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I take great pride in that fact, that in some
the-where is the band? I can't see them,
way perhaps my Presidency was a part of all
but I understand you've got a great Chaparral
for
of that. But that is there. Now we've got to
High School band over here. Thank you for
let
keep this movement towards freedom and to-
your music. And thanks to Shannon
wards peace around the world going forward.
Marketic, Miss U.S.A., for the Pledge. And
We've got to do it. With your help, I'm con-
out with us in the audience, a guy I visited
uni-
fident we can do it for the next 4 years.
with earlier on, a true Point of Light, Kevin
fair-
Many, many thanks to all of you.
Johnson of the Phoenix Suns, and all he does
for the young people out here. And then an-
Note: The President spoke at 4:55 p.m. at
other old friend who I had a chance to greet
the American Legion Luke Greenway Post.
earlier on, Joe Bugel of the Cardinals, a great
In his remarks, he referred to Arizona State
guy and a great sportsman. And I'm proud
Commanders Tony Valenzuela, American Le-
to see him.
edu-
gion, Don Silva, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
So it's a pleasure to be back, and I'm sorry
and Don Gentry, Disabled American Vet-
Barbara's not here. And I will apologize; they
erans.
told me that broccoli is on the menu, and
I'm out of here as soon as I finish speaking.
as
[Laughter] But seriously, we do have to head
back out to Los Angeles, be sure we're fol-
en-
Remarks at a Fundraising Dinner for
lowing up the way we should there.
Senator John McCain in Phoenix
But I'm glad to have this opportunity to
May 28, 1992
express my appreciation to our Senator, and
I say "ours" because Barbara and I feel like
Thank you all very, very much for that wel-
he's just part of us, Senator John McCain,
new
come. May I pay my tribute to Jim Click.
for his help in fighting against that pork-bar-
hem
He's been a staunch supporter of the Repub-
rel spending back in Washington and for his
lican cause for a long, long time, and I'm
leadership and support for the line-item veto.
very grateful to see him again and grateful
He is a man of principle. John, your leader-
hese
for that introduction. Of course, I'm proud
ship has been absolutely invaluable. And
to be at the side of John McCain and his
when I see it I say to myself, if only we had
wife Cindy. I want to salute two from our
control of the United States Senate. On
Cabinet: Secretary Lynn Martin, our Sec-
budget, on taxes, on health care, on the needs
put
retary of Labor over here, who's doing a su-
of older Americans, John McCain's efforts
Vest
perb job, job training and a wide array of
mean so much to me and so much to our
The
other issues; and then our irrepressible Sec-
country, and they, of course, mean an awful
retary of HUD, who is going with me as we
lot to the great State of Arizona and to all
the
head back out to Los Angeles, but a man
Americans. You are lucky, indeed, to have
who is doing a superb job in this concept
him in the Senate, and we must have him
of
of homeownership, giving people a part of
back come fall.
the action, Jack Kemp, our Secretary of
And of course, special tribute to Senator
HUD. And may I salute Governor Fife Sy-
Barry Goldwater for his half-century of prin-
mington and Ann; and of course, a special
cipled, and I use that word advisedly, prin-
right
warm abraso for Barry and Susan Goldwater;
cipled service to our great country. What a
me
and our chairman, Jerry Davis; Pastor Jack-
record of achievement. What an example.
son, whom I've been privileged to be with
What an accomplishment. Fifty years in pub-
before; Everett Alvarez, who today was an-
lic service, and underlying it all, character
now
nounced as one of our cochairmen of our
and integrity totally intact. I am proud to be
that
veterans effort, a great American.
his friend. I am grateful for his support.
Brenda High, appropriately named for the
There have been some tough times in my
way she did that "Star-Spangled Banner." It
political life, and one of them was 4 years
Bar-
was outstanding. You can't help but be
ago. Barry came up there, suited up, got on
stirred when you hear a rendition like that
a long flight and flew up to New Hampshire
of our great national anthem. And thanks to
and bailed me out. I'll never, ever forget it.
946
May 28 / Administration of George Bush, 1992
Administratio
Not out of jail, but out of some political hot
growth and international competitiveness to
urban agenda
water up there. [Laughter]
make any country proud.
tunity in all o
How about this backdrop? I like it very
Instead of excuses, we're offering edu-
proud of the
much, not only as a great art work, but com-
cation. More than one of four American
Agencies to t
ing from a city where Congress spends so
workers has a college degree; another 20 per-
the Marines,
much money, it's always good to see some-
cent have at least a year of college. Through
the SBA and
thing in black ink. [Laughter]
this program we've got, the break-the-mold
and Agricultu
It was Barry who put it this way, "Those
school program, and parental choice and
They respond
who do not have courage want complicated
choice for public, private, or religious schools
nated way, an
answers." Well, Republicans are courageous
for their children, I might add, our America
But I am ]
people, and our solutions to America's prob-
2000 initiative for education: it is new; it is
Congress has
lems are simple and effective, not com-
revolutionary, and it doesn't mandate it from
bring instant
plicated out of a maze of redtape. While the
Washington. It says let the communities, let
Angeles but t
Democrats put their faith in adding new
the States, let the families have a say in de-
on enterprise
bricks to the old bureaucratic programs, and
ciding what kind of education is best for our
that we've m.
they try to do it every single day up there
own children.
hope to the
in the Congress, we Republicans are focusing
And yes, we are opening more and more
right here an
on leaving our children and grandchildren
doors of opportunity for Americans. And now
set the par
three fundamental legacies that are integral
we must address ways that we can strengthen
enough to ge
to their own future: Strong families to sustain
our national spirit and return to the bedrock
in this countr
individuals, to nurture and encourage chil-
principles, faith, family, that made our Na-
So let the
dren, and to preserve our Nation's character
tion great. I would hate to be taking a case
and our culture; and then, number two,
sage of pessi
to the American people in the fall that was
best days ar
peace, in our schools, on our streets, and yes,
predicated on everything being bad, that the
our Nation S
all around the world; and then, third one,
only way you can win is if the country's going
ment that is
jobs, both for those who are seeking work
to hell in a handbasket. We are America, and
tioned leade:
and for graduates entering the work force.
we are moving forward. And by fall we are
includes mor
I might add, at long last our national econ-
going to show them that the positive message
those new de
omy is beginning to move. It's recovering,
of change is the message of hope for the
and consumer confidence, you might have
American people.
ica, to the U1
seen it yesterday, is starting back up, is re-
John McCain and I have the responsibility
ership.
turning.
to provide the leadership that we need, the
Yes, there
These legacies, all of them don't always
country needs, to get back to sound prin-
own country
translate into sound bites, but they are defi-
ciples upon which our Nation was founded,
we are pushi
nitely sound policy. Senator Barry Goldwater
principles that helped make us the world's
Hill. There
and Senator John McCain have both been
leading Nation and principles that gave us
cooperativel
at the forefront in helping to establish these
a standard of living that is the envy of the
I do. And f
legacies and in building a sound Republican
entire world.
Union Addre
policy, policy that sees problems as some-
The cynics say that social conditions are
"The people
thing more than excuses for new centralized,
too bad to turn around. And the skeptics say
let's try to get
mandated programs. This is the message I
that faith and ideals are puny and incon-
I don't th'
will be taking to the American people in the
sequential when put up against the problems
who has bee
fall, and this is the message that is going to
that we face as a Nation. Well, I think they're
Capitol Hill
win for us not only the White House but con-
wrong. I believe, along with Calvin Coolidge,
understands
trol of the Congress. You watch and see, now.
"there is no force so democratic as the force
them, articu
What we are trying to do is to offer innova-
of an ideal." I believe that the forces of char-
wards to try
tion and change. American industries lead
acter, of compassion, and goodness will ulti-
the Congres
the world in growth and efficiency. America
mately triumph over the forces that can only
form, reforr.
is the world's leading exporter, producing
tear down and destroy.
working any
$422 billion worth last year alone, $422 bil-
Tonight, as soon as we finish here, I'm
things that a
lion. Over the past 5 years, our exports have
going to be going back to Los Angeles to
come to cha
supported 7 million jobs. These are impres-
check on the progress of Federal aid efforts
States Cong
sive accomplishments, a record of economic
out there and to expand on my ideas for an
move forwar
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Administration of George Bush, 1992 / May 28
947
to
urban agenda, an agenda of hope and oppor-
There is a mood for change. There was
tunity in all our cities. I might say I am very
talk in all of them. The Nation needs an infu-
u-
proud of the rapid response of our Federal
sion of fresh, new Republican Congressmen
Agencies to that crisis out there: the Army,
and Senators who will be statesmen, like
the Marines, there to restore law and order;
Barry Goldwater, like John McCain, leaders
the SBA and HUD and Labor and FEMA
willing to try out new ideas. We unveiled this
Id
and Agriculture and HHS and others, too.
plan for the cities, and some cynics out there
They responded fast. We did it in a coordi-
on the Democratic side are saying, "These
Is
nated way, and all of them did very, very well.
aren't new. You proposed them before."
But I am less proud of the fact that the
They are new because they have not been
is
Congress has not moved on our program to
tried. We need people who will put the best
bring instant hope to the cities, not just Los
interest of the Nation first and foremost.
Angeles but the cities all across our country,
There are other problems that Govern-
on enterprise zones or on the other proposals
ment alone cannot reverse. At the top of the
that we've made that would instantly bring
list is action to restore the American family.
hope to the cities. I challenge the Congress
Simply put, our children cannot dream the
right here and now: Please take action. Let's
American dream when they are living a
set the partisanship aside for just long
nightmare. Look at a few brief and sad facts.
enough to get something done to help people
In comparison with other industrialized
in this country.
countries, the Census Bureau found that the
So let the others out there take their mes-
United States has the highest divorce rate,
sage of pessimism. They say that America's
the highest number of children involved in
S
best days are behind us. The truth is that
divorce, the highest teenage pregnancy rates,
our Nation stands at a pinnacle of achieve-
the highest abortion rates, the highest per-
ment that is unmatched. We are the unques-
centage of children living in a single-parent
tioned leader of the free world, which now
household, the highest percentage of violent
includes more countries than ever before. All
deaths among our precious young. These are
those new democracies are looking to Amer-
not the kinds of records that we want to have
ica, to the United States of America, for lead-
as a great country.
ership.
Our Federal Government, of course, we
Yes, there is much left to be done in our
have responsibilities. As President, I've got
own country. But many of the changes that
responsibilities in all of this. We must do
we are pushing are stuck up there on Capitol
more. We must do what we can. The Amer-
Hill. There was no one who wants to work
ican people must do those things that Gov-
cooperatively with Congress any more than
ernment cannot do. Government can and
I do. And from my very first State of the
must provide school choice, but parents must
Union Address I held out my hand and said,
read to their kids and instill a love for learn-
"The people didn't send us here to bicker;
ing. Government can and must fight crime,
let's try to get something done."
but fathers and mothers must teach dis-
I don't think there's anyone, I might say,
cipline and instill values in their children.
who has been a better friend up there on
Government can and must foster American
Capitol Hill than John McCain because he
competitiveness, but parents must teach the
understands these principles. He advocates
kids the dignity of work.
them, articulates them. We bent over back-
To paraphrase that great philosopher of
wards to try to get the liberals who control
the silver hair, Barbara Bush-[laughter]-
the Congress to support our efforts to re-
what you teach at your house is more impor-
form, reform programs that simply are not
tant than what happens at the White House.
working anymore. We've tried to change
And she is absolutely right about that.
things that aren't working. Now, the time has
So we're a country that has a lot of prob-
come to change the control of the United
lems, big problems. But I am absolutely con-
States Congress itself and watch this country
vinced we can solve them. We have laid the
move forward.
groundwork, and we've developed sound
948
May 28 / Administration of George Bush, 1992
Administration of
plans. We can transform America into the
May 25
the Vice Pres
Nation we all want her to be.
Chief of Sta
Bruce Mayville, of Rochester, NY
It hasn't been much fun in the political
Scowcroft, As
arena lately. We've been hammered out
May 26
National Sec
there a little bit. Somebody said that builds
Volunteers of PPG/Langley Partnership in
of the CIA br
character. I said, I'm a little long on character
Education, of Pittsburgh, PA
Samuel K. Sk
and looking forward to a change.
The President t
May 27
But let me tell you this. I am quietly con-
and returned to
fident about the election this fall. In sum,
Volunteers of STRIVE, Inc., of Newton, NC
afternoon. He the
I am absolutely convinced as this economy
May 28
Kollek of Jerusale
Later, the Pres
moves back, as we sort out where everybody
Volunteers of Shepherd Ministries, Inc., of
stands on these highly complex issues, when
GA, where he atte
Cincinnati, OH
the country assesses the fact that we are at
raising dinner ano
peace and that our children go to bed at night
May 29
DC, in the evenin'
with less fear of nuclear war-and that is a
Stephanie Rivard-Lucas, of Houston, TX
May 28
major accomplishment of which I am very
The President
proud to have been a part-and it's when
the White House
we get in focus the agenda, see who wants
-the Vice Pre
to pass this agenda of hope and opportunity
Digest of Other
Chief of Sta
and who wants to stifle it, when we take for-
White House Announcements
Scowcroft, A
ward the values that you and I believe in to
National Sec
the American people again this fall on family
The following list includes the President's
of the CIA b
and faith, I am absolutely convinced we're
public schedule and other items of general
-Samuel K. S
going to win this election. We are going to
interest announced by the Office of the Press
-Secretary of
win it. We're going to transform our prob-
Secretary and not included elsewhere in this
In the afternoc
lems into challenging opportunities to realize
issue.
Phoenix, AZ, wl
the American dream.
delegates to the
Thank you for your fantastic support for
tion. In the ever
our great Senator. May God bless you, and
May 25
to Los Angeles, (
may God bless the United States of America,
In the morning, the President and Mrs.
The President
the freest and greatest country on the face
Bush participated in a Memorial Day cere-
nominate Marsh
of the Earth. Thank you very, very much.
mony at the American Legion Post in
to be a member
Kennebunkport, ME.
mission on Publ.
Note: The President spoke at 6:23 p.m. at
In the afternoon, they returned to Wash-
piring July 1, 199
the Phoenix Civic Plaza. In his remarks, he
ington, DC, from a Memorial Day holiday
J. Feulner, Jr. (
referred to Jim Click, Bush-Quayle Arizona
weekend stay at their home in
as a partner wit
finance chairman; Gerald Davis, chairman,
Kennebunkport.
Hostetler in Was
Arizona Republican Party; and Richard Jack-
May 26
The President
son, pastor, North Phoenix Baptist Church.
The President met at the White House
nominate Max ?
with:
trict of Columb
-the Vice President; Samuel K. Skinner,
Board of Directo
Chief of Staff to the President; Brent
tute of Peace for
Points of Light Recognition Program
Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for
1995. He would
The President named the following individ-
National Security Affairs; and members
Currently Dr. K
ner with the law
uals and institutions as exemplars of his com-
of the CIA briefing staff;
mitment to making community service
-Samuel K. Skinner;
Shriver and Jaco
central to the life and work of every Amer-
-domestic advisers;
May 29
ican.
-the Vice President, for lunch;
In the mornir
-Blue Angels pilots.
Los Angeles L
May 23
May 27
Later, he met \
Volunteers of the Senior Companion Program
In the morning, the President met at the
Following hi.
(SCP), of Racine, WI
White House with:
Town Hall of (
Crouse/Aarhus
Wednesday, May 27, 1992
Final Draft, 3:48pm
[phoenix.fin]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
FUNDRAISER-SENATOR MCCAIN
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1992
[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]
Thank you for that introduction, John. And, thanks to that
great Chaparral High School band for their terrific music. I am
very glad to have this opportunity to express my appreciation to
Senator John McCain for his help in fighting to eliminate pork
barrel spending and for his support of the line-item veto. Your
leadership has been invaluable, John -- on budget, taxes, health
care, and the needs of Older Americans. Your efforts mean so much
to me personally -- and to Arizona and to all Americans.
I am also thrilled to pay tribute to Senator Barry Goldwater
for his half-century of service to America. What a record of
achievement. And, what an accomplishment -- 50 years in public
service with character and integrity intact. I am proud to be
your friend. Isn't this a wonderful backdrop. ( (Not only is it
great artwork, but coming from a city where Congress spends so
much money, it's always good to see black ink.))
It was Barry Goldwater who said, "those who do not have
courage want complicated answers." Well, Republicans are
courageous people and our solutions to America's problems are
simple and effective, not a complicated maze of red-tape.
1
2
While the Democrats put their faith in adding to the old
bureaucratic programs, Republicans are focusing on leaving our
children and grandchildren three fundamental legacies that are
integral to their future -- jobs, both for those who are seeking
work and for graduates entering the workforce; strong families,
to sustain individuals, to nurture and encourage children, and to
preserve our nation's character and culture; and peace, in our
schools, on our streets, and around the world. These legacies
don't always translate into sound-bites, but they are definitely
sound policy. Senators Goldwater and McCain have both been at
the forefront in helping to establish these legacies and in
building sound Republican policy; policy that sees. problems as
something more than excuses for new programs.
Instead of promises, we provide opportunities to fulfill
potential -- America, with one-twentieth of the world's
population, produces one-fourth of the world's goods and
services. That's world-class productivity.
Instead of business-as-usual, we offer economic innovation
and change -- American industries lead the world in growth and
efficiency. And American is the world's leading exporter,
producing $422 billion worth last year alone. Over the past five
years, our exports have supported 7 million jobs.
Instead of excuses, we offer education. More than one of
four American workers has a college degree; another 20 percent
have at least a year of college. Through break-the-mold schools,
parental choice of public, private or religious schools for their
3
children; the America 2000 initiative; and Job Training programs;
we are opening more and more doors of opportunity for Americans.
These are impressive accomplishments -- a record of economic
growth and international competitiveness, to make any country
proud. Now, we must address ways we can strengthen our national
spirit and return to the bedrock principles -- faith and family
--- that made our nation great.
Senator McCain and I have the responsibility to provide the
leadership America needs to get back to the sound principles on
which our nation was founded; principles that helped make us the
world's leading nation; and principles that gave us a standard of
living that is the envy of the rest of the world.
The cynics say that social conditions are too bad to turn
around. The skeptics say that faith and ideals are puny and
inconsequential when put up against our problems. They are
simply wrong. I believe, along with Calvin Coolidge, "There is
no force so democratic as the force of an ideal." I believe that
the forces of character, compassion and goodness will ultimately
triumph over forces that can only tear down and destroy.
Tonight, I'll be going back to Los Angeles -- to get an update on
the Federal aid effort there and to expand on my ideas for an
urban agenda of hope and opportunity in all our cities.
The pessimists say America's best days are behind us; the
truth is that our nation stands at a pinnacle of achievement that
is unmatched. America is the unquestioned leader of the free
4
world -- which now includes more countries than ever before and
all those new democracies are looking to America for leadership.
Yes, there is much left to be done in our own country. But,
many of the changes that we are pushing are stuck up on Capitol
Hill. There is no one who wants to work cooperatively with
Congress any more than I do. And, there's no one who has been a
better friend there, than John McCain. We have bent over
backwards to try to get the liberals who control Congress to
support our efforts to reform programs that are not working.
We've tried to change things that aren't working. Now, the time
has come to change the Congress.
The nation needs an infusion of fresh, new Republican
Congressmen and Senators who will be Statesmen -- like Senator
Goldwater and Senator McCain -- leaders who will put the best
interests of the nation first and foremost.
There are other problems that government, alone, cannot
reverse. At the top of that list is action to restore the
American family. Simply put, our children cannot dream the
American dream when they are living a nightmare. Look at a few
brief and sad facts. In comparison with other countries, the
Census Bureau found that the United States has the highest
divorce rate, the highest number of children involved in divorce,
the highest teenage pregnancy rates, the highest abortion rates,
the highest percentage of children living in a single-parent
household, and the highest percentage of violent deaths among our
5
precious young. These are not the kind of records that we want
to have as a great country.
Our Federal government, of course, must do what it can.
And, the American people must do those things that government
cannot do. Government can and must provide school choice, but
parents must read to their children and instill a love for
learning. Government can and must fight crime, but fathers and
mothers must teach discipline and instill values in their
children. Government can and must foster American
competitiveness, but parents must teach their children the
dignity of work. To paraphrase that great philosopher, Barbara
Bush, "What you teach at your house is more important than what
happens at the White House."
These are big problems, yes. But we can solve them -- we
have laid the groundwork and we have developed sound plans. We
can transform America into the nation we all want her to be. We
will win the election this Fall. And, we will transform our
problems into challenging opportunities to realize the American
Dream.
Thank you very much for your support. May God bless all of
you. And, may God bless the United States of America.
#
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Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
92 MAY 28 A8:23 A
5/27/92
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: FUNDRAISER-SENATOR MCCAIN
SUBJECT:
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1992
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYL
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
May 27, 1992
82MAY27 P5: 43
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST
FROM:
JANICE SHAW CROUSE Janice Show Creum
SUBJECT:
FUNDRAISING EVENT FOR SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN
On Thursday, May 28th, you will be participating in a
fundraising event for Senator John McCain. The event is also in
honor of Senator Barry Goldwater's Fifty Years of Service to
America. The five-page speech will be on teleprompter. The
speech honors both Senators and refers to them occasionally
throughout the speech.
Behind the dais will be a huge backdrop of a pen and ink
drawing of Senator Goldwater and you. The same drawing was used
on the invitations to the event. The speech contains a reference
to the backdrop and a joke about it.
Your remarks are based on a quote from Senator Goldwater
about people who lack courage wanting complicated answers. The
gist of the speech is that Republicans provide simple, solid,
effective solutions to the nation's problems.
The speech cites the outstanding record this Administration
has achieved and reaffirms our belief that character, compassion
and goodness will triumph over pessimism. It reiterates the
necessity for the American people to do those things that
government cannot do. The speech ends with an upbeat affirmation
of the future where problems become challenging opportunities.
Crouse/Aarhus
Wednesday, May 27, 1992
Final Draft, 5:40pm
[phoenix.fin]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
FUNDRAISER-SENATOR MCCAIN
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1992
Thank you for that introduction, John. And, thanks to that
great Chaparral High School band for their terrific music. [More
acknowledgements to come]. I am very glad to have this
opportunity to express my appreciation to Senator John McCain for
his help in fighting against pork-barrel spending and for his
support of the line-item veto. Your leadership has been
invaluable, John -- on budget, taxes, health care, and the needs
of older Americans. Your efforts mean so much to me personally -
- and to Arizona and to all Americans.
I am also thrilled to pay tribute to Senator Barry Goldwater
for his half-century of service to America. What a record of
achievement. And, what an accomplishment -- 50 years in public
service with character and integrity intact. I am proud to be
your friend. Isn't this a wonderful backdrop. ( (Not only is it
great artwork, but coming from a city where Congress spends so
much money, it's always good to see black ink.))
It was Barry Goldwater who said, "those who do not have
courage want complicated answers." Well, Republicans are
courageous people and our solutions to America's problems are
simple and effective, not a complicated maze of red tape.
While the Democrats put their faith in adding new bricks to
the old bureaucratic programs, Republicans are focusing on
2
leaving our children and grandchildren three fundamental legacies
that are integral to their future -- jobs, both for those who are
seeking work and for graduates entering the workforce; strong
families, to sustain individuals, to nurture and encourage
children, and to preserve our nation's character and culture; and
peace, in our schools, on our streets, and around the world.
These legacies don't always translate into sound-bites, but they
are definitely sound policy. Senators Goldwater and McCain have
both been at the forefront in helping to establish these legacies
and in building sound Republican policy; policy that sees
problems as something more than excuses for new programs.
Instead of promises, we provide opportunities to fulfill
potential -- America, with one-twentieth of the world's
population, produces one-fourth of the world's goods and
services. That's world-class productivity.
Instead of business-as-usual, we offer economic innovation
and change -- American industries lead the world in growth and
efficiency. And America is the world's leading exporter,
producing $422 billion worth last year alone. Over the past five
years, our exports have supported 7 million jobs.
Instead of excuses, we offer education. More than one of
four American workers has a college degree; another 20 percent
have at least a year of college. Through break-the-mold schools,
parental choice of public, private or religious schools for their
children; the America 2000 initiative; and Job Training programs;
we are opening more and more doors of opportunity for Americans.
3
These are impressive accomplishments -- a record of economic
growth and international competitiveness to make any country
proud. Now, we must address ways we can strengthen our national
spirit and return to the bedrock principles -- faith and family
-- that made our nation great.
Senator McCain and I have the responsibility to provide the
leadership America needs to get back to the sound principles upon
which our nation was founded; principles that helped make us the
world's leading nation; and principles that gave us a standard of
living that is the envy of the rest of the world.
The cynics say that social conditions are too bad to turn
around. The skeptics say that faith and ideals are puny and
inconsequential when put up against our problems. They are
simply wrong. I believe, along with Calvin Coolidge, "There is
no force so democratic as the force of an ideal." I believe that
the forces of character, compassion and goodness will ultimately
triumph over forces that can only tear down and destroy.
Tonight, I'll be going back to Los Angeles -- to get an update on
the Federal aid effort there and to expand on my ideas for an
urban agenda of hope and opportunity in all our cities.
The pessimists say America's best days are behind us; the
truth is that our nation stands at a pinnacle of achievement that
is unmatched. America is the unquestioned leader of the free
world -- which now includes more countries than ever before and
all those new democracies are looking to America for leadership.
4
Yes, there is much left to be done in our own country. But,
many of the changes that we are pushing are stuck up on Capitol
Hill. There is no one who wants to work cooperatively with
Congress any more than I do. And, there's no one who has been a
better friend there, than John McCain. We have bent over
backwards to try to get the liberals who control Congress to
support our efforts to reform programs that are not working.
We've tried to change things that aren't working. Now, the time
has come to change the Congress.
The nation needs an infusion of fresh, new Republican
Congressmen and Senators who will be Statesmen -- like Senator
Goldwater and -Senator McCain -- leaders who will put the best
interests of the nation first and foremost.
There are other problems that government, alone, cannot
reverse. At the top of that list is action to restore the
American family. Simply put, our children cannot dream the
American dream when they are living a nightmare. Look at a few
brief and sad facts. In comparison with other countries, the
Census Bureau found that the United States has the highest
divorce rate, the highest number of children involved in divorce,
the highest teenage pregnancy rates, the highest abortion rates,
the highest percentage of children living in a single-parent
household, and the highest percentage of violent deaths among our
precious young. These are not the kind of records that we want
to have as a great country.
5
Our federal government, of course, must do what it can.
And, the American people must do those things that government
cannot do. Government can and must provide school choice, but
parents must read to their children and instill a love for
learning. Government can and must fight crime, but fathers and
mothers must teach discipline and instill values in their
children. Government can and must foster American
competitiveness, but parents must teach their children the
dignity of work. To paraphrase that great philosopher, Barbara
Bush, "What you teach at your house is more important than what
happens at the White House."
These are big problems, yes. But we can solve them -- we
have laid the groundwork and we have developed sound plans. We
can transform America into the nation we all want her to be. We
will win the election this fall. And, we will transform our
problems into challenging opportunities to realize the American
Dream.
Thank you very much for your support. May God bless all of
you. And, may God bless the United States of America.
#
#
#
#
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
5/27/ 92
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH/QUAYLE '92 VETERANS COALITION
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
SUBJECT:
THRUSDAY, MAY 28, 1992
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
ROGICH
CALIO
ROLLINS
DEMAREST
SMITH
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
<<<<<<<<<<<
GRAY
FINDLAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
The attached has been forwared to the President.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
32 MAY 27 P5:44
May 27, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST MorfriD
FROM:
CURT SMITH S
SUBJECT:
BUSH-QUAYLE VETERANS COALITION
On Thursday, May 28, at 5 p.m., you will address an audience
of 300 at the American Legion, Luke Greenway Post in Phoenix,
where you will announce the formation of the Bush-Quayle '92
Veterans Coalition. Your remarks are eight minutes in length,
and will be on cards.
(Smith/Aarhus)
Draft Three
May 27, 1992
PHOENIX
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH/QUAYLE '92 VETERANS COALITION
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1992
Thank you, Senator McCain. Great to see Everett Alvarez;
[additional acknowledgements to come]. And let Be thank all of
you here today who represent our nation's veterans -- more than
26 million strong. First, it's great to be back in one of my
favorite cities. ((I was sorry last year that Phoenix got passed
over for a major-league baseball team. of course, someone in
Cleveland told me he feels the same way about his city.) 11
An old saying goes, "Save the best for last." Today, we're
saving the best for first: The first campaign coalition to be
announced for our campaign. / Barry Goldwater is its Honorary
Chairman -- John McCain and Everett Alvarez its National
Chairmen. I am proud to present the Bush/Quayle '92 National
Veterans Coalition. ///
All of you know why I insisted the Veterans be first to be
unveiled. You know how service has preserved the values that
make -- and keep -- us strong. / You know how veterans have
given of themselves, and often of their lives, in places named
Argonne / Normandy / Da Nang / and the Persian Gulf.
Think of our kids and grandkids. They have inherited your
bequest of faith in country / family / in democracy / in God.
They can never repay you for all you've done for freedom. From
2
the time the torch of liberty was first lit in America, you have
shed your blood to make sure it will never go out. 11
That is what this campaign must be about -- what we must
fight for / enlist our hearts and minds for. / To ensure for
people, choice; for society, pluralism; for God's children, the
freedom to go about their daily lives free from fear. 11
Freedom can let us vote as we want, and pray as we choose.
Freedom can ensure the legacies for our kids of family, peace,
and jobs. Above all, freedom can secure what we fought for at
Guadalcanal and Inchon -- at Hue city and Kuwait city: A world
where liberty's tide is running in -- just as tyranny's is
running out. // I renew my pledge to do all that's humanly
possible to account for our comrades missing from past wars. As
long as I am President, we will never forget our POWs and MIAS. /
Let us also pledge that as we move to a post-cold war
defense force, we won't forget to take care of our military and
civilian men and women who worked and fought so hard to ensure
that freedom and democracy would prevail. // For them, we will
continue to work together to make sure American veterans receive
quality health care that is second to none. //
One clear benefit of the end of the cold war is the
substantial defense savings possible in this new environment.
However, this transition must be managed in a rational manner.
First, we must achieve an orderly reduction in our forces of
about 25 percent over the next five years. Some have called for
far deeper cuts. I reject this approach. As I told the
3
graduating Midshipmen yesterday, "never in the history of man has
the world been a benign place. There is no substitute for
America's strength and sense of purpose." //
Next, Secretary Cheney and I are mindful of our obligation
to treat defense and uniform employees and their communities
fairly. Our plan already includes spending more than 7.1 billion
dollars to address defense transition over the next two years. 11
Today, I am proposing a number of additional programs, including
new G.I. Bill benefits and an expansion of job training,
employment and educational opportunities. We will dedicate more
than one billion additional dollars through 1996 on these vital
defense transition activities. Whether working as a teacher in
an elementary school, or as an environmental engineer, I am
committed to ensuring that the vast talents of former defense
personnel can be put to productive use in private life. 11
With us today are talented and capable men and women who
believe in the new world of freedom. No one needs to tell them
about the inhumanity of war. Instead, they know that only a
strong America can preserve the humanity of peace. / I am proud
of these men -- and proud that they have agreed to help me. I
thank you for your support. I hope to be worthy of your prayers.
Thirty years ago, Douglas MacArthur said it best. Returning
to the Plain at West Point, he gave a speech to the cadets. "The
soldier," he told them, "above all other people, prays for peace
for he must bear the deepest wounds and scars of war."
4
You have all been soldiers in the crusade for freedom. This
year, I ask you to re-enlist -- and help keep America what
Lincoln called "this last best hope of earth." / For 200 years
our veterans have fought for what is right, and good. For
joining me this year to defend those values -- I thank you from
the bottom of my heart.
God bless you, and God bless America.
#
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 27, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST
FROM:
JANICE SHAW CROUSE Juice Show Crouse
SUBJECT:
FUNDRAISING EVENT FOR SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN
On Thursday, May 28th, you will be participating in a
fundraising event for Senator John McCain. The event is also in
honor of Senator Barry Goldwater's Fifty Years of Service to
America. The five-page speech will be on teleprompter. The
speech honors both Senators and refers to them occasionally
throughout the speech.
Behind the dais will be a huge backdrop of a pen and ink
drawing of Senator Goldwater and you. The same drawing was used
on the invitations to the event. The speech contains a reference
to the backdrop and a joke about it.
Your remarks are based on a quote from Senator Goldwater
about people who lack courage wanting complicated answers. The
gist of the speech is that Republicans provide simple, solid,
effective solutions to the nation's problems.
The speech cites the outstanding record this Administration
has achieved and reaffirms our belief that character, compassion
and goodness will triumph over pessimism. It reiterates the
necessity for the American people to do those things that
government cannot do. The speech ends with an upbeat affirmation
of the future where problems become challenging opportunities.
Crouse/Aarhus
Wednesday, May 27, 1992
Final Draft, 5:40pm
[phoenix.f
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
FUNDRAISER-SENATOR MCCAIN
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1992
Thank you for that introduction, John. And, thanks to that
great Chaparral High School band for their terrific music. [More
acknowledgements to come]. I am very glad to have this
opportunity to express my appreciation to Senator John McCain for
his help in fighting against pork-barrel spending and for his
support of the line-item veto. Your leadership has been
invaluable, John -- on budget, taxes, health care, and the needs
of older Americans. Your efforts mean so much to me personally -
- and to Arizona and to all Americans.
I am also thrilled to pay tribute to Senator Barry Goldwater
for his half-century of service to America. What a record of
achievement. And, what an accomplishment -- 50 years in public
service with character and integrity intact. I am proud to be
your friend. Isn't this a wonderful backdrop. ( (Not only is it
great artwork, but coming from a city where Congress spends so
much money, it's always good to see black ink.))
It was Barry Goldwater who said, "those who do not have
courage want complicated answers." Well, Republicans are
courageous people and our solutions to America's problems are
simple and effective, not a complicated maze of red tape.
While the Democrats put their faith in adding new bricks to
the old bureaucratic programs, Republicans are focusing on
2
leaving our children and grandchildren three fundamental legacies
that are integral to their future -- jobs, both for those who are
seeking work and for graduates entering the workforce; strong
families, to sustain individuals, to nurture and encourage
children, and to preserve our nation's character and culture; and
peace, in our schools, on our streets, and around the world.
These legacies don't always translate into sound-bites, but they
are definitely sound policy. Senators Goldwater and McCain have
both been at the forefront in helping to establish these legacies
and in building sound Republican policy; policy that sees
problems as something more than excuses for new programs.
Instead of promises, we provide opportunities to fulfill
potential -- America, with one-twentieth of the world's
population, produces one-fourth of the world's goods and
services. That's world-class productivity.
Instead of business-as-usual, we offer economic innovation
and change -- American industries lead the world in growth and
efficiency. And America is the world's leading exporter,
producing $422 billion worth last year alone. Over the past five
years, our exports have supported 7 million jobs.
Instead of excuses, we offer education. More than one of
four American workers has a college degree; another 20 percent
have at least a year of college. Through break-the-mold schools,
parental choice of public, private or religious schools for their
children; the America 2000 initiative; and Job Training programs;
we are opening more and more doors of opportunity for Americans.
3
These are impressive accomplishments -- a record of economic
growth and international competitiveness to make any country
proud. Now, we must address ways we can strengthen our national
spirit and return to the bedrock principles -- faith and family
-- that made our nation great.
Senator McCain and I have the responsibility to provide the
leadership America needs to get back to the sound principles upon
which our nation was founded; principles that helped make us the
world's leading nation; and principles that gave us a standard of
living that is the envy of the rest of the world.
The cynics say that social conditions are too bad to turn
around. The skeptics say that faith and ideals are puny and
inconsequential when put up against our problems. They are
simply wrong. I believe, along with Calvin Coolidge, "There is
no force so democratic as the force of an ideal." I believe that
the forces of character, compassion and goodness will ultimately
triumph over forces that can only tear down and destroy.
Tonight, I'll be going back to Los Angeles -- to get an update on
the Federal aid effort there and to expand on my ideas for an
urban agenda of hope and opportunity in all our cities.
The pessimists say America's best days are behind us; the
truth is that our nation stands at a pinnacle of achievement that
is unmatched. America is the unquestioned leader of the free
world -- which now includes more countries than ever before and
all those new democracies are looking to America for leadership.
4
Yes, there is much left to be done in our own country. But,
many of the changes that we are pushing are stuck up on Capitol
Hill. There is no one who wants to work cooperatively with
Congress any more than I do. And, there's no one who has been a
better friend there, than John McCain. We have bent over
backwards to try to get the liberals who control Congress to
support our efforts to reform programs that are not working.
We've tried to change things that aren't working. Now, the time
has come to change the Congress.
The nation needs an infusion of fresh, new Republican
Congressmen and Senators who will be Statesmen -- like Senator
Goldwater and-Senator McCain -- leaders who will put the best
interests of the nation first and foremost.
There are other problems that government, alone, cannot
reverse. At the top of that list is action to restore the
American family. Simply put, our children cannot dream the
American dream when they are living a nightmare. Look at a few
brief and sad facts. In comparison with other countries, the
Census Bureau found that the United States has the highest
divorce rate, the highest number of children involved in divorce,
the highest teenage pregnancy rates, the highest abortion rates,
the highest percentage of children living in a single-parent
household, and the highest percentage of violent deaths among our
precious young. These are not the kind of records that we want
to have as a great country.
5
Our federal government, of course, must do what it can.
And, the American people must do those things that government
cannot do. Government can and must provide school choice, but
parents must read to their children and instill a love for
learning. Government can and must fight crime, but fathers and
mothers must teach discipline and instill values in their
children. Government can and must foster American
competitiveness, but parents must teach their children the
dignity of work. To paraphrase that great philosopher, Barbara
Bush, "What you teach at your house is more important than what
happens at the White House." "
These are big problems, yes. But we can solve them -- we
have laid the groundwork and we have developed sound plans. We
can transform America into the nation we all want her to be. We
will win the election this fall. And, we will transform our
problems into challenging opportunities to realize the American
Dream.
Thank you very much for your support. May God bless all of
you. And, may God bless the United States of America.
#
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 27, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST
FROM:
JANICE SHAW CROUSE Janice Show Croum
SUBJECT:
FUNDRAISING EVENT FOR SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN
On Thursday, May 28th, you will be participating in a
fundraising event for Senator John McCain. The event is also in
honor of Senator Barry Goldwater's Fifty Years of Service to
America. The five-page speech will be on teleprompter. The
speech honors both Senators and refers to them occasionally
throughout the speech.
Behind the dais will be a huge backdrop of a pen and ink
drawing of Senator Goldwater and you. The same drawing was used
on the invitations to the event. The speech contains a reference
to the backdrop and a joke about it.
Your remarks are based on a quote from Senator Goldwater
about people who lack courage wanting complicated answers. The
gist of the speech is that Republicans provide simple, solid,
effective solutions to the nation's problems.
The speech cites the outstanding record this Administration
has achieved and reaffirms our belief that character, compassion
and goodness will triumph over pessimism. It reiterates the
necessity for the American people to do those things that
government cannot do. The speech ends with an upbeat affirmation
of the future where problems become challenging opportunities.
Crouse/Aarhus
Wednesday, May 27, 1992
Final Draft, 5:40pm
[phoenix.f
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
FUNDRAISER-SENATOR MCCAIN
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1992
Thank you for that introduction, John. And, thanks to that
great Chaparral High School band for their terrific music. [More
acknowledgements to come]. I am very glad to have this
opportunity to express my appreciation to Senator John McCain for
his help in fighting against pork-barrel spending and for his
support of the line-item veto. Your leadership has been
invaluable, John -- on budget, taxes, health care, and the needs
of older Americans. Your efforts mean so much to me personally -
- and to Arizona and to all Americans.
I am also thrilled to pay tribute to Senator Barry Goldwater
for his half-century of service to America. What a record of
achievement. And, what an accomplishment -- 50 years in public
service with character and integrity intact. I am proud to be
your friend. Isn't this a wonderful backdrop. ((Not only is it
great artwork, but coming from a city where Congress spends so
much money, it's always good to see black ink.))
It was Barry Goldwater who said, "those who do not have
courage want complicated answers." Well, Republicans are
courageous people and our solutions to America's problems are
simple and effective, not a complicated maze of red tape.
While the Democrats put their faith in adding new bricks to
the old bureaucratic programs, Republicans are focusing on
2
leaving our children and grandchildren three fundamental legacies
that are integral to their future -- jobs, both for those who are
seeking work and for graduates entering the workforce; strong
families, to sustain individuals, to nurture and encourage
children, and to preserve our nation's character and culture; and
peace, in our schools, on our streets, and around the world.
These legacies don't always translate into sound-bites, but they
are definitely sound policy. Senators Goldwater and McCain have
both been at the forefront in helping to establish these legacies
and in building sound Republican policy; policy that sees
problems as something more than excuses for new programs.
Instead of promises, we provide opportunities to fulfill
potential -- America, with one-twentieth of the world's
population, produces one-fourth of the world's goods and
services. That's world-class productivity.
Instead of business-as-usual, we offer economic innovation
and change -- American industries lead the world in growth and
efficiency. And America is the world's leading exporter,
producing $422 billion worth last year alone. Over the past five
years, our exports have supported 7 million jobs.
Instead of excuses, we offer education. More than one of
four American workers has a college degree; another 20 percent
have at least a year of college. Through break-the-mold schools,
parental choice of public, private or religious schools for their
children; the America 2000 initiative; and Job Training programs;
we are opening more and more doors of opportunity for Americans.
3
These are impressive accomplishments -- a record of economic
growth and international competitiveness to make any country
proud. Now, we must address ways we can strengthen our national
spirit and return to the bedrock principles -- faith and family
-- that made our nation great.
Senator McCain and I have the responsibility to provide the
leadership America needs to get back to the sound principles upon
which our nation was founded; principles that helped make us the
world's leading nation; and principles that gave us a standard of
living that is the envy of the rest of the world.
The cynics say that social conditions are too bad to turn
around. The skeptics say that faith and ideals are puny and
inconsequential when put up against our problems. They are
simply wrong. I believe, along with Calvin Coolidge, "There is
no force so democratic as the force of an ideal." I believe that
the forces of character, compassion and goodness will ultimately
triumph over forces that can only tear down and destroy.
Tonight, I'll be going back to Los Angeles -- to get an update on
the Federal aid effort there and to expand on my ideas for an
urban agenda of hope and opportunity in all our cities.
The pessimists say America's best days are behind us; the
truth is that our nation stands at a pinnacle of achievement that
is unmatched. America is the unquestioned leader of the free
world -- which now includes more countries than ever before and
all those new democracies are looking to America for leadership.
4
Yes, there is much left to be done in our own country. But,
many of the changes that we are pushing are stuck up on Capitol
Hill. There is no one who wants to work cooperatively with
Congress any more than I do. And, there's no one who has been a
better friend there, than John McCain. We have bent over
backwards to try to get the liberals who control Congress to
support our efforts to reform programs that are not working.
We've tried to change things that aren't working. Now, the time
has come to change the Congress.
The nation needs an infusion of fresh, new Republican
Congressmen and Senators who will be Statesmen -- like Senator
Goldwater and Senator McCain -- leaders who will put the best
interests of the nation first and foremost.
There are other problems that government, alone, cannot
reverse. At the top of that list is action to restore the
American family. Simply put, our children cannot dream the
American dream when they are living a nightmare. Look at a few
brief and sad facts. In comparison with other countries, the
Census Bureau found that the United States has the highest
divorce rate, the highest number of children involved in divorce,
the highest teenage pregnancy rates, the highest abortion rates,
the highest percentage of children living in a single-parent
household, and the highest percentage of violent deaths among our
precious young. These are not the kind of records that we want
to have as a great country.
5
Our federal government, of course, must do what it can.
And, the American people must do those things that government
cannot do. Government can and must provide school choice, but
parents must read to their children and instill a love for
learning. Government can and must fight crime, but fathers and
mothers must teach discipline and instill values in their
children. Government can and must foster American
competitiveness, but parents must teach their children the
dignity of work. To paraphrase that great philosopher, Barbara
Bush, "What you teach at your house is more important than what
happens at the White House.' "
These are big problems, yes. But we can solve them -- we
have laid the groundwork and we have developed sound plans. We
can transform America into the nation we all want her to be. We
will win the election this fall. And, we will transform our
problems into challenging opportunities to realize the American
Dream.
Thank you very much for your support. May God bless all of
you. And, may God bless the United States of America.
#
#
#
#
Document No. 33011455
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 5/26/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 11:00 A.M. WED. 5/27
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: FUNDRAISER-SENATOR MCCAIN
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
SUBJECT:
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1992
ACTION FYI
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Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty,
Rm 122, Ext. 2930, NO LATER THAN 11:00 A.M. WEDNESDAY,
MAY 27, 1992, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
MASTER
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Crouse/Aarhus
Tuesday, May 26, 1992
Draft Five, 6:02pm
02 MAY 26 P6: 49
[phoenix. 005]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
FUNDRAISER-SENATOR MCCAIN
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1992
[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]
Thank you for that introduction, John. And, thanks to that
great Chapparelle High School band for their terrific music. I
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(PORTER) (calio) and the needs of older Americans.
taxes, health care, peace legislation. Your efforts mean so much
to me personally -- and to Arizona and to all Americans.
I am also thrilled to pay tribute to Senator Barry Goldwater
for his half-century of service to America. What a record of
achievement. And, what an accomplishment -- 50 years in public
service with character and integrity intact. I am proud to be
your friend. Isn't this a wonderful backdrop. ( (Not only is it
great artwork, but coming from a city where Congress spends so
much money, it's always good to see black ink.) )
It was Barry Goldwater who said, "those who do not have
courage want complicated answers." Well, Republicans are
courageous people and our solutions to America's problems are
simple and effective, not a complicated maze of red-tape.
1
2
(PORTER)
While the Democrats put their faith in adding new bricks to
the old bureaucratic programs, Republicans are focusing on
leaving our children and grandchildren three fundamental legacies
that are integral to their future -- jobs, both for those who are
seeking work and for graduates entering the workforce; strong
families, to sustain individuals, to nurture and encourage
children, and to preserve our nation's character and culture; and
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around the world, on our streets, and in our schools.
These legacies don't always translate into sound-bites, but they
are definitely sound policy. Senators Goldwater and McCain have
both been at the forefront in helping to establish these legacies
and in building sound Republican policy; policy that sees
problems as something more than excuses for new programs.
Instead of promises, we provide opportunities to fulfill
potential -- America, with one-twentieth of the world's
population, produces one-fourth of the world's goods and
services. That's world-class productivity.
Instead of business-as-usual, we offer economic innovation
and change -- American industries lead the world in growth and
efficiency. During the past five years, we have been the world's
leading exporter -- in the process, we provided 7 million jobs
resported
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and produced $422 billion last year alone.
Instead of excuses, we offer education. More than one of
four American workers has a college degree; another 20 percent
have at least a year of college. Through break-the-mold schools,
parental choice of public, private or religious schools for their
3
children; the America 2000 initiative; and Job Training programs;
we are opening more and more doors of opportunity for Americans.
These are impressive accomplishments -- a record of economic
growth and international competitiveness to make any country
proud. Now, we must address ways we can strengthen our national
spirit and return to the bedrock principles -- faith and family
-- that made our nation great.
Senator McCain and I have the responsibility to provide the
leadership America needs to get back to the sound principles on
which our nation was founded; principles that helped make us the
world's leading nation; and principles that gave us a standard of
living that is the envy of the rest of the world.
The cynics say that social conditions are too bad to turn
around. The skeptics say that faith and ideals are puny and
inconsequential when put up against our problems. They are
simply wrong. I believe, along with Calvin Coolidge, "There is
no force so democratic as the force of an ideal." I believe that
the forces of character, compassion and goodness will ultimately
triumph over forces that can only tear down and destroy.
Tomorrow, I'll be going back to Los Angeles -- to get an update
Al-Samarrie
on the federal aid effort there and to expand on my ideas for an
urban agenda of hope and opportunity in all our cities.
The pessimists say America's best days are behind us; the
truth is that our nation stands at a pinnacle of achievement that
is unmatched. America is the unquestioned leader of the free
4
world -- which now includes more countries than ever before and
all those new democracies are looking to America for leadership.
Yes, there is much left to be done in our own country. But,
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many of the changes that we are pushing are stuck in that
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swampland up on Capitol Hill. There is no one who wants to work
cooperatively with Congress any more than I do. And, there's no
one who has been a better friend there, than John McCain. We
have bent over backwards to try to get the liberals who control
(PORTER) programs
of
Congress to support our efforts to reform the things that are not
working. We've tried to change things that aren't working. Now,
the time has come to change the Congress.
The nation needs an infusion of fresh, new Republican
Congressmen and Senators who will be Statesmen -- like Senator
Goldwater and Senator McCain -- leaders who will put the best
interests of the nation first and foremost.
There are other problems that government, alone, cannot
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reverse. At the top of that list is action to restore the
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American family. Simply put, our children cannot dream the
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brief and sad facts. In comparison with other countries, the T. Scully's
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Census Bureau found that the United States has the highest
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the highest percentage of children living in a single-parent
household, and the highest percentage of violent deaths among our
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precious young. These are not the kind of records that we want
to have as a great country.
(omB)
Our federal government, of course, must do what it can.
And, the American people must do those things that government
cannot do. Government can and must provide school choice, but
parents must read to their children and instill a love for
learning. Government can and must fight crime, but fathers and
mothers must teach discipline and instill values in their
children. Government can and must foster American
competitiveness, but parents must teach their children the
dignity of work. To paraphrase that great philosopher, Barbara
Bush, "What you teach at your house is more important than what
happens at the White House.' "
These are big problems, yes. But we can solve them -- we
have laid the groundwork and we have developed sound plans. We
OMB
can transform American into the nation we all want her to be. We
will win the election this Fall. And, we will transform our
problems into challenging opportunities to realize the American
Dream.
Thank you very much for your support. May God bless all of
you. And, may God bless the United States of America.
####
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
92 MAY 2May 27,41992
MEMORANDUM FOR DAN McGROARTY
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER
RBP
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Fundraiser - Senator
McCain
We have reviewed the attached presidential remarks and
have noted a few suggested changes on the draft.
If you have any questions or we can be of further
assistance, please let us know.
CC:
Phillip D. Brady
Document No. 33011455
JMH
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
RN -HK, HK,
DATE: 5/26/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 11:00 A.M. WED. 5/2
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: FUNDRAISER-SENATOR MCCAIN
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
SUBJECT:
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1992
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
ROGICH
CALIO
ROLLINS
DEMAREST
SMITH
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
GRAY
FINDLAY
HOLIDAY
KAUFMAN
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty,
Rm 122, Ext. 2930, NO LATER THAN 11:00 A.M. WEDNESDAY,
MAY 27, 1992, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Crouse/Aarhus
Tuesday, May 26, 1992
Draft Five, 6:02pm
2 MAY 26 P6: 49
[phoenix.005]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
FUNDRAISER-SENATOR MCCAIN
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1992
[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]
IN
Thank you for that introduction, John. And, thanks to that
great Chapparelle High School band for their terrific music. I
am very glad to have this opportunity to express my appreciation
TO ELIMINATE
to Senator John McCain for his help fighting the battle of the
SPENDING
pork barrel, with rescissions and for I his support of the line-
LEADERSHIP
item veto. Your help has been invaluable, John -- on budget,
AND
taxes, Vhealth care peace legislation. Your efforts mean so much
to me personally -- and to Arizona and to all Americans.
I am also thrilled to pay tribute to Senator Barry Goldwater
for his half-century of service to America. What a record of
achievement. And, what an accomplishment -- 50 years in public
service with character and integrity intact. I am proud to be
your friend. Isn't this a wonderful backdrop. ( (Not only is it
great artwork, but coming from a city where Congress spends so
much money, it's always good to see black ink.))
It was Barry Goldwater who said, "those who do not have
courage want complicated answers." Well, Republicans are
courageous people and our solutions to America's problems are
simple and effective, not a complicated maze of red-tape.
1
2
While the Democrats put their faith in adding new bricks to
the old bureaucratic programs, Republicans are focusing on
leaving our children and grandchildren three fundamental legacies
that are integral to their future -- jobs, both for those who are
seeking work and for graduates entering the workforce; strong
families, to sustain individuals, to nurture and encourage
children, and to preserve our nation's character and culture; and
peace, around the world, on our streets, and in our schools.
These legacies don't always translate into sound-bites, but they
are definitely sound policy. Senators Goldwater and McCain have
both been at the forefront in helping to establish these legacies
and in building sound Republican policy; policy that sees
problems as something more than excuses for new programs.
Instead of promises, we provide opportunities to fulfill
potential -- America, with one-twentieth of the world's
population, produces one-fourth of the world's goods and
services. That's world-class productivity.
Instead of business-as-usual, we offer economic innovation
and change -- American industries lead the world in growth and
efficiency. During the past five years, we have been the world's
leading exporter -- in the process, we provided 7 million jobs
and produced $422 billion last year alone.
Instead of excuses, we offer education. More than one of
four American workers has a college degree; another 20 percent
have at least a year of college. Through break-the-mold schools,
parental choice of public, private or religious schools for their
3
children; the America 2000 initiative; and Job Training programs;
we are opening more and more doors of opportunity for Americans.
These are impressive accomplishments -- a record of economic
growth and international competitiveness to make any country
proud. Now, we must address ways we can strengthen our national
spirit and return to the bedrock principles -- faith and family
-- that made our nation great.
Senator McCain and I have the responsibility to provide the
leadership America needs to get back to the sound principles on
which our nation was founded; principles that helped make us the
world's leading nation; and principles that gave us a standard of
living that is the envy of the rest of the world.
The cynics say that social conditions are too bad to turn
around. The skeptics say that faith and ideals are puny and
inconsequential when put up against our problems. They are
simply wrong. I believe, along with Calvin Coolidge, "There is
no force so democratic as the force of an ideal." I believe that
the forces of character, compassion and goodness will ultimately
triumph over forces that can only tear down and destroy.
Tomorrow, I'll be going back to Los Angeles -- to get an update
on the federal aid effort there and to expand on my ideas for an
urban agenda of hope and opportunity in all our cities.
The pessimists say America's best days are behind us; the
truth is that our nation stands at a pinnacle of achievement that
is unmatched. America is the unquestioned leader of the free
4
world -- which now includes more countries than ever before and
all those new democracies are looking to America for leadership.
Yes, there is much left to be done in our own country. But,
many of the changes that we are pushing are stuck in that
swampland up on Capitol Hill. There is no one who wants to work
cooperatively with Congress any more than I do. And, there's no
one who has been a better friend there, than John McCain. We
have bent over backwards to try to get the liberals who control
PROGRAMS
Congress to support our efforts to reform the things that are not
working. We've tried to change things that aren't working. Now,
the time has come to change the Congress.
The nation needs an infusion of fresh, new Republican
Congressmen and Senators who will be Statesmen -- like Senator
Goldwater and Senator McCain -- leaders who will put the best
interests of the nation first and foremost.
There are other problems that government, alone, cannot
reverse. At the top of that list is action to restore the
American family. Simply put, our children cannot dream the
American dream when they are living a nightmare. Look at a few
brief and sad facts. In comparison with other countries, the
Census Bureau found that the United States has the highest
divorce rate, the highest number of children involved in divorce,
the highest teenage pregnancy rates, the highest abortion rates,
the highest percentage of children living in a single-parent
household, and the highest percentage of violent deaths among our
5
precious young. These are not the kind of records that we want
to have as a great country.
Our federal government, of course, must do what it can.
And, the American people must do those things that government
cannot do. Government can and must provide school choice, but
parents must read to their children and instill a love for
learning. Government can and must fight crime, but fathers and
mothers must teach discipline and instill values in their
children. Government can and must foster American
competitiveness, but parents must teach their children the
dignity of work. To paraphrase that great philosopher, Barbara
Bush, "What you teach at your house is more important than what
happens at the White House."
These are big problems, yes. But we can solve them -- we
have laid the groundwork and we have developed sound plans. We
can transform American into the nation we all want her to be. We
will win the election this Fall. And, we will transform our
problems into challenging opportunities to realize the American
Dream.
Thank you very much for your support. May God bless all of
you. And, may God bless the United States of America.
######
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Document No. 33011455
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
92 MAY 28 A8: 23
DATE: 5/26/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 11:00 A.M. WED. 5/27
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: FUNDRAISER-SENATOR MCCAIN
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
SUBJECT:
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1992
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
ROGICH
CALIO
ROLLINS
DEMAREST
SMITH
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
GRAY
FINDLAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty,
Rm 122, Ext. 2930, NO LATER THAN 11:00 A.M. WEDNESDAY,
MAY 27, 1992, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
May 27, 1992
TO:
DAN MCGROARTY
The NSC staff concurs with the draft presidential remarks but notes
some suggested changes.
61.80 288 AAY 26
PHILLIP D. BRADY
for
Brent Scowcroft
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
CC: Phillip D. Brady
Ext. 2702
Crouse/Aarhus
Tuesday, May 26, 1992
Draft Five, 6:02pm
02 MAY 26 P6: 49
[phoenix. 005]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
FUNDRAISER-SENATOR MCCAIN
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1992
[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]
Thank you for that introduction, John. And, thanks to that
great Chapparelle High School band for their terrific music. I
am very glad to have this opportunity to express my appreciation
to Senator John McCain for his help fighting the battle of the
pork barrel / with rescissions and for his support of the line-
item veto. Your help has been invaluable, John -- on budget,
taxes, health care, peace legislation. Your efforts mean so much
to me personally -- and to Arizona and to all Americans.
I am also thrilled to pay tribute to Senator Barry Goldwater
for his half-century of service to America. What a record of
achievement. And, what an accomplishment -- 50 years in public
service with character and integrity intact. I am proud to be
your friend.
Isn't this a wonderful backdrop. ( (Not only is it
Breaks
great artwork, but coming from a city where Congress spends so
much money, it's always good to see black ink.))
It was Barry Goldwater who said, "those who do not have
courage want complicated answers." Well, Republicans are
courageous people and our solutions to America's problems are
simple and effective, not a complicated maze of red-tape.
1
2
While the Democrats put their faith in adding new bricks to
the old bureaucratic programs, Republicans are focusing on
leaving our children and grandchildren three fundamental legacies
that are integral to their future -- jobs, both for those who are
seeking work and for graduates entering the workforce; strong
families, to sustain individuals, to nurture and encourage
children, and to preserve our nation's character and culture; and
peace, around the world, on our streets, and in our schools.
These legacies don't always translate into sound-bites, but they
are definitely sound policy. Senators Goldwater and McCain have
both been at the forefront in helping to establish these legacies
and in building sound Republican policy; policy that sees
problems as something more than excuses for new programs.
Instead of promises, we provide opportunities to fulfill
potential -- America, with one-twentieth of the world's
population, produces one-fourth of the world's goods and
services. That's world-class productivity.
Instead of business-as-usual, we offer economic innovation
and change -- American industries lead the world in growth and
efficiency. During the past five years, we have been the world's
leading exporter -- in the process, we provided 7 million jobs
and produced $422 billion last year alone.
Instead of excuses, we offer education. More than one of
four American workers has a college degree; another 20 percent
have at least a year of college. Through break-the-mold schools,
parental choice of public, private or religious schools for their
3
children; the America 2000 initiative; and Job Training programs;
we are opening more and more doors of opportunity for Americans.
These are impressive accomplishments -- a record of economic
growth and international competitiveness to make any country
proud. Now, we must address ways we can strengthen our national
spirit and return to the bedrock principles -- faith and family
-- that made our nation great.
Senator McCain and I have the responsibility to provide the
leadership America needs to get back to the sound principles on
which our nation was founded; principles that helped make us the
world's leading nation; and principles that gave us a standard of
living that is the envy of the rest of the world.
The cynics say that social conditions are too bad to turn
around. The skeptics say that faith and ideals are puny and
inconsequential when put up against our problems. They are
simply wrong. I believe, along with Calvin Coolidge, "There is
no force so democratic as the force of an ideal." I believe that
the forces of character, compassion and goodness will ultimately
triumph over forces that can only tear down and destroy.
Tomorrow, I'll be going back to Los Angeles -- to get an update
on the federal aid effort there and to expand on my ideas for an
urban agenda of hope and opportunity in all our cities.
The pessimists say America's best days are behind us; the
truth is that our nation stands at a pinnacle of achievement that
is unmatched. America is the unquestioned leader of the free
4
world -- which now includes more countries than ever before and
all those new democracies are looking to America for leadership.
Yes, there is much left to be done in our own country. But,
many of the changes that we are pushing are stuck in that
swampland up on Capitol Hill. There is no one who wants to work
cooperatively with Congress any more than I do. And, there's no
one who has been a better friend there, than John McCain. We
have bent over backwards to try to get the liberals who control
Congress to support our efforts to reform the things that are not
working. We've tried to change things that aren't working. Now,
the time has come to change the Congress.
The nation needs an infusion of fresh, new Republican
Congressmen and Senators who will be Statesmen -- like Senator
Goldwater and Senator McCain -- leaders who will put the best
interests of the nation first and foremost.
There are other problems that government, alone, cannot
reverse. At the top of that list is action to restore the
American family. Simply put, our children cannot dream the
American dream when they are living a nightmare. Look at a few
brief and sad facts. In comparison with other countries, the
Census Bureau found that the United States has the highest
divorce rate, the highest number of children involved in divorce,
the highest teenage pregnancy rates, the highest abortion rates,
the highest percentage of children living in a single-parent
household, and the highest percentage of violent deaths among our
5
precious young. These are not the kind of records that we want
to have as a great country.
Our federal government, of course, must do what it can.
And, the American people must do those things that government
cannot do. Government can and must provide school choice, but
parents must read to their children and instill a love for
learning. Government can and must fight crime, but fathers and
mothers must teach discipline and instill values in their
children. Government can and must foster American
competitiveness, but parents must teach their children the
dignity of work. To paraphrase that great philosopher, Barbara
Bush, "What you teach at your house is more important than what
happens at the White House."
These are big problems, yes. But we can solve them -- we
have laid the groundwork and we have developed sound plans. We
can transform American into the nation we all want her to be. We
will win the election this Fall. And, we will transform our
problems into challenging opportunities to realize the American
Dream.
Thank you very much for your support. May God bless all of
you. And, may God bless the United States of America.
######
Crouse/Aarhus
Wednesday, May 27, 1992
Final Draft, 3:48pm
[phoenix.fin]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
FUNDRAISER-SENATOR MCCAIN
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1992
[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]
Thank you for that introduction, John. And, thanks to that
great Chaparral High School band for their terrific music. I am
very glad to have this opportunity to express my appreciation to
Senator John McCain for his help in fighting to eliminate pork
barrel spending and for his support of the line-item veto. Your
leadership has been invaluable, John -- on budget, taxes, health
care, and the needs of Older Americans. Your efforts mean so much
to me personally -- and to Arizona and to all Americans.
I am also thrilled to pay tribute to Senator Barry Goldwater
for his half-century of service to America. What a record of
achievement. And, what an accomplishment -- 50 years in public
service with character and integrity intact. I am proud to be
your friend. Isn't this a wonderful backdrop. ((Not only is it
great artwork, but coming from a city where Congress spends so
much money, it's always good to see black ink.))
It was Barry Goldwater who said, "those who do not have
courage want complicated answers." Well, Republicans are
courageous people and our solutions to America's problems are
simple and effective, not a complicated maze of red-tape.
1
2
While the Democrats put their faith in adding to the old
bureaucratic programs, Republicans are focusing on leaving our
children and grandchildren three fundamental legacies that are
integral to their future -- jobs, both for those who are seeking
work and for graduates entering the workforce; strong families,
to sustain individuals, to nurture and encourage children, and to
preserve our nation's character and culture; and peace, in our
schools, on our streets, and around the world. These legacies
don't always translate into sound-bites, but they are definitely
sound policy. Senators Goldwater and McCain have both been at
the forefront in helping to establish these legacies and in
building sound Republican policy; policy that sees problems as
something more than excuses for new programs.
Instead of promises, we provide opportunities to fulfill
potential -- America, with one-twentieth of the world's
population, produces one-fourth of the world's goods and
services. That's world-class productivity.
Instead of business-as-usual, we offer economic innovation
and change -- American industries lead the world in growth and
efficiency. And American is the world's leading exporter,
producing $422 billion worth last year alone. Over the past five
years, our exports have supported 7 million jobs.
Instead of excuses, we offer education. More than one of
four American workers has a college degree; another 20 percent
have at least a year of college. Through break-the-mold schools,
parental choice of public, private or religious schools for their
3
children; the America 2000 initiative; and Job Training programs;
we are opening more and more doors of opportunity for Americans.
These are impressive accomplishments -- a record of economic
growth and international competitiveness to make any country
proud. Now, we must address ways we can strengthen our national
spirit and return to the bedrock principles -- faith and family
-- that made our nation great.
Senator McCain and I have the responsibility to provide the
leadership America needs to get back to the sound principles on
which our nation was founded; principles that helped make us the
world's leading nation; and principles that gave us a standard of
living that is the envy of the rest of the world.
The cynics say that social conditions are too bad to turn
around. The skeptics say that faith and ideals are puny and
inconsequential when put up against our problems. They are
simply wrong. I believe, along with Calvin Coolidge, "There is
no force so democratic as the force of an ideal." I believe that
the forces of character, compassion and goodness will ultimately
triumph over forces that can only tear down and destroy.
Tonight, I'll be going back to Los Angeles -- to get an update on
the Federal aid effort there and to expand on my ideas for an
urban agenda of hope and opportunity in all our cities.
The pessimists say America's best days are behind us; the
truth is that our nation stands at a pinnacle of achievement that
is unmatched. America is the unquestioned leader of the free
4
world -- which now includes more countries than ever before and
all those new democracies are looking to America for leadership.
Yes, there is much left to be done in our own country. But,
many of the changes that we are pushing are stuck up on Capitol
Hill. There is no one who wants to work cooperatively with
Congress any more than I do. And, there's no one who has been a
better friend there, than John McCain. We have bent over
backwards to try to get the liberals who control Congress to
support our efforts to reform programs that are not working.
We've tried to change things that aren't working. Now, the time
has come to change the Congress.
The nation needs an infusion of fresh, new Republican
Congressmen and Senators who will be Statesmen -- like Senator
Goldwater and Senator McCain -- leaders who will put the best
interests of the nation first and foremost.
There are other problems that government, alone, cannot
reverse. At the top of that list is action to restore the
American family. Simply put, our children cannot dream the
American dream when they are living a nightmare. Look at a few
brief and sad facts. In comparison with other countries, the
Census Bureau found that the United States has the highest
divorce rate, the highest number of children involved in divorce,
the highest teenage pregnancy rates, the highest abortion rates,
the highest percentage of children living in a single-parent
household, and the highest percentage of violent deaths among our
5
precious young. These are not the kind of records that we want
to have as a great country.
Our Federal government, of course, must do what it can.
And, the American people must do those things that government
cannot do. Government can and must provide school choice, but
parents must read to their children and instill a love for
learning. Government can and must fight crime, but fathers and
mothers must teach discipline and instill values in their
children. Government can and must foster American
competitiveness, but parents must teach their children the
dignity of work. To paraphrase that great philosopher, Barbara
Bush, "What you teach at your house is more important than what
happens at the White House."
These are big problems, yes. But we can solve them -- we
have laid the groundwork and we have developed sound plans. We
can transform America into the nation we all want her to be. We
will win the election this Fall. And, we will transform our
problems into challenging opportunities to realize the American
Dream.
Thank you very much for your support. May God bless all of
you. And, may God bless the United States of America.
#
#
#
#
CALIO 92 MAY 27 A10: 23
Crouse/Aarhus
Tuesday, May 26, 1992
Draft Five, 6:02pm
[phoenix. 005]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
FUNDRAISER-SENATOR MCCAIN
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1992
[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]
Thank you for that introduction, John. And, thanks to that
great Chapparelle High School band for their terrific music. I
am very glad to have this opportunity to express my appreciation
to Senator John McCain for his help fighting the battle of against the
pork barrel, spending with rescissions and for his support of the line-
item veto. Your help has been invaluable, John -- on budget,
and the nudselolder Americans
taxes, health care, peace legislation. Your efforts mean so much
to me personally -- and to Arizona and to all Americans.
I am also thrilled to pay tribute to Senator Barry Goldwater
for his half-century of service to America. What a record of
achievement. And, what an accomplishment -- 50 years in public
service with character and integrity intact. I am proud to be
your friend. Isn't this a wonderful backdrop. ( (Not only is it
great artwork, but coming from a city where Congress spends so
much money, it's always good to see black ink.) ))
It was Barry Goldwater who said, "those who do not have
courage want complicated answers." Well, Republicans are
courageous people and our solutions to America's problems are
simple and effective, not a complicated maze of red-tape.
1
2
While the Democrats put their faith in adding new bricks to
the old bureaucratic programs, Republicans are focusing on
leaving our children. and grandchildren three fundamental legacies
that are integral to their future -- jobs, both for those who are
seeking work and for graduates entering the workforce; strong
families, to sustain individuals, to nurture and encourage
children, and to preserve our nation's character and culture; and
peace, around the world, on our streets, and in our schools.
These legacies don't always translate into sound-bites, but they
are definitely sound policy. Senators Goldwater and McCain have
both been at the forefront in helping to establish these legacies
and in building sound Republican policy; policy that sees
problems as something more than excuses for new programs.
Instead of promises, we provide opportunities to fulfill
potential -- America, with one-twentieth of the world's
population, produces one-fourth of the world's goods and
services. That's world-class productivity.
Instead of business-as-usual, we offer economic innovation
and change -- American industries lead the world in growth and
efficiency. During the past five years, we have been the world's
leading exporter -- in the process, we provided 7 million jobs
and produced $422 billion last year alone.
Instead of excuses, we offer education. More than one of
four American workers has a college degree; another 20 percent
have at least a year of college. Through break-the-mold schools,
parental choice of public, private or religious schools for their
3
children; the America 2000 initiative; and Job Training programs;
we are opening more and more doors of opportunity for Americans.
These are impressive accomplishments -- a record of economic
growth and international competitiveness to make any country
proud. Now, we must address ways we can strengthen our national
spirit and return to the bedrock principles -- faith and family
-- that made our nation great.
Senator McCain and I have the responsibility to provide the
leadership America needs to get back to the sound principles on
which our nation was founded; principles that helped make us the
world's leading nation; and principles that gave us a standard of
living that is the envy of the rest of the world.
The cynics say that social conditions are too bad to turn
around. The skeptics say that faith and ideals are puny and
inconsequential when put up against our problems. They are
simply wrong. I believe, along with Calvin Coolidge, "There is
no force so democratic as the force of an ideal." I believe that
the forces of character, compassion and goodness will ultimately
triumph over forces that can only tear down and destroy.
Tomorrow, I'll be going back to Los Angeles -- to get an update
on the federal aid effort there and to expand on my ideas for an
urban agenda of hope and opportunity in all our cities.
The pessimists say America's best days are behind us; the
truth is that our nation stands at a pinnacle of achievement that
is unmatched. America is the unquestioned leader of the free
4
world -- which now includes more countries than ever before and
all those new democracies are looking to America for leadership.
Yes, there is much left to be done in our own country. But,
many of the changes that we are pushing are stuck in that
swampland up on Capitol Hill. There is no one who wants to work
cooperatively with Congress any more than I do. And, there's no
one who has been a better friend there, than John McCain. We
have bent over backwards to try to get the liberals who control
Congress to support our efforts to reform the things that are not
working. We've tried to change things that aren't working. Now,
the time has come to change the Congress.
The nation needs an infusion of fresh, new Republican
Congressmen and Senators who will be Statesmen -- like Senator
Goldwater and Senator McCain -- leaders who will put the best
interests of the nation first and foremost.
There are other problems that government, alone, cannot
reverse. At the top of that list is action to restore the
American family. Simply put, our children cannot dream the
American dream when they are living a nightmare. Look at a few
brief and sad facts. In comparison with other countries, the
Census Bureau found that the United States has the highest
divorce rate, the highest number of children involved in divorce,
the highest teenage pregnancy rates, the highest abortion rates,
the highest percentage of children living in a single-parent
household, and the highest percentage of violent deaths among our
5
precious young. These are not the kind of records that we want
to have as a great country.
Our federal government, of course, must do what it can.
And, the American people must do those things that government
cannot do. Government can and must provide school choice, but
parents must read to their children and instill a love for
learning. Government can and must fight crime, but fathers and
mothers must teach discipline and instill values in their
children. Government can and must foster American
competitiveness, but parents must teach their children the
dignity of work. To paraphrase that great philosopher, Barbara
Bush, "What you teach at your house is more important than what
happens at the White House."
These are big problems, yes. But we can solve them -- we
have laid the groundwork and we have developed sound plans. We
can transform American into the nation we all want her to be. We
will win the election this Fall. And, we will transform our
problems into challenging opportunities to realize the American
Dream.
Thank you very much for your support. May God bless all of
you. And, may God bless the United States of America.
######
Document No. 33011455
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
92 MAY 27 All: 25
DATE: 5/26/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 11:00 A.M. WED. 5/2
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: FUNDRAISER-SENATOR MCCAIN
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
SUBJECT:
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1992
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
ROGICH
CALIO
ROLLINS
DEMAREST
SMITH
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
GRAY
FINDLAY
HOLIDAY
KAUFMAN
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty,
Rm 122, Ext. 2930, NO LATER THAN 11:00 A.M. WEDNESDAY,
MAY 27, 1992, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
See P 4.
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Crouse/Aarhus
Tuesday, May 26, 1992
2 MAY 26 P6: 49
Draft Five, 6:02pm
[phoenix.005]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
FUNDRAISER-SENATOR MCCAIN
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1992
[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]
Thank you for that introduction, John. And, thanks to that
great Chapparelle High School band for their terrific music. I
am very glad to have this opportunity to express my appreciation
to Senator John McCain for his help fighting the battle of the
pork barrel, with rescissions and for his support of the line-
item veto. Your help has been invaluable, John -- on budget,
taxes, health care, peace legislation. Your efforts mean so much
to me personally -- and to Arizona and to all Americans.
I am also thrilled to pay tribute to Senator Barry Goldwater
for his half-century of service to America. What a record of
achievement. And, what an accomplishment -- 50 years in public
service with character and integrity intact. I am proud to be
your friend. Isn't this a wonderful backdrop. ( (Not only is it
great artwork, but coming from a city where Congress spends so
much money, it's always good to see black ink.) )
It was Barry Goldwater who said, "those who do not have
courage want complicated answers." Well, Republicans are
courageous people and our solutions to America's problems are
simple and effective, not a complicated maze of red-tape.
1
2
While the Democrats put their faith in adding new bricks to
the old bureaucratic programs, Republicans are focusing on
leaving our children and grandchildren three fundamental legacies
that are integral to their future -- jobs, both for those who are
seeking work and for graduates entering the workforce; strong
families, to sustain individuals, to nurture and encourage
children, and to preserve our nation's character and culture; and
peace, around the world, on our streets, and in our schools.
These legacies don't always translate into sound-bites, but they
are definitely sound policy. Senators Goldwater and McCain have
both been at the forefront in helping to establish these legacies
and in building sound Republican policy; policy that sees
problems as something more than excuses for new programs.
Instead of promises, we provide opportunities to fulfill
potential -- America, with one-twentieth of the world's
population, produces one-fourth of the world's goods and
services. That's world-class productivity.
Instead of business-as-usual, we offer economic innovation
and change -- American industries lead the world in growth and
efficiency. During the past five years, we have been the world's
leading exporter -- in the process, we provided 7 million jobs
and produced $422 billion last year alone.
Instead of excuses, we offer education. More than one of
four American workers has a college degree; another 20 percent
have at least a year of college. Through break-the-mold schools,
parental choice of public, private or religious schools for their
3
children; the America 2000 initiative; and Job Training programs;
we are opening more and more doors of opportunity for Americans.
These are impressive accomplishments -- a record of economic
growth and international competitiveness to make any country
proud. Now, we must address ways we can strengthen our national
spirit and return to the bedrock principles -- faith and family
-- that made our nation great.
Senator McCain and I have the responsibility to provide the
leadership America needs to get back to the sound principles on
which our nation was founded; principles that helped make us the
world's leading nation; and principles that gave us a standard of
living that is the envy of the rest of the world.
The cynics say that social conditions are too bad to turn
around. The skeptics say that faith and ideals are puny and
inconsequential when put up against our problems. They are
simply wrong. I believe, along with Calvin Coolidge, "There is
no force so democratic as the force of an ideal." I believe that
the forces of character, compassion and goodness will ultimately
triumph over forces that can only tear down and destroy.
Tomorrow, I'll be going back to Los Angeles -- to get an update
on the federal aid effort there and to expand on my ideas for an
urban agenda of hope and opportunity in all our cities.
The pessimists say America's best days are behind us; the
truth is that our nation stands at a pinnacle of achievement that
is unmatched. America is the unquestioned leader of the free
4
world -- which now includes more countries than ever before and
all those new democracies are looking to America for leadership.
Yes, there is much left to be done in our own country. But,
many of the changes that we are pushing are stuck in that
swampland up on Capitol Hill. There is no one who wants to work
cooperatively with Congress any more than I do. And, there's no
one who has been a better friend there, than John McCain. We
have bent over backwards to try to get the liberals who control
Congress to support our efforts to reform the things that are not
working. We've tried to change things that aren't working. Now,
the time has come to change the Congress.
The nation needs an infusion of fresh, new Republican
Congressmen and Senators who will be Statesmen -- like Senator
Goldwater and Senator McCain -- leaders who will put the best
interests of the nation first and foremost.
There are other problems that government, alone, cannot
reverse. At the top of that list is action to restore the
negate
American family. Simply put, our children cannot dream the
American dream when they are living a nightmare. Look at a few
brief and sad facts. In comparison with other countries, the
Census Bureau found that the United States has the highest
divorce rate, the highest number of children involved in divorce,
the highest teenage pregnancy rates, the highest abortion rates,
the highest percentage of children living in a single-parent
household, and the highest percentage of violent deaths among our
5
precious young. These are not the kind of records that we want
to have as a great country.
Our federal government, of course, must do what it can.
And, the American people must do those things that government
cannot do. Government can and must provide school choice, but
parents must read to their children and instill a love for
learning. Government can and must fight crime, but fathers and
mothers must teach discipline and instill values in their
children. Government can and must foster American
competitiveness, but parents must teach their children the
dignity of work. To paraphrase that great philosopher, Barbara
Bush, "What you teach at your house is more important than what
happens at the White House."
These are big problems, yes. But we can solve them -- we
have laid the groundwork and we have developed sound plans. We
can transform American into the nation we all want her to be. We
will win the election this Fall. And, we will transform our
problems into challenging opportunities to realize the American
Dream.
Thank you very much for your support. May God bless all of
you. And, may God bless the United States of America.
######
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DATE: 5/26/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 11:00 A.M. WED. 5/2
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: FUNDRAISER-SENATOR MCCAIN
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
SUBJECT:
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1992
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
ROGICH
CALIO
ROLLINS
DEMAREST
SMITH
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
GRAY
FINDLAY
HOLIDAY
KAUFMAN
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty,
Rm 122, Ext. 2930, NO LATER THAN 11:00 A.M. WEDNESDAY,
MAY 27, 1992, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
92 MAY 27 P2: 42
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
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Tuesday, May 26, 1992
Draft Five, 6:02pm
2 MAY 26 P6: 49
[phoenix. 005]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
FUNDRAISER-SENATOR MCCAIN
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1992
[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS)
IN
Thank you for that introduction, John. And, thanks to that
great Chapparelle High School band for their terrific music. I
am very glad to have this opportunity to express my appreciation
TO ELIMINATE
to Senator John McCain for his help fighting the battle of the
SPENDING
pork barrel, with rescissions and for his support of the line-
LEADERSHIP
item veto. Your help has been invaluable, John -- on budget,
AND
taxes, /health care pease legislation. Your efforts mean so much
to me personally -- and to Arizona and to all Americans.
I am also thrilled to pay tribute to Senator Barry Goldwater
for his half-century of service to America. What a record of
achievement. And, what an accomplishment -- 50 years in public
service with character and integrity intact. I am proud to be
your friend. Isn't this a wonderful backdrop. ((Not only is it
great artwork, but coming from a city where Congress spends so
much money, it's always good to see black ink.))
It was Barry Goldwater who said, "those who do not have
courage want complicated answers." Well, Republicans are
courageous people and our solutions to America's problems are
simple and effective, not a complicated maze of red-tape.
1
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2
While the Democrats put their faith in adding new bricks to
the old bureaucratic programs, Republicans are focusing on
leaving our children and grandchildren three fundamental legacies
that are integral to their future -- jobs, both for those who are
seeking work and for graduates entering the workforce; strong
families, to sustain individuals, to nurture and encourage
children, and to preserve our nation's character and culture; and
peace, around the world, on our streets, and in our schools.
These legacies don't always translate into sound-bites, but they
are definitely sound policy. Senators Goldwater and McCain have
both been at the forefront in helping to establish these legacies
and in building sound Republican policy; policy that sees
problems as something more than excuses for new programs.
Instead of promises, we provide opportunities to fulfill
potential -- America, with one-twentieth of the world's
population, produces one-fourth of the world's goods and
services. That's world-class productivity.
Instead of business-as-usual, we offer economic innovation
and change -- American industries lead the world in growth and
efficiency. During the past five years, we have been the world's
leading exporter -- in the process, we provided 7 million jobs
and produced $422 billion last year alone.
Instead of excuses, we offer education. More than one of
four American workers has a college degree; another 20 percent
have at least a year of college. Through break-the-mold schools,
parental choice of public, private or religious schools for their
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The White House-
2024566218:# 8
3
children; the America 2000 initiative; and Job Training programs;
we are opening more and more doors of opportunity for Americans.
These are impressive accomplishments -- a record of economic
growth and international competitiveness to make any country
proud. Now, we must address ways we can strengthen our national
spirit and return to the bedrock principles -- faith and family
-- that made our nation great.
Senator McCain and I have the responsibility to provide the
leadership America needs to get back to the sound principles on
which our nation was founded; principles that helped make us the
world's leading nation; and principles that gave us a standard of
living that is the envy of the rest of the world.
The cynics say that social conditions are too bad to turn
around. The skeptics say that faith and ideals are puny and
inconsequential when put up against our problems. They are
simply wrong. I believe, along with Calvin Coolidge, "There is
no force so democratic as the force of an ideal." I believe that
the forces of character, compassion and goodness will ultimately
triumph over forces that can only tear down and destroy.
Tomorrow, I'll be going back to Los Angeles -- to get an update
on the federal aid effort there and to expand on my ideas for an
urban agenda of hope and opportunity in all our cities.
The pessimists say America's best days are behind us; the
truth is that our nation stands at a pinnacle of achievement that
is unmatched. America is the unquestioned leader of the free
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The White House->
2024566218:# 9
4
world -- which now includes more countries than ever before and
all those new democracies are looking to America for leadership.
Yes, there is much left to be done in our own country. But,
many of the changes that we are pushing are stuck in
swampland up on Capitol Hill. There is no one who wants to work
cooperatively with Congress any more than I do. And, there's no
one who has been a better friend there, than John McCain. We
have bent over backwards to try to get the liberals who control
PROGRAMS
Congress to support our efforts to reform the things that are not
working. We've tried to change things that aren't working. Now,
the time has come to change the Congress.
The nation needs an infusion of fresh, new Republican
Congressmen and Senators who will be Statesmen -- like Senator
Goldwater and Senator McCain -- leaders who will put the best
interests of the nation first and foremost.
There are other problems that government, alone, cannot
reverse. At the top of that list is action to restore the
American family. simply put, our children cannot dream the
American dream when they are living a nightmare. Look at a few
brief and sad facts. In comparison with other countries, the
Census Bureau found that the United States has the highest
divorce rate, the highest number of children involved in divorce,
the highest teenage pregnancy rates, the highest abortion rates,
the highest percentage of children living in a single-parent
household, and the highest percentage of violent deaths among our
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5
precious young. These are not the kind of records that we want
to have as a great country.
Our federal government, of course, must do what it can.
And, the American people must do those things that government
cannot do. Government can and must provide school choice, but
parents must read to their children and instill a love for
learning. Government can and must fight crime, but fathers and
mothers must teach discipline and instill values in their
children. Government can and must foster American
competitiveness, but parents must teach their children the
dignity of work. To paraphrase that great philosopher, Barbara
Bush, "What you teach at your house is more important than what
happens at the White House."
These are big problems, yes. But we can solve them -- we
have laid the groundwork and we have developed sound plans. We
can transform American into the nation we all want her to be. We
will win the election this Fall. And, we will transform our
problems into challenging opportunities to realize the American
Dream.
Thank you very much for your support. May God bless all of
you. And, may God bless the United States of America.
######
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
STATE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
5-27-92
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.
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Legislative Reference
and Administration
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WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 5/26/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 11:00 A.M. WED. 5/27
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: FUNDRAISER-SENATOR MCCAIN
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
SUBJECT:
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1992
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
ROGICH
CALIO
ROLLINS
DEMAREST
SMITH
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
GRAY
FINDLAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty,
Rm 122, Ext. 2930, NO LATER THAN 11:00 A.M. WEDNESDAY,
MAY 27, 1992, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
See comments
PHILLIP D. BRADY
-R.Grady and Seully may
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
submit at later time
Crouse/Aarhus
Tuesday, May 26, 1992
Draft Five, 6:02pm
02 MAY 26 P6: 49
[phoenix.005]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
FUNDRAISER-SENATOR MCCAIN
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1992
[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]
Thank you for that introduction, John. And, thanks to that
great Chapparelle High School band for their terrific music. I
am very glad to have this opportunity to express my appreciation
to Senator John McCain for his help fighting the battle of the
pork barrel, with rescissions and for his support of the line-
item veto. Your help has been invaluable, John -- on budget,
taxes, health care, peace legislation. Your efforts mean so much
to me personally -- and to Arizona and to all Americans.
I am also thrilled to pay tribute to Senator Barry Goldwater
for his half-century of service to America. What a record of
achievement. And, what an accomplishment -- 50 years in public
service with character and integrity intact. I am proud to be
your friend. Isn't this a wonderful backdrop. ( (Not only is it
great artwork, but coming from a city where Congress spends so
much money, it's always good to see black ink.))
It was Barry Goldwater who said, "those who do not have
courage want complicated answers." Well, Republicans are
courageous people and our solutions to America's problems are
simple and effective, not a complicated maze of red-tape.
1
2
While the Democrats put their faith in adding new bricks to
the old bureaucratic programs, Republicans are focusing on
leaving our children and grandchildren three fundamental legacies
that are integral to their future -- jobs, both for those who are
seeking work and for graduates entering the workforce; strong
families, to sustain individuals, to nurture and encourage
children, and to preserve our nation's character and culture; and
3
2
Al-Samarric
peace, around the world, on our streets, and in our schools.
5873
These legacies don't always translate into sound-bites, but they
are definitely sound policy. Senators Goldwater and McCain have
both been at the forefront in helping to establish these legacies
and in building sound Republican policy; policy that sees
problems as something more than excuses for new programs.
Instead of promises, we provide opportunities to fulfill
potential -- America, with one-twentieth of the world's
population, produces one-fourth of the world's goods and
services. That's world-class productivity.
Instead of business-as-usual, we offer economic innovation
and change -- American industries lead the world in growth and
efficiency. During the past five years, we have been the world's
leading exporter -- in the process, we provided 7 million jobs
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and produced $422 billion last year alone.
5873
Instead of excuses, we offer education. More than one of
four American workers has a college degree; another 20 percent
have at least a year of college. Through break-the-mold schools,
parental choice of public, private or religious schools for their
3
children; the America 2000 initiative; and Job Training programs;
we are opening more and more doors of opportunity for Americans.
These are impressive accomplishments -- a record of economic
growth and international competitiveness to make any country
proud. Now, we must address ways we can strengthen our national
spirit and return to the bedrock principles -- faith and family
-- that made our nation great.
Senator McCain and I have the responsibility to provide the
leadership America needs to get back to the sound principles on
which our nation was founded; principles that helped make us the
world's leading nation; and principles that gave us a standard of
living that is the envy of the rest of the world.
The cynics say that social conditions are too bad to turn
around. The skeptics say that faith and ideals are puny and
inconsequential when put up against our problems. They are
simply wrong. I believe, along with Calvin Coolidge, "There is
no force so democratic as the force of an ideal." I believe that
the forces of character, compassion and goodness will ultimately
triumph over forces that can only tear down and destroy.
Tomorrow, I'll be going back to Los Angeles -- to get an update
al-Samarrie
on the federal aid effort there and to expand on my ideas for an
5873
urban agenda of hope and opportunity in all our cities.
The pessimists say America's best days are behind us; the
truth is that our nation stands at a pinnacle of achievement that
is unmatched. America is the unquestioned leader of the free
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world -- which now includes more countries than ever before and
all those new democracies are looking to America for leadership.
Yes, there is much left to be done in our own country. But,
many of the changes that we are pushing are stuck in that
swampland up on Capitol Hill. There is no one who wants to work
cooperatively with Congress any more than I do. And, there's no
one who has been a better friend there, than John McCain. We
have bent over backwards to try to get the liberals who control
Congress to support our efforts to reform the things that are not
working. We've tried to change things that aren't working. Now,
the time has come to change the Congress.
The nation needs an infusion of fresh, new Republican
Congressmen and Senators who will be Statesmen -- like Senator
Goldwater and Senator McCain -- leaders who will put the best
interests of the nation first and foremost.
There are other problems that government, alone, cannot
reverse. At the top of that list is action to restore the
American family. Simply put, our children cannot dream the
American dream when they are living a nightmare. Look at a few
brief and sad facts. In comparison with other countries, the
Census Bureau found that the United States has the highest
divorce rate, the highest number of children involved in divorce,
the highest teenage pregnancy rates, the highest abortion rates,
the highest percentage of children living in a single-parent
household, and the highest percentage of violent deaths among our
5
precious young. These are not the kind of records that we want
to have as a great country.
al- Samarric
Our federal government, of course, must do what it can. 5873
And, the American people must do those things that government
cannot do. Government can and must provide school choice, but
parents must read to their children and instill a love for
learning. Government can and must fight crime, but fathers and
mothers must teach discipline and instill values in their
children. Government can and must foster American
competitiveness, but parents must teach their children the
dignity of work. To paraphrase that great philosopher, Barbara
Bush, "What you teach at your house is more important than what
happens at the White House.' "
These are big problems, yes. But we can solve them -- we
have laid the groundwork and we have developed sound plans. We
Oe-
Sanarrie
can transform American into the nation we all want her to be. We 5873
will win the election this Fall. And, we will transform our
problems into challenging opportunities to realize the American
Dream.
Thank you very much for your support. May God bless all of
you. And, may God bless the United States of America.
####
Crouse/Aarhus
Tuesday, May 26, 1992
Draft Five, 6:02pm
[phoenix.005]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
FUNDRAISER-SENATOR MCCAIN
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1992
[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]
Thank you for that introduction, John. And, thanks to that
great Chapparelle High School band for their terrific music. I
am very glad to have this opportunity to express my appreciation
to Senator John McCain for his help fighting the battle of the
pork barrel, with rescissions and for his support of the line-
item veto. Your help has been invaluable, John -- on budget,
taxes, health care, peace legislation. Your efforts mean so much
to me personally -- and to Arizona and to all Americans.
I am also thrilled to pay tribute to Senator Barry Goldwater
for his half-century of service to America. What a record of
achievement. And, what an accomplishment -- 50 years in public
service with character and integrity intact. I am proud to be
your friend. Isn't this a wonderful backdrop. ((Not only is it
great artwork, but coming from a city where Congress spends so
much money, it's always good to see black ink.))
It was Barry Goldwater who said, "those who do not have
courage want complicated answers." Well, Republicans are
courageous people and our solutions to America's problems are
simple and effective, not a complicated maze of red-tape.
1
2
While the Democrats put their faith in adding new bricks to
the old bureaucratic programs, Republicans are focusing on
leaving our children and grandchildren three fundamental legacies
that are integral to their future -- jobs, both for those who are
seeking work and for graduates entering the workforce; strong
families, to sustain individuals, to nurture and encourage
children, and to preserve our nation's character and culture; and
peace, around the world, on our streets, and in our schools.
These legacies don't always translate into sound-bites, but they
are definitely sound policy. Senators Goldwater and McCain have
both been at the forefront in helping to establish these legacies
and in building sound Republican policy; policy that sees
problems as something more than excuses for new programs.
Instead of promises, we provide opportunities to fulfill
potential -- America, with one-twentieth of the world's
population, produces one-fourth of the world's goods and
services. That's world-class productivity.
Instead of business-as-usual, we offer economic innovation
and change -- American industries lead the world in growth and
efficiency. During the past five years, we have been the world's
leading exporter -- in the process, we provided 7 million jobs
and produced $422 billion last year alone.
Instead of excuses, we offer education. More than one of
four American workers has a college degree; another 20 percent
have at least a year of college. Through break-the-mold schools,
parental choice of public, private or religious schools for their
3
children; the America 2000 initiative; and Job Training programs;
we are opening more and more doors of opportunity for Americans.
These are impressive accomplishments -- a record of economic
growth and international competitiveness to make any country
proud. Now, we must address ways we can strengthen our national
spirit and return to the bedrock principles -- faith and family
-- that made our nation great.
Senator McCain and I have the responsibility to provide the
leadership America needs to get back to the sound principles on
which our nation was founded; principles that helped make us the
world's leading nation; and principles that gave us a standard of
living that is the envy of the rest of the world.
The cynics say that social conditions are too bad to turn
around. The skeptics say that faith and ideals are puny and
inconsequential when put up against our problems. They are
simply wrong. I believe, along with Calvin Coolidge, "There is
no force so democratic as the force of an ideal." I believe that
the forces of character, compassion and goodness will ultimately
triumph over forces that can only tear down and destroy.
Tomorrow, I'll be going back to Los Angeles -- to get an update
on the federal aid effort there and to expand on my ideas for an
urban agenda of hope and opportunity in all our cities.
The pessimists say America's best days are behind us; the
truth is that our nation stands at a pinnacle of achievement that
is unmatched. America is the unquestioned leader of the free
4
world -- which now includes more countries than ever before and
all those new democracies are looking to America for leadership.
Yes, there is much left to be done in our own country. But,
many of the changes that we are pushing are stuck in that
swampland up on Capitol Hill. There is no one who wants to work
cooperatively with Congress any more than I do. And, there's no
one who has been a better friend there, than John McCain. We
have bent over backwards to try to get the liberals who control
Congress to support our efforts to reform the things that are not
working. We've tried to change things that aren't working. Now,
the time has come to change the Congress.
The nation needs an infusion of fresh, new Republican
Congressmen and Senators who will be Statesmen -- like Senator
Goldwater and Senator McCain -- leaders who will put the best
interests of the nation first and foremost.
There are other problems that government, alone, cannot
reverse. At the top of that list is action to restore the
American family. Simply put, our children cannot dream the
American dream when they are living a nightmare. Look at a few
brief and sad facts. In comparison with other countries, the
Census Bureau found that the United States has the highest
divorce rate, the highest number of children involved in divorce,
the highest teenage pregnancy rates, the highest abortion rates,
the highest percentage of children living in a single-parent
household, and the highest percentage of violent deaths among our
5
precious young. These are not the kind of records that we want
to have as a great country.
Our federal government, of course, must do what it can.
And, the American people must do those things that government
cannot do. Government can and must provide school choice, but
parents must read to their children and instill a love for
learning. Government can and must fight crime, but fathers and
mothers must teach discipline and instill values in their
children. Government can and must foster American
competitiveness, but parents must teach their children the
dignity of work. To paraphrase that great philosopher, Barbara
Bush, "What you teach at your house is more important than what
happens at the White House."
These are big problems, yes. But we can solve them -- we
have laid the groundwork and we have developed sound plans. We
can transform American into the nation we all want her to be. We
will win the election this Fall. And, we will transform our
problems into challenging opportunities to realize the American
Dream.
Thank you very much for your support. May God bless all of
you. And, may God bless the United States of America.
######
Crouse/Aarhus
Tuesday, May 26, 1992
Draft Five, 6:02pm
[phoenix.005]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
FUNDRAISER-SENATOR MCCAIN
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1992
[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]
Thank you for that introduction, John. And, thanks to that
great Chapparelle High School band for their terrific music. I
am very glad to have this opportunity to express my appreciation
to Senator John McCain for his help fighting the battle of the
pork barrel, with rescissions and for his support of the line-
item veto. Your help has been invaluable, John -- on budget,
taxes, health care, peace legislation. Your efforts mean so much
to me personally -- and to Arizona and to all Americans.
I am also thrilled to pay tribute to Senator Barry Goldwater
for his half-century of service to America. What a record of
achievement. And, what an accomplishment -- 50 years in public
service with character and integrity intact. I am proud to be
your friend. Isn't this a wonderful backdrop. ( (Not only is it
great artwork, but coming from a city where Congress spends so
much money, it's always good to see black ink.))
It was Barry Goldwater who said, "those who do not have
courage want complicated answers." Well, Republicans are
courageous people and our solutions to America's problems are
simple and effective, not a complicated maze of red-tape.
1
2
While the Democrats put their faith in adding new bricks to
the old bureaucratic programs, Republicans are focusing on
leaving our children. and grandchildren three fundamental legacies
that are integral to their future -- jobs, both for those who are
seeking work and for graduates entering the workforce; strong
families, to sustain individuals, to nurture and encourage
children, and to preserve our nation's character and culture; and
peace, around the world, on our streets, and in our schools.
These legacies don't always translate into sound-bites, but they
are definitely sound policy. Senators Goldwater and McCain have
both been at the forefront in helping to establish these legacies
and in building sound Republican policy; policy that sees
problems as something more than excuses for new programs.
Instead of promises, we provide opportunities to fulfill
potential -- America, with one-twentieth of the world's
population, produces one-fourth of the world's goods and
services. That's world-class productivity.
Instead of business-as-usual, we offer economic innovation
and change -- American industries lead the world in growth and
efficiency. During the past five years, we have been the world's
leading exporter -- in the process, we provided 7 million jobs
and produced $422 billion last year alone.
Instead of excuses, we offer education. More than one of
four American workers has a college degree; another 20 percent
have at least a year of college. Through break-the-mold schools,
parental choice of public, private or religious schools for their
3
children; the America 2000 initiative; and Job Training programs;
we are opening more and more doors of opportunity for Americans.
These are impressive accomplishments -- a record of economic
growth and international competitiveness to make any country
proud. Now, we must address ways we can strengthen our national
spirit and return to the bedrock principles -- faith and family
-- that made our nation great.
Senator McCain and I have the responsibility to provide the
leadership America needs to get back to the sound principles on
which our nation was founded; principles that helped make us the
world's leading nation; and principles that gave us a standard of
living that is the envy of the rest of the world.
The cynics say that social conditions are too bad to turn
around. The skeptics say that faith and ideals are puny and
inconsequential when put up against our problems. They are
simply wrong. I believe, along with Calvin Coolidge, "There is
no force so democratic as the force of an ideal." I believe that
the forces of character, compassion and goodness will ultimately
triumph over forces that can only tear down and destroy.
Tomorrow, I'll be going back to Los Angeles -- to get an update
on the federal aid effort there and to expand on my ideas for an
urban agenda of hope and opportunity in all our cities.
The pessimists say America's best days are behind us; the
truth is that our nation stands at a pinnacle of achievement that
is unmatched. America is the unquestioned leader of the free
4
world -- which now includes more countries than ever before and
all those new democracies are looking to America for leadership.
Yes, there is much left to be done in our own country. But,
many of the changes that we are pushing are stuck in that
swampland up on Capitol Hill. There is no one who wants to work
cooperatively with Congress any more than I do. And, there's no
one who has been a better friend there, than John McCain. We
have bent over backwards to try to get the liberals who control
Congress to support our efforts to reform the things that are not
working. We've tried to change things that aren't working. Now,
the time has come to change the Congress.
The nation needs an infusion of fresh, new Republican
Congressmen and Senators who will be Statesmen -- like Senator
Goldwater and Senator McCain -- leaders who will put the best
interests of the nation first and foremost.
There are other problems that government, alone, cannot
reverse. At the top of that list is action to restore the
American family. Simply put, our children cannot dream the
American dream when they are living a nightmare. Look at a few
brief and sad facts. In comparison with other countries, the
Census Bureau found that the United States has the highest
divorce rate, the highest number of children involved in divorce,
the highest teenage pregnancy rates, the highest abortion rates,
the highest percentage of children living in a single-parent
household, and the highest percentage of violent deaths among our
5
precious young. These are not the kind of records that we want
to have as a great country.
Our federal government, of course, must do what it can.
And, the American people must do those things that government
cannot do. Government can and must provide school choice, but
parents must read to their children and instill a love for
learning. Government can and must fight crime, but fathers and
mothers must teach discipline and instill values in their
children. Government can and must foster American
competitiveness, but parents must teach their children the
dignity of work. To paraphrase that great philosopher, Barbara
Bush, "What you teach at your house is more important than what
happens at the White House."
These are big problems, yes. But we can solve them -- we
have laid the groundwork and we have developed sound plans. We
can transform American into the nation we all want her to be. We
will win the election this Fall. And, we will transform our
problems into challenging opportunities to realize the American
Dream.
Thank you very much for your support. May God bless all of
you. And, may God bless the United States of America.
######