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NAME OF SPEECH & DATE OF 3/27/91 SPEECH P.a. S. Buiefing
NAME OF WRITER : Lange
NAME OF RESEARCHER: Simon
SPEECH SYNOPSIS:
The President discusses
the three themes of Chis Clomestic
agenda occonomic Growth
which includes fast thack procedures,
national export enitiatives; Changes
in banking laws; 1 Investing
in the fature - which includes
america 2000, Nararal Energy
power back in the hand
Strategy: Highway Bill 3 putting
of individuals : Communities.
The President Concludes by
thanking the ffforts toward
goals pushing for
further work.
NAME OF SPEECH & DATE OF SPEECH
NAME OF WRITER :
NAME OF RESEARCHER:
SPEECH SYNOPSIS:
DAS
P.A.S. BRIEFING \ ROOM 450, OEOB
THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1991 \ 10:15 A.M. [4-5 CROS]
*
[ADMIRAL WATKINS, SECRETARY MOSBACHER, AND
AMBASSADOR CARLA HILLS... ] WELCOME, ALL.
* WANT TO BEGIN BY THANKING YOU ALL FOR THE TRULY
OUTSTANDING JOB YOU'VE BEEN DOING -- WITHIN EACH
ONE OF YOUR AGENCIES AND OFFICES, AND THROUGH
REMARKABLE COOPERATION.
- 2 -
* I'VE SEEN IN THIS TEAM AN UNCOMMON COLLEGIALITY AND
C________________________
CONFIDENCE -- AND A SENSE OF MISSION THAT HAS
SERVED THIS COUNTRY WELL, AND MADE ME PROUD TO BE
YOUR PRESIDENT.
X
*
You ALL KNOW HOW BUSY WE'VE BEEN, ON THE FOREIGN
POLICY FRONT. MANY OF OUR TOP APPOINTEES
RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING REAL THE IDEAL OF A NEW
WORLD ORDER ARE HERE TODAY -- AND I WANT To THANK
THEM FOR THEIR EFFORTS.
- 3 -
*
MORE THAN PROTECTING AMERICAN INTERESTS -- MORE
THAN MERELY ASSERTING AMERICAN INFLUENCE --
THEY'VE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN MAINTAINING AMERICAN
LEADERSHIP, AROUND THE WORLD.
*
TODAY, I'D LIKE To OFFER A FEW THOUGHTS ABOUT THE
DOMESTIC AGENDA. I KNOW JOHN HAS OUTLINED OUR
MAJOR LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES, BUT I'D ADD A FEW
IMPRESSIONS ABOUT THE CHALLENGES AHEAD.
- 4 -
OURS SHOULD RIGHTLY BE CONSIDERED A REFORM AGENDA
-- PUTTING POWER WHERE IT DOES THE MOST GOOD.
*
WE'VE HAD A SERIES OF SUCCESSES THESE PAST TWO
YEARS, WORKING TO RE-ORIENT GOVERNMENT TOWARD THE
NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE.
- 5 -
*
WE CAN NO LONGER MEASURE PROGRESS IN TERMS OF
DOLLARS SPENT AND BUREAUCRACIES BUILT. WE WANT
WHAT WORKS. IT IS TIME TO MEASURE A PROGRAM'S
SUCCESS BY THE QUALITY OF ITS OUTPUTS, NOT THE
QUANTITY OF ITS INPUTS.
* So OUR DOMESTIC AGENDA WORKS ALONG THREE THEMES:
ENCOURAGING ECONOMIC GROWTH, INVESTING IN THE
FUTURE, AND PUTTING POWER AND OPPORTUNITY IN THE
HANDS OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES.
- 6 -
* A CRUCIAL ELEMENT IN OUR CONTINUED ECONOMIC
GROWTH 5- AND INDEED THE PROSPERITY OF OUR
NEIGHBORS AND TRADE PARTNERS -- IS THE MATTER OF
FAST TRACK TRADE PROCEDURES, > I'D LIKE TO EMPHASIZE
THAT FAST TRACK IS ANOTHER WAY OF SAYING "GOOD
FAITH" -- SOMETHING I HOPE THE CONGRESS WILL BRING
TO THIS DEBATE.
- 7 -
*
WE'RE ALSO PROUD OF OUR NATIONAL EXPORT
INITIATIVES. THE CONFERENCES, "EXPORTS --
GENERATING JOBS FOR AMERICANS," WILL ILLUSTRATE THE
WAY IN WHICH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN SERVE AS A
POWERFUL RESOURCE FOR U.S. EXPORTS.
*
MUCH OF WHAT WE'RE DOING HERALDS FORWARD-LOOKING,
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE: ALONG WITH PURSUING A FREE
TRADE ZONE THROUGHOUT THIS HEMISPHERE, WE'RE
WORKING FOR AN OVERHAUL OF OUTDATED BANKING LAWS.
- 8 -
THE COMMON THREAD THROUGH THESE INITIATIVES IS THAT
THEY LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR LONG-TERM ECONOMIC
GROWTH WHICH CREATES JOBS FOR ALL AMERICANS.
A SECOND THEME ON THE DOMESTIC FRONT, INVESTING IN
THE FUTURE, BEGINS WITH OUR EFFORT TO INSTILL
EXCELLENCE IN AMERICAN EDUCATION. -- AND I
UNDERSTAND LAMAR ALEXANDER HAS BRIEFED YOU ON THE
AMBITIOUS WORK HE'S DOING, WITH OUR AMERICA 2000
STRATEGY.
- 9 -
WITH OUR NATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY, WE'RE WORKING TO
REDUCE OUR VULNERABILITY TO DISRUPTIONS IN FOREIGN
OIL SUPPLIES. THIS IS A STRATEGY THAT WON'T
COMPROMISE ECONOMIC GROWTH --AND IT'S A SOUND PLAN
FOR THE FUTURE. AND ANOTHER, CRUCIAL INVESTMENT
FOR THE FUTURE IS OUR FAR-REACHING HIGHWAY BILL.
- 10 -
THIRD, WE'RE GIVING GREATER POWER AND CHOICE TO
INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES: IN CHILD
CARE, IN ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION, IN THE
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES AcT, AND A HOST OF
OTHER DOMESTIC ACHIEVEMENTS:
-- WE'RE PUTTING THE POWER OF FREE WILLS AND FREE
MARKETS TO WORK, IN EVERYTHING FROM CLEAN AIR
COMPLIANCE TO PUBLIC HOUSING INITIATIVES.
- 11 -
-- AND WE'RE BEGINNING, AFTER DECADES OF HARD
EXPERIENCE, TO TURN BACK TO STATES THE PROGRAMS
THEY KNOW BEST HOW TO DESIGN AND ADMINISTER.
*
WE'RE CONTINUING To TURN THE TIDE ON DRUGS --
CLAMPING DOWN ON VIOLENT CRIME WITH TOUGH CRIME
CONTROL LEGISLATION. WE CAN EXPECT AN UPHILL
FIGHT, GETTING THE CRIME PACKAGE WE WANT FROM THE
CONGRESS -- BUT THIS COUNTRY NEEDS IT.
- 12 -
*
PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT OUTCOME OF THE GULF
CONFLICT HAS BEEN THE WAY IT REAFFIRMED THE VIRTUES
THAT HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CENTRAL TO THE AMERICAN
CHARACTER: QUALITIES LIKE DECENCY, HONOR, COURAGE,
COMPASSION, INGENUITY, DETERMINATION -- THE SAME
QUALITIES THAT MOTIVATE OUR EFFORTS AT HOME.
- 13 -
*
AFTER ALL, ANY REAL "DOMESTIC AGENDA" IS ABOUT THE
PEOPLE: HELPING THEM FULFILL THEIR ASPIRATIONS --
NOT MAKING THEM CONFORM TO BUREAUCRATIC MANDATES
AND ABSTRACT THEORIES.
*
THAT'S WHY WE'RE WORKING FOR A JOB-GENERATING
ECONOMY, EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY, MORE WIDESPREAD
HOME OWNERSHIP THOUGH OUR HOPE LEGISLATION,
THOUGHTFUL ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, AND PROGRAMS
THAT KEEP OUR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES HEALTHY.
- 14 -
*
Too MANY SENSE A SCHISM BETWEEN DOMESTIC AND
FOREIGN POLICY. BUT IN A WORLD LINKED BY TRADE,
INFORMATION, FINANCIAL MARKETS AND GEOPOLITICS,
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN POLICY ARE INSEPARABLE. BOTH
REFLECT THE CHARACTER, MISSION AND WILL OF AMERICA.
NEITHER STANDS ALONE.
- 15 -
*
AND YOUR EFFORTS ARE CRUCIAL, IN CALLING FORTH FOR
ALL OF AMERICA'S EFFORTS ON THE WORLD STAGE THE
SAME QUALITIES THAT SUCCEEDED so SPECTACULARLY IN
THE GULF.
*
So LET ME THANK YOU AGAIN, FOR THE WORK YOU'VE BEEN
DOING -- AND ENCOURAGE YOU IN YOUR EFFORTS.
- 16 -
*
I BELIEVE THE NATION WILL LOOK BACK ON THESE YEARS,
AND SAY SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT HAPPENED HERE -- MUCH
OF IT DUE TO A LEADERSHIP THAT WAS ABLE TO WORK
TOGETHER, CAPABLY AND WELL -- A COMMITTED AND
ENGAGED EXECUTIVE BRANCH, THAT PUT ITS FAITH IN THE
PEOPLE, AND FOUND ITS STRENGTH THERE.
You ALL ARE DOING A GREAT JOB -- AND WE HAVE GREAT
THINGS TO ACCOMPLISH TOGETHER.
- 17 -
I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT, TODAY, TO SAY THANKS
-- AND KEEP UP THE TERRIFIC WORK.
*
INTERESTED IN YOUR THOUGHTS, QUESTIONS,
SUGGESTIONS
# # #
P.A.S. BRIEFING \ ROOM 450, OEOB
THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1991 \ 10:15 A.M.
*
[ADMIRAL WATKINS, SECRETARY MOSBACHER, AND
AMBASSADOR CARLA HILLS... ] WELCOME, ALL. BEGIN
BY THANKING YOU ALL FOR THE TRULY OUTSTANDING JOB
YOU'VE BEEN DOING -- WITHIN EACH ONE OF YOUR
AGENCIES AND OFFICES, AND THROUGH REMARKABLE
COOPERATION. UNCOMMON COLLEGIALITY AND CONFIDENCE.
- 2 -
*
TODAY, I'D LIKE TO OFFER A FEW THOUGHTS ABOUT THE
DOMESTIC AGENDA. I KNOW JOHN HAS OUTLINED OUR
MAJOR LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES, BUT I'D ADD A FEW
IMPRESSIONS ABOUT THE CHALLENGES AHEAD.
*
OUR DOMESTIC AGENDA WORKS ALONG THREE THEMES:
ENCOURAGING ECONOMIC GROWTH, INVESTING IN THE
FUTURE, AND PUTTING POWER AND OPPORTUNITY IN THE
HANDS OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES.
- 3 -
* A CRUCIAL ELEMENT IN OUR CONTINUED ECONOMIC
GROWTH -- FAST TRACK TRADE PROCEDURES: ANOTHER WAY
OF SAYING "GOOD FAITH" -- SOMETHING I HOPE THE
CONGRESS WILL BRING TO THIS DEBATE. WE'RE ALSO
PROUD OF OUR NATIONAL EXPORT INITIATIVES -- AND
WORKING FOR AN OVERHAUL OF OUTDATED BANKING LAWS.
LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR LONG-TERM, JOB-CREATING
ECONOMIC GROWTH.
- 4 -
*
SECOND THEME ON THE DOMESTIC FRONT, INVESTING IN
THE FUTURE, BEGINS WITH OUR EFFORT TO INSTILL
EXCELLENCE IN AMERICAN EDUCATION -- AMERICA 2000
STRATEGY. AND WITH OUR NATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY,
WE'RE WORKING TO REDUCE OUR VULNERABILITY TO
DISRUPTIONS IN FOREIGN OIL SUPPLIES. ANOTHER,
CRUCIAL INVESTMENT FOR THE FUTURE IS OUR FAR-
REACHING HIGHWAY BILL.
- 5 -
*
THIRD, WE'RE GIVING GREATER POWER AND CHOICE TO
INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES: IN CHILD
CARE, IN ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION, IN THE
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES AcT, AND A HOST OF
OTHER DOMESTIC ACHIEVEMENTS.
*
BEGINNING TO TURN BACK TO STATES THE PROGRAMS THEY
KNOW BEST HOW TO DESIGN AND ADMINISTER. CONTINUING
TO TURN THE TIDE ON DRUGS -- CLAMPING DOWN ON
VIOLENT CRIME WITH TOUGH CRIME CONTROL LEGISLATION.
- 6 -
*
Too MANY SENSE A SCHISM BETWEEN DOMESTIC AND
FOREIGN POLICY. BUT IN A WORLD LINKED BY TRADE,
INFORMATION, FINANCIAL MARKETS AND GEOPOLITICS,
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN POLICY ARE INSEPARABLE. BOTH
REFLECT THE CHARACTER, MISSION AND WILL OF AMERICA.
NEITHER STANDS ALONE.
*
AND YOUR EFFORTS ARE CRUCIAL, IN CALLING FORTH FOR
ALL OF AMERICA'S EFFORTS ON THE WORLD STAGE THE
SAME QUALITIES THAT SUCCEEDED so SPECTACULARLY IN
THE GULF.
- 7 -
* So LET ME THANK YOU AGAIN, FOR THE WORK YOU'VE BEEN
DOING -- AND ENCOURAGE YOU IN YOUR EFFORTS. You
ALL ARE DOING A GREAT JOB -- AND WE HAVE GREAT
THINGS TO ACCOMPLISH TOGETHER. I THOUGHT IT WAS
IMPORTANT, TODAY, TO SAY THANKS -- AND KEEP UP THE
TERRIFIC WORK.
#
#
#
0
P.A.S. BRIEFING \ ROOM 450, OEOB
THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1991 \ 10:15 A.M.
*
[ADMIRAL WATKINS, SECRETARY MOSBACHER, AND
AMBASSADOR CARLA HILLS... ] WELCOME, ALL.
* WANT TO BEGIN BY THANKING YOU ALL FOR THE TRULY
OUTSTANDING JOB YOU'VE BEEN DOING -- WITHIN EACH
ONE OF YOUR AGENCIES AND OFFICES, AND THROUGH
REMARKABLE COOPERATION.
- 2 -
* I'VE SEEN IN THIS TEAM AN UNCOMMON COLLEGIALITY AND
CONFIDENCE -- AND A SENSE OF MISSION THAT HAS
SERVED THIS COUNTRY WELL, AND MADE ME PROUD TO BE
YOUR PRESIDENT.
*
You ALL KNOW HOW BUSY WE'VE BEEN, ON THE FOREIGN
POLICY FRONT. MANY OF OUR TOP APPOINTEES
RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING REAL THE IDEAL OF A NEW
WORLD ORDER ARE HERE TODAY -- AND I WANT TO THANK
THEM FOR THEIR EFFORTS.
- 3 -
*
MORE THAN PROTECTING AMERICAN INTERESTS -- MORE
THAN MERELY ASSERTING AMERICAN INFLUENCE --
THEY'VE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN MAINTAINING AMERICAN
LEADERSHIP, AROUND THE WORLD.
*
TODAY, I'D LIKE TO OFFER A FEW THOUGHTS ABOUT THE
DOMESTIC AGENDA. I KNOW JOHN HAS OUTLINED OUR
MAJOR LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES, BUT I'D ADD A FEW
IMPRESSIONS ABOUT THE CHALLENGES AHEAD.
- 4 -
OURS SHOULD RIGHTLY BE CONSIDERED A REFORM AGENDA
-- PUTTING POWER WHERE IT DOES THE MOST GOOD.
*
WE'VE HAD A SERIES OF SUCCESSES THESE PAST TWO
YEARS, WORKING TO RE-ORIENT GOVERNMENT TOWARD THE
NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE.
- 5 -
*
WE CAN NO LONGER MEASURE PROGRESS IN TERMS OF
DOLLARS SPENT AND BUREAUCRACIES BUILT. WE WANT
WHAT WORKS. IT IS TIME TO MEASURE A PROGRAM'S
SUCCESS BY THE QUALITY OF ITS OUTPUTS, NOT THE
QUANTITY OF ITS INPUTS.
* So OUR DOMESTIC AGENDA WORKS ALONG THREE THEMES:
ENCOURAGING ECONOMIC GROWTH, INVESTING IN THE
FUTURE, AND PUTTING POWER AND OPPORTUNITY IN THE
HANDS OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES.
- 6 -
* A CRUCIAL ELEMENT IN OUR CONTINUED ECONOMIC
GROWTH -- AND INDEED THE PROSPERITY OF OUR
NEIGHBORS AND TRADE PARTNERS -- IS THE MATTER OF
FAST TRACK TRADE PROCEDURES. I'D LIKE TO EMPHASIZE
THAT FAST TRACK IS ANOTHER WAY OF SAYING "GOOD
FAITH" -- SOMETHING I HOPE THE CONGRESS WILL BRING
TO THIS DEBATE.
- 7 -
*
WE'RE ALSO PROUD OF OUR NATIONAL EXPORT
INITIATIVES. THE CONFERENCES, "EXPORTS --
GENERATING JOBS FOR AMERICANS," WILL ILLUSTRATE THE
WAY IN WHICH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN SERVE AS A
POWERFUL RESOURCE FOR U.S. EXPORTS.
MUCH OF WHAT WE'RE DOING HERALDS FORWARD-LOOKING,
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE: ALONG WITH PURSUING A FREE
TRADE ZONE THROUGHOUT THIS HEMISPHERE, WE'RE
WORKING FOR AN OVERHAUL OF OUTDATED BANKING LAWS.
11
- 8 -
THE COMMON THREAD THROUGH THESE INITIATIVES IS THAT
THEY LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR LONG-TERM ECONOMIC
GROWTH WHICH CREATES JOBS FOR ALL AMERICANS.
*
A SECOND THEME ON THE DOMESTIC FRONT, INVESTING IN
THE FUTURE, BEGINS WITH OUR EFFORT TO INSTILL
EXCELLENCE IN AMERICAN EDUCATION -- AND I
UNDERSTAND LAMAR ALEXANDER HAS BRIEFED YOU ON THE
AMBITIOUS WORK HE'S DOING, WITH OUR AMERICA 2000
STRATEGY.
- 9 -
*
WITH OUR NATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY, WE'RE WORKING TO
REDUCE OUR VULNERABILITY TO DISRUPTIONS IN FOREIGN
OIL SUPPLIES. THIS IS A STRATEGY THAT WON'T
COMPROMISE ECONOMIC GROWTH --AND IT'S A SOUND PLAN
FOR THE FUTURE. AND ANOTHER, CRUCIAL INVESTMENT
FOR THE FUTURE IS OUR FAR-REACHING HIGHWAY BILL.
- 10 -
*
THIRD, WE'RE GIVING GREATER POWER AND CHOICE TO
INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES: IN CHILD
CARE, IN ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION, IN THE
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES AcT, AND A HOST OF
OTHER DOMESTIC ACHIEVEMENTS:
-- WE'RE PUTTING THE POWER OF FREE WILLS AND FREE
MARKETS To WORK, IN EVERYTHING FROM CLEAN AIR
COMPLIANCE TO PUBLIC HOUSING INITIATIVES.
- 11 -
-- AND WE'RE BEGINNING, AFTER DECADES OF HARD
EXPERIENCE, TO TURN BACK TO STATES THE PROGRAMS
THEY KNOW BEST HOW TO DESIGN AND ADMINISTER.
WE'RE CONTINUING TO TURN THE TIDE ON DRUGS --
CLAMPING DOWN ON VIOLENT CRIME WITH TOUGH CRIME
CONTROL LEGISLATION. WE CAN EXPECT AN UPHILL
FIGHT, GETTING THE CRIME PACKAGE WE WANT FROM THE
CONGRESS -- BUT THIS COUNTRY NEEDS IT.
- 12 -
*
PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT OUTCOME OF THE GULF
CONFLICT HAS BEEN THE WAY IT REAFFIRMED THE VIRTUES
THAT HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CENTRAL To THE AMERICAN
CHARACTER: QUALITIES LIKE DECENCY, HONOR, COURAGE,
COMPASSION, INGENUITY, DETERMINATION -- THE SAME
QUALITIES THAT MOTIVATE OUR EFFORTS AT HOME.
- 13 -
*
AFTER ALL, ANY REAL "DOMESTIC AGENDA" IS ABOUT THE
PEOPLE: HELPING THEM FULFILL THEIR ASPIRATIONS --
NOT MAKING THEM CONFORM TO BUREAUCRATIC MANDATES
AND ABSTRACT THEORIES.
*
THAT'S WHY WE'RE WORKING FOR A JOB-GENERATING
ECONOMY, EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY, MORE WIDESPREAD
HOME OWNERSHIP THOUGH OUR HOPE LEGISLATION,
THOUGHTFUL ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, AND PROGRAMS
THAT KEEP OUR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES HEALTHY.
- 14 -
*
Too MANY SENSE A SCHISM BETWEEN DOMESTIC AND
FOREIGN POLICY. BUT IN A WORLD LINKED BY TRADE,
INFORMATION, FINANCIAL MARKETS AND GEOPOLITICS,
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN POLICY ARE INSEPARABLE. BOTH
REFLECT THE CHARACTER, MISSION AND WILL OF AMERICA.
NEITHER STANDS ALONE.
- 15 -
AND YOUR EFFORTS ARE CRUCIAL, IN CALLING FORTH FOR
ALL OF AMERICA'S EFFORTS ON THE WORLD STAGE THE
SAME QUALITIES THAT SUCCEEDED SO SPECTACULARLY IN
THE GULF.
So LET ME THANK YOU AGAIN, FOR THE WORK YOU'VE BEEN
DOING -- AND ENCOURAGE YOU IN YOUR EFFORTS.
- 16 -
*
I BELIEVE THE NATION WILL LOOK BACK ON THESE YEARS,
AND SAY SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT HAPPENED HERE -- MUCH
OF IT DUE TO A LEADERSHIP THAT WAS ABLE TO WORK
TOGETHER, CAPABLY AND WELL -- A COMMITTED AND
ENGAGED EXECUTIVE BRANCH, THAT PUT ITS FAITH IN THE
PEOPLE, AND FOUND ITS STRENGTH THERE.
*
You ALL ARE DOING A GREAT JOB -- AND WE HAVE GREAT
THINGS TO ACCOMPLISH TOGETHER.
- 17 -
I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT, TODAY, TO SAY THANKS
-- AND KEEP UP THE TERRIFIC WORK.
*
INTERESTED IN YOUR THOUGHTS, QUESTIONS,
SUGGESTIONS
# # #
Document No. 234815
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 05/01/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 5:00 p.m. Friday 05/03
SUBJECT:
TALKING POINTS: P.A.S. BRIEFING
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE MU
SUNUNU
PETERSMEYER
SCOWCROFT N/C
PORTER
DARMAN
N/C
ROGICH N/C
BRADY
SMITH
N/C
BROMLEY
UNTERMEYER
CARD
SNOW
DEMAREST N/C
ROGERS
FITZWATER
BOSKIN
N/C
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow no later than
5:00 p.m. on Friday, 05/03, with a copy to this office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Lange/Simon)
March 27, 1991
91 MAY - 1 PM 6:56
4:30 P.M.
[PAS2.DOC]
Draft 1
TALKING POINTS:
P.A.S. BRIEFING
[ CLOSED PRESS ]
ROOM 450, OEOB
Thursday, May 9, 1991
*
[Admiral Watkins, Secretaries Mosbacher, Cheney... ]
welcome, all.
*
Want to begin by thanking you all for the truly outstanding
job you've been doing -- within each one of your agencies
and offices, and through remarkable cooperation.
*
I've seen in this team an uncommon collegiality and
confidence -- and a sense of mission that has served this
country well, and made me proud to be your President.
*
You all know how busy we've been, on the foreign policy
front. If anyone is responsible for making real the ideal
of a New World Order, it's all of you here today.
*
More than protecting American interests -- more than merely
asserting American influence -- you've been instrumental in
maintaining American leadership, around the world.
2
*
Because most of you spend your time thinking globally, I
thought I'd offer a few thoughts about the domestic agenda.
*
We've had a series of successes these past two years,
working to re-orient government toward the needs of the
people. It's been a quiet revolution, but significant:
-- we're giving greater choice to individuals, families, and
communities: in child care, in environmental legislation,
in the Americans with Disabilities Act, and a host of other
domestic achievements.
-- we're putting the power of free wills and free markets to
work, in everything from Clean Air compliance to public
housing initiatives.
-- and we're beginning, after decades of hard experience, to
turn back to states the programs they know best how to
design and administer.
*
I know John has outlined our major legislative initiatives,
but I'd add a few impressions about the challenges ahead.
Ours should rightly be considered a reform agenda -- putting
power where it does the most good.
3
*
We can no longer measure progress in terms of dollars spent
and bureaucracies built. We want what works.
Perhaps the most important outcome of the Gulf conflict has
been the way it reaffirmed the virtues that have always been
central to the American character: qualities like decency,
honor, courage, compassion, ingenuity, determination -- the
same qualities that motivate our efforts at home.
*
After all, any real "domestic agenda" is about the people:
helping them fulfill their aspirations -- not making them
conform to bureaucratic mandates and abstract theories.
That's why we're working for a job-generating economy,
equality of opportunity, more widespread home ownership,
thoughtful environmental stewardship, and programs that keep
families healthy and together.
*
We're determined to bring choice and quality to education
-- and I understand Lamar Alexander has briefed you on the
ambitious work he's doing, with our America 2000 Strategy.
*
We're continuing to turn the tide on drugs -- clamping down
on violent crime with tough crime control legislation. We
can expect an uphill fight, getting the crime package we
want from the Congress -- but this country needs it.
4
Another battle is brewing over Fast Track Authority --
something you all recognize as crucial to our continued
economic growth, and that of our neighbors. I'd emphasize
that Fast Track is another way of saying "good faith" ---
something I hope the Congress will bring to this debate.
*
With our National Energy Strategy, we're working to reduce
our dependence on foreign oil. Heard the criticisms about
conservation -- but this is a strategy that, above all,
won't compromise economic growth.
Too many sense a schism between domestic and foreign policy.
But in a world linked by trade, information, financial
markets and geopolitics, domestic and foreign policy are
inseparable. Both reflect the character, mission and will
of America. Neither stands alone.
*
That's why much of what we're doing heralds forward-looking,
significant change: free trade; overhaul of outdated
banking laws; Highway Bill. These initiatives will lay the
foundation for the vibrant economy all Americans count on.
And your efforts are crucial, in calling forth for all of
America's efforts on the world stage the same qualities that
succeeded so spectacularly in the Gulf.
5
*
So let me thank you again, for the work you've been doing
-- and encourage you in your efforts.
*
I believe the nation will look back on these years, and say
something significant happened here -- much of it due to a
leadership that was able to work together, capably and well
-- a committed and engaged executive branch, that put its
faith in the people, and found its strength there.
*
You all are doing a great job -- and we have great things to
accomplish together. I thought it was important, today, to
say thanks -- and keep up the terrific work.
*
Interested in your thoughts, questions, suggestions
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
P6.
APP
wASHINGTON
91
May 6, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR TONY SNOW
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER RBP
SUBJECT:
Talking Points: P.A.S. Briefing
We have reviewed the attached talking points for the
P.A.S. briefing from a policy standpoint and have noted several
suggestions on the draft.
The draft talking points already contain a large amount of
interesting material. We feel they could be strengthened by
reorganizing them along the central themes of the President's
State of the Union Address. These three themes were:
encouraging economic growth, investing in the future, and
giving power and opportunity to individuals and communities.
Most of the material currently in the draft falls under
one of these themes. For example, under encouraging economic
/
growth, the key points could be securing an extension of fast
track authority, controlling government spending, and
encouraging savings and investment. Under investing in the
2
future, the key points could be instilling excellence in
education, revitalizing our transportation infrastructure, and
enacting national energy legislation. Under giving power and
opportunity to individuals and communities, the key points
M
could be fighting crime and drugs and returning control of
programs to State and local governments through the turnback
proposal.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this draft.
Please let us know if you have any questions or if we may help
in any other way.
CC: Phillip D. Brady
Document No. 234815
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 05/01/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 5:00 p.m. Friday 05/03
SUBJECT:
TALKING POINTS: P.A.S. BRIEFING
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
PETERSMEYER
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BRADY
SMITH
BROMLEY
UNTERMEYER
CARD
SNOW
DEMAREST
ROGERS
FITZWATER
BOSKIN
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow no later than
5:00 p.m. on Friday, 05/03, with a copy to this office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Lange/Simon)
March 27, 1991
91 MAY - 1 PM 6:56
4:30 P.M.
[PAS2.DOC]
Draft 1
TALKING POINTS:
P.A.S. BRIEFING
[ CLOSED PRESS ]
ROOM 450, OEOB
Thursday, May 9, 1991
Derwinski
[Admiral Watkins, Secretaries Mosbacher, Cheney
I
]
welcome, all.
Carla Hills
*
Want to begin by thanking you all for the truly outstanding
job you've been doing -- within each one of your agencies
and offices, and through remarkable cooperation.
*
I've seen in this team an uncommon collegiality and
confidence -- and a sense of mission that has served this
country well, and made me proud to be your President.
*
You all know how busy we've been, on the foreign policy
front. If anyone is responsible for making real the ideal
of a New World Order, it's all of you here today.
*
More than protecting American interests -- more than merely
asserting American influence -- you've been instrumental in
maintaining American leadership, around the world.
2
Because most of you spend your time thinking globally, I
thought I'd offer a few thoughts about the domestic agenda.
*
We've had a series of successes these past two years,
working to re-orient government toward the needs of the
people. It's been a quiet revolution, but significant:
B
-- we're giving greater choice to individuals, families, and
3
communities: in child care, in environmental legislation,
OUR educATION STRATEGY
&
in the Americans with Disabilities Act, and a host of other
domestic achievements.
-- we're putting the power of free wills and free markets to
3
work, in everything from Clean Air compliance to public
housing initiatives.
-- and we're beginning, after decades of hard experience, to
turn back to states the programs they know best how to
design and administer.
*
I know John has outlined our major legislative initiatives,
but I'd add a few impressions about the challenges ahead.
Ours should rightly be considered a reform agenda -- putting
power where it does the most good.
3
We can no longer measure progress in terms of dollars spent
B
and bureaucracies built. We want what works. It is time to
of its inputs.
MEASURE a program's success by the quality of its outputs, NOT The quantity
Perhaps the most important outcome of the Gulf conflict has
been the way it reaffirmed the virtues that have always been
central to the American character: qualities like decency,
honor, courage, compassion, ingenuity, determination -- the
same qualities that motivate our efforts at home.
After all, any real "domestic agenda" is about the people:
helping them fulfill their aspirations -- not making them
conform to bureaucratic mandates and abstract theories.
That's why we're working for a job-generating economy,
equality of opportunity, more widespread home ownership,
thoughtful environmental stewardship, and programs that keep
families healthy and together.
An example of This New Focus ON Accountability is OUR"to effort INSTILL excellence in American
& We re determined to bring choice and quality to education
2
-- and I understand Lamar Alexander has briefed you on the
ambitious work he's doing, with our America 2000 Strategy.
We're continuing to turn the tide on drugs -- clamping down
3
on violent crime with tough crime control legislation. We
can expect an uphill fight, getting the crime package we
want from the Congress -- but this country needs it.
4
Another battle is brewing over Fast Track Authority --
something you all recognize as crucial to our continued
economic growth, and that of our neighbors. I'd emphasize
I
that Fast Track is another way of saying "good faith" --
something I hope the Congress will bring to this debate.
With our National Energy Strategy, we're working to reduce
w/nerability to discuptions
in
our dependence on° foreign oil. supplies. Heard the criticisms about
2
conservation but I this is a strategy that above all,
won't compromise economic growth. Sound for the forture.
Too many sense a schism between domestic and foreign policy.
But in a world linked by trade, information, financial
markets and geopolitics, domestic and foreign policy are
inseparable. Both reflect the character, mission and will
of America. Neither stands alone.
*
That's why much of what we're doing heralds forward-looking,
significant change: free trade; overhaul of outdated
/
The common thread through is that they
banking laws; Highway Bill. I These initiatives.will lay the
long-term economic growth which creates jobs FOR
foundation for{ the vibrant economy all Americans, count on.
*
And your efforts are crucial, in calling forth for all of
America's efforts on the world stage the same qualities that
succeeded so spectacularly in the Gulf.
5
*
So let me thank you again, for the work you've been doing
-- and encourage you in your efforts.
*
I believe the nation will look back on these years, and say
something significant happened here -- much of it due to a
leadership that was able to work together, capably and well
-- a committed and engaged executive branch, that put its
faith in the people, and found its strength there.
*
You all are doing a great job -- and we have great things to
accomplish together. I thought it was important, today, to
say thanks -- and keep up the terrific work.
Interested in your thoughts, questions, suggestions
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE
AND WIRE TRANSMISSION
UNTIL 9:00 PM (EST)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1991
THE PRESIDENT'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
FACT SHEET
The President's 1991 State of the Union address discussed:
A New World Order
Preparing for the Next American Century
The War in the Gulf
The President explained that he came to speak to the Congress
and all Americans "certain that we stand at a defining hour."
I. A NEW WORLD ORDER
A.
Peace and the Rule of Law
The President declared that what is at stake in the Persian
Gulf is more than just the independence of Kuwait. It is a new
world order where diverse nations are brought together to give
permanence to the universal aspirations of mankind:
Peace and security;
Freedom; and
The rule of law.
The world has "resisted the trap of appeasement, cynicism, and
isolation" and is united in demanding Iraq's immediate and
unconditional withdrawal from Kuwait. We are working to
achieve victory over tyranny and lawless aggression. America
has "a unique responsibility to do the hard work of freedom."
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B.
Constructive Change
The President noted that "the end of the Cold War has been a
victory for all humanity. Germany is united. Europe has
become whole and free -- and America's leadership was
instrumental in making it possible."
C. U.S.-Soviet Relations
The President stated that "our relationship with the Soviet
Union is important, not only to us, but to the world." It has
contributed to positive, historic change.
The President also noted that "like many other nations, we have
been deeply concerned by the violence in the Baltics." The
President stated that in discussions with the Soviet leadership
"we have been given representations, which, if fulfilled, would
result in the withdrawal of some Soviet forces, a reopening of
dialogue with the Republics, and a move away from violence."
We will watch carefully as the situation develops; we will also
maintain our contacts with Soviet leaders to encourage
democratization and reform.
II. PREPARING FOR THE NEXT AMERICAN CENTURY
The President asserted that the spirit that is winning a
victory for world peace and justice in the Persian Gulf is "the
same spirit that gives us the power and the potential to meet
our toughest challenges at home." The President called for
"new initiative in government, in our communities, and from
every American, to prepare for the next American century."
The President encouraged all Americans to join the "community
of conscience", asserting that "we have within our reach the
promise of a renewed America." He said "we can find meaning
and reward by serving some purpose higher than ourselves."
The President called for "strengthening the power and freedom
of choice of individuals and families." He declared that "the
strength of a democracy is not in bureaucracy," but "in the
people and their communities." The President called for the
unleashing of "the potential of our most precious resource --
our citizens." This should be done by returning to "families,
communities, counties, cities, states, and institutions of
every kind, the power to chart their own destiny."
-3-
A.
Encouraging Economic Growth
The President explained that he understands the genuine
economic distress experienced by many Americans. He
offered three reasons to be optimistic about the economy:
-
Inflation is low;
-
Inventories are low; and
-
Exports are strong.
The President expressed confidence that "we will get this
recession behind us, and return to growth -- soon."
Controlling Federal Spending and Enforcing the Budget
Agreement
The President declared that strong economic growth
requires control of Federal spending. He will transmit a
budget that holds the growth in spending to less than the
rate of inflation.
The budget agreement put the Federal government on a pay-
as-you-go plan and cut the growth of debt by nearly $500
billion.
Encouraging Savings and Investment
The President explained that the budget agreement helped
free private funds for savings and job-creating
investment.
In addition, the President announced that his budget again
includes:
Tax-free family savings accounts;
Penalty-free withdrawals from IRAs for first-
time home buyers; and
A strengthened long-term capital gains
incentive.
He also asked congressional leaders, the Administration,
and the Federal Reserve to cooperate in a study, led by
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, to reach
technical agreement on the budgetary and other economic
effects of a strengthened capital gains incentive.
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B.
Investing in the Future
The President said that we must match incentives for
economic growth today with long-term investments for the
next American century.
Budget Priorities
The President indicated that his FY 1992 budget priorities
will include promoting investments in children, education,
infrastructure, space, and high technology.
Strengthening Education
The President will propose a new Educational Excellence
Act which contains strategic initiatives to improve the
learning achievement of all Americans and to restructure
the nation's educational system. Initiatives in the
Educational Excellence Act will:
Stimulate fundamental reform and restructure our
education system through promoting educational
choice and alternative certification for
teachers and principals.
Promote local control and innovation in
education by providing increased flexibility in
funding at the Federal and state levels in
exchange for enhanced accountability.
Assist educators in their mission to improve
student performance by: rewarding schools that
demonstrate improved achievement among students;
rewarding excellent teachers; and providing
innovation in training school administrators.
Provide incentives to school districts to design
and implement innovative approaches to
mathematics and science education; enhance the
endowments of Historically Black Colleges and
Universities; and contribute to improving
literacy.
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Strengthening Transportation Infrastructure
The President believes a strong highway system is a
critical investment for our economic success. He
indicated that he would shortly outline the details of a
new National Highway System managed in partnership with
the States.
Enhancing Research and Development
To strengthen our research and development capability and
economic competitiveness the President will propose:
A record Federal budget commitment to science
and expanding the frontiers of knowledge,
including basic research and making government
research more available to the private sector
for speedier commercialization;
Increased support for generic or enabling
technologies at the pre-competitive stage of R&D
in such areas as high-performance computing, new
energy technologies, and advanced manufacturing
and materials; and
Making permanent the R&E tax credit.
Reducing Energy Vulnerability
The President will soon present a comprehensive National
Energy Strategy that calls for energy conservation and
efficiency, increased domestic energy development, and
greater use of alternative fuels. The elements of the
strategy are designed to:
Foster economic growth through the availability
of ample supplies of reasonably priced energy;
Enhance energy security by reducing
vulnerability to oil disruptions; and
Increase research and development of a wide
range of promising energy technologies.
Providing Financial Security
The President said that we will continue to make sure
banks are safe, sound, and able to provide adequate credit
-6-
for job-creating loans for factories, businesses, and
homebuyers.
He stated that "sound banks should be making more sound
loans, now -- and interest rates should be lower, now."
The Treasury will shortly unveil a plan to bring America's
financial system into the 21st century. The elements of
the plan are designed to:
Continue to protect the deposits of America's
workers and savers;
Assure the safety, soundness, and
competitiveness of our financial institutions;
Create a regulatory system that is strong,
simple, and streamlined; and
Move toward a deposit insurance fund that is
well capitalized with industry funds.
Expanding World Trade
The President called for an expansion of world trade, to
create new opportunities for U.S. exports, which have
grown by 23 percent over the past two years to nearly $400
billion. His priorities include:
-
Strengthening and expanding the world trading system
through the swift and successful completion of the
Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations.
These negotiations aim to open markets
worldwide, lower government subsidies and trade
barriers that distort agricultural markets, and
establish rules of fair play in areas vital to
U.S. competitiveness -- such as services,
agriculture, and high technology.
The lower trade barriers that would result from
a successful Uruguay Round could increase world
output by approximately $5 trillion over the
next ten years, and U.S. output by $1 trillion.
-
A U.S. - Mexico Free Trade Agreement (FTA), first
endorsed by President Bush and Mexico's President
Carlos Salinas de Gortari in June 1990.
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A comprehensive FTA would aim to eliminate
barriers to trade in goods and services and
investment between the United States and Mexico,
as well as provide for the protection of
intellectual property rights.
It would free trade totalling $59 billion
between the two countries.
The FTA might also include Canada, thus creating
the world's largest market, with 360 million
consumers and $6 trillion in total output.
Implementing the Enterprise for the Americas
Initiative, launched by President Bush last June.
The President's initiative aims to spur economic
growth and create jobs among the nations of the
Western Hemisphere by removing barriers to trade
and investment, and by reducing debt burdens.
The initiative envisions the eventual
development of a hemispheric zone of free trade.
The United States has begun the process of
opening markets to trade and investment with
over a dozen countries in the region.
The President will propose legislation to enable
full implementation of the investment and debt
reduction portions of the initiative.
Export Promotion. The Administration will be taking
quality and export programs to cities around the
country, to make certain that more U.S. firms know
the export potential of top quality goods and
services.
C.
Giving Power and Opportunity to the Individual
The President announced an action plan to "put more power
and opportunity in the hands of the individual."
Creating Job Opportunities
The President called for new incentives to create jobs in
our inner cities by encouraging investment through
enterprise zones.
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Increasing Home Ownership
The President also called for increasing tenant ownership
and control of public housing to help build the bonds of
community in neighborhoods that need help.
Fighting Discrimination
The President stated that "civil rights are also crucial
to protecting equal opportunity." He called on all
Americans to speak out against racism, bigotry, and hate.
The President indicated that "we will continue our
vigorous enforcement of existing statutes,' and promised
to press the Congress again "to strengthen the laws
against employment discrimination without resorting to the
use of unfair preferences."
Protecting People From Crime and Combatting Drug Abuse
The President described freedom from crime as a basic
civil right and said that we must eradicate the fear that
stalks our cities.
-
He announced that the Attorney General will soon
convene a Crime Summit of our nation's law
enforcement officials.
He called for prompt action on tough crime control
legislation. The President will propose legislation
that will include:
A meaningful Federal death penalty for the most
heinous crimes with procedures to ensure its
fair and colorblind application;
Habeas corpus reform to reduce unnecessarily
repetitive appeals that clog the courts and
delay justice;
Exclusionary rule reform to ensure that evidence
gathered by law enforcement officials in a good
faith belief that they are acting lawfully can
be used to help courts establish the truth;
Provisions to strengthen Federal laws concerning
the safety of women by modifying rules on the
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admissibility of evidence in cases of sex
crimes, enhancing penalties for the distribution
of illegal drugs to pregnant women, increasing
penalties for recidivist sex offenders, and
offering greater protection for victims below
the age of sixteen; and
New authority to enhance international
cooperation among law enforcement officials to
combat international criminal activity,
including international terrorism.
The President noted that recent data shows we are
making progress in reducing drug abuse, but that much
remains to be done. The Administration will soon
release the third edition of the National Drug
Control Strategy.
This comprehensive strategy includes increased
resources for drug prevention and education,
treatment, law enforcement, and international
initiatives.
Enhancing Good Health Through Prevention
The President stated that good health is every American's
right and responsibility. He announced that he will
propose an aggressive program of new prevention
initiatives to promote a healthier America and to help
control costs.
The initiatives are designed to make Americans of all ages
healthier.
Infant health will be improved through an
initiative that targets cities with
exceptionally high infant mortality rates;
Children will benefit from large increases in
immunization resources;
Adults will benefit from new efforts to promote
physical activity and reduce injury, reduce
tobacco use, and implementation of a new program
to detect breast and cervical cancer; and
Elderly women will benefit from mammography
services newly available to Medicare
beneficiaries.
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Giving People More Choice in Government
The President urged "reviving the ideal of the citizen
politician who comes not to stay, but to serve."
He endorsed term limitations in order to reduce
the influence of special interests.
He also endorsed election reform -- total
elimination of Political Action Committees -- as
necessary to put more power in the hands of
individuals.
D.
Moving Government Closer to the People
The President said that "where power cannot be put
directly in the hands of the individual, it should be
moved closer to the people -- away from Washington."
The President called for a more dynamic program life
cycle.
Some programs should increase;
Some should decrease;
Some should be terminated; and
Some should be consolidated and turned over to
the States.
The President's Budget includes a list of potential
programs for turnover totalling more than $20 billion.
Working with the Governors and the Congress, the President
proposed selecting at least $15 billion in such programs
and turning them over to the States in a single
consolidated grant, fully funded, for flexible management
by the States. This initiative will:
Allow the Federal Government to reduce overhead;
Allow States to manage more flexibly and
efficiently;
Move power and decision-making closer to the
people; and
Encourage the innovative power of "States as
Laboratories."
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III. THE WAR IN THE GULF
A.
The Heroism of Our Servicemen and Servicewomen
The President said that, in this defining hour for America
and the world, "there is no one more devoted, more
committed to the hard work of freedom than every soldier
and sailor, every Marine, airman and Coastguardsman --
every man and woman now serving in the Persian Gulf." He
stated that our commitment to them must match their
commitment to their country.
B.
We Are on Course
The President said that while we worked hard to avoid war,
Saddam Hussein repeatedly rejected the path of diplomacy
and peace. But we will prevail; we are on course.
"Iraq's capacity to sustain war is being destroyed
Time
will not be Saddam's salvation.
C.
Objectives in the Gulf
The President reaffirmed our objectives:
Drive Iraq from Kuwait. Iraq must comply with all
relevant United Nations resolutions.
Restore Kuwait's legitimate government. Kuwait will
once again be free.
Ensure stability and security in the Gulf region. It
is our hope that Iraq will live as a peaceful and
cooperative member of the family of nations.
The President stated that most Americans know
instinctively why we are in the Gulf -- "we had to stop
Saddam now, not later." The President noted the
undeniable value of thoughtful dissent. The right to
speak out "is one of the reasons we've been united in
purpose and principle for 200 years."
D.
Strategic Benefits of High Technology
The President observed that our progress in the Gulf is
the result of using American technology and economic
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strength to minimize the risk to human life. Our men and
women have the best and deserve the best.
The President directed that the Strategic Defense
Initiative (SDI) program be refocused on providing
protection from limited ballistic missile strikes -- from
whatever their source.
E.
The Unity of the International Community
The President observed that for the first time in the
post-war era, the international community is united. It
has an opportunity to fulfill the long-held promise of a
new world order -- where brutality goes unrewarded, and
aggression meets collective resistance.
The President praised the courage and success of the
pilots of the coalition countries and the leadership
provided by the United Nations, an organization that is
now confirming its founders' vision.
The President also commended our friends and allies who
have provided the bulk of the financial costs of Desert
Shield, and expressed confidence that they will similarly
financially support Desert Storm.
F.
U.S. Determination is Great
The President stated that Saddam will not benefit from
targeting innocent civilians, from environmental
terrorism, or by abusing POWs. We will succeed, and in
the process send a powerful message to any dictator or
despot who would follow Saddam's lead.
G.
The Special Role of U.S. Leadership
The President stated that "the United States bears a major
share of leadership" in the Gulf War effort. He noted
that the burden of leadership is a "strength that has made
America the beacon of freedom in a searching world."
Document No. 234815
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
91 APR 2 P4: 59
DATE: 05/01/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 5:00 p.m. Friday 05/03
SUBJECT:
TALKING POINTS: P.A.S. BRIEFING
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
>
SUNUNU
PETERSMEYER
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BRADY
SMITH
BROMLEY
UNTERMEYER
CARD
SNOW
DEMAREST
ROGERS
FITZWATER
BOSKIN
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow no later than
5:00 p.m. on Friday, 05/03, with a copy to this office. Thanks.
RESPONSE: No comment
65 Pd 2 APR 16
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Lange/Simon)
March 27, 1991
91 MAY - 1 PM 6:56
4:30 P.M.
[PAS2.DOC]
Draft 1
TALKING POINTS:
P.A.S. BRIEFING
[ CLOSED PRESS ]
ROOM 450, OEOB
Thursday, May 9, 1991
*
[Admiral Watkins, Secretaries Mosbacher, Cheney
]
welcome, all.
Want to begin by thanking you all for the truly outstanding
job you've been doing -- within each one of your agencies
and offices, and through remarkable cooperation.
*
I've seen in this team an uncommon collegiality and
confidence -- and a sense of mission that has served this
country well, and made me proud to be your President.
You all know how busy we've been, on the foreign policy
front. If anyone is responsible for making real the ideal
of a New World Order, it's all of you here today.
*
More than protecting American interests -- more than merely
asserting American influence --- you've been instrumental in
maintaining American leadership, around the world.
2
*
Because most of you spend your time thinking globally, I
thought I'd offer a few thoughts about the domestic agenda.
*
We've had a series of successes these past two years,
working to re-orient government toward the needs of the
people. It's been a quiet revolution, but significant:
-- we're giving greater choice to individuals, families, and
communities: in child care, in environmental legislation,
in the Americans with Disabilities Act, and a host of other
domestic achievements.
-- we're putting the power of free wills and free markets to
work, in everything from Clean Air compliance to public
housing initiatives.
-- and we're beginning, after decades of hard experience, to
turn back to states the programs they know best how to
design and administer.
*
I know John has outlined our major legislative initiatives,
but I'd add a few impressions about the challenges ahead.
Ours should rightly be considered a reform agenda -- putting
power where it does the most good.
3
We can no longer measure progress in terms of dollars spent
and bureaucracies built. We want what works.
Perhaps the most important outcome of the Gulf conflict has
been the way it reaffirmed the virtues that have always been
central to the American character: qualities like decency,
honor, courage, compassion, ingenuity, determination -- the
same qualities that motivate our efforts at home.
After all, any real "domestic agenda" is about the people:
helping them fulfill their aspirations -- not making them
conform to bureaucratic mandates and abstract theories.
That's why we're working for a job-generating economy,
equality of opportunity, more widespread home ownership,
thoughtful environmental stewardship, and programs that keep
families healthy and together.
We're determined to bring choice and quality to education
-- and I understand Lamar Alexander has briefed you on the
ambitious work he's doing, with our America 2000 Strategy.
*
We're continuing to turn the tide on drugs -- clamping down
on violent crime with tough crime control legislation. We
can expect an uphill fight, getting the crime package we
want from the Congress -- but this country needs it.
4
*
Another battle is brewing over Fast Track Authority --
something you all recognize as crucial to our continued
economic growth, and that of our neighbors. I'd emphasize
that Fast Track is another way of saying "good faith" --
something I hope the Congress will bring to this debate.
*
With our National Energy Strategy, we're working to reduce
our dependence on foreign oil. Heard the criticisms about
conservation -- but this is a strategy that, above all,
won't compromise economic growth.
*
Too many sense a schism between domestic and foreign policy.
But in a world linked by trade, information, financial
markets and geopolitics, domestic and foreign policy are
inseparable. Both reflect the character, mission and will
of America. Neither stands alone.
That's why much of what we're doing heralds forward-looking,
significant change: free trade; overhaul of outdated
banking laws; a Highway Bill. These initiatives will lay the
foundation for the vibrant economy all Americans count on.
*
And your efforts are crucial, in calling forth for all of
America's efforts on the world stage the same qualities that
succeeded so spectacularly in the Gulf.
5
*
So. let me thank you again, for the work you've been doing
-- and encourage you in your efforts.
I believe the nation will look back on these years, and say
something significant happened here -- much of it due to a
leadership that was able to work together, capably and well
-- a committed and engaged executive branch, that put its
faith in the people, and found its strength there.
*
You all are doing a great job -- and we have great things to
accomplish together. I thought it was important, today, to
say thanks -- and keep up the terrific work.
Interested in your thoughts, questions, suggestions
# # #
Document No. 234815
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WHITE 91 HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM 3275
DATE: 05/01/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 5:00 p.m. Friday 05/03
SUBJECT:
TALKING POINTS: P.A.S. BRIEFING
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
PETERSMEYER
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BRADY
SMITH
BROMLEY
UNTERMEYER
CARD
SNOW
DEMAREST
ROGERS
FITZWATER
BOSKIN
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow no later than
5:00 p.m. on Friday, 05/03, with a copy to this office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
TO:
TONY SNOW
May 2, 1991
NSC concurs with the attached.
Brent Ratenfa Scowcroft
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
CC: Phillip Brady
(Lange/Simon)
March 27, 1991
91 MAY - I PM 6:56
4:30 P.M.
[PAS2.DOC]
Draft 1
TALKING POINTS:
P.A.S. BRIEFING
[ CLOSED PRESS ]
ROOM 450, OEOB
Thursday, May 9, 1991
*
[Admiral Watkins, Secretaries Mosbacher, Cheney...
]
welcome, all.
*
Want to begin by thanking you all for the truly outstanding
job you've been doing -- within each one of your agencies
and offices, and through remarkable cooperation.
*
I've seen in this team an uncommon collegiality and
confidence -- and a sense of mission that has served this
country well, and made me proud to be your President.
*
You all know how busy we've been, on the foreign policy
front. If anyone is responsible for making real the ideal
of a New World Order, it's all of you here today.
*
More than protecting American interests -- more than merely
asserting American influence -- you've been instrumental in
maintaining American leadership, around the world.
2
*
Because most of you spend your time thinking globally, I
thought I'd offer a few thoughts about the domestic agenda.
*
We've had a series of successes these past two years,
working to re-orient government toward the needs of the
people. It's been a quiet revolution, but significant:
-- we're giving greater choice to individuals, families, and
communities: in child care, in environmental legislation,
in the Americans with Disabilities Act, and a host of other
domestic achievements.
-- we're putting the power of free wills and free markets to
work, in everything from Clean Air compliance to public
housing initiatives.
-- and we're beginning, after decades of hard experience, to
turn back to states the programs they know best how to
design and administer.
*
I know John has outlined our major legislative initiatives,
but I'd add a few impressions about the challenges ahead.
Ours should rightly be considered a reform agenda -- putting
power where it does the most good.
3
We can no longer measure progress in terms of dollars spent
and bureaucracies built. We want what works.
Perhaps the most important outcome of the Gulf conflict has
been the way it reaffirmed the virtues that have always been
central to the American character: qualities like decency,
honor, courage, compassion, ingenuity, determination -- the
same qualities that motivate our efforts at home.
After all, any real "domestic agenda" is about the people:
helping them fulfill their aspirations -- not making them
conform to bureaucratic mandates and abstract theories.
That's why we're working for a job-generating economy,
equality of opportunity, more widespread home ownership,
thoughtful environmental stewardship, and programs that keep
families healthy and together.
We're determined to bring choice and quality to education
-- and I understand Lamar Alexander has briefed you on the
ambitious work he's doing, with our America 2000 Strategy.
We're continuing to turn the tide on drugs -- clamping down
on violent crime with tough crime control legislation. We
can expect an uphill fight, getting the crime package we
want from the Congress -- but this country needs it.
4
Another battle is brewing over Fast Track Authority --
something you all recognize as crucial to our continued
economic growth, and that of our neighbors. I'd emphasize
that Fast Track is another way of saying "good faith" --
something I hope the Congress will bring to this debate.
With our National Energy Strategy, we're working to reduce
our dependence on foreign oil. Heard the criticisms about
conservation -- but this is a strategy that, above all,
won't compromise economic growth.
Too many sense a schism between domestic and foreign policy.
But in a world linked by trade, information, financial
markets and geopolitics, domestic and foreign policy are
inseparable. Both reflect the character, mission and will
of America. Neither stands alone.
*
That's why much of what we're doing heralds forward-looking,
significant change: free trade; overhaul of outdated
banking laws; Highway Bill. These initiatives will lay the
foundation for the vibrant economy all Americans count on.
*
And your efforts are crucial, in calling forth for all of
America's efforts on the world stage the same qualities that
succeeded so spectacularly in the Gulf.
5
*
So let me thank you again, for the work you've been doing
-- and encourage you in your efforts.
*
I believe the nation will look back on these years, and say
something significant happened here -- much of it due to a
leadership that was able to work together, capably and well
-- a committed and engaged executive branch, that put its
faith in the people, and found its strength there.
*
You all are doing a great job -- and we have great things to
accomplish together. I thought it was important, today, to
say thanks -- and keep up the terrific work.
*
Interested in your thoughts, questions, suggestions
# # #
Document No. 234815
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 05/01/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 5:00 p.m. Friday 05/03
SUBJECT:
TALKING POINTS: P.A.S. BRIEFING
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
PETERSMEYER
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BRADY
SMITH
BROMLEY
UNTERMEYER
CARD
SNOW
DEMAREST
ROGERS
FITZWATER
BOSKIN
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow no later than
5:00 p.m. on Friday, 05/03, with a copy to this office. Thanks.
good DD
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Lange/Simon)
March 27, 1991
91 MAY - 1 PM 6:56
4:30 P.M.
[PAS2.DOC]
Draft 1
TALKING POINTS:
P.A.S. BRIEFING
[ CLOSED PRESS ]
ROOM 450, OEOB
Thursday, May 9, 1991
*
[Admiral Watkins, Secretaries Mosbacher, Cheney... ]
welcome, all.
*
Want to begin by thanking you all for the truly outstanding
job you've been doing -- within each one of your agencies
and offices, and through remarkable cooperation.
I've seen in this team an uncommon collegiality and
confidence -- and a sense of mission that has served this
country well, and made me proud to be your President.
*
You all know how busy we've been, on the foreign policy
front. If anyone is responsible for making real the ideal
of a New World Order, it's all of you here today.
*
More than protecting American interests -- more than merely
asserting American influence -- you've been instrumental in
maintaining American leadership, around the world.
2
*
Because most of you spend your time thinking globally, I
thought I'd offer a few thoughts about the domestic agenda.
*
We've had a series of successes these past two years,
working to re-orient government toward the needs of the
people. It's been a quiet revolution, but significant:
-- we're giving greater choice to individuals, families, and
communities: in child care, in environmental legislation,
in the Americans with Disabilities Act, and a host of other
domestic achievements.
-- we're putting the power of free wills and free markets to
work, in everything from Clean Air compliance to public
housing initiatives.
-- and we're beginning, after decades of hard experience, to
turn back to states the programs they know best how to
design and administer.
*
I know John has outlined our major legislative initiatives,
but I'd add a few impressions about the challenges ahead.
Ours should rightly be considered a reform agenda --- putting
power where it does the most good.
3
*
We can no longer measure progress in terms of dollars spent
and bureaucracies built. We want what works.
*
Perhaps the most important outcome of the Gulf conflict has
been the way it reaffirmed the virtues that have always been
central to the American character: qualities like decency,
honor, courage, compassion, ingenuity, determination -- the
same qualities that motivate our efforts at home.
*
After all, any real "domestic agenda" is about the people:
helping them fulfill their aspirations -- not making them
conform to bureaucratic mandates and abstract theories.
*
That's why we're working for a job-generating economy,
equality of opportunity, more widespread home ownership,
thoughtful environmental stewardship, and programs that keep
families healthy and together.
We're determined to bring choice and quality to education
-- and I understand Lamar Alexander has briefed you on the
ambitious work he's doing, with our America 2000 Strategy.
*
We're continuing to turn the tide on drugs -- clamping down
on violent crime with tough crime control legislation. We
can expect an uphill fight, getting the crime package we
want from the Congress -- but this country needs it.
4
Another battle is brewing over Fast Track Authority --
something you all recognize as crucial to our continued
economic growth, and that of our neighbors. I'd emphasize
that Fast Track is another way of saying "good faith" --
something I hope the Congress will bring to this debate.
With our National Energy Strategy, we're working to reduce
our dependence on foreign oil. Heard the criticisms about
conservation -- but this is a strategy that, above all,
won't compromise economic growth.
Too many sense a schism between domestic and foreign policy.
But in a world linked by trade, information, financial
markets and geopolitics, domestic and foreign policy are
inseparable. Both reflect the character, mission and will
of America. Neither stands alone.
*
That's why much of what we're doing heralds forward-looking,
significant change: free trade; overhaul of outdated
banking laws; Highway Bill. These initiatives will lay the
foundation for the vibrant economy all Americans count on.
And your efforts are crucial, in calling forth for all of
America's efforts on the world stage the same qualities that
succeeded so spectacularly in the Gulf.
5
*
So let me thank you again, for the work you've been doing
-- and encourage you in your efforts.
*
I believe the nation will look back on these years, and say
something significant happened here -- much of it due to a
leadership that was able to work together, capably and well
-- a committed and engaged executive branch, that put its
faith in the people, and found its strength there.
*
You all are doing a great job -- and we have great things to
accomplish together. I thought it was important, today, to
say thanks -- and keep up the terrific work.
*
Interested in your thoughts, questions, suggestions
# # #
Document No. 234815
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING APR MEMORANDUM
A9: 58
DATE: 05/01/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 5:00 p.m. Friday 05/03
SUBJECT:
TALKING POINTS: P.A.S. BRIEFING
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
PETERSMEYER
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BRADY
SMITH
BROMLEY
UNTERMEYER
CARD
SNOW
DEMAREST
ROGERS
FITZWATER
BOSKIN
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow no later than
5:00 p.m. on Friday, 05/03, with a copy to this office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
OK
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Lange/Simon)
March 27, 1991
91 MAY -1 PM 6:56
4:30 P.M.
[PAS2.DOC]
Draft 1
TALKING POINTS:
P.A.S. BRIEFING
[ CLOSED PRESS ]
ROOM 450, OEOB
Thursday, May 9, 1991
*
[Admiral Watkins, Secretaries Mosbacher, Cheney...
]
welcome, all.
*
Want to begin by thanking you all for the truly outstanding
job you've been doing -- within each one of your agencies
and offices, and through remarkable cooperation.
*
I've seen in this team an uncommon collegiality and
confidence -- and a sense of mission that has served this
country well, and made me proud to be your President.
*
You all know how busy we've been, on the foreign policy
front. If anyone is responsible for making real the ideal
of a New World Order, it's all of you here today.
*
More than protecting American interests -- more than merely
asserting American influence -- you've been instrumental in
maintaining American leadership, around the world.
2
*
Because most of you spend your time thinking globally, I
thought I'd offer a few thoughts about the domestic agenda.
*
We've had a series of successes these past two years,
working to re-orient government toward the needs of the
people. It's been a quiet revolution, but significant:
-- we're giving greater choice to individuals, families, and
communities: in child care, in environmental legislation,
in the Americans with Disabilities Act, and a host of other
domestic achievements.
-- we're putting the power of free wills and free markets to
work, in everything from Clean Air compliance to public
housing initiatives.
-- and we're beginning, after decades of hard experience, to
turn back to states the programs they know best how to
design and administer.
*
I know John has outlined our major legislative initiatives,
but I'd add a few impressions about the challenges ahead.
Ours should rightly be considered a reform agenda -- putting
power where it does the most good.
3
*
We can no longer measure progress in terms of dollars spent
and bureaucracies built. We want what works.
*
Perhaps the most important outcome of the Gulf conflict has
been the way it reaffirmed the virtues that have always been
central to the American character: qualities like decency,
honor, courage, compassion, ingenuity, determination -- the
same qualities that motivate our efforts at home.
After all, any real "domestic agenda" is about the people:
helping them fulfill their aspirations -- not making them
conform to bureaucratic mandates and abstract theories.
*
That's why we're working for a job-generating economy,
equality of opportunity, more widespread home ownership,
thoughtful environmental stewardship, and programs that keep
families healthy and together.
*
We're determined to bring choice and quality to education
-- and I understand Lamar Alexander has briefed you on the
ambitious work he's doing, with our America 2000 Strategy.
*
We're continuing to turn the tide on drugs -- clamping down
on violent crime with tough crime control legislation. We
can expect an uphill fight, getting the crime package we
want from the Congress -- but this country needs it.
4
*
Another battle is brewing over Fast Track Authority --
something you all recognize as crucial to our continued
economic growth, and that of our neighbors. I'd emphasize
that Fast Track is another way of saying "good faith" --
something I hope the Congress will bring to this debate.
*
With our National Energy Strategy, we're working to reduce
our dependence on foreign oil. Heard the criticisms about
conservation -- but this is a strategy that, above all,
won't compromise economic growth.
Too many sense a schism between domestic and foreign policy.
But in a world linked by trade, information, financial
markets and geopolitics, domestic and foreign policy are
inseparable. Both reflect the character, mission and will
of America. Neither stands alone.
*
That's why much of what we're doing heralds forward-looking,
significant change: free trade; overhaul of outdated
banking laws; Highway Bill. These initiatives will lay the
foundation for the vibrant economy all Americans count on.
*
And your efforts are crucial, in calling forth for all of
America's efforts on the world stage the same qualities that
succeeded so spectacularly in the Gulf.
5
*
So let me thank you again, for the work you've been doing
-- and encourage you in your efforts.
*
I believe the nation will look back on these years, and say
something significant happened here -- much of it due to a
leadership that was able to work together, capably and well
--- a committed and engaged executive branch, that put its
faith in the people, and found its strength there.
*
You all are doing a great job -- and we have great things to
accomplish together. I thought it was important, today, to
say thanks -- and keep up the terrific work.
*
Interested in your thoughts, questions, suggestions
# # #
Document No. 234815
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
A8:51
DATE: 05/01/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 5:00 p.m. Friday 05/03
SUBJECT:
TALKING POINTS: P.A.S. BRIEFING
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
PETERSMEYER
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BRADY
SMITH
BROMLEY
UNTERMEYER
CARD
SNOW
DEMAREST
ROGERS
FITZWATER
BOSKIN
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow no later than
5:00 p.m. on Friday, 05/03, with a copy to this office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
oh
AS
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Lange/Simon)
March 27, 1991
91 MAY - I PM 6:56
4:30 P.M.
[PAS2.DOC]
Draft 1
TALKING POINTS:
P.A.S. BRIEFING
[ CLOSED PRESS ]
ROOM 450, OEOB
Thursday, May 9, 1991
*
[Admiral Watkins, Secretaries Mosbacher, Cheney... ]
welcome, all.
*
Want to begin by thanking you all for the truly outstanding
job you've been doing -- within each one of your agencies
and offices, and through remarkable cooperation.
*
I've seen in this team an uncommon collegiality and
confidence -- and a sense of mission that has served this
country well, and made me proud to be your President.
*
You all know how busy we've been, on the foreign policy
front. If anyone is responsible for making real the ideal
of a New World Order, it's all of you here today.
*
More than protecting American interests -- more than merely
asserting American influence -- you've been instrumental in
maintaining American leadership, around the world.
2
*
Because most of you spend your time thinking globally, I
thought I'd offer a few thoughts about the domestic agenda.
*
We've had a series of successes these past two years,
working to re-orient government toward the needs of the
people. It's been a quiet revolution, but significant:
-- we're giving greater choice to individuals, families, and
communities: in child care, in environmental legislation,
in the Americans with Disabilities Act, and a host of other
domestic achievements.
-- we're putting the power of free wills and free markets to
work, in everything from Clean Air compliance to public
housing initiatives.
-- and we're beginning, after decades of hard experience, to
turn back to states the programs they know best how to
design and administer.
*
I know John has outlined our major legislative initiatives,
but I'd add a few impressions about the challenges ahead.
Ours should rightly be considered a reform agenda -- putting
power where it does the most good.
3
*
We can no longer measure progress in terms of dollars spent
and bureaucracies built. We want what works.
*
Perhaps the most important outcome of the Gulf conflict has
been the way it reaffirmed the virtues that have always been
central to the American character: qualities like decency,
honor, courage, compassion, ingenuity, determination -- the
same qualities that motivate our efforts at home.
*
After all, any real "domestic agenda" is about the people:
helping them fulfill their aspirations -- not making them
conform to bureaucratic mandates and abstract theories.
*
That's why we're working for a job-generating economy,
equality of opportunity, more widespread home ownership,
thoughtful environmental stewardship, and programs that keep
families healthy and together.
*
We're determined to bring choice and quality to education
-- and I understand Lamar Alexander has briefed you on the
ambitious work he's doing, with our America 2000 Strategy.
*
We're continuing to turn the tide on drugs -- clamping down
on violent crime with tough crime control legislation. We
can expect an uphill fight, getting the crime package we
want from the Congress -- but this country needs it.
4
Another battle is brewing over Fast Track Authority --
something you all recognize as crucial to our continued
economic growth, and that of our neighbors. I'd emphasize
that Fast Track is another way of saying "good faith" --
something I hope the Congress will bring to this debate.
With our National Energy Strategy, we're working to reduce
our dependence on foreign oil. Heard the criticisms about
conservation -- but this is a strategy that, above all,
won't compromise economic growth.
*
Too many sense a schism between domestic and foreign policy.
But in a world linked by trade, information, financial
markets and geopolitics, domestic and foreign policy are
inseparable. Both reflect the character, mission and will
of America. Neither stands alone.
*
That's why much of what we're doing heralds forward-looking,
significant change: free trade; overhaul of outdated
banking laws; Highway Bill. These initiatives will lay the
foundation for the vibrant economy all Americans count on.
And your efforts are crucial, in calling forth for all of
America's efforts on the world stage the same qualities that
succeeded so spectacularly in the Gulf.
5
*
So let me thank you again, for the work you've been doing
-- and encourage you in your efforts.
*
I believe the nation will look back on these years, and say
something significant happened here -- much of it due to a
leadership that was able to work together, capably and well
-- a committed and engaged executive branch, that put its
faith in the people, and found its strength there.
*
You all are doing a great job -- and we have great things to
accomplish together. I thought it was important, today, to
say thanks -- and keep up the terrific work.
*
Interested in your thoughts, questions, suggestions
# # #
(Lange/Simon)
March 27, 1991
4:30 P.M.
[PAS2.DOC]
Draft 1
TALKING POINTS:
P.A.S. BRIEFING
[ CLOSED PRESS ]
ROOM 450, OEOB
Thursday, May 9, 1991
*
[Admiral Watkins, Secretaries Mosbacher, Cheney
]
welcome, all.
*
Want to begin by thanking you all for the truly outstanding
job you've been doing -- within each one of your agencies
and offices, and through remarkable cooperation.
*
I've seen in this team an uncommon collegiality and
confidence -- and a sense of mission that has served this
country well, and made me proud to be your President.
*
You all know how busy we've been, on the foreign policy
front. If anyone is responsible for making real the ideal
of a New World Order, it's all of you here today.
*
More than protecting American interests -- more than merely
asserting American influence -- you've been instrumental in
maintaining American leadership, around the world.
2
*
Because most of you spend your time thinking globally, I
thought I'd offer a few thoughts about the domestic agenda.
*
We've had a series of successes these past two years,
working to re-orient government toward the needs of the
people. It's been a quiet revolution, but significant:
-- we're giving greater choice to individuals, families, and
communities: in child care, in environmental legislation,
in the Americans with Disabilities Act, and a host of other
domestic achievements.
-- we're putting the power of free wills and free markets to
work, in everything from Clean Air compliance to public
housing initiatives.
-- and we're beginning, after decades of hard experience, to
turn back to states the programs they know best how to
design and administer.
*
I know John has outlined our major legislative initiatives,
but I'd add a few impressions about the challenges ahead.
Ours should rightly be considered a reform agenda -- putting
power where it does the most good.
3
We can no longer measure progress in terms of dollars spent
and bureaucracies built. We want what works.
Perhaps the most important outcome of the Gulf conflict has
been the way it reaffirmed the virtues that have always been
central to the American character: qualities like decency,
honor, courage, compassion, ingenuity, determination -- the
same qualities that motivate our efforts at home.
After all, any real "domestic agenda" is about the people:
helping them fulfill their aspirations -- not making them
conform to bureaucratic mandates and abstract theories.
That's why we're working for a job-generating economy,
equality of opportunity, more widespread home ownership,
thoughtful environmental stewardship, and programs that keep
families healthy and together.
We're determined to bring choice and quality to education
-- and I understand Lamar Alexander has briefed you on the
ambitious work he's doing, with our America 2000 Strategy.
We're continuing to turn the tide on drugs -- clamping down
on violent crime with tough crime control legislation. We
can expect an uphill fight, getting the crime package we
want from the Congress -- but this country needs it.
4
*
Another battle is brewing over Fast Track Authority --
something you all recognize as crucial to our continued
economic growth, and that of our neighbors. I'd emphasize
that Fast Track is another way of saying "good faith" --
something I hope the Congress will bring to this debate.
*
With our National Energy Strategy, we're working to reduce
our dependence on foreign oil. Heard the criticisms about
conservation -- but this is a strategy that, above all,
won't compromise economic growth.
*
Too many sense a schism between domestic and foreign policy.
But in a world linked by trade, information, financial
markets and geopolitics, domestic and foreign policy are
inseparable. Both reflect the character, mission and will
of America. Neither stands alone.
That's why much of what we're doing heralds forward-looking,
significant change: free trade; overhaul of outdated
banking laws; Highway Bill. These initiatives will lay the
foundation for the vibrant economy all Americans count on.
And your efforts are crucial, in calling forth for all of
America's efforts on the world stage the same qualities that
succeeded so spectacularly in the Gulf.
5
*
So let me thank you again, for the work you've been doing
i
-- and encourage you in your efforts.
*
I believe the nation will look back on these years, and say
something significant happened here -- much of it due to a
leadership that was able to work together, capably and well
-- a committed and engaged executive branch, that put its
faith in the people, and found its strength there.
*
You all are doing a great job -- and we have great things to
accomplish together. I thought it was important, today, to
say thanks -- and keep up the terrific work.
*
Interested in your thoughts, questions, suggestions
# # #
(Lange/Simon)
May 8, 1991
2:30 P.M.
[PAS2.DOC]
TALKING POINTS:
P.A.S. BRIEFING
[ CLOSED PRESS ]
ROOM 450, OEOB
Thursday, May 9, 1991
*
[Admiral Watkins, Secretaries Mosbacher and Derwinski, Carla
Hills ] Welcome, all. Begin by thanking you all for the
truly outstanding job you've been doing -- within each one
of your agencies and offices, and through remarkable
cooperation. Uncommon collegiality and confidence.
*
Today, I'd like to offer a few thoughts about the domestic
agenda. I know John has outlined our major legislative
initiatives, but I'd add a few impressions about the
challenges ahead.
*
Our domestic agenda works along three themes: encouraging
economic growth, investing in the future, and putting power
and opportunity in the hands of individuals and communities.
*
A crucial element in our continued economic growth -- Fast
Track Trade procedures: another way of saying "good faith"
-- something I hope the Congress will bring to this debate.
We're also proud of our National Export Initiatives -- and
working for an overhaul of outdated banking laws. Laying
the foundation for long-term, job-creating economic growth.
2
Second theme on the domestic front, investing in the future,
begins with our effort to instill excellence in American
education -- America 2000 Strategy. And with our National
Energy Strategy, we're working to reduce our vulnerability
to disruptions in foreign oil supplies. Another, crucial
investment for the future is our far-reaching Highway Bill.
Third, we're giving greater power and choice to individuals,
families, and communities: in child care, in environmental
legislation, in the Americans with Disabilities Act, and a
host of other domestic achievements.
Beginning to turn back to states the programs they know best
how to design and administer. Continuing to turn the tide
on drugs -- clamping down on violent crime with tough crime
control legislation.
*
Too many sense a schism between domestic and foreign policy.
But in a world linked by trade, information, financial
markets and geopolitics, domestic and foreign policy are
inseparable. Both reflect the character, mission and will
of America. Neither stands alone.
And your efforts are crucial, in calling forth for all of
America's efforts on the world stage the same qualities that
succeeded so spectacularly in the Gulf.
3
*
So let me thank you again, for the work you've been doing
-- and encourage you in your efforts. You all are doing a
great job -- and we have great things to accomplish
together. I thought it was important, today, to say thanks
-- and keep up the terrific work.
# # #