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    "ocrText": "Originally Processed With FOIA(s):\nFOIA Number:\nS\nS\nFOIA\nMARKER\nThis is not a textual record. This is used as an\nadministrative marker by the George Bush Presidential\nLibrary Staff.\nRecord Group/Collection:\nGeorge H.W. Bush Presidential Records\nCollection/Office of Origin:\nSpeechwriting, White House Office of\nSeries:\nSpeech File Draft Files\nSubseries:\nChron File, 1989-1993\nOA/ID Number:\n13622\nFolder ID Number:\n13622-001\nFolder Title:\nMilitary and Law Enforcement - Los Angeles 5/8/92 [OA 6102]\nStack:\nRow:\nSection:\nShelf:\nPosition:\nG\n26\n18\n2\n2\nMILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY \\ L.A. COLISEUM\nFRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992 \\ 8:20 A.M.\nTHE EVENTS OF THE PAST 10 DAYS HAVE BEEN PACKED\nWITH EMOTION -- RAW AND INTENSE. IN MY TIME HERE, I'VE\nHEARD SHOUTS OF ANGER \\ AND WHISPERED PRAYERS. I'VE\nSEEN UTTER DEVASTATION \\ AND THE BEGINNINGS OF\nRESTORATION. AND I'VE SEEN THE WORST THAT HUMANS CAN\nDO 11 AND THE BEST OF WHAT THEY CAN BE.\n- 2 -\nEVEN IN THE MIDST OF TRAGEDY, WE FIND EXAMPLES OF\nCOURAGE, KINDNESS, DUTY, MERCY, AND JUSTICE. TODAY I\nSTAND WITH THE DEFENDERS OF DECENCY -- MEN AND WOMEN\nWHO TOOK A STAND TO DEFEND THE LIVES AND PROPERTY OF\nTHEIR FELLOW CITIZENS. You DID WHAT'S RIGHT -- WHAT\nDUTY DEMANDED -- AND A CITY AND NATION ARE IN YOUR\nDEBT.\n- 3 -\nYou CAME TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY -- THE LAW-\nABIDING CITIZENS WHO WEREN'T LOOKING FOR A FIGHT, JUST\nA BETTER LIFE. SPECIAL AGENTS FROM THE FBI, THE BUREAU\nOF PRISONS, U.S. MARSHALS AND BORDER PATROL ASSISTED\nTHE POLICE IN STOPPING THE TERRIBLE VIOLENCE AND\nLOOTING. AND OF COURSE, THERE ARE THE MANY MEMBERS OF\nTHE LAPD: THE OFFICERS ON THE BEAT HAVE THE TOUGHEST\nJOB IN THE WORLD. I THANK EVERY ONE OF YOU WHO WORKED\nROUND THE CLOCK TO RESTORE ORDER TO THE STREETS OF Los\nANGELES.\n- 4 -\nMEN AND WOMEN OF THE ARMED FORCES CAME TO DEFEND\nTHEIR FELLOW CITIZENS. TRAINED FOR WAR, YOU CAME ON A\nMISSION TO RESTORE PEACE. WHERE PANIC HAD SET IN, YOU\nRESTORED CALM. AND WHERE CIVILIZATION BEGAN TO UNRAVEL\nAND THE RULE OF LAW ITSELF WAS UNDER ATTACK, YOU\nRESTORED ORDER. WHEREVER YOU WENT, CITIZENS WELCOMED\nYOUR PRESENCE WITH SHOUTS OF ENCOURAGEMENT, A FRIENDLY\nWAVE, OR A THUMBS-UP SIGN. 11\n- 5 -\nONE MAN PULLED UP HIS SLEEVE TO REVEAL AN OLD MARINE\nCORPS TATTOO AND SIMPLY SAID, \"THANKS FOR COMING.\"\nNATIONAL GUARDSMEN CAME FROM ALL OVER THE STATE,\nFROM LAKESIDE, CORONADO, BRAWLEY, AND SAN DIEGO. THE\nMEN OF A COMPANY, 4TH BATTALION, 160TH INFANTRY WERE\nGUARDING A CORNER IN WATTS SATURDAY NIGHT WHEN A MAN\nAPPROACHED WITH TWO WOMEN.\n- 6 -\nTHE SOLDIERS NOTICED THE WOMEN WERE AFRAID AND HAD BEEN\nCRYING. SUSPECTING A CRIME IN PROGRESS, THEY HELD THE\nMAN UNTIL POLICE ARRIVED AND DISCOVERED THE SUSPECT WAS\nON PAROLE FROM A PREVIOUS KIDNAPPING.\nON THAT STREET CORNER, ONE CRIME WAS STOPPED, TWO\nWOMEN WERE FREED, AND SIX HEROES WERE MADE. THOSE SIX\nMEN -- JIMMY HATHAWAY, CLINTON REESE, ABEL BELASCO, TED\nPETERSON, ARTHUR KING, AND ED GREENAWALD -- CAN GO BACK\nTO THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES KNOWING THAT THEY\nUPHELD THE LAW AND PROTECTED INNOCENT LIFE.\n- 7 -\nWE ARE A NATION OF LAWS, FOR ONLY THROUGH THE LAW\nCAN WE FIND JUSTICE. WITHOUT THE LAW TO PROTECT US, WE\nDESCEND FROM CIVILIZED SOCIETY INTO A STATE OF CHAOS.\nIN 1837, LINCOLN SAID, \"THERE IS NO GRIEVANCE THAT IS A\nFIT OBJECT OF REDRESS BY MOB LAW.\"\nEACH ONE OF YOU, WHEN YOU BECAME A LAW ENFORCEMENT\nOFFICER OR ENTERED THE ARMED FORCES, SWORE AN OATH TO\nDEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THIS COUNTRY\n\"AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.\"\n- 8 -\nTHIS PAST WEEK, YOU DID YOUR DUTY, BY DEFENDING THE\nLAWS FROM WHICH ALL JUSTICE FLOWS. 11\nWE MEET HERE TODAY AT A SITE DEDICATED TO THE\nBROTHERHOOD OF ALL COLORS, RACES, AND NATIONS -- THE\nSITE OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES. IN ANCIENT GREECE, WHEN THE\nTIME CAME FOR THE OLYMPICS TO BEGIN, ANY WARFARE\nBETWEEN THE CITY-STATES WAS SUSPENDED, so THE GAMES\nCOULD PROCEED IN PEACE.\n- 9 -\nIN Los ANGELES TODAY, AND THROUGHOUT OUR GREAT\nLAND, ALL OF US MUST FIGHT TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES OF\nVIOLENCE, HATRED, BIGOTRY, RACISM, 11 AND REKINDLE THE\nOLYMPIC SPIRIT OF BROTHERHOOD, TOLERANCE, AND LOVE OF\nNEIGHBOR. WE MUST REBUILD OUR COMMUNITIES, RESTORE\nHOPE TO THOSE IN NEED, AND RENEW OPPORTUNITY FOR A\nBETTER LIFE TO ALL WHO CALL AMERICA THEIR HOME.\nTHANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE, AND MAY GOD BLESS\nAMERICA, THIS LAND WE LOVE.\n# # #\nMILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY \\ L.A. COLISEUM\nFRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992 \\ 8:20 A.M.\nTHE EVENTS OF THE PAST 10 DAYS HAVE BEEN PACKED\nWITH EMOTION -- RAW AND INTENSE. IN MY TIME HERE, I'VE\nHEARD SHOUTS OF ANGER \\ AND WHISPERED PRAYERS. I'VE\nSEEN UTTER DEVASTATION \\ AND THE BEGINNINGS OF\nRESTORATION. AND I'VE SEEN THE WORST THAT HUMANS CAN\nDO 11 AND THE BEST OF WHAT THEY CAN BE.\n- 2 -\nEVEN IN THE MIDST OF TRAGEDY, WE FIND EXAMPLES OF\nCOURAGE, KINDNESS, DUTY, MERCY, AND JUSTICE. TODAY I\nSTAND WITH THE DEFENDERS OF DECENCY -- MEN AND WOMEN\nWHO TOOK A STAND TO DEFEND THE LIVES AND PROPERTY OF\nTHEIR FELLOW CITIZENS. You DID WHAT'S RIGHT -- WHAT\nDUTY DEMANDED -- AND A CITY AND NATION ARE IN YOUR\nDEBT.\n- 3 -\nYou CAME TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY -- THE LAW-\nABIDING CITIZENS WHO WEREN'T LOOKING FOR A FIGHT, JUST\nA BETTER LIFE. SPECIAL AGENTS FROM THE FBI, THE BUREAU\nOF PRISONS, U.S. MARSHALS AND BORDER PATROL ASSISTED\nTHE POLICE IN STOPPING THE TERRIBLE VIOLENCE AND\nLOOTING. AND OF COURSE, THERE ARE THE MANY MEMBERS OF\nTHE LAPD: THE OFFICERS ON THE BEAT HAVE THE TOUGHEST\nJOB IN THE WORLD. I THANK EVERY ONE OF YOU WHO WORKED\nROUND THE CLOCK TO RESTORE ORDER TO THE STREETS OF Los\nANGELES.\n- 4 -\nMEN AND WOMEN OF THE ARMED FORCES CAME TO DEFEND\nTHEIR FELLOW CITIZENS. TRAINED FOR WAR, YOU CAME ON A\nMISSION TO RESTORE PEACE. WHERE PANIC HAD SET IN, YOU\nRESTORED CALM. AND WHERE CIVILIZATION BEGAN TO UNRAVEL\nAND THE RULE OF LAW ITSELF WAS UNDER ATTACK, YOU\nRESTORED ORDER. WHEREVER YOU WENT, CITIZENS WELCOMED\nYOUR PRESENCE WITH SHOUTS OF ENCOURAGEMENT, A FRIENDLY\nWAVE, OR A THUMBS-UP SIGN.\n11\n- 5 -\nONE MAN PULLED UP HIS SLEEVE TO REVEAL AN OLD MARINE\nCORPS TATTOO AND SIMPLY SAID, \"THANKS FOR COMING.\"\nNATIONAL GUARDSMEN CAME FROM ALL OVER THE STATE,\nFROM LAKESIDE, CORONADO, BRAWLEY, AND SAN DIEGO. THE\nMEN OF A COMPANY, 4TH BATTALION, 160TH INFANTRY WERE\nGUARDING A CORNER IN WATTS SATURDAY NIGHT WHEN A MAN\nAPPROACHED WITH TWO WOMEN.\n- 6 -\nTHE SOLDIERS NOTICED THE WOMEN WERE AFRAID AND HAD BEEN\nCRYING. SUSPECTING A CRIME IN PROGRESS, THEY HELD THE\nMAN UNTIL POLICE ARRIVED AND DISCOVERED THE SUSPECT WAS\nON PAROLE FROM A PREVIOUS KIDNAPPING.\nON THAT STREET CORNER, ONE CRIME WAS STOPPED, TWO\nWOMEN WERE FREED, AND SIX HEROES WERE MADE. THOSE SIX\nMEN -- JIMMY HATHAWAY, CLINTON REESE, ABEL BELASCO, TED\nPETERSON, ARTHUR KING, AND ED GREENAWALD -- CAN GO BACK\nTO THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES KNOWING THAT THEY\nUPHELD THE LAW AND PROTECTED INNOCENT LIFE.\n- 7 -\nWE ARE A NATION OF LAWS, FOR ONLY THROUGH THE LAW\nCAN WE FIND JUSTICE. WITHOUT THE LAW TO PROTECT US, WE\nDESCEND FROM CIVILIZED SOCIETY INTO A STATE OF CHAOS.\nIN 1837, LINCOLN SAID, \"THERE IS NO GRIEVANCE THAT IS A\nFIT OBJECT OF REDRESS BY MOB LAW.\"\nEACH ONE OF YOU, WHEN YOU BECAME A LAW ENFORCEMENT\nOFFICER OR ENTERED THE ARMED FORCES, SWORE AN OATH TO\nDEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THIS COUNTRY\n\"AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.\"\n- 8 -\nTHIS PAST WEEK, YOU DID YOUR DUTY, BY DEFENDING THE\nLAWS FROM WHICH ALL JUSTICE FLOWS. 11\nWE MEET HERE TODAY AT A SITE DEDICATED TO THE\nBROTHERHOOD OF ALL COLORS, RACES, AND NATIONS -- THE\nSITE OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES. IN ANCIENT GREECE, WHEN THE\nTIME CAME FOR THE OLYMPICS TO BEGIN, ANY WARFARE\nBETWEEN THE CITY-STATES WAS SUSPENDED, so THE GAMES\nCOULD PROCEED IN PEACE.\n- 9 -\nIN Los ANGELES TODAY, AND THROUGHOUT OUR GREAT\nLAND, ALL OF US MUST FIGHT TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES OF\nVIOLENCE, HATRED, BIGOTRY, RACISM, 11 AND REKINDLE THE\nOLYMPIC SPIRIT OF BROTHERHOOD, TOLERANCE, AND LOVE OF\nNEIGHBOR. WE MUST REBUILD OUR COMMUNITIES, RESTORE\nHOPE TO THOSE IN NEED, AND RENEW OPPORTUNITY FOR A\nBETTER LIFE TO ALL WHO CALL AMERICA THEIR HOME.\nTHANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE, AND MAY GOD BLESS\nAMERICA, THIS LAND WE LOVE.\n# # #\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nMay 6, 1992\nMEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT\nTHROUGH:\nDAVID DEMAREST\n4\nFROM:\nROBERT SIMON\nSUBJECT:\nREMARKS TO MILITARY AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT\nI.\nSUMMARY\ngive brief remarks to some of the Army, Marine, National you\nOn Friday, May 8, in the Los Angeles Coliseum, will\nend the civil disturbance.\nGuard, and federal law enforcement officials who worked to\nII. DISCUSSION\nWe as \"defenders of decency\" who came on a mission of\nYour remarks (5 minutes, on cards) praise these people\nbrotherhood. conclude with an appeal to rekindle the Olympic peace. spirit of\nSimon\nMay 6, 1992\nDraft 2\n(GUARD)\nPRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY\nLOS ANGELES COLISEUM\nFRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992\nThe events of the past 10 days have been packed with emotion\n-- raw and intense. In my time here, I've heard shouts of anger\n\\ and whispered prayers. I've seen utter devastation \\ and the\nbeginnings of restoration. And I've seen the worst that humans\ncan do 11 and the best of what they can be.\nEven in the midst of tragedy, we find examples of courage,\nkindness, duty, mercy, and justice. Today I stand with the\ndefenders of decency -- men and women who took a stand to defend\nthe lives and property of their fellow citizens. You did what's\nright -- what duty demanded -- and a city and nation are in your\ndebt.\nYou came to protect the community -- the law-abiding\ncitizens who weren't looking for a fight, just a better life.\nSpecial agents from the FBI, the Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Marshals\nand Border Patrol assisted the police in stopping the terrible\nviolence and looting.\nMen and women of the armed forces came to defend their\nfellow citizens. Trained for war, you came on a mission to\nrestore peace. Where panic had set in, you restored calm. And\nwhere civilization began to unravel and the rule of law itself\nwas under attack, you restored order. Wherever you went,\ncitizens welcomed your presence with shouts of encouragement, a\n2\nfriendly wave, or a thumbs-up sign. 11 One man pulled up his\nsleeve to reveal an old Marine Corps tattoo and simply said,\n\"Thanks for coming.'\nNational Guardsmen came from all over the state, from\nLakeside, Coronado, Brawley, and San Diego. The men of\nA Company, 4th Battalion, 160th Infantry were guarding a corner\nin Watts Saturday night when a man approached with two women.\nThe soldiers noticed the women were afraid and had been crying.\nSuspecting a crime in progress, they held the man until police\narrived and discovered the suspect was on parole from a previous\nkidnapping.\nOn that street corner, one crime was stopped, two women were\nfreed, and six heroes were made. Those six men -- Jimmy\nHathaway, Clinton Reese, Abel Belasco, Ted Peterson, Arthur King,\nand Ed Greenawald -- can go back to their families and\ncommunities knowing that they upheld the law and protected\ninnocent life.\nWe are a nation of laws, for only through the law can we\nfind justice. Without the law to protect us, we descend from\ncivilized society into a state of chaos. In 1837, Lincoln said,\n\"There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob\nlaw.\"\nEach one of you, when you became a law enforcement officer\nor entered the armed forces, swore an oath to defend the\nConstitution and laws of this country \"against all enemies,\n3\nforeign and domestic.\" This past week, you did your duty, by\ndefending the laws from which all justice flows. 11\nWe meet here today at a site dedicated to the brotherhood of\nall colors, races, and nations -- the site of the Olympic Games.\nIn ancient Greece, when the time came for the Olympics to begin,\nany warfare between the city-states was suspended, so the games\ncould proceed in peace.\nIn Los Angeles today, and throughout our great land, all of\nus must fight to extinguish the flames of violence, hatred,\nbigotry, racism, 11 and rekindle the Olympic spirit of\nbrotherhood, tolerance, and love of neighbor. We must rebuild\nour communities, restore hope to those in need, and renew\nopportunity for a better life to all who call America their home.\nThank you for what you've done, and may God bless America,\nthe land we love.\n# # #\n326281SS\nDocument No.\nSTAFFING MEMORANDUM\nWHITE HOUSE MAY A/O: 11\nmatefor\n5/6/92\nDATE:\nACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:\nPRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY\nSUBJECT:\nLOS ANGELES COLISEUM\nFRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992\nACTION FYI\nACTION FYI\nVICE PRESIDENT\nHORNER\nSKINNER\nMCBRIDE\nSCOWCROFT\nMOORE\nDARMAN\nPETERSMEYER\nBRADY\nPORTER\nBROMLEY\nROGICH\nCALIO\nROLLINS\nDEMAREST\nSMITH\nYEUTTER\nFITZWATER\nGRAY\nFINDLAY\nKAUFMAN\nHOLIDAY\nMCGROARTY\nREMARKS:\nThe attached has been forwarded to the President.\nRESPONSE:\nPHILLIP D. BRADY\nAssistant to the President\nand Staff Secretary\nExt. 2702\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nwashington\nMay 6, 1992\nMEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT\nTHROUGH:\nDAVID DEMAREST\n8\nFROM:\nROBERT SIMON\nSUBJECT:\nREMARKS TO MILITARY AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT\nI. SUMMARY\nOn Friday, May 8, in the Los Angeles Coliseum, you will\ngive brief remarks to some of the Army, Marine, National\nGuard, and federal law enforcement officials who worked to\nend the civil disturbance.\nII. DISCUSSION\nYour remarks (5 minutes. on cards) praise these people\nas \"defenders of decency\" who came on a mission of peace.\nWe conclude with an appeal to rekindle the Olympic spirit of\nbrotherhood.\nSimon\nMay 6, 1992\nDraft 2\n(GUARD)\nPRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY\nLOS ANGELES COLISEUM\nFRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992\nThe events of the past 10 days have been packed with emotion\n-- raw and intense. In my time here, I've heard shouts of anger\n\\ and whispered prayers. I've seen utter devastation \\ and the\nbeginnings of restoration. And. I've seen the worst that humans\ncan do 11 and the best of what they can be.\nEven in the midst of tragedy, we find examples of courage,\nkindness, duty, mercy, and justice. Today I stand with the\ndefenders of decency -- men and women who took a stand to defend\nthe lives and property of their fellow citizens. You did what's\nright -- what duty demanded -- and a city and nation are in your\ndebt.\nYou came to protect the community -- the law-abiding\ncitizens who weren't looking for a fight, just a better life.\nSpecial agents from the FBI, the Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Marshals\nand Border Patrol assisted the police in stopping the terrible\nviolence and looting.\nMen and women of the armed forces came to defend their\nfellow citizens. Trained for war, you came on a mission to\nrestore peace. Where panic had set in, you restored calm. And\nwhere civilization began to unravel and the rule of law itself\nwas under attack, you restored order. Wherever you went,\ncitizens welcomed your presence with shouts of encouragement, a\nAIR FORCE ONE\nTHU 0i' MAY 92 02:23\nPG.01\n2\nfriendly wave, or a thumbs-up sign. 11 One man pulled up his\nsleeve to reveal an old Marine Corps tattoo and simply said,\n\"Thanks for coming.\"\nNational Guardsmen came from all over the state, from\nLakeside, Coronado, Brawley, and San Diego. The men of\nA Company, 4th Battalion, 160th Infantry were guarding a corner\nin Watts Saturday night when a man approached with two women.\nThe soldiers noticed the women were afraid and had been crying.\nSuspecting a crime in progress, they held the man until police\narrived and discovered the suspect was on parole from a previous\nkidnapping.\nOn that street corner, one crime was stopped, two women were\nfreed, and six heroes were made. Those six men -- Jimmy\nHathaway, Clinton Reese, Abel Belasco, Ted Peterson, Arthur King,\nand Ed Greenawald -- can go back to their families and\ncommunities knowing that they upheld the law and protected\ninnocent life.\nWe are a nation of laws, for only through the law can we\nfind justice. Without the law to protect us, we descend from\ncivilized society into a state of chaos. In 1837, Lincoln said,\n\"There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob\nlaw.\"\nEach one of you, when you became a law enforcement officer\nor entered the armed forces, swore an oath to defend the\nConstitution and laws of this country \"against all enemies,\nAIR FORCE ONE\nTHU 07 MAY 92 02:23\nPG.02\n3\nforeign and domestic.\" This past week, you did your duty, by\ndefending the laws from which all justice flows.\nWe meet here today at a site dedicated to the brotherhood of\nall colors, races, and nations -- the site of the Olympic Games.\nIn ancient Greece, when the time came for the Olympics to begin,\nany warfare between the city-states was suspended, so the games\ncould proceed in peace.\nIn Los Angeles today, and throughout our great land, all of\nus must fight to extinguish the flames of violence, hatred,\nbigotry, racism, 11 and rekindle the Olympic spirit of\nbrotherhood, tolerance, and love of neighbor. We must rebuild\nour communities, restore hope to those in need, and renew\nopportunity for a better life 1:0 all who call America their home.\nThank you for what you've done, and may God bless America,\nthe land we love.\n# # #\nDocument No. 326281ss\nWHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM\nDATE: 5/6/92\nACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 3:00 p.m., TODAY\nPRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY\nSUBJECT:\nL.A. COLISEUM - FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992\nACTION FYI\nACTION FYI\nVICE PRESIDENT\nHORNER\n>\nSKINNER\nMCBRIDE N/C\nN/C\nSCOWCROFT BOOTLEG\nX MOORE\nDARMAN\nPETERSMEYER\nBRADY\nPORTER\nBROMLEY\nX ROGICH\nCALIO\nROLLINS N/C\nDEMAREST\nSMITH\n1\nYEUTTER\nFITZWATER\nGRAY Liberman 6257\nFINDLAY\nHOLIDAY N/C\nKAUFMAN\nMCGROARTY\nREMARKS:\nPlease forward your comments directly to DAn McGroarty, Rm. 122,\nx2930, no later than 3:00 P.M., TODAY, WED. MAY 6, with a copy\nto this office. Thank you.\nRESPONSE:\nPHILLIP D. BRADY\nAssistant to the President\nand Staff Secretary\nExt. 2702\nSimon\nMay 6, 1992\nDraft 1\n2 MAY 6 P12: 04\nGUARD\nPRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY\nLOS ANGELES COLISEUM\nFRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992\nThe events of the past 10 days have been packed with emotion\n-- raw and intense. In my time here, I've seen shouts of anger\nand whispered prayers. I've seen utter devastation, and the\nbeginnings of restoration. And I've seen the worst that humans\ncan do, and the best of what they can be.\nEven in the midst of tragedy, we find examples of courage,\nkindness, duty, mercy, and justice. Today I stand with the\ndefenders of decency -- men and women who took a stand to defend\nthe lives and property of their fellow citizens. You did what's\nright, what duty demanded, and a city and nation are in your\ndebt.\nYou came to protect the community -- the law-abiding\ncitizens who weren't looking for a fight, just a better life.\nSpecial agents from the FBI, the Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Marshals\nand Border Patrol assisted the police in stopping the senseless\nviolence and looting.\nMen and women of the armed forces came to defend their\nfellow citizens. Trained for war, you came on a mission to\nrestore peace. Where panic had set in, you restored calm. And\nwhere civilization began to unravel and the rule of law itself\nwas under attack, you restored order. Wherever you went,\ncitizens welcomed your presence with shouts of encouragement, a\n2\nfriendly wave, or a thumbs-up sign. One man pulled up his sleeve\nto reveal an old Marine Corps tattoo and simply said, \"Thanks for\ncoming.'\nNational Guardsmen came from all over the state, from\nLakeside, Coronado, Brawley, and San Diego. The men of A\nCompany, 4th Battalion, 160th Infantry were guarding a corner in\nWatts Saturday night when a man approached with two women. The\nsoldiers noticed the women were afraid and had been crying.\nSuspecting a crime in progress, they held the man until police\narrived and discovered the suspect was on parole from a previous\nkidnapping.\nOn that street corner, one crime was stopped, two women were\nfreed, and six heroes were made. Those six men -- Jimmy\nHathaway, Clinton Reese, Abel Belasco, Ted Peterson, Arthur King,\nand Ed Greenawald -- can go back to their families and\ncommunities knowing that they upheld the law and protected\ninnocent life.\nWe are a nation of laws, for only through the law can we\nfind justice. Without the law to protect us, we descend from\ncivilized society into a state of chaos. In 1837, Lincoln said,\n\"There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob\nlaw. \"\nEach one of you, when you became a law enforcement officer\nor entered the armed forces, swore an oath to uphold the\nConstitution and laws of this country \"against all enemies,\n3\nforeign and domestic.\" This past week, you did your duty, by\nupholding the laws from which all justice flows.\nWe meet here today at a site dedicated to the brotherhood of\nall colors, races, and nations -- the site of the Olympic Games.\nIn ancient Greece, when the time came for the Olympics to begin,\nany warfare between the city-states was suspended, so the games\ncould proceed in peace.\nIn Los Angeles today, and throughout our great land, we must\nextinguish the flames of violence, hatred, bigotry, racism, \\\\\nand rekindle the Olympic spirit of brotherhood, tolerance,\nkindness, and opportunity. We must rebuild, restore, renew, and\nreturn hope to those in need.\nThank you for what you've done, and may God bless America,\nthe land we love.\n# # #\nDocument No. 326281ss\nWHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM\nDATE: 5/6/92\nACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 3:00 p.m., TODAY\nPRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY\nSUBJECT:\nL.A. COLISEUM - FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992\nACTION FYI\nACTION FYI\nVICE PRESIDENT\nHORNER\nSKINNER\nMCBRIDE\nSCOWCROFT\nMOORE\nDARMAN\nPETERSMEYER\nBRADY\nPORTER\nBROMLEY\nROGICH\nCALIO\nROLLINS\nDEMAREST\nSMITH\nYEUTTER\nFITZWATER\nFINDLAY\nGRAY\nHOLIDAY\nKAUFMAN\nMCGROARTY\nREMARKS:\nPlease forward your comments directly to DAn McGroarty, Rm. 122,\nx2930, no later than 3:00 P.M., TODAY, WED. MAY 6, with a copy\nto this office. Thank you.\nRESPONSE:\nPlease comments. see\nMASTER\nThank you.\nPHILLIP D. BRADY\nAssistant to the President\nand Staff Secretary\nExt. 2702\nSimon\nMay 6, 1992\nDraft 1\n2 MAY 6 P12: 04\nGUARD\nPRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY\nLOS ANGELES COLISEUM\nFRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992\nThe events of the past 10 days have been packed with emotion\n(Petersmeyerd\n-- raw and intense. In my time here, I've peen shouts of anger\nand whispered prayers. I've seen utter devastation, and the\nbeginnings of restoration. And I've seen the worst that humans\ncan do, and the best of what they can be.\nEven in the midst of tragedy, we find examples of courage,\nkindness, duty, mercy, and justice. Today I stand with the\ndefenders of decency -- men and women who took a stand to defend\n(DMB) Americans e\nthe lives and property of their fellow citizens. You did what's\nright, what duty demanded, and a city and nation are in your\ndebt.\nYou came to protect the community -- the law-abiding\ncitizens who weren't looking for a fight, just a better life.\nSpecial agents from the FBI, the Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Marshals\n(isberman) terrible\nand Border Patrol assisted the police in stopping the senseless\nviolence and looting.\nMen and women of the armed forces came to defend their\nfellow citizens. Trained for war, you came on a mission to\nrestore peace. Where panic had set in, you restored calm. And\nwhere civilization began to unravel and the rule of law itself\nwas under attack, you restored order. Wherever you went,\ncitizens welcomed your presence with shouts of encouragement, a\n2\nfriendly wave, or a thumbs-up sign. One man pulled up his sleeve\nto reveal an old Marine Corps tattoo and simply said, \"Thanks for\ncoming. \"\nNational Guardsmen came from all over the state, from\nLakeside, Coronado, Brawley, and San Diego. The men of A\nCompany, 4th Battalion, 160th Infantry were guarding a corner in\nWatts Saturday night when a man approached with two women. The\nsoldiers noticed the women were afraid and had been crying.\nSuspecting a crime in progress, they held the man until police\narrived and discovered the suspect was on parole from a previous\nkidnapping.\nOn that street corner, one crime was stopped, two women were\nfreed, and six heroes were made. Those six men -- Jimmy\nHathaway, Clinton Reese, Abel Belasco, Ted Peterson, Arthur King,\nand Ed Greenawald -- can go back to their families and\ncommunities knowing that they upheld the law and protected\ninnocent life.\nWe are a nation of laws, for only through the law can we\nfind justice. Without the law to protect us, we descend from\ncivilized society into a state of chaos. In 1837, Lincoln said,\n\"There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob\nlaw. \"\nEach one of you, when you became a law enforcement officer\nor entered the armed forces, swore an oath (Libermandefend & to uphold the\nConstitution and laws of this country \"against all enemies,\n3\nforeign and domestic.\" This past week, you did your duty, by\n(Liberman) defending\nupholding the laws from which all justice flows.\nWe meet here today at a site dedicated to the brotherhood of\nall colors, races, and nations -- the site of the Olympic Games.\nIn ancient Greece, when the time came for the Olympics to begin,\nany warfare between the city-states was suspended, so the games\ncould proceed in peace.\n(Petersmeyer) of us\nIn Los Angeles today, and throughout our great land, NO must Fight TO\nextinguish the flames of violence, hatred, bigotry, racism,\nand rekindle the Olympic spirit of brotherhood, tolerance, (Perersmeyer) and love of\nneighbor.\nour Communities, and restore\nkindness, and opportunity. We must rebuild, restore, renew, and\nreturn hope to those in need a spirit of hope and opportunity.\nThank you for what you've done, and may God bless America,\nthe land we love.\n# # #\nDocument No. 326281ss\nWHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM\n92 APR 5 P5: 05\nDATE: 5/6/92\nACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 3:00 p.m., TODAY\nPRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY\nSUBJECT:\nL.A. COLISEUM - FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992\nACTION FYI\nACTION FYI\nVICE PRESIDENT\nHORNER\nSKINNER\nMCBRIDE\n>\nSCOWCROFT\nMOORE\n>\nDARMAN\nPETERSMEYER\n<\nBRADY\nPORTER\nBROMLEY\nROGICH\nCALIO\nROLLINS\nDEMAREST\nSMITH\nYEUTTER\nFITZWATER\nFINDLAY\nGRAY\n&\nHOLIDAY\nKAUFMAN\nMCGROARTY\nREMARKS:\nPlease forward your comments directly to DAn McGroarty, Rm. 122,\nx2930, no later than 3:00 P.M., TODAY, WED. MAY 6, with a copy\nto this office. Thank you.\nRESPONSE:\nMana Sheehe\nfor DS\nPHILLIP D. BRADY\nAssistant to the President\nand Staff Secretary\nExt. 2702\nSimon\nMay 6, 1992\nDraft 1\n02 MAY 6 P12 04\nGUARD\nPRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY\nLOS ANGELES COLISEUM\nFRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992\nThe events of the past 10 days have been packed with emotion\n-- raw and intense. In my time here, I've seen shouts of anger\nand whispered prayers. I've seen utter devastation, and the\nbeginnings of restoration. And I've seen the worst that humans\ncan do, and the best of what they can be.\nEven in the midst of tragedy, we find examples of courage,\nkindness, duty, mercy, and justice. Today I stand with the\ndefenders of decency -- men and women who took a stand to defend\nthe lives and property of their fellow citizens. You did what's\nright, what duty demanded, and a city and nation are in your\ndebt.\nYou came to protect the community -- the law-abiding\ncitizens who weren't looking for a fight, just a better life.\nSpecial agents from the FBI, the Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Marshals\nand Border Patrol assisted the police in stopping the senseless\nviolence and looting.\nMen and women of the armed forces came to defend their\nfellow citizens. Trained for war, you came on a mission to\nrestore peace. Where panic had set in, you restored calm. And\nwhere civilization began to unravel and the rule of law itself\nwas under attack, you restored order. Wherever you went,\ncitizens welcomed your presence with shouts of encouragement, a\n2\nfriendly wave, or a thumbs-up sign. One man pulled up his sleeve\nto reveal an old Marine Corps tattoo and simply said, \"Thanks for\ncoming. \"\nNational Guardsmen came from all over the state, from\nLakeside, Coronado, Brawley, and San Diego. The men of A\nCompany, 4th Battalion, 160th Infantry were guarding a corner in\nWatts Saturday night when a man approached with two women. The\nsoldiers noticed the women were afraid and had been crying.\nSuspecting a crime in progress, they held the man until police\narrived and discovered the suspect was on parole from a previous\nkidnapping.\nOn that street corner, one crime was stopped, two women were\nfreed, and six heroes were made. Those six men -- Jimmy\nHathaway, Clinton Reese, Abel Belasco, Ted Peterson, Arthur King,\nand Ed Greenawald -- can go back to their families and\ncommunities knowing that they upheld the law and protected\ninnocent life.\nWe are a nation of laws, for only through the law can we\nfind justice. Without the law to protect us, we descend from\ncivilized society into a state of chaos. In 1837, Lincoln said,\n\"There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob\nlaw. \"\nEach one of you, when you became a law enforcement officer\nor entered the armed forces, swore an oath to uphold the\nConstitution and laws of this country \"against all enemies,\n3\nforeign and domestic.\" This past week, you did your duty, by\nupholding the laws from which all justice flows.\nWe meet here today at a site dedicated to the brotherhood of\nall colors races, and nations -- the site of the Olympic Games.\nIn ancient Greece, when the time came for the Olympics to begin,\nany warfare between the city-states was suspended, so the games\ncould proceed in peace.\nIn Los Angeles today, and throughout our great land, we must\nextinguish the flames of violence, hatred, bigotry, racism, \\\\\nand rekindle the Olympic spirit of brotherhood, tolerance,\nkindness, and opportunity. We must rebuild, restore, renew, and\nreturn hope to those in need.\nThank you for what you've done, and may God bless America,\nthe land we love.\n# + #\nMessage S muddled with the objupies\nh think ct is stronger artheut this\nreference. Great otherwise.\nSENT-BY:Xerox Telecopier 7020 ; 5- 6-92 ; 2:18PM ;\n2023953174-\n2024566218:# 1\nDocument No. 326281ss\nWHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM\nDATE: 5/6/92\nACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 3:00 p.m., TODAY\nPRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY\nSUBJECT:\nL.A. COLISEUM - FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992\nACTION FYI\nACTION FYI\nVICE PRESIDENT\nHORNER\nSKINNER\nMCBRIDE\nA\nSCOWCROFT\nMOORE\nDARMAN\nPETERSMEYER\nBRADY\nPORTER\nBROMLEY\nROGICH\nCALIO\nROLLINS\nDEMAREST\nSMITH\nYEUTTER\nFITZWATER\nGRAY\nFINDLAY\nHOLIDAY\nKAUFMAN\nMCGROARTY\nREMARKS:\nPlease forward your comments directly to DAn McGroarty, Rm. 122,\nx2930, no later than 3:00 P.M., TODAY, WED. MAY 6, with a copy\nto this office. Thank you.\nRESPONSE:\nSee comment\nPHILLIP D. BRADY\nAssistant to the President\nand Staff Secretary\nExt. 2702\nSENT.BY:Xerox Telecopier 7020 ; 5- 6-92 ; 2:18PM ;\n2023953174->\n2024566218:# 2\nSimon\nMay 6, 1992\nDraft 1\n2 MAY 6 P12: 04\nGUARD\nPRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY\nLOS ANGELES COLISEUM\nFRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992\nThe events of the past 10 days have been packed with emotion\nraw and intense. In my time here, I've seen shouts of anger\nand whispered prayers. I've seen utter devastation, and the\nbeginnings of restoration. And I've seen the worst that humans\ncan do, and the best of what they can be.\nEven in the midst of tragedy, we find examples of courage,\nkindness, duty, mercy, and justice. Today I stand with the\ndefenders of decency --- men and women who took a stand to defend\nthe lives and property of their fellow Americans citizens. You did what's\nright, what duty demanded, and a city and nation are in your\ndebt.\nYou came to protect the community -- the law-abiding\ncitizens who weren't looking for a fight, just a better life.\nSpecial agents from the FBI, the Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Marshals\nand Border Patrol assisted the police in stopping the senseless\nviolence and looting.\nMen and women of the armed forces came to defend their\nfellow citizens. Trained for war, you came on a mission to\nrestore peace. Where panic had set in, you restored calm. And\nwhere civilization began to unravel and the rule of law itself\nwas under attack, you restored order. Wherever you went,\ncitizens welcomed your presence with shouts of encouragement, a\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nGray's\nWASHINGTON\noffice\nMay 6, 1992\nMEMORANDUM FOR DAN MCGROARTY\nFROM:\nLEE S. LIBERMAN\nSUBJECT:\nMilitary and Law Enforcement Community Speech\nA few small changes on this speech. See attached mark-up.\nCC: Phil Brady\nID #\nCU\nWHITE HOUSE\nCORRESPONDENCE TRACKING WORKSHEET\n0 . OUTGOING\nH INTERNAL\nI . INCOMING\nDate Correspondence\nReceived (YY/MM/DD)\n/\n/\nName of Correspondent:\nDan McGroarty / Phillip D. Brady\nMI Mail Report\nUser Codes: (A)\n(B)\n(C)\nSubject:\nPOTUS remarks: military & law enforcement\nCommunity L.A. colliseum Friday,\nMay 8, 1992\nROUTE TO:\nACTION\nDISPOSITION\nTracking\nType\nCompletion\nAction\nDate\nof\nDate\nOffice/Agency\n(Staff Name)\nCode\nYY/MM/DD\nResponse\nCode YY/MM/DD\ncuofe\nORIGINATOR 92,05,06\n/ /\nReferral Note:\nwat 10\nI 92,05,06\n(92,05108\nReferral Note:\nRestalfed Curt 07 3PM\nCuot 07\nA\n5.92105,06\nReferral Note:\n/ /\n/ /\nI\n-\nReferral Note:\n/\n/\n/ /\n-\nReferral Note:\nDISPOSITION CODES:\nACTION CODES:\n1 Info Copy Only/No Action Necessary\nA Answered\nC Completed\nA Appropriate Action\nC Comment/Recommendation\nR . Direct Reply w/Copy\nB Non-Special Referral\nS Suspended\nD Draft Response\nS For Signature\nF Furnish Fact Sheet\nx Interim Reply\nFOR OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE:\nto be used as Enclosure\nType of Response = Initials of Signer\nCode = \"A\"\nCompletion Date = Date of Outgoing\nComments:\nKeep this worksheet attached to the original incoming letter.\nSend all routing updates to Central Reference (Room 75, OEOB).\nAlways return completed correspondence record to Central Files.\nRefer questions about the correspondence tracking system to Central Reference, ext. 2590.\n5/81\nDocument No. 326281ss\nWHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM\nDATE:\n5/6/92\nACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:\n3:00 p.m., TODAY\nPRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY\nSUBJECT:\nL.A. COLISEUM - FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992\nACTION FYI\nACTION FYI\nVICE PRESIDENT\nHORNER\nSKINNER\nMCBRIDE\nSCOWCROFT\nMOORE\nDARMAN\nPETERSMEYER\nBRADY\nPORTER\nBROMLEY\nROGICH\nCALIO\nROLLINS\nDEMAREST\nSMITH\nYEUTTER\nFITZWATER\nFINDLAY\nGRAY\nHOLIDAY\nKAUFMAN\nMCGROARTY\nREMARKS:\nPlease forward your comments directly to DAn McGroarty, Rm. 122,\nx2930, no later than 3:00 P.M., TODAY, WED. MAY 6, with a copy\nto this office. Thank you.\nRESPONSE:\nPHILLIP D. BRADY\nAssistant to the President\nand Staff Secretary\nExt. 2702\nSimon\nMay 6, 1992\nDraft 1\n2 MAY 6 P12: 04\nGUARD\nPRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY\nLOS ANGELES COLISEUM\nFRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992\nThe events of the past 10 days have been packed with emotion\n-- raw and intense. In my time here, I've seen shouts of anger\nand whispered prayers. I've seen utter devastation, and the\nbeginnings of restoration. And I've seen the worst that humans\ncan do, and the best of what they can be.\nEven in the midst of tragedy, we find examples of courage,\nkindness, duty, mercy, and justice. Today I stand with the\ndefenders of decency -- men and women who took a stand to defend\nthe lives and property of their fellow citizens. You did what's\nright, what duty demanded, and a city and nation are in your\ndebt.\nYou came to protect the community -- the law-abiding\ncitizens who weren't looking for a fight, just a better life.\nSpecial agents from the FBI, the Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Marshals\nterrible\nand Border Patrol assisted the police in stopping the senseless\nviolence and looting.\nMen and women of the armed forces came to defend their\nfellow citizens. Trained for war, you came on a mission to\nrestore peace. Where panic had set in, you restored calm. And\nwhere civilization began to unravel and the rule of law itself\nwas under attack, you restored order. Wherever you went,\ncitizens welcomed your presence with shouts of encouragement, a\n2\nfriendly wave, or a thumbs-up sign. One man pulled up his sleeve\nto reveal an old Marine Corps tattoo and simply said, \"Thanks for\ncoming. \"\nNational Guardsmen came from all over the state, from\nLakeside, Coronado, Brawley, and San Diego. The men of A\nCompany, 4th Battalion, 160th Infantry were guarding a corner in\nWatts Saturday night when a man approached with two women. The\nsoldiers noticed the women were afraid and had been crying.\nSuspecting a crime in progress, they held the man until police\narrived and discovered the suspect was on parole from a previous\nkidnapping.\nOn that street corner, one crime was stopped, two women were\nfreed, and six heroes were made. Those six men -- Jimmy\nHathaway, Clinton Reese, Abel Belasco, Ted Peterson, Arthur King,\nand Ed Greenawald -- can go back to their families and\ncommunities knowing that they upheld the law and protected\ninnocent life.\nWe are a nation of laws, for only through the law can we\nfind justice. Without the law to protect us, we descend from\ncivilized society into a state of chaos. In 1837, Lincoln said,\n\"There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob\nlaw. \"\nEach one of you, when you became a law enforcement officer\nor entered the armed forces, swore an oath to uphold defends the\nConstitution and laws of this country \"against all enemies,\n3\nforeign and domestic.\" This past week, you did your duty, by\ndefending\nupholding the laws from which all justice flows.\nWe meet here today at a site dedicated to the brotherhood of\nall colors, races, and nations -- the site of the Olympic Games.\nIn ancient Greece, when the time came for the Olympics to begin,\nany warfare between the city-states was suspended, so the games\ncould proceed in peace.\nIn Los Angeles today, and throughout our great land, we must\nextinguish the flames of violence, hatred, bigotry, racism, 11\nand rekindle the Olympic spirit of brotherhood, tolerance,\nkindness, and opportunity. We must rebuild, restore, renew, and\nreturn hope to those in need.\nThank you for what you've done, and may God bless America,\nthe land we love.\n# # #\n3511\nDocument No. 326281ss\nWHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM\nDATE: 5/6/92\nACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 3:00 p.m., TODAY\nPRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY\nSUBJECT:\nL.A. COLISEUM - FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992\nACTION FYI\nACTION FYI\nVICE PRESIDENT\nHORNER\nSKINNER\nMCBRIDE\n>\nSCOWCROFT\nMOORE\nDARMAN\nPETERSMEYER\nBRADY\nPORTER\nBROMLEY\nROGICH\nCALIO\nROLLINS\nDEMAREST\nSMITH\nYEUTTER\nFITZWATER\nFINDLAY\nGRAY\nHOLIDAY\nKAUFMAN\nMCGROARTY\nREMARKS:\nPlease forward your comments directly to DAn McGroarty, Rm. 122,\nx2930, no later than 3:00 P.M., TODAY, WED. MAY 6, with a copy\nto this office. Thank you.\nRESPONSE:\nTO: DANIEL MCGROARTY\nMay 6, 1992\nThe NSC staff concurs in the proposed presidential remarks.\nfor\nBrent James Scowcroft\nPHILLIP D. BRADY\nAssistant to the President\nand Staff Secretary\nCC: Phillip D. Brady\nExt. 2702\nSimon\nMay 6, 1992\nDraft 1\n02 MAY 6 P12 04\nGUARD\nPRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY\nLOS ANGELES COLISEUM\nFRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992\nThe events of the past 10 days have been packed with emotion\n-- raw and intense. In my time here, I've seen shouts of anger\nand whispered prayers. I've seen utter devastation, and the\nbeginnings of restoration. And I've seen the worst that humans\ncan do, and the best of what they can be.\nEven in the midst of tragedy, we find examples of courage,\nkindness, duty, mercy, and justice. Today I stand with the\ndefenders of decency -- men and women who took a stand to defend\nthe lives and property of their fellow citizens. You did what's\nright, what duty demanded, and a city and nation are in your\ndebt.\nYou came to protect the community -- the law-abiding\ncitizens who weren't looking for a fight, just a better life.\nSpecial agents from the FBI, the Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Marshals\nand Border Patrol assisted the police in stopping the senseless\nviolence and looting.\nMen and women of the armed forces came to defend their\nfellow citizens. Trained for war, you came on a mission to\nrestore peace. Where panic had set in, you restored calm. And\nwhere civilization began to unravel and the rule of law itself\nwas under attack, you restored order. Wherever you went,\ncitizens welcomed your presence with shouts of encouragement, a\n2\nfriendly wave, or a thumbs-up sign. One man pulled up his sleeve\nto reveal an old Marine Corps tattoo and simply said, \"Thanks for\ncoming. \"\nNational Guardsmen came from all over the state, from\nLakeside, Coronado, Brawley, and San Diego. The men of A\nCompany, 4th Battalion, 160th Infantry were guarding a corner in\nWatts Saturday night when a man approached with two women. The\nsoldiers noticed the women were afraid and had been crying.\nSuspecting a crime in progress, they held the man until police\narrived and discovered the suspect was on parole from a previous\nkidnapping.\nOn that street corner, one crime was stopped, two women were\nfreed, and six heroes were made. Those six men -- Jimmy\nHathaway, Clinton Reese, Abel Belasco, Ted Peterson, Arthur King,\nand Ed Greenawald -- can go back to their families and\ncommunities knowing that they upheld the law and protected\ninnocent life.\nWe are a nation of laws, for only through the law can we\nfind justice. Without the law to protect us, we descend from\ncivilized society into a state of chaos. In 1837, Lincoln said,\n\"There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob\nlaw. \"\nEach one of you, when you became a law enforcement officer\nor entered the armed forces, swore an oath to uphold the\nConstitution and laws of this country \"against all enemies,\n3\nforeign and domestic.\" This past week, you did your duty, by\nupholding the laws from which all justice flows.\nWe meet here today at a site dedicated to the brotherhood of\nall colors, races, and nations -- the site of the Olympic Games.\nIn ancient Greece, when the time came for the Olympics to begin,\nany warfare between the city-states was suspended, so the games\ncould proceed in peace.\nIn Los Angeles today, and throughout our great land, we must\nextinguish the flames of violence, hatred, bigotry, racism, 11\nand rekindle the Olympic spirit of brotherhood, tolerance,\nkindness, and opportunity. We must rebuild, restore, renew, and\nreturn hope to those in need.\nThank you for what you've done, and may God bless America,\nthe land we love.\n# # #\nSimon\nMay 6, 1992\nDraft 1\nGUARD\nPRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY\nLOS ANGELES COLISEUM\nFRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992\nThe events of the past 10 days have been packed with emotion\n-- raw and intense. In my time here, I've seen shouts of anger\nand whispered prayers. I've seen utter devastation, and the\nbeginnings of restoration. And I've seen the worst that humans\ncan do, and the best of what they can be.\nEven in the midst of tragedy, we find examples of courage,\nkindness, duty, mercy, and justice. Today I stand with the\ndefenders of decency -- men and women who took a stand to defend\nthe lives and property of their fellow citizens. You did what's\nright, what duty demanded, and a city and nation are in your\ndebt.\nYou came to protect the community -- the law-abiding\ncitizens who weren't looking for a fight, just a better life.\nSpecial agents from the FBI, the Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Marshals\nand Border Patrol assisted the police in stopping the senseless\nviolence and looting.\nMen and women of the armed forces came to defend their\nfellow citizens. Trained for war, you came on a mission to\nrestore peace. Where panic had set in, you restored calm. And\nwhere civilization began to unravel and the rule of law itself\nwas under attack, you restored order. Wherever you went,\ncitizens welcomed your presence with shouts of encouragement, a\n2\nfriendly wave, or a thumbs-up sign. One man pulled up his sleeve\nto reveal an old Marine Corps tattoo and simply said, \"Thanks for\ncoming. \"\nNational Guardsmen came from all over the state, from\nLakeside, Coronado, Brawley, and San Diego. The men of A\nCompany, 4th Battalion, 160th Infantry were guarding a corner in\nWatts Saturday night when a man approached with two women. The\nsoldiers noticed the women were afraid and had been crying.\nSuspecting a crime in progress, they held the man until police\narrived and discovered the suspect was on parole from a previous\nkidnapping.\nOn that street corner, one crime was stopped, two women were\nfreed, and six heroes were made. Those six men -- Jimmy\nHathaway, Clinton Reese, Abel Belasco, Ted Peterson, Arthur King,\nand Ed Greenawald -- can go back to their families and\ncommunities knowing that they upheld the law and protected\ninnocent life.\nWe are a nation of laws, for only through the law can we\nfind justice. Without the law to protect us, we descend from\ncivilized society into a state of chaos. In 1837, Lincoln said,\n\"There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob\nlaw. \"\nEach one of you, when you became a law enforcement officer\nor entered the armed forces, swore an oath to uphold the\nConstitution and laws of this country \"against all enemies,\n3\nforeign and domestic.\" This past week, you did your duty, by\nupholding the laws from which all justice flows.\nWe meet here today at a site dedicated to the brotherhood of\nall colors, races, and nations -- the site of the Olympic Games.\nIn ancient Greece, when the time came for the Olympics to begin,\nany warfare between the city-states was suspended, so the games\ncould proceed in peace.\nIn Los Angeles today, and throughout our great land, we must\nextinguish the flames of violence, hatred, bigotry, racism, 11\nand rekindle the Olympic spirit of brotherhood, tolerance,\nkindness, and opportunity. We must rebuild, restore, renew, and\nreturn hope to those in need.\nThank you for what you've done, and may God bless America,\nthe land we love.\n# # #\nSimon\nMay 6, 1992\nDraft 1\nGUARD\nPRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY\nLOS ANGELES COLISEUM\nFRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992\nThe events of the past 10 days have been packed with emotion\n-- raw and intense. In my time here, I've seen shouts of anger\nand whispered prayers. I've seen utter devastation, and the\nbeginnings of restoration. And I've seen the worst that humans\ncan do, and the best of what they can be.\nEven in the midst of tragedy, we find examples of courage,\nkindness, duty, mercy, and justice. Today I stand with the\ndefenders of decency -- men and women who took a stand to defend\nthe lives and property of their fellow citizens. You did what's\nright, what duty demanded, and a city and nation are in your\ndebt.\nYou came to protect the community -- the law-abiding\ncitizens who weren't looking for a fight, just a better life.\nSpecial agents from the FBI, the Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Marshals\nand Border Patrol assisted the police in stopping the senseless\nviolence and looting.\nMen and women of the armed forces came to defend their\nfellow citizens. Trained for war, you came on a mission to\nrestore peace. Where panic had set in, you restored calm. And\nwhere civilization began to unravel and the rule of law itself\nwas under attack, you restored order. Wherever you went,\ncitizens welcomed your presence with shouts of encouragement, a\n2\nfriendly wave, or a thumbs-up sign. One man pulled up his sleeve\nto reveal an old Marine Corps tattoo and simply said, \"Thanks for\ncoming. \"\nNational Guardsmen came from all over the state, from\nLakeside, Coronado, Brawley, and San Diego. The men of A\nCompany, 4th Battalion, 160th Infantry were guarding a corner in\nWatts Saturday night when a man approached with two women. The\nsoldiers noticed the women were afraid and had been crying.\nSuspecting a crime in progress, they held the man until police\narrived and discovered the suspect was on parole from a previous\nkidnapping.\nOn that street corner, one crime was stopped, two women were\nfreed, and six heroes were made. Those six men -- Jimmy\nHathaway, Clinton Reese, Abel Belasco, Ted Peterson, Arthur King,\nand Ed Greenawald -- can go back to their families and\ncommunities knowing that they upheld the law and protected\ninnocent life.\nWe are a nation of laws, for only through the law can we\nfind justice. Without the law to protect us, we descend from\ncivilized society into a state of chaos. In 1837, Lincoln said,\n\"There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob\nlaw. \"\nEach one of you, when you became a law enforcement officer\nor entered the armed forces, swore an oath to uphold the\nConstitution and laws of this country \"against all enemies,\n3\nforeign and domestic.\" This past week, you did your duty, by\nupholding the laws from which all justice flows.\nWe meet here today at a site dedicated to the brotherhood of\nall colors, races, and nations -- the site of the Olympic Games.\nIn ancient Greece, when the time came for the Olympics to begin,\nany warfare between the city-states was suspended, so the games\ncould proceed in peace.\nIn Los Angeles today, and throughout our great land, we must\nextinguish the flames of violence, hatred, bigotry, racism, \\\\\nand rekindle the Olympic spirit of brotherhood, tolerance,\nkindness, and opportunity. We must rebuild, restore, renew, and\nreturn hope to those in need.\nThank you for what you've done, and may God bless America,\nthe land we love.\n# # #\nSimon\nMay 6, 1992\nDraft 1\nGUARD\nPRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY\nLOS ANGELES COLISEUM\nFRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992\nThe events of the past 10 days have been packed with emotion\n-- raw and intense. In my time here, I've seen shouts of anger\nand whispered prayers. I've seen utter devastation, and the\nbeginnings of restoration. And I've seen the worst that humans\ncan do, and the best of what they can be.\nEven in the midst of tragedy, we find examples of courage,\nkindness, duty, mercy, and justice. Today I stand with the\ndefenders of decency -- men and women who took a stand to defend\nthe lives and property of their fellow citizens. You did what's\nright, what duty demanded, and a city and nation are in your\ndebt.\nYou came to protect the community -- the law-abiding\ncitizens who weren't looking for a fight, just a better life.\nSpecial agents from the FBI, the Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Marshals\nand Border Patrol assisted the police in stopping the senseless\nviolence and looting.\nMen and women of the armed forces came to defend their\nfellow citizens. Trained for war, you came on a mission to\nrestore peace. Where panic had set in, you restored calm. And\nwhere civilization began to unravel and the rule of law itself\nwas under attack, you restored order. Wherever you went,\ncitizens welcomed your presence with shouts of encouragement, a\n2\nfriendly wave, or a thumbs-up sign. One man pulled up his sleeve\nto reveal an old Marine Corps tattoo and simply said, \"Thanks for\ncoming. \"\nNational Guardsmen came from all over the state, from\nLakeside, Coronado, Brawley, and San Diego. The men of A\nCompany, 4th Battalion, 160th Infantry were guarding a corner in\nWatts Saturday night when a man approached with two women. The\nsoldiers noticed the women were afraid and had been crying.\nSuspecting a crime in progress, they held the man until police\narrived and discovered the suspect was on parole from a previous\nkidnapping.\nOn that street corner, one crime was stopped, two women were\nfreed, and six heroes were made. Those six men -- Jimmy\nHathaway, Clinton Reese, Abel Belasco, Ted Peterson, Arthur King,\nand Ed Greenawald -- can go back to their families and\ncommunities knowing that they upheld the law and protected\ninnocent life.\nWe are a nation of laws, for only through the law can we\nfind justice. Without the law to protect us, we descend from\ncivilized society into a state of chaos. In 1837, Lincoln said,\n\"There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob\nlaw. \"\nEach one of you, when you became a law enforcement officer\nor entered the armed forces, swore an oath to uphold the\nConstitution and laws of this country \"against all enemies,\n3\nforeign and domestic.\" This past week, you did your duty, by\nupholding the laws from which all justice flows.\nWe meet here today at a site dedicated to the brotherhood of\nall colors, races, and nations -- the site of the Olympic Games.\nIn ancient Greece, when the time came for the Olympics to begin,\nany warfare between the city-states was suspended, so the games\ncould proceed in peace.\nIn Los Angeles today, and throughout our great land, we must\nextinguish the flames of violence, hatred, bigotry, racism,\nand rekindle the Olympic spirit of brotherhood, tolerance,\nkindness, and opportunity. We must rebuild, restore, renew, and\nreturn hope to those in need.\nThank you for what you've done, and may God bless America,\nthe land we love.\n# # #"
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