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GOVERNORS STATE DINNER TOAST \ STATE FLOOR
FEBRUARY 2, 1992 \ 8 P.M.
VICE PRESIDENT AND MRS. QUAYLE; MEMBERS OF THE
CABINET; GOVERNORS AND THEIR SPOUSES; FRIENDS.
WE MEET THIS EVENING, NOT AS REPUBLICANS OR
DEMOCRATS, BUT AS AMERICANS WHO WANT To WORK TOGETHER
FOR THE GOOD OF OUR COUNTRY. THE HARD TIMES WE'RE
FACING WILL END, BUT THEY WILL END SOONER IF WE PUT
ASIDE PARTISANSHIP FOR NOW AND MEET OUR MISSION
SQUARELY.
- 2 -
WE KNOW HOW TO DO IT. WE'VE DONE IT BEFORE. FOR
ALMOST FIFTY YEARS, AMERICANS STOOD TOGETHER TO LEAD
THE WORLD IN STEADFAST RESISTANCE TO TOTALITARIANISM.
WHEN WE LAST MET, AMERICA WAS AGAIN "WALKING POINT" FOR
THE WORLD -- IN OPERATION DESERT STORM. THOSE WERE
PERILOUS TIMES, BUT AS AMERICANS WE SET OURSELVES A
MISSION AND WE SAW IT THROUGH. SINCE OUR LAST EVENING
TOGETHER, WE LIBERATED KUWAIT. AND THE COLD WAR
ENTERED THE DUSTBIN OF HISTORY.
- 3 -
TONIGHT WE FACE ANOTHER MISSION: TO RESTORE
STRENGTH TO OUR ECONOMY; TO HELP PEOPLE LOOKING FOR
WORK; TO ENSURE AMERICA'S LEADERSHIP IN THE WORLD.
I'VE MADE SOUND PROPOSALS -- NOTHING GLITZY OR
GIMMICKY, JUST GOOD AMERICAN COMMON SENSE -- THAT WILL
REINVIGORATE OUR ECONOMY. IT WILL TAKE TIME AND EFFORT
BY US ALL. BUT IT WILL WORK -- AND THAT'S WHAT COUNTS.
I UNDERSTAND THE PARTICULAR BURDENS THAT YOU AS
GOVERNORS BEAR, AND HOW HARD TIMES MAKE THOSE BURDENS
ALL THE MORE SEVERE.
- 4 -
THE LEADERSHIP SHOWN BY GOVERNOR ASHCROFT, GOVERNOR
CAMPBELL AND GOVERNOR ROMER IN EDUCATION IS A GOOD
EXAMPLE OF THE COOPERATION TOUGH TIMES DEMAND. PLATO
SAID THAT "THE BEGINNING IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF
THE WORK." THESE GOVERNORS, ALONG WITH ALL OF YOU,
HAVE BEEN A TREMENDOUS HELP IN GETTING TODAY'S STUDENTS
READY TO EXCEL IN TOMORROW'S WORKPLACE.
WE BEGAN THIS WORK MORE THAN TWO YEARS AGO, IN
CHARLOTTESVILLE.
- 5 -
WE CAME TOGETHER, AS WE HAVE COME TOGETHER THIS
EVENING, AS FELLOW CHIEF EXECUTIVES UNITED IN A SINGLE
PURPOSE -- TO MAKE AMERICAN EDUCATION THE VERY BEST
THAT IT CAN BE. WE SET GOALS, AND THESE LAUNCHED US ON
A DECADE-LONG PATH TOWARD EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE. BUT
WE SET SOMETHING ELSE IN CHARLOTTESVILLE: A TONE FOR
PURSUING THE GOALS WE SHARE -- A TONE OF CIVILITY IN
THE MIDST OF HONEST DISAGREEMENT, A TONE OF GOOD FAITH
AND DETERMINATION. WE'VE MADE PROGRESS.
- 6 -
I'M NOT SATISFIED YET, AND NEITHER ARE YOU. BUT
TOGETHER, WE HAVE BEGUN A MUCH-NEEDED REVOLUTION -- A
NECESSARY REVOLUTION -- IN AMERICAN EDUCATION.
TONIGHT, AMERICANS SENSE THE NEED FOR COOPERATION
MORE THAN EVER BEFORE -- THE KIND OF COOPERATION
EXEMPLIFIED BY YOUR PRESENCE HERE. THEY EXPECT NOTHING
LESS FROM US. I AM CONFIDENT WE WON'T LET THEM DOWN.
- 7 -
So LET US RAISE OUR GLASSES: -- TO THE PARTNERSHIP
BETWEEN THIS WHITE HOUSE AND EVERY STATE HOUSE IN THE
NATION; -- AND To WHAT WE CAN DO, TOGETHER, TO
GUARANTEE A UNITED AMERICA, PROUD TO CLAIM HER
LEADERSHIP IN THE WORLD.
#
#
#
GOVERNORS STATE DINNER TOAST \ STATE FLOOR
FEBRUARY 2, 1992 \ 8 P.M.
VICE PRESIDENT AND MRS. QUAYLE; MEMBERS OF THE
CABINET; GOVERNORS AND THEIR SPOUSES; FRIENDS.
WE MEET THIS EVENING, NOT AS REPUBLICANS OR
DEMOCRATS, BUT AS AMERICANS WHO WANT TO WORK TOGETHER
FOR THE GOOD OF OUR COUNTRY. THE HARD TIMES WE'RE
FACING WILL END, BUT THEY WILL END SOONER IF WE PUT
ASIDE PARTISANSHIP FOR NOW AND MEET OUR MISSION
SQUARELY.
- 2 -
WE KNOW HOW TO DO IT. WE'VE DONE IT BEFORE. FOR
ALMOST FIFTY YEARS, AMERICANS STOOD TOGETHER TO LEAD
THE WORLD IN STEADFAST RESISTANCE TO TOTALITARIANISM.
WHEN WE LAST MET, AMERICA WAS AGAIN "WALKING POINT" FOR
THE WORLD -- IN OPERATION DESERT STORM. THOSE WERE
PERILOUS TIMES, BUT AS AMERICANS WE SET OURSELVES A
MISSION AND WE SAW IT THROUGH. SINCE OUR LAST EVENING
TOGETHER, WE LIBERATED KUWAIT. AND THE COLD WAR
ENTERED THE DUSTBIN OF HISTORY.
- 3 -
TONIGHT WE FACE ANOTHER MISSION: TO RESTORE
STRENGTH TO OUR ECONOMY; TO HELP PEOPLE LOOKING FOR
WORK; TO ENSURE AMERICA'S LEADERSHIP IN THE WORLD.
I'VE MADE SOUND PROPOSALS -- NOTHING GLITZY OR
GIMMICKY, JUST GOOD AMERICAN COMMON SENSE -- THAT WILL
REINVIGORATE OUR ECONOMY. IT WILL TAKE TIME AND EFFORT
BY US ALL. BUT IT WILL WORK -- AND THAT'S WHAT COUNTS.
I UNDERSTAND THE PARTICULAR BURDENS THAT YOU AS
GOVERNORS BEAR, AND HOW HARD TIMES MAKE THOSE BURDENS
ALL THE MORE SEVERE.
- 4 -
THE LEADERSHIP SHOWN BY GOVERNOR ASHCROFT, GOVERNOR
CAMPBELL AND GOVERNOR ROMER IN EDUCATION IS A GOOD
EXAMPLE OF THE COOPERATION TOUGH TIMES DEMAND. PLATO
SAID THAT "THE BEGINNING IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF
THE WORK." THESE GOVERNORS, ALONG WITH ALL OF YOU,
HAVE BEEN A TREMENDOUS HELP IN GETTING TODAY'S STUDENTS
READY TO EXCEL IN TOMORROW'S WORKPLACE.
WE BEGAN THIS WORK MORE THAN TWO YEARS AGO, IN
CHARLOTTESVILLE.
- 7 -
So LET US RAISE OUR GLASSES: -- TO THE PARTNERSHIP
BETWEEN THIS WHITE HOUSE AND EVERY STATE HOUSE IN THE
NATION; -- AND TO WHAT WE CAN DO, TOGETHER, TO
GUARANTEE A UNITED AMERICA, PROUD TO CLAIM HER
LEADERSHIP IN THE WORLD.
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
washington
January 31, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST
TONY SNOW TS
FROM:
ANDY FERGUSON at
SUBJECT:
GOVERNORS STATE DINNER TOAST
On Sunday, February 2, at 8 p.m., you will offer a toast at
the Governors State Dinner. Your remarks are five minutes in
length and will be on cards.
Ferguson/Aarhus
January 31, 1992
A:GOVTOAST
Draft 3
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNORS STATE DINNER TOAST
FEBRUARY 2, 1992
8 P.M.
Vice President and Mrs. Quayle; Members of the Cabinet;
Governors and their spouses; friends. ((I hope none of you feel
you were brought here tonight under false pretenses. I heard
that they told you you'd have dinner with the man everyone in
Washington looks to for leadership. Unfortunately, Joe Gibbs
couldn't make it.))
We meet this evening, not as Republicans or Democrats, but
as Americans who want to work together for the good of our
country. The hard times we're facing will end, but they will end
sooner if we put aside partisanship for now and meet our mission
squarely.
We know how to do it. We've done it before. For almost
fifty years, Americans stood together to lead the world in
steadfast resistance to totalitarianism. When we last met,
America was again "walking point" for the world -- in Operation
Desert Storm. Those were perilous times, but as Americans we set
ourselves a mission and we saw it through. Since our last
evening together, we liberated Kuwait. And the Cold War entered
the dustbin of history.
2
Tonight we face another mission: to restore strength to our
economy; to help people looking for work; to ensure America's
leadership in the world.
I've made sound proposals -- nothing glitzy or gimmicky,
just good American common sense -- that will reinvigorate our
economy. It will take time and effort by us all. But it will
work -- and that's what counts.
I understand the particular burdens that you as governors
bear, and how hard times make those burdens all the more severe.
Governor Campbell
CR
The leadership shown by Governor Ashcroft Mand Governor Romer in
education is a good example of the cooperation tough times
demand. Plato said that "the beginning is the most important
part of the work." These two, governors along with all of you, have been a
tremendous help in getting today's students ready to excel in
tomorrow's workplace.
more than two
We began this work three years ago, in Charlottesville.
We came together, as we have come together this evening, as
fellow chief excecutives united in a single purpose -- to make
American education the very best that it can be. We set goals,
and these launched us on a decade-long path toward educational
excellence. But we set something else in Charlottesville: a tone
for pursuing the goals we share -- a tone of civility in the
midst of honest disagreement, a tone of good faith and
determination. We've made progress. I'm not satisfied yet, and
neither are you. But together, we have begun a much-needed
revolution -- a necessary revolution -- in American education.
3
Tonight, Americans sense the need for cooperation more than
ever before -- the kind of cooperation exemplified by your
presence here. They expect nothing less from us. I am confident
we won't let them down. So let us raise our glasses:
-- to the partnership between this White House and every
State House in the nation;
-- and to what we can do, together, to guarantee a united
America, proud to claim her leadership in the world.
# # # #
Document 303673
No.
0702
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUR
92 JAN 31 P7: 37
DATE: 01/30/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
9:00 a.m. Friday 01/31
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNORS STATE DINNER TOAST, Feb 2
(01/30 Draft 2)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
CARD
FINDLAY
DEMAREST
SNOW
FITZWATER
PORTER ROSE
FIRESTONE
GRAY
HOLIDAY
ANDERSON
KAUFMAN
BOSKIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments directly to Tony Snow no later than
9:00 a.m. on Friday, 01/31, with a copy to this office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
MEMORANDUM FOR TONY SNOW
January 31, 1992
The NSC staff has no objection to the above-referenced presidential remarks,
subject to the changes noted on the text.
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
Brent Scowcroft
and Staff Secretary
CC: Phillip D. Brady
Ext. 2702
Ferguson/Aarhus
January 30, 1992
A:GOVTOAST
02 JAN 30 P4: 06
Draft 2
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNORS STATE DINNER TOAST
FEBRUARY 2, 1992
8 P.M.
Vice President and Mrs. Quayle; Members of the Cabinet;
Governors and their spouses; friends. ((Further acknowledgments,
humor. ))
We meet this evening, not as Republicans or Democrats, but
as Americans who want to work together for the good of our
country. The hard times we're facing will end, but they will end
sooner if we put aside partisanship for now and meet our mission
squarely.
over
We know how to do it. We've done it before. For almost
fifty years, Americans stood together to lead the world in
steadfast resistance to totalitarianism. When we last met,
America was again walking point for the world -- in Operation
Desert Storm. Those were perilous times, but as Americans we set
ourselves a mission and we saw it through. Since our last
evening together, we won the cold war. We liberated Kuwait.
Tonight we face another mission: to restore strength to our
economy; to help people looking for work; to ensure America's
leadership in the world.
I've made sound proposals -- nothing glitzy or gimmicky,
just good American common sense -- that will reinvigorate our
economy. It will take time, and effort by us all. But it will
work -- and that's all that counts.
I understand the particular burdens that you as governors
bear, and how hard times make those burdens all the more severe.
That's why, in my State of the Union address, I asked Congress to
put an end to unfinanced federal mandates. No more passing the
buck: If Congress imposes a mandate, it must pay for it.
Washington should worry about its own deficit, rather than
imposing new burdens on the states -- or our already beleaguered
taxpayers.
The leadership shown by Governor Ashcroft and Governor Romer
in education is a good example of the cooperation tough times
demand. These two, along with all of you, have been a tremendous
help in getting today's students ready to excel in tomorrow's
workplace.
Plato said that "the beginning is the most important part of
the work." We began this work three years ago, in
Charlottesville. We set goals, and these launched us on a
decade-long path toward educational excellence. But we set
something else in Charlottesville: a tone for pursuing the goals
we share -- a tone of civility in the midst of honest
disagreement, a tone of good faith and determination. We've made
progress in American education. I'm not satisfied yet, and
neither are you. But together, we can set off a much-needed
revolution in American education -- a necessary revolution in
American education.
Tonight, our countrymen sense the need for cooperation more
than ever before -- the kind of cooperation exemplified by your
D
presence here. They expect nothing less from us. I am confident
we won't let them down. So let us raise our glasses:
-- to the partnership between this White House and every
State House in the nation;
-- and to what we can do, together, to guarantee a united
America, proud to claim her leadership in the world.
# - # # #
Document No. 303673
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 01/30/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 9:00 a.m. Friday 01/31
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNORS STATE DINNER TOAST, Feb 2
(01/30 Draft 2)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
CARD
FINDLAY
DEMAREST
SNOW
FITZWATER
PORTER ROSE
FIRESTONE
GRAY
HOLIDAY
ANDERSON
KAUFMAN
BOSKIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments directly to Tony Snow no later than
9:00 a.m. on Friday, 01/31, with a copy to this office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
see comments you
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Ferguson/Aarhus
January 30, 1992
A:GOVTOAST
02 JAN 30 P4: 06
Draft 2
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNORS STATE DINNER TOAST
FEBRUARY 2, 1992
8 P.M.
Vice President and Mrs. Quayle; Members of the Cabinet;
Governors and their spouses; friends. ((Further acknowledgments,
humor. "
We meet this evening, not as Republicans or Democrats, but
as Americans who want to work together for the good of our
country. The hard times we're facing will end, but they will end
sooner if we put aside partisanship for now and meet our mission
squarely.
We know how to do it. We've done it before. For almost
fifty years, Americans stood together to lead the world in
steadfast resistance to totalitarianism. When we last met,
America was again walking point for the world -- in Operation
Desert Storm. Those were perilous times, but as Americans we set
ourselves a mission and we saw it through. Since our last
entered the dust kin of history.
evening together, WE won the cold war We liberated Kuwait.
Tonight we face another mission: to restore strength to our
economy; to help people looking for work; to ensure America's
leadership in the world.
I've made sound proposals -- nothing glitzy or gimmicky,
just good American common sense - that will reinvigorate our
economy. It will take time, and effort by us all. But it will
work -- and that's all that counts.
I understand the particular burdens that you as governors
bear, and how hard times make those burdens all the more severe.
That's why, in my State of the Union address, I asked Congress to
put an end to unfinanced federal mandates. No more passing the
buck: If Congress imposes a mandate, it must pay for it.
Washington should worry about its own deficit, rather than
imposing new burdens on the states -- or our already beleaguered
taxpayers.
The leadership shown by Governor Ashcroft and Governor Romer
in education is a good example of the cooperation tough times
These two governors along with all of you, have been a tremendous
stet
demand.
help in getting today's students ready to excel in tomorrow's
workplace.
Plato said that "the beginning is the most important part of
the work. We began this work three years ago, in
Charlottesville. We set goals, and these launched us on a
decade-long path toward educational excellence. But we set
something else in Charlottesville: a tone for pursuing the goals
we share -- a tone of civility in the midst of honest
disagreement, a tone of good faith and determination. We've made
progress in American education. I'm not satisfied yet, and
neither are you. But together, we can set off a much-needed
revolution in American education -- a necessary revolution in
American education.
Tonight, our Aneurons sense the need for cooperation more
than ever before -- the kind of cooperation exemplified by your
presence here. They expect nothing less from us. I am confident
we won't let them down. So let us raise our glasses:
- to the partnership between this White House and every
State House in the nation;
-- and to what we can do, together, to guarantee a united
America, proud to claim her leadership in the world.
# # # #
orl
Ferguson/Aarhus
January 31, 1992
A:GOVTOAST
Draft 3
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNORS STATE DINNER TOAST
FEBRUARY 2, 1992
8 P.M.
Vice President and Mrs. Quayle; Members of the Cabinet;
Governors nd their spouses; friends. ((I hope none of you feel
ou were brought here tonight under false pretenses. I heard
that they told you you'd have dinner with the man everyone in
Washington looks to for leadership. Unfortunagely, Joe Gibbs
couldn't make it.))
We meet this evening, not as Republicans or Democrats, but
as Americans who want to work together for the good of our
country. The hard times we're facing will end, but they will end
sooner if we put aside partisanship for now and meet our mission
squarely.
We know how to do it. We've done it before. For almost
fifty years, Americans stood together to lead the world in
steadfast resistance to totalitarianism. When we last met,
America was again "walking point" for the world -- in Operation
Desert Storm. Those were perilous times, but as Americans we set
ourselves a mission and we saw it through. Since our last
evening together, we liberated Kuwait. And the Cold War entered
the dustbin of history.
2
Tonight we face another mission: to restore strength to our
economy; to help people looking for work; to ensure America's
leadership in the world.
I've made sound proposals -- nothing glitzy or gimmicky,
just good American common sense -- that will reinvigorate our
economy. It will take time and effort by us all. But it will
work -- and that's what counts.
I understand the particular burdens that you as governors
bear, and how hard times make those burdens all the more severe.
The leadership shown by Governor Ashcroft and Governor Romer in
education is a good example of the cooperation tough times
demand. Plato said that "the beginning is the most important
part of the work." These two, along with all of you, have been a
tremendous help in getting today's students ready to excel in
tomorrow's workplace.
We began this work three years ago, in Charlottesville.
We came together, as we have come together this evening, as
fellow chief excecutives united in a single purpose -- to make
American education the very best that it can be. We set goals,
and these launched us on a decade-long path toward educational
excellence. But we set something else in Charlottesville: a tone
for pursuing the goals we share -- a tone of civility in the
midst of honest disagreement, a tone of good faith and
determination. We've made progress. I'm not satisfied yet, and
neither are you. But together, we have begun a much-needed
revolution -- a necessary revolution -- in American education.
3
Tonight, Americans sense the need for cooperation more than
ever before -- the kind of cooperation exemplified by your
presence here. They expect nothing less from us. I am confident
we won't let them down. So let us raise our glasses:
-- to the partnership between this White House and every
State House in the nation;
-- and to what we can do, together, to guarantee a united
America, proud to claim her leadership in the world.
# # # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 31, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST
TONY SNOW TS
FROM:
ANDY FERGUSON at
SUBJECT:
GOVERNORS STATE DINNER TOAST
On Sunday, February 2, at 8 p.m., you will offer a toast at
the Governors State Dinner. Your remarks are five minutes in
length and will be on cards.
Ferguson/Aarhus
January 31, 1992
A:GOVTOAST
Draft 3
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNORS STATE DINNER TOAST
FEBRUARY 2, 1992
8 P.M.
Vice President and Mrs. Quayle; Members of the Cabinet;
Governors and their spouses; friends. ((I hope none of you feel
you were brought here tonight under false pretenses. I heard
that they told you you'd have dinner with the man everyone in
Washington looks to for leadership. Unfortunately, Joe Gibbs
couldn't make it.))
We meet this evening, not as Republicans or Democrats, but
as Americans who want to work together for the good of our
country. The hard times we're facing will end, but they will end
sooner if we put aside partisanship for now and meet our mission
squarely.
We know how to do it. We've done it before. For almost
fifty years, Americans stood together to lead the world in
steadfast resistance to totalitarianism. When we last met,
America was again "walking point" for the world -- in Operation
Desert Storm. Those were perilous times, but as Americans we set
ourselves a mission and we saw it through. Since our last
evening together, we liberated Kuwait. And the Cold War entered
the dustbin of history.
2
Tonight we face another mission: to restore strength to our
economy; to help people looking for work; to ensure America's
leadership in the world.
I've made sound proposals -- nothing glitzy or gimmicky,
just good American common sense -- that will reinvigorate our
economy. It will take time and effort by us all. But it will
work -- and that's what counts.
I understand the particular burdens that you as governors
bear, and how hard times make those burdens all the more severe.
The leadership shown by Governor Ashcroft and Governor Romer in
education is a good example of the cooperation tough times
demand. Plato said that "the beginning is the most important
part of the work." These two, along with all of you, have been a
tremendous help in getting today's students ready to excel in
tomorrow's workplace.
We began this work three years ago, in Charlottesville.
We came together, as we have come together this evening, as
fellow chief excecutives united in a single purpose -- to make
American education the very best that it can be. We set goals,
and these launched us on a decade-long path toward educational
excellence. But we set something else in Charlottesville: a tone
for pursuing the goals we share -- a tone of civility in the
midst of honest disagreement, a tone of good faith and
determination. We've made progress. I'm not satisfied yet, and
neither are you. But together, we have begun a much-needed
revolution -- a necessary revolution -- in American education.
3
Tonight, Americans sense the need for cooperation more than
ever before -- the kind of cooperation exemplified by your
presence here. They expect nothing less from us. I am confident
we won't let them down. So let us raise our glasses:
-- to the partnership between this White House and every
State House in the nation;
-- and to what we can do, together, to guarantee a united
America, proud to claim her leadership in the world.
# # # #
Document No.
303673
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
01/30/92
DATE:
9:00 a.m. Friday 01/31
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNORS STATE DINNER TOAST, Feb 2
(01/30 Draft 2)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
FINDLAY
CARD
DEMAREST
SNOW
FITZWATER
PORTER ROSE
FIRESTONE
GRAY
ANDERSON
HOLIDAY
KAUFMAN
BOSKIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments directly to Tony Snow no later than
9:00 a.m. on Friday, 01/31, with a copy to this office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
fease health care
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Document
No. 303673
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 01/30/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
9:00 a.m. Friday 01/31
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNORS STATE DINNER TOAST, Feb 2
(01/30 Draft 2)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCCLURE N/C
SCOWCROFT Rostow
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
ROGICH Me
BROMLEY
SMITH
CARD
FINDLAY
DEMAREST
SNOW
FITZWATER
PORTER ROSE
FIRESTONE
GRAY N/C
HOLIDAY N/C
ANDERSON N/C
KAUFMAN
BOSKIN N/C
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments directly to Tony Snow no later than
9:00 a.m. on Friday, 01/31, with a copy to this office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Ferguson/Aarhus
January 30, 1992
A:GOVTOAST
02 JAN 30 P4: 06
Draft 2
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNORS STATE DINNER TOAST
FEBRUARY 2, 1992
8 P.M.
Vice President and Mrs. Quayle; Members of the Cabinet;
Governors and their spouses; friends. ((Further acknowledgments,
humor. ))
We meet this evening, not as Republicans or Democrats, but
as Americans who want to work together for the good of our
country. The hard times we're facing will end, but they will end
sooner if we put aside partisanship for now and meet our mission
squarely.
We know how to do it. We've done it before. For almost
fifty years, Americans stood together to lead the world in
steadfast resistance to totalitarianism. When we last met,
America was again walking point for the world -- in Operation
Desert Storm. Those were perilous times, but as Americans we set
ourselves a mission and we saw it through. Since our last
evening together, we won the cold war. We liberated Kuwait.
Tonight we face another mission: to restore strength to our
economy; to help people looking for work; to ensure America's
leadership in the world.
I've made sound proposals -- nothing glitzy or gimmicky,
just good American common sense -- that will reinvigorate our
economy. It will take time, and effort by us all. But it will
work -- and that's all that counts.
I understand the particular burdens that you as governors
bear, and how hard times make those burdens all the more severe.
That's why, in my State of the Union address, I asked Congress to
put an end to unfinanced federal mandates. No more passing the
buck: If Congress imposes a mandate, it must pay for it.
Washington should worry about its own deficit, rather than
imposing new burdens on the states -- or our already beleaguered
taxpayers.
The leadership shown by Governor Ashcroft and Governor Romer
in education is a good example of the cooperation tough times
demand. These two, along with all of you, have been a tremendous
help in getting today's students ready to excel in tomorrow's
workplace.
Plato said that "the beginning is the most important part of
the work." We began this work three years ago, in
Charlottesville. We set goals, and these launched us on a
decade-long path toward educational excellence. But we set
something else in Charlottesville: a tone for pursuing the goals
we share -- a tone of civility in the midst of honest
disagreement, a tone of good faith and determination. We've made
progress in American education. I'm not satisfied yet, and
neither are you. But together, we can set off a much-needed
revolution in American education -- a necessary revolution in
American education.
Tonight, our countrymen sense the need for cooperation more
than ever before -- the kind of cooperation exemplified by your
presence here. They expect nothing less from us. I am confident
we won't let them down. So let us raise our glasses:
-- to the partnership between this White House and every
State House in the nation;
-- and to what we can do, together, to guarantee a united
America, proud to claim her leadership in the world.
# # # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
92 JAN 31 P3: 24
January 31, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR TONY SNOW
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR
COMMUNICATIONS AND DIRECTOR OF SPEECHWRITING
FROM:
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL My TO THE PRESIDENT
NELSON LUND
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Governors State Dinner
Toast
Counsel's Office has no legal objection to the Presidential
remarks referenced above.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this matter.
Attachment
CC: Phillip D. Brady
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Document 303673
No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
01/30/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
9:00 a.m. Friday 01/31
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNORS STATE DINNER TOAST, Feb 2
(01/30 Draft 2)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
CARD
FINDLAY
DEMAREST
SNOW
FITZWATER
PORTER ROSE
FIRESTONE
GRAY
HOLIDAY
ANDERSON
KAUFMAN
BOSKIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments directly to Tony Snow no later than
9:00 a.m. on Friday, 01/31, with a copy to this office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Ferguson/Aarhus
January 30, 1992
A:GOVTOAST
02 JAN 30 P4: 06
Draft 2
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNORS STATE DINNER TOAST
FEBRUARY 2, 1992
8 P.M.
Vice President and Mrs. Quayle; Members of the Cabinet;
Governors and their spouses; friends. ((Further acknowledgments,
humor. "
We meet this evening, not as Republicans or Democrats, but
as Americans who want to work together for the good of our
country. The hard times we're facing will end, but they will end
sooner if we put aside partisanship for now and meet our mission
squarely.
We know how to do it. We've done it before. For almost
fifty years, Americans stood together to lead the world in
steadfast resistance to totalitarianism. When we last met,
America was again walking point for the world -- in Operation
Desert Storm. Those were perilous times, but as Americans we set
ourselves a mission and we saw it through. Since our last
evening together, we won the cold war. We liberated Kuwait.
Tonight we face another mission: to restore strength to our
economy; to help people looking for work; to ensure America's
leadership in the world.
I've made sound proposals -- nothing glitzy or gimmicky,
just good American common sense -- that will reinvigorate our
economy. It will take time, and effort by us all. But it will
work -- and that's all that counts.
I understand the particular burdens that you as governors
bear, and how hard times make those burdens all the more severe.
That's why, in my State of the Union address, I asked Congress to
put an end to unfinanced federal mandates. No more passing the
buck: If Congress imposes a mandate, it must pay for it.
Washington should worry about its own deficit, rather than
imposing new burdens on the states -- or our already beleaguered
taxpayers.
The leadership shown by Governor Ashcroft and Governor Romer
in education is a good example of the cooperation tough times
demand. These two, along with all of you, have been a tremendous
help in getting today's students ready to excel in tomorrow's
workplace.
Plato said that "the beginning is the most important part of
the work." We began this work three years ago, in
Charlottesville. We set goals, and these launched us on a
decade-long path toward educational excellence. But we set
something else in Charlottesville: a tone for pursuing the goals
we share -- a tone of civility in the midst of honest
disagreement, a tone of good faith and determination. We've made
progress in American education. I'm not satisfied yet, and
neither are you. But together, we can set off a much-needed
revolution in American education -- a necessary revolution in
American education.
Tonight, our countrymen sense the need for cooperation more
than ever before -- the kind of cooperation exemplified by your
presence here. They expect nothing less from us. I am confident
we won't let them down. So let us raise our glasses:
-- to the partnership between this White House and every
State House in the nation;
-- and to what we can do, together, to guarantee a united
America, proud to claim her leadership in the world.
# # # #
Document 303673
No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
92 JAN 31 P12: 46
DATE: 01/30/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
9:00 a.m. Friday 01/31
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNORS STATE DINNER TOAST, Feb 2
(01/30 Draft 2)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
CARD
FINDLAY
DEMAREST
SNOW
FITZWATER
PORTER ROSE
FIRESTONE
GRAY
HOLIDAY
ANDERSON
KAufmAnt
BOSKIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments directly to Tony Snow no later than
9:00 a.m. on Friday, 01/31, with a copy to this office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
see comments
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Ferguson/Aarhus
January 30, 1992
A:GOVTOAST
02 JAN 30 P4: 06
Draft 2
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNORS STATE DINNER TOAST
FEBRUARY 2, 1992
8 P.M.
Vice President and Mrs. Quayle; Members of the Cabinet;
Governors and their spouses; friends. ((Further acknowledgments,
humor. ))
We meet this evening, not as Republicans or Democrats, but
as Americans who want to work together for the good of our
country. The hard times we're facing will end, but they will end
sooner if we put aside partisanship for now and meet our mission
squarely.
We know how to do it. We've done it before. For almost
fifty years, Americans stood together to lead the world in
steadfast resistance to totalitarianism. When we last met,
America was again walking point for the world -- in Operation
Desert Storm. Those were perilous times, but as Americans we set
ourselves a mission and we saw it through. Since last
evening together, we won the cold war. We liberated Kuwait.
drove the IRAQUI our army out of
Tonight we face another mission: to restore strength to our
economy; to help people looking for work; to ensure America's
leadership in the world.
I've made sound proposals -- nothing glitzy or gimmicky,
just good American common sense -- that will reinvigorate our
economy. It will take time, and effort by us all. But it will
work -- and that's all that counts.
I understand the particular burdens that you as governors
bear, and how hard times make those burdens all the more severe.
That's why, in my State of the Union address, I asked Congress to
put an end to unfinanced federal mandates. No more passing the
buck: If Congress imposes a mandate, it must pay for it.
Washington should worry about its own deficit, rather than
imposing new burdens on the states -- or our already beleaguered
taxpayers. [requlators to form 90 day review] This
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The leadership shown by Governor Ashcroft and Governor Romer Gous.
in education is a good example of the cooperation tough times willione will
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demand. These two, along with all of you, have been a tremendous
help in getting today's students ready to excel in tomorrow's
workplace.
Plato said that "the beginning is the most important part of
the work." We began this work three years ago, in
Charlottesville. We set goals, and these launched us on a
decade-long path toward educational excellence. But we set
something else in Charlottesville: a tone for pursuing the goals
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we share -- a tone of civility in the midst of honest
disagreement, a tone of good faith and determination. We've made
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progress in American education. I'm not satisfied yet, and
neither are you. But together, we can set off a much-needed
revolution in American education -- a necessary revolution in
American education.
Tonight, our countrymen sense the need for cooperation more
than ever before -- the kind of cooperation exemplified by your
presence here. They expect nothing less from us. I am confident
we won't let them down. So let us raise our glasses:
-- to the partnership between this White House and every
State House in the nation;
-- and to what we can do, together, to guarantee a united
America, proud to claim her leadership in the world.
# # # #
Document 303673
No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
92 JAN 31 All : 38
DATE: 01/30/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
9:00 a.m. Friday 01/31
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNORS STATE DINNER TOAST, Feb 2
(01/30 Draft 2)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
CARD
FINDLAY
DEMAREST
SNOW
FITZWATER
PORTER ROSE
FIRESTONE
GRAY
HOLIDAY
ANDERSON
KAUFMAN
>
BOSKIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments directly to Tony Snow no later than
9:00 a.m. on Friday, 01/31, with a copy to this office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
A few thoughts
Bo for SR
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Ferguson/Aarhus
January 30, 1992
02 JAN 30 P4: 06
A:GOVTOAST
Draft 2
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNORS STATE DINNER TOAST
FEBRUARY 2, 1992
8 P.M.
Vice President and Mrs. Quayle; Members of the Cabinet;
Governors and their spouses; friends. ((Further acknowledgments,
humor. ))
We meet this evening, not as Republicans or Democrats, but
as Americans who want to work together for the good of our
country. The hard times we're facing will end, but they will end
sooner if we put aside partisanship for now and meet our mission
squarely.
We know how to do it. We've done it before. For almost
fifty years, Americans stood together to lead the world in
steadfast resistance to totalitarianism. When we last met,
America was again for the world -- in Operation
Desert Storm. Those were perilous times, but as Americans we set
Ourselves a mission and we saw it through. Since our last
evening together we won the cold war. We liberated Kuwait.
]
Tonight we face another mission: to restore strength to our
economy; to help people looking for work; to ensure America's
leadership in the world.
I've made sound proposals -- nothing glitzy or gimmicky,
just good American common sense -- that will reinvigorate our
economy. It will take time, and effort by us all. But it will
work -- and that's all that counts.
I understand the particular burdens that you as governors
bear, and how hard times make those burdens all the more severe.
That's why, in my State of the Union address, I asked Congress to
put an end to unfinanced federal mandates. No more passing the
buck: If Congress imposes a mandate, it must pay for it.
Washington should worry about its own deficit, rather than
imposing new burdens on the states -- or our already beleaguered
(taxpayers.
The leadership shown by Governor Ashcroft and Governor Romer
in education is a good example of the cooperation tough times
demand. These two, along with all of you, have been a tremendous
help in getting today's students ready to excel in tomorrow's
workplace.
Plato said that "the beginning is the most important part of
the work." We began this work three years ago, in
Charlottesville. We set goals, and these launched us on a
decade-long path toward educational excellence. But we set
something else in Charlottesville: a tone for pursuing the goals
we share -- a tone of civility in the midst of honest
disagreement, a tone of good faith and determination. We've made
progress in American education. I'm not satisfied yet, and
neither are you. But together, we can set off a much-needed
revolution in American education -- a necessary revolution in
American education.
Tonight, our countrymen sense the need for cooperation more
than ever before -- the kind of cooperation exemplified by your
presence here. They expect nothing less from us. I am confident
we won't let them down. So let us raise our glasses:
-- to the partnership between this White House and every
State House in the nation;
-- and to what we can do, together, to guarantee a united
America, proud to claim her leadership in the world.
# # # #
Ferguson/Aarhus
January 30, 1992
A:GOVTOAST
Draft 2
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNORS STATE DINNER TOAST
FEBRUARY 2, 1992
26
8 P.M.
Vice President and Mrs. Quayle; Members of the Cabinet;
Governors and their spouses; friends. ((Further acknowledgments,
humor. ))
27
We meet this evening, not as Republicans or Democrats, but
as Americans who want to work together for the good of our
country. The hard times we're facing will end, but they will end
sooner if we put aside partisanship for now and meet our mission
squarely.
We know how to do it. We've done it before. For almost
fifty years, Americans stood together to lead the world in
steadfast resistance to totalitarianism. When we last met,
America was again walking point for the world -- in Operation
Desert Storm. Those were perilous times, but as Americans we set
ourselves a mission and we saw it through. Since our last
entered the dust bin of history
evening together, we won the cold war. We liberated Kuwait.
Tonight we face another mission: to restore strength to our
economy; to help people looking for work; to ensure America's
leadership in the world.
I've made sound proposals -- nothing glitzy or gimmicky,
just good American common sense -- that will reinvigorate our
economy. It will take time, and effort by us all. But it will
work -- and that's all that counts.
I understand the particular burdens that you as governors
bear, and how hard times make those burdens all the more severe.
That S why, in my State of the Union address, I asked Congress to
put an end to unfinanced federal mandates. No more passing the
buck: If Congress imposes a mandate, it must pay for it.
Washington should worry about its own deficit, rather than
imposing new burdens on the states -- or our already beleaguered
taxpayers.
The leadership shown by Governor Ashcroft and Governor Romer
in education is a good example of the cooperation tough times
Governors
demand.
These two, along with all of you, have been a tremendous
help in getting today's students ready to excel in tomorrow's
workplace.
Plato said that "the beginning is the most important part of
the work. " We began this work three years ago, in
Charlottesville. We set goals, and these launched us on a
decade-long path toward educational excellence. But we set
something else in Charlottesville: a tone for pursuing the goals
we share -- a tone of civility in the midst of honest
disagreement, a tone of good faith and determination. We've made
progress in American education. I'm not satisfied yet, and
neither are you. But together, we can set off a much-needed
revolution in American education -- a necessary revolution in
American education.
Americans
Tonight, our countrymen sense the need for cooperation more
than ever before -- the kind of cooperation exemplified by your
presence here. They expect nothing less from us. I am confident
we won't let them down. So let us raise our glasses:
-- to the partnership between this White House and every
State House in the nation;
-- and to what we can do, together, to guarantee a united
America, proud to claim her leadership in the world.
# # # #
Document No. 303673
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92 JAN JAN 31 A9: 16
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
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DATE:
01/30/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
9:00 a.m. Friday 01/31
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNORS STATE DINNER TOAST, Feb 2
(01/30 Draft 2)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
CARD
FINDLAY
DEMAREST
SNOW
FITZWATER
PORTER ROSE
FIRESTONE
GRAY
HOLIDAY
ANDERSON
KAUFMAN
BOSKIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments directly to Tony Snow no later than
9:00 a.m. on Friday, 01/31, with a copy to this office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
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Ferguson/Aarhus
January 30, 1992
02 JAN 30 P4: 06
A:GOVTOAST
Draft 2
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNORS STATE DINNER TOAST
FEBRUARY 2, 1992
8 P.M.
Vice President and Mrs. Quayle; Members of the Cabinet;
Governors and their spouses; friends. ((Further acknowledgments,
humor. ))
We meet this evening, not as Republicans or Democrats, but
as Americans who want to work together for the good of our
country. The hard times we're facing will end, but they will end
sooner if we put aside partisanship for now and meet our mission
squarely.
We know how to do it. We've done it before. For almost
fifty years, Americans stood together to lead the world in
steadfast resistance to totalitarianism. When we last met,
America was again walking point for the world -- in Operation
Desert Storm. Those were perilous times, but as Americans we set
ourselves a mission and we saw it through. Since our last
evening together, we won the cold war. We liberated Kuwait.
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Tonight we face another mission: to restore strength to our
economy; to help people looking for work; to ensure America's
leadership in the world.
I've made sound proposals -- nothing glitzy or gimmicky,
just good American common sense -- that will reinvigorate our
economy. It will take time, and effort by us all. But it will
work -- and that's all that counts.
I understand the particular burdens that you as governors
bear, and how hard times make those burdens all the more severe.
That's why, in my State of the Union address, I asked Congress to
put an end to unfinanced federal mandates. No more passing the
buck: If Congress imposes a mandate, it must pay for it.
Washington should worry about its own deficit, rather than
imposing new burdens on the states -- or our already beleaguered
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something else in Charlottesville: a tone for pursuing the goals
we share -- a tone of civility in the midst of honest
disagreement, a tone of good faith and determination. We've made
progress in American education. I'm not satisfied yet, and
neither are you. But together, we can set off a much-needed
revolution in American education -- a necessary revolution in
American education.
Tonight, our countrymen sense the need for cooperation more
than ever before -- the kind of cooperation exemplified by your
presence here. They expect nothing less from us. I am confident
we won't let them down. So let us raise our glasses:
-- to the partnership between this White House and every
State House in the nation;
-- and to what we can do, together, to guarantee a united
America, proud to claim her leadership in the world.
# # # #
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
Document No R JAN31 303673 AID:
30
DATE: 01/30/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
9:00 a.m. Friday 01/31
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNORS STATE DINNER TOAST, Feb 2
(01/30 Draft 2)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
CARD
FINDLAY
DEMAREST
SNOW
FITZWATER
PORTER ROSE
FIRESTONE
GRAY
HOLIDAY
ANDERSON
KAUFMAN
BOSKIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments directly to Tony Snow no later than
9:00 a.m. on Friday, 01/31, with a copy to this office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
see comments
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Ferguson/Aarhus
January 30, 1992
A:GOVTOAST
02 JAN 30 P4: 06
Draft 2
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNORS STATE DINNER TOAST
FEBRUARY 2, 1992
8 P.M.
Vice President and Mrs. Quayle; Members of the Cabinet;
Governors and their spouses; friends. ((Further acknowledgments,
humor. "
We meet this evening, not as Republicans or Democrats, but
as Americans who want to work together for the good of our
country. The hard times we're facing will end, but they will end
sooner if we put aside partisanship for now and meet our mission
squarely.
We know how to do it. We've done it before. For almost
fifty years, Americans stood together to lead the world in
steadfast resistance to totalitarianism. When we last met,
America was again walking point for the world -- in Operation
Desert Storm. Those were perilous times, but as Americans we set
ourselves a mission and we saw it through. Since our last
evening together, we won the cold war. We liberated Kuwait.
Tonight we face another mission: to restore strength to our
economy; to help people looking for work; to ensure America's
leadership in the world.
I've made sound proposals -- nothing glitzy or gimmicky,
just good American common sense -- that will reinvigorate our
economy. It will take time, and effort by us all. But it will
work -- and that's all that counts.
I understand the particular burdens that you as governors
bear, and how hard times make those burdens all the more severe.
That's why, in my State of the Union address, I asked Congress to
put an end to unfinanced federal mandates. No more passing the
buck: If Congress imposes a mandate, it must pay for it.
Washington should worry about its own deficit, rather than
imposing new burdens on the states -- or our already beleaguered
and
taxpayers. That's also why we've expanded a number at programs that
help the States in dranspoblation, education highways, for example and proposed
The leadership shown by Governor Ashcroft and Governor Romer revised
Block
in education is a good example of the cooperation tough times
Grand.
demand. These two, along with all of you, have been a tremendous
help in getting today's students ready to excel in tomorrow's
blue
workplace.
Plato said that "the beginning is the most important part of
the work." We began this work three years ago, in
Charlottesville. We set goals, and these launched us on a
decade-long path toward educational excellence. But we set
something else in Charlottesville: a tone for pursuing the goals
we share -- a tone of civility in the midst of honest
disagreement, a tone of good faith and determination. We've made
progress in American education. I'm not satisfied yet, and
neither are you. But together, we can set off a much-needed
revolution in American education -- a necessary revolution in
American education.
Tonight, our countrymen sense the need for cooperation more
than ever before -- the kind of cooperation exemplified by your
presence here. They expect nothing less from us. I am confident
we won't let them down. So let us raise our glasses:
-- to the partnership between this White House and every
State House in the nation;
-- and to what we can do, together, to guarantee a united
America, proud to claim her leadership in the world.
# # # #
Ferguson/Aarhus
January 30, 1992
A:GOVTOAST
Draft 2
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GOVERNORS STATE DINNER TOAST
FEBRUARY 2, 1992
8 P.M.
Vice President and Mrs. Quayle; Members of the Cabinet;
Governors and their spouses; friends. ((Further acknowledgments,
humor.) )
We meet this evening, not as Republicans or Democrats, but
as Americans who want to work together for the good of our
country. The hard times we're facing will end, but they will end
sooner if we put aside partisanship for now and meet our mission
squarely.
We know how to do it. We've done it before. For almost
fifty years, Americans stood together to lead the world in
steadfast resistance to totalitarianism. When we last met,
America was again walking point for the world -- in Operation
Desert Storm. Those were perilous times, but as Americans we set
ourselves a mission and we saw it through. Since our last
evening together, we won the cold war. We liberated Kuwait.
Tonight we face another mission: to restore strength to our
economy; to help people looking for work; to ensure America's
leadership in the world.
I've made sound proposals -- nothing glitzy or gimmicky,
just good American common sense -- that will reinvigorate our
economy. It will take time, and effort by us all. But it will
work -- and that's all that counts.
I understand the particular burdens that you as governors
bear, and how hard times make those burdens all the more severe.
That's why, in my State of the Union address, I asked Congress to
put an end to unfinanced federal mandates. No more passing the
buck: If Congress imposes a mandate, it must pay for it.
Washington should worry about its own deficit, rather than
imposing new burdens on the states -- or our already beleaguered
taxpayers.
The leadership shown by Governor Ashcroft and Governor Romer
in education is a good example of the cooperation tough times
demand. These two, along with all of you, have been a tremendous
help in getting today's students ready to excel in tomorrow's
workplace.
Plato said that "the beginning is the most important part of
the work." We began this work three years ago, in
Charlottesville. We set goals, and these launched us on a
decade-long path toward educational excellence. But we set
something else in Charlottesville: a tone for pursuing the goals
we share -- a tone of civility in the midst of honest
disagreement, a tone of good faith and determination. We've made
progress in American education. I'm not satisfied yet, and
neither are you. But together, we can set off a much-needed
revolution in American education -- a necessary revolution in
American education.
Tonight, our countrymen sense the need for cooperation more
than ever before -- the kind of cooperation exemplified by your
presence here. They expect nothing less from us. I am confident
we won't let them down. So let us raise our glasses:
-- to the partnership between this White House and every
State House in the nation;
-- and to what we can do, together, to guarantee a united
America, proud to claim her leadership in the world.
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