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George H.W. Bush Presidential Records
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Speechwriting, White House Office of
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Speech File Draft Files
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Chron File, 1989-1993
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Washington Rehabilitation Center Reception 5/4/92 [OA 6101]
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Crouse/Simon
Thursday, April 30, 1992
1:48pm
[doro-rha]
PRESIDENTIAL TALKING POINTS: WASHINGTON REHABILITATION
CENTER RECEPTION
AVENEL COUNTRY CLUB
POTOMAC, MARYLAND
MONDAY, MAY 4, 1992
It is a real pleasure to be introduced by Ed Eckenhoff. I
want you all to know that I have already heard about Ed's
hole-in-one and I was really impressed with his talent ////
until I found out how he did it. You see, his glasses are
bifocals and when he lines up a putt, he looks through the
edges of the two lenses so that he see two balls -- one
small and one big. And, he sees two holes -- one small and
one big. Then it's simple -- he just knocks the small ball
in the big hole.
We give you a hard time, Ed, because you are such a good
sport, but I want you to know that we are all proud of you.
You represent the wonderful results that disciplined
rehabilitation can accomplish.
[Ed is paralyzed from the waist down, but he plays golf by
swinging the club with one arm. He has a reputation for talking
repeatedly about the time he made a hole-in-one.]
1
2
I'm sorry I missed the golf tournament. I was looking for
an excuse to quit work and play today, but when Doro told me
how much it costs, I said, "The only one in our family who
can afford that is Millie."
Doro has told me about you -- how this hospital helps people
with serious injuries or disease work themselves back into
normal, full, productive lives. She has also told me about
the way you have thrown your whole hearts and souls into
this. I want you to know that I think your efforts are very
important and I want Doro to know how proud I am of her ---
and your -- commitment to this work.
I HAVE LEARNED THAT THERE ARE THREE INGREDIENTS THAT SPEED
UP REHABILITATION -- COURAGE, COOPERATION AND COMEDY.
COURAGE. The tedium of rehabilitation necessitates
courage. British philosopher, C. S. Lewis, wrote
"Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form
of every virtue at the testing point. "
COOPERATION. Support and encouragement --- from
doctors, nurses, medical personnel, physical therapists
and volunteers -- are essential for rehabilitation.
3
COMEDY. Anyone hoping to succeed at rehabilitation must
have a sense of humor and the ability to laugh at the
process. Dr. Norman Cousins, who wrote a book about
being hospitalized, believes the responsibility for
seeing humor lies with the patient. "When I was having
breakfast, a nurse came in with a specimen bottle.
When she wasn't looking, I poured my apple juice into
the bottle and handed it to her. She looked at the
bottle and said to me, 'My, we're a little cloudy
today, aren't we?' "You're right!" I said, taking a big
swing from the bottle, "Let's run it through again!"
So thank you for helping the patients here learn to laugh
and persevere. Thank you for all you have done. I look
forward to chatting with you for a few minutes. But I can't
stay long, because I saw the dinner menu and it's got
broccoli on it. [TRUE]
[PRESENTATION OF GIFT] -- This is a wonderful gift; I will
really enjoy it. I won't say more than that because when
Adlai Stevenson was campaigning in California, a woman asked
him where he got his deep tan. "You've been playing golf!"
she accused him. "No," replied Adlai, "I got this tan
making outdoor speeches in Florida." "Well," the woman
said, "if you got that brown, you talked too long."
#####
WASHINGTON REHABILITATION CENTER \ POTOMAC, MD
MONDAY, MAY 4, 1992 \ 5:30 P.M.
INTRO. -- ED ECKENHOFF.
GREETINGS -- DAN ROSTENKOWSKI -- CO-CHAIRMAN OF EVENT.
-- JIM SIMONTON -- CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, AND
-- JOHN MCDANIEL.
o
How ABOUT ED's HOLE-IN-ONE. I'VE BEEN WONDERING
ABOUT MY CHANCES AT GETTING A HOLE-IN-ONE --
BARBARA SAYS IT'S ABOUT THE SAME AS BEATING ARNOLD
SCHWARZENEGGER AT ARM-WRESTLING.
- 2 -
o
ED, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE ARE ALL PROUD OF
YOU. I COULD TELL ED WAS A GOOD GOLFER WHEN WE
SHOOK HANDS EARLIER -- HE CORRECTED MY GRIP. ED
IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE POWER OF REHABILITATION.
o
DORO HAS TOLD BARBARA AND ME A LOT ABOUT THE
WASHINGTON REHABILITATION CENTER -- HOW YOU HELP
PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS INJURIES OR DISEASE
REHABILITATE THEMSELVES AND RETURN TO FULL,
PRODUCTIVE LIVES. WE WANT DORO TO KNOW HOW PROUD
WE ARE OF HER INVOLVEMENT IN THIS WORK.
- 3 -
0
AND, BARBARA AND I WANT TO SALUTE YOU. YOUR
DEDICATION AND YOUR EFFORTS TRANSFORM LIVES.
o
REHABILITATION INVOLVES THE COOPERATION OF MANY
PEOPLE -- DOCTORS, NURSES, MEDICAL PERSONNEL,
PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND VOLUNTEERS.
o
REHABILITATION ALSO TAKES COURAGE -- FROM THE
PATIENT AND THOSE WHO WORK WITH THEM. To
PARAPHRASE C. S. LEWIS, "AT THE TESTING POINT, ALL
THE VIRTUES TAKE COURAGE."
- 4 -
o
BUT THE INGREDIENT MOST OFTEN OVERLOOKED IS COMEDY.
DR. NORMAN COUSINS TELLS A FUNNY STORY FROM HIS
HOSPITALIZATION. WHEN THE NURSE WASN'T LOOKING,
COUSINS POURED HIS APPLE JUICE INTO A SPECIMEN
BOTTLE. SHE LOOKED AT IT AND EXCLAIMED, 'Mr, WE'RE
A LITTLE CLOUDY TODAY, AREN'T WE?' COUSINS GRABBED
THE BOTTLE, AND AS HE TOOK A BIG SWIG SAID, "You're
RIGHT! LET'S RUN IT THROUGH AGAIN!"
- 5 -
o
THANK YOU FOR HELPING PATIENTS LEARN TO LAUGH AGAIN
AND TO PERSEVERE. I LOOK FORWARD To CHATTING WITH
YOU FOR A FEW MINUTES. BUT I CAN'T STAY LONG,
BECAUSE I SAW THE DINNER MENU AND IT'S GOT BROCCOLI
ON IT. [TRUE]
[PRESENTATION OF GIFT]
THIS IS A WONDERFUL GIFT; I WILL REALLY ENJOY IT.
#
#
#
WASHINGTON REHABILITATION CENTER \ POTOMAC, MD
MONDAY, MAY 4, 1992 \ 5:30 P.M.
INTRO. -- ED ECKENHOFF.
GREETINGS -- DAN ROSTENKOWSKI -- CO-CHAIRMAN OF EVENT.
-- JIM SIMONTON -- CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, AND
-- JOHN MCDANIEL.
o
How ABOUT ED's HOLE-IN-ONE, I'VE BEEN WONDERING
ABOUT MY CHANCES AT GETTING A HOLE-IN-ONE --
BARBARA SAYS IT'S ABOUT THE SAME AS BEATING ARNOLD
SCHWARZENEGGER AT ARM-WRESTLING.
- 2 -
0
ED, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE ARE ALL PROUD OF
YOU. I COULD TELL ED WAS A GOOD GOLFER WHEN WE
SHOOK HANDS EARLIER -- HE CORRECTED MY GRIP. ED
IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE POWER OF REHABILITATION.
o
DORO HAS TOLD BARBARA AND ME A LOT ABOUT THE
WASHINGTON REHABILITATION CENTER -- HOW YOU HELP
PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS INJURIES OR DISEASE
REHABILITATE THEMSELVES AND RETURN TO FULL,
PRODUCTIVE LIVES. WE WANT DORO TO KNOW HOW PROUD
WE ARE OF HER INVOLVEMENT IN THIS WORK.
- 3 -
o
AND, BARBARA AND I WANT To SALUTE YOU. YOUR
DEDICATION AND YOUR EFFORTS TRANSFORM LIVES.
o
REHABILITATION INVOLVES THE COOPERATION OF MANY
PEOPLE -- DOCTORS, NURSES, MEDICAL PERSONNEL,
PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND VOLUNTEERS.
o
REHABILITATION ALSO TAKES COURAGE -- FROM THE
PATIENT AND THOSE WHO WORK WITH THEM. To
PARAPHRASE C. S. LEWIS, "AT THE TESTING POINT, ALL
THE VIRTUES TAKE COURAGE."
- 4 -
o
BUT THE INGREDIENT MOST OFTEN OVERLOOKED IS COMEDY.
DR. NORMAN COUSINS TELLS A FUNNY STORY FROM HIS
HOSPITALIZATION. WHEN THE NURSE WASN'T LOOKING,
COUSINS POURED HIS APPLE JUICE INTO A SPECIMEN
BOTTLE. SHE LOOKED AT IT AND EXCLAIMED, 'My, WE'RE
A LITTLE CLOUDY TODAY, AREN'T WE?' COUSINS GRABBED
THE BOTTLE, AND AS HE TOOK A BIG SWIG SAID, "You're
RIGHT! LET'S RUN IT THROUGH AGAIN!"
- 5 -
o
THANK YOU FOR HELPING PATIENTS LEARN TO LAUGH AGAIN
AND TO PERSEVERE. I LOOK FORWARD TO CHATTING WITH
YOU FOR A FEW MINUTES. BUT I CAN'T STAY LONG,
BECAUSE I SAW THE DINNER MENU AND IT'S GOT BROCCOLI
ON IT. [TRUE]
[PRESENTATION OF GIFT]
THIS IS A WONDERFUL GIFT; I WILL REALLY ENJOY IT.
#
#
#
WASHINGTON REHABILITATION CENTER \ POTOMAC, MD
MONDAY, MAY 4, 1992 \ 5:30 P.M.
INTRO. -- ED ECKENHOFF.
GREETINGS -- DAN ROSTENKOWSKI -- CO-CHAIRMAN OF EVENT.
-- JIM SIMONTON -- CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, AND
-- JOHN MCDANIEL.
0
How ABOUT ED'S HOLE-IN-ONE, I'VE BEEN WONDERING
ABOUT MY CHANCES AT GETTING A HOLE-IN-ONE --
BARBARA SAYS IT'S ABOUT THE SAME AS BEATING ARNOLD
SCHWARZENEGGER AT ARM-WRESTLING.
- 2 -
0
ED, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE ARE ALL PROUD OF
YOU. I COULD TELL ED WAS A GOOD GOLFER WHEN WE
SHOOK HANDS EARLIER -- HE CORRECTED MY GRIP. ED
IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE POWER OF REHABILITATION.
o
DORO HAS TOLD BARBARA AND ME A LOT ABOUT THE
WASHINGTON REHABILITATION CENTER -- HOW YOU HELP
PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS INJURIES OR DISEASE
REHABILITATE THEMSELVES AND RETURN TO FULL,
PRODUCTIVE LIVES. WE WANT DORO To KNOW HOW PROUD
WE ARE OF HER INVOLVEMENT IN THIS WORK.
- 3 -
o
AND, BARBARA AND I WANT TO SALUTE YOU. YOUR
DEDICATION AND YOUR EFFORTS TRANSFORM LIVES.
o
REHABILITATION INVOLVES THE COOPERATION OF MANY
PEOPLE -- DOCTORS, NURSES, MEDICAL PERSONNEL,
PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND VOLUNTEERS.
o
REHABILITATION ALSO TAKES COURAGE -- FROM THE
PATIENT AND THOSE WHO WORK WITH THEM. To
PARAPHRASE C. S. LEWIS, "AT THE TESTING POINT, ALL
THE VIRTUES TAKE COURAGE."
- 4 -
o
BUT THE INGREDIENT MOST OFTEN OVERLOOKED IS COMEDY.
DR. NORMAN COUSINS TELLS A FUNNY STORY FROM HIS
HOSPITALIZATION. WHEN THE NURSE WASN'T LOOKING,
COUSINS POURED HIS APPLE JUICE INTO A SPECIMEN
BOTTLE. SHE LOOKED AT IT AND EXCLAIMED, 'Mr, WE'RE
A LITTLE CLOUDY TODAY, AREN'T WE?' COUSINS GRABBED
THE BOTTLE, AND AS HE TOOK A BIG SWIG SAID, "You're
RIGHT! LET'S RUN IT THROUGH AGAIN!"
- 5 -
o
THANK YOU FOR HELPING PATIENTS LEARN TO LAUGH AGAIN
AND TO PERSEVERE. I LOOK FORWARD TO CHATTING WITH
YOU FOR A FEW MINUTES. BUT I CAN'T STAY LONG,
BECAUSE I SAW THE DINNER MENU AND IT'S GOT BROCCOLI
ON IT. [TRUE]
[PRESENTATION OF GIFT]
THIS IS A WONDERFUL GIFT; I WILL REALLY ENJOY IT.
#
#
#