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NAME OF SPEECH & DATE OF SPEECH national Crime Victims
Week 4/22/91
NAME OF WRITER : mcnally
NAME OF RESEARCHER: Simon
SPEECH SYNOPSIS:
POTUS recounts the stories
of seven americans who have
not garn in to aime.
POTUS
an 11yr old girl who helped
described the Dtory of
POTUS also detailed several other
find hu mother's attacker.
stories. POTUS also urges
Conguss to act on his 1991
Crime Bill ; details this bill.
Lastly POTUS told the story of
a Chicago Woman who began
a shelter for victims of domestic
Violence
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
91 APR 19 A9:
DATE: 4/19/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
---
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS WEEK
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
PETERSMEYER
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
[
BRADY
SMITH
BROMLEY
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
DEMAREST
SNOW
FITZWATER
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
The attached has been forwarded to the President.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
91 APR 18 PM 7:05
April 18, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
TONY SNOW TS
FROM:
EDWARD E. MCNALLY NW
SUBJECT:
NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS WEEK
I.
SUMMARY
On Monday, April 22, at 2:00 p.m., you will give brief
remarks at the Rose Garden ceremony honoring seven
individuals who have made outstanding efforts to assist
victims of crime. The audience will be 200 representatives
staff. of crime victims organizations and Department of Justice
II. DISCUSSION
The remarks (8 minutes, on cards) pay tribute to the
award recipients, highlight Administration action on behalf
of crime victims, and appeal to Congress to pass your anti-
crime proposals.
After your remarks, you will assist the Attorney
General in the award presentation.
(Mr. President: On a personal note, this is expected
to be my final speech for you before returning to the court-
room as a prosecutor at the end of the month. Thank you for
the honor and the opportunity to serve you, your family, and
this Administration. I will be cheering from a distance,
and I will be back.)
McNally/Simon
April 18, 1991
Draft 3 (B:VICTIMS. '91)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS WEEK
THE ROSE GARDEN
MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1991, 2:00 P.M.
Welcome to the Rose Garden. I'm very pleased to see so many
Members of the House and Senate here. And it's always good to
see Dick Thornburgh and Jane Burnley, Director of the Office for
Victims of Crime.
Over the past two years, we've traveled across the country,
praising those involved in service to others. And our crime
victims effort is a very special part of that tradition. Shortly
after I took office, the A.G. invited 1989's honorees to meet me
in the Oval Office. A year ago this week, we gathered here in
the Rose Garden to salute 1990's honorees. And today, it is
again a privilege to stand with a new group of honorees and
salute you not only as "points of light" -- but also as "points
of courage."
Ladies and gentlemen: Standing before you are seven good
Americans who refused to surrender. Seven good Americans who won
against the odds. Representing seven good reasons why our
efforts for crime victims will continue to triumph, and to grow.
Far too often, for far too many years, victims of crime
became the "forgotten people," subjected to continued victimiza-
tion by the system itself. Then people like Virginia's Frank
Carrington -- rightly regarded as one of the "founding fathers"
of the movement -- stepped into the breach. They fought back.
2
They got involved. And they proved to America that one man or
one woman can make a difference.
Maybe you heard about this 11-year old girl up in Alaska.
She tried to help when her mom was attacked at home just after
Christmas. The assailant got away, but not without the girl
showing the police where the man left his fingerprints. Four
months went by without a lead. Then the girl spotted the accused
at a convenience store. She didn't hide. She didn't run away.
She had dad call the police, and then, unbelievably, she grabbed
a neighbor and chased the man down the street. When police made
the arrest she was holding onto his hair for all she was worth.
Like a real-life version of the gutsy child in Home Alone,
Diana Bowles stood up for family, stood up against crime, and
stood up to be counted when the chips were down. Like the seven
All-American heroes we honor today, she symbolizes a new America
where people refuse to be victims any more.
I think of pioneers like California's Gail Abarbanel [a-
BAR-ba-nel], and Jayne Crisp of South Carolina. A generation
ago, a continent apart, each of these two women helped cultivate
the grassroots effort to assist victims of rape. Out of efforts
like these, America came to understand a simple truth: That
every victim, of every crime, deserves to be treated with dignity
and compassion.
Over the past decade, community efforts like those repre-
sented here have been backed up by a new partnership with the
White House and America's cities and states. While the crime
3
bill I signed last year fell far short of the effective criminal
justice reform that I had sought, it did create the first-ever
Federal Crime Victims Bill of Rights. It gave the Justice
Department enhanced authority to ensure that the system treats
crime victims fairly. And it contains new measures to protect
child victims and witnesses.
Working with Congress, we not only reauthorized the 1984
Victims of Crime Act, we also boosted its annual victims' compen-
sation and assistance fund to $150 million -- dollars that come
not from taxpayers, but from criminal fines and penalties. We
stepped up efforts to fully implement the Victim-Witness
Protection Act and the new Victims' Rights and Restitution Act.
And there's probably no better model of their success than one of
today's honorees -- Nancy Stoner Lampy, our Victim/Witness
Coordinator in South Dakota, an outstanding advocate for Native
American crime victims.
We've made real gains. But many challenges remain. Two of
today's honorees can help point the way: California's John
Gillis and Tennessee's Barbara Reed have both made their mark
fighting for tougher laws. They know the real way to help the
crime victims of tomorrow is by taking dangerous criminals off
the streets today.
Almost exactly a year ago, on this same occasion, I stood
here and called on Congress to act on our full range of tough new
anti-crime proposals. Regrettably, most of them never made it
4
back to my desk. We've got to do better. Each day that passes
is one too many. Each victim lost is more than we can afford.
Our Violent Crime Control Act of 1991 contains a wealth of
new proposals that support the growing, national concern for
innocent victims of all crimes. It includes new protections for
witnesses and abused kids; new rules to enhance Federal
prosecutions of sexual violence involving children; mandatory HIV
testing of accused sex offenders; and it guarantees a victim's
right to address the court at sentencing.
Just as important, our Crime Bill proposes bold new reforms
of habeas corpus appeals, the exclusionary rule, and the death
penalty. These three reforms are based on three simple and fun-
damental truths: First, that victims should not have to endure
endless years of frivolous appeals. Second, that victims have an
interest in knowing that courts will consider all relevant evi-
dence when deciding guilt or innocence. And third, that victims
and survivors have an interest in knowing that the punishment
imposed will be commensurate with the brutality of the crime.
Seven weeks ago I put a challenge to Congress. I said: If
our forces could win the ground war in 100 hours -- then surely
the Congress can pass this legislation in 100 days. 111
The clock is running. America wants it done right. America
wants it done responsibly. And America wants it done now. 111
I've saved one honoree for last. She's Josephine Bass, who
founded a shelter in Chicago for women and children who are
victims of domestic violence. It's called the Neopolitan
5
Lighthouse. And I like the symbolism. Like each of you, a
lighthouse shines through the storm and gives hope in the night.
Like each of you, it is a beacon to hundreds of others, an
immovable light by which to chart one's course to safety. And
like each of you, it is proof that each point of light matters.
Each time your message gets through can mean one life changed ---
and another life saved. 111
Together, let's "take back the streets." Congratulations
and thanks to you all. And God bless the United States.
#
#
#
&
NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS WEEK \ ROSE GARDEN
MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1991 \ 2:00 P.M.
WELCOME TO THE ROSE GARDEN. I'M VERY PLEASED TO
SEE SO MANY MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE HERE. AND
IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE DICK THORNBURGH AND JANE
BURNLEY, DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME.
I'M ALSO PLEASED SEVERAL MAYORS, INCLUDING MAYOR
RICHARD DALEY, AND STATE LEGISLATORS COULD JOIN US THIS
AFTERNOON.
- 2 -
OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE'VE TRAVELED ACROSS THE
COUNTRY, PRAISING THOSE INVOLVED IN SERVICE TO OTHERS.
AND OUR CRIME VICTIMS EFFORT IS A VERY SPECIAL PART OF
THAT TRADITION. SHORTLY AFTER I TOOK OFFICE, THE A.G.
INVITED 1989's HONOREES TO MEET ME IN THE OVAL OFFICE.
A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK, WE GATHERED HERE IN THE ROSE
GARDEN TO SALUTE 1990's HONOREES. MOMENTS AGO, I
SIGNED A PROCLAMATION DECLARING THIS "NATIONAL CRIME
VICTIMS RIGHTS WEEK."
- 3 -
AND NOW, IT IS AGAIN A PRIVILEGE TO STAND WITH A NEW
GROUP OF HONOREES AND SALUTE YOU NOT ONLY AS "POINTS OF
LIGHT" -- BUT ALSO AS "POINTS OF COURAGE."
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: STANDING BEFORE YOU ARE
SEVEN GOOD AMERICANS WHO REFUSED TO SURRENDER. SEVEN
GOOD AMERICANS WHO WON AGAINST THE ODDS. REPRESENTING
SEVEN GOOD REASONS WHY OUR EFFORTS FOR CRIME VICTIMS
WILL CONTINUE TO TRIUMPH, AND TO GROW.
- 4 -
FAR TOO OFTEN, FOR FAR TOO MANY YEARS, VICTIMS OF
CRIME BECAME THE "FORGOTTEN PEOPLE," SUBJECTED TO
CONTINUED VICTIMIZATION BY THE SYSTEM ITSELF. THEN
PEOPLE LIKE VIRGINIA'S FRANK CARRINGTON -- RIGHTLY
REGARDED AS ONE OF THE "FOUNDING FATHERS" OF THE
MOVEMENT -- STEPPED INTO THE BREACH.
- 5 -
THEY FOUGHT BACK. THEY GOT INVOLVED. AND THEY PROVED
TO AMERICA THAT ONE MAN OR ONE WOMAN CAN MAKE A
DIFFERENCE. III
MAYBE YOU HEARD ABOUT THIS 11-YEAR OLD GIRL UP IN
ALASKA. SHE TRIED TO HELP WHEN HER MOM WAS ATTACKED AT
HOME JUST AFTER CHRISTMAS. THE ASSAILANT GOT AWAY, BUT
NOT WITHOUT THE GIRL SHOWING THE POLICE WHERE THE MAN
LEFT HIS FINGERPRINTS. TEN WEEKS WENT BY WITHOUT A
LEAD.
- 6 -
THEN THE GIRL SPOTTED THE ACCUSED AT A CONVENIENCE
STORE. SHE DIDN'T HIDE. SHE DIDN'T RUN AWAY. SHE
CALLED THE POLICE, AND THEN, UNBELIEVABLY, SHE GRABBED
A NEIGHBOR AND CHASED THE MAN DOWN THE STREET. WHEN
POLICE MADE THE ARREST SHE WAS HOLDING ONTO HIS HAIR
FOR ALL SHE WAS WORTH.
LIKE A REAL-LIFE VERSION OF THE GUTSY CHILD IN HOME
ALONE, DIANA BOWLES STOOD UP FOR FAMILY, STOOD UP
AGAINST CRIME, AND STOOD UP TO BE COUNTED WHEN THE
CHIPS WERE DOWN.
- 7 -
LIKE THE SEVEN ALL-AMERICAN HEROES WE HONOR TODAY, SHE
SYMBOLIZES A NEW AMERICA WHERE PEOPLE REFUSE TO BE
VICTIMS ANY MORE.
I THINK OF PIONEERS LIKE CALIFORNIA'S GAIL
ABARBANEL [A-BAR-BA-NEL], AND JAYNE CRISP OF SOUTH
CAROLINA. A GENERATION AGO, A CONTINENT APART, EACH OF
THESE TWO WOMEN HELPED CULTIVATE THE GRASSROOTS EFFORT
TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF RAPE.
- 8 -
OUT OF EFFORTS LIKE THESE, AMERICA CAME TO UNDERSTAND A
SIMPLE TRUTH: THAT EVERY VICTIM, OF EVERY CRIME,
DESERVES TO BE TREATED WITH DIGNITY AND COMPASSION.
OVER THE PAST DECADE, COMMUNITY EFFORTS LIKE THOSE
REPRESENTED HERE HAVE BEEN BACKED UP BY A NEW
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WHITE HOUSE AND AMERICA'S CITIES
AND STATES. WHILE THE CRIME BILL I SIGNED LAST YEAR
FELL FAR SHORT OF THE EFFECTIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM
CRIME VICTIMS BILL OF RIGHTS.
THAT I HAD SOUGHT, IT DID CREATE THE FIRST-EVER FEDERAL
- 9 -
IT GAVE THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ENHANCED AUTHORITY TO
ENSURE THAT THE SYSTEM TREATS CRIME VICTIMS FAIRLY.
AND IT CONTAINS NEW MEASURES To PROTECT CHILD VICTIMS
AND WITNESSES.
WORKING WITH CONGRESS, WE NOT ONLY REAUTHORIZED THE
1984 VICTIMS OF CRIME AcT, WE ALSO BOOSTED ITS ANNUAL
VICTIMS' COMPENSATION AND ASSISTANCE FUND TO $150
MILLION -- DOLLARS THAT COME NOT FROM TAXPAYERS, BUT
FROM CRIMINAL FINES AND PENALTIES.
- 10 -
WE STEPPED UP EFFORTS TO FULLY IMPLEMENT THE VICTIM-
WITNESS PROTECTION AcT AND THE NEW VICTIMS' RIGHTS AND
RESTITUTION AcT. AND THERE'S PROBABLY NO BETTER MODEL
OF THEIR SUCCESS THAN ONE OF TODAY'S HONOREES -- NANCY
STONER LAMPY, OUR VICTIM/WITNESS COORDINATOR IN SOUTH
DAKOTA, AN OUTSTANDING ADVOCATE FOR NATIVE AMERICAN
CRIME VICTIMS.
WE'VE MADE REAL GAINS. BUT MANY CHALLENGES REMAIN.
- 11 -
Two OF TODAY'S HONOREES CAN HELP POINT THE WAY:
CALIFORNIA'S JOHN GILLIS AND TENNESSEE'S BARBARA REED
HAVE BOTH MADE THEIR MARK FIGHTING FOR TOUGHER LAWS.
THEY KNOW THE REAL WAY TO HELP THE CRIME VICTIMS OF
TOMORROW IS BY TAKING DANGEROUS CRIMINALS OFF THE
STREETS TODAY.
ALMOST EXACTLY A YEAR AGO, ON THIS SAME OCCASION, I
STOOD HERE AND CALLED ON CONGRESS TO ACT ON OUR FULL
RANGE OF TOUGH NEW ANTI-CRIME PROPOSALS.
- 12 -
REGRETTABLY, MOST OF THEM NEVER MADE IT BACK TO MY
DESK. WE'VE GOT TO DO BETTER. EACH DAY THAT PASSES IS
ONE TOO MANY. EACH VICTIM LOST IS MORE THAN WE CAN
AFFORD.
OUR VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL Act OF 1991 CONTAINS A
WEALTH OF NEW PROPOSALS THAT SUPPORT THE GROWING,
NATIONAL CONCERN FOR INNOCENT VICTIMS OF ALL CRIMES.
- 13 -
IT INCLUDES NEW PROTECTIONS FOR WITNESSES AND ABUSED
KIDS; NEW RULES TO ENHANCE FEDERAL PROSECUTIONS OF
SEXUAL VIOLENCE INVOLVING CHILDREN; MANDATORY HIV
TESTING OF ACCUSED SEX OFFENDERS; AND IT GUARANTEES A
VICTIM'S RIGHT TO ADDRESS THE COURT AT SENTENCING.
JUST AS IMPORTANT, OUR CRIME BILL PROPOSES BOLD NEW
REFORMS OF HABEAS CORPUS APPEALS, THE EXCLUSIONARY
RULE, AND THE DEATH PENALTY.
- 14 -
THESE THREE REFORMS ARE BASED ON THREE SIMPLE AND FUN-
DAMENTAL TRUTHS: FIRST, THAT VICTIMS SHOULD NOT HAVE
TO ENDURE ENDLESS YEARS OF FRIVOLOUS APPEALS. SECOND,
THAT VICTIMS HAVE AN INTEREST IN KNOWING THAT COURTS
WILL CONSIDER ALL RELEVANT EVIDENCE WHEN DECIDING GUILT
OR INNOCENCE. AND THIRD, THAT VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS
HAVE AN INTEREST IN KNOWING THAT THE PUNISHMENT IMPOSED
WILL BE COMMENSURATE WITH THE BRUTALITY OF THE CRIME.
- 15 -
SEVEN WEEKS AGO I PUT A CHALLENGE To CONGRESS. I
SAID: IF OUR FORCES COULD WIN THE GROUND WAR IN 100
HOURS -- THEN SURELY THE CONGRESS CAN PASS THIS
LEGISLATION IN 100 DAYS. III
THE CLOCK IS RUNNING. AMERICA WANTS IT DONE RIGHT.
AMERICA WANTS IT DONE RESPONSIBLY. AND AMERICA WANTS
IT DONE NOW. III
- 16 -
I'VE SAVED ONE HONOREE FOR LAST. SHE'S JOSEPHINE
BASS, WHO FOUNDED A SHELTER IN CHICAGO FOR WOMEN AND
CHILDREN WHO ARE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. IT'S
CALLED THE NEOPOLITAN LIGHTHOUSE. AND I LIKE THE
SYMBOLISM. LIKE EACH OF YOU, A LIGHTHOUSE SHINES
THROUGH THE STORM AND GIVES HOPE IN THE NIGHT. LIKE
EACH OF YOU, IT IS A BEACON TO HUNDREDS OF OTHERS, AN
IMMOVABLE LIGHT BY WHICH TO CHART ONE'S COURSE TO
SAFETY.
- 17 -
AND LIKE EACH OF YOU, IT IS PROOF THAT EACH POINT OF
LIGHT MATTERS. EACH TIME YOUR MESSAGE GETS THROUGH CAN
MEAN ONE LIFE CHANGED -- AND ANOTHER LIFE SAVED. III
TOGETHER, LET'S "TAKE BACK THE STREETS."
CONGRATULATIONS AND THANKS TO YOU ALL. AND GOD BLESS
THE UNITED STATES.
#
#
#
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April 18, 1991
Draft 3 (B:VICTIMS. '91)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS WEEK
THE ROSE GARDEN
MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1991, 2:00 P.M.
Welcome to the Rose Garden. I'm very pleased to see so many
Members of the House and Senate here. And it's always good to
see Dick Thornburgh and Jane Burnley, Director of the Office for
Victims of Crime.
Over the past two years, we've traveled across the country,
praising those involved in service to others. And our crime
victims effort is a very special part of that tradition. Shortly
after I took office, the A.G. invited 1989's honorees to meet me
in the Oval Office. A year ago this week, we gathered here in
the Rose Garden to salute 1990's honorees. And today, it is
again a privilege to stand with a new group of honorees and
salute you not only as "points of light" -- but also as "points
of courage."
Ladies and gentlemen: Standing before you are seven good
Americans who refused to surrender. Seven good Americans who won
against the odds. Representing seven good reasons why our
efforts for crime victims will continue to triumph, and to grow.
Far too often, for far too many years, victims of crime
became the "forgotten people," subjected to continued victimiza-
tion by the system itself. Then people like Virginia's Frank
Carrington -- rightly regarded as one of the "founding fathers"
of the movement -- stepped into the breach. They fought back.
CAMP DAVID NO.2
SAT 20 APR 91 14:21
PG.03
2
They got involved. And they proved to America that one man or
one woman can make a difference.
Maybe you heard about this 11-year old girl up in Alaska.
She tried to help when her mom was attacked at home just after
Christmas. The assailant got away, but not without the girl
showing the police where the man left his fingerprints. Four
months went by without a lead. Then the girl spotted the accused
at a convenience store. She didn't hide. She didn't run away.
She had dad call the police, and then, unbelievably, she grabbed
a neighbor and chased the man down the street. When police made
the arrest she was holding onto his hair for all she was worth.
Like a real-life version of the gutsy child in Home Alone,
Diana Bowles stood up for family, stood up against crime, and
stood up to be counted when the chips were down. Like the seven
All-American heroes we honor today, she symbolizes a new America
where people refuse to be victims any more.
I think of pioneers like California's Gail Abarbanel [a-
BAR-ba-nel], and Jayne Crisp of South Carolina. A generation
ago, a continent apart, each of these two women helped cultivate
the grassroots effort to assist victims of rape. Out of efforts
like these, America came to understand a simple truth: That
every victim, of every crime, deserves to be treated with dignity
and compassion.
Over the past decade, community efforts like those repre-
sented here have been backed up by a new partnership with the
White House and America's cities and states. While the crime
CAMP DAVID NO.2
SAT 20 APR 91 14:21
PG.04
3
bill I signed last year fell far short of the effective criminal
justice reform that I had sought, it did create the first-ever
Federal Crime Victims Bill of Rights. It gave the Justice
Department enhanced authority to ensure that the system treats
crime victims fairly. And it contains new measures to protect
child victims and witnesses.
Working with Congress, we not only reauthorized the 1984
Victims of Crime Act, we also boosted its annual victims' compen-
sation and assistance fund to $150 million -- dollars that come
not from taxpayers, but from criminal fines and penalties. We
stepped up efforts to fully implement the Victim-Witness
Protection Act and the new Victims' Rights and Restitution Act.
And there's probably no better model of their success than one of
today's honorees -- Nancy Stoner Lampy, our Victim/Witness
Coordinator in South Dakota, an outstanding advocate for Native
American crime victims.
We've made real gains. But many challenges remain. Two of
today's honorees can help point the way: California's John
Gillis and Tennessee's Barbara Reed have both made their mark
fighting for tougher laws. They know the real way to help the
crime victims of tomorrow is by taking dangerous criminals off
the streets today.
Almost exactly a year ago, on this same occasion, I stood
here and called on Congress to act on our full range of tough new
anti-crime proposals. Regrettably, most of them never made it
CAMP DAVID NO.2
SAT 20 APR 91 14:22
PG.05
4
back to my desk. We've got to do better. Each day that passes
is one too many. Each victim lost is more than we can afford.
Our Violent Crime Control Act of 1991 contains a wealth of
new proposals that support the growing, national concern for
innocent victims of all crimes. It includes new protections for
witnesses and abused kids; new rules to enhance Federal
prosecutions of sexual violence involving children; mandatory HIV
testing of accused sex offenders; and it guarantees a victim's
right to address the court at sentencing.
Just as important, our Crime Bill proposes bold new reforms
of habeas corpus appeals, the exclusionary rule, and the death
penalty. These three reforms are based on three simple and fun-
damental truths: First, that victims should not have to endure
endless years of frivolous appeals. Second, that victims have an
interest in knowing that courts will consider all relevant evi-
dence when deciding guilt or innocence. And third, that victims
and survivors have an interest in knowing that the punishment
imposed will be commensurate with the brutality of the crime.
Seven weeks ago I put a challenge to Congress. I said: If
our forces could win the ground war in 100 hours -- then surely
the Congress can pass this legislation in 100 days. 111
The clock is running. America wants it done right. America
wants it done responsibly. And America wants it done now. 111
I've saved one honoree for last. She's Josephine Bass, who
founded a shelter in Chicago for women and children who are
victims of domestic violence. It's called the Neopolitan
CAMP DAVID NO.2
SAT 20 APR 91 14:24
PG.01
5
Lighthouse. And I like the symbolism. Like each of you, a
lighthouse shines through the storm and gives hope in the night.
Like each of you, it is a beacon to hundreds of others, an
immovable light by which to chart one's course to safety. And
like each of you, it is proof that each point of light matters.
Each time your message gets through can mean one life changed --
and another life saved. III
Together, let's "take back the streets." Congratulations
and thanks to you all. And God bless the United States.
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 18, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
TONY SNOW TS
FROM:
EDWARD E. McNALLY you
SUBJECT:
NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS WEEK
I. SUMMARY
On Monday, April 22, at 2:00 p.m., you will give brief
remarks at the Rose Garden ceremony honoring seven
individuals who have made outstanding efforts to assist
victims of crime. The audience will be 200 representatives
of crime victims organizations and Department of Justice
staff.
II. DISCUSSION
The remarks (8 minutes, on cards) pay tribute to the
award recipients, highlight Administration action on behalf
of crime victims, and appeal to Congress to pass your anti-
crime proposals.
After your remarks, you will assist the Attorney
General in the award presentation.
(Mr. President: On a personal note, this is expected
to be my final speech for you before returning to the court-
room as a prosecutor at the end of the month. Thank you for
the honor and the opportunity to serve you, your family, and
this Administration. I will be cheering from a distance,
and I will be back.)
McNally/Simon
April 18, 1991
Draft 3 (B:VICTIMS. '91)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS WEEK
THE ROSE GARDEN
MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1991, 2:00 P.M.
Welcome to the Rose Garden. I'm very pleased to see so many
Members of the House and Senate here. And it's always good to
see Dick Thornburgh and Jane Burnley, Director of the Office for
Victims of Crime.
Over the past two years, we've traveled across the country,
praising those involved in service to others. And our crime
victims effort is a very special part of that tradition. Shortly
after I took office, the A.G. invited 1989's honorees to meet me
in the Oval Office. A year ago this week, we gathered here in
the Rose Garden to salute 1990's honorees. And today, it is
again a privilege to stand with a new group of honorees and
salute you not only as "points of light" -- but also as "points
of courage."
Ladies and gentlemen: Standing before you are seven good
Americans who refused to surrender. Seven good Americans who won
against the odds. Representing seven good reasons why our
efforts for crime victims will continue to triumph, and to grow.
Far too often, for far too many years, victims of crime
became the "forgotten people," subjected to continued victimiza-
tion by the system itself. Then people like Virginia's Frank
Carrington -- rightly regarded as one of the "founding fathers"
of the movement -- stepped into the breach. They fought back.
2
They got involved. And they proved to America that one man or
one woman can make a difference. III
Maybe you heard about this 11-year old girl up in Alaska.
She tried to help when her mom was attacked at home just after
Christmas. The assailant got away, but not without the girl
showing the police where the man left his fingerprints. Four
months went by without a lead. Then the girl spotted the accused
at a convenience store. She didn't hide. She didn't run away.
She had dad call the police, and then, unbelievably, she grabbed
a neighbor and chased the man down the street. When police made
the arrest she was holding onto his hair for all she was worth.
Like a real-life version of the gutsy child in Home Alone,
Diana Bowles stood up for family, stood up against crime, and
stood up to be counted when the chips were down. Like the seven
All-American heroes we honor today, she symbolizes a new America
where people refuse to be victims any more.
I think of pioneers like California's Gail Abarbanel [a-
BAR-ba-nel], and Jayne Crisp of South Carolina. A generation
ago, a continent apart, each of these two women helped cultivate
the grassroots effort to assist victims of rape. Out of efforts
like these, America came to understand a simple truth: That
every victim, of every crime, deserves to be treated with dignity
and compassion.
Over the past decade, community efforts like those repre-
sented here have been backed up by a new partnership with the
White House and America's cities and states. While the crime
3
bill I signed last year fell far short of the effective criminal
justice reform that I had sought, it did create the first-ever
Federal Crime Victims Bill of Rights. It gave the Justice
Department enhanced authority to ensure that the system treats
crime victims fairly. And it contains new measures to protect
child victims and witnesses.
Working with Congress, we not only reauthorized the 1984
Victims of Crime Act, we also boosted its annual victims' compen-
sation and assistance fund to $150 million -- dollars that come
not from taxpayers, but from criminal fines and penalties. We
stepped up efforts to fully implement the Victim-Witness
Protection Act and the new Victims' Rights and Restitution Act.
And there's probably no better model of their success than one of
today's honorees -- Nancy Stoner Lampy, our Victim/Witness
Coordinator in South Dakota, an outstanding advocate for Native
American crime victims.
We've made real gains. But many challenges remain. Two of
today's honorees can help point the way: California's John
Gillis and Tennessee's Barbara Reed have both made their mark
fighting for tougher laws. They know the real way to help the
crime victims of tomorrow is by taking dangerous criminals off
the streets today.
Almost exactly a year ago, on this same occasion, I stood
here and called on Congress to act on our full range of tough new
anti-crime proposals. Regrettably, most of them never made it
4
back to my desk. We've got to do better. Each day that passes
is one too many. Each victim lost is more than we can afford.
Our Violent Crime Control Act of 1991 contains a wealth of
new proposals that support the growing, national concern for
innocent victims of all crimes. It includes new protections for
witnesses and abused kids; new rules to enhance Federal
prosecutions of sexual violence involving children; mandatory HIV
testing of accused sex offenders; and it guarantees a victim's
right to address the court at sentencing.
Just as important, our Crime Bill proposes bold new reforms
of habeas corpus appeals, the exclusionary rule, and the death
penalty. These three reforms are based on three simple and fun-
damental truths: First, that victims should not have to endure
endless years of frivolous appeals. Second, that victims have an
interest in knowing that courts will consider all relevant evi-
dence when deciding guilt or innocence. And third, that victims
and survivors have an interest in knowing that the punishment
imposed will be commensurate with the brutality of the crime.
Seven weeks ago I put a challenge to Congress. I said: If
our forces could win the ground war in 100 hours -- then surely
the Congress can pass this legislation in 100 days. 111
The clock is running. America wants it done right. America
wants it done responsibly. And America wants it done now. 111
I've saved one honoree for last. She's Josephine Bass, who
founded a shelter in Chicago for women and children who are
victims of domestic violence. It's called the Neopolitan
5
Lighthouse. And I like the symbolism. Like each of you, a
lighthouse shines through the storm and gives hope in the night.
Like each of you, it is a beacon to hundreds of others, an
immovable light by which to chart one's course to safety. And
like each of you, it is proof that each point of light matters.
Each time your message gets through can mean one life changed --
and another life saved. 111
Together, let's "take back the streets." " Congratulations
and thanks to you all. And God bless the United States.
#
#
#
Document No. 230519
91 APR WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
A9:27
DATE:
04/17/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
2:00 p.m. 04/18
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS WEEK
(04/17 draft two)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BRADY
UNTERMEYER
CARD
SMITH
DEMAREST
ROGERS
FITZWATER
SNOW
GRAY
PETERSMEYER
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 2:00 p.m., Thursday, 04/18, with a copy
to this office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
Oh
to
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
McNally/Simon
April 17, 1991
91 APR 17 PM 7:39
Draft Two (B:VICTIMS. '91)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS WEEK
THE ROSE GARDEN
MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1991, 2:00 P.M.
Welcome to the Rose Garden. I'm very pleased to see so many
Members of the House and Senate here. And it's always good to
see Dick Thornburgh, here to do the honors in just a few moments.
Over the past two years, we've traveled across the country,
praising those involved in service to others. And our crime
victims effort is a very special part of that tradition. Shortly
after I took office, the A.G. invited 1989's honorees to meet me
in the Oval Office. A year ago this week, we gathered here in
the Rose Garden to salute 1990's winners. And today, it is again
a privilege to stand with a new group of honorees and salute you
not only as "points of light" -- but also as "points of courage."
Ladies and gentlemen: Standing before you are seven good
Americans who refused to surrender. Seven good Americans who won
against the odds. Representing seven good reasons why our
efforts for crime victims will continue to triumph, and to grow.
Far too often, for far too many years, victims of crime
became the "forgotten people, " subjected to continued victimiza-
tion by the system itself. Then people like Virginia's Frank
Carrington -- rightly regarded as one of the "founding fathers"
of the movement -- stepped into the breach. They fought back.
They got involved. And they proved to America that one man or
one woman can make a difference. III
Maybe you heard about this 11-year old girl up in Alaska.
2
She tried to help when her mom was attacked at home just after
Christmas. The assailant got away, but not without the girl's
showing the police where the man left his fingerprints. Four
months went by without a lead. Then the girl spotted the accused
at a convenience store. She didn't hide. She didn't run away.
She had dad call the police, and then, unbelievably, she grabbed
a neighbor and chased the man down the street. When police made
the arrest she was holding onto his hair for all she was worth.
Like a real-life version of the gutsy child in Home Alone,
Diana Bowles stood up for family, stood up against crime, and
stood up to be counted when the chips were down. Like the seven
All-American heroes we honor today, she symbolizes a new America
where people refuse to be victims any more.
I think of pioneers like California's Gail Abarbanel, and
Jayne Crisp of South Carolina. A generation ago, a continent
apart, each of these two women helped cultivate the grassroots
effort to assist victims of rape. Out of efforts like these,
America came to understand a simple truth: That every victim, of
every crime, deserves to be treated with dignity and compassion.
Over the past decade, community efforts like those repre-
sented here have been backed up by a new partnership with the
White House and America's cities and states. The crime bill I
signed last fall created the first-ever Federal Crime Victims
Bill of Rights. It gave the Justice Department enhanced author-
ity to ensure that the system treats crime victims fairly. And
it contains new measures to protect child victims and witnesses.
3
Working with Congress, we not only reauthorized the 1984
Victims of Crime Act, we also boosted its annual victims' compen-
sation fund to $150 million. We stepped up efforts to fully
implement the Victim-Witness Protection Act and the new Victims'
Rights and Restitution Act. And there's probably no better model
of their success than one of today's honorees -- Nancy Stoner-
Lampy, our Victim/Witness Coordinator in South Dakota, an out-
standing advocate for Native American crime victims.
We've made real gains. But many challenges remain. Two of
today's honorees can help point the way: California's John
Gillis and Tennessee's Barbara Reed have both made their mark
fighting for tougher laws. They know the real way to help the
crime victims of tomorrow is by taking dangerous criminals off
the streets today.
Almost exactly a year ago, on this same occasion, I stood
here and called on Congress to act on our full range of tough new
anti-crime proposals. Regrettably, most of them never made it
back to my desk. We've got to do better. Each day that passes
is one too many. Each victim lost is more than we can afford.
Our Crime Control Act of 1991 contains a wealth of new
proposals that support the growing, national concern for innocent
victims of all crimes. It includes new protections for witnesses
and abused kids; new rules to enhance Federal prosecutions of
sexual violence involving children; mandatory HIV testing of
accused sex offenders; and it guarantees a victim's right to
address the court at sentencing.
4
Just as important, our Crime Bill proposes bold new reforms
of habeas corpus appeals, the exclusionary rule, and the death
penalty. These three reforms are based on three simple and fun-
damental truths: First, that victims should not have to endure
endless years of frivolous appeals. Second, that victims have an
interest in knowing that courts will consider all relevant evi-
dence when deciding guilt or innocence. And third, that victims
and survivors have an interest in knowing that the punishment
imposed will be commensurate with the brutality of the crime.
Six weeks ago I put a challenge to Congress. I said: If
our forces could win the ground war in 100 hours -- then surely
the Congress can pass this legislation in 100 days.
The clock is running. America wants it done right. America
wants it done responsibly. And America wants it done now. 111
I've saved one honoree for last. She's Josephine Bass, who
founded a shelter in Chicago for victims of domestic violence.
It's called the Neopolitan Lighthouse. And I like the symbolism.
Like each of you, a lighthouse shines through the storm and gives
hope in the night. Like each of you, it is a beacon to hundreds
of others, an immovable light by which to chart one's course to
safety. And like each of you, it is proof that each point of
light matters. Each time your message gets through can mean one
life changed -- and another life saved. III
Together, let's "take back the streets." Congratulations
and thanks to you all. And God bless the United States.
#
#
#
Document No. 230519
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
91 APR 18 A8.
DATE:
04/17/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 2:00 p.m. 04/18
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS WEEK
(04/17 draft two)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE N/C
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
N/U
DARMAN N/C
ROGICH N/C
BRADY
UNTERMEYER
CARD
SMITH
V/C
DEMAREST
ROGERS
FITZWATER
1
SNOW
Renouist
GRAY
N/C
PETERSMEYER
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 2:00 p.m., Thursday, 04/18, with a copy
to this office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
McNally/Simon
April 17, 1991
91 APR 17 PM 7:39
Draft Two (B:VICTIMS. '91)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS WEEK
THE ROSE GARDEN
MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1991, 2:00 P.M.
Welcome to the Rose Garden. I'm very pleased to see so many
Members of the House and Senate here. And it's always good to
see Dick Thornburgh, here to do the honors in just a few moments.
Over the past two years, we've traveled across the country,
praising those involved in service to others. And our crime
victims effort is a very special part of that tradition. Shortly
after I took office, the A.G. invited 1989's honorees to meet me
in the Oval Office. A year ago this week, we gathered here in
the Rose Garden to salute 1990's winners. And today, it is again
a privilege to stand with a new group of honorees and salute you
not only as "points of light" -- but also as "points of courage."
Ladies and gentlemen: Standing before you are seven good
Americans who refused to surrender. Seven good Americans who won
against the odds. Representing seven good reasons why our
efforts for crime victims will continue to triumph, and to grow.
Far too often, for far too many years, victims of crime
became the "forgotten people," subjected to continued victimiza-
tion by the system itself. Then people like Virginia's Frank
Carrington -- rightly regarded as one of the "founding fathers"
of the movement - stepped into the breach. They fought back.
They got involved. And they proved to America that one man or
one woman can make a difference.
Maybe you heard about this 11-year old girl up in Alaska.
2
She tried to help when her mom was attacked at home just after
Christmas. The assailant got away, but not without the girl's
showing the police where the man left his fingerprints. Four
months went by without a lead. Then the girl spotted the accused
at a convenience store. She didn't hide. She didn't run away.
She had dad call the police, and then, unbelievably, she grabbed
a neighbor and chased the man down the street. When police made
the arrest she was holding onto his hair for all she was worth.
Like a real-life version of the gutsy child in Home Alone,
Diana Bowles stood up for family, stood up against crime, and
stood up to be counted when the chips were down. Like the seven
All-American heroes we honor today, she symbolizes a new America
where people refuse to be victims any more.
I think of pioneers like California's Gail Abarbanel, and
Jayne Crisp of South Carolina. A generation ago, a continent
apart, each of these two women helped cultivate the grassroots
effort to assist victims of rape. Out of efforts like these,
America came to understand a simple truth: That every victim, of
every crime, deserves to be treated with dignity and compassion.
Over the past decade, community efforts like those repre-
sented here have been backed up by a new partnership with the
White House and America's cities and states. The crime bill I
signed last fall created the first-ever Federal Crime Victims
Bill of Rights. IL yave the Justice Department enhanced author-
ity to ensure that the system treats crime victims fairly. And
it contains new measures to protect child victims and witnesses.
3
Working with Congress, we not only reauthorized the 1984
Victims of Crime Act, we also boosted its annual victims' compen-
sation fund to $150 million. We stepped up efforts to fully
implement the Victim-Witness Protection Act and the new Victims'
Rights and Restitution Act. And there's probably no better model
of their success than one of today's honorees -- Nancy Stoner-
Lampy, our Victim/Witness Coordinator in South Dakota, an out-
standing advocate for Native American crime victims.
We've made real gains. But many challenges remain. Two of
today's honorees can help point the way: California's John
Gillis and Tennessee's Barbara Reed have both made their mark
fighting for tougher laws. They know the real way to help the
crime victims of tomorrow is by taking dangerous criminals off
the streets today.
Almost exactly a year ago, on this same occasion, I stood
here and called on Congress to act on our full range of tough new
anti-crime proposals. Regrettably, most of them never made it
back to my desk. We've got to do better. Each day that passes
is one too many. Each victim lost is more than we can afford.
Our Crime Control Act of 1991 contains a wealth of new
proposals that support the growing, national concern for innocent
victims of all crimes. It includes new protections for witnesses
and abused kids; new rules to enhance Federal prosecutions of
sexual violence involving children; mandatory HIV testing of
accused sex offenders; and it guarantees a victim's right to
address the court at sentencing.
4
Just as important, our Crime Bill proposes bold new reforms
of habeas corpus appeals, the exclusionary rule, and the death
penalty. These three reforms are based on three simple and fun-
damental truths: First, that victims should not have to endure
endless years of frivolous appeals. Second, that victims have an
interest in knowing that courts will consider all relevant evi-
dence when deciding guilt or innocence. And third, that victims
and survivors have an interest in knowing that the punishment
imposed will be commensurate with the brutality of the crime.
Seven
RS
Six weeks ago I put a challenge to Congress. I said: If
our forces could win the ground war in 100 hours -- then surely
the Congress can pass this legislation in 100 days. III
The clock is running. America wants it done right. America
wants it done responsibly. And America wants it done now. 111
I've saved one honoree for last. She's Josephine Bass, who
founded a shelter in Chicago for victims of domestic violence.
It's called the Neopolitan Lighthouse. And I like the symbolism.
Like each of you, a lighthouse shines through the storm and gives
hope in the night. Like each of you, it is a beacon to hundreds
of others, an immovable light by which to chart one's course to
safety. And like each of you, it is proof that each point of
light matters. Each time your message gets through can mean one
life changed -- and another life saved. III
Together, let's "take back the streets." Congratulations
and thanks to you all. And God bless the United States.
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
91 APR 18 P7:06
April 18, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR TONY SNOW
Deputy Assistant To The President For
Communications and Director of Speechwriting
FROM:
JANET REHNQUIST JR
Associate Counsel to the President
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks -- National Crime Victims
Week
At your request, Counsel's Office has reviewed the above-
referenced matter. We have no legal objections.
Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
CC: Phil Brady
Document No. 230519
91 APR
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
48
DATE:
04/17/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
2:00 p.m. 04/18
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS WEEK
(04/17 draft two)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BRADY
UNTERMEYER
CARD
SMITH
DEMAREST
ROGERS
FITZWATER
SNOW
GRAY
PETERSMEYER
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 2:00 p.m., Thursday, 04/18, with a copy
to this office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
see comments. Thanks.
Holls Williamson
4-18-91
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
McNally/Simon
April 17, 1991
91 APR 17 PM 7:39
Draft Two (B:VICTIMS. '91)
Please note:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS WEEK
the the proclumation Welcome before this to the event,
President will sign
THE ROSE GARDEN
MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1991, 2:00 P.M.
Rose Garden. I'm very pleased to see so many
so a sentence
Members of the House and Senate here. And it's always good to
shoned pe to
see Dick Thornburgh, here to do the honors in just a few moments.
should statether.
Over the past two years, we've traveled across the country,
praising those involved in service to others. And our crime
victims effort is a very special part of that tradition. Shortly
after I took office, the A.G. invited 1989's honorees to meet me
in the Oval Office. A year ago this week, we gathered here in
the Rose Garden to salute 1990's winners. And today, it is again
a privilege to stand with a new group of honorees and salute you
not only as "points of light" -- but also as "points of courage."
Ladies and gentlemen: Standing before you are seven good
Americans who refused to surrender. Seven good Americans who won
against the odds. Representing seven good reasons why our
efforts for crime victims will continue to triumph, and to grow.
Far too often, for far too many years, victims of crime
became the "forgotten people," subjected to continued victimiza-
tion by the system itself. Then people like Virginia's Frank
Carrington -- rightly regarded as one of the "founding fathers"
of the movement -- stepped into the breach. They fought back.
They got involved. And they proved to America that one man or
one woman can make a difference.
Maybe you heard about this 11-year old girl up in Alaska.
2
She tried to help when her mom was attacked at home just after
Christmas. The assailant got away, but not without the girl's
showing the police where the man left his fingerprints. Four
months went by without a lead. Then the girl spotted the accused
at a convenience store. She didn't hide. She didn't run away.
She had dad call the police, and then, unbelievably, she grabbed
a neighbor and chased the man down the street. When police made
the arrest she was holding onto his hair for all she was worth.
Like a real-life version of the gutsy child in Home Alone,
Diana Bowles stood up for family, stood up against crime, and
stood up to be counted when the chips were down. Like the seven
All-American heroes we honor today, she symbolizes a new America
where people refuse to be victims any more.
I think of pioneers like California's Gail Abarbanel, and
Jayne Crisp of South Carolina. A generation ago, a continent
apart, each of these two women helped cultivate the grassroots
effort to assist victims of rape. Out of efforts like these,
America came to understand a simple truth: That every victim, of
every crime, deserves to be treated with dignity and compassion.
Over the past decade, community efforts like those repre-
sented here have been backed up by a new partnership with the
While the
Voustice.
White House and America's cities and states. A The crime bill I
fell far short of the effective criminal justice reform that Inad sought,
signed last fall^G the first-ever Federal Crime Victims it didcreate
Bill of Rights. It gave the Justice Department enhanced author-
ity to ensure that the system treats crime victims fairly. And
it contains new measures to protect child victims and witnesses.
3
Working with Congress, we not only reauthorized the 1984
Victims of Crime Act, we also boosted its annual victims' compen-
sation fund to $150 million. We stepped up efforts to fully
implement the Victim-Witness Protection Act and the new Victims'
Rights and Restitution Act. And there's probably no better model
of their success than one of today's honorees -- Nancy Stoner-
Lampy, our Victim/Witness Coordinator in South Dakota, an out-
standing advocate for Native American crime victims.
We've made real gains. But many challenges remain. Two of
today's honorees can help point the way: California's John
Gillis and Tennessee's Barbara Reed have both made their mark
fighting for tougher laws. They know the real way to help the
crime victims of tomorrow is by taking dangerous criminals off
the streets today.
Almost exactly a year ago, on this same occasion, I stood
here and called on Congress to act on our full range of tough new
anti-crime proposals. Regrettably, most of them never made it
back to my desk. We've got to do better. Each day that passes
is one too many. Each victim lost is more than we can afford.
Our Crime Control Act of 1991 contains a wealth of new
proposals that support the growing, national concern for innocent
victims of all crimes. It includes new protections for witnesses
and abused kids; new rules to enhance Federal prosecutions of
sexual violence involving children; mandatory HIV testing of
accused sex offenders; and it guarantees a victim's right to
address the court at sentencing.
4
Just as important, our Crime Bill proposes bold new reforms
of habeas corpus appeals, the exclusionary rule, and the death
penalty. These three reforms are based on three simple and fun-
damental truths: First, that victims should not have to endure
endless years of frivolous appeals. Second, that victims have an
interest in knowing that courts will consider all relevant evi-
dence when deciding guilt or innocence. And third, that victims
and survivors have an interest in knowing that the punishment
imposed will be commensurate with the brutality of the crime.
Six weeks ago I put a challenge to Congress. I said: If
our forces could win the ground war in 100 hours -- then surely
the Congress can pass this legislation in 100 days. III
The clock is running. America wants it done right. America
wants it done responsibly. And America wants it done now. III
I've saved one honoree for last. She's Josephine Bass, who
founded a shelter in Chicago for victims of domestic violence.
It's called the Neopolitan Lighthouse. And I like the symbolism.
Like each of you, a lighthouse shines through the storm and gives
hope in the night. Like each of you, it is a beacon to hundreds
of others, an immovable light by which to chart one's course to
safety. And like each of you, it is proof that each point of
light matters. Each time your message gets through can mean one
life changed -- and another life saved. 111
Together, let's "take back the streets." Congratulations
and thanks to you all. And God bless the United States.
#
#
#
Simon
McNally/Simon
April 17, 1991
Draft Two (B:VICTIMS. '91)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS WEEK
THE ROSE GARDEN
MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1991, 2:00 P.M.
Welcome to the Rose Garden. I'm very pleased to see so many
Members of the House and Senate here. And it's always good to
and June Burnley, Director of the Office for Victims of(r ime,
see Dick Thornburgh, here to do the honors in just a few moments.
Over the past two years, we've traveled across the country,
praising those involved in service to others. And our crime
victims effort is a very special part of that tradition. Shortly
after I took office, the A.G. invited 1989's honorees to meet me
in the Oval Office. A year ago this week, we gathered here in
note: they
honorees.
didn it 'win the Rose Garden to salute 1990's winners. And today, it is again
this award
a privilege to stand with a new group of honorees and salute you
not only as "points of light" -- but also as "points of courage."
Ladies and gentlemen: Standing before you are seven good
Americans who refused to surrender. Seven good Americans who won
against the odds. Representing seven good reasons why our
efforts for crime victims will continue to triumph, and to grow.
Far too often, for far too many years, victims of crime
became the "forgotten people," subjected to continued victimiza-
tion by the system itself. Then people like Virginia's Frank
Carrington -- rightly regarded as one of the "founding fathers"
of the movement -- stepped into the breach. They fought back.
They got involved. And they proved to America that one man or
one woman can make a difference. III
Maybe you heard about this 11-year old girl up in Alaska.
2
She tried to help when her mom was attacked at home just after
Christmas. The assailant got away, but not without the girl's
showing the police where the man left his fingerprints. Four
months went by without a lead. Then the girl spotted the accused
at a convenience store. She didn't hide. She didn't run away.
She had dad call the police, and then, unbelievably, she grabbed
a neighbor and chased the man down the street. When police made
the arrest she was holding onto his hair for all she was worth.
Like a real-life version of the gutsy child in Home Alone,
Diana Bowles stood up for family, stood up against crime, and
stood up to be counted when the chips were down. Like the seven
All-American heroes we honor today, she symbolizes a new America
where people refuse to be victims any more.
[a-BAR-ba-nel]
I think of pioneers like California's Gail Abarbanel, and
Jayne Crisp of South Carolina. A generation ago, a continent
apart, each of these two women helped cultivate the grassroots
effort to assist victims of rape. Out of efforts like these,
America came to understand a simple truth: That every victim, of
every crime, deserves to be treated with dignity and compassion.
Over the past decade, community efforts like those repre-
sented here have been backed up by a new partnership with the
White House and America's cities and states. The crime bill I
signed last fall created the first-ever Federal Crime Victims
Bill of Rights. It gave the Justice Department enhanced author-
ity to ensure that the system treats crime victims fairly. And
it contains new measures to protect child victims and witnesses.
dollars that come not from the taxpayer,
but from criminal fines + penalties.
3
Working with Congress, we not only reauthorized the 1984
Victims of Crime Act, we also boosted its annual victims' compen-
and assistance
sation fund to $150 million. We stepped up efforts to fully
implement the Victim-Witness Protection Act and the new Victims'
Rights and Restitution Act. And there's probably no better model
of their success than one of today's honorees -- Nancy Stoner-
Lampy, our Victim/Witness Coordinator in South Dakota, an out-
standing advocate for Native American crime victims.
We've made real gains. But many challenges remain. Two of
today's honorees can help point the way: California's John
Gillis and Tennessee's Barbara Reed have both made their mark
fighting for tougher laws. They know the real way to help the
crime victims of tomorrow is by taking dangerous criminals off
the streets today.
Almost exactly a year ago, on this same occasion, I stood
here and called on Congress to act on our full range of tough new
anti-crime proposals. Regrettably, most of them never made it
back to my desk. We've got to do better. Each day that passes
is one too many. Each victim lost is more than we can afford.
violent
Our Crime Control Act of 1991 contains a wealth of new
proposals that support the growing, national concern for innocent
victims of all crimes. It includes new protections for witnesses
and abused kids; new rules to enhance Federal prosecutions of
sexual violence involving children; mandatory HIV testing of
accused sex offenders; and it guarantees a victim's right to
address the court at sentencing.
4
Just as important, our Crime Bill proposes bold new reforms
of habeas corpus appeals, the exclusionary rule, and the death
penalty. These three reforms are based on three simple and fun-
damental truths: First, that victims should not have to endure
endless years of frivolous appeals. Second, that victims have an
interest in knowing that courts will consider all relevant evi-
dence when deciding guilt or innocence. And third, that victims
and survivors have an interest in knowing that the punishment
imposed will be commensurate with the brutality of the crime.
Seven
Six weeks ago I put a challenge to Congress. I said: If
our forces could win the ground war in 100 hours -- then surely
the Congress can pass this legislation in 100 days. III
The clock is running. America wants it done right. America
wants it done responsibly. And America wants it done now. III
I've saved one honoree for last. She's Josephine Bass, who
women and children who are
founded a shelter in Chicago for victims of domestic violence.
It's called the Neopolitan Lighthouse. And I like the symbolism.
Like each of you, a lighthouse shines through the storm and gives
hope in the night. Like each of you, it is a beacon to hundreds
of others, an immovable light by which to chart one's course to
safety. And like each of you, it is proof that each point of
light matters. Each time your message gets through can mean one
life changed -- and another life saved. III
Together, let's "take back the streets." Congratulations
and thanks to you all. And God bless the United States.
#
#
#
Document No. 230519
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
04/17/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
2:00 p.m. 04/18
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS WEEK
(04/17 draft two)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BRADY
UNTERMEYER
CARD
SMITH
DEMAREST
ROGERS
FITZWATER
SNOW
GRAY
PETERSMEYER
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 2:00 p.m., Thursday, 04/18, with a copy
to this office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
OK S.R-
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
McNally/Simon
April 17, 1991
91 APR 17 PM 7: 39
Draft Two (B:VICTIMS. '91)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS WEEK
THE ROSE GARDEN
MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1991, 2:00 P.M.
Welcome to the Rose Garden. I'm very pleased to see so many
Members of the House and Senate here. And it's always good to
see Dick Thornburgh, here to do the honors in just a few moments.
Over the past two years, we've traveled across the country,
praising those involved in service to others. And our crime
victims effort is a very special part of that tradition. Shortly
after I took office, the A.G. invited 1989's honorees to meet me
in the Oval Office. A year ago this week, we gathered here in
the Rose Garden to salute 1990's winners. And today, it is again
a privilege to stand with a new group of honorees and salute you
not only as "points of light" -- but also as "points of courage."
Ladies and gentlemen: Standing before you are seven good
Americans who refused to surrender. Seven good Americans who won
against the odds. Representing seven good reasons why our
efforts for crime victims will continue to triumph, and to grow.
Far too often, for far too many years, victims of crime
became the "forgotten people," subjected to continued victimiza-
tion by the system itself. Then people like Virginia's Frank
Carrington -- rightly regarded as one of the "founding fathers"
of the movement -- stepped into the breach. They fought back.
They got involved. And they proved to America that one man or
one woman can make a difference.
Maybe you heard about this 11-year old girl up in Alaska.
2
She tried to help when her mom was attacked at home just after
Christmas. The assailant got away, but not without the girl's
showing the police where the man left his fingerprints. Four
months went by without a lead. Then the girl spotted the accused
at a convenience store. She didn't hide. She didn't run away.
She had dad call the police, and then, unbelievably, she grabbed
a neighbor and chased the man down the street. When police made
the arrest she was holding onto his hair for all she was worth.
Like a real-life version of the gutsy child in Home Alone,
Diana Bowles stood up for family, stood up against crime, and
stood up to be counted when the chips were down. Like the seven
All-American heroes we honor today, she symbolizes a new America
where people refuse to be victims any more.
I think of pioneers like California's Gail Abarbanel, and
Jayne Crisp of South Carolina. A generation ago, a continent
apart, each of these two women helped cultivate the grassroots
effort to assist victims of rape. Out of efforts like these,
America came to understand a simple truth: That every victim, of
every crime, deserves to be treated with dignity and compassion.
Over the past decade, community efforts like those repre-
sented here have been backed up by a new partnership with the
White House and America's cities and states. The crime bill I
signed last fall created the first-ever Federal Crime Victims
Bill of Rights. It gave the Justice Department enhanced author-
ity to ensure that the system treats crime victims fairly. And
it contains new measures to protect child victims and witnesses.
3
Working with Congress, we not only reauthorized the 1984
Victims of Crime Act, we also boosted its annual victims' compen-
sation fund to $150 million. We stepped up efforts to fully
implement the Victim-Witness Protection Act and the new Victims'
Rights and Restitution Act. And there's probably no better model
of their success than one of today's honorees -- Nancy Stoner-
Lampy, our Victim/Witness Coordinator in South Dakota, an out-
standing advocate for Native American crime victims.
We've made real gains. But many challenges remain. Two of
today's honorees can help point the way: California's John
Gillis and Tennessee's Barbara Reed have both made their mark
fighting for tougher laws. They know the real way to help the
crime victims of tomorrow is by taking dangerous criminals off
the streets today.
Almost exactly a year ago, on this same occasion, I stood
here and called on Congress to act on our full range of tough new
anti-crime proposals. Regrettably, most of them never made it
back to my desk. We've got to do better. Each day that passes
is one too many. Each victim lost is more than we can afford.
Our Crime Control Act of 1991 contains a wealth of new
proposals that support the growing, national concern for innocent
victims of all crimes. It includes new protections for witnesses
and abused kids; new rules to enhance Federal prosecutions of
sexual violence involving children; mandatory HIV testing of
accused sex offenders; and it guarantees a victim's right to
address the court at sentencing.
4
Just as important, our Crime Bill proposes bold new reforms
of habeas corpus appeals, the exclusionary rule, and the death
penalty. These three reforms are based on three simple and fun-
damental truths: First, that victims should not have to endure
endless years of frivolous appeals. Second, that victims have an
interest in knowing that courts will consider all relevant evi-
dence when deciding guilt or innocence. And third, that victims
and survivors have an interest in knowing that the punishment
imposed will be commensurate with the brutality of the crime.
Six weeks ago I put a challenge to Congress. I said: If
our forces could win the ground war in 100 hours -- then surely
the Congress can pass this legislation in 100 days. 111
The clock is running. America wants it done right. America
wants it done responsibly. And America wants it done now. 111
I've saved one honoree for last. She's Josephine Bass, who
founded a shelter in Chicago for victims of domestic violence.
It's called the Neopolitan Lighthouse. And I like the symbolism.
Like each of you, a lighthouse shines through the storm and gives
hope in the night. Like each of you, it is a beacon to hundreds
of others, an immovable light by which to chart one's course to
safety. And like each of you, it is proof that each point of
light matters. Each time your message gets through can mean one
life changed -- and another life saved. III
Together, let's "take back the streets." Congratulations
and thanks to you all. And God bless the United States.
#
#
#
STAFFED
McNally/Simon
April 17, 1991
91 APR 17 P7: 40
Draft Two (B:VICTIMS. '91)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS WEEK
THE ROSE GARDEN
MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1991, 2:00 P.M.
Welcome to the Rose Garden. I'm very pleased to see so many
Members of the House and Senate here. And it's always good to
see Dick Thornburgh, here to do the honors in just a few moments.
Over the past two years, we've traveled across the country,
praising those involved in service to others. And our crime
victims effort is a very special part of that tradition. Shortly
after I took office, the A.G. invited 1989's honorees to meet me
in the Oval Office. A year ago this week, we gathered here in
the Rose Garden to salute 1990's winners. And today, it is again
a privilege to stand with a new group of honorees and salute you
not only as "points of light" -- but also as "points of courage."
Ladies and gentlemen: Standing before you are seven good
Americans who refused to surrender. Seven good Americans who won
against the odds. Representing seven good reasons why our
efforts for crime victims will continue to triumph, and to grow.
Far too often, for far too many years, victims of crime
became the "forgotten people," subjected to continued victimiza-
tion by the system itself. Then people like Virginia's Frank
Carrington -- rightly regarded as one of the "founding fathers"
of the movement -- stepped into the breach. They fought back.
They got involved. And they proved to America that one man or
one woman can make a difference. III
Maybe you heard about this 11-year old girl up in Alaska.
2
She tried to help when her mom was attacked at home just after
Christmas. The assailant got away, but not without the girl's
showing the police where the man left his fingerprints. Four
months went by without a lead. Then the girl spotted the accused
at a convenience store. She didn't hide. She didn't run away.
She had dad call the police, and then, unbelievably, she grabbed
a neighbor and chased the man down the street. When police made
the arrest she was holding onto his hair for all she was worth.
Like a real-life version of the gutsy child in Home Alone,
Diana Bowles stood up for family, stood up against crime, and
stood up to be counted when the chips were down. Like the seven
All-American heroes we honor today, she symbolizes a new America
where people refuse to be victims any more.
I think of pioneers like California's Gail Abarbanel, and
Jayne Crisp of South Carolina. A generation ago, a continent
apart, each of these two women helped cultivate the grassroots
effort to assist victims of rape. Out of efforts like these,
America came to understand a simple truth: That every victim, of
every crime, deserves to be treated with dignity and compassion.
Over the past decade, community efforts like those repre-
sented here have been backed up by a new partnership with the
White House and America's cities and states. The crime bill I
signed last fall created the first-ever Federal Crime Victims
Bill of Rights. It gave the Justice Department enhanced author-
ity to ensure that the system treats crime victims fairly. And
it contains new measures to protect child victims and witnesses.
3
Working with Congress, we not only reauthorized the 1984
Victims of Crime Act, we also boosted its annual victims' compen-
sation fund to $150 million. We stepped up efforts to fully
implement the Victim-Witness Protection Act and the new Victims'
Rights and Restitution Act. And there's probably no better model
of their success than one of today's honorees -- Nancy Stoner-
Lampy, our Victim/Witness Coordinator in South Dakota, an out-
standing advocate for Native American crime victims.
We've made real gains. But many challenges remain. Two of
today's honorees can help point the way: California's John
Gillis and Tennessee's Barbara Reed have both made their mark
fighting for tougher laws. They know the real way to help the
crime victims of tomorrow is by taking dangerous criminals off
the streets today.
Almost exactly a year ago, on this same occasion, I stood
here and called on Congress to act on our full range of tough new
anti-crime proposals. Regrettably, most of them never made it
back to my desk. We've got to do better. Each day that passes
is one too many. Each victim lost is more than we can afford.
Our Crime Control Act of 1991 contains a wealth of new
proposals that support the growing, national concern for innocent
victims of all crimes. It includes new protections for witnesses
and abused kids; new rules to enhance Federal prosecutions of
sexual violence involving children; mandatory HIV testing of
accused sex offenders; and it guarantees a victim's right to
address the court at sentencing.
4
Just as important, our Crime Bill proposes bold new reforms
of habeas corpus appeals, the exclusionary rule, and the death
penalty. These three reforms are based on three simple and fun-
damental truths: First, that victims should not have to endure
endless years of frivolous appeals. Second, that victims have an
interest in knowing that courts will consider all relevant evi-
dence when deciding guilt or innocence. And third, that victims
and survivors have an interest in knowing that the punishment
imposed will be commensurate with the brutality of the crime.
Six weeks ago I put a challenge to Congress. I said: If
our forces could win the ground war in 100 hours -- then surely
the Congress can pass this legislation in 100 days. III
The clock is running. America wants it done right. America
wants it done responsibly. And America wants it done now. 111
I've saved one honoree for last. She's Josephine Bass, who
founded a shelter in Chicago for victims of domestic violence.
It's called the Neopolitan Lighthouse. And I like the symbolism.
Like each of you, a lighthouse shines through the storm and gives
hope in the night. Like each of you, it is a beacon to hundreds
of others, an immovable light by which to chart one's course to
safety. And like each of you, it is proof that each point of
light matters. Each time your message gets through can mean one
life changed -- and another life saved. III
Together, let's "take back the streets." Congratulations
and thanks to you all. And God bless the United States.
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
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Date: 4/18/91
TO:
FROM:
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Your Comment
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Document No. 230519
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM: 06
04/17/91
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
2:00 p.m. 04/18
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS WEEK
(04/17 draft two)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BRADY
UNTERMEYER
CARD
SMITH
DEMAREST
ROGERS
FITZWATER
SNOW
GRAY
PETERSMEYER
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 2:00 p.m., Thursday, 04/18, with a copy
to this office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
McNally/Simon
April 17, 1991
91
APR
17
PM
7:39
Draft Two (B:VICTIMS. '91)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS WEEK
THE ROSE GARDEN
MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1991, 2:00 P.M.
Welcome to the Rose Garden. I'm very pleased to see so many
Members of the House and Senate here. And it's always good to
see Dick Thornburgh, here to do the honors in just a few moments.
Over the past two years, we've traveled across the country,
praising those involved in service to others. And our crime
victims effort is a very special part of that tradition. Shortly
after I took office, the A.G. invited 1989's honorees to meet me
in the Oval Office. A year ago this week, we gathered here in
the Rose Garden to salute 1990's winners. And today, it is again
a privilege to stand with a new group of honorees and salute you
not only as "points of light" -- but also as "points of courage."
Ladies and gentlemen: Standing before you are seven good
Americans who refused to surrender. Seven good Americans who won
against the odds. Representing seven good reasons why our
efforts for crime victims will continue to triumph, and to grow.
Far too often, for far too many years, victims of crime
became the "forgotten people," subjected to continued victimiza-
tion by the system itself. Then people like Virginia's Frank
Carrington -- rightly regarded as one of the "founding fathers"
of the movement -- stepped into the breach. They fought back.
They got involved. And they proved to America that one man or
one woman can make a difference.
Maybe you heard about this 11-year old girl up in Alaska.
2
She tried to help when her mom was attacked at home just after
Christmas. The assailant got away, but not without the girl's
showing the police where the man left his fingerprints. Four
months went by without a lead. Then the girl spotted the accused
at a convenience store. She didn't hide. She didn't run away.
She had dad call the police, and then, unbelievably, she grabbed
a neighbor and chased the man down the street. When police made
the arrest she was holding onto his hair for all she was worth.
Like a real-life version of the gutsy child in Home Alone,
Diana Bowles stood up for family, stood up against crime, and
stood up to be counted when the chips were down. Like the seven
All-American heroes we honor today, she symbolizes a new America
where people refuse to be victims any more.
I think of pioneers like California's Gail Abarbanel, and
Jayne Crisp of South Carolina. A generation ago, a continent
apart, each of these two women helped cultivate the grassroots
effort to assist victims of rape. Out of efforts like these,
America came to understand a simple truth: That every victim, of
every crime, deserves to be treated with dignity and compassion.
Over the past decade, community efforts like those repre-
sented here have been backed up by a new partnership with the
White House and America's cities and states. The crime bill I
signed last fall created the first-ever Federal Crime Victims
Bill of Rights. It gave the Justice Department enhanced author-
ity to ensure that the system treats crime victims fairly. And
it contains new measures to protect child victims and witnesses.
Supper
3
Working with Congress, we not only reauthorized the 1984
Victims of Crime Act, we also boosted its annual victims' compen-
sation fund to $150 million. We stepped up efforts to fully
implement the Victim-Witness Protection Act and the new Victims'
Rights and Restitution Act. And there's probably no better model
of their success than one of today's honorees -- Nancy Stoner-
Lampy, our Victim/Witness Coordinator in South Dakota, an out-
standing advocate for Native American crime victims.
We've made real gains. But many challenges remain. Two of
today's honorees can help point the way: California's John
Gillis and Tennessee's Barbara Reed have both made their mark
fighting for tougher laws. They know the real way to help the
crime victims of tomorrow is by taking dangerous criminals off
the streets today.
Almost exactly a year ago, on this same occasion, I stood
here and called on Congress to act on our full range of tough new
anti-crime proposals. Regrettably, most of them never made it
back to my desk. We've got to do better. Each day that passes
is one too many. Each victim lost is more than we can afford.
Our Crime Control Act of 1991 contains a wealth of new
proposals that support the growing, national concern for innocent
victims of all crimes. It includes new protections for witnesses
and abused kids; new rules to enhance Federal prosecutions of
sexual violence involving children; mandatory HIV testing of
accused sex offenders; and it guarantees a victim's right to
address the court at sentencing.
4
Just as important, our Crime Bill proposes bold new reforms
of habeas corpus appeals, the exclusionary rule, and the death
penalty. These three reforms are based on three simple and fun-
damental truths: First, that victims should not have to endure
endless years of frivolous appeals. Second, that victims have an
interest in knowing that courts will consider all relevant evi-
dence when deciding guilt or innocence. And third, that victims
and survivors have an interest in knowing that the punishment
imposed will be commensurate with the brutality of the crime.
Six weeks ago I put a challenge to Congress. I said: If
our forces could win the ground war in 100 hours -- then surely
the Congress can pass this legislation in 100 days. 111
The clock is running. America wants it done right. America
wants it done responsibly. And America wants it done now. 111
I've saved one honoree for last. She's Josephine Bass, who
founded a shelter in Chicago for victims of domestic violence.
It's called the Neopolitan Lighthouse. And I like the symbolism.
Like each of you, a lighthouse shines through the storm and gives
hope in the night. Like each of you, it is a beacon to hundreds
of others, an immovable light by which to chart one's course to
safety. And like each of you, it is proof that each point of
light matters. Each time your message gets through can mean one
life changed -- and another life saved. 111
Together, let's "take back the streets." Congratulations
and thanks to you all. And God bless the United States.
#
#
#
Document No. 230519
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
04/17/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 2:00 p.m. 04/18
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS WEEK
(04/17 draft two)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BRADY
UNTERMEYER
CARD
SMITH
DEMAREST
ROGERS
FITZWATER
SNOW
GRAY
PETERSMEYER
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 2:00 p.m., Thursday, 04/18, with a copy
to this office. Thanks.
RESPONSE: no Comment
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
McNally/Simon
April 17, 1991
91 APR 17 PM 7:39
Draft Two (B:VICTIMS. '91)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS WEEK
THE ROSE GARDEN
MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1991, 2:00 P.M.
Welcome to the Rose Garden. I'm very pleased to see so many
Members of the House and Senate here. And it's always good to
see Dick Thornburgh, here to do the honors in just a few moments.
Over the past two years, we've traveled across the country,
praising those involved in service to others. And our crime
victims effort is a very special part of that tradition. Shortly
after I took office, the A.G. invited 1989's honorees to meet me
in the Oval Office. A year ago this week, we gathered here in
the Rose Garden to salute 1990's winners. And today, it is again
a privilege to stand with a new group of honorees and salute you
not only as "points of light" -- but also as "points of courage."
Ladies and gentlemen: Standing before you are seven good
Americans who refused to surrender. Seven good Americans who won
against the odds. Representing seven good reasons why our
efforts for crime victims will continue to triumph, and to grow.
Far too often, for far too many years, victims of crime
became the "forgotten people," subjected to continued victimiza-
tion by the system itself. Then people like Virginia's Frank
Carrington -- rightly regarded as one of the "founding fathers"
of the movement -- stepped into the breach. They fought back.
They got involved. And they proved to America that one man or
one woman can make a difference.
Maybe you heard about this 11-year old girl up in Alaska.
2
She tried to help when her mom was attacked at home just after
Christmas. The assailant got away, but not without the girl's
showing the police where the man left his fingerprints. Four
months went by without a lead. Then the girl spotted the accused
at a convenience store. She didn't hide. She didn't run away.
She had dad call the police, and then, unbelievably, she grabbed
a neighbor and chased the man down the street. When police made
the arrest she was holding onto his hair for all she was worth.
Like a real-life version of the gutsy child in Home Alone,
Diana Bowles stood up for family, stood up against crime, and
stood up to be counted when the chips were down. Like the seven
All-American heroes we honor today, she symbolizes a new America
where people refuse to be victims any more.
I think of pioneers like California's Gail Abarbanel, and
Jayne Crisp of South Carolina. A generation ago, a continent
apart, each of these two women helped cultivate the grassroots
effort to assist victims of rape. Out of efforts like these,
America came to understand a simple truth: That every victim, of
every crime, deserves to be treated with dignity and compassion.
Over the past decade, community efforts like those repre-
sented here have been backed up by a new partnership with the
White House and America's cities and states. The crime bill I
signed last fall created the first-ever Federal Crime Victims
Bill of Rights. It jave the Justice Department enhanced author-
ity to ensure that the system treats crime victims fairly. And
it contains new measures to protect child victims and witnesses.
3
Working with Congress, we not only reauthorized the 1984
Victims of Crime Act, we also boosted its annual victims' compen-
sation fund to $150 million. We stepped up efforts to fully
implement the Victim-Witness Protection Act and the new Victims'
Rights and Restitution Act. And there's probably no better model
of their success than one of today's honorees -- Nancy Stoner-
Lampy, our Victim/Witness Coordinator in South Dakota, an out-
standing advocate for Native American crime victims.
We've made real gains. But many challenges remain. Two of
today's honorees can help point the way: California's John
Gillis and Tennessee's Barbara Reed have both made their mark
fighting for tougher laws. They know the real way to help the
crime victims of tomorrow is by taking dangerous criminals off
the streets today.
Almost exactly a year ago, on this same occasion, I stood
here and called on Congress to act on our full range of tough new
anti-crime proposals. Regrettably, most of them never made it
back to my desk. We've got to do better. Each day that passes
is one too many. Each victim lost is more than we can afford.
Our Crime Control Act of 1991 contains a wealth of new
proposals that support the growing, national concern for innocent
victims of all crimes. It includes new protections for witnesses
and abused kids; new rules to enhance Federal prosecutions of
sexual violence involving children; mandatory HIV testing of
accused sex offenders; and it guarantees a victim's right to
address the court at sentencing.
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Just as important, our Crime Bill proposes bold new reforms
of habeas corpus appeals, the exclusionary rule, and the death
penalty. These three reforms are based on three simple and fun-
damental truths: First, that victims should not have to endure
endless years of frivolous appeals. Second, that victims have an
interest in knowing that courts will consider all relevant evi-
dence when deciding guilt or innocence. And third, that victims
and survivors have an interest in knowing that the punishment
imposed will be commensurate with the brutality of the crime.
Six weeks ago I put a challenge to Congress. I said: If
our forces could win the ground war in 100 hours -- then surely
the Congress can pass this legislation in 100 days. 111
The clock is running. America wants it done right. America
wants it done responsibly. And America wants it done now. 111
I've saved one honoree for last. She's Josephine Bass, who
founded a shelter in Chicago for victims of domestic violence.
It's called the Neopolitan Lighthouse. And I like the symbolism.
Like each of you, a lighthouse shines through the storm and gives
hope in the night. Like each of you, it is a beacon to hundreds
of others, an immovable light by which to chart one's course to
safety. And like each of you, it is proof that each point of
light matters. Each time your message gets through can mean one
life changed -- and another life saved. III
Together, let's "take back the streets." Congratulations
and thanks to you all. And God bless the United States.
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Draft One (B:VICTIMS. '91)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS WEEK
THE ROSE GARDEN
MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1991, :00 .M.
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Welcome to the Rose Garden. I'm very pleased to see so many
Members of the House and Senate here. And it's always good to
see Dick Thornburgh, here to do the honors in just a few moments.
Over the past two years, we've traveled across the country,
praising those involved in service to others. And our crime
victims effort is a very special part of that tradition. Shortly
after I took office, the A.G. invited 1989's honorees to meet me
in the Oval Office. A year ago this week, we gathered here in
the Rose Garden to salute 1990's winners. And today, it is again
a privilege to stand with a new group of honorees and salute you
not only as "points of light" -- but also as "points of courage."
Ladies and gentlemen: Standing before you today are seven
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good Americans who refused to give up. Seven good Americans who
won against the odds. Representing seven good reasons why our
efforts for crime victims will continue to triumph, and to grow.
Far too often, for far too many years, victims of crime
became the "forgotten people," subjected to continued victimiza-
tion by the system itself. Then people like Virginia's Frank
Carrington -- rightly regarded as one of the "founding fathers"
of the movement -- stepped up into the breach. They fought back.
They got involved. And they proved to America that one man or
one woman can make a difference. III
Maybe you heard about this 11-year old girl up in Alaska.
assailant
child's
She tried to help when her mom was 2 attacked at home just after
Christmas. The guy got away, but not without the kid showing the
police where he left his fingerprints. Four months went by with-
the man
out a lead. Then the girl spotted the accused at a convenience
store. She didn't hide. She didn't run away. She had dad call
she
the police, and then, unbelievably, this 11 year-old kid grabbed
a neighbor and chased the man down the street. When police made
the arrest she was holding onto his hair for all she was worth.
child
Like a real-life version of the gutsy little kid in Home
Alone, Diana Bowles stood up for family, stood up against crime,
and stood up to be counted when the chips were down. And like
the seven All-American heroes we honor today, she symbolizes a
refuse
victims
new America where people are refusing to be victimized any more.
I think of pioneers like California's Gail Abarbanel, and
Jayne Crisp of South Carolina. A generation ago, a continent
apart, each of these two women helped cultivate the grassroots
effort to assist victims of rape. And out of efforts like these,
America came to understand a simple truth: That every victim, of
every crime, deserves to be treated with dignity and compassion.
Over the past decade, community efforts like those repre-
sented here have been backed up by a new partnership with the
White House and America's cities and states. The crime bill I
signed last fall created the first-ever Federal Crime Victims
Bill of Rights. It gave the Justice Department enhanced author-
ity to ensure the system treats crime victims fairly. And it
contains new measures to protect child victims and witnesses.
that
we
3
Working with Congress, we not only reauthorized the 1984
Victims of Crime Act, but also boosted its annual victims' com-
pensation fund to $150 million. We stepped up efforts to fully
implement the Victim-Witness Protection Act and the new Victims'
Rights and Restitution Act. And there's probably no better model
of their success than one of today's honorees -- Nancy Stoner-
Lampy, our Victim/Witness Coordinator in South Dakota / -- and an
outstanding advocate for Native American crime victims.
We've made real gains. But many challenges remain. Two of
Tennissee's
today's honorees can help point the way: California's John
Gillis, and Barbara Reed, of Tennessee, have both made their mark
fighting for tougher laws. They know the real way to help the
crime victims of tomorrow is to prevent them from ever being hurt
by taking dangerous criminals off the streets today.
Almost exactly a year ago, on this same occasion, I stood
here and called on Congress to act on our full range of tough new
anti-crime proposals. Regrettably, most of them never made it
back to my desk. We've got to do better. Each day that passes
is one too many. Each victim lost is more than we can afford.
Our Crime Control Act of 1991 contains a wealth of new
proposals that support the growing, national concern for innocent
victims of all crimes. It includes new protections for witnesses
and abused kids; new rules to enhance Federal prosecutions of
sexual violence involving children; mandatory HIV testing of
accused sex offenders; and it guarantees a victim's right to
address the court at sentencing.
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4
Just as important, our Crime Bill proposes bold new reforms
of habeas corpus appeals, the exclusionary rule, and the death
penalty. These reforms are based on some simple and fundamental
truths: First, that victims have a right to finality.
Second,
that victims have an interest in knowing that courts will consi-
der all relevant evidence when deciding the guilt or innocence of
the accused. And third, that victims and their survivors have a
significant interest in knowing that the punishment imposed will
be commensurate with the brutality of the crime.
Six weeks ago I put a challenge to Congress. I said: If
our forces could win the ground war in 100 hours -- then surely
the Congress can pass this legislation in 100 days. III
The clock is running. America wants it done right. America
wants it done responsibly. And America wants it done now. III
I've saved one honoree for last. She's Josephine Bass, who
founded a shelter in Chicago for victims of domestic violence.
It's called the Neopolitan Lighthouse. And I like the symbolism.
Like each of you, a lighthouse shines through the storm and gives
hope in the night. Like each of you, it is a beacon to hundreds
of others, an immovable light by which to chart one's course to
safety. And like each of you, it is proof that each point of
light matters. Each time your message gets through can mean one
life changed -- and another life saved. III
Together, let's "take back the streets." Congratulations
and thanks to you all. And God bless the United States.
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