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May 21 / Administration of George Bush, 1992
Administrati
get rid of that, that now inhibits trade and
joying a life they never would have dreamed
And a spe
investment with Ukraine and the other na-
of.
They were W
tions of the old Soviet empire. It provides
Thank you, and may God bless the United
years ago. I
new authority to continue food assistance to-
States of America. Thank you.
down from I
taling $110 million in food guarantees for the
ing right on
purchase of American ag products. And Con-
Note: The President spoke at 1:53 p.m. in:
hear it once
gress should act now.
the auditorium at St. Josephat's Cathedral.
They say an
We've got problems at home, but we must
of ours.
not miss this historic opportunity to guaran-
Now, not
tee the peace for these kids here and to guar-
this marvelo
antee the freedom for those across the ocean.
Remarks at a Bush-Quayle
went on an
So join with me in asking Congress not to
Fundraising Picnic in Westchester,
over about
disappoint our children and to support us as
New York
gavel, heave
we try to pass the "FREEDOM Support
May 21, 1992
and hit a lac
Act." And if we meet these responsibilities
"Hit me ag.
today, a generation from now people might
Thank you all very much. It is a pleasure.
ter] I want
be speaking about a "Ukrainian miracle" or
to be here, and I'm delighted-Lou, thank
it is a lovel-
a "Baltic miracle," much as we marvel at the
you, sir, for that introduction. Please be seat-
let me just I
recovery of Western Europe just a few years
ed out there. And be seated up here. [Laugh-
In the fi
ago, ravaged by the Second World War. They
ter] Sorry about that. No, but I'm delighted
lot to be g
came back strong. And everyone calls it the
to be here. I'm sorry that Barbara Bush is
we have r
"miracle of Western Europe." Now we want
not here. She was here just a couple of weeks
these kids
ago at another event.
our admini
the same things for these new republics. And
with your support, we can get it.
But it's a thrill to be back in my hometown,
ing that th
I know that it is still Easter season in your
near it, one of my many hometowns. I just
night wor
church. And to close, I want to tell a story
had a chance to drive up across the line into
changed t]
about Easter this year, not in Ukraine but
Greenwich to see my almost-91-year-old
the better.
in Russia. Many of you will recall the big
mother. So in a way, it is a homecoming. And
I just ca
military parades that the Soviets used to have
it really is when you look out here and see
Freedom
there in Red Square, always with a huge por-
so many friends, so many people that worked
and came
trait of Lenin as the backdrop, on the wall
way back in the political wars and have given
with what
of the State Historical Museum. Well, this
me this extraordinary opportunity to be
tions peop
President of the United States in these won-
year at Easter, there was no portrait of Lenin.
so many (
Instead, a massive icon towered over Red
derfully exciting, challenging, yes, but won-
all kinds,
derfully exciting times for our country.
resented
Square, an icon of the Resurrection, and atop
I want to thank Lou, I want to thank
Union, fc
it, the words Christos Voskrese, Christ is
Ginny, his wife; both of them so nervous they
ought to
risen.
can hardly speak about the future grandchild
blessings.
And the way I look at it is this: This really
that's appearing any minute now. I want to
stayed st
is a season of resurrection throughout the
thank the Young Artists' Philharmonic for
Ronald 1
once-captive nations of Europe. And it is a
bringing us a little class into this hangar. Real
stayed st
wonderful time to be alive to see these days,
good. Thank you all very, very much. And
are no lo
to enjoy the freedom that God has given us
salute several old friends: John Rowland, who
nations,
in the freest, most wonderful Nation on the
we miss in the Congress, and I expect you
across th
face of the Earth, the United States of Amer-
miss him as Governor of this State, but nev-
So jus
ica. May God bless each and every one of
ertheless-and Bobby Holt and my old
with a 1
you.
friend Brian Gaffney and Betsy and Spike
brought
And may I say, as the President of the
Heminway and Dick Foley and Bob
PI
got to C.
United States, I will keep working for free-
Macauley and Leon Hirsh, Jack Neafsey, and
exactly
dom around the world. And with your sup-
fellow Republicans, including our very spe-
the last
port, I know we will be successful in seeing
cial Secretary of HUD, Jack Kemp, who is
We've £
these European and former Soviet republics
doing a superb job, trying to get this Con-
just tell
become free and whole, with the people en-
gress to move.
Angele:
Administration of George Bush, 1992 / May 21
915
And a special thanks to my old friends.
to be done in the way of change. And it's
They were with us in the convention and 4
not just to take care of that city that went
years ago. I am a fan of theirs. They came
through the horrible times. It's not just that
down from Bangor, Maine, to be here, head-
because the ideas I'll mention to you real
ing right on down to Atlantic City. But let's
quick are ideas that would resonate for other
hear it once more for the Oak Ridge Boys.
cities, other communities across this country.
They say an awful lot about this great country
And all of them are built on the principles:
of ours.
personal responsibility, opportunity, owner-
Now, not for a long one. Billy Graham tells
ship, independence, dignity, empowerment,
this marvelous story about the speaker that
the family. And it all adds up to the American
went on and on and on. Somebody sitting
dream.
over about where Jack was picked up the
And here's what we're talking about: We
gavel, heaved it at him, missed the speaker,
have a great program that we're trying to get
and hit a lady in the front row. And she said,
to Congress to help us with now called
"Hit me again. I can still hear him." [Laugh-
"Weed and Seed." It backs our wonderful
ter] I want to keep this one brief because
law enforcement people. It weeds out the
it is a lovely and an informal evening. But
criminals and goes after the drug dealers.
let me just make a few comments.
And then it seeds the neighborhoods with
In the first place, I do think we've got a
hope and opportunity. We need to get that
lot to be grateful for in this country. I think
through the United States Congress, and I
we have many, many blessings. And I see
believe we can.
these kids here, and I am very proud that
The next one is enterprise zones; some-
our administration has had some hand in see-
thing that we've been championing for 3
ing that these kids don't go to sleep every
years, Jack on the cutting edge, and effec-
night worried about nuclear war. We have
tively so, I might add. And what that says
changed the world, and we've changed it for
is, better than some make-work program,
the better.
let's change the tax structure so you can draw
I just came from a very emotional meeting,
like a magnet into the inner cities some busi-
Freedom Day, it is out in Cleveland, Ohio;
nesses who are going to take a chance, who
and came from a very emotional meeting
are going to take a gamble. And it's going
with what used to be called the captive na-
to make it worth their while through the tax
tions people: Ukrainians and Hungarians and
changes so they will then offer jobs with dig-
so many others, Poles, Eastern Europeans of
nity in the private sector to those that have
all kinds, and then those now republics rep-
been bypassed as far as the American dream
resented by the republics of the Soviet
goes. We need enterprise zones now, and I'd
Union, former Soviet Union. And again we
like to have your support with the Congress.
ought to keep that sight as we count our
Another one is, we must reform the wel-
blessings. The United States, because we
fare system. And people say, "Oh well, wait
stayed strong-and I salute my predecessor
a minute, is that some kind of code word."
Ronald Reagan for this one-because we
It is not. What we're doing is offering waivers
stayed strong and determined, those nations
to these States so they can try. Wisconsin
are no longer captive nations, they are free
came in, they've got a program called
nations, and democracy is on the move all
Learnfare to take welfare dependency people
across the world.
and give them an opportunity to learn; simi-
So just as we have brought these changes,
larly, Workfare programs. We have got to in-
with a lot of help I will concede, but we
novate in this country. And then there's a
brought these changes to the world, we've
much more compassionate side of welfare re-
got to change things at home. And that is
form. A kid saved the other day a little over
exactly what we have been trying to do for
$1,000. And the welfare people came to get
the last 3 years. Some successes, not enough.
the family and said, "Your daughter here has
We've got to change the world. And let me
saved a little over $1,000. You can't do that
just tell you, as Jack and I went out to Los
on welfare; that violates the rules." We're try-
Angeles and looked at it, what we feel needs
ing to change that so families can save a little
916
May 21 / Administration of George Bush, 1992
Admin
money and work their way out or get them-
our branch of Government, and it'll dis-
Procl:
selves an education. So we've got to reform
cipline the United States Congress. And the
Peace
the welfare system. And the time has come.
balanced budget amendment will be phased
May 2
And the people that will benefit the most
in, and it'll save the future generations if we
are those who have been on welfare hope-
can get it passed.
By The
lessly without any chance at the American
Two other points you'll be hearing more
of Ame
dream. Help us change it.
about as we engage in the fall-and I will
A Proc
We've got a wonderful job training pro-
be encouraging people to send more Repub-
Sum
gram, Job Training 2000. We're going to co-
lican Congressmen down there to Washing-
season
ordinate the services to the people that need
ton, both in the Senate and the House. One
of year
it the most. And again, we're going to push
of them is the line-item veto. You give me
welcom
through, our able Secretary of Labor Lynn
that line-item veto that these 43 Governors
their P
Martin and others, to get this Job Training
have and watch us get that spending under
plan a
2000 enacted.
control. And the last one, we've got to reform
Fourth
A fifth one is homeownership. You see, we
our legal system. We've got to sue each other
that re
believe that if a person owns the home, it
less and help each other more. And we have
to live
is far better. They take a pride in it. A dignity
proposals to do just exactly that. That's the
portur.
comes back. It strengthens the family, and
tip of the iceberg.
Ameri
it is a far better approach than these failed
There's a domestic agenda for you. And
we set
housing projects that strip families of their
brave
we're going to take the case to the American
dignity. And so we're pushing hard for home-
to def
people. And Lou is right: The American
ownership. And again, we're going to try to
economy has begun to move. A recent poll
peace
get the Congress to help us in every way pos-
are bl
sible. Give that opportunity to American fam-
that I saw and analyzed here just a few days
without
ilies.
ago, 70 percent of the American people think
rial D
the economy is getting worse. They are
And the last one-and it is vitally impor-
solem
wrong. It is beginning to turn. And when it
tant and it doesn't have quite the short-term
Wh
does, the fortunes of the Republican Party
implications-we must reform our education
public
and those people that share the values I've
Mem
system. And we are talking about a new pro-
spelled out here are going to rise, and they're
gram. David Kearns, that's so well-known in
Each
going to rise precipitously. We are going to
this part to many people, was very instrumen-
this d
tal in it and so is Lamar Alexander, our Sec-
win the election in the fall. We are going
a bro
retary. We're literally talking about rev-
to get more people in the United States Con-
neigh'
olutionizing American education, brand-new
gress that believe and think as you and I do.
not un
schools in each State, not necessarily in
And thank you for your help in making that
cans-
bricks and mortar, but new concepts. And
possible.
war-
trying that and saying, "the old system hasn't
Thank you all, and may God bless you.
ened
worked; let's change it." For example, let's
Yet
give parents a choice of where they want to
Note: The President spoke at 6:07 p.m. in
fallen
send their children to schools, religious or
Hangar 26 at the Westchester County Re-
solely
gional Airport. In his remarks, he referred
cher
private, whatever it is. Give them a choice
and watch our educational system improve.
to Louis Bantle, Bush-Quayle Connecticut fi-
1
So these are some of the initiatives we're
nance chairman; Bobby Holt, Bush-Quayle
from
pushing. And then overlying that, we have
national finance chairman; Brian Gaffney,
up
mo
some other fundamental ones. Every time I
Bush-Quayle Connecticut cochairman; Betsy
mo.
see young people I'm saying to myself, we've
Hemingway, Bush-Quayle Connecticut co-
you
got to do something to keep from mortgaging
chairman, and her husband, Spike; Dick
you
their future. And we've proposed capping the
Foley, chairman of the Connecticut Repub-
at
growth of these mandatory programs. We are
lican Party; and Bob Macauley, Leon Hirsh,
The
now fighting for a balanced budget amend-
and Jack Neafsey, event cochairmen. A tape
in se
ment. And we need your help to get that
was not available for verification of the con-
the
one through the Congress. It will discipline
tent of these remarks.
BUSH-QUAYLE FUNDRAISER \ WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1992 1 6:00 P.M.
LOUIS BANTLE, THANK YOU FOR THAT INTRODUCTION, AND
THANK YOU FOR THE TERRIFIC JOB YOU AND YOUR STAFF HAVE
DONE GETTING THIS EVENT TOGETHER; GINNY -- NICE TO SEE
YOU AGAIN; SECRETARY KEMP; BoBBy HOLT; BRIAN GAFFNEY;
BETSY AND SPIKE HEMINWAY; ROBERT MACAULEY; ALFRED
DECRANE; LEON HIRSCH; JACK NEAFSEY; FELLOW REPUBLICANS
AND FRIENDS FROM CONNECTICUT AND NEW YORK WITH US THIS
EVENING. //
- 2 -
((FIRST, LET ME SAY I ALWAYS ENJOY HEARING THE OAK
RIDGE Boys. COUNTRY MUSIC HAS DONE SOMETHING THIS YEAR
THAT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WON'T. IT'S MADE A BIG
COMEBACK.)) // THANKS ALSO TO THE YOUNG ARTISTS
PHILHARMONIC FOR ACCOMPANYING THE OAK RIDGE Boys.
((I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO PITCHING HORSESHOES
AFTER THESE REMARKS. I'VE HAD THE CHANCE TO PLAY
HORSESHOES WITH ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER. I DON'T MIND
THAT HE'S MORE ACCURATE THAN I AM -- BUT IT GETS ME
THAT HE CAN THROW SHOES WITH THE HORSES STILL IN
THEM.)) //
- 3 -
I AM DELIGHTED TO BE HERE, WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE
HELPED US CHANGE THE WORLD -- so WE CAN NOW CHANGE
AMERICA. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT CHANGE THIS
YEAR. WELL, LET ME START WITH A PROMISE: THE TIME FOR
TALK IS OVER. THE TIME FOR CHANGE IS NOW.
I SAW THAT FIRST-HAND THREE THOUSAND MILES AWAY, IN
Los ANGELES -- AND I WANT TO BEGIN TONIGHT BY SHARING
WHAT I SAW, WHAT I HEARD, AND WHAT I FELT.
- 4 -
WHAT I SAW THERE -- EVEN IN THE HARDEST-HIT PARTS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL L.A. -- SHOULD GIVE US CAUSE FOR HOPE. //
THE FOUNDER OF OUR PARTY KNEW HOW CHANGE PLUS
COURAGE EQUAL GREATNESS -- KNEW WHEN THE QUESTIONS OF
THE "STORMY PRESENT" HAD OUTLIVED THE "DOGMAS OF THE
QUIET PAST." / SOME STILL PREFER THE COMFORTABLE
DOGMAS OF QUIETER TIMES. BUT WE AGREE WITH ABRAHAM
LINCOLN: THE TIME HAS COME FOR CHANGE BUILT ON THE
ROCK OF REPUBLICAN PRINCIPLES.
- 5 -
PRINCIPLES THAT SAY WE MUST KEEP POWER CLOSE TO THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE. / THAT WE MUST STRENGTHEN FAMILIES
-- INSTILL CHARACTER AND VALUES IN OUR YOUTH. THAT WE
MUST AID ENTREPRENEURSHIP, INCREASE INVESTMENT, AND
CREATE NEW JOBS. / THESE PRINCIPLES TELL US THAT THE
CHALLENGES WE FACE GO DEEPER THAN THE CRISIS IN Los
ANGELES -- THAT BEYOND OUR URGENT EMERGENCY AID, WE'VE
GOT TO BRING HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY -- NOT ONLY TO Los
ANGELES -- BUT TO ALL AMERICAN CITIES. /
- 6 -
THAT WAS THE MESSAGE I GAVE CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS --
BOTH REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRAT -- WHEN I CALLED THEM TO
THE WHITE HOUSE LAST WEEK. IT WAS THEN THAT I DETAILED
MY SIX-POINT PLAN FOR A NEW AMERICA. //
FIRST, WE'VE GOT TO PRESERVE ORDER, KEEP THE PEACE:
BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN'T TACKLE TOUGH PROBLEMS IF THEY'RE
BUSY DODGING BULLETS. THAT KIND OF VIOLENCE SHOULD NOT
BE EXPLAINED / CAN NOT BE EXCUSED / AND MUST BE
CONDEMNED.
- 7 -
IN MT. ZION CHURCH IN SOUTH CENTRAL L.A., I MENTIONED
SUPPORT FOR THE POLICE AND THE WHOLE CONGREGATION
ERUPTED IN APPLAUSE. //
THAT'S THE SPIRIT BEHIND AN INITIATIVE I CALL "WEED
AND SEED." FIRST, YOU "WEED OUT" THE GANG LEADERS,
DRUG DEALERS AND CAREER CRIMINALS -- AND THEN "SEED"
THE COMMUNITY WITH EXPANDED EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATIONAL AND
SOCIAL SERVICES. NEXT, WE'VE GOT TO REBUILD THE
COMMUNITY -- WITH INVESTMENT / OPPORTUNITY / AND HOPE.
- 8 -
THAT MEANS PRIVATE SECTOR ACTIVITY -- INCLUDING
ENTERPRISE ZONES FOR OUR INNER CITIES.
THIRD, WE'VE GOT TO REFORM THE WELFARE SYSTEM --
REPLACE THE PERVERSE DISINCENTIVES THAT PENALIZE
FAMILIES FOR WORKING, FOR SAVING, FOR STAYING TOGETHER.
STORIES LIKE THE ONE ABOUT SANDRA ROSADO, THE YOUNG
WOMAN FROM CONNECTICUT WHOSE FAMILY WAS PENALIZED OVER
$9,000 BECAUSE SHE HAD SET ASIDE $4,900 TO GO TO
COLLEGE -- THAT'S WRONG.
- 9 -
So WE'VE PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO REPLACE THE HANDOUT
WITH A HAND UP. / NEXT, WE NEED A STRONG JOBS PROGRAM
FOR CITY YOUTH TO TEACH KIDS HOW TO RUN A DRUGSTORE --
NOT HOW TO RUN A DRUG RING. THAT MEANS THINGS LIKE OUR
YOUTH APPRENTICE INITIATIVE AND JOB TRAINING 2000. //
THIS BRINGS ME TO OUR PLAN'S FIFTH POINT:
REVOLUTIONIZING AMERICAN EDUCATION. / OUR AMERICA 2000
STRATEGY OFFERS CHOICE, COMPETITION AND COMMUNITY
ACTION.
- 10 -
LET THE SPECIAL INTERESTS STEP ASIDE: WHETHER IT'S
PUBLIC, PRIVATE OR RELIGIOUS, PARENTS -- NOT GOVERNMENT
-- HAVE A RIGHT TO CHOOSE THEIR CHILDREN'S SCHOOLS. //
FINALLY, WE MUST PROMOTE NEW HOPE THROUGH HOME
OWNERSHIP. I DON'T UNDERSTOOD HOW ANYONE COULD
TOLERATE THE PRESENT SYSTEM -- COULD TAKE PRIDE IN
WAREHOUSING THE POOR. OUR HOPE INITIATIVE GIVES POOR
FAMILIES A STAKE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES -- SOMETHING TO
PASS ON TO THEIR CHILDREN.
- 11 -
BoTToM LINE: WE NEED HOPE TO TURN HOUSING INTO HOMES.
AT EVERY TURN DURING MY TIME IN L.A., I HEARD
PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THE PRINCIPLES THAT GUIDE THESE
INITIATIVES: PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. OPPORTUNITY.
OWNERSHIP. INDEPENDENCE. DIGNITY. THOSE WORDS ARE
SYNONYMS FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM.
WE ALL KNOW WHAT THE CRITICS SAY: "YOU'VE PROPOSED
ALL THIS BEFORE." THAT'S TRUE -- BUT THESE IDEAS HAVE
NOT BEEN TRIED. Now IS THE TIME FOR A BI-PARTISAN
APPROACH. Now IS THE TIME TO ACT. /
- 12 -
((I ONLY WISH I COULD ACT UNILATERALLY. THAT'S THE
REASON I ENJOY DRESSING LIKE THIS. IT'S NOT ONLY
RELAXING -- IT'S ONE OF THE FEW THINGS I CAN DO WITHOUT
CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL.)) //
THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS -- BUILDING BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION ON THIS AGENDA -- HAS
BEGUN. WE HAD A GOOD MEETING WITH CONGRESSIONAL
LEADERS LAST WEEK -- AND HERE'S WHAT I TOLD THEM: WE
MUST NOT SETTLE FOR BUSINESS-AS-USUAL. /
. 13 -
I ALSO TOLD THEM WE NEED TO LOOK BEYOND THE CITIES:
THE NEED FOR REFORM AND NEW IDEAS DOESN'T END WHERE THE
SUBURBS BEGIN. //
OUR REVOLUTION IN EDUCATION ISN'T ONLY ABOUT
HELPING INNER CITY STUDENTS -- IT'S ABOUT HELPING ALL
STUDENTS: KINDERGARTEN To COLLEGE -- EVEN OLD COMPUTER
STUDENTS LIKE ME. REFORM MEANS ACTION TO BREAK DOWN
BARRIERS TO FREE TRADE -- OPENING NEW MARKETS TO
AMERICAN GOODS.
- 14 -
IN OTHER CASES, Too, BY TAKING AIM AT THE STATUS QUO
-- WE'VE SET OUR SIGHTS ON STATUS GROW. //
FOR INSTANCE, AMERICA NEEDS LEGAL REFORM -- TO PUT
AN END TO THESE OUTRAGEOUS COURT AWARDS THAT STRAIN OUR
CIVILITY AND SAP OUR ECONOMY. / TODAY, DOCTORS WON'T
DELIVER BABIES -- FATHERS ARE AFRAID TO COACH FUTURE
BoBBy BONILLAS AND DON MATTINGLYS IN LITTLE LEAGUE --
ALL BECAUSE OF THE FEAR OF SOME FRIVOLOUS LAWSUIT.
- 15 -
WE MUST REFORM OUR LEGAL SYSTEM -- AND NO LOBBY OF
TRIAL LAWYERS IS GOING TO STAND IN OUR WAY. 11
AMERICA ALSO NEEDS HEALTH CARE REFORM -- TO OPEN UP
ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE. Mr COMPREHENSIVE
HEALTH CARE REFORM PLAN WILL KEEP AMERICA FIRST IN THE
WORLD IN HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE. AT THE SAME TIME,
IT WILL MAKE INSURANCE AVAILABLE AND MORE AFFORDABLE TO
ALL. THE BIG GOVERNMENT FOLKS SAY: To DO THIS WE HAVE
TO NATIONALIZE OR SOCIALIZE OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.
- 16 -
HERE'S WHAT I SAY: NATIONAL HEALTH CARE WOULD BE A
NATIONAL DISASTER -- AND THIS PRESIDENT WON'T LET THAT
HAPPEN. //
So FAR, I'VE SPOKEN ABOUT CHANGE. ((I KNOW THE
OTHER PARTY DOES AS WELL. IN THEIR CASE CHANGE MEANS
THAT'S ABOUT ALL YOU'D HAVE LEFT IN YOUR POCKETS -- AND
THEY'D TRY TO TAKE THAT, TOO.)) // I'VE ALSO SPOKEN
ABOUT WHAT GOVERNMENT CAN DO -- BUT GOVERNMENT ALONE
CANNOT SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS.
- 17 -
THAT IS WHY WE IN WASHINGTON NEED TO GET OUR OWN
HOUSE IN ORDER. To RESTORE FISCAL DISCIPLINE TO THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, I CHALLENGE CONGRESS TO GET MOVING
ON A BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT. / GOVERNMENT MAY BE
ABLE TO MAKE GOOD LAWS, BUT IT'S NEVER BEEN ABLE TO
MAKE MEN GOOD. THAT DOESN'T COME FROM BIG BROTHER --
IT COMES FROM MOTHER, AND FATHER, AND FAMILY. / IN
SIMPLE TERMS -- I'M TALKING ABOUT KNOWING WHAT'S
WRONG -- AND DOING WHAT'S RIGHT.
- 18 -
Go BACK TO Los ANGELES FOR A MINUTE. TIME AND AGAIN
THE PEOPLE I MET PUT THEIR FINGER ON THE RIOTS' ROOT
CAUSE: THE DECLINING INFLUENCE OF THE FAMILY. /
THEY'RE RIGHT. Ask YOURSELF: WHAT KEEPS A KID IN
SCHOOL, AWAY FROM DRUGS, AND OFF THE STREETS? It's NOT
GOVERNMENT SPENDING -- OR THE NUMBER OF SBA LOANS OR
HUD GRANTS. It's WHETHER A CHILD LIVES IN A HOME WHERE
THEY ARE LOVED, AND CARED FOR, AND KEPT ON THE RIGHT
PATH.
- 19 -
BARBARA BUSH IS RIGHT: WHAT HAPPENS IN THE WHITE
HOUSE DOESN'T MATTER HALF AS MUCH AS WHAT HAPPENS IN
YOUR HOUSE. //
I BELIEVE THIS. So I'VE MADE IT MY MISSION AS
PRESIDENT TO PUT THE AMERICAN FAMILY FIRST. GOVERNMENT
ALONE CAN'T TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN NEED. LET
THE CYNICS SCOFF: WE KNOW THE | FAMILY IS THE LIFEBLOOD
OF ALL AMERICA. //
- 20 -
I BELIEVE IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY -- BECAUSE I
BELIEVE IN REPUBLICAN PRINCIPLES. WE ARE RIGHT ABOUT
FAMILY -- ABOUT FREEDOM AND FREE ENTERPRISE. WE ARE
RIGHT ABOUT FAITH. AND MOST OF ALL, WE ARE RIGHT ABOUT
AMERICA'S FUTURE. WE HAVE THE STRENGTH AND SPIRIT IN
OUR GOVERNMENT, IN OUR COMMUNITIES, AND IN OURSELVES TO
TRULY MAKE AMERICA "THE LAST BEST HOPE OF EARTH." 11
- 21 -
THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS. BARBARA AND I
APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. AND MAY GOD BLESS THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA. [[Now LET'S GET TO THOSE
HORSESHOES.]]
# # #
IVAA
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1992 1 6:00 P.M.
LOUIS BANTLE, THANK YOU FOR THAT INTRODUCTION, AND
THANK YOU FOR THE TERRIFIC JOB YOU AND YOUR STAFF HAVE
DONE GETTING THIS EVENT TOGETHER; GINNY -- NICE TO SEE
YOU AGAIN; SECRETARY KEMP; BOBBY HOLT; BRIAN GAFFNEY;
BETSY AND SPIKE HEMINWAY; ROBERT MACAULEY; ALFRED
DECRANE; LEON HIRSCH; JACK NEAFSEY; FELLOW REPUBLICANS
AND FRIENDS FROM CONNECTICUT AND NEW YORK WITH US THIS
EVENING. 11
- 2 -
((FIRST, LET ME SAY I ALWAYS ENJOY HEARING THE OAK
RIDGE Boys. COUNTRY MUSIC HAS DONE SOMETHING THIS YEAR
THAT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WON'T. It's MADE A BIG
COMEBACK.)) // THANKS ALSO TO THE YOUNG ARTISTS
PHILHARMONIC FOR ACCOMPANYING THE OAK RIDGE Boys.
((I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO PITCHING HORSESHOES
AFTER THESE REMARKS. I'VE HAD THE CHANCE TO PLAY
HORSESHOES WITH ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER. I DON'T MIND
THAT HE'S MORE ACCURATE THAN I AM -- BUT IT GETS ME
THAT HE CAN THROW SHOES WITH THE HORSES STILL IN
THEM.)) //
- 3 -
I AM DELIGHTED TO BE HERE, WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE
HELPED US CHANGE THE WORLD -- so WE CAN NOW CHANGE
AMERICA. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT CHANGE THIS
YEAR. WELL, LET ME START WITH A PROMISE: THE TIME FOR
TALK IS OVER. THE TIME FOR CHANGE IS NOW.
I SAW THAT FIRST-HAND THREE THOUSAND MILES AWAY, IN
Los ANGELES -- AND I WANT TO BEGIN TONIGHT BY SHARING
WHAT I SAW, WHAT I HEARD, AND WHAT I FELT.
- 4 -
WHAT I SAW THERE -- EVEN IN THE HARDEST-HIT PARTS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL L.A. -- SHOULD GIVE US CAUSE FOR HOPE. "
THE FOUNDER OF OUR PARTY KNEW HOW CHANGE PLUS
COURAGE EQUAL GREATNESS -- KNEW WHEN THE QUESTIONS OF
THE "STORMY PRESENT" HAD OUTLIVED THE "DOGMAS OF THE
QUIET PAST.' / SOME STILL PREFER THE COMFORTABLE
DOGMAS OF QUIETER TIMES. BUT WE AGREE WITH ABRAHAM
LINCOLN: THE TIME HAS COME FOR CHANGE BUILT ON THE
ROCK OF REPUBLICAN PRINCIPLES.
- 5 -
PRINCIPLES THAT SAY WE MUST KEEP POWER CLOSE TO THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE. / THAT WE MUST STRENGTHEN FAMILIES
-- INSTILL CHARACTER AND VALUES IN OUR YOUTH. THAT WE
MUST AID ENTREPRENEURSHIP, INCREASE INVESTMENT, AND
CREATE NEW JOBS. / THESE PRINCIPLES TELL US THAT THE
CHALLENGES WE FACE GO DEEPER THAN THE CRISIS IN Los
ANGELES -- THAT BEYOND OUR URGENT EMERGENCY AID, WE'VE
GOT TO BRING HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY -- NOT ONLY TO Los
ANGELES -- BUT TO ALL AMERICAN CITIES. /
- 6 -
THAT WAS THE MESSAGE I GAVE CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS --
BOTH REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRAT -- WHEN I CALLED THEM TO
THE WHITE HOUSE LAST WEEK. IT WAS THEN THAT I DETAILED
MY SIX-POINT PLAN FOR A NEW AMERICA. 11
FIRST, WE'VE GOT TO PRESERVE ORDER, KEEP THE PEACE:
BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN'T TACKLE TOUGH PROBLEMS IF THEY'RE
BUSY DODGING BULLETS. THAT KIND OF VIOLENCE SHOULD NOT
BE EXPLAINED / CAN NOT BE EXCUSED / AND MUST BE
CONDEMNED.
- 7 -
IN MT. ZION CHURCH IN SOUTH CENTRAL L.A., I MENTIONED
SUPPORT FOR THE POLICE AND THE WHOLE CONGREGATION
ERUPTED IN APPLAUSE. //
THAT'S THE SPIRIT BEHIND AN INITIATIVE I CALL "WEED
AND SEED." FIRST, YOU "WEED OUT" THE GANG LEADERS,
DRUG DEALERS AND CAREER CRIMINALS -- AND THEN "SEED"
THE COMMUNITY WITH EXPANDED EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATIONAL AND
SOCIAL SERVICES. NEXT, WE'VE GOT TO REBUILD THE
COMMUNITY -- WITH INVESTMENT / OPPORTUNITY / AND HOPE.
- 8 -
THAT MEANS PRIVATE SECTOR ACTIVITY -- INCLUDING
ENTERPRISE ZONES FOR OUR INNER CITIES.
THIRD, WE'VE GOT TO REFORM THE WELFARE SYSTEM --
REPLACE THE PERVERSE DISINCENTIVES THAT PENALIZE
FAMILIES FOR WORKING, FOR SAVING, FOR STAYING TOGETHER.
STORIES LIKE THE ONE ABOUT SANDRA ROSADO, THE YOUNG
WOMAN FROM CONNECTICUT WHOSE FAMILY WAS PENALIZED OVER
$9,000 BECAUSE SHE HAD SET ASIDE $4,900 TO GO TO
COLLEGE -- THAT'S WRONG.
- 9 -
So WE'VE PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO REPLACE THE HANDOUT
WITH A HAND UP. / NEXT, WE NEED A STRONG JOBS PROGRAM
FOR CITY YOUTH TO TEACH KIDS HOW TO RUN A DRUGSTORE --
NOT HOW TO RUN A DRUG RING. THAT MEANS THINGS LIKE OUR
YOUTH APPRENTICE INITIATIVE AND JOB TRAINING 2000. 11
THIS BRINGS ME TO OUR PLAN'S FIFTH POINT:
REVOLUTIONIZING AMERICAN EDUCATION. / OUR AMERICA 2000
STRATEGY OFFERS CHOICE, COMPETITION AND COMMUNITY
ACTION.
- 10 -
LET THE SPECIAL INTERESTS STEP ASIDE: WHETHER IT'S
PUBLIC, PRIVATE OR RELIGIOUS, PARENTS -- NOT GOVERNMENT
-- HAVE A RIGHT TO CHOOSE THEIR CHILDREN'S SCHOOLS. //
FINALLY, WE MUST PROMOTE NEW HOPE THROUGH HOME
OWNERSHIP. I DON'T UNDERSTOOD HOW ANYONE COULD
TOLERATE THE PRESENT SYSTEM -- COULD TAKE PRIDE IN
WAREHOUSING THE POOR. OUR HOPE INITIATIVE GIVES POOR
FAMILIES A STAKE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES -- SOMETHING TO
PASS ON TO THEIR CHILDREN.
BOTTOM LINE: WE NEED HOPE TO TURN HOUSING INTO HOMES.
AT EVERY TURN DURING MY TIME IN L.A., I HEARD
PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THE PRINCIPLES THAT GUIDE THESE
INITIATIVES: PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. OPPORTUNITY.
OWNERSHIP. INDEPENDENCE. DIGNITY. THOSE WORDS ARE
SYNONYMS FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM.
WE ALL KNOW WHAT THE CRITICS SAY: "YOU'VE PROPOSED
ALL THIS BEFORE." THAT'S TRUE -- BUT THESE IDEAS HAVE
NOT BEEN TRIED. Now IS THE TIME FOR A BI-PARTISAN
APPROACH. Now IS THE TIME TO ACT. /
- 12 -
((I ONLY WISH I COULD ACT UNILATERALLY. THAT'S THE
REASON I ENJOY DRESSING LIKE THIS. IT'S NOT ONLY
RELAXING -- IT'S ONE OF THE FEW THINGS I CAN DO WITHOUT
CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL.)) //
THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS -- BUILDING BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION ON THIS AGENDA -- HAS
BEGUN. WE HAD A GOOD MEETING WITH CONGRESSIONAL
LEADERS LAST WEEK -- AND HERE'S WHAT I TOLD THEM: WE
MUST NOT SETTLE FOR BUSINESS-AS-USUAL. /
- 13 -
I ALSO TOLD THEM WE NEED TO LOOK BEYOND THE CITIES:
THE NEED FOR REFORM AND NEW IDEAS DOESN'T END WHERE THE
SUBURBS BEGIN. //
OUR REVOLUTION IN EDUCATION ISN'T ONLY ABOUT
HELPING INNER CITY STUDENTS -- IT'S ABOUT HELPING ALL
STUDENTS: KINDERGARTEN TO COLLEGE -- EVEN OLD COMPUTER
STUDENTS LIKE ME. REFORM MEANS ACTION TO BREAK DOWN
BARRIERS TO FREE TRADE -- OPENING NEW MARKETS TO
AMERICAN GOODS.
- 14 -
IN OTHER CASES, Too, BY TAKING AIM AT THE STATUS QUO
-- WE'VE SET OUR SIGHTS ON STATUS GROW. //
FOR INSTANCE, AMERICA NEEDS LEGAL REFORM -- TO PUT
AN END TO THESE OUTRAGEOUS COURT AWARDS THAT STRAIN OUR
CIVILITY AND SAP OUR ECONOMY. / TODAY, DOCTORS WON'T
DELIVER BABIES -- FATHERS ARE AFRAID TO COACH FUTURE
BoBBy BONILLAS AND DON MATTINGLYS IN LITTLE LEAGUE --
ALL BECAUSE OF THE FEAR OF SOME FRIVOLOUS LAWSUIT.
- 15 -
WE MUST REFORM OUR LEGAL SYSTEM -- AND NO LOBBY OF
TRIAL LAWYERS IS GOING TO STAND IN OUR WAY. 11
AMERICA ALSO NEEDS HEALTH CARE REFORM -- TO OPEN UP
ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE. MY COMPREHENSIVE
HEALTH CARE REFORM PLAN WILL KEEP AMERICA FIRST IN THE
WORLD IN HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE. AT THE SAME TIME,
IT WILL MAKE INSURANCE AVAILABLE AND MORE AFFORDABLE TO
ALL. THE BIG GOVERNMENT FOLKS SAY: To DO THIS WE HAVE
TO NATIONALIZE OR SOCIALIZE OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.
- 16 -
HERE'S WHAT I SAY: NATIONAL HEALTH CARE WOULD BE A
NATIONAL DISASTER -- AND THIS PRESIDENT WON'T LET THAT
HAPPEN. //
So FAR, I'VE SPOKEN ABOUT CHANGE. ((I KNOW THE
OTHER PARTY DOES AS WELL. IN THEIR CASE CHANGE MEANS
THAT'S ABOUT ALL YOU'D HAVE LEFT IN YOUR POCKETS -- AND
THEY'D TRY TO TAKE THAT, TOO.)) // I'VE ALSO SPOKEN
ABOUT WHAT GOVERNMENT CAN DO -- BUT GOVERNMENT ALONE
CANNOT SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS.
- 17 -
THAT IS WHY WE IN WASHINGTON NEED TO GET OUR OWN
HOUSE IN ORDER. To RESTORE FISCAL DISCIPLINE TO THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, I CHALLENGE CONGRESS TO GET MOVING
ON A BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT. / GOVERNMENT MAY BE
ABLE TO MAKE GOOD LAWS, BUT IT'S NEVER BEEN ABLE TO
MAKE MEN GOOD. THAT DOESN'T COME FROM BIG BROTHER --
IT COMES FROM MOTHER, AND FATHER, AND FAMILY. / IN
SIMPLE TERMS -- I'M TALKING ABOUT KNOWING WHAT'S
WRONG -- AND DOING WHAT'S RIGHT.
- 18 -
Go BACK TO Los ANGELES FOR A MINUTE. TIME AND AGAIN
THE PEOPLE I MET PUT THEIR FINGER ON THE RIOTS' ROOT
CAUSE: THE DECLINING INFLUENCE OF THE FAMILY. /
THEY'RE RIGHT. Ask YOURSELF: WHAT KEEPS A KID IN
SCHOOL, AWAY FROM DRUGS, AND OFF THE STREETS? IT's NOT
GOVERNMENT SPENDING -- OR THE NUMBER OF SBA LOANS OR
HUD GRANTS. IT'S WHETHER A CHILD LIVES IN A HOME WHERE
THEY ARE LOVED, AND CARED FOR, AND KEPT ON THE RIGHT
PATH.
- 19 -
BARBARA BUSH IS RIGHT: WHAT HAPPENS IN THE WHITE
HOUSE DOESN'T MATTER HALF AS MUCH AS WHAT HAPPENS IN
YOUR HOUSE. //
I BELIEVE THIS. So I'VE MADE IT MY MISSION AS
PRESIDENT TO PUT THE AMERICAN FAMILY FIRST. GOVERNMENT
ALONE CAN'T TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN NEED. LET
THE CYNICS SCOFF: WE KNOW THE ! FAMILY IS THE LIFEBLOOD
OF ALL AMERICA. //
- 20 -
I BELIEVE IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY -- BECAUSE I
BELIEVE IN REPUBLICAN PRINCIPLES. WE ARE RIGHT ABOUT
FAMILY -- ABOUT FREEDOM AND FREE ENTERPRISE. WE ARE
RIGHT ABOUT FAITH. AND MOST OF ALL, WE ARE RIGHT ABOUT
AMERICA'S FUTURE. WE HAVE THE STRENGTH AND SPIRIT IN
OUR GOVERNMENT, IN OUR COMMUNITIES, AND IN OURSELVES TO
TRULY MAKE AMERICA "THE LAST BEST HOPE OF EARTH." 11
- 21 -
THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS. BARBARA AND I
APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. AND MAY GOD BLESS THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA. [[Now LET'S GET TO THOSE
HORSESHOES.]]
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 19, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVE DEMAREST
So
FROM:
CURT SMITH
SUBJECT:
BUSH-QUAYLE '92 FUNDRAISING PICNIC
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK
On Thursday, May 21, at 6 p.m., you will deliver remarks (11
minutes/cards) at a fundraising picnic Westchester County
Regional Airport's Hangar #26 to 3,000 supporters.
Your remarks follow the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia stump
speech model. Note: you will have an opportunity to pitch
horseshoes after the remarks.
(Smith/Aarhus)
May 19, 1992
Draft Three
CHESTER
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH-QUAYLE FUNDRAISER
WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1992
6:00 P.M.
Louis Bantle, thank you for that introduction. / Bobby Holt
-- who has done such a great job. / Senator Baker -- it's always
good to see you. / Bush-Quayle Connecticut State Co-chairs Brian
Gaffney and Betsy Hemingway. Spike Hemingway. Fellow
Republicans, and friends. //
((First, let me say I always enjoy hearing the Oak Ridge
Boys. Country music has done something this year that the
Democratic Party won't. It's made a big comeback.) ) //
((I also look forward to pitching horseshoes after these
remarks. / I've had the chance to play horseshoes with Arnold
Schwarzenegger. I don't mind that he's more accurate than I am
-- but it gets me that he can throw shoes with the horses still
in them.)) //
I am delighted to be here, with people who have helped us
change the world -- so we now change America. / There's been a
lot of talk about change this year. Well, let me start with a
promise: The time for talk is over. The time for change is now.
I saw that first hand three thousand miles away, in Los
Angeles -- and I want to begin tonight by sharing what I saw,
what I heard, and what I felt. / What I saw there -- even in the
hardest-hit parts of South Central L.A. -- should give us cause
for hope. //
2
The founder of our party knew how change plus courage equal
greatness -- knew when the questions of the "stormy present" had
outlived the "dogmas of the quiet past.' / Some still prefer the
comfortable dogmas of quieter times. But we agree with Abraham
Lincoln: The time has come for change built on the rock of
Republican principles. / Principles that say we must keep power
close to the American people. / That we must strengthen families
-- instill character and values in our youth. That we must aid
entrepreneurship, increase investment, and create new jobs. /
These principles tell us that the challenges we face go
deeper than the crisis in Los Angeles -- that beyond our urgent
emergency aid, we've got to bring hope and opportunity -- not
only to Los Angeles -- but to all American cities. / That was
the message I gave congressional leaders -- both Republican and
Democrat -- when I called them to the White House last week. It
was then I detailed my six-point plan for a new America. //
First, we've got to preserve order, keep the peace: because
people can't tackle tough problems if they're busy dodging
bullets. That kind of violence should not be explained / can not
be excused / and must be condemned. / In Mt. Zion Church in South
Central L.A. I mentioned support for the police and the whole
church erupted in applause. //
That's the spirit behind an initiative I call "Weed and
Seed." First, you "weed out" the gang leaders, drug dealers and
career criminals -- and then "seed" the community with expanded
employment, educational and social services. Next, we've got to
3
rebuild the community -- with investment / opportunity / and
hope. That means private sector activity -- including Enterprise
Zones for our inner cities. /
Third, we've got to reform the welfare system -- replace the
perverse disincentives that penalize families for working, for
saving, for staying together. / Stories like the one about
Sandra Rosado, the young woman from Connecticut whose family was
penalized over $9,000 because she had set aside $4,900 to go to
college -- that's wrong. So we've proposed legislation to
replace the handout with a hand up. / Next, we need a strong
jobs program for city youth to teach kids how to run a drugstore
-- not how to run a drug ring. That means things like our Youth
Apprentice Initiative and Job Training 2000. //
This brings me to our plan's fifth point: Revolutionizing
American education. / Our America 2000 strategy offers choice,
competition and community action. Let the special interests step
aside: whether it's public, private or religious, parents -- not
government -- have a right to choose their children's schools. //
Finally, we must promote new hope through home ownership.
I don't understood how anyone could tolerate the present system -
- could take pride in warehousing the poor. Our HOPE initiative
gives poor families a stake in their communities -- something to
pass on to their children. Bottom line: We need HOPE to turn
housing into homes. //
At every turn during my time in L.A., I heard people talking
about the principles that guide these initiatives: Personal
4
responsibility. Opportunity. Ownership. Independence.
Dignity. Those words are synonyms for the American Dream.
We all know what the critics say: "you've proposed all this
before.' That's true -- but these ideas have not been tried.
Now is the time for a bi-partisan approach. Now is the time to
act. / ((I only wish I could act unilaterally. That's the reason
I enjoy dressing like this. It's not only relaxing -- it's one
of the few things I can do without congressional approval. )) //
The first order of business -- building bipartisan support
for immediate action on this agenda -- has begun. We had a good
meeting with Congressional leaders last week -- and here's what I
told them: We-must not settle for business-as-usual. / I also
told them we need to look beyond the cities: The need for reform
and new ideas doesn't end where the suburbs begin. //
Our revolution in education isn't only about helping inner
city students -- it's about helping all students: kindergarten to
college -- even old computer students like me. Reform means
action to break down barriers to free trade --- opening new
markets to American goods. In other cases, too, by taking aim at
the status quo -- we've set our sights on status grow. //
For instance, America needs legal reform -- to put an end to
these outrageous court awards that strain our civility and sap
our economy. / Today, doctors won't deliver babies -- fathers
are afraid to coach future Bobby Bonillas and Don Mattinglys in
Little League -- all because of the fear of some frivolous
5
lawsuit. / We must reform our legal system -- and no lobby of
trial lawyers is going to stand in our way. //
America also needs health care reform -- to open up access
to affordable health care. My comprehensive health care reform
plan will keep America first in the world in high-quality health
care. At the same time, it will make insurance available and
more affordable to all. / The big government folks say: To do
this we have to nationalize or socialize our health care system.
/ Here's what I say: National health care would be a national
disaster -- and this President won't let that happen. //
So far, I've spoken about change. ((I know the other party
does as well. In their case change means that's about all you'd
have left in your pockets -- and they'd try to take that, too.))
// I've also spoken about what government can do -- but
government alone can not solve our problems. /
That is why we in Washington need to get our own house in
order. To restore fiscal discipline to the federal government, I
challenge Congress to get moving on a balanced budget amendment.
/ Government may be able to make good laws, but it's never been
able to make men good. That doesn't come from Big Brother -- it
comes from mother, and father and family. / In simple terms --
I'm talking about knowing what's wrong -- and doing what's right.
Go back to Los Angeles for a minute. Time and again the
people I met put their finger on the riots' root cause: the
declining influence of the family. / They're right. Ask
yourself: What keeps a kid in school, away from drugs, and off
6
the streets? It's not government spending -- or the number of
SBA loans or HUD grants. It's whether a child lives in a home
where they are loved, and cared for, and kept on the right path.
Barbara Bush is right: what happens in the White House
doesn't matter half as much as what happens in your house. //
I believe this. So I've made it my mission as President to
put the American family first. / Government alone can't
transform the lives of people in need. Let the cynics scoff: We
know the family is the lifeblood of all America. //
I believe in the Republican party -- because I believe in
Republican principles. We are right about family -- about
freedom and free enterprise. We are right about faith. And most
of all, we are right about America's future. We have the
strength and spirit in our government, in our communities, and in
ourselves to truly make America "the last best hope of earth. " //
Thank you for your kindness. Barbara and I appreciate your
support. And may God bless the United States of America. [[Now
let's get to those horseshoes. ]]
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 19, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVE DEMAREST
DP
FROM:
CURT SMITH
SUBJECT:
BUSH-QUAYLE '92 FUNDRAISING PICNIC
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK
On Thursday, May 21, at 6 p.m., you will deliver remarks (11
minutes/cards) at a fundraising picnic Westchester County
Regional Airport's Hangar #26 to 3,000 supporters.
Your remarks follow the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia stump
speech model. Note: you will have an opportunity to pitch
horseshoes after the remarks.
(Smith/Aarhus)
May 19, 1992
Draft Three
CHESTER
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH-QUAYLE FUNDRAISER
WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1992
6:00 P.M.
Louis Bantle, thank you for that introduction. / Bobby Holt
-- who has done such a great job. / Senator Baker -- it's always
good to see you. / Bush-Quayle Connecticut State Co-chairs Brian
Gaffney and Betsy Hemingway. Spike Hemingway. Fellow
Republicans, and friends. //
((First, let me say I always enjoy hearing the Oak Ridge
Boys. Country music has done something this year that the
Democratic Party won't. It's made a big comeback.) ) //
((I also look forward to pitching horseshoes after these
remarks. / I've had the chance to play horseshoes with Arnold
Schwarzenegger. I don't mind that he's more accurate than I am
-- but it gets me that he can throw shoes with the horses still
in them. )) //
I am delighted to be here, with people who have helped us
change the world -- so we now change America. / There's been a
lot of talk about change this year. Well, let me start with a
promise: The time for talk is over. The time for change is now.
I saw that first hand three thousand miles away, in Los
Angeles -- and I want to begin tonight by sharing what I saw,
what I heard, and what I felt. / What I saw there -- even in the
hardest-hit parts of South Central L.A. -- should give us cause
for hope. //
2
The founder of our party knew how change plus courage equal
greatness -- knew when the questions of the "stormy present" had
outlived the "dogmas of the quiet past.' / Some still prefer the
comfortable dogmas of quieter times. But we agree with Abraham
Lincoln: The time has come for change built on the rock of
Republican principles. / Principles that say we must keep power
close to the American people. / That we must strengthen families
-- instill character and values in our youth. That we must aid
entrepreneurship, increase investment, and create new jobs. /
These principles tell us that the challenges we face go
deeper than the crisis in Los Angeles -- that beyond our urgent
emergency aid, we've got to bring hope and opportunity -- not
only to Los Angeles -- but to all American cities. / That was
the message I gave congressional leaders -- both Republican and
Democrat -- when I called them to the White House last week. It
was then I detailed my six-point plan for a new America. //
First, we've got to preserve order, keep the peace: because
people can't tackle tough problems if they're busy dodging
bullets. That kind of violence should not be explained / can not
be excused / and must be condemned. / In Mt. Zion Church in South
Central L.A. I mentioned support for the police and the whole
church erupted in applause. //
That's the spirit behind an initiative I call "Weed and
Seed. " First, you "weed out" the gang leaders, drug dealers and
career criminals -- and then "seed" the community with expanded
employment, educational and social services. Next, we've got to
3
rebuild the community -- with investment / opportunity / and
hope. That means private sector activity -- including Enterprise
Zones for our inner cities. /
Third, we've got to reform the welfare system -- replace the
perverse disincentives that penalize families for working, for
saving, for staying together. / Stories like the one about
Sandra Rosado, the young woman from Connecticut whose family was
penalized over $9,000 because she had set aside $4,900 to go to
college -- that's wrong. So we've proposed legislation to
replace the handout with a hand up. / Next, we need a strong
jobs program for city youth to teach kids how to run a drugstore
-- not how to run a drug ring. That means things like our Youth
Apprentice Initiative and Job Training 2000. //
This brings me to our plan's fifth point: Revolutionizing
American education. / Our America 2000 strategy offers choice,
competition and community action. Let the special interests step
aside: whether it's public, private or religious, parents -- not
government -- have a right to choose their children's schools. //
Finally, we must promote new hope through home ownership.
I don't understood how anyone could tolerate the present system -
- could take pride in warehousing the poor. Our HOPE initiative
gives poor families a stake in their communities -- something to
pass on to their children. Bottom line: We need HOPE to turn
housing into homes. //
At every turn during my time in L.A., I heard people talking
about the principles that guide these initiatives: Personal
4
responsibility. Opportunity. Ownership. Independence.
Dignity. Those words are synonyms for the American Dream.
We all know what the critics say: "you've proposed all this
before." That's true -- but these ideas have not been tried.
Now is the time for a bi-partisan approach. Now is the time to
act. / ((I only wish I could act unilaterally. That's the reason
I enjoy dressing like this. It's not only relaxing -- it's one
of the few things I can do without congressional approval.) //
The first order of business -- building bipartisan support
for immediate action on this agenda -- has begun. We had a good
meeting with Congressional leaders last week -- and here's what I
told them: We-must not settle for business-as-usual. / I also
told them we need to look beyond the cities: The need for reform
and new ideas doesn't end where the suburbs begin. //
Our revolution in education isn't only about helping inner
city students -- it's about helping all students: kindergarten to
college -- even old computer students like me. Reform means
action to break down barriers to free trade -- opening new
markets to American goods. In other cases, too, by taking aim at
the status quo -- we've set our sights on status grow. //
For instance, America needs legal reform -- to put an end to
these outrageous court awards that strain our civility and sap
our economy. / Today, doctors won't deliver babies -- fathers
are afraid to coach future Bobby Bonillas and Don Mattinglys in
Little League -- all because of the fear of some frivolous
5
lawsuit. / We must reform our legal system -- and no lobby of
trial lawyers is going to stand in our way. //
America also needs health care reform -- to open up access
to affordable health care. My comprehensive health care reform
plan will keep America first in the world in high-quality health
care. At the same time, it will make insurance available and
more affordable to all. / The big government folks say: To do
this we have to nationalize or socialize our health care system.
/ Here's what I say: National health care would be a national
disaster -- and this President won't let that happen. //
So far, I've spoken about change. ((I know the other party
does as well. In their case change means that's about all you'd
have left in your pockets -- and they'd try to take that, too.) )
// I've also spoken about what government can do -- but
government alone can not solve our problems. /
That is why we in Washington need to get our own house in
order. To restore fiscal discipline to the federal government, I
challenge Congress to get moving on a balanced budget amendment.
/ Government may be able to make good laws, but it's never been
able to make men good. That doesn't come from Big Brother -- it
comes from mother, and father and family. / In simple terms --
I'm talking about knowing what's wrong -- and doing what's right.
Go back to Los Angeles for a minute. Time and again the
people I met put their finger on the riots' root cause: the
declining influence of the family. / They're right. Ask
yourself: What keeps a kid in school, away from drugs, and off
6
the streets? It's not government spending -- or the number of
SBA loans or HUD grants. It's whether a child lives in a home
where they are loved, and cared for, and kept on the right path.
Barbara Bush is right: what happens in the White House
doesn't matter half as much as what happens in your house. //
I believe this. So I've made it my mission as President to
put the American family first. / Government alone can't
transform the lives of people in need. Let the cynics scoff: We
know the family is the lifeblood of all America. //
I believe in the Republican party -- because I believe in
Republican principles. We are right about family -- about
freedom and free enterprise. We are right about faith. And most
of all, we are right about America's future. We have the
strength and spirit in our government, in our communities, and in
ourselves to truly make America "the last best hope of earth." //
Thank you for your kindness. Barbara and I appreciate your
support. And may God bless the United States of America. [[Now
let's get to those horseshoes. ]]
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 19, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVE DEMAREST
So
FROM:
CURT SMITH
SUBJECT:
BUSH-QUAYLE '92 FUNDRAISING PICNIC
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK
On Thursday, May 21, at 6 p.m., you will deliver remarks (11
minutes/cards) at a fundraising picnic Westchester County
Regional Airport's Hangar #26 to 3,000 supporters.
Your remarks follow the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia stump
speech model. Note: you will have an opportunity to pitch
horseshoes after the remarks.
(Smith/Aarhus)
May 19, 1992
Draft Three
CHESTER
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH-QUAYLE FUNDRAISER
WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1992
6:00 P.M.
Louis Bantle, thank you for that introduction. / Bobby Holt
-- who has done such a great job. / Senator Baker -- it's always
good to see you. / Bush-Quayle Connecticut State Co-chairs Brian
Gaffney and Betsy Hemingway. Spike Hemingway. Fellow
Republicans, and friends. //
((First, let me say I always enjoy hearing the Oak Ridge
Boys. Country music has done something this year that the
Democratic Party won't. It's made a big comeback.) ) //
((I also look forward to pitching horseshoes after these
remarks. / I've had the chance to play horseshoes with Arnold
Schwarzenegger. I don't mind that he's more accurate than I am
-- but it gets me that he can throw shoes with the horses still
in them. )) //
I am delighted to be here, with people who have helped us
change the world -- so we now change America. / There's been a
lot of talk about change this year. Well, let me start with a
promise: The time for talk is over. The time for change is now.
I saw that first hand three thousand miles away, in Los
Angeles -- and I want to begin tonight by sharing what I saw,
what I heard, and what I felt. / What I saw there -- even in the
hardest-hit parts of South Central L.A. -- should give us cause
for hope. //
2
The founder of our party knew how change plus courage equal
greatness -- knew when the questions of the "stormy present" had
outlived the "dogmas of the quiet past. / Some still prefer the
comfortable dogmas of quieter times. But we agree with Abraham
Lincoln: The time has come for change built on the rock of
Republican principles. / Principles that say we must keep power
close to the American people. / That we must strengthen families
-- instill character and values in our youth. That we must aid
entrepreneurship, increase investment, and create new jobs. /
These principles tell us that the challenges we face go
deeper than the crisis in Los Angeles -- that beyond our urgent
emergency aid, we've got to bring hope and opportunity -- not
only to Los Angeles -- but to all American cities. / That was
the message I gave congressional leaders -- both Republican and
Democrat -- when I called them to the White House last week. It
was then I detailed my six-point plan for a new America. //
First, we've got to preserve order, keep the peace: because
people can't tackle tough problems if they're busy dodging
bullets. That kind of violence should not be explained / can not
be excused / and must be condemned. / In Mt. Zion Church in South
Central L.A. I mentioned support for the police and the whole
church erupted in applause. //
That's the spirit behind an initiative I call "Weed and
Seed." First, you "weed out" the gang leaders, drug dealers and
career criminals -- and then "seed" the community with expanded
employment, educational and social services. Next, we've got to
3
rebuild the community -- with investment / opportunity / and
hope. That means private sector activity -- including Enterprise
Zones for our inner cities. /
Third, we've got to reform the welfare system -- replace the
perverse disincentives that penalize families for working, for
saving, for staying together. / Stories like the one about
Sandra Rosado, the young woman from Connecticut whose family was
penalized over $9,000 because she had set aside $4,900 to go to
college -- that's wrong. So we've proposed legislation to
replace the handout with a hand up. / Next, we need a strong
jobs program for city youth to teach kids how to run a drugstore
-- not how to run a drug ring. That means things like our Youth
Apprentice Initiative and Job Training 2000. //
This brings me to our plan's fifth point: Revolutionizing
American education. / Our America 2000 strategy offers choice,
competition and community action. Let the special interests step
aside: whether it's public, private or religious, parents -- not
government -- have a right to choose their children's schools. //
Finally, we must promote new hope through home ownership.
I don't understood how anyone could tolerate the present system -
- could take pride in warehousing the poor. Our HOPE initiative
gives poor families a stake in their communities -- something to
pass on to their children. Bottom line: We need HOPE to turn
housing into homes. //
At every turn during my time in L.A., I heard people talking
about the principles that guide these initiatives: Personal
4
responsibility. Opportunity. Ownership. Independence.
Dignity. Those words are synonyms for the American Dream.
We all know what the critics say: "you've proposed all this
before." That's true -- but these ideas have not been tried.
Now is the time for a bi-partisan approach. Now is the time to
act. / ((I only wish I could act unilaterally. That's the reason
I enjoy dressing like this. It's not only relaxing -- it's one
of the few things I can do without congressional approval.) ) //
The first order of business -- building bipartisan support
for immediate action on this agenda -- has begun. We had a good
meeting with Congressional leaders last week -- and here's what I
told them: We-must not settle for business-as-usual. / I also
told them we need to look beyond the cities: The need for reform
and new ideas doesn't end where the suburbs begin. //
Our revolution in education isn't only about helping inner
city students -- it's about helping all students: kindergarten to
college -- even old computer students like me. Reform means
action to break down barriers to free trade -- opening new
markets to American goods. In other cases, too, by taking aim at
the status quo -- we've set our sights on status grow. //
For instance, America needs legal reform -- to put an end to
these outrageous court awards that strain our civility and sap
our economy. / Today, doctors won't deliver babies -- fathers
are afraid to coach future Bobby Bonillas and Don Mattinglys in
Little League -- all because of the fear of some frivolous
5
lawsuit. / We must reform our legal system -- and no lobby of
trial lawyers is going to stand in our way. //
America also needs health care reform -- to open up access
to affordable health care. My comprehensive health care reform
plan will keep America first in the world in high-quality health
care. At the same time, it will make insurance available and
more affordable to all. / The big government folks say: To do
this we have to nationalize or socialize our health care system.
/ Here's what I say: National health care would be a national
disaster -- and this President won't let that happen. //
So far, I've spoken about change. ((I know the other party
does as well. In their case change means that's about all you'd
have left in your pockets -- and they'd try to take that, too.))
// I've also spoken about what government can do -- but
government alone can not solve our problems. /
That is why we in Washington need to get our own house in
order. To restore fiscal discipline to the federal government, I
challenge Congress to get moving on a balanced budget amendment.
/ Government may be able to make good laws, but it's never been
able to make men good. That doesn't come from Big Brother --- it
comes from mother, and father and family. / In simple terms --
I'm talking about knowing what's wrong -- and doing what's right.
Go back to Los Angeles for a minute. Time and again the
people I met put their finger on the riots' root cause: the
declining influence of the family. / They're right. Ask
yourself: What keeps a kid in school, away from drugs, and off
6
the streets? It's not government spending -- or the number of
SBA loans or HUD grants. It's whether a child lives in a home
where they are loved, and cared for, and kept on the right path.
Barbara Bush is right: what happens in the White House
doesn't matter half as much as what happens in your house. //
I believe this. So I've made it my mission as President to
put the American family first. / Government alone can't
transform the lives of people in need. Let the cynics scoff: We
know the family is the lifeblood of all America. //
I believe in the Republican party -- because I believe in
Republican principles. We are right about family -- about
freedom and free enterprise. We are right about faith. And most
of all, we are right about America's future. We have the
strength and spirit in our government, in our communities, and in
ourselves to truly make America "the last best hope of earth. " //
Thank you for your kindness. Barbara and I appreciate your
support. And may God bless the United States of America. [[Now
let's get to those horseshoes. ]]
# # #
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
----
DATE: 05/19/92
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH/QUAYLE '92 FUNDRAISING PICNIC, 05/21
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
ROGICH
CALIO
ROLLINS
DEMAREST
SMITH
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
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
02 MAY 19 P4:45
May 19, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVE DEMAREST
SD
FROM:
CURT SMITH
SUBJECT:
BUSH-QUAYLE '92 FUNDRAISING PICNIC
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK
On Thursday, May 21, at 6 p.m., you will deliver remarks (11
minutes/cards) at a fundraising picnic Westchester County
Regional Airport's Hangar #26 to 3,000 supporters.
Your remarks follow the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia stump
speech model. Note: you will have an opportunity to pitch
horseshoes after the remarks.
(Smith/Aarhus)
May 19, 1992
Draft Three
CHESTER
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH-QUAYLE FUNDRAISER
WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1992
6:00 P.M.
Louis Bantle, thank you for that introduction. / Bobby Holt
-- who has done such a great job. / Senator Baker -- it's always
good to see you. / Bush-Quayle Connecticut State Co-chairs Brian
Gaffney and Betsy Hemingway. Spike Hemingway. Fellow
Republicans, and friends. 11
((First, let me say I always enjoy hearing the Oak Ridge
Boys. Country music has done something this year that the
Democratic Party won't. It's made a big comeback.) ) //
((I also look forward to pitching horseshoes after these
remarks. / I've had the chance to play horseshoes with Arnold
Schwarzenegger. I don't mind that he's more accurate than I am
-- but it gets me that he can throw shoes with the horses still
in them. )) //
I am delighted to be here, with people who have helped us
change the world -- so we now change America. / There's been a
lot of talk about change this year. Well, let me start with a
promise: The time for talk is over. The time for change is now.
I saw that first hand three thousand miles away, in Los
Angeles -- and I want to begin tonight by sharing what I saw,
what I heard, and what I felt. / What I saw there -- even in the
hardest-hit parts of South Central L.A. -- should give us cause
for hope. //
2
The founder of our party knew how change plus courage equal
greatness -- knew when the questions of the "stormy present" had
outlived the "dogmas of the quiet past.' / Some still prefer the
comfortable dogmas of quieter times. But we agree with Abraham
Lincoln: The time has come for change built on the rock of
Republican principles. / Principles that say we must keep power
close to the American people. / That we must strengthen families
-- instill character and values in our youth. That we must aid
entrepreneurship, increase investment, and create new jobs. /
These principles tell us that the challenges we face go
deeper than the crisis in Los Angeles -- that beyond our urgent
emergency aid, we've got to bring hope and opportunity -- not
only to Los Angeles -- but to all American cities. / That was
the message I gave congressional leaders -- both Republican and
Democrat -- when I called them to the White House last week. It
was then I detailed my six-point plan for a new America. //
First, we've got to preserve order, keep the peace: because
people can't tackle tough problems if they're busy dodging
bullets. That kind of violence should not be explained / can not
be excused / and must be condemned. / In Mt. Zion Church in South
Central L.A. I mentioned support for the police and the whole
church erupted in applause. //
That's the spirit behind an initiative I call "Weed and
Seed. " First, you "weed out" the gang leaders, drug dealers and
career criminals -- and then "seed" the community with expanded
employment, educational and social services. Next, we've got to
3
rebuild the community -- with investment / opportunity / and
hope. That means private sector activity -- including Enterprise
Zones for our inner cities. /
Third, we've got to reform the welfare system -- replace the
perverse disincentives that penalize families for working, for
saving, for staying together. / Stories like the one about
Sandra Rosado, the young woman from Connecticut whose family was
penalized over $9,000 because she had set aside $4,900 to go to
college -- that's wrong. So we've proposed legislation to
replace the handout with a hand up. / Next, we need a strong
jobs program for city youth to teach kids how to run a drugstore
-- not how to run a drug ring. That means things like our Youth
Apprentice Initiative and Job Training 2000. //
This brings me to our plan's fifth point: Revolutionizing
American education. / Our America 2000 strategy offers choice,
competition and community action. Let the special interests step
aside: whether it's public, private or religious, parents -- not
government -- have a right to choose their children's schools. //
Finally, we must promote new hope through home ownership.
I don't understood how anyone could tolerate the present system -
- could take pride in warehousing the poor. Our HOPE initiative
gives poor families a stake in their communities -- something to
pass on to their children. Bottom line: We need HOPE to turn
housing into homes. //
At every turn during my time in L.A., I heard people talking
about the principles that guide these initiatives: Personal
4
responsibility. Opportunity. Ownership. Independence.
Dignity. Those words are synonyms for the American Dream.
We all know what the critics say: "you've proposed all this
before." That's true -- but these ideas have not been tried.
Now is the time for a bi-partisan approach. Now is the time to
act. / ((I only wish I could act unilaterally. That's the reason
I enjoy dressing like this. It's not only relaxing -- it's one
of the few things I can do without congressional approval. )) 11
The first order of business -- building bipartisan support
for immediate action on this agenda -- has begun. We had a good
meeting with Congressional leaders last week -- and here's what I
told them: We-must not settle for business-as-usual. / I also
told them we need to look beyond the cities: The need for reform
and new ideas doesn't end where the suburbs begin. //
Our revolution in education isn't only about helping inner
city students -- it's about helping all students: kindergarten to
college -- even old computer students like me. Reform means
action to break down barriers to free trade -- opening new
markets to American goods. In other cases, too, by taking aim at
the status quo -- we've set our sights on status grow. //
For instance, America needs legal reform -- to put an end to
these outrageous court awards that strain our civility and sap
our economy. / Today, doctors won't deliver babies -- fathers
are afraid to coach future Bobby Bonillas and Don Mattinglys in
Little League -- all because of the fear of some frivolous
5
lawsuit. / We must reform our legal system -- and no lobby of
trial lawyers is going to stand in our way. //
America also needs health care reform -- to open up access
to affordable health care. My comprehensive health care reform
plan will keep America first in the world in high-quality health
care. At the same time, it will make insurance available and
more affordable to all. / The big government folks say: To do
this we have to nationalize or socialize our health care system.
/ Here's what I say: National health care would be a national
disaster --- and this President won't let that happen. //
So far, I've spoken about change. ((I know the other party
does as well. In their case change means that's about all you'd
have left in your pockets -- and they'd try to take that, too.))
// I've also spoken about what government can do -- but
government alone can not solve our problems. /
That is why we in Washington need to get our own house in
order. To restore fiscal discipline to the federal government, I
challenge Congress to get moving on a balanced budget amendment.
/ Government may be able to make good laws, but it's never been
able to make men good. That doesn't come from Big Brother -- it
comes from mother, and father and family. / In simple terms --
I'm talking about knowing what's wrong -- and doing what's right.
Go back to Los Angeles for a minute. Time and again the
people I met put their finger on the riots' root cause: the
declining influence of the family. / They're right. Ask
yourself: What keeps a kid in school, away from drugs, and off
6
the streets? It's not government spending -- or the number of
SBA loans or HUD grants. It's whether a child lives in a home
where they are loved, and cared for, and kept on the right path.
Barbara Bush is right: what happens in the White House
doesn't matter half as much as what happens in your house. //
I believe this. So I've made it my mission as President to
put the American family first. / Government alone can't
transform the lives of people in need. Let the cynics scoff: We
know the family is the lifeblood of all America. //
I believe in the Republican party -- because I believe in
Republican principles. We are right about family -- about
freedom and free enterprise. We are right about faith. And most
of all, we are right about America's future. We have the
strength and spirit in our government, in our communities, and in
ourselves to truly make America "the last best hope of earth. " //
Thank you for your kindness. Barbara and I appreciate your
support. And may God bless the United States of America. [[Now
let's get to those horseshoes.
# # #
Document No. 32847255
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 5/15/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 2:00 P.M. MON. 5/18
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH-QUAYLE FUNDRAISER
SUBJECT:
WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1992
ACTION FYI,
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT N/C
MOORE To Allar
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
ROGICH
CALIO NK
ROLLINS N/C
X
DEMAREST
SMITH NK
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
HOLIDAY n/c
KAUFMAN
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty,
Rm 122, Ext. 2930, NO LATER THAN 2:00 P.M. MONDAY, MAY
18, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
DAN - I'nNoT SVRE THIS CROWD CARES ABOUT an
PLAN TO REBUILD INNER CITIES
PHILLIP D. BRADY
MASTER+
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
See Walensky
41 attached
per add Henoon: longuare (Smith/Aarhus) May on
15, 1992
2 MAY 15 P4: 25
Balanced budget
Draft Two
CHESTER
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH-QUAYLE FUNDRAISER
WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK
from Retailers
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1992
Louis Bantle, thank you for that introduction. Bobby Holt -
- who is doing a terrific job. Secretary Kissinger. ((Senator
Baker -- it's always good to see you. The other night Barbara
and I watched a video of the movie, "The Fabulous Baker Boys"
thinking it was about you and Jim.)) // J. Brian Gaffney. Betsy
Heminway. Fellow Republicans, and friends. //
( (First, let me tell you, I always enjoy hearing the Oak
Ridge Boys. Country music has done something this year that the
Democratic Party won't. It's made a big comeback.) ) //
((I also look forward to pitching horseshoes after these
remarks. / I've had the chance to play horseshoes with Arnold
Schwarzenegger. I don't mind that he's more accurate than I am
-- but I am jealous that he can throw shoes with the horses still
in them. ) )
I am delighted to be here, with the men and women who have
helped us change the world -- so we can now change America. I
know there's been a lot of talk about change this election year.
Well, let me start with a promise: The time for talk is over.
The time for change is now. /
I saw that first-hand three thousand miles away, in Los
Angeles -- and I want to begin tonight by sharing what I saw,
what I heard, and what I felt. / Each one of us saw the images
2
of hate and horror -- images we won't soon forget. But what I
saw in Los Angeles -- even in the hardest-hit parts of South
Central L.A. -- should give us cause for hope. //
Everywhere, the people I met told me about acts of heroism -
- about ordinary people doing extra-ordinary things. / Some
braved the gangs of looters, to form "bucket brigades" -- putting
out fires when firetrucks couldn't get through. / Some stood up
to mobs to help a child or save a life. / These stories may not
make headlines -- but they make you proud to be an American. They
remind us: Ours is the greatest nation on the face of the earth.
The founder of our party knew how change plus courage equal
greatness -- knew when the questions of the "stormy present" had
outlived the "dogmas of the quiet past. " / Some still prefer the
dogmas of quieter times. But you and I know: The time has come
for change. / I'm not pointing fingers -- I'll just ask the
question: is the present system meeting our goals? We all know
it's not. The old solutions are producing fresh failures. It is
time -- as Lincoln put it -- "to think
and act anew. " //
As Republicans, we agree: we must rebuild our house on the
rock of Republican faith, Republican principles. Principles that
tell us we must keep power where it belongs -- close to the
American people. / That we must strengthen families -- instill
character and values in our youth. That we must aid
entrepreneurship, increase investment, and create new jobs.
These principles tell us that the challenges we face go
deeper than the crisis in Los Angeles -- that beyond our urgent
3
emergency aid, we've got to bring hope and opportunity -- not
only to Los Angeles -- but to all American cities. / That was
the message I gave congressional leaders -- both Republican and
Democrat -- when I called them to the White House last week. It
was then that I detailed my six-point plan for a new America. //
First, we've got to preserve order, keep the peace: because
families can't thrive, children can't learn, and jobs can't
flourish in a combat zone. We know that people can't tackle tough
problems if they're busy dodging bullets. It's just that simple.
Violence and brutality destroy order and the rule of law. That
kind of violence should not be explained / cannot be excused /
and must be condemned. / In Mt. Zion Church in South Central L.A.
-- right in the heart of the riot zone -- I mentioned support for
the police and the whole congregation erupted in applause. //
That's the spirit behind an initiative I call "Weed and
Seed." First, you "weed out" the gang leaders, drug dealers and
career criminals -- and then "seed" the community with expanded
employment, educational and social services. This is new and
tough -- and it's going to help people take back the streets /
take back the neighborhoods / take back control of their lives.
Next, we've got to rebuild the community -- with investment
/ with opportunity / with hope. That means Enterprise Zones for
our inner cities. / It also means private sector activity. Peter
Ueberroth is confident that he can get a lot of businesses to set
up suppliers in troubled areas -- not government make-work -- but
real jobs in real businesses.
4
Third, we've got to reform the welfare system. We've got to
replace the handout with a hand up. / Jefferson said, "The whole
art of government lies in being honest." Honesty proclaims that
we must replace the perverse disincentives that penalize families
for working, for saving, for staying together. / Next, we need a
strong jobs program for city youth, the kind that can teach kids
how to run a drugstore -- not how to run a drug ring. That means
1/5
youth (Porter)
things like our Apprentice Initiative and Job Training 2000. //
This brings me to our plan's fifth point: Revolutionizing
American education. Our America 2000 strategy offers choice,
Low-income parents
competition and community action. Children in our inner cities
yto choose the best schools for their
deserve the same opportunities that kids in our suburbs have. children
that family with more
The special interests can just step aside: whether it's public or have income
private or religious, parents -- not the government -- have a (Parter)
right to choose their children's schools. //
yes
Finally, we must promote new hope through home ownership.
I've never understood how anyone could be content with the
present system -- to take pride in warehousing the poor. Our HOPE
initiative gives poor families a stake in their communities --
something to pass on to their children. Bottom line -- I ask you
to help me fulfill it -- HOPE can turn housing into homes.
At every turn during my time in L.A., I heard people talking
about the principles that guide these initiatives: Opportunity.
Personal responsibility. Ownership. Independence. Dignity.
You know what those words mean. They can make a reality of the
American Dream. //
5
Now, we all know what the critics say: "you've proposed all
this before." That's true -- but these ideas have not been
tried. Now is the time for a bi-partisan approach. Now is the
time to act. // ((I only wish I could act unilaterally. That's
the reason I enjoy dressing casually like this. Not only because
it's more relaxing -- but because it's one of the few things I
can do that doesn't need approval from Congress.) //
The first order of business --- building bipartisan support
for immediate action on this agenda -- has begun. We had a good
meeting with the Congressional leaders last week -- and here's
what I told them: We must not settle for business-as-usual. //
I also told them that what's going on in urban America is
just one part of a larger issue -- because the need for reform
and new ideas doesn't end where the suburbs begin. //
Our revolution in education isn't just about helping inner-
city students -- it's about helping all students: from
kindergarten to college -- even old computer students like me.
Reform means action to break down barriers to free trade --
opening new markets to American goods. In each case, we've taken
aim at the status quo -- and set our sights on status grow. //
America needs legal reform -- to put an end to these
outrageous court awards that strain our civility and sap our
economy. / We've gotten to a point where doctors won't deliver
babies -- where fathers are afraid to coach future Bobby Bonillas
and Don Mattinglys in Little League -- all because of the fear of
some frivolous lawsuit. /
6
We must reform our legal system -- and no lobby of trial
lawyers will stand in the way. // Americans need to spend less
time suing each other and more time helping each other. //
We need health care reform -- to open up access to
affordable health care for all Americans. It used to be that you
didn't have to go broke just to get better. Today, more than 30
million Americans have no health care coverage at all. //
We can -- must -- change that. My comprehensive health care
reform plan will keep America first in the world in high-quality
health care. At the same time, it will open up access to all
Americans. We do that through making insurance available to all.
And we make that insurance more affordable by what is known as
"pools." And contrary to what the big government folks say -- we
can do it without nationalizing or socializing our health care
system. // Let's face it: National health care would instantly
diminish the quality of our health care and would be a national
disaster -- and this President won't let that happen. //
So far tonight, I've spoken about change. (I know the
other party does as well. In their case, change means that's
about all you'd have left in your pockets -- and they'd try to
take that, too.) // I've also spoken about what government can
do -- but government alone cannot solve our problems. Government
may be able to make good laws, but it's never been able to make
men good. That doesn't come from Big Brother -- it comes from
mother, and father and family. I'm talking about the moral sense
7
that must guide us all. In the simplest terms -- I'm talking
about knowing what's wrong -- and doing what's right. //
Go back to Los Angeles for a minute. Time and again the
people I met there fingered a root cause of the riots: the
declining influence of the family. / They're right. Ask
yourself: What keeps a kid in school, away from drugs, and off
the streets? It's not government spending -- or the number of
yes
SBA loans or HUD grants. It's whether a child lives in a home
where they are loved, and cared for, and kept on the right path.
Barbara Bush was right: what happens in the White House
doesn't matter half as much as what happens in your house. //
I believe this. So I've made it my mission as President to
put the American family first. / That's why I keep coming back
to the Good Samaritans I call Points of Light: People who help
the poor, elderly, kids in trouble -- and never ask a nickel in
return. Government alone can't transform the lives of people in
need. Let the cynics scoff: We know these volunteers are the
lifeblood of the American spirit. //
I believe in the Republican party -- because I believe in
Republican principles. We are right about family -- about
freedom and free enterprise. We are right about faith. And most
of all, we are right about America's future. We have the
strength and spirit in our government, in our communities, and in
ourselves to truly make America "the last best hope of earth.' //
Thank you for your kindness. Barbara and I appreciate your
strong support. And may God bless the United States of America.
Document No. 32847255
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORAND
3834
92 MAY 18 P4: 23
DATE: 5/15/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 2:00 P.M. MON. 5/18
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH-QUAYLE FUNDRAISER
SUBJECT:
WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1992
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
ROGICH
CALIO
ROLLINS
DEMAREST
SMITH
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty,
Rm 122, Ext. 2930, NO LATER THAN 2:00 P.M. MONDAY, MAY
18, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
May 18, 1992
TO: DANIEL MCGROARTY
The NSC staff concurs in the proposed Presidential Remarks.
for Brent Scowcroft
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
CC: Phillip D. Brady
Ext. 2702
((Smith/Aarhus)
May 15, 1992
Draft Two
02 MAY 15 P4: 25
CHESTER
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH-QUAYLE FUNDRAISER
WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1992
Louis Bantle, thank you for that introduction. Bobby Holt -
- who is doing a terrific job. Secretary Kissinger. ((Senator
Baker -- it's always good to see you. The other night Barbara
and I watched a video of the movie, "The Fabulous Baker Boys"
thinking it was about you and Jim.)) // J. Brian Gaffney. Betsy
Heminway. Fellow Republicans, and friends. //
((First, let me tell you, I always enjoy hearing the Oak
Ridge Boys. Country music has done something this year that the
Democratic Party won't. It's made a big comeback.) ) //
((I also look forward to pitching horseshoes after these
remarks. / I've had the chance to play horseshoes with Arnold
Schwarzenegger. I don't mind that he's more accurate than I am
-- but I am jealous that he can throw shoes with the horses still
in them. ) )
I am delighted to be here, with the men and women who have
helped us change the world -- so we can now change America. I
know there's been a lot of talk about change this election year.
Well, let me start with a promise: The time for talk is over.
The time for change is now. /
I saw that first-hand three thousand miles away, in Los
Angeles -- and I want to begin tonight by sharing what I saw,
what I heard, and what I felt. / Each one of us saw the images
2
of hate and horror -- images we won't soon forget. But what I
saw in Los Angeles -- even in the hardest-hit parts of South
Central L.A. -- should give us cause for hope. //
Everywhere, the people I met told me about acts of heroism -
- about ordinary people doing extra-ordinary things. / Some
braved the gangs of looters, to form "bucket brigades" -- putting
out fires when firetrucks couldn't get through. / Some stood up
to mobs to help a child or save a life. / These stories may not
make headlines -- but they make you proud to be an American. They
remind us: Ours is the greatest nation on the face of the earth.
The founder of our party knew how change plus courage equal
greatness -- knew when the questions of the "stormy present" had
outlived the "dogmas of the quiet past. / Some still prefer the
dogmas of quieter times. But you and I know: The time has come
for change. / I'm not pointing fingers -- I'll just ask the
question: is the present system meeting our goals? We all know
it's not. The old solutions are producing fresh failures. It is
time -- as Lincoln put it -- "to think
and act anew. " //
As Republicans, we agree: we must rebuild our house on the
rock of Republican faith, Republican principles. Principles that
tell us we must keep power where it belongs -- close to the
American people. / That we must strengthen families -- instill
character and values in our youth. That we must aid
entrepreneurship, increase investment, and create new jobs.
These principles tell us that the challenges we face go
deeper than the crisis in Los Angeles -- that beyond our urgent
3
emergency aid, we've got to bring hope and opportunity -- not
only to Los Angeles -- but to all American cities. / That was
the message I gave congressional leaders -- both Republican and
Democrat -- when I called them to the White House last week. It
was then that I detailed my six-point plan for a new America. 11
First, we've got to preserve order, keep the peace: because
families can't thrive, children can't learn, and jobs can't
Jusha
flourish in a combat zone. We know that people can't tackle tough
problems if they're busy dodging bullets. It's just that simple.
Violence and brutality destroy order and the rule of law. That
kind of violence should not be explained / cannot be excused /
and must be condemned. / In Mt. Zion Church in South Central L.A.
-- right in the heart of the riot zone -- I mentioned support for
the police and the whole congregation erupted in applause. //
That's the spirit behind an initiative I call "Weed and
Seed." First, you "weed out" the gang leaders, drug dealers and
career criminals -- and then "seed" the community with expanded
employment, educational and social services. This is new and
tough -- and it's going to help people take back the streets /
take back the neighborhoods / take back control of their lives.
Next, we've got to rebuild the community -- with investment
/ with opportunity / with hope. That means Enterprise Zones for
our inner cities. / It also means private sector activity. Peter
Ueberroth is confident that he can get a lot of businesses to set
up suppliers in troubled areas -- not government make-work -- but
real jobs in real businesses.
4
Third, we've got to reform the welfare system. We've got to
replace the handout with a hand up. / Jefferson said, "The whole
art of government lies in being honest." Honesty proclaims that
we must replace the perverse disincentives that penalize families
for working, for saving, for staying together. / Next, we need a
strong jobs program for city youth, the kind that can teach kids
how to run a drugstore -- not how to run a drug ring. That means
things like our Apprentice Initiative and Job Training 2000. //
This brings me to our plan's fifth point: Revolutionizing
American education. Our America 2000 strategy offers choice,
competition and community action. Children in our inner cities
deserve the same opportunities that kids in our suburbs have.
The special interests can just step aside: whether it's public or
private or religious, parents -- not the government -- have a
right to choose their children's schools. //
Finally, we must promote new hope through home ownership.
I've never understood how anyone could be content with the
present system -- to take pride in warehousing the poor. Our HOPE
initiative gives poor families a stake in their communities --
something to pass on to their children. Bottom line -- I ask you
to help me fulfill it -- HOPE can turn housing into homes.
At every turn during my time in L.A., I heard people talking
about the principles that guide these initiatives: Opportunity.
Personal responsibility. Ownership. Independence. Dignity.
You know what those words mean. They can make a reality of the
American Dream. //
5
Now, we all know what the critics say: "you've proposed all
this before.' That's true -- but these ideas have not been
tried. Now is the time for a bi-partisan approach. Now is the
time to act. // ((I only wish I could act unilaterally. That's
the reason I enjoy dressing casually like this. Not only because
it's more relaxing -- but because it's one of the few things I
can do that doesn't need approval from Congress.) ) //
The first order of business -- building bipartisan support
for immediate action on this agenda -- has begun. We had a good
meeting with the Congressional leaders last week -- and here's
what I told them: We must not settle for business-as-usual. //
I also told them that what's going on in urban America is
just one part of a larger issue -- because the need for reform
and new ideas doesn't end where the suburbs begin. 11
Our revolution in education isn't just about helping inner-
city students -- it's about helping all students: from
kindergarten to college -- even old computer students like me.
Reform means action to break down barriers to free trade --
opening new markets to American goods. In each case, we've taken
aim at the status quo -- and set our sights on status grow. //
America needs legal reform -- to put an end to these
outrageous court awards that strain our civility and sap our
economy. / We've gotten to a point where doctors won't deliver
babies -- where fathers are afraid to coach future Bobby Bonillas
and Don Mattinglys in Little League -- all because of the fear of
some frivolous lawsuit. /
6
We must reform our legal system -- and no lobby of trial
lawyers will stand in the way. // Americans need to spend less
time suing each other and more time helping each other. //
We need health care reform -- to open up access to
affordable health care for all Americans. It used to be that you
didn't have to go broke just to get better. Today, more than 30
million Americans have no health care coverage at all. //
We can -- must -- change that. My comprehensive health care
reform plan will keep America first in the world in high-quality
health care. At the same time, it will open up access to all
Americans. We do that through making insurance available to all.
And we make that insurance more affordable by what is known as
"pools." And contrary to what the big government folks say -- we
can do it without nationalizing or socializing our health care
system. // Let's face it: National health care would instantly
diminish the quality of our health care and would be a national
disaster -- and this President won't let that happen. //
So far tonight, I've spoken about change. ((I know the
other party does as well. In their case, change means that's
about all you'd have left in your pockets -- and they'd try to
take that, too.) ) // I've also spoken about what government can
do -- but government alone cannot solve our problems. Government
may be able to make good laws, but it's never been able to make
men good. That doesn't come from Big Brother -- it comes from
mother, and father and family. I'm talking about the moral sense
7
that must guide us all. In the simplest terms -- I'm talking
about knowing what's wrong -- and doing what's right. //
Go back to Los Angeles for a minute. Time and again the
people I met there fingered a root cause of the riots: the
declining influence of the family. / They're right. Ask
yourself: What keeps a kid in school, away from drugs, and off
the streets? It's not government spending -- or the number of
SBA loans or HUD grants. It's whether a child lives in a home
where they are loved, and cared for, and kept on the right path.
Barbara Bush was right: what happens in the White House
doesn't matter half as much as what happens in your house. //
I believe this. So I've made it my mission as President to
put the American family first. / That's why I keep coming back
to the Good Samaritans I call Points of Light: People who help
the poor, elderly, kids in trouble -- and never ask a nickel in
return. Government alone can't transform the lives of people in
need. Let the cynics scoff: We know these volunteers are the
lifeblood of the American spirit. //
I believe in the Republican party -- because I believe in
Republican principles. We are right about family -- about
freedom and free enterprise. We are right about faith. And most
of all, we are right about America's future. We have the
strength and spirit in our government, in our communities, and in
ourselves to truly make America "the last best hope of earth." //
Thank you for your kindness. Barbara and I appreciate your
strong support. And may God bless the United States of America.
Document No. 32847255
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
CALL
DATE: 5/15/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 2:00 P.M. MON. 5/18
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH-QUAYLE FUNDRAISER
SUBJECT:
WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1992
ACTION FYI,
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
ROGICH
CALIO
ROLLINS
DEMAREST
SMITH
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty,
Rm 122, Ext. 2930, NO LATER THAN 2:00 P.M. MONDAY, MAY
18, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
((Smith/Aarhus)
May 15, 1992
Draft Two
02 MAY 15 P4: 25
CHESTER
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH-QUAYLE FUNDRAISER
WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1992
Louis Bantle, thank you for that introduction. Bobby Holt -
- who is doing a terrific job. Secretary Kissinger. ((Senator
Baker -- it's always good to see you. The other night Barbara
and I watched a video of the movie, "The Fabulous Baker Boys"
thinking it was about you and Jim.)) // J. Brian Gaffney. Betsy
Heminway. Fellow Republicans, and friends. //
((First, let me tell you, I always enjoy hearing the Oak
Ridge Boys. Country music has done something this year that the
Democratic Party won't. It's made a big comeback.) ) //
((I also look forward to pitching horseshoes after these
remarks. / I've had the chance to play horseshoes with Arnold
Schwarzenegger. I don't mind that he's more accurate than I am
-- but I am jealous that he can throw shoes with the horses still
in them. ) )
I am delighted to be here, with the men and women who have
helped us change the world -- so we can now change America. I
know there's been a lot of talk about change this election year.
Well, let me start with a promise: The time for talk is over.
The time for change is now. /
I saw that first-hand three thousand miles away, in Los
Angeles -- and I want to begin tonight by sharing what I saw,
what I heard, and what I felt. / Each one of us saw the images
2
of hate and horror -- images we won't soon forget. But what I
saw in Los Angeles -- even in the hardest-hit parts of South
Central L.A. -- should give us cause for hope. //
Everywhere, the people I met told me about acts of heroism -
- about ordinary people doing extra-ordinary things. / Some
braved the gangs of looters, to form "bucket brigades" -- putting
out fires when firetrucks couldn't get through. / Some stood up
to mobs to help a child or save a life. / These stories may not
make headlines -- but they make you proud to be an American. They
remind us: Ours is the greatest nation on the face of the earth.
The founder of our party knew how change plus courage equal
greatness -- knew when the questions of the "stormy present" had
outlived the "dogmas of the quiet past. " / Some still prefer the
dogmas of quieter times. But you and I know: The time has come
for change. / I'm not pointing fingers -- I'll just ask the
question: is the present system meeting our goals? We all know
it's not. The old solutions are producing fresh failures. It is
time -- as Lincoln put it -- "to think
and act anew. " //
As Republicans, we agree: we must rebuild our house on the
rock of Republican faith, Republican principles. Principles that
tell us we must keep power where it belongs -- close to the
American people. / That we must strengthen families -- instill
character and values in our youth. That we must aid
entrepreneurship, increase investment, and create new jobs.
These principles tell us that the challenges we face go
deeper than the crisis in Los Angeles -- that beyond our urgent
3
emergency aid, we've got to bring hope and opportunity -- not
only to Los Angeles -- but to all American cities. / That was
the message I gave congressional leaders -- both Republican and
Democrat -- when I called them to the White House last week. It
was then that I detailed my six-point plan for a new America. //
First, we've got to preserve order, keep the peace: because
families can't thrive, children can't learn, and jobs can't
flourish in a combat zone. We know that people can't tackle tough
problems if they're busy dodging bullets. It's just that simple.
Violence and brutality destroy order and the rule of law. That
kind of violence should not be explained / cannot be excused /
and must be condemned. / In Mt. Zion Church in South Central L.A.
-- right in the heart of the riot zone -- I mentioned support for
the police and the whole congregation erupted in applause. //
That's the spirit behind an initiative I call "Weed and
Seed." First, you "weed out" the gang leaders, drug dealers and
career criminals -- and then "seed" the community with expanded
employment, educational and social services. This is new and
tough -- and it's going to help people take back the streets /
take back the neighborhoods / take back control of their lives.
Next, we've got to rebuild the community -- with investment
/ with opportunity / with hope. That means Enterprise Zones for
our inner cities. / It also means private sector activity. Peter
Ueberroth is confident that he can get a lot of businesses to set
up suppliers in troubled areas -- not government make-work -- but
real jobs in real businesses.
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we must replace the perverse disincentives that penalize families
for working, for saving, for staying together. / Next, we need a
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strong jobs program for city youth, the kind that can teach kids
how to run a drugstore -- not how to run a drug ring. That means
things like our Apprentice Initiative and Job Training 2000. //
This brings me to our plan's fifth point: Revolutionizing
American education. Our America 2000 strategy offers choice,
competition and community action. Children in our inner cities
deserve the same opportunities that kids in our suburbs have.
The special interests can just step aside: whether it's public or
private or religious, parents -- not the government -- have a
right to choose their children's schools. //
Finally, we must promote new hope through home ownership.
I've never understood how anyone could be content with the
present system -- to take pride in warehousing the poor. Our HOPE
initiative gives poor families a stake in their communities --
something to pass on to their children. Bottom line -- I ask you
to help me fulfill it -- HOPE can turn housing into homes.
At every turn during my time in L.A., I heard people talking
about the principles that guide these initiatives: Opportunity.
Personal responsibility. Ownership. Independence. Dignity.
You know what those words mean. They can make a reality of the
American Dream. //
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5
Now, we all know what the critics say: "you've proposed all
this before.' That's true -- but these ideas have not been
tried. Now is the time for a bi-partisan approach. Now is the
time to act. // ((I only wish I could act unilaterally. That's
the reason I enjoy dressing casually like this. Not only because
it's more relaxing -- but because it's one of the few things I
can do that doesn't need approval from Congress.) ) //
The first order of business -- building bipartisan support
for immediate action on this agenda -- has begun. We had a good
meeting with the Congressional leaders last week -- and here's
what I told them: We must not settle for business-as-usual. //
I also told them that what's going on in urban America is
just one part of a larger issue -- because the need for reform
and new ideas doesn't end where the suburbs begin. //
Our revolution in education isn't just about helping inner-
city students -- it's about helping all students: from
kindergarten to college -- even old computer students like me.
Reform means action to break down barriers to free trade --
opening new markets to American goods. In each case, we've taken
aim at the status quo -- and set our sights on status grow. //
America needs legal reform -- to put an end to these
outrageous court awards that strain our civility and sap our
economy. / We've gotten to a point where doctors won't deliver
babies -- where fathers are afraid to coach future Bobby Bonillas
and Don Mattinglys in Little League -- all because of the fear of
some frivolous lawsuit. /
6
We must reform our legal system -- and no lobby of trial
lawyers will stand in the way. // Americans need to spend less
time suing each other and more time helping each other. //
We need health care reform -- to open up access to
affordable health care for all Americans. It used to be that you
didn't have to go broke just to get better. Today, more than 30
million Americans have no health care coverage at all. //
We can -- must -- change that. My comprehensive health care
reform plan will keep America first in the world in high-quality
health care. At the same time, it will open up access to all
Americans. We do that through making insurance available to all.
And we make that insurance more affordable by what is known as
"pools." And contrary to what the big government folks say -- we
can do it without nationalizing or socializing our health care
system. // Let's face it: National health care would instantly
diminish the quality of our health care and would be a national
disaster -- and this President won't let that happen. //
So far tonight, I've spoken about change. ( (I know the
other party does as well. In their case, change means that's
about all you'd have left in your pockets -- and they'd try to
take that, too.) ) // I've also spoken about what government can
do -- but government alone cannot solve our problems. Government
may be able to make good laws, but it's never been able to make
citizens Corter
men good. That doesn't come from Big Brother -- it comes from
mother, and father and family. I'm talking about the moral sense
7
that must guide us all. In the simplest terms -- I'm talking
about knowing what's wrong -- and doing what's right. //
Go back to Los Angeles for a minute. Time and again the
people I met there fingered a root cause of the riots: the
declining influence of the family. / They're right. Ask
yourself: What keeps a kid in school, away from drugs, and off
the streets? It's not government spending -- or the number of
SBA loans or HUD grants. It's whether a child lives in a home
where they are loved, and cared for, and kept on the right path.
Barbara Bush was right: what happens in the White House
doesn't matter half as much as what happens in your house. //
I believe this. So I've made it my mission as President to
put the American family first. / That's why I keep coming back
to the Good Samaritans I call Points of Light: People who help
the poor, elderly, kids in trouble -- and never ask a nickel in
return. Government alone can't transform the lives of people in
need. Let the cynics scoff: We know these volunteers are the
lifeblood of the American spirit. //
I believe in the Republican party -- because I believe in
Republican principles. We are right about family -- about
freedom and free enterprise. We are right about faith. And most
of all, we are right about America's future. We have the
strength and spirit in our government, in our communities, and in
ourselves to truly make America "the last best hope of earth." //
Thank you for your kindness. Barbara and I appreciate your
strong support. And may God bless the United States of America.
THE WHITE HOUSE
92 MAY I9 A8:18
WAShINGTON
May 18, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR DAN McGROARTY
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER
RBP
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Bush-Quayle Fundraiser
We have reviewed the attached remarks and have noted a few
suggested changes on the draft.
Please let us know if you have any questions or if we may
help in any other way.
CC: Phillip D. Brady
Document No. 32847255
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
RAE
DATE: 5/15/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 2:00 P.M. MON. 5/18
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH-QUAYLE FUNDRAISER
SUBJECT:
WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1992
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
ROGICH
CALIO
ROLLINS
DEMAREST
SMITH
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty,
Rm 122, Ext. 2930, NO LATER THAN 2:00 P.M. MONDAY, MAY
18, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
((Smith/Aarhus)
May 15, 1992
Draft Two
02 MAY 15 P4: 25
CHESTER
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH-QUAYLE FUNDRAISER
WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1992
Louis Bantle, thank you for that introduction. Bobby Holt -
- who is doing a terrific job. Secretary Kissinger. ((Senator
Baker -- it's always good to see you. The other night Barbara
and I watched a video of the movie, "The Fabulous Baker Boys"
thinking it was about you and Jim.) ) // J. Brian Gaffney. Betsy
Heminway. Fellow Republicans, and friends. //
((First, let me tell you, I always enjoy hearing the Oak
Ridge Boys. Country music has done something this year that the
Democratic Party won't. It's made a big comeback.) ) //
( (I also look forward to pitching horseshoes after these
remarks. / I've had the chance to play horseshoes with Arnold
Schwarzenegger. I don't mind that he's more accurate than I am
-- but I am jealous that he can throw shoes with the horses still
in them. ) )
I am delighted to be here, with the men and women who have
helped us change the world -- so we can now change America. I
know there's been a lot of talk about change this election year.
Well, let me start with a promise: The time for talk is over.
The time for change is now. /
I saw that first-hand three thousand miles away, in Los
Angeles -- and I want to begin tonight by sharing what I saw,
what I heard, and what I felt. / Each one of us saw the images
2
of hate and horror -- images we won't soon forget. But what I
saw in Los Angeles -- even in the hardest-hit parts of South
Central L.A. -- should give us cause for hope. //
Everywhere, the people I met told me about acts of heroism -
- about ordinary people doing extra-ordinary things. / Some
braved the gangs of looters, to form "bucket brigades" -- putting
out fires when firetrucks couldn't get through. / Some stood up
to mobs to help a child or save a life. / These stories may not
make headlines -- but they make you proud to be an American. They
remind us: Ours is the greatest nation on the face of the earth.
The founder of our party knew how change plus courage equal
greatness -- knew when the questions of the "stormy present" had
outlived the "dogmas of the quiet past. " / Some still prefer the
dogmas of quieter times. But you and I know: The time has come
for change. / I'm not pointing fingers -- I'll just ask the
question: is the present system meeting our goals? We all know
it's not. The old solutions are producing fresh failures. It is
time -- as Lincoln put it -- "to think
and act anew. " //
As Republicans, we agree: we must rebuild our house on the
rock of Republican faith, Republican principles. Principles that
tell us we must keep power where it belongs -- close to the
American people. / That we must strengthen families -- instill
character and values in our youth. That we must aid
entrepreneurship, increase investment, and create new jobs.
These principles tell us that the challenges we face go
deeper than the crisis in Los Angeles -- that beyond our urgent
3
emergency aid, we've got to bring hope and opportunity -- not
only to Los Angeles -- but to all American cities. / That was
the message I gave congressional leaders -- both Republican and
Democrat -- when I called them to the White House last week. It
was then that I detailed my six-point plan for a new America. //
First, we've got to preserve order, keep the peace: because
families can't thrive, children can't learn, and jobs can't
flourish in a combat zone. We know that people can't tackle tough
problems if they're busy dodging bullets. It's just that simple.
Violence and brutality destroy order and the rule of law. That
kind of violence should not be explained / cannot be excused /
and must be condemned. / In Mt. Zion Church in South Central L.A.
-- right in the heart of the riot zone -- I mentioned support for
the police and the whole congregation erupted in applause. //
That's the spirit behind an initiative I call "Weed and
Seed." First, you "weed out" the gang leaders, drug dealers and
career criminals -- and then "seed" the community with expanded
employment, educational and social services. This is new and
tough -- and it's going to help people take back the streets /
take back the neighborhoods / take back control of their lives.
Next, we've got to rebuild the community -- with investment
/ with opportunity / with hope. That means Enterprise Zones for
our inner cities. / It also means private sector activity. Peter
Ueberroth is confident that he can get a lot of businesses to set
up suppliers in troubled areas -- not government make-work -- but
real jobs in real businesses.
4
Third, we've got to reform the welfare system. We've got to
replace the handout with a hand up. / Jefferson said, "The whole
art of government lies in being honest." Honesty proclaims that
we must replace the perverse disincentives that penalize families
for working, for saving, for staying together. / Next, we need a
strong/jobs program for city youth, the kind that can teach kids
how to run a drugstore -- not how to run a drug ring. That means
Youth
things like our Apprentice Initiative and Job Training 2000. //
This brings me to our plan's fifth point: Revolutionizing
American education. Our America 2000 strategy offers choice,
Low-vicome parents
competition and community action. Children in our inner cities
Y to choose the best school for their children
deserve the same opportunities that kids in our suburbs have.
families WITH MORE INCOME
The special interests can just step aside: whether it's public or
private or religious, parents -- not the government -- have a
right to choose their children's schools. //
Finally, we must promote new hope through home ownership.
I've never understood how anyone could be content with the
present system -- to take pride in warehousing the poor. Our HOPE.
initiative gives poor families a stake in their communities --
something to pass on to their children. Bottom line -- I ask you
to help me fulfill it -- HOPE can turn housing into homes.
At every turn during my time in L.A., I heard people talking
about the principles that guide these initiatives: Opportunity.
Personal responsibility. Ownership. Independence. Dignity.
You know what those words mean. They can make a reality of the
American Dream. //
5
Now, we all know what the critics say: "you've proposed all
this before.' That's true -- but these ideas have not been
tried. Now is the time for a bi-partisan approach. Now is the
time to act. // ( (I only wish I could act unilaterally. That's
the reason I enjoy dressing casually like this. Not only because
it's more relaxing -- but because it's one of the few things I
can do that doesn't need approval from Congress.) //
The first order of business -- building bipartisan support
for immediate action on this agenda -- has begun. We had a good
meeting with the Congressional leaders last week -- and here's
what I told them: We must not settle for business-as-usual. //
I also told them that what's going on in urban America is
just one part of a larger issue -- because the need for reform
and new ideas doesn't end where the suburbs begin. //
Our revolution in education isn't just about helping inner-
city students -- it's about helping all students: from
kindergarten to college -- even old computer students like me.
Reform means action to break down barriers to free trade --
opening new markets to American goods. In each case, we've taken
aim at the status quo -- and set our sights on status grow. //
America needs legal reform -- to put an end to these
outrageous court awards that strain our civility and sap our
economy. / We've gotten to a point where doctors won't deliver
babies -- where fathers are afraid to coach future Bobby Bonillas
and Don Mattinglys in Little League -- all because of the fear of
some frivolous lawsuit. /
6
We must reform our legal system -- and no lobby of trial
lawyers will stand in the way. // Americans need to spend less
time suing each other and more time helping each other. //
We need health care reform -- to open up access to
affordable health care for all Americans. It used to be that you
didn't have to go broke just to get better. Today, more than 30
million Americans have no health care coverage at all. //
We can -- must -- change that. My comprehensive health care
reform plan will keep America first in the world in high-quality
health care. At the same time, it will open up access to all
Americans. We do that through making insurance available to all.
And we make that insurance more affordable by what is known as
"pools." And contrary to what the big government folks say -- we
can do it without nationalizing or socializing our health care
system. // Let's face it: National health care would instantly
diminish the quality of our health care and would be a national
disaster -- and this President won't let that happen. //
So far tonight, I've spoken about change. ( (I know the
other party does as well. In their case, change means that's
about all you'd have left in your pockets -- and they'd try to
take that, too.) ) // I've also spoken about what government can
do -- but government alone cannot solve our problems. Government
may be able to make good laws, but it's never been able to make
CITIZENS
men
I good! That doesn't come from Big Brother -- it comes from
mother, and father and family. I'm talking about the moral sense
7
that must guide us all. In the simplest terms -- I'm talking
about knowing what's wrong -- and doing what's right. //
Go back to Los Angeles for a minute. Time and again the
people I met there fingered a root cause of the riots: the
declining influence of the family. / They're right. Ask
yourself: What keeps a kid in school, away from drugs, and off
the streets? It's not government spending -- or the number of
SBA loans or HUD grants. It's whether a child lives in a home
where they are loved, and cared for, and kept on the right path.
Barbara Bush was right: what happens in the White House
doesn't matter half as much as what happens in your house. //
I believe this. So I've made it my mission as President to
put the American family first. / That's why I keep coming back
to the Good Samaritans I call Points of Light: People who help
the poor, elderly, kids in trouble -- and never ask a nickel in
return. Government alone can't transform the lives of people in
need. Let the cynics scoff: We know these volunteers are the
lifeblood of the American spirit. //
I believe in the Republican party -- because I believe in
Republican principles. We are right about family -- about
freedom and free enterprise. We are right about faith. And most
of all, we are right about America's future. We have the
strength and spirit in our government, in our communities, and in
ourselves to truly make America "the last best hope of earth.' //
Thank you for your kindness. Barbara and I appreciate your
strong support. And may God bless the United States of America.
GRAY
((Smith/Aarhus)
May 15, 1992
12:30P
Draft Two
CHESTER
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH-QUAYLE FUNDRAISER
WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1992
Louis Bantle, thank you for that introduction. Bobby Holt -
- who is doing a terrific job. Secretary Kissinger. ((Senator
Baker -- it's always good to see you. The other night Barbara
and I watched a video of the movie, "The Fabulous Baker Boys"
thinking it was about you and Jim.)) // J. Brian Gaffney. Betsy
Heminway. Fellow Republicans, and friends. //
((First, let me tell you, I always enjoy hearing the Oak
Ridge Boys. Country music has done something this year that the
Democratic Party won't. It's made a big comeback.) ) //
((I also look forward to pitching horseshoes after these
remarks. / I've had the chance to play horseshoes with Arnold
Schwarzenegger. I don't mind that he's more accurate than I am
-- but I am jealous that he can throw shoes with the horses still
in them. ))
I am delighted to be here, with the men and women who have
helped us change the world -- so we can now change America. I
know there's been a lot of talk about change this election year.
Well, let me start with a promise: The time for talk is over.
The time for change is now. /
I saw that first-hand three thousand miles away, in Los
Angeles -- and I want to begin tonight by sharing what I saw,
what I heard, and what I felt. / Each one of us saw the images
2
of hate and horror -- images we won't soon forget. But what I
saw in Los Angeles -- even in the hardest-hit parts of South
Central L.A. -- should give us cause for hope. //
Everywhere, the people I met told me about acts of heroism -
- about ordinary people doing extra-ordinary things. / Some
braved the gangs of looters, to form "bucket brigades" -- putting
out fires when firetrucks couldn't get through. / Some stood up
to mobs to help a child or save a life. / These stories may not
make headlines -- but they make you proud to be an American. They
remind us: Ours is the greatest nation on the face of the earth.
The founder of our party knew how change plus courage equal
greatness -- knew when the questions of the "stormy present" had
outlived the "dogmas of the quiet past. " / Some still prefer the
dogmas of quieter times. But you and I know: The time has come
for change. / I'm not pointing fingers -- I'll just ask the
question: is the present system meeting our goals? We all know
it's not. The old solutions are producing fresh failures. It is
time -- as Lincoln put it -- "to think
and act anew. " //
As Republicans, we agree: we must rebuild our house on the
rock of Republican faith, Republican principles. Principles that
tell us we must keep power where it belongs -- close to the
American people. / That we must strengthen families -- instill
character and values in our youth. That we must aid
entrepreneurship, increase investment, and create new jobs.
These principles tell us that the challenges we face go
deeper than the crisis in Los Angeles -- that beyond our urgent
3
emergency aid, we've got to bring hope and opportunity -- not
only to Los Angeles -- but to all American cities. / That was
the message I gave congressional leaders -- both Republican and
Democrat -- when I called them to the White House last week. It
was then that I detailed my six-point plan for a new America. //
First, we've got to preserve order, keep the peace: because
families can't thrive, children can't learn, and jobs can't
flourish in a combat zone. We know that people can't tackle tough
problems if they're busy dodging bullets. It's just that simple.
Violence and brutality destroy order and the rule of law. That
kind of violence should not be explained / cannot be excused /
and must be condemned. / In Mt. Zion Church in South Central L.A.
-- right in the heart of the riot zone -- I mentioned support for
the police and the whole congregation erupted in applause. //
That's the spirit behind an initiative I call "Weed and
Seed." First, you "weed out" the gang leaders, drug dealers and
career criminals -- and then "seed" the community with expanded
employment, educational and social services. This is new and
tough -- and it's going to help people take back the streets /
take back the neighborhoods / take back control of their lives.
Next, we've got to rebuild the community -- with investment
/ with opportunity / with hope. That means Enterprise Zones for
our inner cities. / It also means private sector activity. Peter
Ueberroth is confident that he can get a lot of businesses to set
up suppliers in troubled areas -- not government make-work -- but
real jobs in real businesses.
4
Third, we've got to reform the welfare system. We've got to
replace the handout with a hand up. / Jefferson said, "The whole
art of government lies in being honest." Honesty proclaims that
we must replace the perverse disincentives that penalize families
for working, for saving, for staying together. / Next, we need a
strong jobs program for city youth, the kind that can teach kids
how to run a drugstore -- not how to run a drug ring. That means
things like our Apprentice Initiative and Job Training 2000. //
This brings me to our plan's fifth point: Revolutionizing
American education. Our America 2000 strategy offers choice,
competition and community action. Children in our inner cities
deserve the same opportunities that kids in our suburbs have.
The special interests can just step aside: whether it's public or
private or religious, parents -- not the government -- have a
right to choose their children's schools. //
Finally, we must promote new hope through home ownership.
I've never understood how anyone could be content with the
present system -- to take pride in warehousing the poor. Our HOPE
initiative gives poor families a stake in their communities --
something to pass on to their children. Bottom line -- I ask you
to help me fulfill it -- HOPE can turn housing into homes.
At every turn during my time in L.A., I heard people talking
about the principles that guide these initiatives: Opportunity.
Personal responsibility. Ownership. Independence. Dignity.
You know what those words mean. They can make a reality of the
American Dream. //
5
Now, we all know what the critics say: "you've proposed all
this before. " That's true -- but these ideas have not been
tried. Now is the time for a bi-partisan approach. Now is the
time to act. // ((I only wish I could act unilaterally. That's
the reason I enjoy dressing casually like this. Not only because
it's more relaxing -- but because it's one of the few things I
can do that doesn't need approval from Congress.) ) //
The first order of business -- building bipartisan support
for immediate action on this agenda -- has begun. We had a good
meeting with the Congressional leaders last week -- and here's
what I told them: We must not settle for business-as-usual. //
I also told them that what's going on in urban America is
just one part of a larger issue -- because the need for reform
and new ideas doesn't end where the suburbs begin. //
Our revolution in education isn't just about helping inner-
city students -- it's about helping all students: from
kindergarten to college -- even old computer students like me.
Reform means action to break down barriers to free trade --
opening new markets to American goods. In each case, we've taken
aim at the status quo -- and set our sights on status grow. //
America needs legal reform -- to put an end to these
outrageous court awards that strain our civility and sap our
economy. / We've gotten to a point where doctors won't deliver
babies -- where fathers are afraid to coach future Bobby Bonillas
and Don Mattinglys in Little League -- all because of the fear of
some frivolous lawsuit. /
6
We must reform our legal system -- and no lobby of trial
lawyers will stand in the way. // Americans need to spend less
time suing each other and more time helping each other. //
We need health care reform -- to open up access to
affordable health care for all Americans. It used to be that you
didn't have to go broke just to get better. Today, more than 30
million Americans have no health care coverage at all. //
We can -- must -- change that. My comprehensive health care
reform plan will keep America first in the world in high-quality
health care. At the same time, it will open up access to all
Americans. We do that through making insurance available to all.
And we make that insurance more affordable by what is known as
"pools." And contrary to what the big government folks say -- we
can do it without nationalizing or socializing our health care
system. // Let's face it: National health care would instantly
diminish the quality of our health care and would be a national
disaster -- and this President won't let that happen. //
So far tonight, I've spoken about change. ((I know the
other party does as well. In their case, change means that's
about all you'd have left in your pockets -- and they'd try to
take that, too.)) // I've also spoken about what government can
do but government alone cannot solve our problems. Government
may be able to make good laws, but it's never been able to make
men good. That doesn't come from Big Brother -- it comes from
mother, and father and family. I'm talking about the moral sense
7
that must guide us all. In the simplest terms -- I'm talking
about knowing what's wrong -- and doing what's right. //
Go back to Los Angeles for a minute. Time and again the
people I met there fingered a root cause of the riots: the
declining influence of the family. / They're right. Ask
yourself: What keeps a kid in school, away from drugs, and off
the streets? It's not government spending -- or the number of
SBA loans or HUD grants. It's whether a child lives in a home
where they are loved, and cared for, and kept on the right path.
more
more
is
Barbara Bush was right: what happens in the White House
term
doesn't matter half as much as what happens in your house. //
I believe this. So I've made it my mission as President to
put the American family first. / That's why I keep coming back
to the Good Samaritans I call Points of Light: People who help
the poor, elderly, kids in trouble -- and never ask a nickel in
return. Government alone can't transform the lives of people in
need. Let the cynics scoff: We know these volunteers are the
lifeblood of the American spirit. //
I believe in the Republican party -- because I believe in
Republican principles. We are right about family -- about
freedom and free enterprise. We are right about faith. And most
of all, we are right about America's future. We have the
strength and spirit in our government, in our communities, and in
ourselves to truly make America "the last best hope of earth. " //
Thank you for your kindness. Barbara and I appreciate your
strong support. And may God bless the United States of America.
Document No. 32847255
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
92 MAY 18 P2: 44
DATE: 5/15/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 2:00 P.M. MON. 5/18
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH-QUAYLE FUNDRAISER
SUBJECT:
WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1992
ACTION FYI,
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
ROGICH
CALIO
ROLLINS
DEMAREST
SMITH
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty,
Rm 122, Ext. 2930, NO LATER THAN 2:00 P.M. MONDAY, MAY
18, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
N/C Maushah f DS
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
((Smith/Aarhus)
May 15, 1992
Draft Two
02 MAY 15 P4: 25
CHESTER
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH-QUAYLE FUNDRAISER
WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1992
Louis Bantle, thank you for that introduction. Bobby Holt -
- who is doing a terrific job. Secretary Kissinger. ((Senator
Baker -- it's always good to see you. The other night Barbara
and I watched a video of the movie, "The Fabulous Baker Boys"
thinking it was about you and Jim.) ) // J. Brian Gaffney. Betsy
Heminway. Fellow Republicans, and friends. //
((First, let me tell you, I always enjoy hearing the Oak
Ridge Boys. Country music has done something this year that the
Democratic Party won't. It's made a big comeback.) ) //
((I also look forward to pitching horseshoes after these
remarks. / I've had the chance to play horseshoes with Arnold
Schwarzenegger. I don't mind that he's more accurate than I am
-- but I am jealous that he can throw shoes with the horses still
in them. ))
I am delighted to be here, with the men and women who have
helped us change the world -- so we can now change America. I
know there's been a lot of talk about change this election year.
Well, let me start with a promise: The time for talk is over.
The time for change is now. /
I saw that first-hand three thousand miles away, in Los
Angeles -- and I want to begin tonight by sharing what I saw,
what I heard, and what I felt. / Each one of us saw the images
2
of hate and horror -- images we won't soon forget. But what I
saw in Los Angeles -- even in the hardest-hit parts of South
Central L.A. -- should give us cause for hope. //
Everywhere, the people I met told me about acts of heroism -
- about ordinary people doing extra-ordinary things. / Some
braved the gangs of looters, to form "bucket brigades" -- putting
out fires when firetrucks couldn't get through. / Some stood up
to mobs to help a child or save a life. / These stories may not
make headlines -- but they make you proud to be an American. They
remind us: Ours is the greatest nation on the face of the earth.
The founder of our party knew how change plus courage equal
greatness -- knew when the questions of the "stormy present" had
outlived the "dogmas of the quiet past. / Some still prefer the
dogmas of quieter times. But you and I know: The time has come
for change. / I'm not pointing fingers -- I'll just ask the
question: is the present system meeting our goals? We all know
it's not. The old solutions are producing fresh failures. It is
time -- as Lincoln put it -- "to think
and act anew. " //
As Republicans, we agree: we must rebuild our house on the
rock of Republican faith, Republican principles. Principles that
tell us we must keep power where it belongs -- close to the
American people. / That we must strengthen families -- instill
character and values in our youth. That we must aid
entrepreneurship, increase investment, and create new jobs.
These principles tell us that the challenges we face go
deeper than the crisis in Los Angeles -- that beyond our urgent
3
emergency aid, we've got to bring hope and opportunity -- not
only to Los Angeles -- but to all American cities. / That was
the message I gave congressional leaders -- both Republican and
Democrat -- when I called them to the White House last week. It
was then that I detailed my six-point plan for a new America. //
First, we've got to preserve order, keep the peace: because
families can't thrive, children can't learn, and jobs can't
flourish in a combat zone. We know that people can't tackle tough
problems if they're busy dodging bullets. It's just that simple.
Violence and brutality destroy order and the rule of law. That
kind of violence should not be explained / cannot be excused /
and must be condemned. / In Mt. Zion Church in South Central L.A.
-- right in the heart of the riot zone -- I mentioned support for
the police and the whole congregation erupted in applause. //
That's the spirit behind an initiative I call "Weed and
Seed." First, you "weed out" the gang leaders, drug dealers and
career criminals -- and then "seed" the community with expanded
employment, educational and social services. This is new and
tough -- and it's going to help people take back the streets /
take back the neighborhoods / take back control of their lives.
Next, we've got to rebuild the community -- with investment
/ with opportunity / with hope. That means Enterprise Zones for
our inner cities. / It also means private sector activity. Peter
Ueberroth is confident that he can get a lot of businesses to set
up suppliers in troubled areas -- not government make-work -- but
real jobs in real businesses.
4
Third, we've got to reform the welfare system. We've got to
replace the handout with a hand up. / Jefferson said, "The whole
art of government lies in being honest." Honesty proclaims that
we must replace the perverse disincentives that penalize families
for working, for saving, for staying together. / Next, we need a
strong jobs program for city youth, the kind that can teach kids
how to run a drugstore -- not how to run a drug ring. That means
things like our Apprentice Initiative and Job Training 2000. //
This brings me to our plan's fifth point: Revolutionizing
American education. Our America 2000 strategy offers choice,
competition and community action. Children in our inner cities
deserve the same opportunities that kids in our suburbs have.
The special interests can just step aside: whether it's public or
private or religious, parents -- not the government -- have a
right to choose their children's schools. //
Finally, we must promote new hope through home ownership.
I've never understood how anyone could be content with the
present system -- to take pride in warehousing the poor. Our HOPE
initiative gives poor families a stake in their communities --
something to pass on to their children. Bottom line -- I ask you
to help me fulfill it -- HOPE can turn housing into homes.
At every turn during my time in L.A., I heard people talking
about the principles that guide these initiatives: Opportunity.
Personal responsibility. Ownership. Independence. Dignity.
You know what those words mean. They can make a reality of the
American Dream. //
5
Now, we all know what the critics say: "you've proposed all
this before. That's true -- but these ideas have not been
tried. Now is the time for a bi-partisan approach. Now is the
time to act. // ((I only wish I could act unilaterally. That's
the reason I enjoy dressing casually like this. Not only because
it's more relaxing -- but because it's one of the few things I
can do that doesn't need approval from Congress.) ) //
The first order of business -- building bipartisan support
for immediate action on this agenda -- has begun. We had a good
meeting with the Congressional leaders last week -- and here's
what I told them: We must not settle for business-as-usual. //
I also told them that what's going on in urban America is
just one part of a larger issue -- because the need for reform
and new ideas doesn't end where the suburbs begin. //
Our revolution in education isn't just about helping inner-
city students -- it's about helping all students: from
kindergarten to college -- even old computer students like me.
Reform means action to break down barriers to free trade --
opening new markets to American goods. In each case, we've taken
aim at the status quo -- and set our sights on status grow. //
America needs legal reform -- to put an end to these
outrageous court awards that strain our civility and sap our
economy. / We've gotten to a point where doctors won't deliver
babies -- where fathers are afraid to coach future Bobby Bonillas
and Don Mattinglys in Little League -- all because of the fear of
some frivolous lawsuit. /
6
We must reform our legal system -- and no lobby of trial
lawyers will stand in the way. // Americans need to spend less
time suing each other and more time helping each other. //
We need health care reform -- to open up access to
affordable health care for all Americans. It used to be that you
didn't have to go broke just to get better. Today, more than 30
million Americans have no health care coverage at all. 11
We can -- must -- change that. My comprehensive health care
reform plan will keep America first in the world in high-quality
health care. At the same time, it will open up access to all
Americans. We do that through making insurance available to all.
And we make that insurance more affordable by what is known as
"pools." And contrary to what the big government folks say -- we
can do it without nationalizing or socializing our health care
system. // Let's face it: National health care would instantly
diminish the quality of our health care and would be a national
disaster -- and this President won't let that happen. //
So far tonight, I've spoken about change. ((I know the
other party does as well. In their case, change means that's
about all you'd have left in your pockets -- and they'd try to
take that, too.) ) // I've also spoken about what government can
do -- but government alone cannot solve our problems. Government
may be able to make good laws, but it's never been able to make
men good. That doesn't come from Big Brother -- it comes from
mother, and father and family. I'm talking about the moral sense
7
that must guide us all. In the simplest terms -- I'm talking
about knowing what's wrong -- and doing what's right. //
Go back to Los Angeles for a minute. Time and again the
people I met there fingered a root cause of the riots: the
declining influence of the family. / They're right. Ask
yourself: What keeps a kid in school, away from drugs, and off
the streets? It's not government spending -- or the number of
SBA loans or HUD grants. It's whether a child lives in a home
where they are loved, and cared for, and kept on the right path.
Barbara Bush was right: what happens in the White House
doesn't matter half as much as what happens in your house. //
I believe this. So I've made it my mission as President to
put the American family first. / That's why I keep coming back
to the Good Samaritans I call Points of Light: People who help
the poor, elderly, kids in trouble -- and never ask a nickel in
return. Government alone can't transform the lives of people in
need. Let the cynics scoff: We know these volunteers are the
lifeblood of the American spirit. //
I believe in the Republican party -- because I believe in
Republican principles. We are right about family -- about
freedom and free enterprise. We are right about faith. And most
of all, we are right about America's future. We have the
strength and spirit in our government, in our communities, and in
ourselves to truly make America "the last best hope of earth." //
Thank you for your kindness. Barbara and I appreciate your
strong support. And may God bless the United States of America.
STYIVE BUDGET OFFICE OF 30
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
5-18-92
92 MAY 18 P2:53
NOTICE:
Enclosed are comments from staff members of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Such comments do not necessarily
represent the official position of the Director of OMB or of the
Office of Management and Budget. If you wish to have the
Director's personal comments, please let me know -- and contact
me if you have any questions.
James C. Murr
Associate Director for
Legislative Reference
and Administration
Document No. 32847255
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 5/15/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 2:00 P.M. MON. 5/18
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH-QUAYLE FUNDRAISER
SUBJECT:
WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1992
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
ROGICH
CALIO
ROLLINS
DEMAREST
SMITH
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty,
Rm 122, Ext. 2930, NO LATER THAN 2:00 P.M. MONDAY, MAY
18, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
See comments
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
((Smith/Aarhus)
May 15, 1992
Draft Two
02 MAY 15 P4: 25
CHESTER
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH-QUAYLE FUNDRAISER
WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1992
Louis Bantle, thank you for that introduction. Bobby Holt -
- who is doing a terrific job. Secretary Kissinger. ((Senator
Baker -- it's always good to see you. The other night Barbara
and I watched a video of the movie, "The Fabulous Baker Boys"
thinking it was about you and Jim.) ) // J. Brian Gaffney. Betsy
Heminway. Fellow Republicans, and friends. //
((First, let me tell you, I always enjoy hearing the Oak
Ridge Boys. Country music has done something this year that the
Democratic Party won't. It's made a big comeback.) ) //
( (I also look forward to pitching horseshoes after these
remarks. / I've had the chance to play horseshoes with Arnold
Schwarzenegger. I don't mind that he's more accurate than I am
-- but I am jealous that he can throw shoes with the horses still
in them. ) )
I am delighted to be here, with the men and women who have
helped us change the world -- so we can now change America. I
know there's been a lot of talk about change this election year.
Well, let me start with a promise: The time for talk is over.
The time for change is now. /
I saw that first-hand three thousand miles away, in Los
Angeles -- and I want to begin tonight by sharing what I saw,
what I heard, and what I felt. / Each one of us saw the images
2
of hate and horror -- images we won't soon forget. But what I
saw in Los Angeles -- even in the hardest-hit parts of South
Central L.A. -- should give us cause for hope. //
Everywhere, the people I met told me about acts of heroism -
- about ordinary people doing extra-ordinary things. / Some
braved the gangs of looters, to form "bucket brigades" -- putting
out fires when firetrucks couldn't get through. / Some stood up
to mobs to help a child or save a life. / These stories may not
make headlines -- but they make you proud to be an American. They
remind us: Ours is the greatest nation on the face of the earth.
The founder of our party knew how change plus courage equal
greatness -- knew when the questions of the "stormy present" had
outlived the "dogmas of the quiet past. / Some still prefer the
dogmas of quieter times. But you and I know: The time has come
for change. / I'm not pointing fingers -- I'll just ask the
question: is the present system meeting our goals? We all know
it's not. The old solutions are producing fresh failures. It is
time -- as Lincoln put it -- "to think
and act anew. " //
As Republicans, we agree: we must rebuild our house on the
rock of Republican faith, Republican principles. Principles that
tell us we must keep power where it belongs -- close to the
American people. / That we must strengthen families -- instill
character and values in our youth. That we must aid
entrepreneurship, increase investment, and create new jobs.
These principles tell us that the challenges we face go
deeper than the crisis in Los Angeles -- that beyond our urgent
3
emergency aid, we've got to bring hope and opportunity -- not
only to Los Angeles -- but to all American cities. / That was
the message I gave congressional leaders -- both Republican and
Democrat -- when I called them to the White House last week. It
was then that I detailed my six-point plan for a new America. //
First, we've got to preserve order, keep the peace: because
families can't thrive, children can't learn, and jobs can't
flourish in a combat zone. We know that people can't tackle tough
problems if they're busy dodging bullets. It's just that simple.
Violence and brutality destroy order and the rule of law. That
kind of violence should not be explained / cannot be excused /
and must be condemned. / In Mt. Zion Church in South Central L.A.
-- right in the heart of the riot zone -- I mentioned support for
the police and the whole congregation erupted in applause. //
That's the spirit behind an initiative I call "Weed and
Seed." First, you "weed out" the gang leaders, drug dealers and
career criminals -- and then "seed" the community with expanded
employment, educational and social services. This is new and
tough -- and it's going to help people take back the streets /
take back the neighborhoods / take back control of their lives.
Next, we've got to rebuild the community -- with investment
/ with opportunity / with hope. That means Enterprise Zones for
our inner cities. / It also means private sector activity. Peter
Ueberroth is confident that he can get a lot of businesses to set
up suppliers in troubled areas -- not government make-work -- but
real jobs in real businesses.
4
Third, we've got to reform the welfare system. We've got to
replace the handout with a hand up. / Jefferson said, "The whole
art of government lies in being honest.' Honesty proclaims that
the welfare system must be made to encourage parents to stay
NO
we must replace the perverse disincentives that penalize families
together, support theirchildren and save for the future.
for working, for saving, for staying together. / Next, we need a
Baviel
strong jobs program for city youth, the kind that can teach kids
43844
how to run a drugstore -- not how to run a drug ring. That means
things like our Apprentice Initiative and Job Training 2000. //
This brings me to our plan's fifth point: Revolutionizing
American education. Our America 2000 strategy offers choice,
competition and community action. Children in our inner cities
deserve the same opportunities that kids in our suburbs have.
The special interests can just step aside: whether it's public or
private or religious, parents -- not the government -- have a
right to choose their children's schools. //
Finally, we must promote new hope through home ownership.
I've never understood how anyone could be content with the
present system -- to take pride in warehousing the poor. Our HOPE
initiative gives poor families a stake in their communities --
something to pass on to their children. Bottom line -- I ask you
to help me fulfill it -- HOPE can turn housing into homes.
At every turn during my time in L.A., I heard people talking
about the principles that guide these initiatives: Opportunity.
Personal responsibility. Ownership. Independence. Dignity.
You know what those words mean. They can make a reality of the
American Dream. //
5
Now, we all know what the critics say: "you've proposed all
this before.' That's true -- but these ideas have not been
tried. Now is the time for a bi-partisan approach. Now is the
time to act. // ( (I only wish I could act unilaterally. That's
the reason I enjoy dressing casually like this. Not only because
it's more relaxing -- but because it's one of the few things I
can do that doesn't need approval from Congress.) ) //
The first order of business -- building bipartisan support
for immediate action on this agenda -- has begun. We had a good
meeting with the Congressional leaders last week -- and here's
what I told them: We must not settle for business-as-usual. //
I also told them that what's going on in urban America is
just one part of a larger issue -- because the need for reform
and new ideas doesn't end where the suburbs begin. //
Our revolution in education isn't just about helping inner-
city students -- it's about helping all students: from
kindergarten to college -- even old computer students like me.
Reform means action to break down barriers to free trade --
opening new markets to American goods. In each case, we've taken
aim at the status quo -- and set our sights on status grow. //
America needs legal reform -- to put an end to these
outrageous court awards that strain our civility and sap our
economy. / We've gotten to a point where doctors won't deliver
babies -- where fathers are afraid to coach future Bobby Bonillas
and Don Mattinglys in Little League -- all because of the fear of
some frivolous lawsuit. /
6
We must reform our legal system -- and no lobby of trial
lawyers will stand in the way. // Americans need to spend less
time suing each other and more time helping each other. //
We need health care reform -- to open up access to
affordable health care for all Americans. It used to be that you
didn't have to go broke just to get better. Today, more than 30
million Americans have no health care coverage at all. //
We can -- must -- change that. My comprehensive health care
reform plan will keep America first in the world in high-quality
health care. At the same time, it will open up access to all
Americans. We do that through making insurance available to all.
And we make that insurance more affordable by what is known as
"pools." And contrary to what the big government folks say -- we
can do it without nationalizing or socializing our health care
system. // Let's face it: National health care would instantly
diminish the quality of our health care and would be a national
disaster -- and this President won't let that happen. //
So far tonight, I've spoken about change. ((I know the
other party does as well. In their case, change means that's
about all you'd have left in your pockets -- and they'd try to
take that, too.) ) // I've also spoken about what government can
do -- but government alone cannot solve our problems. Government
may be able to make good laws, but it's never been able to make
men good. That doesn't come from Big Brother -- it comes from
mother, and father and family. I'm talking about the moral sense
7
that must guide us all. In the simplest terms -- I'm talking
about knowing what's wrong -- and doing what's right. //
Go back to Los Angeles for a minute. Time and again the
people I met there fingered a root cause of the riots: the
declining influence of the family. / They're right. Ask
yourself: What keeps a kid in school, away from drugs, and off
the streets? It's not government spending --- or the number of
SBA loans or HUD grants. It's whether a child lives in a home
where they are loved, and cared for, and kept on the right path.
Barbara Bush was right: what happens in the White House
doesn't matter half as much as what happens in your house. //
I believe this. So I've made it my mission as President to
put the American family first. / That's why I keep coming back
to the Good Samaritans I call Points of Light: People who help
the poor, elderly, kids in trouble -- and never ask a nickel in
return. Government alone can't transform the lives of people in
need. Let the cynics scoff: We know these volunteers are the
lifeblood of the American spirit. //
I believe in the Republican party -- because I believe in
Republican principles. We are right about family -- about
freedom and free enterprise. We are right about faith. And most
of all, we are right about America's future. We have the
strength and spirit in our government, in our communities, and in
ourselves to truly make America "the last best hope of earth." //
Thank you for your kindness. Barbara and I appreciate your
strong support. And may God bless the United States of America.
BUDGET OFFICE and
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
5-19-92
NOTICE:
Enclosed are comments from staff members of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). Such comments do not necessarily
represent the official position of the Director of OMB or of the
Office of Management and Budget. If you wish to have the
Director's personal comments, please let me know -- and contact
me if you have any questions.
James C. Murr
Associate Director for
Legislative Reference
and Administration
Document No. 32847255
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 5/15/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 2:00 P.M. MON. 5/18
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH-QUAYLE FUNDRAISER
SUBJECT:
WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1992
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
ROGICH
CALIO
ROLLINS
DEMAREST
SMITH
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty,
Rm 122, Ext. 2930, NO LATER THAN 2:00 P.M. MONDAY, MAY
18, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
- additional comments submitted 6y
R. Exady on 5/19 @9:20 Q.M.
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
((Smith/Aarhus)
May 15, 1992
Draft Two
02 MAY 15 P4: 25
CHESTER
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH-QUAYLE FUNDRAISER
WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1992
Louis Bantle, thank you for that introduction. Bobby Holt -
- who is doing a terrific job. Secretary Kissinger. ((Senator
Baker -- it's always good to see you. The other night Barbara
and I watched a video of the movie, "The Fabulous Baker Boys"
thinking it was about you and Jim.)) // J. Brian Gaffney. Betsy
Heminway. Fellow Republicans, and friends. //
((First, let me tell you, I always enjoy hearing the Oak
Ridge Boys. Country music has done something this year that the
Democratic Party won't. It's made a big comeback.) //
((I also look forward to pitching horseshoes after these
remarks. / I've had the chance to play horseshoes with Arnold
Schwarzenegger. I don't mind that he's more accurate than I am
-- but I am jealous that he can throw shoes with the horses still
in them.) )
I am delighted to be here, with the men and women who have
helped us change the world -- so we can now change America. I
know there's been a lot of talk about change this election year.
Well, let me start with a promise: The time for talk is over.
The time for change is now. /
I saw that first-hand three thousand miles away, in Los
Angeles -- and I want to begin tonight by sharing what I saw,
what I heard, and what I felt. / Each one of us saw the images
2
of hate and horror -- images we won't soon forget. But what I
saw in Los Angeles -- even in the hardest-hit parts of South
Central L.A. -- should give us cause for hope. //
Everywhere, the people I met told me about acts of heroism -
- about ordinary people doing extra-ordinary things. / Some
braved the gangs of looters, to form "bucket brigades" -- putting
out fires when firetrucks couldn't get through. / Some stood up
to mobs to help a child or save a life. / These stories may not
make headlines -- but they make you proud to be an American. They
remind us: Ours is the greatest nation on the face of the earth.
The founder of our party knew how change plus courage equal
greatness -- knew when the questions of the "stormy present" had
outlived the "dogmas of the quiet past. / Some still prefer the
dogmas of quieter times. But you and I know: The time has come
for change. / I'm not pointing fingers -- I'll just ask the
question: is the present system meeting our goals? We all know
it's not. The old solutions are producing fresh failures. It is
time -- as Lincoln put it -- "to think
and act anew. //
As Republicans, we agree: we must rebuild our house on the
rock of Republican faith, Republican principles. Principles that
tell us we must keep power where it belongs -- close to the
American people. / That we must strengthen families -- instill
character and values in our youth. That we must aid
entrepreneurship, increase investment, and create new jobs.
These principles tell us that the challenges we face go
deeper than the crisis in Los Angeles -- that beyond our urgent
3
emergency aid, we've got to bring hope and opportunity -- not
only to Los Angeles -- but to all American cities. / That was
the message I gave congressional leaders -- both Republican and
Democrat -- when I called them to the White House last week. It
was then that I detailed my six-point plan for a new America. //
First, we've got to preserve order, keep the peace: because
families can't thrive, children can't learn, and jobs can't
flourish in a combat zone. We know that people can't tackle tough
problems if they're busy dodging bullets. It's just that simple.
Violence and brutality destroy order and the rule of law. That
kind of violence should not be explained / cannot be excused /
and must be condemned. / In Mt. Zion Church in South Central L.A.
-- right in the heart of the riot zone -- I mentioned support for
the police and the whole congregation erupted in applause. //
That's the spirit behind an initiative I call "Weed and
Seed." First, you "weed out" the gang leaders, drug dealers and
career criminals -- and then "seed" the community with expanded
employment, educational and social services. This is new and
tough -- and it's going to help people take back the streets /
take back the neighborhoods / take back control of their lives.
Next, we've got to rebuild the community -- with investment
/ with opportunity / with hope. That means Enterprise Zones for
our inner cities. / It also means private sector activity. Peter
Ueberroth is confident that he can get a lot of businesses to set
up suppliers in troubled areas -- not government make-work -- but
real jobs in real businesses.
4
Third, we've got to reform the welfare system. We've got to
replace the handout with a hand up. / Jefferson said, "The whole
art of government lies in being honest." Honesty proclaims that
we must replace the perverse disincentives that penalize families
for working, for saving, for staying together. / Next, we need a
strong jobs program for city youth, the kind that can teach kids
how to run a drugstore -- not how to run a drug ring. That means
things like our Apprentice Initiative and Job Training 2000. 11
This brings me to our plan's fifth point: Revolutionizing
American education. Our America 2000 strategy offers choice,
competition and community action. Children in our inner cities
deserve the same opportunities that kids in our suburbs have.
The special interests can just step aside: whether it's public or
private or religious, parents -- not the government -- have a
right to choose their children's schools. 11
Finally, we must promote new hope through home ownership.
I've never understood how anyone could be content with the
present system -- to take pride in warehousing the poor. Our HOPE
initiative gives poor families a stake in their communities --
something to pass on to their children. Bottom line -- I ask you
to help me fulfill it -- HOPE can turn housing into homes.
At every turn during my time in L.A., I heard people talking
about the principles that guide these initiatives: Opportunity.
Personal responsibility. Ownership. Independence. Dignity.
You know what those words mean. They can make a reality of the
American Dream. //
5
Now, we all know what the critics say: "you've proposed all
this before." That's true -- but these ideas have not been
tried. Now is the time for a bi-partisan approach. Now is the
time to act. // ((I only wish I could act unilaterally. That's
the reason I enjoy dressing casually like this. Not only because
it's more relaxing -- but because it's one of the few things I
can do that doesn't need approval from Congress.) ) //
The first order of business -- building bipartisan support
for immediate action on this agenda -- has begun. We had a good
meeting with the Congressional leaders last week -- and here's
what I told them: We must not settle for business-as-usual. //
I also told them that what's going on in urban America is
just one part of a larger issue -- because the need for reform
and new ideas doesn't end where the suburbs begin. //
Our revolution in education isn't just about helping inner-
city students -- it's about helping all students: from
kindergarten to college -- even old computer students like me.
Reform means action to break down barriers to free trade --
opening new markets to American goods. In each case, we've taken
aim at the status quo -- and set our sights on status grow. //
America needs legal reform -- to put an end to these
outrageous court awards that strain our civility and sap our
economy. / We've gotten to a point where doctors won't deliver
babies -- where fathers are afraid to coach future Bobby Bonillas
and Don Mattinglys in Little League -- all because of the fear of
some frivolous lawsuit. /
6
We must reform our legal system -- and no lobby of trial
lawyers will stand in the way. // Americans need to spend less
time suing each other and more time helping each other. //
We need health care reform -- to open up access to
affordable health care for all Americans. It used to be that you
didn't have to go broke just to get better. Today, more than 30
million Americans have no health care coverage at all. //
We can -- must -- change that. My comprehensive health care
reform plan will keep America first in the world in high-quality
health care. At the same time, it will open up access to all
Americans. We do that through making insurance available to all.
And we make that insurance more affordable by what is known as
"pools." And contrary to what the big government folks say -- we
can do it without nationalizing or socializing our health care
system. // Let's face it: National health care would instantly
diminish the quality of our health care and would be a national
disaster -- and this President won't let that happen. //
So far tonight, I've spoken about change. ( (I know the
other party does as well. In their case, change means that's
about all you'd have left in your pockets -- and they'd try to
take that, too.)) // I've also spoken about what government can
do -- but government alone cannot solve our problems. Government
may be able to make good laws, but it's never been able to make
men good. That doesn't come from Big Brother -- it comes from
mother, and father and family. I'm talking about the moral sense
7
that must guide us all. In the simplest terms -- I'm talking
about knowing what's wrong -- and doing what's right. //
Go back to Los Angeles for a minute. Time and again the
people I met there fingered a root cause of the riots: the
declining influence of the family. / They're right. Ask
yourself: What keeps a kid in school, away from drugs, and off
the streets? It's not government spending -- or the number of
SBA loans or HUD grants. It's whether a child lives in a home
where they are loved, and cared for, and kept on the right path.
Barbara Bush was right: what happens in the White House
doesn't matter half as much as what happens in your house. //
I believe this. So I've made it my mission as President to
put the American family first. / That's why I keep coming back
to the Good Samaritans I call Points of Light: People who help
the poor, elderly, kids in trouble -- and never ask a nickel in
return. Government alone can't transform the lives of people in
need. Let the cynics scoff: We know these volunteers are the
lifeblood of the American spirit. //
I believe in the Republican party -- because I believe in
Republican principles. We are right about family -- about
freedom and free enterprise. We are right about faith. And most
of all, we are right about America's future. We have the
strength and spirit in our government, in our communities, and in
ourselves to truly make America "the last best hope of earth." //
Thank you for your kindness. Barbara and I appreciate your
strong support. And may God bless the United States of America.
CURT-
New DO wants orders: all speeches political on Smith/Aarhus) pases-
May 19, 1992
we're
Draft Three
all cutting. CHESTER
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH-QUAYLE FUNDRAISER
WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK
AMG
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1992
6:00 P.M.
Louis Bantle, thank you for that introduction. / Bobby Holt
-- who has done such a great job. ((Senator Baker -- it's always
cut
good to see you. The other night Barbara and I watched a video
151
of the movie, "The Fabulous Baker Boys" thinking it was about you
Johe
for spacy
and Jim. )) // Bush-Quayle Connecticut State Co-chairs Brian
Gaffney and Betsy Hemingway. Spike Hemingway. Fellow
Republicans, and friends. //
( (First, let me say I always enjoy hearing the Oak Ridge
Boys. Country music has done something this year that the
Democratic Party won't. It's made a big comeback.) )) //
((I also look forward to pitching horseshoes after these
remarks. / I've had the chance to play horseshoes with Arnold
Schwarzenegger. I don't mind that he's more accurate than I am -
- but it gets me that he can throw shoes with the horses still in
them. ))
I am delighted to be here, with the men and women who have
helped us change the world -- so we now change America. / I know
there's been a lot of talk about change this year. Well, let me
start with a promise: The time for talk is over. The time for
change is now. /
I saw that first hand three thousand miles away, in Los
Angeles -- and I want to begin tonight by sharing what I saw,
2
what I heard, and what I felt. / Each one of us saw the images
of hate and horror -- images we won't soon forget But what I
saw in Los Angeles -- even in the hardest-hit parts of South
Central L.A. -- should give us cause for hope. //
Everywhere, the people I met told me about acts of heroism -
- about ordinary people doing extra ordinary things. / Some
braved the gangs of looters, to form "bucket brigades" -- putting
out fires when firetrucks couldn't get through. / Some stood up
to mobs to help a child or save a life. / These stories may not
make headlines -- but they make you proud to be an American.
They remind us: Ours is the greatest nation on the face of the
earth.
The founder of our party knew how change plus courage equal
greatness -- knew when the questions of the "stormy present" had
outlived the "dogmas of the quiet past. / Some still prefer the
comfortable dogmas of quieter times. But we agree with Abraham
Lincoln: The time has come for change. / As Republicans, we
agree: we must build that change on the rock of Republican
principles. Principles that tell us we must keep power close to
the American people. / That we must strengthen families --
instill character and values in our youth. That we must aid
entrepreneurship, increase investment, and create new jobs. /
These principles tell us that the challenges we face go
deeper than the crisis in Los Angeles -- that beyond our urgent
emergency aid, we've got to bring hope and opportunity -- not
only to Los Angeles -- but to all American cities. / That was
3
the message I gave congressional leaders -- both Republican and
Democrat -- when I called them to the White House last week. It
was then I detailed my six-point plan for a new America. 11
First, we've got to preserve order, keep the peace: because
families can't thrive, children can't learn, jobs can't flourish
in a combat zone. / We know that people can't tackle tough
problems if they're busy dodging bullets. That kind of violence
should not be explained / can not be excused / and must be
condemned. / In Mt. Zion Church in South Central L.A. I mentioned
support for the police and the whole church erupted in applause.
That's the spirit behind an initiative I call "Weed and
Seed." First, you "weed out" the gang leaders, drug dealers and
career criminals -- and then "seed" the community with expanded
employment, educational and social services. / Next, we've got
to rebuild the community -- with investment / opportunity / and
hope. That means Enterprise Zones for our inner cities. / It
also means private sector activity. Peter Ueberroth believes he
can get a lot of businesses to set up suppliers in troubled areas
-- not government make-work -- real jobs in real businesses. /
Third, we've got to reform the welfare system. We've got to
replace the handout with a hand up. / We have to replace the
perverse disincentives that penalize families for working, for
saving, for staying together. / Stories like the one about
Sandra Rosado, the young woman from Connecticut whose family was
penalized over $9,000 because she had set aside $4,900 to go to
college -- that's wrong. People need a ladder out of welfare --
4
and we've proposed legislation to do just that. / Next, we need
a strong jobs program for city youth to teach kids how to run a
drugstore -- not how to run a drug ring. That means things like
our Youth Apprentice Initiative and Job Training 2000. //
This brings me to our plan's fifth point: Revolutionizing
American education. / Our America 2000 strategy offers choice,
competition and community action. Low-income parents deserve the
same opportunity to choose the best schools for their children
that families with more income have. The special interests can
just step aside: whether it's public or private or religious,
parents -- not the government -- have a right to choose their
children's schools. //
Finally, we must promote new hope through home ownership.
I've never understood how anyone could be content with the
present system -- to take pride in warehousing the poor. // Our
HOPE initiative gives poor families a stake in their communities
-- something to pass on to their children. Bottom line: HOPE
can turn housing into homes. //
At every turn during my time in L.A., I heard people talking
about the principles that guide these initiatives: Personal
responsibility. Opportunity. Ownership. Independence.
Dignity. Those words are just synonyms for the American Dream.
Now, we all know what the critics say: "you've proposed all
this before.' That's true -- but these ideas have not been
tried. Now is the time for a bi-partisan approach. Now is the
time to act. // ((I only wish I could act unilaterally. That's
5
the reason I enjoy dressing like this. So it's more relaxing --
but it's also one of the few things I can do without
congressional approval. III
The first order of business -- building bipartisan support
for immediate action on this agenda -- has begun. We had a good
meeting with the Congressional leaders last week -- and here's
what I told them: We must not settle for business-as-usual. //
I also told them what's going on in urban America is just
one part of a larger issue -- because the need for reform and new
ideas doesn't end where the suburbs begin. //
Our revolution in education isn't just about helping inner
city students -- it's about helping all students: from
kindergarten to college -- even old computer students like me.
Reform means action to break down barriers to free trade --
opening new markets to American goods. In each case, we've taken
aim at the status quo -- and set our sights on status grow. //
America needs legal reform -- to put an end to these
outrageous court awards that strain our civility and sap our
economy. / Look: Doctors won't deliver babies -- fathers are
afraid to coach future Bobby Bonillas and Don Mattinglys in
Little League -- all because of the fear of some frivolous
lawsuit. \ We must reform our legal system -- and no lobby of
trial lawyers will stand in the way. // Americans need to spend
less time suing each other and more time helping each other. //
We need health care reform -- to open up access to
affordable health care for all Americans. It used to be that you
6
didn't have to go broke just to get better. Today, more than 30
million Americans have no health care coverage at all. //
We can -- must -- change that. My comprehensive health care
reform plan will keep America first in the world in high-quality
health care. At the same time, it will open up access to all
Americans. We do that through making insurance available to all.
And we make that insurance more affordable by what is known as
"pools." And contrary to what the big government folks say -- we
can do it without nationalizing or socializing our health care
system. // Let's face it: National health care would instantly
diminish the quality of our health care and would be a national
disaster -- and this President won't let that happen. //
So far tonight, I've spoken about change. ( (I know the
other party does as well. In their case change means that's
about all you'd have left in your pockets -- and they'd try to
take that, too.)) // I've also spoken about what government can
do -- but government alone can not solve our problems. /
That is why we in Washington need to get our own house in
order. To restore fiscal discipline to the federal government, I
challenge Congress to get moving on a balanced budget amendment.
/
Government may be able to make good laws, but it's never been
able to make men good. That doesn't come from Big Brother -- it
comes from mother, and father and family. I'm talking about the
moral sense that must guide us all. In the simplest terms -- I'm
talking about knowing what's wrong -- and doing what's right. //
7
Go back to Los Angeles for a minute. Time and again the
people I met there put their finger on the riots' root cause: the
declining influence of the family. / They're right. Ask
yourself: What keeps a kid in school, away from drugs, and off
the streets? It's not government spending -- or the number of
SBA loans or HUD grants. It's whether a child lives in a home
where they are loved, and cared for, and kept on the right path.
Barbara Bush is right: what happens in the White House
doesn't matter half as much as what happens in your house. //
I believe this. So I've made it my mission as President to
put the American family first. / That's why I keep coming back
to the Good Samaritans I call Points of Light: People who help
the poor, elderly, kids in trouble -- and never ask a nickel in
return. Government alone can't transform the lives of people in
need. Let the cynics scoff: We know these volunteers are the
lifeblood of the American spirit. //
I believe in the Republican party -- because I believe in
Republican principles. We are right about family -- about
freedom and free enterprise. We are right about faith. And most
of all, we are right about America's future. We have the
strength and spirit in our government, in our communities, and in
ourselves to truly make America "the last best hope of earth.' //
Thank you for your kindness. Barbara and I appreciate your
support. And may God bless the United States of America. [[Now
let's get to those horseshoes. ]]
# # #
((Smith/Aarhus)
May 15, 1992
Draft Two
CHESTER
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH-QUAYLE FUNDRAISER
WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1992
Louis Bantle, thank you for that introduction. Bobby Holt -
- who is doing a terrific job. Secretary Kissinger. ((Senator
Baker -- it's always good to see you. The other night Barbara
and I watched a video of the movie, "The Fabulous Baker Boys"
thinking it was about you and Jim.)) // J. Brian Gaffney. Betsy
Heminway. Fellow Republicans, and friends. //
( (First, let me tell you, I always enjoy hearing the Oak
Ridge Boys. Country music has done something this year that the
Democratic Party won't. It's made a big comeback.) ) //
( (I also look forward to pitching horseshoes after these
remarks. / I've had the chance to play horseshoes with Arnold
Schwarzenegger. I don't mind that he's more accurate than I am
-- but I am jealous that he can throw shoes with the horses still
in them. ))
I am delighted to be here, with the men and women who have
helped us change the world -- so we can now change America. I
know there's been a lot of talk about change this election year.
Well, let me start with a promise: The time for talk is over.
The time for change is now. /
I saw that first-hand three thousand miles away, in Los
Angeles -- and I want to begin tonight by sharing what I saw,
what I heard, and what I felt. / Each one of us saw the images
2
of hate and horror -- images we won't soon forget. But what I
saw in Los Angeles -- even in the hardest-hit parts of South
Central L.A. -- should give us cause for hope. //
Everywhere, the people I met told me about acts of heroism -
- about ordinary people doing extra-ordinary things. / Some
braved the gangs of looters, to form "bucket brigades" -- putting
out fires when firetrucks couldn't get through. / Some stood up
to mobs to help a child or save a life. / These stories may not
make headlines -- but they make you proud to be an American. They
remind us: Ours is the greatest nation on the face of the earth.
The founder of our party knew how change plus courage equal
greatness -- knew when the questions of the "stormy present" had
outlived the "dogmas of the quiet past. " / Some still prefer the
dogmas of quieter times. But you and I know: The time has come
for change. / I'm not pointing fingers -- I'll just ask the
question: is the present system meeting our goals? We all know
it's not. The old solutions are producing fresh failures. It is
time -- as Lincoln put it -- "to think
and act anew. " //
As Republicans, we agree: we must rebuild our house on the
rock of Republican faith, Republican principles. Principles that
tell us we must keep power where it belongs -- close to the
American people. / That we must strengthen families -- instill
character and values in our youth. That we must aid
entrepreneurship, increase investment, and create new jobs.
These principles tell us that the challenges we face go
deeper than the crisis in Los Angeles -- that beyond our urgent
3
emergency aid, we've got to bring hope and opportunity -- not
only to Los Angeles -- but to all American cities. / That was
the message I gave congressional leaders -- both Republican and
Democrat -- when I called them to the White House last week. It
was then that I detailed my six-point plan for a new America. //
First, we've got to preserve order, keep the peace: because
families can't thrive, children can't learn, and jobs can't
flourish in a combat zone. We know that people can't tackle tough
problems if they're busy dodging bullets. It's just that simple.
Violence and brutality destroy order and the rule of law. That
kind of violence should not be explained / cannot be excused /
and must be condemned. / In Mt. Zion Church in South Central L.A.
-- right in the heart of the riot zone -- I mentioned support for
the police and the whole congregation erupted in applause. //
That's the spirit behind an initiative I call "Weed and
Seed." First, you "weed out" the gang leaders, drug dealers and
career criminals -- and then "seed" the community with expanded
employment, educational and social services. This is new and
tough -- and it's going to help people take back the streets /
take back the neighborhoods / take back control of their lives.
Next, we've got to rebuild the community -- with investment
/ with opportunity / with hope. That means Enterprise Zones for
our inner cities. / It also means private sector activity. Peter
Ueberroth is confident that he can get a lot of businesses to set
up suppliers in troubled areas -- not government make-work -- but
real jobs in real businesses.
4
Third, we've got to reform the welfare system. We've got to
replace the handout with a hand up. / Jefferson said, "The whole
art of government lies in being honest." Honesty proclaims that
we must replace the perverse disincentives that penalize families
for working, for saving, for staying together. / Next, we need a
strong jobs program for city youth, the kind that can teach kids
how to run a drugstore -- not how to run a drug ring. That means
things like our Apprentice Initiative and Job Training 2000. //
This brings me to our plan's fifth point: Revolutionizing
American education. Our America 2000 strategy offers choice,
competition and community action. Children in our inner cities
deserve the same opportunities that kids in our suburbs have.
The special interests can just step aside: whether it's public or
private or religious, parents -- not the government -- have a
right to choose their children's schools. //
Finally, we must promote new hope through home ownership.
I've never understood how anyone could be content with the
present system -- to take pride in warehousing the poor. Our HOPE
initiative gives poor families a stake in their communities --
something to pass on to their children. Bottom line -- I ask you
to help me fulfill it -- HOPE can turn housing into homes.
At every turn during my time in L.A., I heard people talking
about the principles that guide these initiatives: Opportunity.
Personal responsibility. Ownership. Independence. Dignity.
You know what those words mean. They can make a reality of the
American Dream. //
5
Now, we all know what the critics say: "you've proposed all
this before." That's true -- but these ideas have not been
tried. Now is the time for a bi-partisan approach. Now is the
time to act. // ((I only wish I could act unilaterally. That's
the reason I enjoy dressing casually like this. Not only because
it's more relaxing -- but because it's one of the few things I
can do that doesn't need approval from Congress.) ) //
The first order of business -- building bipartisan support
for immediate action on this agenda -- has begun. We had a good
meeting with the Congressional leaders last week -- and here's
what I told them: We must not settle for business-as-usual. //
I also told them that what's going on in urban America is
just one part of a larger issue -- because the need for reform
and new ideas doesn't end where the suburbs begin. //
Our revolution in education isn't just about helping inner-
city students -- it's about helping all students: from
kindergarten to college -- even old computer students like me.
Reform means action to break down barriers to free trade --
opening new markets to American goods. In each case, we've taken
aim at the status quo -- and set our sights on status grow. //
America needs legal reform -- to put an end to these
outrageous court awards that strain our civility and sap our
economy. / We've gotten to a point where doctors won't deliver
babies -- where fathers are afraid to coach future Bobby Bonillas
and Don Mattinglys in Little League -- all because of the fear of
some frivolous lawsuit. /
6
We must reform our legal system -- and no lobby of trial
lawyers will stand in the way. // Americans need to spend less
time suing each other and more time helping each other. //
We need health care reform -- to open up access to
affordable health care for all Americans. It used to be that you
didn't have to go broke just to get better. Today, more than 30
million Americans have no health care coverage at all. //
We can -- must -- change that. My comprehensive health care
reform plan will keep America first in the world in high-quality
health care. At the same time, it will open up access to all
Americans. We do that through making insurance available to all.
And we make that insurance more affordable by what is known as
"pools." And contrary to what the big government folks say -- we
can do it without nationalizing or socializing our health care
system. // Let's face it: National health care would instantly
diminish the quality of our health care and would be a national
disaster -- and this President won't let that happen. //
So far tonight, I've spoken about change. ( (I know the
other party does as well. In their case, change means that's
about all you'd have left in your pockets -- and they'd try to
take that, too.) ) // I've also spoken about what government can
do -- but government alone cannot solve our problems. Government
may be able to make good laws, but it's never been able to make
men good. That doesn't come from Big Brother -- it comes from
mother, and father and family. I'm talking about the moral sense
7
that must guide us all. In the simplest terms -- I'm talking
about knowing what's wrong -- and doing what's right. //
Go back to Los Angeles for a minute. Time and again the
people I met there fingered a root cause of the riots: the
declining influence of the family. / They're right. Ask
yourself: What keeps a kid in school, away from drugs, and off
the streets? It's not government spending -- or the number of
SBA loans or HUD grants. It's whether a child lives in a home
where they are loved, and cared for, and kept on the right path.
Barbara Bush was right: what happens in the White House
doesn't matter half as much as what happens in your house. //
I believe this. So I've made it my mission as President to
put the American family first. / That's why I keep coming back
to the Good Samaritans I call Points of Light: People who help
the poor, elderly, kids in trouble -- and never ask a nickel in
return. Government alone can't transform the lives of people in
need. Let the cynics scoff: We know these volunteers are the
lifeblood of the American spirit. //
I believe in the Republican party -- because I believe in
Republican principles. We are right about family -- about
freedom and free enterprise. We are right about faith. And most
of all, we are right about America's future. We have the
strength and spirit in our government, in our communities, and in
ourselves to truly make America "the last best hope of earth. //
Thank you for your kindness. Barbara and I appreciate your
strong support. And may God bless the United States of America.
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Westchester, New York)
For Immediate Release
May 21, 1992
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AT BUSH-QUAYLE '92 FUNDRAISING PICNIC
Hangar 26, Westchester County Airport
Westchester, New York
6:07 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very much. It is a
pleasure to be here, and I'm delighted -- Lou, thank you, sir,
for that introduction. Please be seated out there. And be
seated up here. (Laughter.) Sorry about that. No, but I'm
delighted to be here. I'm sorry that Barbara Bush is not here.
she was here just a few -- couple of weeks ago at another event.
But it's a thrill to be back in my hometown -- near
it -- one of my many hometowns. I just had a chance to drive up
across the line into Greenwich to see my almost 91-year-old
mother. so in a way, it is a homecoming. And it really is when
you look out here and see so many friends, so many people that
worked way back in the political wars and have given me this
extraordinary opportunity to be President of the United States in
these wonderfully exciting -- challenging, yes -- but wonderfully
exciting times for our country.
And I'm pleased -- I want to thank Lou, I want to
thank Ginny, his wife; both of them so nervous they can hardly
speak about the future grandchild that's appearing any minute
now. (Applause.) I want to thank the Young Artists'
Philharmonic for bringing us a little class into this hangar.
Real good. Thank you all very, very much. (Applause.) And
salute several old friends -- John Rowland, who we miss in the
Congress and I expect you miss him as governor of this state.
(Applause.) But neverthless -- and Bobby Holt and my old friend,
Brian Gaffney and Betsy and Spike Heminway and Dick Foley and Bob
Macauley and Leon Hirsh, Jack Neafsey and fellow Republicans,
including our very special Secretary of HUD, Jack Kemp, who is
doing a superb job, trying to get this Congress to move.
(Applause.)
And a special thanks to my old friends -- they were
with us in the convention and four years ago. I am a fan of
theirs. They came down from Bangor, Maine to be here, heading
right on down to Atlantic City. But let's hear it once more for
the Oak Ridge Boys. They say an awful lot about this great
country of ours. (Applause.)
Now, not for a long one. Billy Graham tells this
marvelous story about the speaker that went on and on and on.
Somebody sitting over about where Jack was picked up the gavel,
heaved it at him, missed the speaker and hit a lady in the front
row. And she said, "Hit me again. I can still hear him."
(Laughter.) I want to keep this one brief because it is a lovely
and an informal evening. But let me just make a few comments.
In the first place, I do think we've got a lot to be
grateful for in this country. I think we have many, many
blessings. And I see these kids here and I am very proud that
our administration has had some hand in seeing that these kids
don't go to sleep every night WOrried about nuclear war. We have
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changed the world, and we've changed it for the better.
(Applause.)
And I just came from a very emotional
meeting -- Freedom Day it is out in Cleveland, Ohio; and came
from a very emotional meeting with what used to be called "the
captive nations people" -- Ukrainians and Hungarians and so many
others -- Poles, Eastern Europeans of all kinds, and then
those now republics represented by the republics of the Soviet
Union -- former Soviet Union. And again we ought to keep that
sight as we count our blessings -- the United states -- because
we stayed strong, and I salute my predecessor Ronald Reagan for
this one -- because we stayed strong and determined, those
nations are no longer captive nations, they are free nations, and
democracy is on the move all across the world. (Applause.)
So just as we have brought these changes, with a lot
of help, I will concede -- but we brought these changes to the
world, we've got to change things at home. And that is exactly
what we have been trying to do for the last three years. Some
successes, not enough. We've got to change the world.
And let me just tell you, as Jack and I went out to
Los Angeles and looked at it, what we feel needs to be done in
the way of change. And it's not just to take care of that city
that went through the horrible times. It's not just that.
Because the ideas I'll mention to you real quick are ideas that
would resonate for other cities, other communties across this
country. And all of them are built on the principles -- personal
responsibility, opportunity, ownership, independence, dignity,
empowerment, the family. And it all adds up to the American
Dream.
And here's what we're talking about: We have a
great program that we're trying to get to Congress to help us
with now called Weed and Seed. It backs our wonderful law
enforcement people. It weeds out the criminals and goes after
the drug dealers. And then it seeds the neighborhoods with hope
and opportunity. We need to get that through the United States
Congress. And I believe we can.
The next one is enterprise zones; something that
we've been championing for three years; Jack on the cutting edge,
and effectively so, I might add. And what that says is, better
than some make-work program, let's change the tax structure so
you can draw like a magnet into the inner cities some businesses
who are going to take a chance, who are going to take a gamble.
And it's going to make it worth their while through the tax
changes so they will then offer jobs with dignity in the private
sector to those that have been bypassed as far as the American
Dream goes. We need enterprise zones now, and I'd like to have
your support with the Congress. (Applause.)
Another one is, we must reform the welfare system.
And people say, oh, well, wait a minute, is that some kind of
code word. It is not. What we're doing is offering waivers to
these states so they can try. Wisconsin came in, they've got a
program called Learnfare, to take welfare dependency people and
have them an opportunity to learn; similarly, Workfare programs.
We have got to innovate in this country.
And then there's a much more compassionate side of
welfare reform. A kid saved the other day a little over $1,000
and the welfare people came to get the family, and said, your
daughter here has saved a little over $1,000; you can't do that
on welfare, that violates the rules. We're trying to change that
so families can save a little money and work their way out or get
themselves an education. So we've got to reform the welfare
system. And the time has come. And the people that will benefit
the most are those who have been on welfare hopelessly without
any chance at the American Dream. Help us change it.
(Applause.)
We've got a wonderful job training program: Job.
Training 2000. We're going to coordinate the services to the
people that need it the most. And, again, we're going to push
through -- our able Secretary of Labor Lynn Martin and
others -- to get this Job Training 2000 enacted.
A fifth one is homeownership. You see, we believe
that if a person owns their home -- if a person owns the home, it
is far better. They take a pride in it, a dignity comes back, it
strengthens the family, and it is a far better approach than
these failed housing projects that strip families of their
dignity. And so we're pushing hard for homeownership. And,
again, we're going to try to get the Congress to help us in every
way possible. Give that opportunity to American families.
(Applause.)
And the last one -- and it is vitally important and
it doesn't have quite the short-term implications -- we must
reform our education system. And we are talking about a new
program -- David Kearns that's so well-known in this part to many
people was very instrumental in it and so is Lamar Alexander, our
Secretary -- we're literally talking about revolutionizing
American education -- brand-new schools in each state, not
necessarily in bricks and mortar, but new concepts. And trying
that and saying the old system hasn't worked, let's change it.
For example, let's give parents a choice of where they want to
send their schools -- religious or private, whatever it is. Give
them a choice and watch our educational system improve.
(Applause.)
so these are some of the initiatives we're pushing.
And then overlying that, we have some other fundamental ones.
Every time I see young people I'm saying to myself, we've got to
do something to keep from mortgaging their future. And we've
proposed capping the growth of these mandatory programs. We are
now fighting for a balanced budget amendment. And we need your
help to get that one through the Congress. It will discipline
our branch of government, and it'll discipline the United States
Congress. And the balanced budget amendment will be phased in
and (Applause.) it'll save the future generations if we can get it passed.
Two other points you'll be hearing more about as we
engage in the fall, and I will be encouraging people to send more
Republican congressmen down their to Washington, both in the
Senate and the House. One of them is the line-item veto.
(Applause.) You give me that line-item veto that these 43
governors (Applause.) have and watch us get that spending under control.
And the last one, we've got to reform our legal
system. We've got to sue each other less and help each other
more. (Applause.) And we have proposals to do just exactly
that. That's the tip of the iceberg.
There's a domestic agenda for you. And we're going
to take the case to the American people. And Lou is right: The
American economy has begun to move. A recent poll that I saw and
analyzed here just a few days ago -- 70 percent of the American
people think the economy is getting worse. They are wrong. It
is beginning to turn. And when it does, the fortunes of the
Republican Party and those people that share the values I've
spelled out here are going to rise and they're going to rise
precipitously. We are going to win the election in the fall, we
are going to get more people in the United States Congress that
believe and think as you and I do, and thank you for your help in
making that possible.
Thank you all, and may God bless you. (Applause.)
END
6:20 P.M. EDT