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THANKSGIVING TURKEY PRESENTATION / THE ROSE GARDEN
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1991 / 7:30 A.M.
GOOD MORNING. IT'S GREAT To SEE GARY RUKA [ROO-
KUH] AND STUART PROCTOR AND OUR OTHER GUESTS FROM THE
NATIONAL TURKEY FEDERATION.
I REMEMBER ATTENDING LAST YEAR'S TURKEY CEREMONY,
BEFORE GOING OFF TO THE PERSIAN GULF TO SHARE
THANKSGIVING DINNER WITH OUR TROOPS IN THE SAUDI
DESERT. FOR MANY FAMILIES, THE MEMORY OF LAST
THANKSGIVING MUST SEEM VERY DISTANT.
- 2 -
THURSDAY WILL BE A GREAT DAY, A SORT OF HOMECOMING,
FOR MANY FAMILIES: FULL OF PRIDE FOR OUR BRAVE
SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN, AND HAPPINESS AT HAVING THEM AT
THE TABLE -- AT HOME -- SOME, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TWO
YEARS. To EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM, I SAY AGAIN WHAT
I SAID TO THEM IN THE DESERT THAT DAY: THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR STANDING FOR FREEDOM, FOR OUR SECURITY,
AND FOR PEACE IN THE WORLD.
- 3 -
To THE FAMILIES OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN
THE LINE OF DUTY, WE SAY THANK YOU, TOO -- FOR WE WILL
ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL TO THEM AND TO YOU.
THANKSGIVING IS A UNIQUELY AMERICAN HOLIDAY, AND AS
WE THANK THE LORD FOR HIS BLESSINGS OF FREEDOM,
SECURITY, AND PEACE, WE ALSO REMEMBER THOSE AMERICANS
WHO ARE OUT OF WORK ... IN POOR HEALTH ... OR JUST
PLAIN LONELY. WE SEEK SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS FACING
- 4 -
OUR NATION -- MOST OF ALL, THE REPAIR OF HOPE AND AN
END TO HOMELESSNESS AND HUNGER.
PARENTHETICALLY, LET ME POINT OUT THAT SINCE THE
SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF DESERT STORM, MORE THAN 161
MILLION DOLLARS' WORTH OF SURPLUS FOOD FROM THE WAR HAS
BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE HOMELESS AND OTHER NEEDY
AMERICANS. I WANT TO THANK GSA ADMINISTRATOR DICK
AUSTIN, THE BRAINS BEHIND "OPERATION DESERT SHARE."
- 5 -
FINALLY, LET ME SAY THAT I'VE GRANTED THE ANNUAL
PRESIDENTIAL PARDON TO THIS TURKEY, so YOU CAN REST
ASSURED HE WILL NOT BE ON ANYBODY'S DINNER TABLE
THURSDAY. INSTEAD, HE'LL LIVE OUT HIS DAYS GOBBLING
AWAY AT A CHILDREN'S PETTING FARM.
AND so, WITH THAT SAID, I AM PLEASED TO SIGN THE
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION FOR 1991. [SIGN PROCLAMATION]
So HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE, AND GARY, I BELIEVE
YOU'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS. ###
THANKSGIVING TURKEY PRESENTATION / THE ROSE GARDEN
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1991 / 7:30 A.M.
GOOD MORNING. IT'S GREAT TO SEE GARY RUKA [ROO-
KUH] AND STUART PROCTOR AND OUR OTHER GUESTS FROM THE
NATIONAL TURKEY FEDERATION.
I REMEMBER ATTENDING LAST YEAR'S TURKEY CEREMONY,
BEFORE GOING OFF TO THE PERSIAN GULF TO SHARE
THANKSGIVING DINNER WITH OUR TROOPS IN THE SAUDI
DESERT. FOR MANY FAMILIES, THE MEMORY OF LAST
THANKSGIVING MUST SEEM VERY DISTANT.
- 2 -
THURSDAY WILL BE A GREAT DAY, A SORT OF HOMECOMING,
FOR MANY FAMILIES: FULL OF PRIDE FOR OUR BRAVE
SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN, AND HAPPINESS AT HAVING THEM AT
THE TABLE -- AT HOME -- SOME, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TWO
YEARS. To EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM, I SAY AGAIN WHAT
I SAID TO THEM IN THE DESERT THAT DAY: THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR STANDING FOR FREEDOM, FOR OUR SECURITY,
AND FOR PEACE IN THE WORLD.
- 3 -
To THE FAMILIES OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN
THE LINE OF DUTY, WE SAY THANK YOU, TOO -- FOR WE WILL
ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL TO THEM AND TO YOU.
THANKSGIVING IS A UNIQUELY AMERICAN HOLIDAY, AND AS
WE THANK THE LORD FOR HIS BLESSINGS OF FREEDOM,
SECURITY, AND PEACE, WE ALSO REMEMBER THOSE AMERICANS
WHO ARE OUT OF WORK ... IN POOR HEALTH ... OR JUST
PLAIN LONELY. WE SEEK SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS FACING
- 4 -
OUR NATION -- MOST OF ALL, THE REPAIR OF HOPE AND AN
END TO HOMELESSNESS AND HUNGER.
PARENTHETICALLY, LET ME POINT OUT THAT SINCE THE
SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF DESERT STORM, MORE THAN 161
MILLION DOLLARS' WORTH OF SURPLUS FOOD FROM THE WAR HAS
BEEN DISTRIBUTED To THE HOMELESS AND OTHER NEEDY
AMERICANS. I WANT TO THANK GSA ADMINISTRATOR DICK
AUSTIN, THE BRAINS BEHIND "OPERATION DESERT SHARE."
. 5 .
FINALLY, LET ME SAY THAT I'VE GRANTED THE ANNUAL
PRESIDENTIAL PARDON To THIS TURKEY, so YOU CAN REST
ASSURED HE WILL NOT BE ON ANYBODY'S DINNER TABLE
THURSDAY. INSTEAD, HE'LL LIVE OUT HIS DAYS GOBBLING
AWAY AT A CHILDREN'S PETTING FARM.
AND so, WITH THAT SAID, I AM PLEASED TO SIGN THE
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION FOR 1991. [SIGN PROCLAMATION]
So HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE, AND GARY, I BELIEVE
YOU'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS. ###
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
31 NOV 15 P6: 07
THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
OK
edit
November 15, 1991
INFORMATION
slejht
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST
TONY SNOW TS
FROM:
MARY KATE GRANT MKS
SUBJECT:
BRIEF REMARKS FOR THANKSGIVING TURKEY PRESENTATION
I. SUMMARY
Attached for your review are brief remarks for the
Thanksgiving turkey presentation, to be held in the Rose Garden
on Friday, November 22, at 1:40 p.m. Your remarks are four
minutes in length and will be on speechcards.
Grant/Aarhus
A:Turkey Draft three
November 15, 1991
BRIEF REMARKS: THANKSGIVING TURKEY PRESENTATION
THE ROSE GARDEN
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1991
1:40 P.M.
Welcome to the White House. It's great to see Gary Ruka
[ROO-kuh], President of the National Turkey Federation; Stuart
Proctor, Executive Vice President of the National Turkey
Federation; and welcome to Mrs. Van Hook's fourth-grade class
from St. Agnes Cathedral School.
( (Before I came outside, I read on my schedule: "1:40 --
Turkey in the Rose Garden." I didn't know if I was supposed to
eat my lunch late, // meet the prime minister -- of Turkey, that
is, // or veto a spending bill.))
((I asked Sig if he thought there might be an image problem
with this event today. He said no, the turkey should survive
it.))
((Every year, we get a lot of questions as to why the Curkey
looks so exhausted // It's easy - we just locked him in a room
for half an hour with Helen Thomas.))
( (However, I do not think it's necessary to point out --
Doutit!
true story -- that this particular turkey comes from Iowa, and I
understand he's a tom turkey. //))
Thanksgiving Day is an important holiday for the Bush
family, as it is for meet Americans. As everybody sits down at
the table, we think back on the past year and thank God for all
2
that was good and right in our lives, and we pray for strength
and guidance in the coming year.
I remember attending last year's Turkey Ceremony, before
going off to the Persian Gulf to share Thanksgiving Dinner with
our troops in the Saudi desert. For many families, the memory of
last Thanksgiving must seem very distant. Next Thursday will be
a great day, a sort of homecoming, for many families: full of
pride for our brave servicemen and women, and happiness at having
them at the table -- at home -- some, for the first time in two
years. To each and every one of them, I say again what I said to
them in the desert that day: Thank you. Thank you for standing
for freedom, for our security, and for peace in the world.
To the families of those who gave their lives in the line of
duty, we say thank you, too -- for we will always be grateful to
them and to you.
As we thank the Lord for His blessings of freedom, security,
and peace, we also remember those Americans who are out of work
in poor health
or just plain lonely. We seek solutions
to the problems facing our Nation -- most of all, the repair of
hope and an end to hunger and homelessness.
Like the Pilgrims at Plymouth, and the early colonists at
Jamestown, New Amsterdam and St. Augustine, we too thank the Lord
for sustaining us through times of peril and hardship. America
is unlike any other Nation on Earth, and we must never take for
granted God's abundant blessings upon our land and our people.
That is what makes Thanksgiving such a uniquely American holiday.
3
And so, with that said, I am pleased to continue a 200 year
tradition and sign the Thanksgiving proclamation for 1991.
[SIGN PROCLAMATION]
Before I invite the kids up here to see the turkey, let me
say that I've also granted the traditional Presidential Pardon to
this turkey, so you can rest assured he will not be on anybody's
dinner table next week. Instead, he'll live out his days
gobbling away at a children's petting farm.
So happy Thanksgiving everyone, and come on up, kids.
# # #
Document No. 280681
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: November 16, 1991 ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: THANKSGIVING TURKEY PRESENTATION
SUBJECT:
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1991 - ROSE GARDEN
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SUNUNU
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
MCBRIDE
CARD
FIRESTONE
DEMAREST
SNOW
FITZWATER
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
The attached has been forwarded to the President.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
91 NOV 15 P6: 08
November 15, 1991
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST
TONY SNOW TS
FROM:
MARY KATE GRANT MKS
SUBJECT:
BRIEF REMARKS FOR THANKSGIVING TURKEY PRESENTATION
I. SUMMARY
Attached for your review are brief remarks for the
Thanksgiving turkey presentation, to be held in the Rose Garden
on Friday, November 22, at 1:40 p.m. Your remarks are four
minutes in length and will be on speechcards.
Grant/Aarhus
A:Turkey Draft three
November 15, 1991
BRIEF REMARKS: THANKSGIVING TURKEY PRESENTATION
THE ROSE GARDEN
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1991
1:40 P.M.
Welcome to the White House. It's great to see Gary Ruka
[ROO-kuh], President of the National Turkey Federation; Stuart
Proctor, Executive Vice President of the National Turkey
Federation; and welcome to Mrs. Van Hook's fourth-grade class
from St. Agnes Cathedral School.
((Before I came outside, I read on my schedule: "1:40 --
Turkey in the Rose Garden." I didn't know if I was supposed to
eat my lunch late, // meet the prime minister -- of Turkey, that
is, // or veto a spending bill.))
((I asked Sig if he thought there might be an image problem
with this event today. He said no, the turkey should survive
it.))
((Every year, we get a lot of questions as to why the turkey
looks so exhausted. // It's easy -- we just locked him in a room
for half an hour with Helen Thomas. ))
( (However, I do not think it's necessary to point out --
true story -- that this particular turkey comes from Iowa, and I
understand he's a tom turkey. //))
Thanksgiving Day is an important holiday for the Bush
family, as it is for most Americans. As everybody sits down at
the table, we think back on the past year and thank God for all
2
that was good and right in our lives, and we pray for strength
and guidance in the coming year.
I remember attending last year's Turkey Ceremony, before
going off to the Persian Gulf to share Thanksgiving Dinner with
our troops in the Saudi desert. For many families, the memory of
last Thanksgiving must seem very distant. Next Thursday will be
a great day, a sort of homecoming, for many families: full of
pride for our brave servicemen and women, and happiness at having
them at the table -- at home -- some, for the first time in two
years. To each and every one of them, I say again what I said to
them in the desert that day: Thank you. Thank you for standing
for freedom, for our security, and for peace in the world.
To the families of those who gave their lives in the line of
duty, we say thank you, too -- for we will always be grateful to
them and to you.
As we thank the Lord for His blessings of freedom, security,
and peace, we also remember those Americans who are out of work
in poor health
or just plain lonely. We seek solutions
to the problems facing our Nation -- most of all, the repair of
hope and an end to hunger and homelessness.
Like the Pilgrims at Plymouth, and the early colonists at
Jamestown, New Amsterdam and St. Augustine, we too thank the Lord
for sustaining us through times of peril and hardship. America
is unlike any other Nation on Earth, and we must never take for
granted God's abundant blessings upon our land and our people.
That is what makes Thanksgiving such a uniquely American holiday.
3
And so, with that said, I am pleased to continue a 200 year
tradition and sign the Thanksgiving proclamation for 1991.
[SIGN PROCLAMATION]
Before I invite the kids up here to see the turkey, let me
say that I've also granted the traditional Presidential Pardon to
this turkey, so you can rest assured he will not be on anybody's
dinner table next week. Instead, he'll live out his days
gobbling away at a children's petting farm.
So happy Thanksgiving everyone, and come on up, kids.
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 15, 1991
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST
TONY SNOW TS
FROM:
MARY KATE GRANT MKS
SUBJECT:
BRIEF REMARKS FOR THANKSGIVING TURKEY PRESENTATION
I. SUMMARY
Attached for your review are brief remarks for the
Thanksgiving turkey presentation, to be held in the Rose Garden
on Friday, November 22, at 1:40 p.m. Your remarks are four
minutes in length and will be on speechcards.
Grant/Aarhus
A:Turkey Draft three
November 15, 1991
BRIEF REMARKS: THANKSGIVING TURKEY PRESENTATION
THE ROSE GARDEN
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1991
1:40 P.M.
Welcome to the White House. It's great to see Gary Ruka
[ROO-kuh], President of the National Turkey Federation; Stuart
Proctor, Executive Vice President of the National Turkey
Federation; and welcome to Mrs. Van Hook's fourth-grade class
from St. Agnes Cathedral School.
((Before I came outside, I read on my schedule: "1:40 --
Turkey in the Rose Garden." I didn't know if I was supposed to
eat my lunch late, // meet the prime minister -- of Turkey, that
is, // or veto a spending bill.))
((I asked Sig if he thought there might be an image problem
with this event today. He said no, the turkey should survive
it.))
((Every year, we get a lot of questions as to why the turkey
looks so exhausted. // It's easy -- we just locked him in a room
for half an hour with Helen Thomas.)
((However, I do not think it's necessary to point out --
true story -- that this particular turkey comes from Iowa, and I
understand he's a tom turkey. //))
Thanksgiving Day is an important holiday for the Bush
family, as it is for most Americans. As everybody sits down at
the table, we think back on the past year and thank God for all
2
that was good and right in our lives, and we pray for strength
and guidance in the coming year.
I remember attending last year's Turkey Ceremony, before
going off to the Persian Gulf to share Thanksgiving Dinner with
our troops in the Saudi desert. For many families, the memory of
last Thanksgiving must seem very distant. Next Thursday will be
a great day, a sort of homecoming, for many families: full of
pride for our brave servicemen and women, and happiness at having
them at the table -- at home -- some, for the first time in two
years. To each and every one of them, I say again what I said to
them in the desert that day: Thank you. Thank you for standing
for freedom, for our security, and for peace in the world.
To the families of those who gave their lives in the line of
duty, we say thank you, too -- for we will always be grateful to
them and to you.
As we thank the Lord for His blessings of freedom, security,
and peace, we also remember those Americans who are out of work
in poor health
or just plain lonely. We seek solutions
to the problems facing our Nation -- most of all, the repair of
hope and an end to hunger and homelessness.
Like the Pilgrims at Plymouth, and the early colonists at
Jamestown, New Amsterdam and St. Augustine, we too thank the Lord
for sustaining us through times of peril and hardship. America
is unlike any other Nation on Earth, and we must never take for
granted God's abundant blessings upon our land and our people.
That is what makes Thanksgiving such a uniquely American holiday.
3
And so, with that said, I am pleased to continue a 200 year
tradition and sign the Thanksgiving proclamation for 1991.
[SIGN PROCLAMATION]
Before I invite the kids up here to see the turkey, let me
say that I've also granted the traditional Presidential Pardon to
this turkey, so you can rest assured he will not be on anybody's
dinner table next week. Instead, he'll live out his days
gobbling away at a children's petting farm.
So happy Thanksgiving everyone, and come on up, kids.
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 15, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR TONY SNOW
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER
RBP
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Thanksgiving Turkey
Presentation
We have reviewed the attached draft and have no suggested
changes from a policy standpoint. We approve of the draft
remarks in their current form.
CC: Phillip D. Brady
Document No.
280681ss
18
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
P2:
1/3
DATE:
11/13/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: FRIDAY, 11/15/91 4:00 pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: THANKSGIVING TURKEY PRESENTATION
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1991 - ROSE GARDEN
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SUNUNU
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
CARD
MCBRIDE
SNOW
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 4:00 p.m., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Grant/Aarhus
A:Turkey Draft two
November 12, 1991
NOV
P4: 53
BRIEF
REMARKS:
THANKSGIVING TURKEY PRESENTATION
THE ROSE GARDEN
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1991
[Acknowledgements; Turkey Federation reps.]
Welcome to the White House. ((Before I came outside, I read
on my schedule: "11:45 -- Turkey in the Rose Garden." I didn't
know if I was supposed to eat my lunch, // meet the prime
minister -- of Turkey, that is, // or veto a spending bill.))
((I asked Sig if he thought there might be an image problem
with this event today. He said no, the turkey should survive
it.))
((Every year, we get a lot of questions as to why the turkey
looks so exhausted. // It's easy -- we just locked him in a room
for half an hour with Helen Thomas.) )
((However, I do not think it's necessary to point out --
true story -- that this particular turkey comes from Iowa, and
that his name is Tom. //))
Thanksgiving Day is a big holiday for the Bush family, as it
is for most Americans. As everybody sits down at the table, we
think back on the past year and thank God for all that was good
and right in our lives, and we pray for strength and guidance in
the coming year.
I remember attending last year's Turkey Ceremony, before
going off to the Persian Gulf to share Thanksgiving Dinner with
our troops in the Saudi desert. For many families, the memory of
2
last Thanksgiving must seem very distant. Next Thursday will be
a great day, a sort of homecoming, for many families: full of
pride for our brave servicemen and women, and happiness at having
them at the table -- at home -- some, for the first time in two
years. To each and every one of them, I say again what I said to
them in the desert that day: Thank you. Thank you for standing
for freedom, for our security, and for peace in the world.
To the families of those who gave their lives in the line of
duty, we say thank you, too -- for we will always be grateful to
them and to you.
As we thank the Lord for His blessings of freedom, security,
and peace, we also remember those Americans who are out of work
in poor health
or just plain lonely. We seek solutions
to the problems facing our Nation -- most of all, the repair of
hope and an end to hunger and homelessness.
Like the Pilgrims at Plymouth, and the early colonists at
Jamestown, New Amsterdam and St. Augustine, we too thank the Lord
for sustaining us through times of peril and hardship. America
is unlike any other Nation on Earth, and we must never take for
granted God's abundant blessings upon our land and our people.
That is what makes Thanksgiving such a uniquely American holiday.
And so, with that said, I am pleased to sign the
Thanksgiving proclamation for 1991. [SIGN PROCLAMATION]
Before I invite the kids up here to see the turkey, let me
say that I've also granted the traditional Presidential Pardon to
this turkey, so you can rest assured he will not be on anybody's
3
dinner table next week. Instead, he'll live out his days
gobbling away at a children's petting farm.
So happy Thanksgiving everyone, and come on up, kids.
###
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Document No. 280681ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
11/13/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: FRIDAY, 11/15/91 4:00 pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: THANKSGIVING TURKEY PRESENTATION
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1991 - ROSE GARDEN
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SUNUNU
MCCLURE N/V
SCOWCROFT N/C
PETERSMEYER
oppsi
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
>
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
N/C
CARD
MCBRIDE
DEMAREST N/C
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SNOW
FITZWATER
GRAY Renguist 2312,Nic
HOLIDAY N/C
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 4:00 p.m., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
Now on Friday
-MASTER-
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Grant/Aarhus
A:Turkey Draft two
November 12, 1991
NOV P4: 53
BRIEF REMARKS: THANKSGIVING TURKEY PRESENTATION
THE ROSE GARDEN
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1991
[Acknowledgements; Turkey Federation reps.]
Welcome to the White House. ((Before I came outside, I read
on my schedule: "11:45 -- Turkey in the Rose Garden.' I didn't
know if I was supposed to eat my lunch, // meet the prime
minister -- of Turkey, that is, // or veto a spending bill.)
( (I asked Sig if he thought there might be an image problem
with this event today. He said no, the turkey should survive, XNO
it.)
( (Every year, we get a lot of questions as to why the turkey
looks so exhausted. // It's easy -- we just locked him in a room
for half an hour with Helen Thomas.) )
( (However, I do not think it's necessary to point out --
[Eru true story that this particular turkey comes from Iowa, and
that his name is Tom. //)) V XNo
Thanksgiving Day is a big holiday for the Bush family, as it
animportant ok
is for most Americans. As everybody sits down at the table, we
think back on the past year and thank God for all that was good
and right in our lives, and we pray for strength and guidance in
the coming year.
I remember attending last year's Turkey Ceremony, before
going off to the Persian Gulf to share Thanksgiving Dinner with
our troops in the Saudi desert. For many families, the memory of
2
last Thanksgiving must seem very distant. Next Thursday will be
a great day, a sort of homecoming, for many families: full of
pride for our brave servicemen and women, and happiness at having
them at the table -- at home -- some, for the first time in two
years. To each and every one of them, I say again what I said to
them in the desert that day: Thank you. Thank you for standing
for freedom, for our security, and for peace in the world.
To the families of those who gave their lives in the line of
duty, we say thank you, too -- for we will always be grateful to
them and to you.
As we thank the Lord for His blessings of freedom, security,
and peace, we also remember those Americans who are out of work
in poor health
or just plain lonely. We seek solutions
to the problems facing our Nation -- most of all, the repair of
hope and an end to hunger and homelessness.
Like the Pilgrims at Plymouth, and the early colonists at
Jamestown, New Amsterdam and St. Augustine, we too thank the Lord
for sustaining us through times of peril and hardship. America
is unlike any other Nation on Earth, and we must never take for
granted God's abundant blessings upon our land and our people.
That is what makes Thanksgiving such a uniquely American holiday. OK
continue a 200 year
And so, with that said, I am pleased to/sign the
tradition
Thanksgiving proclamation for 1991. [SIGN PROCLAMATION]
and
(JG)
Before I invite the kids up here to see the turkey, let me
say that I've also granted the traditional Presidential Pardon to
this turkey, so you can rest assured he will not be on anybody's
3
dinner table next week. Instead, he'll live out his days
gobbling away at a children's petting farm.
So happy Thanksgiving everyone, and come on up, kids.
# # #
Document No. 280681ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
91 NOV 18 A10: 02
DATE:
11/13/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: FRIDAY, 11/15/91 4:00pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: THANKSGIVING TURKEY PRESENTATION
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1991 - ROSE GARDEN
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SUNUNU
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
>
BRADY
<
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
CARD
MCBRIDE
\
SNOW
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
>
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 4:00 p.m., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
The comment
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Grant/Aarhus
A:Turkey Draft two
November 12, 1991
DLNOV13 P4: 53
BRIEF REMARKS: THANKSGIVING TURKEY PRESENTATION
THE ROSE GARDEN
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1991
[Acknowledgements; Turkey Federation reps.]
Welcome to the White House. ( (Before I came outside, I read
on my schedule: "11:45 -- Turkey in the Rose Garden." I didn't
know if I was supposed to eat my lunch, // meet the prime
minister -- of Turkey, that is, // or veto a spending bill.) )
((I asked Sig if he thought there might be an image problem
with this event today. He said no, the turkey should survive
it.))
((Every year, we get a lot of questions as to why the turkey
looks so exhausted. // It's easy -- we just locked him in a room
for half an hour with Helen Thomas.) )
( (However, I do not think it's necessary to point out --
true story -- that this particular turkey comes from Iowa, and
that his name is Tom. 11))
Thanksgiving Day is a big holiday for the Bush family, as it
is for most Americans. As everybody sits down at the table, we
think back on the past year and thank God for all that was good
and right in our lives, and we pray for strength and guidance in
the coming year.
I remember attending last year's Turkey Ceremony, before
going off to the Persian Gulf to share Thanksgiving Dinner with
our troops in the Saudi desert. For many families, the memory of
2
last Thanksgiving must seem very distant. Next Thursday will be
a great day, a sort of homecoming, for many families: full of
pride for our brave servicemen and women, and happiness at having
them at the table -- at home -- some, for the first time in two
years. To each and every one of them, I say again what I said to
them in the desert that day: Thank you. Thank you for standing
for freedom, for our security, and for peace in the world.
To the families of those who gave their lives in the line of
duty, we say thank you, too -- for we will always be grateful to
them and to you.
As we thank the Lord for His blessings of freedom, security,
and peace, we also remember those Americans who are out of work
in poor health
or just plain lonely. We seek solutions
to the problems facing our Nation -- most of all, the repair of
hope and an end to hunger and homelessness.
Like the Pilgrims at Plymouth, and the early colonists at
Jamestown, New Amsterdam and St. Augustine, we too thank the Lord
for sustaining us through times of peril and hardship. America
is unlike any other Nation on Earth, and we must never take for
granted God's abundant blessings upon our land and our people.
That is what makes Thanksgiving such a uniquely American holiday.
And so, with that said, I am pleased to sign the
Thanksgiving proclamation for 1991. [SIGN PROCLAMATION]
Before I invite the kids up here to see the turkey, let me
say that I've also granted the traditional Presidential Pardon to
this turkey, so you can rest assured he will not be on anybody's
3
dinner table next week. Instead, he'll live out his days
gobbling away at a children's petting farm.
So happy Thanksgiving everyone, and come on up, kids.
# # #
Document No. 280681ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
91 NOV 14 P4: 17
DATE:
11/13/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: FRIDAY, 11/15/91 4:00pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: THANKSGIVING TURKEY PRESENTATION
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1991 - ROSE GARDEN
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SUNUNU
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
>
BRADY
<
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
CARD
MCBRIDE
DEMAREST
\
SNOW
FITZWATER
Firestone
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 4:00 p.m., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
MK-
Instane comment.
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Thanks J. 11/14
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Grant/Aarhus
A:Turkey Draft two
November 12, 1991
NOV P4: 53
BRIEF REMARKS: THANKSGIVING TURKEY PRESENTATION
THE ROSE GARDEN
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1991
[Acknowledgements; Turkey Federation reps.]
Welcome to the White House. ((Before I came outside, I read
on my schedule: "11:45 -- Turkey in the Rose Garden. I didn't
know if I was supposed to eat my lunch, // meet the prime
minister -- of Turkey, that is, // or veto a spending bill.))
( ( I asked Sig if he thought there might be an image problem
with this event today. He said no, the turkey should survive
it.) )
((Every year, we get a lot of questions as to why the turkey
looks so exhausted. // It's easy -- we just locked him in a room
for half an hour with Helen Thomas. ))
((However, I do not think it's necessary to point out --
true story -- that this particular turkey comes from Iowa, and
that his name is Tom. //))
Thanksgiving Day is a big holiday for the Bush family, as it
is for most Americans. As everybody sits down at the table, we
think back on the past year and thank God for all that was good
and right in our lives, and we pray for strength and guidance in
the coming year.
I remember attending last year's Turkey Ceremony, before
going off to the Persian Gulf to share Thanksgiving Dinner with
our troops in the Saudi desert. For many families, the memory of
2
last Thanksgiving must seem very distant. Next Thursday will be
a great day, a sort of homecoming, for many families: full of
pride for our brave servicemen and women, and happiness at having
them at the table -- at home -- some, for the first time in two
years. To each and every one of them, I say again what I said to
them in the desert that day: Thank you. Thank you for standing
for freedom, for our security, and for peace in the world.
To the families of those who gave their lives in the line of
duty, we say thank you, too -- for we will always be grateful to
them and to you.
As we thank the Lord for His blessings of freedom, security,
and peace, we also remember those Americans who are out of work
in poor health
or just plain lonely. We seek solutions
to the problems facing our Nation -- most of all, the repair of
hope and an end to hunger and homelessness.
Like the Pilgrims at Plymouth, and the early colonists at
Jamestown, New Amsterdam and St. Augustine, we too thank the Lord
for sustaining us through times of peril and hardship. America
is unlike any other Nation on Earth, and we must never take for
granted God's abundant blessings upon our land and our people.
That is what makes Thanksgiving such a uniquely American holiday.
And so, with that said, I am pleased to sign the
Thanksgiving proclamation for 1991. [SIGN PROCLAMATION]
Before I invite the kids up here to see the turkey, let me
say that I've also granted the traditional Presidential Pardon to
this turkey, so you can rest assured he will not be on anybody's
continue a 200 year
tradition and
3
dinner table next week. Instead, he'll live out his days
gobbling away at a children's petting farm.
So happy Thanksgiving everyone, and come on up, kids.
# # #
Document No. 280681ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
91 NOV 15 All: 38
DATE:
11/13/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: FRIDAY, 11/15/91 4:00pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: THANKSGIVING TURKEY PRESENTATION
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1991 - ROSE GARDEN
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SUNUNU
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
\
BRADY
<
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
CARD
MCBRIDE
SNOW
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 4:00 p.m., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE: No comment.
Thanks,
GL
Elizabeth Luttig
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Grant/Aarhus
A:Turkey Draft two
November 12, 1991
P4: 53
BRIEF REMARKS: THANKSGIVING TURKEY PRESENTATION
THE ROSE GARDEN
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1991
[Acknowledgements; Turkey Federation reps.]
Welcome to the White House. ((Before I came outside, I read
on my schedule: "11:45 -- Turkey in the Rose Garden.' I didn't
know if I was supposed to eat my lunch, // meet the prime
minister -- of Turkey, that is, // or veto a spending bill.) )
((I asked Sig if he thought there might be an image problem
with this event today. He said no, the turkey should survive
it.))
((Every year, we get a lot of questions as to why the turkey
looks so exhausted. // It's easy -- we just locked him in a room
for half an hour with Helen Thomas.) )
((However, I do not think it's necessary to point out --
true story -- that this particular turkey comes from Iowa, and
that his name is Tom 11))
Thanksgiving Day is a big holiday for the Bush family, as it
is for most Americans. As everybody sits down at the table, we
think back on the past year and thank God for all that was good
and right in our lives, and we pray for strength and guidance in
the coming year.
I remember attending last year's Turkey Ceremony, before
going off to the Persian Gulf to share Thanksgiving Dinner with
our troops in the Saudi desert. For many families, the memory of
2
last Thanksgiving must seem very distant. Next Thursday will be
a great day, a sort of homecoming, for many families: full of
pride for our brave servicemen and women, and happiness at having
them at the table -- at home -- some, for the first time in two
years. To each and every one of them, I say again what I said to
them in the desert that day: Thank you. Thank you for standing
for freedom, for our security, and for peace in the world.
To the families of those who gave their lives in the line of
duty, we say thank you, too -- for we will always be grateful to
them and to you.
As we thank the Lord for His blessings of freedom, security,
and peace, we also remember those Americans who are out of work
in poor health
or just plain lonely. We seek solutions
to the problems facing our Nation -- most of all, the repair of
hope and an end to hunger and homelessness.
Like the Pilgrims at Plymouth, and the early colonists at
Jamestown, New Amsterdam and St. Augustine, we too thank the Lord
for sustaining us through times of peril and hardship. America
is unlike any other Nation on Earth, and we must never take for
granted God's abundant blessings upon our land and our people.
That is what makes Thanksgiving such a uniquely American holiday.
And so, with that said, I am pleased to sign the
Thanksgiving proclamation for 1991. [SIGN PROCLAMATION]
Before I invite the kids up here to see the turkey, let me
say that I've also granted the traditional Presidential Pardon to
this turkey, so you can rest assured he will not be on anybody's
3
dinner table next week. Instead, he'll live out his days
gobbling away at a children's petting farm.
So happy Thanksgiving everyone, and come on up, kids.
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 14, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR TONY SNOW
Deputy Assistant to the President for
Communications and Director of Speechwriting
FROM:
JANET REHNQUIST MR
Associate Counsel to the President
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks -- Thanksgiving Turkey
Presentation -- Wednesday, November 20, 1991,
Rose Garden
At your request, Counsel's Office has reviewed the above-
referenced matter. We have no legal objections.
Thank you for the opportunity to review this matter
CC: Phil Brady
Document No. 280681ss
8339
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
91 NOV 14 P7: 52
DATE:
11/13/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: FRIDAY, 11/15/91 4:00pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: THANKSGIVING TURKEY PRESENTATION
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1991 ROSE GARDEN
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SUNUNU
MCCLURE
<
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
>
BRADY
<
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
CARD
MCBRIDE
DEMAREST
\
SNOW
FITZWATER
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 4:00 p.m., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
November 14, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR TONY SNOW
The NSC staff concurs with the draft presidential remarks.
Brent With Scowcroft
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
CC: Phillip D. Brady
Grant/Aarhus
A:Turkey Draft two
November 12, 1991
P4: 53
THANKSGIVING TURKEY PRESENTATION
THE ROSE GARDEN
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1991
[Acknowledgements, Turkey Federation reps.]
Welcome to the White House. ((Before I came outside, I read
on my schedule: "11:45 -- Turkey in the Rose Garden." I didn't
know if I was supposed to eat my lunch, // meet the prime
minister -- of Turkey, that is, // or veto a spending bill.))
((I asked Sig if he thought there might be an image problem
with this event today. He said no, the turkey should survive
it.))
( (Every year, we get a lot of questions as to why the turkey
looks so exhausted. // It's easy -- we just locked him in a room
for half an hour with Helen Thomas.) )
( (However, I do not think it's necessary to point out --
true story -- that this particular turkey comes from Iowa, and
that his name is Tom. 11))
Thanksgiving Day is a big holiday for the Bush family, as it
is for most Americans. As everybody sits down at the table, we
think back on the past year and thank God for all that was good
and right in our lives, and we pray for strength and guidance in
the coming year.
I remember attending last year's Turkey Ceremony, before
going off to the Persian Gulf to share Thanksgiving Dinner with
our troops in the Saudi desert. For many families, the memory of
2
last Thanksgiving must seem very distant. Next Thursday will be
a great day, a sort of homecoming, for many families: full of
pride for our brave servicemen and women, and happiness at having
them at the table -- at home -- some, for the first time in two
years. To each and every one of them, I say again what I said to
them in the desert that day: Thank you. Thank you for standing
for freedom, for our security, and for peace in the world.
To the families of those who gave their lives in the line of
duty, we say thank you, too -- for we will always be grateful to
them and to you.
As we thank the Lord for His blessings of freedom, security,
and peace, we also remember those Americans who are out of work
in poor health
or just plain lonely. We seek solutions
to the problems facing our Nation -- most of all, the repair of
hope and an end to hunger and homelessness.
Like the Pilgrims at Plymouth, and the early colonists at
Jamestown, New Amsterdam and St. Augustine, we too thank the Lord
for sustaining us through times of peril and hardship. America
is unlike any other Nation on Earth, and we must never take for
granted God's abundant blessings upon our land and our people.
That is what makes Thanksgiving such a uniquely American holiday.
And so, with that said, I am pleased to sign the
Thanksgiving proclamation for 1991. [SIGN PROCLAMATION]
Before I invite the kids up here to see the turkey, let me
say that I've also granted the traditional Presidential Pardon to
this turkey, so you can rest assured he will not be on anybody's
3
dinner table next week. Instead, he'll live out his days
gobbling away at a children's petting farm.
So happy Thanksgiving everyone, and come on up, kids.
# # #
Document No. 280681ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
91 NOV 14 P12: 18
DATE:
11/13/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: FRIDAY, 11/15/91 4:00 pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: THANKSGIVING TURKEY PRESENTATION
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1991 - - ROSE GARDEN
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SUNUNU
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
>
BRADY
>
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
CARD
MCBRIDE
DEMAREST
SNOW
FITZWATER
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 4:00 p.m., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
oh
PHILLIP D. BRADY
They
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Grant/Aarhus
A:Turkey Draft two
November 12, 1991
NOV P4: 53
BRIEF REMARKS: THANKSGIVING TURKEY PRESENTATION
THE ROSE GARDEN
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1991
[Acknowledgements; Turkey Federation reps.]
Welcome to the White House. ((Before I came outside, I read
on my schedule: "11:45 -- Turkey in the Rose Garden." I didn't
know if I was supposed to eat my lunch, // meet the prime
minister -- of Turkey, that is, // or veto a spending bill.))
((I asked Sig if he thought there might be an image problem
with this event today. He said no, the turkey should survive
it.) )
((Every year, we get a lot of questions as to why the turkey
looks so exhausted. // It's easy -- we just locked him in a room
for half an hour with Helen Thomas.) )
((However, I do not think it's necessary to point out --
true story -- that this particular turkey comes from Iowa, and
that his name is Tom. //))
Thanksgiving Day is a big holiday for the Bush family, as it
is for most Americans. As everybody sits down at the table, we
think back on the past year and thank God for all that was good
and right in our lives, and we pray for strength and guidance in
the coming year.
I remember attending last year's Turkey Ceremony, before
going off to the Persian Gulf to share Thanksgiving Dinner with
our troops in the Saudi desert. For many families, the memory of
2
last Thanksgiving must seem very distant. Next Thursday will be
a great day, a sort of homecoming, for many families: full of
pride for our brave servicemen and women, and happiness at having
them at the table -- at home -- some, for the first time in two
years. To each and every one of them, I say again what I said to
them in the desert that day: Thank you. Thank you for standing
for freedom, for our security, and for peace in the world.
To the families of those who gave their lives in the line of
duty, we say thank you, too -- for we will always be grateful to
them and to you.
As we thank the Lord for His blessings of freedom, security,
and peace, we also remember those Americans who are out of work
in poor health
or just plain lonely. We seek solutions
to the problems facing our Nation -- most of all, the repair of
hope and an end to hunger and homelessness.
Like the Pilgrims at Plymouth, and the early colonists at
Jamestown, New Amsterdam and St. Augustine, we too thank the Lord
for sustaining us through times of peril and hardship. America
is unlike any other Nation on Earth, and we must never take for
granted God's abundant blessings upon our land and our people.
That is what makes Thanksgiving such a uniquely American holiday.
And so, with that said, I am pleased to sign the
Thanksgiving proclamation for 1991. [SIGN PROCLAMATION]
Before I invite the kids up here to see the turkey, let me
say that I've also granted the traditional Presidential Pardon to
this turkey, so you can rest assured he will not be on anybody's
3
dinner table next week. Instead, he'll live out his days
gobbling away at a children's petting farm.
So happy Thanksgiving everyone, and come on up, kids.
# # #
Document No. 280681ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
91 NOV 14 P | : 52
DATE:
11/13/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: FRIDAY, 11/15/91 4:00pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: THANKSGIVING TURKEY PRESENTATION
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1991 - - ROSE GARDEN
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SUNUNU
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
<
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
CARD
MCBRIDE
\
SNOW
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 4:00 p.m., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, with a copy to this
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
Good-
BA for SR
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Grant/Aarhus
A:Turkey Draft two
November 12, 1991
NOV P4: 53
BRIEF REMARKS: THANKSGIVING TURKEY PRESENTATION
THE ROSE GARDEN
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1991
[Acknowledgements, Turkey Federation reps.]
Welcome to the White House. ( (Before I came outside, I read
on my schedule: "11:45 -- Turkey in the Rose Garden.' I didn't
know if I was supposed to eat my lunch, // meet the prime
minister -- of Turkey, that is, // or veto a spending bill.))
( ( I asked Sig if he thought there might be an image problem
with this event today. He said no, the turkey should survive.
))
( (Every year, we get a lot of questions as to why the turkey
looks so exhausted. // It's easy -- we just locked him in a room
for half an hour with Helen Thomas.) )
( (However, I do not think it's necessary to point out --
true tory that this particular turkey comes from Iowa, and
that his name is Tom. //)
important
Thanksgiving Day is a big holiday for the Bush family, as it
is for most Americans. As everybody sits down at the table, we
think back on the past year and thank God for all that was good
and right in our lives, and we pray for strength and guidance in
the coming year.
I remember attending last year's Turkey Ceremony, before
going off to the Persian Gulf to share Thanksgiving Dinner with
our troops in the Saudi desert. For many families, the memory of
2
last Thanksgiving must seem very distant. Next Thursday will be
a great day, a sort of homecoming, for many families: full of
pride for our brave servicemen and women, and happiness at having
them at the table -- at home -- some, for the first time in two
years. To each and every one of them, I say again what I said to
them in the desert that day: Thank you. Thank you for standing
for freedom, for our security, and for peace in the world.
To the families of those who gave their lives in the line of
duty, we say thank you, too -- for we will always be grateful to
them and to you.
As we thank the Lord for His blessings of freedom, security,
and peace, we also remember those Americans who are out of work
in poor health
or just plain lonely. We seek solutions
to the problems facing our Nation -- most of all, the repair of
hope and an end to hunger and homelessness.
Like the Pilgrims at Plymouth, and the early colonists at
Jamestown, New Amsterdam and St. Augustine, we too thank the Lord
for sustaining us through times of peril and hardship. America
is unlike any other Nation on Earth, and we must never take for
granted God's abundant blessings upon our land and our people.
That is what makes Thanksgiving such a uniquely American holiday.
And so, with that said, I am pleased to sign the
Thanksgiving proclamation for 1991. [SIGN PROCLAMATION]
Before I invite the kids up here to see the turkey, let me
say that I've also granted the traditional Presidential Pardon to
TOM"
this turkey, so you can rest assured he will not be on anybody's
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dinner table next week. Instead, he'll live out his days
gobbling away at a children's petting farm.
So happy Thanksgiving everyone, and come on up, kids.
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A:Turkey Draft two
November 12, 1991
BRIEF REMARKS: THANKSGIVING TURKEY PRESENTATION
THE ROSE GARDEN
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1991
[Acknowledgements; Turkey Federation reps.]
Welcome to the White House. ((Before I came outside, I read
on my schedule: "11:45 -- Turkey in the Rose Garden." I didn't
know if I was supposed to eat my lunch, // meet the prime
minister -- of Turkey, that is, // or veto a spending bill.) )
((I asked Sig if he thought there might be an image problem
with this event today. He said no, the turkey should survive
it.))
((Every year, we get a lot of questions as to why the turkey
looks so exhausted. // It's easy -- we just locked him in a room
for half an hour with Helen Thomas.) )
( (However, I do not think it's necessary to point out --
true story -- that this particular turkey comes from Iowa, and
that his name is Tom. 11))
Thanksgiving Day is a big holiday for the Bush family, as it
is for most Americans. As everybody sits down at the table, we
think back on the past year and thank God for all that was good
and right in our lives, and we pray for strength and guidance in
the coming year.
I remember attending last year's Turkey Ceremony, before
going off to the Persian Gulf to share Thanksgiving Dinner with
our troops in the Saudi desert. For many families, the memory of
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last Thanksgiving must seem very distant. Next Thursday will be
a great day, a sort of homecoming, for many families: full of
pride for our brave servicemen and women, and happiness at having
them at the table -- at home -- some, for the first time in two
years. To each and every one of them, I say again what I said to
them in the desert that day: Thank you. Thank you for standing
for freedom, for our security, and for peace in the world.
To the families of those who gave their lives in the line of
duty, we say thank you, too -- for we will always be grateful to
them and to you.
As we thank the Lord for His blessings of freedom, security,
and peace, we also remember those Americans who are out of work
in poor health
or just plain lonely. We seek solutions
to the problems facing our Nation -- most of all, the repair of
hope and an end to hunger and homelessness.
Like the Pilgrims at Plymouth, and the early colonists at
Jamestown, New Amsterdam and St. Augustine, we too thank the Lord
for sustaining us through times of peril and hardship. America
is unlike any other Nation on Earth, and we must never take for
granted God's abundant blessings upon our land and our people.
That is what makes Thanksgiving such a uniquely American holiday.
And so, with that said, I am pleased to sign the
Thanksgiving proclamation for 1991. [SIGN PROCLAMATION]
Before I invite the kids up here to see the turkey, let me
say that I've also granted the traditional Presidential Pardon to
this turkey, so you can rest assured he will not be on anybody's
3
dinner table next week. Instead, he'll live out his days
gobbling away at a children's petting farm.
So happy Thanksgiving everyone, and come on up, kids.
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The American wild turkey, abundant when the Europeans settled
the eastern seaboard, has become a symbol for the Thanksgiving
celebrations of those early pioneers which we commemorate today.
As the settlers moved westward, the unregulated hunting and the
settlement-building activities of those pioneers altered the
turkey's habitat and decimated the wild turkey populations.
In the 1940s, turkeys were left in only about 12 percent of
their former range, and by 1948 the bird was gone entirely from 15
of the 39 states in which it had originally occurred.
The wild turkey has made a dramatic return over the last four
decades because sportsmen, state and federal agencies and the
private sector, including the National Wild Turkey Federation, have
joined together as partners to restore the wild turkey in this
country. The population numbers have now increased to about 4
million, and the range of the wild turkey has been expanded to
cover 10 states in which it was not originally found. The wild
turkey now occurs in and is hunted in all states, except Alaska, a
lasting tribute to this magnificent game bird.
--National Wild Turkey Federation
Nov. 18, 1991