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Document No. 257529SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEM
UM
5625
DATE:
7/26/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: TODAY, 7/26/91 3:00pm
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ARRIVAL, MOSCOW SUMMIT - 7/30/91
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
PETERSMEYER
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BRADY
SMITH
BROMLEY
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
DEMAREST
SNOW
FITZWATER
PORTER ROSE
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 3:00 p.m., TODAY, FRIDAY, JULY 26, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
July 27, 1991
The NSC Staff concurs with the changes and insert indicated.
Brent B Scowcroft
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
CC: Phillip Brady
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Document No. 257610SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
TODAY, 7/26/91 5:00pm
DATE: 7/26/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
SUBJECT: PROPOSED EMBASSY GREETINGS: MOSCOW, USSR
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
PETERSMEYER
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BRADY
SMITH
BROMLEY
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
DEMAREST
SNOW
FITZWATER
PORTER ROSE
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 5:00 pm, TODAY, FRIDAY, JULY 26, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
oh
DS
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
PROPOSED EMBASSY GREETINGS:
MOSCOW, USSR
THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1991
9:15 A.M.
91 JUL 26 PH 2:02
I am glad for this opportunity to thank all of you for the
marvelous job you have done in supporting me on this_trip
and in representing the United States in the Soviet Union.
I know what a terrific group of professionals serve.our
nation here at Embassy Moscow. Despite fires, primitive
working conditions, isolation, understaffing, housing
problems, and the Moscow winter you keep focused on the job
at hand. Time after time you have rendered indispensable
service to your country.
I can now see for myself -- although I already knew the
difficult circumstances under which you labor. It's tough
to look forward to an entire tour working out of a garage or
bowling alley. I have no doubt that you will be the richer
for it, however; everyone in the Defense Attache's office
will finally learn how to pick up the even ten pin spilt.
And where else in the world can you learn the basics of auto
mechanics while typing cables.
I know that changes in the Soviet Union bring greater
demands on your time and resources. Yet everyday living and
working conditions are slow to improve. Still, you continue
to perform your duties at the high level we have come to
expect of this Embassy.
257610
I also want to say a special word to the families. Barbara
and I know from our own experience in China how hard it can
be for spouses and children in the Foreign Service. We know
how important you are to this community and we know the
contribution you make to representing the U.S. here in the
Soviet Union.
I would like to take a moment to thank Ambassador Matlock
for his extraordinary service over the past four and half
years. During your time here, Jack, you have not only
witnessed, but taken part in, some of the most exciting
changes we have witnessed this century in the arena of
political thought. I hold in my hands proof of your efforts
to the open the way for cultural exchange between the United
States and the Soviet Union -- a russian edition of Readers
Digest. And I would like to bring to everyone's attention
an article on page 27
"Good-Bye Gospodeen Matlock". I
want to leave you with a copy or two to mull over, and once
again say thank you for your valuable insight and tireless
dedication.
I wish to again extend my sincere thanks to all of you in
the overworked, but still precisely appropriate, phrase used
in military awards -- "your performance of duty reflects
great honor upon you and has been in the highest tradition
of the Foreign Service." Thank you.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 27, 1991
MEMORANDUM TO THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST
TONY SNOW
TS
FROM:
BETH HINCHLIFFE
On Tuesday, July 30, you will be attending the State Dinner
in Moscow. The enclosed remarks (4 minutes, cards) are for your
toast at the dinner. They restate a number of Summit themes:
the strengthening U.S. -Soviet relationship; the accomplishment of
the START treaty; encouragement of the Soviet move towards
democratization and market reforms; and the shared spirit of
cooperation toward world peace.
(Hinchliffe/Blymire)
July 28, 1991
1 p.m.
MTOAST.TS
Draft Three
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MOSCOW STATE DINNER TOAST
July 30, 1991
Thank you Mr. President, Mrs. Gorbachev, and all the Soviet
people who have welcomed Barbara and me so warmly to this great
city and this great country in this historic time. [joke] [[[try
to redo the Schwarzenegger joke] ]]
I want to pay a special tribute to our host and friend -- a
man my country greatly admires. And a man I greatly admire.
When he came to Washington last year I took him to our weekend
home, Camp David. While there, we played horseshoes -- and on
his very first toss, he made a ringer! I gave him that horseshoe
as a symbol of good luck. But -- as with everything he's
accomplished -- I think his success was due more to his unique
mixture of determination, courage and skill.
Dramatic changes have reshaped our world since we first met
six years ago, Mr. President. The relationship between our
nations has moved from confrontation to friendship. Our growing
ties remind me of an old proverb from your land: "There's no road
too long and no obstacle too hard for friendship." Our nations'
friendship, built on mutual respect and personal trust, has
changed the world.
For almost a decade, our START negotiators sought to achieve
real and stabilizing reductions in our strategic arsenals.
Tomorrow, we will sign a START agreement -- a treaty that
bolsters the promise of peace and advances the security of both
2
our nations -- the first agreement ever to reduce the number of
strategic nuclear arms. START and CFE both testify to our new
spirit of cooperation -- and to its potential for building world
peace. [[ Once we have signed START, we must reflect on where we
go next, rather than plunge into new negotiations. ]]
But arms control is only one element of our new
relationship. We will spend much of our two days together
discussing the issues that will shape our future -- democracy,
free markets, prosperity, and peace.
A peaceful revolution has unfolded in the Soviet Union, and
we wholeheartedly support your progress towards building a rule
of law, democratic institutions, and a system of free enterprise.
In economics, we stand ready to help you complete liberal
reforms --- through bilateral ties and improved trade relations.
Today, we spoke of ways to follow up on President Gorbachev's
successful visit to London. The United States will support your
integration into the global economy -- something that will depend
on your democratic and market reforms.
Internationally, our growing partnership as peacemakers and
peacekeepers continues to deepen. In the past year we have
worked together to deter aggression and to encourage nations to
resolve their differences peacefully.
Now, our common efforts may help bring peace to the Middle
East by getting factions there to conduct serious talks. This
region, where dangerous confrontations once divided our nations,
now may help us consolidate our partnership as peacemakers.
3
Our people will face tough challenges in the days ahead.
It's an ancient custom in your land that when you prepare for a
long journey you sit for a moment of quiet reflection. Perhaps
that is what we need to do now, at least in the silence of our
hearts: for individually and together, we face a long, exciting
journey of change.
We can gain strength from the words of Anton Chekhov, who
once wrote of our responsibility to our world: "Man has been
endowed with reason, with the power to create, so that he can add
to what he has been given."
Let us add to the relationship we have developed in recent
years. Let us build a better future.
As we begin, I echo your traditional toast: "To the future
of our countries!"
#
#
#
#
#
Document No. 257589SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
91 JUL 29 A 9: 50
DATE: 7/26/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: TODAY, 7/26/91 4: 30pm
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: DEPARTURE FOR KIEV-HALL OF ST. GEORGE, KREMI
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
PETERSMEYER
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BRADY
SMITH
BROMLEY
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
DEMAREST
SNOW
FITZWATER
PORTER ROSE
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 4:30 pm, TODAY, FRIDAY, JULY 26, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
oh
RS
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Lange/Simon)
91 JUL 26 PM 1: 33
July 26, 1991
1:30 P.M.
[DEPARTURE.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
DEPARTURE FOR KIEV
HALL OF ST. GEORGE, THE KREMLIN
AUGUST 1, 1991
[TIME]
I leave Moskow grateful for your kindness, and encouraged by
our progress.
We've worked to build a new basis for prosperity -- and new
hope for peace and stability. We've discussed ways to encourage
economic cooperation, and share expertise and advice. We've
sought a framework for shared efforts toward peace in the Middle
East.
We have considered ways to curb the proliferation of weapons
of mass destruction, and to encourage environmental stewardship.
And we've signed an historic START treaty that will help the
world breathe a little easier.
But more fundamentally, after decades of ideology that
cruelly divided us, I hope we have confirmed more of the shared
values that unite us. Compared to the dark days of the Cold War,
we have less in the way of differences than ever -- and more
reason for hope.
My optimism about the future of this great land stems from
the strength of its leadership -- that of President Gorbachev,
and many others. But more fundamentally, I find faith in the
future of the Soviet Union, because I believe deeply in the power
of its people.
I've met with business people, leaders of the Republics, and
reformers at all levels. In spite of the vast array of
challenges before you, a deep undercurrent of enduring optimism
runs here. The forces of reform -- the drive toward
democratization, political pluralism and market economics all
offer real hope for lasting stability and prosperity.
In my country, those who struggled for their own kind of-
reform two hundred years ago began our Constitution with the
words, "We the people" -- words we Americans still admire.
And while the Soviet Union will forge its own future in-its.
own way, this we hold in common: We seek to unleash the energy
and ambition of the individual in the service of a greater good.
We believe that while men may, for a time, be intimidated by
force, mankind finds inspiration in freedom.
Leo Tolstoi once wrote, "The strongest of all warriors are
these two: Time, and Patience."
We have both -- matched by a determination that our two
nations, once feared as the strongest of warriors, now become the
firmest of friends.
Thank you all for your many kindnesses.
May God bless the U.S.S.R.
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 27, 1991
MEMORANDUM TO THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST
TONY SNOW TS
FROM:
BETH HINCHLIFFE
On Tuesday, July 30, you will be attending the State Dinner
in Moscow. The enclosed remarks (4 minutes, cards) are for your
toast at the dinner. They restate a number of Summit themes:
the strengthening U.S. -Soviet relationship; the accomplishment of
the START treaty; encouragement of the Soviet move towards
democratization and market reforms; and the shared spirit of
cooperation toward world peace.
(Hinchliffe/Blymire)
July 28, 1991
1 p.m.
MTOAST. TS
Draft Three
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MOSCOW STATE DINNER TOAST
July 30, 1991
Thank you Mr. President, Mrs. Gorbachev, and all the Soviet
people who have welcomed Barbara and me so warmly to this great
city and this great country in this historic time. [joke] [[[try
to redo the Schwarzenegger joke] ]]
I want to pay a special tribute to our host and friend -- a
man my country greatly admires. And a man I greatly admire.
When he came to Washington last year I took him to our weekend
home, Camp David. While there, we played horseshoes -- and on
his very first toss, he made a ringer! I gave him that horseshoe
as a symbol of good luck. But -- as with everything he's
accomplished -- I think his success was due more to his unique
mixture of determination, courage and skill.
Dramatic changes have reshaped our world since we first met
six years ago, Mr. President. The relationship between our
nations has moved from confrontation to friendship. Our growing
ties remind me of an old proverb from your land: "There's no road
too long and no obstacle too hard for friendship." Our nations'
friendship, built on mutual respect and personal trust, has
changed the world.
For almost a decade, our START negotiators sought to achieve
real and stabilizing reductions in our strategic arsenals.
Tomorrow, we will sign a START agreement -- a treaty that
bolsters the promise of peace and advances the security of both
2
our nations -- the first agreement ever to reduce the number of
strategic nuclear arms. START and CFE both testify to our new
spirit of cooperation -- and to its potential for building world
peace. [[ Once we have signed START, we must reflect on where we
go next, rather than plunge into new negotiations. ]]
But arms control is only one element of our new
relationship. We will spend much of our two days together
discussing the issues that will shape our future -- democracy,
free markets, prosperity, and peace.
A peaceful revolution has unfolded in the Soviet Union, and
we wholeheartedly support your progress towards building a rule
of law, democratic institutions, and a system of free enterprise.
In economics, we stand ready to help you complete liberal
reforms -- through bilateral ties and improved trade relations.
Today, we spoke of ways to follow up on President Gorbachev's
successful visit to London. The United States will support your
integration into the global economy -- something that will depend
on your democratic and market reforms.
Internationally, our growing partnership as peacemakers and
peacekeepers continues to deepen. In the past year we have
worked together to deter aggression and to encourage nations to
resolve their differences peacefully.
Now, our common efforts may help bring peace to the Middle
East by getting factions there to conduct serious talks. This
region, where dangerous confrontations once divided our nations,
now may help us consolidate our partnership as peacemakers.
3
Our people will face tough challenges in the days ahead.
It's an ancient custom in your land that when you prepare for a
long journey you sit for a moment of quiet reflection. Perhaps
that is what we need to do now, at least in the silence of our
hearts: for individually and together, we face a long, exciting
journey of change.
We can gain strength from the words of Anton Chekhov, who
once wrote of our responsibility to our world: "Man has been
endowed with reason, with the power to create, so that he can add
to what he has been given."
Let us add to the relationship we have developed in recent
years. Let us build a better future.
As we begin, I echo your traditional toast: "To the future
of our countries!"
#
#
#
#
#
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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE ANNIVERSARIES
75th. SEASON
STANLEY CUP CENTENNIAL
1991-92
1993
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sub-les accided
Personally and on behalf of the millions of hockey fans
throughout the United States, I would like to congratulate
Swylen.
the National Hockey League on the occasion Sinn of its diamond
anniversary season.
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For 75 years now, the National Hockey League has been
entertaining fans across our country. The League has grown
UMIC
dramatically, especially in the last 25 years, and now
drawns
embraces 14 cities in the United States.
incense
There has been a dramatic increase as well in the number of
United States-born players in the NHL, and we are proud to be
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such a vital source of talent supply for professional
hockey's number one league.
All Americans are proud of our long-standing cultural,
diplomatic, and sporting ties with our neighbor to the north
Alm.
Canada, which was the birthplace of hockey and where the
National Hockey League was founded in the year 1917. (217.
visable
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perform in the NHL have carved a unique place in the annals
of American sport. With 75 years behind it, congratulations
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75th. SEASON
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1991-92
1993
Text of Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's
75th Anniversary Message to the National Hockey League
The pride Canadians feel for our national sport is
largely due to the example set by generations of players,
referees and coaches that we have seen on the ice or behind
the bench.
But, few of us could have been thrilled by the memorable
exploits without the dedicated work of an army of men and
women who work behind the scenes to make it all possible. I
wish to give special thanks to all of them.
Hockey has become more than a game, more than just a
sport for Canadians. Born from our climate and history,
through its link to lacrosse, it's part of our culture, it's
become part of our identity.
This is largely
due to the outstanding work accomplished
by the NHL. As an old hockey fan, and on behalf of the
government of Canada and all Canadians, I want to
congratulate the league and its pioneers and employees on the
occasion of the 75th anniversary of this great national
institution.
Tron
September 5, 1991
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Title: Ryder Cup
PROPOSED VIDEO MESSAGE
RYDER CUP TOURNAMENT
Good afternoon. It's a pleasure to tee off this bi-annual
golf classic -- the world famous Ryder Cup.
As every weekend golfer with a hard slice knows, the Ryder
Cup brings together the best golfers in the United States and
Europe. It's always been a competitive golf tournament and this
year's Cup promises to be a close contest.
By bringing together nations and people in friendly
competition -- the Ryder Cup reflects the finest tradition in
sports. And while only one team can claim victory, everyone
involved will walk away enriched by this tournament.
Thank you and let the round begin.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 6, 1991
TO:
Christina Martin
FROM: Barrie Tron
RE:
Ryder Cup video message
Attached is a draft script for the Ryder Cup
broadcast. This message will "tee off" the
NBC broadcast on September 28th. Change
anything but please don't make it longer.
Thank you.
THE white HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 6, 1991
TO:
Christina
FROM: Sheri In
RE:
Republicans Abroad
For September 12th Session
Thank you.
Chiefs of
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 26, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR BARRIE TRON
FROM
:
SCHELLY REID
SR
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
OFFICE OF NATIONAL SERVICE
SUBJECT :
VIDEO ACTUALITY OF DAILY POINT OF LIGHT
Enclosed is the press release announcing the Bedford-Stuyvesant
Volunteer Ambulance Corps as the 570th Daily Point of Light. That
announcement will fall on Tuesday, September 24. The organization
has been notified of the impending video actuality. The cost of
the production will be underwritten by a grant.
We anticipate the need for 7 video tapes to be mailed to local New
York affiliates and the Spanish-speaking networks. In addition,
we will secure a transcribed copy of the text to accompany the
tapes. As on the two previous occasions, I am requesting that the
audio version be broadcast as a White House radio actuality on
September 24th.
As always, thank you for your help!
CC: Paul Luthringer
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 24, 1991
The President today named the volunteers of the Bedford-Stuyvesant
Volunteer Ambulance Corps of Brooklyn, New York, as the 570th Daily
Point of Light for the Nation. The Ambulance Corps recruits and
trains disadvantaged and unemployed neighborhood youth while
serving the emergency medical needs of the community. The
volunteers have become role models to the residents.
The Bedford-Stuyvesant Volunteer Ambulance Corps (BSVAC) was
established in 1988 by Lt. James Robinson, a supervisor and 20 year
veteran of the New York City Emergency Medical Service and
Specialist Joe Perez, a registered health care instructor for ten
years. Robinson and Perez, observing a discernible deficiency and
lack of emergency medical care for the Bedford-Stuyvesant area,
formed the Ambulance Corps to ensure the availability of adequate
care and to increase the emergency response in this underserved,
ethnically diverse neighborhood.
The group's founders developed an organizational structure that
is dependent upon the commitment and support of volunteers, many
of whom were previously unskilled. The outreach efforts of BSVAC
has known no bounds. Volunteers are actively recruited from among
young men and women who are jobless and school dropouts. They
undergo an extensive training program and become certified
technicians upon the completion of the coursework. During this
process, many students develop enough self-confidence to complete
their high school educations. The program has produced over 110
graduates, all of whom are now gainfully employed. The corps
claims a 100 percent success rate in the placement of its
graduates. The volunteers, in turn, recruit their peers in service
to the community. Today, over 200 young people per week are
seeking an affiliation with BSVAC.
The organization, originally headquartered in an abandoned
building, has expanded to a staff of 20 with over 50 volunteers.
Calls initially answered on foot by volunteers are now met by one
of 3 ambulances owned by BSVAC. The number of emergency responses
has increased from 75 medical alerts per month to over 300 calls.
The corps attributes the success of its activities to the
importance of saving a life and learning to assist others in need.
The President salutes the volunteers of the Bedford-Stuyvesant
Volunteer Corps for their community service efforts and for
demonstrating that, "From now on in America, any definition of a
successful life must include serving others."
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THE WHITE HOUSE
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Embargoed for release
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REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT NAMING THE
RED MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL'S CLUB RIF AS THE
432nd POINT OF LIGHT
April 9, 1991
THE PRESIDENT: On the Ft. McDowell Indian Reservation in
Mesa, Arizona, kids who never owned books now have them. Kids who'd
never been read to now listen at story hours. Teens who couldn't
read now make the honor roll. High school volunteers turned these
kids lives around. They donated books, read aloud and tutored.
For reaching out to their community, I'm naming, as our
432nd Daily Point of Light, Red Mountain High School's Club RIF. Our
Point of Light Volunteers are the North Stars who guide this nation
out of the darkness. They show that Americans can find within our
own hearts the solutions for our countries problems. They show that
true success means caring; helping someone who needs you. And they
show who our real heros are: our neighbors, our friends and the kids
at Red Mountain High.
Every American should hear the story of this school's
Club RIF and think: I can help others. I can come up with creative,
caring solutions. I can do something good, feel something real.
That's how each person in this country can become a true American
hero. And that's the central theme of the Points of Light National
Celebration of Community Serice.
Americans have always extended a helping hand to their
neighbors. Nothing seems more American than voluntary service. This
administration will celebrate that ideal each day by recognizing a
different success story from around the country. We hope these
observances will help every American to become a point or light, a
source of joy.
God bless Red Mountain High's Club RIF and all our Points
of Light. Those brightening our lives right now and those yet to
shine.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
SCHEDULE PROPOSAL
September 5, 1991
TO:
KATHERINE L. SUPER
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FOR APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULING
FROM:
C. GREGG PETERSMEYER
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT &
DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF NATIONAL SERVICE
REQUEST:
For the President to tape a series
of radio actualities announcing the
Daily Points of Light, to be broadcast
during the weeks of September 16th and
23rd. The time allotted for this
request should not exceed 15 minutes.
BACKGROUND:
The long range scheduling committee has
approved periodic monthly Presidential
announcements of the Daily Points of Light
in both audio and video formats to be aired
in major television and radio markets.
The Points of Light selection committee has
approved in advance all the Daily Points of
Light for the month of September in preparation
for the Daily Point of Light Celebration in
Orlando, Florida on September 30th. Those
groups and individuals selected represent the
top 50 ADI markets.
DATE AND TIME:
September
LOCATION:
Oval office
PARTICIPANTS:
The President, WHCA
MEDIA COVERAGE:
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NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1991
A Gift of an Ambulance
Amid turmoil between blacks
Hatzolah, said the plans were the
and Hasidic Jews in Crown
first glimpse of a silver lining in
Heights, leaders of two Brooklyn
the tension that has hung over
volunteer ambujance services -
Crown Heights since Aug. 19.
one run by blacks and Hispanics,
when a car driven by a Hasidic
the other by the Hasidim - an-
man killed a black child, 7-year-
nounced yesterday that they will
old Gavin Cato.
help a volunteer ambulance serv-
Four nights of violence followed
ice run by blacks get started.
rumors that emergency medical
The Bedford-Stuyvesant Volun-
technicians from Hatzolah ig-
teer Ambulance Service will pro-
nored Gavin to tend to the Hasidic
vide a van which the Hatzolah
driver, Yosef Lifsh.
Volunteer Ambulance Service
The vice president of the Bed-
will refurbish. Together, the serv-
ford-Stuyvesant ambulance com-
ices will donate the van to a new
pany, Joe Perez, said: "We knew
service in Crown Heights tenta-
there was a service trying to get
tively called Tri-Community,
going for about a year now. If it
which an official of the Bedford-
existed, it would probably have
Stuyvesant service said has been
been the first on the scene and
trying toget started for a year.
maybe none of this trouble would
Harold Jacobs, president of
have happened."
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"One minute we're out on the
Johnson passed the state certifi-
Brooklyn's Bedford-
streets trying to save a life and
cation test for emergency medical
Stuyvesant Volunteer
minutes later we can be up on a
technician (EMT). Today. she has
Ambulance Corps in
roof delivering a baby."
a full-time job with a private
1988. it was the first of its kind
The Corps now owns three
ambulance company, but still
in a New York City minority
ambulances and answers more
comes back to do volunteer ser-
neighborhood.
than 300 calle a month for emer-
vice in Bed-Stuy. "During my
Robinson and Perez-both
gencies ranging from heart attacks
training I fell in love with the idea
experienced Emergency Medical
to gunshot wounds. Most volun-
of taking care of people right here
Services (EMS) professionals-
teers are on public assistance.
in my neighborhood."
had three goals: save lives. help
Some are senior citizens. Many
Perez understands this kind
people get jobs and assist other
attend or teach classes given by
of dedication and more. "Saving
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the Corps.
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programs. Today they're doing
we're doing. But we're also help-
all three.
To the Rescue
ing our own volunteers get jobs
Vivian Lomacang works in the
get off the welfare rolls and find
Off and Running
Corps office during the day and
some deeply needed self-esteem."
"At first, we didn't even have
rides the ambulances as a volun-
an ambulance," says Robinson.
tear from 4 p.m. to
"Our headquarters were in an
midnight. One
abandoned building with no
morning. after a
electricity. Volunteers monitored
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On February 24, 1989, the
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ANSULANCE
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Volunteer Corps in another part
him to the hospital.
of Brooklyn. The next day, the
Lomacang says,
ambulance was used to save
"When I help some-
ten people trapped in a burning
one like that, I
building.
realize how much
"People in emergency services
we're needed here."
From left: Theodore Goodman, Reymond
are constantly on an emotional
After on-the-job
Johnson and Sharima Johnson respond
to an emergency.
communitie Improving IT
LUE their own
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 27, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST
TONY SNOW TS
FROM:
MARY KATE GRANT mkg
SUBJECT:
RECIPROCAL DINNER TOAST AT SPASO HOUSE
On Wednesday, July 31st you will deliver the reciprocal
dinner toast at Spaso House in Moscow. Your remarks are brief
(four minutes, cards). Acknowledged are President Gorbachev,
President Yeltsin, President Nazarbaev, President Ter-Petrozyan,
and Mayor Popov. Your speech focuses on Soviet-American
cooperation; American respect for and curiosity about the
Soviets; and our hope for a peaceful and prosperous future
relationship.
Grant / Grossman
:MOSCOW. TOA Draft three
July 27, 1991
BRIEF REMARKS: RECIPROCAL DINNER TOAST
SPASO HOUSE, MOSCOW
WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1991
President Gorbachev, President Yeltsin, President Nazarbaev
[naw-zer-BYE-ev], President Ter-Petrozyan; Mayor Popov,
distinguished guests, welcome to Spaso House. I am delighted to
have you to our American home in Moscow -- in the hope of
repaying, in at least some small measure, the warmth and
hospitality shown to us by the Soviet people since our arrival.
We are here in Moscow to strengthen further our relationship
with the Soviet government and with all the peoples in this land
-- to launch a new era of hope. In the past year alone, we have
seen that despite political differences, we can move forward
together. The START agreement; our common efforts to liberate
Kuwait; and our resolve to bring peace to the Middle East offer
vivid testimony to our new political and economic cooperation.
Our new relationship will be built not just by politicians
and bureaucrats in Washington and Moscow, but in a more profound
way by our peoples -- in Seattle and Sverdlovsk; Houston and
Stavropol -- by Americans in California's Silicon Valley and
Russians in your great universities and scientific institutes.
Americans look upon the Soviet Union with profound curiosity
and hope; they want to work with all levels of Soviet society.
We all seek greater understanding in a larger society -- among
businessmen, students, artists, scientists -- people engaged in
every imaginable profession and endeavor.
2
More and more, our people share a sense of curiosity, hope
and -- most importantly -- peace. We are ready to work with the
Soviet people to establish a partnership in the new world order
based on the rule of law, the promise of freedom, and the consent
of the governed.
Those of us who have had the privilege of visiting you this
week look upon your society with a sense of respectful awe. You
have wrought incredible transformations in just a few years. We
are honored to host such a distinguished group of guests -- men
and women who will lead the Soviet Union to a new era of
democracy, a new hope of a better life for all.
God has blessed our two nations with abundant resources --
and infinite reserves of ingenuity, talent and dedication.
Together, we can build peace -- and with it, a brighter tomorrow
for our children.
I am reminded of an old Russian proverb: "You can't tie a
knot with one hand. " Tonight, the United States offers our hand,
as we tie the knot of friendship -- and peace -- together. I
raise my glass: Za mir! To. peace!
# # #
REMARKS FUR LEGION OF MERIT PRESENTATION TO
GENERAL PETER DE LA BILLIERE
I AM PLEASED TO MARK MY VISIT TO GREAT BRITAIN BY
HONORING ONE OF HER MAJESTY'S FINEST, SIR PETER DE LA
BILLIERE [DE LA BEEL-EE-AIR], FOR HIS MANY
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COALITION VICTORY IN THE GULF.
GENERAL, UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP -- IN THE MIDST OF THE
MOST DAUNTING TASKS -- NEVER ONCE DID BRITAIN HESITATE
OR WAVER. ALWAYS, BRITAIN WAS THERE -- STEADFAST AND
STRONG.
- 2 -
SIR, LET ME SAY TO YOU AND TO THE FORCES UNDER YOUR
COMMAND: AMERICA IS HONORED TO BE YOUR ALLY. / IN
RECOGNITION OF YOUR COURAGE AND ACCOMPLISHMENT, IT IS A
PRIVILEGE AND A PLEASURE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THE LEGION
OF MERIT, DEGREE OF CHIEF COMMANDER.
AND NOW, LT. COMMANDER JUSTICE IF YOU WOULD PLEASE
READ THE CITATION.
#
#
#
McGroarty
July 12, 1991
1:30 pm
[Citations]
DRAFT REMARKS FOR ROQUEJEOFFRE:
I am pleased to mark this brief visit to your country by
honoring a Frenchman of great character and courage, General
Michel Roquejeoffre. / General, under your able leadership,
French forces displayed a valor that brought credit to the name
of France -- and contributed to the success of our coalition.
General, like Lafayette before you, you took the field in
service to a larger cause. / A grateful nation gives you
thanks. On behalf of all Americans, I am pleased to present you
the Legion of Merit, Degree of Chief Commander.
# # #
2
These aspirations provide powerful reasons why the well-being of
the Soviet Union matters to America.
President Gorbachev has earned my respect and admiration --
for his humanity, and his uncommon courage in pursuit of a common
European home. But more fundamental than the relations of
leaders are the shared values of their people -- and here our
common humanity offers the greatest hope for mankind.
That's why we Americans want to work with all levels of
Soviet society. Beyond our central governments, we look for
greater interaction between the citizens of our states and your
Republics. And beyond government, we seek greater understanding
in a larger society -- among businessmen, students, artists and
scientists.
We have hope now as never before, for a far-reaching
US/Soviet agenda. In the Middle East, we see new prospects for
peace where once was only contention. In Cuba and in our shared
security agreements, we face challenges to push for freedom,
democracy and reform. And in all of our affairs, we seek an
enduring partnership: based on politics peaceful and democratic;
on economies productive and free.
For the sake of peace and new prosperity -- on behalf of all
President Gorbacher and
Americans -- I come here today to assure the great people of this
land in each of its Republics, that we stand with you in your
historic struggle for democracy and reform.
peoples of the soviet Union.
Thank you -- and may God bless the Union of Sovereign Soviet
# # #
Republics. ago, we This were week, brought let together us come together as more allies -
to Fifty again fight to years a horrible seek a was. newer world more stable, just,
more peaceful.
(Lange/Simon)
July 25, 1991
91 JUL 26 AM 10: 15
5:00 P.M.
[ARRIVAL. DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
ARRIVAL, MOSCOW SUMMIT
[PLACE]
TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1991
[TIME]
I'm honored to be in Moscow to meet with President Gorbachev
for this historic summit -- as a time of tension gives way to a
new season of hope. We need only compare the words of the Cold
our historic accomplishments
War with the deeds of recent years, to realize that a new age of
insent
promise has dawned.
Since my last visit in 1985, we've witnessed the opening of
Europe -- and the end of a world polarized by suspicion. We've
moved forward in every sphere: political, military and economic.
We stood together for the first time in fifty years, to face down
aggression in the Persian Gulf. Our affairs as trading partners
have never been stronger. And this week, we take another step
away from the Cold War with the signing of a START treaty.
This new era of cooperation offers the world the promise of
unprecedented peace and prosperity -- if we but have the will to
make it so.
From South America to Angola to Afghanistan -- no longer
must all the world serve as a stage for superpower stand-offs.
Instead, we see new opportunities. We see new possibilities:
The stability of a world no longer polarized; the growing
mutual benefit of our economic ties; new hope for cooperation on
everything from weapons proliferation to environmental problems.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
91 JUL 26 P3: 57
July 26, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR TONY SNOW
FROM:
STEPHEN G. RADEMAKER
SR
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Arrival, Moscow Summit --
7/30/91
Pursuant to Phil Brady's request, Counsel's Office has reviewed
the above-referenced matter. We have no objection, subject to
the following comments:
Page 1, fourth paragraph, first line should refer to
Central America, not South America. Page 2, third full
paragraph, third sentence, the words "and in our shared
security agreements" should be deleted. Page 2, final
sentence, we question the political wisdom of having
the President ask God to bless a country that has
nuclear missiles pointed at us; if the reference to the
Union of Sovereign Soviet Republics is important, there
must be other ways to work it into the text.
CC: Phillip D. Brady
INSERT A
When I last visited the Soviet Union, in 1985, the world was a
different place. Our two countries were mired deep in the
distrust and suspicion of the Cold War But in that year,
President Gorbachev began the historic process of restructuring
and openness that has since produced such profound changes for
your country, for our relationship and for the entire world.
President Gorbachev and I have much to do over the next two days.
We are building a new relationship and should use our time
together to chart an ambitious path for U.S. -Soviet relations in
the 1990s. In economics, we must pledge to finish the process we
began at Malta to normalize our economic relationship and
continue the work begun at London just two weeks ago to integrate
a reforming Soviet Union into the world economy.
misterwint
Building on our historic cooperation in the Persian Gulf, we
should now pursue with equal determination lasting peace between
Israel and her Arab neighbors. We should pledge our common
efforts to resolve conflicts in Afghanistan and Cambodia as we
did in Angola, Namibia and Nicaragua. And we should mark the
historic achievement of the START treaty by resolving to continue
the quest for a stable and peaceful military balance.
But we should also use our time together to address our
Northern territori 7
differences- the future of the Baltic states and their
legitimate quest for national self-determination, the challenge
to bring democracy to Cuba--the western hemisphere's last
remaining autocracy.
This is a state visit to the Soviet Union but it is also a trip
to discover a rapidly changing country. In my meetings, with
President Boris Yeltsin and Chairman Leonid Kravchuk I hope to
communicate to them and, to all the peoples of this great country
the support of the United States for the process of democratic
and political reform underway here.
and contacts,
Document No. 257529SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
91 JUL 26 P12: 32
DATE: 7/26/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: TODAY, 7/26/91 3:00pm
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ARRIVAL, MOSCOW SUMMIT - - 7/30/91
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE N/C
SUNUNU
PETERSMEYER
SCOWCROFT
PORTER N/C
>
DARMAN N/V
ROGICH
N/C
BRADY
SMITH N/C
BROMLEY
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
DEMAREST
SNOW
FITZWATER
PORTER ROSE
GRAY
HOLIDAY N/C
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 3:00 p.m., TODAY, FRIDAY, JULY 26, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Lange/Simon)
July 25, 1991
91
JUL
5:00 P.M.
26
AM
15
[ARRIVAL.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
ARRIVAL, MOSCOW SUMMIT
[PLACE]
TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1991
[TIME]
I'm honored to be in Moscow to meet with President Gorbachev
for this historic summit -- as a time of tension gives way to a
new season of hope. We need only compare the words of the Cold
War with the deeds of recent years, to realize that a new age of
promise has dawned.
Since my last visit in 1985, we've witnessed the opening of
Europe -- and the end of a world polarized by suspicion. We've
moved forward in every sphere: political, military and economic.
We stood together for the first time in fifty years, to face down
aggression in the Persian Gulf. Our affairs as trading partners
have never been stronger. And this week, we take another step
away from the Cold War with the signing of a START treaty.
This new era of cooperation offers the world the promise of
unprecedented peace and prosperity if we but have the will to
make it so.
From South America to Angola to Afghanistan -- no longer
must all the world serve as a stage for superpower stand-offs.
Instead, we see new opportunities. We see new possibilities:
The stability of a world no longer polarized; the growing
mutual benefit of our economic ties; new hope for cooperation on:
everything from weapons proliferation to environmental problems.
2
These aspirations provide powerful reasons why the well-being of
the Soviet Union matters to America.
President Gorbachev has earned my respect and admiration --
for his humanity, and his uncommon courage in pursuit of a common
European home. But more fundamental than the relations of
leaders are the shared values of their people -- and here our
common humanity offers the greatest hope for mankind.
That's why we Americans want to work with all levels of
Soviet society. Beyond our central governments, we look for
greater interaction between the citizens of our states and your
Republics. And beyond government, we seek greater understanding
in a larger society -- among businessmen, students, artists and
scientists.
We have hope now as never before, for a far-reaching
US/Soviet agenda. In the Middle East, we see new prospects for
peace where once was only contention. In Cuba and in our shared
security agreements, we face challenges to push for freedom,
democracy and reform. And in all of our affairs, we seek an
enduring partnership: based on politics peaceful and democratic;
on economies productive and free.
For the sake of peace and new prosperity -- on behalf of all
Americans -- I come here today to assure the great people of this
land in each of its Republics, that we stand with you in your
historic struggle for democracy and reform.
Thank you -- and may God bless the Union of Sovereign Soviet
Republics.
# # #
Document No. 257529SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEM
UM
5625
DATE:
7/26/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
TODAY, 7/26/91 3:00pm
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ARRIVAL, MOSCOW SUMMIT - 7/30/91
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
PETERSMEYER
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BRADY
SMITH
BROMLEY
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
DEMAREST
SNOW
FITZWATER
PORTER ROSE
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 3:00 p.m., TODAY, FRIDAY, JULY 26, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
July 27, 1991
The NSC Staff concurs with the changes and insert indicated.
Brent B Scowcroft
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
CC: Phillip Brady
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Lange/Simon)
July 25, 1991
5:00 P.M.
91 JUL 26 M10: !5
[ARRIVAL.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
ARRIVAL, MOSCOW SUMMIT
[PLACE]
TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1991
[TIME]
I'm honored to be in Moscow to meet with President Gorbachev
for this historic summit -- as a time of tension gives way to a
new season of hope. We need only compare the words of the Cold
our historic accomplishments
War with the deeds of recent years, to realize that a new age of
Insent
promise has dawned.
A
Since my last visit in 1985, we've witnessed the opening of
Europe -- and the end of a world polarized by suspicion. We've
moved forward in every sphere: political, military and economic.
We stood together for the first time in fifty years, to face down
aggression in the Persian Gulf. Our affairs as trading partners
have never been stronger. And this week, we take another step
away from the Cold War with the signing of a START treaty.
This new era of cooperation offers the world the promise of
unprecedented peace and prosperity -- if we but have the will to
make it so.
From South America to Angola to Afghanistan -- no longer
must all the world serve as a stage for superpower stand-offs.
Instead, we see new opportunities. We see new possibilities:
The stability of a world no longer polarized; the growing
mutual benefit of our economic ties; new hope for cooperation on
everything from weapons proliferation to environmental problems.
2
These aspirations provide powerful reasons why the well-being of
the Soviet Union matters to America.
President Gorbachev has earned my respect and admiration --
for his humanity, and his uncommon courage in pursuit of a common
European home. But more fundamental than the relations of
leaders are the shared values of their people -- and here our
common humanity offers the greatest hope for mankind.
That's why we Americans want to work with all levels of
Soviet society. Beyond our central governments, we look for
greater interaction between the citizens of our states and your
Republics. And beyond government, we seek greater understanding
in a larger society -- among businessmen, students, artists and.
scientists.
We have hope now as never before, for a far-reaching
US/Soviet agenda. In the Middle East, we see new prospects for
peace where once was only contention. In Cuba and in our shared
security agreements, we face challenges to push for freedom,
democracy and reform. And in all of our affairs, we seek an
enduring partnership: based on politics peaceful and democratic;
on economies productive and free.
For the sake of peace and new presperity on behalf of all
President Gorbacher and
Americans -- I come here today to assure the great people of this
land in each of its Republics, that we stand with you in your
historic struggle for democracy and reform.
peoples of the soviet Union.
Thank you -- and may God bless the Union of Severeign Seviet
Republics.
# # #
to Fifty fight years a harrible seek ago, was. newer we This were world week, brought -- more let together US stable, come together as more allies just, -
to
a
again more peaceful.
INSERT A
When I last visited the Soviet Union, in 1985, the world was a
different place. Our two countries were mired deep in the
distrust and suspicion of the Cold War. But in that year,
President Gorbachev began the historic process of restructuring
and openness that has since produced such profound changes for
your country, for our relationship and for the entire world.
Impewe we cou
President Gorbachev and I have much to do over the next two days.
We are building a new relationship and should use our time
together to chart an ambitious path for U.S. -Soviet relations in
the 1990s. In economics, we must pledge to finish the process we
began at Malta to normalize our economic relationship and
continue the work begun at London just two weeks ago to integrate
a reforming Soviet Union into the world economy.
minsteduint
Building on our historic cooperation in the Persian Gulf, we
should now pursue with equal determi nation lasting peace between
Israel and her Arab neighbors. We should pledge our common
efforts to resolve conflicts in Afghanistan and Cambodia as we
did in Angola, Namibia and Nicaragua. And we should mark the
historic achievement of the START treaty by resolving to continue
the quest for a stable and peaceful military balance.
But we should also use our time together to address our
differences-- the future of the Baltic states and their
legitimate quest for national self-determination, the challenge
to bring democracy to Cuba--the western hemisphere's last
remaining autocracy.
This is a state visit to the Soviet Union but it is also a trip
to discover a rapidly changing country. In my meetings. with
President Boris Yeltsin and Chairman Leonid Kravchuk, I hope to
communicate to them and to all the peoples of this great country
the support of the United States for the process of democratic
and political reform underway here.
contacts,
Document No. 257529SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
7/26/91
ACTTON/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: TODAY, 7/26/91 3:00pm
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ARRIVAL, MOSCOW SUMMIT - 7/30/91
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
PETERSMEYER
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BRADY
SMITH
BROMLEY
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
DEMAREST
SNOW
FITZWATER
PORTER ROSE
GRAY
I
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 3:00 p.m., TODAY, FRIDAY, JULY 26, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
OK &S So
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Lange/Simon)
July 25, 1991
91 JUL 26 M10: !5
5:00 P.M.
[ARRIVAL.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
ARRIVAL, MOSCOW SUMMIT
[PLACE]
TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1991
[TIME]
I'm honored to be in Moscow to meet with President Gorbachev
for this historic summit -- as a time of tension gives way to a
new season of hope. We need only compare the words of the Cold
War with the deeds of recent years, to realize that a new age of
promise has dawned.
Since my last visit in 1985, we've witnessed the opening of
Europe -- and the end of a world polarized by suspicion. We've
moved forward in every sphere: political, military and economic.
We stood together for the first time in fifty years, to face down
aggression in the Persian Gulf. Our affairs as trading partners
have never been stronger. And this week, we take another step
away from the Cold War with the signing of a START treaty.
This new era of cooperation offers the world the promise of
unprecedented peace and prosperity -- if we but have the will to
make it so.
From South America to Angola to Afghanistan -- no longer
must all the world serve as a stage for superpower stand-offs.
Instead, we see new opportunities. We see new possibilities:
The stability of a world no longer polarized; the growing
mutual benefit of our economic ties; new hope for cooperation on
everything from weapons proliferation to environmental problems.
2
These aspirations provide powerful reasons why the well-being of
the Soviet Union matters to America.
President Gorbachev has earned my respect and admiration --
for his humanity, and his uncommon courage in pursuit of a common
European home. But more fundamental than the relations of
leaders are the shared values of their people -- and here our
common humanity offers the greatest hope for mankind.
That's why we Americans want to work with all levels of
Soviet society. Beyond our central governments, we look for
greater interaction between the citizens of our states and your
Republics. And beyond government, we seek greater understanding
in a larger society -- among businessmen, students, artists and
scientists.
We have hope now as never before, for a far-reaching
US/Soviet agenda. In the Middle East, we see new prospects for
peace where once was only contention. In Cuba and in our shared
security agreements, we face challenges to push for freedom,
democracy and reform. And in all of our affairs, we seek an
enduring partnership: based on politics peaceful and democratic;
on economies productive and free.
For the sake of peace and new prosperity -- on behalf of all
Americans -- I come here today to assure the great people of this
land in each of its Republics, that we stand with you in your
historic struggle for democracy and reform.
Thank you -- and may God bless the Union of Sovereign Soviet
Republics.
# # #
Document No. 257529SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
91 JUL 26 P4: 19
DATE:
7/26/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: TODAY, 7/26/91 3:00pm
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ARRIVAL, MOSCOW SUMMIT - 7/30/91
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
PETERSMEYER
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BRADY
SMITH
BROMLEY
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
DEMAREST
SNOW
FITZWATER
PORTER ROSE
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 3:00 p.m., TODAY, FRIDAY, JULY 26, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE: The comment
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Lange/Simon)
July 25, 1991
91 JUL 26 AM 15
5:00 P.M.
[ARRIVAL.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
ARRIVAL, MOSCOW SUMMIT
[PLACE]
TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1991
[TIME]
I'm honored to be in Moscow to meet with President Gorbachev
for this historic summit -- as. a time of tension gives way to a
new season of hope. We need only compare the words of the Cold
War with the deeds of recent years, to realize that a new age of
promise has dawned.
Since my last visit in 1985, we've witnessed the opening of
Europe -- and the end of a world polarized by suspicion. We've
moved forward in every sphere: political, military and economic.
We stood together for the first time in fifty years, to face down
aggression in the Persian Gulf. Our affairs as trading partners
have never been stronger. And this week, we take another step
away from the Cold War with the signing of a START treaty.
This new era of cooperation offers the world the promise of
unprecedented peace and prosperity -- if we but have the will to
make it so.
From South America to Angola to Afghanistan -- no longer
must all the world serve as a stage for superpower stand-offs.
Instead, we see new opportunities. We see new possibilities:
The stability of a world no longer polarized; the growing
mutual benefit of our economic ties; new hope for cooperation one
everything from weapons proliferation to environmental problems.
2
These aspirations provide powerful reasons why the well-being of
the Soviet Union matters to America.
President Gorbachev has earned my respect and admiration ---
for his humanity, and his uncommon courage in pursuit of a common
European home. But more fundamental than the relations of
leaders are the shared values of their people -- and here our
common humanity offers the greatest hope for mankind.
That's why we Americans want to work with all levels of
Soviet society. Beyond our central governments, we look for
greater interaction between the citizens of our states and your
Republics. And beyond government, we seek greater understanding
in a larger society -- among businessmen, students, artists and
scientists.
We have hope now as never before, for a far-reaching
US/Soviet agenda. In the Middle East, we see new prospects for
peace where once was only contention. In Cuba and in our shared
security agreements, we face challenges to push for freedom,
democracy and reform. And in all of our affairs, we seek an
enduring partnership: based on politics peaceful and democratic;
on economies productive and free.
For the sake of peace and new prosperity -- on behalf of all
Americans -- I come here today to assure the great people of this
land in each of its Republics, that we stand with you in your
historic struggle for democracy and reform.
Thank you -- and may God bless the Union of Sovereign Soviet
Republics.
#
#
#
Document No. 257529SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
91 JUL 26 P3: 06
DATE: 7/26/91
ACTTON/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: TODAY, 7/26/91 3:00pm
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ARRIVAL, MOSCOW SUMMIT - 7/30/91
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
PETERSMEYER
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BRADY
SMITH
BROMLEY
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
DEMAREST
SNOW
FITZWATER
PORTER ROSE
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 3:00 p.m., TODAY, FRIDAY, JULY 26, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
No comments. Thanks.
EL
Elizabeth Luttig
07/26/91
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
STAFFED 3pm
(Lange/Simon)
July 25, 1991
5:00 P.M.
[ARRIVAL, DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
ARRIVAL, MOSCOW SUMMIT
[PLACE]
TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1991
[TIME]
I'm honored to be in Moscow to meet with President Gorbachev
for this historic summit -- as a time of tension gives way to a
new season of hope. We need only compare the words of the Cold
War with the deeds of recent years, to realize that a new age of
promise has dawned.
Since my last visit in 1985, we've witnessed the opening of
Europe -- and the end of a world polarized by suspicion. We've
moved forward in every sphere: political, military and economic.
We stood together for the first time in fifty years, to face down
aggression in the Persian Gulf. Our affairs as trading partners
have never been stronger. And this week, we take another step
away from the Cold War with the signing of a START treaty.
This new era of cooperation offers the world the promise of
unprecedented peace and prosperity -- if we but have the will to
make it so.
From South America to Angola to Afghanistan -- no longer
must all the world serve as a stage for superpower stand-offs.
Instead, we see new opportunities. We see new possibilities:
The stability of a world no longer polarized; the growing
mutual benefit of our economic ties; new hope for cooperation on
everything from weapons proliferation to environmental problems.
2
These aspirations provide powerful reasons why the well-being of
the Soviet Union matters to America.
President Gorbachev has earned my respect and admiration --
for his humanity, and his uncommon courage in pursuit of a common
European home. But more fundamental than the relations of
leaders are the shared values of their people -- and here our
common humanity offers the greatest hope for mankind.
That's why we Americans want to work with all levels of
Soviet society. Beyond our central governments, we look for
greater interaction between the citizens of our states and your
Republics. And beyond government, we seek greater understanding
in a larger society -- among businessmen, students, artists and
scientists.
We have hope now as never before, for a far-reaching
US/Soviet agenda. In the Middle East, we see new prospects for
peace where once was only contention. In Cuba and in our shared
security agreements, we face challenges to push for freedom,
democracy and reform. And in all of our affairs, we seek an
enduring partnership: based on politics peaceful and democratic;
on economies productive and free.
For the sake of peace and new prosperity -- on behalf of all
Americans -- I come here today to assure the great people of this
land in each of its Republics, that we stand with you in your
historic struggle for democracy and reform.
Thank you -- and may God bless the Union of Sovereign Soviet
Republics.
# # #
ARRIVAL, MOSCOW SUMMIT \ KREMLIN
TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1991 \ 10:30 A.M.
I'M HONORED TO BE IN Moscow TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT
GORBACHEV FOR THIS HISTORIC SUMMIT -- AS A TIME OF
TENSION GIVES WAY TO A NEW SEASON OF HOPE. WE NEED
ONLY COMPARE THE WORDS OF THE COLD WAR WITH OUR
HISTORIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN RECENT YEARS, TO REALIZE
THAT A NEW AGE OF PROMISE HAS DAWNED.
No VISITOR TO THIS COUNTRY CAN FAIL TO SEE THE
SIGNS OF CHANGE.
- 2 -
As VICE PRESIDENT I VISITED Moscow THREE TIMES IN THREE
YEARS. THAT THIRD VISIT, I MET WITH A NEW LEADER,
MIKHAIL GORBACHEV -- THAT MAN WHO PUT MANY MONUMENTAL
CHANGES INTO MOTION.
SINCE MY LAST VISIT IN 1985, WE'VE WITNESSED THE
OPENING OF EUROPE -- AND THE END OF A WORLD POLARIZED
BY SUSPICION. THAT YEAR, MIKHAIL GORBACHEV ASSUMED
LEADERSHIP OF THE SOVIET UNION, AND BEGAN INSTITUTING
REFORMS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD.
- 3 -
IN THE U.S., EVERYONE NOW KNOWS AT LEAST TWO RUSSIAN
WORDS: GLASNOST AND PERESTROIKA. AND HERE, EVERYONE
APPRECIATES AN ENGLISH WORD, DEMOCRACY.
OUR NATIONS HAVE MOVED FORWARD IN EVERY SPHERE:
POLITICAL, MILITARY AND ECONOMIC. WE STOOD TOGETHER
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FIFTY YEARS, TO FACE DOWN
AGGRESSION IN THE PERSIAN GULF. AND THIS WEEK, WE TAKE
ANOTHER STEP AWAY FROM THE COLD WAR WITH THE SIGNING OF
THE START TREATY.
- 4 -
IN THE NEXT TWO DAYS, PRESIDENT GORBACHEV AND I
HOPE TO BUILD UPON THIS BEGINNING -- TO FORGE A U.S.-
SOVIET AGENDA BUILT NOT UPON MILITARY CONFRONTATION,
BUT UPON ECONOMIC AND SECURITY COOPERATION.
IN THE ECONOMIC SPHERE, WE HOPE TO BUILD UPON THE
AGREEMENTS WE MADE IN MALTA -- TO NORMALIZE ECONOMIC
RELATIONS AND WORK TOWARD HELPING THE SOVIET UNION
INTEGRATE ITSELF INTO THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY.
IN THE MIDDLE EAST, WE SEE NEW PROSPECTS FOR PEACE
WHERE ONCE THERE WAS ONLY CONTENTION.
- 5 -
TOGETHER, WE WILL WORK TOWARD BUILDING A LASTING PEACE
BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HER ARAB NEIGHBORS.
WE ALSO WILL WORK TOGETHER TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS IN
AFGHANISTAN AND CAMBODIA, JUST AS WE WORKED TO BUILD
PEACE AND DEMOCRACY IN ANGOLA, NAMIBIA AND NICARAGUA.
No LONGER MUST ALL THE WORLD SERVE AS A STAGE FOR
SUPERPOWER STAND-OFFS. INSTEAD, LET EVERY PLACE FROM
CENTRAL AMERICA TO ANGOLA TO AFGHANISTAN OFFER NEW
HOPES, NEW OPPORTUNITIES. LET US PURSUE SHARED GOALS:
- 6 -
A STABLE WORLD, NO LONGER POLARIZED; MUTUALLY
BENEFICIAL ECONOMIC TIES; COOPERATION ON EVERYTHING
FROM WEAPONS PROLIFERATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS.
PRESIDENT GORBACHEV HAS EARNED OUR RESPECT AND
ADMIRATION -- FOR HIS UNCOMMON VISION AND COURAGE IN
REPLACING OLD ORTHODOXY WITH GLASNOST AND PERESTROIKA.
BUT MORE FUNDAMENTAL THAN THE RELATIONS OF LEADERS ARE
THE SHARED VALUES OF THEIR PEOPLE -- AND HERE OUR
COMMON HUMANITY OFFERS THE GREATEST HOPE FOR MANKIND.
- 7 -
IT CAN ENABLE US TO ADDRESS OUR DIFFERENCES --
DIFFERENCES, FOR EXAMPLE, OVER CUBA, THE FUTURE OF THE
BALTIC STATES, AND WHAT JAPAN CALLS THE NORTHERN
TERRITORIES.
LET US CONDUCT ALL OUR AFFAIRS IN THE SPIRIT OF
ENDURING PARTNERSHIP: BASED ON POLITICS PEACEFUL AND
DEMOCRATIC; ON ECONOMIES PRODUCTIVE AND FREE.
AMERICANS WANT TO WORK WITH ALL LEVELS OF SOVIET
SOCIETY.
- 8 -
BEYOND OUR CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS, WE LOOK FOR GREATER
INTERACTION BETWEEN THE CITIZENS OF OUR STATES AND YOUR
REPUBLICS. AND BEYOND GOVERNMENT, WE SEEK GREATER
UNDERSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE BROAD SPECTRUM OF
SOCIETY -- AMONG BUSINESSMEN, STUDENTS, ARTISTS AND
SCIENTISTS.
I COME HERE ON A STATE VISIT TO THE SOVIET UNION,
BUT I ALSO COME TO DISCOVER A RAPIDLY CHANGING COUNTRY.
- 9 -
FOR THE SAKE OF PEACE AND NEW PROSPERITY -- ON BEHALF
OF ALL AMERICANS -- I COME HERE TODAY To ASSURE
PRESIDENT GORBACHEV AND THE GREAT PEOPLE OF THIS LAND
IN EACH OF ITS REPUBLICS, THAT WE STAND WITH YOU IN
YOUR HISTORIC STRUGGLE FOR DEMOCRACY AND REFORM.
FIFTY YEARS AGO, WE UNITED AS ALLIES TO FIGHT A
HORRIBLE WAR. THIS WEEK, LET US COME TOGETHER AGAIN TO
SEEK A NEWER WORLD -- MORE STABLE, MORE JUST, MORE
PEACEFUL.
- 10 -
THANK YOU -- AND MAY God BLESS THE SOVEREIGN PEOPLE
OF THE SOVIET UNION.
# # #
(Lange/Simon)
July 25, 1991
5:00 P.M.
[ARRIVAL.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
ARRIVAL, MOSCOW SUMMIT
[PLACE]
TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1991
[TIME]
I'm honored to be in Moscow to meet with President Gorbachev
for this historic summit -- as a time of tension gives way to a
new season of hope. We need only compare the words of the Cold
War with the deeds of recent years, to realize that a new age of
promise has dawned.
Since my last visit in 1985, we've witnessed the opening of
Europe -- and the end of a world polarized by suspicion. We've
moved forward in every sphere: political, military and economic.
We stood together for the first time in fifty years, to face down
aggression in the Persian Gulf. Our affairs as trading partners
have never been stronger. And this week, we take another step
away from the Cold War with the signing of a START treaty.
This new era of cooperation offers the world the promise of
unprecedented peace and prosperity -- if we but have the will to
make it so.
From South America to Angola to Afghanistan -- no longer
must all the world serve as a stage for superpower stand-offs.
Instead, we see new opportunities. We see new possibilities:
The stability of a world no longer polarized; the growing
mutual benefit of our economic ties; new hope for cooperation on
everything from weapons proliferation to environmental problems.
2
These aspirations provide powerful reasons why the well-being of
the Soviet Union matters to America.
President Gorbachev has earned my respect and admiration --
for his humanity, and his uncommon courage in pursuit of a common
European home. But more fundamental than the relations of
leaders are the shared values of their people -- and here our
common humanity offers the greatest hope for mankind.
That's why we Americans want to work with all levels of
Soviet society. Beyond our central governments, we look for
greater interaction between the citizens of our states and your
Republics. And beyond government, we seek greater understanding
in a larger society -- among businessmen, students, artists and
scientists.
We have hope now as never before, for a far-reaching
US/Soviet agenda. In the Middle East, we see new prospects for
peace where once was only contention. In Cuba and in our shared
security agreements, we face challenges to push for freedom,
democracy and reform. And in all of our affairs, we seek an
enduring partnership: based on politics peaceful and democratic;
on economies productive and free.
For the sake of peace and new prosperity -- on behalf of all
Americans -- I come here today to assure the great people of this
land in each of its Republics, that we stand with you in your
historic struggle for democracy and reform.
Thank you -- and may God bless the Union of Sovereign Soviet
Republics.
# # #
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
25-Jul-1991 09:05am
TO:
David F. Demarest
TO:
Robert A. Snow
TO:
Daniel B. McGroarty
FROM:
Christina M. Martin
Office of Communications
SUBJECT: MOSCOW SUMMIT SPEECHES
Monday, July 29
ARRIVAL
NO REMARKS
Tuesday, July 30
WREATH LAYING
NO REMARKS
ARRIVAL
Lange\Simon
3-5 mins, 10:30 a.m.
KREMLIN
McGroarty\Dooley
15 mins, 3 p.m.,
Telep.
STATE DINNER TOAST
Hinchliffe\Blymire
5-7 mins
Wednesday, July 31
BUSINESS BREAKFAST
Grant\Grossman
7-10 mins, 8:30 a.m.
100-150 Soviets, Radisson Slavjanskaya (1st Am. managed
hotel in USSR)
START SIGNING
McGroarty\Dooley
3-5 mins, 3:30 p.m.
PRESS CONFERENCE
Press or NSC
3-5 mins
RECIPROCAL DINNER
Grant\Grossman
2 mins, light
Thursday, August 1
EMBASSY GREETINGS
3 mins, 9:15 a.m.
DEPARTURE STATEMENT
Lange\Simon
3 mins
ARRIVAL -- KIEV
Grant\Simon
3-5 mins
UKRAINIAN LUNCH
Hinchliffe\Blymire
3-5 mins
UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT Snow\Simon
15 mins, Telep.
Babi Yar
BABI YAR
Snow\Blymire
7 mins