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Document No. 324318ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
4/30/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
---
DATE:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GREAT AMERICAN WORKOUT
SUBJECT:
FRIDAY, MAY 1 - - 7:00 a.m.
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
>
BRADY
PORTER
>
BROMLEY
ROGICH
CALIO
ROLLINS
DEMAREST
SMITH
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
GRAY
FINDLAY
HOLIDAY
KAUFMAN
FIRESTONE
MCGROARTY
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
April 29, 1992
02 APR29 P|: 56
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THOUGH:
DAVE DEMAREST
Cc
FROM:
CURT SMITH
SUBJECT:
GREAT AMERICAN WORKOUT
On Friday, May 1st, at 7:00 a.m., you will deliver brief
remarks (6 minutes/cards) at the Annual Great American Workout.
Your remarks stress the importance of physical fitness for our
youth, for our families, and for the elderly. After your speech
you will tour various workout stations with Arnold Schwarzenegger
and members of your family.
(Smith/Grossman)
April 29, 1992
Draft Three
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GREAT AMERICAN WORKOUT
SOUTH LAWN
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1992
7:00 A.M.
Secretary Sullivan. Chairman Schwarzenegger. Barbara
Mandrell, thank you for singing the National Anthem. Members of
the President's Council on Physical Fitness. Honored guests.
Ladies and gentlemen. //
Welcome to the White House, and to an event which kicks off
National Fitness Month -- the third annual Great American
Workout. // It's a special pleasure to be introduced by the man
who embodies this event -- the Chairman of the President's
Council on Physical Fitness / my friend, Arnold Schwarzenegger. /
((Arnold has been Chairman since 1990, and I've come to
learn that he's even stronger than I thought. Whenever he feels
his heavy weightlifting equipment isn't enough of a challenge, he
drops by Washington and bench-presses the Federal budget.) )) //
((I've also come to value Arnold's advice. For instance, he
told me I don't have to pump iron. So I keep my arms in shape
just by carrying Millie's investment portfolio.) ) //
((Finally, Arnold believes that the only vegetable worse
than broccoli is couch potatoes.) // So yesterday, Arnold
visited his 50th State as Chairman -- always spreading the word:
Each of us has a stake in making exercise a part of America's
fitness -- and fitness a part of each American day. //
Just look at these workout stations we'll be visiting in
several minutes. One involves aerobics, another basketball. A
2
special workout honors true heroes -- representatives of the
Special Olympics. / Then, there's a workout I particularly like
-- family fitness from putt-putt to horseshoes. / I believe in
family sports. I remember Little League back in Texas. Our four
boys played it. I coached it. ( (Back then there were tens of
thousands of kids playing ball. I have to admit: There were
times I thought Barbara Bush was car-pooling them all.) ) //
Family sports is only one way fitness can enrich the human
mind and body. Lowering stress, blood pressure, and cholesterol.
Reducing heart disease and stroke. / Here's where we've made
progress. Far fewer Americans smoke than 25 years ago. / Today,
Americans get less of their energy from fat and more from
carbohydrates than in the late 1970s. / Increasingly, Americans
are concerned about the nutritional content of foods. /
We have a plan for comprehensive health care. Some of it
requires changes in our laws. Another part of our plan depends
even more on what happens in your house than what happens in the
White House. / We need to eat a balanced and nutritional diet.
Avoid tobacco and drug use. Avoid excessive alcohol use. We
also have to act on another front -- namely, putting new emphasis
on quality physical education in our schools. / Today, the lack
of such activity is one reason our kids are more overweight than
20 years ago. We have to change that. Only one State --
Illinois -- gives daily physical education for all K through 12th
grade students the priority it deserves. We have to change that,
3
too: Let's make it fifty -- just as Arnold has done as Chairman
of the President's Council. //
That's why today we're encouraging physical activity beyond
that usually practiced in Washington: Chasing rumors / pumping
for information / exercising caution / sidestepping issues / and
jumping to conclusions. // We're saying: Let's diet / exercise
/ and make smart choices mentally and physically -- and thus
enhance the quality and longevity of each American's life. //
A man to my left here knows this: Knows that an America
that is physically fit -- and mentally fit -- is fit to take on
the world. / At 83, Milton Berle still rides his stationary
bike, does a lot of walking, punches the heavy bag, and maintains
a healthy diet. / No wonder he was just named a special advisor
to Arnold. / ( (It was Uncle Miltie who helped suggest this early
kickoff time. Some surprise: He's usually played 18 holes of
golf by now. )) //
To Milton Berle -- to Arnold -- to every participant -- my
thanks for what you've done. Thanks for showing what fitness
means -- America at its best -- and for helping it link the
American family -- fathers and daughters, mothers and sons. //
Now, let's all practice what we preach. Let's visit the
stations of The Great American Workout -- the largest workout
ever on the South Lawn. Then, we'll return to the program here
on the main stage starring the Harlem Globetrotters. / Just like
the Globetrotters, I got a lot of laughs when I played
basketball. The difference is they're funny on purpose. //
4
Thank you for your welcome, and God bless America.
#
#
#
#
GREAT AMERICAN WORKOUT \ SOUTH LAWN
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1992 \ 7:00 A.M.
SECRETARY SULLIVAN. CHAIRMAN SCHWARZENEGGER.
BARBARA MANDRELL, THANK YOU FOR SINGING THE NATIONAL
ANTHEM. MEMBERS OF THE PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL ON PHYSICAL
FITNESS. MILTON BERLE. EVANDER HOLYFIELD. BoB SAGET.
MARY Lou RETTON. PETER VIDMAR. CHRIS EVERT. LAURIE
SINGLE, NATIONAL PHYSICAL FITNESS DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR.
HONORED GUESTS. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. //
- 2 -
WELCOME TO THE WHITE HOUSE, AND TO AN EVENT WHICH
KICKS OFF NATIONAL FITNESS MONTH -- THE THIRD ANNUAL
GREAT AMERICAN WORKOUT. // IT'S A SPECIAL PLEASURE TO
BE INTRODUCED BY THE MAN WHO EMBODIES THIS EVENT -- THE
CHAIRMAN OF THE PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL ON PHYSICAL FITNESS
/ MY FRIEND, ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER. /
((ARNOLD HAS BEEN CHAIRMAN SINCE 1990, AND I'VE
COME To LEARN THAT HE'S EVEN STRONGER THAN I THOUGHT.
- 3 -
WHENEVER HE FEELS HIS HEAVY WEIGHTLIFTING EQUIPMENT
ISN'T ENOUGH OF A CHALLENGE, HE DROPS BY WASHINGTON AND
BENCH-PRESSES THE FEDERAL BUDGET.)) //
((I've ALSO COME TO VALUE ARNOLD'S ADVICE. FOR
INSTANCE, HE TOLD ME I DON'T HAVE TO PUMP IRON. So I
KEEP MY ARMS IN SHAPE JUST BY CARRYING MILLIE'S
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO.)) //
((FINALLY, ARNOLD BELIEVES THAT THE ONLY VEGETABLE
WORSE THAN BROCCOLI IS COUCH POTATOES.)) //
- 4 -
So YESTERDAY, ARNOLD VISITED HIS 50TH STATE AS CHAIRMAN
-- ALWAYS SPREADING THE WORD: EACH OF US HAS A STAKE
IN MAKING EXERCISE A PART OF AMERICA'S FITNESS -- AND
FITNESS A PART OF EACH AMERICAN DAY. //
JUST LOOK AT THESE WORKOUT STATIONS ARNOLD WILL
SHORTLY VISIT. ONE INVOLVES AEROBICS, ANOTHER
BASKETBALL. A SPECIAL WORKOUT HONORS TRUE HEROES --
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS. /
- 5 -
THEN, THERE'S A WORKOUT I PARTICULARLY LIKE -- FAMILY
FITNESS FROM PUTT-PUTT TO HORSESHOES. / YET FAMILY
SPORTS IS ONLY ONE WAY FITNESS CAN ENRICH THE HUMAN
MIND AND BODY. LOWERING STRESS, BLOOD PRESSURE, AND
CHOLESTEROL. REDUCING HEART DISEASE AND STROKE. /
WE HAVE A PLAN FOR COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE. SOME
OF IT REQUIRES CHANGES IN OUR LAWS. ANOTHER PART OF
OUR PLAN DEPENDS EVEN MORE ON WHAT HAPPENS IN YOUR
HOUSE THAN WHAT HAPPENS IN THE WHITE HOUSE. /
- 6 -
WE NEED TO EAT A BALANCED AND NUTRITIONAL DIET. AVOID
TOBACCO AND DRUG USE. AVOID EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL USE. WE
ALSO HAVE TO ACT ON ANOTHER FRONT BY PUTTING NEW
EMPHASIS ON QUALITY PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN OUR SCHOOLS.
/ TODAY, THE LACK OF SUCH ACTIVITY IS ONE REASON OUR
KIDS ARE MORE OVERWEIGHT THAN 20 YEARS AGO. WE HAVE TO
CHANGE THAT. ONLY ONE STATE -- ILLINOIS -- GIVES DAILY
PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR ALL K THROUGH 12TH GRADE
STUDENTS THE PRIORITY IT DESERVES.
- 7 -
WE HAVE TO CHANGE THAT, TOO: LET'S MAKE IT FIFTY --
JUST AS ARNOLD HAS DONE AS CHAIRMAN OF THE PRESIDENT'S
COUNCIL. //
THAT'S WHY TODAY WE'RE ENCOURAGING PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY BEYOND THAT USUALLY PRACTICED IN WASHINGTON:
CHASING RUMORS / PUMPING FOR INFORMATION / EXERCISING
CAUTION / SIDESTEPPING ISSUES / AND JUMPING TO
CONCLUSIONS. //
- 8 -
WE'RE SAYING: LET'S DIET / EXERCISE / AND MAKE SMART
CHOICES MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY -- AND THUS ENHANCE THE
QUALITY AND LONGEVITY OF EACH AMERICAN'S LIFE. //
A MAN WITH US HERE KNOWS THIS: KNOWS THAT AN
AMERICA THAT IS PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY FIT IS FIT TO
TAKE ON THE WORLD. / AT 83, MILTON BERLE STILL RIDES
HIS STATIONARY BIKE, DOES A LOT OF WALKING, PUNCHES THE
HEAVY BAG, AND MAINTAINS A HEALTHY DIET. / No WONDER
HE WAS JUST NAMED A SPECIAL ADVISOR TO ARNOLD. /
- 9 -
((Iт WAS UNCLE MILTIE WHO HELPED SUGGEST THIS EARLY
KICKOFF TIME. SOME SURPRISE: HE'S USUALLY PLAYED 18
HOLES OF GOLF BY NOW.)) //
To MILTON BERLE -- TO ARNOLD AND ALL OF YOU -- MY
THANKS FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE. THANKS FOR SHOWING WHAT
FITNESS MEANS -- AMERICA AT ITS BEST -- AND FOR HELPING
IT LINK THE AMERICAN FAMILY -- FATHERS AND DAUGHTERS,
MOTHERS AND SONS. //
- 10 -
I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE GREAT AMERICAN WORKOUT. I
KNOW YOU'LL ENJOY THE PROGRAM WHICH FOLLOWS ON THE MAIN
STAGE HERE STARRING THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS. JUST
LIKE THE GLOBETROTTERS, I GOT A LOT OF LAUGHS WHEN I
PLAYED BASKETBALL. THE DIFFERENCE IS THEY'RE FUNNY ON
PURPOSE. // THANK YOU FOR YOUR WELCOME, AND GOD BLESS
AMERICA.
#
#
#
#
GREAT AMERICAN WORKOUT \ SOUTH LAWN
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1992 1 7:00 A.M.
SECRETARY SULLIVAN. CHAIRMAN SCHWARZENEGGER.
BARBARA MANDRELL, THANK YOU FOR SINGING THE NATIONAL
ANTHEM. MEMBERS OF THE PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL ON PHYSICAL
FITNESS. MILTON BERLE. EVANDER HOLYFIELD. BoB SAGET.
MARY Lou RETTON. PETER VIDMAR. CHRIS EVERT. LAURIE
SINGLE, NATIONAL PHYSICAL FITNESS DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR.
HONORED GUESTS. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. 11
- 2 -
WELCOME TO THE WHITE HOUSE, AND TO AN EVENT WHICH
KICKS OFF NATIONAL FITNESS MONTH -- THE THIRD ANNUAL
GREAT AMERICAN WORKOUT. // IT'S A SPECIAL PLEASURE TO
BE INTRODUCED BY THE MAN WHO EMBODIES THIS EVENT -- THE
CHAIRMAN OF THE PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL ON PHYSICAL FITNESS
/ MY FRIEND, ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER. /
((ARNOLD HAS BEEN CHAIRMAN SINCE 1990, AND I'VE
COME TO LEARN THAT HE'S EVEN STRONGER THAN I THOUGHT.
- 3 -
WHENEVER HE FEELS HIS HEAVY WEIGHTLIFTING EQUIPMENT
ISN'T ENOUGH OF A CHALLENGE, HE DROPS BY WASHINGTON AND
BENCH-PRESSES THE FEDERAL BUDGET.)) //
((I've ALSO COME TO VALUE ARNOLD'S ADVICE. FOR
INSTANCE, HE TOLD ME I DON'T HAVE TO PUMP IRON. So I
KEEP MY ARMS IN SHAPE JUST BY CARRYING MILLIE'S
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO.)) //
((FINALLY, ARNOLD BELIEVES THAT THE ONLY VEGETABLE
WORSE THAN BROCCOLI IS COUCH POTATOES.)) //
- 4 -
So YESTERDAY, ARNOLD VISITED HIS 50TH STATE AS CHAIRMAN
-- ALWAYS SPREADING THE WORD: EACH OF US HAS A STAKE
IN MAKING EXERCISE A PART OF AMERICA'S FITNESS -- AND
FITNESS A PART OF EACH AMERICAN DAY. //
JUST LOOK AT THESE WORKOUT STATIONS ARNOLD WILL
SHORTLY VISIT. ONE INVOLVES AEROBICS, ANOTHER
BASKETBALL. A SPECIAL WORKOUT HONORS TRUE HEROES --
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS. /
- 5 -
THEN, THERE'S A WORKOUT I PARTICULARLY LIKE -- FAMILY
FITNESS FROM PUTT-PUTT TO HORSESHOES. / YET FAMILY
SPORTS IS ONLY ONE WAY FITNESS CAN ENRICH THE HUMAN
MIND AND BODY. LOWERING STRESS, BLOOD PRESSURE, AND
CHOLESTEROL. REDUCING HEART DISEASE AND STROKE. /
WE HAVE A PLAN FOR COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE. SOME
OF IT REQUIRES CHANGES IN OUR LAWS. ANOTHER PART OF
OUR PLAN DEPENDS EVEN MORE ON WHAT HAPPENS IN YOUR
HOUSE THAN WHAT HAPPENS IN THE WHITE HOUSE. /
- 6 -
WE NEED TO EAT A BALANCED AND NUTRITIONAL DIET. AVOID
TOBACCO AND DRUG USE. AVOID EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL USE. WE
ALSO HAVE TO ACT ON ANOTHER FRONT BY PUTTING NEW
EMPHASIS ON QUALITY PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN OUR SCHOOLS.
/ TODAY, THE LACK OF SUCH ACTIVITY IS ONE REASON OUR
KIDS ARE MORE OVERWEIGHT THAN 20 YEARS AGO. WE HAVE TO
CHANGE THAT. ONLY ONE STATE -- ILLINOIS -- GIVES DAILY
PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR ALL K THROUGH 12TH GRADE
STUDENTS THE PRIORITY IT DESERVES.
- 7 -
WE HAVE TO CHANGE THAT, TOO: LET'S MAKE IT FIFTY --
JUST AS ARNOLD HAS DONE AS CHAIRMAN OF THE PRESIDENT'S
COUNCIL. //
THAT'S WHY TODAY WE'RE ENCOURAGING PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY BEYOND THAT USUALLY PRACTICED IN WASHINGTON:
CHASING RUMORS / PUMPING FOR INFORMATION / EXERCISING
CAUTION / SIDESTEPPING ISSUES / AND JUMPING TO
CONCLUSIONS. //
- 8 -
WE'RE SAYING: LET'S DIET / EXERCISE / AND MAKE SMART
CHOICES MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY -- AND THUS ENHANCE THE
QUALITY AND LONGEVITY OF EACH AMERICAN'S LIFE. //
A MAN WITH US HERE KNOWS THIS: KNOWS THAT AN
AMERICA THAT IS PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY FIT IS FIT TO
TAKE ON THE WORLD. / AT 83, MILTON BERLE STILL RIDES
HIS STATIONARY BIKE, DOES A LOT OF WALKING, PUNCHES THE
HEAVY BAG, AND MAINTAINS A HEALTHY DIET. / No WONDER
HE WAS JUST NAMED A SPECIAL ADVISOR TO ARNOLD. /
- 9 -
((IT WAS UNCLE MILTIE WHO HELPED SUGGEST THIS EARLY
KICKOFF TIME. SOME SURPRISE: HE'S USUALLY PLAYED 18
HOLES OF GOLF BY NOW.)) //
To MILTON BERLE -- TO ARNOLD AND ALL OF YOU -- MY
THANKS FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE. THANKS FOR SHOWING WHAT
FITNESS MEANS -- AMERICA AT ITS BEST -- AND FOR HELPING
IT LINK THE AMERICAN FAMILY -- FATHERS AND DAUGHTERS,
MOTHERS AND SONS. //
- 10 -
I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE GREAT AMERICAN WORKOUT. I
KNOW YOU'LL ENJOY THE PROGRAM WHICH FOLLOWS ON THE MAIN
STAGE HERE STARRING THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS. JUST
LIKE THE GLOBETROTTERS, I GOT A LOT OF LAUGHS WHEN I
PLAYED BASKETBALL. THE DIFFERENCE IS THEY'RE FUNNY ON
PURPOSE. // THANK YOU FOR YOUR WELCOME, AND GOD BLESS
AMERICA.
#
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 29, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THOUGH:
DAVE DEMAREST
&
FROM:
CURT SMITH
SUBJECT:
GREAT AMERICAN WORKOUT
On Friday, May 1st, at 7:00 a.m., you will deliver brief
remarks (6 minutes/cards) at the Annual Great American Workout.
Your remarks stress the importance of physical fitness for our
youth, for our families, and for the elderly. After your speech
you will tour various workout stations with Arnold Schwarzenegger
and members of your family.
(Smith/Grossman)
April 29, 1992
Draft Three
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GREAT AMERICAN WORKOUT
SOUTH LAWN
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1992
7:00 A.M.
Secretary Sullivan. Chairman Schwarzenegger. Barbara
Mandrell, thank you for singing the National Anthem. Members of
the President's Council on Physical Fitness. Honored guests.
Ladies and gentlemen. //
Welcome to the White House, and to an event which kicks off
National Fitness Month -- the third annual Great American
Workout. // It's a special pleasure to be introduced by the man
who embodies this event -- the Chairman of the President's
Council on Physical Fitness / my friend, Arnold Schwarzenegger. /
((Arnold has been Chairman since 1990, and I've come to
learn that he's even stronger than I thought. Whenever he feels
his heavy weightlifting equipment isn't enough of a challenge, he
drops by Washington and bench-presses the Federal budget.) ) //
((I've also come to value Arnold's advice. For instance, he
told me I don't have to pump iron. So I keep my arms in shape
just by carrying Millie's investment portfolio.) //
((Finally, Arnold believes that the only vegetable worse
than broccoli is couch potatoes.) // So yesterday, Arnold
visited his 50th State as Chairman -- always spreading the word:
Each of us has a stake in making exercise a part of America's
fitness -- and fitness a part of each American day. //
Just look at these workout stations we'll be visiting in
several minutes. One involves aerobics, another basketball. A
2
special workout honors true heroes -- representatives of the
Special Olympics. / Then, there's a workout I particularly like
-- family fitness from putt-putt to horseshoes. / I believe in
family sports. I remember Little League back in Texas. Our four
boys played it. I coached it. ( (Back then there were tens of
thousands of kids playing ball. I have to admit: There were
times I thought Barbara Bush was car-pooling them all.)) //
Family sports is only one way fitness can enrich the human
mind and body. Lowering stress, blood pressure, and cholesterol.
Reducing heart disease and stroke. / Here's where we've made
progress. Far fewer Americans smoke than 25 years ago. / Today,
Americans get less of their energy from fat and more from
carbohydrates than in the late 1970s. / Increasingly, Americans
are concerned about the nutritional content of foods. /
We have a plan for comprehensive health care. Some of it
requires changes in our laws. Another part of our plan depends
even more on what happens in your house than what happens in the
White House. / We need to eat a balanced and nutritional diet.
Avoid tobacco and drug use. Avoid excessive alcohol use. We
also have to act on another front -- namely, putting new emphasis
on quality physical education in our schools. / Today, the lack
of such activity is one reason our kids are more overweight than
20 years ago. We have to change that. Only one State --
Illinois -- gives daily physical education for all K through 12th
grade students the priority it deserves. We have to change that,
3
too: Let's make it fifty -- just as Arnold has done as Chairman
of the President's Council. //
That's why today we're encouraging physical activity beyond
that usually practiced in Washington: Chasing rumors / pumping
for information / exercising caution / sidestepping issues / and
jumping to conclusions. // We're saying: Let's diet / exercise
/ and make smart choices mentally and physically -- and thus
enhance the quality and longevity of each American's life. //
A man to my left here knows this: Knows that an America
that is physically fit -- and mentally fit -- is fit to take on
the world. / At 83, Milton Berle still rides his stationary
bike, does a lot of walking, punches the heavy bag, and maintains
a healthy diet. / No wonder he was just named a special advisor
to Arnold. / ( (It was Uncle Miltie who helped suggest this early
kickoff time. Some surprise: He's usually played 18 holes of
golf by now. )) //
To Milton Berle -- to Arnold -- to every participant -- my
thanks for what you've done. Thanks for showing what fitness
means -- America at its best -- and for helping it link the
American family -- fathers and daughters, mothers and sons. //
Now, let's all practice what we preach. Let's visit the
stations of The Great American Workout -- the largest workout
ever on the South Lawn. Then, we'll return to the program here
on the main stage starring the Harlem Globetrotters. / Just like
the Globetrotters, I got a lot of laughs when I played
basketball. The difference is they're funny on purpose. //
4
Thank you for your welcome, and God bless America.
# # # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 29, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THOUGH:
DAVE DEMAREST
&
FROM:
CURT SMITH
SUBJECT:
GREAT AMERICAN WORKOUT
On Friday, May 1st, at 7:00 a.m., you will deliver brief
remarks (6 minutes/cards) at the Annual Great American Workout.
Your remarks stress the importance of physical fitness for our
youth, for our families, and for the elderly. After your speech
you will tour various workout stations with Arnold Schwarzenegger
and members of your family.
(Smith/Grossman)
April 29, 1992
Draft Three
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GREAT AMERICAN WORKOUT
SOUTH LAWN
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1992
7:00 A.M.
Secretary Sullivan. Chairman Schwarzenegger. Barbara
Mandrell, thank you for singing the National Anthem. Members of
the President's Council on Physical Fitness. Honored guests.
Ladies and gentlemen. //
Welcome to the White House, and to an event which kicks off
National Fitness Month -- the third annual Great American
Workout. // It's a special pleasure to be introduced by the man
who embodies this event -- the Chairman of the President's
Council on Physical Fitness / my friend, Arnold Schwarzenegger. /
((Arnold has been Chairman since 1990, and I've come to
learn that he's even stronger than I thought. Whenever he feels
his heavy weightlifting equipment isn't enough of a challenge, he
drops by Washington and bench-presses the Federal budget.) )) //
((I've also come to value Arnold's advice. For instance, he
told me I don't have to pump iron. So I keep my arms in shape
just by carrying Millie's investment portfolio.) ) //
((Finally, Arnold believes that the only vegetable worse
than broccoli is couch potatoes. )) // So yesterday, Arnold
visited his 50th State as Chairman -- always spreading the word:
Each of us has a stake in making exercise a part of America's
fitness -- and fitness a part of each American day. //
Just look at these workout stations we'll be visiting in
several minutes. One involves aerobics, another basketball. A
2
special workout honors true heroes -- representatives of the
Special Olympics. / Then, there's a workout I particularly like
-- family fitness from putt-putt to horseshoes. / I believe in
family sports. I remember Little League back in Texas. Our four
boys played it. I coached it. ( (Back then there were tens of
thousands of kids playing ball. I have to admit: There were
times I thought Barbara Bush was car-pooling them all.)) //
Family sports is only one way fitness can enrich the human
mind and body. Lowering stress, blood pressure, and cholesterol.
Reducing heart disease and stroke. / Here's where we've made
progress. Far fewer Americans smoke than 25 years ago. / Today,
Americans get less of their energy from fat and more from
carbohydrates than in the late 1970s. / Increasingly, Americans
are concerned about the nutritional content of foods. /
We have a plan for comprehensive health care. Some of it
requires changes in our laws. Another part of our plan depends
even more on what happens in your house than what happens in the
White House. / We need to eat a balanced and nutritional diet.
Avoid tobacco and drug use. Avoid excessive alcohol use. We
also have to act on another front -- namely, putting new emphasis
on quality physical education in our schools. / Today, the lack
of such activity is one reason our kids are more overweight than
20 years ago. We have to change that. Only one State --
Illinois -- gives daily physical education for all K through 12th
grade students the priority it deserves. We have to change that,
3
too: Let's make it fifty just as Arnold has done as Chairman
of the President's Council. //
That's why today we're encouraging physical activity beyond
that usually practiced in Washington: Chasing rumors / pumping
for information / exercising caution / sidestepping issues / and
jumping to conclusions. // We're saying: Let's diet / exercise
/ and make smart choices mentally and physically -- and thus
enhance the quality and longevity of each American's life. //
A man to my left here knows this: Knows that an America
that is physically fit -- and mentally fit -- is fit to take on
the world. / At 83, Milton Berle still rides his stationary
bike, does a lot of walking, punches the heavy bag, and maintains
a healthy diet. / No wonder he was just named a special advisor
to Arnold. / ( (It was Uncle Miltie who helped suggest this early
kickoff time. Some surprise: He's usually played 18 holes of
golf by now. )) //
To Milton Berle -- to Arnold -- to every participant -- my
thanks for what you've done. Thanks for showing what fitness
means -- America at its best -- and for helping it link the
American family -- fathers and daughters, mothers and sons. //
Now, let's all practice what we preach. Let's visit the
stations of The Great American Workout -- the largest workout
ever on the South Lawn. Then, we'll return to the program here
on the main stage starring the Harlem Globetrotters. / Just like -
the Globetrotters, I got a lot of laughs when I played
basketball. The difference is they're funny on purpose. //
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Thank you for your welcome, and God bless America.
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GREAT AMERICAN WORKOUT \ SOUTH LAWN
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1992 \ 7:00 A.M.
Secretary Sullivan. Chairman Schwarzenegger. Barbara
Mandrell, thank you for singing the National Anthem. Members of
the President's Council on Physical Fitness. Milton Berle. Bob
Saget. Mary Lou Retton. Peter Vidmar. Chris Evert. Laurie
Single, National Physical Fitness Director of the Year.
of
As I mentioned to some you already, I'm sorry to have to cut
1
short my participation in this great event but I'm sure you can
understand the concern and anguish all of us feel regarding the
violence that occurred in Los Angeles. I'll be getting an update
on the
in L.A.
that situation A in just a few minutes and I'll then meet with
Justice and
Civil Rights leaders to discuss our common commitment to the rule
of law. and justice. Before I go though let me say just a few
words about this very important issues of fitness.
Welcome to the White House, and to an event which kicks off
National Fitness Month -- the third annual Great American
Workout. // It's a special pleasure to be introduced by the man
who embodies this event -- the Chairman of the President's
Council on Physical Fitness / my friend, Arnold Schwarzengger.
Arnold, yesterday you visited you 50th state as Chairman --
always spreading the word that each of us has a stake in making
exercise a part of America's fitness -- and fitness a part of
each American day. //
Just look at these workout stations Arnold will shortly
visit. Even a special workout to honors true heros --
representatives of the Special Olympics. / There's a workout I
particularly like -- family fitness from putt putt to horseshoes.
House. / We need to eat a balanced and nutritional diet. Avoid
tobacco and drug use. Avoid excessive alcohol use. Fitness can
enrich the human mind and body by lowering stress, blood
pressure, and cholesterol. We also have to act on another front
by putting new emphasis on quality physical education in our
schools. / Only on state -- Illinois -- gives daily physical
education for all K through 12th grade students the priority it
deserves. We have to change that, too: Let's make it fifty --
just as Arnold has done as Chairman of the President's Council. //
A man with us here knows this: Knows that an America that
is physically and mentally fit is fit to take on the world. / At
83, Milton Berle still rides his stationary bike, does a lot of
walking, punches the heavy bag, and maintains a healthy diet. /
No wonder he was just named a special advisor to Arnold. /
To Milton Berle -- to Arnold and all of you -- my thanks
for what you've done. Thanks for showing what fitness means. I
hope you enjoy The Great American Workout. I know you'll enjoy
the program which follows on the main stage here starring the
Harlem Globetrotters. Just like the Globetrotters, I got a lot
of laughs when I played basketball. The difference is they're
truly funny on purpose. // Thank you for your welcome, and God
bless America.
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GREAT AMERICAN WORKOUT \ SOUTH LAWN
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1992 \ 7:00 A.M.
Secretary Sullivan. Chairman Schwarzenegger. Barbara
Mandrell, thank you for singing the National Anthem. Members of
the President's Council on Physical Fitness. Milton Berle. Bob
Saget. Mary Lou Retton. Peter Vidmar. Chris Evert. Laurie
Single, National Physical Fitness Director of the Year.
Welcome to the White House, and to an event which kicks off
National Fitness Month -- the third annual Great American
Workout. // It's a special pleasure to be introduced by the man
who embodies this event -- the Chairman of the President's
Council on Physical Fitness / my friend, Arnold Schwarzengger.
As I mentioned to some of you already, I'm sorry to have to
cut short my participation in this great event but I'm sure you
can understand. I'll be getting an update on the situation in
Los Angeles in just a few minutes and I'll then meet with Civil
Rights leaders to discuss our common commitment to Justice and
the rule of law. Before I go, though, let me say just a few
words about this very important issues of fitness.
Arnold, yesterday you visited you 50th state as Chairman --
always spreading the word that each of us has a stake in making
exercise a part of America's fitness -- and fitness a part of
each American day. //
Just look at these workout stations Arnold will shortly
visit. Even a special workout to honor true heros --
representatives of the Special Olympics. /
A big part of our plan for a healthier America depends more
on what happens in your house than what happens in the White
/ Yet family sports is only one way fitness can enrich the human
mind and body by lowering stress, blood pressure, and
cholesterol.
A big part of our plan for a healthier America depends more
on what happens in your house than what happens in the White
House. / We need to eat a balanced and nutritional diet. Avoid
tobacco and drug use. Avoid excessive alcohol use. We also have
to act on another front by putting new emphasis on quality
physical education in our schools. / Only onestate -- Illinois = -
- gives daily physical education for all K through 12th grade
students the priority it deserves. We have to change that, too:
Let's make it fifty -- just as Arnold has done as Chairman of the
President's Council. //
A man with us here knows this: Knows that an America that
is physically and mentally fit is fit to take on the world. / At
83, Milton Berle still rides his stationary bike, does a lot of
walking, punches the heavy bag, and maintains a healthy diet. /
No wonder he was just named a special advisor to Arnold. /
To Milton Berle -- to Arnold and all of you -- my thanks
for what you've done. Thanks for showing what fitness means 6-
America at its best and for helping it link the American
family -- fathers and daughters, mothers and sons. //
I hope you enjoy The Great American Workout. I know you'll
enjoy the program which follows on the main stage here starring
the Harlem Globetrotters. Just like the Globetrotters, I got a
lot of laughs when I played basketball. The difference is
they're truly funny on purpose. // Thank you for your welcome,
and God bless America.
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A man with us here knows this: Knows that an America that
is physically and mentally fit is fit to take on the world. / At
83, Milton Berle still rides his stationary bike, does a lot of
walking, punches the heavy bag, and maintains a healthy diet. /
No wonder he was just named a special advisor to Arnold. / ((It
was Uncle Miltie who helped suggest this early kickoff time.
Some surprise: He's usually played 18 holes of golf by now.)) //
To Milton Berle -- to Arnold and all of you -- my thanks for
what you've done. Thanks for showing what fitness means --
America at its best -- and for helping it link the American
family -- fathers and daughters, mothers and sons. 11
I hope you enjoy The Great American Workout. I know you'll
enjoy the program which follows on the main stage here starring
the Harlem Globetrotters. Just like the Globetrotters, I got a
lot of laughs when I played basketball. The difference is
they're funny on purpose. 11 Thank you for your welcome, and God
bless America.
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RADIO ADDRESS
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1992
One of our great challenges is to reform a government which
too often thwarts our ability to work / create / to invest / and
dream. Today, I want to talk about how we can build a government
which serves the people -- not the other way around. 11
In particular, I mean the need to cut counterproductive
Federal regulations -- that landfill of rules and mandates that
limits freedom. / So let me tell you what we are doing to
achieve regulatory reform -- the reform that can help our economy
work -- putting our people back to work. 11
All of you across America know that if we are to remain
truly competitive, we've got to stop regulating our businesses
out of business. / Over-regulation is a hidden tax --- raising
prices for every consumer. / It slows growth / costs jobs / and
lets bureaucrats block progress and prosperity. 11
That's why in January, I announced a 90-day moratorium on
Federal regulations -- to see that, wherever possible, we block
regulations that slow growth -- and accelerate those that spur
it. / The result: the reforms we've put in place will save
American consumers and workers an estimated $15 to $20 billion in
regulatory costs -- that's a savings of 225 to 300 dollars per
year for the average American family. 11
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This step has already strengthened our economic recovery --
but we can, and must, do more. So Wednesday I ordered a 120-day
extension of our moratorium. This extension will give agencies a
chance to implement the reforms we've indentified in the last 90
days. It will free Americans to do what we do best: Outwork /
outperform / and, yes outcompete any Nation in the world. 11
Let's take a real look at the costs of over-regulation.
Here's a story from the Middle West. Each year, local Ohio
school districts send to the state nearly 330 different forms
totaling over 1,000 pages. Most of this paperwork is required to
meet Federal regulations and get funds that amount to only 5
percent of a district's budget. / That's inefficient, and wrong.
We need to spend more time on kids' homework -- and less on
Federal paperwork. / So I have asked Education Secretary Lamar
Alexander to work with state and local officials to identify
unnecessary paperwork and mandates --- and eliminate them now. //
Here's another case of how over-regulation harms the public.
// A local charity, the St. Vincent de Paul Society in Juneau,
Alaska, wanted to build an addition to its shelter for the
homeless. Yet the building project was delayed for a whole year
because bureaucrats declared the site a "wetland." 11 This is
unbelievable when you consider that the shelter is surrounded by
concrete, on a city block that includes two car dealerships, a
plumbing store, and a storage business. / Something was wet, all
right: This entire decision. 11
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What we must do -- what my reform initiative will foster --
is to end this ludicrous government romance with over-
regulation. / That is why I will continue to support policies
which mean lower taxes and less spending / low interest rates and
stable monetary policy / and, yes, major regulatory reform. //
I am determined to change the fact that Americans now spend
about six and a half billion hours a year just dealing with
Federal forms. That's more time than we spend going to church.
Who ultimately pays for these costs? Next year, all told,
Federal regulation will cost consumers and workers more than $400
billion dollars. Think what that costs ---- in American jobs. 11
Too often government has been a back seat driver --
intending to help, but instead harming our economy by turning red
tape into pink slips. / Too often it has made regulation a Holy
Grail -- mocking the common sense which would save the taxpayer
dollars and cents. / We need to reform the government. Need to
-- and with your support, will. / Thank you for listening, and
God bless the United States of America.
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GREAT AMERICAN WORKOUT
SOUTH LAWN
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1992
7:00 A.M.
Secretary Sullivan. Chairman Schwarzenegger. Members of
the President's Council on Physical Fitness. Honored guests.
Ladies and gentlemen. //
Welcome to the White House, and to an event which kicks off
National Fitness Month -- the third annual Great American
Workout. // It's a special pleasure to be introduced by the man
who embodies that event -- the Chairman of the President's
Council on Physical Fitness / my friend, Arnold Schwarzenegger. /
((Arnold has been Chairman since 1990, and I've come to
learn that he's even stronger than I thought. Whenever he feels
his heavy weightlifting equipment isn't enough of a challenge, he
drops by Washington and bench-presses the Federal budget.) )) //
((I've also come to value Arnold's advice. For instance, he
told me I don't have to pump iron. So I keep my arms in shape
just by carrying Millie's investment portfolio.) ) //
((Finally, Arnold believes that the only vegetable worse
than broccoli is couch potatoes.) ) // So yesterday, he visited
his 50th State as Chairman -- always spreading the word: Each of
us has a stake in making exercise a part of America's fitness --
and fitness a part of each American day. //
2
Just look at these ten workout stations we'll be visiting in
several minutes. One involves aerobics, another volleyball. A
third salutes academics -- for America must be mentally as well
as physically fit. // A special workout honors true heroes --
representatives of the Special Olympics. // Still another stars
the great Harlem Globetrotters. // ( (Just like the Globetrotters,
I got a lot of laughs when I played basketball. The difference
is they're funny on purpose. )) //
Then, there's a workout I particularly like -- family sports
from putt-putt to horseshoes. / I believe in family sports. I
remember Little League back in Texas. Our four boys played it.
I coached it. ( (Back then there were tens of thousands of kids
playing ball. There were times I thought Barbara Bush was car-
pooling them all. )) //
Family sports is only one way fitness can enrich the human
mind and body. Lowering stress, blood pressure, and cholesterol.
Reducing heart disease and stroke. / Here's where we've made
progress. Far fewer Americans smoke than, say, 25 years ago. /
Today, Americans get less of their energy from fat and more from
carbohydrates than in the late 1970s. / Increasingly, Americans
are concerned about the nutritional content of foods. /
We have to build on these beginnings. Eat a balanced and
nutritional diet. Avoid drug use. Avoid excessive alcohol use.
We also have to act on another front -- namely, putting new
emphasis on quality physical education in our schools. / Today,
the lack of such activity is one reason our kids are more
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for information / exercising caution / sidestepping issues / and
jumping to conclusions. // We're saying: Let's diet / exercise
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enhance the quality and longevity of each American's life. //
A man to my left here knows this: Knows that an America
that is physically fit -- and mentally fit -- is fit to take on
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bike, does a lot of walking, punches the heavy bag, and maintains
a healthy diet. / No wonder he was just named a special
assistant to Arnold. / ( (It was Uncle Miltie who helped suggest
this early kickoff time. Some surprise: He's usually played 18
holes of golf by now.) ) //
To Milton Berle -- to Arnold -- to every participant -- my
thanks for what you've done. Thanks for showing what fitness
means -- American excellence -- and for helping it link the
American family -- fathers and daughters, mothers and sons. Now,
let's all practice what we preach. Let's visit the stations of
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thanks for what you've done. Thanks for showing what fitness
means -- American excellence -- and for helping it link the
American family -- fathers and daughters, mothers and sons. Now,
let's all practice what we preach. Let's visit the stations of
The Great American Workout.
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GREAT AMERICAN WORKOUT
May 1, 1992
6:50 a.m.
Chairman Schwarzenegger meets with the President,
Mrs. Bush and family for a pre-brief
6:57 a.m.
Bob Saget comes on stage and introduces Chairman
Schwarzenegger
6:58 a.m.
Chairman Schwarzenegger appears on stage and makes
introductory remarks (5 minutes)
7:03 a.m.
Off stage announcement of the President, Mrs. Bush
and their family
7:04 a.m.
Bob Saget announces Barbara Mandrell who sings the
national anthem
7:06 a.m.
Chairman Schwarzenegger introduces the President
7:07 a.m.
President makes brief remarks (5 minutes)
7:12 a.m.
The Presient concludes remarks and Chairman
Schwarzenegger escorts the President, Mrs. Bush
and family to the Warm-up area for brief warm-up.
7:14 a.m.
Warm-up concludes and Chairman Schwarzenegger
leads the President and Mrs. Bush on a tour of the
workout stages (family takes a seat or goes to
stage)
7:15 a.m.
While the President observes the event stages the
main stage starts the following program.
Reebok Champion #1 (2 min)
Little Feet (3 min)
Reebok Champion #2 (2 min)
Marv-a-teens (3 min)
Reebok Champion (3 min)
7:15 a.m.
President arrives Stage #1 - school fitness
activities (5 minutes - President's and Mrs.
Bush's involvement TBD)
7:20 a.m.
President arrives Stage #2 and begin participation
in home exercise (5 minutes - the President walks
on treadmill, uses chest machine, and Mrs. Bush
uses stationary bike)
7:25 a.m.
President arrives Stage #3 - aerobics (5 minutes)
(Chairman Schwarzenegger, the President and Mrs.
Bush observe)
7:30 a.m.
The President arrives Stage #4 - sports stage (5
minutes - basketball, rollerblading, Marshall
Arts, croquet, putt-putt, volleyball)
The President shoots a few baskets, a few putt-
putt shots, and Mrs. Bush plays a little croquet.
Then the President will serve and play a point in
the ongoing Volleyball game.
7:35 a.m.
President arrives Stage #5 - Special Olympics (5
minutes) Observational Stage - power lifting)
7:40 a.m.
The President and Mrs. Bush and family take seats
for main stage performance
7:42 a.m.
Main Stage program begins
Skip - Its (3 min)
J
Dancing Grannies (3 min)
Peter Vidmar, Mary Lou Retton (3 min)
Globetrotters (3 min)
7:54 a.m.
The President is invited on stage by
Globetrotters. Other celebrities join the
President on stage. The President thanks
everyone, makes concluding remarks and departs. (2
minutes)
7:56 a.m.
As the President leaves the Grand Finale Aerobic
Exercise begins.
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WASHINGTON
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MEMORANDUM FOR DAN McGROARTY
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER RBP
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Great American Workout
We have reviewed the attached remarks and have noted a few
suggested changes on the draft. We have also prepared a short
proposed insert on the President's health reform initiatives for
inclusion on page two of the speech.
Please let us know if you have any questions or if we may
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We have a plan for comprehensive health care reform. Some
of it requires changes in our laws. But the real measure of our
success in achieving a healthier America depends far more on what
happens in your house than what happens in the White House.
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DATE: 4/27/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: TUESDAY, 4/28/92 5:00p
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GREAT AMERICAN WORKOUT
SUBJECT:
SOUTH LAWN - FRIDAY, MAY 1 - 7:00am
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
ROGICH
CALIO
ROLLINS
DEMAREST
SMITH
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
GRAY
FINDLAY
HOLIDAY
KAUFMAN
FIRESTONE
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, RM. 122, x2930,
no later than 5:00 p.m., TUESDAY, APRIL 28, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Grossman)
April 26, 1992
02 APR 27 P12: 13
Draft Two
FITNESS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GREAT AMERICAN WORKOUT
SOUTH LAWN
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1992
7:00 A.M.
Secretary Sullivan. Chairman Schwarzenegger. Members of
the President's Council on Physical Fitness. Honored guests.
Ladies and gentlemen. //
Welcome to the White House, and to an event which kicks off
National Fitness Month -- the third annual Great American
Workout. // It's a special pleasure to be introduced by the man
who embodies that event -- the Chairman of the President's
Council on Physical Fitness / my friend, Arnold Schwarzenegger. /
((Arnold has been Chairman since 1990, and I've come to
learn that he's even stronger than I thought. Whenever he feels
his heavy weightlifting equipment isn't enough of a challenge, he
drops by Washington and bench-presses the Federal budget. )) //
((I've also come to value Arnold's advice. For instance, he
told me I don't have to pump iron. So I keep my arms in shape
just by carrying Millie's investment portfolio.) //
((Finally, Arnold believes that the only vegetable worse
than broccoli is couch potatoes. )) // So yesterday, he visited
his 50th State as Chairman -- always spreading the word: Each of
us has a stake in making exercise a part of America's fitness --
and fitness a part of each American day. //
NEEDS A LITTLE CONTEXT
THIS is A GOAL HE SET OUT TO ACCOUNPLISH
NOT JUST A COINCIBENCE
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Just look at these ten workout stations we'll be visiting in
several minutes. One involves aerobics, another volleyball. A
third salutes academics -- for America must be mentally as well
as physically fit. // A special workout honors true heroes --
representatives of the Special Olympics. // Still another stars
the great Harlem Globetrotters. // ( (Just like the Globetrotters,
I got a lot of laughs when I played basketball. The difference
is they're funny on purpose. )) //
Then, there's a workout I particularly like -- family sports
from putt-putt to horseshoes. / I believe in family sports. I
remember Little League back in Texas. Our four boys played it.
I coached it. ( (Back then there were tens of thousands of kids
playing ball. There were times I thought Barbara Bush was car-
pooling them all. )) //
Family sports is only one way fitness can enrich the human
mind and body. Lowering stress, blood pressure, and cholesterol.
Reducing heart disease and stroke. / Here's where we've made
progress. Far fewer Americans smoke than, say, 25 years ago. /
Today, Americans get less of their energy from fat and more from
carbohydrates than in the late 1970s. / Increasingly, Americans
are concerned about the nutritional content of foods. /
PROPOSED
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We have to build on these beginnings Eat a balanced and
nutritional diet. Avoid drug use. Avoid excessive alcohol use.
We also have to act on another front -- namely, putting new
emphasis on quality physical education in our schools. / Today,
the lack of such activity is one reason our kids are more
3
overweight than 20 years ago. We have to change that. Only one
State -- Illinois -- requires daily physical education. We have
to change that, too: Let's make it fifty -- just as Arnold has
done as Chairman of the President's Council. //
That's why today we're encouraging physical activity beyond
that usually practiced in Washington: Chasing rumors / pumping
for information / exercising caution / sidestepping issues / and
jumping to conclusions. // We're saying: Let's diet / exercise
/ and make smart choices mentally and physically -- and thus
enhance the quality and longevity of each American's life. //
A man to my left here knows this: Knows that an America
that is physically fit -- and mentally fit -- is fit to take on
the world. / At 83, Milton Berle still rides his stationary
bike, does a lot of walking, punches the heavy bag, and maintains
a healthy diet. / No wonder he was just named a special
assistant to Arnold. / ((It was Uncle Miltie who helped suggest
this early kickoff time. Some surprise: He's usually played 18
holes of golf by now. ) ) //
To Milton Berle -- to Arnold -- to every participant -- my
thanks for what you've done. Thanks for showing what fitness
means -- American excellence -- and for helping it link the
American family -- fathers and daughters, mothers and sons. Now,
let's all practice what we preach. Let's visit the stations of
The Great American Workout.
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Document No. 324318ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 4/27/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: TUESDAY, 4/28/92 5:00pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GREAT AMERICAN WORKOUT
SUBJECT:
SOUTH LAWN - FRIDAY, MAY 1 - 7:00am
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
ROGICH
CALIO
ROLLINS
DEMAREST
SMITH
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
GRAY
FINDLAY
HOLIDAY
KAUFMAN
FIRESTONE
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, RM. 122, x2930,
no later than 5:00 p.m., TUESDAY, APRIL 28, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
See HHS PE comments. Thanks.
Paul Korfonta 04/28
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
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Council on Physical Fitness / my friend, Arnold Schwarsenegger. /
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his heavy weightlifting equipment isn't enough of a challenge, he
drops by Washington and banch-presses the Federal budget. " 11
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told me I don't have to pump iron. So I keep my arms in shape
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mind and body. Lowering stress, blood pressure, and cholesterol.
Reducing heart disease and stroke. / Here's where we've made
progress. Far fewer Americans smoke than, say, 25 years ago. /
Today, Americans get less of their energy from fat and more from
carbohydrates than in the late 1970s. / Increasingly, Americans
are concerned about the nutritional content of foods. /
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jumping to conclusions. // We're saying: Let's diet / exercise
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enhance the quality and longevity of each American's life. 11
A man to my left here knows this: Knows that an America
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bike, does a lot of walking, punches the heavy bag, and maintains
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WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
92 APR 28 P2:51
DATE: 4/27/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: TUESDAY, 4/28/92 5:00 pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GREAT AMERICAN WORKOUT
SUBJECT:
SOUTH LAWN - FRIDAY, MAY 1 - 7:00am
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
ROGICH
CALIO
ROLLINS
DEMAREST
SMITH
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
GRAY
FINDLAY
HOLIDAY
KAUFMAN
FIRESTONE
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, RM. 122, x2930,
no later than 5:00 p.m., TUESDAY, APRIL 28, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
Munt. Couple of coments.
Maua Sheel
for DS.
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Grossman)
April 26, 1992
02 APR 27 P12: 13
Draft Two
FITNESS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GREAT AMERICAN WORKOUT
SOUTH LAWN
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1992
7:00 A.M.
Secretary Sullivan. Chairman Schwarzenegger. Members of
the President's Council on Physical Fitness. Honored guests.
Ladies and gentlemen. //
Welcome to the White House, and to an event which kicks off
National Fitness Month -- the third annual Great American
Workout. // It's a special pleasure to be introduced by the man
no
physical fituen
who embodies that event -- the Chairman of the President's
Council on Physical Fitness / my friend, Arnold Schwarzenegger. /
((Arnold has been Chairman since 1990, and I've come to
learn that he's even stronger than I thought. Whenever he feels
his heavy weightlifting equipment isn't enough of a challenge, he
drops by Washington and bench-presses the Federal budget. )) //
((I've also come to value Arnold's advice. For instance, he
told me I don't have to pump iron. So I keep my arms in shape
just by carrying Millie's investment portfolio.) ) //
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( (Finally, Arnold believes that the only vegetable worse
Avnold
yes
than broccoli is couch potatoes.) )) // So yesterday, he visited
his 50th State as Chairman -- always spreading the word: Each of
us has a stake in making exercise a part of America's fitness --
and fitness a part of each American day. //
2
Just look at these ten workout stations we'll be visiting in
several minutes. One involves aerobics, another volleyball. A
third salutes academics -- for America must be mentally as well
as physically fit. // A special workout honors true heroes --
representatives of the Special Olympics. // Still another stars
no
the great Harlem Globetrotters. // ( (Just like the Globetrotters,
I got a lot of laughs when I played basketball. The difference
is they're funny on purpose. )) //
Then, there's a workout I particularly like -- family sports
from putt-putt to horseshoes. / I believe in family sports. I
remember Little League back in Texas. Our four boys played it.
I coached it. ( (Back then there were tens of thousands of kids
I have to admit
yes
playing ball. ^ There were times I thought Barbara Bush was car-
pooling them all. )) //
Family sports is only one way fitness can enrich the human
mind and body. Lowering stress, blood pressure, and cholesterol.
William you reduce strokes?
Reducing heart disease and stroke. / Here's where we've made
progress. Far fewer Americans smoke than, say, 25 years ago. /
Today, Americans get less of their energy from fat and more from
carbohydrates than in the late 1970s. / Increasingly, Americans
are concerned about the nutritional content of foods. /
We have to build on these beginnings. Eat a balanced and
nutritional diet. Avoid drug use. Avoid excessive alcohol use.
We also have to act on another front -- namely, putting new
emphasis on quality physical education in our schools. / Today,
the lack of such activity is one reason our kids are more
3
overweight than 20 years ago. We have to change that. Only one
State -- Illinois -- requires daily physical education. We have
to change that, too: Let's make it fifty -- just as Arnold has
done as Chairman of the President's Council. //
That's why today we're encouraging physical activity beyond
that usually practiced in Washington: Chasing rumors / pumping
great!
for information / exercising caution / sidestepping issues / and
jumping to conclusions. // We're saying: Let's diet / exercise
/ and make smart choices mentally and physically -- and thus
enhance the quality and longevity of each American's life. //
A man to my left here knows this: Knows that an America
that is physically fit -- and mentally fit -- is fit to take on
the world. / At 83, Milton Berle still rides his stationary
bike, does a lot of walking, punches the heavy bag, and maintains
a healthy diet. / No wonder he was just named a special
assistant to Arnold. / ( (It was Uncle Miltie who helped suggest
this early kickoff time. Some surprise: He's usually played 18
holes of golf by now. )) / /
To Milton Berle -- to Arnold -- to every participant -- my
thanks for what you've done. Thanks for showing what fitness
means -- American excellence -- and for helping it link the
American family -- fathers and daughters, mothers and sons. Now,
let's all practice what we preach. Let's visit the stations of
The Great American Workout.
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Document No. 324318ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
.92 APR 28 P3: 44
DATE: 4/27/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: TUESDAY, 4/28/92 5:00pr
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GREAT AMERICAN WORKOUT
SUBJECT:
SOUTH LAWN - FRIDAY, MAY 1 - - 7:00am
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
ROGICH
CALIO
ROLLINS
DEMAREST
SMITH
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
GRAY
FINDLAY
HOLIDAY
KAUFMAN
FIRESTONE
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, RM. 122, x2930,
no later than 5:00 p.m., TUESDAY, APRIL 28, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
Please comments. see
Thank you.
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Grossman)
April 26, 1992
32 APR 27 P12 : 13
Draft Two
FITNESS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GREAT AMERICAN WORKOUT
SOUTH LAWN
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1992
7:00 A.M.
Secretary Sullivan. Chairman Schwarzenegger. Members of
the President's Council on Physical Fitness. Honored guests.
Ladies and gentlemen. //
Welcome to the White House, and to an event which kicks off
National Fitness Month -- the third annual Great American
Workout. // It's a special pleasure to be introduced by the man
who embodies that event -- the Chairman of the President's
Council on Physical Fitness / my friend, Arnold Schwarzenegger. /
((Arnold has been Chairman since 1990, and I've come to
learn that he's even stronger than I thought. Whenever he feels
his heavy weightlifting equipment isn't enough of a challenge, he
drops by Washington and bench-presses the Federal budget. )) //
((I've also come to value Arnold's advice. For instance, he
told me I don't have to pump iron. So I keep my arms in shape
just by carrying Millie's investment portfolio.) )) //
((Finally, Arnold believes that the only vegetable worse
than broccoli is couch potatoes.) ) // So yesterday, he visited
his 50th State as Chairman -- always spreading the word: Each of
us has a stake in making exercise a part of America's fitness --
and fitness a part of each American day. //
2
Just look at these ten workout stations we'll be visiting in
several minutes. One involves aerobics, another volleyball. A
third salutes academics -- for America must be mentally as well
as physically fit. // A special workout honors true heroes --
representatives of the Special Olympics. // Still another stars
the great Harlem Globetrotters. // ( (Just like the Globetrotters,
I got a lot of laughs when I played basketball. The difference
is they're funny on purpose. )) //
Then, there's a workout I particularly like -- family sports
from putt-putt to horseshoes. / I believe in family sports. I
remember Little League back in Texas. Our four boys played it.
I coached it. ( (Back then there were tens of thousands of kids
playing ball. There were times I thought Barbara Bush was car-
pooling them all. )) //
Family sports is only one way fitness can enrich the human
mind and body. Lowering stress, blood pressure, and cholesterol.
Reducing heart disease and stroke. / Here's where we've made
progress. Far fewer Americans smoke than, say, 25 years ago. /
Today, Americans get less of their energy from fat and more from
carbohydrates than in the late 1970s. / Increasingly, Americans
are concerned about the nutritional content of foods. /
We have to build on these beginnings. Eat a balanced and
nutritional diet. Avoid drug use. Avoid excessive alcohol use.
We also have to act on another front -- namely, putting new
emphasis on quality physical education in our schools. / Today,
the lack of such activity is one reason our kids are more
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A man to my left here knows this: Knows that an America
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let's all practice what we preach. Let's visit the stations of
The Great American Workout.
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