCT 15 PM 2:
PROPOSED VIDEO MESSAGE
NATIONAL STUDENT/PARENT MOCK ELECTION
It's an honor to welcome you to the 1990 National Student-
Parent Mock Election.
During your visit to Washington, you have a great oppor-
tunity to see how democracy works -- and how one man or one
woman, and sometimes even one vote, can make a difference.
During this past year, anyone with a T.V. was witness to the
power of democracy -- and the power of youth. All across Eastern
Europe, thousands of young people lit candles in the squares, and
helped light the world with the power of an idea. And in Berlin,
the youth of East and West seized not the hammer and sickle --
but the hammer and chisel -- and the Wall came tumbling down.
They wanted a voice. They wanted a vote. And they won.
But Europe in 1989 wasn't the first time and place young
people risked and fought for a voice in the democratic process.
The time was the 1960's. The place was here in America.
18-year-olds demanded the right to vote. And it was an epic
campaign. We had to change the Constitution to do it. And when
they won it was not just a victory for America's youth -- it was
a victory for America itself.
And you know, there's a certain nostalgia these days for the
1960's. You can see it in music, on T.V. and in the magazines.
But today, all too often, the right to vote -- this amazing
legacy from the kids of the 1960's -- has been abandoned by the
kids of today. Today, four out of five young voters are never
heard because they never go to the polls. But government doesn't
work when the voice of the people is not heard, or heard faintly.
For most Americans, voting is an affirmative act, an act of
that makes the humblest citizens masters of their government.
This what America's second president, Thomas Jefferson, was
getting at when he wrote that: "[The people] are the only sure
reliance for the preservation of our liberty."
And that means you. For the first time, you'll be able to
experience the power of voting. And while today's election is
only a mock election, pretty soon you'll be voting in the real
thing -- choosing city council members, mayors, Members of
Congress and my successors in the Oval Office.
When we think
about Eastern Europe, when we think that American servicemen and
women in the Persian Gulf are taking time to send their absentee
ballots home -- then we know that America cannot -- will not --
turn its back on the vision of Jefferson.
I know each and every one of you will vote. But I want to
ask something more of you. As leaders, I want you to go back to
your schools, to lead discussions on what you have learned in
Washington -- to take this spirit of leadership home with you and
share it with your classmates.
Barbara joins me in thanking each of you for your help in
this important project. Best of luck, and may God bless you all.
#
#
#
182763SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
90 OCT 16 P12: 00
10/15/90
NOON, TUESDAY, OCT. 16
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL TAPING: NATIONAL STUDENT/PARENT MOCK ELECTION
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
CARD
UNTERMEYER
CICCONI
ROGERS
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
WINSTON
GRAY
HAGIN
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please provide comments/recommendatons on the attached
directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122, x2930, with a copy
to this office by NOON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16. Thank you.
RESPONSE: see comment
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Tron
October 15, 1990
Draft three (B:ELECTION)
90 OCT 15 PM 2:
PROPOSED VIDEO MESSAGE
NATIONAL STUDENT/PARENT MOCK ELECTION
It's an honor to welcome you to the 1990 National Student-
Parent Mock Election.
During your visit to Washington, you have a great oppor-
tunity to see how democracy works -- and how one man or one
woman, and sometimes even one vote, can make a difference.
During this past year, anyone with a T.V. was witness to the
power of democracy -- and the power of youth. All across Eastern
Europe, thousands of young people lit candles in the squares, and
helped light the world with the power of an idea. And in Berlin,
the youth of East and West seized not the hammer and sickle --
but the hammer and chisel -- and the Wall came tumbling down.
They wanted a voice. They wanted a vote. And they won.
But Europe in 1989 wasn't the first time and place young
people risked and fought for a voice in the democratic process.
The time was the 1960's. The place was here in America.
18-year-olds demanded the right to vote. And it was an epic
campaign. We had to change the Constitution to do it. And when
they won it was not just a victory for America's youth -- it was
a victory for America itself.
And you know, there's a certain nostalgia these days for the
1960's. You can see it in music, on T.V. and in the magazines.
But today, all too often, the right to vote -- this amazing
legacy from the kids of the 1960's -- has been abandoned by the
kids of today. Today, four out of five young voters are never
heard because they never go to the polls. But government doesn't
work when the voice of the people is not heard, or heard faintly.
For most Americans, voting is an affirmative act, an act of
that makes the humblest citizens masters of their government.
This what America's second president, Thomas Jefferson, was
getting at when he wrote that: "[The people] are the only sure
reliance for the preservation of our liberty."
And that means you. For the first time, you'll be able to
experience the power of voting. And while today's election is
only a mock election, pretty soon you'll be voting in the real
thing -- choosing city council members, mayors, Members of
Congress and my successors in the Oval Office.
When we think
about Eastern Europe, when we think that American servicemen and
women in the Persian Gulf are taking time to send their absentee
ballots home -- then we know that America cannot -- will not --
turn its back on the vision of Jefferson.
I know each and every one of you will vote. But I want to
ask something more of you. As leaders, I want you to go back to
your schools, to lead discussions on what you have learned in
Washington -- to take this spirit of leadership home with you and
share it with your classmates.
Barbara joins me in thanking each of you for your help in
this important project. Best of luck, and may God bless you all.
#
#
#
182763SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING ORANDUM
10/15/90
NOON, TUESDAY, OCT. 16
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL TAPING: NATIONAL STUDENT/PARENT MOCK ELECTION
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
CARD
UNTERMEYER
CICCONI
ROGERS
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WINSTON
GRAY
HAGIN
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please provide comments/recommendatons on the attached
directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122, x2930, with a copy
to this office by NOON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
NO COMMENTS. THANKS.
HOLLY WILLIAMSON
HW
10-16-90
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
FACT CHECK COPY
Tron October w/ suggested 16, 1990 changes
Draft two (B: ELECTION)
PROPOSED VIDEO MESSAGE
NATIONAL STUDENT/PARENT MOCK ELECTION
It's an honor to welcome you to the 1990 National Student-
Parent Mock Election.
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Today, you have a great opportunity to see how democracy
works -- and how one man or one woman, and sometimes even one
vote, can make a difference.
witnessed
During this past year, anyone with a T.V. was witness to the
power of democracy -- and the power of youth. All across Eastern
Europe, thousands of young people lit candles in the squares, and
helped light the world with the power of an idea. And in Berlin,
the youth of East and West seized not the hammer and sickle --
but the hammer and chisel -- and the Wall came tumbling down.
They wanted a voice. They wanted a vote. And they won.
But Europe in 1989 wasn't the first time and place young
people risked and fought for a voice in the democratic process.
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But today, all too often, the right to vote -- this amazing
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kids of today. Today, four out of five young voters were are never
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heard because they never go to the polls. But government G doesn't
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For most Americans, voting is an affirmative act, an act
that makes the humblest citizens masters of their government.
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This is what America's second president, Thomas Jefferson, was
getting at when he wrote that: "[The people] are the only sure
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reliance for the preservation of our liberty."
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And that means you -- through the power of voting.
And
while today's election is only a mock election, pretty soon
you'll be voting in the real thing -- choosing city council
members, mayors, Members of Congress and my successors in the
Oval Office.
When we think about Eastern Europe, when we think
about
that American servicemen and women in the Persian Gulf are taking
time to send their absentee ballots home -- then we know that
we
America cannot -- will not -- turn its back on the vision of
Jefferson.
I know each and every one of you will vote. But I want to
ask something more of you. As leaders, I want you to go back to
your communities, to take what you have learned home with you and
share it with your parents, your neighbors, your friends.
Barbara joins me in thanking each of you for your help in
this important project. Best of luck, and may God bless you all.
#
#
#
182763SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
90 OCT 16 A9:30
10/15/90
NOON, TUESDAY, OCT. 16
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL TAPING: NATIONAL STUDENT/PARENT MOCK ELECTION
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
CARD
UNTERMEYER
CICCONI
ROGERS
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
WINSTON
GRAY
HAGIN
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please provide comments/recommendatons on the attached
directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122, x2930, with a copy
to this office by NOON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
GOOD
Bm3mfuse
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Tron
October 15, 1990
Draft three (B:ELECTION)
90 OCT 15 PM2:51
PROPOSED VIDEO MESSAGE
NATIONAL STUDENT/PARENT MOCK ELECTION
It's an honor to welcome you to the 1990 National Student-
Parent Mock Election.
During your visit to Washington, you have a great oppor-
tunity to see how democracy works -- and how one man or one
woman, and sometimes even one vote, can make a difference.
During this past year, anyone with a T.V. was witness to the
power of democracy -- and the power of youth. All across Eastern
Europe, thousands of young people lit candles in the squares, and
helped light the world with the power of an idea. And in Berlin,
the youth of East and West seized not the hammer and sickle --
but the hammer and chisel -- and the Wall came tumbling down.
They wanted a voice. They wanted a vote. And they won.
But Europe in 1989 wasn't the first time and place young
people risked and fought for a voice in the democratic process.
The time was the 1960's. The place was here in America.
18-year-olds demanded the right to vote. And it was an epic
campaign. We had to change the Constitution to do it. And when
they won it was not just a victory for America's youth -- it was
a victory for America itself.
And you know, there's a certain nostalgia these days for the
1960's. You can see it in music, on T.V. and in the magazines.
But today, all too often, the right to vote -- this amazing
legacy from the kids of the 1960's -- has been abandoned by the
kids of today. Today, four out of five young voters are never
heard because they never go to the polls. But government doesn't
work when the voice of the people is not heard, or heard faintly.
For most Americans, voting is an affirmative act, an act of
that makes the humblest citizens masters of their government.
This what America's second president, Thomas Jefferson, was
getting at when he wrote that: "[The people] are the only sure
reliance for the preservation of our liberty."
And that means you. For the first time, you'll be able to
experience the power of voting. And while today's election is
only a mock election, pretty soon you'll be voting in the real
thing -- choosing city council members, mayors, Members of
Congress and my successors in the Oval Office.
When we think
about Eastern Europe, when we think that American servicemen and
women in the Persian Gulf are taking time to send their absentee
ballots home -- then we know that America cannot -- will not --
turn its back on the vision of Jefferson.
I know each and every one of you will vote. But I want to
ask something more of you. As leaders, I want you to go back to
your schools, to lead discussions on what you have learned in
Washington -- to take this spirit of leadership home with you and
share it with your classmates.
Barbara joins me in thanking each of you for your help in
this important project. Best of luck, and may God bless you all.
#
#
#
Tron
October 15, 1990
Draft three (B:ELECTION)
PROPOSED VIDEO MESSAGE
NATIONAL STUDENT/PARENT MOCK ELECTION
It's an honor to welcome you to the 1990 National Student-
Parent Mock Election.
During your visit to Washington, you have a great oppor-
tunity to see how democracy works -- and how one man or one
woman, and sometimes even one vote, can make a difference.
During this past year, anyone with a T.V. was witness to the
power of democracy -- and the power of youth. All across Eastern
Europe, thousands of young people lit candles in the squares, and
helped light the world with the power of an idea. And in Berlin,
the youth of East and West seized not the hammer and sickle --
but the hammer and chisel -- and the Wall came tumbling down.
They wanted a voice. They wanted a vote. And they won.
But Europe in 1989 wasn't the first time and place young
people risked and fought for a voice in the democratic process.
The time was the 1960's. The place was here in America.
18-year-olds demanded the right to vote. And it was an epic
campaign. We had to change the Constitution to do it. And when
they won it was not just a victory for America's youth -- it was
a victory for America itself.
And you know, there's a certain nostalgia these days for the
1960's. You can see it in music, on T.V. and in the magazines.
But today, all too often, the right to vote -- this amazing
legacy from the kids of the 1960's -- has been abandoned by the
kids of today. Today, four out of five young voters are never
heard because they never go to the polls. But government doesn't
work when the voice of the people is not heard, or heard faintly.
For most Americans, voting is an affirmative act, an act of
that makes the humblest citizens masters of their government.
This what America's second president, Thomas Jefferson, was
getting at when he wrote that: "[The people] are the only sure
reliance for the preservation of our liberty."
And that means you. For the first time, you'll be able to
experience the power of voting. And while today's election is
only a mock election, pretty soon you'll be voting in the real
thing -- choosing city council members, mayors, Members of
Congress and my successors in the Oval Office.
When we think
about Eastern Europe, when we think that American servicemen and
women in the Persian Gulf are taking time to send their absentee
ballots home --- then we know that America cannot -- will not --
turn its back on the vision of Jefferson.
I know each and every one of you will vote. But I want to
ask something more of you. As leaders, I want you to go back to
your schools, to lead discussions on what you have learned in
Washington --- to take this spirit of leadership home with you and
share it with your classmates.
Barbara joins me in thanking each of you for your help in
this important project. Best of luck, and may God bless you all.
#
#
#
182763SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
90 OCT 16 P4: 28
10/15/90
NOON, TUESDAY, OCT. 16
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL TAPING: NATIONAL STUDENT/PARENT MOCK ELECTION
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
CARD
UNTERMEYER
CICCONI
ROGERS
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
WINSTON
GRAY
HAGIN
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please provide comments/recommendatons on the attached
directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122, x2930, with a copy
to this office by NOON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
No Comment 10/16/90
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
90 OCT 16 P5: 59
October 16, 1990
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER
RBP
SUBJECT:
Presidential Taping: National Student/Parent
Mock Election
We have reviewed the draft script and have noted our
comments on the attached draft. We very much approve of the
President asking, at the end of his remarks, these young people
to do something. Sometimes we underestimate the power of such
a request from the President. We believe the President should
make similar requests of his audiences more frequently.
CC: James W. Cicconi
182763SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
10/15/90
NOON, TUESDAY, OCT. 16
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL TAPING: NATIONAL STUDENT/PARENT MOCK ELECTION
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION
FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
CARD
UNTERMEYER
CICCONI
ROGERS
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
WINSTON
GRAY
HAGIN
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please provide comments/recommendatons on the attached
directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122, x2930, with a copy
to this office by NOON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Tron
October 15, 1990
Draft three (B:ELECTION)
90 OCT-15 PM 2:51
PROPOSED VIDEO MESSAGE
NATIONAL STUDENT/PARENT MOCK ELECTION
It's an honor to welcome you to the 1990 National Student-
Parent Mock Election.
During your visit to Washington, you have a great oppor-
tunity to see how democracy works -- and how one man or one
woman, and sometimes even one vote, can make a difference.
During this past year, anyone with a T.V. was witness to the
power of democracy -- and the power of youth. All across Eastern
Europe, thousands of young people lit candles in the squares, and
helped light the world with the power of an idea. And in Berlin,
the youth of East and West seized not the hammer and sickle --
but the hammer and chisel -- and the Wall came tumbling down.
They wanted a voice. They wanted a vote. And they won.
But Europe in 1989 wasn't the first time and place young
people risked and fought for a voice in the democratic process.
The time was the 1960's. The place was here in America.
18-year-olds demanded the right to vote. And it was an epic
campaign. We had to change the Constitution to do it. And when
they won it was not just a victory for America's youth -- it was
a victory for America itself.
And you know, there's a certain nostalgia these days for the
HEAR
SEE IT
1960's. You can -see it in music, on T.V. and in the magazines.
But today, all too often, the right to vote -- this amazing
legacy from the kids of the 1960's -- has been abandoned by the
kids of today. Today, four out of five young voters are never
heard because they never go to the polls. But government doesn't
work when the voice of the people is not heard, or heard faintly.
For most Americans, voting is an affirmative act, an act of
that makes the humblest citizens masters of their government.
This what America's second president, Thomas Jefferson, was
getting at when he wrote that: "[The people] are the only sure
reliance for the preservation of our liberty."
And that means you. For the first time, you'll be able to
experience the power of voting. And while today's election is
only a mock election, pretty soon you'll be voting in the real
thing -- choosing city council members, mayors, Members of
Congress and my successors in the Oval Office.
When we think
about Eastern Europe, when we think that American servicemen and
women in the Persian Gulf are taking time to send their absentee
ballots home -- then we know that America cannot -- will not --
turn its back on the vision of Jefferson.
GOOD
I know each and every one of you will vote. But I want to
ask something more of you. As leaders, I want you to go back to
your schools, to lead discussions on what you have learned in
Washington -- to take this spirit of leadership home with you and
share it with your classmates.
Barbara joins me in thanking each of you for your help in
this important project. Best of luck, and may God bless you all.
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NATIONAL STUDENT/PARENT MOCK ELECTION
IT'S AN HONOR TO WELCOME YOU TO THE 1990 NATIONAL
STUDENT-PARENT MOCK ELECTION.
TODAY, YOU HAVE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SEE HOW
DEMOCRACY WORKS -- AND HOW ONE MAN OR ONE WOMAN, AND
SOMETIMES EVEN ONE VOTE, CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
DURING THIS PAST YEAR, THE WORLD WITNESSED THE
POWER OF DEMOCRACY -- AND THE POWER OF YOUTH. ALL
ACROSS EASTERN EUROPE, THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE LIT
CANDLES IN THE SQUARES, AND HELPED LIGHT THE WORLD WITH
THE POWER OF AN IDEA. AND IN BERLIN, THE YOUTH OF EAST
AND WEST SEIZED NOT THE HAMMER AND SICKLE -- BUT THE
HAMMER AND CHISEL -- AND THE WALL CAME TUMBLING DOWN.
THEY WANTED A VOICE. THEY WANTED A VOTE. AND
THEY WON.
BUT EUROPE IN 1989 WASN'T THE FIRST TIME AND PLACE
YOUNG PEOPLE SOUGHT A STRONGER VOICE IN THE DEMOCRATIC
PROCESS.
- 2 -
IN THE 1960'S AND EARLY 70'S HERE IN AMERICA, 18-
YEAR-OLDS DEMANDED THE RIGHT TO VOTE. IT WAS AN EPIC
CAMPAIGN. AND WHEN THEY WON IT WAS NOT JUST A VICTORY
FOR AMERICA'S YOUTH -- IT WAS A VICTORY FOR AMERICA
ITSELF.
AND YOU KNOW, THERE'S A CERTAIN NOSTALGIA THESE
DAYS FOR THE 1960'S. YOU CAN HEAR IT IN MUSIC, SEE IT
ON T.V. AND IN THE MAGAZINES. BUT TODAY, ALL TOO
OFTEN, THE RIGHT TO VOTE -- THIS AMAZING LEGACY FROM
THE YOUTH OF THE 1960'S -- HAS BEEN ABANDONED BY THE
KIDS OF TODAY. TODAY, TOO MANY YOUNG VOTERS ARE NEVER
HEARD BECAUSE THEY NEVER GO TO THE POLLS. GOVERNMENT
DOESN'T WORK WHEN THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE IS NOT HEARD,
OR IS HEARD FAINTLY.
FOR MOST AMERICANS, VOTING IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACT,
AN ACT THAT MAKES THE HUMBLEST CITIZENS MASTERS OF
THEIR GOVERNMENT. THIS IS WHAT AMERICA'S THIRD
PRESIDENT, THOMAS JEFFERSON, MEANT WHEN HE WROTE:
" [THE PEOPLE] ARE THE ONLY SURE RELIANCE FOR THE
PRESERVATION OF OUR LIBERTY."
- 3 -
AND THAT MEANS YOU -- THROUGH THE POWER OF VOTING.
AND WHILE TODAY'S ELECTION IS ONLY A MOCK ELECTION,
PRETTY SOON YOU'LL BE VOTING IN THE REAL THING --
CHOOSING CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAYORS, MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS AND MY SUCCESSORS IN THE OVAL OFFICE.
WHEN
WE THINK ABOUT EASTERN EUROPE, WHEN WE THINK THAT
AMERICAN SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN IN THE PERSIAN GULF ARE
TAKING TIME TO SEND THEIR ABSENTEE BALLOTS HOME -- THEN
WE KNOW THAT AMERICA CANNOT -- WILL NOT -- TURN ITS
BACK ON THE VISION OF JEFFERSON.
I KNOW EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU WILL VOTE. BUT I
WANT TO ASK SOMETHING MORE OF YOU. AS LEADERS, I WANT
YOU TO GO BACK TO YOUR COMMUNITIES, TO TAKE WHAT YOU'VE
LEARNED HOME WITH YOU AND SHARE IT WITH YOUR PARENTS,
YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR FRIENDS.
BARBARA JOINS ME IN THANKING EACH OF YOU FOR YOUR
HELP IN THIS IMPORTANT PROJECT. BEST OF LUCK, AND MAY
GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
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182763SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
10/15/90
NOON, TUESDAY, OCT. 16
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL TAPING: NATIONAL STUDENT/PARENT MOCK ELECTION
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE N/C
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
CARD
UNTERMEYER
CICCONI
ROGERS N/C
DEMAREST
PINKERTON N/C
FITZWATER
WINSTON
GRAY
HAGIN
HOLIDAY N/C
REMARKS:
Please provide comments/recommendatons on the attached
directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122, x2930, with a copy
to this office by NOON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16. Thank you
RESPONSE:
90 OCT 15 P5: 03
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Tron
October 15, 1990
Draft three (B:ELECTION)
90 OCT 15 PM 2:51
PROPOSED VIDEO MESSAGE
NATIONAL STUDENT/PARENT MOCK ELECTION
It's an honor to welcome you to the 1990 National Student-
Parent Mock Election.
During your visit to Washington, you have a great oppor-
tunity to see how democracy works -- and how one man or one
woman, and sometimes even one vote, can make a difference.
the world
ed
During this past year, anyone with a T.V. was witness to the
power of democracy -- and the power of youth. All across Eastern
Europe, thousands of young people lit candles in the squares, and
helped light the world with the power of an idea. And in Berlin,
the youth of East and West seized not the hammer and sickle --
but the hammer and chisel -- and the Wall came tumbling down.
They wanted a voice. They wanted a vote. And they won.
But Europe in 1989 wasn't the first time and place young
Sought
stronger
people risked and fought for a, voice in the democratic process.
andeash 70's
The time was the 1960's The place was here in America.
18-year-olds demanded the right to vote. And it was an epic
campaign. We had to change the Constitution to do it. And when
they won it was not just a victory for America's youth -- it was
a victory for America itself.
And you know, there's a certain nostalgia these days for the
hear
seelt
1960's. You can see it in music, on T.V. and in the magazines.
But today, all too often, the right to vote -- this amazing
youth
legacy from the kids of the 1960's -- has been abandoned by the
too many
kids of today. Today, four out of five young voters are never
heard because they never go to the polls. But government doesn't
IS
work when the voice of the people is not heard, or heard faintly.
For most Americans, voting is an affirmative act, an act of
that makes the humblest citizens masters of their government.
is
third
meant
This what America's second president, Thomas Jefferson, was
getting at when he wrote that: "[The people] are the only sure
reliance for the preservation of our liberty."
And that means you. For the first time, you'll be able to
experience the power of voting. And while today's election is
only a mock election, pretty soon you'll be voting in the real
thing -- choosing city council members, mayors, Members of
Congress and my successors in the Oval Office. When we think
about Eastern Europe, when we think that American servicemen and
women in the Persian Gulf are taking time to send their absentee
ballots home -- then we know that America cannot -- will not --
turn its back on the vision of Jefferson.
I know each and every one of you will vote. But I want to
ask something more of you. As leaders, I want you to go back to
your schools, to lead discussions on what you have learned in
Washington -- to take this spirit of leadership home with you and
share it with your classmates.
Barbara joins me in thanking each of you for your help in
this important project. Best of luck, and may God bless you all.
#
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 15, 1990
TO:
Chriss Winston
FROM:
BARRIE TRON
Director of Public Affairs
Room 195 OEOB, Ext. 2483
Mock Elections requested a few changes.
Also, I think the script is a few
paragraphs too long.
Tron
October 15, 1990
Draft three (B:ELECTION)
PROPOSED VIDEO MESSAGE
NATIONAL STUDENT/PARENT MOCK ELECTION
It's an honor to welcome you to the 1990 National Student-
Parent Mock Election.
During Today visit Washington, you have a great oppor-
tunity to see how democracy works -- and how one man or one
woman, and sometimes even one vote, can make a difference.
During this past year, anyone with a T.V. was witness to the
power of democracy -- and the power of youth. All across Eastern
Europe, thousands of young people lit candles in the squares, and
helped light the world with the power of an idea. And in Berlin,
the youth of East and West seized not the hammer and sickle --
but the hammer and chisel -- and the Wall came tumbling down.
They wanted a voice. They wanted a vote. And they won.
But Europe in 1989 wasn't the first time and place young
people risked and fought for a voice in the democratic process.
The time was the 1960's. The place was here in America.
18-year-olds demanded the right to vote. And it was an epic
campaign. We had to change the Constitution to do it. And when
they won it was not just a victory for America's youth -- it was
a victory for America itself.
nostalgia
the
it
music,
I
in
But today, all too often, the right to vote -- this amazing
legacy from the kids of the 1960's -- has been abandoned by the
kids of today. Today, four out of five young voters are never
heard because they never go to the polls. But government doesn't
work when the voice of the people is not heard, or heard faintly.
For most Americans, voting is an affirmative act, an act
that makes the humblest citizens masters of their government.
This what America's second president, Thomas Jefferson, was
getting at when he wrote that: "[The people] are the only sure
reliance for the preservation of our liberty."
-
And that means you.
For
through
you'll
able
the power of voting. And while today's election is
only a mock election, pretty soon you'll be voting in the real
thing -- choosing city council members, mayors, Members of
Congress and my successors in the Oval Office.
When we think
about Eastern Europe, when we think that American servicemen and
women in the Persian Gulf are taking time to send their absentee
ballots home -- then we know that America cannot -- will not --
turn its back on the vision of Jefferson.
I know each and every one of you will vote. But I want to
ask something more of you. As leaders, I want you to go back to
communities take
your
to
what you
ve learned
home with you and
share it with your
Barbara joins me in thanking each of you for your help in friends.
parents, your neighbors, your
this important project. Best of luck, and may God bless you all.
#
#
#
NATIONAL STUDENT/PARENT MOCK ELECTION
IT'S AN HONOR TO WELCOME YOU TO THE 1990 NATIONAL
STUDENT-PARENT MOCK ELECTION.
TODAY, YOU HAVE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SEE HOW
DEMOCRACY WORKS -- AND HOW ONE MAN OR ONE WOMAN, AND
SOMETIMES EVEN ONE VOTE, CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
DURING THIS PAST YEAR, THE WORLD WITNESSED THE
POWER OF DEMOCRACY -- AND THE POWER OF YOUTH. ALL
ACROSS EASTERN EUROPE, THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE LIT
CANDLES IN THE SQUARES, AND HELPED LIGHT THE WORLD WITH
THE POWER OF AN IDEA. AND IN BERLIN, THE YOUTH OF EAST
AND WEST SEIZED NOT THE HAMMER AND SICKLE -- BUT THE
HAMMER AND CHISEL -- AND THE WALL CAME TUMBLING DOWN.
THEY WANTED A VOICE. THEY WANTED A VOTE. AND
THEY WON.
BUT EUROPE IN 1989 WASN'T THE FIRST TIME AND PLACE
YOUNG PEOPLE SOUGHT A STRONGER VOICE IN THE DEMOCRATIC
PROCESS.
- 2 -
IN THE 1960'S AND EARLY 70'S HERE IN AMERICA, 18-
YEAR-OLDS DEMANDED THE RIGHT TO VOTE. IT WAS AN EPIC
CAMPAIGN. AND WHEN THEY WON IT WAS NOT JUST A VICTORY
FOR AMERICA'S YOUTH -- IT WAS A VICTORY FOR AMERICA
ITSELF.
AND YOU KNOW, THERE'S A CERTAIN NOSTALGIA THESE
DAYS FOR THE 1960'S. YOU CAN HEAR IT IN MUSIC, SEE IT
ON T.V. AND IN THE MAGAZINES. BUT TODAY, ALL TOO
OFTEN, THE RIGHT TO VOTE -- THIS AMAZING LEGACY FROM
THE YOUTH OF THE 1960'S -- HAS BEEN ABANDONED BY THE
KIDS OF TODAY. TODAY, TOO MANY YOUNG VOTERS ARE NEVER
HEARD BECAUSE THEY NEVER GO TO THE POLLS. GOVERNMENT
DOESN'T WORK WHEN THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE IS NOT HEARD,
OR IS HEARD FAINTLY.
FOR MOST AMERICANS, VOTING IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACT,
AN ACT THAT MAKES THE HUMBLEST CITIZENS MASTERS OF
THEIR GOVERNMENT. THIS IS WHAT AMERICA'S THIRD
PRESIDENT, THOMAS JEFFERSON, MEANT WHEN HE WROTE:
" [THE PEOPLE] ARE THE ONLY SURE RELIANCE FOR THE
PRESERVATION OF OUR LIBERTY."
- 3 -
AND THAT MEANS YOU -- THROUGH THE POWER OF VOTING.
AND WHILE TODAY'S ELECTION IS ONLY A MOCK ELECTION,
PRETTY SOON YOU'LL BE VOTING IN THE REAL THING --
CHOOSING CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAYORS, MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS AND MY SUCCESSORS IN THE OVAL OFFICE.
WHEN
WE THINK ABOUT EASTERN EUROPE, WHEN WE THINK THAT
AMERICAN SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN IN THE PERSIAN GULF ARE
TAKING TIME TO SEND THEIR ABSENTEE BALLOTS HOME -- THEN
WE KNOW THAT AMERICA CANNOT -- WILL NOT -- TURN ITS
BACK ON THE VISION OF JEFFERSON.
I KNOW EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU WILL VOTE. BUT I
WANT TO ASK SOMETHING MORE OF YOU. AS LEADERS, I WANT
YOU TO GO BACK TO YOUR COMMUNITIES, TO TAKE WHAT YOU'VE
LEARNED HOME WITH YOU AND SHARE IT WITH YOUR PARENTS,
YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR FRIENDS.
BARBARA JOINS ME IN THANKING EACH OF YOU FOR YOUR
HELP IN THIS IMPORTANT PROJECT. BEST OF LUCK, AND MAY
GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
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