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Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
9/26/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUDDY ROEMER FUNDRAISER
MONDAY, SEPT. 30, 7:15 pm
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SUNUNU
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
CARD
KAUFMAN
DEMAREST
DELAND
FITZWATER
SNOW
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
The attached has been forwarded to the President.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
01 SEP 26 P12 : 40
September 26, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST
TONY SNOW TS
FROM:
CURT SMITH
is
SUBJECT:
BUDDY ROEMER FUNDRAISER
On Monday, September 30th at 7:15 p.m., you will deliver
remarks (approximately 9 minutes, on cards) at a fundraising
dinner for Buddy Roemer in New Orleans. Governor Roemer will
introduce you for you pre-dinner remarks; roughly 600-800
supporters will be in attendance.
Your speech highlights Roemer's accomplishments over the
past four years. In particular, you praise his education reform,
discussing how it complements your National Education Strategy.
NOTE:
On page three, second paragraph, last line, "laissez
les bon temps rouler," and "first you've got to make a
roux," are well-known and appreciated Louisiana
sayings. The first means "let the good times roll,"
the second means "you've got to start somewhere, you've
got to have the basics" ("roux" being the flour and
butter base for gumbo and other creole dishes).
(Smith/Grossman)
September 26, 1991
Draft Seven
ROEMER.TS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
ROEMER FUNDRAISER
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1991
7:15 p.m.
Thank you, Buddy, for that wonderful introduction -- and for
recalling why the author Pearl Buck wrote, "I fell in love with
Louisiana generally and New Orleans in particular." // Thinking
back to the 1988 Convention, this town reminds me of winning. //
I have a feeling that come this October 19th, it's going to
remind me once again. //
((I was delighted to see a red carpet rolled out at the
airport to greet me. Then, I found out it was for Jim Mora. //
Actually, you're getting a preview of what a Republican
Administration can do for Louisiana. // How 'bout those Saints
-- off to their fastest start in history.) )) //
I'm proud to be here to show my support for Buddy Roemer --
a man who will be the first Republican governor to be re-elected
in Louisiana. // After all, Buddy and I have a lot in common:
We both can be a bit stubborn / we don't always get along with
the legislature / we both like fishing / we both love America. /
((I know there's some controversy about split support for
Buddy, and I want to address that right now. / Some Yale grads
just refuse to support a Harvard man. Well I support Buddy --
despite that Harvard thing.) ) //
2
I support Buddy Roemer as a man who values conviction above
convenience -- who puts the people before the politicians. //
Buddy was elected in tough times to do tough work -- now he
deserves re-election to finish the job. He spoke for most
Louisianians when he said, "Change and progress do not come
easily
there have been battles won and battles lost
[but] we will not go back. / We will not turn back the clock.
Our children's future can't endure it; our conscience won't allow
it. " //
But Buddy doesn't just talk the talk. Buddy Roemer also
walks the walk. // Buddy is leading Louisiana toward a brighter
future -- strengthening government ethics, the environment,
economic development, and education. //
Buddy has pledged to "take politics out of the back rooms
and bring it onto the front porches." Three years ago he
authored and signed a campaign reform act -- giving Louisiana one
of America's toughest campaign reform laws. Buddy has brought a
new sense of responsibility to state government: annually
balancing the budget and rooting out corruption. /
Next comes the environment -- where Buddy has taken
Louisiana's Department of Environmental Quality from lapdog to
watchdog. // At the same time, Buddy believes in protecting the
environment and encouraging economic growth. //
This brings me to the third "E" -- the economy -- where
Buddy has shown he's serious about putting the bayou state back
in business. Louisiana has rolled through some pretty tough
3
times. Some are saying, "Laissez les bon temps rouler." [LAY-
SAY LAY BOHN TOHN ROO-LAY] But as everybody knows / first you've
got to make a roux. [ROO] //
You've got to create good times before you can let them
roll. Buddy's made economic development the central ingredient
in his recipe for state progress. Over the past four years,
Louisiana's unemployment has been cut almost in half, you've
created more than 100,000 jobs, and the bond rating has improved
for the first time in over two decades. ((I've heard Buddy's
even succeeded in attracting foreign investors. / The Japanese
plan to invest in getting him a coat and tie. )) //
Buddy knows that you can't have a developed economy without
developed minds -- thus, the fourth "E," education. When Buddy
saw that Louisiana wasn't passing the grade, he sent the state
back to school. Today, you see signs of progress everywhere. In
Louisiana, the ACT scores of black students have increased
dramatically. / The CAT scores of all students have improved for
three straight years. / And its college-bound seniors have
improved their SAT scores. // The Roemer legacy: Smaller class
sizes, more respect for teachers, achievement on the rise.
((You know, a noted left-wing politician once said of buddy
Roemer, "He's often wrong, but never in doubt. " / What a
compliment coming from Tip O'Neill. )) //
Two years and two days ago, I saw how Buddy can be self-
confident and right / sorry, Tip / working with me and all of the
nation's governors at the Charlottesville education summit. /
4
Buddy also joined me last April at the White House when I
announced America 2000 -- a strategy to reach six national
education goals from making every citizen literate to making our
students first in math and science. // ( (Which reminds me that
for two years our administration has prodded Congress to pass our
Educational Excellence Act -- I'm afraid their homework is long
overdue. Next thing you know, they' 11 claim their dog ate it.))
//
Buddy Roemer knows our future depends on raising education
above previous plateaus of achievement. / That's why he recently
launched Louisiana 2000 -- his crusade for excellence. / The
American people want radical reform -- reform like school choice.
With competition and accountability, schools will work / wasteful
programs will waste away. / And power will shift from the heavy
hand of the state, to the hands that run the home and raise the
family. 11
Louisiana 2000 lets Louisianians work together to help our
education system work for us. // I speak of government and
communities, teachers and parents, business and volunteers, and
yes -- Democrats and Republicans -- involved in a cause larger
than ourselves. /
Education, the environment, a strong economy, and government
we can trust: Buddy Roemer changed parties to crusade for these
causes. Churchill said, "Some men change their principles for
their party -- others change their party for their principles."
// Some would rather fight than switch. Some would rather
5
switch than fight. Buddy decided to switch and fight. Today, I
ask you to fight for him. //
Join us in a government of the extended hand -- not the
closed mind and self-indulgent heart. Make sure that somewhere
on the road to a better quality of life, Louisiana doesn't
stumble and fall. / Help Louisiana -- and America -- turn the
four "E"s into "A"s across the board. //
Let's help Buddy Roemer steer Louisiana away from old-style
gutter politics and toward the far limits of the horizon. Let's
keep Buddy Roemer the great Governor of the State of Louisiana.
Thank you, and God bless you.
#
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
91 SEP 26 Pl: 07
September 26, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST
TONY SNOW TS
FROM:
CURT SMITH as
SUBJECT:
BUDDY ROEMER FUNDRAISER
On Monday, September 30th at 7:15 p.m., you will deliver
remarks (approximately 9 minutes, on cards) at a fundraising
dinner for Buddy Roemer in New Orleans. Governor Roemer will
introduce you for you pre-dinner remarks; roughly 600-800
supporters will be in attendance.
Your speech highlights Roemer's accomplishments over the
past four years. In particular, you praise his education reform,
discussing how it complements your National Education Strategy.
NOTE:
On page three, second paragraph, last line, "laissez
les bon temps rouler," and "first you've got to make a
roux," are well-known and appreciated Louisiana
sayings. The first means "let the good times roll,"
the second means "you've got to start somewhere, you've
got to have the basics" ("roux" being the flour and
butter base for gumbo and other creole dishes).
(Smith/Grossman)
September 26, 1991
Draft Seven
ROEMER.TS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
ROEMER FUNDRAISER
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1991
7:15 p.m.
Thank you, Buddy, for that wonderful introduction -- and for
recalling why the author Pearl Buck wrote, "I fell in love with
Louisiana generally and New Orleans in particular." // Thinking
back to the 1988 Convention, this town reminds me of winning. //
I have a feeling that come this October 19th, it's going to
remind me once again. //
((I was delighted to see a red carpet rolled out at the
airport to greet me. Then, I found out it was for Jim Mora. //
Actually, you're getting a preview of what a Republican
Administration can do for Louisiana. // How 'bout those Saints
-- off to their fastest start in history. )) //
I'm proud to be here to show my support for Buddy Roemer --
a man who will be the first Republican governor to be re-elected
in Louisiana. // After all, Buddy and I have a lot in common:
We both can be a bit stubborn / we don't always get along with
the legislature / we both like fishing / we both love America. /
((I know there's some controversy about split support for
Buddy, and I want to address that right now. / Some Yale grads
just refuse to support a Harvard man. Well I support Buddy --
despite that Harvard thing.) ) //
2
I support Buddy Roemer as a man who values conviction above
convenience -- who puts the people before the politicians. //
Buddy was elected in tough times to do tough work -- now he
deserves re-election to finish the job. He spoke for most
Louisianians when he said, "Change and progress do not come
easily
there have been battles won and battles lost
[but] we will not go back. / We will not turn back the clock.
Our children's future can't endure it; our conscience won't allow
it." //
But Buddy doesn't just talk the talk. Buddy Roemer also
walks the walk. // Buddy is leading Louisiana toward a brighter
future -- strengthening government ethics, the environment,
economic development, and education. //
Buddy has pledged to "take politics out of the back rooms
and bring it onto the front porches." Three years ago he
authored and signed a campaign reform act -- giving Louisiana one
of America's toughest campaign reform laws. Buddy has brought a
new sense of responsibility to state government: annually
balancing the budget and rooting out corruption. /
Next comes the environment -- where Buddy has taken
Louisiana's Department of Environmental Quality from lapdog to
watchdog. // At the same time, Buddy believes in protecting the
environment and encouraging economic growth. //
This brings me to the third "E" -- the economy -- where
Buddy has shown he's serious about putting the bayou state back
in business. Louisiana has rolled through some pretty tough
3
times. Some are saying, "Laissez les bon temps rouler.' " [LAY-
SAY LAY BOHN TOHN ROO-LAY] But as everybody knows / first you've
got to make a roux. [ROO] //
You've got to create good times before you can let them
roll. Buddy's made economic development the central ingredient
in his recipe for state progress. Over the past four years,
Louisiana's unemployment has been cut almost in half, you've
created more than 100,000 jobs, and the bond rating has improved
for the first time in over two decades. ( (I've heard Buddy's
even succeeded in attracting foreign investors. / The Japanese
plan to invest in getting him a coat and tie.) ) //
Buddy knows that you can't have a developed economy without
developed minds -- thus, the fourth "E," education. When Buddy
saw that Louisiana wasn't passing the grade, he sent the state
back to school. Today, you see signs of progress everywhere. In
Louisiana, the ACT scores of black students have increased
dramatically. / The CAT scores of all students have improved for
three straight years. / And its college-bound seniors have
improved their SAT scores. // The Roemer legacy: Smaller class
sizes, more respect for teachers, achievement on the rise.
( (You know, a noted left-wing politician once said of buddy
Roemer, "He's often wrong, but never in doubt." / What a
compliment coming from Tip O'Neill.) ) //
Two years and two days ago, I saw how Buddy can be self-
confident and right / sorry, Tip / working with me and all of the
nation's governors at the Charlottesville education summit. /
4
Buddy also joined me last April at the White House when I
announced America 2000 -- a strategy to reach six national
education goals from making every citizen literate to making our
students first in math and science. // ( (Which reminds me that
for two years our administration has prodded Congress to pass our
Educational Excellence Act -- I'm afraid their homework is long
overdue. Next thing you know, they'll claim their dog ate it.) )
//
Buddy Roemer knows our future depends on raising education
above previous plateaus of achievement. / That's why he recently
launched Louisiana 2000 -- his crusade for excellence. / The
American people want radical reform -- reform like school choice.
With competition and accountability, schools will work / wasteful
programs will waste away. / And power will shift from the heavy
hand of the state, to the hands that run the home and raise the
family. //
Louisiana 2000 lets Louisianians work together to help our
education system work for us. // I speak of government and
communities, teachers and parents, business and volunteers, and
yes -- Democrats and Republicans -- involved in a cause larger
than ourselves. /
Education, the environment, a strong economy, and government
we can trust: Buddy Roemer changed parties to crusade for these
causes. Churchill said, "Some men change their principles for
their party -- others change their party for their principles. "
// Some would rather fight than switch. Some would rather
5
switch than fight. Buddy decided to switch and fight. Today, I
ask you to fight for him. //
Join us in a government of the extended hand -- not the
closed mind and self-indulgent heart. Make sure that somewhere
on the road to a better quality of life, Louisiana doesn't
stumble and fall. / Help Louisiana -- and America -- turn the
four "E"s into "A"s across the board. //
Let's help Buddy Roemer steer Louisiana away from old-style
gutter politics and toward the far limits of the horizon. Let's
keep Buddy Roemer the great Governor of the State of Louisiana.
Thank you, and God bless you.
#
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 26, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST
TONY SNOW TS
FROM:
CURT SMITH
SUBJECT:
BUDDY ROEMER FUNDRAISER
On Monday, September 30th at 7:15 p.m., you will deliver
remarks (approximately 9 minutes, on cards) at a fundraising
dinner for Buddy Roemer in New Orleans. Governor Roemer will
introduce you for you pre-dinner remarks; roughly 600-800
supporters will be in attendance.
Your speech highlights Roemer's accomplishments over the
past four years. In particular, you praise his education reform,
discussing how it complements your National Education Strategy.
NOTE:
On page three, second paragraph, last line, "laissez
les bon temps rouler,' and "first you've got to make a
roux," are well-known and appreciated Louisiana
sayings. The first means "let the good times roll,"
the second means "you've got to start somewhere, you've
got to have the basics" ("roux" being the flour and
butter base for gumbo and other creole dishes).
(Smith/Grossman)
September 26, 1991
Draft Seven
ROEMER.TS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
ROEMER FUNDRAISER
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1991
7:15 p.m.
Thank you, Buddy, for that wonderful introduction -- and for
recalling why the author Pearl Buck wrote, "I fell in love with
Louisiana generally and New Orleans in particular.' // Thinking
back to the 1988 Convention, this town reminds me of winning. //
I have a feeling that come this October 19th, it's going to
remind me once again. //
((I was delighted to see a red carpet rolled out at the
airport to greet me. Then, I found out it was for Jim Mora. //
Actually, you're getting a preview of what a Republican
Administration can do for Louisiana. // How 'bout those Saints
-- off to their fastest start in history. )) //
I'm proud to be here to show my support for Buddy Roemer --
a man who will be the first Republican governor to be re-elected
in Louisiana. // After all, Buddy and I have a lot in common:
We both can be a bit stubborn / we don't always get along with
the legislature / we both like fishing / we both love America. /
((I know there's some controversy about split support for
Buddy, and I want to address that right now. / Some Yale grads
just refuse to support a Harvard man. Well I support Buddy --
despite that Harvard thing.) ) //
2
I support Buddy Roemer as a man who values conviction above
convenience -- who puts the people before the politicians. //
Buddy was elected in tough times to do tough work -- now he
deserves re-election to finish the job. He spoke for most
Louisianians when he said, "Change and progress do not come
easily
there have been battles won and battles lost
[but] we will not go back. / We will not turn back the clock.
Our children's future can't endure it; our conscience won't allow
it." " //
But Buddy doesn't just talk the talk. Buddy Roemer also
walks the walk. // Buddy is leading Louisiana toward a brighter
future -- strengthening government ethics, the environment,
economic development, and education. //
Buddy has pledged to "take politics out of the back rooms
and bring it onto the front porches." Three years ago he
authored and signed a campaign reform act -- giving Louisiana one
of America's toughest campaign reform laws. Buddy has brought a
new sense of responsibility to state government: annually
balancing the budget and rooting out corruption. /
Next comes the environment -- where Buddy has taken
Louisiana's Department of Environmental Quality from lapdog to
watchdog. // At the same time, Buddy believes in protecting the
environment and encouraging economic growth. //
This brings me to the third "E" -- the economy -- where
Buddy has shown he's serious about putting the bayou state back
in business. Louisiana has rolled through some pretty tough
3
times. Some are saying, "Laissez les bon temps rouler. " [LAY-
SAY LAY BOHN TOHN ROO-LAY] But as everybody knows / first you've
got to make a roux. [ROO] //
You've got to create good times before you can let them
roll. Buddy's made economic development the central ingredient
in his recipe for state progress. Over the past four years,
Louisiana's unemployment has been cut almost in half, you've
created more than 100,000 jobs, and the bond rating has improved
for the first time in over two decades. ( (I've heard Buddy's
even succeeded in attracting foreign investors. / The Japanese
plan to invest in getting him a coat and tie.) ) //
Buddy knows that you can't have a developed economy without
developed minds -- thus, the fourth "E," education. When Buddy
saw that Louisiana wasn't passing the grade, he sent the state
back to school. Today, you see signs of progress everywhere. In
Louisiana, the ACT scores of black students have increased
dramatically. / The CAT scores of all students have improved for
three straight years. / And its college-bound seniors have
improved their SAT scores. // The Roemer legacy: Smaller class
sizes, more respect for teachers, achievement on the rise.
( (You know, a noted left-wing politician once said of buddy
Roemer, "He's often wrong, but never in doubt. " / What a
compliment coming from Tip O'Neill.) ) //
Two years and two days ago, I saw how Buddy can be self-
confident and right / sorry, Tip / working with me and all of the
nation's governors at the Charlottesville education summit. /
4
Buddy also joined me last April at the White House when I
announced America 2000 -- a strategy to reach six national
education goals from making every citizen literate to making our
students first in math and science. // ( (Which reminds me that
for two years our administration has prodded Congress to pass our
Educational Excellence Act -- I'm afraid their homework is long
overdue. Next thing you know, they'll claim their dog ate it.) )
//
Buddy Roemer knows our future depends on raising education
above previous plateaus of achievement. / That's why he recently
launched Louisiana 2000 -- his crusade for excellence. / The
American people want radical reform -- reform like school choice.
With competition and accountability, schools will work / wasteful
programs will waste away. / And power will shift from the heavy
hand of the state, to the hands that run the home and raise the
family. //
Louisiana 2000 lets Louisianians work together to help our
education system work for us. // I speak of government and
communities, teachers and parents, business and volunteers, and
yes -- Democrats and Republicans -- involved in a cause larger
than ourselves. /
Education, the environment, a strong economy, and government
we can trust: Buddy Roemer changed parties to crusade for these
causes. Churchill said, "Some men change their principles for
their party -- others change their party for their principles. "
// Some would rather fight than switch. Some would rather
5
switch than fight. Buddy decided to switch and fight. Today, I
ask you to fight for him. //
Join us in a government of the extended hand -- not the
closed mind and self-indulgent heart. Make sure that somewhere
on the road to a better quality of life, Louisiana doesn't
stumble and fall. / Help Louisiana -- and America -- turn the
four "E"s into "A"s across the board. //
Let's help Buddy Roemer steer Louisiana away from old-style
gutter politics and toward the far limits of the horizon. Let's
keep Buddy Roemer the great Governor of the State of Louisiana.
Thank you, and God bless you.
#
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 26, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST
TONY SNOW TS
FROM:
CURT SMITH
SUBJECT:
BUDDY ROEMER FUNDRAISER
On Monday, September 30th at 7:15 p.m., you will deliver
remarks (approximately 9 minutes, on cards) at a fundraising
dinner for Buddy Roemer in New Orleans. Governor Roemer will
introduce you for you pre-dinner remarks; roughly 600-800
supporters will be in attendance.
Your speech highlights Roemer's accomplishments over the
past four years. In particular, you praise his education reform,
discussing how it complements your National Education Strategy.
NOTE:
On page three, second paragraph, last line, "laissez
les bon temps rouler," and "first you've got to make a
roux," are well-known and appreciated Louisiana
sayings. The first means "let the good times roll,"
the second means "you've got to start somewhere, you've
got to have the basics" ("roux" being the flour and
butter base for gumbo and other creole dishes).
(Smith/Grossman)
September 26, 1991
Draft Seven
ROEMER.TS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
ROEMER FUNDRAISER
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1991
7:15 p.m.
Thank you, Buddy, for that wonderful introduction -- and for
recalling why the author Pearl Buck wrote, "I fell in love with
Louisiana generally and New Orleans in particular. // Thinking
back to the 1988 Convention, this town reminds me of winning. //
I have a feeling that come this October 19th, it's going to
remind me once again. //
( (I was delighted to see a red carpet rolled out at the
airport to greet me. Then, I found out it was for Jim Mora. //
Actually, you're getting a preview of what a Republican
Administration can do for Louisiana. // How 'bout those Saints
-- off to their fastest start in history. )) //
I'm proud to be here to show my support for Buddy Roemer --
a man who will be the first Republican governor to be re-elected
in Louisiana. // After all, Buddy and I have a lot in common:
We both can be a bit stubborn / we don't always get along with
the legislature / we both like fishing / we both love America. /
( (I know there's some controversy about split support for
Buddy, and I want to address that right now. / Some Yale grads
just refuse to support a Harvard man. Well I support Buddy --
despite that Harvard thing.) ) //
2
I support Buddy Roemer as a man who values conviction above
convenience -- who puts the people before the politicians. //
Buddy was elected in tough times to do tough work -- now he
deserves re-election to finish the job. He spoke for most
Louisianians when he said, "Change and progress do not come
easily
there have been battles won and battles lost
[but] we will not go back. / We will not turn back the clock.
Our children's future can't endure it; our conscience won't allow
it." //
But Buddy doesn't just talk the talk. Buddy Roemer also
walks the walk. // Buddy is leading Louisiana toward a brighter
future -- strengthening government ethics, the environment,
economic development, and education. //
Buddy has pledged to "take politics out of the back rooms
and bring it onto the front porches." Three years ago he
authored and signed a campaign reform act -- giving Louisiana one
of America's toughest campaign reform laws. Buddy has brought a
new sense of responsibility to state government: annually
balancing the budget and rooting out corruption. /
Next comes the environment -- where Buddy has taken
Louisiana's Department of Environmental Quality from lapdog to
watchdog. // At the same time, Buddy believes in protecting the
environment and encouraging economic growth. //
This brings me to the third "E" -- the economy -- where
Buddy has shown he's serious about putting the bayou state back
in business. Louisiana has rolled through some pretty tough
3
times. Some are saying, "Laissez les bon temps rouler." [LAY-
SAY LAY BOHN TOHN ROO-LAY] But as everybody knows / first you've
got to make a roux. [ROO] //
You've got to create good times before you can let them
roll. Buddy's made economic development the central ingredient
in his recipe for state progress. Over the past four years,
Louisiana's unemployment has been cut almost in half, you've
created more than 100,000 jobs, and the bond rating has improved
for the first time in over two decades. ( (I've heard Buddy's
even succeeded in attracting foreign investors. / The Japanese
plan to invest in getting him a coat and tie.) ) //
Buddy knows that you can't have a developed economy without
developed minds -- thus, the fourth "E," education. When Buddy
saw that Louisiana wasn't passing the grade, he sent the state
back to school. Today, you see signs of progress everywhere. In
Louisiana, the ACT scores of black students have increased
dramatically. / The CAT scores of all students have improved for
three straight years. / And its college-bound seniors have
improved their SAT scores. // The Roemer legacy: Smaller class
sizes, more respect for teachers, achievement on the rise.
( (You know, a noted left-wing politician once said of buddy
Roemer, "He's often wrong, but never in doubt." / What a
compliment coming from Tip O'Neill. )) //
Two years and two days ago, I saw how Buddy can be self-
confident and right / sorry, Tip / working with me and all of the
nation's governors at the Charlottesville education summit. /
4
Buddy also joined me last April at the White House when I
announced America 2000 -- a strategy to reach six national
education goals from making every citizen literate to making our
students first in math and science. // ( (Which reminds me that
for two years our administration has prodded Congress to pass our
Educational Excellence Act -- I'm afraid their homework is long
overdue. Next thing you know, they'll claim their dog ate it.))
//
Buddy Roemer knows our future depends on raising education
above previous plateaus of achievement. / That's why he recently
launched Louisiana 2000 -- his crusade for excellence. / The
American people want radical reform -- reform like school choice.
With competition and accountability, schools will work / wasteful
programs will waste away. / And power will shift from the heavy
hand of the state, to the hands that run the home and raise the
family. //
Louisiana 2000 lets Louisianians work together to help our
education system work for us. // I speak of government and
communities, teachers and parents, business and volunteers, and
yes -- Democrats and Republicans -- involved in a cause larger
than ourselves. /
Education, the environment, a strong economy, and government
we can trust: Buddy Roemer changed parties to crusade for these
causes. Churchill said, "Some men change their principles for
their party -- others change their party for their principles."
// Some would rather fight than switch. Some would rather
5
switch than fight. Buddy decided to switch and fight. Today, I
ask you to fight for him. //
Join us in a government of the extended hand -- not the
closed mind and self-indulgent heart. Make sure that somewhere
on the road to a better quality of life, Louisiana doesn't
stumble and fall. / Help Louisiana -- and America -- turn the
four "E"s into "A"s across the board. //
Let's help Buddy Roemer steer Louisiana away from old-style
gutter politics and toward the far limits of the horizon. Let's
keep Buddy Roemer the great Governor of the State of Louisiana.
Thank you, and God bless you.
#
#
#
#
(Smith/Grossman)
September 26, 1991
Draft Six
ROEMER
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
ROEMER FUNDRAISER
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1991
7:15 p.m.
Thank you, Buddy, for that wonderful introduction -- and for
recalling why the author Pearl Buck wrote, "I fell in love with
Louisiana generally and New Orleans in particular." // Thinking
back to the 1988 Convention, this town reminds me of winning. //
I have a feeling that come this October 19th, it's going to
remind me once again. //
((I was delighted to see a red carpet rolled out at the
airport to greet me. Then, I found out it was for Jim Mora. //
Actually, you're getting a preview of what a Republican
Administration can do for Louisiana. // How 'bout those Saints
-- off to their fastest start in history. )) //
I'm proud to be here to show my support for Buddy Roemer --
a man who will be the first Republican governor to be re-elected
in Louisiana. // After all, Buddy and I have a lot in common:
We both can be a bit stubborn / we don't always get along with
the legislature / we both like fishing / we both love America. /
((I know there's some controversy about split support for
Buddy, and I want to address that right now. / Some Yale grads
just refuse to support a Harvard man. Well I support Buddy --
despite that Harvard thing.) ) //
2
I support Buddy Roemer as a man who values conviction above
convenience -- who puts the people before the politicians. //
Buddy was elected in tough times to do tough work -- now he
deserves re-election to finish the job. He spoke for most
Louisianians when he said, "Change and progress do not come
easily
there have been battles won and battles lost
...
[but] we will not go back. / We will not turn back the clock.
Our children's future can't endure it; our conscience won't allow
it." //
But Buddy doesn't just talk the talk. Buddy Roemer also
walks the walk. // Buddy is leading Louisiana toward a brighter
future -- strengthening government ethics, the environment,
economic development, and education. His work on the "four E's,"
as he calls them, is already scoring four "A's." //
Buddy has pledged to "take politics out of the back rooms
and bring it onto the front porches." Three years ago he
authored and signed a campaign reform act -- giving Louisiana one
of America's toughest campaign reform laws. Buddy has brought a
new sense of responsibility to state government: annually
balancing the budget and rooting out corruption. /
Next comes the environment -- where Buddy has taken
Louisiana's Department of Environmental Quality from lapdog to
watchdog. // Let the old guard support the idea of making
Louisiana an environmental swamp. Buddy believes in protecting
the environment and encouraging economic growth. //
3
This brings me to the third "E" -- the economy -- where
Buddy has shown he's serious about putting the bayou state back
in business. Louisiana has rolled through some pretty tough
times. Some are saying, "Laissez les bon temps rouler.' " [LAY-
SAY LAY BOHN TOHN ROO-LAY] But as everybody knows / first you've
got to make a roux. [ROO] //
You've got to create good times before you can let them
roll. Buddy's made economic development the central ingredient
in his recipe for state progress. Over the past four years,
Louisiana's unemployment has been cut almost in half, you've
created more than 100,000 jobs, and the bond rating has improved
for the first time in over two decades. ( (I've heard Buddy's
even succeeded in attracting foreign investors. / The Japanese
plan to invest in getting him a coat and tie.) ) //
Buddy knows that you can't have a developed economy without
developed minds -- thus, the fourth "E," education. When Buddy
saw that Louisiana wasn't passing the grade, he sent the state
back to school. Today, you see signs of progress everywhere. In
Louisiana, the ACT scores of black students have increased
dramatically. / The CAT scores of all students have improved for
three straight years. / And its college-bound seniors have
improved their SAT scores. // The Roemer legacy: Smaller class
sizes, more respect for teachers, achievement on the rise.
( (You know, a noted left-wing politician once said of buddy
Roemer, "He's often wrong, but never in doubt.' / What a
compliment coming from Tip O'Neill.) ) //
4
Two years and two days ago, I saw how Buddy can be self-
confident and right / sorry, Tip / working with me and all of the
nation's governors at the Charlottesville education summit. /
Buddy also joined me last April at the White House when I
announced America 2000 -- a national strategy to reach six national
education goals from making every citizen literate to making out
students first in math and science. // ( (Which reminds me that
for two years our administration has prodded Congress to pass out
Educational Excellence Act -- I'm afraid their homework is long
Nexth
overdue /
1 des ats it
Buddy Roemer knows our future depends on raising education
above previous plateaus of achievement. / That's why he recently
announced his intention to organize 2000 Louisiana communities
statewide -- his crusade for excellence. / The American people
want radical reform -- reform like school choice. With
competition and accountability, schools will work / wasteful
programs will waste away. / And power will shift from the heavy
hand of the state, to the hands that run the home and raise the
family. //
Louisiana 2000 lets Louisianians work together to help our
education system work for us. // I speak of government and
communities, teachers and parents, business and volunteers, and
yes -- Democrats and Republicans -- involved in a cause larger
than ourselves. /
Education, the environment, a strong. economy, and government
we can trust: Buddy Roemer changed parties to crusade for these
5
causes. Churchill said, "Some men change their principles for
their party -- others change their party for their principles. "
// Some would rather fight than switch. Some would rather
switch than fight. Buddy decided to switch and fight. Today, I
ask you to fight for him. //
Join us in a government of the extended hand -- not the
closed mind and self-indulgent heart. Make sure that somewhere
on the road to a better quality of life, Louisiana didn't stumble
and fall. / Help Louisiana -- and America -- turn the four "E"s
into "A"s across the board. //
Let's help Buddy Roemer steer Louisiana away from old-style
gutter politics and toward the far limits of the horizon.
Thank
you, and God bless you. Let's keep Buddy Roemer the great
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
# # # #
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ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: WED. 9/25/91 5:00pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ROEMER FUNDRAISER
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SUNUNU
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
KAUFMAN
CARD
DELAND
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
SNOW
GRAY
HOLIDAY.
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 5:00 p.m., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
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Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
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01 SEP 24 P1:21
Draft Four
ROEMER
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
ROEMER FUNDRAISER
SHERATON NEW ORLEANS
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1991
Thank you, Buddy, for that wonderful introduction -- and for
recalling why the author Pearl Buck wrote, "I fell in love with
Louisiana generally and New Orleans in particular." 11 Thinking
back to the 1988 Convention, this town reminds me of winning. 11
I have a feeling that come November 5th, it's going to remind me
once again. / /
( (I was delighted to see a red carpet rolled out at the
airport to greet me. Then, I found out it was for Bobby Hebert.
)) [A-bare]. 11 Actually, you're getting a preview of what a
Republican Administration can do for Louisiana. 11 How 'bout
those Saints -- off to their fastest start in history. " 11
I'm proud to be here to show my support for Buddy Roemer --
a man who will be the first Republican governor to be re-elected
in Louisiana. 11 After all, Buddy and I have a lot in common: We
both can be a bit stubborn / we don't always get along with the
legislature / we both like fishing / we both love America. /
((I know there's some controversy about split support for
Buddy, and I want to address that right now. / Some Yale grads
just refuse to support a Harvard man. Well I support Buddy --
despite that Harvard thing.) ) //
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2
I support Buddy Roemer as a man who values conviction above
convenience -- who puts the people before the politicians. 11
Buddy was elected in tough times to do tough work -- now he
deserves reelection to finish the job. He spoke for most
Louisianans when he said, "Change and progress do not come
easily.. there have been battles won and battles lost. [but] we
will not go back. / We will not turn back the clock. Our
children's future can't endure it; our conscience won't allow
it." / /
But Buddy doesn't just talk the talk. Buddy Roemer also
walks the walk. 11 Buddy is leading Louisiana toward a brighter
future -- strengthening government ethics, the environment,
economic development, and education. His work on the "four E's,"
as he calls them, is already scoring four "A'S. 11 L/:
Buddy has pledged to "take politics out of the back rooms
and bring it on the front porches." Three years ago he authored
and signed a campaign reform act -- giving Louisiana one of
America's toughest campaign reform laws. Buddy has brought a new
sense of responsibility to state government: annually balancing
the budget and rooting out corruption. / When it comes to
Custlont
erasing unnecessary bureaucracy, he shares the strategy of
Chairman of the soint Chiefs Colin Powell -- "First you cut it
think
off + then you kill it." 11 Buddy could have graduated from the
this!
School of Desert Storm. 11
Next comes the environment -- where Buddy has taken
Louisiana's Department of Environmental Quality from lapdog to
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3
watchdog. 11 Let the old guard support the idea of making
Louisiana an environmental sewer. Buddy believes in protecting
the environment and encouraging economic growth. //
This brings me to the third "E" -- the economy -- where
Buddy has shown he's serious about putting the Bayou state back
LAY SAY LAY BOHN TOHN ROO CAY
Identiti
it
in business. Louisiana has rolled though some pretty tough
times. Some are saying, "Laissez les bon temps rouler. But as
(ROO)
everybody knows / first you've got to make a roux.
11
You've got to create good times before you can let them
roll. Buddy's made economic development the central ingredient
in his recipe for state progress. Over the past four years,
Louisiana's unemployment has plummeted, you've created more than
100,000, the economy has diversified, and the bond rating has
improved. ( (I've heard Buddy's even succeeded in attracting
foreign investors. / The Japanese plan to invest in getting him a
coat and tie //)).
Buddy knows that you can't have a developed economy without
developed minds -- thus, the fourth "E," education. When Buddy
saw that Louisiana wasn't passing the grade, he sent the state
back to school. Today, you see signs of progress everywhere:
Smaller class sizes, more respect for teachers, achievement up
from grade K through college. 11 [STATE AND NATIONAL PROGRESS
REPORT TO COME]
((You know, a noted left-wing politician once said of Buddy
Roemer, "He's often wrong, but never in doubt. / What a
compliment coming from Tip O'Neill.) ) //
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4
Two years and two days ago, I saw how Buddy can be self-
confident and right / sorry, Tip / working with me and all the
nation's governors at the Charlottesville education summit. /
Buddy also joined me last April at the White House when I
announced America 2000 -- a national strategy to reach six goals
from making every citizen literate to making our students first
in math and science. 11 ( (Which reminds me that for two years our
administration has prodded Congress to pass our Educational
Excellence Act --- I'm afraid their homework is long overdue.) ) 11
Buddy Roemer knows our future depends on raising education
above previous plateaus of achievement. / Three weeks ago, he
announced Louisiana 2000 -- his crusade for excellence. / The
American people want radical reform -- reform like school choice.
With competition and accountability, schools will work / wasteful
programs will waste away. / And power will shift from the heavy
hand of the state, to the hands that run the home and raise the
family.
Louisiana 2000 lets Louisianans work together to help our
education system work for us. 11 I speak of government and
communities, teachers and parents, business and volunteers, and
yes -- Democrats and Republicans -involved in a cause larger
than ourselves. /
**
[National Education Goals Progress Report and Louisiana
Progress Report (both due September 30, 1991) to come. 1]
Education, the environment, a strong economy, and government
we can trust: Buddy Roemer changed parties to crusade for these
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5
causes. Churchill said, "Some men change their principles for
their party -- others change their party for their principles."
11 Some would rather fight than switch. Some would rather
switch than fight. Buddy decided to switch and fight. Today, I
ask you to fight for him. 11
Join us in a government of the extended hand -- not the
closed mind and self-indulgent heart. Make sure that somewhere
on the road to a better quality of life, Louisiana didn't stumble
and fall. / Help Louisiana -- and America -- turn the four "E"s
into "A"s across the board. 11
Let's help Buddy Roemer steer Louisiana away from old-style
gutter politics and toward the far limits of the horizon. Thank
you, and God bless you. Let's keep Buddy Roemer the great
Governor of the great State of Louisiana.
#
#
#
#
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ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
>
HORNER
SUNUNU
MCCLURE
>
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN N/C
1
PORTER N/C
BRADY
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
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SNOW
GRAY
HOLIDAY
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Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 5:00 p.m., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
- MASTER-
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Grossman)
September 24, 1991
01 SEP 24 P1:21
Draft Four
ROEMER
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
ROEMER FUNDRAISER
SHERATON NEW ORLEANS
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1991
Thank you, Buddy, for that wonderful introduction -- and for
recalling why the author Pearl Buck wrote, "I fell in love with
Louisiana generally and New Orleans in particular." // Thinking
back to the 1988 Convention, this town reminds me of winning. //
S
I have a feeling that come thip(smith) November 5th, it's going to remind me
once again. //
( ( I was delighted to see a red carpet rolled out at the
Jim Mora. /
airport to greet me. Then, I found out it was for Bobby Hebert.
[A-bare]
Actually, you're getting a preview of what a
Republican Administration can do for Louisiana. // How 'bout
those Saints -- off to their fastest start in history. )) //
I'm proud to be here to show my support for Buddy Roemer --
a man who will be the first Republican governor to be re-elected
in Louisiana. // After all, Buddy and I have a lot in common: We
both can be a bit stubborn / we don't always get along with the
legislature / we both like fishing / we both love America. /
( (I know there's some controversy about split support for
Buddy, and I want to address that right now. / Some Yale grads
just refuse to support a Harvard man. Well I support Buddy --
despite that Harvard sheep thing.) Sken ) // (Rogich)
No
* Good Speech (Ron Kaufman)
2
I support Buddy Roemer as a man who values conviction above
convenience -- who puts the people before the politicians. //
Buddy was elected in tough times to do tough work -- now he
deserves reelection to finish the job. He spoke for most
Louisianans when he said, "Change and progress do not come
easily
there have been battles won and battles lost
[but] we
will not go back. / We will not turn back the clock. Our
children's future can't endure it; our conscience won't allow
make sure LA Law does not contain public
financing the we have opposed on Fed. level.
If it does, POTUS'S support should be qualified. (Coursel)
it." // / /
No
But Buddy doesn't just talk the talk. Buddy Roemer also
walks the (Smith) walk // Buddy is leading Louisiana toward a brighter
future -- strengthening government ethics, the environment,
economic development, and education. His work on the "four E's,"
No
as he calls them, is already scoring four "A's." / 11
Demaen
Buddy has pledged to "take politics out of the back rooms
and bring it on the front porches." Three years ago he authored
and signed a campaign reform act -- giving Louisiana one of C Karkel
America's toughest campaign reform laws Buddy has brought a new
sense of responsibility to state government: annually balancing
Denaest
the budget and rooting out corruption. / When it comes to
erasing unnecessary bureaucracy, he shares the strategy of
Mes
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Colin Powell -- "First you cut it
you could even say that Buddy
off / then you kill it." 11 Buddy could have graduated from the
yes
School of Desert Storm. H
(engich)
Next comes the environment -- where Buddy has taken
Louisiana's Department of Environmental Quality from lapdog to
No
back burner
(smith)
3
Front (Smith)
watchdog // Let the old guard support the idea of making
Louisiana an environmental sewer. Buddy believes in protecting
4"
the environment and encouraging economic growth. //
This brings me to the third "E" --- the economy -- where
Buddy has shown he's serious about putting the Bayou state back
in business. Louisiana has rolled though some pretty tough
Not our Strong suit! (Smith) "
NO
times. Some are saying, "Laissez les bon temps rouler. But as
everybody knows / first you've got to make a roux. //
You've got to create good times before you can let them
roll. Buddy's made economic development the central ingredient
in his recipe for state progress. Over the past four years,
Louisiana's unemployment has plummeted, you've created more than
New Jobs
100,000, the economy has diversified, and the bond rating has
improved. ( (I've heard Buddy's even succeeded in attracting
foreign investors. / The Japanese plan to invest in getting him a
coat and tie //)).
Buddy knows that you can't have a developed economy without
developed minds -- thus, the fourth "E," education. When Buddy
saw that Louisiana wasn't passing the grade, he sent the state
back to school. Today, you see signs of progress everywhere:
Smaller class sizes, more respect for teachers, achievement up
from grade K through college. // [STATE AND NATIONAL PROGRESS
REPORT TO COME]
( (You know, a noted left-wing politician once said of Buddy
Roemer, "He's often wrong, but never in doubt. " / What a
compliment coming from Tip O'Neill. )) //
4
Two years and two days ago, I saw how Buddy can be self-
confident and right / sorry, Tip / working with me and all the
nation's governors at the Charlottesville education summit. /
Buddy also joined me last April at the White House when
I national educ,
(Educ.)
yes
announced America 2000 -- a national strategy to reach six goals
from making every citizen literate to making our students first
in math and science. // ( (Which reminds me that for two years our
administration has prodded Congress to pass our Educational
Excellence Act -- I'm afraid their homework is long overdue. )) //
Buddy Roemer knows our future depends on raising education
yes
That's why he recently
above previous plateaus of achievement. / Three weeks ago, he
announced his intention to organize Louisiana 2000 communities statewide
announced Louisiana 2000 -- his crusade for excellence. / The clusade his
American people want radical reform -- reform like school choice. for
excellence
With competition and accountability, schools will work / wasteful
(Educ.)
programs will waste away. / And power will shift from the heavy
hand of the state, to the hands that run the home and raise the
family.
Louisiana 2000 lets Louisianans work together to help our
education system work for us. // I speak of government and
communities, teachers and parents, business and volunteers, and
yes -- Democrats and Republicans --involved in a cause larger
than ourselves. /
**
[[National Education Goals Progress Report and Louisiana
Progress Report (both due September 30, 1991) to come. ]]
Education, the environment, a strong economy, and government
we can trust: Buddy Roemer changed parties to crusade for these
5
causes. Churchill said, "Some men change their principles for
their party -- others change their party for their principles."
// Some would rather fight than switch. Some would rather
switch than fight. Buddy decided to switch and fight. Today, I
ask you to fight for him. //
Join us in a government of the extended hand -- not the
closed mind and self-indulgent heart. Make sure that somewhere
on the road to a better quality of life, Louisiana didn't stumble
and fall. / Help Louisiana -- and America -- turn the four "E"s
into "A"s across the board. / /
Let's help Buddy Roemer steer Louisiana away from old-style
gutter politics and toward the far limits of the horizon.
Thank
No
you, and God bless you.
Let's keep Buddy Roemer the great
Governor of the great State of Louisiana. (Rogch)
#
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
91 SEP 25 P2: 38
September 25, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR TONY SNOW
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR
COMMUNICATIONS AND DIRECTOR OF SPEECHWRITING
FROM:
GREGORY S. WALDEN BSWLYER
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Roemer Fundraiser
The Counsel's Office has no legal objections to the subject.
Please note comments on attached.
Attachment
CC: Phillip D. Brady
(Smith/Grossman)
September 24, 1991
01 SEP 24 Pl: 21
Draft Four
ROEMER
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
ROEMER FUNDRAISER
SHERATON NEW ORLEANS
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1991
Thank you, Buddy, for that wonderful introduction -- and for
recalling why the author Pearl Buck wrote, "I fell in love with
Louisiana generally and New Orleans in particular. // Thinking
back to the 1988 Convention, this town reminds me of winning. //
I have a feeling that come November 5th, it's going to remind me
once again. //
( (I was delighted to see a red carpet rolled out at the
airport to greet me. Then, I found out it was for Bobby Hebert.
)) [A-bare]. // Actually, you're getting a preview of what a
Republican Administration can do for Louisiana. // How 'bout
those Saints -- off to their fastest start in history. )) //
I'm proud to be here to show my support for Buddy Roemer --
a man who will be the first Republican governor to be re-elected
in Louisiana. // After all, Buddy and I have a lot in common: We
both can be a bit stubborn / we don't always get along with the
legislature / we both like fishing / we both love America. /
( (I know there's some controversy about split support for
Buddy, and I want to address that right now. / Some Yale grads
just refuse to support a Harvard man. Well I support Buddy --
despite that Harvard thing. )) //
2
I support Buddy Roemer as a man who values conviction above
convenience -- who puts the people before the politicians. //
Buddy was elected in tough times to do tough work -- now he
deserves reelection to finish the job. He spoke for most
Louisianans when he said, "Change and progress do not come
easily
there have been battles won and battles lost
[but] we
will not go back. / We will not turn back the clock. Our
children's future can't endure it; our conscience won't allow
it." //
But Buddy doesn't just talk the talk. Buddy Roemer also
walks the walk. // Buddy is leading Louisiana toward a brighter
future -- strengthening government ethics, the environment,
economic development, and education. His work on the "four E's,"
as he calls them, is already scoring four "A's." 11:
Buddy has pledged to "take politics out of the back rooms
and bring it on the front porches." Three years ago he authored
and signed a campaign reform act -- giving Louisiana one of
America's toughest campaign reform laws. Buddy has brought a new
sense of responsibility to state government: annually balancing
the budget and rooting out corruption. / When it comes to
erasing unnecessary bureaucracy, he shares the strategy of
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Colin Powell -- "First you cut it
off / then you kill it. " // Buddy could have graduated from the
School of Desert Storm. //
Next comes the environment -- where Buddy has taken
Louisiana's Department of Environmental Quality from lapdog to
Make sure La, law does not cantain public financing
that we war we have prosed on Federal level If it doe,
support should be qualified.
3
watchdog. // Let the old guard support the idea of making
Louisiana an environmental sewer. Buddy believes in protecting
n
the environment and encouraging economic growth. //
This brings me to the third "E" -- the economy -- where
Buddy has shown he's serious about putting the Bayou state back
in business. Louisiana has rolled though some pretty tough
times. Some are saying, "Laissez les bon temps rouler." But as
everybody knows / first you've got to make a roux. //
You've got to create good times before you can let them
roll. Buddy's made economic development the central ingredient
in his recipe for state progress. Over the past four years,
noto
Louisiana's unemployment has plummeted, you've created more than
100,000 the economy has diversified, and the bond rating has
rissing
improved. ( (I've heard Buddy's even succeeded in attracting
foreign investors. / The Japanese plan to invest in getting him a
coat and tie //) )
Buddy knows that you can't have a developed economy without
developed minds -- thus, the fourth "E," education. When Buddy
saw that Louisiana wasn't passing the grade, he sent the state
back to school. Today, you see signs of progress everywhere:
Smaller class sizes, more respect for teachers, achievement up
from grade K through college. // [STATE AND NATIONAL PROGRESS
REPORT TO COME]
((You know, a noted left-wing politician once said of Buddy
Roemer, "He's often wrong, but never in doubt." / What a
compliment coming from Tip O'Neill.)) //
4
Two years and two days ago, I saw how Buddy can be self-
confident and right / sorry, Tip / working with me and all the
nation's governors at the Charlottesville education summit. /
Buddy also joined me last April at the White House when I
announced America 2000 -- a national strategy to reach six goals
from making every citizen literate to making our students first
in math and science. // ( (Which reminds me that for two years our
administration has prodded Congress to pass our Educational
Excellence Act -- I'm afraid their homework is long overdue. )) //
Buddy Roemer knows our future depends on raising education
above previous plateaus of achievement. / Three weeks ago, he
announced Louisiana 2000 -- his crusade for excellence. / The
American people want radical reform -- reform like school choice.
With competition and accountability, schools will work / wasteful
programs will waste away. / And power will shift from the heavy
hand of the state, to the hands that run the home and raise the
family.
Louisiana 2000 lets Louisianans work together to help our
education system work for us. // I speak of government and
communities, teachers and parents, business and volunteers, and
yes -- Democrats and Republicans --involved in a cause larger
than ourselves. /
**
[[National Education Goals Progress Report and Louisiana
Progress Report (both due September 30, 1991) to come. ]]
Education, the environment, a strong economy, and government
we can trust: Buddy Roemer changed parties to crusade for these
5
causes. Churchill said, "Some men change their principles for
their party -- others change their party for their principles."
// Some would rather fight than switch. Some would rather
switch than fight. Buddy decided to switch and fight. Today, I
ask you to fight for him. 11
Join us in a government of the extended hand -- not the
closed mind and self-indulgent heart. Make sure that somewhere
on the road to a better quality of life, Louisiana didn't stumble
and fall. / Help Louisiana -- and America -- turn the four "E"s
into "A"s across the board. //
Let's help Buddy Roemer steer Louisiana away from old-style
gutter politics and toward the far limits of the horizon. Thank
you, and God bless you. Let's keep Buddy Roemer the great
Governor of the great State of Louisiana.
#
#
#
#
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WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
91 SEP 25 P5: 03
DATE: 9/24/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: WED. 9/25/91 5:00pm
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ROEMER FUNDRAISER
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SUNUNU
MCCLURE
>
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
KAUFMAN
CARD
>
DELAND
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
SNOW
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 5:00 p.m., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
Slo comment
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Grossman)
September 24, 1991
01 SEP 24 P1:21
Draft Four
ROEMER
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
ROEMER FUNDRAISER
SHERATON NEW ORLEANS
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1991
Thank you, Buddy, for that wonderful introduction -- and for
recalling why the author Pearl Buck wrote, "I fell in love with
Louisiana generally and New Orleans in particular." // Thinking
back to the 1988 Convention, this town reminds me of winning. //
I have a feeling that come November 5th, it's going to remind me
once again. //
( (I was delighted to see a red carpet rolled out at the
airport to greet me. Then, I found out it was for Bobby Hebert.
)) [A-bare]. // Actually, you're getting a preview of what a
Republican Administration can do for Louisiana. // How 'bout
those Saints -- off to their fastest start in history.) )) //
I'm proud to be here to show my support for Buddy Roemer --
a man who will be the first Republican governor to be re-elected
in Louisiana. // After all, Buddy and I have a lot in common: We
both can be a bit stubborn / we don't always get along with the
legislature / we both like fishing / we both love America. /
( (I know there's some controversy about split support for
Buddy, and I want to address that right now. / Some Yale grads
just refuse to support a Harvard man. Well I support Buddy --
despite that Harvard thing. )) //
2
I support Buddy Roemer as a man who values conviction above
convenience -- who puts the people before the politicians. //
Buddy was elected in tough times to do tough work -- now he
deserves reelection to finish the job. He spoke for most
Louisianans when he said, "Change and progress do not come
easily
there have been battles won and battles lost [but] we
will not go back. / We will not turn back the clock. Our
children's future can't endure it; our conscience won't allow
it. " / /
But Buddy doesn't just talk the talk. Buddy Roemer also
walks the walk. // Buddy is leading Louisiana toward a brighter
future -- strengthening government ethics, the environment,
economic development, and education. His work on the "four E's,' "
as he calls them, is already scoring four "A's." 11:
Buddy has pledged to "take politics out of the back rooms
and bring it on the front porches." Three years ago he authored
and signed a campaign reform act -- giving Louisiana one of
America's toughest campaign reform laws. Buddy has brought a new
sense of responsibility to state government: annually balancing
the budget and rooting out corruption. / When it comes to
erasing unnecessary bureaucracy, he shares the strategy of
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Colin Powell -- "First you cut it
off / then you kill it." // Buddy could have graduated from the
School of Desert Storm. //
Next comes the environment -- where Buddy has taken
Louisiana's Department of Environmental Quality from lapdog to
3
watchdoq. // Let the old guard support the idea of making
Louisiana an environmental sewer. Buddy believes in protecting
the environment and encouraging economic growth. //
This brings me to the third "E" -- the economy -- where
Buddy has shown he's serious about putting the Bayou state back
in business. Louisiana has rolled though some pretty tough
times. Some are saying, "Laissez les bon temps rouler.' " But as
everybody knows / first you've got to make a roux. //
You've got to create good times before you can let them
roll. Buddy's made economic development the central ingredient
in his recipe for state progress. Over the past four years,
Louisiana's unemployment has plummeted, you've created more than
100,000, the economy has diversified, and the bond rating has
improved. ( (I've heard Buddy's even succeeded in attracting
foreign investors. / The Japanese plan to invest in getting him a
coat and tie //))
Buddy knows that you can't have a developed economy without
developed minds -- thus, the fourth "E," education. When Buddy
saw that Louisiana wasn't passing the grade, he sent the state
back to school. Today, you see signs of progress everywhere:
Smaller class sizes, more respect for teachers, achievement up
from grade K through college. // [STATE AND NATIONAL PROGRESS
REPORT TO COME]
((You know, a noted left-wing politician once said of Buddy
Roemer, "He's often wrong, but never in doubt.' " / What a
compliment coming from Tip O'Neill.) ) //
4
Two years and two days ago, I saw how Buddy can be self-
confident and right / sorry, Tip / working with me and all the
nation's governors at the Charlottesville education summit. /
Buddy also joined me last April at the White House when I
announced America 2000 -- a national strategy to reach six goals
from making every citizen literate to making our students first
in math and science. // ( (Which reminds me that for two years our
administration has prodded Congress to pass our Educational
Excellence Act -- I'm afraid their homework is long overdue. )) //
Buddy Roemer knows our future depends on raising education
above previous plateaus of achievement. / Three weeks ago, he
announced Louisiana 2000 -- his crusade for excellence. / The
American people want radical reform -- reform like school choice.
With competition and accountability, schools will work / wasteful
programs will waste away. / And power will shift from the heavy
hand of the state, to the hands that run the home and raise the
family.
Louisiana 2000 lets Louisianans work together to help our
education system work for us. // I speak of government and
communities, teachers and parents, business and volunteers, and
yes -- Democrats and Republicans -involved in a cause larger
than ourselves. /
**
[ [National Education Goals Progress Report and Louisiana
Progress Report (both due September 30, 1991) to come. ]]
Education, the environment, a strong economy, and government
we can trust: Buddy Roemer changed parties to crusade for these
5
causes. Churchill said, "Some men change their principles for
their party -- others change their party for their principles."
// Some would rather fight than switch. Some would rather
switch than fight. Buddy decided to switch and fight. Today, I
ask you to fight for him. //
Join us in a government of the extended hand -- not the
closed mind and self-indulgent heart. Make sure that somewhere
on the road to a better quality of life, Louisiana didn't stumble
and fall. / Help Louisiana -- and America -- turn the four "E"s
into "A"s across the board. //
Let's help Buddy Roemer steer Louisiana away from old-style
gutter politics and toward the far limits of the horizon. Thank
you, and God bless you. Let's keep Buddy Roemer the great
Governor of the great State of Louisiana.
#
#
#
#
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Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
91 SEP 25 P12: 10
DATE: 9/24/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: WED. 9/25/91 5:00 pm
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ROEMER FUNDRAISER
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SUNUNU
MCCLURE
>
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
KAUFMAN
CARD
DELAND
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
SNOW
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 5:00 p.m., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
TONY-
A GOUD SPEACH
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Grossman)
September 24, 1991
31 SEP 24 P1:21
Draft Four
ROEMER
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
ROEMER FUNDRAISER
SHERATON NEW ORLEANS
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1991
Thank you, Buddy, for that wonderful introduction -- and for
recalling why the author Pearl Buck wrote, "I fell in love with
Louisiana generally and New Orleans in particular." // Thinking
back to the 1988 Convention, this town reminds me of winning. //
I have a feeling that come November 5th, it's going to remind me
once again. //
( (I was delighted to see a red carpet rolled out at the
airport to greet me. Then, I found out it was for Bobby Hebert.
)) [A-bare]. // Actually, you're getting a preview of what a
Republican Administration can do for Louisiana. // How 'bout
those Saints -- off to their fastest start in history. )) //
I'm proud to be here to show my support for Buddy Roemer --
a man who will be the first Republican governor to be re-elected
in Louisiana. // After all, Buddy and I have a lot in common: We
both can be a bit stubborn / we don't always get along with the
legislature / we both like fishing / we both love America. /
((I know there's some controversy about split support for
Buddy, and I want to address that right now. / Some Yale grads
just refuse to support a Harvard man. Well I support Buddy --
despite that Harvard thing.) ) //
2
I support Buddy Roemer as a man who values conviction above
convenience -- who puts the people before the politicians. //
Buddy was elected in tough times to do tough work -- now he
deserves reelection to finish the job. He spoke for most
Louisianans when he said, "Change and progress do not come
easily there have been battles won and battles lost [but] we
will not go back. / We will not turn back the clock. Our
children's future can't endure it; our conscience won't allow
it. " / /
But Buddy doesn't just talk the talk. Buddy Roemer also
walks the walk. // Buddy is leading Louisiana toward a brighter
future -- strengthening government ethics, the environment,
economic development, and education. His work on the "four E's," "
as he calls them, is already scoring four "A's." 11:
Buddy has pledged to "take politics out of the back rooms
and bring it on the front porches." Three years ago he authored
and signed a campaign reform act -- giving Louisiana one of
America's toughest campaign reform laws. Buddy has brought a new
sense of responsibility to state government: annually balancing
the budget and rooting out corruption. / When it comes to
erasing unnecessary bureaucracy, he shares the strategy of
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Colin Powell -- "First you cut it
off / then you kill it. " // Buddy could have graduated from the
School of Desert Storm. //
Next comes the environment -- where Buddy has taken
Louisiana's Department of Environmental Quality from lapdog to
3
watchdoq. // Let the old guard support the idea of making
Louisiana an environmental sewer. Buddy believes in protecting
the environment amd encouraging economic growth. //
This brings me to the third "E" -- the economy -- where
Buddy has shown he's serious about putting the Bayou state back
in business. Louisiana has rolled though some pretty tough
times. Some are saying, "Laissez les bon temps rouler." But as
everybody knows / first you've got to make a roux. //
You've got to create good times before you can let them
roll. Buddy's made economic development the central ingredient
in his recipe for state progress. Over the past four years,
Louisiana's unemployment has plummeted, you've created more than
100,000, the economy has diversified, and the bond rating has
improved. ((I've heard Buddy's even succeeded in attracting
foreign investors. / The Japanese plan to invest in getting him a
coat and tie 11)).
Buddy knows that you can't have a developed economy without
developed minds -- thus, the fourth "E," education. When Buddy
saw that Louisiana wasn't passing the grade, he sent the state
back to school. Today, you see signs of progress everywhere:
Smaller class sizes, more respect for teachers, achievement up
from grade K through college. // [STATE AND NATIONAL PROGRESS
REPORT TO COME]
( (You know, a noted left-wing politician once said of Buddy
Roemer, "He's often wrong, but never in doubt. " / What a
compliment coming from Tip O'Neill.) ) //
4
Two years and two days ago, I saw how Buddy can be self-
confident and right / sorry, Tip / working with me and all the
nation's governors at the Charlottesville education summit. /
Buddy also joined me last April at the White House when I
announced America 2000 -- a national strategy to reach six goals
from making every citizen literate to making our students first
in math and science. // ( (Which reminds me that for two years our
administration has prodded Congress to pass our Educational
Excellence Act -- I'm afraid their homework is long overdue. )) //
Buddy Roemer knows our future depends on raising education
above previous plateaus of achievement. / Three weeks ago, he
announced Louisiana 2000 -- his crusade for excellence. / The
American people want radical reform -- reform like school choice.
With competition and accountability, schools will work / wasteful
programs will waste away. / And power will shift from the heavy
hand of the state, to the hands that run the home and raise the
family.
Louisiana 2000 lets Louisianans work together to help our
education system work for us. // I speak of government and
communities, teachers and parents, business and volunteers, and
yes -- Democrats and Republicans -involved in a cause larger
than ourselves. /
**
[ [National Education Goals Progress Report and Louisiana
Progress Report (both due September 30, 1991) to come. ]]
Education, the environment, a strong economy, and government
we can trust: Buddy Roemer changed parties to crusade for these
5
causes. Churchill said, "Some men change their principles for
their party -- others change their party for their principles. If
// Some would rather fight than switch. Some would rather
switch than fight. Buddy decided to switch and fight. Today, I
ask you to fight for him. //
Join us in a government of the extended hand -- not the
closed mind and self-indulgent heart. Make sure that somewhere
on the road to a better quality of life, Louisiana didn't stumble
and fall. / Help Louisiana -- and America -- turn the four "E"s
into "A"s across the board. //
Let's help Buddy Roemer steer Louisiana away from old-style
gutter politics and toward the far limits of the horizon. Thank
you, and God bless you. Let's keep Buddy Roemer the great
Governor of the great State of Louisiana.
#
#
#
#
272958ss
Document No.
91
SEP
25
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 9/24/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: WED. 9/25/91 5:00pm
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ROEMER FUNDRAISER
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SUNUNU
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
KAUFMAN
CARD
DELAND
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
SNOW
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 5:00 p.m., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
DE
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Grossman)
01 SEP 24 P1:21
September 24, 1991
Draft Four
ROEMER
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
ROEMER FUNDRAISER
SHERATON NEW ORLEANS
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1991
Thank you, Buddy, for that wonderful introduction -- and for
recalling why the author Pearl Buck wrote, "I fell in love with
Louisiana generally and New Orleans in particular." // Thinking
back to the 1988 Convention, this town reminds me of winning. //
I have a feeling that come this November 5th, it's going to remind me
once again. //
( (I was delighted to see a red carpet rolled out at the
airport to greet me. Then, I found out it was for Bobby Hebert.
)) [A-bare]. // Actually, you're getting a preview of what a
Republican Administration can do for Louisiana. // How 'bout
those Saints -- off to their fastest start in history. )) //
I'm proud to be here to show my support for Buddy Roemer --
a man who will be the first Republican governor to be re-elected
in Louisiana. // After all, Buddy and I have a lot in common: We
both can be a bit stubborn / we don't always get along with the
legislature / we both like fishing / we both love America. /
( (I know there's some controversy about split support for
Buddy, and I want to address that right now. / Some Yale grads
just refuse to support a Harvard man. Well I support Buddy --
despite that Harvard thing. )) //
2
I support Buddy Roemer as a man who values conviction above
convenience -- who puts the people before the politicians. //
Buddy was elected in tough times to do tough work -- now he
deserves reelection to finish the job. He spoke for most
Louisianans when he said, "Change and progress do not come
easily there have been battles won and battles lost. [but] we
will not go back. / We will not turn back the clock. Our
children's future can't endure it; our conscience won't allow
it." / /
But Buddy doesn't just talk the talk. Buddy Roemer also
walks the walk. // Buddy is leading Louisiana toward a brighter
future -- strengthening government ethics, the environment,
economic development, and education. His work on the "four E's,"
as he calls them, is already scoring four "A's." //:
Buddy has pledged to "take politics out of the back rooms
and bring it on the front porches." Three years ago he authored
and signed a campaign reform act -- giving Louisiana one of
America's toughest campaign reform laws. Buddy has brought a new
sense of responsibility to state government: annually balancing
the budget and rooting out corruption. / When it comes to
erasing unnecessary bureaucracy, he shares the strategy of
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Colin Powell -- "First you cut it
off / then you kill it." // Buddy could have graduated from the
School of Desert Storm. //
Next comes the environment -- where Buddy has taken
Louisiana's Department of Environmental Quality from lapdog to
BACK BURNER
Not our
FRONT.
3
strong smit
watchdog. // Let the old guard support the idea of making
Louisiana an environmental sewer. Buddy believes in protecting
AND
the environment amd encouraging economic growth. //
This brings me to the third "E" -- the economy -- where
Buddy has shown he's serious about putting the Bayou state back
in business. Louisiana has rolled though some pretty tough
times. Some are saying, "Laissez les bon temps rouler." But as
everybody knows / first you've got to make a roux. //
You've got to create good times before you can let them
roll. Buddy's made economic development the central ingredient
in his recipe for state progress. Over the past four years,
Louisiana's unemployment has plummeted, you've created more than
100,000, the economy has diversified, and the bond rating has
improved. ((I've heard Buddy's even succeeded in attracting
foreign investors. / The Japanese plan to invest in getting him a
coat and tie 11))
Buddy knows that you can't have a developed economy without
developed minds -- thus, the fourth "E," education. When Buddy
saw that Louisiana wasn't passing the grade, he sent the state
back to school. Today, you see signs of progress everywhere:
Smaller class sizes, more respect for teachers, achievement up
from grade K through college. // [STATE AND NATIONAL PROGRESS
REPORT TO COME]
( (You know, a noted left-wing politician once said of Buddy
Roemer, "He's often wrong, but never in doubt. If / What a
compliment coming from Tip O'Neill.) )) //
1
4
Two years and two days ago, I saw how Buddy can be self-
confident and right / sorry, Tip / working with me and all the
nation's governors at the Charlottesville education summit. /
Buddy also joined me last April at the White House when I
announced America 2000 -- a national strategy to reach six goals
from making every citizen literate to making our students first
in math and science. // ( (Which reminds me that for two years our
administration has prodded Congress to pass our Educational
Excellence Act -- I'm afraid their homework is long overdue. )) //
Buddy Roemer knows our future depends on raising education
above previous plateaus of achievement. / Three weeks ago, he
announced Louisiana 2000 -- his crusade for excellence. / The
American people want radical reform -- reform like school choice.
With competition and accountability, schools will work / wasteful
programs will waste away. / And power will shift from the heavy
hand of the state, to the hands that run the home and raise the
family.
Louisiana 2000 lets Louisianans work together to help our
education system work for us. // I speak of government and
communities, teachers and parents, business and volunteers, and
yes -- Democrats and Republicans -involved in a cause larger
than ourselves. /
**
[[National Education Goals Progress Report and Louisiana
Progress Report (both due September 30, 1991) to come. ]]
Education, the environment, a strong economy, and government
we can trust: Buddy Roemer changed parties to crusade for these
5
causes. Churchill said, "Some men change their principles for
their party -- others change their party for their principles. If
// Some would rather fight than switch. Some would rather
switch than fight. Buddy decided to switch and fight. Today, I
ask you to fight for him. //
Join us in a government of the extended hand -- not the
closed mind and self-indulgent heart. Make sure that somewhere
on the road to a better quality of life, Louisiana didn't stumble
and fall. / Help Louisiana -- and America -- turn the four "E"s
into "A"s across the board. //
Let's help Buddy Roemer steer Louisiana away from old-style
gutter politics and toward the far limits of the horizon. Thank
you, and God bless you. Let's keep Buddy Roemer the great
Governor of the great State of Louisiana.
#
#
#
#